Chapter 2563: Guizi is involved in Hebei and establishes his power

The dispute in the back house did not affect Feng Ziying's mood at all. At this time, his mind was focused on preparations before traveling.

The route to Baoding is very simple. Walk up Liangshan, pass Zhuozhou, and then enter Baoding Prefecture.

Shuntian, Zhending, Hejian, and Baoding are the four major prefectures in the North Zhili region. Basically, each prefecture is equivalent to more than twice the size of the other small prefectures—Yongping, Shunde, Guangping, and Daming—in terms of population. Or territory.

Baoding governs Yizhou, Laishui, Dingxing, Xincheng, Rongcheng, Xiongxian, Ansu, Mancheng, Qingyuan, Anzhou, Gaoyang, Lixian, Qizhou, Boye, Shenze, Shulu, Qing Du, Wanxian and Tangxian, nineteen prefectures and counties, are really big cities with millions of people. In addition, there are two health stations under the jurisdiction of Zijingguan Station and Daomaguan Station, which are affiliated to Xuanfu Town. The northeast and southwest ends of Wuhui Mountain.

The Juma River, Yishui, Bao River, Zhulong River, and Tang River are all rivers in Baoding Prefecture. They eventually converge in Xiongxian County, near Baiyangdian and Wuguandian, and finally flow downward into Tianjinwei. The famous big lake - Triangle Lake.

 At present, the situation in the north and northwest of Baoding Prefecture is barely passable, but Yizhou has long had the White Lotus Sect, but Laishui and Dingxing are not bad, and the situation in Xincheng and Rongcheng is still stable.

Danxiong County, as well as Renqiu County of Hejian Prefecture surrounding Baiyangdian and Wuguandian, Bazhou and Baoding County of Shuntian Prefecture (this Baoding County and Baoding Prefecture are two different things, the former is a county under Shuntian Prefecture, and the latter is a county The same prefecture as Shuntian Prefecture), Wen'an County, this area is centered on Baiyangdian and Wuguandian, and the White Lotus Sect and the Lake Bandits have been intertwined.

 Although there are conflicts between them, they have the same attitude when it comes to dealing with officers and soldiers.

From Dingxing to the southwest, passing through Ansu County, you will reach Qingyuan County, Baoding Prefecture. Then go southwest, pass Qingdu, and go all the way to Dingzhou, Zhending Prefecture. From Dingzhou, pass through Xinle County, you will reach Zhending Prefecture. Zhending County.

 This line is currently the most important transportation trunk line in the northern part of Beizhili. Basically, the situation is not bad, and the counties along the line are firmly controlled by the government and the army.

At present, Ma Kongying's first division controls the Qing Dynasty. This is the main transportation route from the capital city to Zhending Prefecture. It is also the main channel for the entire grain and grass logistics supply, and there is no room for loss.

In the later period, even if Ma Kongying was scolded by Yuan Yingtai or even impeached, he would not dare to listen to Yuan Yingtai's words and gather several armies for a battle and give up this line.

Just kidding, you don't even know which part of the White Lotus Sect is the main force, where it is, and how to fight it, so you have to rush to dispatch troops stationed along the line to suppress it.

Once a weak link is exposed and the White Lotus rebel army seizes the opportunity to cut off the main supply route of food and grass, it will be really fatal.

No matter how capable the army is, once it is deprived of food and grass, its morale will be affected. It is not impossible to cause mutiny or even collapse and bombing of the camp.

Therefore, a group of military generals were extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Yingtai's random command and resorted to various means to support and disobey them, causing the entire battlefield to be completely out of touch. The White Lotus Rebellion Army, which originally had no combat effectiveness at all, got such an opportunity and slowly developed and strengthened. Several The rebel army at the base has begun to take shape, and the fighting with the border troops has begun to take shape. This also makes Ma Kongying and the others extremely anxious.

The current situation is more like the officers and soldiers of the imperial court using themselves to help Bai Lian train the soldiers. Every time they enter the suppression campaign, they are not rushed, slow, itchy or painful. They are led by the nose. In the end, they just fight one or two hastily and then return to the original state. , this situation is meaningless and is even getting worse.

Now we are finally hoping that Yuan Yingtai will be transferred away and his replacement will be Governor Xiao Feng. This will make both the Xuanfu Army and Jizhen Army beam with joy.

Everyone knows that Governor Xiao Feng is a good soldier. In Ningxia, Yongping Prefecture, Shaanxi, Liaodong, and Jiangnan, he has been invincible in so many battles and has been invincible. It can be said that he has become a civil servant who can lead troops in war. First person.

Now that Governor Xiao Feng has come to supervise the army in Hebei, it means that everyone can gather under his command. No matter it is the Xuanfu Army, the Jizhen Army, or even the Jingying and Jiangbei Town in the south, there is no complaint.

Everyone takes it for granted how to arrange it, and no one will question Governor Xiao Feng's improper arrangements. This is the prestige gained through fighting.

 Further south or west to east from Zhending County, the situation becomes a bit worse.

To the west, the county towns of Huolu and Jingxing are still in the hands of the government, but the White Lotus Sect in the countryside has begun to publicly meet to challenge them. The government officials and government officials can only defend the county towns to avoid being taken advantage of by the rebel army behind them.

To the east, there are Jinzhou, Wuji, and Gaocheng. Among them, Gaocheng County has fallen, and Wuji is in danger. Because Jinzhou has a high city and thick walls, the White Lotus rebels once besieged Jinzhou. Later, they found that they could not attack, so they only besieged but did not attack.

 The situation in Baoding Prefecture, which is close to these three places and goes deep into the heart of Zhending, Shenze and Shulu counties is also very critical.

As soon as Feng Ziying left Zhuozhou and entered Baoding Prefecture, she could feel the noisy and chaotic atmosphere. Her first impression was very bad.

Ma Kongying, You Shiwei and his party were in Dingxing to welcome Feng Ziying.

 The entire Hebei war situation was divided into three parts.

 It goes without saying that the three prefectures in Henan Province to the north of the Yellow River plus parts of Guide Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province to the south of the Yellow River.

One area is mainly composed of the three prefectures from the north to the south. This area is currently in a state of laissez-faire control by the imperial court. Neither the Xuanfu Army nor the Jizhen Army has had much strength to take care of this area.

 Fortunately, the White Lotus rebels in this area worked independently and failed to form a joint force. Therefore, these three palaces seemed to be the most dangerous far away from the imperial army, but they were regarded as a kind of "darkness under the light".

Some counties were captured, such as Junxian and Dongming in Daming Prefecture, Wei County and Qinghe in Guangping Prefecture, and Julu and Guangzong in Shunde Prefecture, which were the home bases of the Zhangjiao and Zhangbao Yellow Turban Uprising during the Three Kingdoms period, but most states The county seat is still under the control of the government, but the countryside has become chaotic.

 The other area is Baoding and Zhending, the two major prefectures that work together for you and me. By the way, it also includes the southernmost part of Shuntian Prefecture and the northwest and southwest corners of Hejian Prefecture.

This large area is the most raging area of ​​the White Lotus Sect, with the strongest power, and the various rebel armies are closely connected and cooperate with each other in operations. They are basically unified under the White Lotus Sect Wang brothers and such as Zhang Hailiang, Mi Bei, Zhou Yin, An Bao and other senior disciples were in the hands.

Based on the current situation, more than twenty counties and cities in the entire Baoding, Zhen, Shuntian, and He (Jian) ​​area have been captured or are about to be captured by the White Lotus Rebellion Army, and several large White Lotus Rebellion Army forces have been formed. center.

For example, the eastern Bailian is based on Bazhou and Xiongxian, the southern Bailian is centered on Shenzhou, Shenze, Shulu, Gaocheng, Wuji, Anping, Raoyang, and Wuqiang, and the southern Bailian is centered on Yuanshi, Zhaozhou, and Luancheng , Lincheng, Gaoyi, Baixiang, Ningjin, and Longping are the western white lotus centers.

Of the three White Lotuses, the Southern White Lotus is the strongest, the Eastern White Lotus is the second, and the Western White Lotus is the weakest. However, the Western White Lotus is the farthest, and is already close to the three prefectures in the north, south, and south.

Logically speaking, You Shiwei mainly commands the Jizhen Army in the east and does not need to come here. However, as the governor, he still hopes to see him as soon as possible. Besides, the You brothers have always had a relationship with the Feng family. Unusual.

"I have a general understanding of the situation. Let me tell you about the arrangements of your armies."

Feng Ziying was sitting in the carriage with the map spread out in front of her. Ma Kongying, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, You Shiwei, the counselor of Jizhen, Hou Shilu, the other Xuanfu counselor, and Mangui, the guerrilla, were sitting around.

 Meeting Man Gui here also surprised Feng Ziying.

 Zhao Qianshan strongly recommended Mangui after the war in southern Shanxi. Mangui himself was from the Xuanfu, so Feng Ziying promoted him to the Xuanfu. Unexpectedly, he had now become a guerrilla in the Xuanfu army.

He naturally didn't know that because of his skill, he must be regarded as his confidant in the Ministry of War. In addition, Mangui himself had made great contributions, so he was naturally promoted.

Hou Shilu is also an old Xuanfu general. Looking at his fierce look, you know that he should be someone who is accustomed to fighting.

Does Feng Ziying still admire Ma Kongying? At least he can know people well and make good use of them. There is not much regional discrimination, and he does not only hire people from the northwest just because he is from the northwest.

Xuanfu Town has gone through many ups and downs. It was rebuilt after Niu Jizong left. There was no general soldier for a long time. After Ma Chengxun left, he was replaced by Yang Yuan not long after he left.

 Personnel matters are also adjusted one after another, and soldiers are coming in and out.

Finally, it took a lot of effort to wait until the old Xuanfu soldiers returned, and they had to work hard again, and their combat effectiveness would inevitably be greatly affected.

 So Yuan Yingtai felt that the Xuanfu army's combat effectiveness was not strong, which led to an unfavorable battle situation, and it was not without reason that he criticized him quite a lot.

“Currently, the Eastern White Lotus is mainly composed of the Ji Zhen army, You Da Bing, because Ji Zhen sent troops to go to western Liaoning, and You wanted to send some troops back. He was worried about the Chahar people,..."

Feng Ziying's cold voice interrupted Ma Kongying's introduction: "Why, You Shigong made the decision for me, the governor of Hebei? I don't know whether the Chahar people are in trouble with the border, so he took it upon himself to mobilize the Ji Zhen soldiers back." Is it on the side wall?"

 One sentence made Ma Kongying break into a cold sweat and subconsciously glanced at You Shigong beside him.

You Shiwei immediately turned over and knelt down in the narrow carriage compartment, "My brother doesn't dare, and neither does the general. It's just that considering that Chahar people's cavalry have appeared on the Xifengkou line, my brother is worried..."

"Hmph, You Shiwei, are you deceiving me for not having led troops in a battle or do you think I don't know the terrain along the Luanhe River?"

Feng Ziying sat cross-legged in the middle of the carriage, with four people on both sides.

"You Shigong was frightened after just a few rides on the rangers. He had fought with the Tumuts and Chahar people in Yulin and Ji Town for so many years. They said he was brave and courageous. Now he was eaten by dogs. ? Deploying troops from the front line, such a big thing, he took charge of it for me?"

You Shiwei didn't dare to answer, so he could only kneel down in the carriage.

 (End of this chapter)