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Chapter 434 Solving Fufan in Distress?

On November [-], the angel Zhongguan who came to Kaifeng to convey the imperial decree of the current emperor entered the camp of Zhang Cheng's army.

Because the infantry camp and the chariot camp had been launched earlier, there are now only more than 2000 cavalry battalions and guards in the camp. Although they are not as magnificent as the previous tens of thousands of troops, there are many horses and mules in the cavalry camp and guards. It is extremely wide.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the middle official who came to deliver the decree was a young eunuch in his thirties, and he read the imperial edict without any fuss. Governor Li Xianfeng, governor Gao Mingheng and others also rushed over to accompany Zhang Cheng to receive the order.

The imperial decree is very simple and clear. First, Zhang Cheng was praised, and then the key point was that Zhang Cheng was promoted to be the general officer of the Henan Aid and Suppression Army, specializing in suppressing thieves in Henan.

In fact, the main reason for Zhang Cheng's promotion to the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression was to encourage him to do his job honestly and to suppress the thieves with all his heart. .

Chen Jiugao had a lot of firearms, including more than a dozen Hongyi cannons, but the soldiers lacked fighting spirit and marched slowly along the way, or even deliberately delayed. The excuse was that the Hongyi cannons were heavy and inconvenient to move. .

It is precisely because of Chen Jiugao's delay and slow progress that only Zhang Cheng and his guest army rushed to Henan to assist in the suppression. That's why he was promoted to be the chief army officer in order to strengthen Zhang Cheng's heart to suppress the bandits.

After receiving the imperial decree, Zhang Cheng wrote a thank-you form and gave Lin Fangping a wink. He understood, quickly took out 100 taels of silver, and secretly handed it to the middle official.

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On the second day, Zhang Cheng led the army to Luoyang, and Henan Governor Li Xianfeng also led a guerrilla soldier to the territory of Shunde Mansion to coordinate and help Chen Jiugao come to Henan as soon as possible.

Before Zhang Cheng and Zhang Guangda led the cavalry battalion to Zhengzhou, they received a report from Zhang Guodong and Wei Zhice in front, saying that Dengfeng Li Jiyu had joined Dazhong, Shen Jingbang and other rebels, and was besieging Mi County on a large scale.

On the fifth day of December, Zhang Cheng led the cavalry battalion to Xushui Town, [-] miles west of Zhengzhou, and joined Zhang Guodong and Wei Zhice's troops stationed here.

And just the day before, the thief Li Zicheng entered the city of Luoyang and set up the camp of the Chinese army in the Zhougong Temple four miles west of Luoyang City, while the bandits under his command set up camps outside the city and surrounded the whole city of Luoyang. .

Li Zicheng's siege of Luoyang City was a full month earlier than in history, and Li Zicheng's invasion of Henan from the Sichuan-Shanxi border was also nearly two months earlier than in history. I don't know if it was because of Zhang Cheng's crossing that caused some changes, but Fortunately, the general trend of history has not changed, but some details are already changing.

In the big army camp on Xuanfu North Road, Xushui Town, the generals in Zhang Cheng's Chinese army tent are discussing matters.

"The thieves have already set up camp outside the city of Luoyang, and the siege is gradually forming. According to the military newspaper, Wang Bingbei and Wang Zongbing's reinforcements have also entered Luoyang. A big battle is inevitable! "

Looking at the huge map of Henan in the large tent of the Chinese army, Wang Yuanjing pondered for a long time, and spoke slowly while stroking his beard.

Hearing his words, Zhang Cheng's eyes suddenly brightened. Wang Yuanjing was originally a painting praised by the counselor's office in the shogunate, and now he is a painting praised by the army. After these two years of training, he has also changed his temperament of a weak scholar.

Every time when discussing matters, he can speak freely, and all matters are analyzed very thoroughly. Seeing the continuous growth of his subordinates, Zhang Cheng is naturally secretly happy in his heart.

"What does Yuan Jing think the Luoyang offensive and defensive battle will end?" Zhang Cheng asked with great interest.

As Zhang Cheng's scribe who accompanied the army and praised the paintings before the army, Wang Yuanjing was able to accompany Zhang Cheng's army. Given this good opportunity to practice, he naturally had to grasp it well and perform positively.

He arched his hands to all the people in the account, and said: "The wealth of Fufan is well-known all over the world. If the intruders can take Luoyang, they will have innumerable gold and silver goods, grain, grain, and luggage, which can be used to support the army and can be used. To buy people's hearts by invitation,
At this time when hungry people are everywhere, there must be millions of people shouting, and it will be difficult to extinguish it if it spreads like a prairie fire.With these many benefits, the students thought that if the robbers took Luoyang's heart, they would definitely win it! "

Wang Yuanjing got up and walked to the big map, and said politely: "However, the solidity of Luoyang city is no less than that of Kaifeng. Not only is the city wall high and thick, but also the urn city, gate tower, turret, and there are many enemy towers. It is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there are enough soldiers, and if they are organized well, and they can work together as one, the intruders will never be able to break through the city even if they have a large number of troops."

Wei Zhice continued: "Yuan Jing's words are true, Luoyang City is indeed tall and thick, but it's not that easy to attack."

But Wang Yuanjing smiled, and said: "The land in the west of Henan has been droughted for years, and locusts have plagued the people. The people have been hungry for a long time, but Fufan still spends extravagantly, drunk on money, greedy for money, extremely stingy, and refuses to give out food and rice. Relief for victims of disasters in the city.

Now the military report shows that both the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City hate him very much, and the intruder knows that he has fabricated songs to incite the hearts of the people, and there may be talented people among his thieves joining him. No matter how thick the city is, fortified and difficult to attack, it is probably useless! "

Everyone in the military tent was silent, they were all thinking deeply about what Wang Yuanjing said, everyone felt that what he said was very likely to come true, after all, he was a scholar, and his knowledge was extraordinary.

After a long time, Zhang Cheng said: "What Yuan Jing saw was indeed thorough. From your point of view, how should our army be deployed if the bandits are besieging Luoyang now?"

Wang Yuanjing pondered for a while, then said: "Although Fufan's corruption is evil, in Yuanjing's view, if the robbers besiege Luoyang and it is critical, the commander-in-chief can arrive in time, and try his best to turn the tide, save the building from collapse, and relieve Fufan from in times of crisis,

Then the prestige of the Marshal, the prestige of our army on Xuanzhen North Road, will definitely shake the world. At that time, the gentry will spread it, and the court will rely more on it. It is very necessary for the future development of the Marshal. "

Zhang Cheng fell into silence when he heard the words. According to his feelings, he had a very dislike for Fu Fan and others.

In this broken place in Henan, many vassal kings gathered, and their farmland took up more than half of the fields in Henan. Like vampires, they aggravated the poverty of the people in Henan.

Especially Fufan.

It is said that in the early days, the feudal princes who were enfeoffed were more powerful than each other, but in the late Ming Dynasty, the feudal princes were more like pigs than each other.

This Fufan is one of the most typical ones. Today's Henan Province has reached the point where people cannibalize each other, but Fufan is still spending time and drinking, living a shameless and corrupt life, watching prostitutes and playing with women all day long .

Even if its weight is not as high as the legendary 360 jins, it must be around [-] jins!
Of course, perhaps this is what the imperial court would like to see. Since the time of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di, Daming has always been very strict with all feudal vassals and raised them like pigs.

It is normal for the people under his rule to complain. If the feudal vassal has a rich "virtuous" reputation, it cannot escape the suspicion of "inviting to buy people's hearts and conspiring against others". As the officials hoped, Fufan would only eat, drink and have fun. Never handover guests, greedy and extremely stingy, this is the only way to "safety at home and abroad".

(End of this chapter)