Chapter 2053 Gui Zi Juan invites helpers and brings his own dry food

“Oh, what should I say?” Fan Yundeng actually thought of something and asked with a smile.

"You and I know what is going on in Shaanxi now." Cao Zhengxiu said calmly: "Although Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan has all kinds of skills, it is nothing more than relying on his father's appointment as governor of the three sides and the connections of the Yulin General Army. It's definitely nothing, but when it comes to the local area, I'm afraid it's hard for him to have any connections. This Shaanxi is dominated by Lu and Sun, haha, of course now we have to add the grass-headed kings of all walks of life..."

Fan Yundeng curled his lips contemptuously, "These grass bandits, do you really think they can accomplish anything? As soon as the border troops arrived, everything fell apart. It's just that He Shixian refuses to send troops now."

"Old Fan, I'm afraid it's not that simple. You have the impression of old calendars." Cao Zhengxiu said seriously: "Now there are Caotou Kings in Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang, Shaanxi Province, but these Caotou Kings and Caotou Kings There are still differences. There are still a few that are quite powerful. More importantly, even if He Shixian sends troops to save Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan's face, I guess the most he can do is help clean up a few prefectures and counties in the north of Yan'an Prefecture. , if you ask him to send troops too far south, I don’t think he will agree.”

"Why?" Fan Yundeng was surprised: "Xiao Feng Xiuzuan has the title of Minister of War, and has the power to mobilize border towns."

"Yes, Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan has this power, but what about the Mongolians outside the border wall? Unless Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan can settle Bu Shitu and Su Nang first, Yulin Town's first priority will always be prevention Mongolians." Cao Zhengxiu sneered: "Xiao Feng Xiuzhan has the power to mobilize the Yulin army, but as the commander-in-chief of Yulin, it is impossible to listen to all of them. It would be good if I can send you some troops. The governor is not the governor, Xiao Feng Xiuzhan Not his father either!"

Fan Yunden said silently, there is indeed a difference between them.

It is true that the governor with the title of Minister of War has the right to mobilize troops, but there is a difference between the governor who focuses on civil affairs and supplements military affairs, and the governor who focuses on military affairs and supplements civil affairs.

Theoretically, the Yulin General Soldier has the right to refuse orders issued by the Shaanxi Governor that he considers to be beyond his authority or detrimental to border security. However, if it is an order from the Trilateral Governor, the Yulin General Soldier has no right to disobey the order. Once he disobeys the Trilateral Governor, he can Directly deprive him of his power and let his deputy take over, or even directly engage in military law.

Of course, the governor may have to suffer backlash if he kills the general on the spot. Generally, no one would be so wild and violent.

 This is the difference between the governor-general and the governor of the Zhou Dynasty.

"It stands to reason that the Tumut people have been very peaceful in recent years and will not make trouble at this time." Fan Yundeng said quietly after a long time.

"Haha, it's hard to say. Both the Chahar and Ordos people are doing something strange, and something will definitely happen to Bailian in Fengzhou. It may be easy to say whether the divination rabbit is lost, but where is Su Nang? He has always valued the divination rabbit in the imperial court. If you don't want to give him a title and hold it in your heart, something might happen."

Cao Zhengxiu is obviously more familiar with the situation on the grassland than Fan Yundeng, and he also has a better understanding of the inside story of the Tumut people.

"As long as there is such a possibility, He Shixian would not dare to risk the world's disapproval and transfer the main force of the Yulin Army south. If he can give Wan'er 8,000 troops to deal with Xiao Feng Xiuzuan, it will be considered a great honor." Cao Zhengxiu continued.

“Then there are still troops from Gansu Ningxia and Guyuan Town available.” Fan Yundeng said this and felt a little unconfident.

“Haha, are there any available troops in these three towns? If we really want these troops to come east, they may join forces with these rebels and become a bigger disaster.”

Cao Zhengxiu was not optimistic about the armies in these three towns at all.

After Feng Tang took away the elite main force of the entire Northwest Army in the Three Sides and Four Towns, the remaining three towns in Guyuan, Ningxia, Gansu, were basically rotten fish and shrimps. The only one left was Yulin Town to suppress the northwest. Now we still count on these stinkers. If they come to quell the rebel army, it is more likely that these people will directly join the rebel army and rebel.

Fan Yundeng was a little irritated, "According to you, the situation in Shaanxi is hopeless?"

"That's not necessarily the case. If Xiao Feng Xiuzuan dares to come, he must have something to rely on. Maybe he can make a good deal with Su Nang and Bu Shitu, or maybe He Shixian dares to take a risk and allocates 20,000 troops to support Xiao Feng Xiuzuan. Or perhaps the three towns in Guyuan, Ningxia, and Gansu can still gather some decent people for Xiao Feng Xiuzuan to use, or even Xiao Feng Xiuzuan can recruit a group of rebels? We can only guess these situations based on conventional rules. But only the parties involved can make the decision."

 Cao Zhengxiu's words are reasonable and reasonable. The land in the northwest is in such chaos that any kind of situation is possible. Feng Ziying came to the west with a golden sword. How could he dare to do this if he had no support?

"Lao Cao, where do you think our opportunity lies?" This was the question that the two of them were most concerned about, and Fan Yundeng simply got to the point.

"Never change without his origin. When Xiao Feng came to Shaanxi from the west, he definitely wanted to make some contributions so that he could go back and join the imperial court in the future. But to open up the situation in Shaanxi, he had to fight with the two old foxes Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie. , Relying on military support alone is not enough. Perhaps Qi Ge Lao, Qiao Yushi and other seniors of his division will help contact some officials in Shaanxi official circles, but I think there are not many people who can be used by him right away. It is one of them; it is also said that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan came to inspect Shaanxi, and the government gave him very little relief money. Although the specific amount is not known, it is estimated to be no more than 300,000 taels. Haha, Lao Fan, in such a big Shaanxi, 300,000 taels What can silver do? That’s the second thing.”

 “Is there anything else?” Fan Yundeng was very interested in Cao Zhengxiu’s analysis.

"The gentry in Shaanxi are harsh. Even if the civil unrest leads to such a situation, how many of them are willing to come forward to help and comfort the victims? They are all stingy people who don't have any money. No wonder the chaos is merciless to them. Now Xiao Fengxiu writes I guess I have to pluck their hair out, but with the support of Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie, it would be difficult for Xiao Feng Xiuzhan to do this. This is the third one." Cao Zhengxiu laughed, " I think Xiao Feng Xiuzhan can probably think of a situation like this, and this is our opportunity."

"Old Cao, you are very resourceful." Fan Yundeng had to admire that Cao Zhengxiu was the real local snake, and he knew much more deeply than the Shanxi people like them.

"Haha, after all, we are also from the Taigu Cao family. Although we have been here in Shaanxi for decades, we are still squeezed out by these Shaanxi people. Now we have finally waited for this opportunity, so naturally we have to seize it, Lao Fan , this opportunity is an opportunity for our Fan and Cao family to turn around." Cao Zhengxiu said every word: "I guess Xiao Feng Xiuzuan is probably going to Shaanxi with Qingqiu, and is using a deception trick."

"Oh?" Fan Yunden was surprised, "You mean he has left?"

"That's not necessarily the case. He will definitely pretend to be sick for two days, and even meet guests while he is sick to let everyone know that he is really sick, and then leave quietly. It would be a pity if we can't see him today. Maybe he will really leave tomorrow." Cao Zhengxiu said very confidently.

I have to say that Cao Zhengxiu’s guess was accurate. Feng Ziying was indeed pretending to be ill, but he did not refuse to see the guests.

The arrival of Zheng Chongjian, Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu made Feng Ziying very happy.

The three of them were ordered by the Ministry of War to go to Shanxi early to reorganize the garrison troops and prepare for the civil unrest that might spread from Shaanxi. In addition, they also needed to provide soldiers for the reconstruction of the border armies in Shanxi and Datong towns.

They successively reorganized the army at the Zhenxi Guard in Kelan Prefecture, the Luzhou Guard in Changzhi, and the Ningshan Guard in Zezhou. However, in view of the rapid deterioration of the situation in Shaanxi, the Ministry of War sent the two men to Puzhou to reorganize the local guard troops and civilians. , requiring them to quickly form a reserve army.

This actually shows that the Ministry of War has realized that the chaos in Shaanxi may spread to Shanxi, especially the risk in the direction of Tongguan is rapidly amplifying.

Before Feng Ziying left Beijing, she also spoke to Zhang Huaichang and talked about the difficulties she might face after arriving in Shaanxi. The rebels were setting fire everywhere. It was now clear that there were riots of a certain scale in the four prefectures of Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang, and Xi'an. Army, it will definitely be very difficult to rely solely on the Yulin Army to calm down the situation, so I hope that the Ministry of War will provide support and reorganize the Shaanxi Dusi Guards in order to cooperate with the armies of the four towns to exterminate the rebels.

Zhang Huaichang could not make too many promises in terms of money and equipment, so he finally agreed with Feng Ziying to bring Zheng Chongjian and a group of officials and military attachés led by them to Shaanxi to help Feng Ziying train troops in Shaanxi. He also agreed that Feng Ziying could act cheaply, and It can be regarded as reducing the pressure on Yulin Town.

Feng Ziying also hosted a banquet in the mansion to entertain Zheng Chongjian and his party.

"Dazhang, Boya, Yuxuan, I'm in dire straits right now. Even the journey to Shaanxi is extremely dangerous. Maybe my head will be cut off before I get to Xi'an. If you come to help me, you can save my life." Now." Feng Ziying raised her wine glass and said cheerfully with her drunkenness: "I am now empty-handed, with no money, no food, no one, no equipment, so the imperial court gave me a status and asked me to solve the chaos in Shaanxi. You are forcing me to be like a sheep into a tiger's mouth."

 There were only four people in the flower hall, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.

Zheng Chongjian can be regarded as a senior military officer among a group of people. He has been hanging out in the Ministry of War since he was in charge of government. He also went to Ningxia with Feng Ziying to fight the rebellion, so he speaks much more casually.

"Okay, Ziying, I know you are giving us a chance to make a contribution. Don't make the situation so bad, and don't be afraid of scaring us away. No one will do the dirty work for you?"

Zheng Chongjian, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu have also traveled thousands of miles in the past few months. They are so tired that they have lost weight. Their original short and fat figures have become darker and thinner. I wanted to take a breath, but I didn't expect to be beaten again. Feng Ziying summoned Datong with a letter.

Wealth and honor are sought in danger. If there were not such a chaotic and dangerous situation in Shaanxi, how would it be the turn of these fledgling juniors to do meritorious deeds?

 (End of this chapter)