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Yang Sichang thought for a long time, and finally accepted Zuo Liangyu's plan and decided to divide his forces!
The army will be divided into three groups. The first group, led by Pingthief General Zuo Liangjun, will enter the Badong area through the mountains and forests on the west side of Xingshan Mountain.
The second route is the Chinese Army, led by Yang Sichang himself, leading the fierce tiger-like Shaanxi Army, plus the Jingchu headquarters, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses, taking the official road from Xingshan to Badong!
The third route, led by General Zhendong and Shandong General Liu Ruyi, led the headquarters from Xingshan to the East Road, heading to Xintan and Changningsuo areas, up the Yangtze River, and finally joined the army in Badong.
Liu Ruyi also agreed with this plan. After all, among the main forces of the official army, the Left Army was the most powerful at the moment. If they were gathered together, it would be difficult for Yang Sichang to coordinate the relationship between the generals and the various departments of the Left Army!
On the contrary, it is better to act separately. In this way, although the military strength is reduced, at least each general can control the strength of his own troops to avoid unnecessary incidents!
The most important thing is that Liu Ruyi has wiped out Luo Rucai's tribe and cut off the arm of Xian's thieves. This also made Xian's thieves dare not act rashly again and gave the officers and soldiers ample time.
As for being assigned to the Eastern Route Army, which was least likely to encounter a traitor, Liu Ruyi also expected it!
Zuo Liangyu must have sensed a crisis and was afraid that he would steal his job!
However, this is exactly what Liu Ruyi wants. The main force of the Xian thief is still there, and it is far from the time for Liu Ruyi to kill him!
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Less than a day after the army joined forces, Zuo Liangyu took the lead in setting off with his army in the early morning of the next day, heading straight for the deep mountains and old forests of Xishan Mountain.
Yang Sichang was also preparing to rush to Xingshan immediately. His health was deteriorating, and he couldn't wait to wipe out the thieves in the shortest possible time!
However, before leaving, Yang Sichang recruited Liu Ruyi into the tent alone.
"Ruyi, it is indeed unfair for me to do this! You don't blame me in your heart, right?" Yang Sichang looked into Liu Ruyi's eyes and sighed slightly.
Most of his hair has turned gray, and in private, he no longer has the indomitable aura he had before others, but instead has a deep vicissitude.
"Mr. Ge, I understand the painstaking efforts of Mr. Ge. How can I blame you? However, the Xian bandits are strong at this time, and General Zuo is so easy to advance. I am worried that something will go wrong!" Liu Ruyi said respectfully.
"Hey! Now that the matter has come to this, it can only be left to him! Although the Zuo family is domineering, they still have some fighting strength! Ruyi, you, the Eastern Route Army, must not be careless either! I heard that Luo Rucai's brothers,
I have passed the Tianxing Hui promotion, but I have been clamoring to take revenge on you!" Yang Sichang said.
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Ge! He's just a clown after passing the Tianxing Department! If he wanted to seek revenge from me, he would have come a long time ago, and he wouldn't wait until today! It's just that the thief is cunning, Mr. Ge, you
The middle route army also needs to fight steadily and plan for it slowly!"
Yang Sichang nodded, and he felt the sincerity in Liu Ruyi's tone, "Ruyi, hey! I am already old. If I can wipe out the traitor tribes this time, I will be able to fulfill my last wish in my life. The emperor's love for me will not be in vain."
Such great love from me!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to the north, and then said: "Ruyi, the future still depends on you young people! This time, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will ask the emperor for credit!"
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your kindness!" Liu Ruyi nodded heavily and bowed deeply to Yang Sichang...
Early the next morning, Yang Sichang's Middle Route Army and Liu Ruyi's East Route Army each embarked on their own journey southward!
But at this time, in the deep mountains on the west side of Bashan, Zhang Xianzhong was also a little restless!
He had long known the news about this large-scale encirclement and suppression operation by the government army. Now, although he had nearly 100,000 troops under his command, most of them were new soldiers, and their combat power was really unsightly!
He is also unwilling to fight against the officers and soldiers!
Especially Luo Rucai's troops were completely wiped out by Liu Ruyi, which gave Zhang Xianzhong a deep sense of crisis.
"Commander Father, why don't we go against the grain of the army and capture Xingshan County, then go north and directly return to our hometown of Shaanxi! I heard that everything in Shaanxi is very lively now! There,
This is our foundation!" Although Li Dingguo was young, his strategic vision was extraordinary, so he expressed his opinion to Zhang Xianzhong.
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and returned to Shaanxi. He had not thought about it, but if he did this, he would definitely have some fierce battles with the army!
There is absolutely no problem with his old army, but those newly attached new armies may have to...
Zhang Xianzhong had invested a lot of energy and financial resources into the 50,000 to 60,000 new troops from Huguang. If they were to be beaten back to their original form so easily, he would be somewhat unwilling to do so!
Looking at Zhang Xianzhong's gloomy expression, Liu Wenxiu knew that his adoptive father must be having trouble making a decision, so he said to Li Dingguo: "Dingguo, have you ever thought about it? If you say so, we must win a few battles."
Only in a big battle can we break through the blockade of the army! But if that's the case, why should we go through all the trouble and go directly into Sichuan, where there are very few soldiers? Wouldn't it be better?"
Li Dingguo hurriedly explained: "Brother Wenxiu misunderstood what I meant! Although I advocated that we go back to Shaanxi, I did not say that we must go north from here! We can go back to Shaanxi through Sichuan, which is not bad!"
Zhang Xianzhong was startled when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Dingguo, do you have a solution?"
Li Dingguo saluted Zhang Xianzhong, then saluted several brothers around him, and then explained: "Nowadays, the army and the army are powerful, and more than 100,000 elite troops are coming towards us! If they are strong, we may not be afraid of those
Officers and soldiers! But this will cause damage to the brothers after all! But if you want to enter Sichuan now, it is definitely too late to take the waterway! Otherwise, we will directly attack Wushan County! It is the end of the year, and Shao Jiechun and Qin Liangyu may not be able to reach it.
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"Dingguo, that's what you said, but you have to know that those white-poled chieftain soldiers are not easy to deal with! If our army cannot attack Wushan County, we will be in big trouble!" Sun Kewang said hurriedly,
The last time he attacked Wushan County, he was the main general, but he suffered a strong sniper attack from the white-armed soldiers and suffered heavy losses. Thinking about it now, he still has lingering fears!
"Brother, don't be anxious! Just listen to what I have to say!" Li Dingguo suddenly smiled confidently, cupped his fists and said: "Father, it is true that Wushan County is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is also true that the white-pole soldiers are powerful, but the white-pole soldiers are powerful.
No matter how strong the pole soldiers are, there are only less than 2,000 people, but the magistrate of Wushan County is a greedy and lustful person! As long as we pave the way with money and let him transfer those white pole soldiers back, then..."
Li Dingguo didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed!
Zhang Xianzhong also raised his eyebrows and hurriedly asked: "Dingguo, how sure are you of this matter?"
Li Dingguo smiled and said, "If your commander-in-chief can rest assured and give you 3,000 troops and 100,000 taels of silver, I will use my head as a guarantee to capture Wushan County within seven days!"
"Okay! Good boy! My father will give you this opportunity!" Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed. He had an inexplicable confidence in this adopted son!
Wushan County is located in the throat of eastern Sichuan, bordering Huguang Badong to the east and Fengjie, an important town in eastern Sichuan to the west. It is the main road connecting Huguang to Sichuan.
However, Wushan County is not big, with only more than 2,000 households. The land is scarce and agriculture is not developed. With the rebellion of the Xianthi tribes in Huguang, there are also many fewer caravans. If you look at it as an official,
, it’s definitely a chore here.
The magistrate of Wushan County, whose surname is Huang, is in his early fifties. Since the rebellion started in the middle of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Sichuan Governor Shao Jiechun asked Qin Liangyu's two thousand chieftain soldiers to help defend Wushan County. Everything in his county was handed over to the officers.
Ling, on the contrary, nothing happened.
However, a big event happened in Wushan County recently. A local wealthy businessman was kidnapped by bandits in the mountains near Fengjie on the west side of Wushan County.
This wealthy businessman was quite prestigious in Wushan County. Magistrate Huang did not dare to be careless and hurriedly asked for help from the chieftain garrison officer. Qin Liangyu's direct nephew Qin Shuang was also the son of Qin Liangyu's brother Qin Bangping during the Hunhe War!
Qin Shuang did not dare to neglect this matter, and quickly sent 500 elite white-pole soldiers to the deep mountains on the west side for rescue.
But on the day they left, in the evening, a huge caravan arrived outside Wushan County.
This caravan has three hundred people and nearly a thousand mules and horses. The leader is a young man, tall and powerful.
The guarding sergeant couldn't help but be overjoyed. The arrival of the caravan meant that they would have a lot of income. In the past six months, due to the rebellion caused by thieves, they, the hard-working soldiers, could hardly even eat!
Normally, the task of guarding the gate would have been the white-pole soldiers of the Qin family, but because Qin Shuang recently led people to suppress bandits in Xishan, it was the turn of this group of Han officers and soldiers.
"This shopkeeper is a bit unfamiliar! How come the brothers haven't seen you before?" The gatekeeper smiled and stopped in front of the young man.
"Haha, sir, you are joking! I am a member of the Wang family in Xiangyang. Please make it easier for me!" The young man smiled and handed a large handful of broken silver to the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper was startled and hurriedly weighed the money bag in his hand, only to find that it was quite heavy! But he had never heard of the Wang family in Xiangyang, so he hurriedly asked: "Which Wang family, which Wang family?"
The young junior smiled, took out a gold medal, and waved it in the gatekeeper's face.
The gatekeeper's face instantly turned pale, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "So you are in your palace, please come to the city quickly!"
The young man cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir!"
Then he led a large group of people and entered the city gate of Wushan County.
The soldier next to him hurriedly asked: "Boss, whose caravan is this? Is it so grand?"
"Bah! You damn boy, what are you asking about? That's the man from Xiangyang City!" The gatekeeper pointed to the sky.
These soldiers were all shocked for a moment. It turned out to be that man's family. No wonder their heads were like this!
But before they could be surprised, bursts of noise suddenly came from the city gate. The caravan suddenly took out its weapons and started to kill them like hungry wolves...