Regarding his son's words, Zuo Liangyu stroked his beard and sighed with a smile: "I really don't know what the current emperor is thinking. This Shu land has been harmed once by the eight kings, but he doesn't have a long memory, and the armaments are still so lax. It's simply not good.
Fortify yourself!”
"That's a sick brain!" After hearing this, Zuo Mengeng immediately took over the topic and laughed, "It's better to let dad be the commander-in-chief of Sichuan. He will definitely be better than them! Now he dares to arrest dad, haha, there is no need for dad.
If you take action, my son will take over the entire Shu territory for his father!"
Just now we were talking about Chongqing, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into the entire Shu region!
After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu became serious and lectured his son: "You can't underestimate the heroes of Sichuan! Otherwise, how could the Eight Kings be driven out? If nothing else, there is a stone pillar Xuanfu near Chongqing.
Si, you must remember to take a detour from that place!"
"Isn't it the White Guard Army?" Of course Zuo Mengeng has heard of it, but he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he said to his father, "Isn't the White Guard Army guarding the Jianlu at Shanhaiguan? This family is empty.
It just so happens that my son will lead the troops and kill them, giving the others in Shu a show of strength!"
Zuo Liangyu listened, thought for a moment, and finally shook his head and said: "Forget it, if we really want to capture Shizhu Xuanfu Division, even if Marquis Zhongzhen is in Shanhaiguan and chases us back to bite us, there is no need!"
"What are you afraid of? If there are children here, that old lady Qin Liangyu dares to come over, I..."
Before Zuo Mengeng finished speaking, he was hit on the back of the head by Zuo Liangyu. He was a little puzzled and turned to look at his father.
Zuo Liangyu shouted with a cold face: "When Marquis Zhongzhen was fighting in the north and south, you were not even there! How about you try me again in front of me?"
Seeing him getting angry, Zuo Mengeng was still afraid and didn't dare to argue anymore. However, his face was still somewhat unconvinced. She was an old woman, so she was still afraid of being stupid?
Zuo Liangyu saw it and was a little helpless, so she taught her a serious lesson: "The bridge she has walked is longer than the road you have walked. You are not qualified to despise the heroes of the world now. What you have to do now is to bypass it."
Shizhu Xuanfu Division, take Chongqing for my father, in this way, you will have real prestige in the army!"
When Zuo Mengeng heard this, he immediately became arrogant and said loudly: "Don't worry, dad, my son taking Chongqing is like picking something out of a bag!"
Judging from the armed city defenses here in Kuizhou Prefecture, Chongqing is probably about the same. This can also be proved by the prisoners' mouths.
Zuo Liangyu himself was getting older and wanted to establish his son's prestige in the army, so he told Zuo Mengeng: "Dad has transferred all the elite soldiers and generals to your command. Now when I go to Chongqing, don't give orders. Listen to them."
It will be done. Remember, don’t delay at all on the way.”
"Dad, don't worry!" Zuo Mengeng felt a little annoyed with his nagging, so he quickly said: "Hurry up and go to Baoning Mansion. Your side is the most important. If we guard the passage to Shu, we will be safe.
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The most important thing about the war in Shu was actually to seize the road to Sichuan.
Now that Kuizhou Mansion guarding eastern Sichuan has been captured by Zuo Liangyu, and his capable general Li Guoying is stationed there, it can be said that nothing goes wrong.
The remaining roads into Sichuan are mainly in northern Sichuan, that is, there are several roads from Qin to Shu. One of them is in Kuizhou Prefecture, and the other two are in Baoning Prefecture. The most famous road is between Jiange.
location.
Of course, if you insist on saying it, there is another one, that is the path Deng Ai took to destroy Shu, but it was further west.
Therefore, the most important thing in Zuo Liangyu's plan was to march westward to Baoning Prefecture and seize several roads into Sichuan first. He did not trust others to leave this matter to others, so he led the troops himself.
As for attacking Chongqing, it is actually not important in Zuo Liangyu's mind. As long as he captures a few passages into Shu, Shu will be his sooner or later.
The reason why he sent his son as the leader to attack Chongqing Prefecture was that it would be best if he could capture it. This would establish his son's prestige in the army and help his son take over his position in the future.
Even if we can't defeat them, it's okay. Creating such a big noise can attract the attention of the wine bag and rice bag in central Sichuan, and concentrate all the troops in Chongqing, which will be more conducive to him seizing the access to Shu from Baoning Prefecture.
Based on this plan, he no longer went to Chongqing with his son, but sent his son off.
So, Zuo Liangyu and his son Zuo Mengeng separated, and the two groups set out for their destination in a mighty way.
As far as Zuo Menggeng is concerned, as Zuo Liangyu said, most of them were veterans among the thirty thousand soldiers who led the army into Sichuan by Zuo Liangyu. Moreover, the person who really led the army in the war was actually Zuo Liangyu's deputy Ma Shixiu.
If not, what if the only son is defeated and killed by accident?
After all, there is a saying that knows a son better than his father. Zuo Liangyu more or less knows what his son is capable of.
It is enough to have elite soldiers and generals to protect it and gain a reputation for conquering Chongqing!
I have to say that Zuo Liangyu's arrangement is really of a certain standard.
Zuo Menggeng led the army to march along the Yangtze River towards Chongqing. It could be said that they were advancing by land and water simultaneously, with great momentum.
Of course, the main reason for this huge momentum is actually the army. Because Zuo Liangyu’s men don’t have many warships at all, most of them are fishing boats captured along the Yangtze River. The only warship in the army is also the Kuizhou Guard.
Army warship.
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In the Chongqing Magistrate's Yamen, Magistrate Wang Xingjian sat high in his seat, with civil and military classes standing on both sides, all listening to the news brought back by Ye Bu.
"Explore again!" After Wang Xingjian ordered Ye to leave, he looked at his civil and military officials and asked, "How do you think this battle should be fought?"
It is generally accepted that Zuo Liangyu was a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty. When they heard that he led troops to capture Kuizhou, Chongqing was so frightened that they immediately called for reinforcements, saying how cruel Zuo Liangyu's troops were.
But at this time, after listening to Ye Bushou's report, it seemed that this was not the case.
No, Zhao Guangyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Qiang Han Dynasty, laughed immediately, went out and said to Wang Xingjian: "Don't worry, Sir. General Guan Zuo Liangyu's command, a mere naval force, actually wants to attack our Shu territory. It's simply a wishful thinking!"
There will be a plan that can wipe out Zuo Liangyu's entire army!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xingjian couldn't help but be overjoyed and quickly asked for advice.
Just listen to Zhao Guangyuan's answer to Wang Xingjian: "Zuo Liangyu's department lacks naval forces, and most of its main force marches to Chongqing by land. This will not only take time and effort, but also consume a lot of food and grass. Just lure the enemy deep and wait for them
When a long march comes and there is no food and fodder, if the last general leads his troops and advances by land and water, he can be killed and his whole army is wiped out!"
After he finished speaking, before Wang Xingjian could respond, the official on the side quickly said: "This is inappropriate. If we lure the enemy deeper, how will the states and counties along the route respond?"
When Zhao Guangyuan heard this, he said nonchalantly: "After all, Zuo Liangyu's army is one of the most powerful troops in the Ming Dynasty. I have reported to the Prime Minister before that the enemy is so powerful that it is reasonable to lose several states and counties. As long as in the end
If we can defeat Zuo Liangyu's entire army, even if we lose a few more states and counties, some of them will only be rewards!"
After Wang Xingjian heard this, he rolled his eyes and said to Zhao Guangyuan: "The counties below are also under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, so it is inappropriate to lose cities and land! However, you are the commander-in-chief, and you are more familiar with this military matter after all.
You and the local government will handle other matters as appropriate. In short, I have no other requirements. Since Zuo Liangyu comes to attack, you must defeat or even eliminate him!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhao Guangyuan to say anything else, he stood up and said, "That's it, let's leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person disappeared into the lobby and turned into the back hall!
Civil servants are all very slippery, and they can't find fault with what they say. They want to be a bitch, but they also want to set up memorials. Bah!
How could Zhao Guangyuan not know what Wang Xingjian meant? With this thought in his mind, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, but he had no choice but to go back and deploy countermeasures.
For him, Chongqing cannot be lost. As long as Zuo Liangyu's troops can be defeated, everything will be easy.
In other words, he will execute his plan and the prefect will not care about it.
Therefore, Zhao Guangyuan followed the strategy that he believed could defeat Zuo Liangyu's troops, which was to show the enemy's weakness, lure the enemy deeper, and then annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop when they were tired.
Therefore, he immediately reduced his troops and hoarded heavy troops at Qingtongxia, the last line of defense in Chongqing; as for the rest, he just released some old, weak and remnant troops.
Just like this, Zuo Menggeng's troops started from Kuizhou Prefecture, attacked along the Yangtze River, and went down to Wanxian, Zhongzhou, and Fuzhou. Along the way, they were really unstoppable, rushing towards Qingtong Gorge, the last road in Chongqing.
Go through the door.
It was also Zuo Liangyu who repeatedly explained that when passing by Shizhu, Zuo Liangyu's troops did not dare to expand towards Shizhu in order to supply military supplies. On Shizhu Chieftain's side, only Ma Xianglin's son was there, and all the main forces of the army were outside.
, and there is no way to take the initiative to provoke Zuo Liangyu’s subordinates, so it’s a matter of course!
I don’t know if Zhao Guangyuan really guessed that Zuo Menggeng’s troops, of course, because they all had “Left” banners, in Zhao Guangyuan’s opinion, it was Zuo Liangyu’s troops, when they were getting closer and closer to Qingtong Gorge,
The speed of this rebel army is getting slower and slower.
No investigation reports were collected at night, and most of them said that the rebel soldiers were exhausted and many were old and weak.
Zhao Guangyuan was very excited about this, feeling that it was time for him to become famous, and he became famous by stepping on Zuo Liangyu's corpse!
Therefore, he suppressed his excitement and waited for the rebels to arrive at Qingtongxia. He would finally use up a wave of energy and launch a massive counterattack. This way, he could decide in one battle and defeat Zuo Liangyu's troops. And because of the weapons in his hands, he suppressed his excitement.
There are so many warships that even if Zuo Liangyu wants to escape in eastern Sichuan, it will definitely not be that easy.
If Zuo Liangyu can be captured alive, it will be an opportunity for him to show his face to the capital. Maybe the emperor will be generous and reward him with a title!
While he was thinking this, the rebels finally arrived at Qingtongxia.