Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1014 Crisis

Kunming City, Yunnan Capital Commander Si Zhengtang.

Yunnan's left and right chief envoys Runan Hou Mei Sizu and Pan Yuanming, and left and right commanders Feng Cheng and Xie Xiong gathered together to listen to the urgent report sent back by the Songmen garrison.

After listening, Mei Sizu and Feng Cheng inquired in detail before letting the messenger take the messenger down to rest.

"Do you think this information is accurate?" Mei Sizu asked solemnly: "Do you really have 200,000 enemy troops?"

"It's completely possible." Pan Yuanming also nodded with a serious face: "The intelligence just now said that the forty-eight barbarian tribes from Qujing and Yunnan are meeting in Songmeng. There are about four to five thousand men in one of them. If they all go out, Isn’t it just two hundred thousand?”

"Damn it, there are usually no signs at all, but so many barbarian soldiers suddenly appeared!" Feng Cheng's scalp was numb for a while. He is Feng Sheng's son. Now he came to Yunnan to be the commander of the capital, and he had some military exploits. I mean, I didn't expect it to hit a brick wall.

"This is the situation in Yunnan." Pan Yuanming sighed: "The area we rule is too small, and the population we control is too small. How many pairs of eyes are watching our every move, but we have no way of knowing what those barbarians are doing - they must be I learned that all the imperial troops had left Kunming, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled were left in the city, so I incited all the ministries to rebel together."

"Then let's report it up to 200,000 yuan." Mei Sizu said in a heavy tone.

The number of rebels is not only a military issue, but also a political issue. Central Yunnan has only a small population, but there are 200,000 rebels in one fell swoop. Doesn’t that mean that the entire central Yunnan has rebelled?

What does the Chief Secretary do for a living? Is there something wrong with the court's policies? All of these are marked with big question marks.

"Hiss..." The three of them gasped when they heard this. Feng Cheng slapped his forehead and said, "Why did you forget this!"

But after all, he is a clear-headed general who knows his priorities. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to submit the report at 200,000 yuan first...

"Immediately send a messenger to report to Marquis Yingchuan and Marquis Xiping!" Feng Cheng ordered in a deep voice: "Kunming City has high walls and thick walls. It can still be defended for a month."

"There is no need to count on the right deputy general. He has led his troops to fight in Burma..."

The court will not take the blame for this, and it will ultimately fall on the Chief Secretary, which is why Mei Sizu is so cautious about this issue.

The imperial court is beyond the reach of the government and there is no hope. All the generals were also fighting the rebellion in remote areas far away from Kunming, and they could not come back for a while.

But the problem is that reporting it won't solve the current crisis.

"Of course we can defend it," Pan Yuanming sighed: "But what about the autumn grain? The entire dam's grain is still confiscated outside the city!"

"Right now, the troops of General Zhengnan and Deputy General Zuo have penetrated deep into the Wumengwusa area. Even if we send a messenger now, they will send troops back as soon as they receive the letter, and it will take nearly a month. "Xie Xiong calculated:

If this batch of autumn grain is lost, the army will be hungry this winter. The next thing is that they all have to eat and sleep. If they starve to death and affect the court's overall strategy, it will be a big sin.

"These barbarians are so damn cunning. They have calculated the day to rebel and deliberately come to steal our autumn grain!" Xie Xiong said bitterly.

"It's really possible." Pan Yuanming nodded and said: "At the beginning, those chieftains in central Yunnan ordered the local people to occupy the land on the dam. It must be said that the land belongs to them. We took out the land files of the Yuan Dynasty to prove that these lands were official lands. , they still insist that these lands were originally theirs, but were later occupied by the Yuan Dynasty, so they should be returned to them now." "That's a good idea." Feng Cheng snorted: "Then we can't replace it if we fight to the death. Are they at war?"

"So we don't agree with their statement. It was quite unpleasant at the time. But at that time, our army gathered in Kunming, and they could only hold it in if they refused. Now they think our army has left, so they can't wait to come out." Pan Yuanming sighed. He said in a tone: "No matter what, we have to rush back the autumn grain."

"How many days will it take to start rushing for luck now?" Feng Cheng asked in a deep voice.

"Five days." Pan Yuanming thought.

"It's too long." Mei Sizu shook his head and said: "According to the intelligence, the barbarians will be able to enter Kunming Bazi in two days. Then they will burn, kill, loot and cause chaos. How will they collect and transport food?"

"Then we should concentrate our efforts on transporting grain near Kunming first, leaving the rebels in the north alone?" Pan Yuanming said, "I hope they can delay for a few more days in the north, so that we can still have time to transport the food south of Kunming." Food was rushed back to the city."

Kunming Bazi is located on the east side of Erhai Lake. It is a long and narrow north-south plain belt, with Kunming in the center of the belt. The official road from Qujing to Kunming is located in the northeast of this plain belt, so Pan Yuanming said this.

“What if the barbarians ignore the north and directly surround Kunming?”

"Yes, that makes sense." Mei Sizu nodded and said: "Looking at the barbarian's actions this time, whether it is the timing, scale or actions, it shows that they have experts. We want to cut off the tail of the gecko and throw a bait to attract them, fearing that It’s very difficult.”

"Then stop them for three days!" Feng Cheng suddenly raised his voice and said, "I will send troops to Dabanqiao tomorrow to set up a defense line around Ji Chong Mountain to stop the rebels!"

After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what, I will give you five days, but don't delay."

"That couldn't be better. Don't worry, even if you don't eat, drink or sleep, I will complete the rush on time!" Pan Yuanming's expression perked up and he hurriedly patted his chest to assure himself.

"Yeah." Feng Cheng nodded heavily.

Mei Sizu said worriedly: "There are only 20,000 troops garrisoned in the city. This number of troops is insufficient to defend the city. How can we leave the city to stop the enemy? And we have to stop the enemy for five days."

As he spoke, he reminded Feng Cheng: "We are certainly to blame for the loss of some food, but if we lose the city of Kunming, we will be infamy for thousands of years."

"Yes, then the emperor will not be able to spare us." Xie Xiong agreed: "Our troops are really not divided enough."

"No, we have the conditions to divide our troops." But Feng Cheng insisted: "As long as we send troops to defend Dabanqiao, Kunming will be safe and we don't need many troops to garrison. After we have guarded Dabanqiao for three days, we can harvest food. All the officers, soldiers and civilians will be able to return to the city before the barbarians arrive in Kunming. Will we still worry about insufficient manpower by then?"

"So sending troops to defend Dabanqiao is the best choice at the moment. It is far better than hiding in Kunming to defend!" Feng Cheng said decisively: "Since the general has appointed me to defend Kunming, then this matter is settled."

(End of this chapter)