.Text Chapter 136 Xiangyang

"Although this Bai Yunhang brother is just a magistrate of Dengfeng County, our group of people are not as good as him in terms of his strategy in the officialdom!"

Most of the old subordinates such as Yan Qingfeng were born in miserable times. They were keen on the third year of junior high school and only knew that they would make a contribution when they were fighting with real swords and guns, which was not as sloppy as Bai Yunhang.

Bai Yunhang stood up and gave a big gift before saying, "Brothers, they are all my seniors! But Brother Yan asked me to plan this time, and I have an idea!"

"Please say! Please say!"

Bai Yunhang cleared his throat: "From the bottom of the game, this move must be almost ruthless, and the opponent cannot get over it!"

He knew that these people were all from lower classes and probably didn't know the big words, so he immediately gave a very simple example: "Everyone knows Journey to the West, do you know? That's good! Look at Journey to the West, and the Monkey King was originally like our Dashun Army, a hero among the demons, and they were all figures who carried out the uprising for the heavens. But in the end they became the thugs of the Jade Emperor and the Buddha Tathagata. In order to defeat the fighting Buddha, they killed monsters everywhere. What does this mean! Are we not seeking wealth?"

Everyone nodded and heard Bai Yunhang continue, "But he protected Tang Seng to take it all the way, and what are the monsters he killed along the way! They are all grassroots, and they all fight from the bottom without hands. Sun Houzi is the most ruthless. These monsters are either killed or injured under his hands, and at the worst they are caught as pets!"

Everyone immediately understood and Bai Yunhang spoke incessantly: "But think about it, what about those monsters with background? Which one was not taken home by the master to discipline, and he was not even hurt!"

"What does this mean? It explains the truth in our officialdom. What mounts are their personal coachmen! What pets are all their secrets, what boys are all their cronies! So Journey to the West reveals a truth, that is!"

"No matter how awesome we officials are, we can't afford to offend those founding heroes! But if we take action in Hanjing Mansion this time, we may involve many senior officials!"

Bai Yunhang's words made the old brothers' hearts suddenly cold: "Mr. Bai's statement will make us unable to do this business!"

"Finish it! Finish it! Finish it! Finish it!" Bai Yunhang smiled and said, "Think about Journey to the West, the Buddha Tathagata is the most powerful in the world. He can do whatever he wants, and our Buddha Tathagata is the emperor today!"

Hanjing is Shunjing. Of course, the entanglement of the forces in this place is extremely complicated. It is possible that even a small ninth-rank official can defeat the third-rank official. Bai Yunhang came up with the best way: "Since it is extremely complicated, then I will use a quick knife to cut the mess! Let this Hanjing Mansion become the hottest thing, and no one should avoid it!"

"And the most critical thing, we must not only be ruthless when we take action, but also be silent! Let outsiders not know that we did it!"

Yan Qingfeng said at this time: "Mr. Bai, you have forgotten something! It is best to be able to reach Tianting directly and poke it in front of today!"

Bai Yunhang nodded: "Brother Yan is very reasonable! When we come to the present, no matter how small the matter is, it will become a huge case. It is best to have an imperial criticism!"

Only then did the old brothers realize how active the county magistrate Bai's head is. The county magistrate has a bright future! The two gangs immediately became extremely familiar and wanted to invite Bai Yunhang to his home to get together and have two glasses of wine.

With Yan Qingfeng's contact, Bai Yunhang's plan to give gifts in Beijing was very fast. Dashunchao was immediately forged. Although it is not immediately governing the world, the soldiers at least have a great say. This seventh-rank county magistrate returned to the Beijing yamen with a few letters from time to time.

As for the Hanyang Wharf, it was the most smooth thing. Niu Qi and his friends gathered here for a while, but their wallet was stolen. Someone immediately asked: "Mr. Niu, this Hanjing Chief Constable is Li Dang!"

Niu Fu immediately wrote the memorial and went straight to Tianting. Now Gao Yiling was extremely furious. The Criminal Government and Dali Temple personally supervised it and sent four smart and capable constables to handle the case. As a result, the case was handled very smoothly. Not only Hanyang Wharf, but also Wuchang and Hankou Wharf were wiped out. When he heard that it was the case personally arrested by the emperor, and when he saw the great punishment, the constables and the thief were mostly honestly explained.

The collusion between officials and bandits on this dock is also unique. It should be said that their motivation ranks among the world's advanced. They pioneered the complete combination of timed wages and piece-based wages, which greatly promoted the work enthusiasm of both parties. Their internal work clearly stipulates that management is scientific and the eight-hour working time is implemented several hundred years in advance.

If each thief wants to enter the dock to steal, he must pay an entrance fee of 2 to 10 taels to the on-duty constable during this period. Only after paying the fee, the thief can move freely at the dock and maximize his professional skills. Even if the victim is found to be caught, the thief will not worry at all. Since the detective has collected the admission fee, he will naturally find various ways to protect him. He often takes the thief back to the yamen for interrogation in front of the victim, but as soon as he leaves, the thief releases and uses his professional skills again.

This mechanism can indeed greatly improve the work efficiency of officials and bandits. For thieves who refuse to pay, the two sides will unite to protect their monopoly market and deal the most severe blow.

However, under the attack of the dictatorial machine, both sides were relatively speechless in prison. According to rumors at that time, a "all-caught captain meeting" could be gathered in prison. Although the actual situation was not so exaggerated, there were more than 70 constables alone who were arrested in prison.

This case involves a lot of problems. Not only did the chief constable of Hanjing Prefecture and Wuchang Prefecture involve them, but there were also many middle and low-level officials, but there were also major problems during the interrogation.

The dictatorship mechanism brings the highest efficiency. After discovering that there is no hope of evading the attack, the head-in-chiefs bit each other, and the thieves also bit each other. Some people reported that one of the thieves called the "Tianxin Gang" had serious political problems.

It is better to commit the most serious criminal case than to be related to political issues. After the original criminal case turned into a serious political case, the emperor was furious again. Those who want to suppress the case but fail to settle the matter quickly and clear the relationship.

This "Tianxin Gang" is one of the largest gangs in Hanjing and even Huguang. The gang has thousands of gangs, but the political status of the gang leader has always been very low. It was difficult for several guardians to get a position in the Ancient Family Records Office. This is not even a civil servant in charge. Because of this reason, it has been suppressed by the government and it is very difficult to do things. The gang leader is far-sighted: "We must also be cleansed! There must be more officials and constables in the gang! At that time, our Tianxin Gang was the real number one gang in the world!"

Their method of whitewashing is completely different from that of the seven sisters of Luohe. The seven sisters of Luohe were converted into legal chambers of commerce after receiving support from the government, while their method was to be inseparable from black and white, and they were determined to penetrate themselves into the officialdom.

Although you can rely on relationships to enter the officialdom, you will have two paths in the final analysis. The first path is the imperial examination. At most, some of these gangs in the martial arts world are all rural scholars like Zhuge Liang. They have no knowledge and can't win the high score. Then they can only take the second path and take the fastest path.

This road is very effective. My brothers can even waive the entrance fee. However, Hanjing Prefecture is not Dengfeng County. In addition to retaining old people from the previous dynasty, most of the constables are retired veterans.

The gang leader immediately made up his mind to send the twenty most shrewd and capable young disciples from the gang to join the army, first develop in the army, and then follow the curve of mobilization. These young disciples have been carefully selected, very hard-working, and brought some carefully prepared gifts to honor the superiors. Naturally, they developed very smoothly in the city guards near Hanjing.

Seeing some situations, the gang leader immediately sent dozens of gang members to participate in the city guards in various parts of Hubei, and saw that they could reap fruits - a gang has 100 gang members as constables, what a great resource!

But now I have encountered a iron plate. There are hundreds of illegal people in the important places of the capital to form cliques and private interests, and they intend to lurk in the military and have a bad intention, and are also preparing to sneak into the officialdom, and they are in the place where the emperor of the Hanjing Mansion is the most taboo! For this kind of thing, which dynasty and generation are the most taboo. The presiding officer immediately set it as "intention to rebel!"

He was like a storm to the enemy. This time, although the Tianxin Gang had to be wiped out, more than 200 gang members were all in prison. The presiding officer was a good stern. He immediately looked for the connection between the case and the Tartars outside the pass and the pseudo-Ming in the southwest. He would never let go of the clues, and would never let go of them. He would be punished.

For such cases that have risen to political issues, there are no less than 100 officials involved, and there are actually more officials involved. Even if the benefits of others have been confiscated, it is a crime of missed supervision.

Everyone wants to clarify the relationship, and it is best to have no responsibility. If you can't figure it out, you have to say that there are only some indirect responsibilities but no direct responsibilities. If you can't figure out, it means that you are not politically sensitive enough and not vigilant enough. If you can't figure out, you can simply admit that you have certain leadership responsibilities...

All the cases were on the government, and even the Niu Party caused trouble. Fortunately, Niu Jinxing was neat and gave up a few vague chess pieces!

As for Yan Qingfeng's brothers, they had been having fun secretly. After this storm, the officials and officials involved reached more than 200. Such major cases were rare since the founding of the country!

There were more than 200 locations, and everyone was jealous of these vacant locations, but the people on Yan Qingfeng's side had their own inherent advantages, and no one involved in this major case.

"We are all old men brought out by Taizu. We have always worked hard and asked these newcomers to take away all the credits! But in the danger of the country, the key is to use these people!"

Presenting the qualifications is the most effective way. Under this pressure, even if you are a senior, you must not release a lot of real shortcomings to express comfort.

After all, the world of the Dashun Dynasty was based on a more official method: "In the past, Gao's family was granted the Li family with their army, and now Li's family returned the Gao family with their world. Merchants and borrowers can discuss it in detail." That is, the lineage of Gao Chuang, Li Zicheng, Li Guo, Gao Yigong. Even now, Li Zigong's wife, Empress Dowager Gao, is still a symbol of unity in the Dashun army, although in a sense it is also a vase.

Yan Qingfeng said directly at the celebration banquet: "Everyone understands it in his heart! This is the reward today! We were the personal army of Emperor Taizu, and today we must also take on the responsibility we should bear!"

Bai Yunhang remembered the Tie Li Tong who investigated Henan: "By the way! There is a man named Li Tong, who is said to be the leader of Taizu's guards back then. Do you know each other?"

Yan Qingfeng didn't say anything, but a few old brothers laughed: "Li Tong! I know! I heard that I lost a lot of face in your Kaifeng Prefecture, so I lost it well! His martial arts are barely good, but no matter how high his martial arts are, what's the use of? No matter how high his martial arts are, he can't stand a squad with a single flag elite soldier! If you are worried about safety, bring us this command with you to ensure that everything is foolproof! Our army is not a fantasy, from Shangluo Mountain to Zhongxing soldiers, but unfortunately he just failed to catch up with Xiangyang..."

Bai Yunhang wanted to speak again, but a veteran drank too much: "Xiangyang! Xiangyang! Everyone says that the Xiangyang defense battle will turn the tide, but who in the world knows the truth about the Xiangyang defense battle!"

Someone immediately covered his mouth: "Don't say the wrong thing! Don't say the wrong thing!"

Bai Yunhang glanced at the man who was stolen from his wallet. He was usually not proud. He pulled the person next to him to cover his hand: "Why did I say the wrong thing! Why did I say the wrong thing! I was a bit a little bit and wanted to say, what sentence I said was not the truth!"

According to the official history of the war, the defense battle of Xiangyang in the third year of Yongchang is a model defensive example worthy of commemoration. In this defensive battle, Shanggao Yigong led 17,000 strong soldiers to defend Xiangyang. The Tartars army attacked Xiangyang for half a month but failed to defeat the food and grass in the city. At that time, the food, bows, arrows, and gunpowder in the city were all gone. The reinforcements of Emperor Taizong Li Guo were blocked by the Tatar soldiers in Jingzhou. The troops in the city were frightened. Now, under the persuasion of Lord Cheng of Cheng and the prefect of Niu Quannian, some elite troops attacked from Xiaobei Gate. First, they defeated hundreds of green camps and defeated hundreds of Tartar cavalry. General Yu Xiao was unparalleled in the formation and made his fortune with this military achievements.

Xiaobeimen wiped out more than 10,000 elite troops from the Tatar army in one battle. Seeing that something was wrong, Ajige had to retreat and was chased by Taizu's cover for a while. Then, when Zaomanxiong heard the news of Ajige's defeat, he snatched Ajige's red cannons and supplies in Xinye, which greatly damaged the vitality of Ajige's army, and then triggered the Battle of Xinye.

Xiangyang became a key battle for Dashun Zhongxing, but now there is a completely different saying about the flag.

Text Chapter 137 Secret

Xiangyang.

This city has an extremely important position in the military history of all dynasties. As the saying goes, "Xiangyang is the barrier of Jingzhou, which is the upper reaches of Jingzhou, and it is enough to make Jingzhou more important and lighter... Moreover, Xiangyang is at the extreme edge of today. It is 450 miles away from Jingzhou, without any high mountains, ridges, Yangtze River and rivers. The enemy relaxes its light cavalry and arrives at the city in less than two days." As the saying goes, "Is Huguang's victory in Wuchang? In Xiangyang? Is it suppressed Jingzhou? Is it said: In the words of the world, it is important to Xiangyang." Xiangyang can be said to be a hub of connection between the east and west of China, and it is also the key between the north and the south. Whether it is a dispute between the east and the west or the north and the south, Xiangyang is a must-fight place.

The Xiangyang Battle in the third year of Yongchang was a key battle. This battle gave the Dashun Army, which had been hit by consecutive setbacks, a chance to breathe, and then retained Jingxiang. With the Jingxiang land, there were opportunities to revive, but this battle had too many secrets.

Yan Qingfeng still took it calmly, looked at the big tongue palm flag, and said lightly: "I was once a small soldier in Taizu's army. Although I had not personally visited the army, I knew very well about the passage..."

"In July of the third year of Yongchang, the emperor led his own troops to guard Xiangyang. In addition, the various units of our Dashun Army in Xiangyang City have a total of 33,000 troops. Ajige led 46,000 troops to attack, claiming to be 70,000 to the public. The Cheng family asked Taizu to temporarily recruit Xiangyang to join the army before the battle in Xiangyang. In this way, my Dashun will have nearly 60,000 troops in Xiangyang!"

It turns out that this is the case. The official version of the war history usually only mentions the 17,000 people he led today, but this is how: "That's right! Ajige led 46,000 troops to besiege Xiangyang, but the Qing Yao was fighting old wars, and only half of the 60,000 troops today can be fought. This battle is hard!"

"Thanks to Ajige's red-clothed cannons have not caught up with this war because of the difficulty of roads. They arrived at Xinye until the end of the Xiangyang Defense War! But even so, Ajige's several trial attacks were still extremely thrilling. His troops were mixed forces of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Han and Zuo Liangyu Surrendered Army. They were all elite troops in a hundred battles and climbed to the city several times! After fighting for half a month, the Tartars lost more than 3,300 people, but the losses of our army to defend the city were almost more than twice that... and the losses were the troops that our army could fight the most!"

At that time, the Han army was still Zuo Liangyu, who was responsible for attacking Xiangyang. The defeated general of the Dashun army was so proud that he almost defeated the defenders on the city wall. Later, he used the main lord of the Man Eight Banners to test the attack for half a day. It was Jin Shang who personally led his personal soldiers to attack the Man Eight Banners: "To this end, the soldiers were tired, and the food and gunpowder were about to be exhausted. Emperor Taizong's reinforcements were also stopped by the Tartars. Lord Cheng and Prefect Niu asked Taizu to go out from the Xiaobei Gate..."

"This time, the dispatch of troops was a surprise. Hundreds of green camps outside the Xiaobei Gate were quickly defeated, and then our army rushed into the Eight Banners Army. But they were nearly Qianzhen Tartars. They were all people who could fight tough battles. Although our army borrowed the benefits of the raid, they finally formed a cavalry formation. In the bloody battle between the two sides, our army was almost defeated by the Tartars. Thanks to General Yu Xiao's hard work, they wiped out them all! The Tartars learned that the Eight Banners were attacked by me, and immediately summoned the elite cavalry to support them. Our army was beaten back step by step. Unexpectedly, when we rushed to the camp gate, all the surrounding Tartars were annihilated. Our army was greatly boosted, and we attacked and repelled more than a thousand Zhen Tartar reinforcements..."

Yan Qingfeng continued, "Focus on, in the battle of Xiaobeimen, our army not only did not take any advantage, but instead suffered a great loss! You should know that in that battle, although we first killed 400 Green Camp and 900 Tartars, our army also lost 1,900 to war, and they are all good men in our army who have experienced many battles!"

"The Tartars' elite cavalry can indeed fight! But it is a pleasure for me to kill all the nine hundred true Tartars in one fell swoop. You must know that there are only 100,000 people in the Eight Banners! However, after this battle, there were too many backbones that were damaged, and our army lost its morale and had to retreat back to the city, and was determined to trap the lonely city!"

Yan Qingfeng's voice suddenly became louder: "It's just that Ajige's loss of so many real Tartars was extremely heartbroken, and the morale in the army suddenly fell down. But at this time, Ajige's army was about to run out of food, and Emperor Taizong's reinforcements were in a strait. He was afraid that his troops would lose too much at the city, so he could only decide to withdraw his troops."

"Speaking of this, if Ajige let go of his life to attack the upper city, most of the Xiangyang City will not be able to defend! The morale in the army has dropped to the extreme, but Ajige's retreat will be a big problem!"

How could he withdraw from the big problem? Bai Yunhang was puzzled, and Yan Qingfeng said in a straight voice: "The Qing Yao's damage to the city of Xiangyang is not great. The 46,000 Tartar soldiers lost more than 5,000 people due to death, injuries, escape and illness, and were sick. Among them, nearly 1,000 real Tartars, and our army suffered as much as 8,000. On the human tactical level, our Shun Army suffered a loss, but at least we lived in Xiangyang!"

"But the problem is that at that time, the supplies and cannons of the Tartar soldiers arrived in Xinye, with more than 40,000 people. The money was very cheap! In addition, there were a large number of relatives. The Zaoman Xiong in Xinye looked very jealous. So much money was enough for his troops to use for several years! Originally, this thing was too difficult to see, but suddenly the news of Xiangyang retreating troops came from the front line. The news of Zaoman Xiong was too unfamiliar. Originally, the Qing Dynasty Demon General had lost five or six thousand people, but the news he heard turned out to be the real Tartars who only filled the Eight Banners and lost five or six thousand people."

"What does this mean? Before entering the pass, there were only 100,000 people. If five or six thousand people were lost, it would be enough to shake the world. Moreover, Ajige's tribes were only 46,000. If the Zhen Tatars alone lost five or six thousand people, then the loss of the Han army of the Green Camp of the Ajige army would definitely be even heavier. It is not certain that Ajige will collapse in its entirety!"

"Zaomanxiong's courage suddenly became stronger. Apart from his thousands of confidants, there were only four hundred real Tartars in the city who were responsible for escorting. After the banquet, he suddenly launched his sword and killed all the Tartar soldiers! The red-clothed cannons, supplies, silver, and family members in the city all belonged to him! Zaomanxiong said proudly: 'Now, we are just talking by strength! With so many good things, the world is so big that it is not last year!'"

Ajige walked halfway, but was inexplicably slaughtered by Zao Kuangxiong, and even his wife and daughter were lost. It was extremely angry, but no matter how angry he was, the food and grass were cut off, and the supplies and silver were all robbed by Zao Kuangxiong. The army was not strong, and although Xinye was a small town, it was extremely strong. In addition to the dozen red cannons, the Ajige army killed and injured three or four hundred people after just half a day of trial attack. The morale of the entire army was depressed and had to take a detour back to Nanyang.

But Ajige could not bear this strange shame. He didn't care about Xiangyang's failure. However, Xinye's defeat made him lose all his face. To put it bluntly, he even cuckolded. After a little rest, he ordered his troops. The entire army 30,000 people returned to Xinye to take revenge.

Xinye is just a small county town, and there are only thousands of tribes of Aoyan, but Ajige used 30,000 elite troops. You should know that 46,000 people were used to attack Xiangyang. This is really a killing knife.

But Zaoyanxiong is also a character. Every time he fights fiercely, he personally goes to the front line: "We have an irreconcilable feud with Ajige. Either you die or I live. If you win, the whole army will be rewarded. If you want, we will give you whatever we want! If you lose, let's go to hell together!"

The army in the city was sufficiently funded, and there were more than a dozen red-clothed cannons. The Tartar soldiers attacked for five days and climbed the city dozens of times before and after they entered the city, they were all defeated by the Zaokuenxiong, who had a large number of silver troops, and they were killed with silver. Zaokuenxiong shouted at the top of the city: "As long as you repel this fierce attack, these silver bills will be in the gang, and you will need as much as you want!"

Every time he climbed the city, Ajige would throw silver bills once, but Ajige's troops were exhausted. Although they climbed the city more than ten times within five days, they were beaten down by the suicide squad recruited by Ajige with silver bills. However, Ajige had an army of 30,000, and Xinye was about to lose.

Unexpectedly, I saw that the situation was wrong. I had already been to Emperor Taizong Li Guo, who was in Xiangyang at that time. Although Emperor Taizong had thousands of people around him, he did not participate in the Xiangyang War. The system was very neat and they were all elite cavalry. I immediately sent troops with the King of Heaven. Today, I sent 20,000 infantry soldiers, and Emperor Taizong also sent 5,000 infantry and cavalry. Taking advantage of the exhaustion of the Tartar soldiers, he wiped out more than a thousand soldiers and horses on the flanks of Ajige.

Ajigdun's soldiers were under the city, not only because of their deaths and injuries, but also because they were attacked from front and back. You must know that he really tried his best to attack Xinye this time. He actually injured five or six thousand people within five days, and even the Eight Banners injured 1,300 and four hundred people. He was immediately furious and collapsed back to Nanyang again.

The Ajige Army can be said to be an elite field force of the Qing army. It can damage no less than 15,000 people in these two battles and greatly injured its vitality. However, the Dashun Army got the combat-capable force, which was quite powerful. The strategic advantage of the Jingxiang area immediately returned to the hands of the Dashun Army.

"In order to boost morale, Xiangyang just rescued the siege, it was announced that our army defeated 70,000 Tartars under the city and killed 30,000 Tartars, including the commander of the Tartars. However, the Qing Yao was also fun. They claimed that they had only suffered dozens of losses under the city of Xiangyang, and the dead commander was purely injured by accident! When he ascended the throne today, the battle of Xiangyang was even more dazzling. Who said that this battle was commanded by the current emperor! It became a key battle that could not be defeated!"

Yan Qingfeng continued: "Why didn't the slaughter Housing be defeated repeatedly and he has done countless bad things, but our Dashun Army has risen higher and higher official positions! The key is the great achievements of Xinye!"

"Although the master has earned his merits in Xiangyang, the contribution of Lord Xiong in Xinye is obvious. There are more casualties than the battle of Xiangyang, and even the real Tartars are much more than Xiangyang! So if there is anything, the master will not forget to mention this old thing!"

Bai Yunhang finally understood the twists and turns, and then he heard Yan Qingfeng say lightly: "Our Dashun Army has fought many hard battles. By the way, the battle in Xiangyang is just an extremely ordinary battle."

"But this battle is too heavy. The Xianghuyi Army abolished its military headquarters because it had not participated in the Xiangyang battle. Our Langya Army is a first-class elite, and because it had not participated in the Xiangyang battle..."

These officers also made a fuss and talked about their revolutionary history by the way: "Tell you the truth! I participated in the Nanyuan War... If you participated in the Nanyuan War in Tongguan, did I not participate? I was still one of the seventeen horses around Emperor Taizu!..."

Yan Qingfeng said lightly: "So we have to ask this brother Bai to plan for us, and we must shoulder our responsibilities!"

Bai Yunhang pointed out at this time: "I am just a seventh-rank county magistrate, how can I take on such a heavy responsibility! Dear veterans, I really value it!"
To be continued...