Chapter 121 Influence
In the long river of history, one detail can often change the direction of history, and there are countless similar things.
In the late Ming Dynasty, a chicken in Shandong led to the Wuqiao mutiny, which gave Huang Taiji the most eager batch of firearms, thus laying the foundation for the Qing Dynasty to compete for the world.
In this era, at this moment, a little role under Wang Zhi was nominally just a accountant, which had a direct and extremely far-reaching impact on the Southeast turmoil that occurred in the first year of Longqing.
Although Zhang San was just a guerrilla general, he was born as a child of a tenant from the Qian family. He was the first leader of the Qian family's guard team and the most trusted figure in the southeast.
Therefore, although Zhang San was actually a family slave and was just a guerrilla, his weight in the southeast was actually quite high, because many people judged Qian Yuan and even Suiyuan's movements through him.
Therefore, when Zhang San broke up and attacked the government office, Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui felt humiliation in their hearts, and were filled with endless disappointment.
Hou Ruliang's appreciation of Qian Rui comes from a long talk a few months ago and also from possible purposes after the war. Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui did not order Qian Rui to behead the flag because they hoped to try their best to find out the truth of Zhoushan through Qian Rui.
Because after Ge Hao led the two Zhejiang Navy to the north, Wang Bengu and Hou Ruliang agreed to not continue to wait for the Wusong Navy. But early this morning, the troops controlled by Dong Yikui had already traveled eastward and were about to send troops to the island to attack Wang Zhi.
The reason is very simple. On the one hand, Wang Bengu hopes to start a war before the court has a resolution, so as to throw all the blame on Wang Zhi's head.
After all, once the fight starts, public opinion will only think that Wang Zhibian is not changing his nature and attacks the coast again, but will not think that the court officials are wrong. This is called political correctness.
Wang Bengu in history played this trick.
On the other hand, Wang Bengu also hoped to make military achievements before the court sent important officials to the south to preside over the overall situation of anti-Japanese war. After Hou Ruliang participated, Wang Bengu did not expect to be transferred from the Zhejiang Inspector to the governor of Zhejiang, but at least he had to make military achievements to ensure that he would gain dividends after the war.
The biggest problem is that once the fight officially starts, can Wang Zhi resist fighting back?
Maybe in a few days, Japanese pirates will invade Jiaxing, Shaoxing, and Taizhou. By then, Qian Yuan’s old subordinates such as Yang Wen, Zhang San, Hou Jigao, and Zhang Yuanxun will have to follow him to the battlefield. No matter how strong Suiyuan has influencing the southeast, it will not be able to stop the overall situation.
But Zhang San's sudden move shattered Wang Bengu's plan.
This is an accident and a coincidence.
Zhang San dared to break up and attack the government office, attacked and killed more than ten border soldiers, forcing Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui to flee in a panic.
Under such circumstances, will Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui still dare to continue to attack Zhoushan?
Zhang San’s actions will have a great influence on many people, and many people will mutter in their hearts, is Zhang San so bold and arrogant, so he was instructed by Qian Yuan?
Some people even recall that many years ago, for Wang Zhi, Qian Yuan led his guards to Hangzhou and surrounded the governor's yamen.
Not to mention the others, Yang Wen, Hou Jigao, Zhang Yuanxun, and Ge Hao are either Qian Yuan's old subordinates or Tan Lun's old subordinates, and they all have a close relationship with Qian Yuan.
If Zhang San dares to tear his face apart, will Wang Bengu be relieved to those people?
What will happen if we continue to attack Zhoushan and let Yang Wen, Zhang San and Hou Jigao lead the army?
What if Yue Puhe, Lu Peng, and Dong Yiyuan lead the army, and Yang Wen and Zhang San lead the army around him?
At this moment, the entire Zhenhai was in chaos. Zhang San led his personal soldiers to escort Qian Rui to the east and brought the guards out.
The official army stationed in Jinji Mountain has advanced east today. After hearing the news, Dong Yiyuan and Lu Peng personally led their troops across the river to intercept Zhang San and his party.
Wang Bengu didn't know what to do, but he understood that if he didn't take Zhang San, he would lose all his prestige and would not have to think about whether to make achievements or revenge.
What's even more terrible is that if Zhang San is not suppressed, he will order the official army to attack Zhoushan and start a war. Then, it is very likely that Wang Bengu will take the blame in the end.
So, Wang Zhi, who was looking far away from the top of Zhoushan, could not have imagined that he released Qian Rui, but it led to internal strife among the government army.
Looking down from the sky, smoke and dust were everywhere on both sides of the Yongjiang River, horses shuttled back and forth, and flags were flying all over the sky.
On the north bank of the Yongjiang River, Zhang Sanhe left the city early, Hou Jigao led hundreds of martial soldiers to travel east, Dong Yiyuan and Lu Peng led their troops to set up defenses and block them, and a little further east, the guerrilla general Yang Wen had already led his army out of the camp to prepare for the response.
On the south bank of the Yongjiang River, Yuepu River and Zhang Yuanxun's army were faintly confronting, and the army under Zhang San, who was stationed in the Dinghai Housing, was rushing towards him.
In fact, most people don’t know what happened. Zhang Yuanxun and Yue Puhe inexplicably received the messenger sent by Zhang San and Wang Bengu. The two are old friends and exchange information with each other but they didn’t figure out what happened.
Seeing that Dong Yiyuan led his army to block the road from afar, Qian Rui wanted to slap himself in regret. If he had known this, he would have not found Yang Wen in the military camp, so he should have waited outside the camp. Why bother to enter the city?
In addition, Qian Rui also wanted to slap Zhang San. He was regarded as a guest of honor by Hou Ruliang, and there was no danger. This guy was bold and daring to lead his troops into the government office to snatch him out.
Of course, Qian Rui could understand that if something went wrong, his son would have to peel off Zhang San's skin.
Zhang San in front seemed to notice something, and turned around and smiled comfortably at Qian Rui. Obviously, this guy was seeking credit... Qian Rui was so angry that he laughed.
However, Zhang San was in a misfortune this time, otherwise at least today, Dong Yiyuan and Lu Peng would arrive at the beach and tentatively climbed Zhoushan. In fact, the fastest move of Zhejiang and Western Ginseng General Tang Kekuan had already arrived at the beach.
"Let's array!" Zhang San shouted, and the captains of the surrounding guards and personal soldiers responded together, commanding the military soldiers to form a defensive formation.
As smoke and dust spread across the street, Dong Yiyuan turned his head and looked at the big ship on the river. Dong Yikui at the bow of the ship was expressionless and silent.
As the general of Zhejiang, Dong Yikui was surrounded by heavy troops when the war was approaching. As a result, he accidentally lost such a big face. With Hou Ruliang, Wang Bengu, Hu Yingjia and Xu Jie's confidant, he naturally would not swallow his anger.
Although Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui on the ship still don’t know what happened, they are very clear about what needs to be done next.
Break the face?
When Wang Zhi had fled and went out to sea, Wang Bengu signed three impeachment memorials into Beijing, and there was no clear decision in the court, nor did he send important officials to the general to do anything, Wang Bengu and Dong Yikui were not afraid of breaking up.
Chapter completed!