Hu Mingyi poked his head out of the carriage window, looked at Vice General Li who was following him outside the carriage, and said, "Why do you say that? What have you heard?"
"It's not that the general has heard anything, but that the rebels have limited strength. As they occupy more places, their strength will be diluted and the offensive will become weaker and weaker. When the rebels' offensive is weak, we will turn defeat into victory. The timing." Vice General Li said what he was thinking.
When Hu Mingyi in the carriage heard this, he frowned subconsciously and said: "Every time the bandits capture a place, they will coerce local people or prisoners to join them. As more places are captured, the situation will only get bigger and bigger." , there will be more and more troops, this has been the case since ancient times, so how can there be no troops available."
In his understanding, any rebellion is to coerce the people in order to gain momentum. He does not think that Tiger Flag is any different from other rebels.
"It's a good thing that these bandits really want to coerce the people and increase their strength." Lieutenant General Li said, "The general saw that the bandits in Xinping Fort are elite. Otherwise, they would not have been able to defeat us outside the city. The two frontier armies."
Hu Mingyi said with a puzzled look on his face: "How can it be said that it is a good thing to coerce the people and increase its strength? It should be a big bad thing."
"When it comes to war, it's often a good thing if there are more people." Vice General Li said with a smile, "These gangsters really want to hold a large number of people hostage. Although they have more troops, their strength has declined, and they no longer pose a threat to us. "
Hearing this, Hu Mingyi was thoughtful, and somewhat understood what Vice General Li meant.
Vice General Li followed him on horseback and stopped talking, giving the other party time to think.
"I really didn't expect you, Vice General Li, to have such a vision. Staying in Fubiao camp as a deputy general would be a bit of an inconvenience." Hu Mingyi, who had already thought clearly, said to Vice General Li with a smile.
Vice General Li hurriedly clasped his fists on horseback and said: "General, I hope Mr. Hu can take more care of me in the future."
"Haha, easy to say, easy to say. I will recommend you to the governor after I return. With your ability, I think you will be taken seriously by the governor." Hu Mingyi was very satisfied with Vice General Li's attitude. .
Fubiao Camp is nominally the governor's personal army, but in fact it is controlled by its own general.
Even the governor can hardly control the Fubiao Camp completely. At most, he can use money and food to assign the Fubiao Camp to do some things.
Now that a deputy general from Fubiao Camp has come to join him, the governor can further control Fubiao Camp.
After Hu Mingyi and his party left Xinpingbao, they returned directly to Datong Fucheng.
Three days passed.
Many forts in Datong fell. The Tiger Banner army was the fastest to capture two side forts in just one day. Several surrounding counties and cities were in emergency and sent people to Datong Prefecture for help.
With Xinpingbao and Tianchengwei as the center, many surrounding piers and county towns were caught in the flames of war.
Hu Mingyi and his party were supposed to be able to return to Datong Mansion in two days, but because they were avoiding the rebels, they spent several days on the road before returning to Datong Mansion.
At this time, official documents requesting help from various places had been sent to the governor's office.
The cloud of war also made Datong Mansion nervous.
Even among the four city gates of Datong Mansion, only one west gate is open every day. Even so, the opening time of the city gate has been postponed by one hour, and the closing time of the city gate is also an hour earlier than before.
"Hurry, go directly to the governor's office." Hu Mingyi, who was in the carriage, asked Vice General Li to rush directly to the governor's Yamen as soon as he entered the city from the west gate.
Hu Mingyi looked from the carriage window to the street outside the carriage.
The streets that used to be lively are now obviously much deserted. The once bustling West City is now deserted. Even if there are people walking on the street, they are in a hurry.
"The bandits deserve to be killed!" Hu Mingyi said bitterly.
If the Tiger Character Banner had not caused chaos on Datong East Road, Datong Mansion would not have become so depressed that even the most lively West City would not be inhabited.
Entering the city from the west gate, passing by the Drum Tower in the city, passing through the Sipai Gate, you will find the government office. Walking further along the street, you will find the general office of the General Military Mansion.
Going further north along the General Military Mansion is the Confucian Temple. After passing the Confucian Temple is the north gate of Datong Mansion. From the north gate, there is an outer city. In the outer city, there is a Zhenwu Temple, which is dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu, one of the five great emperors. .
The five great emperors represent the Eastern Qinglong, the Southern Suzaku, the Western White Tiger, the Northern Xuanwu, and the Zhonggouchen. Emperor Zhenwu is also the Xuanwu Emperor, and he is also the one who has been worshiped the most by emperors of all dynasties.
In addition to the city gate connected to the north gate of Datong Prefecture, the outer city outside the north gate also has two city gates, Xuandong Gate and Changchun Gate.
When Hu Mingyi left Datong Mansion, he took the Xuandong Gate. When he came back, he also wanted to take the Xuandong Gate. But because the Xuandong Gate was closed, he had to go around to Jintang Bridge and enter the city from the west gate.
The carriage stopped outside the gate of the governor's office.
In the past, there were always many civil and military officials waiting to visit the governor outside the bustling governor's office, but now it is deserted, with only a few government officials guarding the stone steps outside the door.
"Sir, we are here." Vice General Li jumped off his horse, came to the carriage, personally picked up the stool on the carriage and put it under the carriage.
Hu Mingyi opened the curtain of the carriage, glanced at the Yamen in front, stepped on the bench and stepped out of the carriage.
When the government servant on the stone steps saw Hu Mingyi coming down from the carriage, he hurried over.
One of the yamen servants said: "Sir, you are back. The elder has asked you several times and ordered the young men to wait for you at the yamen gate."
"Quickly, take me to see the governor." Hu Mingyi knew that the governor was anxious to know the news about the recruitment.
The news that all Datong East Road had fallen into enemy hands was already known to him even on the way back to Datong Mansion, and it was impossible for the governor sitting in Datong Mansion not to have received the news from his subordinates.
The yamen servant walked in front and led the way.
Hu Mingyi followed up the stone steps. When he was approaching the Yamen, he turned around and said to Deputy General Li who was guarding the carriage: "Vice General Li, come with me to see the governor."
"General, take your orders." Lieutenant General Li's face was filled with joy and he hurriedly followed, knowing that this was an opportunity for him to show his face in front of the governor.
The few people walked very quickly and arrived at the back office in a short while.
As soon as he entered the back office, Hu Mingyi took a step forward, saluted Li Guangyi who was sitting in the main seat and said, "Dong Weng, the student is back."
"The last general is knocking at the military gate." Vice General Li knelt down on one knee and saluted.
When Li Guangyi saw Hu Mingyi, his frown melted away. He stood up and walked over to help Hu Mingyi with both hands. At the same time, he said, "Tell me, what did you gain from this trip to Xinpingbao?"
The fall of Datong East Road has made him anxious.
The government office received more and more official documents asking for help, but he had no troops to send. He was helpless in the face of the requests for help from the border fortresses in the prefectures and counties below.
