"Since that's the case, let's stand still!" Wu Shigong decided, "Just stay here for another day and take care of our spirits." ”

"We stay here to prevent this Shaanxi bandit from turning around and returning to Runing to kill us, and to prevent them from going south and then entering Guide. Of course, the Shaanxi bandits in Nanyang Mansion can't be ignored, in case they don't go to Huguang, but follow the road of the Shaanxi bandits into our Runan, of course we still have to go back to keep our hometown. ”

"But we also need to act in a measured manner. You can't move too early, you can't move too late. Too early, it will block this Shaanxi bandit from entering Fengyang, but it will force them back to our Runing Mansion, which is not beautiful. It's too late for Fengyang to be in trouble, and we are somewhat responsible, because this group of Shaanxi bandits always passes from here in our Runing Mansion. ”

"But it's also a good opportunity. As long as the target of this Shaanxi bandit is Fengyang, they will first take down Yingzhou. Here in Yingzhou, I can drag them for four or five days. And Yingzhou is more than 400 miles away from Fengyang, so Fengyang will always be prepared at that time. ”

"Fengyang, as the central capital, is also where the emperor's ancestral tomb is located, there must be heavy troops stationed there, and there must be a strong city. As long as this Shaanxi bandit cannot be attacked for a while, we will copy the back road of this Shaanxi bandit from here and the border of Runing from the west, so that Governor Zhu and General Zuo can quickly enter Guide and block this Shaanxi bandit from the north. And the Ming army in Nanjing will also rush to the rescue from the southeast, which is a situation of encirclement on three sides, and it can completely wipe out this Shaanxi bandit. ”

"So I order!" Wu Shigong raised his head and looked at the officers around him, "Xiao Xinzi, send a fast horse to deliver a letter to Governor Zhu and General Zuo, saying that Fengyang is in a hurry, let them enter Guide and hurry to Fengyang." ”

"No!" Tao Xin immediately straightened up.

"Three Rivers! Your cavalry brethren will work harder. Immediately send more scouts to monitor the movements of this bandit. You don't have to get too close, just watch them get out of our Runing. As soon as he leaves our Runing Mansion, our Runing Army will immediately move. On the contrary, we should also act according to their actions. ”

"No!"

But at this moment, Wu Shigong found that Xue Cunyi's face below was a little unnatural, as if he had something to say. So Wu Shigong asked, "Cunyi!" Is there anything wrong with you? ”

Xue Cunyi immediately straightened his chest and replied: "Uncle, when the villain was just an adult, he followed the old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion to the Zhuangzi of our mansion in Fengyang once. But that time, the villain found that there was no city wall in Fengyang! ”

"What? What did you say? Wu Shigong simply suspected that there was something wrong with his ears today. He looked at the other officers and saw that they were also confused. Because no one could have imagined that in such an important capital of the Ming Dynasty, there would be no city walls. So Wu Shigong asked again, "You make your words clearer." ”

"Yes! Uncle! Xue Cunyi hurriedly explained in detail, "Fengyang is a city here. Although there were also city gates, there were only some earthen walls one or two feet high that surrounded the city. And many places have opened openings for the convenience of walking. It does not function as a city wall at all. ”

"Weishenme?" Zhou Xun asked the questions in everyone's minds.

"The villain doesn't know!" Xue Cunyi replied. "At that time, the villain was too young, and he didn't take this strange situation to heart, so he didn't ask the insider, I only knew that Fengyang was like that since Grandpa Taizu's time."

"Lie for the exam!" Wu Shigong suddenly scolded. He knew that what Xue Cunyi said must be true, and the current Fengyang must be in such a situation. Then use Fengyang Jiancheng to attract the main force of this peasant rebel army. Jihua, who has been surrounded and eliminated from three sides, must be changing.

This is mainly determined by Fengyang's political status. Fengyang was rescued before it was lost and was rescued after Fengyang was lost, those are completely two meanings. And now Wu Shigong has to weigh the pros and cons.

After weighing for a long time, Runingjun's own interests still had the upper hand. Isn't it necessary to drive this peasant rebel army back to Runing Mansion again, and then let the Runing army pay heavy casualties to exterminate this peasant rebel army? Ultimately. Wu Shigong does not have any thoughts of loyalty. So Wu Shigong still ordered to do it according to the original jihua.

This time he fought against the peasant rebel army that entered Henan for the second time. The Runing army beheaded and captured more than 20,000 people before and after, except for the two county towns of Guide Province, the two county towns of Nanyang Ye County, and all the cities of Runing Mansion were not lost. And after repelling Zhang Xianzhong's troops for the first time, he also indirectly kept Ruzhou City and Nanyang Mansion City. So this report card is still passable. The Runing Army should also have some credit.

If Fengyang is lost, it is not the defense area of the Runing Army in the end, so the responsibility of the Runing Army is also very light. At most, the merits and demerits are offset, and the Runing Army doesn't want those credits.

Anyway, Wu Shigong now feels the benefits of being unofficial and light. Even if he can actually be in charge of the Runing Army, other officials can't use the same set of officialdom to order themselves. This free and easy identity is a bit of a gold that cannot be changed.

Besides, the Ming army guarding Fengyang will definitely be elite. Even if Yingzhou is lost, Fengyang will be warned, and they will also plug the gaps in those earthen walls. In any case, it is better to have earthen walls than no walls. As long as the Ming troops in various places move faster, maybe Fengyang will not necessarily be lost.

But Wu Shigong didn't expect that the situation in Fengyang, which he had already underestimated, was far higher than the current real situation. Let's take a look at the current Fengyang.

We all already know: Fengyang is the birthplace of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the location of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents' graves, and the place where Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk.

Moreover, Fengyang is the central capital, and its status is also the same as that of Beijing and Nanjing. In addition to setting up governors, heavy troops and eunuchs were also specially sent to guard the town. As we already know, this governor also served as the governor of Caoyun in Huai'an, and the eunuch who guarded the tomb was stationed in Fengyang. Therefore, the highest officials in Fengyang are the prefect of Fengyang and the eunuch guarding the tomb.

At this time, the governor was Yang Yipeng, and the tomb supervisor was Yang Ze. Unlike other castles, Fengyang did not build a city wall, and it is said that it was feared that it would affect the royal spirit. Speaking of which, the author is a little confused, isn't this royal spirit enclosed by the city wall a little thicker? Maybe the author doesn't know what feng shui nonsense!

However, now that Fengyang is in such an undefended situation, it can be said that superstitious thoughts kill people, and it can also be blamed that the Ming Dynasty could not find a genius physiognomy. (Great tribute to the eye-piercing!) (To be continued......)