Huang Kezhang's face changed, and his spirit immediately became highly nervous. 【】

The White Army really can't wait to do it? Want to take down Xi'an City before the Chinese New Year?

This Xu Xingxia is really worry-free. According to the calculation of the battle, the main force of the white-clothed army should have just retreated from the front line. As a result, without rest and reorganization, they launched a direct attack on the city of Xi'an. He couldn't help but be a little depressed, you Xu Xingxia, if you wait a few more days, will you die? Can't you let Xi'an City finish this year?

Of course, there is no use complaining. If something goes wrong, you can only find a way to solve it. Since the white-clothed army is here, Xi'an City can only try to deal with it. Huang Kezhang tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and said calmly: "How many people are there in the white-clothed army?" ”

The spy said eagerly: "I don't know, it is estimated that there are tens of thousands. However, the exact news shows that this time it was Xu Xingxia himself who led the team! ”

It's good that he didn't mention Xu Xingxia's name. He suddenly mentioned Xu Xingxia's name, saying that Xu Xingxia personally led the team to attack Xi'an City, and all the high-level officials in the room were suddenly frightened. The faces of many people suddenly changed, and they became without the slightest blood. Some people couldn't even suppress the panic in their hearts and stood up unnaturally. They just couldn't sit still. The chair under the buttocks, as if there were countless spikes, suddenly popped out. There are also people whose bodies can't help but start to tremble.

Huang Kezhang also felt that his neck was cold, and he felt that his legs seemed to be fluttering, and he almost didn't feel like stepping on the ground. Subconsciously, Huang Kezhang despised his own body reactions. Isn't it Xu Xingxia who personally leads the team? Need to panic like this? What is there to fear about a thief? However, Huang Kezhang's own body is not controlled. In the eyes of his subordinate officials, he was indeed a little flustered.

Seeing Huang Kezhang's physical reaction, the officials below were even more flustered. You see, even the Governor General was stunned by the news of Xu Xingxia's personal arrival. One can imagine how serious this incident is. This time, I'm afraid it's really in trouble. Old Demon Xu came in person, but it was no joke. As the highest military and political governor in Shaanxi Province, they have lost their bearings on this matter, what hope can they have as subordinates?

The funniest thing is that some of the officials who were originally sitting in the back row didn't hear the spies clearly just now, and they didn't know what was going on. Seeing Huang Kezhang's appearance, they hurriedly asked. As a result, when they learned from the mouths of other people that Xu Xingxia personally led the team to attack Xi'an City, they immediately became confused.

"What? You said that Xu Lao Mo personally led the team? ”

"God, I'm sure this time, we're absolutely finished!"

Some officials screamed in desperation. Their exclamations made the other officials even more frightened. Panic is indeed creeping. Especially in the current situation. Idiots know that now the white-clothed army is in the limelight, winning every battle, unstoppable, and no one can match it. Even the Tatars and Mongols were not opponents of the White Army, and the officers and troops of the imperial court, where was there any hope of victory?

This time, the white-clothed army came to attack Xi'an City, and it was Xu Laomo who personally led the team, where is there any chance of survival in Xi'an City? Even if God creates a miracle and allows them to repel Xu Xingxia's first attack, there will be more white-clothed troops coming. If Xu Xingxia personally dispatched, there was no way to take down Xi'an City, what would it be called? Therefore, it can be 100% sure that since Xu Xingxia is here in person, he will definitely not give up if he does not take Xi'an City. In other words, it is impossible for the imperial court to hold Xi'an Mansion.

"Your Excellency the Governor, let's get out of the way! If the retreat is late, we will all fall into the hands of the white-clothed army. "There is a four-grade civil official who really can't help it, and bluntly says the truest thoughts in his heart.

"Yes, Lord Governor, seize your chance! The strength of the white-clothed army is so strong, we are fighting head-on, and we are not their opponents at all! We should retreat first, stay out of the edge for a while, and wait for the right moment. We need time to raise more money and more soldiers! A temporary retreat does not mean that we have failed. When we're ready, we can make a comeback! The other officials hurriedly chimed in.

They all knew very well that it was basically impossible to persuade Huang Kezhang to retreat. Huang Kezhang is a person with a relatively dead brain, and he has a strong idea of co-existence and death with the city. From Huang Kezhang's point of view, even if he can't defeat the white-clothed army and Xu Xingxia, he must stick to Xi'an City until he dies in battle. Such an idea, of course, is something that the vast majority of officials below are unwilling to accept. They don't want to live and die with Xi'an City.

However, if Huang Kezhang resolutely refuses to let them go, they may be held accountable afterwards and lose their own lives. The ideal situation is to drag Huang Kezhang to escape together. In this way, there is no responsibility. Therefore, they all repeatedly persuaded Huang Kezhang from the side to temporarily leave Xi'an City and go to Henan Province in the east, or Shanxi Province in the northeast, to temporarily avoid the edge, accumulate strength, and wait for the right time to make a comeback.

"Hmph, you cowards! It's a shame to say something like that! You don't have a face, I still have a face! As officials in Shaanxi, we have the responsibility to defend the land, so how can we leave easily? Without the emperor's will, no one is allowed to leave! Otherwise, military law engages! Unexpectedly, Huang Kezhang didn't fall for them at all. On the contrary, Huang Kezhang was very angry at the persuasion of his subordinates. He rebuked them mercilessly for their cowardice.

However, Huang Kezhang's scolding had little effect. The other officials present all retreated, and naturally they didn't care about Huang Kezhang's attitude. Don't say that Huang Kezhang just scolded, even if he ordered the guards to push the officials out to hit the board, it couldn't change the current situation. The so-called law does not hold the public accountable. So many people are against you Huang Kezhang, even if you scold hard, what's the use? You can't just push each of us out and cut off our heads, can you? You don't have such a right yet! There is no such ability either!

The white-clothed army has already been killed, and Xu Xingxia personally led the team, if they don't retreat immediately, then they will only become prisoners of the white-clothed army. As for the current defense of Xi'an City, the officials present can only be described in four words, that is, there is nothing to see. Those of them who were in charge did not have the confidence to defend the city of Xi'an, and the soldiers below had even less confidence. In fact, since the fall of Guyuan Town, Xi'an has been in chaos. As long as there is a way, they are beginning to look for their own way out.

Maybe Xu Xingxia won't chop off all their heads and melon seeds for the time being. Facts have proved that Xu Xingxia does not seem to be as cruel as the legend says, and when the white-clothed army broke through Ningxia City, there was no tragedy of slaughtering the city. However, the feeling of being a prisoner is always dangerous, isn't it? In case Xu Xingxia doesn't kill them, and the other angry military households want to settle accounts with them, it is estimated that Xu Xingxia will not stop them. In the end, it is still a dead end.

To be honest, the officials present have owe blood debts on the ground in Shaanxi Province or Xi'an Mansion over the years, but they are quite bad, and they will definitely not be able to withstand liquidation. Not to mention anything else, just the money and food they owe every year to fill their pockets is a huge amount. As long as this number comes out, they will definitely have no place to die.

"Bastard! Cheer me up! We have the responsibility to defend the land, and we must defend the city of Xi'an! Any attempt to escape will be dealt with by severe military law...... "Seeing his subordinates, they were all indifferent, and Huang Kezhang became more and more angry. The reprimands for these bastards are even more severe and unsentimental.

These bastards, usually enriching themselves, embezzlement and embezzlement, are extremely active, lest they fall behind others. Even a small military preparation Dao seven-grade official has accumulated a net worth of tens of thousands of taels of silver. Most of the money and grain allocated by the imperial court to the border towns fell into their private pockets. They embezzled most of the imperial court's money. However, at the most critical juncture of the imperial court, these bastards have all become shrunken turtles, and none of them have the courage and responsibility. It is really sad that the imperial court has come to such a point.

However, in the eyes of the reprimanded officials, it was a different matter entirely. They do not have the slightest sense of self-reproach for their own embezzlement and embezzlement of public funds. Because, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, everyone was like this. This is not an unspoken rule, but an explicit rule. As long as he is an official, who has not done such a thing? If there is, it's definitely not that you don't want to do it, it's that you don't have the opportunity to do it. As long as there is an opportunity, anyone will go forward and fight hard.

Even Huang Kezhang's hands and feet are not completely clean. He is a dignified second-class official, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, and his annual income is actually a little bit, which is not enough for his usual expenses. Not to mention, he also has to raise 300 armed men. Where does the rest of the money come from? Isn't it from a special channel?

At most, it can only be said that Huang Kezhang's private money may not be as much as others. However, this is entirely a personal issue for Huang Kezhang. It's just that he is not bold enough to let go. If you look at other people's [***] stars are also second-grade masters, or Zuodu Yushi, the wealth earned by others is much more than that of you. You Huang Kezhang is stupid and can't keep up with the trend.

(To be continued)