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  Chapter 2144 The advantage of the Kuizi scroll is mine, the general trend

"My lord, judging from the current situation, Modren's actions have been quite successful, but on the side of Pingliang Mansion..." Wang Wenyan hesitated, "Only in Jingzhou and Zhenyuan counties in the southeast corner. circle, which is somewhat different from the original idea.”

"It changes according to the situation, and it changes according to the time." Feng Ziying waved his hand, "Since the Guyuan Army is willing to serve me, then freeing Modron can solve the problem of Qingyang Mansion as soon as possible, and I don't have that much time. .”

   "My lord is going to Xi'an?" Wang Wenyan understood immediately, "Is the court not satisfied?"

"Well, Lu Chuan can't sit still anymore. Baishui, Hancheng, Chengcheng, and Heyang were lost before I entered Shaanxi, but now that the rebellious army has entered Jin, Tongzhou and Chaoyi have also been lost. , Pucheng seems to be unable to keep it, and Yichuan's rebel army took advantage of the chaos to capture Jinsuoguan, Tongguan is in danger, Lu Chuan is sitting on pins and needles, maybe Tongguan has fallen by this time,..."

Feng Ziying smiled wryly, "It is said that Lu Chuan is a bit mean and arrogant, but he is not incompetent, but for the situation in Xi'an, he might not be able to escape the responsibility, so he even dragged Xu Liangyan into it. No wonder Xu Liangyan's letter is full of resentment."

   "However, if Pingliang Prefecture only relies on the Guyuan Army, it may be difficult to achieve the effect we want." Wang Wenyan raised the crux of the problem.

In Yan'an and Qingyang, Modlun and Qiu Zixiong basically acted according to Feng Ziying's request, uprooting the rich and powerful families in various states and counties. goods to meet the needs of the next six months to one year, and everything else can be put aside.

But now Modren only made a turn in the southeast corner of Pingliang Mansion, Zhenyuan and Jingzhou counties, not to mention Guyuan Prefecture in the north-central part, that was the garrison of the Guyuan Army. It is still no problem to gather 20,000 to 30,000 people, but the counties of Zhuanglang, Longde, Huating, Pingliang, Chongxin, and Lingtai in the central and southern regions are all let go, so the goal of Pingliang Mansion is basically not achieved.

  Although the population of these counties is not large, there are still 100,000 to 200,000 people in total. Once the rebel army revives in these places, it will be quite troublesome.

   This problem also made Feng Ziying feel tricky. If there is not enough food in several counties, even if the Guyuan army is pacified, chaos will inevitably occur again, and it will take a lot of trouble to get it back in the end.

"Well, it seems that we have to wait for Modren and the others to stay in the southern area of ​​Qingyang for a while. They can also let them sweep the Lingtai, but if they go further west, they may encounter the Guyuan Army." Feng Ziying thought for a while, "If it really doesn't work, I have to talk to the Guyuan Army."

  Wang Wenyan took the opportunity to suggest: "My lord, in fact, Guyuan Town, I thought it could be handled well."

   "Huh?" Feng Ziying raised her eyes in surprise, and glanced at Wang Wenyan, "Wenyan, what does this mean?"

"Guyuan Town is the least valued border town among the three border towns and four towns. Although there are still nearly 60,000 troops in name, everyone knows that the elite has been taken away by your father, and the rest are old and weak. Food and salaries cost a lot, so the court has been abolishing them all the time, which also makes the people in Guyuan Town feel a strong sense of crisis, otherwise they would not take the initiative to find adults to serve them."

Wang Wenyan explained: "Currently, Guyuan Town still doesn't have a commander-in-chief, not even an acting commander-in-chief. I guess the imperial court doesn't want to set up a commander-in-chief again, and wants to wait for the right time to directly withdraw Guyuan Town and send the soldiers of Guyuan Town Part of it will be abolished, and the rest will be merged into the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia, and Yulin. If a general army is established now, it will not be easy to arrange in the future."

  Feng Ziying thought about it carefully, and felt that Wang Wenyan's point of view was quite reasonable.

The commander-in-chief of the second town of Gansu in Ningxia, one is Xiao Ruxun, and the other is acting as Qi Bingzhong, but only the commander-in-chief of Guyuan Town has long been vacant, and there is no deputy, and there are only two deputy commander-in-chiefs. According to the usual practice, the deputy commander-in-chief of Guyuan should be There are three, one is the deputy commander-in-chief, and two are the deputy commander-in-chief, but now there is only one deputy commander-in-chief and one deputy commander-in-chief.

   "Well, what you said is not unreasonable, but just now you said that you should do it well, what do you mean?" Feng Ziying asked again.

"My lord, Shaanxi needs to be stabilized without a strong army, but Yulin Town is too important, and the court keeps a close eye on it. Even if Mr. He is familiar with you, it is impossible to move it at will. Gansu Town is too far away, and it is difficult to get far away. To quench my thirst, the imperial court has always been uneasy because of the rebellion in Ningxia Town, and the captives who are close to the big and small Songshan Mountains did not dare to move lightly. Only Guyuan Town, which is located inland, is actually a town in Gansu and Ningxia. And the reserve team of the three towns of Yulin, but now with the decline of the four towns in the northwest, Guyuan is the fastest declining, and the court doesn't pay attention to it,..."

  Wang Wen's speech became slower and slower, "Because the imperial court doesn't pay attention, the people in Guyuan Town are probably in a state of confusion now. If the adults show kindness to them, maybe they will be willing to be used by the adults."

  Feng Ziying shook her head, "What's the benefit of having it for me? I can't afford to use the 60,000 army, and it's still old and weak. If I were the minister of the Ministry of War, I would first eliminate the Guyuan army."

"The 60,000-strong army is definitely impossible to keep. Since your lord is the Minister of the Ministry of War, you can give some suggestions first, let him have another screening and screening among the 60,000-strong army, and select 20,000 to 30,000 who are barely usable, arm them and train them. Prepare them for use." Wang Wenyan further suggested: "Zhou Chuansong, the deputy commander of the Xie Shou, is old, and he probably doesn't have the mind to be like others now. He only wants to prevent troubles during his temporary charge, so that he can smoothly get into office. Song Zhicheng, the commander-in-chief, still has some bold ideas and wants to do something, and Song Zhicheng is the one who took the initiative to invite you here this time."

   "Do you want Song Zhicheng to do these things first?" Feng Ziying pondered for a while, but did not come to a conclusion.

   If you intervene by yourself, it will be a little bit presumptuous.

Guyuan Town is not a guard army, but a frontier army. Although it has the right to coordinate and arrange, it is not in line with the practice to directly intervene in its internal arrangements. What a consequence, but certainly inappropriate.

"As for Zhou Chuansong, my lord might as well talk to him. This person is not the kind of person who has too much desire for power, and he also knows that he will retire soon. He just wants to be safe, but he doesn't want the soldiers below to poke his back. He has been worried. Being fired from his tenure would be a big blemish on his career, so given such an opportunity, he would definitely be willing to hand over power, and this is not to say handing over power, that is, let him and Song Zhicheng be responsible for one piece each, and he will be responsible for staying behind , and Song Zhicheng led the selected army to pacify Pingliang, the best of both worlds."

  Wang Wenyan's suggestion moved Feng Ziying a little.

Temporarily retaining Guyuan Town will allow me to win the approval and support of Guyuan Town, let Song Zhicheng act first and make some achievements, then I can also report to the Ministry of War and the court, and strive to keep Guyuan Town, even if it is reduced. As long as this border town is preserved, there will be opportunities in the future.

And Song Zhicheng has this opportunity, he will definitely be grateful to himself, and it is logical for him to win over him, especially since he is the governor of Shaanxi and the right servant of the Ministry of War. It's my thick legs.

   "I'll think about this matter and see how we can make it more perfect." Feng Ziying thought for a while, "Can Zheng Chongjian and the others help Guyuan Town to eliminate and train the army?"

   "No, Mr. Zheng and the others are ordered by the Ministry of War to train the guards. Unless there is a special request from the Ministry of War, outsiders are not allowed to intervene in the border army training. They can only train internally." Wang Wenyan shook his head again and again.

  Feng Ziying also felt that this was indeed the case. It would be considered good to be able to hold Song Zhicheng and the others in Guyuan Town.

"Well, there is nothing wrong with Pingliang and Qingyang, and the rest is Qiu Zixiong's side." Wang Wenyan rubbed his temples, "Qiu Zixiong is fighting more and more smoothly now, and the rebellious troops who came to join him are getting more and more Too many, but he felt a bit overwhelmed. The situation between Yanchuan and Yanchang was a bit complicated. He also wrote to ask about the situation. I wrote back to him specifically and asked him to follow his own pace. Don't be led by Wang Zuogui and Miao Renmei. Rhythm, after Yanchuan is resolved, Wang Zuogui and Miao Renmei will be more submissive."

   "However, the news they sent is indeed doubtful. Wang Zuogui and Miao Renmei tried to provoke Qiu Zixiong and the others to attack Yanchang City, but Yanchang itself is of little value. What's wrong with it?" Feng Ziying was also curious.

"Yanchang is closer to Yichuan, Luochuan, and Yanzhou. Although it is not far from Yanchuan, there is actually a difference. On the contrary, Yanchuan has more connections with Qingjian. Now we From the information we have, we can't see any conspiracy between Wang Zuogui and Miao Renmei, but there is an old saying that there must be monsters when things go wrong. Wang Zuogui and Miao Renmei are not good friends, and they tried their best to invite Qiu Zixiong to fight Yanchang instead of Yanchuan. Moreover, going to Yanchang also avoided Yixiang City. There must be something weird about such unreasonable things. It depends on how Qiu Zixiong himself responds. We can't interfere so much. At most, we can provide him with some peripheral information. It's up to him to figure it out and deal with it."

  Wang Wenyan made a lot of sense. It is impossible for the rear to inquire and make decisions for you in everything. Moreover, Qiu Zixiong's strength is growing day by day, and he can withstand some setbacks if he really encounters them. Instead, it is a kind of tempering.

  Feng Ziying finally made up his mind, and let Qiu Zixiong deal with it himself. He believed that even if there were any small changes, it would not change the general trend of my advantage.

  (end of this chapter)