Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 202 I want to fight Taiyuan (Part [-])
It is necessary to establish an effective base area, that is, the rear area.

Li Zicheng's tens of thousands of troops flocked to Beijing.

Beijing, which had to rely on water transport to transport a large amount of supplies from the south of the Yangtze River, was able to maintain the situation. The supply at this time was even worse.

On the one hand, there is a large increase in the number of people who need support, and on the other hand, it is the interruption of water transportation.

Soon, Li Zicheng's army was in an embarrassing predicament. He wanted Qiu to commit no crime, but the actual situation did not allow it.

Even in the old camp, which he valued the most, there was a saying that "give me a few dendrobiums of rice, and several liters of horse beans every day, and the people complained a lot.

Those who have their own roots, break into the old camp for their roots.”

Under the predicament that the entire army could not sustain food and pay, Li Zicheng and his senior generals set their sights on such a rich but so out of date group.

That is the big and small officials of the central government of the Ming Dynasty who were angrily denounced by Chongzhen as everyone who deserved to be killed.

After these people were pursued, they all showed "rebellious" thoughts.

Everyone welcomed you, Li Zicheng, into Beijing. Didn't you change the Dashun flag overnight to preserve your own glory and wealth?
As a result, you don't change your nature as a bandit, causing many people to lose money and lives.

Coupled with strategic mistakes, they naturally withdrew from Beijing in embarrassment.

Because of Li Zicheng's consequences, He Jinzhao didn't want to follow his old path.

So I have been planning things in the base area.

Now it seems that this dog-headed military strategist Ji Gui is still qualified, at least he has a good vision.

He Jinzhao smiled and continued to ask, "Why did you choose Hequ?"

"The important town of Hequ belongs to Taiyuan Prefecture, but it is closer to Datong Prefecture, and it is extremely prone to prevarication.

In a mutual market due to Datong, there are many sources of money, and the soldiers are unwilling to use their lives.

This place controls the ferry of the Yellow River, which can enter Shaanxi in the west and Mongolia in the north.

The lord and his easy access to the source of war horses, and doing business with the Mongols, we are sure to make money without losing money.

In terms of trading, the lord has a stable source of money, so he doesn't need to plunder everywhere. In addition, the lord has strict military discipline, which is enough to recruit people to farm in Shanxi and gather people's hearts.

And as long as there are other rebels moving around in Shanxi, the official army will definitely give priority to destroying the mobile rebels.

Otherwise, forcing the lord, a stable person, to go around will only increase the difficulty for them to suppress bandits. "

Ji Gui touched his beard and smiled: "Most of the officers and soldiers today like to defend the city, and there are only a few elites in field battles, but even these elites are not easily defeated by us.

If these elites were allowed to attack the city, they would be reluctant to preserve their own strength. "

He Jinchao chose Hequ County at the beginning because of its dangerous terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack, close to the Yellow River, easy to irrigate, and convenient for the troops to raise funds and food.

It is located on the border of Qin, Jin and Mongolia, far from the political center of Shaanxi and Shanxi.

There are conflicts between the two parties.

It's a good place to jump left and right.

The most important thing is that the people there are also poor, and many people even moved out to Mongolia and went to Guihua City (Hohhot) to make a living.

It is rumored that there are [-] Han people under the account of I Da, and I don't know how many have multiplied until now.

When He Jinzhao was in Ganquan County, he had secretly written some land laws and planned to implement them.

However, Shaanxi is not a good place for development due to successive years of disasters.

The most important thing is Hong Chengchou who advocated the suppression of bandits.

After He Jinzhao listened to the analysis of the dog-headed army strategist, he praised: "Ji Gui, you are really my ovary!"

"The minister is ashamed and dare not take it."

Ji Gui breathed a sigh of relief, his response was considered qualified.

It is too difficult to pass the exam and become a Jinshi of Ming Dynasty.

Why not take a path of being a founding hero, maybe it will be easier.

Ji Gui keenly realized that Daming was over.

There are frequent civil upheavals in Shaanxi, and they will definitely not be calmed down in a short while.

The Liaodong Jurchens have been making trouble for many years, and the power of the trouble is getting bigger and bigger. They broke into the capital last year, but they haven't left this year.

Everyone thinks that Daming is a crumbling house, if you go up and kick it, countless people will come out and beat you violently.

But in fact, if you go up and kick the door, the people inside will not care about you. They will just push out a scapegoat to be responsible for your kicking the door.

Then they continue to mess around behind closed doors!
"How many defenders are there in Taiyuan City?"

Hearing He Jinzhao's inquiry, Ji Gui shook his head: "Most of the elite soldiers have already been brought out by Hu Dawei, and the rest are city defenders.

But my lord, don't underestimate these people. They are not good at fighting, but they rely on the strength of Taiyuan City.

Coupled with the guards of the King Jin's lineage, and the guards of the rest of the wealthy businessmen and gentry, tens of thousands of people can be pulled out to defend the city.

And I heard from the boss that the governor of Shanxi, Song Yintong, has called the governor of the three sides, Yang He, to help him, otherwise he will join him.

He also wrote to Governor Xuanda, requesting reinforcements. "

He Jinzhao nodded, some news from the government is really necessary.

Yang He, a good old man, probably will send someone to support him, I don't know which old acquaintance it will be.

He Jinzhao asked, "Who is Governor Xuanda now?"

"Governor Xuanda has passed away, and the position is still vacant."

Immediately afterwards, Ji Gui explained to He Jinchao that Wang Xiangqian, the former governor of Xuanda, had passed away in May of the second year of Chongzhen at the age of 84, and the position of governor of Xuanda had always been vacant.

The imperial court ordered Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Datong, to take charge of the affairs of the governor's office temporarily, and Song Yintong, deputy envoy of Yanghe, to execute the documents on his behalf.

Zhang Zongheng wanted to completely replace Xuanda Governor, squeeze out Song Yintong, and monopolize power.

Song Yintong knew he couldn't squeeze him, so he simply went his own way and came to Shanxi to be the governor to enjoy himself in peace.

Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Datong, was the one who actually performed the post of governor of Xuanda, but Houjin broke through the wall from Jizhen, and he was busy filling the hole.

For the old man Song Yintong's request for help, it will only make him ask for more blessings, and he has no time to pay attention to him.

Only by performing well with the emperor can he take the position of Governor Xuanda, so Song Yintong's letter of appeal for help was delayed.

"Taiyuan is not easy to fight, but I have to take people forward, and the people who cover me will go to Hequ County."

"My lord is wise." The dog-headed military strategist Ji Gui cupped his hands and said:

"The lord wants to attack Taiyuan with great fanfare, and let everyone focus on Taiyuan, so that Hequ will relax his vigilance and easily fall into our army's hands."

In Jiexiu County, one night passed.

Hu Dawei walked up to the city wall and began to patrol, but the hammer bandits outside had long since disappeared.

"Old Zhang, but the dispatched party will not accept it at night?"

"If you go back to the adults, send someone away early in the morning."

As soon as Zhang Yingchang finished speaking, he saw a sentry cavalry coming back from a distance.

The gate of the city was opened, and the sentinel rushed up the wall in a hurry, and knelt down on one knee:
"My lord, the entire Guanziling army has been wiped out, and Putong Pass has fallen.

The Hammer bandits led most of them through the Putong pass yesterday and headed for Pingyao. Pingyao may have fallen into the hands of the bandits. "

Hearing this news, Hu Dawei staggered.

He couldn't sleep at night. Given that the Hammer Bandit sentry cavalry always fought more and had better equipment, he was reluctant to let Yebushou under his command go out to die.

It is really the old Mongolians who are afraid of poverty, and subconsciously want to save a little.

He never expected that He Jinzhao dug a big hole for himself.

　Thanks to the fainted Bird of Paradise for the sponsorship of 500 taels of silver.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)