(0403) What is the tree down, this is it. When there was no accident, everyone was still in harmony, and if something really happened, they complained to each other. Among the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town, people who don't like Xu Xingxia actually account for the majority. Because, Xu Xingxia instigated the military households to make trouble, which directly infringed on their interests, and of course they could not tolerate Xu Xingxia's existence. However, now, Xu Xingxia led the army to Ningxia City, and they put all the responsibility on the head of Li Guozhen, the chief military officer. If he hadn't taken the initiative to provoke, Xu Xingxia would not have published it!

The most obvious attitude is Ningxia Dusi. Speaking of which, among the several sets of leadership teams in Ningxia Town, Du Si is estimated to be the most depressed. Originally, the Metropolitan Command Envoy, as the highest military body in each province, was in charge of the entire army. However, later, as the situation developed, the Weisho army declined, and the soldiers rose, the status of the capital division continued to decline. As a result of the decline in status, of course, you will stand aside, and you will not have a share in anything.

The commander of the Ningxia capital is called Chen Dafeng, who is a hereditary military position. The guards were not in harmony with the soldiers, and Li Guozhen, as the chief officer, always favored the soldiers, so of course he was very uncomfortable. It's just that the strength of the soldiers in peacetime is strong, and he has no ability to fight at all, so he has to swallow his anger. Now, after Xu Xingxia's blow, the strength of the soldiers has greatly decreased, and he is not afraid. He stared at Li Guozhen and said bluntly: "This matter has to be solved by the Chief Military Officer himself." Otherwise, once the white-clothed army is killed, I am afraid that everyone here will ......"

He deliberately did not say the latter words. Who said that generals don't know the art of speaking? That's art! Xu Xingxia is killed, what will happen? Idiots can think that there must be no good fruit to eat from those present. With Xu Xingxia's surname, it is estimated that all the people present will fall to the ground. Let Li Guozhen come forward to solve it, how to solve it? Who cares how he solves it? Anyway, this matter is on his head. The best thing is that you hand over your head to calm Xu Xingxia's anger, and everyone present will be fine.

Li Guozhen was directly named, and he was still his sworn enemy, so he was immediately annoyed. In this case, life and death are at stake, and it is absolutely impossible to retreat. Otherwise, it is really possible for his little life to be explained here. His eyes widened, and he said stiffly: "Xu Xingxia is a member of your guard's army, and now, he is brazenly raising troops to rebel, and the first person to be held accountable is the people of your capital." How do you manage the military households under you? If it weren't for all of your waste, how could he have a chance to rebel? ”

Chen Dafeng also let go, straightened his waist, opened his eyes wide, and shouted: "Joke! How do we manage military households? What are our capabilities to manage military households? There are 20 years of arrears of money and food, and we still dare to manage it? You're not afraid that the soldiers will draw knives and stab you twice, I'm still afraid! I would like to ask, who always embezzled the money and food of the guards to reward the soldiers? Who always treats the guards as if they were waste and dismisses them? ”

"Okay! Our guards are all waste, so Xu Xingxia is naturally also a waste! Since he is a waste, what is the Chief Officer worried about? Isn't the Chief Soldier as good as a waste? Are all the precious soldiers under your command waste? If they weren't waste, how could they let Xu Xingxia eat them all? So many of us are gathered here because of this waste? You ......"

"Smack!"

"Shut up!"

Li Maohui slammed the table hard.

Chen Dafeng shut up stupidly. At this time, Li Guozhen already had a face like Guan Gong, with a red face and red ears, and a mouth full of fire. If it weren't for Li Maohui's drinking, he would almost have gone up to fight with Chen Dafeng. Chen Dafeng's every sentence just now stabbed his scar, it's strange that he can bear it! Other people who watched the excitement were a little regretful. Alas, if the chief officer and the commander of the capital make the two fight, it will be really fun!

"You, get out first!" Li Maohui pointed at Li Guozhen and said coldly.

"Yes." Li Guozhen agreed stupidly, turned around and left. He's the target of everyone, and if he stays here, he'll only get more attacks. It would also be good for him to hide for a while. However, no matter how big Ningxia City is, where can he hide? Wherever he went, he could feel that the aura of danger was approaching step by step.

At this time, Ningxia City was already in chaos. The news of the attack on Ningxia City by the white-clothed army has spread everywhere in the city. The lower-level military households were cheering desperately, while the higher-level officials were worried, and the middle-level officials were hesitant, looking around, and panicking. No one thought that this Xu Xingxia would be so fierce that he would attack Ningxia City. He's just crazy. What is Ningxia City? It is one of the nine important towns of the imperial court! Once such a madman is provoked, the idiot knows what kind of tragic end it will be. If you don't want to die, you might as well leave Ningxia City early!

"Presumptuous! It's so presumptuous! ”

Li Maohui's face was pale, and he scolded the officials around him.

However, his reprimand, compared to before, has lost much strength. Old Demon Xu has already hit the root of the city wall, and everyone doesn't know if they can live until tomorrow, who cares about your scolding? The number of Ming troops in Ningxia City is quite a lot, and it is still possible to temporarily put together 20,000 people. The problem is that there are quite a few white-clothed soldiers! According to the panicked report of the spies, it is said that there are as many as 50,000 or 60,000 people, which is really terrifying.

What's even worse is that Xu Xingxia made such a fuss, and the entire Ningxia Town was in a storm. Those military households who have been incited are actively taking action and trying to join the white-clothed army. Even the military households in Ningxia City couldn't help but get up and run to tell each other, just as happy as the New Year. If it goes on like this, is it okay? Even if Xu Xingxia didn't come in, he was afraid that the caged chickens in the city would rebel, and they would all be finished.

"Panic what? What is Ningxia City? It's a fortified city! We have a sufficient number of cannons, even Tartars, who dare not approach easily! Does Xu Wei have a cannon? No! He doesn't have cannons, we do, what do we need to panic about? Could it be that our artillery is not as powerful as his musket? We can also mobilize reinforcements from all directions......" Li Maohui tried to stabilize his thoughts, repeatedly instilling in the officials around him the belief that Ningxia City was indestructible. At the same time, it is also to give yourself confidence repeatedly.

Li Maohui's words, to a certain extent, alleviated the panicked hearts of high-level officials in Ningxia Town. Indeed, Ningxia City is completely different from Pingyu City. Ningxia City is a real fortified city, the height of the city is at least six zhang, the thinnest place has three zhang, and there are a large number of artillery, even the Tartar cavalry, they dare not approach easily. Over the years, the Tatar cavalry has repeatedly moved south, the largest of which has tens of thousands of people, but there is no way to conquer Ningxia City.

Even in the original Bobai Rebellion, the imperial army could not directly break the city, but took the method of digging up the gap in the Yellow River and flooding the city of Ningxia to force the rebels in the city to surrender. Now, it is April, the snow-capped mountains in the Western Regions have not yet melted, and the water level of the Yellow River is not high. If Xu Xingxia wants to break the city, he must find another way. But what could he think of? Obviously, there can't be anything too good. The defenders of Ningxia City, as long as they hold out for a month, a large number of reinforcements can be rushed from other places. At that time, it will not be Ningxia City that is in danger, but Xu Xingxia itself.

Li Maohui said slowly: "Everyone, we have to abandon our prejudices now and tide over the difficulties together. The rampant rebellion is only temporary. He's just a grasshopper after the fall, and he can't bounce for a few days. As long as we hold on to Ningxia City for half a month, reinforcements will definitely arrive. In my opinion, the first thing we need to do now is to stabilize the morale of the army and the people in the city and boost the morale of the vast number of soldiers and people. There must be no forgiveness for those who deceive the people with false words......"

As he spoke, a person who looked like a spy appeared at the door. Seeing that Li Maohui was talking, he was about to report the situation, and he hesitated a little. Li Maohui noticed it, so he stopped his words and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" Say it! ”

The spy said, "King Qing, just now, I left Ningxia City. ”

"What?"

"The prince is also gone?"

"Where did the prince go? Xi'an? ”

The spies' report was like a stone thrown into a puddle, and it suddenly stirred up countless splashes. Everyone present subconsciously looked at me, I looked at you, and they were at a loss. Li Maohui's reassuring pill just now was completely shattered at this moment. Rao is Li Maohui said a lot, no matter how beautiful he said, he was not shocked by the news that Qing King Zhu Shuaizhen had evacuated Ningxia City! The princes have all run away, and they are still here, are they waiting for death?

It must be known that the Ming Dynasty had strict regulations for vassal kings. Without the emperor's will, it is absolutely forbidden to leave the fiefdom without authorization, otherwise, it is a great crime of rebellion. King Qing wouldn't be unaware of this. However, he knew this, but he still resolutely chose to run away, and it is conceivable that he was really desperate for the defense of Ningxia City. Even the prince is so desperate, they, who are officials, are still here to die, what a joke!

It was Li Maohui, who was also slightly stunned when he heard the news, and subconsciously said, "When did the prince leave?" How many people did you bring? Where to go? ”

The spy probably didn't understand the world, so he didn't feel the abnormal atmosphere in the room at all, and said honestly: "It's before half a pillar of incense." The guards of the palace all followed. Listening to them, it seems that the first step is to go to Lingzhou. ”

The big and small officials in the room looked at each other again. There is no doubt that King Qing did run away. The first step to run to Lingzhou is to avoid the edge for the time being. It is estimated that there is also the meaning of observing the development of the situation. If Ningxia City can be defended, he may come back and continue to be his prince. If Ningxia City is not defended, it is estimated that he will continue to run away. It is estimated that this is not only the mind of the prince alone, but also the thoughts of many people around him. No one wants to stay in Ningxia City and directly face Xu Xingxia's soldiers!

Zuo Guangdou suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! ”

As the prefect of Ningxia City, Zuo Guangdou was naturally qualified to participate in such a meeting. However, before that, he had not spoken, so that no one noticed his presence. Many officials believe that Zuo Guangdou is estimated to be at a loss like himself. Now, he suddenly scolded loudly, still going to the prince, and the people around him couldn't help but be stunned.

Zuo Guangdou said angrily: "You are all officials of the imperial court, you eat the money of the imperial court, you have received the grace of the saints, and you should serve the country, even if you throw your head and spill your blood, you will not hesitate to do it!" Now, the court is in danger, you don't want to eat the king's fortune and worry about the king, but think about how to leave Ningxia City, you are shameless! You ......"

Suddenly, someone outside shouted, "Oh no, the white-clothed army has been killed!" ”

When the voice came, the people in the room immediately dispersed. Officials, big and small, including Chen Dafeng, the commander of the capital, all rushed to run out. In the process of scrambling, the military attache finally won a complete victory. They took advantage of their physical superiority to keep the civil servants behind. Some civil officials were also forcibly overthrown to the ground. Some military attachés who are usually bullied by civilian officials even deliberately look for opportunities to make a bad move and elbow their opponents, which is a shame.

After some scrambling and trampling, in the room, only Li Maohui and Zuo Guangdou were left. There were also three civil officials on the ground who had been injured by elbow strikes. Because of the confusion, they couldn't even tell whose elbow they had been hit. Lying on the ground, they kept sighing and bursting into tears. Zuo Guangdou couldn't look at it anymore and brushed his sleeves away. Li Maohui stood for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and walked away.

…… The city of Ningxia was attacked, and the entire northwest region suddenly shook.

The first to be impacted, of course, was the Yamen, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi. Xu Xingxia led the army to attack Pingyu City, and there was an 800-mile expedited fast horse to report the information to Huang Kezhang. When Xu Xingxia led his army to attack Ningxia City, there were even thousands of miles of urgent fast horses to report to the governors of the three sides. What is Ningxia City? But one of the four military towns under the jurisdiction of the Trilateral Governor! It's under attack from rebels, and it's still worth it?

"This Xu Xingxia is really lawless! Exterminate! Destroy him! Huang Kezhang couldn't help but be furious. Xu Xingxia's actions completely crossed his bottom line. It is impossible for him to continue to tolerate Xu Xingxia's nonsense. He immediately ordered to mobilize the surrounding Ming troops to encircle and suppress Xu Xingxia. At the same time, it was urgently reported to the imperial court and asked for assistance.

For a time, Guyuan Town, Gansu Town, Yansui Town and other places near Ningxia Town ordered the cavalry to gallop back and forth, which was unprecedentedly busy. Even Xi'an Mansion was shaken, and all kinds of rumors began to spread in Xi'an Mansion. And Xi'an Mansion was shaken, naturally, it was the imperial court that was shaken. And then the whole world was shaken.

(To be continued)