The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 563 Soldiers enter Guanzhong
Qian Qianyi didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

It's just that as a traditional literati, I subconsciously feel inappropriate.

But exactly where it didn't fit, he couldn't say.

But he knew that he was just a slanderer now, and he could follow Zhu Hongyu's wishes and do what he ordered.

Only in this way can he keep his wealth!
As for other things, if anything happens again, it will not hinder Qian Qianyi.

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Wuchang!

Wu Sangui left his second son Wu Yingqi in charge of Wuchang's defense, while he personally led the main force of the army and went back to Sichuan and Shu.

He wants to leave Hanzhong from Sichuan and Shu, and then attack Guanzhong from Hanzhong!

Use this to expand your territory!
In the endless wilderness, there was a sound of horseshoes.

Countless cavalry galloped and drove towards the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

On the surface of the Yangtze River, a large number of ships were floating, carrying the money, food and materials that the Guan Ning Army had seized from Hunan.

It is also the food, grass and military equipment needed by the Guanning army to enter Guanzhong this time!
The exhaustion of the Southwest is an old-fashioned problem.

It is also a very difficult problem to solve!
Wu Sangui has no good solution for this!

The money and food that the three southwestern provinces can provide cannot sustain the needs of the Guanning Army at all.

In order to solve this problem, Wu Sangui could only collect food and grass from Hunan to provide for the army.

As a result, people in Hunan are full of dissatisfaction.

Wu Sangui not only used Huguang to fill Sichuan, but also severely offended the landlords and gentry in Hunan.

There was even a move to increase taxes and levy military rations, and even the common people were pushed to the opposite side by him.

The result of Wu Sangui's coquettish manipulation is that his current rule in Hunan is maintained entirely by the military power of the Guanning Army.

Now, Wu Sangui led the main force of the army and was just preparing to meet Sichuan and Shu, and Hunan's terrain became a little unstable.

Wu Sangui rode on horseback, looked at the report submitted by the following, and said with a dark face.

"Hehe, these big gentry in Hunan are really shameless!"

Wu Sangui's tone was very bad, but he didn't explode on the spot, but was forbearing.

Because there is no need!
For the time being, Hunan's greatest role to him is to provide the money and food needed by the army.

Now that the money and food needed by the army to conquer Guanzhong have been obtained, it is not an exaggeration to say that Hunan is useless to him.

Just mess around, as long as it doesn't hinder his conquest of Guanzhong!

When he has settled the battle in Guanzhong, those people in Hunan will naturally not dare to make trouble.

"When I end the war in Guanzhong, I must take good care of these Hunan gentry and landlords!"

With a cold snort, Wu Sangui urged the horse forward.

There were many cavalry in Guan Ning's army. With a wave of his horsewhip, his marching speed increased a lot.

The Guan Ning army followed the Yangtze River upstream, and the logistical pressure the army needed to face was not too great, and the marching speed was very fast.

It only took more than half a month for Guan Ning's army to enter Sichuan and Shu from Hunan, and then embarked on the road from Sichuan and Shu to Hanzhong.

Wu Sangui did not divide the troops, but concentrated the main force of the army, took the Chencang Road, and went straight to Guanzhong.

Along the way, the marching speed of Guan Ning's army was not so fast!
Although the Chencang ancient road has existed for a long time.

But because there has been no substantial breakthrough in production technology for such a long time, today's Chen Cangdao is actually still the same as it was thousands of years ago.

The road is narrow and the terrain is rough!
If the army wants to march from it, the transfer of food and grass is actually quite fatal.

Guan Ning's army is going to enter Guanzhong via Chencang Road, but it's still hard work!

Wu Sangui personally led the team to spend more than a month on the Chencang Road before successfully crossing the Qinling Mountains and entering the Weihe River Basin.

Looking at the vast Guanzhong Plain in front of him, Wu Sangui, who had marched continuously for more than a month in the crowded and narrow Chencang Road, couldn't help the excitement in his heart and let out a cheer.

The terrain of Chencang Road is too narrow, and if you stay for a long time, it will easily make people feel depressed.

Now seeing the endless Great Plains, my heart is naturally comfortable!

The cavalry of the Guanning Army who rushed out of Chencang Road galloped on the plain, and where the black cavalry passed, a large amount of loess and dust were set off.

This is the current Guanzhong!

Because of soil erosion and climate change, the current Guanzhong is no longer the Guanzhong with lush water and grass in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

However, for Wu Sangui, even Guanzhong at this time can still be regarded as a treasure land.

"My lord, there is a county in front of me, the brothers want to rest their feet!"

Wu Guogui galloped up to Wu Sangui and asked.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, the meaning in his words was very clear.

They want to go to the county in front to plunder and make a fortune!
Use this to boost the morale of the army!

After Wu Sangui heard Wu Guogui's request, he did not refuse directly, but spoke after pondering for a while.

"Go, but try not to kill anyone!"

"Now under the rule of this king, the population is scarce, and there are almost not enough people to farm the land. We can no longer kill people casually!"

Wu Guogui took the order, and with a roar, he led his troops to kill, and went straight to a small county town not far away.

Afterwards, a large number of cavalry and infantry of the Guanning Army were flocking towards that county town!

Wu Sangui squinted his eyes, watching the movement over there, the expression on his face didn't change much.

He knew that if the army was allowed to plunder, innocent people would definitely be killed!
But what about that?
Guan Ning's army was trapped in Chencang Road for more than a month. From top to bottom, the morale of the army was extremely low.

Now is the worst time to fight!
It is impossible to immediately go into battle at all.

Wu Sangui wanted the Guanning Army to restore morale, and let the Guanning Army exert its full combat effectiveness in the next Guanzhong Battle.

He had to let the Guan Ning army go to burn, kill, and loot, and let the Guan Ning army vent the negative emotions accumulated in their hearts during the process of burning, killing, and looting.

This is why the army of this era likes to do things like massacres before and after the war.

In addition to greed, it is because the psychological pressure brought by the war is too great, and they need to vent!
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Guan Ning's army rushed towards the small county like a tide.

But at this moment, Wu Guogui, who was rushing to the front, suddenly felt the earth shaking.

He looked up, and saw a dark tide appearing at the end of the distant horizon.

If you look carefully, you can find that it is a large black mass of cavalry!

Wu Guogui stopped his horse urgently and let out a roar.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Everyone prepare for battle!"

"..."

The Guan Ning Army responded quickly, especially the experienced cavalry of the Guan Ning Army, and responded quickly.

The infantry began to shrink their formation, and the cavalry began to organize their formation, ready to fight the incoming Qing army!

The dull sound of horns resounded on the battlefield!

Guan Ning's army quickly completed the change of formation, and Wu Sangui also ordered Wu Guogui to lead his troops to test the depth and quality of the Qing army in person.

On the battlefield, the cavalry galloped, and two large cavalry walked towards each other.

……

Sitting on horseback, Wu Sangui looked at the dark wave of Qing army cavalry in the distance. He didn't feel nervous or afraid, but fell into deep thought.

Logically speaking, at this time, the Qing Dynasty should be empty in Guanzhong!

Why did Guan Ning's army encounter the main force of the Qing army just after leaving the Meridian Road?
There are thousands of cavalry in front of this cavalry.

This is not a small number!

(End of this chapter)