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Chapter 106
Shen Shuren knew that it would take time for the bandits to gather their rear army and prepare weapons for attacking fortified areas.

But he will not waste time at will. In order to ask for help as quickly as possible and learn more about the overall military situation, he runs almost non-stop, running as fast as he can, and strives to return immediately after finishing his work.

Xiao felt that Jiangling was four to five hundred miles away. If the whole journey was by boat upstream, it would normally take four days.

But Shen Shuren made some calculations, and finally chose to bring dozens of horses with the fleet.In this way, the fleet only needs to sail and paddle together, sail against the Han River for a day, turn into the Xia River, and then travel for dozens of miles. The rest of the journey can be landed and rode, and they can go straight to Jiangling.

During the first hundred miles of his journey from Xiaogan, he did not dare to travel by land. That was because the war zones between the enemy and us were intertwined, and there was a possibility of being intercepted and threatened by bandits on land.And Shen Shuren's warship and water army are invincible, and there are Hongyi cannons on board, so the thief's boat will never threaten him.

After turning into the Xiashui River Basin between Jianghan and Han, it has become the defense area of ​​Huguang governor Fang Kongxuan, and it is still controlled by the officers and soldiers.This piece of fertile land sandwiched between the south of the Han River and the north of the Yangtze River is still considered a safe land.

Such a long journey day and night, on the way he even found the official post station to change horses, Shen Shuren only took two days and one night to rush from Xiaogan to Jiangling, and completed the [-]-mile journey.

At the same time, He Jin and He Yilong on the front line of Xiaogan didn't even have the weapons ready to attack the battalion - of course, Shen Shuren couldn't possibly know this.

"Quickly open the city gate! I am the prefect of Huangzhou, Shen Shuren of Hubei Bingbei Road! Zuojin King He Jin and Ge Liyan He Yilong sent [-] troops to attack Xiaogan in Suizhou. I am here to find Governor Fang to ask for reinforcements!"

When they arrived outside the east gate of Jiangling City, it was already the evening of April [-], and the city gate was closed.Shen Shuren was afraid of long nights and dreams, so of course it was impossible to wait outside the city for dawn, and immediately asked everyone to call the door.

However, the guards at the top of the city obviously didn't intend to be selfish, and soon an officer came forward and yelled:
"Governor Fang's military order! Do not open the door after nightfall! Beware of thieves defrauding the city! Zhang Xianzhong has always been cunning, so that he can use subtle tricks to defraud the city gate, and the big military situation will have to be reported tomorrow!"

Shen Shuren was helpless, when he thought about it, it really made sense——

Historically, in the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong deceived and opened the city gate of Xiangyang, killing Xiangwang Zhu Yiming and noble king Zhu Changfa, which caused Yang Sichang to worry about becoming seriously ill.Later, I heard that King Fu was also killed by Li Zicheng in Luoyang, and Yang Sichang died of complete despair.

Today, none of this has happened, and we don't know how many months it will happen, or if it was avoided because of the butterfly effect.

Perhaps it was because of his appearance that the overall situation of the bandit-suppressing battle in Hubei and Henan provinces improved, so these bad things were postponed.

Shen Shuren thought about it quickly, and then shouted a suggestion: "It doesn't matter if you don't open the door, can you put down the hanging basket? I'm really Shen Shuren, a soldier in Hubei. I'm the same year as the eldest son of Governor Fang. There is a letter from my brother to Governor Fang. here!"

Shen Shuren took the job of helping Fang Yizhi deliver letters to his family before, but the result has been procrastinating - it's not that he is shameless, but that he is more capable of doing things, and wants to take it out at the right time, so as to get more benefits and support .

The guard at the top of the city heard the words, so he didn't dare to make mistakes, and ordered to put down the hanging basket and hang Shen Shuren up first.

If the follower wants to go to the city, they have to hang one by one, anyway, never use multiple hanging baskets at the same time, so as to avoid more accidents.

As soon as Shen Shuren went to the city, he used the light of the torch to ask the gatekeeper to verify his seal and other things, and also read the wax lacquer cover of Fang Yizhi's family letter.Then the guard immediately ordered some horses to be prepared, let a chief executive lead the way, and escorted Shen Shuren to the governor's yamen.

Shen Shuren got on his horse, and his posture was vigorous, which also caught the eyes of the goalkeeper and leader Qian Zong.

"Shen Bingbei is really good at it." They had never seen a civil servant of the Ming Dynasty riding a horse so proficiently, so they believed that Shen Shuren really rode from Xiashui all the way to Jiangling by himself.

Shen Shuren was extremely tired, and he didn't bother to be polite to them, so he just asked casually like a general: "Who are you? What are your official positions? You are also hardworking. When I meet Futai, I will give you a good word when I have the opportunity. A few words."

The goalkeeper and President Qian immediately made a military salute with clasped fists, and said with great joy: "Thank you, Bingbei Shen, for your support! The last general of Jingmen guard Jin Shenghuan / Chief of Jingmen guard Qian Wang Deren."

Shen Shuren rode his horse away, but his brows were slightly frowned. He had no impression of that Mr. Qian's name, but he had a little impression of "Jin Shenghuan"——

Li Chengdong, Jin Shenghuan and other generals seem to be known for their capriciousness during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.First surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and later dissatisfied due to various reasons, and then rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty in Guangdong, Jiangxi and other base areas.

And the origins of these guys were originally thieves, some were directly related to Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and some were related to Li Zicheng's general Gao Jie. It seems that they were ordered by the imperial court.

This Jin Shenghuan was not as famous as Li Chengdong, and Shen Shuren didn't remember how many bad deeds he had during the Qing Dynasty in history, so he could only wait and see if he could be reformed.

As for Li Chengdong, it definitely cannot be reformed—in history, Li Chengdong organized the Jiading Three Massacres, and after Yan Yingyuan’s Jiangyin City was breached, Li Chengdong also slaughtered him. If it's a crime, Shen Shuren will never use it.

(Note: Jin Shenghuan actually had massacres in history, but he was not as famous as Jiangyin and Jiading three massacres, so Shen Shuren didn’t know. He massacred Ganzhou. In history, he first surrendered to Fang Kongzhang, and later Fang Kongzan was convicted and transferred away He voted for Zuo Liangyu.

In the end Zuo Liangyu died, he followed Zuo Menggeng to surrender, he surrendered with the old master, he had no idea, so relatively speaking, the traitor's crime was not a big one, and in the end it was all right anyway. )
Thinking about how to deal with these guys, Shen Shuren soon arrived at the governor's yamen.He also didn't care about tethering the horse, so he flew off the horse and threw the reins to Wang Deren, and he directly took the official documents, family letters, and tokens to let people know.

After hearing his whereabouts, the guard didn't dare to be negligent. He first took Fang Yizhi's letter from home, and rushed in to inform him. He led people into the courtyard and waited in the inner courtyard.

After a while, I heard Decent's hurried footsteps. An old man with a long beard who was nearly fifty years old trotted out to meet him. After taking a closer look in the corner of the lantern, he stretched out his hand:

"It's not easy for a good nephew to come from such a young age. He can be an official and a military officer at such a young age. Given the time, the future is limitless! It's his good fortune to be able to be at the same age as your good nephew. Please hurry up! But Huang and Sui Erzhou encountered a large number of bandits. ? How many people are there? You want your nephew to come here for help in person?"

Fang Kongxuan didn't meet him at all, he spoke very fast, and asked a series of questions first.

Shen Shuren was about to make a statement, but he couldn't make a sound. It turned out that he was rushing too fast, and his throat was as dry as a fire. He didn't feel it just now, but now he calmed down, and it was tearing him intolerable.

He hurriedly asked for a bowl of warm water, was dragged by Fang Kongzhang to drink while walking, and sat down in the house, then he breathed evenly and said, "He Jin and He Yilong teamed up to commit the crime! When the officials came to ask for help, they had already gathered [-] to [-] troops——

It's not a bluff, there are [-] to [-] people who have actually fought against each other!In the future, there will be reinforcements from bandits going south along Xinyang Road in Tongbai Mountain. I am afraid that they will be able to gather [-] troops in a few days!

The subordinate officials are in Xiaogan, and there are only five or six thousand soldiers standing firm. If the attack is too urgent, they can only retreat slowly and retreat into Xiaogan County to defend to the death.Please also ask Master Futai to allocate reinforcements to save the soldiers and civilians of Huang and Suizhou!

Originally, if he was only facing He Jin's family, the subordinates would not be afraid of him, but He Yilong was stationed in Xinyang Mansion, and they even crossed Tongbai Mountain to help the state, it was really hard for the subordinates to resist.

And there is one thing unknown about the lower official, why didn't the imperial court's army in Henan raid his lair?Isn't He Yilong afraid of being besieged by Wei to save Zhao and lose Xinyang? "

Fang Kongzheng listened very carefully, and the more he listened, the more he frowned, and finally he sighed: "I see... He Yilong was restrained by you, and my nephew has undertaken a lot for the court this time." less stress.

It's a pity that I don't have any reinforcements to send to you right now—to tell the truth, just two days ago, Yang Ge was in Xiangyang, and the writing was very urgent. More than half of my soldiers and horses were transferred away!

I originally argued with reason, saying that I was in Jingmen, Dangyang, Yiling and other places, and I wanted to block Zhang Xianzhong. If I was transferred, Zhang Xianzhong would definitely rush out of Jingshan and cause trouble again.

But Elder Yang Ge still refused. He sent Wan Jianjun to mobilize troops in person, with His Majesty's will - in mid-March, Huang Taiji invaded again, and had already surrounded Jinzhou Zu Dashou.At the end of the month, when the news came back to the capital, His Majesty transferred Hong Chengchou's entire army, Jiliao, and Xuanda's eight generals to western Liaoning to fight a decisive battle with the Tartars.

Ten days later, that is, eight days ago, His Majesty's order was sent to Yang Ge's old place, asking Yang Ge to send soldiers from Jingchu and Henan to go north to fill up.It was impossible for Zuo Liangyu to be transferred, so Mr. Yang Ge had no choice but to hand over his troops first, and then transferred more than ten thousand people from me to deploy defenses around Xiangyang to deal with Li Zicheng.

In addition, Yuan Jixian, who was originally in Yunyang, has now been transferred directly to the north, and none of his soldiers remained. Luo Rucai in Yunyang also had to rely on the support of old Yang Ge.

I only have 8000 people left on hand, and I have to block Zhang Xianzhong in Jingshan in the west. How can I go to Huangzhou to save you?As long as there are fewer people, I myself may be surrounded by Zhang Xianzhong and destroy the city at any time!
Where you are, I think Mr. Yang Ge originally wanted to notify you. It may be because He Jin and He Yilong went south, and the road in the lower reaches of the Han River was inconvenient. Mr. Yang Ge did not contact you directly, but sent it to me first, so that I could Try to take the Yangtze River waterway to transfer it to you——

When Elder Yang Ge gave the order, he probably didn't know your embarrassment. I think that He Jin and He Yilong dared to act, probably because they realized that the imperial troops had been transferred away and Henan was empty, so they dared to send the soldiers of Xinyang south. "

When Shen Shuren heard this, no matter how good his mental quality was, he couldn't help but his head was buzzing.

After sorting out for a long time, he finally figured out the current situation: on the Huguang battlefield, most of Yang Sichang's direct descendants were transferred away because of Huang Taiji's pressure.The entire army of Yuan Jixian's troops was transferred away.

It means that the Huguang Theater relies on Fang Kongxuan's troops, Shen Shuren's own troops, and Yang Sichang's few personal soldiers to support the overall situation.

Shen Shuren couldn't help scratching his head and scratching his head: "How could Your Majesty go to the doctor in such a desperate way? We only have [-] officers and troops left. How could we face Gezuo Fifth Battalion, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and even some of Li Zicheng's partial divisions at the same time?"

Fang Kongxuan pushed the official document Yang Sichang gave him over, let Shen Shuren read it by himself, and analyzed with him at the same time:
"In His Majesty's eyes, isn't Zuo Liangyu's [-]-strong army considered an 'official army'? Your Majesty is keeping all the troops who can't be moved by the bandits, and who can be moved with loyalty. Transfer them all away. As ministers, what can we do?"

Shen Shu laughed back in anger, and sighed coldly: "Fang Futai, there are some outrageous words, that is to say, now there are no outsiders, the lower officials dare to tell you. Your Majesty's dispatch... I'm afraid it's not deceitful.

Zuo Liangyu has always preserved his strength, pursued but not attacked, no one in the world knows it!When Zhang Xianzhong came aggressively, he would hide, and every time Zhang Xianzhong retreated after snatching, he would clamor to follow him to get credit!

Alas, according to this, there is no other reinforcements to count on in the Huguang battlefield?Or is it that your majesty bullies the weak and fears the strong, and he will not adjust to any thieves anyway, or to support his own self-respect? "

When Fang Kongzheng first heard Shen Shuren's angry words, he also frowned a little, fearing that the other party would disrespect the court too much.But after seeing that Shen Shuren's words made sense, he didn't bother to care about them.

Everyone has the same experience, so why bother to see outsiders?

After thoroughly listening to Shen Shuren's analysis, Fang Kongzhang was inspired and reminded: "What my nephew said just now reminded me that there is still an official army in name on the Hubei-Henan battlefield. The team has not been transferred away by His Majesty or Yang Ge.

That is Liu Guoneng in the northwest of Xinyang, located in Ye County and Yancheng at the junction of Xinyang, Nanyang, and Kaifeng.Liu Guoneng was originally a traitor who followed Li Zicheng to join the army, and later Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others returned to the imperial court when they were in Fushi.

After Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai rebelled, he did not follow him again, but the court has always been a little jealous of him. This time, it should be afraid that letting him move the defense will stimulate him, so he stayed steady and did not move.

If the nephew can't ask Zuo Liangyu for reinforcements, the only one he can count on now is Liu Guoneng.Moreover, Liu Guoneng is located in the northwest of Xinyang Mansion. If he is willing to send troops, he can copy He Yilong's Xinyang lair.

It's a pity that in the past three years, none of the court officials could mobilize Liu Guoneng's people. He always sticks to his territory and does his duty well, making it hard to guess his sincerity. "

As Fang Kongxuan spoke, he felt a little regretful, but Shen Shuren's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Others doubted Liu Guoneng's loyalty, but Shen Shuren knew Liu Guoneng's loyalty. In history, he beat Li Zicheng to death at the end. After the defeat, both father and son were killed without surrendering.

Moreover, after Shen Shuren's imperial examination last year, when Chongzhen summoned them to ask questions, Shen Shuren took Liu Guoneng as an example, wanting Chongzhen's daughter to stabilize other generals, and helped to say a lot of good things-that is, Chongzhen later ordered "kill Zhang Xianzhong was made a duke" that time.

I just don't know if Liu Guoneng himself knows that Shen Shuren is helping him to say good things about all this.

To be on the safe side, Shen Shuren had to find a way to remind him.

Of course, the road to Nanyang, Xinyang and other places is too dangerous, and there is no waterway to go, so the person who asked for help from Shen Shu must not go in person.

At most, send a somewhat brave general with some elite cavalry to deliver the letter.The content of the letter, as well as related secrets and goodwill conditions, can be written by Shen Shuren himself.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuren remembered the two guards and Mr. Qian who were strictly guarding the door just now, and suggested: "Fang Futai, I am a little sure to ask Liu Guoneng for help. However, the journey is difficult and dangerous, and it is impossible for the subordinate to deliver the letter in person.

Keep a few confidant warriors at most, and then ask Futai to allocate dozens of cavalry elite soldiers, and send me to Ye County early tomorrow morning.The subordinate officials can't ask for reinforcements, and they can only return tomorrow. First, they will share the same hatred with the soldiers under their command. If they stay for a long time, they are afraid that the morale of their subordinates will be shaken.

In addition, when I came here this time, I saw that Futai guarded the city with strict laws and regulations, which really made the officials admire.The lower official would also like to ask Futai to remind Elder Yang Ge, especially the Xiangyang defender:
Since Zhang Xianzhong was in danger of rushing out of Jingmen, he might not go straight to Jiangling, but he might also take a detour and go straight to Xiangyang.Zhang Thief's cavalry vanguards come and go like the wind, and it is possible to travel three hundred miles a day - when Cao Cao chased Liu Bei here, the tiger and leopard cavalry traveled three hundred miles a day and one night, chasing Dangyang Chang from Xiangyang to Jingmen. plate.

Therefore, all cities within three hundred miles from Jingmen should be guarded as frontline cities, and we must not be negligent just because there are friendly city barriers ahead. "

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PS: It’s already [-] words long, so it’s not easy to break, so let’s leave it at that.A bunch of muddled ones are sent up.

(End of this chapter)