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Chapter 253 Sun Chuanting is released from prison, and the Yi army meets Hanchuan

Fu Zonglong died in battle, and the governors of the three sides were vacant.

Because of the recommendation of Chen Xinjia and Zhou Yanru, Sun Chuanting "asked him to kill the thief himself" in prison, so Chongzhen released him from prison.

After Sun Chuanting was released from prison, the eunuch who came to deliver the order said: "Sun Chuanting, long live I call you to the Wuying Hall to perform the duel. Please take a shower and change clothes as soon as possible before heading to the palace."

After saying that, he motioned to the accompanying young eunuch to take Sun Chuanting to the arranged residence to bathe and change clothes.

About an hour later, Sun Chuanting was taken into the Forbidden City and met Chongzhen in Wuying Hall.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Sun Qing is dead." Chongzhen was a little cold towards Sun Chuanting, but he still remembered Sun Chuanting's crime of "faking illness to deceive the emperor".

When Sun Chuanting stood up, Chongzhen went straight to the topic, "Now the bandits have taken over Hubei, and the bandits are wreaking havoc in Henan, becoming a serious problem for the imperial court.

Not to mention the Wei thieves, Governor Fu Zonglong led more than [-] Qin troops out of Tongguan three times half a month ago. They were ambushed by intruders and defeated, nearly half of the army was lost, and Fu Zonglong also died in the battle.

Now the intruders have occupied many areas in Kaifeng Prefecture and want to attack the city of Kaifeng Prefecture again.If Sun Qing serves as governor three times, how many troops will be needed to quell the intruders? "

Sun Chuanting thought this was Chongzhen's "examination" for him. He was afraid that his answer would not satisfy Chongzhen, so he was thrown into prison again.

In addition, he had been in prison for more than two years, and he didn't know that intruders were no longer what they used to be. He thought about it for a while and said: "At least five thousand elites are needed."

Chongzhen was short of money and food, and was afraid that Sun Chuanting would make any excessive demands.

Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard that Sun Chuanting said that only five thousand elites were needed.

However, although Chongzhen was not familiar with military affairs, he could not help but suspect that Sun Chuanting was making empty claims when he thought of the intelligence sent from the local government that the bandits had hundreds of thousands of people.

So he reminded: "Now the intruders have occupied Henan Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture has also occupied nearly half of it, with hundreds of thousands of supporters. Can Aiqing really quell them with five thousand elites?"

Only then did Sun Chuanting realize that something was wrong.

But the words had already been spoken, and when he saw the expectant look in Chongzhen's eyes, he still gritted his teeth and said: "With five thousand elites as the standard of supervision, and supplemented by twenty to thirty thousand Qin and Sichuan troops, we will be able to pacify it!"

In the final analysis, Sun Chuanting still did not really realize the seriousness of the situation - he thought that the intruders just kidnapped hundreds of thousands of refugees and hungry people like they did a few years ago, but he did not know that there were tens of thousands of elites among them; he did not know that the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers were now short of money. Food, soldiers and generals have been defeated repeatedly, and they have no fighting spirit.

When Chongzhen received a positive reply, he became more enthusiastic about Sun Chuanting and smiled, "It is Sun Qing who can help me relieve my worries - he drafted a decree to appoint Sun Chuanting as the right minister of the Ministry of War, governor of military affairs in three areas, and governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Jin, and the suppression of bandits!" "

"The minister leads the decree to thank you!"

After arranging Sun Chuanting's official position, Chongzhen asked him to talk about another matter.

"Fu Zonglong died in the previous battle at Xiaoshan because He Renlong fled first before the battle and sat back and watched his friendly troops besieged without saving him.

In February last year, during the encirclement and suppression of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in Sichuan, it was because He Renlong first stayed there and then withdrew his troops back to Shaanxi that the two thieves Zhang and Luo broke out of the encirclement, so that the thieves are now fierce.

This beast now only knows how to protect its own strength. It will flee at every turn when facing a battle. It will also cause trouble in the place. It kills good people and takes credit. It is obvious that it wants to imitate Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu is in dire straits, and the court must not allow He Renlong to become the second Zuo Liangyu.

Therefore, after Sun Qing took office as the governor of the three sides this time, he should first try to capture He Renlong.If that doesn't work, you can kill it on the spot! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

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October fifteenth.

Liu Sheng led the Guards and the 12th Brigade of the Standing Army to join forces with the First Division led by Yang Heqing, the No. 18 Brigade led by Liu Erhe, and the Independent No. [-] Brigade led by Lin Youhui, to join Hanchuan.

Since mid-to-late September, the three routes heading south from Laizhou have been going like crazy!

Now that Yunyang Prefecture, Xiangyang Prefecture, and De'an Prefecture have been captured, only Mianyang Prefecture is left in Chengtian Prefecture.

Mianyang Prefecture is densely covered with rivers and lakes, and the waters are complex, making it difficult to attack, and it is difficult to endanger the food routes and retreat routes of the Wei army, so Liu Sheng was not in a hurry to send troops to attack.

On the Jingzhou side, according to the latest battle report from Helian Yue, Yiling has been captured and is about to attack Jiangling.

On the Huangzhou Prefecture side, Yang Heqing only captured Huang'an, Macheng, Huangpi and many passes along the way, and more than half of the city was still in the hands of the Ming army.

On the day of the meeting, Liu Sheng raised the tent to discuss matters.

"According to the battle report of the First Division, all the troops under Zuo Liangyu's command fled after hearing the news, obviously intending to preserve their strength and not wanting to fight with our army.

According to the latest information from Xunfengwei, Zuo Liangyu has led his troops to retreat to Dehua and Hukou areas in Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, while the forwards are in Xingguo Prefecture and Huangmei, which are relatively far away from our army.What do you think of this? "

Seeing Liu Sheng pointing at the map to explain the current location of Zuo Liangyu's tribe, Yang Heqing and other generals couldn't help but smile.

"Zuo Liangyu must have been frightened by the commander-in-chief in the first battle with Xinye."

"The main reason is that this person has separated from the Ming Dynasty and only wants to preserve his strength."

"Before, the largest Ming army in Huguang was Zuo Liangyu's tribe. Since he was timid in fighting, our army should take Wuchang (prefecture) as if it were a bag of treasures!"

"Even if Zuo Liangyu is here, we can still capture Wuchang (prefecture)!"

"···"

Obviously, the series of victories in this march south made the various units of the Yi army more confident and proud.

A victorious army is generally confident and proud, and there's nothing wrong with that.

As for how to prevent the army from becoming arrogant soldiers, it depends on how the coach Liu Sheng controls and trains him.

After the generals finished speaking, Liu Sheng said: "After all, Zuo Liangyu's tribe has more than [-] people. Even if we retreat to Jiujiang, we still need to be careful.

Therefore, before attacking Wuchang Mansion, we must first capture this place - Sanjiangkou and Xinshengzhou! "

The generals looked at the map and saw Huanggang not far downstream from Sanjiangkou.

Yang Heqing then said: "In my opinion, it would be better to take Huanggang directly."

Liu Sheng said: "It would be better if we can capture Huanggang, but to capture Huanggang, it is best to capture Luotian and Pinghu Pass in the upper reaches of the Ba River.

Wenxi (characterized by Yang Heqing), how about you leading the first division to take charge of this matter? "

Yang Heqing immediately stepped out of the queue and clasped his fists, "The last general takes orders!"

After receiving the military order, Yang Heqing still felt a little regretful - after all, Wuchang Prefecture is an important town in Huguang and the seat of the Ming Chu vassal, so it always felt a bit regretful that he could not participate in the war.

He then asked: "Commander, if the Ming army in Huanggang does not fight, can our First Division continue to attack Qizhou, Guangji, Huangmei and other places downstream?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "If the First Division has spare strength, after taking Huanggang, it can first attack Wuchang City (today's Ezhou) on the other side of the river, and then go to Qishui. As for Qizhou and other places further downstream, it is best not to attack it yet."

"What?"

"Our next stage is to focus on defense and digest the areas in Hubei and even Hunan that have been captured.

As for our army, compared with Huanggang and Wuchang, Qizhou is more advantageous in attack than in defense.Therefore, unless we are prepared to capture Anqing, Jiujiang and other places, it is best not to attack Qizhou first. "

Although Yang Heqing wanted to fight all the way along the river regardless of the situation, he even wanted to capture Nanjing in one go.

However, in terms of military strategy, the Ministry of Education has always been steady and steady, and will absorb as much as it captures.

If we conquer a land, appoint random officials, and then recruit a large number of Ming troops and bandits on the spot, what is the difference between it and Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other rogue bandits?
This time, 10,000+ troops went south, attacking five or six prefectures in one month, which was an unprecedented move.

Moreover, the next main strategic target of the Ministry of Education is Hunan, not Jiangxi and South Zhili.

If he captures Anqing Prefecture, Jiujiang Prefecture and other places, not to mention whether the troops are sufficient, logistics and civil affairs alone will be messed up - the Yibu now has a high rate of gun and artillery equipment, so it relies more on logistics. If Without enough ammunition, artillery and muskets will be reduced to steel pipes of different thicknesses.

Liu Sheng assigned the mission to the First Division, then changed his words and said: "Next, our main goal is to capture Wuchang Mansion.

According to Xunfengwei’s information, the Ming Dynasty official with the highest official position in Huangzhou and Wuchang is currently Huguang Leftist Political Consultant Wang Yangji, followed by Xu Wenqi, the Deputy Jiang Defense Envoy stationed in Qizhou..."

When Liu Shengsheng was discussing matters, the governance of Jiangxia by Wuchang Prefecture was already in chaos.

Not to mention how panicked the people were under various rumors.

When the contemporary Chu King Zhu Huakui heard that the Wei army had captured Hanchuan County, Zuo Liangyu retreated to Hukou with more than [-] troops. His first thought was to escape with the gold and silver treasures.

However, Xu Xueyan, the palace chief, refused to give in and urged Zhu Huakui to recruit troops to defend the city.

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)