Wanli 1592

Chapter 1097 The War Has Begun

In mid-November in the winter of the first year of Longwu, Xiao Ruxun convened the cabinet, the general staff, and the generals of the military, and officially announced that the Southwest War had been decided.

From this moment on, the war has in fact begun.

This battle will mobilize nearly 20 troops and the same number of auxiliary soldiers and civilians to carry out the war and pacify the Yang family of Bozhou in one fell swoop.

Xiao Ruxun had already discussed the specific situation with the staff, and sent the marching order to Wuchang and Chengdu.

This battle mainly mobilized the main force of the Xuanwu Battalion in the direction of Wuchang Prefecture and [-] Sichuan soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Chengxuan Political Envoy Division to attack Bozhou from both sides.

At the same time, [-] soldiers from the Qinglong Camp had already secretly dispatched to Wuchang Mansion to join the Xuanwu Camp army. After entering Guizhou, the troops would be divided into eight groups to attack Bozhou, and Yang Yinglong must be uprooted no matter what.

Before the war, several months of intelligence search work also made a major breakthrough.

The Sichuan branch of the Blackwater Force devoted most of its strength to the intelligence spying in the Bozhou area, accurately grasping the geographical conditions of Bozhou and many other elements, and even gave a full evaluation of Yang Yinglong's war potential.

Blackwater has used infiltration and bribery to the extreme. Yang Yinglong is unpopular. Not only did he govern tyrannically, but he also killed his wife because he favored his concubine Tian, ​​which aroused public outrage. A lot of military information.

By mid-October, all of Yang Yinglong's trump cards were basically cleared up. Xiao Ruxun's request to the army was to compress Yang Yinglong's forces to Hailongtun within [-] days of the war, and mobilize more than [-] red cannons to bombard Hailongtun's defense line in turn. Conquer it step by step, and end the Banzhou war within one month.

The reason why the siege of the city was advanced in fifteen days was because Xiao Ruxun had a full understanding of Hai Longtun. This military fortress that was once used to resist the Mongols was strong enough to cause huge troubles for the Mongols. .

In the era of Yang Yinglong, Yang Yinglong mobilized [-] laborers and craftsmen. It took four years to expand the castle and palace on the basis of the original site, and built twelve gates before and after. Everything is built with huge stones of a thousand catties, the name of the pass is inlaid in the gate, and archery towers, warehouses, barracks, and water prisons are built on the gate.

Building such a majestic pass under such a favorable location makes it seem like retreating and defending it will have nothing to do with thousands of troops.

The Ming army used more than 20 troops to attack for several months before capturing Hai Longtun. Xiao Ruxun did not intend to delay for so long. With his current firepower configuration and the elite level of the army, half a month is enough to capture Hai Longtun.

Back then the French army thought the Maginot Line was unbreakable!

The national anthem of the USSR is also called Unbreakable Union!

History has proved that no matter whether it is a strong castle wall, a national military alliance, etc., once it is called "unbreakable", it is setting a death flag for itself.

Yang Yinglong said that his Hailongtun was a place that even the world's soldiers and horses could not attack.

But Xiao Ruxun never believed that anything was unbreakable, because he could know the conversation between Yang Yinglong and his confidants.

According to intelligence, Sun Shitai, Yang Yinglong's chief military adviser, once suggested that if Yang Yinglong wanted to rebel, he should go directly to Chengdu, capture Sichuan, use the geographical advantage to occupy Sichuan and then negotiate with the central government, and even win the benefits of separatist Sichuan.

But Yang Yinglong ignored him. To be precise, Yang Yinglong was not mentally prepared to separate himself from one side. He had always wanted to use his own military power to deal with the central government to gain benefits.

But after Xiao Ruxun heard about it, he became wary of Sun Shitai.

This person is said to be from Yuyao, Zhejiang. It is really interesting that a person who grew up in the hometown of literati would become the military advisor of chieftains like Yang Yinglong, and accompany him in the rebellion.

But Xiao Ruxun had to say that this man's vision was ruthless, very venomous, and he had considerable military acumen, so he saw through his weaknesses at a glance.

Right now, Sichuan is still a weak area under the rule of the Great Qin Dynasty, with no more than 3 soldiers and horses, and chieftains from all over the country. The areas that Wang Xiangqian can effectively control are only around the Chengdu Plain and several large urban agglomerations, where Han people are in the majority, and many other places are not in reality. within the control range.

That's why Xiao Ruxun wants to use the name of this battle to set off a bloody storm here, and completely control this place.

If Yang Yinglong didn't want to preserve the ancestral property of Bozhou from the very beginning, but instead stormed Sichuan, his 10,000+ soldiers rushed out, and the Sichuan soldiers really couldn't resist.

Not to mention how capable Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu are in fighting, and how invincible the white-armed soldiers are. With a large number of people, the fighting power is really ridiculous.

Otherwise, Xiao Ruxun would not go to great lengths to mobilize the elite of the White Tiger Battalion and the main force of the Xuanwu Battalion to launch an overwhelming attack on Yang Yinglong.

It is not easy for Yang Yinglong to rebel, and there are capable people around him.

This Sun Shitai is indeed not simple. If he leads this war, many things will not be easy to promote, so Xiao Ruxun thought about it and thought of a way.

Sometimes, I know that some people can't doubt, but I can't control my doubts, and I just want to doubt them.

And it doesn't mean that it doesn't matter if the master doesn't doubt it. It's also difficult for a subordinate colleague to suspect you.

Because there are always many stupid people, and there are always few wise people.

Xiao Ruxun asked Wang Xiangqian to write a letter to Sun Shitai, recruiting him to be an official in the Sichuan government. The position he was given was the county magistrate of Chengdu County, Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan, and the position of the seventh rank.

This recruitment letter was open, without any concealment, and was sent directly to the Bozhou government. Yang Yinglong saw it first, then smiled, and handed the letter to Sun Shitai. After reading it, Sun Shitai also twirled his beard with a smile.

"They underestimated Mr.'s ability too much. If you ask me, Mr. at least has the position of Sichuan Chief Envoy."

Yang Yinglong took this letter as a joke, and the rest laughed it off, and Sun Shitai himself didn't care.

Wang Xiangqian waited for ten days without getting a response, so he sent a second letter. This time, Sun Shitai's official position was raised, and he was the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, the fourth rank.

Yang Yinglong still laughed, while Sun Shitai shook his head and smiled wryly, and everyone just laughed it off.

After more than ten days, there was still no reply, Wang Xiangqian began to expand his tactics, this time in one step, and promised to give Sun Shitai the post of Sichuan Chief Envoy, starting from the second grade!

The full name of Sichuan is Sichuan Chengxuan Political Commissioner, which is equivalent to the Sichuan Provincial Government, and Sichuan Chengxuan Political Commissioner is a high-ranking official in Sichuan. Wang Xiangqian is the governor of Sichuan. .

However, before Sichuan was not fully under the central management, there was no need to set up a chief executive. Wang Xianggan could manage it all by himself, and Xiao Ruxun didn't have a suitable candidate, so this position was vacant, and now it is just for use.

Now the situation is different. Yang Yinglong was still smiling at first, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt uncomfortable. When his subordinates heard the news that Wang Xiangqian recruited Sun Shitai to be the chief envoy of Sichuan, their expressions changed one after another. This is not a petty official. , for them, this is a high official, the highest official.

Sun Shitai's face also changed greatly, never expecting that Wang Xiangqian would recruit him with this position.

(End of this chapter)