Chapter 2070 Gui Zijuan is far-sighted but fails to act
The most influential Zeng Qu family in Wubao City was decisively dealt with with thunderous means. Seeing Xia Zhiling made everyone feel excited and amazed.
He believed that even if he were sitting in Feng Ziying's position, he would not dare to resolve the Zeng and Qu families with such bold and decisive means.
You must know that there are quite a lot of connections behind these two families. The Zhou Dynasty was a society that valued connections, and the whole body was affected by connections. Moreover, these connections were all over the world, and sometimes you may not expect them.
For example, the Zeng family had in-laws in the province, and the Chief Envoy Councilor was the son and daughter of the family. The other Qu family had a son who was a military general in the town of Shanxi, but they were all taken over by Feng Ziying in an understatement.
Wubao City is not big, but the Zeng Qu family was imprisoned and searched, and even Long Jinwei directly intervened in the name of colluding with the rebels and committing rebellion. The news spread throughout the city within two hours.
Before the end of the twelfth lunar month, almost all the wealthy gentry families in the city rushed to the county government office to ask for Xia Zhiling's presence, and eagerly expressed their willingness to support Xia Zhiling's defense of the city. They would do their best to ensure the capture of Ding's family, soldiers, and supplies and food.
All this was expected by Feng Ziying.
Choose two large investors to scare the monkeys. Those retail investors are better than anyone else in observing the trend. When they realize that the direction of the wind has changed, they will naturally follow the trend.
"As of now, all the servants and soldiers of all the gentry and gentry in the city have arrived, a total of 896 people. They have been integrated and handed over to the unified command of the county in accordance with the county's requirements. The lower officials have arranged for people to be regrouped and incorporated into the civilian army. Zhuangzhong is responsible for defending the city."
Xia Zhiling couldn't suppress his excitement. Although he hadn't slept all night and his eyes were bloodshot, his mental state was as good as ever. It was much better than when Feng Ziying first met him.
If we really face an offensive similar to that of the Xuanfu Army or the Datong Army, the effect of this kind of mixed fighting between civilians and soldiers may be even worse.
In the absence of adequate training and coordination, the slightest confusion caused by the match will lead to collapse.
But now there are rebel forces outside the city, and they are defending against the city, so this method of relying more on head count to boost fighting spirit is barely acceptable, and it can be regarded as weak chickens pecking each other.
Feng Ziying arranged for the 30 or 40 people recruited by Li Guibao who had some experience in group combat to join this chaotic team to serve as point assault sharpeners in order to play some motivating role in the offensive and defensive battles.
There is a lack of enough officers to lead the team, and the melee combat ability is weak, and there is not enough time for training and integration. Such a city defense force composed of civilians and servants cannot expect too much, and can only grow on its own through baptism on the battlefield. , Feng Ziying can only comfort herself in this way.
"Master Xia, this is not enough." Seeing Xia Zhiling's energetic appearance, Feng Ziying originally did not want to dissuade him, but she had to pour cold water on him, "Although there are also mobs outside the city, our people are also good Not much, the only advantage may be to rely on the city to defend, but the advantage of the rebel army is enough to offset it. If the intelligence we have is correct, once the rebel troops from Boyan Village and Baitang Village arrive, we will not be spared."
Feng Ziying's words gave Xia Zhiling a blow. After a while of silence, Xia Zhiling said with some regrets: "Coming from the north of Suide, hundreds of miles away, they are really coming to our Wubao. Official Suide Why didn't the army stop them? Why didn't they attack Suide City?"
"Brother Shaowu, this is a lice on the monk's head - it's obvious. The rebel army is huge. How can the weak people in Suidezhou dare to go out of the city to fight with these rebels?" Feng Ziying said calmly: "Not to mention Boyan Village and The rebel army in Baitang Village is different from the general rebel army. Many of them are deserters from Yulin, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the general rebel army."
"Then the Yulin Army should be responsible for this!" Xia Zhiling said angrily: "Why didn't they send troops to pursue us?"
"This is the result of decades of financial constraints for the imperial court, and then the arrears of food and wages for the three sides and four towns. Of course, this also includes the reason why the military commanders in the border towns eat empty pay and drink the soldiers' blood. This makes it difficult for soldiers and low-level military attachés to make ends meet and simply flee to these places. The people in Baozhai were stranded and cultivated for a living. The Yulin Army could only turn a blind eye to these people, and it has become a routine after so many years."
Feng Ziying’s tone is bland, even with a bit of a smile, and there is not much emotion in it.
"It's just that the drought in the past two years has been too serious, making it impossible for these villages that were still able to survive. Naturally they don't dare to attack Yulin Town. They may think that the cost of attacking Suidezhou City is too high, but you Wu Bao It's not necessarily the county seat. Who told you to be right on the other side of Qikou Ferry, a transit and distribution center for food supplies? Moreover, the city walls are low and the people are weak. If it were me, I would be rushing here just the same."
"No, at least not yet." Feng Ziying spread her hands, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. You have to count on these untrained civilians and soldiers to defend the city, let alone the people from Boyan Village and Baitang Village. , I think it would be very embarrassing even if the Wai Tian Banner group united the Leaping Stream Tiger and the Earth-Drilling Tiger to attack the city with all their strength."
Xia Zhiling was furious, "Sir, what should we do now? We can't just sit back and wait for death."
"We have to eat food one bite at a time and do things one by one. Haven't we solved our internal worries now?" Feng Ziying said calmly, "We have integrated the forces in the city and controlled the rural gentry to avoid their constraints. This is The first thing we should do against each other is to eliminate the threat of Waving the Sky Flag as much as possible before the troops from Boyan Village and Baitang Village arrive..."
Xia Zhiling was also attentive. When he heard that Feng Ziying only mentioned the Waving Flag, but did not talk about the Leaping Stream Tiger and the Digging Tiger, his heart moved slightly, "Sir, this side of the Digging Tiger and the Leaping Stream Tiger..."
Seeing the thoughtful expression on Xia Zhiling's face, Feng Ziying slightly nodded: "Well, Shaowu, you guessed it right, I am going to use the people of Jumping Stream Tiger and Digging Tiger to solve the problem of Waving the Sky Flag." .”
If you don’t have enough strength in your hands, you can only use some cunning methods.
Although conspiracy is useless in the face of absolute strength, in this situation where the strength of the rebel army is far from absolute strength, especially when you have celebrities like Li Guibao and Liu Dingfeng in your hands as sharp knives for thunderous means, sometimes you still Can play an unexpected role.
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Li Guibao looked at Liu Dingfeng who was walking in quickly, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you say about the person named Qian?"
“I’ve already told you that he is Tiaojianhu’s spy, and he has been responsible for contacting the merchants in the city to pay for their way out of the city...”
Liu Dingfeng nodded: "Basically, the cost per person is fifty taels of silver. Gold, silver, pearls and jade can be deducted as a discount, but other belongings carried are additional and need to be paid according to a certain proportion..."
Li Guibao disagreed: "How dare these businessmen believe the promises of these rebels?"
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing you can do about it. The oil and salt on Waitianqi's side can't get in, and the Earth-Drilling Tiger has its own roads along the way, and the wells and rivers here don't interfere with each other. They've all tried their best to make money. In addition, they may have achieved some things. For example, the property they looted along the way can be sold by some of the merchants, which can be regarded as selling stolen goods."
Li Guibao has been wandering in the world for many years, has many contacts with refugees, and knows the virtues of merchants very well. As long as they can make a profit, they can sell everything at any time, so Liu Dingfeng's words are not a problem.
"Can the man named Qian make the decision for Tiaojianhu?" Li Guibao said thoughtfully: "Dingfeng, you know what Mr. Feng means. He wants to pull Tiaojianhu over. The side of Wailing Tianqi is the most dangerous and the most powerful. We must solve the problem of Tiaojianhu. Tianqi can only start from within, and Jumping Stream Tiger has the most suitable conditions."
“Can’t dig into the ground?” Liu Dingfeng couldn’t help but ask.
"The Earth-Drilling Tigers are so muddy that they can't stick to the wall and can't play a big role. Your Excellency analyzed the situation you provided to him, and contacted the informant here from the Ministry of Punishment for further information. He feels that Wang Er Mazi is still He has a bit of a desperate attitude and dares to put all his efforts into it. The underground tiger can't do it, and it might be bad, so we can only start with the jumping tiger." Li Guibao looked at Liu Dingfeng, "What do you think?"
Liu Dingfeng thought about it carefully and said hesitantly: "But Tiaojianhu came from Qingjian. It is difficult to convince the crowd, and his strength is far inferior to Wautingqi. It would be best if he could bribe Waotianqi to recruit people." .”
Feng Ziying did not hide her intention from Li Guibao and Liu Dingfeng, which was to facilitate Tiaojian Tiger King Er Mazi to attack the Waotian Banner, and even annex the Waotian Banner troops, and then use this team to deal with Boyan Village and Baitang Village southward. The rebel army.
The rebels in Baiyun Mountain can be used, and Liu Dingfeng’s cousin can be considered a usable internal agent, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
However, the rebellious army in Baiyun Mountain is still far behind the strength of Baitang Village in Boyan Village. In particular, Baitang Village in Boyan Village is still gathering people along the road, and many of its troops are originally from the Yulin Army. , can quickly form combat effectiveness, so Feng Ziying had to consider one more step and make two plans.
"My lord, Wao Tianqi, has also made a special effort to understand it. It is very difficult. Wao Tianqi is a person who has always been ambitious and wants to unify the rebel army. My lord feels that this kind of person must be killed in the bud in one fell swoop. We can't let it become a general trend, otherwise even if it is an invitation to peace, if there is any trouble in the future, we may surrender and rebel again. You don't want to leave greater disasters for the future." Li Guibao said Feng Ziying's intention calmly.
Liu Dingfeng was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Master Feng is very worried. That Waotianqi is indeed a person. He is generous and generous, and he is very prestigious in the local area. Many gentry respect him very much. If he is When a person gains power, it is indeed very troublesome.”
(End of this chapter)