So that night, Chang Yu summoned Li Muxian, Ji Jike, Tu Yuan and others to discuss the matter, and finally concluded that Ma Wannian and his several cousins did not have the ability and strength to break through Chongqing, and they had to evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise it would be very troublesome.
It is inferred that the reason why they cannot capture Chongqing is sufficient. As for why they should withdraw their troops as soon as possible, they have also carefully considered it. Firstly, the delaying task has been completed. Secondly, although Qin Liangyu's food and grass reserves are abundant, the supply is definitely insufficient. After all, Shizhu and Chongqing are separated from each other.
As for the hundreds of miles of mountain roads, unlike later generations where there were direct highways, there is no way to go along the river now. If you don't take the waterway, you can only go around thousands of mountains and rivers. The supply of food and grass supplies is very difficult and strenuous. Maybe ten days and a half can be sustained.
If you live there, the supply will be insufficient over time, which will seriously affect the morale of the army.
And the third and most important one is that reinforcements from the bandits are coming soon.
Why are you so sure that the bandit army will have reinforcements?
Swapping identities, if Chang Yu is Zhang Xianzhong, he will send troops to come for reinforcements no matter how far away he is. He will never allow Chongqing to fall into the hands of the imperial court again. Once it is recaptured, his entrance and exit will be blocked, and that
It will be difficult to capture the natural chasm!
So he will definitely send reinforcements, but he doesn't know who to send, where they will come from, whether by water or by land.
However, no matter where you come from, whether by water or land, even from Chengdu to Chongqing there is a direct road to land. If you go faster, half a month is enough.
Once the rebel reinforcements arrive, if Ma Wannian withdraws his troops in time, he will be caught in a pincer attack. At that time, let alone attacking Chongqing, it is unknown whether he can escape with his life! And Chang Yu doesn't know how to save him even if he wants to.
Where to start! After all, the terrain here is too complicated and steep, there are no ships, and the troops are insufficient.
So he sneaked in all night to send an order to Ma Wannian to evacuate Chongqing quickly. He first stabilized the surrounding prefectures and counties, made three observations before proceeding, and planned the move slowly.
At noon on the second day, Chang Yu and his entourage arrived in Fuzhou. The guard, Lingbaota, under Ma Wannian, came out of the city to welcome Shili to show the Ma family's respect for the imperial court.
Of course, this is due to Chang Yu's special status, and ordinary officials are not worthy of such respect from the Ma family.
After entering the city, the soldiers rested. Chang Yu listened to Lingbao Pagoda's report on the various movements that Ma Wannian had made in the past two months. He also informed that after receiving the report early in the morning, he had sent people to take a shortcut to Chongqing to order the withdrawal of troops. At the same time, he had sent people to Shizhu to inform him.
Meet Qin Liangyu, he has arrived.
The so-called shortcut is the trail that the spies left at night. It is not something that a large army can travel. If you cross mountains and cross rivers, you can reach Chongqing in one day and one night at the fastest. This means that Ma Wannian will receive the news of the withdrawal of troops by this time tomorrow.
I hope he will withdraw his troops immediately after receiving the order, and hope that the rebel reinforcements have not arrived by then.
Chang Yu wanted to rest for half a day before going to Shizhu to see Qin Liangyu, but he was worried about changes in Chongqing, so he had to endure and stay in Fuzhou for a few days. It happened that the soldiers and horses were tired from running around for the past few days, so they took the opportunity to rest.
Of course, while waiting, he didn't just lie down and sleep in the yamen every day. Chang Yu was a restless person. He followed Lingbao Pagoda around the city, and then went out to survey the terrain. He had the strongest brain and took a look.
I have never forgotten that the three-dimensional topographic map around Fuzhou has been deeply imprinted in my mind after traveling to various dangerous places and climbing to great heights.
Just resting and waiting for news from Chongqing, two days passed in the blink of an eye, but unexpectedly, Ma Wannian and Qin Yiming came back. It turned out that after the two learned about the news that the eunuch was in Fuzhou, they decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops.
, and then actually followed the spies and took a shortcut back to see Chang Yu first.
This meeting was incredible. The thunderous eunuch was actually not as good as Weak Guan, and was younger than him! Ma Wannian was dumbfounded. He was only in his early twenties, while his cousin Qin Yiming was a middle-aged man in his forties.
Is this person really that powerful at such a young age? Ma Wannian's heart began to beat, and he suddenly felt that the rumors were too exaggerated and untrustworthy.
Chang Yu was already numb to this kind of scene. Almost everyone who met him for the first time had such an expression and demeanor. He didn't take it seriously. But when he saw Ma Wannian and Qin Yiming showing off the two brothers, he couldn't help but sigh.
A very complicated mood.
Because the two brothers later surrendered, although it was the general trend, he was sure that if Qin Liangyu was alive, he would definitely rather die than surrender!
Chang Yu was no longer the extreme and angry young man he was when he first crossed over. He was very black and white. Anyone who thought of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty should be killed. At that time, the only surrendered general he could forgive was Zu Dashou. Later, he gradually realized that
Many times he couldn't help himself, so he added Wu Sangui. Later, he slowly let go of some people, at least not as extreme as when he first came.
However, the uncle and nephew in front of him are not very important people in history or now. Whether they are surrendered to the Qing Dynasty or not has nothing to do with the overall situation. Although Chang Yu knows that the direction of history has changed, the role and influence of these two people
It should be more important than in history, but it is still not the protagonist. As long as Qin Liangyu is still alive, it will not be their turn to take the lead.
Therefore, at this time, Chang Yu could not talk about his likes or dislikes towards the two of them. He was only concerned about the current situation. After being polite, he went straight to the subject and asked about the situation in Chongqing. The two of them also told the truth.
Two months ago, Qin Liangyu immediately launched a lightning operation after receiving Emperor Chongzhen's secret order and Chang Yu's private message. He ordered Ma Wannian and Qin Yiming as the main forces to send troops to Fengdu along the south bank of the Yangtze River, beating gongs, drums, and flags all the way to Chongqing.
Qin Gongming was sent to lead two thousand soldiers and horses secretly across the Yangtze River to attack Zhongzhou City. The bandit soldiers in Zhongzhou City had originally been ordered to cross the river and build stone pillars to test Qin Liangyu, but they didn't know that people blocked the door of their house and were so scared that they couldn't close the door.
Qin Gongming walked away, heading straight to Changshou County due west. He easily defeated Changshou County, which had only a few hundred thieves garrisoned, and then took a roundabout way to Chongqing to kill.
Then two groups of soldiers crossed the river and landed at the foot of Fotu Pass with Chen Bing from the west.
As mentioned before, Ma Wannian knew in his heart that he would not be able to defeat him. He kept in mind his grandma's words and treated it as a training exercise. These days, he was changing his attack patterns. Of course, he would not be able to capture them for a long time, but he was not in a hurry. It was just for fun.
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Liu Tingju inside was also complacent, hey, we can't attack it! No matter how you change it, I will defeat all your methods in one go. When reinforcements arrive, you will be attacked from both sides and you will be killed.
Ma Wanshan was not interested in breaking the barrier but training troops, which made Qin Yi secretly relieved, because he was already a coward. If Ma Wanshan was determined to die, he would be frightened. This kind of tickling is not gentle.
The weight is just right. Although he does not make any achievements every day, the damage is not serious. However, as an experienced battlefield veteran, he also knows that such days cannot last long.
Firstly, the failure to attack for a long time affected morale. Secondly, it was difficult to supply food and grass. Thirdly, he was afraid that bandit troops would come for reinforcements. For this reason, he was extra careful and set up an informant fifty miles behind. Once he found that there were troops coming, he would immediately
Come report.
Fortunately, Chang Yu's order to withdraw troops came down before the rebel reinforcements were discovered.
As soon as they heard that the chief eunuch of Dongchang was coming, they handed over the withdrawal of troops to their subordinates and hurried to Fuzhou to meet him.