Chapter 111 Wang Pu comes out of the mountain

"Several generals misunderstood what I mean." Li Yan said calmly, "I am thanking the love of the King of Chuang and entrusted the important task of the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. But I know that young people are very knowledgeable and difficult to take the big responsibility. This time I was unable to raise enough military rations because I was incompetent. Therefore, I decided to lead two thousand Qi County soldiers to attack Datong. Regardless of success or failure, this battle is a little reward for the King of Chuang."

Lin Yangsheng couldn't help asking, "You go and go, and ask us to discuss a bird?"

Li Yan picked up the seal and sword on the case and said sincerely: "I have invited the five generals today. There is no other meaning. I just hope to select a respected person from among you to take on the important task of being the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. In this way, I will also give an explanation to the King of Chuang and the more than 100,000 brothers of the Shaanxi Rebel Army."

When Ma Shouying and the other five men heard this, their faces changed drastically. They never thought that Li Yan was thinking that way! It turns out that Li Yan sent someone to invite them today, not to force them to send troops to attack Datong as the commander of the rebel army, but to choose one from among them to succeed as the commander of the rebel army, and then he took his two thousand Qi County soldiers to attack Datong.

Ma Shouying and the other five were self-reliant and did not take Li Yan seriously. But they were not ungrateful people. They were also flesh and blood and affectionate people. They could treat each other with their tempers with heart. The key is that the five of them were all rough people, and they didn't have any bad intentions. They didn't know that Li Yan's singing was a good show that retreated to advance.

"Brother Li Yan." Old Hui Hui Ma Shouying asked in disbelief, "You really want to take two thousand Qi County soldiers to attack Datong?"

Li Yan said sincerely: "Although I am young, I know the principle of making a promise."

Lin Yangcheng said anxiously: "Only two thousand people are taking to attack Datong, that is simply a death sentence."

"I am still the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. Raising military rations for the rebel army is a duty." Li Yan said this, and the expression on his face became unprecedentedly serious, and he continued. "As for whether to win or lose, whether to die or live, it is not something that I can decide. I just want to have a clear conscience."

"Brother Li Yan." Ma Shouying said with a sigh, "Stop saying anything. I used to be the wrong person. I didn't expect that your brother Li Yan was so young and could have such knowledge and no pressure on him. It's rare! You are the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. I always don't care about others, but my people will definitely go with you!"

He Jin also said loudly: "Brother Li Yan has said everything. If I, He Jin, sing a different tune with you, then I will not be raised by my stepmother."

He Yilong, Liu Xiyao and Lin Yangcheng were also passionate and expressed their desire to follow Li Yan to fight Datong.

Li Yan took the opportunity to say, "It would be better for the five generals to raise troops to attack Datong, after all, there are too many troops. The chances of conquering Datong will increase. However, the younger generation will definitely refuse to be the head commander of the Shaanxi rebel army. So, I would rather ask the five generals to choose another one."

Li Yan's repeated refusals made him more and more open and honest, and more proving that what he said just now was not just a gesture. It proved that he was sincerely trying to make the virtuous, and it also made Ma Shouying and others admire his mind.

Ma Shouying shouted excitedly at that time: "Brother Li Yan, you can only be the commander of the Shaanxi rebel army, don't worry. From now on, we will only follow your leader in the fifth camp of the Left! If my Ma Shouying is inconsistent with his words and deeds, and in the future, I will be beaten by lightning and will not die well!"

The other He Yilong and the other four also swear to express their firm support for Li Yan as the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army.

Li Yan still refused: "I am determined not to be the head coach of the rebel army. Since the five generals do not have the right candidates for the time being, then I have an idea."

The five people asked in unison: "What's the idea?"

Li Yan said: "In addition to the four gates in the south, south, west and north, which are suitable for the entry and exit of ordinary people, Datong City also has a small east gate that is exclusively for the entry and exit of royal relatives. In other words, there are five gates in Datong City. Therefore, the younger generation suggested that by then, the five generals will lead their troops to attack the five gates separately. Whoever breaks the city gate first will be the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. What do you think?"

Ma Shouying and others stopped talking. They did admire Li Yan's mind, but they also wanted to be the head coach of the Shaanxi Rebel Army! The reason why they insisted on letting Li Yan be the head coach just now was because no one of them was convinced by each other and were unwilling to let others take advantage of it, so they simply proposed to let Li Yan continue to be the head coach.

If you are a person, you have ambition. Ma Shouying and the other five are no exception. What's more, the Dangmen were among the leaders of the thirteen rebels during the Xingyang Conference. Seeing Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng become the climate and the people who call the wind and rain, they can overthrow the Ming Dynasty and become the emperor, they will not be jealous. If they can take this opportunity to become the commander of the Shaanxi rebels, it will not be impossible to compete with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the future.

Seeing that the five people didn't say anything, Li Yan said, "Since the five generals have no objection, then this matter is decided. For the order of the three armies to unify the position of the chief commander of the local rebel army, the position of the juniors should be temporarily led by the juniors. The army will start this afternoon, how about taking Datong directly?"

"yes!"

Ma Shouying and the five men responded with a loud promise and took the order and left.

Li Yan's move "retreat as advance" hit the nail on the head of Ma Shouying and the five men. In order to be the commander of the Shaanxi Rebel Army with justification, these five men were all holding their energy in their hearts and were waiting to fight to the death in the battle to attack Datong. In short, they must attack Datong before the other four families.

Datong.

Before the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen arrived, the Jiajitang newspaper, which had been invaded by the thieves, had already spread to Datong first. Wei Daben, the prefect of Datong who received the news, was so scared that he hurriedly found someone to invite the eunuch and military supervisor of Datong Town, the eunuch and military supervisor of Datong Town, the king of Democratic Zhu Chuan and Zhao Liujin, the deputy general of Datong Town, to discuss matters.

Zhang Zi'an and Zhao Liujin did not dare to neglect and quickly came to the government office.

According to the Ming Dynasty, King Zhu Chuanqi of Dai was not allowed to interfere in local military and political affairs, otherwise he would be labeled as a usurpation by Emperor Chongzhen. But at this moment, he didn't care about any taboos and quickly brought two royal officials to the government office to discuss matters. Now, the big things have not been important to protect Datong. Everything will be discussed after the thieves have been defeated.

Government hall.

The people who were asked to invite him were already here. Wei Daben invited the King Dai to sit in the seat. Zhang Zi'an and the two soldiers from the royal palace were around, and Wei Daben and Zhao Liujin were at the last seat.

As soon as the man sat down, Zhu Chuanqi asked anxiously: "Master Wei, where have the thiefs been attacked?"

"Reply to the prince's words." Wei Daben wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied in a trembling voice, "Just just now, Lord Wang sent a report from the brigades. The bandit army has now reached the area of ​​the Bajiao Fort, and is only more than 300 miles away from Datong City. In the latest three days, the bandit army will be able to reach Datong City!"

"Have you reached the Octagon Fort?" Zhu Chuanqi was startled and asked again, "The thieves came so quickly. Which route did they come from? Why didn't the town ward fortress along the way try to block it, and why did the thieves drive in straight? Ah?"

"Prince." Wei Daben said tragically, "It's really hard to believe that the bandit army came all the way along the Great Wall. The border soldiers of the guards, stations and forts along the way did not resist and block, but instead turned against each other. They possessed the traitor. Lord Wang said in the Tang newspaper that at least more than 5,000 soldiers of the border have surrendered to the bandits."

"What?" Zhu Chuanqi said in greater surprise, "How can this be? How can this be!"

"Master Wei!" Zhang Zi'an asked in a dark voice. "How do you know that the thieves must be here to attack Datong? Maybe this is just a thieves' plan to attack Datong. On the surface, they acted as an attack on Datong, but in fact they were secretly killing and then turning south to attack Taiyuan?"

Wei Daben smiled bitterly and said, "If it is really like Eunuch Zhang said, this is just a trick of the bandits to attack the east and the west. That is really a blessing for the officials, and it is also a blessing for the Lords and the princes, and it is even more of the people of Datong. Unfortunately, this time the bandits didn't seem to be playing the trick of attacking the east and the west. They clearly came for Datong."

Zhang Zian asked back, "How can I see it?"

Wei Daben smiled bitterly and said, "I dare to ask my father-in-law, what is the thief's most lacking now?"

Zhang Zian frowned and said, "What is the thief who lacks the most?"

"Isn't it just food?" Wei Daben said, "At present, the official warehouses of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are almost empty, and only Datong City has food. Not only did the Wang family buy 100,000 stones of grain from Beitongzhou, the border army also snatched back nearly one million cattle, sheep and animals from Mongolia, and tens of thousands of horses. It was even more jealous of the thieves. Datong City, father-in-law, would you choose a Taiyuan City in the land of nothing? Or would you choose Datong City with food and horses?"

"Mr. Wei's analysis is not without reason." Zhu Chuanqi frowned and said, "The thief really came for Datong this time. Eunuch Zhang, I wonder how many troops there are in Datong Town at the moment?"

When the King of Dai asked, Zhang Zi'an did not dare to be negligent and responded quickly: "When the prince said, there are more than 18,000 cavalry and infantry troops in Datong Town, of which more than 8,000 are stationed in Daying, and more than 10,000 are stationed in Datong Left Guard, Datong Right Guard, Weiyuan Guard, Zhongtun Guard, Gaoyang Guard, Tiancheng Guard, and many other places are in the city and protecting the city."

Zhu Chuanqi said: "Eunuch Zhang, you should gather all the border troops in Datong Town as soon as possible. Except for the left guard of Datong and the right guard of Datong, there is no need to defend the acropolis, the city of Suo and the fortress city. Anyway, Jiannu and the Mongols will not come here. The most important thing now is to defend Datong."

Zhang Zi'an said: "Since the prince said so, I will do whatever he wants."

"Oh, don't." Zhu Chuanqi quickly explained, "Eunuch Zhang, this is not my intention. I am just giving you a suggestion. In the end, you should make your own decision. Should you transfer all the troops of the surrounding guards, offices and forts back to Datong to strengthen the garrison? That is your business, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Zian quickly responded, "I should die. This matter has nothing to do with the prince. It's all my own idea."

Although Zhang Zian scolded Zhu Chuanqi in his heart, he had to act respectfully on the surface. No matter what, Zhu Chuanqi is the master. He is just a slave of the Zhu family. Emperor Chongzhen could deal with him, and Zhu Chuanqi, the King of Dai, could deal with him.

Wang Zhanshi of the Daiwang Mansion suddenly said: "Eunuch Zhang, Lord Wei, I think it is important to transfer the troops of the various guards, offices and forts back to Datong to strengthen the garrison, but the most important thing at the moment is to quickly ask the prince-in-law to take charge of the military power of Datong Town. The thieves in Shaanxi are coming in full force, and a large number of rebels are helping the thief. If there is no one who can conquer a war-going general, it will be difficult for Datong to defend it."

After all, Wang Zhanshi was a close minister of King Dai. Zhang Zi'an and Wei Daben had to listen to his words, but his words really made the two of them embarrassed. Although Wang Pu's 100-day worry period was over, he was not the general of Datong after all. If Wang Pu really asked Wang Pu to take charge of the troops, if Emperor Chongzhen pursued him later, Zhang Zi'an and Wei Daben would not be able to escape.

"Mr. Wang." Wei Da frowned at the end of this century, "I'm afraid it's not in compliance with the rules, right?"

"Master Wei." Wang Zhanshi said coldly, "When is it now? I'm still holding on to the rules?"

"Mr. Wang's words are wrong." Wei Daben blushed and defended, "Regulations are the foundation of the country, and no matter what it is, you cannot let go of it at any time."

Wang Zhanshi said: "Of course the regulations must be followed, but also the strategies must be paid attention to by complying with regulations. Don't forget that you are the prefect of Datong. You should know what the crime would be if Datong Mansion lost in your hands."

"this……"
Chapter completed!