Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

As soon as Luo Rucai came out of the West Camp site, and saw his camp from a distance, he immediately said to Ji Gui: "Ziyu, Jingxuan's visitors are not kind, it seems that they want to do something to Zicheng."

"Cao Shuai, the current situation is a three-legged confrontation. If one leg is removed, no one can stand firm."

"I understand this truth, otherwise we wouldn't work so hard to maintain it. Our Cao Ying has always been this purpose. Whoever is big will unite with the small ones, and whoever is weak, I will support them."

"Cao Shuai's proposition is really ingenious. Although he has not quoted any classics, it is very consistent with the records of the classics on the art of war."

"Ziyu, don't flatter me, what should I do next?"

"We can start from two sides. First, we secretly add some elite soldiers and horses to Chuangying. Second, secretly order Li Shuai."

"Well, if Jingxuan and Zicheng met each other and nothing happened, wouldn't I be a villain for nothing?"

"Even if that is the case, Li Shuai and Chuangying will be grateful for our care of Cao Ying, and there is no deviation in the idea of ​​joining forces with Cao Shuai to fight against the Western Camp."

"When I say that, my heart clears up."

Luo Rucai yawned. Although he was not drunk, he was also dizzy and uncomfortable. He swayed on the horse and let the mount walk. In front of him was a personal soldier leading the horse. The cloak on his body was a decent white fox fur. He was not as rich as him, and at this time in the middle of the night, the cold was overwhelming, so he couldn't help wrapping his cloak tighter.

Even so, it was still cold, Luo Ru didn't feel distressed and said: "I knew it was a short period when I recruited security, but at the time I didn't need to wear iron armor every day. Now it's better, this mountain armor can't be lowered, and it weighs dozens of catties. Wear it on your body every day. This is the case even if you are wrapped in a cloak. I don’t know when I will be able to live a peaceful life for a few days. By the way, I have more than 100 beautiful concubines left for me, and I have to leave a few hundred thousand taels of silver. "

"Haha, Shuai Cao was joking." Ji Gui knew that the man in front of him was half complaining and half nonsense.

"A man should not be powerless for a day, Shuai Cao!" Ji Gui smiled and said, "If you have beauty and money, you must have thousands of soldiers. Once you summon, you will have tigers and wolves rushing forward to wait for orders. In this way Life is really comfortable. Otherwise, everyone wants to be a rich man, but it is rare to be a rich man in peace."

"Hey, I don't have the ambitions of Zicheng and Jingxuan. I just hope that whoever wins the world, I can be a one-word side-by-side king."

"Marshal, it's not a good fate to stand shoulder to shoulder with the king..."

"Uh-huh……"

In the night, Cao Cao and Ji Gui had their own concerns, and under the starry sky, their voices gradually fell silent.

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The next day at dawn, in the early morning, the old ravens in the cold weather held their wings on the branches, and when they saw pedestrians riding by, they shrank their necks and kept silent. There was a cavalry team of about [-] people from Taipingdian to Fancheng. running in the direction.The horse was sweating, and white gas was constantly blowing from its nostrils.

With so many cavalry galloping, the mountain road along the way felt the vibration, and the passers-by were frightened, and all hurriedly knelt on the spot, the bold dared to raise their heads, and the timid one was directly in the vibration of the iron cavalry, deeply I buried my head deeply.

The cavalry soldiers did not carry a big flag or a battalion flag, but only held a general's recognition flag. The flag was at the front in the middle of the team. It was as bright as blood. Under the big "Zhang" was a The full official title is written, but because the horses and people are galloping, some pedestrians passing by sporadically cannot see who is written on the banner.

Among the big banners was the dominant figure of the cavalry. The leader of this team, with a young and heroic face, was naturally the Prince Shaobao, Zhang Shouren, the general who conquered the captives and the deputy commander of Dengzhou Town.

This time, he still kept Zhang Shifu to look after the house, and then brought out his generals and some cavalry. [

Marching along the way, observing the local conditions and customs, at this time, it is possible to observe the powerful ministers in charge of the first army in the country's defense of the city and involving the deployment of defense troops in the three provinces, controlling the defense of the river, the defense line of the valley, as well as the strange army battalions and wandering towns in each town. The deployment and use of barracks, etc.On this battlefield, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, and even Nanzhili, which provided food and salaries, were all deeply or shallowly involved.

Four or five governors and governors were involved, as well as more than a dozen chief soldiers, thirty or forty lieutenants, over a hundred military generals at the rank of general, and hundreds of civil servants from hundreds of states, counties and central ministries providing front-line support.

Yang Sichang alone mobilized more than 20 people in a purely military sense. There has never been such a mobilization and strength in the history of bandit suppression.

Of course, the Ming army was really the best at fighting, and the imperial court also commanded the northern army towns, which refer to Yulin to Yansui, Shanxi and Datong, as well as towns such as Jizhen, Xiangshanguan and Ningyuan towns, and the imperial court has already It's centrifugal and moral, and the situation is similar to that of Zuo Liangyu in Huguang Town.

But in terms of elite level, the elite Ming army in the important towns of the Nine Borders is still better at fighting, but they are too far apart, out of reach, and it is too difficult to dispatch. Moreover, the imperial court is interested in fighting a big battle with the Eastern captives before the peace talks, so the Northern soldiers must It is impossible to transfer to the south.

The history of war in the late Ming Dynasty was magnificent and complex, the struggle between imperial power and civil power, the confrontation between gentry power and imperial power, the resistance and impact of emerging business groups on the old order, the small glacier disaster and plague, plus the whole of China. In fact, the feudal order is already on the road of decline and decline. The old things have been corrupted and lost their original functions, while the emerging power to replace the old forces is still in the bud. Coupled with natural disasters and power imbalances, the financial system Failure, the failure of the military system, has caused both internal and external battlefields to constantly go from mistakes to failures.

Otherwise, it is hard to understand why the Ming Dynasty collapsed with a huge army and the entire country, and the southern provinces such as Jiangnan, Fujian, and Zhejiang had no disasters, no military chaos, and were under the control of the state until the time of their collapse. It was replaced by the resistance of the nation, but it was only 15 people, and the entire army was only [-] armored soldiers from the Manchurian Eight Banners, plus the Wujia Banner Ding and the Mongolian and Han Army Eight Banners, but less than [-] The alien small military group picked peaches.

Zhang Shouren's trip to the south this time was extremely well-intentioned.

When the distance between the two cities was less than ten miles, the sky was bright, and the long-lost sun finally rose and began to emit a little heat.On the mountain road, you can see the towering battlements on the top of the city, the flags in order, and the faint sound of horn drawing coming from a distance, one after another.

Looking to the right, across the Xiangjiang River, the smog on the Wanshan Mountain ten miles away is majestic.The east end of Wanshan Mountain is connected to Male Mountain, and a renovated fortress appears in the thin clouds and smoke, occupying the top of the mountain, and there are also flags flashing.

At the northern foot of Ma'an Mountain, there is a small hill called Xiaoding Mountain, which is less than four miles away from Xiangyang City. It was originally a scenic spot for sightseeing, but now a fortress is also built on the top of the mountain. There are military flags flying on the top of the mountain, and at the same time, it is faintly visible. sound of the golden drum.

The entire Xiangfan area has been murdered by Yang Sichang in a short period of time, and it is as solid as gold.

Zhang Shouren stopped his horse, and the generals also led their horses one after another. Dozens of them formed a fan shape, crowding around him.

He waved his horsewhip without looking left or right, and asked, "Jiang Min, Xiangyang in front of you, I will give you two thousand elite soldiers and ask you to make a plan to attack and seize the city, how about it?"

After a while, Jiang Min replied: "Is it the elite level of two thousand Donglu Baijia?"

"Two thousand Donglu Baijia... that's fine."

Jiang Min didn't say anything more, and discussed in a low voice with several senior assistants in the general's office.

"Well, even with [-] East captives, it is still impossible to seize the city by sneak attack. There is a military camp on Xiaoding Mountain, and there are clearly watered ditches and suspension bridges outside the city, and there are spears and halberds at the city gate. , The guards are very strict, there is also a fortress on Wanshan Mountain, and the surveillance is very strict, with the ability of the staff office, it is temporarily impossible to make a sneak attack plan."

"Pretend to be officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, hold serious seals, lead the way, a small number of people enter the suspension bridge and the city gate, suddenly attack the city, and then a large group pours in, how about it?"

"My lord, this is undoubtedly impossible. Not to mention that there are a large number of soldiers and horses in the city, it is not very useful to just seize Wengcheng, and the defense and investigation are so strict. Don't talk about Eastern captives, even if they are thieves from the dynasty. , how can you get in there?"

Everyone in the staff office spread their hands, saying that this is impossible.

The rest of the generals also started discussing one after another. After all, no one thought that they could cheat the city in front of them, sneak into the city successfully, and attack the city with only one or two thousand elites. [

Zhang Shouren's expression was also very strange, overlooking the majestic city in front of him, he also had mixed feelings in his heart.

When the Mongolian Yuan invaded the Southern Song Dynasty, the city in front of me persisted for more than 20 years, until it was unable to resist after being beaten back and forth by the Mongols.

At this time, that is, less than two years later, Zhang Xianzhong was beaten so poorly and bored. Taking advantage of the emptiness of Xiangyang and the incompetence of the city's garrison civil servants and generals, he rushed to attack with two thousand strong soldiers. A black tiger took his heart out and directly captured Huguanghe Xiangyang, the center of suppressing thieves throughout the south.

Once Xiangyang was lost, King Xiang also died. At the same time, Li Zicheng took down Luoyang, killed King Fu, and lost his parents and vassals, which became Yang Sichang's reminder.

In fact, under his command, if Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong didn't obey their orders, Zhang Xianzhong would have lost ten lives.

Because Zhang Xianzhong held back a large number of Ming troops in the south, Li Zicheng was able to develop smoothly in Henan, and eventually became the gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty.

These historical facts were just words in his mind before, but now he is already a person deeply immersed in history, and the scenes in front of him are already vivid pictures, which are so vividly presented in front of his eyes.

"Don't be dogmatic. If everything is fixed and never changes, you should be still cooking salt in Fushan at this time, instead of appearing here."

Zhang Shouren's face was solemn, and his horsewhip pointed at the endlessly flowing Han River: "Things in the world are like the torrential river flowing in front of us. Xiangyang now seems to be impenetrable, an invincible fortress, but what if Yang Sichang is not in the city? So what if there is a change of military equipment or prefect and guard? Even if it was only two months ago, I came to tell you about a sneak attack, it would be another matter of consideration."

While Jiang Min and the others were thinking deeply, he waved his horsewhip again and said with a long laugh, "Let's go, let's go see Yang Ge's department!"