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Chapter 295 It's Never Wrong to Cut off the Wings First
After getting acquainted with the generals of Kuizhou Mansion, Zhu Shuren didn't have much time to sort it out slowly. After all, the military situation was on fire, and he needed to get back to Chongqing as soon as possible.

Therefore, he can only have a rough preset stereotype of each person's character in his heart, and then follow up to observe the performance of each department in actual combat to see who is brave enough to do things, who wants to preserve their strength and work without hard work or effort. Willing to fight tough battles to further distinguish the loyalty and treachery of the generals.

The day after he arrived in Fengjie County, he held another small-scale military meeting in private. He only asked Qin Liangyu, Ma Xianglin, and Fang Guoan to learn about the latest battle situation at the front, the distribution of forces in the enemy-occupied areas, and the troops and horses of each unit. strength.

These reports do not require the participation of grassroots generals, Zhu Shuren let the others rest and recuperate first, and prepare for the big battle.

From Qin Liangyu and others, Zhu Shuren learned that there are about 4000 frontline soldiers in Kuizhou Mansion.

Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin's direct descendants of white-armed soldiers originally had a total number of about 7000, but they also fought several battles with Zhang Xianzhong's troops. There must have been casualties and various losses. The remaining [-] people can call at any time.

Of the remaining 7000 people, the brothers Wang Guangchang and Wang Guangxing accounted for about half. They each had a battalion, and each had about 2000 soldiers. officers and soldiers.

The remaining half are the soldiers of Tan Wen, Tan Hong, and Tan Yi. Their strength is even weaker, and they all have only barely a thousand soldiers.

But they also have an advantage, that is, they are local big clans and have a certain appeal in the local area. If they are really loyal to the imperial court and willing to give their lives, they can recruit young men from their clans from Wanxian and Dazhou counties to join the army temporarily.
As long as the imperial court pays and equips the army, it is possible to draw thousands more.

However, Qin Liangyu also added a little bit of information: Wan County, one of the spheres of influence of the Tan family, is located along the Yangtze River, on the main road between Zhiba County in Chongqing Prefecture and Fengjie County in Kuizhou.Therefore, before Zhu Shuren arrived, Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Chongqing occupied Wan County along the way when they tried to counterattack Fengjie, which is now an enemy-occupied area.

I heard that after Zhang Xianzhong broke the Chongqing government, he only burned, killed and looted in the Ba county under the government of the government, but he mainly recruited and smoked other counties in the surrounding areas.

After all, Ba County is the richest. After taking all the stock of wealth there, it is time to buy people's hearts and expand the army in other places. If they just burn and kill, the source of soldiers will be gone.

Therefore, it is said that some of the Tan family members who stayed in Wan County were taken away by Zhang Xianzhong's tribe and became thieves.

The three members of the Tan family also retreated to Dazhou after the fall of Wanxian, over the Tanjialing to the north of Wanxian, and saved their vitality——

In fact, from the place name Tanjialing, it can be seen how powerful the Tan family is in Wanxian and Dazhou. Even the mountains there are named after their family names.

Looking at the terrain of Chongqing on the Baidu map of later generations, you will know that between the Yangtze River and the Qujiang River Basin in Chongqing, there are mountain beams separating the two parallel rivers.

It was not until the Hechuan District of later generations and the vicinity of the ancient Hezhou Diaoyu City that there was a gap for the Jialing River, Fujiang River and Qujiang River to break through the mountains and go south. The three rivers merged into a new Jialing River, and finally ran south for nearly a hundred miles. The Chaotianmen area of ​​Ba County in the core urban area flows into the Yangtze River.

Therefore, Tanjialing is the watershed between Wanxian County and Dazhou, and between the Yangtze River and Qujiang River, stretching all the way to Diaoyu City in Hezhou.

And the mountain there is of course very dangerous, otherwise, if it can be easily crossed and even maintain the grain road, then there is no need for the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge to smash Hezhou Diaoyu City for more than 30 years, and the Mongolian Khan himself was beaten by Song Dynasty. The army was killed at the bottom of Diaoyu City.

The mountains around Chongqing are really not something outsiders can climb casually, it is a hell-level nightmare.

It's just that the Tan family is the local aborigines, who have lived on both sides of Tanjialing for generations, and they can climb over mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground.

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong's pursuers did not have the ability to easily cross Tanjialing, so they couldn't pursue them. They just felt that they had given up on Wanxian and the key nodes on the Yangtze River waterway. They were no longer a threat, and they were too lazy to kill Kill all.

Zhu Shuren followed Qin Liangyu to interpret the distribution of troops and horses of the various units of the army and the occupied areas, and also roughly understood the current situation of the enemy and ourselves.

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"So, now there are more than 2 local officers and troops, of which [-], that is, the troops of Baiganbing and Fang Shenjiang, are all in front of Fengjie, and some are distributed in the surrounding Yunyang and Kaixian counties.

About 4000 local armed forces are distributed in Dazhou north of Tanjialing, and along the Qujiang River below Dazhou, Zhang Xianzhong’s troops have never come to separate troops to encircle and occupy. garrison?

Zhang Xianzhong's troops, after taking down the Chongqing Mansion, only divided their forces and marched northward against the Jialing River, defending Diaoyu City in Hezhou, ensuring that the imperial court's troops north of Tanjialing would not be able to break through the Jialing River's defense line and go south through the gap in Diaoyu City?
The remaining main forces of Zhang Xianzhong's garrison are all concentrated in Ba County, the core of Chongqing Prefecture, and Wan County downstream of Ba County?Do you know how many troops Zhang Xianzhong left behind? "

After Zhu Shuren sorted out the distribution of his own troops, he finally confirmed it and asked about the size of the enemy.

Qin Liangyu was getting old, he was a little out of breath, and he was a little slow in answering: "As Lord Guo Xing said, the troops left by Zhang Xianzhong are mainly stationed in these three places. It is said that there are still 10,000+ people. In fact, of course Impossible.

The old man estimated that no more than [-] of the people he brought out from Qianzhong Road could stay in Chongqing.Most of the rest should be traveling upstream along the Yangtze River and Minjiang River, plundering Chengdu and other places.

But it is really possible for him to attract 10,000+ newly attached people by distributing money and food randomly after massacring the city. Zhang Xianzhong is too good at coercing civilians, but these people should not be afraid of combat power, and they may not even be equipped with all weapons. "

After Zhu Shuren listened, he nodded thoughtfully: "In this way, I know how to fight. Sure enough, Chongqing still has to strive for a quick victory. Only by breaking through the gap in Chongqing can we completely open the land along the Yangtze River, Jialing River, and Fujiang River that radiates to the hinterland of Sichuan. the way,

Compete with Zhang Xianzhong for time, and limit the scope of his harm as soon as possible.Even if Zhang Xianzhong is desperate and we don't have time to save Chengdu, at least let Zhang Xianzhong corrupt too many other places.Who is Zhang Xianzhong's main general who stayed behind in Chongqing? Do you have any information? "

Qin Liangyu: "I heard that Bai Wenxuan is the main one, staying in Ba County, but none of his adopted sons are left behind. It seems that he doesn't pay much attention to the rear, and only wants to enclose the territory and expand the army as soon as possible.

However, Bai Wenxuan had a close relationship with Li Dingguo, and I heard that Zhang Xianzhong recently distrusted Li Dingguo the most among his sons, and he was worried that only Li Dingguo's people would stay behind.Therefore, from Sun Kewang's old army, two low-ranking generals Di Sanpin and Zhang Mingzhi were selected to assist, and Bai Wenxuan asked them to guard Hezhou and Wanxian respectively. "

Zhu Shuren pondered for a while, and among these people, except for Bai Wenxuan, the others were rubbish that had never been heard in history books, so they probably had no skills.

In this way, it would be a bit more certain to quickly cut off the wings of the bandit army outside of Ba County first.

Zhu Shuren held the jade bone fan and patted it gently in the palm of his hand. While pacing back and forth slowly, he occasionally glanced at the map and bowed his head in meditation.

It didn't take long for him to come up with the most basic strategy: No matter what, first forcefully attack Wanxian and Hezhou. By the way, in the process, observe the fighting spirit of the local ministries in Sichuan and their sincerity to contribute to the imperial court.

Even if you want to use psychological tactics, such as false surrender, or alienation, you have to wait until the final attack on Ba County, and then follow the trend, and see who does not perform well, and push out the bitter meat.

After all, it is impossible for these strategies to be successful twice in a short period of time, so there is no need to make big plans and use them for small things, and they were taken out from the beginning.Just save it until Bai Wen chooses himself, and it won't be too late.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to kill Di Sanpin and Zhang Mingzhi without any loss.

"Since that's the case, I've made up my mind, and General Qin obeys the order." Zhu Shuren's expression changed from amiable to solemn in an instant.

Qin Liangyu also changed his easy-going attitude before, and sternly promised: "The last general is here."

Zhu Shuren: "My official orders you to attack Wanxian and Hezhou first with Kuizhou's local troops as the front. Among them, Wanxian must be attacked by force to completely open up the Yangtze River waterway. Let Wang Guangchang and Wang Guangxing be the front, and you lead the white pole The soldiers are the backup, and I will reinforce you with the Hongyi Cannon to break through walls and doors.

As for Hezhou, you can go down the river from Dazhou, clear the way, encircle without fighting, go around the city, intercept the bandit army in Hezhou to break through, and cross the Jialing River waterway from Panjialing south to Ba County. Wen and other three groups of troops are in the front, and the son can lead a white-armed soldier as the back-up. "

Qin Liangyu thought for a while, and first expressed his acceptance, and then asked for instructions: "If you go around Hezhou and don't attack, but just clear the way, how can you guarantee the food road for the troops going south from Dazhou? Hezhou has been an important place for military strategists in eastern Sichuan since ancient times. In those days, Meng Ge, the Great Khan of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, did not dare to bypass this place, for fear that the defenders in Hezhou City would cut off their food routes."

Zhu Shuren raised his hand, "It's only a hundred miles from Hezhou to Ba County. Let the men and horses passing through the city carry dry food for ten days with them. There must be enough food on the way. As long as we clear up other areas along the Jialing River, after arriving in Ba County, our army Naturally, they can go up the Yangtze River from Wanxian to deliver food and grass to them.

Therefore, the two groups of people from Hezhou and Wanxian actually got food from Wanxian.Our army has the advantage of a navy, and Bai Wenxuan in Baxian City can't stop the waterways of the Yangtze River and Jialing River. "

Qin Liangyu felt that this strategy was relatively safe, so he didn't question it anymore, but just reminded him: "Master Guoxing, you are a foreigner, and you may not understand the geography of eastern Sichuan. The Jialing River has a small amount of water in the middle of winter.

Even in the Chaotianmen area of ​​Baxian County, where it finally flows into the Yangtze River, the water flowing into it is only a few tens of feet wide during the dry season, and the depth can sometimes be waded through. . "

Zhu Shuren: "You don't need to worry about this, old general Qin. As long as the old general sets out the conditions, if you want a big boat, you can use a big boat, and if you want a small boat, you can choose a small boat. I have it all, and I can take care of it. My Shen family has several generations of maritime merchants. To contract water transportation for the imperial court, there are not many other things, but the most ships."

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Zhu Shuren's general order was quickly issued down to the next level, and the generals at the lower level did not dare to disobey the order, but it is inevitable for those local people in the Sichuan Army to complain.

Whether it is the Wang family brothers or the Tan family brothers, they originally thought that the main force of the imperial court army would enter Sichuan, and they would definitely be able to hitch a ride with them, and enjoy the shade under the big tree.

Zhu Shuren has 2 members of Zhang Huangyan's department, and 5 direct line troops. With the few thousand small fish and shrimps of his own, just follow the flag and shout.

Unexpectedly, when the main force of the imperial court came, they were still required to be the vanguard, fight to consume, and go to the dead to suffer first, so the main force of the imperial court came in vain!Isn't this bullying honest people and catching the local army can be used!
"The imperial army has a total of 8 to [-] people, and with the addition of Qin Zongzhen's troops, there are more than [-] people in total! How can we use these few thousand people as attack vanguards!"

It was almost the same words. On the side of the Wang family brothers, it was the elder brother Wang Guangchang who complained and questioned, while on the side of the Tan family brothers, it was the younger brothers Tan Hong and Tan Yi who complained to Tan Wen. But it can be a hard-working way.

In contrast, Wang Guangxing and Tan Wen are more far-sighted than their brothers, so their attitudes are similar:
"Although the main force of the imperial army has arrived, our Dongchuan armies are responsible for the loss of land. The Guoxing Lord probably wants to give us a chance to make up for it. It is also appropriate to sell some power. Besides, Hezhou and Wanxian are better than Baxian. , We cut off the outer wings of the bandit army in the front line, and when we finally attack Ba County, we may be embarrassed to let us go first."

The group of slackers seemed to make sense when they heard it. In exchange for less effort in the final attack on the main city of Chongqing, they will now put in some effort in the attack on the outer counties and report more casualties.
It is only said that when they hit the city of Ba County, the troops had already lost their combat effectiveness, and Guo Xingye should be embarrassed to stare at their two families to collect their wool.

No matter what kind of thoughts they have, these local troops have finally set out to attack.Zhu Shuren was not bad for hungry soldiers. For the troops before the attack, he rewarded them with wine and meat for a day, and prepared dry rations for them, which were better than the usual military rations.

In the end, Zhu Shuren also asked Zhang Huangyan to supervise the troops attacking Dazhou on the North Road, and brought some musketeers as fire support to help the Tan brothers' troops.

And Zhu Shuren himself led the main force, followed Fang Guoan and the Wang family brothers, and assisted them in the battle with Hongyi cannons.

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After one day of preparation and two days of marching, on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the officers and troops marching upstream along the main channel of the Yangtze River on the South Road arrived at Wanxian County first.

Zhang Mingzhi, the guard of Zhang Xianzhong's army, brought two to three thousand veterans brought by Zhang Xianzhong from other provinces and fled to Sichuan, as well as more than 1 local young men, stationed in Wanxian City.

Zhang Mingzhi's army is not very complete in terms of weapons and equipment. Only veterans who have traveled to several provinces can ensure that all members have regular weapons and armor.

As for the strong men, they don't even have knives and guns, only about half of them have regular weapons, and the rest can only fight with farm tools, and the rate of wearing armor is terribly low.

However, it is still okay for these people to throw rolling logs and stones on the city wall when they are defending the city. Anyway, throwing heavy objects at people does not require technical content, nor does it require sophisticated weapons.

Seeing tens of thousands of officers and troops outside the city, approaching by land and water, Zhang Mingzhi was also quite timid in his heart, and regretted why General Bai Wenxuanbai asked him to rush forward to guard this place in the first place.

In fact, Wanxian is not a very suitable place to defend with heavy troops. It is better to hide and defend Baxian with the whole army.It was only after Zhang Xianzhong succeeded in the quick attack on Chongqing that he tried to take advantage of the situation to occupy Kuizhou Mansion and completely blockade Qutang Gorge to prevent the government and troops from entering Sichuan from the Three Gorges waterway of the Yangtze River, so he attacked all the way to Wanxian County.

Now Baidi City in Fengjie can't be taken, only Wanxian has been taken, and he is reluctant to lose it. Instead, he is in a dilemma and has become a trap to disperse his forces.

But things had come to this point, Zhang Mingzhi had no choice but to find a way to hold on, because there might not be enough time to run.He could only send a fast boat and fast horse back to Ba County to report to Bai Wenxuan before the city was besieged, and asked General Bai to find a way to either come to reinforce him, or retreat to Ba County to join forces after meeting him.

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PS: I can't guarantee the first update at noon these days... just the first update in the afternoon, four to five thousand words.It was almost noon after staying up late watching the game.

Another point that caused the writing to be slow was that I found that my writing of war damage was too realistic.The main reason is that before the [-]th and [-]th chapters, that is, when Zhang Xianzhong was attacked in Huguang, too many generals under Zhang Xianzhong who had been traitors in history were killed.

Now I find that when I write about Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the small rhythm is a bit broken, and the NPCs are not enough.

I now fully understand that those villains cannot die easily when writing a book, and after finally creating some villains, they have to use their energy to squeeze out the remaining value before killing them. Such a state of mind.

I ask myself that I have a little understanding of the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and I know a lot of NPCs, but it is not enough for me to kill and consume so much, so I have to spend a lot of time to find more information about relatively unknown small NPCs

(It is important to pay attention to which of Li Zhang's subordinates were traitors and who were not traitors in history. Only those who became traitors can be used as resources for killing. I have to try my best to ensure that they survive the Qing Dynasty if they were not traitors. write more slowly)
Finally, here is a little laziness, a little trick, and with the help of the almighty readers and adults, maybe these two paragraphs can be written quickly——

You must have read much more novels from the late Ming period than I have. Does anyone know which NPCs under Li and Zhang who have been traitors and are still alive in my book?I'll make a death list, so I can plan carefully in the following plots, and line up to die one by one in which plots.

Anyway, basically make sure that when Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong died, their lackeys who had been traitors were also killed together.

(End of this chapter)