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Chapter 615 The Cunning Zhang Xianzhong
Song Xiance frowned and saluted: "Your Majesty, something is wrong. Your Majesty may have already seen that Zhang Xianzhong came here this time with no kindness. He gathered a heavy army in Phoenix Mountain, but he fortified the wall and cleared the wilderness. If the ministers are not mistaken, they are fighting this. A protracted war, with the defense as the offense. And we have to fight quickly, the prolonged period will be extremely unfavorable to our army, if they stick to their defenses and don't fight, breaking Phoenix Mountain will be a huge problem, Zhang Xianzhong is too cunning."

"Mr. High opinion." Zhu Yousong nodded in agreement.Zhu Yousong understands Song Xiance's worries. Sichuan is a land of abundance, and the Daxi Army is strong. Don't look at Meadow Lake and Kuizhou's consecutive defeats and heavy casualties, but Daxi's vitality is not damaged, and the army is still strong. This is fighting in their home. The right time, the right place, and the people are almost all of them, and food and grass supplies are not a problem.

But Ming Dynasty is different. The current battle line is too long. It is more than three thousand miles away from Phoenix Mountain to Beijing. It will be difficult to supply food and grass supplies after a long time. Not to mention the current state treasury is short of money, the Central Plains is full of natural disasters and man-made disasters, plus these years of wars , Now it is still a third-line war, and food, grass and military pay are already in a hurry. The food and pay of his troops and horses are mainly supplied by the spoils of war victories, but if it is possible for a short time, it will definitely be a problem for a long time.

Zhu Yousong made a rough estimate. The consumption of 10,000+ large soldiers eating horses for a day is an astronomical figure. The current food and grass military salary can last for one and a half months. After one and a half months, the food and grass will be in a hurry, let alone the capital (referring to Beijing) It is difficult to raise food, that is, there are ready-made food and grass to be transported here, the mountains and rivers are far away, and the roads are bumpy. With great ability, if people don't eat and horses don't feed fodder, how can they get combat power, and they will inevitably be chaotic without fighting.

But if you are anxious about him, Zhang Xianzhong is not in a hurry. Zhang Xianzhong must have seen this. The reason why he is strong and clear is that he has no intention of fighting with him. If you want to fight quickly, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely not fight. , Just spend it like this, can I afford to spend it with them?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong also felt that this was a very serious problem.If you attack Fenghuang Mountain head-on, let alone how much the loss is, you will definitely not be able to attack it in a short time. Although you have the advantage of artillery fire, attacking a mountain is different from attacking a city. The advantages of these red cannons are not easy to use, after all, the power of these cannons is limited.

The Great Western Army is condescending, has a geographical advantage, and their military strength is also superior. In this case, a frontal attack will definitely not work.

Zhu Yousong thought of another way, that is to let the white-armed soldiers climb up the rock, or let the navy attack Phoenix Bay, which can open a gap and break Phoenix Mountain.

Song Xiance also decided that it was feasible. The monarch and his ministers took a guard around Phoenix and then became discouraged. Phoenix Mountain is surrounded by water on one side and mountains on three sides. Except for the north side, the remaining three sides are cliffs, standing as steep as a wall, several feet high, it is impossible to climb up rocks, unless all the white-armed soldiers have wings.

Zhu Yousong also discovered that the danger of Phoenix Mountain is mainly due to one aspect, and the other aspect is that the Great Western Army dug rocks into the mountain and artificially created a cliff. Except for the normal mountain roads that can go up and down the mountain, there is no way to go up other places.On the normal mountain roads up the mountain, the Daxi army has heavily guarded troops. There are mountain stone village gates on each mountain road, and the mountains are full of rolling logs and huge rocks.

It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong knew that Zhu Yousong had a trump card, that is, white soldiers. As early as the Chongzhen era, in the Battle of Kuizhou, Zhang Xianzhong had suffered from the white soldiers, so this time he was more vigilant, knowing that rock climbing is white. The pole soldiers are good at unique skills, so Zhang Xianzhong ordered people to use explosives, spades, picks, chisels, etc. to build steep cliffs in all possible climbing places. There is no skill to do on the cliff. This is really a one-foot-high magic.

Zhu Yousong looked at Fenghuang Bay on the north side of the mountain from a distance. The mountains and rivers are beautiful here, and the scenery is beautiful, just like in the painting.

But Zhu Yousong is not a tourist, and he has no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery at this time. He is here to check the terrain and look for fighters.

Phoenix Bay is a bow-shaped large lake formed by the flooding of Neijiang River and Jiaoshui in the summer flood season and the flash flood. The widest point is more than five miles. Throwing a stone into the bay makes a dull sound, indicating that the water is very deep.

Looking up the mountain, it is also a steep cliff. On the other side of the mountain, there is an array of warships of the Western Army, which shows that the navy of the Western Army is also ready. If you start a water battle, even if you can win, it is impossible to go up the mountain from here.

After returning to the barracks, Zhu Yousong was in a bit of trouble. It seemed that a surprise attack by white soldiers and sailors would not work.

When Zhang Xianzhong failed to resist the Qing here, the main reason was that there were traitors inside. It was Liu Jinzhong who surrendered to the Tartars and became a traitor. Undoubtedly it was a catastrophe, and Zhang Xianzhong was killed in Fenghuang Mountain in the end. If this was not the case, the Qing soldiers would have climbed to the sky if they wanted to break through Fenghuang Mountain.

Zhu Yousong tried to yell and scold at the foot of the mountain, but the mountain ignored him, and the battle was suspended for several days.

At this time Song Xiance came to see Zhu Yousong: "Your Majesty, Li Dingguo's troops are not far from Phoenix Mountain. In my humble opinion, Li Dingguo will attack our rear or cut off our way back. Take note in advance."

Zhu Yousong knew that besides Zhang Xianzhong, the most powerful figures in the Daxi Group were his four godsons. The most powerful of these four kings were Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo. Outstanding.Now that Li Dingguo is here, Zhu Yousong doesn't dare to be careless at all.

Zhu Yousong has long been paying close attention to Li Dingguo's people. A year ago, he led an army of 30 troops out of eastern Sichuan to conquer Daming. He defeated Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuchang and other important towns all the way to Jiujiang, shaking the government and the public.Zhu Yousong successively dispatched soldiers from several provinces under Liu Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Du Yinxi, minister of the Ministry of War, to block Li Dingguo. His generals included Ma Bao, Zu Keyong, and the good guarding Jiangyin Sangong. The Ming army successively invested more troops. More than [-].Later, the two sides fought fiercely in Jiujiang, and finally blocked Li Dingguo in Jiujiang.The strength of the Ming army is so strong. Over the past few months, the two sides have had mixed results. These alone are enough to show that Li Dingguo's reputation is well-deserved.

After Zhu Yousong's analysis, he immediately sent someone to ride a fast horse to convey the decree, so that Liu Zhaoji and Du Yinxi in Jiujiang would advance quickly to break through the broken defense line left by Li Dingguo, and also marched to Phoenix Mountain to restrain Li Dingguo's troops, but the Ming army wanted to break through Li Dingguo The broken defense line left behind will take all the achievements of Li Dingguo's war over the past year. It will undoubtedly take too much time to drive from Jiujiang to Phoenix Mountain.

Now he has to send a team to stop Li Dingguo, so as not to be attacked by the enemy or cut off the way back, that would be very difficult.

Let who go?Who can deal with Li Dingguo?Zhu Yousong and Song Xiance filtered the generals under their command one by one.

At this moment, the great eunuch Li Guofu came in, and the young general Zhang Huan asked to see him.Zhu Yousong knew that the inevitable trouble had finally come, but he still said to Li Guofu, "Xuan."

(End of this chapter)