Chapter 32: Jiangnan Rebellion

Lu Lin's death was just one person in this great change.

Lu Lin, who is alive, may be very important.

But the dead Lu Lin is just one of the casualty figures.

At this moment, Wang Shu's hair is more than half gray compared to a few days ago.

He was under tremendous pressure.

He even felt that his future was going to be ruined in Jiangnan.

You must know that Jiangnan has been peaceful for a hundred years, but in his hands, such a thing happened. Whether the reason is him or not, he has to take responsibility.

Wang Shu has a strong temperament, but it is revealed at this moment.

Although, he knew that today's incident, he might have to be dismissed, even imprisoned, or even beheaded. But none of them can stop him from acting now.

There was no news from Beijing for a day, and he was a minister for a day. As soon as he is a minister, he will be held responsible.

seems to know that his fate is not good, but he has no scruples.

He first had to figure out the ins and outs of these things.

Jinyiwei's intelligence arrived first.

These people were all from the factories of Songjiang Prefecture, and even they once captured Songjiang City and killed the Songjiang Prefect. However, there is a garrison in Matsue Prefecture.

That's right, it's the sailor mentioned earlier.

More than 1,000 people rushed to Songjiang Mansion in the garrison of Baoshan Institute, but the two sides did not fight much at all, and these people fled.

At this time, they are still scattered.

No, now these people are still scattered, although they have the banner of a Great Zhou Heavenly Army, but there are dozens of bandit leaders, all of whom are called generals, and no one obeys anyone.

But the local people in Suzhou may not want to be thieves, but they are hungry at home, so they naturally have to find a way.

There are many wealthy people in Suzhou.

These people have food.

As a result, the local people in Suzhou actually used their banner to rob rich households and eat big households.

Now, Wang Shu hardly knows how many thieves there are, and he doesn't know where the thieves are. Who is the head of the thief?

Or rather, there is no thief at all.

When he encountered today's events, he naturally wanted to consult Mao Rui.

Mao Rui was also very embarrassed in the face of this situation, and said: "My lord, the current situation of Suzhou is not defendable at all, Suzhou City is too big, 15,000 soldiers, and it is impossible to even arrange the periphery of Suzhou City. ”

"If you want to defend it, you can only retreat to the city wall of Suzhou."

Wang Shu naturally shook his head and said, "No." ”

After all, Suzhou is different from other places, and the Suzhou city wall is actually just a piece of the center of Suzhou, which is estimated to be less than one-fifth of the entire Suzhou city.

Let Wang Shu throw so many people to thieves, he naturally won't do it.

Mao Rui said: "In fact, there is another way, but I don't know if adults dare to do it?" ”

Wang Shu said: "General, please speak." ”

Mao Rui said: "Take the initiative. Now the thieves are just a rabble, and with my five thousand soldiers, it is enough to urge the enemy, but it is also risky. ”

"After all, the enemy situation is unknown. As soon as the soldiers came out, it was natural for the thieves to be defeated, but the city of Suzhou was empty. ”

This is what Wang Shu has the most headache for.

If these thieves gather together and fight in a proper manner, he won't have a headache.

Some of the rabble, who were improvised and who might not even be equipped with long knives, and the elite division that Daming killed from the sea of corpses and blood, it is needless to say who wins and who loses.

But the problem is that the thieves are too scattered, like stars in the sky, everywhere.

Although the thousands of sailors and soldiers in Songjiang Mansion were urgently called, there was no reason to come to Suzhou, and the same is true.

Because it's the same on the Songjiang side, it's everywhere.

It was like a wildfire, with a "bang", that ignited the wilderness.

Wang Shu pondered for a moment and said: "The people are in dire straits, saving people is like fighting a fire, and there can be no delay for a moment. Even if you send troops, Suzhou City will be handed over to me. ”

Mao Rui said: "Then let the dog stay to protect the adult." ”

Wang Shu did not refuse.

After Wang Shu just met Mao Rui, he immediately summoned the leading figures of the various families in the south of the Yangtze River who were still in Suzhou City. didn't talk nonsense with them, and said: "There is something wrong in Suzhou, the official is just dead, and the ancestors' houses are all in Shaanxi, so there is nothing to worry about, but is it okay for you to wait?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed.

In ancient times, death was not the most terrible thing, the most terrible thing was the severance of the family lineage.

"What do you want us to do, sir? Please speak up. We'll do everything you want. ”

These people also learned Wang Shu's skills, and they also knew Wang Shu's ability, and they didn't have the heart to make trouble with Wang Shu at this time.

Wang Shu said: "Okay, you are all the pillars of the country. Immediately summoned your children and went to the governor's yamen to listen to my orders. ”

The relationship between the imperial court and the gentry was so complicated.

Both hostility and cooperation.

As for whether hostility is greater than cooperation or cooperation is greater than hostility, it is necessary to analyze the specific situation on a case-by-case basis.

The number of family members and children of these families is not large, but at least they are physically strong, and as for actual combat experience or anything, Wang Shu does not force it.

Fortunately, these thieves may not have them.

Wang Shu called Chen Yue over again and said: "Whether you and I can keep our heads depends on the present, if we successfully quell the rebellion, we may be able to save my life, if something happens, I will naturally repay the emperor's favor with death, and the lord is a minister who guards the land, what to do, you also know." ”

Chen Yue's face was pale at the moment.

Just because he knows it. When the land defender meets the lost city, it has always been a dead word.

Chen Yue didn't want to die, he immediately saluted Wang Shu and said categorically: "Please command." ”

"Okay." Wang Shu said: "I have read the yellow book of Suzhou Mansion, you have done a good job, there are nearly 100 miles in Suzhou City, and there are 100,000 households. I asked for a hundred men to be sent out for every mile to defend the war for the government, and directly issued two taels of silver, and I have requisitioned the silver taels of the Shaofu. ”

Nearly 100 miles in the city of Suzhou.

This is not the distance, but the Lijia.

Generally, one hundred and ten households is one mile. Baili refers to more than 10,000 households, and each household has about three or four people to more than a dozen people, generally speaking, around five people.

It's all local population.

There is a large number of immigrants in the city of Suzhou. But most of the time, the foreign population is not easy to manage, and it is convenient to transfer manpower from these original Lijia after all, plus these people are locals, and they can guard their homes and fight will.

Chen Yue said: "Please find out, within one day, I will prepare 30,000 strong men for adults." ”

Chen Yue has nothing to keep at the moment, about his net worth and life.

In Suzhou City, those people can be called, and Chen Yue naturally knows it.

Wang Shu said: "This matter, please leave it to your lord."

Chen Yue also hurriedly went out to run errands.

As a result, the entire governor's yamen, the Suzhou government yamen, and other political envoys, inspection yamen, and other yamen, began to get busy.

Wang Shu called Zhang Li again and said, "I don't care what method you use, you must let the chickens and dogs in the city give me peace." If you don't follow, you can cut it first and then play it. ”

"It's about millions of people in Suzhou, and nothing can happen."

Zhang Li said with a serious face: "Please rest assured. The old decay has a breath, and these rats can't make any waves. ”

After Wang Shu sent Zhang Li away.

Lost in deep contemplation, everything has been done. The recital of the court has long been issued, Wang Shu has no matter how big or small, and the performance of 1510 should be his own mistake, and he has never been blocked.

For the rest of the things, Wang Shu can only get rid of distracting thoughts, do things well, and prepare to take these rabble to defend Suzhou City, and wait for Mao Rui to return from chaos.

Fortunately, Wang Shu was born in a border area, although he has never really fought, but he is not too unfamiliar with fighting, but Wang Shu never thought of it.

After the catastrophe, Shaanxi, which should have been in chaos, did not have chaos, but Jiangnan, which has always been peaceful, had such a big chaos, and he, a Shaanxi person, was needed to fight here.

This in itself is ironic.

On the second day, Mao Rui's army set off, and left more than 1,000 soldiers for Wang Shu when he left. And Wang Shu worked all night and gathered 50,000 strong men.

The sons and servants of the families, the people who were recruited, the strong men who were recruited, and the other people who were in a mess. Wang Shu arranged for them to set up barriers at the intersections on the outskirts of Suzhou City, after all, when the enemy arrived at the gate of Suzhou, it would be a matter of several miles deep into the city of Suzhou. It can only be guarded at the farthest intersection. No one is allowed to enter or leave Suzhou City.