Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 909 Indecision
The Ming army is now being attacked from two sides, Hauge in the north and Sun Kewang in the south.

Among them, Hauge in the north is undoubtedly much more threatening than Sun Kewang.

This kind of threat comes from the strength gap between the two. The Kingdom of Jin currently has 20 armors and the support of the gentry class, so its strength is much greater than that of Sun Kewang.

If the Jin army annihilated Yuan Zongdi and rushed to Chongqing, or even Guizhou, with a great victory, then the Ming army would be in trouble in the southwest.

Chen Youlong was a little surprised when he heard people from Sichuan. Why did people from Sichuan come to him?
Now that the mud bodhisattva is crossing the river, he cannot protect himself, even if Sichuan asks for help, it is impossible to find him.

"Where is the person? Bring it to me!"

Although Chen Youlong was puzzled, he gave an order immediately.

"Reporting to Du Town, I just entered the city, and was taken to the yamen by the general, and the general brought me here!" Qian Hu bowed and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute, what is the identity of this person?" Chen Youlong waved suddenly.

"It is said to be Zhang Xianzhen, the co-prefect of Zhenwu Camp in Zhongyi Town."

Wang Yan's original Zhongyi Battalion was later reorganized into the Five Zhongjun Army. Among them, Zhongyi Town was led by Wang Yan's confidant Wang Wei, who stayed in Fuzhou to defend Emperor Longwu.

During the change of Fujing, the Qing army invaded Fujian. In order to protect Longwu from Zhongyi Town, more than [-] elites were thrown in Fujian. Even Wang Wei, the governor of Zhongyi Town, was killed by the Qing army because of protecting Longwu.

Zhongyi Town became the only town among the five loyal troops that was wiped out by the Qing army.

Wang Yan has always wanted to rebuild Zhongyi Town, but the timing and conditions were not yet ripe. It was not until the Taihu Rebel Army that had persisted in Taihu Lake for many years was defeated by the Qing army. Chen Zilong and Wu Yi led the troops to go south to join Wang Yan. .

Wang Yan asked Yuan Zongdi, who was injured in the River Valley War, to serve as the governor of Zhongyi Town and incorporated the Taihu Rebel Army into it. However, the number of Taihu Rebel Army was limited after all. Compared with other towns, Zhongyi Town was always in a state of shortage.

Afterwards, Wang Yan rescued Sichuan, and Zhongyi Town accompanied him. Wang Yan organized Zhang Xianbi's original Yingjia Army and the rest of the Western Army into Zhongyi Town to make up for the gap, and entrusted him with the important task of guarding Sichuan.

The commander of the Zhenwu Battalion in Zhongyi Town was Li Dingguo, the former general of the Western Army, and Zhang Xianzhen was the Tongzhi.

Chen Youlong went through the information in his mind, and couldn't help changing his mind, "Forget it, let's go back to the Yamen in this town to see him."

After finishing speaking, he said to Wang Ding beside him: "I will leave the affairs of the city to you. You must repair the city wall first, and then make up the defense equipment."

When Chen Youlong saw Wang Ding bowed and cupped his fists, he waved his hand and left with the soldiers behind him.

Inside the yamen in the city, Zhang Xianzhen was waiting in the side hall. The soldiers brought him tea, but he didn't move, but sat and waited patiently.

Not long after, Chen Youlong came to Yazhong and led several people into the side hall. Seeing this, Zhang Xianzhen immediately stood up to greet him.

Although the Wuzhong Army is one level above the town army, Chen Youlong is the chief of the first town after all, and he is just a battalion fellow, so Chen Youlong should be given enough respect.

At this time, the Qianhu who had reported introduced him, Chen Youlong waited for Zhang Xianzhen to salute him, he clasped his fists at the several generals who came in, waved for everyone to sit down, and then asked, "Why did Zhang Tongzhi come here?"

Chen Youlong went straight to the point and expressed his doubts, while Zhang Xianzhen replied immediately: "The last general was ordered by the commander to move rescue troops to Guizhou."

Chen Youlong frowned. He was now facing the siege of [-] bandit soldiers, and he already had the feeling of being beaten to death by random punches. How could he still have the ability to beg Sichuan.

"How's the situation in Sichuan?" Chen Youlong pondered: "The current situation in this town is also very dangerous. If Zhang Tongzhi asks for help, he should also go to Governor He. How can he come to me?"

Chen Youlong asked a lot, Zhang Xianzhen pondered for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "The situation in Sichuan is very critical now. Except for the Zhenwu Camp where the last general is located in Zhongyi Town, because it guards the west and south of Sichuan, it has not fallen into Hezhou. The other four battalions have been besieged in Hezhou along with Yuan Duzhen, and are now in critical condition."

Everyone couldn't help taking a breath when they heard this. There are more than 3 people in Zhongyi Town, which is equivalent to entering 5000 people in one fell swoop. If Hezhou is destroyed, Zhongyi Town will suffer another heavy blow, and the main force of the Sichuan Ming Army will basically Destroyed.

Zhang Xianzhen went on to say: "Right now, the main force of the Qing army is besieging Hezhou. General Wang Deren's strength is weak and he is blocked at Fotu Pass, unable to break through the Qing army's obstruction. The commander is relying on various cottages and many volunteer soldiers to resist, but without support, the west and south of Sichuan may not be able to defend."

After listening, a picture of the situation in Sichuan and Sichuan emerged in everyone's minds, and everyone could hear that Sichuan is really dangerous this time, and maybe Hauge will really seize the whole Sichuan.

Faced with such a situation, several generals in the hall couldn't help exclaiming and discussing.

"The final general has met Governor He, and hopes that Guizhou can send troops to quickly support him. However, Governor He is worried that Sun Kewang will invade Guiyang, so he dare not send troops out of Guizhou easily. The general will follow the second strategy of the commander and arrive at the city. Chen Duzhen is here!"

Chen Youlong frowned after hearing this. He Tengjiao transferred 2 people from him and planned to go to support Sichuan, but he didn't want to be informed by Sun Kewang's spies once the 2 people were transferred. Sun Kewang immediately seized the opportunity to send troops to attack. It also made He Tengjiao, who was about to aid Sichuan, hesitate.

Chen Youlong actually understood this very well. Now that the situation in Sichuan was so critical and Sun Kewang was in a hurry to attack, He Tengjiao naturally didn't dare to take risks.

If he sent troops to rescue Sichuan, but Sun Kewang defeated Annanwei and occupied Guiyang, then the 2 people in Guizhou, together with Wang Deren and other troops, would be cut off from retreat, and their connection with the imperial court would be like being surrounded by bandits and Hauge in the Chongqing area. The result is bound to be destroyed, and in this way, the Ming army not only lost Sichuan, but also lost Guizhou.

Another situation is that when the Qing army captured all of Sichuan, he left 2 people in Guizhou, which might have prevented the Qing army from occupying Chongqing and then invading Guizhou, and defending this southwestern stronghold for the imperial court.

He Tengjiao's thoughts are relatively pessimistic, but it is not right or wrong. After all, there is no absolute victory in the war. Even if Sichuan is aided, the possibility of turning the situation around is very small.

Chen Youlong pondered for a while, He Tengjiao didn't really believe that he could block Sun Kewang, but Chen Youlong was quite confident in himself, so he was still a little dissatisfied with He Tengjiao.

This old supervisor, if it sounds good, it is prudent, but if it sounds bad, it means not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

"If Governor He can't be persuaded, it's useless for Zhang Tongzhi to come to this town. There are no more troops in this town to rescue Sichuan!" Chen Youlong said in a deep voice.

"Governor Fan and the commanding envoy also know that Chen Duzhen is short of troops, so the reason for coming here in the end is not to let Chen Duzhen divide its troops."

(End of this chapter)