Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1332

Wang Yongqiang boasted that he had nearly 5000 men, but in fact he only had [-], of which [-] were stationed in Wubao, and [-] were led by Liu Chengyong to receive food.

He didn't know how the Ming army crossed the river, but since they crossed the Yellow River, it meant that his brother-in-law Zeng Yuquan and Liu Chengyong's 2000 people were no longer under his control.

In this way, even if he led the remaining 3000 people, he would not be able to take back Wubao.

Gao You arrived with 3000 troops, but he was in Fugu, and it took a few days to get there. It is estimated that the Ming army crossing the river at that time had already exceeded their ability to deal with it, so Wang Yongqiang wisely decided to deal with it immediately.

In the early morning of the next day, Gao Youcai was called to Daojietang by Wang Yongqiang as soon as he woke up. Gao Youcai was waiting for food, so he did not return to Fugu, but stayed in Suide.

"The military gate called me so early, what's the matter? Have you received the food?" Gao You just stepped into the festival hall, and saw Wang Yongqiang sitting in the commander's seat with red eyes, obviously not sleeping.

Gao Youcai came in with a smile on his face, and when he saw Wang Yongqiang, he was taken aback for a moment, surprised, "This is the military gate!"

Following his gaze, Wang Yongqiang looked down at the Ming Dynasty armor on his body, then raised his head, opened his angry mouth and said, "Oh, I asked your sister-in-law to find it last night, but fortunately it was not lost."

Gao Youcai's face was full of astonishment, and he came to his senses after a while, "What happened? Has the military sect decided to surrender?"

Wang Yongqiang nodded, "Damn, the Ming army took Wubao, I have no choice but to surrender." He looked at Gao Youcai and said, "Youcai, our brother for many years, I won't force you either, If you are willing to surrender to Ming Dynasty with me, then we brothers will get rich together and work hard together in the future. If you don’t want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then you can go back to Yulin now, and I won’t stop you. Think about it!”

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and Gao You couldn't react. The situation changed a little quickly, but seeing that Wang Yongqiang's Ming Dynasty armor at the bottom of the box was turned out, he probably was really going to surrender.

Gao You just licked his lips, he suddenly saw a pair of feet leaking out from behind the screen, his heart shuddered, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "Do you still need to ask me about this matter? Surrender, I naturally surrender too!"

"Hahaha!" Wang Yongqiang stood up with a smile, bypassed Shuaian and walked up to Gao Youcai, grabbed his hand and said, "Good brother! Don't worry, we are going to surrender in Suide and Yulin. It provides a foothold for the Ming army in northern Shaanxi, and it will definitely fetch a good price."

Gao Youcai smiled unnaturally, since Wang Yongqiang had made his decision, he had no other choice.

At this moment, a servant rushed over, "Junmen, that Mr. Hu from Hedong is here again."

Wang Yongqiang listened, let go of Gao Youcai, and hurriedly arranged his Daming Yijia, "Come in, please!" Just after he finished speaking, he waved his hand again, "No, I will go to meet you personally."

Wang Yongqiang immediately walked out quickly, and Gao You just saw him, so he had to follow quickly.

When the two came to the door, they saw Hu Xiaosheng standing outside the gate of the mansion. Wang Yongqiang laughed and greeted him enthusiastically, "Mr. Hu, I am looking forward to your coming. Wang has been preparing for many days, and he is waiting to serve Daming." .”

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Although the Ming army crossed the river from Wubao, the middle reaches of the Yellow River were turbulent and unsuitable for large-scale crossings. Coupled with the difficulty in transporting materials, more than ten ships could be transported in one day, which limited the scale of the Ming army's crossing of the river.

In northern Shaanxi, there are thousands of ravines. Thousands of people hid in the ravines, but they could not find them. After the Ming army entered northern Shaanxi, their supplies depended on transportation. If they could not subdue the local snakes in northern Shaanxi, it would be difficult foothold.

The Ming army crossing the river from Wubao was led by general Li Laiheng, deputy general Wang Guangtai, and logistics transportation by Prime Minister Li Jiantai, governor of Shanxi.

Both generals were born in the Shun lineage. Li Laiheng himself is from Mizhi, Shaanxi. His hometown is near Suide Prefecture, and he is familiar with the situation in northern Shaanxi.

They were all transferred to Shanxi after the Five-Army Governor's Mansion formulated a five-way attack on gold, and they have been preparing for a long time.

The Ming army crossed the Yellow River, which meant that there was a gap in the entire defense system of the Jin army, and the surrender of Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai, two local snakes, allowed the Ming army to quickly gain a foothold.

At the beginning of October of the eighth year of co-government, Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai suddenly rebelled against Jin and returned to the Ming Dynasty, which dealt another heavy blow to Jin Guo, who was still struggling with Guanzhong affairs. The situation facing Jin Guo immediately became worse.

Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai were the local emperors in northern Shaanxi. Once they rebelled, Suide Prefecture and Yulin Prefecture, several counties, surrendered almost simultaneously.

The secret agent that Jin Guo placed next to Wang Yongqiang immediately sent an alarm to Yan'an.

There are many military leaders in the Kingdom of Jin. They control the army and local finances. The Jin Kingdom court is not at ease with them, so in addition to sending their sons to Chang'an to learn martial arts, essentially as hostages, they also sent a lot of secret agents to monitor them. action.

After the Ming army crossed the river from Wubao and Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai surrendered, the news soon spread to Yan'an Mansion in the south.

Yan'an is the gateway to the north of Chang'an. It is an important town directly under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Jin. Governor Dong Zongsheng of Suiyan and Admiral Zhao Liangdong of Suiyan guard this place. There are [-] elite soldiers directly under the Kingdom of Jin.

The domestic structure of the Kingdom of Jin is very similar to a system of enfeoffment. The imperial court of the Kingdom of Jin sits on the fertile Guanzhong Plain and key areas, and warlords like Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Wang Yongqiang defend the center like princes on the periphery.

However, these warlords are still somewhat different from the princes, and the Kingdom of Jin's control over them is relatively strong.

If the Ming army hit Yan'an, it would mean that the Jin Kingdom's outer defense line had been breached, and the Ming army had directly threatened the center of the Jin Kingdom.

After the chaos in Guanzhong, Yan'an was also affected. However, because the corn and sweet potatoes of the Kingdom of Jin were first planted in Yan'an, cotton planting had little impact on Yan'an. On the contrary, Yan'an also shipped a lot of grain to Chang'an this time.

Governor Dong Zongsheng was on an inspection tour on this day, and asked all counties in Yan'an to closely monitor the grain sales. People can only buy in quantitative quantities. Others hoard together.

He was only halfway through his inspection when he heard the news that the Ming army had crossed the river from Wubao, which surprised him and hurried back to Yan'an City.

In Yan'an City, Suiyan Governor's Yamen, Dong Zongsheng stood in front of the map worriedly, deeply worried about the Ming army's crossing of the Yellow River, Wang Yongqiang and Gao Youcai's rebellion.

The main force of the Jin army is confronting the Ming army at Tongguan and Pujin. There are fortifications built by the Kingdom of Jin with a lot of money, and it is difficult for the Ming army to break through.

At this time, a soldier reported at the door, "Report to Futai, Zhao Junmen is here."

Dong Zongsheng nodded, "Please come in!"

Zhao Liangdong also got the news, walked quickly into Dong Zongsheng's study, and asked anxiously: "Has Futai reported to the imperial court what happened to Suide?"

"For such a big matter, I have already dispatched a quick report to Chang'an. There is no need for the military to worry about this."

After hearing this, Zhao Liangdong felt relieved, and walked to the map, "That's fine, I just hope the court's response can be faster."

Dong Zongsheng shook his head, "Guanzhong is in a mess right now. Prime Minister Yu's rescue reforms have just begun, and the Ming army is overwhelming Tongguan again. The imperial court may not be able to support it for a while."

Zhao Liangdong was shocked when he heard the words, and panicked: "What should we do? If the Ming army is not quickly driven back to the west bank, once the Ming army gains a firm foothold, or if there are too many people crossing the river, then the defense system in Guanzhong will be ruined. "

Dong Zongsheng frowned, "Ming's financial resources and military strength are far superior to our dynasty. Our dynasty can fight against it. It is because of the natural danger of the Yellow River and the Xiongguan Mountain that we can keep the Ming army out of Guanzhong. It has a great influence on the geographical advantage." Reliance. Now that the Ming army is crossing the river from Wubao, if they are allowed to keep sending troops to Suide and then go south to attack Guanzhong, it will be very difficult for the imperial court to stop them."

Speaking of which, Dong Zongsheng turned his head and looked at Zhao Liangdong, "We can't wait like this. If we wait one more day, there will be more Ming troops crossing the river. If this continues, the situation in northern Shaanxi will be reversed. We must retake Wubao at all costs and prevent the Ming army from entering the river." The army continued to cross the river."

If Wubao is not recaptured as soon as possible, and the Ming army is allowed to continue to cross the river, and the Ming army is allowed to continue to transport food to the west bank, then the Ming army entering northern Shaanxi will become stronger and stronger, and finally gain a firm foothold in northern Shaanxi. Drive them back to the point east of the river.

Therefore, it is necessary to recapture Wubao as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the fact that there are not many Ming troops entering northern Shaanxi, cut off their connection with Hedong and wipe them out in Suide.

Zhao Liangdong also had the same idea, and he also understood what Dong Zongsheng meant. He walked a few steps in front of the map with his hands behind his back, stopped suddenly, and gritted his teeth: "Since I am Admiral Suiyan, then take back Wubao and prevent the Ming army from continuing to cross the river." , it is none other than me!"

"Okay, there are 2000 people in the city, you can take [-] and leave [-] for me." Dong Zongsheng said immediately, "When the imperial reinforcements arrive, I will immediately lead the troops to meet them."

Zhao Liangdong nodded, but then said: "That guy Wang Yongqiang betrayed Dajin, if I go to attack Wubao, that guy is very likely to attack Yan'an in the south, can Futai's 2000 troops defend Yan'an?"

Dong Shengxue waved his hand, "Compared to this, I am still more worried about you. The Ming army obviously planned this operation for a long time. From the Guanzhong crisis to instigating Wang Yongqiang, it can be said that one after another, since they have crossed the river, there must be Prepare, even set up an ambush. You can enter if you can, and if you can’t, just wait for the imperial reinforcements to come, and you must not underestimate the enemy. As for Yan’an, you don’t have to worry, I will immediately gather troops to defend the city.”

There are over [-] households in Yan'an Prefecture, and it is not enough to garrison troops to fight in the field, and it should be barely enough to defend the city.

"If that's the case, then I'll dispatch troops and set off immediately!" Zhao Liangdong clasped his fists after hearing this, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

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