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Chapter 353 It's Not Difficult To Win, The Difficulty Is Not To Give A Chance To Run

On the eighth day of September, Xiangyang.

Zhu Shuren had only returned to Wuchang five days ago, and then rushed to Xiangyang non-stop. As the governor of the military affairs of the three provinces, it was not easy for him to be so diligent and to supervise the battle in person.

Today's Zhu Shuren, although he claims to have more than [-] soldiers under his command-this figure does not include the original Liangguang Ming Army that was newly incorporated after the rebellion against Guangdong and Guangxi in June and July, as well as the bandit soldiers and recruits who were planning for Zhao'an in the local area. new army.

But even with more than 10,000 people in charge of the defense of Huguang and Sichuan provinces, plus the surrounding areas of Hanzhong and Baoji, as well as Xinyang Prefecture in Henan, it is doomed that Zhu Shuren needs to allocate a considerable amount of manpower to fill the defense line. The most energy-saving defense troops assembled is [-]+.

Huguang is regarded as the confidant of Zhu Shu's defense zone, and it is also the place where the core is under pressure.So of the more than 30 miles, [-] to [-] were placed in Huguang, and Hanzhong was added to the rear of Sichuan, leaving less than [-] in total.

In Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, Zhu Shuren left [-] troops, led by Huang Degong, to assist Liu Guoneng's headquarters with about [-] troops, defending Li Zicheng or the Qing army from Kaifeng and Shangqiu going south to Huaixi.

At the same time, Huang Degong's department has to allocate a little manpower to take care of the east - the east of Huaixi is Fengyang Mansion, which is the jurisdiction of King Fu's puppet regime. Although King Fu has no strength to counterattack, he can't be completely defenseless. Be careful driving for thousands of years ship.

The remaining troops of Zhu Shu's army, a little more than [-] to [-], are still in Guangdong and Guangxi, responsible for maintaining local order.This is also impossible, because after King Jingjiang's rebellion, there must be countless officials and generals in Guangdong and Guangxi who are worried about whether they will be liquidated.

Put some reliable provincial troops there to control the field, so that Guangdong and Guangxi can be integrated more quickly and completely.

Zhu Shuren is very clear that throughout the fall of this year and until the beginning of winter, the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are still a negative asset for him for the time being, and he has to invest in the initial cost integration first.After the winter situation is further stabilized, it will almost be able to break even, at least it will no longer be a burden.

After the spring of next year, Guangdong and Guangxi can become a rear area that completely exports money, food, resources and soldiers. This is also in line with the original rhythm of any investment.

Anyway, relying on the Huguang local army of 6 to [-] people, it is more than enough to kill the invading enemy first!Zhu Shuren has this confidence.

Of the 6 to 2 troops, only [-] to [-] people are left in southern Hunan, and a half of the second-line defense areas around Wuchang and Jiangling are left, and the remaining nearly [-] can be deployed around Xiangyang.The troops here are responsible for defense first, and the reserve team deployed on the second line can be used to fight back at any time.

The generals next to him, those who have followed him for many years, also have the confidence to swallow the invading enemy,
And the few newly attached generals who had just surrendered, especially those who had only started to contribute to the imperial court when the Guangdong and Guangxi quelled the rebellion, were a little nervous at first.But after arriving in Xiangyang, seeing the grand governor's arrogance against the bandits, he couldn't help but increase his confidence and the morale of the army was lifted.

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At the head of Xiangyang city, after Zhu Shuren arrived, he took the trouble to inspect the defense on the first day, and then summoned the main generals of the Xiangyang defense area on the tower to question them one by one.

Huang Degong and Liu Guoneng were in Xinyang, while Qin Liangyu and other Bashu generals stayed in Sichuan. Therefore, the main generals in the Huguang defense zone included Zuo Zixiong, an old subordinate Zhu Shuren had led for many years, Cao Bianjiao, a famous cavalry general who had been given the title of general, and Zhu Wenzhen, a deputy general.

The others are Jin Shenghuan, Jiang Shoude, Lin Chengcheng, Liu Sandao and other small guerrilla-level characters who are lieutenants and generals. Some of these people were also placed in Jiangling and Wuchang.Zhu Shuren should also pay attention to the stability of the rear, so as not to absorb too many surrendered troops at once and become unstable.

In the end, people like Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and Liu Wenxiu, who are now also generals and guerrillas respectively, were directly brought to the front by Zhu Shuren.On the one hand, it is to give these people the opportunity to quickly display meritorious service and promotion, and on the other hand, it is also convenient for nearby control.

They were all guilty before, and it was impossible to give them to high-ranking officials directly after they surrendered. It was only because they helped the court deal with and wiped out the remaining thieves in southern Jiangxi when the Jingjiang Rebellion was quelled before that they gave the officials an excuse.

From Zhu Shuren's standpoint, there will be a certain amount of necessary losses in the final beheading civil war, and it would be a pity to let the direct line troops bear these casualties. Kill the Tartars in the future.

And letting the bandits descend to join forces with another band of bandits, and after the test of blood and fire proves that they have completely separated themselves from the bandits, it can be regarded as a conclusion.I believe that after this battle, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo will feel more confident in their hearts, and they will no longer always feel that other colleagues look at them with colored glasses.

However, right now Zhu Shuren will not let Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and the others garrison Xiangyang City, and the defenders in the city are all Zhu Shuren's most confidant direct descendants.Even if the Western Army's surrendered troops have been broken up, reorganized and mixed with sand, and have undergone more than half a year of ideological education and reform, they can only be stationed outside the city for the time being. After passing this test, they will be able to enjoy equal treatment completely.

At this moment, Cao Bianjiao and Zuo Zixiong are the ones who are qualified to confront Zhu Shuren face to face, plus Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, who were specially recruited by Zhu Shuren.

"How many soldiers and horses are there for the thieves to go south this time? Have you ever found out? This guy is really bullying the weak and fearing the strong! It is clearly at the juncture of national peril, but because we are richer than the Tartars, we would rather fight a civil war among the Han people! This war We must kill the culprit!

As long as the two unforgivable thieves, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, are dead, the others must strive to surrender like Yuan Zongdi, and the Tartars have already begun to attack across the board. "

Cao Bianjiao on the side was covered in fine heavy armor and covered in a red robe. He looked very chilling in the September autumn wind. He also had the aura of being an elite of the Nine Fronts for more than ten years and fighting a sea of ​​corpses and blood.

Because he has a strong army of cavalry under his command, scouts are invincible, and in the past few days before Zhu Shuren came, he had already found out the latest enemy situation, so he replied:
"After Heluo was cut off and the left-behind troops in Guanzhong were divided, the intruders were also seriously injured. Before the Battle of Heluo, the intruders always claimed to have 30 people, but in fact it was not enough.

After the Battle of Heluo, the total number of people around Li Zicheng will not exceed 15.Moreover, after being defeated by the Tartars many times, most of them are old and weak recruited again, and their combat power is not enough to worry about.The number of real veterans withdrawn from Hebei is at most 5 to 2, of which more than [-] have participated in the Shanhaiguan Battle. "

The number reported by Cao Bianjiao is not enough to count the coercion of women and children, at least they are all adult men. As for whether there are old or weak, it is hard to say.

Zhu Shuren squinted his eyes and calculated that Li Zicheng's army still had 14 soldiers, 2 with more than one year of combat experience, and more than [-] truly elite veterans.The key now is how to lure the enemy to hit with one blow, and not give the opponent the opportunity to continue to escape.

Zhu Shuren thought for a while, and then asked: "Where is Zuo Liangyu? Is he really determined to be a traitor? Although he was domineering before, he had already obeyed the orders and refused to listen to the emperor when he was the first emperor, but after all he still has the status of a military minister of the Ming Dynasty. It is easy to let go of military power and seek survival, but he is so obsessed with it?"

Cao Bianjiao had obviously inquired about this question before, and sighed: "According to our army's scouts, Zuo Liangyu did not cooperate with Li Zicheng, and he couldn't let go of this face. However, he was actually Li Zicheng's guest army, everyone Join forces as equals.

Nanyang has also been short of money and food these years, and Zuo Liangyu can't expand his army much. Although he claims to be 3, the main force is only the [-] or [-] that he has brought over the years.It is impossible for Li Zicheng to directly annex him right now.

Probably he was using the banner of self-reliance. Besides, hearing that Zuo Liangyu was seriously ill, his people became more and more popular.Maybe many of them are disloyal and unrighteous, because they think that Li Zicheng and the court have no hope, and they are already going to vote for the Tartars! "

Zhu Shuren frowned. The remnant of Zuo Liangyu was also a big problem in the original history, because before Zuo Liangyu died of illness, he had torn face with the Nanming court. His subordinates were afraid of liquidation, so they took his son Zuo Menggeng and surrendered directly to the Qing Dynasty. .

Now that Zhu Shuren has come, of course this tragedy cannot be repeated. Not only does he want to annex Li Zicheng's troops, but he must also ensure that Zuo Liangyu's tens of thousands are also swallowed up and used for foreign wars!

Thinking of this, Zhu Shuren even felt a little ashamed, because he knew that Zuo Liangyu couldn't be with the court in this life, mainly because he had an enmity with Zhu Shuren in the first place, and Zhu Shuren's territory was taken from Zuo Liangyu. It is also necessary.

No matter how friendly the court is, Zuo Liangyu will worry about being targeted by his old rival after being relieved of his military power.

Zhu Shuren thought about it again and again, and thought a little bit: "Our army is north of Xiangyang, that is, the north bank of the Han River, how deep is the defense zone?"

Cao Bianjiao didn't even think about it: "But Xinye, Deng County and so on."

Zhu Shuren waved his hand: "Actually, I am strong and the enemy is weak, but on the surface it is still confusing. If we want to make a quick decision, we must lure the enemy to go deep. Let the rumors spread to the outside world, saying that His Majesty is cowardly, and that he requires foreign troops to serve the king, so that Huguang troops can be transferred. A considerable part of it went to Nanjing, but the scale should be carefully controlled, and it should not be too obvious or false.

Then let Xinye Deng County temporarily withdraw its defenses, and a small amount of people's money and food were taken away, and they crossed the Han River to the south, declaring that our army will focus on defense and rely on the Han River to deploy defenses, and do not want to fight in the Hanbei Plain that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.

Of course, when withdrawing defenses, if you want to be false, you should be real, and if you are real, you should be false. Leave a few people behind and act a little clumsily. Just imitate "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and do some little tricks such as blocking the water in Baihe and flooding the enemy, and setting fire in Xinye City.

It doesn't matter how many people were burned to death and drowned, the important thing is to get Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu excited and dare to fight.You and Zuo Zixiong's banners have also been withdrawn, and Zhu Wenzhen's has also been withdrawn.

Jin Shenghuan, who was acquainted with Zuo Liangyu, was left behind to hang out the banner as the main defender of Xiangyang, and then Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo's banner was fanned out, assuming that our army took the thieves as the main defensive force. "

Cao Bianjiao wrote down one by one, saying that he would do it immediately.

(End of this chapter)