Zhang Zhongmou said, "Look over there."
Looking in the direction Zhang Zhongmou pointed, Zhang Cheng saw a group of people at the back of the team. Judging from their position, that should be where the commander was.
They were also coming this way, obviously important people.
"That's Governor Li. The one who just led the charge was General Zhang Yanfang." Zhang Zhongmou said to Zhang Cheng, "Did you see that man? He's in the middle of the team, and Lord Li can only accompany him. This means that the man's official position is higher than Lord Li's."
"In Guizhou, who has a higher status than Lord Li?"
"There isn't one at all. So there's only one possibility. He was sent by the imperial court. His official position must be quite high. If the imperial court sent someone here, there must be something we don't know about."
"Then what should we do now?" Zhang Cheng asked hesitantly.
"What else can we do? Open the city gate and go down to welcome them." Zhang Zhongmou said, then turned around and walked down.
He is in a really good mood now, because this time not only his life was saved, but he also made a contribution.
An Bangyan's rebel army besieged Bijie City, but he refused to retreat and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
What's this?
Willing to live and die with Bijie City and not surrender to the rebels is loyalty.
Facing an army of tens of thousands, he only led such a small number of troops in the city to fight, and still managed to hold it. This is strategy.
Being brave, resourceful and loyal, he naturally made contributions and was rewarded handsomely.
Under such circumstances, how could Zhang Zhongmou not be happy?
He has been in this shabby place for too long and has long wanted to transfer away. Even returning to Guiyang is better than here.
The battle on the battlefield was fierce, but the situation was clear. The Ming army had an overall advantage. While not significantly superior in numbers, their equipment and quality were significantly better than An Bangyan's men. While the battle wasn't completely one-sided, the outcome was almost decided.
"The city gate is open." Yuan Keli said.
In fact, Yuan Keli didn't take this battle seriously at all, nor did he take An Bangyan seriously.
In Yuan Keli's opinion, these people are frogs in the well who have never seen the world. It would actually be a waste to mobilize a large army to fight them.
Whether it was the Huguang army or the Nanjing army, it would take a lot of time and money to mobilize them. He knew the court's affairs, and the rebellion could not wait, so there was a lack of time. Forget about money, the court itself was already penniless.
In fact, after His Majesty sent Qi Yuangong to him and transferred the Tiger Roar Camp from the capital, Yuan Keli already understood His Majesty's intentions. He would rather bring a team from the capital than mobilize the local army.
If he wanted to quell the rebellion in the southwest, he had to solve the problem from the root.
Yuan Keli understood this when he was in the capital, but he didn't object. The reason was simple: he looked down on those people from the southwest who were always jumping around but never got up.
Even if it's reckless, what can it do?
Moreover, these people in the southwest took advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty had no time to deal with them and started to make small troubles. As a result, the Ming Dynasty did not pay much attention to these small troubles, and they became more and more daring.
After being ignored time and time again, they thought that the Ming Dynasty was just so-so. They dreamed of fighting northward all day long, wanting to fight to Huguang, Jiangnan, and Nanjing. But have they ever been to Jiangnan, Huguang, and Nanjing?
What do they know? They are just sitting in a well and looking at the world from afar!
Yuan Keli didn't take them seriously.
This is indeed the case. Look at the battlefield. Sichuan only led troops from Guizhou, but these rebels couldn't hold on.
Even with this, you're still rebelling?
Li Biao saw that Yuan Keli's mind was not on the battlefield at all, but was still concerned about the opening of Bijie's city gate. He felt a little helpless.
You may say that our own Lord Dutang is arrogant, but he is very cautious and careful when arranging the battle. He takes every step steadily and cautiously. He will never take risks and will never be greedy for merit or act rashly.
But you'd say he's cautious, but that's not the case. When facing An Bangyan, his own Lord Dutang displayed a sense of arrogance. Now, on the battlefield, with the fighting raging, he's completely unconcerned about what's happening there.
"It's good that Bijie City was not lost." Li Biao agreed with a smile.
Although he had many thoughts in his mind, he didn't say them out loud. Li Biao also knew that it would be bad if he said them out loud.
At this time, some people had already walked out of Bijie City.
They were very fast and came straight to Yuan Keli and Li Biao.
The leader of the team was Zhang Zhongmou. After he came in front of the two men, he said respectfully, "The Deputy Chief Justice of the Guizhou Judicial Department greets the Governor."
Zhang Cheng behind him also hurriedly took a step forward and said respectfully: "Bijie Commander Zhang Cheng greets you, sir."
Li Biao looked at the two men, smiled and nodded, saying, "This is the newly appointed Southwest Governor, Yuan Keli. This time, it was Yuan Keli who anticipated the enemy's moves and determined that An Bangyan would rebel, so he brought people here to quell the rebellion. You should thank Yuan Keli. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid you wouldn't be standing here anymore."
After hearing this, Zhang Zhongmou and Zhang Cheng looked at each other.
The imperial court indeed sent a high-ranking official here, the Governor of the Southwest, which is not a low position!
The key point is the ability of this Southwest Governor. He was able to guess that An Bangyan was going to rebel and directly brought a large army here.
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