Chapter 1712: Ren Zijuan: People’s hearts are changeable
Gonghua City was so close to the Capital City that the results of the night-to-night battle were quickly communicated, and the Capital City received the news almost immediately.
"What did you say? You were blocked in the Yu River?" Prince Yi Zhong couldn't believe his ears.
Tens of thousands of troops were stopped by a Yu River. Is this Yu River the Yangtze River and the Yellow River? Prince Yi Zhong knew the topography of the Gyeonggi area very well. He had also crossed the Yu River dozens of times, so what was it?
It’s just a river ditch. Even during the flood season in autumn, it’s only a few dozen paces wide. Who can stop an army of tens of thousands?
Even if it is difficult to cross the river at night, what about during the day?
"The Fifth Army Camp blocked the Xuanfu Army's eastward advance at the Yuhe Stone Bridge. Last night the two armies fought at the Yuhe Stone Bridge all night long. It was not until this morning that the Xuanfu Army finally crossed the Yuhe River and surrounded the Fifth Army Camp in Gonghua City. "In." The person who reported to Prince Yi Zhong was someone sent by his cronies who had been placed in the Xuanfu army. Even for Niu Jizong, Prince Yi Zhong could not completely rest assured.
It's not that I don't worry about Niu Jizong's loyalty, but that Niu Jizong controls tens of thousands of troops. It is inevitable that he will have his own ideas and may not act strictly according to his own intentions. This is inevitable for every single-person coach, and the same is true for Wang Ziteng.
Prince Yi Zhong could not intervene in everything, but he felt that he should at least keep abreast of these specific situations at all times, and Niu Jizong and Wang Ziteng should also take the initiative to report them.
But often these people will report selectively, either reporting good news but not bad news, or reporting bad news but not good news. In short, they report what is beneficial to themselves, hide what is detrimental, or want to achieve a certain purpose. This is also Yizhong. The most troublesome thing for the prince.
"Can Lao Shi's Fifth Military Camp stop Niu Jizong's Xuanfu Army?" Prince Yi Zhong became furious when he heard this. "The Fifth Military Camp was taken away by Chen Jixian. Lao Shi took great pains to get rid of Qian Guozhong's Shenji Camp." Thousands of people have gone there, can they stop Niu Jizong? Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army has been reduced to the same level as the Jingying camp?"
The visitor was so nervous that he didn't know how to answer the angry prince.
Wang Zinian resolved the embarrassment for the other party, "As far as we know, not all the five military camps were dispatched, but two troops were dispatched. It's only a few thousand people. It's impossible to stop Niu Gong's army, right?"
"It is true that there are only a few thousand people, but the Yu River has swollen. Although the water surface is not wide, the water is much deeper. Moreover, Niu Gong did not expect that there would be a Beijing camp coming out to block the road. He had been scouting the Jizhen Army, so We did not consider any obstacles on the Yu River. The collection of civilian boats was not smooth for a while, so it was delayed until the morning. However, the stone bridge on the Yu River encountered roadblocks set up by the Beijing camp in advance, and they mainly used firearms. The Xuanfu army did not expect it. , so he was caught off guard, and the stone bridge was too narrow, which made it easier for the Jingying camp to take advantage of its firearms, so it suffered two setbacks..."
"Twice frustrated?" Prince Yi Zhong was so angry that he couldn't help but clicked his tongue, "To put it so politely, did it cause a **** head, nose, bruises and swollen face? How many were killed or injured? Were muscles and bones broken? Fifty thousand elite frontier troops. , was actually frustrated in front of thousands of Beijing camps that had not been established for several days. Is Gonghua City still majestic as the Capital City, or is the Yu River wider than the Yangtze River? Do you doubt whether Niu Jizong is Niu Jizong? Could it be that Governor Xuanda has become an old man? 10. The Jingying Jiedu envoy became Niu Jizong, and the two sides were reversed?!"
The most sarcastic and sarcastic thing he could do was enough to show how angry Prince Yoshitaka was.
Wang Zinian is also a little embarrassed. The performance of the Xuanfu army is indeed a bit awkward. You said that the Ji Zhen army suffered a slight setback, which is acceptable, but why did the Jingying gang of street gangs become like this? Could it be that King Zhonghui, an idler who knew nothing, became a famous general? No one would believe me if I told you.
The envoy raised his head in embarrassment and explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I don't know about the situation of the Yu River. Although the river surface is not wide, the water has swelled due to the rain some time ago. The water depth is close to one foot, and there are river beaches on both sides. The thick accumulation of silt and floating mud made it difficult to build a pontoon bridge or a boat ferry. It took us a lot of effort to cross the river..."
"Crossing the river? Does it mean that Niu Jizong failed to knock down the stone bridge in the end, or did he force the other party to evacuate and enter Gonghua City because he crossed the river elsewhere?"
Prince Yi Zhong was quite good at it. He basically made a rough guess, and it was hard for the envoy to deny it. He could only nod his head and said: "The fire blunderbuss equipment in the Beijing camp is completely different from what we have seen in the past. It is very powerful." Especially ferocious, with long range, strong penetrating power, and fast firing speed. If you adopt the round fire method, it is indeed a difficult enemy to deal with. They defend the stone bridge. The stone bridge deck is too narrow. If you use a camper to cover it, it will be difficult to hide. Because there are too few soldiers behind them, if there are no camp wagons to cover the wings, and the shield alone cannot withstand it, the opponent's fire blunderbuss can easily penetrate the shield. We didn't know this before, so we suffered a big loss..."
"After suffering a loss once, can we suffer a second loss? How many people are there in the capital camp, and how many are you?" Prince Yi Zhong still looked disdainful, "Okay, I won't say more, so when will Niu Jizong prepare now?" Entering the capital? You Shigong is probably not far away from Gonghua City. Could it be that he just watched Gonghua City standing there like a nail stuck in his back? "
Prince Yi Zhong snorted softly and looked at the time, "Does that mean that Niu Jizong is already attacking Gonghua City at this time? Forget it, I just believe him once and wait for good news from him here. The information I got, You Shi Gong is rushing to Gonghua City urgently. If he doesn't capture Gonghua City before Shen Shi, I'm afraid Niu Jizong will face a confrontation with the Jizhen Army. If that happens, it will be very unfavorable and difficult to say. You tell this news Convey it to him."
Wang Zinian didn't say anything, but he thought about it and asked the envoy to go back at this time and said that it was estimated that the city on the other side had been conquered or had been defeated again, and the situation would be really dangerous, and he would even have to consider a second plan.
The messenger has left.
But Prince Yoshitaka fell into confusion and entanglement.
Now how to do? Although Niu Jizong was still swearing, he was unable to break through a small Yuhe stone bridge in one night, and he was still facing the gang of street gangs in Jingying. This made him have some doubts. Whether Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army was like the outside world So powerful as imagined.
It is said that the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army are the elite of the elite frontier armies, even more so than the Liaodong Army. But why did it take tens of thousands of troops to face thousands of Beijing camps and it took them a night to barely cross the river? And now they are just sending this army The Beijing camp is trapped in Gonghua City and has not yet been captured, which cannot help but make people suspicious.
Previously, he had considered that once the Xuanfu army arrived at the capital, even if the Ji Zhen army arrived, he would go straight to Ye Xianggao to express his attitude. In that case, he believed that Ye Xianggao would not dare to do anything to him. It was an unfavorable move. After all, he just wanted to supervise the country under such circumstances, and did not show that he would succeed to the throne immediately.
Based on his understanding of Ye Xianggao's character, Ye Xianggao would probably shirk and delay, but as long as he dared not deny it immediately, it would be a victory.
Lao Si’s useless sons are not worth mentioning, but he can make full use of Jiangnan’s influence to exert influence on Ye Xianggao.
After all, Ye Xianggao was also a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River. What these civil servants paid more attention to was the sentence "share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats". Whoever succeeds to the throne will need them to help govern the world. This is the biggest reliance of the scholars. As long as they themselves Promising Ye Xianggao to continue to be the chief assistant, Prince Yi Zhong believed that Ye Xianggao would eventually recognize him.
It’s nothing more than some transactions.
Li Tingji is already seventy years old and can become an official. As Li San is the confidant of the fourth son and is from the north, he can also be removed from serving as a cabinet minister. In this way, Tang Binyin can be appointed as the cabinet minister and another cabinet minister can be appointed. Miao Changqi and Jia Jinglai can choose to consider the position. If that doesn't work, it would be a suitable arrangement to take down Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites, and let Miao Changqi take over as the Minister of Rites.
If Qi Yongtai knows what he is interested in, he still needs a northerner to balance the cabinet ministers, and he can still be allowed to stay in office.
In this case, Prince Yoshitaka felt that he could completely control the government. Even if the fourth child woke up in the future, nothing would be changed. He had this confidence.
But now that the situation has evolved into this, Prince Yoshitaka cannot help but be a little worried.
Niu Jizong’s Xuanfu army couldn’t even get close to the capital city. How could I argue with Ye Xianggao to persuade him? How to make Ye Xianggao accept him?
For these scholars and civil servants, I am afraid that the incompetent sons of Lao Si would be easier for them to control, right?
"Zinian, what do you think I should do now?" Prince Yi Zhong turned away from his previous anger and became a little depressed at this time, "Niu Jizong is really embarrassing me, creating such a situation. Come on, Gu thought he would have arrived at the capital city before You Shigong, but he didn’t expect..."
Wang Zinian did not expect that according to their expectations, Niu Jizong would have arrived at the capital city by now. Even if You Shigong also arrived at the capital city, it would not matter.
Because the wind direction has changed, the situation has changed, the people's hearts in the entire capital city have become turbulent, and the minds of civil servants will also change because of this. This is a trend, but now you can't get close to the capital city, even if it is only fifty or sixty miles away But the feeling is different. When you arrive at the city gate, the children from the Beijing camp who are guarding the city gate are just living for a living and have no backbone. Do you dare to stop them?
But now?
(End of this chapter)