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Chapter 2159 The guizi scroll is stripped and cocooned, coercion and temptation

In fact, Zhu Ruqi knew about these situations a long time ago, but deep down in his heart, he was neither willing nor dared to think about it.

Pingyang Prefecture is too big, with 34 prefectures and counties, but only Pingyang Guard and Puzhou Office are in charge of defense. State and county defense.

In normal seasons, even if some bandits and local yamen and inspection departments can't deal with it, the guards can handle it, but when it's really a chaotic season, it's really not enough.

Especially in the first half of the year, due to the war damage, Shanxi Township recruited a large number of guards to enrich them. Pingyang Guard was taken away, and Puzhou Station changed from two whole battalions to two incomplete battalions. When I came in, I encountered such a thing as the rebellious army from Shaanxi entering Jin Dynasty.

There are three divisions with more than [-] people left in the first battalion of Siyan City, and the situation in Puzhou is even worse. There are only two divisions with more than [-] people left. It is obviously impossible to deal with the Pingyang Mansion, which is full of wars.

Although the reality is here, as the higher-ups, you may not think so. Your guards in Puzhou have not taken any action so far. Facing the fall of Hejin, Ronghe, Quanquan, and Linjin, what countermeasures did you take?
No matter what happens in the central and northern parts, at least the battalions of Pingyangwei still fought a few battles with the rebellious army, or defended the city, but in these counties in the south, the two battalions of Puzhou and one guarding Yancheng, that is There is no room for loss in the salt class, but I guard Puzhou and sit back and watch the surrounding counties fall and do nothing. This is an inescapable sin anyway.

If the higher-ups want to make excuses or even find a scapegoat, then they themselves will become the best scapegoats.

Seeing that Zhu Ruqi's face was green and his lips were pale, he obviously understood his current situation. Wang Wenyan's eyes were a little more sympathetic, "General Zhu, you also know that the current chaos in Shanxi started from Pingyang, of course you can shirk it." Responsibility, it is said that it was caused by the rebellious army from Shaanxi,..."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was the rebel army from Shaanxi who crossed the river and caught us off guard. The people in Hejin, Ronghe and Wanquan couldn't resist it at all, and the hungry and displaced people in Pingyang Mansion itself There are so many, prefectures and counties are unable to provide relief, I have written to the prefect of Pingyang and the prefects and prefects of these counties in the south, asking them to open warehouses to release food and help the people, but they turned a deaf ear..."

After being punctured by Wang Wenyan's words, Zhu Ruqi suddenly came to his senses, and quickly explained: "When the Shaanxi rebel army came, our local refugees and disaster victims immediately became rioters, and the Shaanxi rebellion army has these rebels who are familiar with the situation to guide them. That's why they attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, and it became like this all at once,..."

"That's right, General Zhu, what you said is correct, there are indeed these objective reasons, but the imperial court, the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate may not see it this way, and the local government will definitely make excuses, and even shirk their responsibilities. Have you considered it?" No?" Wang Wenyan said with a smile.

"One of the most practical problems is that after the rebel army captured so many counties, none of your Puzhou guards went out to rescue the city, and none of your soldiers fought against the rebel army, hiding in this Puzhou city. , you, the guards in Puzhou are not the people of Puzhou, the responsibility is not just to guard Puzhou, the fall of Hejin, Ronghe, Wanquan, Linjin, and Yi, you are duty-bound, the prefects and counties of these counties will It is said that we have tried our best, and our people have tried their best, but the guards fear the enemy like a tiger and refuse to send troops, so we will eventually fall,..."

Of course Zhu Ruqi understands this truth, and he can imagine that in order to shirk responsibility, the local officials will definitely blame themselves, and the court will definitely find a few scapegoats to sacrifice the flag in the end. The garrison of this Puzhou office?Needless to say.

With a plop, Zhu Ruqi fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly, "Mr. Zhu, please save me. It's not that Zhu doesn't want to save me. It's because the army is in chaos. Zhu only has these 1000 soldiers in his hands. How can he save them? Shaanxi, where Hejin was captured There were 6000 to 1000 people in the rebellion army, and it was too late for me to rescue them. When the rebel army captured Ronghe, Wanquan, and Jishan, it was said that there were already [-] to [-] people. The mob is chaotic, I'm afraid there are thirty or forty thousand, what can my more than [-] soldiers do?"

Wang Wenyan sneered: "Then you just wait for the imperial court to take your marching method and borrow your head?"

"Please, sir, save me! Please, sir, save me!" Zhu Ruqi only kowtowed, his forehead hit the bluestone floor with a bang, and it was black and black immediately.

"Get up, I can't save you, the only one who can save you is yourself!" Wang Wenyan raised his hand and said coldly: "If you don't want to get up, and you are still wasting time here, then you can wait and see." People from the procuratorate or Long Jinwei will come and get you."

Zhu Ruqi didn't dare to be stubborn, and got up embarrassingly, a warrior like him has a thick skin, as long as he can save his life, he doesn't care about other things at all.

"General Zhu, you also understand the current situation. In the south of Pingyang Prefecture, there are two important areas that cannot be lost. One is Puzhou, where Fenglingdu and Pujindu are controlled, and the other is Siyancheng, where the Yancheng of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are located. The classroom is located here, and the warehouse salt is also stored here. If you want to keep your head, you must at least make sure that these two places cannot be lost. In addition, you have to fight a few beautiful battles to let the court know that you are not afraid of the enemy and afraid of death , but is fighting at the right time, if you can win a few more battles and annihilate some rebels, maybe you can still escape the crime, and the credit for it is unknown."

Wang Wenyan's words are very beautiful, but Zhu Ruqi is not a fool, if it is so easy and simple, how can he hide in Puzhou and dare not come out?
There are at least 1000 to 2000 rebellious troops in Pingyang Mansion, and I only have more than 1000 troops. Any one I encounter is enough, even if the person in front of me brings more than 4000 people from Tongguan Guard, plus more than [-] of his own. There are only less than [-] people, how to fight?
Zhu Ruqi's eyes rolled wildly, Wang Wenyan didn't understand what this guy was thinking, and said indifferently: "General Zhu thinks that the chaotic army is too powerful and there is no chance of winning?"

Zhu Ruqi looked distressed, but finally nodded: "To tell the truth, Mr. Wang, we three or 4000 people, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to fight against the tens of thousands of chaotic troops in Pingyang Mansion who are still expanding. If we want to fight, how should we fight?"

"Is General Zhu so pessimistic?" Wang Wenyan sneered, "General Zhu has no idea what the combat effectiveness of the [-] to [-] rebel army is?"

"There are so many ants killing elephants." Zhu Ruqi shook his head, "Mr. Wang, you are right. The chaos army may not be able to fight, but their number is too large. Once they get entangled with us, we may not be able to escape. The reason why I dare not leave Puzhou is that the city of Puzhou is high and thick, and my more than 1000 soldiers put Puzhou civilians on board, and they can still defend for a while. But if they want to go out of the city to fight in the field, these civilians are not good at all. If you want to fight us, you must win, and if you lose, the whole south of Pingyang will be over."

I have to say that although this guy is timid, his thoughts are quite careful, and what he said makes sense.

If you don't muster up the courage of this guy, it is estimated that he will not be able to get more than 1000 soldiers. Wang Wenyan thought while saying: "General Zhu, you said that there are [-] to [-] rebels in Pingyang Mansion, then I ask you, Now the main force of the rebel army is attacking along Jishan and Jiangzhou, is this true?"

Zhu Ruqi was slightly puzzled, and nodded: "As far as I know, that is the attack direction of the main force of the rebel army. It is estimated that they want to attack Linfen northward after Jiangzhou and Quwo are taken down."

"Then how strong is this army?" Wang Wenyan asked.

"Probably around 3 people." Zhu Ruqi vaguely understood the opponent's intentions, and added: "This includes taking down the defenders of Hejin, Ronghe and Wanquan."

"Okay, the main force of the other road came from Wu Wangdu, captured Linjin and Yi clan, with a force of about 2 people, isn't that true?" Wang Wenyan continued to ask.

Zhu Ruqi thought for a while, "Almost, most of them came from Wu Wangdu, and some came from Ronghe River. The total number is about 5000 to [-]. It's just a rough estimate. , cannot be verified in detail.”

"Okay, even if it's 5000, now that they've occupied the nearby Heyi clan, the remaining [-] defenders will be about [-]?" Wang Wenyan said again.

Zhu Ruqi nodded in approval.

"As far as we know, Wenxi, Xiaxian, Anyi, and Xiezhou have all been attacked by rebel troops, including Siyan City. Do you think it's a bit arrogant for these 8000 rebel troops to attack five places separately?" Wang Wenyan further said: "Or let me count the rebel army in Siyancheng, Anyi, and Xia County as one part, Xiezhou as one part, and Wenxi as one part, that is to say, every rebel army But seven to eight thousand people, do you think that if the Tongguan Guards plus your Puzhou Guards have more than 4000 people, and if you transfer one or two thousand people from Puzhou, can you choose a force for the first battle?"

Zhu Ruqi's mouth was astringent, and he was going to put all his eggs in one basket.

Take all the defenders in Puzhou to fight a battle. If you lose, Puzhou will definitely be lost, and you will definitely lose your head.

At the beginning, I just thought that as long as I guard Puzhou, even if the court wants to hold him accountable, at most he will be dismissed from his post. If he spends some money and finds some ways in the future, he may not be unable to recover.

Now the guy's idea is to go to the extreme, either win the battle and even keep his official position, or lose the battle, that is, the head will fall.

But if he refuses, this guy is an aide of the governor of Shaanxi, and that Feng Keng is also the right servant of the Ministry of War. This guy just needs to talk about his performance when he goes back. Not to mention that what the other party said is very reasonable, if you continue to defend like this, once the rebel army really gathers and becomes stronger, can you keep the army of Shanxi Town going south?

(End of this chapter)