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Chapter 418 Deploying Troops and Generals to Leave the Xuan Mansion

In late August of the 13th year of Chongzhen, Yang Sichang, a cabinet minister and supervisor, moved from Xiangyang Mansion, Huguang, to Shu to supervise the war.

At that time, before this, the supervisor Yang Sichang had ordered the supervising army and the Dali right judge Wanji to enter Shu first, and coordinated the generals of the Shu army to strictly guard the dangerous places such as Ba and Wu, and ordered the generals of the Shaanxi Qin army He Renlong, Li Guoqi, Huguang generals Zhang Yingyuan, Wang Zhifeng, Zhang Zuokai and others were dedicated to chasing Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai's thieves.

On the sixth day of September, the Ming army and Zhang Xianzhong fought in Sichuan. They were defeated by Guanyin Rock, and Zhang Xianzhong broke through the Jingbi. This also caused Yang Sichang's dissatisfaction with Shao Jiechun, governor of Sichuan.

However, after Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai captured Dachang, they pushed forward to Kaixian County. , the Ming army under his command was defeated and retreated.

Zhang Ling is a famous general in Sichuan, he has been in the north of Sichuan for a long time, although he is over seventy years old, he can still use a five-stone crossbow immediately, and those who hit him will surely pierce his chest. He is known in the army as the "God Crossbow General". , all the armies in central Sichuan were seized by it.

Shortly thereafter, the bandits attacked Kaixian, Jianzhou, and Baoning one after another, and finally entered Hanzhong. They defeated Shao Jiechun, the governor of Sichuan, in Peijiang, and captured Mianzhou. The commander-in-chief Yang Sichang was shocked to hear that the Shu army was defeated, so he impeached and arrested the governor of Sichuan, Shao Jiechun. .

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On the tenth day of October, after a fierce confrontation in the imperial court, under the persistence and hard work of Emperor Chongzhen and Chen Xinjia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he finally agreed to Zhang Cheng's request.

On October [-]th, the official document of the Ministry of War was also delivered to Yongning City. Due to Zhang Cheng's remarkable achievements under his rule, the number of farms and military households increased. Ren Xuanzhen's deputy commander, stationed in Yongning, admiral Xuanfu Yongning Guard, Security Guard, Huailai Guard, Yanqing Right Guard, Kaiping Guard, Longmen Guard and other six guards' military affairs.

In addition, on August [-]th, Zhang Cheng submitted many memorials and mentioned many things, and this time the official document of the Ministry of War also mentioned many things.

First, Zhang Cheng asked to set up a garrison at Dushikou to strengthen the defense of the northern captives. The Ministry of War agreed in writing, and according to Zhang Cheng's request, Sha Zhongwang, a thousand households in Dushikou, was appointed as the garrison officer of Dushikou Fort.

Second, Zhang Guodong, the former commander of the Kaiping Guard, was promoted to the rank of Commander of the Kaiping Guard and Guerrilla General; the two commanders, Chen Zheng and Zhang Guangda, were also promoted to the rank of Commander of the Yongning Guard, and the rank of Guerrilla General; for Wu Zhizhong and Wei Zhice, it was only He was promoted from the commander of Kaipingwei to the rank of commander, but he was not appointed as a guerrilla general.

Thirdly, Gao Jingong, the former guard of Longmen Station, was transferred to Chicheng Guard, replacing Zhang Guodong; Xu Jinyong, formerly of Dishuiya Qianhu, was promoted to the guard of Longmen Station, replacing Gao Jingong.

In addition, there was a call to arms from the Ministry of War. Due to the raging bandits in Henan, which became more difficult to deal with, Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander of Xuanzhen, was specially dispatched to lead his elite troops to help Henan eliminate the bandits and stabilize the place.

And because the military situation is urgent, Zhang Cheng's official body, court uniform, waist badge and other things have been sent to Yongning, and he is not required to go to Beijing to thank him. After the army is ready, he will go to Henan to suppress bandits immediately.

After seeing this letter, the generals understood why the Ministry of War agreed so readily to all the things Zhang Cheng asked in the previous memorial. It turned out that they first gave a sweet date, promoted the big guy to the military rank, and then drove me to serve the court. Work hard.

Zhang Cheng warmly entertained Zhang Ruoqi, the head of the Ministry of War who came to pass the decree, and even stayed him in Yongning for two days.

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The reason why the imperial court urgently transferred Zhang Cheng to Henan was the opinion of Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Since Zhang Xianzhong rebelled in Gucheng around the Dragon Boat Festival in the 12th year of Chongzhen, it was convenient for Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng, Ma Shouying, Lin Chengcheng and other thieves.

Later, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other thieves gathered their troops and broke into the hinterland of Sichuan. For some reason, Li Zicheng went alone and sneaked into Yubu Mountain.

Many people in Li Zicheng's army surrendered to the army. Even he wanted to commit suicide, but he was dissuaded by his adopted son Li Shuangxi. Liu Zongmin, a tyrant in his department, killed his own wife and children, and vowed to follow Li Zicheng to the death. When the rest heard about it, they often killed their wives to swear.

In mid-September, taking advantage of the opportunity of Zuo Liangyu's Ming army moving into Sichuan to intercept Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, he personally led the eighth team to rush out of Wuguan, cross the border of Yunyang, and enter Henan.

After Yang Sichang heard the news, he urgently ordered Xing'an Taoist soldiers to lead Zhang Jingdu to lead Liu Hongqi, Wang Guangen, and Hu Congyao to join forces with the governor of Henan to suppress them.

However, Henan has suffered severe drought for three consecutive years, especially this year, and locusts have plagued the fields, thousands of miles of desolate land, countless hungry people, villages starved to death, and many people in the city killed each other and ate each other. It was extremely tragic.

As soon as Li Zicheng entered Henan, he was like a fish in water. He first raided the inner village and temporarily rested, waiting for the brigade and his family's luggage to come to meet up. Then he even smashed 48 fortresses in Xiong'er Mountain, supplemented the military supplies with local powerful food and grass, and recruited and coerced The surrounding hungry people regained their momentum.

At that time, after hearing the news, Lao Dangdang, Yidougu and other thieves who had been active in the border areas of Sichuan and Shaanxi also led their troops to the meeting. In addition, a man from Baofeng, Henan Province, Niu Jinxing, entered the camp of the intruders and persuaded Li Zicheng to "ban Li Zicheng was overjoyed and "introduced him as the mastermind".

Henan bandits spread to the capital, and the government and the public were shaken. All the ministers had no way to control it. Only Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, strongly recommended Xuanzhen Zhang Cheng to enter Henan to fight against the bandits, and sent the Jingying Department to Henan to help him.

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On October [-], Zhang Cheng immediately dispatched troops to the general office in Yongning City.

First of all, it was confirmed that Wu Zhizhong stayed in Yongning City, and the right part of Song Shanquan, the thousand commander of the Dushibu Battalion, was moved to Yongning City, and he was combined with more than a thousand people from the former deputy commander of the battalion, and was temporarily placed under Wu Zhizhong's command.

Secondly, Chen Zheng was ordered to lead the Central Battalion of the Dushi Infantry Battalion to move to Chicheng Castle, and to take over the Central New Army Battalion under Zhang Guodong's command, and stay in the Chi Castle Battalion to intensify drills.

In the end, it was the arrangement of the people who went to the expedition. Zhang Guangda led the cavalry battalion with more than [-] troops as the vanguard, Wei Zhice led two chariots and one chariot, and together with Lin Fangping's guards, they formed the central army.

And Zhang Guodong commanded the infantry battalion as the rear team, including the left part of Qianzong Cui Shijie, the middle part of Chen Dakuan, and the right part of Jin Yong, totaling more than [-] infantry.

In this expedition, Zhang Cheng led a total of [-] troops from three corps, which can be described as the best of the best. In the eyes of others, Zhang Cheng may have made a fuss over a molehill.

But he himself knew that the intruder at this time had been repeatedly defeated and fought repeatedly.
But the North Road and East Road are the foundation for him to settle down in this world, so Chen Zheng was left in Chicheng Anshou North Road, and Wu Zhizhong was left in Yongning for three purposes.

One is to train the more than [-] soldiers of the Association Battalion well, so that they will have combat power and be loyal to themselves in the future; Zhang Cheng raised the banner of recruiting brave soldiers again, and Wu Zhizhong was already an expert in this regard.

Everything was not in order, Zhang Cheng stood up, and said in a clear voice: "The strategy has been decided, everyone, rise up. Five days later, that is, on October 23, the army will set off and go to Yu Province."

(End of this chapter)