Chapter 138 Gathering Old Camp Fort
At the end of the twelfth lunar month of the first year of Chongzhen, Wu Yangui and Wang Jiayin were partially soldiers after the unfavorable attack on Shanxi.
Wang Jiayin's troops left Tongchuan, passed Xianyang, and threatened Xi'an Prefecture. Just when everyone's attention was attracted to Xi'an Prefecture, Li Yangchun, the first fierce general under Wu Yangui suddenly appeared from the Wild Boar Gorge and directly took down Ganquan. Ganquan is located south of Yan'an City and is known as the gateway to Yan'an Prefecture. For a moment, Yan'an Prefecture was shocked and quickly dispatched all troops to surround Yan'an.
Just when the Yan'an Prefecture's troops were in a hurry, Chongtianzhu Landao and others cooperated with Li Yangchun to attack on both sides, and took Yichuan, Yanchuan and Mizhi in two days. Since then, the barrier on the east side of Yan'an Prefecture has completely fallen, and Wu Yangui gathered 40,000 rioters to swept towards Yan'an City with a large number of refugees. Yan'an City was besieged, and Hua Xiaorong took the opportunity to take Ansai City. Since then, Wu Yangui has formed a siege against Yan'an City.
On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, on New Year's Eve, there were many poor people in Yan'an City causing trouble, and even the defenders could not bear the pressure. They opened the city gates and the rebels entered one after another, occupying Yan'an City in a blink of an eye.
The fall of Yan'an Prefecture severely added a deep wound to the troubled Ming Dynasty.
Before this, although there was chaos in Shaanxi, there was never a single palace. This incident fully demonstrated that after years of struggle, the bandits had become stronger and stronger and had the ability to conquer cities and territory.
As soon as this happened, Shanxi was in a panic and almost all the troops were transferred to the west to prevent the rebels from pouring into Shanxi again.
The center of power in the Ming Dynasty became silent. Everyone was shocked by this news. Everyone would be confused when it was the Chinese New Year.
The year is destined to be bad. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the court officials went to court with a frown, and the cabinet even made an urgent consultation. Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian wanted to slap these ministers in the face and then scold them for being bloody.
I remember that I had asked the cabinet for a question a few years ago and expressed concern about the current situation of Yan'an Prefecture. However, the court officials at that time said that Yan'an Prefecture has no worries, and bandits are bandits. They wandered around and it was okay to grab things. If they wanted to capture Yan'an Prefecture, it was a fool.
But as a result, in less than two months, the bandits used their practical actions to swell the court's face.
It’s not just a city and a land, but it simply occupied Yan'an Prefecture. In this case, is there any other way? It can only suppress the bandits.
To suppress bandits, relying solely on the troops in Shaanxi is a delusion. After thinking about it, the elite troops of the border army must be transferred to Shaanxi and not destroyed the bandits. The Ming Dynasty must be disbanded by these bandits.
In the second year of Chongzhen, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, after two hours of emergency discussions, Chongzhen and his ministers finally decided to transfer some elite border troops from Xuanfu, Datongfu, Liaodong, Ningxia and Guyuan to enter Shaanxi to suppress bandits.
This time, the court made great determination and wanted to suppress the momentum of civil unrest in a short period of time.
After the court meeting, the official documents were sent quickly to the Nine-side.
The important towns in the nine border areas are responsible, and the elite troops of the border cannot be moved lightly. However, the court also has difficulties for the court. The order has been issued, so they must do things according to the order.
Soon, the border towns transferred people to Shaanxi, and these people were all famous local ruthless people.
Cao Wenzhao, the guerrilla general in Liaodong Town, Tie Mo, the guerrilla general in Xuanfu, the guerrilla general in Gansu, Li Guoqi, the guerrilla general in Guyuan, Cui Zongyin, the guerrilla general in Ningxia, Li Xianzong, the guerrilla general in Yansui, and Lou Daji, the guerrilla general in Datong Prefecture. None of these people are good at it, especially Cao Wenzhao and Tie Mo, one fights with the Jurchens all year round, and the other fights against the Hanhai Grassland.
The court intended to suppress bandits, and the border towns in various places were not perfunctory.
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Most people were unwilling to go to Shaanxi to suppress bandits, except Tiemo was the exception. On the third day of the first lunar month of the second year of Chongzhen, Tiemo ordered two thousand soldiers and his generals to the Laoying Fort in the assembly place.
When I arrived at Laoying Fort, I realized that I was the first to arrive. In short, it was the first time I saw him as active as Tiemo. After staying in Laoying Fort for two days, Lou Daji, a guerrilla general in Datong Prefecture, led his people to come late.
Lou Daji and Tie Mo are considered old acquaintances. Before, there was an accident in Yanmen Pass. When Datong Prefecture and Xuanfu jointly sent troops, the two met. Later, they resold the remnants of the army to Dorgon, and Lou Daji also had a share. However, when they first met, Tie Mo was still a small thousand-household family, and Lou Daji was a guerrilla general. Now, in less than a year, Tie Mo has been on par with Lou Daji.
Sometimes Lou Daji also envied Tie Mo's speed of promotion, but even if he envied some things, he couldn't say anything. The reason why Tie Mo was promoted so quickly was that he had real military achievements and had no moisture at all. More importantly, he was young and controlled the Hanhai grassland and had 30,000 Mongolian soldiers under his command. He was both a guerrilla general, but there was nothing comparable between the two sides.
"Brother Tie, Brother Wei really doesn't understand you. The matter in Shaanxi is just a quagmire. Everyone is trying their best to delay. Only you are so active!"
"Haha, everything has two sides!" At this point, Tie Mo's eyes began to shine. For him, this was a good opportunity.
The rebels took over the Yan'an Prefecture and robbed them. They must have a lot of money under their command. As officers and soldiers, they cannot rob the prefecture, but it should not be illegal to rob the rebels. Suppressing bandits? I am here to rob money and supplies.
When they were free, Tiemo and Lou Daji would always talk about things in Shaanxi. They had no hope for the chaos in Shaanxi.
The chaos in Shaanxi is not about military affairs, but about people's livelihood. As long as the court cannot provide comprehensive disaster relief for a day, the chaos in the people will not be terminated.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Chongzhen, Cao Wenzhao took his troops to Laoying Fort. This was not because Cao Wenzhao was deliberately delaying, but because there was a distance from Liaodong to Shaanxi, it took several days to travel.
Tie Mo has been famous for Cao Wenzhao for a long time. This man has been through three generations of governors of Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan. He has been promoted from the bottom of Liaodong to a guerrilla general. In some ways, Cao Wenzhao is very similar to Tie Mo, and he has climbed up step by step with real contributions.
However, Cao Wenzhao gave people the impression that he was like a kind uncle with short beards and a smile on his face. He could not even feel the murderous aura.
Tie Mo is different. Although he is honest and honest, he can kill and exudes the iron blood of a soldier. Cao Wenzhao is not alone. He is always following a young man with a mighty appearance, and this person is Cao Bianjiao, the nephew of Cao Wenzhao.
Since the meeting, Cao Bianjiao has been staring at Tie Mo for a while. Cao Bianjiao was still a little dissatisfied with this guy who was about the same age as him.
Why are they all young people? This kid can become a guerrilla general?
The three groups of troops gathered, and the rest of the kingdoms, Cui Zongyin, Li Guoqi and others gathered in Yansui. There was no need to wait for others at this time, so after discussion, the three sides united their troops and decided to attack the nearest Mizhi first.
This time, Lou Daji and Cao Wenzhao were behind, and Tie Mo was responsible for the main attack.
Chapter completed!