Chapter 317: The trapped beasts and bandit soldiers

In fact, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, it was quite embarrassing to establish the capital where the capital was. Zhu Yuanzhang intended to establish the capital of Xi'an, but the 800-mile Qinchuan was no longer a fertile land in the Han and Tang dynasties. The war was in chaos and ruins. The northern border was not pacified at that time, and Yanjing was not a good choice.

The only choice was to establish the capital of Nanjing. After the rebellion of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di, Zhu Di was very determined to pacify the border troubles in the north when he was in power, and had a bold idea, which was to "take the emperor as the magistrate to guard the border." The emperor was in the capital near the border, and naturally had a large army gathered here.

This policy is not a success, but from the moment, there is no failure. At least the Mongolian Tatar cavalry has never entered the Central Plains and raging as before.

Everything has its pros and cons. The existence of the capital allowed the Northern Zhili to gather one-third of the country's troops, and a large number of people also gathered here. The land in the north could not support so many people under the agricultural level at that time. In fact, this situation began a long time ago.

Of course, the solution has existed a long time ago. The role of the Grand Canal in Beijing and Hangzhou is to transport rice and grain from Jiangnan to the north to adjust whether there is or not. During the Yuan Dynasty, there was also large-scale maritime grain transportation. It is not an exaggeration to call the transportation of this canal the main artery of the Ming Dynasty. If the food is cut off, the capital can still support it, but the surrounding garrisons and towns will be famine.

Although it is important, the defenses on both sides of the canal cannot be said to be tight. Although there are scattered garrisons and barracks on both sides, the purpose is only to facilitate the transportation of the canal, because the Grand Canal itself is in the inner hinterland of the Ming Dynasty and it is impossible to lose. In other words, if even the canal was controlled, the Ming Dynasty's country would have long been destroyed.

The garrison in Zoucheng was surnamed Kong, but he had nothing to do with the saints' house in Qufu. Of course, it was impossible to stand in the title of a disciple in Zoucheng's sub-sage inheritance. After Kong's garrison was transferred to Dongchang Prefecture, he originally wanted to fill the defense vacuum here, because the troops who could fight or all deployed defenses around Linyi, Kong's garrison could at best be the second-line troops.

However, he was not worried, because there was a Yuyang City ahead of him. Even if the rebels had to take action, they had to attack Yuyang City. If Yuyang City was attacked, they would be able to prepare in time. No one expected that there was no news in Yuyang City, and thousands of rebels appeared under their city.

Looking at the rebel formation under the city, Kong Shoujie couldn't help feeling a little desperate. Although the ones under the city were called rebels, the lineup was very neat, and there were more than 1,000 horses. Now the official army knew that the rebels had two core forces, one was more than 2,000 horses with more than 2,000 horses, who came and went like the wind, and the knights were fierce. There was also Liu Shisan's iron armored soldiers, with about 2,500 people, and they were said to be invincible.

The two teams suffered no losses in the battle between the government troops and the government troops, and they took a lot of advantages. The encircled and suppressed officials were afraid of encountering these two teams. Who would have thought that there was one under the city now?

The deputy general next to him also looked wrong. When the troops drove over, they took a deep breath. The soldiers on the city were yelling loudly from the small flag and the general flag officers at all levels to strengthen the city defense, and transported the rolling wood and stones to the position. The deputy general gently touched Kong Guardian there, and then whispered:

"Sir, it seems that the thief army below is about to besiege the city. Two hundred mules and horses can be gathered out of the city. Now let's take our personal soldiers from the west gate!"

After saying this, Kong Shoujie still looked ahead. After a while, he turned around. The expression on his face was already dead, which scared the deputy general. Kong Shoujie said blankly:

"Behind us is Jining. Do you know how serious the fall of the canal transportation is?"

Although the officers of the Ming Dynasty were all serfs for deducting military pay and driving their subordinates into serfs, they still had a clear judgment on the situation on the battlefield. At this time, the Ming army had not yet reached the point of facing the Qing Dynasty, and they did not even dare to fight and immediately fled. Therefore, when the deputy general heard Kong Shoujie's words, he immediately understood that if the rebels passed Zoucheng so simply, if there were any mistakes in the Caoyun and Jining, even if they wanted to find a reason, they could not escape it. They could almost have predicted the result, and they would have to be confiscated and killed by the whole family, or even the nine clans were killed.

Kong Shoujie and his deputy were staying in the city for a while. Kong Shoujie suddenly raised his hand and slapped his deputy. The busy officials around him looked at the place with their eyes. The adjutant was even more stunned. Kong Shoujie's eyes were already fierce and shouted loudly there:

"Why are you still standing here? Let's go to see the city defense for me!"

The deputy general also woke up and turned around and shouted fiercely at the officers and soldiers around him:

"If Zoucheng falls, everyone will be killed by the court. If we run away, we can't run away from the horse team below. Now the boys can only fight with them!"

Kong Shoujie shouted behind him:

"My wife and children are still waiting for us to go back in Dongchang Mansion. We can't just throw our lives outside. Xiao Wu, go and bring the salary up!"

Soon, Guard Kong's personal soldiers carefully lifted more than a dozen silver boxes. Guard Kong stood on the box and waved and shouted:

"This is the six-month salary for my brothers. As long as I pass this pass, I will pay the money at once, and the court will have another reward!"

Silver is the most exciting thing. The city was in silence. The soldiers' breathing became heavy. The deputy generals over there raised their hands and cut open the silver box. The white silver leaked out. Suddenly, I don't know who started, and a huge shouting sound broke out from the city:

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Soon, the head of the Meng family in the city also came to visit Kong Shoujie. The Meng family had hereditary official positions and had a large number of land and manors outside the city, but the chaos naturally could not survive anything when the city was destroyed. Moreover, after the city was broken, the situation of a large family like the Meng family could be imagined. Therefore, the head of the Meng family also brought the army with silver and labor, and also gathered a large number of strong men to help the war. The magistrate of Zoucheng also came.

It was rare for Zoucheng to have a situation of military and civilian relationship, rather than the embarrassing scene when Kong Shoujie and his 4,000 soldiers first arrived here, and were called a predatory place by the people of Zoucheng.

Wen Dao also arranged for his subordinates to rest and organize under the city. This time, he brought out six thousand soldiers and horses and only brought supplies for three days to attack Jining. They bypassed Yuyang on the road, prepared to capture Zoucheng, take a break in Zoucheng, and then attack Jining. The battle during this period made Wen Dao and Liu Shisan particularly look down on the combat effectiveness of the official army. Both of them had the experience of winning with less.

When the cousins ​​talked, they often felt that now there was such a strong army and abundant logistics, which was a good time to win the world. Even those who had always been silent in the Jing Palace, Prince Jing was already trying to get close to them.

Thinking of the letter Liu Shier sent them, Wen Dao felt that his cousin, who was known as an unparalleled wisdom, was a little too careful. Staying with Jiang Feng had already forgotten the glory of the Liu family back then, and he just wanted to follow Jiang Feng, the military officer who had no ambitions.

The shouting at the top of the city did not shake Wen Dao's new location. No matter how high the morale was, in his eyes, he felt that the attack would retreat after the beginning. He took down Jining and obtained a large amount of grain and reserves from Jining, a canal. Following the canal, he could quickly go north to the capital or south to Nanjing. At that time, the strategy would be taken in his own hands. This strategy was told to them by Liu Shier. Although communications are almost interrupted, the plan was still implemented according to the original one.

Wen Dao rode his horse to a big cart of his army, dismounted and jumped onto the big cart, shouting at the resting soldiers:

"Capture Zoucheng and destroy Jining again. At that time, my brothers will follow me to enjoy wealth, wealth, and countless women!"

Now Wen Dao ordered his army to use the city to break through and plunder to stimulate morale. If Liu Shisan had not advised him to manage well and leave him with a usable territory, he would have been destroyed long ago. However, this is also the difference between the two sides. Wen Dao was always in the wild and acted very fiercely. However, it was a habitual idea for some officials to stay in the military camp for a few years.

This time, Wen Dao brought out all his subordinates. When he heard this tempting encouragement, he shouted loudly. The atmosphere caused the climax for a while, but the voice was quite chaotic, and more than 6,000 people shouted in a mess:

"Open Zoucheng and open Jining!"

The chaotic shouts below made the soldiers and the people in the city share the same hatred for the enemy. If these people opened the city, wouldn’t it be a situation where the jade and stone were burned? The head of the Meng family and the magistrate of Zoucheng immediately added weight to the work of the army and made several promises, such as the benefits after defending the city.

At the same time, the magistrate and the garrison sent a quick horse envoy to report the news had already left the Xicheng Gate and galloped towards Jining. Suddenly, someone in the city shouted anxiously, "The thieves have attacked the city." The hearts of the people and officials under the city were slackening. At this time, they heard neat shouts outside the city:
Chapter completed!