In Xiguanbao, Sun Chuanting listened to Wu Sangui's report in front of him with a calm expression on his face.
Although Wu Sangui had carefully chosen the words in his reply, Sun Chuanting still clearly understood the meaning of Jiang Wan brought back by Wu Sangui.
"The recovery of Liaoyang City is due to me, Jiang Wan. I don't object to you, Mr. Sun, sharing some of the credit, but you must at least do some work. As for borrowing food, there is no way. You can figure it out yourself?"
Although there are some village customs in the words, no matter how you say it or modify it, the other party's meaning is probably correct.
"Tell me about the battle situation in Liaoyang!"
Sun Chuanting did not say anything, but asked Wu Sangui. He sent Wu Sangui to contact Jiang Wan not just to borrow food. Most of Wu Sangui's former colleagues were in the Zhenjiang Fort Army. Even if they came and went in a hurry, it was not a problem to inquire about the battle situation.
"Dongjiang Town is good at using firearms. You already know this Governor. It is said that this time, Dongjiang Town built a batch of new cannons, built a high platform outside Liaoyang City, and then placed these new cannons on it, condescendingly
Bombard Liaoyang!"
"Then what……?"
Sun Chuanting nodded. Jiang Wan was good at using firearms. It was not surprising that he could come up with such a strategy. He could command the Liaodong capital. It would be impossible for Jiang Wan without some real materials in his hands.
"Then there was no more. It is said that Mr. Jiang has sent people to the city to persuade him to surrender!"
"Is this possible?" Sun Chuanting raised his eyebrows: "No matter how many firearms and sharp cannons there are in Dongjiang Town, these soldiers have not yet attacked the city and the two armies have not yet connected. If they are trying to persuade them to surrender like this, Jiang Wan still underestimates the Tartars.
Bar!"
"The artillery from Dongjiang Town has been bombarding Liaoyang City for many days. It is said that Liaoyang City is in ruins and there are no intact houses. The Tartars have suffered countless casualties and their morale is extremely low!" Wu Sangui explained: "Master Jiang dares to send people in.
If you think about it, you can be sure of surrendering!"
"No!" Sun Chuanting shook his head: "The Tartar army must be led by Daishan. This man is reckless and brave. If he is really being bombarded by the siege, he will never sit back and wait until the morale of his troops collapses. Before that, no matter whether it is
He will definitely try to go out of the city to fight the Ming army, or to break through with all his strength. How was the battle situation when he left the city before?"
"From the time when the Liaodong capital's troops arrived at the foot of Liaoyang City, the defenders in Liaoyang City closed the city and never went out to fight!"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Chuanting fell silent. Even though he was familiar with military books and had led troops for several years, he could not imagine what kind of situation this was.
He even remembered a folk legend. It is said that there is a kind of mandrill that runs rampant in the mountains. If a group of monkeys encounter this kind of mandrill, they will be so frightened that they dare not move. They will let the mandrill choose one of them to kill for food.
Only the other monkeys dared to disperse in a hurry.
However, such strange stories from the countryside are nonsense after all. It would be too weird if the same thing happened to people or to the two fighting armies.
The defenders of Liaoyang City are so similar to the group of monkeys who encountered the mandrills. They huddled in Liaoyang City and allowed the cannons from Dongjiang Town to wreak havoc, but didn't they just let the mandrills slaughter them without any resistance?
"Your Majesty the Governor..."
Seeing that Sun Chuanting remained silent, Wu Sangui thought that Sun Chuanting was angry, so he cautiously called him.
Sun Chuanting finally came back to his senses from his random thoughts and got rid of all the messy thoughts in his mind. No matter how weird it was, things seemed to be like this now. He didn't think Wu Sangui dared to do anything like this.
Deceive and deceive him.
"You have to go to Liaoyang again!" Sun Chuanting said slowly: "This time, follow me and I will meet Jiang Wan in person. Moreover, no matter whether the Tartars in Liaoyang City fight to the death or surrender, how can I
Can I not be there!"
"You take a rest, I'll settle the military affairs, and then I'm ready to go!"
With Xiguan Fort to rely on and tens of thousands of troops guarding the city outside, Sun Chuanting was not worried about the remnants of the Tartars he had repelled on the road who dared to seek death. Even if the other party came, it would be exactly what he wanted.
In his opinion, battle situations like Liaoyang are more important than Xiguan.
Of course, Jiang Wan's attitude towards him is also very important.
Sun Chuanting may have to face the biggest military leader since he came to Liaodong. Moreover, this military leader does not seem to be very respectful to him, the governor of Liaodong. If he had not understood Jiang Wan's experience in advance, he would have
It depends on the opponent's performance. He must treat the opponent as the kind of frontier general who is unruly and domineering even if he only has a few soldiers.
For such a guy, Sun Chuanting has absolutely nothing to be polite about. He can just come directly to the door with his army. As soon as Shang Fang's sword is sacrificed, if he dares to disobey, he will be killed directly.
Yuan Chonghuan could kill Mao Wenlong, couldn't Sun Chuanting kill a mere Jiang Wan?
It's a pity that he already has a certain understanding of this person. This person is highly regarded by the emperor and has tens of thousands of troops in his hands. It seems normal not to buy into him as the governor of Liaodong.
However, not buying it does not mean that the two parties cannot work together. With Jiang Wan's background as a scholar, it is impossible for him not to understand the principle of "harmony and light".
He decided to have a good talk with the other party. Of course, by the way, his name, Sun Chuanting, should also be included in the news of a great victory such as the recovery of Liaoyang.
There is no contradiction between loyalty to the imperial court and the utilitarianism of a civil servant and military general.
After handing over the military affairs of Xiguanbao to Wu Xiang, Sun Chuanting took Wu Sangui and hundreds of his personal guards and set foot on the road to Liaoyang again. What surprised him was that the detachment originally stationed in Xiguanbao
The soldiers and horses of Dongjiang Town must also leave Xiguan and go to Liaoyang with them at the same time.
This made him feel a little more comfortable. At least, the people in Dongjiang Town were still concerned about the safety of Sun Chuanting, which was a gesture of goodwill. With this army of soldiers and horses to protect him, he would still be able to fight even if he encountered Tartars.
power.
Moreover, as long as the Tartars are stuck, reinforcements, whether from Liaoyang or Xiguanpu, can make the encountered Tartars fall into a tight siege and die without a burial place.
Unfortunately, what he never expected was that the soldiers and horses of Dongjiang Town didn't seem to want to protect him at all. They packed their own things and gathered their own without even saying hello.
The men and horses roared out of the city.
By the time Sun Chuanting led hundreds of his men out of the city, not even a human hair could be seen among the soldiers and horses leaving the city.
This made Sun Chuanting, who had just been touched in his heart, suddenly feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, he did not express his emotion in words, but he had a gloomy face the whole way, which worried Wu Sangui.
He was worried that the governor in front of him was going to Jiang Wanxing to question him. If that happened, he would be in big trouble.