All the generals were present in the Ming army's rebellion camp. Ye Mengxiong was sitting upright, with Mei Guozhen and Wei Xuezeng sitting on either side of him. Ye Mengxiong took out the pond newspaper sent by the scout and said: "Pass it on first, everyone can read it."
It turned out that Kuai Bai had sent people to induce the three leaders of the Hetao tribe, Bu Shifu, Zhuang Tulai and Zaiseng, to send troops with large sums of money. The 30,000 horses of Bu Shifu and Zhuang Tulai have arrived at Dingbian and Xiaoyanchi, and Zai Seng has also personally brought 10,000 horses to attack Xisha Paikou of Huamachi.
After reading the Tang newspaper, the generals also looked solemn. Ye Mengxiong said: "Kaibai united with these Tatars to attack this time, and it can be said that they have nothing to fear. Once the fixed border of Yulin is lost, the opponent will come from the west, connect with Ningxia, and drive straight in. Our northwest defense line of the Ming Dynasty will be in danger."
Li Rusong stood up, raised his hands and said: "Since I have been fighting against the rebels, I have not made any achievements. I feel guilty for taking advantage of the imperial salary. I would like to ask Ye Shuai's permission to fight against the rebels and let Li meet these barbarians."
For generals, having a battle to fight is a great blessing. To advance in the imperial court, military merit is indispensable. Compared with the splendid Li family in Liaodong, Ma Gui's family background is very shabby.
Li Chengliang was originally the best candidate for the job of pacifying Ningxia, but many people in the court were dissatisfied with the Li family. If Li Chengliang wins the Ningxia rebellion, the Li family's position will undoubtedly be strengthened. With the balance of forces among all parties, Li Rusong had an opportunity. And Ma Gui is unwilling to be second to others.
He also stood up and said: "Ye Shuai, since Ma's rebellion, Ma has not made any achievements. When it comes to beating these barbarians, Ma's heart and hands are itchy, and she hopes Ye Shuai will do it."
Ye Mengxiong smiled slightly and said, "Okay. Since the two generals are willing to go, that would be the best. However, I have already said that if we cannot win, we will deal with it according to military law."
Li and Ma looked at each other and said in unison: "No!" They received the seal and walked outside the tent.
Although the main altar of the Ghost Prime Minister has been destroyed, the remnants such as Zhang Sixiu and the Great Dharma King cannot be underestimated. The Great Dharma King Duan Kunlun is Nie Qianchou's confidant. In addition to his martial arts skills, he is also one of the best among the twelve evil spirits in terms of resourcefulness and intelligence.
He cooperated with Zhang Sixiu, but actually he still wanted to revive the great cause of Guixiangmen. If the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached. He knows this truth better than anyone else. Only by re-creating the Ghost Sect will those followers follow.
It is extremely difficult for him to revive the great cause of the Gui Xiang Sect. Those so-called remnants of the Ming Dynasty have lost their blood. They were working in the sect just to enrich their own pockets. With silverfish like them around, the Ghost Sect will die sooner or later.
The appearance of Ye Kongqun only accelerated the process. Although he hated Ye Kongqun and Xiao Yunfan, he hated himself even more. His own old age and inability to make the decline of Guixiang Sect irreversible, and the only hope in the future is Zhang Sixiu.
If Zhang Sixiu hadn't collected valuable treasures and set up a killer hall to hoard huge sums of money in his early years, I'm afraid that the ghost prime minister's last days would have been gone. The bustle in the world is all for the benefit of coming; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for the benefit of the future. To do big things, you need manpower, money and food.
Since ancient times, the decent sect can make a living by opening a tavern, teaching apprentices, acting as escorts, and joining the army, while the evil sect can only make a living by robbing homes, robbing homes, deceiving, and abducting people. Those who defraud and kidnap are all small-scale troublemakers. Once the government takes strict action, they will all be arrested without mercy. Those who occupy the mountains and become kings and fall into the grass and become bandits can only have temporary prestige. They will still be unable to escape the disaster of annihilation when faced with vigorous encirclement and suppression by the army.
To truly gain a foothold on the ground, let these dead people
The only way to survive is to have the opposite word. This kind of reaction must be hidden before it becomes a prairie fire, and the deeper it is hidden, the better. To rebuild the Ghost Sect, we need desperadoes, people with great hatred, and even more, a kind of faith to bring these people together and use them for my use. The only one who can do this is Zhang Sixiu. He will take advantage of people's desires and ignite this desire to the extreme to plan the ghost phase sect's grand plan.
On the surface, the situation in Ningxia was about helping the Ming Dynasty, but in reality it was about costing the Ming Dynasty. In their opinion, the biggest enemy of the Gui Xiang Sect is not righteous people like Xiao Yunfan, but the Ming Dynasty. Only when the Ming Dynasty is overthrown and the world is in chaos, there will be no real force that can pose a real threat to the Ghost Prime Minister.
Only when the real troubled times come, everyone's desires will grow to their peak. Only by being good at using the desires of all kinds of people can the Ghost Sect truly survive.
Before leaving, Zhang Sixiu wrote a letter to the Dharma King, in which he made a conclusion about the situation in Ningxia. The implication was that as long as the Dharma King managed to hold off the rebel army, his grand plan would soon be realized. At this time, Zhang Sixiu had rushed to North Korea to serve as an aide to advise Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army.
Japan's Guanbai Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally planned to invade the Ming Dynasty by using a false plan to defeat Guo, but the Korean King Li Ao refused Toyotomi on the grounds that the vassal had been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Hideyoshi. This gave the Japanese army an excuse to send troops. North Korea's eight lines of armaments were depleted, and soon half of the country was under the control of the Japanese army.
There was a rebellion in Ningxia, but now North Korea is begging to send troops. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty is already empty. As the emperor, what you want is face. As for how to do it, that is the business of the people below. How could the emperor understand the difficulties involved?
The Great Dharma King summoned Tu Wenxiu, the secret envoy from his old ministry and Kuaibai, to discuss matters in a secret room in the deserted house. Nan Song, the military advisor of the royal palace, sat on a chair, stroking his beard and said calmly: "Everyone, now that General Wei has persuaded the leader of Hetao to send troops, the pressure on the headquarters of Ningxia City will naturally be reduced.
To break the siege of Ningxia, in addition to relying on reinforcements, the Ningxia headquarters also had to move. Firstly, to kill the imperial army's majesty, and secondly, to plunder some supplies for future plans. "
The Great Dharma King glanced at Nan Song and said, "Mr. Nan, what are you going to ask us to do?" Nan Song smiled and said, "Of course we want the Dharma King to perform extraordinary feats." The Dharma King asked in confusion, "What do you mean by extraordinary achievements?"
Tu Wenxiu clapped his hands, and several attendants brought four trays. He lifted up the red cloth on the tray, revealing golden ingots underneath. The Dafa King said: "Is this considered the money that Old General Chi gave me to buy my life? In this case, this miraculous feat is indeed a dangerous job!"
Tu Wenxiu smiled and said: "His Holiness is joking. No one knows about your all-powerful skills. Of course, you don't look down on mere gold and silver. These are tea money given by the old general to His Holiness's brothers! And His Holiness' share, Tu will serve it later."
The Great Dharma King nodded and said: "Tell me, Mr. Nan, what do you want me to do?" Nan Song said: "Who am I qualified to call upon the Dharma King, but I think it would be difficult for anyone else to do this except the Dharma King." The Dharma King snorted coldly. He said, "It's at this point, so you don't have to be a hater for me. It's more important to talk about business." Although he was reproaching him, he was very happy with the flattery in his heart.
Nan Song rolled his eyes and said: "The King of Dharma must have known that although the Ming army's weapons were powerful, they could not defeat the city walls of Ningxia. Now they are building a dam beside the Yellow River, intending to divert the water from the Yellow River to flood our city. Once the other party succeeds, then our Ningxia city will be destroyed." The city must be occupied by fish and turtles
, then all life will be in ruins, and the great things that the prince has planned will also come to nothing. "
How smart the Dharma King was, he stopped the other party before he finished speaking and said, "Mr. Nan wants me to try to destroy the dam built by the other party."
Nansong said: "The King of Dharma knows the lesson well. Only by destroying the projects built by the opponent first, so that they will disperse their manpower, can we have the opportunity to build fortifications. Otherwise, the imperial army will harass day and night, and Ningxia City will not be able to build defenses." Once the opponent diverts water from the Yellow River to attack the barrier of floods, the consequences will be disastrous.
According to my observation, from now on, the imperial army will dispatch two groups to resist the leaders of the Hetao tribes, one group will guard the dam construction project, and the other group will go to pick up the grain and grass. At this time, their army is scattered and their power is weak. It is the time for us to take action. Nan came here, firstly, to ask the King of France to take action to destroy the other party's dam project, and secondly, to use the King of France's troops to rob the baggage sent by the court.
As for the Ningxia headquarters, the local generals will join forces with others to fight and approach Ye Mengxiong's camp. "
Three days later, the rebels huddled in the city of Ningxia came in full force and headed straight for Ye Mengxiong's Chinese army tent. The flags rolled and the drums sounded like thunder. The shouts of killing shook the sky, and people and horses on both sides met at one place.
Ye Mengxiong was wearing armor and sitting on a black horse, with an apricot-yellow handsome flag fluttering in the wind behind him. He pressed the sword with his hand and looked solemn. Seeing that the soldiers from both sides were fighting inextricably, Ye Mengxiong suddenly realized that the other party's initiative to fight might be a trap. Sure enough, a wounded soldier came to report that the embankment project had been destroyed by thieves using gunpowder.
After hearing the news, Ye Mengxiong's heart skipped a beat and he almost fell off his horse. Looking at the scene in front of him, he slowly raised his hand and said: "Send my order to the general and withdraw the troops!" The Ming sergeant already had the upper hand, but at this critical moment, the commander's order was puzzling. However, despite the heavy military orders, the army had no choice but to retreat angrily.
After returning to the camp, Ye Mengxiong sat slumped in a chair. Bad news came again. The grain and grass transported by the imperial court were looted halfway, and most of the officers and soldiers transporting the military grain were killed.
Ye Mengxiong was so furious that he fainted. In the evening, Xiao Yunfan came to see him. He was lying on the bed with an extremely ugly face. Xiao Yunfan said: "Shuai Ye, I have heard about what happened today."
Ye Mengxiong sighed: "After all, I didn't expect that the enemy would do something like this. I thought the berm had been arranged in advance and everything would be foolproof, but who would have thought it would be like this? Now that the military rations have been robbed, Zi Mao and Ma Gui They are still fighting the enemy on the front line, what should we do? What should we do?"
Xiao Yunfan held Ye Mengxiong's hand and said: "Commander Ye, don't worry. Leave this matter to Xiao. The other party is showing off his power under our eyes, and Xiao can't bear it. Regarding the food and grass matter, Xiao will try his best. Let friends from all walks of life raise funds, I believe it can solve the urgent need.
I am afraid that the construction of the dam cannot be delayed, and I also ask Ye Shuai to allocate manpower to rearrange it as soon as possible. Ye Shuai is committed to reversing the overall situation and cannot abandon himself. Xiao will do his best to share your worries. "
When Ye Mengxiong heard what Xiao Yunfan said, blood surged in his heart, and he said with tears: "With Xiao Yishi's daring loyalty, Mr. Ye has thanked the court on behalf of the court. If the chaos in Ningxia is put down one day, Ye will definitely report to the Ming court to honor Xiao Yishi." achievement."
Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "Shuai Ye is serious. It is my duty as a man of the Ming Dynasty to share the country's worries. For the present plan, Marshal Ye, you must not fall down. Many matters must be decided by you."
