Ming politicians

Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye, spring passed and midsummer arrived.

It has been three months since Su Tiancheng entered Sichuan.

The hot weather has a certain impact on people's emotions. This summer, all parts of Sichuan are particularly restless, and officials at all levels are a little panicked. They all know that Shaanxi has undergone great changes. The Governor-General used to be The governor of Shaanxi, after he came to Sichuan, followed the practices of Shaanxi, suppressing the power of the gentry and rich households, cracking down on the arrogance of the powerful, and protecting the interests of the people, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also agrees with this approach, which makes all officials suffer. Law to confide.The Shizhong and Yushi in the imperial court were collectively silent and did not dare to impeach Sichuan's actions. After all, if they wanted to impeach, the direct target would be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The confrontation between the troops of the Jiangning Camp and the Sichuan Guards and the rogues became more and more tense. Small-scale battles took place in Kuizhou, Baoning, Long'an, Tongchuan, Chengdu, Chongqing and other places. Both sides won and lost. But one thing is clear, that is, Su Tiancheng has always stood still and did not carry out large-scale encirclement and suppression.

The reorganized 8 white-armed soldiers basically became part of the Jiangning Battalion, which also brought the total strength of the Jiangning Battalion to nearly [-], which greatly enhanced the momentum of the Jiangning Battalion.The soldiers of the Jiangning camp were divided into three parts, some were stationed in Kuizhou, some were stationed in Chengdu, and some were stationed in Baoning, forming a triangle, which actually blocked the escape route of the rogues. [

Qin Liangyu began to verify the number of troops in the guard because the military salary had been paid in full.

Qin Liangyu is a local, familiar with the situation, and with Shang Fang's sword in his hand, the commander of the guards would never dare to think about falsely reporting the sergeant and greedy for money.It was so-called to do that in the past, but if you do it now, you might lose your head. Behind Qin Liangyu is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Su Tiancheng, and no one can shake him.so.The guards all over the country truthfully reported the number of sergeants. Although money is very attractive, one's own life is even more precious.

Among them, the Kuizhou Guard, Baoning Guard, Long'an Guard, and Tongchuan Guard either fled or mutinied because of the few soldiers left.He went to the rogues, so in this clean-up, a thorough transformation was carried out, only one guard and the remaining sergeants remained.After careful screening, they were grouped together and stationed in Long'an Mansion.

The strange thing is that after such a combination, the fighting power of Long Anwei's army has been significantly enhanced, and they have been able to win a few small-scale battles with the rogues.He also dared to take the initiative to attack, which surprised many people.

Of course, outsiders don't know the hard work that Su Tiancheng put in here. He gave Qin Liangyu enough power, and he was resolute in the implementation of military pay and clear rewards and punishments. Only by doing this, the appearance of the army will change Greatly changed, and the combat effectiveness began to slowly recover.

Qu Qingze hurried back to Kuizhou without stopping.

Zhu Cihong, Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou, Qin Sande and others.Look serious.

Everyone knows that the time for a decisive battle may be approaching. Once the information is confirmed and the movements of the rogues are known, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Kuizhou, Chengdu and Baoning will be dispatched.The action is about to begin.

After three months of tempering, Zhu Cihong's body has a surprising maturity. No matter who sees Zhu Cihong, they can't believe that this is a child who is less than 11 years old.

Qu Qingze began to report the situation in a clear manner. He mainly mentioned three aspects of information.

The first is the movement of the rogues. According to various intelligence analysis, the rogues have signs of large-scale operations. After so long, the supplies of the rogues are limited, and the nearby people do not have so much food supply. A large-scale operation is needed to replenish food and grass.

The second is the trend of Houjin. In the past two months, the mutual market between Anningbao and Jingbian has been extremely hot, with a large transaction volume. The focus is on the transaction of grain and iron. Going to grain, the grain in Shaanxi is obviously not enough. Most of the merchants began to purchase grain from the south and shipped it to Anningbao and Jingbian. Many merchants began to contact farmers from all over Shaanxi, and even paid in advance. The food was dropped.

The third is the chaos in the grassland tribes. Last year and the beginning of this year, the grasslands suffered from rare snowstorms. This time the disaster had a great impact, causing many tribes in the grasslands to fall into unprecedented disasters. The situation is better. The Xibe and Daur tribes, because they were able to conduct large-scale transactions in the mutual market and purchase grain on a large scale, not only were the tribes not affected, but there were signs of growth. Some tribes began to sell to the Xibe and Daur The tribes bowed their heads and surrendered, hoping to get help.

However, Hou Jin hated this kind of situation to the bone. Hou Jin once conquered the entire Mongolian tribe, but because of the Jiangning camp's intervention, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe were out of control. Slowly began to move closer to the Ming Dynasty, and the heirs of the two tribes entered the Ming Dynasty as hostages, and the two tribes benefited greatly from the mutual market transactions, and their strength has grown significantly. Therefore, at the end of last year, the two tribes The leader of a tribe went to the capital in person and expressed his submission.

Later Jin did not dare to send troops to attack these two tribes. First, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion were stationed in the Anning Fort and Jingbian area, and they were eyeing them. Second, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe could fight. Come up, the Eight Banners of Houjin Manchuria, who have penetrated into the Hetao area, will never dare to say that they can win.

However, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe occupy a small territory, and they are all in the Hetao area, so the impact on the entire grassland is not too great. Houjin can bear it for the time being, but as some tribes slowly began to seek refuge For the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, Hou Jin couldn't bear it anymore.

So the fighting in the grassland began.

Some tribes joined together and launched an attack on the Xibe and Daur tribes. Although they suffered repeated defeats, some tribes were not afraid of death.

Through investigation, the reason for this became clear. It turned out that the Empress Dowager Taiji promised a lot of money to encourage some tribes to attack the Xibe and Daur tribes. [

When Qu Qingze reported the situation, he concealed the most important point, that is, the arms transaction from Song Sijun was an important cause of these conflicts. The Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe purchased weapons from Song Sijun. A large number of firearms, including some cannons, and later Jin merchants also bought a large number of matchlock guns from Song Sijun, but they could not buy cannons. As for medicine, it was the most precious thing. Song Sijun gave it to the Xibe tribe and Dawu The Er tribe provided more, but Houjin could not get so much medicine.

The Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe also know that Houjin is also buying firearms, but they know better that they can get enough medicine, but Houjin cannot get it. From this aspect, they have no problem at all. Opinion, this is also the fundamental reason why other tribes jointly attack but always fail.

In the past, many tribes in the grassland united to attack the two tribes, and I am afraid they would have fled far away.

This situation persisted.

But recently, the leaders of the two tribes found Song Sijun and cried, saying that other tribes had obtained powerful artillery from somewhere. The tribal leader also brought the blueprint, and Song Sijun could tell that it was the General Cannon.

Song Sijun hesitated. If the Xibe and Daur tribes were provided with the General Cannon and flowers, the secret would soon be spread. The Houjin Tartars had the General Cannon, but it did not bloom. Besides, the General The flowering of the cannon is extremely powerful, and once it is put into the grassland battlefield, it may cause a huge shock.

After Qu Qingze finished his report, everyone began to discuss.

There is a lot of information, and it is difficult to tell the true from the false, but one thing is clear. As the Jiangning Camp began to wipe out the bandits, all parties began to move.

The entry of the Jiangning Battalion into Sichuan to wipe out the bandits caused so many things. This was something that Hong Chengchou and others had never thought of before, but now they don't feel strange. Su Tiancheng has analyzed many times that the suppression of the bandits is not just an internal The battle has already affected all aspects. Once the imperial court puts down the rogues, the Houjin and Mongolian tribes will feel the danger is approaching. Especially the Houjin will become Ming's next target, so they must muddy the water.

The white pole soldiers suffered a disastrous defeat. Matchlock guns, Fran machine guns, and tiger squatting guns appeared on the battlefield. Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others knew that there was something weird about it. After Su Tiancheng analyzed the reason with them later, everyone thought that, There is a great danger in Hou Jin's support of the rogue bandits. This connection must be interrupted, otherwise the Jiangning battalion soldiers will suffer more or less.

Su Tiancheng finally spoke.

"The information is basically clear. It is now the first ten days of June, and it is about to enter the autumn harvest season. This time point is very critical. The autumn harvest cannot be affected because of the extermination of the rogues. I guess the rogues must be thinking about it. During the autumn harvest season, if there is a big move, the Jiangning Battalion and the Sichuan Guards must fully strengthen their defenses. The main task during this period is to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest. After the autumn harvest is over, we will dispatch ahead. No matter what the situation is, we must wipe out the rogues with one sentence, and don't give the rogues any chance to breathe."

Su Tiancheng's words set the time for the extermination of the bandits, which also indicated that the decisive battle with the bandits was only over a month away, and comprehensive preparations were about to begin. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)