Wang Kun and Huang Yi share a common interest and have some friendship.
So after sending away Liu Yulie and other bureaucrats, he immediately came to Huang Yi's account and asked in a negotiating tone when the decisive battle would take place.
Everyone was lying low and being petty, so of course Huang Yi couldn't go too far, so he gave an answer.
The eunuch heard clearly, but couldn't understand why, so he had to smile and asked:
"The morale of our army is as strong as a rainbow. Everyone dares to fight. We will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one go. Why are you waiting, general?"
To be honest, life in the army was boring and boring, and he couldn't eat well or sleep well. Wang Kunte wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible.
It's not a big deal to offend the capital's officialdom. As long as Jian is in the emperor's heart, the Sa family will be the big winner.
In the Xinghe Army camp, Huang Yi felt so uncomfortable and aggrieved under his eyes. Thinking about it brings tears of bitterness. Of course, Wang Kun hopes to win and return to the court as soon as possible.
But Huang Yi obviously can win but refuses to launch a final battle.
Wang Kun, who was anxious to get angry, did not dare to question him as a supervisor, but had to accompany Xin Xin to speak with a smile on his face.
Huang Yi was very satisfied with Wang Kun's current attitude and was willing to explain. He asked Wang Kun to sit down and said:
"It's easy to defeat the rebels, but even harder to annihilate them! I'm waiting for the opportunity to gather together and annihilate them!"
"The Sajia haven't heard that reinforcements will arrive. If we can't gather them together and annihilate them at this time, what can we do if we wait a few more months?" Wang Kun asked doubtfully.
Huang Yi said mysteriously: "God will help me then!"
"The Sa family is stupid and I really don't understand. Can the general explain it in detail?"
Wang Kun looked at Huang Yi eagerly with a look of anticipation on his face.
Being stared at by the dead eunuch, Huang Yi suddenly got goosebumps. He turned his head to distance himself and said:
"There are water camps in Dengzhou and the rebels have warships. If they are scared by the Xinghe army and flee to the sea, I can only look at the ocean and sigh!"
Wang Kun suddenly realized it and said: "Oh! So that's it. Is the general waiting for the port to freeze?"
"Of course!"
"Wonderful! No, no, no!"
Huang Yi glanced at him and said, "What's wrong?"
"Even if the rebels cannot be gathered together and annihilated, relieving Laizhou and recapturing Dengzhou are still great achievements. Why should the general wait until dripping water turns to ice?"
Wang Kun's intelligence is not low, and he got an idea.
"Now that the Xinghe Army has taken action, it must be eradicated! It only takes time to choose a decisive battle when the rebels cannot escape to the sea, so why not do it?"
Wang Kun argued: "There is a navy under Huang Long, the current commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, at sea, so the rebels may not be able to escape."
"It's not easy to defeat the rebels. How many casualties will our Xinghe Army have to pay? We can get all the credit later, so why give the credit to others?"
"The Sa family can and can afford to wait. It's just that Mr. Liu and Mr. Xie are urging us very urgently!"
"Are they in a hurry? Haha!"
Wang Kun said: "The Holy Emperor is also looking forward to putting an end to the Denglai rebellion as soon as possible!"
Huang Yi said: "Don't worry! What the emperor wants is results. As long as we keep winning the battle, he will be at ease!"
"This is the truth! The Sa family still thinks that the best policy is to spread the good news early!"
Huang Yi thought to himself: "This dead eunuch is not stupid, and he is not easy to fool. Just tell him clearly. At worst, we will give him some benefits when the time comes."
So Huang Yi lowered his voice and said, "Do you know what Dengzhou was like before the rebellion?"
"Of course I know that Dengzhou strangles the throat of Liaodong and guards the gateway to Shandong. It can reach the Yangtze River and Huaihe River in the south and directly point to the capital in the north. It is a dangerous place."
Well, this eunuch is somewhat educated, but it’s a pity that he didn’t answer the questions he asked.
Huang Yi could only ask again: "Do you think Dengzhou's business is prosperous? Or do you think there are many wealthy households in Dengzhou city?"
Wang Kun, who has a good brain, understood it now and said with a smile: "No wonder, no wonder, the Sa family understands and must not let the rebels run away!"
"Liu Yulie and Xie Lian are unwilling to wait. If they want a decisive battle, let them do it. You are only responsible for the Xinghe Army!"
Huang Yi's calling the governor and governor by their first names was extremely unreasonable in the Ming Dynasty, but Wang Kun was used to Huang Yi's unreasonableness and was no longer surprised.
He said: "Without the Xinghe Army, they can't hold Laizhou City, so why should they fight to the death?"
"So when will the decisive battle not be their turn?"
"Yeah! The Sa family thinks so too!"
The Xinghe Army rushed to the battlefield and won a great victory. They relieved the siege of Laizhou and flexed their muscles. Who dared or could intervene in the command?
The great eunuch Wang Kun was a close official of the emperor and one of the eunuchs Bingbi, the eunuch responsible for rituals. Of course, the civil and military generals in Laizhou looked up to him.
Therefore, Huang Yi and Wang Kun decided to temporarily go on the defensive to wait for some time while other officials were helpless.
However, Huang Yi can afford to wait, but traitor generals such as Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde, Chen Guangfu, Su Yougong and others cannot.
Besieging Laizhou is equivalent to stealing chicken but losing rice. With 30,000 to 40,000 troops, how much food is consumed every day by people eating and horses chewing?
Seeing that all the available places nearby have been grabbed, it is becoming more and more difficult to collect food on the spot. Is it meaningful to continue to waste so many people here?
Ever since the Wuqiao Mutiny, Li Jiuzheng, who has been having a lot of troubles these past few days, is almost exhausted.
The plan had succeeded, and it seemed very possible to seize Laizhou.
Who knew that God was not as good as man, but the damn reinforcements arrived the night before the good thing happened.
It came as soon as it came, but the bad thing was that Li Jiucheng was careless and did not urge his subordinates to be on guard, so the reinforcements were caught off guard and lost many men.
Li Jiucheng hated the supporting troops so much that he mobilized all his troops and pulled out cannons to avenge them.
The rebel generals were all former Ming soldiers, and their families knew their own affairs. They felt that with their current strength, they should be unrivaled except for Guan Ning's army.
Who knew something was wrong, so many artillery shells hit the reinforcement camp and it was like a stone sinking into the sea.
I'm embarrassed, I want to fight, but they won't leave the camp, I want to seize the city, I've lost confidence, I want to leave, but I'm worried that I've lost my energy...
Wait and see? I can’t afford to wait. If I wait any longer, I will face a food crisis!
How to fix it?
Li Jiucheng summoned Kong Youde, Mao Chenglu, Chen Shishi, Chen Guangfu, Su Yougong and others to discuss.
These people were all Paoze from the Dongjiang Town period, and they all had higher official positions than Li Jiucheng in the past. They were willing to promote him as "Marshal of the City" not only because he launched the Wuqiao Mutiny, but also because he took the lead in every war and won every battle! (End of chapter)
