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Chapter 284

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On February [-]th, the ninth year of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Haogu, the new governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shaanxi, Wu Zimian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Zhulu, He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Yang Jiamo, the commander-in-chief of Gansu, etc. Generals Gan, Wen and Wu joined forces at the foot of the city of Xi'an, and held an inauguration ceremony in the Baqiao camp. At the same time, the number of troops in the hands of Young Master Zhang also reached more than [-], including [-] veterans of the slave slaughter army and [-] new recruits. There are more than [-] soldiers from Henan, and more than [-] infantry and cavalry from Shaanxi—but unfortunately, it is still a great unknown whether Master Zhang can control the Shaanxi army like his arms and fingers .

The city of Xi’an, the seat of the five provincial governors of Master Zhang, is still in the hands of rebels. Of course, the inauguration ceremony of the five provincial governors can only be done hastily. A wooden dragon chair with five claws embroidered on it The bright yellow cloth cover of the golden dragon is also used for the incense table, the blue flag embroidered with the word "Ling" and the basswood round plaque painted with gold lacquer (that is, the flag of Wang Ming), the sword of Shangfang, the imperial decree of the appointment, etc., Master Zhang Then he led a large group of civil and military officials to kneel and kowtow five times to take the oath of office.Finally, the dragon chair incense table was removed and ordinary seats were replaced. One of Young Master Zhang was seated. Sun Chengzong, who was old enough to be Young Master Zhang’s grandfather, led the Shaanxi-Gansu civil and military officials to kneel down and kowtow to Young Master Zhang. Zhang Butang, governor of the five provinces."

"Everyone, please, from now on, there is no need to kneel and salute in the barracks." Young Master Zhang stood up and bowed his hands to return the salute. After all the officials and generals got up, Young Master Zhang ordered again: "Come here, show Mr. Sun Ge your seat. Please sit down and talk to the elders. From now on, when the tent is raised, there will be seats for the elders in the tent, and the elders do not need to salute the juniors."

"Decree." Zhang Shitou also knew that the old man Sun Chengzong was not easy to provoke, so he quickly moved a seat himself, put it behind Sun Chengzong, and said respectfully: "Mr. Sun Ge, please sit down." Zhang Shitou also took the initiative Go to help Sun Chengzong, but Sun Chengzong, whose grandsons are the same age as Young Master Zhang, refused to appreciate it. He waved his hand and refused, and said to Young Master Zhang: "Thank you for your kindness, but the imperial court has regulations. In the big tent, subordinates must Standing up and answering to the superior, the etiquette that should be performed is also indispensable, so let’s do whatever we want from now on.”

"You are welcome, Mr. Ge. You are the elder of the three dynasties, and you are also the emperor's teacher. Although the younger generation steals the high position, you should respect you. Please sit down." Young Master Zhang said with some embarrassment.Sun Chengzong firmly refused, and refused to sit down no matter what he said, Master Zhang had no choice but to order: "Shitou, put the chair there, and Mr. Ge can sit whenever he wants." On the other hand, he also had no choice but to retreat without embarrassment, and the Shaanxi-Gansu generals present all sneered, admiring the expression of Young Master Zhang, a young boy with a soft face.

"Damn, now I finally understand how kind Wei Zhongxian is to me." Seeing the gloating expressions of the generals from Shaanxi and Gansu, Young Master Zhang couldn't help but miss his prestige in Xuanda and Jimen—who dared to be there at that time? With the slightest expression like this in front of Young Master Zhang, Wei Zhongxian will be able to steal his house immediately!But now that there was a big man under Wei Zhongxian who didn't dare to raid his house casually, so the arrogant Young Master Zhang naturally didn't dare to play prestige casually.In desperation, Young Master Zhang had no choice but to change the subject, and said directly: "My lords and generals, this time I was ordered to serve as the governor of the five provinces, in order to quell the Shaanxi rebellion that has plagued the Northwest for three years. Cooperate, work together, report the country's grace, and comfort the people, and strive to completely put down the rebellion in the northwest as soon as possible, and return the people in the northwest to a home where they can live and work in peace."

"I would like to serve you." Young Master Zhang's only confidant in the tent, Wu Liuqi, Henan deputy generals Chen Yongsheng and Rui Qi, agreed.The generals and officials in Shaanxi, Gansu and Gansu were silent until Sun Chengzong cupped his hands and said, "Serving the country is a matter of course." The civil and military officials in Shaanxi clasped their hands together and said in unison: "Serving the country is a matter of course." Come on, Young Master Zhang's expression was even more embarrassing. Needless to say, even Wu Liuqi, Rui Qi, Chen Yongsheng and other rough and powerful generals broke into a cold sweat for Young Master Zhang-such a Shaanxi-Gansu team is not easy to lead.

"Lord Hong, you are the governor of Shaanxi. Please first introduce the situation of the military and bandits in Shaanxi and Gansu to the officer." In desperation, Young Master Zhang had no choice but to change the subject again.Hong Chengchou came out and was about to answer, but Sun Chengzong rushed to say: "Zhang Butang, this old man is the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. The military situation in Shaanxi and Gansu should be reported to you by the old man, right?" Said: "The old man please."

"Shaanxi and Ningxia currently have more than 8 troops, and Gansu has more than 60 troops, including about [-] cavalry." Sun Chengzong said frankly: "But among the more than [-] Shaanxi-Gansu troops, there is not a single army that is not in debt. There is a shortage of food, and the army that owes the most has been in arrears for more than half a year, and the least is more than two months. More than half of the army's food and grass can only be used until the end of the month. Among them, Nianbo and Xining have been out of food at the end of last year. It all depends on the bark and grass roots to satisfy hunger, and the Wangbutang will allocate food and pay earlier, otherwise the situation will be unimaginable once the army mutinies. The situation of bandits is even more shocking. Smoke, there are no less than a hundred thieves, big and small, and there are as many bandits and bandits from all walks of life. A rough estimate, the number of thieves and bandits in Shaanxi and Gansu is at least [-]! The Lord of the Ministry came up with a strategy earlier, so we can follow the order and serve the country by suppressing thieves."

"60? Is this figure accurate?" Young Master Zhang was a little surprised.Before the words were finished, He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, had already stepped out, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the number of 60 thieves will only be small, not many! The rogue team of more than forty miles, the 60 elite soldiers led by the last general at that time were not enough to put a gap between their teeth-if the minister doesn't believe it, he can go to Ningxia to see it in person, if there are falsehoods, the humble official is willing to lead the army! Another general said in a low voice: "Mr. Sun Ge said 100, but he was actually afraid of scaring you, Mr. Ministry Hall. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are [-] million thieves in Shaanxi." One sound.

"Shut up, you are not allowed to play in the big tent." Sun Chengzong scolded.Young Master Zhang laughed, "It turned out to be only 60 yuan, and the situation is much better than I imagined! I think that in Liaodong, I only had 60 soldiers and horses, so I copied Liaodong and burned the Dazheng Palace, killing them to build a slave and puppet capital." Blood flowed like rivers in the city of Shengjing, and corpses piled up like mountains. Later, I only had [-] troops in my hands, no food, no aid, and no military pay. I didn’t even have a retreat or food road. Now the Shaanxi-Gansu army alone has [-] troops, with soldiers and generals, what is a mere [-] rebels?"

The laughter in the tent stopped immediately, because the Shaanxi-Gansu civil and military officials present just now remembered that the new boss with a pretty face who looked like a fake woman in front of him was a bully who had seen many big worlds and fought many tough battles before. Character, the reincarnated demon king who has killed hundreds of thousands of people—although most of the generals in Shaanxi and Gansu don't believe in Young Master Zhang's abnormal record at all, and unanimously believe that this little boy is a fake God of War blown out by the old eunuch Wei.Young Master Zhang took the opportunity to say: "The strategy of suppressing thieves can be discussed later. The most important thing right now is how to recapture the city of Xi'an and clear up all the thieves in Xi'an! The front line of suppressing thieves."

"Master Butang, the city of Xi'an was lost in the hands of this old man, and I should take it back with my own hands." Speaking of the fallen city of Xi'an, Sun Chengzong's old face turned red into a piece of red cloth, and he cupped his hands and said, "Master Butang, please give me instructions." , the old man is willing to personally oversee the attack on the city and retake Xi'an."

"Mr. Sun Ge, it's not that the younger generation doesn't believe you, it's just that you have besieged Xi'an for more than a month and have never taken back Xi'an. It has been proved that the city of Xi'an is high and deep, and it is not so easy to take it down." Young Master Zhang said sincerely: "Now the thieves Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and other ministries have entered the city again, and joined forces with the rebels Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other ministries. The bandits are more powerful, and it will definitely be more difficult to take Xi'an. Therefore, although we must retake Xi'an, we must not rush and act carefully. Investigate the enemy's situation, know yourself and the enemy, and then calmly plan to break through the city."

"Okay then, I will listen to Master Butang's orders." Sun Chengzong retreated dejectedly.All the generals in Shanxi and Gansu were dissatisfied, saying that siege is siege, what else do we need to know ourselves and the enemy, and calmly plan?Hong Chengchou, who had a good impression of Young Master Zhang, couldn't help reminding: "Ministry, I have heard that you use soldiers like a god, and your schemes are unpredictable. But Xi'an City is the first city in the Northwest. It was originally a high city with deep moats. It is extremely solid, and after being personally supervised and repaired by Mr. Sun Ge, it is even more impenetrable, and it cannot be broken by tactics. If you want to take Xi'an back, the only way is to attack directly."

"It's as strong as gold?" Young Master Zhang laughed dumbfounded, and said arrogantly: "For me, there are only cities in the world that I don't want to attack, and there is no city that I can't attack." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang waved his hand decisively, "Okay Now, let’s break up the tents, and the generals will go back to restrain the army and prepare for battle. After I carefully observe the city defense of Xi’an and formulate a strategy to break the city, I will immediately send troops to attack the city.”

"Obey." All the generals from Shaanxi, Gansu and Gansu agreed together, and walked out of the big tent surrounded by Sun Chengzong. Song Xiance, Shi Kefa, Wu Liuqi, young master Zhang's cronies, and two generals from Henan, Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng, stayed in the tent by coincidence. Middle——The confrontation between the factions has begun to see signs.At this time, a soldier of Young Master Zhang who was standing next to Zhang Shitou suddenly whispered to the crowd behind Sun Chengzong: "Da Hong, Da Hong, Da Hong, wait a minute, I am a hammer." Zhang Shitou was in an extremely bad mood. Immediately put on the airs of the captain, shouted: "What are you screaming? Who is Dahong?"

"Brother Shitou, the tall red-faced general standing on the penultimate row on the left just now is from Linqing, Shandong." He has a red face, so his nickname is Dahong, and he grew up with him, so he will never admit it wrong. Just now, the young master was raising his account, although I recognized him, I still dare not say hello to him. "

"What else is there? The sons of the tenants in the young master's family, and the generals in Shaanxi?" Zhang Shitou was taken aback.Young Master Zhang was also taken aback, and hurriedly told the soldier: "Quickly, please call your brother from the same village, I want to see him." The soldier took orders and hurried out of the tent to chase after him.Wu Liuqi next to him recalled it carefully, and suddenly blurted out: "Could it be him?!"

"Who? Brother Wu, you know him too?" Young Master Zhang was even more overjoyed—the generals from Shaanxi and Gansu have clearly disapproved of him. If he can win over a general from Shaanxi first, it will definitely be of great help to establish his prestige and authority.Wu Liuqi said dejectedly: "The general knows him—because the general beat him up! Sir, do you still remember the incident of Hou Xun? That old man Hou Xun sent his son and Yuan Chonghuan's personal soldiers Went to the Slaughter Army camp to inquire about the military situation, and was discovered by the last general and the Sangui brothers. The Sangui brothers beat Hou Xun's family boy violently, and the last general beat Yuan Chonghuan's own soldiers. The boy has always held a grudge against the last general. The last general even exchanged glances with him."

"What's his name?" Young Master Zhang had a bad feeling in his heart.Before the words fell, the former soldier had brought in a red-faced man from outside the tent, and the red-faced man clasped his fists to salute Young Master Zhang, and said in a buzzing voice: "Shaanxi Qingyang Mansion Counselor Zuo Liangyu, please refer to the department Lord Hall! May I ask Lord Hall, what order will you have at the end of the summons?"

"Zuo Liangyu? Are you Zuo Liangyu?" Young Master Zhang's shock was no small matter. He never dreamed that Zuo Liangyu, a general at the end of Ming Dynasty, was not only his fellow villager in Linqing, but also a tenant of his family!Zuo Liangyu replied impatiently: "The last general is Zuo Liangyu. May I ask the minister for advice?" Zuo Liangyu glared at his enemy Wu Liuqi again, Wu Liuqi did not show any weakness Staring back, the four eyes intersected, and immediately collided with a string of sparks.

"General Zuo, I heard from my own soldiers that you are my fellow villager in Linqing?" Although he found that Zuo Liangyu and Wu Liuqi were in the same situation, Young Master Zhang, who was eager to open up the situation in Shaanxi, still managed to squeeze out a little smile. Said: "Also, I heard that your family used to be a tenant of this official's family?"

"That's right, both of Mo's parents died when he was young, and he was brought up entirely by his uncle, who was also a tenant in the master's family." Zuo Liangyu admitted frankly, and then said: "My lord probably doesn't remember. My lord, you were grazing cows in your house. Because you accidentally dropped a calf to death, you were whipped by your housekeeper. Later, your uncle kowtowed to plead for mercy, and the housekeeper of your house spared the life of the last general. Later, in the second year of Tianqi, Yuan Futai from Liaodong went south to Guangxi to recruit soldiers, and when he passed Linqing, he saw the last general practicing martial arts, so he brought the last general to serve in the army."

"What else?" Eldest Young Master Zhang and Zhang Shitou glanced at each other, one thought that this guy was a cowherd boy with a bitter hatred, and the other thought that this guy had been whipped by my father, no wonder he was with us So bad.Zuo Liangyu continued to ask: "My lord, do you have any questions or orders? If you don't have any, then I will retire."

"This guy's heart is very narrow." Obedient and listening, just hearing Zuo Liangyu's extremely impatient tone, Young Master Zhang immediately understood - this guy's heart must not be that wide, and he probably remembers it Considering the pain that his landlord family brought to him as a little cowherd boy, and this guy and his two confidantes Ma Shiying and Wu Liuqi are natural enemies, and he was a soldier for Yuan Chonghuan, so he is not very reliable in all likelihood. up.At this point, Young Master Zhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't have any orders. I just heard that you are from Linqing, so I asked you to meet a fellow villager. I wanted to invite you to dinner. Since you have official business, Then you go to work first."

"The last general will leave!" Zuo Liangyu agreed loudly, exchanged a vicious look with Wu Liuqi, and raised his head to leave the account without hesitation.As soon as Zuo Liangyu stepped out of the tent, Wu Liuqi jumped up immediately and shouted: "Brother Zhang, although I have always obeyed you and listened to you, if you transfer your fellow countryman to the slave slaughter army , Brother, I’m sorry, so I can only resign and go home! Brother, I absolutely don’t want to fight side by side with this kind of person!”

"Don't worry, I won't let him join the slave slaughter army. On the contrary, Brother Wu, I also want to remind you that you must be careful on the battlefield!" Young Master Zhang said in a deep voice, "Have you all noticed? Just now Liangyu's eyes are not right at all, no matter which one of us he looks at, there is hatred and murderous intent in his eyes! Obviously, this guy is extremely narrow-minded and has never forgotten the past! So whether it is you Wu Liuqi, It's you, and myself, who have to guard against him!"

"Then let me be him first?" Wu Liuqi asked happily.Young Master Zhang shook his head, and said in a low voice, "It's not easy to kill him? It's a matter of one sentence, but now is not the time."

"Master Zhang is right. Although this guy is annoying, but now is not the time to deal with him." Henan Deputy General Rui Qi also said cautiously: "Lord Ministry, please forgive me for saying something that should not be said. Officials of Shaanxi-Gansu generals, I don’t seem to be too convinced of you.” Chen Yongsheng, another Henan deputy general, also said in a deep voice: “My lord, the last general has also noticed that Mr. Sun Ge seems to be relying on the old to sell the old, and the generals and officials in Shaanxi and Gansu seem to only Listen to him, not to you."

"The two generals are too polite - what does it seem like? It's the truth!" Young Master Zhang said with a wry smile, "But it's not surprising. Last year I drove the main force of the rebels back to Shaanxi, and I even tricked Mr. Sun Ge into making Shaanxi Loopholes in the army's defense line to block the rebels from returning to Shaanxi have greatly offended the generals and officials in Shaanxi and Gansu. Now I stepped on them to climb to the post of governor of the five provinces and became their boss Boss, Mr. Sun Ge and they are still convinced."

"The only way to do it now is to establish your prestige only if you take Xi'an quickly, my boss. Otherwise, the future battles will be difficult to fight." Song Xiance warned.The honest man Shi Kefa also said angrily: "My lord, you should order General Mangui and the Tunu army to join forces in Xi'an as soon as possible. When they arrive, taking Xi'an will be easy for you. Why are they so crazy?"

"Wrong, if I take Xi'an with the cavalry of the Slaughter Army and General Man Gui, they will only be even more unconvinced." Young Master Zhang shook his head and said darkly: "At that time, someone will definitely mutter that since the Slaughter Army They are so good at fighting with General Mangui’s iron cavalry, so what do we need them for? Let the Tu Nujun and General Mangui fight all the battles in the future.” Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang slapped the table and said firmly : "So the only way now is to rely on the current army to take Xi'an, so that my prestige can be established!"

"It's true, but we only have one thousand slave-slaughter troops now? The [-] new recruits recruited by General Zhang Dapao haven't been trained much yet, so they won't be able to go to the battlefield." Shi Kefa asked worriedly.Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng next to him protested: "Mr. Shi, how could you forget our Henan army?" Can you also help Zhang Butang attack the city?" After speaking, the two generals knelt down on one knee to Young Master Zhang, clasped their fists and said in unison: "Zhang Butang, the last generals are all people who have committed crimes and made meritorious deeds. Although they are not talented, they are I am also willing to go through fire and water for you, and attack the city! As long as you give an order, the last general will take the lead and attack the city bravely!"

"Two generals, please get up." Young Master Zhang got up, personally supported the two generals Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng who had been scolded by him as shit a few days ago, held their hands and said: "Your mood, my officer I understand very well, but your troops are still insufficient. You can’t take down the city of Xi’an with 10,000+ thieves defending from the front. So you can’t be in a hurry, everyone can’t be in a hurry. This matter needs to be discussed slowly. You should hurry up these few days It's time to strengthen the training of the army, and I have to think carefully about what to do next."

"Boss, student, please intervene." Song Xiance reminded: "If you really want to take back Xi'an with your current strength, you must rely on the Shaanxi army, but the Shaanxi army will definitely not listen to your orders now, and maybe you will return to Xi'an." It will drag you down on the battlefield. You have to plan how to do it."

Song Xiance's crow's mouth unfortunately said that at the same moment, the generals at all levels in Shaanxi and Gansu who were extremely dissatisfied with Young Master Zhang quietly got together behind Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou, and negotiated a pact with each other-that is, to treat Young Master Zhang If you don't obey your orders, don't obey them, if you are in a hurry, you will do it!Whatever you say, let the imperial court know that the chaotic situation in Shaanxi cannot be suppressed by a hairless and insidious little boy like Young Master Zhang. Only Sun Chengzong, who has won the hearts of the army, is the best candidate for the governor of the five provinces!
(End of this chapter)