Yi Song

Chapter 141 Officials in the city actively responded

In the Nanjing Left-behind Mansion, Wang Chi, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture and the Nanjing Left-behind Mansion, sat at the top, Liu Guozhang sat in the first place on the lower left, and Zhang Cui sat in the second place. Further down are Chu Linxuan, Wang Xun, Murong Yewang and others.

The civil and military officials of Yingtian Mansion, such as Shaoyin, the general manager, the judge, the general judge, the governor, and the Lushi joined the army at the lower right, sat together for a while.

Everyone looked serious as they listened to Li Zhongjie, the commander-in-chief of Yingtian Mansion's troops, talking about the military report they had just received.

"On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Huaibei tycoon Tian Wenbao gathered a crowd of 60,000 people in Chigou Town at the junction of Bo, Chen and Ying prefectures, killed five tax supervisors, patrol inspectors and other officials to sacrifice the flag, and launched the slogan 'Kill the six thieves and bring peace to the world' All the troops were wrapped in green scarves, named the Green Scarf Army, and marched north.

On the 20th, Luyi County of Bozhou was captured. On the 24th, Weizhen County was captured. The whereabouts of the county magistrate and county captain are unknown. The mountain bandits and water bandits in Huaixi and Huaibei responded one after another, killing officials, raising flags, and joining forces. A field thief in Weizhen County pretended to be Duke Anping, and all the soldiers and horses in the world recruited envoys, appointing marshals from all directions and generals from all directions.

At present, there are more than 100,000 thieves in total, and 10,000 brave men are selected as guardians. The remaining 40,000 young men are organized into eight armies, with each army having 5,000. Now it is divided into three groups, one is besieging Zhiqiao County in Bozhou Prefecture, and the other is attacking Zhecheng County in the west.

The main force headed north, heading straight for Nanjing City. According to the latest reports from the reconnaissance cavalry, the rebel forwards had crossed the Huanshui River yesterday and were 150 miles away from Nanjing City. "

There was silence in the lobby. Wang Chi coughed twice and said: "One hundred thousand thieves rebelled, which is unprecedented since the founding of the dynasty. It is a pity that at this critical time for the Emperor and Song Dynasty, I was unable to serve the country. I am really ashamed.

The day before yesterday, I just received a document from Zhongshu Province, which called me back to Bianjing to discuss with the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy to select a few intellectual tributes for this spring. These are all state affairs, I am in a dilemma."

Ma De, you old bastard, you don’t even want to pretend anymore, you just show your cards, do you want to run away?

"Fortunately, there are still heroes like Tong Shaoyin, Manager Li and others here. With you, not only the city of Nanjing is as strong as gold, but also the land thieves can be wiped out soon."

The lobby was silent again, and everyone had complicated expressions.

Shao Yin Tong Liufen's expression changed undecided.

He was originally a Jinshi, but his career had been bumpy. Later, he made Tong Guan his uncle, and his career rose rapidly. Within four or five years, he was appointed Shaoyin of Yingtian Mansion, with a bright future.

Now I suddenly encountered Tian Wenbao's rebellion, and the soldiers rushed directly to Nanjing City, and I felt great pain.

What a miserable life, why did this happen!

You bastard Tian Wenbao, you might as well be half a year later.

Half a year later, I served for three years. After a lot of hard work and examination, I moved to another place to serve. Even if the sky in Nanjing city fell, I would not care about my affairs.

He laughed dryly and said: "I am a civil servant who doesn't know anything about military affairs. For the task of guarding the city and suppressing thieves, I have General Manager Li, and yes, I also have the envoy Liu Tong."

Tong Liufen's eyes lit up when she saw Liu Guozhang.

"Liu Tongzhi is a fierce general in the world. He is famous for his literary skills and military strategy. He has 200,000 tigers and warriors under his command. He will definitely be able to defeat the thieves in the fields and bring peace to the capital in one fell swoop."

"That's right! Tong Shaoyin is right! Liu Tongzhi is the most brave in the world. This important task belongs to him."

"Liu Tongzhi's envoys dominate the world, and they have many soldiers and generals. The Tian thieves Xiao Xiao will definitely be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop and make new achievements."

Tong Liufen's words aroused the agreement of all the officials.

There was even a soldier, Zuo Qian, who was in charge of Kangtsefu and said impassionedly: "I have heard for a long time that Liu Tongzhi is brave and good at fighting. We and the stationed imperial troops have been prepared for a long time. As long as Liu Tongzhi gives the order, we will all move forward bravely and kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!" "

Everyone in the lobby cheered in unison, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Liu Guozhang smiled faintly: "Thank you for your praise. Before now, I was just a rough country, and Yujin Garden was just a game. I have never been on the battlefield, and I am not the same as the northwest, Hedong, and Hebei frontier troops."

The name of bravery is just the name of a vulgar and reckless man, which is not worth mentioning. The more than 200,000 old, weak, women and children victims of the disaster actually became tigers in Tong Shaoyin's words?

Tong Daguan, I know an imperial doctor who specializes in treating eye diseases. I recommend you to go and see him. Wang stayed behind and was busy with the important matters of the spring scientific examination, and I also had an imperial envoy on my side. After three months of hard work, the rivers from Chenliu to Ningling and the Ningling to Gushu sections have been dredged, ensuring that they will be safe for five years.

There is still the finishing work left. Tomorrow, the Control Department and the River Repair Department will move to Chenliu to handle the final part of the project. The defense of Nanjing City is left to Tong Shaoyin and Manager Li. "

Ma De, Wang Chi, you old bastard can run away, but I can’t run away?

If you want to trap me in Nanjing City, even the door will be useless!

I still understand the rules of the Song Dynasty. If I was deceived by you just now and took over the task of guarding the city and destroying thieves, even if Tian Wenbao was wiped out afterwards, I would still be impeached by the civil servants and beaten to pieces!

Exercising military power and exceeding the rules and regulations is a serious crime that violates the laws of the ancestors!

Seeing that Liu Guozhang didn't fall for the trap at all, everyone looked at each other in shock.

Isn't this guy a vulgar martial artist? How could he be so shrewd? The compliment he just made made our blood boil with enthusiasm, but he was unmoved at all.

With such composure, it seems that everyone has secretly reached a tacit agreement to push this person to take the lead and use him as a shield in front of him, but it will come to nothing. In the follow-up period, Tong Liufen and others spoke out one after another. After all the good words and various roles were played, Liu Guozhang remained unmoved.

At the end, he became a little impatient and simply walked away, followed by Zhang Cui and others.

"Wang Liushou, what should we do about this?" Tong Liufen asked, looking at Wang Qi who was sitting at the top.

You old man just pat your butt and leave, you can't leave us here sitting in a wax-topped vat!

"Liu Erlang is a guest general, and his mission is just to dredge the Bianhe River. If he doesn't let go, we have nothing to do." Tong Yan Zeng You said.

"I didn't expect Liu Erlang to be reckless in name, but actually the city was quite deep." Wang Chi said, stroking his beard.

Hearing that he was still here saying such rude words, Tong Liufen and others became even more anxious, and his words became more explicit.

"The king stayed behind. As soon as Liu Erlang arrived in Nanjing City, he wiped out Han Shangxian's entire family. He was extremely cruel. We dared to be angry but dare not speak out. Now there is a bandit army invading the country. They pushed him to the front. It's just that he is a relative. I don't care. Whether the army is defeated and the city is destroyed, or the army is lost and the city is abandoned, if he is in the front, we can eliminate most of the guilt and let out a bad breath.

Now that he's not hooked, what should we do? "

"Yes, tomorrow he will evacuate the Control Department and Xiuhe Department and go to Chenliucheng. If we try to find him back, we will be in trouble."

Everyone was talking about it.

"Don't panic!" Wang Chi scolded, "Look at what you look like, panicked, like a bunch of headless flies! I have long expected this day and sent an urgent letter to the Grand Master. .

News of Tian Wenbao's rebellion had already spread throughout the capital, and urgent reports from Bozhou, Chenzhou and other prefectures and counties had already flown into Bianjing. The Grand Master must have already made plans, and the royal pen and documents will probably arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. "

Wang Chi glanced at everyone and said meaningfully: "Don't think that you will be relaxed just by pushing Liu Erlang forward to jack up the tank. He is a man who is smart, thoughtful and ruthless. When the time comes, you will be under his control. If you are a little careless, , he will take it out if he can’t, and behead him to establish his power.”

Everyone was even more frightened.

The murder of Han Shangxian's entire family has made everyone deeply understand that Liu Guozhang is ruthless and does not act according to common sense.

Thinking of this, and looking at Wang Chi who would be able to escape from the sea of ​​suffering and escape back to Bianjing tomorrow morning, he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Damn, you are all in the same boat!

After leaving the left-behind mansion, Changsun Mo couldn't help but ask: "Commander, are we just leaving like this?"

"Of course I'm leaving. The commander-in-chief has now taken over the important task of guarding the city and quelling thieves. The name is not justified, but it is actually a disaster." Zhang Cui replied.

"It's a pity that such a great military achievement is just gone." King Murong Ye sighed.

"Don't just see the benefits and not see the dangers inside." Liu Guozhang said without looking back.

The bandits' army was no more than a hundred miles away. In Nanjing City, one of the capitals of the Song Dynasty, the chief officer just wanted to escape. The rest of the civil and military officials just wanted to shirk responsibility and escape without fighting.

None of the people above and below thought about how to evacuate the people outside the city, how to count supplies, recruit soldiers and horses, and how to defend the city and repel the enemy.

Now he understands why, during the Jingkang period, the glorious Song Dynasty ended up in such a shameful end despite having hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, tens of millions of people, and hundreds of majestic cities.

"Ke Ni, immediately issued a military order after returning. The battalions of the Changshui Army immediately evacuated to the north bank of the Bianhe River and entered the counties of Xiangyi, Ningling, Xiayi, and Chenliu to assist in the defense of the city.

The patrol teams of each battalion were drawn from three to select the elite, and received about 7,000. They were organized into three battalions and gathered in Ningling to prepare for the battle. In the left camp guarding the river, two cavalry units went to perform other tasks, and there were only four infantry units, all gathered in the west of the city, ready to cross the river at any time. "

"Yes!"

Zhang Tie asked hesitantly: "Commander, are you preparing to fight?"

You Liu Erlang, you say no, but your body is very honest.

“Cai Jing will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.

He should have been prepared to pin me to Nanjing City. He will definitely leave the job of guarding the city and quelling the thieves to me. The journey from Nanjing to Bianjing is only four hundred miles, which is exactly a one-day trip. News will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. "

(End of this chapter)