So under this situation, in the autumn of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai flowed into Sichuan again from the Sichuan-Chu border, and Yang Sichang ordered Sichuan Governor Shao Jiechun to lead the Sichuan army from Kuizhou (today's Fengjie) to Daning (today's Wuxi
) intercepted the peasant army on the front line.
Shao Jiechun, the governor of Sichuan, is a very good local chief executive. He has a good reputation in governing Sichuan and has made great achievements in disaster relief and people's relief.
But at the same time, Shao Jiechun was a very bad military commander and made Sichuan's military affairs a mess. The Sichuan army's generals at all levels ate their quotas and embezzled military pay. Each department was seriously short of personnel. Moreover, the ordnance was in ruins, the soldiers were hungry, tired, and lacked training.
Very poor combat effectiveness.
However, this cannot be entirely blamed on Shao Jiechun. Sichuan's tax revenue is only this small, and a large amount of land and industry have been concentrated in the hands of the nobles, officials and gentry headed by the King of Shu for more than 300 years, and there is no way to get it from their hands.
No tax is received, so a lot of money is spent on disaster relief, and military expenditures will inevitably be saved. This clever woman can't make a meal without rice!
In addition, Sichuan's geographical location also gave Shao Jiechun and others a false sense of security. Although Li Zicheng and other peasant armies had invaded Sichuan in the past few years, Shao Jiechun and others still believed that Sichuan was a land of abundance and it was difficult to enter. The road to Shu was difficult and difficult.
Go to the sky!
But Shao Jiechun and other Sichuan officials did not understand at all: the peasant army was used to living in mountains, rivers and jungles. It was difficult for ordinary troops to walk, but it was no problem for the peasant army. So under the neglect of Shao Jiechun and others, Zhang
, the Luo coalition troops entered the Chengdu Plain smoothly.
At this time, the only people under Shao Jiechun who were better able to fight were the Shida Tusi soldiers under the female general Qin Liangyu and the deputy general Zhang Ling's troops. Among them, Qin Liangyu's troops were the most famous.
As Wu Shigong's godmother, Qin Liangyu also fought with Runing's army. Therefore, she has always had a good relationship with Wu Shigong. Moreover, the two of them have been sending letters to each other over the years. They have exchanged gifts during every year and festival, and they have never stopped.
contact.
And because Qin Liangyu was the female chieftain of Shili Xuanfu Division (in today's Shizhu), she had led troops to serve the Ming Dynasty since the middle age of Wanli, and participated in many major battles such as Pingbo, Liao Aid, Pingshe Chongming, etc., so her department was known as "White
Qin Liangyu is the only female general in history, so she is particularly eye-catching. Therefore, as long as she and her white pole soldiers are mentioned, almost no one in the world knows about it.
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But success also brings fame, and failure also brings fame. Because the reputation of the white-pole soldiers was so great, Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin, nephew Qin Yiming and other generals who were good at fighting were transferred out of Sichuan by the court and participated in battles on other battlefields. And those generals
Most of the main force of the white-armed soldiers were brought out of Sichuan, and even some of the artillery and muskets sent by Wu Shigong were handed over to Ma Xianglin and Qin Yiming by the old lady. The old lady also felt sorry for her son and nephew.
But as a result, Sichuan's military strength was stretched thin. For this reason, Qin Liangyu proposed to Shao Jiechun: Qin Liangyu himself would spend all his wealth and recruit 10,000 troops; Shao Jiechun would find a way to raise food and salary, and recruit another 10,000 troops to make up for the lack of troops.
But this proposal suddenly made Shao Jiechun dumbfounded. Such a large Sichuan province could not even provide enough food and salary for a chieftain. So Qin Liangyu, an old lady, and Zhang Ling, an old man, could only be short of major generals and resigned to their fate.
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At this time, Qin Liangyu tried her best and couldn't recruit soldiers. Could it be that she couldn't recruit anyone? So she recruited all the military households, refugees and beggars from the nearby guard posts into the army, and collected two soldiers in total.
More than 10,000 people, known as 30,000, were stationed more than 30 miles east of Chongqing.
Of course. This kind of army has ragged clothes, various weapons, and they all come from poor people. They have no physical strength at all due to long-term hunger and semi-starvation, so Qin Liangyu can't do anything even if he wants to train them. At this time, Qin Liangyu
We can only rely on the three thousand white soldiers in this army.
Although these three thousand white-pole soldiers are well-armed, with clear flags and a neat military appearance, the only drawback is that there are many veterans in their thirties and forties among them. And this is also the most elite unit that Qin Liangyu can handle.
At the same time, Lu Xuzhi, the former magistrate of Mianzhou (today's Mianyang) who had just resigned, came to see the garrison situation near Chongqing on the order of Shao Jiechun, the governor of Sichuan. He had already seen several military camps the day before yesterday and yesterday, including the governor's sign.
He was disappointed with everything including the battalion. It was not until today that Lu Xunzhi finally saw a decent army when he saw the veterans of the white-pole soldiers.
So with a sense of admiration, Lu Xunzhi asked Qin Liangyu for advice. But Qin Liangyu's answer was helpless. As soon as she opened her mouth, she expressed her determination to die: "Shao Gong doesn't know how to fight. I, an old woman, suffer
The country is so kind to us, so we should die to repay it. I hate to die with Shao Gong!"
These words shocked Lu Xunzhi. He quickly asked: "Why did the governor say this?"
So Qin Liangyu said: "Two months ago, I was stationed in Wushan to block the way of thieves entering Sichuan. Later, Luo Rucai and others invaded Kuizhou, so I rushed from Wushan to Kuizhou's aid. Later, I stayed in Majiazhai and stayed with Ma Yalian
Defeat the bandit soldiers. In the battle at Xiansiling, they captured Luo Rucai's banner and captured his important leader Fu Tuantian alive. When fighting a war, you should think more about competing with the enemy for dangerous passes and taking advantage of them before you can win. Shao
The Duke did not intend to do this, so he sent 20,000 weak troops to guard Chongqing, which was more than 1,100 miles away from Kuizhou Prefecture. Shao Gong also transferred Zhang Ling's first army and our army to the vicinity of Chongqing to rely on them, which would have resulted in a great loss of geographical advantage. What if?
There are police in Kuizhou, how can I and Zhang Ling's army rush to rescue? Moreover, the thieves have returned to the top of Wuwan Mountain. After resting, the iron cavalry will descend from Jianzhong. Zhang Ling will be defeated. As soon as Zhang Ling is defeated, he will come to attack me. I am defeated.
Can Chongqing be saved?"
Qin Liangyu pointed out Shao Jiechun's command error. He did not rely on important passes to actively defend, but passively defended the city. If it was just like this, it would be okay to just be a tortoise and let the peasant army not be able to chew it.
The strength of the Ming army was preserved. However, Shao Jiechun now wanted to divide his troops, giving the peasant army opportunities to defeat them one by one. In this way, they lost both ground and troops, which was completely feeding the wolves meat.
In fact, this truth is very obvious, and even a layman can understand it at first sight. It's just that the Sichuan governor Shao Jiechun was confused by the authorities. He didn't understand military affairs, so he was indiscriminately commanding. Therefore, he made the decision to divide the troops for defense and abandon the pass to defend Chongqing.
Weird things.
When the troops are insufficient, they either jump to the outside and take the initiative to fight and use active attacks to ensure that the enemy cannot attack the city;
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