A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 387 I'll Talk to You About Loyalty, You Talk About Money
On the east side of Nanguan, there are martial arts field, Shanshan Temple, Fengyun Leiyu Shanchuan altar and other buildings. This is where Luoyang is attached to the country. There are many houses in various streets and alleys. However, when Li Zicheng's army arrives, these buildings may be destroyed in the flames of war. .

There are many refugees gathered between the city walls, scattered in the streets and alleys, the weather is freezing, many victims died of freezing and starvation, and there are endless people selling children and women in the streets and alleys.Seeing his group of people approaching, everyone's expressions were numb.

Wang Dou watched silently, hearing Chen Yongfu's scolding and complaining in his ears, he suddenly said: "It's okay to reject the fight for profit, Chen Junmen, but beware of their wolfish ambitions, doing things like surrendering to the enemy and surrendering to the bandits."

Chen Yongfu was startled, glanced around, and said softly: "No way, they are so mad?"

Wang Doudao: "Chen Junmen has been in Henan for a long time. He has worked with Wang Shaoyu, Liu Jianyi and other colleagues. You should know that they usually act as factions. They are greedy for ink and food, treat soldiers harshly, and their subordinates have long been unstable in the army. Moreover, these people are as timid as mice, facing bandits. I'm afraid we won't have the strength to fight. There are many officers and soldiers in Henan's prefectures, but what happened in Luoyang must be guarded against."

Chen Yongfu sucked in the air, with an expression of disbelief, but Wang Dou knew the reason why Li Zicheng was trapped in Luoyang in history.Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai surrendered Li Zicheng, and Wang Shaoyu's subordinates mutinied and opened the city gate.Otherwise, with the original resistance of Luoyang's soldiers and civilians, King Fu would also recruit dead soldiers to fight. No matter how Luoyang is, it will be no problem to stick to it for a few months.

Seeing Chen Yongfu's expression, Wang Dou knew that this matter was no small matter, and it was normal for Chen Yongfu not to believe it.Wang Dou just let him know the truth about Liu Jianyi and others, he will let his subordinates closely monitor them, and Xiao Qiang is always the most hateful thing.

Soon the group came to Dongguan, which was temporarily guarded by Liu Jianyi, who also guarded the Changchun Gate in the east of Luoyang City.Wang Dou and the others had no intention of entering the pass, crossed the Canhe River via the Dongguan Dashi Bridge, and headed for the area of ​​Ying'en Temple.

The Dongguan Dashi Bridge, also known as Huanggong Guangji Bridge, spans the Canhe River and is a [-]-meter-long five-hole stone bridge. It is said that Huang Jin, the eunuch who supervised ceremonies and eunuchs, funded and built it during the Jiajing period. It is an important passage to Luoyang City in the east.Not far from the Dongguan Dashi Bridge to the north, you will arrive at the Ying'en Temple.

This Ying'en Temple, also known as Dongda Temple, was built by Fu Wang Zhu Changxun for his biological mother Zheng Guifei.In history, after Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang, King Fu fled from Fuwang Mansion to Ying'en Temple to hide. Later, he was found by peasant army and executed in front of Zhougong Temple.

There are many scenic spots and temples in this area of ​​Dongguan, such as the red cherry blossoms in the ravine, the evening rain on the copper camel, Lema Tingfeng, Sanxian Temple, Jia Yici, Luo Temple, Yaowang Temple, Taishan Temple, Gutang Temple, Yingen Temple, and Sanjing Cave. , Yunxi Temple, etc., too many to count.

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu's army were stationed in Jinggou, ten miles north of Ying'en Temple, in the vicinity of Xu Village, which is considered to be the outskirts of Luoyang.

The Chuangjun cleared the prefectural and county cities around Luoyang, and sentry cavalry continued to move around Luoyang, which caused panic among the local people. Except for a few people, people from Xucun and other places had fled into Luoyang City, which was convenient for Shun. For the garrison of the township army and vanguard battalion, it is not necessary to camp in the wild in the cold weather.

After returning to his camp, in the afternoon of the same day, Wang Dou led the generals to circle around the camp, carefully inspecting the surrounding terrain, and went to the White Horse Temple, [-] miles away to the east, to pay homage to this Buddhist "ancestral court". "It's a pity that the temple is dilapidated, and there are not a single tourist in the surrounding area except for the refugees.

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On the morning of the [-]th, Wang Yinchang of military preparation and Kang Menghui, the magistrate of Henan Province, came to the Shunxiang army barracks as expected, and they brought some wine and meat as a reward.Unexpectedly, the leader of the team was Lu Weiqi, the former minister of the Ministry of War who lived in Luoyang City.

This Lu Weiqi is from Xin'an County, Henan Province. In the early years of Chongzhen, he served as Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, but was dismissed because of his ineffective suppression of bandits.After returning to Luoyang, he set up the "Yiluohui", recruited disciples widely, wrote books and wrote books, and was quite prestigious among the gentry in Luoyang.

In history, when Li Zicheng attacked Luoyang, Lu Weiqi also ran around, shouting for the defense of Luoyang.After Luoyang City was broken, Lu Weiqi died in Zhougong Temple in Luoyang City. The world appraised him as one of the famous scholars of Confucianism in Chongzhen.

After introducing Lu Weiqi and others into the lobby, Chen Yongfu was still excited, only Wang Dou was calm.Obviously, Lu Weiqi came here mainly for Wang Dou. After some pleasantries, he strongly affirmed Wang Dou's loyalty to serve the country. Knowing that the bandits are powerful, he came to Luoyang to help without hesitation. It is really commendable.

Wang Dou said calmly: "As early as in Kaifeng, the last general promised Governor Li, and since I have received his money and food, I will do what I promised. But Mr. Lu, Mr. Wang, the last general has already arrived in Luoyang, Please make up for this supply of food and grass as soon as possible, the soldiers cannot fight hungry. Please also pay the 5 taels promised by the Luoyang gentry as soon as possible."

In the negotiation between Wang Dou and Henan Governor Li Xianfeng, Wang Dou stayed in Henan, and he needed to give 10 taels of silver and 3 shi of grain and rice.Li Xianfeng had already given [-] taels of silver and [-] shi for grain and rice.Money can be spent slowly, but this grain of rice cannot be cut off for a day.

Wang Dou is actually in Kaifeng, and in Ruzhou, he still has a lot of food and grass. After the war in Ruzhou, he also harvested a lot.However, Wang Dou had no intention of transporting grain and grass from the two places. He had already made arrangements in Luoyang. The merchants on the East Road bought him several thousand stones of grain and rice, but Wang Dou would not use these supplies unless it was an emergency.

Anyway, Li Xianfeng owed him a lot, and he also clearly stated that after the Shunxiang army arrived in Luoyang, the remaining grain and rice could be transported from Luoyang.So Wang Dou just mentioned this matter when he opened his mouth. He would not starve his soldiers just because of a few good words from Lu Weiqi and others.

And as early as in Ruzhou, Luoyang squire officials offered to reward Wang Dou with 5 taels of silver in order to make Wang Dou come as soon as possible, and he also proposed it.

Lu Weiqi and Wang Yinchang were a little embarrassed. I talked about ideals and loyalty with you, but you talked about money and money with me. Isn't it a bit vulgar?In the current atmosphere, it is not the right time to talk about these things.

Chen Yongfu sat without saying a word. Since he dispatched troops from Kaifeng, he cooperated tacitly with Wang Dou all the way. When Wang Dou received grain and rice, it was equivalent to him receiving grain and rice, because he ate Wang Dou all the way, and the grain and grass were all Of course, he would not object to Wang Dou's words on important military matters, and he also secretly admired Wang Dou's unscrupulous talk about food and grass.

Wang Yinchang said: "Don't worry, general. Although Luoyang's warehouses are empty and the money and food are in short supply, I will definitely try to find ways to save the soldiers from hunger and cold. I have recently asked Mr. Lu to see King Fu. I hope His Royal Highness Provide some food, grass and money to relieve the urgent needs of Luoyang City."

Wang Dou said indifferently: "In Luoyang City, there are not only the King of Fortune, but also many officials, wealthy households and rich families. The city is not only owned by the King of Fortune, but also the people of the gentry. It is necessary for everyone to contribute food and grass, and reward the soldiers. The soldiers are full of food and drink. It is good to kill thieves. How can there be no eggs under the nest? The tragedy of Yongning City cannot be repeated in Luoyang City."

Lu Weiqi and Wang Yinchang coughed, and they looked at each other, surprised by Wang Dou's eloquence, especially Lu Weiqi, who looked at Wang Dou in surprise.At the same time, I felt a little sad, in the past, if Wang Dou spoke to them in such a tone, he would have been beaten with random sticks, or impeached and punished.

But now it's different from the past, now they don't dare to speak harshly not only to Wang Dou, but also to Liu Jianyi and others who guard the city, for fear of causing chaos, or even going to seek refuge with the bandits in a hurry, then everything will be over.

From everyone's experience, Wang Dou's army and horses are powerful in battle, and if something goes wrong, the destructive power will be astonishing.More importantly, they couldn't afford the consequences of Wang Dou's dissatisfaction and leaving, which meant that Luoyang City would not be safe.If the city of Luoyang is not guaranteed, so are the officials and gentry.

Perhaps, this time everyone is going to lose some money...

Lu Weiqi had heard about Wang Dou's reputation a long time ago. The battle in Ruzhou truly proved his strength. When he entered the barracks, he also carefully watched Wang Dou's army and horses, and it turned out to be a tiger-wolf division.With such an army assisting in the defense of Luoyang, Luoyang is sure to be foolproof.

He said: "General Wang doesn't have to worry about rewarding food and grass. This old man should also contact the squires in the city. Everyone will contribute to defending the city."

He changed the topic and said: "In the Battle of Ruzhou, General Wang and Zongbing Chen defeated the enemy. The news spread, and the army and people in Luoyang were excited. According to General Wang, the rogue soldiers invaded Luoyang this time. Odds?"

Wang Doudao said: "Although there are hundreds of thousands of thieves and mobs, under the thunder of our Shun Township army, they will only be wiped out in ashes and smoke. You don't have to worry about it."

The strong confidence in Wang Dou's tone made Lu Weiqi and Wang Yinchang elated and said, "This is good, this is good."

Wang Yinchang further said: "It is a taboo in the art of war to be trapped in an isolated city. In my opinion, Vice President Chen and General Wang have outstanding combat power. Why don't we take the initiative to attack and send troops to Yongning to beat up the bandits?"

Wang Doudao: "There is a saying that there is no danger of thieves congregating, only of dispersing thieves. Now the thieves are distributed in Yongning, Yiyang, Xin'an, and Lushi. If you attack the thieves in Yongning, the rest will be scattered and scattered in the four towns and eight fields, and the number will increase. Disaster. Therefore, the last general's intention is to wait for the bandits to join up and attack the city, and when their army and horses are exhausted, our division will come out with thunder, and we will surely wipe out Li Chuang's thieves with one blow, leaving no future trouble."

Wang Dou had already negotiated clearly with the generals of the Shun Township Army. In this battle against the rogues, first use the fortified city of Luoyang to consume the vigor and strength of the invading army. Their central army battalion smashed Li Zicheng's old battalion and cavalry with one blow, and the hundreds of thousands of bandits would surely collapse.

How can it be like what Wang Yinchang said, one place to one place to fight, how long will it take?If Chuangjun retreats, will he follow all the way?Wang Dou will leave Luoyang by the end of the first lunar month at the most, and he won't stay in this place for long.

Wang Yinchang stroked his beard and muttered, but he was actually unhappy. Planning a strategy was originally a matter for their civil servants, but Wang Dou flatly denied his plan and didn't give him any face.

There is still an uncomfortable thing in his heart, Wang Dou's rough strategy is much better than him, few warriors have a clear mind like him, this is another surprise in Wang Yinchang's heart.

(End of this chapter)