Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1836 The sword points to Japan ([-]) The army gathers
The decree was issued, the cabinet order was passed on, and the southwestern provinces participating in the pacification of Bozhou all had a clear attitude and purpose.Guo Zizhang, the new governor of Guizhou, mobilized Han and Turkish troops to guard the city day and night, and divided them into Nanchuan, Hejiang, and Luzhou.

Although Song Liangzuo was still the governor of Sichuan, since the imperial decree ordered him to be the governor of Sichuan, Guihu, Guangzhu, and the military, the provincial officials also carried flower sedan chairs and changed their names to him as the "governor". The temporary position of the official is dismissed immediately after the completion of the service, but it does not interfere with the traditional Chinese habit of always addressing people according to the highest official title.

The interim Governor Song Liangzuo met with Guo Zizhang in Chongqing, and discussed with the latter: "I heard that Yang Yinglong had no definite objection at the beginning, and the imperial court could tolerate his rampant behavior in Bozhou. Now the situation has changed. The imperial court has just conquered Mongolia. Yuan fell into the Korean battlefield again, but Yang Yinglong never got the imperial court's favor, and finally became the situation of riding a tiger, so he united with Zhumiao and was willing to take risks.

But even so, I expected that he still hoped that I would be like Quyou in the past, so although he made trouble, he didn't dare to go deep.However, our armies from all walks of life have not yet been fully assembled, especially the transportation in Bozhou and its surrounding areas is very inconvenient, and it is not easy to store military rations and materials, so we cannot easily start a war with Yang Yinglong.

I would like to use a strategy of delaying the troops temporarily, conveying the imperial court's intention to appease Yang Yinglong, and Yang Yinglong will definitely be tempted. During repeated consultations, he can wait for the arrival of reinforcements and supplies from all walks of life, and launch a thunderous strike after completing all frontline combat preparations, so as to avoid war Procrastination is a waste of money. "

Guo Zizhang said: "If you use this strategy, you can only control the army. If you use the name of Guizhou and Shu provinces, then Yang Yinglong will never believe it. And I heard that Yang Yinglong seems to have a counselor named Sun Shitai who is quite good at strategy. He also often goes to Beijing to manage, and is Yinglong's think tank.

If the strategy of controlling the army can temporarily deceive this person, then Yang Yinglong can be deceived.However, this matter is easy to cause misunderstandings. Please let the emperor and the Marquis of Nanning know about it first, so that even if someone in the court uses this to impeach, the emperor will definitely stay in the court, and the Marquis of Nanning will also mediate for the military. Turn around, so as not to affect the front-line deployment. " Song Liangzuo agreed.

A few days later, Song Liangzuo accused the soldiers of Guizhou and Shu provinces of fearing the enemy like tigers and being unbearable in a single battle from time to time in official documents, and accused Qianshu and Bozhou of grievances.At the same time, while inspecting various places, he strictly reorganized and strengthened the army, and at the same time frequently issued official documents of appeasement to Bozhou, and expressed his willingness to avenge Yang Kedong's grievances.

Yang Yinglong really couldn't make a decision about this, so he asked Sun Shitai, and Sun Shitai said: "As far as the students know, since the founding of the country, the imperial court has never done anything to appease the enemy. From this point of view, Song Liangzuo's move is really strange. But now Song Liangzuo didn't say that his words were unsubstantiated, but he used official documents to appease him. It can be seen that he was definitely not arbitrarily making claims, and it should be the imperial court's intention.

Will the imperial court really be willing to appease?Students thought it was possible.Our Bozhou army has repeatedly won many battles, and I heard that the elite of the imperial court's eastward expedition to North Korea also suffered a lot of setbacks. Not long ago, Li Rusong returned to Liaodong with his troops.

Dong Li and Xi Ma are the two strongest generals in the Nine Sides. They went to North Korea to fight in turn. It can be seen that the battle to aid North Korea was not smooth. sense.

Of course, based on these alone, we should not take it lightly. According to my opinion, the head of the family can continue to communicate with Song Liangzuo to discuss the matter of appeasement.During this period, it is necessary to observe the movement of the Ming army to distinguish the authenticity. If the peace talks of the imperial court are true, Bozhou can turn the crisis into peace.Conversely, we can also take advantage of this period to prepare our troops for battle with all our strength. "

Yang Yinglong had no better idea, so he listened to him and wrote a letter to Song Liangzuo, with the general idea that the previous battles with the Ming army were mostly out of self-defense. , this is a last resort.

However, if Song Liangzuo could find out the truth about Yang Kedong's death and impeach the emperor for the various evil deeds that Guizhou and Shu provinces had done to Bozhou, then Bozhou would naturally be grateful, and would be willing to accept the consolation and implore the emperor to punish him.He, Yang Yinglong, was willing to surrender himself to the people, dispatch labor, and donate gold and silver to make atonement for the raids on the cities and villages of the army and civilians in Guizhou and Shu provinces.

Song Liangzuo read the letter alone, and couldn't help sneering: "This Yang Yinglong lied a lot, and his tone seemed to be respectful, but he was actually arrogant. He thought that the road to Bozhou was too difficult to use soldiers, but he didn't know that the mountain that Liu Ting walked on when he was leveling Burma was more dangerous than your Bozhou. Do you think The Bozhou Army is invincible in the mountains, but they don't know that Bozhou is no longer what it used to be, but it still has considerable combat power. The so-called hard to fight is not because of the Bozhou Army, but because of our army's supplies. .”

So Song Liangzuo turned on the performance mode, and immediately wrote back to Yang Yinglong, claiming that regarding Yang Kedong's death, he had followed the emperor's order to investigate the matter.As for the actions of Guizhou and Shu provinces, this matter still needs to be discussed by the court, and I will play it immediately. I believe the emperor will pay attention to it.

At the same time, Bozhou can't be idle. To show its sincerity, it needs to donate silver immediately, send labor to repair the towns and towns that were looted by Bozhou, and set detailed terms for the placement of troops in Bozhou, etc.

In this way, Yang Yinglong and Song Liangzuo continued to write letters for the next three months, repeatedly discussing the matter of reconciliation and strikes, and the places where the relevant troops assembled followed a highly pragmatic deployment, using Minglian bank notes to attract merchants to come to sell grain, Send food.

What's interesting is that Jinghua's inland river fleet on the Yangtze River waterway also took a share of it. It took some orders, large and small, and the ships shuttled back and forth to earn a share of the profits.

In October, Yang Yinglong held a banquet to reward the whole army, cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep, drinking and having fun. General Yang Zhu of Bozhou took advantage of his drunkenness and complained to Yang Yinglong that he was only negotiating peace with Song Liangzuo, so the warriors of Bozhou were useless. Three cups of apology.

Sun Shitai, Ma Zhong, and He Tingyu were all taken aback, and they all tried to persuade them, but Yang Zhu, who was too drunk, didn't listen.Fortunately, Yang Yinglong wasn't angry, instead he laughed and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? It's just a play with Song Liangzuo. Now it's the time of preparation for the war, so don't lose the big because of small things. Soon you will have to rely on your brother for everything." It's unreasonable courage."

Yang Zhaolong originally disapproved of going to war, but he has recently heard that the Ming army is stockpiling grain in various places around him, and he has realized that this war is inevitable, so after hearing this, he persuaded Yang Yinglong: "Brother, with all due respect, since This battle is going to be fought sooner or later, so why not take advantage of the unprepared opportunity of the Ming army and first conquer Sichuan and establish a princely hegemony? I am afraid that I will miss the time to negotiate with Song Liangzuo repeatedly, and I always feel uneasy."

Yang Yinglong waved his hand and said, "Do you think Shu is an easy place to occupy? Although Bozhou has 16 soldiers, Shu is equally difficult and dangerous. Even if Sichuan's soldiers are all weak and mediocre, Liu Ting is in Syria. Is he an easy-going person? Even if Liu Ting and I are old in the past, and we don’t have to work hard this time, it will take a few months to capture the whole of Sichuan. When the enemy is attacked, Banzhou is hard to protect.

Another thing is that Song Liangzuo is a prudent person, his defenses are tight, and there are few opportunities to take advantage of.Only based on Banzhou can we have the possibility of winning.As Mr. Sun said, if the peace negotiation is true, Bozhou can turn the crisis into peace; if the expropriation and suppression are true, we can now consolidate the border defense and protect the foundation of Bozhou. "

Just at this point, it was reported outside the door that Song Liangzuo had moved to Chongqing, the soldiers from Guizhou and Huguang had also assembled one after another, and Liu Ting, the general soldier of Sichuan, had also left Syria, and the elite of the headquarters was stationed in Chongqing to stand by.

Yang Yinglong was furious when he heard the words: "Shameless old thief, you really lied to me!" So he ordered to speed up the repair of Bozhou Pass Fortress, and even announced that he would invade Sichuan.Song Liangzuo heard in Chongqing that Yang Yinglong intended to spy on Shu. Although he felt that it was unlikely, he did not dare to take it lightly. He also dispatched troops to cut off the passages between Bozhou and the Miao in Shu, occupied the important roads from Bozhou to Guizhou and Huguang, and assembled troops to defend.

At this time, Liu Ting had indeed led his troops to Chongqing, but because Liu Ting had pacified Jiusiman and Duzhangman in Guizhou for several years in his early years, he had indeed had an old relationship with Yang Yinglong, and even had a close relationship, which led to this visit by officials in the army and the two provinces. There are many discussions among them.

Liu Ting himself had heard about this, so he felt unhappy. He was in a very bad mood when he scolded and whipped some people in the army who whispered and discussed in private.

Song Liangzuo knew that Liu Ting was coming, so he went into the study in the backyard and said: "The general was promoted to the governor and Tongzhi because of his contribution to the Burmese conquest. He has been appointed as the commander for generations, and now he is also the commander-in-chief of Sichuan. It is really gratifying. Liu Zongrong travels day and night Come to the admiral to supervise the war, and I will have no worries to pacify Bozhou."

Hearing this praise, Liu Ting felt much better, and said politely: "The army has been over-rewarded, and the last general has made a small contribution, and he has been rewarded by the court. Come here to put down the rebellion, how dare you slack in the slightest? Everything is based on the orders of the Zhijun. I don’t know if there will be a secret order for the future of the Zhijun.”

Song Liangzuo suddenly changed his face: "Haven't you slacked off in the slightest? Liu Zongrong, after the imperial court ordered you to conquer Bozhou, you stayed still and refused to send troops, using various excuses, even saying that there was an epidemic in the army!

There is an official in the imperial court who impeaches you and wants to make you a secretary of the Youfu of Nanjing, but you threaten to resign!Do you think that there is no one in Ming Dynasty, and it is up to you, Liu Ting?Do you think that if you are old with Nanning Hou, the emperor will not kill you, and I will not kill you?

Listen, Benbutang also has Shangfang sword in his hand this time, so what if he kills you!Master Hou is far away in the capital, can he save you from the Chongqing army?What's the use of staying a domineering general? Since it is of no benefit to the country, the Headquarters can behead you now to show the public! "

Liu Ting was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Calm down your anger. The epidemic in the army is real. The reason for the slow march is that Lord Hou asked the general to store grain and grass for half a year before the war and bring it with the army. The general only has some old grain carts on hand, so We had to wait for Lord Hou to send us a new type of wire cart before we could go on the road.

As for the resignation, the general just hates those people who framed him for no reason. This matter is the general's arrogance. The general has been convicted of the crime, but the general has no ambiguity towards the court and the emperor, and he does not dare to take orders from Lord Hou. If you are slack, please learn from the army. "

Song Liangzuo was originally a member of the Pragmatist School, and he beat Liu Ting just because he was worried that Liu Ting would be arrogant and domineering because of his relationship with Gao Yushi, and since he was subdued at this time, it was easy to say.

So Song Liangzuo nodded and said: "Your statement is quite honest. To tell you the truth, I think you are still called a good general, and you can be of great use in pacifying Bozhou, so I strongly recommend it and insist on keeping it. If you can make meritorious service this time, you can also redeem your sins. Take care of yourself." Liu Ting probably understood what he meant, but he could only thank him.

Song Liangzuo asked again: "Liu Zongrong has always been famous, and his troops have long been known as the elite, and his skills are even more outstanding in the mountains and dense forests, especially the one who surrendered to the Japanese barbarians. Even the Lord Hou praised him many times, so this time you calmed down Bozhou, Liu Ting. It is indeed crucial.

It's just... the officials of the two provinces advised me not to use you again this time, because you and Yang Yinglong were old, and it is said that they were as close as brothers in the early years and had a close relationship.Everyone in the army has doubts about this, and some even suspect that you will turn your back on the battlefield and return to Yang Yinglong's command, is there such a thing? "

When Liu Ting heard this, his hairs stood on end in fright, and he knelt down and shouted for grievances: "The army has clearly checked, and the last general is really wronged. The last general knew Yang Yinglong in his early years, and he fought side by side many times when he pacified Jiusiman and Zhangduman. But at that time Yang Yinglong was extremely respectful to the court, and the general thought he was a loyal minister, so he called him brother and brother.

But now that Yang Yinglong's rebellion is obvious, he is a big rebel, and his father and son will fight for the country in the end, how can he be with this generation again!Words are fearful, and the general is always worried about being impeached, unable to argue, suffering injustice, and humiliating the family. Please also ask the military to investigate clearly! "

Song Liangzuo helped Liu Ting up, and said with relief: "Speaking of your father's governor Liu Gong, in the past, he and Qi, Yu and other famous generals defeated the Japanese pirates repeatedly, made outstanding achievements, and ruled the north and south of the river. Use soldiers like gods, and be famous all over the world.

I mean the governor Liu Gong has been loyal and brave all his life, how could he give birth to a son of treason!The emperor is even more discerning, so how can he be deceived by villains, so that the good generals of the country will be wronged?
Ah, I remember when Ping Jiusi was among the barbarians, you were there, Zongrong Liu, right?By the way, you were only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, but you were extremely brave. You climbed the tower for the first time, captured the barbarian leader Ah Da, and beheaded Ah San. You were able to make your first contribution in the army at a young age, which is admirable. How can you listen to rumors?

Since then, Liu Zongrong has made great achievements in fighting the Japanese pirates, flattening Luoxiong, and conquering Burma. This time, I hope you can go all out to fight against the pirates, so that you will not weaken your father's prestige and live up to the trust of the emperor and the Marquis. "

What else could Liu Ting say, and he naturally expressed his willingness to swear to his death.Song Liangzuo also promised to immediately go to court to clarify Liu Ting's rumors and request that Liu Ting be entrusted with autocratic power, and then asked Liu Ting what he knew about Bozhou's military strength.

After thanking Liu Ting, he replied: "The Bozhou army has lived in the mountains in the southwest for a long time. They are good at hunting crossbows, hunting mountains and eating them, and marching with trumpets. You will fight to the death without fear, and you will be killed immediately if you are a little timid.

Because of this, whenever the Bozhou Army is in battle, its soldiers often die in battle, and it is rare to escape after being defeated, which can be described as extremely brave.In addition, the seedlings it controls are also good at guerrilla warfare in the mountains, and some secret techniques are quite unpredictable.

However, according to the general's observation, the Bozhou Army is not as good as before. Although its tactics are still the same, its fighting spirit is gradually weakening.In the past few decades, the wars in Bozhou have been nothing but bullying, if there is a real war, it will show its defeat. "

Song Liangzuo was overjoyed and praised Liu Ting full of praise. He immediately entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and sent him out of the mansion.Then Song Liangzuo really issued a notice to clarify Liu Ting's rumors.Later, Tan Xisi, the governor of Pianyuan, and Guo Zizhang, the governor of Guizhou, were asked to inspect the garrison camps in various places, strictly enforced the army, punished corruption in the army, dispatched military rations, and stepped up supervision to speed up the pace of reinforcements in various places.

In November, Yang Yinglong burned down the rotten bridge on the east slope, the Chuqian road was blocked, Huangping and Longquan were in emergency, and the Bozhou army returned to Pianqiao to plunder Xinglong and Zhenyuan.Song Liangzuo sent more than [-] troops to guard the dangerous points in various places, and ordered Tong Yuanzhen, the general of Guizhou, to support Tongren to deter Bozhou.

At this time, the main forces of the Ming army gathered together. Ma Lin and Dong Yiyuan, who were transferred from the Nine Borders to the South, came together. Liu Ting, General of the Sichuan Army, General Ma Zhen, Ma Kongying, General Zhou Guozhu, General Wu Guang, Guerrilla Xu Shiwei, and Deputy General Cao Bin, general Wu Wenjie, Shizhu Xuanfu envoy Ma Qiancheng, Guizhou army general Tong Yuanzhen, general Zhu Heling, general soldier Li Yingxiang, Huguang army Deng Zilong, etc., plus the four towns of Yanning, Henan, Shandong, Yunnan, and Guangdong and Guangxi. Luban army reinforcements, known as 50 troops.
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PS: This chapter is an hour late, but it is still yesterday.In addition, there is a sad news. It is reported that the school is very likely to "suspend classes and continue learning" this week after the Ching Ming holiday, and the beast is expected to continue online classes at home.

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