"What!? The trespassers have left Runing Mansion from Queshan County? Fu Zonglong's corpse is in plain sight!"
When Zuo Liangyu obtained from Ma Jinzhong that the Allied Forces of Cao Cao went south at night, left Runing Prefecture via Que Mountain, flew past Biyang from Dahu Mountain, and suddenly appeared on the flank of Xinyang, his mood was absolutely shattered.
Thinking about it, when Yang Sichang was still there, the most respected governor and assistant ministers could not move Zuo Liangyu. This time Zuo Liangyu took the initiative to send troops to Henan to fight in a different place to help Fu Zonglong intercept the bandits. It was really embarrassing.
It's enough for his face.
But Governor Fu actually repaid him like this!
"The corpse is a vegetarian! Fu Kuocang wants to use the hands of rogue bandits to cut off the arm that supports the suppression of the town. He has ulterior motives. No matter how tyrannical Yang Wenruo is, he is countless times better than Fu Kuocang, who is a corpse and has ulterior motives!"
Zuo Liangyu became angry when he took the case, and he even regretted in his heart that maybe he should not have conflicted with Yang Sichang like that, so now the court can only use people like Fu Zonglong who have no talent or prestige to lead the suppression.
Ma Jinzhong, Jin Shenghuan and other Zuozhen generals have not seen Zuo Liangyu look so angry for a long time. Although this general of thieves has extremely poor military discipline, he treats ordinary people and even gentry and wealthy households with a knife.
General Zuo treated his subordinates really well. He was always kind and cheerful. Not only did he often reward beauties with gold and silver, but he also often shared the military exploits he borrowed from his fellow villagers by slaughtering villages and sharing them with everyone.
Zuo Liangyu was so angry that he was so angry.
"It is rumored that the rogues have passed Biyang County and are galloping southward at night under the stars. I wonder where the bandits are? Biyang serves as Xinyang's wing. Once the rogues have passed Biyang, they can flank Xinyang at any time. General, the situation of our army is at a critical stage.
I'm in danger of losing my eggs."
Dong Yuan, Zuozhen's staff, analyzed the specific situation at this time. They did not estimate the real purpose of Cao Cao's coalition forces going south, but were more worried about Zuozhen's unfavorable situation after the Xinyang flank was lost.
The reason why Zuo Liangyu was so angry was because he felt that he had been betrayed by Fu Zonglong, so he quietly threw Zuo Zhen's flank to the Chuang Cao coalition, so that if he was not careful, his troops would be flanked or even outflanked.
The danger of annihilation.
Jin Shenghuan was more objective. After looking at the map of Henan, he raised his hands and said to Zuo Liangyu: "General, Xinyang is covered by the Huaihe River. Even if the rogues bypass Biyang, they still have to cross the Huaihe River before they can attack Xinyang. Our army
As long as we continue to block a few crossings of the Huaihe River, the bandits will definitely not be able to attack me lightly."
He then pointed to the direction of Yancheng on the map and said: "No matter how slow Fu Zitai moves, he should be chasing the rogue bandits with his soldiers and horses. The rogue bandits have countless days of food. Once the Huaihe River is blocked, they will immediately attack Xinyang City.
With no way to retreat, Qin and Chu soldiers and horses attacked from both sides again, causing the situation to collapse."
Jin Shenghuan's suggestion was quite pertinent. He saw the favorable defensive situation in Xinyang, and also analyzed the unfavorable factors for the Chuang Cao coalition to attack. It can be said that if the real campaign goal of the Chuang Cao coalition is to attack Zuozhen, which is stationed in Xinyang, then
The result is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out as Jin Shenghuan said.
It's a pity that neither Dong Yuan nor Jin Shenghuan guessed that the target of Cao Cao's coalition was not in Xinyang, but in Chengtian Mansion.
But after listening to Jin Shenghuan's words, Zuo Liangyu's face was still very ugly. Among the towns in the aid and suppression campaign, Zuo Liangyu was definitely the strongest person. Even He Renlong couldn't compare with him, but he also knew that he was domineering.
His style had long aroused the hatred of Emperor Chongzhen and local governors.
The reason why Chongzhen did not punish him was simply because Zuozhen's soldiers and horses were strong, and the emperor was afraid of using rat weapons.
Once Zuozhen's soldiers and horses suffer too many losses in the process of suppressing thieves, who knows whether the attitude of the emperor and governors will change!
Jin Shenghuan's opinion was tactically correct, but it was really not in line with Zuo Liangyu's desire to preserve his strength.
On the contrary, Ma Jinzhong, a surrendered general who made a magnificent turn from the peasant army, caught Zuo Liangyu's inner thoughts. Seeing Zuo Liangyu's hesitant expression, he immediately guessed the reason for General Zuo's concerns.
It has to be said that Ma Jinzhong was able to be demoted from a general to gradually become Zuo Liangyu's number one confidant. His artistic level of observation played a huge role. This super skill will also allow Ma Jinzhong to win countless battles in the Southern Ming Dynasty in later generations.
They stood against each other for the first time, and finally reached the pinnacle of their lives as kings.
"Hu Chen (Jin Shenghuan's pseudonym Hu Chen) said this wrong. The relationship between Taiwan Controller and the general has never been good. This time before we from Zuozhen entered Henan to aid in the suppression campaign, we also had a lot of arguments with Governor Fu over money and food.
, If Taiwan is therefore unable to move and watch the fire from across the bank, and we are in Xinyang to fight against the bandits, wouldn’t that be a big misfortune? "
After Ma Jinzhong refuted Jin Shenghuan, he said to Zuo Liangyu: "Not far to the south of Xinyang is the Yiyang Three Pass, which is the most dangerous in the world. The Yiyang Three Pass can also be regarded as within the territory of Xinyang. We retreat to the Three Pass. Fu Zonglong has absolutely nothing to say.
It can be said that it is much safer there than Xinyang now."
Ma Jinzhong made this suggestion for two reasons: on the one hand, he understood Zuo Liangyu's thoughts correctly and knew that Zuo Liangyu did not want to fight head-on with the bandits and lose too many troops; on the other hand, Ma Jinzhong was indeed more powerful than Zuo Liangyu.
In war, he was better at "turning in". Before he surrendered to Zuo Liangyu, he "turned" crazily in Henan. Not to mention that in later history, during the Battle of Hengyang in Li Dingguo, he "turned" too fast.
This led to the joke that Nikan thought he was fighting Ma Jinzhong when he died in battle, and unintentionally created favorable conditions for Li Dingguo's surprise attack.
Since Ma Jinzhong loved the habit of "turning in", he was certainly opposed to fighting head-on in Xinyang this time. But now that the Allied Forces Breaking into Cao had just arrived near Biyang, and before the entire army had reached Xinyang's flank, it was Zuo Zhen who quickly adjusted the situation, "
What a perfect time to "transfer" to the Three Passes of Yiyang!
As expected, Ma Jinzhong was indeed a loyal minister and good general who firmly supported Zuo Liangyu during the Xuzhou Mutiny. He really understood Zuo Liangyu's psychology very well. After Zuo Liangyu heard this suggestion, he immediately made a decision, not waiting for the allied forces to attack Cao Cao.
Come to your door and leave now!
Not only must we leave now, but we must also withdraw all the troops and horses stationed at Maojiaji, Minggang and other places in the north of Xinyang.
If you want to turn in, the entire army must turn in together, and all of Zuozhen will flee!
Fu Zonglong, who had just reacted at this time, left Xiangcheng and Yancheng to be defended by Gao Mingheng, the governor of Henan. He and Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, pursued along the way with an army of nearly 40,000 people. When he reached Xianghe Pass, he was already
After learning that the rebels had passed Biyang, they knew that if they continued to pursue them like this, they would be led by others, so they quickly urged Zuo Liangyu to intercept in the area of Biyang. Unexpectedly, Zuo Zhen not only failed to intercept, but instead ran away from Xinyang.