Lushan Mountain is a very large mountain with more than 170 peaks. Jiujiang is to the north, De'an is to the south, and Xingzi County is to the east.
Xingzi County was named after Luoxingdun in the territory, and was changed to Lushan City in the 1980s.
Chang Yu was engaged in team building and ordered nearby generals such as Liu Liangzuo, Liu Wenbing, Lu Daqi, Wang Tizhong and more than ten people to gather here.
Poyang Lake, Lushan Waterfall, Luoxingdun, Donglin Temple... Chang Yu took a group of generals to visit the mountains and rivers and had a great time. He just regretted that there were no cameras these days, otherwise he could take pictures anytime and anywhere.
During the trip, the generals discussed military affairs. At this time, the situation gradually became clear. Bai Wang and his bandit army had disappeared into the past. The remaining people's livelihood and government dispatch were the affairs of the court and had nothing to do with the military.
For them, the only unstable factor at the moment is Zuo Liangyu. If Zuo Liangyu is obedient, the army can return to the court to recuperate.
Therefore, it seems that he is just waiting for Zuo Liangyu’s reaction when traveling around.
Zuo Liangyu and his staff never expected that Chang Yu would come back less than half an hour after meeting Zuo Mengeng, and for Zuo Mengeng, it was a shocking glimpse.
Previously, Chang Yu wrote a letter asking Zuo Mengeng to go to Jiujiang to meet him. Zuo Liangyu and others concluded that Zuo Mengeng was being used as a hostage. For the sake of the overall situation, Zuo Liangyu decided to compromise for the time being.
Unexpectedly, my son came back as soon as he walked away. Dad, I stood on the shore for a while, and he took one look at me and asked me to come back...
Zuo Liangyu was as confused as Yuan Jixian's reaction at that time. His generals and staff were also at a loss to figure out what trick the little eunuch was playing.
Until Zuo Mengeng said the two sentences that Chang Yu brought: If you don't attack Jingzhou, I will attack you. If you don't believe it, just try. Anyway, I am invincible in battle.
This tone was really arrogant. Although everyone thought it was ridiculous, everyone looked solemn and no one could laugh.
Since this eunuch can say such arrogant words, he is not arrogant. He is really powerful. Not to mention his record in the north, the fact that he captured and killed Bai Wang in such a short period of time shows how powerful he is, not to mention his
He has many powerful generals under his command.
"What kind of person is he?" Zuo Liangyu asked with narrowed eyes.
"Not as good as the weak crown, but the murderous aura in his body is very strong. Even though he is just riding on the horse casually, at a glance, he looks like a murderer who has just rushed out of the mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. He is like a god descending to earth!" Zuo Mengeng got goosebumps as he spoke.
Chang Yu left a huge shadow on him at that time.
These words made Zuo Liangyu curl his lips involuntarily: "God descends to earth, hum."
"Father, what the child said is true. Huang Degong and Gao Jie were by his side at that time, but they were completely crushed by him..." Zuo Mengeng was a little anxious, fearing that his father would underestimate his opponent.
Sure enough, Zuo Liangyu frowned. He knew what kind of people Gao Jie and Huang Degong were. It was really not easy for such two ruthless characters to be treated submissively by him.
"Can we see Wu Sangui and Ma Ke?" Huang Shu asked
Zuo Mengeng shook his head: "I don't know the two of them, but they should not be there when I see them. By the way, Yuan Jixian is here."
"Where is Jin Shenghuan?" Zuo Liangyu asked again.
"I didn't see it." Zuo Menggeng said as if he had lost his soul: "Father, he asked us to attack Jingzhou, shall we?"
Zuo Liangyu's face was ashen and he turned to look at Huang Shu next to him.
Huang Shu bit his lip, glanced at everyone, and then landed on Zuo Liangyu: "Hit."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't sit still: "If you fight with a thief, both sides will suffer. Isn't that just playing into the hands of that guy?"
Huang Shu sighed: "How can I mess up the big plan if I can't bear it? We can't fight back before the time comes. If we don't fight, we have to continue to endure and obey the court's orders. But the eunuch only said that we should fight, but he didn't say that we must fight him.
Bar".
Only then did everyone come to their senses and smiled tacitly, so they just went through the motions to suit the scene.
So Chang Yu, who was still traveling around the mountains and rivers, soon received feedback from Zuo Liangyu: he was acting on orders.
The first person to get the news at that time was Yuan Jixian, who was in charge in Jiujiang. After hearing the news, he was dumbfounded for nearly half a cup of tea. Then he even sighed: The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and new people replace old ones.
However, Chang Yu's reaction in Xingzi County was mediocre. This was something he had expected. Even Li Yan and Li Muxian could guess Zuo Liangyu's intention behind obeying the order.
It's still a plan of deferment and delay.
But Chang Yu is already very satisfied with this situation.
After all, you can't hold Zuo Liangyu's head and say: You must capture Jingzhou for me. If you can't do it, I'll beat you. Without saying this, no one can guarantee that we can do it if we do. What's more, Chang Yu doesn't have the strength at this time.
Defeat Zuo Liangyu, and since he didn't say anything against you, you have no excuse to beat him.
But no matter whether he is acting in disguise or not, he just needs to show off. Don’t underestimate showing up, but it can make Jingzhou’s bandit army feel like a formidable enemy. In this way, Jingzhou and Xiangyang’s bandit army can be contained.
, and Chang Yu can let go of his hands and feet and attack Xi'an with all his strength. This is the essence of his plan.
After reaching an agreement with Zuo Liangyu that they both knew well, all that was left was how to deceive Wang Tizhong.
Jiujiang must send a general to garrison. Who is the most suitable? Chang Yu went through all his generals and finally selected Wang Tizhong.
Many people will feel like Yuan Jixian that you asked him to garrison Jiujiang right after he surrendered. Aren't you afraid that he would turn around and occupy Jiujiang City in vain?
Not afraid.
Because he didn't have to do it.
The reason why he chose to surrender in the first place was that he had seen the situation clearly: there was no future for him as a thief.
What's more, he has great military exploits at this time. Why would he become a thief again if he was not a good general of the imperial court?
Wouldn't it be nice to be Ming Dynasty's uncle?
That's right, Chang Yu will hang him with this Count of Ming Dynasty and make him do his best to garrison Jiujiang.
This is also what Li Yan and Li Muxian said before: hang him up for two months.
It is said that after Chang Yu had a private chat with Wang TiZhong, at the banquet that night, Wang TiZhong couldn't hide his excitement and toasted everyone present. He drank until he was extremely drunk. In the end, he was so drunk that he muttered incomprehensibly: I'm old
There is smoke coming out of the Wang family's ancestral tomb...
This is no ordinary banquet. In addition to celebrating the victory, the next mobilization and arrangement of the troops and horses are also decided.
After some discussion, Chang Yu decided to transfer Wang Tizhong to Jiujiang to assist Yuan Jixian in garrisoning, Huang Degong to garrison in Anqing, Liu Liangzuo to garrison in Luzhou, Gao Jie to garrison in Xuzhou, Lu Daqi, Xu Hongji and others led their troops back to Nanjing, Liu Wenbing, Zhang Qingzhen, Wei Shi
In the spring, they were stationed in Kaifeng, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, and Wu Weiying were stationed in Luoyang, and the former Liu Zeqing's army assigned Li Yan's troops to march to Puzhou.
Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see at a glance that Chang Yu's intention of deploying defenses along the lines of Anqing, Luzhou, Kaifeng, and Luoyang is very obvious. His sword is aimed at Xi'an, guarding against Wuchang, and he can throw his troops and horses across as quickly as possible no matter which end he attacks.
As for Liu Zeqing's old troops, they were all in hot water. Everyone had a share of the pie, but Chang Yu pressured them to allocate them all to Li Yan. The reason was simple and sufficient. Li Yan had eight thousand troops when he surrendered.
, after several months of continuous battles, more than half of them have been lost. The dignified and thieves general, one of the eight pillars of the Ming Dynasty, only has two to three thousand people under his command? Does that make sense!
Secondly, although Liu Zeqing is pissed off, the generals under his command are all ruthless people. Most people really can't control the situation. If they use force, they may get into trouble again, even if they are "too righteous and kind"
Gao Jie will also make them feel that he is taking advantage of others.
But it was different when he was transferred to Li Yan. He had a good reputation in the army, had a good image, was good at planning and fighting, and they were convinced. Moreover, Li Yan was a member of the Eight Pillar States and Chang Yu was convinced, so there was a future for him.
It stands to reason that the transfer of generals should be discussed by the imperial court and then handed over to the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office for execution. However, the current military actions of the Ming Dynasty are not so much decided by the imperial court as it is more realistic to say that it is directly decided by Chang Yu.
Because no one in the cabinet or courtiers now dares to point out how to deploy troops and generals and march to fight. It is not qualified to show off a big sword in front of Guan Gong.
Besides, Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War, is one of his own people, the Governor of the Fifth Army, Liu Wenbing, Zhang Qingzhen, etc., besides the big boss in the palace, is his own people!
As for the imperial court's troop transfer order and other procedures, Chang Yu would approve it as soon as he opened his mouth. For Emperor Chongzhen, the big boss behind the scenes, as long as you can kill the family traitors for me, let alone the troop transfer order, it would be like a dream.
I can even give you a few songs.
Therefore, the adjustment of defense is a trivial matter. The problem of food and grass supply is a headache for everyone, especially Chang Yu. Each ministry often has tens of thousands of mouths, and tens of thousands of kilograms of food are consumed in a day. This is really a great pressure for the stretched imperial court. At this time
Don't think about attacking Zuo Liangyu or regaining the city of Xi'an. Just fill your stomach first and don't starve to death.
So Chang Yu turned his attention to Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi, because Xu Hongji was still in Chizhou at this time, otherwise he would have been trembling involuntarily like Zhao and Zhu.
Although Chang Yu still opened his mouth, his eyes said everything, so I'll give you a little more perspective.
Previously, he was forced to eat soft food in Nanjing, forcing these nobles to donate some food to support the supply of Nanjing's 20,000 soldiers and horses marching westward. By now, he had consumed 7788.
In addition to Anqing, during the battle with Bai Wang for the rest of the month, very little food and grass were seized, but a considerable amount of money was made.
"How about we go back and discuss this matter with Duke Xu and then give a reply to the Governor?" Zhu Guobi was particularly afraid of Chang Yu because he had been beaten by him and had been fighting with him during this period. He saw how powerful the little eunuch was.
Because of the fear in my heart, I started to be a bit condescending when talking to Chang Yu. Before, he was called Eunuch Chang, but now he is called Lord Governor, and he doesn't have any noble demeanor at all.
"That's fine, no matter what you discuss, either give me food or money." Chang Yu said casually. Lu Daqi covered his mouth and coughed, obviously choked. Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi looked very embarrassed, but they didn't dare to
After saying no, he asked in a low voice: "Sir, please tell me the number, let's see if we can make it up."
"You should do your best according to your wishes. This matter is not for our family but for the imperial court. We have to bear the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. Your family's great cause is not less than that..."
Chang Yu started to slap the big hat again: "Nanjing is rich and has not suffered from natural disasters or military disasters. The people are self-sufficient, and there are many wealthy gentry in the city. After Lu Shangshu returns, he can host a fund-raising event. If one side is in trouble, there will be support from all sides, no matter how poor it is
No matter how hard it is, we cannot let our soldiers go hungry, otherwise who will protect our country and our country?"
Lu Daqi was particularly fond of this trick. Hearing this, he praised: "When one side is in trouble, support from all sides is coming. What the governor said is good. I will go back and do my best when I go back."
"Then I would like to thank Lu Shangshu." Chang Yu cupped his hand and said, "Mobilizing the people of Nanjing to donate food shows that the army and the people are like a family and work together to build the Chinese dream... Oh no, that Ming dream."
………………………………Thank you Lao Jia for the great reward.