East Factory Governor

Chapter 638 Prepare to go to Sichuan
Both Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, and had to admit that Qin Shuhuai's words were sensible.

If you want to enter Sichuan to fight, it is impossible to transfer those ordinary guards.It is nonsense to rely on those soldiers to conquer the natural dangers in Sichuan. Not only will it cost their lives in vain, but it will also boost the morale of the Sichuan army.

If you want to enter Sichuan, you must bring elites, such as Qin Shuhuai's Wulin Allied Army or Yuan Chonghuan's Guan Ning Army, and at the very least, Mangui's Datong Army.

But there are not many of these elites of Ming Dynasty left.

Qin Shuhuai's martial arts coalition army only has [-] soldiers left, and the Guan Ning army and the Tartars have fought a big battle for two consecutive years, and now there are only about [-] soldiers.The Datong Army also suffered heavy losses, only about [-] left, because they participated in the fight against the Demon Sect, the suppression of bandits, and the battle against the Tartars.

Even if we barely add the Changping Army, Xuanfu Army, and Hong Chengchou's [-]-[-] troops (the combat power is about the same as that of the Changping Army), the total number of Ming's elites is only about [-] to [-]. For a huge empire, It can be said that there are very few.

How many of these elites are mobile?Aside from the troops guarding Jizhen, Liaodong, Sanbian, and the capital, it seems that only Qin Shuhuai's [-] troops can move.

Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong naturally wanted Qin Shuhuai to go, but what Qin Shuhuai said just now made them a little speechless.

In the final analysis, Qin Shuhuai's martial arts coalition army is still too special. After all, it is not a soldier of the imperial court, so if Qin Shuhuai is not willing, Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong can't propose to let him fight in Sichuan.

Otherwise, even if Qin Shuhuai didn't think too much, people in the martial arts world would think too much.

The imperial court's officials in the frontier rebelled, you let the imperial court's elite not use it, and let our martial arts coalition forces help you put down the rebellion?Do you want to use the hands of the rebels to weaken the coalition forces?
Chongzhen couldn't speak at the moment, so he gave Sun Chengzong a look and asked him to speak.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "My lord, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "As Mr. Sun Ge said, many generals in the Sichuan Army were coerced to follow Cao Guozhang and Zhou Yanru to stand on their own. With Cao Guozhang dead, isn't the matter much simpler?"

Sun Chengzong raised his eyelids suddenly, and quickly asked, "What does the Duke mean?"

"Follow the strategy of flattening the three sides." Qin Shuhuai said decisively, "I will bring some good men into Sichuan secretly to assassinate Cao Guozhang and Zhou Yanru. If the assassination is successful, we will suppress the border with a large army, and the emperor will order all the generals in Sichuan to abandon the dark and turn to the bright. Exemption, presumably there should be no resistance."

Sun Chengzong nodded slightly, thinking it was feasible.

But Chongzhen immediately objected.

"Brother Qin can't do it," he said, "Donglin Party has learned the lessons from the three sides, and at this time it will definitely protect the two thieves Zhou and Cao closely. Isn't Brother Qin going like a sheep? I heard that the master of the Dark Cloud Sect is like Yun, and if it is not guaranteed, the Donglin Party will spend a lot of money to hire another group of masters, if Brother Qin makes a mistake, I... In short, I would rather send a large army to suppress the bandits than let Brother Qin take such a big risk."

Chongzhen's words were indeed out of consideration for Qin Shuhuai's deep brotherhood.

But he still has a deeper concern, that is, the Wulin coalition army is currently stationed in the capital, and it is an unrivaled army of tigers and wolves in the Ming Dynasty.If something unexpected happens to Qin Shuhuai, who can hold back this army?
Chongzhen is absolutely assured that Qin Shuhuai is the leader of the martial arts alliance and the commander of the coalition forces.

But what if Qin Shuhuai is not here?Who will be the next successor?What kind of ambition does he have?Can he restrain the martial arts coalition forces without turning this terrifying army into an out-of-control beast?
Chongzhen did not dare to imagine the consequences.

In his opinion, except for Qin Shuhuai, no one can control such a large army and still keep the way, and no one can completely restrain this army of tigers and wolves.

Hearing what Chongzhen said, Sun Chengzong also began to worry.

He said, "My lord, what the emperor said is very true. My lord is now a noble person, and I can no longer take risks. Now my Ming army is less or less, but there are still some places to attack mere rivers."

"Teacher Sun is right. Zhou and Cao are unpopular, and the troops in central Sichuan are unstable. As long as our army unites as one to launch a thunderous offensive, the Sichuan army will surely surrender. I can send the Guan Ning army together with Hong Chengchou to suppress it. Brother Qin only needs to Just plan the New Deal for me in the capital." Chongzhen said confidently, "Brother Qin, now that Donglin has been removed, it's time for us to show off our ambitions!"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Sun Ge, if the imperial court raises troops to attack Sichuan, I believe that it will surely be flattened. However, I am worried that the morale of the Sichuan army will become more stable, and we will pay a heavy price."

Qin Shuhuai said slowly, "Imagine a general. Once he has fought with the soldiers of the imperial court, he has really been accused of rebellion. When the imperial court goes to recruit security, he will think that even if he surrenders, he will end badly. So instead, they put all their eggs in one basket and carried it to the end. There are many natural dangers in Sichuan, which will increase their courage to put all their eggs in one basket. I once ambushed an army of Tartars at a dangerous place in Hengling. Does the emperor know what I thought when I arrived at that trail? I thought, if I could give my minister an army of [-], I would be able to wipe out all the Tartars. Natural dangers will give people blind self-confidence, and Cao Guozhang’s self-confidence and self-reliance are also thanks to these natural dangers.”

"Therefore, I think that there are two possibilities for raising troops to attack Sichuan. One is that, as the emperor and elder Ge said, after a few powerful battles, all the troops in Sichuan will collapse immediately. But the other is that all the troops in Sichuan The fight with the court is getting tougher. If the second possibility happens, the battle to attack Sichuan may last for a long time. And the emperor must not forget that the Demon Cult in Gansu still has tens of thousands of troops. If they make a comeback, It echoes with Sichuan, but it's out of control!"

Both Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong were speechless after what they said.The two had to admit that Qin Shuhuai's analysis was well-founded and irrefutable.

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Your Majesty, I'd better go to Sichuan. As long as Zhou and Cao are dead, and the generals in Sichuan have never raised their troops against the imperial court, the emperor's kindness will surely guarantee their submission to the imperial court. "

Chongzhen still said hesitantly, "But... I really can't worry about you. It's too dangerous to go, too dangerous."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Donglin Party has masters, and there is no shortage of masters in my martial arts. I will bring a large number of martial arts masters to go, and there are White Lotus Sect and other martial arts sects in Sichuan as internal support. I think it will be successful."

There was a silence in the room.

After a while, Chongzhen said, "Brother Qin, if the assassination fails, are you sure you can get out?"

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, and said, "Don't worry, your majesty, I still want to live well, and see the day when the Ming Dynasty will be rejuvenated and the prosperous age will be revived!"

Chongzhen couldn't laugh, and said with a solemn expression, "Brother Qin, then I will send you some experts to go with you! You remember, no matter what, the first priority is to get out of your body. Whether it succeeds or not, I will I won't blame you, as long as you come back safely!"

(End of this chapter)