"Duke Du, at the end of the day, I was ordered by the supervisor to make the Northern Expedition. Do you have anything to give me?"
The general who conquered the captives strictly obeyed the imperial edict and asked Du Yinxi, the governor of Huguang, for advice before the war.
Du Yinxi thought for a while: "Gao Futai is familiar with the situation in western Hunan. You can go to Yuanzhou and ask about it. You will definitely get something."
Yan Zungao brought Li Chixin, Gao Bizheng, Liu Wenxiu, Chen Youlong, Yang Fuchen and an army of 100,000 to Yuanzhou. While preparing for war, he asked Gao Doushu, the governor of Huguang, for advice on how to defeat the enemy.
Gao Doushu is fifty-four years old this year. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen. He has been an official in Huguang for sixteen years and is familiar with the situation in Huguang.
His qualifications were older than those of Governor Du Yinxi, and Yan Zungao did not dare to neglect him. As soon as he entered the Yuanzhou Governor's Yamen, he performed the courtesy of a junior.
Gao Doushu was also unimpressed and accepted it calmly and asked people to serve him tea.
"What does General Yan want from me? If he wants food and salary, Huguang has been fighting for years and the people are exhausted. There is really no extra food and salary for the general."
Yan Zungao was very embarrassed: "The general did not come here for food and salary. When he came, the supervisory state had already allocated the food and salary for the army of 100,000 to the general for three months."
"Oh, then why did the general come to see me?"
"I want to ask Futai for advice on how to capture Chenzhou and Changde within three months."
Gao Doushu twirled his beard: "One hundred thousand people? Three months? Not enough, not enough! In my opinion, it will take at least two hundred thousand people and half a year to capture these two places."
Yan Zungao was very surprised: "Chenzhou and Changde only have 30,000 Qing troops, but my 100,000 troops can capture them. What's the difficulty?"
"Where does the general want to attack first?"
"I intend to attack Changde first. Shen Zhixiang, the Duke of Xushun of the Puppet Qing Dynasty in Changde, has 20,000 soldiers, but he is very timid and will run away as soon as he is attacked. Xu Yong, the commander-in-chief of the Puppet Qing Dynasty in Chenzhou, although he has only 10,000 soldiers, he has only 10,000 soldiers.
But he is good at fighting, so he is a tough guy."
Gao Doushu smiled: "Changde's Shen Zhixiang is certainly cowardly, but Changde and Yuezhou Prefecture are connected by Dongting Lake. The Qing Dynasty Yuezhou's commander-in-chief, Jiaolin, has more than ten thousand naval forces. Does the general have a navy?"
"Then let me attack Chenzhou first?"
"Chen Chang's general Xu Yong is good at fighting. He has more than 20,000 troops. Are you sure that the general can defeat him within three months?"
Yan Zungao asked strangely: "Isn't Xu Yong only 10,000 men? When did it become more than 20,000 men?"
"Doesn't the general know that Hong Chengchou, a scholar of the puppet Qing Dynasty, recruited and surrendered Er Peng a while ago?"
"Er Peng?"
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Er Peng refers to the Yongshun Xuanwei Si Peng clan and the Baojing Xuanwei Si Peng clan.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty granted the title of six Tujia chieftains in one fell swoop: the Shizhu Ma clan, the Youyang Ran clan, the Rongmeitian clan, the Yongshun Peng clan, the Baojing Peng clan, and the Sangzhi Xiang clan.
Needless to say, the Shizhu Ma family was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the old lady Qin Liangyu was even named the Zhongzhen Hou.
The Rong Meitian family was also loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Their family was both a chieftain and a scholarly family. All the successive chieftains were great poets. After the city of Nanjing was destroyed and Emperor Hongguang died, his predecessor, Tian Xuan, wrote many poems in memory of the Ming Dynasty. He He was very patriotic and died of depression after seeing the Ming Dynasty suffer repeated defeats.
Although the Ran family of Youyang and the Xiang family of Sangzhi carried the banner of the Ming Dynasty, they were related by marriage to the Peng family of Yongshun. After the Peng family surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, their attitudes were somewhat ambiguous.
The Peng clan of Yongshun and the Peng clan of Baojing were both descendants of Peng Yao, the governor of the Five Dynasties period. They had ruled Yongshun and Baojing for six hundred years for generations. In the first year of Hongwu, they submitted to the Ming Dynasty.
The Peng family of Baojing, the Ma family of Shizhu, and the Ran family of Youyang were all descendants of Zhongliang. Very loyal! In the war against Japanese pirates and Tartars, they made outstanding military exploits.
In the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, the Peng family, Ma family, and Ran family fought together to eliminate the captives without retreating. Peng Xiangzhou, Peng Kun, and Peng Tianyou died heroically for their country, and were posthumously granted the title of Governor Qianshi by the Ming Dynasty.
Although our ancestors were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it was inevitable that their descendants would be dishonest.
After Kong Youde captured Chenzhou, the traitor Hong Chengchou sent people to recruit and surrender Er Peng.
Hong Chengchou had served as the manager of five provinces in the Ming Dynasty and was very familiar with the situation in Huguang.
The envoys made a lot of noise and persuaded Peng Chaozhu, the Baojing Xuanwei envoy, and Peng Hongpeng, the Yongshun Xuanwei envoy, to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
Er Peng made a request: to wear clothes without shaving your hair.
Scholar Hong Da reported to the regent that when Dorgon heard that Baojing’s ancestors of the Peng family had participated in the bloody battle of the Hun River, he wrote: accurate.
In that battle that year, the older Eight Banners dignitaries were very impressed. But the Eight Banners were hurt! The Tujia soldiers were able to fight, and by recruiting them to surrender, the Qing Dynasty had another elite soldier. They just didn't shave their heads, that's right.
The Qing court happily allowed her "men not to shave their heads and women not to change their makeup", and Er Peng also happily surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
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After listening to Gao Doushu's introduction to Er Peng's situation, Yan Zunyi frowned: "To conquer Chenzhou, we need to cross the Yuan River. I originally wanted to attack Chenzhou from Baojing and Yongshun, bypassing the Yuan River, but unexpectedly Er Peng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Western Hunan is mountainous, The supervisor only gave me money and food for three months. Is there any way to quickly take Chenzhou?"
Gao Doushu thought for a long time: "There is a way, maybe I can try it?"
Yan Zungao was overjoyed: "Please give me some advice from Duke Gao."
"Making toast with toast".
"Using toast to make toast? How to make toast?"
"Rongmei chieftain Tian Peilin, who has been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for generations, can be asked to attack Peng Hongpeng in Yongshun to divide the power of the two Peng clans. The Baojing Peng family split into two sects: Baojing Xuanweisi and Liangjiangkou Changguansi. Although the two families are the same They are from the same clan, but they have been fighting for hundreds of years and have become feuds. You can ask Peng Yingchu, who is the chief of the Liangjiangkou lawsuit, to help and attack Peng Chaozhu of Baojing together. The chieftains are all locals and are familiar with the local geography. With their help, they will be able to quickly bring peace to the two Peng. Once Peng is destroyed, Chenzhou will be left alone. The matter is settled!"
Yan Zungao thought for a while: "But Rong Mei and I are not familiar with each other, and the chieftains of Liangjiangkou are not familiar with each other. How can we persuade Tian Peipei and Peng Yingchu to send troops?"
Gao Doushu smiled slightly and took out two letters.
"One of these letters is written by me. I have an old relationship with Peng Yingchu, so I am here to call you. The other is written by Wen Anzhi, a scholar from Dongge University. Wen Gong was the author of Tian Xuan, the father of Tian Peilin, for the Xiubitang Poetry Collection.
"Preface: As soon as this letter comes out, Tian Peilin will definitely send troops."
Yan Zungao was surprised: "Gao Gong, when did you prepare these two letters?"
Gao Dou Shu was so happy that he burst out laughing: "I have expected that the general will come to ask for help, and I have already prepared a letter for the general. I just said that there was no food and salary, and I was joking with the general. In addition to the food and salary for the three months of supervising the country, I also
I have prepared a month's worth of food for the general. I hope the general will succeed immediately and live up to the trust of the people of Huguang."
Yan Zungao was a little confused, and it took him a while to realize what he was doing, and he bowed deeply: "Don't worry, Futai, the general will live up to the high hopes of the people of Huguang. I will not give up until I conquer Chenzhou and Changde!"
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"Commander, we have been in Yuanzhou for several days, why have you stood still?"
Chen Youlong hurriedly came to see Yan Zungao.
"Gao Futai advises me to contact the chieftains from all over the country to attack Erpeng together, and we will discuss it in a few days."
Chen Youlong was furious: "Commander, I have an army of 100,000. Do you still need help to defeat two little chieftains? I am willing to lead my own troops and defeat the two Peng. If we lose, come and see us!"
Seeing that the "Five Hell Kings" spoke so boldly, Yan Zungao also wanted to test Er Peng's strength, so he ordered him to attack Baojing Prefecture with his own troops.
Chen Youlong led his 15,000 troops straight to Yanmen of Yuanzhou and approached the Wuzhai Division of Baojing Prefecture.
"I have issued a military order in front of the commander. If you are unsuccessful, come and see me. Attack the mountain tomorrow, and you will show off to me. Otherwise, I will chop off your heads first, and then wipe my neck to see the commander.
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Chen Youlong's men are all from the Wugang Mountains and have considerable experience in mountain warfare.
Sun Hua, Nie Ming, Zhang Dasheng and other generals are eager to try.
"Don't worry, brother, we will definitely capture Wuzhaisi tomorrow and let Peng Chaozhu see the power of the Wugang Army."
This chapter has been completed!