Wanli 1592

Chapter 848 Ye Gong, Li Hualong is over
Ye Mengxiong decided to join the camp of the Northern Expedition against the rebellious army.

This is undoubtedly great news for the entire Zhennan Army team. After Yuan Huang and Mei Guozhen learned about this, their eyes were filled with tears, and the generals cheered and prepared to celebrate their own victory.

On October [-]th, Xiao Ruxun formally led his troops into Wuchang Mansion, and immediately brought Hanyang Mansion and Hankou under his control. He sent troops to occupy and control the entire Wuhan area, and obtained more than [-] shipping ships.

No one in the surrounding area can stop Xiao Ruxun's actions anymore.

The first thing Xiao Ruxun did after he was stationed in Wuchang was to meet the officials who had surrendered, comfort them, and praise them for "understanding the righteousness." Of course, it is hard to say how many of these people understand the righteousness. It's hard to say who was coerced.

But as long as they give up resistance, Xiao Ruxun doesn't care about the rest.

It's a bit funny that Xu Hongji, the hereditary Nanjing left-behind Wei Guogong, was also in Wuchang. After surrendering to Xiao Ruxun, he begged Xiao Ruxun with a bitter face not to embarrass his family in Nanjing. He was too nervous when he ran away and left his family in Nanjing.

Xiao Ruxun suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

"Wei Gong, please rest assured that our department dare not say anything else about the rebellious army. In terms of military discipline, anyone who dares to break the rules will have his head. The soldiers I have trained with my own hands are absolutely reliable in military discipline and will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Xiao Ruxun knew about this matter, Jiang Dahai's report said that Wei Guogong's family was arrested except for Xu Hongji, and they were locked up in Wei Guogong's mansion for safekeeping. Xiao Ruxun told Jiang Dahai to take good care of him and not to hurt anyone.

"Then thank you, Mr. Qin."

Xu Hongji thanked carefully.

Xu Da's descendants are so unbearable, Xiao Ruxun is also quite emotional.

After calming down the idiots, Xiao Ruxun began to gather the core team members to decide on the next course of action.

"Now that Wuchang Mansion has been captured, the next step is naturally to go down the river, go to Nanjing to meet the navy, and then go further north. Now Shen Yiguan has sent Li Hualong's troops to confront me in Yangzhou. As long as Li Hualong's troops are eaten , the road from Yangzhou to the capital will be opened up, and Shen Yiguan will have no way out if he has any other ideas!"

Xiao Ruxun pointed to the map and talked to everyone.

Some officials expressed concern.

"Then what if he mobilizes the Liaodong Army and the other nine troops to go south?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head.

"The generals on the Nine Frontiers are not fools. I got news before that the Liaodong Army was also dispatched by Shen Yiguan, but Li Rusong, the general of the Liaodong Army, led his troops to quell the border troubles on the grounds of border troubles. He did not follow Shen Yiguan's orders and went south to the capital. Only Jizhen The soldiers have gone south, that is to say, the generals on the nine sides may not follow Shen Yiguan's instructions and go south to cooperate with him.

Moreover, I have previously ordered another force to go north from Sichuan, march into Hanzhong, and threaten the troops in Guanzhong and Northwest from Hanzhong. At least I can hold back the soldiers and horses of the four towns so that they dare not move troops, and also give them a reason for not obeying the imperial edict. reason. "

"It's a good thing."

Ye Mengxiong looked at the map and said: "Since the generals on the nine sides and Shen Yiguan seem to be in harmony, it means that they will wait and see. Shen Yiguan will be isolated and helpless. Only the Beijing camp and guards around the capital can call. Those troops, hmph! !"

"What about the armies in other parts of the Central Plains?"

Another official asked.

"Other areas? The Central Plains has not experienced war for a long time. The local army does not have a strong army. They are all guards. It is still a question of how many can be recruited. Based on the experience of the old man working in the local area for many years, it is also a situation that will collapse at the touch of a button. There is no need to worry."

Ye Mengxiong shook his head again and again: "With the righteousness of the Northern Expedition to suppress rebellion, I can guarantee that most officials and the army will not resist. We only need to march north. Even if there is resistance, it is only a small number of resistance, and it is not worth it at all. carry."

When Ye Mengxiong said this, the others stopped talking.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruxun said: "Then the next step is to discuss how to solve Li Hualong's problem. I don't know Li Hualong very well. Ye Gong, how much do you know about Li Hualong?"

Ye Mengxiong thought for a while.

"Li Hualong is a strong man, and he does things swiftly and resolutely. He is not easy to deal with. Now that Shen Yiguan has been promised to go south to seek rebellion, it should not be so easy to abandon the dark and turn to the bright. He still has soldiers and horses in his hands. Maybe he will resist to the end. I You need to prepare for the worst.”

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"Since this is the case, let's face the enemy head-on. I have an army of tens of thousands. Do you still have to worry about his army's failure? If he insists on fighting me to the end, I will fight him face to face. I have never encountered a decent opponent, just give it a try!"

What Xiao Ruxun said was full of confidence, but Ye Mengxiong also felt inexplicably sad when he heard it.

"One hundred thousand soldiers and horses were sent along the way, but the million-strong army of the Ming Dynasty did not make any achievements. It is enough to see how desolate the military equipment of the Ming Dynasty is. If it is the northern captives who invaded this time, it is not known how bad it will be. I think back then when Taizu Chengzu made the Northern Expedition, how imposing it was like a rainbow, how did it become like this now!"

Ye Mengxiong showed sadness, and the rest of the officials also showed concern.

Military generals looked at me and I looked at you, all curling their lips.

Why, isn't it because you scholars and grand masters messed it up?

Grab the land with the soldiers of the guard, annex the land, destroy the foundation of the guard system, and then suppress the generals, do not give the generals a little dignity, let alone the grassroots officers and soldiers, the generals only want to make money, and the soldiers also have their own Thoughts, can you talk about the army not collapsing?
Fortunately, it was Xiao Ruxun who raised the army this time, and directly smashed the real situation full of holes in front of everyone, so that everyone could see it at a glance, otherwise, no one would admit that this problem really exists.

They will continue to conceal, continue to embezzle state property, devour the flesh and blood of Ming Dynasty to nourish themselves, until the Manchu Qing Dynasty goes south and snatches all these things with butcher knives, and they have fulfilled their historical mission.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall gradually became a little depressing. Just at this moment, a messenger suddenly ran in from outside.

"Report to Commander! The naval battle report is here!"

Xiao Ruxun was shocked, and immediately stretched out his hand: "Show me!"

Sending the order and handing over Jiang Dahai's battle report, Xiao Ruxun hoped to see good news such as Jiang Dahai's defeat of Li Hualong's attack with some anticipation, so that he could alleviate some obstacles for himself.

As a result, when he opened the battle report and took a look, Xiao Ruxun's eyes widened.

"What's wrong, Ji Xin?"

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's strange appearance, Ye Mengxiong couldn't help asking.

Xiao Ruxun raised his head and looked at Ye Mengxiong, with a smile on his lips.

"Ye Gong, Li Hualong is finished."

Ye Mengxiong stared.

"End?"

Xiao Ruxun handed the battle report to Ye Mengxiong to read, Ye Mengxiong took it and looked at it, and was shocked immediately.

(End of this chapter)