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Chapter 867

In this life, because Li Zicheng was defeated in Kaifeng, there was no subsequent battle between Xiangyang and Chengtian Prefecture. Therefore, Song Yihe's governor was steady and steady. As for officials in the late Ming Dynasty, Song Yihe was not a talented person, but he was absolutely competent.

"No," Zhu Cilang shook his head and looked into the distance: "Go to Qin Bing Camp."

Song Yihe was surprised and bowed: "Yes."

Zuo Liangyu jumped his eyebrows and realized something vaguely. So he slowed down his horse, left the prince's brigade, pressed his voice, and said to his son Zuo Menggeng who was following him: "Go and send the order, and the entire army moves out of Wuchang City and camps in the east of the city!"

Zuo Menggeng didn't understand: "Why, dad?"

"Where are so many whys?"

Zuo Liangyu whipped over with a whip and said angrily: "Go quickly!"

After being whipped, Zuo Menggeng woke up and rushed to send an order.

After Zuo Liangyu recovered Wuchang, he led his troops to station in Wuchang City. In fact, there was an intention. Although Wuchang City was robbed by Zhang Xianzhong and set a fire before leaving, no matter how big the fire was, it could not change the superior status of Wuchang City. It would not take long for Wuchang to flourish again. Compared with Xiangyang, which only had land, Wuchang has more prospects in the future and it would be more convenient to raise food and money. Therefore, Zuo Liangyu became interested and thought about taking first come first. I occupied Wuchang and put on an stance. The court had to ask me to guard Wuchang. Even if I finally ordered me to move to another place, I would have to give some compensation...

If it was an ordinary civil minister, even if it was Wu Yan, Zuo Liangyu would ignore it and live in Wuchang? Only when Wu Yan asked about it? He would say, "Ministry, my tent is short? The soldiers had more than a dozen or twenty people squeezed into a tent? I really couldn't sleep, so I had to garrison in Wuchang City."

What does it mean? It’s okay to ask me to move out of Wuchang, and it’s enough to allocate my tent and food first.

Is this Zuo Liangyu's style? When I faced Yang Sichang, I did not give in. Or, this is not Zuo Liangyu alone. Zuoying has developed this bad habit of eating and getting some money.

But the crown prince is not a governor, so Zuo Liangyu dare not be so arrogant? He originally thought that after entering the city, he took the initiative to mention to the crown prince, saying that the crown prince would agree to him stationed in Wuchang. Even if he disagrees, seek some benefits. The army would be good for withdrawing from Wuchang, but he didn't expect the crown prince to not enter Wuchang? Instead, he was going to the Qin barracks. Zuo Liangyu immediately realized that the crown prince was very dissatisfied with his behavior of occupying Wuchang. Continue to stay in Wuchang City? The crown prince's dissatisfaction will become stronger and stronger? Therefore, he had to deal with it urgently.

When Zuo Menggeng left, Ma Shixiu, who was following Zuo Liangyu, said, "Zuo Shuai, this huge Wuchang City always needs someone to guard. Whether it is the Beijing camp or the Qin soldiers, they are all visiting soldiers, and they will still have to leave after all. As long as this battle is fought well and Zhang Xianzhong is destroyed, even if we don't mention it, the court will let us divide our troops to guard Wuchang."

Zuo Liangyu's face was heavy and he didn't say anything. He just hurriedly followed, and Ma Shixiu didn't dare to say more...

...

In the Qin army camp.

The crown prince's big celestial tent that was on his way to the heavenly tour was raised high and fluttered in the wind.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong..."

Three cannons and drums sounded.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has been promoted to the tent~~~"

"It's time to raise the tent~~"

Twelve Wuxiang left guards stood in front of the central army tent with their swords, using their maximum lung capacity, shouting loudly, and then, the military academies standing on both sides of the tent, passed out one by one until they reached the entire camp and could be heard in every corner, which was considered a sack.

The prince was stationed in the Qin army camp, showing his importance to the Qin army. The general Niu Chenghu of Lintao was flattered and ordered all Qin soldiers to show them their energy and His Highness the Prince, but he was a little lazy and killed! And while entering the camp, Zhu Cilang also took the lead and gained a preliminary understanding of the combat power of the Qin army and Sun Chuanting's military skills.

Sun Chuanting was training troops in Shaanxi, mainly using chariots and camp firearms, and the one who followed Qi Jiguang. After the Kaifeng victory in the previous period, Zhu Cixuan gave all the firearms carried by the Beijing camp, as well as the remaining gunpowder, to Sun Chuanting. In the past two years, the court issued an order to start the Lijin Bureau. Sun Chuanting was the most active governor of the two capitals and thirteen provinces. The establishment of the Lijin Bureau was the earliest, which meant that he had another additional food and salary in addition to clearing the military camp. Therefore, the financial difficulties in Shaanxi are now much less than in history. Although Niu Chenghu brought in front of him, the ten thousand people brought by Niu Chenghu was not the most elite troops under Sun Chuanting, they were also equipped with a cavalry of more than a thousand people, which had considerable combat power.

After walking through the Qin army camp, he saw that the camp tent was neat and although the soldiers were not as strong as the Beijing camp, they were also energetic. Zhu Cilang nodded slightly in his heart.

"Report to Your Highness, Jingying, Left Division, Lintao, and generals from all departments should reach 97, but in fact, they should reach 97!"

Central officer Tong Dingfang responded loudly.

After a simple wash, Zhu Cilang sat upright on the tent of the central army, Song Yihe Zuo Liang Yuhu Dawei and other civil and military personnel sat on the left and right. Because they were the crown prince and were also patrolling the emperor, the ceremony of promotion was quite grand, with both horns and cannons and drums. At the same time, they called out loud, and the generals and schoolmen who were called must answer loudly.

There were many soldiers inside and outside the tent, and the entire army was quiet. Generals and officers above the 1,000 generals gathered outside the tent, and the atmosphere was extraordinary.

The name is completed and the military discussion begins.

First, the military situation and the preparations for food, money and supplies were introduced by the governor of Chengtian Song Yihe. Although Zhu Cixuan made a big fuss in Yangzhou and raised the required silver, it still took a certain amount of time to exchange the silver for food and transport it from various provinces, and transportation took even more time. Before leaving, Zhang Xianzhong scraped the ground three feet and searched Wuchang. Therefore, Wuchang's current food garrison was not sufficient, and it was only enough for the army to use it for ten days.

In addition, Song Yihe also briefly talked about the situation in Yuezhou.

Liu Zhaoji's 10,000 Beijing soldiers, together with the 3,000 Guizhou soldiers of Li Qiande, the governor of Panyuan, and the troops withdrawn from four places including Tongshan, Tongcheng, Puqi, Xianning, and the Yuezhou guards now have nearly 20,000, and the navy has 3,000. The entire Yuezhou is waiting for battle and is ready for battle. It is definitely not easy for bandits to conquer them.

"The thief fled Wuchang and is now heading towards Yuezhou. Let's talk about what the next step should be." After Song Yihe said that, he sat down, and then the prince's clear voice came from the tent. Not only the people in the tent, but some generals standing outside the tent also heard it vaguely.

Silence in the tent.

Everyone looked at Zuo Liangyu.

The army has always been a senior citizen. Zuo Liangyu has the highest official rank in the tent. The power to speak must belong to him. Unless he clearly has no intention of expressing his opinion, no one dares to steal his limelight.

As a general who suppresses the thief, Zuo Liangyu's aura is also much stronger than that of ordinary generals. He stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Although Xian Bids are known as 300,000, in my eyes, they are just a group of mobs. I am willing to lead our troops as the vanguard, open the way for Your Highness, attack Yuezhou, and capture Zhang Xianzhong alive!"

Those who are familiar with Zuo Liangyu's nature in the tent were a little surprised, especially Song Yihe, the governor of Chengtian. As an official in Huguang, he had dealt with Zuo Liangyu too much. He knew that Zuo Liangyu was arrogant and rarely volunteered. He always kept his figure down and begged him, so he was willing to send troops. However, the prince was not the governor. Facing the prince's leadership, Zuo Liangyu volunteered. Although it was unexpected, it was reasonable.

But Zhu Cilang knew that Zuo Liangyu was so active and took the initiative to ask for a vanguard, not just because he was the crown prince of the dynasty and had the power to serve as a general to hunt, nor just to make up for the death of Wu Yan and the dissatisfaction he had shown just now that Zuo Ying occupied Wuchang, but because behind him, the crown prince, there were tens of thousands of elite Beijing camps standing!

In the past, Zuo Liangyu was the first main force in the suppression of bandits, and all the governors had to rely on him. If Zuo Liangyu did not cooperate, it would be impossible to successfully suppress the bandits. But today's situation is different. The prince had the Jingying and Qin soldiers around him. The Jingying army led by Zhu Guobi and Chen Qiyu had already arrived in De'an and would appear in Wuchang at any time. With so many troops and all elites, Zuo Liangyu's role was greatly reduced. If Zuo Liangyu did not take the initiative to show, the prince would not bend down to beg for him. The death of Wu Yan was like the sword of Damolix, hanging above Zuo Liangyu's head. He was worried and eager to make contributions. Therefore, he took the initiative to ask for a vanguard.

No matter what Zuo Liangyu's motives were, Zhu Cilang was still happy to see Zuo Liangyu's volunteering, and he praised him slightly.

After Zuo Liangyu, everyone stood up to offer advice and requested the battle.

From the generals leading the troops to the soldiers who were responsible for training, everyone was full of confidence, thinking that although there was not much food in the garrison, they were being sent continuously in the future, and the army had no worries about food and grass. At this moment, they should quickly pursue Zhang Xianzhong and wipe out all the troops at the city of Yuezhou, otherwise it would be too late to wait until the bandits escaped. Hu Dawei even wanted to compete with Zuo Liangyu for the vanguard.

Zhu Cilang smiled and kept everyone's opinions and opinions in his heart. The generals enthusiastically asked for the battle, indicating that the morale of the army was available. This was a good phenomenon before the war. After all the generals sat down, he looked around the audience and said slowly: "It is reported that Xianzhe stayed in Wuchang for three months. During this period, he gathered He Yilong and others, and appointed generals to rectify the troops, practice formations, and build more weapons and armor. The combat power has been improved compared to the past. You should be careful about this and do not despise Xianzhe too much, so that he can take advantage of the loopholes."

"The thief was cunning and good at wandering. If there is any mistake, it will be broken into pieces and it is difficult to find traces. Soon, it will start to spark a prairie and make a comeback. In the past, the court defeated the thief several times, but it was never able to eradicate the roots. The left side of Yuezhou is the river and the right side of the mountain is the great battlefield given to us by God. We must not let it go. We must try our best to block the thief in Yuezhou."

"Therefore, this battle is not fast, but stable, and the technique of suppressing bandits is not victory, but destruction! If Zhang Xianzhong cannot be completely annihilated and he is allowed to escape, our army will be defeated even if it wins. In short, what I want is not a victory, but a result of uprooting Zhang Xianzhong and a battle is determined!"

Song Yihe nodded repeatedly, admiring His Highness's insight and long-range plan. So he took the lead in standing up and saluting the prince: "Your Highness is far-sighted, and I am very impressed~~~"

Zhu Cilang nodded and accepted the flattery of everyone, and then said: "As for the combat plan, I have formulated the tasks of the generals, and I will also assign them one by one, but before this, there is something that must be handled first." After that, Zhu Cilang nodded to Tong Dingfang.

Tong Dingfang understood and immediately strode out of the tent and whispered loudly: "Take Fang Guoan~~"

"Take Fang Guoan~~"

"Take Fang Guoan~~"

Flag plaque officers and commanders outside the tent passed on layer by layer.

Zuo Liangyu and others heard Fang Guoan's name and felt a little moved, and they knew what the prince was going to do.

With more than a dozen consecutive sounds, the Central Army's large tent brought Fang Guoan's order to a small schoolyard a thousand steps away.

"Fang Guoan, come out!"

A middle-aged man with disheveled hair was pulled out of the prison car, and then four soldiers escorted him and pushed him into the central army's tent.

Suddenly he escaped from the prison car. Fang Guoan seemed to have seen hope for life. He was full of energy and walked forward eagerly. He thought in his mind how to defend His Royal Highness when he saw His Royal Highness? Even if he could not restore his post, as long as he could escape...

Standing outside the tent, the generals and officers above the General of the General were all looking at him in one go - Fang Guoan, the former general of Wuchang. As for the Ming Dynasty, the general was almost at the end of becoming a general. Although there were generals and various additional ranks on it, in practice, it required extraordinary opportunities and special military achievements to be obtained. It was not possible for ordinary people to achieve it. Fang Guoan was the general, which was already the pinnacle of the general. As usual, the court was very cautious in handling the general. In most cases, the handling of the defeated general was made for meritorious service. The reason was very simple. Although the general was defeated, he still had soldiers under his command. If he really forced him to be impatient, he rebelled as an enemy and started a turmoil in one side, which was not something the court could bear. Therefore, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, even if he was defeated, the court would not dare to deal with it without authorization as long as there were soldiers.

Before this, Emperor Chongzhen killed two governors in a row in order to kill two governors and governors. He Renlong, who was unruly, racked his brains. Sun Chuanting, who was executing, made careful arrangements and just took He Renlong. This was a gold medal with Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, and he could get Yue Fei's military power. He killed Yue Fei, and there was no trouble in the army, which was completely different from the sky and the earth.

Due to the distance and speed of transmission, most of the generals and officials standing outside the tent at this time did not know that the prince executed the third-rank Ding Kuichu in Yangzhou. At this time, seeing Fang Guoan being tied up and pushed into the tent of the central army, they couldn't help but think: Could it be that the prince's prince wants to kill Fang Guoan?

...

In the big tent.

Before he entered the tent, Fang Guoan's legs became a little weak again. I don't know if it was because the mighty armored soldiers were standing on both sides, or because he was guilty and scared, or because he felt murderous intent? He could not move his steps. The two Wuxiang left guards at the door held him one by one, one by one, and then sent him into the tent.

Not daring to look at the prince sitting in the middle, Fang Guoan fell to the ground and said tremblingly: "The criminal Fang Guoan, please pay attention to the prince."

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