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  Chapter 2147 The clues of the Guizi scroll are looming, and there are many concerns

  With the final shout, the main force of the Northwest Army finally entered Jining City.

  Feng Tang can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

   This last battle was not expected to be so difficult. I thought that even Yanzhou had given up. Jining had no reason for Niu Jizong to persist. I didn’t expect that the opponent would really rely on the advantage of the canal to fight a tough battle.

  Sun Chengzong also fought very hard in Dongping Prefecture.

As if feeling that they were about to be kicked out of Shandong, both the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army broke out with fighting power. Sun Chengzong broke Dongping Prefecture and fought fiercely for five days. He thought it could be easily recovered, but Dongping Prefecture turned into a piece of scorched earth. This also made the court very dissatisfied.

  However, it is impossible for the generals on the front line to think too much about the court's ideas. The right way is to kill the enemy as much as possible and preserve oneself. As for other things, it is not the army's consideration.

  The same goes for Feng Tang, there is no choice.

  Perhaps this is also a consideration of Nanjing, which is to use this method to delay time in order to gain a chance to breathe. They may be waiting for something. This is what Feng Tang suspects, but he is not too worried.

   Feng Tang, who is in this position, has no longer to consider as simple as when he first raised his troops from Qingyang. The imminent reality is that he will soon be removed from the position of governor of the three sides, and only the governor of Jiliao will remain.

   This is a very delicate arrangement.

The governors of the three sides and the governors of Jiliao are theoretically on the same level, and they all feel that the governor of Jiliao has a higher status and greater power. This is because a position must be removed, and this also highlights the court's trust and favor for Feng Tang. .

   And this is also a practical need. After all, Ziying's role as governor of Shaanxi has overlapped with her own duties. It is impossible for her to continue to serve as the governor of the three sides. This is reasonable.

  But Feng Tang didn't see it that way.

  Years of ups and downs in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty have long made him understand the **** nature of the civil servants in the court.

  Weakening the influence of the Feng family in the army is definitely something that civil servants will continue to do. The Li family and the Ma family have already done it. The Feng family also temporarily terminated this process because they caught up with the changing situation.

  Even if Ziying is already a member of civil servants, she will not let them show mercy at all.

   Not allowing himself to serve as the governor of the three sides, but continuing to let himself lead the Northwest Army, Feng Tang felt that this was definitely a coup that the civil servants came up with.

  Because this means that he is no longer consistent in leading the Northwest Army in terms of jurisprudence, the court can arrange someone to replace him at any time, and let himself go back to Liaodong to be a vacant governor of Jiliao.

  You must know that the governor of Jiliao has always served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, but now that Cao Wenzhao has succeeded as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, the imperial court will definitely not allow himself to concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

  Moreover, the imperial court will also adjust Cao Wenzhao and You Shigong, two generals who have grown up in their own systems, when the "time is right", and choose non-Feng generals to succeed Jizhen and Liaodong generals, such as Xiao Ruxun.

  As for Cao Wenzhao and You Shigong, most of them will adjust to either Gansu, Guyuan, or Jingxiang, which is far away and does not pose much threat to the imperial court and the capital.

   It is definitely inappropriate to say that it is not appropriate to vote idle, but it is necessary to stay away from the core and weaken its influence.

  This realistic threat is getting closer, and Feng Tang has to think deeply.

  Chen Jixian's constant letters also remind Feng Tang that he is not the only one who saw this.

  This guy must have noticed this too, so he repeatedly played ambiguously between the imperial court and Nanjing, sometimes east, sometimes west, and always refused to clarify his attitude.

  Feng Tang has already understood what this fellow is thinking. He will not bet until the last moment, and will even continue to recruit these forces that may change the situation to join. Now he only thinks about his own interests and completely ignores others.

  But Chen Jixian's approach and his suggestion in the letter still moved Feng Tang a little.

  People are not for themselves, heaven and earth are destroyed, such a cold move by the court still makes him a little resistant, even if he knows that he is sitting in the position of a civil servant.

  Feng Ziying's letter was also delivered to Feng Tang at this time.

  After reading his son's letter, Feng Tang realized that the situation might be worse than expected.

  Ziying’s deeds in Shaanxi can’t be concealed from others. Which of the court officials is not a human being, and how can they not understand Feng Ziying’s tricks?

  But they will only acquiesce, and Feng Ziying will not admit it, everyone tacitly agrees.

  However, the changes in the east of the Tumot people in Sunang and the Bailian in Fengzhou are a very dangerous sign.

  Feng Tang is not sure whether there is any effort from the Nanjing side behind the interaction and support of the several parties here. If there is, it means that the Nanjing side is a little unscrupulous when it is aware of the collapsed crisis.

  If it’s just these things, that’s all, but what about bigger enemies?

  Chahar people, Jianzhou Jurchen, have they also been pulled in?

  Undoubtedly, if he were Prince Yizhong, he would put all his eggs in one basket and give it a go at this time.

   As for other consequences, it is not something he needs to consider now.

   "Taking Jining, should we take a rest, or take the opportunity to go south to Xuzhou?" Feng Tang turned around and looked at the generals standing behind him, "Bai Chuan, what do you think?"

Liu Baichuan quickly glanced at his colleagues around him, and said hesitantly, "Sir, should you slow down a little bit? Dongyang and the others have just captured Yanzhou and are still clearing out the remnants of the enemy. The Xuanfu army in Xuzhou has already made full preparations." , Chen Jixian is said to have handed over the entire Xuzhou city defense system to the Xuanfu army, and even left the artillery on the city wall, so if he attacked rashly, the loss would definitely not be small."

   Liu Baichuan's words also attracted the approval of a group of generals, even Tu Wenxiu, who has always been brave and brave, nodded in approval.

   "Actually, Dongyang and the others can solve the remnants of Yanzhou and go south first, outflanking from the flanks. It is not too late for us to rest for a few days and then slowly go south along the canal. What do you think?" Tu Wenxiu suggested.

   This is also in line with Feng Tang's intention. He wants to see what other unexpected changes will happen during this period. Nanjing has already made a desperate move. Could it be that only the Tumets and Fengzhou are involved?

  How could the Chahar people in Lindan Batur and the Jurchen in Nurhachi not seize this god-given opportunity?

  As the North-South stalemate became increasingly tense, it was impossible for Prince Yizhong and the others not to seize such an obvious reversal opportunity.

  The situation is uncontrollable, so it is more appropriate to keep a steady pace, so as to avoid that it is too late to adjust, or the adjustment will be too costly.

  (end of this chapter)