Yuan Chaoju looked disappointed when he heard his son say such stupid things.
But he was his eldest son anyway, so he had to analyze it: "Don't say Liu Thief, it is difficult for a bandit to go to Liaodong. The imperial court had changed so many governors and governors in Liaodong before. What happened in the end? It was not lost. One important town after another in Liaodong, and finally they could only retreat to Shanhaiguan."
"It's not that the slave thieves are too powerful. I heard that they are absolutely invincible, so our Ming army will be defeated one after another." Yuan Chong said.
The rumor that slaves and thieves are invincible has long spread throughout the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. Although Yuan Chong has never left Taiyuan Mansion, he has heard this rumor, and he has heard it so much that he believes it himself.
"Bullshit." Yuan Chaoju cursed loudly, "No matter how powerful a group of savages with little armor can be, how powerful can they be? If there were rumors that they were so powerful, these slave thieves would have already broken through Shanhaiguan and entered the capital. How could you be stopped outside Shanhaiguan?"
"But it is true that the cities in Liaodong were captured by slaves and bandits one after another!" Yuan Chong said.
Yuan Chaoju snorted coldly and said: "When Xiong Tingbi first visited Liaodong, Kaiyuan was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and he successfully blocked the offensive of slave thieves and stabilized the situation in Liaodong. But later he resigned and changed Yuan Yingtai, who was not moving for four or six, went over and directly abandoned Kaiyuan. Even everyone died in Liaoyang, and then appointed Xiong Tingbi. However, Xue Guoyong, the Liaodong manager at that time, could not do anything. Wang Huazhen was manipulating everything. Go, there was disagreement between the two sides, and Guangning was lost in the end, so we had to retreat to Shanhaiguan, causing the great mountains and rivers in Liaodong to fall into the hands of slaves and thieves."
"So it's not that the Liao soldiers are incompetent, but that the officials sent by the imperial court are incompetent?" Yuan Chong said with a frown.
Yuan Chaoju said: "Liaodong only changed managers and governors, but such a big problem occurred, which shows that the root of the problem lies in those civil servants who only know how to fight among themselves. Even if Liaodong's soldiers cannot defeat slaves and bandits in the field, there will always be no defense in the city." questionable."
"Years ago, the imperial court changed the Liaodong economic strategy. Will there be any problems in Liaodong?" Yuan Chong asked.
Yuan Chaoju said: "Who knows, but the people who replace him are useless. As long as they hold on to Shanhaiguan, the slave thieves will not dare to fly across Shanhaiguan even if they have wings."
"I really didn't expect that there are so many inside stories about Liaodong. I thought that the slave thieves were too powerful and our Ming army was no match for them, so we lost the land in Liaodong bit by bit." Yuan Chong said.
Yuan Chaoju said: "Okay, the matter of slaves and bandits has nothing to do with our Yuan family. Our dilemma now is Liu bandit of Datong. The weapons in this bandit's army are sharp, and they are probably no worse than slaves and bandits."
"The Qianhu Station is ahead. Let's go to the Qianhu Station and join forces with Wang Qianshi and the others. Even if we can't hold on, we can retreat to Guo County." Yuan Chong was not as worried as his father.
Yuan Chaoju said: "Our Yuan family has been fighting with the Wang family for so many years. Now that we have lost Daizhou City and gone to Qianhu Station where Wang Hu is stationed, I'm afraid we can only live under someone else's roof."
"Father is the commander of Zhenwu Guard. Even the troops and horses under Wang Hu's command are nominally under the command of father. No matter how courageous Wang Hu is, he can't surpass his father." Yuan Chong's face showed a fierce look.
Yuan Chao raised his hand and said: "No matter how Wang Hu treats our father and son, we have no other choice but to rely on Wang Hu's troops outside. Don't delay and hit the road to meet Wang Hu."
With that said, he stood up from the ground.
Yuan Chong stood up first, helped Yuan Chaoju, and helped Yuan Chaoju onto his horse.
Dozens of riders galloped towards Qianhu Station where Wang Hu was stationed.
Although Wang Hu, who was stationed in Qianhusuo, was not attacked by the Tiger-Character Banner army, he was always paying attention to the situation in Daizhou City, and he knew about the Tiger-Character Banner army's attack earlier than the Yuan family and his son in Daizhou City. day.
"Have all the people sent to Daizhou City to inquire about the news gone?" Wang Hu felt restless and walked around the room.
Wang Liang, who was standing by, said: "General, don't worry, people have been dispatched a long time ago. No matter what news there is in Daizhou City, it will be sent back immediately."
"Report!" The person guarding the door came in, "General Qi, the person who went to Daizhou City to inquire about the news is back."
"Quick, bring them in." Wang Hu said eagerly.
Soon, people were brought in.
"Young man, I've seen the general." As soon as they entered the room, the people who returned were the first to kneel down on one knee and salute Wang Hu.
Wang Hu turned around and sat back on his seat, and asked: "No need to be polite, tell me about the situation in Daizhou City. Have the rebels attacked Daizhou City?"
"General, Daizhou City is lost." The man replied.
Wang Hu's body softened when he heard this and he almost slipped out of his seat.
"The bandit army didn't just arrive at Daizhou City today. How could they capture Daizhou City so quickly? There are still thousands of defenders in the city, and the city's garrison general has long been prepared to defend Daizhou City. You Are you sure you saw it correctly?" Wang Liang on the side couldn't help but ask.
You must know that Yanmen Pass blocked the rebels for many days. Later, Yanmen Pass was lost because the defenders inside the pass were bribed. Now Daizhou City has been lost without even holding on for a day. It is really unbelievable.
The man kneeling on the ground said: "The bandit soldiers who went to Daizhou City were at least tens of thousands. When they arrived at the foot of Daizhou City, they used cannons to bombard the north gate of Daizhou City. Although the younger ones did not dare to get too close, you can see It was very clear that the bandits had attacked the city wall not long after they started attacking the North City Gate, and then the army of bandits began to enter the city, and the young ones hurried back to deliver the message."
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"The Yuan family and his son are incompetent. They couldn't even hold on for a day." Wang Hu slapped the table with his angry palm.
Once Daizhou City is lost, the Qianhu Station he is stationed in will not be able to hold on for long.
"Enter the city."
Wang Yuncheng, who was riding on horseback, waved his right hand forward and led the army outside the city to enter the city.
In Daizhou City, where the battle had just ended, there were no other pedestrians on the streets except for the tiger-character flag soldiers who were searching for the defeated soldiers defending the city.
All the people in the city were hiding in their homes, and those who were more courageous only dared to observe the situation on the street through the cracks in the door.
Wang Yuncheng and Chief of Staff Lin Wenye entered Daizhou City from the North City Gate.
Soldiers from the Tiger Flag had already cleared the road along the road to ensure that no remnants of the Zhenwu Guards would hide in the houses on both sides.
Along the way, we came to Zhizhou Yamen in the city.
Soldiers with tiger-shaped flags were already guarding outside the yamen gate.
After dismounting, Wang Yuncheng handed the horse to the guard on the side, and he and Lin Wenye stepped into the Yamen.
"Reporting to the division chief, Daizhou Zhizhou has been captured, but it is a pity that the Zhenwu Guard commander ran away." Xiao Kui, Zheng of the Third Battle Barracks who occupied the Zhizhou Yamen, came to the Yamen gate to greet Wang Yuncheng and the others.
