Chapter 2187 The scroll of decane characters is shadowy, life-saving straw

  Ye Xianggao’s words revived the stagnant atmosphere a little bit. After all, Feng Ziying still brought everyone a surprise in Shaanxi, and quickly quelled the most serious civil unrest in the three prefectures of northern Shaanxi.

Now the chaos is basically limited to the eastern part of Xi'an Prefecture. Of course, this is also the most difficult challenge, because although the eastern part of Xi'an Prefecture is relatively dry, it is reasonable to say that there should not be such a ferocious chaos, but this area is relatively rich. As a result, the rebel army from the south of Yan'an Mansion flooded into this area, and the strength of the rebel army in this area doubled, and it has already advanced into Pingyang Mansion in Hedong and Shanxi.

  Feng Ziying quelled the rebellion with one hand, and started to collect the stolen money from the investigation of corruption cases with the other hand. This step is the same as his method in Beijing, so that the stolen money collected can ease the pressure on relief.

After all, the 300,000 taels of silver given by the imperial court is just a drop in the bucket. If he does not find another way out, and the problem of the refugees and the hungry is not resolved, even if he quells the current civil disturbance, he will not be able to solve the root problem. Resurrected from the ashes again, but to solve the survival problem of the refugees and hungry people, there is no money or food.

It is unavoidable to hurt the interests of some people here, but everyone here is considered a sensible person. It is very clear that if Feng Ziying does not do this, the situation in Shaanxi will not be settled, so sometimes Feng Ziying can only let Feng Ziying take care of it. After all, the overall situation matters. .

"Yes, Ziying has smoothed Shaanxi and stabilized the northwest, so we can spare Shanxi to deal with it." Li Sancai also nodded in agreement, "Ye Xiang, shouldn't it be time to draw the Northwest Army into Shanxi? If this continues, I will I'm a little worried that the situation in southern Shanxi will worsen. We can't think that the situation can be reversed if the rebel army's attack on Linfen is blocked. I'm very worried that the rebel army in the east of Xi'an Prefecture will march across the river in a large scale. We'll make a decision at that time. , it’s too late.”

Ye Xianggao was a little hesitant, and glanced at Fang Congzhe and Qi Yongtai, "Zhonghan, Chengfeng, what do you two agree? The Northwest Army has recovered Shandong and has been resting for some time. Feng Tang proposed to attack Xuzhou, and It seems that he is full of confidence, and he also said that Chen Jixian is willing to cooperate with Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu, what do you think?"

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy to beat Xuzhou?" Fang Congzhe hesitated, "In fact, Niu Jizong and the others voluntarily withdrew Jining and Yanzhou, but Xuzhou is different. It is Nanzhi's territory. Losing Xuzhou, it can be said that Jiangnan will Under our army's front, Huaian, Fengyang, and Yangzhou are completely safe to defend, Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu can't see this, right?"

Qi Yongtai is also a little uncertain. It is of course a good thing to win Xuzhou in one fell swoop, but the situation in Shanxi is not optimistic. Although the rebellion army was frustrated when it went north to attack Linfen, and the Shanxi Town army is also moving south steadily, the situation has not been completely reversed. If If it continues to drag on, if the rebellious army regains its momentum, the threat to Shanxi will be too great.

"Daofu, is Chai Guozhu's Shanxi Zhennanxia Division sure to solve the situation in Pingyang? I always feel that the number of troops is still too small. If there is a mistake and the situation deteriorates again, it may affect Lu'an Mansion and Zezhou. "Qi Yongtai looked at Li Sancai.

   Li Sancai felt embarrassed when Qi Yongtai asked him this question.

This is indeed difficult to predict. Chai Guozhu's Shanxi Town has not recovered after Su Shengdu's wave of losses. The situation of the guards of the Shanxi Capital Division is not satisfactory. Now they are making up for Shanxi Town Well, it's really hard to say that it's safe to win against the chaos army, and this is what he is most worried about.

   But Fang Congzhe obviously hoped to fight Xuzhou first, but if he wanted to fight Xuzhou, he could not draw the Northwest Army, which was unacceptable to Li Sancai.

  He didn't want to offend Fang Congzhe, and to be honest, it was necessary to take Xuzhou down, but could he just bet on Shanxi Town to solve the Pingyang rebellion? What if it fails?

  This question is a challenge for everyone, and making a decision means being responsible for the result.

  The hall was a little dull for a while.

   "How about letting the Northwest Army continue to attack Xuzhou, and let Sun Chengzong lead a part of the Northern Front Army to go west into Shanxi?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ye Xianggao could only make this suggestion by himself. This suggestion has to bear risks, because various intelligences show that the Jianzhou women are mobilizing their troops and preparing to take action. In addition, Lin Danbatur also has a change At that time, the Northern Front Legion led by Sun Chengzong was going to join forces in Jizhen and stationed on the line from Shanhaiguan to Yizhouwei just in case.

   But this is already the beginning of winter. In theory, fighting in winter is not good for any side, and it is even more bad for the attacking side. Are Nurhachi and Lindanbatur really going to take risks?

"No!" Qi Yongtai and Li Sancai shook their heads again and again, "Nurha Chilangzi is ambitious, and Lindan Batur seems to have been tempted by Nurhachi. If there is no Northern Front Legion in Liaoxi, Nurhachi and Lindan Batur will definitely Something happened."

"But if they want to make trouble, shouldn't it be September? It's already October, and it's about to start snowing. Will they fight in winter?" Even if Ye Xianggao is not good at military affairs He is proficient and knows the difficulties of winter combat.

  This question also made it difficult for Li Sancai and Qi Yongtai to answer.

  In theory, this is true, but no one can guarantee that there will be accidents.

Sighing, Ye Xianggao also felt a headache, "Lieutenant Long Jin also said that Fengzhou Bailian outside Datong's side wall is ready to move, Su Nang is dissatisfied with his status as General Dragon and Tiger, and still covets Bu Shitu's status as King of Shunyi , but also to cause trouble, but so far, there are all kinds of signs, but no real action has been formed, but all our main elites on the Nine Sides have been restrained, and they can't even deal with the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River with all their strength. Putting down civil unrest in Shaanxi and Shanxi is also tied in Huguang, could this also be a conspiracy?"

  When Ye Xianggao said this, the other three felt that they really felt this way. Why did these foreign enemies move so skillfully?

With the exception of the three sides and four towns, the elites of the other five towns were held back and could not move. Now they could only rely on the Northwest Army to solve the Jiangnan problem. Chen Jixian was first and foremost at both ends, and this situation has never been truly reversed.

"Everyone, I want to remind you that if Jiangnan cannot be fully recovered before next year's summer grain harvest, the imperial court's finances will collapse completely, and it will be difficult to maintain it no matter what means are used." Fang Congzhe emphasized, "This is not alarmist talk, but a fact. Huang Ruliang has reported the financial situation of the household department three times. In order to support the Shandong campaign and the reconstruction of the three towns of Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu, he has borrowed three million taels of silver from Haitong Yinzhuang. 500,000 taels of food and relief, and if we want to continue going south to Xuzhou, or even recover Huai’an and Yangzhou, we will need at least 800,000 to 1 million taels of silver, which does not include the need for a possible war in Liaodong,…”

  Fang Congzhe, as the second assistant in charge of finance, is most concerned about financial issues. Only by completely recovering Jiangnan can the financial problems be solved. Otherwise, if it is delayed until next year, let alone other things, the court itself will collapse.

  Fang Congzhe's words became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Even Qi Yongtai fell silent.

   If Jiangnan is not recovered, everything will be suspended, and the finances will drag down the court. Even if the Northwest Army divides troops to pacify southern Shanxi, what about the food and wages?

Ye Xianggao sighed, and made a final decision: "That's it. Sun Chengzong will still go north to garrison in western Liaoning. Let Feng Tang lead the Northwest Army to capture Xuzhou as soon as possible, and wait for the opportunity to go south to recapture Huai'an and Yangzhou. Fengyang is temporarily ignored, and it makes sense to take it back. No big deal, Huaian and Yangzhou must be taken back, no matter how you negotiate with Chen Jixian, even if it is a temporary concession, you must cross the river before next summer!"

"Then here in southern Jin?" Li Sancai asked, hesitated for a moment before saying again: "I remember that Ziying seemed to say that he let the Tongguan guards cross the river to defend Puzhou, and kept the salt and salt in Siyan City. The lesson is not lost, but he has stopped there, if the situation in Shaanxi improves, can he be allowed to consider taking appropriate measures for Chai Guozhu in the south?"

Fang Congzhe glanced at Li Sancai suspiciously: "Is there any spare power in Shaanxi? Tongguan Guard only has a few thousand soldiers? Amitabha is enough to defend Puzhou without losing it, and still have spare power to launch an attack to support Chai Guozhu? I'm still worried What if the rebel army in Xi'an Prefecture suddenly goes south to go to Gongtong Pass? Is Feng Ziying trying to scare the rebel army with an empty city plan?"

   Not to mention, Feng Ziying was really playing an empty city plan. Before that, he had hoped that the Four Guards of Xi'an would come to reinforce him, but he didn't expect the Four Guards of Xi'an to be like that, so he could only bluff for a while.

Fortunately, the rebel army is also a little afraid of the name of Tongguanwei, and their goal is to go to the city to get more money, goods and food. They are not very interested in attacking a purely military fortress, so they have never attacked in the direction of Tongguanwei. Meaning, this made Feng Ziying feel at ease.

   But this situation is unsustainable. Once the rebel army finds out, or if that rebel army really wants to take down Tongguan to show its prestige, it will be troublesome.

  That's why Feng Ziying wanted to let the Guyuan army enter Xi'an to quickly solve the problem of Xi'an's four guards. After that, he must immediately go east to open the main road from Weinan to Tongguan.

"If the Guyuan army advances to Tongguanwei, and they can solve the troubled troops in the eastern part of Xi'an Prefecture as soon as possible, then can we consider taking care of Jinnan?" Li Sancai still refused to give up. They were almost drawn out, but after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. If you squeeze it, you can still squeeze out 81,000 troops. If you want to go out to fight, the problem of food and wages is difficult to solve, it depends on whether Ziying can do it well. Solved the problem."

  Li Sancai said hopelessly: "Send Ziying a letter to talk about it. If possible, try to help."

  (end of this chapter)