Daming kill

Chapter 252 The plot is wrong
After listening to the detailed report, Li Ping fell into deep thought.

Zhou Wen wanted to say something more several times, but he finally endured it, and his anxious expression gradually calmed down, and he began to return to his usual calm state.

Li Ping looked at Zhou Wen several times, but Zhou Wen responded indifferently.

Duan Qiang, who was puzzled by Zhang Er, obviously had countless questions, but he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. He was blushing and finally found that Li Ping would observe Zhou Wen from time to time, then hurriedly lowered his head, and then never raised it again.

Only Zhao Lanyue looked left and right with undisguised curiosity while playing with her nails.

But she also continued to keep quiet and never talked too much.

Soon, Shi Lei, who had returned to Hanyang with Li Ping, came over, and the scene in the room obviously made him stunned.

Li Ping didn't ask Shi Lei what new gains he had, but simply asked him to tell everyone in the room about the situation.

It turned out that after Zhang Xianzhong successfully captured Changsha on August 25, although he continued to attack everywhere, his entire operation was completely based on Changsha, and the materials obtained from the newly attacked areas were continuously transported back to Changsha.

Zhang Xianzhong actually started to build a palace in Changsha, as if he planned to live forever and become king.

Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong also claimed to be "solitary" and issued a famous essay:

"The lonely heavenly soldiers came to Changsha, and the two prefectures and three prefectures surrendered within one day... He was promoted to the magistrate of Yuezhou and the former Zhu Chaotong sentenced Ren Weibi to be the commander of the sub-inspection army, Yue Dao... The people in the prefectures and counties continued to work happily, and the money and food were three The annual levy is exempted. Soldiers and civilians, etc., should submit their books and surrender, so that the common people will not be slaughtered. The heavenly soldiers approach the city, and the jade and stone are burned, no regrets."

The Ming Dynasty here has become the "Zhu Dynasty", and Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers and horses have become heavenly soldiers.

Then, Zhang Xianzhong opened a course again to recruit scholars, distributed money to help the poor, and distributed millet to relieve hunger.

Even a Wu Jinshi surnamed Zhao who lived in Changsha in seclusion was invited by him with "knights and rich coins to greet him", "flags carrying roads, chariots riding like clouds, advocating to lead the front, warriors to support the rear, gold coins in the court, and humble words to recruit" Come out, and then named him "Second King".

Zhang Xianzhong's return to the army to attack Zuo Liangyu's army going south is probably closely related to this.

Regardless of why Zhang Xianzhong did this strangely, his attitude of long-term management and a carrot in one hand and a big stick in the other hand made his army's attack on the entire southern Huguang (now Hunan area) extremely smooth. All fell into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong.

Even after more and more troops claiming to be the Daxi Army captured Yongzhou in September, the officers and soldiers from the neighboring counties of Nanxiong and Shaozhou in Guangdong "scattered all over the place." He was so frightened that he hanged himself to death.

In Yuanzhou, the gate of Jiangxi that had just been pacified by Zhao Jin, there were also many rioters who once again ran to Changsha to invite Jiangxi to attack Jiangxi.

In fact, the Qiu Yanghuan Uprising in Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province originally took place on the fifth day of October, when Zhang Xianzhong was in full swing in the south of Huguang. On October 25, the jubilant Juzhou surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong's troops who attacked Jiangxi.

Only because of the disturbance by Li Ping and others, the Yuanzhou government squeezed the local area even more in order to raise military funds, and Zuo Liangyu's rebellious soldiers poisoned them more excessively. Contact was made, which eventually led to the advance of Qiu Yanghuan's uprising.

The fact that everything went so smoothly also made Zhang Xianzhong more confident in staying in Changsha, not to mention that he had already severely injured Zuo Liangyu, and his troops had also expanded rapidly to an astonishing level, with a total strength of 40.

At first Li Ping didn't pay much attention to Zhang Xianzhong who was going south. The main reason was that obtaining information was much more difficult than imagined, and the delay was very severe. He only had a general understanding of many situations recently.

Including Zhang Xianzhong's Prime Minister Zuo and Xu Yixian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who drowned and died during the attack on Yuezhou, Li Ping only recently found out.

The death of Xu Yixian obviously caused Zhang Xianzhong to lose his clear strategic plan and the only think tank he trusted. After Zhang Xianzhong arrived in Changsha, he began to stay and attack everywhere without a clear goal. This may have a major relationship with this.

When he finally got the general information above, Li Ping couldn't sit still.

If Zhang Xianzhong stayed in Changsha, wouldn't he not follow the plot?So what if he wants to run Sichuan?
This is the main reason why Li Ping rushed back to Hanyang with Yang Ming and Shi Lei.

He needs confirmation and more definite news.

Yang Ming went to the government in Wuchang to use his identity and expertise to inquire about the government to obtain information, while Shi Lei was in charge of interrogating the captured spies Zhang Xianzhong and summarizing and refining the information brought by the officials and civilians who fled from the north.

As for learning about Yuan Jixian, it was a complete accident.

Shi Lei's narration made Duan Qiang and Zhou Wen's eyes widen. They obviously didn't expect Zhang Xianzhong to make such a big splash in the south of Huguang so quickly, and even Zhao Lanyue was shocked.

It was also the first time she heard the news.

And Zhou Wen's complexion also began to change significantly again, and it became completely dark. Huguang has been corrupted to this point, and anyone can understand that neither Lu Daqi nor Zuo Liangyu can have the energy to deal with Li Zicheng at this time.

Zhang Xianzhong is their most realistic and threatening enemy at present.

This should also be the reason why Lu Daqi unexpectedly ignored the rules and directly ordered Zuo Liangyu to counterattack Zhang Xianzhong.

Lu Daqi was probably really in a hurry and didn't care so much!

And today, Shi Lei also brought two new information.

One is that Zhang Xianzhong has ordered Zhang Qizai to lead the army to attack Jiangxi, and the other is that Wang Yuncheng has been protected by Zuo Liangyu in his barracks.

The news of Wang Yuncheng was sent back by Yang Ming just now. He spent a lot of money in Wuchang and had a good time, but he also got a lot of news.

But the most interesting news about Wang Yuncheng is that Huang Shu, the newly appointed censor of Xinhuguang patrol and the supervisor of Zuo Liangyu's army stationed by the imperial court, completely pretended to be deaf and dumb about Zuo Liangyu's protection of Wang Yuncheng.

This Huang Shu was the pusher in the Kaifeng mansion last year.

He became famous for keeping Kaifeng and the rapid spread of Li Guangbi's "Bianwei Rilu" (the original name of "Shoubian Diary"). He quickly fell into the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, and was quickly promoted and entrusted with important tasks.

Of course, Li Guangbi, who was still a scholar at the age of 46, will also be selected as a magistrate by Chongzhen in December of this year because of Huang Shu's strong recommendation. Huang Shu did not forget to support him after he was promoted.

Whether as the supervising army assigned by the emperor to Zuo Liangyu's army, or as the highest-level local civil servant in Wuchang City, Huang Shu's deafness and dumbness to Wang Yuncheng's matter is very surprising.

At the same time, it also made Lu Daqi's subordinates sent to Wuchang to supervise Wang Yuncheng very embarrassed.

And Zuo Liangyu's resentment towards Lu Daqi became even stronger.

Now it is useless for Lu Daqi to understand that the crisis of Li Zicheng's northward march is actually much higher than that of Zhang Xianzhong. Zuo Liangyu will never listen to Lu Daqi's words anyway, and Zuo Liangyu doesn't want to provoke Li Zicheng at all.

Zhou Wen almost laughed wryly.

But Li Ping is currently not interested in learning more about Huang Shu and Lu Daqi. He is more concerned about Zhang Qi's attack on Jiangxi and Zhang Xianzhong's troops (Liu Wenxiu's department) are said to be still attacking south.

Zhao Jin is not the point in Yuanzhou, the point is that Zhang Xianzhong has no plans to go to Sichuan at all.

He really needs to think about what to do!

Duan Qiang, Zhou Wen and the others also understood that Li Ping was about to enter the brain-burning mode, especially seeing that Li Ping had no intention of discussing with them at all, so they had no choice but to leave.

"The situation seems to be unexpected. It's different from what you expected. What are you going to do?" Zhao Lanyue, who still hasn't left, asked Li Ping anxiously. It seems that she is planning to join the team.

Li Ping asked her for a meeting and his expression was not so tangled. Judging from Zhao Lanyue's understanding of Li Ping, he had already been caressing, so Zhao Lanyue asked directly.

"What can I do? I have to push Zhang Xianzhong." Li Ping said helplessly.

Zhao Lanyue paused for a moment in confusion, and then asked in confusion: "Push? How? Zhang Xianzhong has 40 people, can you push?"

Li Ping pretended to be relaxed and explained: "40 people sounds like a lot, but you must know that there are very few of them who can fight. Most of them are just newly attached soldiers, and many of them have never received any training at all. Military training is no different from a mob.

Even a certain number of so-called Macheng veterans have only been attached for a few months and have rarely received formal training. We have already experienced combat effectiveness, that's all.

Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's 40 people are not all gathered together, but are scattered throughout the southern part of Huguang. There are still many opportunities to push. "

"That's 40 people! Although they are not gathered together, the strength of each place is unmatched by you. Moreover, they have been attacking cities and lands at lightning speed, and they don't look weak at all." Zhao Lanyue was obviously skeptical of Li Ping's explanation.

Li Ping was stunned by the rhetorical question, and then he had to cheer up and said seriously: "Think about it, what will happen if we rapidly expand to 40 people? How will the troops be controlled? How will they be commanded? Is it ignorant? It is estimated that we can maintain 40 people." It would be good if there were no major problems in the general operation of ten thousand people! As for training, don't even think about it.

Zhang Xianzhong is not a god, and he and his subordinates have limited knowledge and education. He cannot do better than us, nor can he effectively control these 40 people now.

His troops must be very loosely organized at present, and there must be a large number of hilltops and factions inside. It would be good if the effective command and control can reach hundreds or even thousands of leaders.Such an army will fight smoothly, but in fact it has no combat effectiveness.

Did the two prefectures and three states be defeated in one day!The officers and troops in the south of Huguang were frightened when they were about to collapse at the first touch.We have not dealt with each other for a day or two. It is impossible for his troops to be stronger than in Wuchang, but only weaker. "

"It seems to make sense!" Zhao Lanyue hesitated.

"It makes sense. Could it be that I like to hit a stone with an egg! Think about it again. Li Zicheng's army is stronger than Zhang Xianzhong's at 01:30. It can even be said that there is no comparison at all! But his 40 troops fought Most of Sun Chuanting was newly trained, and even the 10 people who had not completed the training were still working so hard. Even in the decisive battle, they were only severely injured and did not achieve defeat or complete annihilation.

why?
The characteristics of the peasant army determine that their troops are lightly trained or do not know how to train. Combat operations mainly rely on spiritual support and previous training. The so-called strength is all about momentum and has little to do with combat ability.

To put it bluntly, I don't think the troops trained by Sun Chuanting are stronger than ours, and Zhang Xianzhong's troops are much weaker than Li Zicheng's. We still have a bit of confidence in fighting Zhang Xianzhong from top to bottom. "

"But if you want to push Zhang Xianzhong, the first thing you will face is Yuezhou!...You, you don't want to fight Yuezhou, do you? That is not a small Hanchuan County, and there are not only two or three thousand people in the city, you How can we guarantee it will be captured?" Zhao Lanyue's reaction was quick, but she was still not completely convinced.

Li Ping glanced at Zhao Lanyue unexpectedly, pondered for a while, and said: "We have a very favorable condition now. Both the enemy and the enemy think that we are doing everything possible to contain Li Zicheng, and most of the troops are in the north of the Han River. Not long after Zuo Liangyu was seriously injured, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely feel that his north is safe. If news of Zuo Liangyu's discord with the new governor is added, Zhang Xianzhong and his troops will become even more paralyzed."

"You want to make a surprise attack?" Zhao Lanyue nodded suddenly.

"Ah."

"But the surprise attack on Yuezhou is successful, how much thrust can this sneak attack bring? After all, Zhang Xianzhong has a large number of people, so he may not take it seriously." Zhao Lanyue's thinking was not only fast, but also hit the point.

Li Ping curiously looked at Zhao Lanyue a few times as if he didn't know her, and then hesitated for a moment before continuing: "The raid on Yuezhou can only be the first step, we still have to go to threaten Changsha."

"Threatening Changsha? This is a gamble! If you lose, you will be beaten back to your original shape. If you win, Zhang Xianzhong may not go to Sichuan obediently. He can continue to go south. Have you made up your mind?" Zhao Lanyue became worried again.

Li Ping looked at Zhao Lanyue and said with a guilty conscience: "Why are you so smart! Yes, there are too many variables, and it's a bit of a gamble, so I haven't figured it out yet."

"Then you have to hurry up! If you really want to raid Yuezhou, you have to do it as soon as possible. The sooner you go, the more unexpected and unprepared the enemy will be. I'm afraid you won't have a chance if it's too late. And no matter what decision you make, it's better than staying in this three-way phase." Good place to clip.

As for us, you don't have to think about it too much, we will continue to support you, the worst is to start all over again. "Zhao Lanyue directly expressed his attitude.

Li Ping's eyes froze, and then he nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)