"Dad, they're shameless!" Xu Dingguo said indignantly. [No pop-up novel network]

In the Yamen of the Chief Military Officer of Yulin City, the atmosphere was depressing. The light in the chamber is not very good, and it looks a little eerie. If outsiders come in, they will definitely feel a little eerie and creepy here, and they will be in awe unconsciously. In fact, there were only two people in the yamen. One is Xu Wanda, and the other is Xu Dingguo. The guards were also far away from them. Obviously, father and son were going to have some secret conversation.

At this moment, Xu Wanda stood at the entrance of the hall, closed his eyes and recuperated, without saying a word. Even though it was June, he was wearing a military armor or something, but he was dressed very neatly. The only thing I didn't put on was the heavy helmet. His waist was also straight. His son Xu Dingguo was dressed in a white suit without any armor on his body. He was a little impatient, shaking the paper fan, and constantly complaining to his father.

The people Xu Dingguo mentioned were not the white-clothed army, but the magnates in the city. As time passed, Xu Dingguo's father and son found that the biggest enemy they faced was no longer the white-clothed army outside the city, or the military households attached to the white-clothed army, but the big and small magnates who were taking refuge in the city, especially those who hated civilian officials, especially those who were prepared for military affairs. If it is pressure from others, Xu Dingguo's father and son may still be able to bear it, and they can shirk one or two. However, the pressure from the military officials made both their father and son feel very embarrassed.

It must be known that the military officials of the Ming Dynasty were absolutely fatal for military attachés. The military officials are all civilian officials, and their grades are not high, but their power is very fatal. They are in charge of the army's grain and grass, in the assessment of military attachés, and have a very important impact on the promotion of military posts in the army. It can be said that if a military attache offends an official of the military department to which he belongs, there is absolutely no good time. If you want to be promoted, it is even more impossible.

On the contrary, if you can get the favor of the military officials, then you can step forward and climb to the sky in one step. Xu Wanda has always been careful to maintain a good relationship with the officials of the military station. This is one of the main reasons why he was able to hold an official position in Yansui Town for a long time. But now, this good relationship is about to break down. Behind closed doors, the father and son had to discuss how to deal with those officials who were prepared for military affairs.

There is no way, as the military households outside the city are gathering more and more, the magnates in Yulin City can't be calm anymore. Some people advocated a breakthrough in the direction of Xi'an. The officers who are prepared for the army are the main force advocating a breakthrough. They don't know anything about military affairs, but they like to point fingers. They naively believe that only by moving closer to Xi'an can they have a chance of survival. If you continue to stay in Yulin City, you will definitely be killed by the white-clothed army.

What the? Waiting for reinforcements? Who knows when reinforcements will come? The soldiers of the entire four towns in the northwest have been transferred to Ningxia Town. At this moment, even around Xi'an Mansion, there are no troops. To rescue Yulin City, it is necessary to transfer troops from the front line of Ningxia Town. However, with the mobilization efficiency of the Ming army, when they turned around and rescued Yulin City, they were afraid that their bones had been chopped up by the angry soldiers, and the scum was gone.

The risk of sticking to the rescue is indeed too great. Besides, the interior of Yulin City is not very calm. From time to time, there is always some undercurrent. Provoked by the white-clothed army outside the city, the low-level military households in the city have been looking for opportunities to receive the white-clothed army outside into the city. In case of a loophole, the white-clothed army takes advantage of the loophole and enters the city, the consequences are unimaginable! Thinking about the fate of the officials in Ningxia Town, the officials at all levels in Yansui Town were all shuddering.

However, Xu Wanda strongly opposed the breakout. He knows best that the only thing the white army lacks is the ability to attack fortifications. Relying on the artillery of Yulin City, they can still hold back the white-clothed army for a while. However, as soon as they left such a strong barrier as Yulin City, as soon as they left the cover of the cannons, the white-clothed army would immediately rush up and chop them all to pieces. Fighting a field battle with the white-clothed army, isn't this looking for death? Even the Tatars and Mongols are not the opponents of the white-clothed army in field battles, and the official army of Yansui Town is stronger than the Tatars and Mongols?

"Forget it, let them go!" Xu Wanda finally said helplessly.

Rather than forcibly leaving military officials at all levels in the city and causing conflicts between civil and military, it is better to give them the right to choose freely. Anyway, I have already persuaded them, and I have done my best, and if they have anything in the future, they will not be able to rely on their own heads. Besides, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Perhaps, in a month or two, his own father and son will be turned into a pile of loess. The white-clothed army is not easy to deal with!

"Farewell!"

"There will be a meeting later!"

With Xu Wanda's permission, the officials of Yansui Town quietly abandoned the city. With the help of the cover of night, they quietly came out of the south gate of Yulin City. It was quiet, as if there were no defenders. They were overjoyed and hurried south. As a result, he ran seven or eight miles and fell into the ambush of the white-clothed army. The Leopard cavalry and the military households that fought together appeared from all directions and surrounded them.

"Bang bang bang!"

After a burst of gunshots, all the officials in the military preparation road fell in a pool of blood.

The military preparation road is in charge of money and food, and the military households at the bottom hate them the most. Now that I have encountered it, I will naturally not let it go. The vast majority of military households vented their hatred of being in arrears of food and salary on the military officials. Even if they were killed, there were still people coming up behind them to whip the corpses. So much so that later, even the body could not be found, and it was not known what it had been shattered into. The military households, who couldn't vent, had no choice but to re-encircle Yulin City.

The white-clothed army came to such a hand, and Xu Wanda had no way. The other magnates in Yulin City also completely cut off the idea of breaking through. At this time, they broke out, which is basically a dead end. You might be able to live a few more days if you stay in the city. Xu Wanda also cut off the idea of breaking through. The only thing he could do was to hold Yulin City to the death and not give the white-clothed army any chance. As for the outside of Yulin City, he couldn't control it.

...... "We're in Ansai too!" ”

At the end of June, there was another thunderstorm from Ansai, but it was Gao Yingxiang who led his team of horse thieves to officially start an incident in Ansai. He announced the establishment of the Ansai Autonomous Committee, accepted the leadership and command of the White Army, and appointed Xu Xingxia as the "chairman". The white-clothed army that started in Ansai, calling itself the "Qing Cavalry Army", was led by Gao Yingxiang. This unit number was determined by Xu Xingxia after Gao Yingxiang recovered from his injuries and before returning to Ansai.

The turmoil in Yansui Town inevitably spread to Yan'an Province in the south. Mizhi, Suide, Qingjian, Wubao, Baoan, Anding, Yanchuan and other places in the north of Yan'an Province were originally very poor. The biggest characteristic of these areas is that there is a serious shortage of water resources, a large area of cultivated land has failed, and the income is unsustainable. In addition, over the years, the taxes of the imperial court have continued to increase, causing local farmers to become more and more dissatisfied with the imperial court.

Of course, the peasant households did not behave as fiercely as the military households. Even if they were dissatisfied, they endured it for the time being. In a sense, civilian households are more afraid of war than military households. After all, military households are born to fight, and even if you don't want to, going to the battlefield is your destiny and must be accepted. Unless you have the ability to change your destiny. However, the team of horse thieves organized by Gao Yingxiang still broke out decisively.

After Gao Yingxiang launched the uprising, he immediately led the Qing cavalry army to the north, joined the leopard cavalry army, and prepared to attack Yulin City. The Qing cavalry army is not equipped with the moon gun, and in terms of combat effectiveness, there is a big difference between it and the regular white-clothed army. If they encounter the main force of the Ming army, they will not be able to defeat it. Therefore, it is necessary to get closer to the Leopard Cavalry as soon as possible. The arrival of the Qing cavalry army made the situation around Yulin City even more tense, and Xu Dingguo's father and son were even more bottomless.

At this juncture, news came that Xu Xingxia personally led the army from Ningxia Town to attack Yulin City in person. For a while, rumors about the White Clothes Army and Xu Xingxia spread everywhere, saying everything, and no one knew whether it was true or false. However, the terms Xu Xingxia and Baiyi Army are gradually becoming familiar to more people. In Shaanxi Province, there are fewer and fewer people who have not heard of these two terms.

However, the arrival of Gao Yingxiang did not allow the Leopard Cavalry to easily take Yulin City. The defenders of Yulin City are still fighting back. Xu Dingguo's father and son, they still have a certain ability to fight. And the magnates in the city, for their own lives, also personally went into battle to inspire their respective families to resist desperately. To a certain extent, it also stimulated the morale of the defenders.

The artillery on the head of Yulin City is buzzing every day, and it is not stingy with shells at all. Among them, the largest number of shotguns were fired. Under the threat of fierce artillery fire, it was very difficult for even the most fearless military households to rush forward. Wang Ziyong, Wang Jiayin, He Yilong and others are all brave people, and ordinary more than a dozen people can't get close. However, in the face of heavy artillery fire, they could only stare dryly.

The number of Leopard cavalry is too small. In addition to the activities around the city, there are less than a thousand people who are brave and strong, and there are really besieging Yulin City. Obviously, such forces are not enough. What's more, the Leopard Cavalry went north to reinforce this time, and they went in a hurry, and later they were transferred to find Wang Xia and them, and they didn't carry a few explosive bags when they came and went. Obviously, it is simply impossible to deal with a fortified city like Yulin City without a sufficient number of explosive packs.

At the beginning, the white-clothed army tried to take the method of conquering Ningxia City, digging tunnels and blasting Yulin City from underground. As a result, after they organized the people, it developed unexpectedly, and the land around Yulin City was really a bit hard. The long-term drought has made the land of the entire Yansui Town a bit perverted. This tunnel is not impossible to dig. However, the most optimistic estimate is that it will have to be dug until August, which will take too long.

Wang Xia said bitterly: "Thirteen, with our troops, I'm afraid it's not easy!" ”

Mao 13 seemed to have a new idea, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency is coming to attack the city in person, why don't we let it go first, and find a way to attract the enemy to other places first, so that the adults can attack the city with peace of mind?" ”

Wang Xia said curiously: "Where is it attracted?" ”

Mao 13 looked around, lowered his voice and said, "What do you think of Xi'an Mansion?" ”

Wang Xia's eyes lit up suddenly, clapped his hands vigorously, and said fiercely: "Okay! Let's go to Xi'an! Damn, Lao Tzu has long wanted to see what the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties is like! Don't scare them out of urine this time, Lao Tzu is not surnamed Wang! ”

…… When the news of the siege of Yulin Town came by the white-clothed army, the whole of Shaanxi was in an uproar. Many court officials who used to be confused suddenly felt that their eyes were dark, as if the sky was about to fall. The original state of chaos seems to have been changed all of a sudden. I really didn't expect that the danger turned out to be so close to me!

It turned out that the white-clothed army was still confined to a small fight in Ningxia Town, but now it has developed to Yansui Town, so what is it? If Yansui Town is also eroded, it will directly threaten Xi'an Mansion. If it is not quickly contained, it is only afraid that the whole province of Shaanxi will ...... By that time, I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground!

The governor of the three sides, Huang Kezhang, was immediately anxious. Xi'an in June was already a bit hot. As soon as the Governor was in a hurry, he became angry, and his upper and lower lips bubbled. However, Huang Kezhang couldn't care about it, and desperately tried to find a way to suppress Xu Xingxia's judgment. To be honest, the white-clothed army would appear in the north of Yansui Town, he couldn't have imagined it. It was because of this mistake that the entire situation in northern Shaanxi was completely out of control.

This is not the siege of Yulin City, this is a naked demonstration! Huang Kezhang could even feel Xu Xingxia's domineering. It was as if Xu Xingxia was standing in front of him, smiling at him, didn't you want to suppress me? Okay, I'll show you how you're going to suppress me! Ningxia Town is erosive, Yansui Town is also erosive, will Guyuan Town be far away?

Although Huang Kezhang has never heard of the words "a spark can start a prairie fire", he definitely understands the danger here. Yansui Town, as if it was a huge sword, hanging over the head of Xi'an Mansion, would be cut down at any time. Zhu Xieyuan, the envoy of Shaanxi, also felt the danger, and came to Huang Kezhang overnight to discuss countermeasures.

Other officials at all levels in Shaanxi, even if they were vegetarians, had to act all at this time. This is a major matter related to their own family and surname, how can they take it lightly? The officials who escaped from Ningxia City described the white-clothed army as terrible. If Xi'an Mansion is conquered by the white-clothed army, they will all die one by one without a place to be buried. If you want to survive, it is necessary to find a way out quickly.

The ordinary people of Xi'an also felt it. For a while, all kinds of gossip spread, and there were all kinds of gossip. Some people even swore that the white-clothed army was killing Xi'an. Even some shrewd people have quietly sent people to Luoyang and other places in advance to step on the point, and if the situation is not right, they will immediately flee to Henan.

...... "The White Army is coming!" ”

"The rebels in Ningxia Town are here!"

On the last day of June in the 45th year of Wanli, the Leopard Cavalry arrived near Xi'an.

On this day, the Wanli Emperor, who had not officially been in court for 1,598 days, finally showed up to convene a small-scale court meeting. The contents of the proceedings are unknown. On the same day, Xu Xingxia was in his home, teaching Lin Xiaoniang Arabic numerals.

(To be continued)