Chapter 292: The so-called good news
Besides, when Shi Heng led an army of 40,000 out of Langfang and came to a wilderness, he was like a live target, and he was attacked all kinds of times all the time. Those who are near have short bows, and those who are far away have long bows. When he sent a limited cavalry in pursuit, the other side slipped faster than a rabbit.
This tactic of you going to disturb him, you stop him fighting, and you chase him made Shi Heng's mouth blister. I was furious, but there was nothing better to do it.
Originally, the road of dozens of kilometers could be reached in half a day during the march, but it took more than a day until the evening of the next day to come to Tianjinwei. As soon as he entered here, the scene he saw made Shi Heng feel like he was being played and deceived.
There are still Ming troops standing guard at the gate of the Tianjin Acropolis, and the people in the city walk as usual and in good order.
Where is the slightest bit of being attacked and being rescued? Shi Heng, who couldn't figure out what was going on, immediately sent someone to call the hundred household officials who were guarding the city, only to learn that those Japanese samurai had suddenly disappeared four days ago, and they didn't know where they went. On this matter, they also sent fast horses to inform the Jingshi.
It's just obvious that the fast horse is estimated to have had an accident, otherwise, it is impossible not to meet Shi Hengdudu, who is rushing here.
"Ran away? Gone? Shi Heng didn't think about why he didn't meet the fast horse who delivered the news all the way, he was thinking now about why these Japanese samurai disappeared, could they really go to the sky?
"Did you search the city?" Now that he has entered the Tianjin Wei and ensured the safety here, then his errand has been successfully completed, and then he has to think about how to expand the results of the battle, at least to capture some Japanese samurai, preferably alive, can be brought back to Beijing to sacrifice prisoners, so that his position in the army will be more stable.
"This... No. The hundred household officials guarding the city shook their heads in embarrassment. In fact, with the little force in his hands, he would not dare to do such a thing, and he was naturally happy that the Japanese army did not appear, so how could he take the initiative to look for it?
"Waste." Listening to the answer of the hundred household officials, Shi Heng was naturally displeased. He didn't believe that the Japanese army would withdraw so cleanly, and that some people would always have to stay to find out the news, as long as they could be caught, it would be a great achievement.
Because of Shi Heng's arrival, Tianjin Wei became even more chaotic. Originally, the people in the city who had just stopped for a few days found that the Ming reinforcements rushed into the people's homes like tigers and wolves, rushed into the shops next to the streets, and rushed into the houses and mansions of various prefectures.
To say that these Ming troops were originally holding back a fire in their bellies. Along the way, there are always sneak attacks, and now I finally have the opportunity to vent my anger, where will I be polite, at the moment, I will not let go of any suspicious place in the city, and the people who were wrongly arrested and unjustly arrested filled the entire cell for a while.
Naturally, this has caused great confusion among the people, and it is not uncommon for the elderly and children to be bullied, for women to be bullied, and for adult men to be wrongly arrested as spies.
These Ming troops were all new to the army, and they had not undergone systematic training, and their self-discipline in military discipline was extremely poor. Now you can openly do some things that you didn't dare to do before, one by one, as if it were a competition, to see who robbed more women, who bullied people with high means, and who extorted more silver.
And most of them were sent to Governor Shi Heng. As a general in charge of the army, the people below will naturally not give less benefits. Looking at the silver taels that soon piled up, Shi Heng, who originally wanted to restrain his subordinates, simply closed his mouth.
If you want the soldiers to die for themselves, you have to give them benefits. As long as they are obedient and obey their orders, a small mistake will be a matter of turning a blind eye.
Under the extensive search, not to mention that there is really something to be gained, some Japanese descendants who originally lived here were caught, and then treated as spies of the Japanese army and tortured, and finally tortured, and finally tortured, you tell him to say something, he will say something.
These real Japanese, who hid when Tianjin Wei was attacked by the so-called Japanese army, became scapegoats at this moment, and finally caught more than 300 people, and their case files were pushed in front of Shi Heng.
With the harvest, Shi Heng's face finally looked much better. Thinking that the emperor in Beijing should be waiting for good news, he personally repaired a book and wrote down his gains, such as a route from Beijing, and dozens of battles with the Japanese army, and finally succeeded in killing more than 10,000 enemies, capturing more than 300,000, and his own army also lost more than 10,000 people.
The written battle report can also be said to be a meritorious watch arranged by him to be sent to Beijing by a fast horse, and he continued to be a powerful man in Tianjin Weizhong, waiting for the emperor's commendation, and then finding a suitable time to return to Beijing as a meritorious hero.
Although the "Japanese army" was not found, the silence of the past few days gave Shi Heng the idea of fleeing from all the enemies. In addition, this time he was stationed in the city, and he was not afraid of a small sneak attack by the other side at all, so there must be no chance, and these Japanese troops, who had problems with food and shelter, should retreat at sea.
After all, it is a distant army, and it is impossible to stay in a foreign country without sufficient supplies. In order to allow these Japanese troops to withdraw, Shi Heng even deliberately ignored the defense line at the port outside the city, and only sent less than a hundred Ming soldiers there, and instructed that once the Japanese army appeared, do not be hard at it, but withdraw, just watch from a distance and report back what happened.
And on the second night of Shi Heng's entry into Tianjinwei, the "Japanese army" really appeared, the mighty team could not hide at all, as soon as they appeared, they were discovered, the hundred Ming soldiers were very obedient, quickly retreated, and witnessed tens of thousands of people entering the port, and then leaving on a sea ship that did not know when.
The "Japanese army" had withdrawn, and Shi Heng was naturally overjoyed when he learned the news. Although the process of this battle was difficult and complicated, and he was not even able to really destroy the opponent once from beginning to end, the result was good, they retreated, and even if their mission was completed, they could finally give an account to the emperor.
Shi Heng, who was full of joy, immediately asked people to write a good news, he wanted to tell the emperor and the ministers in the court as soon as possible, and at the same time, he also took this opportunity to publicize his merits and take the opportunity to ask for some benefits.
Da Ming, not only the Loyal Courage Guild fights, but he Shi Heng can also do it.
Soldiers were sent to pull up the more than 300 real Japanese civilians in Daming in prison carts, and thousands of soldiers returned to Beijing. According to Shi Heng's meaning, everywhere he went, he had to publicize it with great fanfare, as if he was afraid that others would not know what he had done.
The good news was taken ahead of schedule, and the road was unobstructed in Kaohsiung, just in the evening, the news entered the Beijing Division. After Zhu Qiyu, the emperor of the palace, learned the news, he was naturally long-faced and happy, and the case was applauded.
This time, Shi Hengdudu defeated the Japanese army, and its significance was not as simple as winning a battle. More importantly, through this battle, as the emperor, he also gained a reputation for knowing and employing people. greatly stabilized his imperial position, and there is also a point that can greatly weaken the influence of the loyal duke in the army and the hearts of the people, if one day, he stabilizes everything, and when he wants to make a move on the heroes, he will not have so many worries.
After the ministers learned the news, they were also happy and sad.
Naturally, Xi was the one who supported Emperor Daizong and those who were friendly with Governor Shiheng. This is the case in all dynasties, only when the army is stabilized first, can other things be easy to do, have the confidence to do it, and do it better.
There are not many sad courtiers, only a few. For example, explain the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hu? Acyl? 16
They are either clear or in their hearts towards Yang Chendong. Originally, it was thought that the invasion of the Japanese army at sea would not be so easy to solve, and even in the end, it would have to be brave and courageous. But now, Shi Heng is actually captured, and if he does this, I am afraid that Yang Chendong's influence will be greatly weakened, and even in the next step, when he wants to move this person, he can have a lot less worries.
Although Yang Chendong didn't do anything, after defeating Wara, he handed over all the military power, and honestly stayed in Yangjiazhuang, teaching and educating people, even the Jingshi rarely came. But his influence in the army and in the hearts of the people has always been very great, and the name of the military god is even more resounding for thousands of miles, giving people the feeling that as long as he makes a move, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
Now that there is a substitute, it is no wonder that those who care about him are so anxious.
Compared with other people's worries, Yang Chendong was much more indifferent. Even when he learned the good news from Shi Heng in front of him, his face was still as usual, standing in the room in the main hall and watching Hu Yan, Qiaoyin, Xiang Niangzi and Seventh Sister play mahjong there.
There are still many programs to be arranged in the Immortal Residence, and the Snow Lady stays there, and the seventh sister Yang Duo takes over this position and makes up a game.
Even if the seventh sister doesn't come out to replace her, there are still reserve players. For example, Junko!
Just like now, although there are enough people, she is still very honest and sits on the side, serving tea and water to everyone from time to time, very well-behaved.