Now we need troops and money, Yang Sichang will start to arrange troops.

First, Yang Sichang set the date for this bandit suppression, which was scheduled from December of the tenth year of Chongzhen to February of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, a total of three months.

Afterwards, the main battlefield for the bandit suppression was determined. In addition to Fengsi and Chengtian Ancestral Tombs, it was determined that Henan and Shaanxi were used as the place to kill the bandits.

Next, the net was opened on the ten sides. Yang Sichang arranged: to make the governor of Shaanxi to cut off Shangzhou and Luonan; to the governor of Yunyang and Xiangyang; to the governor of Huguang to cut off De'an (now Anlu), Huangzhou (now Huanggang); to the governor of Anhui to cut off Yingshan and Lu'an; to the governor of Fengyang to cut off Yingzhou (now Fuyang), and to the soldiers of Yingtian to block Qianshan and Taiping (now Dangtu); to the governor of Jiangxi to block Huangmei and Guangji (now Huangmei County, Hubei); to the governor of Shandong to block Xuzhou and Suzhou; to the governor of Shanxi to block Shanxian, Lingbao, and Baoding to cross the Yanjin area.

Then there is the main mobile force to suppress the bandits: Xiong Wencan, the prime minister of the five provinces, brought border troops; the supervisors promoted the banned brigade; the Henan governor recommended Zuo Liangyu, Wu Shigong, Chen Yongfu, Li Lu and other soldiers; and Yu Zilian rushed to help from all directions. Everyone should work together to suppress the Central Plains in an endless manner.

If the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng, and other thieves, such as the thief chiefs, will come out of Guandong, the governor of Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou, will give Zuo Guangxian, Cao Bianjiao, and Zu Dabi, and other generals, all the soldiers of the generals.

Finally, the combat goal: local governments and generals mobilized them, and prepared for three months of hard work, and it took ten years of unfinished situations. Therefore, Yang Sichang promised that it would be possible to combat the thief for three months.

At this moment, news of the great victory in Wuhu came, and the surrender letters of Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Guoneng were also presented to the court, which was a good start! So the monarch and ministers in the court were optimistic.

Experts can tell if they have any. Once Yang Sichang established a grand strategy, it immediately turned out to be effective, which immediately reflected Yang Sichang's ability and Emperor Chongzhen's vision. Not to mention luck, luck is also part of his ability, so Emperor Chongzhen was very happy.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have such a beautiful scene before his eyes: as long as he can fight against the enemy in the near future, he can free up his hands to deal with the Qing army outside the pass, and once the military crisis is completely eliminated, the prosperity of Zhonghua will not be too far away.

And he was filled with gratitude for Yang Sichang, a pillar minister who could really do his job and arranged such a major military operation properly. Until later, Yang Sichang's plan to "open the ten sides" was eventually miscarried, and his feelings still did not completely disappear. After all, Yang Sichang was the most capable minister during his entire reign and trusted minister.

So Emperor Chongzhen decided to use his precious manpower and material resources to hold a big event to celebrate, show the heroic posture of the Ming Dynasty central government, and encourage the morale of the entire people to suppress bandits. And such major events throughout history are similar, and Emperor Chongzhen chose a large military parade.

In October of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen held the only military parade in his life. In this world, the whole city of Jingcheng was martial law and people were prohibited from traveling. Under the guidance of the mighty and ceremonial guard, Emperor Chongzhen slowly left the palace on a horse. All civil and military officials also rode horses behind the emperor.

This huge team first went to Zhengyang Gate with the accompaniment of "The Joy of Martial Arts", and then patrolled around the gates along the inner city. All the soldiers of the Beijing camp had already arranged on the walls, the bright military flags fluttered with the golden wind, and the weapons and armor shone with a ray of light under the rising sun. Wherever the emperor appeared, the sound of "Long Live" like a tsunami sound was heard.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to see the majestic and neat military appearance and specially rewarded the Rong Zheng Shangshu Lu Wanxue, who had the four-character scripture of "doing nothing". On this happy and refreshing autumn day, he seemed to have seen the great power of his empire and his army again.

That night, Emperor Chongzhen had another good dream. He seemed to have seen his name be ranked among Taizu and Chengzu, and accepted the cheers and respects of all ages.

But Emperor Chongzhen would not know that among the hundreds of thousands of troops under review, most of the generals of each battalion paid to temporarily hire them to recharge. The traitors, gangsters and idle men in the capital worked as temporary workers on the walls, which really stimulated the domestic demand in Beijing. And relying on such a mediocre army to maintain this devastating empire? Go dreaming!

Moreover, there are two pillars that need to be solved to realize Yang Sichang’s grand strategy: one is to first stabilize the country when fighting foreign countries; the other is to promote comfort through war.

Let’s talk about fighting foreign countries first. Let’s settle the country first! Putting aside emotional factors and giving up the difference between China and the barbarians, Yang Sichang first concentrated all his national strength and first solved the strategic idea of ​​a great enemy. This can also be seen from the previous explanation of the strategy introduced in this article. That is to say, a problem will be solved within a period of time.

To this end, Yang Sichang proposed: In order to completely solve the "confident trouble" of the peasant army, he believed that the "shoulder and arm trouble" of the Qing army should be treated calmly, and it is best to be able to temporarily form a harmonious relationship first.

This idea is not a wishful fantasy. As early as October of the eighth year of Chongzhen and February of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji sent people to send letters to the Ming Dynasty's border defense generals twice and asked them to pass them to the Ming court. The contents of the letters both talked about the issue of peace talks.

Yang Sichang believed that since the Qing Dynasty was willing to negotiate, there was a chance to exchange for some peace time through some compromise to ensure the elimination of the Central Plains and the restoration of national strength. In Yang Sichang's view, this was nothing more than a stopgap measure, and a slowdown strategy for both hostile sides to carry out normally.

It cannot be said that Yang Sichang is wrong, but he did not expect the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty and the conservative and stubborn forces.

The Ming Dynasty was the Central Plains dynasty established by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. It was the most righteous dynasty in all dynasties, and it indeed greatly increased the national pride of the Han people. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was also the toughest dynasty: it did not submit to the people, did not pay tribute, and did not marry.

Also, the Ming Dynasty always regarded itself as a central power, and never looked down on the barbarians around it, nor did it have the idea of ​​equal exchanges between countries in modern countries, so it was even more uncomfortable to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty than killing them.

The Ming court may not necessarily call himself a son emperor to the Qing Dynasty? Send a few princesses to marry him? He will offer a large sum of annual tribute every year. Because from Emperor Chongzhen to ministers, there is no concept of equality between two countries at all. For them, countries must be divided into one country. (In fact, the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong has become one country, so here is to say two countries)

Therefore, as long as a minister proposes peace talks in the court, even if it is a temporary measure, he will be immediately pursued and beaten by a group of righteous people. He does not doubt the conscience and motives of those righteous people, but their behavior has indeed dragged Yang Sichang's grand strategy. It should be said that these righteous people are the legendary "patriotic traitors"!

Another point is that Huang Taiji's Manchu Qing Dynasty did not follow the baton of the Ming court and Yang Sichang, nor did you say that you would fight against foreign countries. They clearly knew every move within the pass through the secret spies that spread throughout the pass. As long as they had the chance, they would rush their troops into the pass and take the chestnuts from the fire, and would not allow the Ming court to safely wipe out the peasant army. This will also be described in detail later.

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This can also be seen from Yang Sichang's moral qualities. No matter how you deny Yang Sichang's ability, no one can deny that Yang Sichang was a loyal minister and filial son. His father Yang He died indirectly at the hands of the peasant army, so Yang Sichang and the peasant army had a grudge against his father. How could he be ruthless to the peasant army?

Therefore, when he saw the surrender letter, Yang Sichang deeply understood that when the peasant army was unfavorable, they often used the surrender as a pretext, and rarely had the sincerity. However, Yang Sichang could not resist the holy intention, so he had to propose that Zhang Xianzhong first go to kill other peasant army groups before recruiting, otherwise he should take the opportunity to train troops to suppress them strictly. And Liu Guoneng, because he surrendered to Wu Shigong, Yang Sichang will not mention it here.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was already blinded by victory. Besides, it was too tempting to win without increasing troops and salary. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen criticized Yang Sichang in person and said, "How could he come to surrender, and he just talked about the principle of blindly killing?"

So the Fufu Bureau was decided, and Zhang Xianzhong was appointed as deputy general and stationed in Gucheng west of Xiangyang. He disbanded his troops and returned to the farm, leaving 11,000 elite troops waiting for Xiong Wencan to dispatch. However, Zhang Xianzhong did not wait for the dispatch, but only built houses and farmed in Gucheng and trained troops. He asked him to go to war with insufficient food and salary, and Xiong Wencan had no choice.

In addition, Liu Guoneng was also granted the title of General of the Governor and classified him as Zuo Liangyu's subordinate. As for whether Liu Guoneng would go, the court cannot control it for the time being.

At this time, in October of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng and the peasant army who passed Tianxing went south to attack Sichuan and began the Sichuan strategy. They successively conquered thirty or forty prefectures and counties on the northern Sichuan and the Chengdu Plain, and once arrived at the outskirts of Chengdu.

This sudden military operation scared the local governments of Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty at a loss. The Shaanxi Governor Hong Chengchou, who was responsible for the encirclement and suppression of the Western Front, hurriedly led the two main forces of the Guyuan General Zuo Guangxian and the Lintao General Cao Bianjiao Army into Sichuan, and blocked and attacked the peasant army from the eastern front. The newly appointed Sichuan Governor Fu Zonglong mobilized tens of thousands of Sichuan troops from various lines to prevent the peasant army from moving south from Chengdu to Langzhong.

Yang Sichang's "Ten-sided Net" strategy has finally begun.

Let’s put aside these battle situations for the time being, let’s go back to the Runing Army and see a wonderful performance that the Runing Army’s navy suddenly presented!
Chapter completed!