I Xiaoxiong

Fu Jinchuan, who was in Jiange, waited for several days before Zhao Yuanqi led his army to arrive.

Zhao Yuanqi led thousands of elites to gain a lot along the way, defeating and annihilating several Honglian rebels, but chasing and fighting all the way, this army also needs to be repaired.

This also gave the red lotus rebellious bandit a rare transfer time.

In the end, there were about 3 people from various Red Lotus ministries who rushed to Changping Town to assemble, including Zhang Xia's men who had been active in Zizhou before, because they lost their way, lost contact, were annihilated, and lost staff all the way. It reached half of the troops.

This situation did not exceed Pang Zhigu's expectations.

He estimated the best situation before, that is, half of them can rush to Changping Town to assemble.

After all, in addition to facing the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, they also have to face the embarrassment of difficult mountain roads, lack of medical care, and even insufficient food along the way.

The Red Lotus Army quickly turned towards Yinping. Because the Yinping trail was dangerous and remote, no one paid attention to it on weekdays, and there were no officers and troops stationed there, so they set foot on the road to Longxi without encountering any obstacles.

After Fu Jinchuan stayed in Jiange for a few days, he learned that the Red Lotus Army was already like Longxi, and he waited for the reinforcements from Chengdu to continue to suppress the small group of Honglian bandits who had not had time to join the majority and were dispersed.

It's just that there is no need for him, the Jiedu envoy, to sit in charge of a bandit suppression operation of this scale.

After entrusting the general affairs to Su Duan and Shi Wan who led the army, Fu Jinchuan transferred his Yabing soldiers back from Jianmen and returned to Chengdu.

After all, Chengdu is where the government of the Jiefu is located, and since he took office, he has stayed in Chengdu for less than a month, and spent the rest of the year fighting abroad.

First he fought the Qingtang people in Songzhou, and then spent a long time in Puzhou with the red lotus bandits.

The battle with the Qingtang people ended in a complete victory. When the red lotus thief was at the peak in central Sichuan, 10,000+ troops were also beaten to pieces, and less than half of them escaped from central Sichuan.

It has only been half a year since he took office, and he has turned the crisis in central Sichuan into safety. No one can find fault with such a result.

But Fu Jinchuan himself was not very satisfied, because he originally wanted to trap the Honglian rebels in the middle of Sichuan and wipe them out.

Annihilated the main force of the Red Lotus Army in one fell swoop.

But although the current Shuzhong is stable, it is still unsatisfactory from a strategic point of view
If someone knew what Fu Jinchuan was thinking, he might spit out a mouthful of old blood.

And this person is Zhu Lingshi, Marquis of Changning.

Kuizhou, the head of Yong'an city.Zhu Ling was indeed silent after looking at the disorderly army below the city.

As the governor of Kuizhou, one of the few governors of the upper government, Zhu Ling can be regarded as a rare warrior among the nobles.

Before becoming a prince, he had followed the old Duke of Wei, Li Shizhong, to conquer southern Xinjiang, and made a lot of military exploits.

Otherwise, you won't be able to get the important task of the governor of Kuizhou just after you hit the title, and you will be able to do it for five years.

Originally thought that the five-year term of the governor was over, and he should return to the capital to serve as the commander of the imperial army. If he wanted to be released at that time, he might be able to find a Jiedu envoy.

But I didn't expect that when the battle started, Kuizhou, a strategic place linking Sichuan and Chu, would immediately become a battlefield.

In this way, the imperial court will never transfer him, the governor who is familiar with this place, away.

Well, returning to Shangjing is temporarily impossible.

Later, the rebel "Cheng Jun" led his army into the Kuizhou Governor's Mansion. As the governor, he naturally led his army to resist.

Although the combat power of the rebel army is not very good, the leader of the army is said to be Liu Taiqing, who was born in the Liu family of Pengcheng, and his use of troops is extremely strange.

Taking advantage of the mountains and rivers at the junction of Sichuan and Chu, he tossed and turned and made side-step attacks.

And shuttling back and forth under the rule of several governor's mansions made the officers and soldiers exhausted.Although Kuizhou Dudu's Mansion is the upper mansion, its military strength is incomparable with that of Yangzhou, which is also the upper mansion, only [-].

As a result, little progress was made in the war.

This group of rebels never confronted the official army head-on, but instead frequently attacked county towns and towns to obtain supplies.

And after missing a hit, he retreated immediately, without any desire to fight.

This kind of situation caused headaches for the major governors' governments. After the defeat in the battle, they also tried to blame each other, thinking that as long as they didn't make trouble under their own rule, they would burn the incense.

And Cheng Jintang, the governor of Xiangzhou who was ordered to preside over the war, did not have enough qualifications and prestige to impress all the generals, which made the progress of the war even slower, and each fought independently.

The battle in Sichuan and Shu has attracted most of the attention of the ruling and opposition parties, so that the situation in Shannan has been somewhat ignored.

And it was this negligence that gave the red lotus thief space and opportunities to survive in the chaos.

But even if the imperial court doesn't pay attention, it is impossible for the red lotus bandits to break through such an important town as Yong'an within a short period of time.

Then why did these tens of thousands of people directly surround Yong'an?
What is this for?
Zhu Ling couldn't figure it out.

Yong'an City is not big, with only 3000 troops in the garrison.

But relying on the city defense, Zhu Lingshi dared to say that if a hundred thousand troops invaded, it would not be a problem to defend for more than a month.

But the red lotus gangsters have changed their previous style, and the army is stationed under Yong'an City, and Zhu Lingshi is full of doubts as they look like they are going to attack the city.

What is this for?Invade the middle of Shu to rescue Fang Qiu's troops?
Crazy?

Even if you break through Yong'an, how dare you go to Shuzhong to compete with Marquis Wu'an?
"Master Hou, why don't I lead eight hundred elites out of the city to assault the camp of the Red Lotus Army?"

The lieutenant Wang Sheng on the side seemed to see the doubts of the coach, and suggested that a tentative attack could be carried out.

But Zhu Lingshi shook his head: "No, send a letter to the Xiangzhou Governor's Mansion to inform the military situation here. Let's keep Yong'an safe. If they want to stay outside the city, let them stay. Send me an order. The city is on guard, take strict precautions, don't let the red lotus gangsters have an opportunity to camp outside the city, it's really "

The Kuizhou Governor's Mansion had already received a notification from the Jiannan Jiefu. He knew that the red lotus soldiers had divided into two groups and went south all the way into the mountains. He calculated that they might already be in the Kuizhou Dudu's Mansion.

But Wushan is endless, high and steep, and extremely steep. If you want to get out of Shu by crossing Wushan, it is tantamount to dreaming.

Some people, just happen to really have this dream.

In the large tent of the Chinese army in the camp below the city, the "supervisor" Liu Taiqing and Zhao Chengjun's personal guard commander "leading general" Wang Yang were sitting opposite each other. There was a chessboard in front of them, and they were playing chess.

Wang Yang, who was originally just a martial artist, would not know how to play chess. Liu Taiqing taught him to pass the time.

Just at the beginner level, Wang Yang learned it for almost a year.

However, I have memorized the chess records of this year and played chess with Liu Taiqing in my free time. Although I am just getting started, I am very interested in this game.Besides teaching Wang Yang how to play chess, Liu Taiqing was also teaching him the art of war.

"Great Governor, can we wait for Shenggong and the others?" Wang Yang dropped his son, then raised his head and asked Liu Taiqing who was opposite him.

Liu Taiqing pinched this chess piece in his hand, but he refused to let it go.Of course Wang Yang knew that he was not hesitating because of the chess game in front of him, but was thinking about something else.

This is also Liu Taiqing's habit. Thinking while playing chess seems to be dual-purpose.

"Can you wait? If you ask me, it's better to go to the city to find a fortune teller, the blind old man. He may be more accurate than me."

Wang Yang smiled when he heard this, but remained silent.

And Liu Taiqing continued to say after dropping the chess piece: "Shenggong and the others are going to Wushan. Whether they can come out depends on the sky. There is no great luck."

On the watchtower outside the tent, a young man and woman stood leaning on a railing.

The man was dressed in brocade, with a clear and handsome face, while the woman was extremely beautiful but dressed in plain clothes, except for a very luxurious white mink fur.

The man looked at Kuizhou, several miles away, with heavy thoughts.

But the woman looked at the mountains and mountains in the distance, but her eyes were full of anticipation and hope.

"Aye, they will definitely be able to come out." "Really? Your Majesty"