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Chapter 362: The temptation to pull, the opportunity to enter Sichuan

Wang Ze could not help but turn pale when he thought of the scene where the Yi army soldiers took advantage of the civil unrest in Chengdu to invade Sichuan.

Seeing this, Wang Xingjian said: "Zhigui, tell me, if the Wei army takes this opportunity to enter Sichuan, can Sichuan be defended?"

Wang Ze swallowed his dry throat and said, "I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible."

Wang Xingjian asked again: "Now that things have happened, what do you think we should do in Chongqing? Army preparations for war began when I took office.

However, most of Chongqing's tax revenue is paid to the above authorities. In the past few years, there have been repeated wars. There are so many bandits in the area that the people are in dire straits.

I think you can see my efforts, but now the Chongqing government only has more than 3,000 battalion soldiers from General Zhao Ronggui and more than 3,000 rural soldiers that I have recruited to rely on.

As for the guerrillas and garrison soldiers of the following battalions, as well as the brave soldiers of various counties and villages, when the Yi army attacks, it would be good to surrender without offering the city. "

Wang Ze was silent for a while.

He naturally knew the situation in Chongqing Prefecture. The total number of battalions was only seven or eight thousand. Although there were tens of thousands of rural soldiers, they were distributed in various counties and did not belong to each other.

As for Xiangyong, most of them are local powerful armed forces who focus on the interests of their hometowns and clans, and it is difficult for the government to rely on them.

As Wang Xingjian said, with the current situation in Sichuan, if the Yi army attacks, it would be good for the rural soldiers and brave men in each county to surrender without surrendering the city.

However, why does it feel weird for Wang Xingjian, as the chief official of the First Palace, to say these depressing words that are not conducive to the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, Wang Ze couldn't help but look over suspiciously.

Wang Xingjian pretended to be calm and asked again: "Zhigui thinks it was faster for Liao Daheng to suppress the civil unrest in Chengdu, or for the Yi army to quell the civil unrest after entering Chengdu?"

Wang Ze's attention was diverted, and he thought for a while and said: "Based on the rumored performance of the Eijun army, it must be the Eijun army that can quell civil unrest faster."

"Have you ever thought about what your family would do if the Yi army captured Chengdu?"

Wang Ze sighed after hearing this, "How can we deal with it? No one in my Wang family is an official in the court, so we don't have to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, right? We just continue to cultivate and study under the rule of the Yi army."

The so-called farming, studying and family inheritance actually means that thousands of acres of land are leased to common people for cultivation. They collect rent at home, study peacefully, and pass on the family line.

Of course, as long as they do not bully men, dominate women, or take advantage of others, such a family is considered a good family in the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Ze believed that his family's family tradition was acceptable and he was not outstanding among the wealthy families in Chengdu, so he should not be the target of the public trial of the Yi army.

And thinking about it this way, he actually had some expectations for the Yi army to capture Chengdu.

He felt that under the rule of the Yi army, the people of Chengdu (including his family) might no longer have to bear such heavy taxes, such as three rates. There should be no greedy and incompetent officials like Liao Daheng messing around.

At this time Wang Xingjian said: "Zhigui has been working hard from traveling back and forth. Let's go back to our residence and rest first."

Wang Ze was indeed exhausted from the long journey, and now he was thinking about the Wei army's invasion of Sichuan. He nodded and left after hearing this.

Wang Xingjian thought for a while and sent his servant to call Wang Xi, the magistrate of Ba County.

The surname Wang is a common surname and can be found all over the country. Wang Xi has nothing to do with him or Wang Ze. He is a newly born person in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.

Nanchang is now also under the rule of the Yi army.

Wang Xingjian felt that if the Yi army spies really weaved a big net against him, they would definitely pay attention to Wang Xi and even secretly persuade him to surrender.

If he wants to surrender, even if he cannot bring the entire Chongqing Prefecture to change the banner, he will still take the city to surrender. In this way, as the magistrate of Ba County, Wang Xi is undoubtedly an important figure and a natural ally.

Wang Xinai was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign. At the beginning of this year, when he filled the post of Chongqing magistrate, he filled the vacancy of Ba County magistrate. He is in his thirties this year, which is the right age for work. After saluting, Wang Xi asked: "I wonder why I am looking for a subordinate?"

Wang Xingjian said: "Chengdu is in civil turmoil, and the Yi army may take the opportunity to enter Sichuan. If it goes up the Yangtze River, our Chongqing Prefecture, after Kuizhou Prefecture, will be the second to face the Yi army. With the situation like this, what do you think of Chongqing? How to deal with it?”

Wang Xi glanced at Wang Xingjian and then said: "As local officials, we have the responsibility to protect the land and the people.

Therefore, the official believes that no matter what the situation is, all we have to do is to protect the land and the people. As for whether it will succeed or not, it all depends on fate. "

"Destiny?" Wang Xingjian smiled inexplicably, "Who do you think destiny belongs to now?"

"I am lowering my rank because this is not something we can discuss."

After a lot of verbal exchanges, Wang Xingjian saw that Wang Xi showed no flaws, and Wang Xingjian simply asked: "It has been nearly a year since you came to Chongqing to take office? Have any relatives in your hometown sent letters home?"

Hearing this, Wang Xi obviously showed a strange look, and after a moment he said, "I have indeed received a few letters from home."

Wang Xingjian smiled, "I also received a few letters from home."

Wang Xi couldn't help but look again when he heard this, and met Wang Xingjian's intriguing eyes.

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Jingzhou Prefecture, Badong.

The capital of Jingzhou was Jiangling, and the third division led by He Lianyue mainly guarded Jingzhou, but the camp was located in Badong, the westernmost area next to Sichuan, which showed his intention to invade Sichuan.

He Lianyue had participated in the military conference held by Liu Sheng in the Wuying Hall of the Forbidden City in Nanjing to capture several southwestern provinces this autumn. Naturally, he knew that Liu Sheng had sent out news guards and envoys to carry out activities in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and Sichuan and Guizhou, in order to persuade these places to surrender. Some Ming officials.

He set up his camp in Badong to put military pressure on Sichuan.

Nowadays, there are not only more than 40,000 soldiers of the Third Division of the Standing Army, but also nearly 50,000 soldiers and civilian soldiers summoned from Hubei and Hunan, so it is known to the outside world as a hundred thousand army.

Shen Wandeng also gathered two brigades of standing troops in Yun County, with more than 30,000 Hubei and Henan garrison troops and civilian soldiers, preparing to attack Kuizhou Prefecture in Sichuan from Xing'an Prefecture this autumn to support his main attack troops.

The bandits and water bandits in Jingzhou and other places have been almost completely wiped out by the Third Division and the local security forces. The few remaining bandits either escaped into the mountains and forests, or were persuaded by the Da'ei local government to surrender and returned to their hometowns to settle down as citizens.

Therefore, after He Lianyue returned to Jingzhou from Nanjing, he specially trained the army in Badong and was fully prepared for the invasion of Sichuan.

On this day, He Lianyue was inspecting the military camp, and Li Zhiqi, the commander of the Xunfengwei Battalion accompanying the Third Division, came over.

"General Helian, Chengdu Xunfeng Guard has sent back important news."

"Oh?"

A flash of light flashed in Helianyue's eyes, and he immediately led Li Zhiqi into the camp's meeting room, and then asked: "What important news?"

Li Zhiqi said: "Sichuan Governor Liao Daheng went too far in imposing taxes, which caused civil unrest in the fourteen counties surrounding the Chengdu capital. Some of the rebels even broke into the county government office, claiming that General Da'ei was revolting against the Ming Dynasty."

Civil unrest in 14 counties around Chengdu?

Helianyue was shocked when he heard this.

Even though he had seen many strange operations and strange things done by Ming officials, he was still surprised by this incident.

Then he laughed and said: "Hahaha, God is really helping me! Guards, go quickly and order the generals to come to my central army tent to discuss matters!"

"As ordered!"

　Make up one more.

　　Good night~

　　

　

(End of this chapter)