Three days later, Wang Yuncheng and Ma Jinzhong each sent more than 10,000 troops from Wuchang and Hanyang. The total of 30,000 troops was said to be a hundred thousand troops. They divided the waterway into two groups and sent troops straight to the direction of Jingzhou.
On the same day, Zuo Menggeng led his troops to leave the city and go along the river to De'an.
Soon, the news that Wuchang sent more than 100,000 troops to Sichuan to conquer Zhang Xianzhong spread across the mountains and ridges like wings.
Chang Yu also left, taking two battalions and one guard along the river without crossing the river to the other side. As for where he was going and what he was going to do, Wang Yuncheng and Ma Jinzhong could not guess and did not dare to ask. The duty of the chief eunuch was to supervise the army.
Once things are done, it will depend on their execution ability. Both of them know this very well. As for where he went, don't ask or follow him. If he has an accident, he won't be able to clean it up even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
Unless you really want to do something to him.
Mianyang (today's Xiantao) was originally a prefecture under the direct control of the Huguang Administration. After the first year of Tianqi, it was reduced to a scattered prefecture without collar county. After Li Zicheng captured Jingzhou a few years ago, this became the boundary between his and Zuo Liangyu's territory.
At that time, Zuo Liangyu had his own calculations and did not intend to conflict with Li Zicheng, so he did not station troops in Mianyang. Li Zicheng also had a tacit understanding, so that Mianyang became one of the three nearby prefectures and counties, and Li Chuang did not care.
Zuo Liangyu doesn't care, and the court has nothing to do with it.
Until last year, Chang Yu put pressure on Zuo Liangyu to express his position. Lao Zuo couldn't bear it anymore and had to make a show of it. He sent Wang Ma and Wang Ma to attack Jingzhou. In fact, they just stationed troops in the surrounding areas. Xiantao finally stationed troops, but only for two.
More than a thousand.
That is to say, after this action, Zuo Liangyu pushed the boundary of power with Li Chuang more than a hundred miles westward, clearly to the territory of Qianjiang County, and Mianyang was included in his territory of power.
The north of Mianyang City is close to the Han River. There are dense forests and fertile water and grass on the river bank, which is a good place for herding horses. At this time, a troop of soldiers and horses was stationed here.
To be precise, there are three troops, three battalions of wolves, leopards and bears under the Dongchang Guards.
The trip from Hanyang to Mianyang was more than two hundred miles, and the three camps walked leisurely for three days. The weather was beautiful during these three days, with cloudy days, sunny days and light rainy days. Fortunately, there was no heavy rain for them.
But even so, marching and camping in the summer and rainy season inevitably involves all kinds of hardships. The third camp camped by the river to rest and herd horses, which quickly attracted the attention of the guards in the city. They sent people to explore the three waves and then went back.
Hao Yaoqi looked at Mianyang City and said that he was going to the city to catch the autumn wind and get some food and grass, but Jia Waixiong saw through his mind. He wanted to go to the city to get wine. The nickname of the wine jar was not for nothing. Even if he had one meal a day
He felt itchy even if he didn't drink. When he was working with Li Chuang, he often got into trouble due to drinking. However, after he surrendered, Chang Yu allowed him an exception, and the prohibition on alcohol did not cover him.
You can drink regardless of wartime or leisure time. The only requirement is to drink less during wartime, and if you get into trouble due to drinking, you will be severely punished!
Everyone knows that the harsh punishments spoken by the eunuch are not as simple as a few beatings, dismissal, and salary fines. They can lose their heads in minutes!
Hao Yaoqi knew this, so he tried his best to drink as much as possible when performing military duties.
But alcohol is an addictive thing, and people who are addicted to it really can’t help themselves.
He also brought some wine with him when he came from Hanyang, but he finished it on the road in just three days. Now he set up camp to rest. When the wine bug started, he couldn't sit still, but he couldn't say it directly, so he said he wanted to go to the city.
Asking for some food and grass, although Ma Jinzhong prepared enough food for more than half a month, but who thinks there is too much food and grass these days, right?
It's just that his proposal was rejected by Jia Waixiong and Laojiu. We are not ordinary soldiers. In addition to being the emperor's personal guards, we are also the face of Dongchang, so we must pay attention to the impact.
Moreover, since the people in the city know about it, they will soon send some to them on their own initiative. It will cost a lot to stick to the door oneself, and it is not the last resort when they run out of ammunition and food.
Seeing them like this, Hao Yaoqi stopped shouting to enter the city. He held the grass in his mouth and thought that the people in the city had better have some sense to get him some wine.
As Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu expected, the guards in the city heard that they were soldiers and horses from the Dongchang Guards, and quickly brought their confidants to say hello. They also needed some food and supplies, and the most gratifying thing was that they were killed.
Two pigs and ten sheep can be said to be full of sincerity.
Everyone in the three camps was overjoyed, but Hao Yaoqi was unhappy.
No wine was brought.
People heard that the Dongchang Guards had strict discipline and strictly prohibited drinking during wartime, and those who violated orders would be severely punished.
Since this is the case, isn't it harmful to give people wine? We need to be discerning.
Then just be patient, it's good to have meat after all.
The guard was Ma Jinzhong's subordinate. He was good at using polite words and clichés, and he had a thorough understanding of the surrounding situation. He and Jia Waixiong and others were eating meat and drinking soup while chatting.
From what he said, Jia Waixiong learned that if you go west for more than a hundred miles, you will reach the boundary of Qianjiang. There is the Dongjing River more than ten miles west of Qianjiang County. This river is also the dividing line with Li Chuang's territory. To the west of the river is Jingzhou.
area.
Moreover, the other side has set up patrols on the river bank and will block officers and soldiers from crossing the river once they find it. Even though the special zone of "one country, two systems" has surrendered, it cannot enter their territory as desired.
After listening to what the guard said for a long time, Jia Waixiong and the three of them looked at each other, smiled, and bit into the leg of mutton: "Let's see who dares to stop me."
The guard was shocked: "If you want to enter Li Chuang's territory, wouldn't it cause chaos..."
"Whatever Li Chuang's territory is, it belongs to the Zhu family." Laojiu snorted, and the guard swallowed and said nothing.
The next morning it was cloudy.
The third camp broke out and headed straight to Qianjiang County due west.
"When we reach Qianjiang and cross the river, should we go our separate ways or go together?" Lao Jiu looked eager to try: "I want to walk from the bottom of Jingzhou City by the city wall!"
Jia Waixiong thought for a while: "It's okay to cause trouble, but don't stir up trouble. Let's go together just to be safe." Hao Yaoqi agreed: "Let's go together."
Lao Jiu disagreed: "I don't believe they really dare to do anything to us."
"If you're not afraid of the bright, you're afraid of the dark. If you don't protect yourself, someone will do something secretly and put the blame on others, muddying the water." Hao Yaoqi sneered and shook his head: "I've been there for too long, and I know better than anyone else how uneven people's hearts are.
, how deep is the water?"
"Hey, when did you become so sober?" Lao Jiu joked: "Don't be scared, they are the ones here to do it, so what can they do to me?"
Hao Yaoqi shook his head: "I'm not a coward. It's not the best idea to go deep alone. I'm not afraid of not being able to defeat you, but I'm afraid of capsizing in the ditch. Besides, there are a lot of people over there who want to kill me."
"The wine jar is right." Jia Waixiong nodded: "Although we are not afraid, we are going deep alone after all. During this period, the Xianthief and Jingzhou have been flirting with each other for a long time, so we have to be on guard. Although there is a large army behind us, it is far away, so we should be more cautious."
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"Wouldn't being too cautious make us lose our momentum?" Lao Jiu said with a sigh, "You and the wine can go together, and I'll be alone. We don't need to be too far apart, so if anything happens, how about someone taking care of you?"
Jia Waixiong knew Lao Jiu's personality very well. He was aggressive, ruthless and liked to do things that no one could dissuade except Chang Yu. He said, "It's safe. We've seen the river. You and the wine can go together. I'll wander south for a while and then
Let's go along the river and meet up at Jingzhou City." (Note: Jingzhou was also known as Jiangling in the Ming Dynasty. The current Jiangling County was reorganized into a new county in 1998 and was also part of the Jingzhou area in the Ming Dynasty)
Lao Jiu's intention was to go for a walk around the city of Jingzhou. It didn't matter whether he went alone or with someone to accompany him, so he immediately responded: "Be careful yourself, don't capsize in the ditch."
Jia Waixiong laughed loudly: "If I want to escape, I will have to escape in a big river. The gutter is too small to drown me."