Chapter 105 Mei Yin’s Choice
Above the lobby of Xiningwei.
All the generals were waiting here, and Mei Yin strode over.
The generals below all stood up, and Mei Yin waved his hand, telling everyone to sit down. Mei Yin said calmly: "Here are two orders for everyone to read."
Someone immediately read it.
The first order was of course that Guanzhong ordered Xining Guards to send troops to support Ningxia.
The second order was naturally given to Mei Yin by the Beijing Privy Council. Mei Yin had full discretionary power, that is, he could do whatever he wanted.
As soon as these two orders came out. The soldiers below were in an uproar.
In fact, when the two orders were given, the people below had already made some preparations. The reason is simple. If Mei Yin is prepared to obey Guanzhong's order, there is no need to go to such trouble and just give the order.
Wait until these two orders are read out.
Mei Yin said: "Which order do you think I should follow?"
"Your Excellency is a noble relative of the country. How can you obey the order of chaos? I would like to ask you to think twice before killing the thief's envoy." Someone immediately stood up to object.
Mei Yin was not surprised by this.
Nanjing has too many political implications. There are too many people at the top and bottom who regard Nanjing as the place of orthodoxy. Even in the current situation, Nanjing has failed. Many people can't turn corners either. However, the people who determine the situation of the world are never the conviction and persistence of the few, but the direction of the silent majority.
At the beginning of the North-South War, most people assumed that Nanjing was orthodox. Therefore, in many cases, when encountering the Northern Army's attack, they mostly resisted. Rather than speaking of loyalty, it is better to be careful about Nanjing settling accounts after the fall of Beijing.
Now it is not clear in other places, but Mei Yin knows very well what these people in the northwest think.
Generally speaking, the northwest has never been the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty ruled here for only more than 20 years, and many of them were pacified in the early years of Hongwu.
The people's confidence in the Ming Dynasty was far lower than that in other regions.
Now the Northern Army looks more powerful. Most ordinary people have a greater idea of protecting themselves. Some even have the idea of changing their family background in order to get ahead.
That's why Mei Yin used very decisive methods when dealing with these people.
Mei Yin gave an order, and someone below immediately pulled these people down, and within a moment, their heads were brought up.
The generals below all looked at their noses and mouths, almost daring not to vent their anger, as if they were worried that Mei Yin would look over.
Mei Yin glanced over and said: "In that case, I have decided. Nanjing is unruly and has abolished Taizu's government. As Taizu's son-in-law, I should inherit Taizu's ambition and assist His Highness Changsun to reset the world."
As soon as Mei Yin's voice fell, the general below said loudly: "We will obey the military order."
"Okay." Mei Yin said loudly, "Let's go to Lanzhou."
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Mei Yin didn't encounter any obstacles all the way to the gate of Lanzhou City, but when he arrived at the gate of Lanzhou City, he saw that the top of Lanzhou City was tightly closed.
In order to seek the speed of troops, Mei Yin marched all the way eastward and came with light troops. I suffered a heavy loss at the foot of Lanzhou City.
At this time, news from all directions was also gathered in Mei Yin's hands.
Facing the current situation, Mei Yin fell into deep thought.
Mei Yin secretly said: "Everything went well in the battle of Ningxia. The army came to break through Ningxia, but it was just a matter of time. The same goes for Gansu. The King of Yan is brave and the town of Gansu is just a stumbling block. How can I be the opponent of King Yan? I I don’t have enough siege equipment in hand. It will take more than a month to rebuild it. By then, it is estimated that it will not be my turn to command the Lanzhou siege."
"Now I have two choices. The first choice is to find a way to capture Lanzhou City. But the priority is to attack the city and focus on the heart. It is really difficult to grasp such a thing as persuading people to surrender."
"The second option is to take the opportunity to raid other places."
This is what Mei Yin thought too.
Since Mei Yin left Xining, many places have been conquered without a fight. The reason why Lanzhou is difficult to capture is because Lanzhou's geographical location is too important.
It is also an important border defense area and is heavily guarded.
But other places are not as cautious as Lanzhou.
For example, Lintao Prefecture and Gannan area. Although these places are also within Shaanxi, they are not geographically closely connected with Guanzhong. Moreover, the garrison has been deployed to the front line many times, but now it is still empty.
Plus the news is blocked.
Mei Yin has a great possibility of approaching the enemy with troops and defeating them without a fight.
And Mei Yin has bigger ideas, such as the Four Fortresses in Guanzhong. In terms of geographical situation, Guanzhong is quite independent geographically. Except for a few passages, it is difficult for large armies to enter.
The northwest region is not important in terms of the overall north-south situation. What is important is that the Northern Army created a strategic advantage over the Southern Army on the northwest battlefield. As for the Gansu region, looking at the entire northwest, it is not too important. His importance is only to protect Guanzhong. Guanzhong is the core area of northwest China.
Therefore, Mei Yin's victory in the Gannan region, even in Lanzhou, is a credit. But they are not as good as one of the four fortresses in Guanzhong.
Mei Yin made a decision. He ordered the city of Lanzhou to be surrounded, a large camp was built, and numerous surrender letters were fired into the city. The surrender letters stated the current situation, with the Northern Army coming from three directions.
It would be best if we could persuade him to surrender.
But it cannot be persuaded to surrender without destroying the morale of its troops.
In fact, the number of people in Lanzhou City is not more than the number of people in Mei Yin's hands. It's just relying on a strong city. Not everyone among them was firmly loyal to Nanjing.
Just mess with their military morale.
Let them not dare to doubt the military camp outside the city.
Of course he can bluff. Place other troops in more important places.
He immediately summoned Zhao Zongshou and said, "Brother Zhao, you came from Beijing. Now you have made a great contribution. Do you dare to do it?"
Zhao Zongshou said: "Please give me your orders, Prince Consort."
Mei Yin said: "It is difficult to get to Lanzhou, but the opportunity must not be missed. I want to raise troops to march eastward and capture Xiaoguan. When the four guards of Lintao are empty of troops, I will prepare one army and one envoy. Go south and get it. Brother Zhao, is he interested?"
Zhao Zongshou was overjoyed after hearing this.
Zhao Zongshou also knew that Mei Yin had misunderstood.
Mei Yin thought that Zhao Zongshou had connections in Beijing, so Mei Yin gave him the credit. And Zhao Zongshou knew very well that what happened today was a coincidence, and he might not have such an opportunity in the future. So once you catch it, you don’t want to let it go.
Zhao Zongshou said: "I am willing to serve my consort. Please rest assured, the four guards of Lintao will definitely get it for me."
Mei Yin said: "No, I am serving the imperial court."
Mei Yin actually knew what kind of person Zhao Zongshou was, but he had no one available at this time. Moreover, compared with Xiao Guan, things in the direction of Lintao Mansion were left behind. I left it alone, a little unwilling to do so. It's best to send someone there. If it can be defeated, it will naturally be his credit, after all, he was the one who sent it.
If not, that's okay, it's just one or two people. Although Mei Yin did not capture Lanzhou City, he captured many places near Lanzhou City. A lot of surrender troops were gathered.
Just give these troops to him.
It's simply a worthless transaction.
After arranging things here in Lanzhou.
Mei Yin put her mind on Xiao Guan.
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The journey from Lanzhou City to Xiaoguan City was not short, and Mei Yin arrived at Xiaoguan City in just a few days.
Mei Yin made a decisive decision and took the risk to attack.
Send people to deceive the city.
General Xiao Guan did not expect to encounter such a thing. Under Mei Yin's attack, it was very difficult to defend. But in the end, Mei Yin still took it down forcefully.
It's just that it's very difficult to defeat Mei Yin.
If not, Mei Yin sent people to deceive the city, causing the war to fall into close combat from the beginning. It would be almost impossible for Mei Yin to capture this place.
It’s just that Mei Yin is not out of breath yet. Immediately I heard a report from below that a large group of soldiers and horses were coming east of Xiaoguan.
Mei Yin's heart tightened.
Secretly said: "No
good. What's going on? If you don't come early, you won't come late, but you're here at this time. "
If the Guanzhong army arrived early, he would not dare to risk an attack. If it came later, he would have some time to prepare. It just happened to be at this juncture.
But, things have come to this. He always has to hold on to this. If you can survive, it will naturally be bright. If you can't hold on, you've failed.
Without saying a word, Mei Yin rectified Xiaoguan and worked hard to prepare firearms in the city. And sent people to contact Qu Neng's army. I hope Qu can arrive earlier.
