Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 156

With the beginning of spring plowing, the smell of gunpowder in the Bashu land became more and more intense. Regardless of the obstruction of the people, the gentry resolutely raised troops, joined forces with Qin Liangyu, and began to encircle Chengdu.

Because of the spring plowing, the red-clothed army restrained a lot of manpower and material resources, and faced the gentry army rising from all over the place for a while, it seemed that there was no movement.

As for Sun Chengzong, as soon as he played the court affairs, the memorials about soldiers and salaries were like nothing, and there was no news at all. However, relying on his prestige and ability, he quickly gained a foothold in Dachang, Daning and other places. Taking advantage of the time when the gentry from all over the country raised troops to fight against the bandits, they raised a large amount of money, and then recruited soldiers and horses, and started training soldiers at the junction of Bashu and Huguang.

However, following the movement of the gentry everywhere in central Shu, he immediately ordered Ma Xianglin to send troops to Kuizhou. The original Kuizhou propaganda made Liu Bao afraid of Ma Xianglin's name of "Little Ma Chao", so he closed his doors and did not fight. Then Sun Chengzong led his troops to quickly occupy All over Kuizhou, Qutangwei and Kuizhou suddenly became an isolated city.

Soon afterwards, Sun Chengzong chose a site not far from Qutangwei to set up another new city. Liu Bao had already sent someone to inform the Red Clothes Army, but the news came to nothing. In a hurry, he sent troops to attack the new city at night, but only after entering the city did he realize that it was nothing. It was a trap, and a large number of soldiers and horses were lost, and they returned home in defeat.

But after returning to the city, it was discovered that Sun Chengzong had already sent people to wait at the city, and now Liu Bao lost more soldiers and horses. As a last resort, he had to open the city and vote for Sun Chengzong.

Since the officers and soldiers recaptured the land of Kuizhou, then Sun Chengzong ordered Ma Xianglin to go down the river and encircle Chongqing, the second largest city occupied by the Red Army. , broke off a claw.

The Red Army is also facing the greatest threat since its establishment. Qin Liangyu has 15 elite soldiers on stone pillars, and the number of soldiers recruited by gentry from all over the country has also reached an unprecedented 18. He headed towards the Chengdu Mansion, vowing to wipe out the lair of the red-clothed thieves.

The people of Chengdu Mansion got the fields and grain seeds from the red-clothed army. Their gratitude to the red-clothed army was unprecedentedly strong, but facing the mighty army of 50, the little gratitude in their hearts quickly disappeared. After leaving it behind, this also affected the Sichuan recruits who had just been recruited by the Red Army. For a while, the recruits were unstable and even deserted.

You must know that Zhu Gan's recruitment has always been rather lacking than indiscriminate. They are all recruited elite soldiers, and they are well-paid and well-fed soldiers. Almost nothing has been lost in the training lessons, but now there is an incident of desertion, which is enough to see the explosiveness of this news. .

Zhu Gan has no fear of the 15 township militiamen. I am afraid that most of them are farmers and tenants. Now it is the busy time of spring farming, and they are forced to recruit. He must have great complaints in his heart, but The squire and landlord had already made up his mind to fight the Red Army to the death, so naturally he would not care about the complaints of the people below.

What really gave Zhu Gan a headache was the [-] stone pillar soldiers in Qin Liangyu's hands. Although there was some moisture in them, Zhu Gan knew the strength of the white soldiers, which was why he was reluctant to fight with the white soldiers. The reason why the soldiers collided head-on was because they wanted to preserve some vitality for Daming.

Although this is a ridiculous idea now, it does exist. As long as he reveals his identity, the crisis can naturally be resolved immediately, but if he wants to re-establish a vibrant dynasty, it will be completely changed. Impossible, the continuation of the Ming Dynasty will be counted in ten years, not a hundred years.

So such a ridiculous and naive idea, just flashed in his mind, and was completely rejected by him. If you want to really retain this trace of vitality, the last way is to have a big victory and kill this white soldier. Capture them all alive, but the difficulty of this matter is tantamount to climbing to the sky.

After the news of the past few days, Zhu Gan stopped going out, but stayed in the study, studying the terrain of Sichuan all day long, and now he has ordered a small-scale sand table to be made, although some places are not clear , but the terrain is clear at a glance.

Boom!Boom!Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and Zhu Gan said without turning his head, "Come in!"

I saw that Lu Xiangsheng was dressed in plain clothes, and his face was even thinner, but his eyes were always piercing. Like two bright lights, he would kneel down and salute when he came to Zhu Gan.

Zhu Gan seemed to have noticed who was coming, and glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and said in a harmonious voice: "How many times have I told you, don't be so polite in private, please! You are an idler, and you will go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing."

Although Lu Xiangsheng agreed to serve, he was always aloof, but the most elite dragon-headed army in Zhu Gan's hands was managed in an orderly manner, and its combat power increased rapidly!

Asked by Zhu Gan, Lu Xiangsheng said softly: "Your Majesty, this place is already the Chengdu Mansion. Look at the majesty of the royal family. You must not let Your Majesty take risks..."

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng's words came out of his mouth, Zhu Qian immediately turned his gaze from the sand table to Lu Xiangsheng, staring at him and said word by word: "Is now really the time?"

Zhu Gan's aggressive and fiery gaze made Lu Xiangsheng take a step back in fear, and hurriedly bent over and cupped his hands, lowered his head in fear and said: "I am guilty, but the majesty of the Tian Family cannot be ignored. If the world knows that your Majesty and the Red Army I am afraid that the entanglement will..."

"Good, Lu Xiangsheng." Zhu Qian was so angry that his face turned blue, and he said with a sneer, "Do you want to threaten me with this matter? Since I have decided on something, I will never change it easily. I promised you to enter Sichuan Afterwards, I will play by ear, and if the time comes, I will naturally announce my identity, but is now the right time?"

Lu Xiangsheng's terrified confession was just that he did what he knew he couldn't do, and did his best to obey the destiny. Seeing that Zhu Qian was still so determined, he had no choice but to shut up temporarily.

"Okay, let's not talk about these unrealistic things, let's talk about Qin Liangyu leading the army! What do you think of Qin Liangyu?" Zhu Gan sat in the chair and looked at Lu Xiangsheng.

He is just a traveler, and he knows many things from history. You must know that there is a big separation between history and reality. What kind of person is it.

"It's nothing more than a chivalrous person who acts recklessly and deviates from the orthodoxy, but a woman who does not give in to a man. The heart of the country and the people can be shown in the world." Lu Xiangsheng said in a calm voice without a trace of emotion.

Zhu Gan pondered the meaning of Lu Xiangsheng's words, that he was able to rule the military with a female class, and in the end, the officials paid homage to Dr. Guanglu, Prince Taibao, Prince Taifu, Shaobao, Sichuan Recruiter, and the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion. Zuo Dudu, General Zhendong, General Military Officer of Sichuan, Marquis of Zhongzhen, and Mrs. Yipin Gaoming.After his death, the Nanming court pursued his posthumous posthumous name "loyalty".

A series of prominent official positions are extremely dazzling. If this is a man, there are such a series of honorable persons, there are many people throughout the ages, but she is a woman. Get this fame.

As for how much Yuan Chonghuan was admired by the later generations after the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhu Qian did not agree. Such a so-called figure, not even a woman, could save the decayed Ming Dynasty to the bone.

Those who seem to be for the country and the people are either loyal or treacherous, and some of them just don't show their ambitions, but without this kind of heart, it is absolutely impossible. Qin Liangyu can never fail, and is trusted by Emperor Chongzhen , not only because she is a girl, but also because she is loyal to the king and serves the country, and she is able to contribute at critical times.

What did Yuan Chonghuan do for the Ming Dynasty to establish the 'Guanning Iron Cavalry'? It was only after Sun Chengzong recovered the four cities of Yongding. The people at that time were really stupid. Yuan Chonghuan drove away the vicious Huang Taiji for them. They were so poor However, he is willing to spend money to buy his chopped meat to relieve his hatred. If he really believes that the people are so idiots, he is a real idiot.

After expressing this exclamation, Zhu Gan quickly calmed down his mood. Facing such a famous female general, although her reputation in later generations is not as good as Yuan Chonghuan, she never dared to underestimate her in her heart, and asked in a deep voice: " You can do it."

Lu Xiangsheng said slowly: "Most of the Shizhu soldiers are infantry, and here is a plain. If you want to fight Qin Liangyu, you should lure the enemy in the plain. When the enemy is not stable, you can use a cavalry to make a surprise attack, or It can do wonders.”

Zhu Gan knew how bad the military orders of later generations were, and he also knew that Lu Xiangsheng was good at using cavalry and was better at surprise attacks. Later, with the help of thousands of cavalry, he even destroyed the 10,000+ army formation of the Peasant Army. Now he proposes such a method, Zhu Gan inevitably pondered in his heart.

First of all, the official army came in a grand manner this time, they are not thieves, most of them are military households with certain experience in battle, which is by no means comparable to the peasant army, and there are even rare generals like Qin Liangyu sitting in command, holding back It has been a long time since he has not sent out, and he has been recharging his energy for so long. This time, he came here in full force, and he must want to establish a miracle.

It seems that all the signs have shown that this time Qin Liangyu led the army, and there are commanders like Sun Chengzong sitting in the rear, the red army seems to be at a disadvantage everywhere!Lu Xiangsheng's proposal to let the officers and soldiers come in and make a surprise attack with surprise soldiers is a strange plan, but the risk is too high after all.

If we were to fight guerrillas with the officers and soldiers in the mountains, the 18 troops came this time, and it was time for spring plowing. If we delayed for a while, not to mention the problems with the officers and soldiers' logistics, the people's hearts would be unstable, and they would collapse at any time. At that time, the pressure of the government and army will self-destruct, and the risk will be extremely low, so this plan can be regarded as a positive plan.

One is right and the other is strange, and the two plans are at odds with each other, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Zhu Gan pondered for a long time, he couldn't make up his mind, so he simply dismissed Lu Xiangsheng, and thought carefully whether he should choose a place in the mountains to ambush for a war of attrition, or take this risky plan.

When he was hesitating, the door was knocked open suddenly, and the soldiers rushed in, reporting a piece of news that made Zhu Gan at a loss. A mysterious person from the Cao Gang arrived at the Chengdu mansion and sent someone to inform Zhu Gan that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi had already communicated with him. Sun Chengzong compromised, joined forces with Sun Chengzong, and approached Chongqing Mansion along the Yangtze River.

Chongqing is in danger!