Chapter 1397
"The thief under the command of the thief moved Liu Fangliang to Zhuxian Town. It seems that he came to us."
In Xiangcheng County, the three ministers will gather together. .
No news arrived at night, Zhu Bingkun hurriedly asked people to inform Zheng Wu. Of the four soldiers and horses in Xiangcheng, one of them was directly under Ying Yi and had no generals. Therefore, with the newly promoted Zheng Jiu, there were only three generals. Zheng Jiu and Zhu Bingkun are stationed in Xiangcheng County, and Zheng Wu and Ying Yi are directly under their subordinates and stationed in Shoushan Daying.
"According to the newsletter that night is not received, Liu Fangliang’s thieves have more than 40,000 soldiers. Among them, the old battalion is 3,000, and the second is 15 to 20,000. apart from this, also 50,000 to 70,000 subordinates are old and weak, and there are nearly 100,000 people in total." Zhu Bingkun said: "The thief’s generals, Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, and Liu Zongmin are not in the hands of the lord. The remaining Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Tian Seeing Xiu and the others was his last support and the main force in the siege of Kaifeng. Now Liu Fangliang moves his troops to Zhuxian Town, which is a good thing for us."
Zheng Wu and Zheng Jiu are both deep. I think so.
Zheng Wudao: "Our army currently has four 10,000 soldiers and horses, of which nearly 2,000 are on the list. After two battles, the rest have been tempered to a certain degree, and the fighting intent is high. Although Liu Fangliang has nearly 100,000 people in his hands, with more mobs, you and I are both confident to defeat this thief. The robbers surrounded Kaifeng, and now that Liu Fangliang withdraws from Liu Fangliang, Kaifeng must be a little easier, and I must be able to hold on for more time."
Zheng Jiu laughed: "What Brother Fifth and Zhu Bujun said makes sense. At the moment, the appointment of the Imperial Court has not yet arrived, so the lord is hung up. But the siege of Kaifeng must be solved. There are millions of commoners in Kaifeng. This is the lord. It’s necessary. Kaifeng can hold on for more time, and the benefits will be even greater."
Zhu Bingkun slightly nodded: "If you don’t receive news at night, Liu Fangliang’s schedule is extremely slow. Li Yan and Luo Rucai are in front of you. Before, I was afraid of this thief and did not dare to enter. But I have to be prepared-what crafty plots and machinations of the thief have."
Zheng Wu said with a smile: "Trifling the thief, can you What's the strategy? You and I are guarding this place. In any case, if he wants to fight, he must do the real thing. I think we should think about the longer term."
Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu expression moved, Zhu Bingkun said: "Old Zheng have any thoughts, please refer to them for details."
"Liu Fangliang moved to Zhuxian Town. I think the intentions of these thieves are nothing more than defensive strategies. Their main energy is , I’m still in Kaifeng. I’m afraid I want to guard us, break Kaifeng first, and then come back to compete with us. If we rush forward, Li Yan and Luo Ru will be a lesson. Let’s use Liu Fangliang’s thieves as the sharpening stone. Have a good time." Zheng Wu smiled: "As for the long-term plan...you and I know the Lord’s ambitions. Kaifeng is the Central Plains. There are millions of commoners in the Central Plains. If they can be brought back to their hearts, a major event can be expected. . But there are some people in Kaifeng who don’t need to stay."
As soon as these words came out, both Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu froze.
Zhu Bingkun said after a moment: "Old Zheng said right! Kaifeng also has a prince, also governor’s yamen, and an ambassador, etc., if Kaifeng’s siege is resolved, these people are still alive, they will form against the lord. Strain."
Zheng Jiuyi clapped his hands: "So they must die!"
Zheng Wu smiled and shook his head: "There is no need to kill. The thief has been under siege for a long time, I'm afraid these People have long wanted to get out of this muddy water pool. It is not difficult to kill, but after killing, it is easy to leave behind, it is better to send them away. I think the capital should be a good place."
Zhu Bingkun said with palms. a smile: "In this way, not only is there no handle, but also benefits!"
Zheng Wudao: "Exactly. After all, a prince, a group of officials in Xinjiang, can be regarded as saving their lives, and they are not expected To be grateful and seeking to repay the kindness, as long as you can say a word to the lord at a critical time, there will often be unexpected benefits."
They all know that Ying Yi needs the famous instrument of the Great Ming Dynasty. That's why there is such an idea.
Zheng Wu has been with Zheng Yunzhi for many years, and he has heard and understood these things. Zhu Bingkun never thought that Zheng Jiu was too straight-tempered, and never thought about it.
"The city of Kaifeng is very big. No matter how powerful the thieves are, it is impossible to get through. Discuss with Zhang Shi and see if we can send a few people into Kaifeng to facilitate this."
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Liu Fangliang has 100,000 people. He was originally the main force in the siege of Kaifeng, but because Li Yan and Luo Rucai were defeated one after another, Li Chuang had to pull him out and move his troops to Zhuxian Town, far away. The defense of Xiangcheng Yingyi's soldiers and horses.
As expected by Zheng Grade Five, neither the thief nor Liu Fangliang thought of raising troops to attack Xiangcheng immediately. Li Yan and Luo Ru were defeated too quickly, coupled with the previous defeats of Li Guo and the others, the trespassers were bitter and afraid to advance.
But he made up his mind to take root in Zhuxian Town, just for defense.
Currently, Li Chuang has been besieging Kaifeng for several months. Although Kaifeng city is guarded strictly, it is about to run out of food. This allowed Li Chuang to see the opportunity to break the city.
Ying Yi's soldiers and horses are like a man on their backs, which urges Li Chuang to break through Kaifeng's eagerness.
Now he only needs to guard against Ying Yi, he needs to break Kaifeng as soon as possible, and then use the might of the city to crush him.
Of course, Li Chuang, under the reminder of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, did not forget the Gezuo and Xian thief in Huainan. Although embarrassed, he still sent people to Huainan to contact the two gangsters, hoping that Ma Huihui and Zhang Xianzhong would lead their troops to attack Nanyang and contain Ying Yi and share the pressure for him.
The thief made a series of actions, and the movement was not small. Especially after Liu Fangliang was transferred, the pressure on Kaifeng city's face strength was reduced, which attracted the attention of the Kaifeng defenders.
Since last year, this is the third time that Li Chuang has besieged Kaifeng. Kaifeng is a piece of fat, but Li Chuang has not been able to eat it, for his own reasons.
It's not as easy as Luoyang, Kaifeng can be said to be united when facing Li Chuang. The lessons learned from Luoyang, for Zhu Family Royal Family, the fate of Fu Wang is vivid. For the commoners, the fate of the Luoyang commoners is also vivid. No one in Kaifeng believes in the benevolence and righteousness of the king—the vassal who was driven out of Kaifeng and used as cannon fodder to attack the city, and the blockbuster films starved to death. How many are they? Originally Luoyang's commoners?
The king of Kaifeng Zhou stayed in the city, he was full of wine and meat, recruited warriors to defend the city, and even went out of the city to attack and kill the thief. In addition, the Henan General Chen Yongfu used his troops cautiously, and the governor Gao Mingheng cooperated properly, which made Li Chuang unable to Succeeded.
After the thief transferred Liu Fangliang, the pressure in Kaifeng eased. Chen Yongfu noticed the situation here and discussed with Gao Mingheng.
"The pressure in the south of the city has dropped sharply. Yesterday, I saw a large camp of thief soldiers surging in the city, and probably something happened." Chen Yongfu said.
Gao Mingheng, the governor, pondered for a moment: "Is it because the reinforcements have arrived?"
Chen Yongfu said: "The governor's words are extremely true. Non-reinforcements are not enough to contain the culprits. Those who attacked the southern wall. The leader of the thieves is Liu Fangliang. This person is extremely brave and violent. He has repeatedly attacked the city without suffering any casualties, but today he is silent. The final petition, I would like to go out of the city to try."