In the fourth month of the lunar calendar in the twenty-fifth year, the Military Command Hall issued formal orders to the Ming armies in the Central Plains, Shanxi and Northern Shaanxi, ordering all the Western Expeditions to fully launch the Battle of Guanzhong.
Ma Youliang led 50,000 people from northern Shaanxi to the south. Ren Shuangyou and Cao Ruohai brought 100,000 troops and horses, forced a breakthrough from the Tongzhou front line, and marched westward to Guanzhong. The goal of the two armies was very clear, to join forces in Chang'an, which caused the turmoil in the Second World War.
After more than ten years, peace has been completely restored in the northern Xinjiang of Ming Dynasty.
Faced with the pressure from the imperial troops, Sun Chuanting was not idle. He concentrated almost all his main forces on the Guanzhong Plain and launched a decisive battle. It is obvious that until now, he still feels that he has the strength to fight, and
He did not give up hope. He ignored Zhu Youjian's persuasion to surrender, and for the time being, he did not choose to abandon Guanzhong and shrink to Sichuan.
If you don't have a good fight, how can you make people feel at ease? Over the years, Sun Chuanting has faced many decisive battles. From the bottom of his heart, he is an adventurist. This time he still chose to take risks and gamble, and lost the bet.
Well, at worst, everything will be in vain! It's not his character to live in peace! It's better to live a vigorous life than to spend the rest of his life in vain.
Whether it was surrendering by giving up resistance or retreating to Sichuan, Sun Chuanting thought it was too useless. Wouldn't it be nice to just fight a battle and give an explanation to yourself and the world regardless of victory or defeat?
"Master Dutai, this is a list of money and food provided by the fathers of Guanzhong to the men in the army. I hope it can help the heroic soldiers of Dutai, severely defeat the tyrant's rebellion, and protect this bright and prosperous world for our people in Guanzhong." Former Qin Prince's Mansion in Chang'an City
, a group of Guanzhong squires presented Sun Chuanting with a list of large material donations.
In this battle, they stood firmly on Sun Chuanting's side. As much as the Guanzhong squires hated Sun Chuanting back then, they now like Sun Chuanting.
Compared with the interests that Sun Chuanting violated, the policies implemented by the court today are even more unacceptable. The privileges that the gentry relied on for survival have been almost wiped out. There is nothing left, so how can we still be gentry?
After the Central Plains was liberated, they heard clearly the remnants of the landowners. Trying their best to prevent Guanzhong from becoming the next Central Plains was their most urgent wish, and Sun Chuanting was the only life-saving straw they could grasp at the moment.
"Sun is grateful for the kindness given by the elders in Guanzhong. With your full support, our sons will fight bravely and never let the violent soldiers enter Guanzhong and harm the people." Although he knew in his heart why these people could cut their flesh happily, but
What should be said must be said on the occasion. Moreover, the strong support of this group of squires also gave Sun Chuanting a lot of confidence. They can represent some public opinion to some extent, which shows that the Beijing court still has a lot of enemies among the people.
The squires are the foundation of the world. They have their hearts set on themselves, so why can't they still fight? At this time, Sun Chuanting began to believe in the judgments of the world's scholars again, and regarded the support of the squires as extremely important. Human hearts are like this, and they will always choose what suits them best.
The theory of mood as a psychological underpinning.
Just like many people in later generations, when they were young, they sneered at feudal superstition, but as they got older, they became devout to all kinds of strange powers and gods. Many business people, the bigger the business, the more superstitious they are, and they know the so-called
There are more and more masters. What does that mean? It just means that people's hearts are becoming less stable. When people's hearts are uneasy, as long as they can satisfy their need for psychological comfort, it doesn't matter what it is, believe it first and then talk about it.
It is said that in some famous temples, the devout pilgrims are mostly mistresses, mistresses, high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen, and ordinary people who take advantage of the excitement. If there are really effective gods, it can only mean that these gods are as chaotic as human hearts.
Zhu Youjian, a man of two generations, has his own understanding of whether the squires are the foundation of the world. From the perspective of maintaining stability, the upper class of society represented by the squires is definitely the cornerstone that needs to be relied on. But their abilities are only limited to
That's all! Whether it's a big foreign enemy or a fatal civil strife, the upper class is definitely unreliable. Their spirit of sacrifice is smaller than that of ordinary people, and they are more compromising, greedy, selfish, and have less room for choice than ordinary people.
Even bigger, how can such a group survive? If you count on them, the day lilies will be cold.
"Father, do we really want to fight a decisive battle in Guanzhong?" After the squires left, Sun Chuanting's eldest son asked his father in a low voice if he had made up his mind.
"Ning'er, do you think we have a good chance of winning this battle?"
"This! Ning'er is stupid, please show me."
"You have no confidence! Regarding the battle situation, many people have the same idea as you. But my father feels that it is not as you expected. The imperial troops and horses have the advantage. My father thinks that this battle is a 50-50 draw, and we are not
No chance of victory."
"Please father give detailed instructions to Ning'er."
"The biggest advantage of the imperial court is that they have a wide range of firearms. With their firearms, they have been invincible in these years. Even the captives in Liaodong are not the same enemy. But firearms are not really invincible. After settling the score for the father, like the imperial army
With the current firearms configuration of our Qin Army, it is very difficult to maintain sufficient ammunition. If all the firearms and equipment of our Qin Army are used, it will only take three to ten days to consume the entire annual output of Sichuan and Shaanxi. The Imperial Army
The firepower of the Qin army is at least five times that of the Qin army, so why should they be able to sustain the consumption?"
"However, in the recent battles, they don't seem to be running out of ammunition, right?"
"It's not because the intensity is not strong enough! In the Battle of Northern Shaanxi, Zuo Xiang collapsed at the first touch and did not put enough pressure on the imperial army and horses. On the contrary, Jiang Yu caused some trouble to them when he was guarding Yan'an City. With less than 10,000 soldiers
The horses fought hard for more than ten days. I heard from the defeated soldiers who escaped from Yan'an City that the imperial soldiers and horses actually fought very hard in the last few days. They often fought for one day and rested for two or three days. This phenomenon was not seen in Shaanzhou
It also appeared during the World War, but it was a pity that my father was not aware of it at the time. Having said that, even if he was aware of it, he would not be able to use it given the conditions in Yan'an and northern Shaanxi."
"As my father said, even if their ammunition is defective, if we can't use it effectively, won't we still be defeated in the end?"
"Guanzhong is neither northern Shaanxi nor Shaanzhou. After the imperial troops come in, they will be thousands of miles away from Beizhi, which supplies them with ammunition. In addition, the mountains and rivers separating northern Shaanxi and Tongguan will greatly increase the difficulty. In addition, we are in Guanzhong
More than 200,000 soldiers and horses have been assembled, and the pressure put on them is not comparable to the previous battles. In addition, our firearms reserve in Chang'an City, how can we not be able to fight in a battle?
This is also the reason why my father wants to fight the decisive battle in Guanzhong. If we don't fight in Guanzhong and retreat to Sichuan and Shu, the morale of the soldiers will be dispersed, and our accumulation in Guanzhong will be reduced to 10%. However, the imperial court will use this opportunity to fight in Guanzhong.
Build an arsenal with Luoyang, so that all the people in the Central Plains and Guanzhong will be used for it, and it will be even harder to win. Retreating to Sichuan and Shu will just linger!"