Chapter 1093 Geng Scroll Misfortunes never come singly

Feng Ziying returned to the guest house, but saw that Ruixiang and Baoxiang were already waiting there, and the time seemed to be just before Mao, that is, after four o'clock in the morning. At this time, the Ministry of War and the cabinet came to summon, Feng Ziying wondered What can't happen.

  Even if the Chahar people broke through the Shunyi-Pinggu line of defense, they wouldn't come to call him. It was up to the Ministry of War to figure out how to deal with it, and it would be useless to go there.

  It was useless to think too much, so Feng Ziying took Baoxiang and Ruixiang out overnight, and they were also waiting at the corner gate of Jia's mansion. It is estimated that Ruixiang had already made an agreement before he came.

  Feng Ziying didn’t go home, and went straight to the office of the Ministry of War. First, she went to the office of the Ministry of War to understand the situation before she could say how to respond to the cabinet’s inquiries, especially now that she didn’t even know what was going on.

  As soon as he arrived at the office of the Ministry of War, he saw that the lights inside were brightly lit. Fu Zonglong had been waiting at the door early, and ran out in a hurry when he saw Feng Ziying coming.

  Seeing that Fu Zonglong's eyes were all red, he probably hadn't slept all night, and there were figures shaking inside, Feng Ziying regained his composure, and then asked, "Zhong Lun, what happened?"

  "Fu Wushuang, misfortunes never come singly, Ziying, I have encountered some bad news this night, and I don't know if today is unlucky?" Fu Zonglong sighed, and lowered his voice: "An accident happened in Banzhou."

  Feng Ziying felt relieved, what is this? It's been expected a long time ago, why does the Ministry of War need to call me?

   Isn't it already discussed?

  Wang Ziteng’s Denglai Army has been in Huguang for half a year, and it will be less than half a year since Yang He became the governor of Yunyang. In addition, Geng Ruqi went to Chongqing to serve as a co-prefect. Doesn’t it mean that Sun Chengzong will also serve as a Syrian horse soldier?

   Isn't this series of arrangements all aimed at Banzhou, why can they be so panicked? Even Feng Ziying was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke.

   "That's it?" Feng Ziying squinted at Fu Zonglong, there must be something wrong, because of this alone, Fu Zonglong would not be like this.

"The Japanese pirates landed and harassed in the Taicang area of ​​Jiading. It is said that the scale even surpassed that before the Imchen Japanese Invasion. It is initially estimated that there are more than 3,000 Japanese pirates who landed. Moreover, according to the reports from the guards at the Wusong River Station and Baoshan Station, I am afraid that the Japanese pirates this time It’s not just as simple as the coercion and collusion of coastal boat people and thieves as we said before, in addition to a large number of Japanese ronin, there are also quite a few Japanese samurai and ashigaru,..."

  Fu Zonglong's words made Feng Ziying's heart skip a beat, and finally came.

He has never let go of the power of the White Lotus Sect and the infiltration of the Japanese people he saw in the Linqing civil uprising a few years ago. This is why he has been asking Wu Yaoqing to investigate the local White Lotus Sect in Yongping Mansion since he arrived in Yongping Mansion. He didn't have much knowledge over there, so he could only rely on Long Jinwei, Zhang Jin.

  But when Zhang Jin was transferred back to Beijing, the clues from Shandong and even Nanzhi could no longer be persisted. This was also a hidden worry in Feng Ziying's heart, but it finally broke out unexpectedly.

  Jiangnan coastal defense has been slack for a long time. When Shen Yourong talked to Feng Ziying about Jiangnan defense, he made it clear that the situation in Fujian is slightly better because he has served as a general of the Fujian Navy for a long time, but the situation in Nanzhili is quite bad.

  Because after the Imjin Japanese Invasion, the Japanese pirates' harassment gradually weakened, and there was almost no major movement in the past few years, so the defense along the entire river and coast collapsed immediately, and smuggling and smuggling abounded.

If it’s pure Japanese harassment, it’s okay to say that it’s nothing more than setting up guards along the coast and along the river to deal with it. There are still a few soldiers in Nanzhili. The Nanzhili directly selected by the Japanese pirates may also consider Denglai in Shandong. For the navy fleet, the Fujian navy has not completely degenerated, so Nanzhili was chosen, but is this purpose just to harass?

Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada may no longer be Tokugawa in the history of the previous life. Now Toyotomi Hideyori's power has not been completely eradicated. It is said that they are still actively recruiting ronin and accumulating strength, but in fact they no longer have Challenge the strength of the Tokugawa family.

However, the Tokugawa family could not find a suitable reason to start a war against Osaka. All the big names in Japan were not convinced by the Tokugawa family. Perhaps the Tokugawa family hoped to use troops in China to enhance their prestige. The two performances in the First World War were not good, until the final death of illness. If the Tokugawa family can achieve a good record in the First World War against China, it will undoubtedly help them enhance their prestige and deepen their impression among the famous names in Japan.

   Maybe this is a temptation?

"Three thousand people?" Feng Ziying murmured, the number of three thousand people is nothing, even if it is several times larger than the scale of ordinary Japanese pirates' harassment, but it is said that these three thousand people caused a disturbance in Nanzhili, maybe Yes, but it is impossible to say that the siege land is the king. This is very likely to be a temptation.

  But why did the Tokugawa family suddenly think of marching into China? Are there any other secrets here?

  Feng Ziying doesn't think that Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hidetada Tokugawa will take the initiative to attack with their relatively conservative personalities. There must be someone instigating them.

"Yes, 3,000 people, Ziying, what kind of action do you think these 3,000 people are?" Fu Zonglong was also a little strange, "Let's say less, compared with the previous Japanese pirates' harassment, the scale has doubled several times, but if you think Three thousand people can accomplish something, what can be achieved? Or looting, burning and killing, what is the point? I always feel that there is something strange here."

"Zhong Lun, the Mongolian tribes invaded, the chaos in the Southwest ignited, the Japanese pirates also suddenly attacked at this time, and the Eastern captives instigated a surprise attack on Fushun, do you think this is just a coincidence?" Feng Ziying took a deep breath, "This It's a combination punch aimed at our Great Zhou, the cabinet and the Ministry of War must be prepared for this."

Fu Zonglong frowned, "The southwest side is troublesome, but the imperial court has already prepared for it. You can say that the Mongols are just a gust of wind and rain, and sooner or later they will go back to the grassland. The Donglu side is now in Fushun Pass, but they are They also lost in the Ula Department. How much trouble can these thousands of Japanese pirates cause, but they just need to consume more food, fodder, soldiers and horses. Anyway, isn’t Jiangnan always disgusted with the war in the north? They are on their own territory, let's see how they behave."

"How can it be that simple?" Feng Ziying shook her head, "The persistent corruption in the southwest will definitely drag down Huguang. If the bleeding in the south of the Yangtze River continues, it will definitely affect the imperial wealth. The Mongols have ruined Shuntian Mansion this time. How do ten thousand people live? If the imperial court’s wealth is not supported, it will definitely affect the defense of Liaodong, and if the Eastern captives take advantage of the fire, how should they deal with it?”

This is a series of problems. Feng Ziying does not believe that the Ministry of War and the cabinet will not be aware of it. If this situation continues, it will definitely destroy the financial situation that was finally improved by opening the sea in the past two years. At that time, the court will fall into a vicious circle. Even a death spiral.

  Fu Zonglong was dumbfounded by Feng Ziying's question, and he said after a while: "Then Ziying, what do you think should be?"

"Zhong Lun, if you and I can easily solve these problems, you and I should be old in the cabinet." Feng Ziying laughed at herself, and then patted Fu Zonglong on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's take a look at Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chai first." How to say, there are always more ways than difficulties, so we have to face it.”

  The sentence "there are always more solutions than difficulties" made Fu Zonglong couldn't help repeating it again and again. He felt that Feng Ziying often said some nonsense words, which were really worth savoring after careful consideration.

   "Ziying, there is one more matter..." Fu Zonglong remembered the most urgent troublesome matter, which was also closely related to Feng Ziying.

This sentence really changed Feng Ziying's face. The previous things were just things that had little to do with me, and it was not my turn to worry about them, but this matter was closely related to me, and I had only been back for two days. Zai Sai broke the contract and went south?

"Impossible!" Feng Ziying blurted out. He didn't believe that Zai Sai would do this. Then it would be impossible to gain the trust of anyone on Da Zhou's side, and Zai Sai should understand this stake.

"It's true. Mongolian cavalry have appeared in Fengrun and Yutian. Fengrun collapsed overnight because there were no defenders. Yutian saw the enemy's strength and voluntarily withdrew. However, because they were worried about the Mongols going south in the early stage, many gentry big families They have all fled into the capital city, and most ordinary people are hiding in the wild, so although the situation there is bad, it has not yet extended to Baodi and Liangchengsuo,..."

As soon as Fu Zonglong introduced the situation, Feng Ziying slowly calmed down and shook her head: "There is something weird here. If the Neikalkha and Horqin coalition forces really go south, Liangchengsuo and Baodi will definitely be in danger. They are all in Yutian and Fengrun. Harassment, has the neighboring town of Hazelnut been looted?"

  Fu Zonglong shook his head, "I didn't get the news that Zhenzi Town was looted. Zhenzi Town belongs to your Yongping Mansion. Maybe they haven't sent any news back yet?"

Zhenzi Town is a large distribution town in the west of Yongping Prefecture, and at the same time, it is the main throat from Lulong and Luanzhou to Fengrun Yutian and other places. Feng Ziying and Zaisai met there, and Zhenzi Town is only two or three miles away from Fengrun. Ten miles away, if these Mongols are really determined to go south, how can they care whose territory you are, and don't take the opportunity to loot it?

   "Zhong Lun, let's go, go and find out the situation first, I don't believe that the Nekhka people will renege on the contract at this time." Feng Ziying shook her head firmly.

   "Will the Neikha people be annoyed because the court has not responded for a long time?" Fu Zonglong asked.

   "Impossible, Zai Sai doesn't even have that little patience." Feng Ziying categorically denied it.

  (end of this chapter)