"Retreating?"
Yang He stood up from his seat with a face full of surprise.
The rebels besieged Kaifeng Fucheng and had an advantage. At this time, they suddenly retreated, which surprised and confused him.
"Could it be that the rebels deliberately retreated to us, hoping to lure the army out of the city?" Chen Yongfu expressed his speculation.
Yang He looked thoughtful and said nothing.
"In my opinion, the rebels must have known that Kaifeng Fucheng was difficult to attack, so they gave up attacking Kaifeng Fucheng and retreated." Magistrate Lin said half-jokingly.
In his opinion, it was a good thing that the rebels retreated and no longer besieged Kaifeng.
No matter why the rebels retreated, the siege of Kaifeng Mansion was finally resolved. As for how the siege was resolved, it was not up to them, the officials besieged in Kaifeng Mansion, to decide.
When the court asked, it can be said that after a hard battle, the Kaifeng Mansion fought back the rebels who besieged the city several times, forcing the rebels to give up the siege of Kaifeng Mansion.
When the time comes, as the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, he will not only have no faults, but also have merits. It is impossible to say that he will be transferred to the six ministries in the next step, or he will be promoted on the spot and become the last grain minister to participate in politics.
Chen Yongfu glanced at Magistrate Lin.
How could the other party say such stupid things, and the rebels did not suffer a loss in the siege. If they did not have other military purposes, how could they abandon Kaifeng Fucheng.
If he were the rebel commander, even if he did not attack Kaifeng Fucheng, he would still leave a force of troops to continue besieging Kaifeng Fucheng.
At this time, I heard the sergeant kneeling on the ground say: "Although the rebels retreated, they still left thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city to continue the siege."
When Magistrate Lin heard this, his face darkened and he glared at the sergeant fiercely.
The other party's words were no less than a slap in the face, making him lose face in front of his colleagues and superior officers.
"This is a good opportunity for us!" Yang He ignored Magistrate Lin's ugly expression and looked at Chen Yongfu.
In the retreat of the rebels, he saw an opportunity to relieve the siege.
Chen Yongfu naturally understood the meaning of Yang He's words, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "There are only a few thousand rebels left outside the city, so the chance of a successful sneak attack is indeed greater."
"So, a sneak attack in the city is feasible?" Yang He asked.
Chen Yongfu thought for a while, finally nodded and said: "You can find a chance to try it, but there is no guarantee of success, and once the sneak attack fails, it will be difficult to do a sneak attack next time."
"With your words, I feel relieved." Yang He said, "How to sneak attack on the rebel camp outside the city next is entirely up to you. I only have one condition, which is to lift the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng as soon as possible. .”
"I will obey my orders."
Although Chen Yongfu was unwilling to take over, Yang He, as the governor, gave the order, so he could only accept it.
"If the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng can be lifted earlier, His Highness can feel at ease earlier. Although the palace cannot provide any help, if the general has any need for money or food, just ask, as long as the general can lift the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng, The Prince of Zhou is willing to use part of his money and food to support the general." Cui Changshi intervened to express his attitude.
His task was to urge Yang He to lift the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Zhou. Now that Yang He had a way to resolve the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng, he naturally wanted to express his support on behalf of Prince Zhou's house.
"With the support of His Highness, it would be great." Chen Yongfu said accordingly.
Prince Zhou's Mansion has been operating in Kaifeng Mansion for ten generations. He is the oldest and most powerful landowner in Kaifeng Mansion. With the support of Prince Zhou's Mansion in terms of money and food, he can to some extent solve the problem of money and food consumed by the army in the city.
Yang He, who sat back on the throne, was also very satisfied with the Zhou Palace's support for the defense of the city.
Although the 20,000 troops in Kaifeng City can make the people in the city feel more at ease, there are too many soldiers, and the consumption of food is also a lot of money. Even if they only drink two meals of porridge a day, the government office will not be able to sustain it for too long.
Outside the city, you can ignore the soldiers below and let them find their own way to eat. But in the city, if you don't care, these soldiers will only cause chaos in Kaifeng.
Now that the Zhou Palace is willing to provide money and food, the burden on him as the governor can be lighter.
"There are only a few thousand rebels left outside the city, but we have 20,000 troops in the city. Why do we need to make a sneak attack? We can go out of the city and deal with the thousands of rebels outside the city openly." Prefect Lin felt that he had found proof again. An opportunity to demonstrate one's martial prowess.
Twenty thousand versus several thousand, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't think he would lose.
The corner of Yang He's mouth twitched subconsciously and said: "General Chen will arrange the affairs in the army. Your main task at Linfutai is to find ways to raise food and wages for the army and appease the people in the city."
At this moment, he himself could see that the Kaifeng prefect had at most read a few military books. All he knew and learned was from military books, and he knew nothing about military affairs.
"I will obey the superintendent's arrangements." Magistrate Lin was unwilling to do so, but he did not dare to disobey Yang He's orders.
Yang He holds great power in Henan.
It may be a little worse to capture a governor directly, but it is still very easy to capture him as a prefect.
"Lin Futai, hurry up and collect food. Even if the army goes out of the city to fight, it will have to have a full stomach to have the strength to kill the thieves." Yang He said and sent Magistrate Lin out.
Obviously, he did not want Magistrate Lin to continue to participate in the following discussions.
Magistrate Lin felt that his idea just now was a good one. He didn't understand what caused Yang He's displeasure, but he still obeyed Yang He's order and retreated from the lobby with a sullen face.
Chen Yongfu looked at the back of Magistrate Lin leaving with a sarcastic look on his face.
Many good generals who died in the Ming Dynasty were tricked by such ignorant civil servants.
He decided that when he saw this kind of civil servant again in the future, he would avoid him to avoid being tricked to death by such a person one day.
At this time, Cui Changshi, who was sitting in the hall, said: "I think Lin Futai's method just now is good. Why doesn't Governor Yang give it a try? If there is a shortage of money and food, the Zhou Palace is willing to provide the money and food."
If you want the Ming army to fight bravely, you must give them enough money.
This is already an open secret in the military.
Although Cui Changshi was born in a royal palace, he also understood this.
As long as the siege of Kaifeng City can be resolved and His Royal Highness the King of Zhou can sleep peacefully, he believed that His Highness would not mind spending a little money to deal with the rebels.
Yang He said: "It's not entirely about money and food."
"Is that because the officers and soldiers are tired of war?" Cui Changshi asked in confusion.
Yang He shook his head and turned to Chen Yongfu and said, "Mr. Chen, can you explain it to Cui Changshi?"
He didn't want to talk about the fact that he was driven all the way back to Kaifeng Mansion by the rebels.
"Cui Changshi must be familiar with history books." Chen Yongfu first praised, and then said, "With the example of less defeating more, I think Cui Changshi must have seen it."
Cui Changshi nodded subconsciously when he heard this.
Examples of battles in which a small number of people win a large number are mostly classic battles. Many of them will be recorded in history books. As long as you are familiar with history books, you will have seen some of them.
