Chapter 212 Blocking Zhang Xianzhong's Last Eye by the Way (7,000-character chapter)
After solving the problem of shirk of responsibility for the current situation in Sichuan, Zhu Shuren and Fang Kongzhen could fully use their hands and feet to paint again on a piece of blank paper that was waiting to be used to paint a picture of the country of the Ming Dynasty.
Tomorrow, when the sun and the moon reopen, is not a warm and affectionate treat for dinner. Even if you treat guests for dinner, you must clean the house before treating guests! Zhu Shuren will not bear any of the old bad debts and bad things left over from history.
In addition, to be honest, Zhang Xianzhong's entry into Sichuan can be regarded as a vent to the conflicts that have accumulated in Sichuan for hundreds of years. At least the problem of wealth differentiation around the Chengdu Plain disappeared overnight - the vassal kings and the powerful
,Officials and landowners were all massacred, so where could the division between rich and poor come from?
Although all of this was not the result of Zhu Shuren's connivance, and he had tried his best to pursue it as quickly as possible, no matter what, these tragedies eventually happened objectively.
After Zhang Xianzhong is killed, order is restored, and social conflicts are vented, it will be possible to ensure that there will be at least another hundred years of peace in the future. From this perspective, the final beneficiary of all this is Zhu Shuren and his group.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, after Fang Kongzhen, Zhang Huangyan and others rested in Chongqing for two or three days, allowing the lightly wounded soldiers from the previous siege of Chongqing to recover from their flesh wounds, the troops resumed their march westward, dividing the troops into two groups.
Flow up.
As for the exhausted troops and seriously injured personnel, of course they were left to garrison in Chongqing, and the various units were rotated according to their losses.
Zhu Shuren is still the governor of Huguang, and the authorization he received before was only to reach Chongqing, to gain a heavy enough foothold for Fang Kongzhen and Zhang Huangyan in eastern Sichuan. The follow-up work to do their best will theoretically require Sichuan
The governor and Sichuan soldiers prepared the road on their own.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Who made Chongzhen really feel that Zhu Shuren's loyalty was inferior to that of Sun Chuanting, who was absolutely loyal and die-hard, and was slightly suspicious.
In order to guard against the possibility of separatist rule due to the large officials in the border areas, we can only play this little imperial trick.
On the day of the second expedition, Zhu Shuren went out of the city in person to see him off and followed the large army for a whole day. In the evening, he quickly returned to the city and was sent to Jiangjin County, seventy miles away.
When parting, Zhang Huangyan also advised him to go back early: "Don't worry, with General Liu and General Qin following me and Fang Futai respectively, we will definitely succeed immediately. There are still many things to do in Chongqing.
, there is no use in giving it away anymore.”
Zhu Shuren nodded: "Be careful along the way. Even if you and General Liu need to go through a more roundabout route, I am still relatively more worried about the route between Fang Futai and Qin Zongzhen.
After all, if you go to the Minjiang River, there are relatively large naval warships available. Even if Zhang Xianzhong takes the initiative to engage in mobile warfare, there is nothing he can do to you. If you fail, you can still retreat along the river.
The soldiers and horses along the road between Fang Futai and Qin Zongzhen can hardly rely on the navy. If Zhang Xianzhong knows that our various departments are attacking together and outflanking him, so he dares to stay away from Chengdu and fight with the official army in the field, seeking to defeat them one by one, then
Fang Futai and Qin Zongzhen may not be able to defeat Zhang Xianzhong.
Of course, if Zhang Xianzhong really did this, I guess he would be able to jump over the wall in a hurry and drag him back before he died. It would be difficult to return to defend Chengdu, and it might be too late. If you and General Liu cut off their return,
, it is also possible to avenge Fangfutai Qin Town in the subsequent field battle——
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But I still don’t want this situation to happen. What I want is to protect the entire division of our army. If any of the two groups of troops cannot be severely damaged, kill Zhang Xianzhong! Therefore, contact each other in time and help each other."
Zhang Huangyan clapped his chest and expressed that he must be careful. During the subsequent offensive, he would send fast horse messengers to communicate with Fang Kongzheng and Qin Liangyu every one or two days, so that no loopholes would be left.
The strategic exchange between him and Zhu Shuren may be confusing to ordinary people, but this is mainly because they do not understand the tactical background, nor do they understand the whole story of their closed-door military discussions in Chongqing City a few days ago.
According to the conclusion of the military discussion before the war, the troops dispatched this time were divided into two groups. In the initial stage, they were combined into one. They all moved together from Chongqing to Luzhou and moved up the Yangtze River.
Luzhou is still under the control of Zhang Xianzhong, but according to the latest intelligence, Zhang Xianzhong did not leave many troops for defense - Zhang Xianzhong clearly knew before that his most important task was to concentrate on capturing Chengdu. If he hadn't been greedy for too much at the beginning.
He also wanted to block the official and military reinforcements outside the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. He didn't even want to leave so many troops at Bai Wenxuan's place.
Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong would not stay in a place like Luzhou that could be bypassed. If he did, he would be defeated one by one, which would only lead to a loss of combat effectiveness.
When Zhu Shuren was making the plan, although Luzhou was still an enemy, both he and Zhang Huangyan had already acquiesced that the place belonged to the army and could be easily obtained.
After arriving in Luzhou, the army will begin to divide its troops according to the plan.
Fang Kongzheng, Qin Liangyu, and Fang Guoan will transfer from Luzhou to Luoshui River, go upstream through Neijiang, Ziyang, and Jianzhou, and finally attack Chengdu.
(Note: Jianzhou is today's Jianyang County, Chengdu. Now Chengdu's new airport has been built in Jianyang, so that place is not far from ancient Chengdu.)
Because the Luoshui River is relatively narrow and has many shoals, large warships cannot be used along this road. The reason why we have to march along the river is mainly to facilitate the transportation of food, and the combat troops mainly advance on foot.
On the other side, Zhang Huangyan, Liu Guoneng, including the newly recruited Yuan Shizhong under Liu Guoneng, and the direct cavalry troops sent by Zhu Shuren, after arriving in Luzhou, continued up the Yangtze River until near Yibin.
They turned from the Yangtze River to the Minjiang River, and then passed through Qianwei, Leshan, Meishan, and all the way to Dujiangyan in Qingcheng Mountain, copying Zhang Xianzhong's retreat. Their purpose was to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from continuing to escape after he could no longer hold Chengdu.
Because the water in the Minjiang River is much richer than that in the Luoshui River, large warships can sail along this route, and the safety of the troops is more guaranteed. Even if Zhang Xianzhong wanted to attack after discovering the people on this route, and directly relied on the navy to retreat, Zhang Xianzhong would be helpless.
Just be careful not to be swept away by the undercurrent whirlpool near the Leshan Giant Buddha, at the confluence of the Dadu River and the Minjiang River. But in fact, since the Tang Dynasty built water conservancy near the Leshan Giant Buddha, the water conditions at the confluence of the Dadu River and the Minjiang River are far worse.
It was so dangerous before the Tang Dynasty, but with the Shen family's navigation skills, it was just a piece of cake.
The simplest shorthand method is that the two groups of people turned north all the way to Luzhou Laojiao, continued straight on the other way, and then turned north when they reached Wuliangye.
As an aside, since ancient times, when attacking Bashu from the land of Jingchu, they have basically divided their troops in this way after entering Sichuan. During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei was blocked near Luocheng. After Pang Tong was shot and killed by Liu Zhangjun, Liu Bei had to stand on the front line of Luocheng and wait for reinforcements.
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Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun took the southern route of the Minjiang Waterway to outflank Sichuan, while Zhang Fei's land troops took the northern route, and finally met at Luocheng, the gateway to Chengdu.
Therefore, Zhu Shuren, Zhang Huangyan, and Fang Kongzhen did not have any creativity in choosing the route. They just copied the most mature and reliable solution from the ancients.
Qin Liangyu, Fang Guoan followed the path of Zhang Fei, Liu Guoneng, Zhu Wenzhen, and Yuan Shizhong followed the path of Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
The routes taken by Qin Liangyu and Fang Guoan require a certain amount of security to prevent them from being defeated one by one. However, the route taken by Liu Guoneng and Zhu Wenzhen is as safe as Mount Tai, which can absolutely guarantee the freedom of advance and retreat.
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With a strict combat plan and the troops strictly executing it, Zhu Shuren naturally does not need to worry directly about the subsequent war.
In the next few days, until the Lantern Festival, he returned to Chongqing to appease the people and restore order and production.
Although the Sichuan area was partially massacred, the eastern Sichuan area at least restored government rule in the first month of the year. There is still half a month to catch your breath, so the spring plowing should not be delayed.
It's just that too many bureaucrats, landlords and wealthy households were killed, and a lot of land became ownerless. Therefore, the work of the newly arrived officials to re-confirm land rights will be a bit more arduous. They must go to every county to inform everyone whether they have been exterminated.
The whole family of landowners came back to claim their land.
As long as there is an heir, Zhu Shuren will not look too ugly and just distribute the land to the poor peasants - most of the rich people have been killed by Zhang Xianzhong, and the richest ones are killed first, so even if there are some who survive
, mostly just a little bit of money.
At this time, it is more important to resume production and restore social order as soon as possible. Therefore, the distribution of land to landlords who still have heirs can calm people's hearts as soon as possible, so that everyone can produce with peace of mind.
Bureaucratic comprador capital can be confiscated directly, but national capital should be "redeemed" slowly. Anyone who understands the principles of controlling people's hearts.
In addition, taking advantage of more than half a month before spring plowing, Zhu Shuren also needs to organize the transportation capacity from Huguang in the rear and try to transport as many potatoes as possible for promotion in Sichuan, at least in eastern Sichuan or Badi.
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Western Sichuan and the Chengdu Plain are out of business this year. Even if Zhang Xianzhong is eliminated, it will definitely be after spring plowing is over. Agricultural production in the Chengdu Plain can only follow the old traditional production model.
Fortunately, the Shu region is inherently hot and humid, with a southern climate. Originally, double-cropping rice was grown. It was also impossible to grow winter wheat in winter and switch to corn after harvesting wheat.
Therefore, there is no need to promote corn to Sichuan for the time being. The only new staple crop that Zhu Shuren needs to worry about is potatoes.
Unless we take over the Hanzhong Basin in the future, the climate in Hanzhong is somewhat close to that of Guanzhong and there is a certain wheat growing area. In the future, we can promote the planting of winter wheat in winter and corn in early summer after harvest.
Zhu Shuren originally felt a little regretful that he did not have time to promote potatoes throughout Sichuan during his sixteenth year in Chongzhen. However, after a few days of on-the-spot investigation and in-depth investigation with some surviving local grassroots officials in Sichuan, Zhu Shuren decided to
Relieved——
Among the agricultural areas in Sichuan, mountainous agriculture is mainly distributed in eastern Sichuan, or Badi, which is around Chongqing. Chengdu in the west is surrounded by plains, which are flat and low-lying paddy fields. It would be a bit wasteful to grow potatoes.
The greater value of potatoes lies in making full use of the scrap land in the rough areas. Therefore, three or four prefectures around Chongqing, including Chongqing, Kuizhou, Tongchuan, Shunqing, plus a small part of Luzhou Prefecture, can
It is already very good to make full use of the suitable soil for planting potatoes.
Zhu Shuren stayed around Chongqing, settled people into households, confirmed land rights, organized production, and did nothing else. This alone took a few months - don't be too slow. People who have done grassroots civil affairs work can do it.
Knowing that there are so many threads here, none of them is easy. Being able to sort out one thing in a month is considered very fast.
On the other hand, during this period, there was really nothing for him to worry about in terms of frontline military affairs, and everything was still progressing step by step.
The actual marching distance from Chongqing to Chengdu is about 900 miles, including the Luoshui road. If it is the Minjiang road, it will only be slower because it has to take a long detour.
According to searching and advancing in enemy-occupied areas, advancing while occupying, it is impossible to achieve a speed of fifty miles per day. We also have to consider that some prefectures and counties have Zhang Xianzhong's small remaining troops to deal with. Even if the battle is not suspense, every battle
It can take a few days.
The army set out on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and arrived at Luzhou Prefecture five days later. They fought there for three or four days with Zhang Xianzhong's small force, and it was already the 21st when they captured the city. Most of the time spent waiting was spent waiting.
And assemble siege equipment, build necessary siege fortifications and camps.
After taking Luzhou, the two groups had to make some preparations before actually dividing their forces. It was already the 24th when they set off again.
Anyway, Chengdu has already been ravaged by Zhang Xianzhong, so there is no need to rush for time at this time. The most important thing is to act steadily and steadily.
Fang Kongzheng and Qin Liangyu, Fang Guoan, arrived in Neijiang on the 28th. After another small battle, they continued northward on the first day of February and arrived in Ziyang on the fifth day of the lunar month.
Later, because they were getting closer and closer to Zhang Xianzhong's core main force station, they had to be more cautious, advance slower, and send their elite cavalry scouts farther out to detect the enemy's reaction, while waiting for Zhang Huangyan's side.
Zhang Huangyan arrived in Yibin at the end of the first month, and it was a small battle. It took several days, and he took a short rest before heading north again on the sixth day of February. Four days later, he successfully passed through Qianwei without losing any blood, and arrived in Leshan on the tenth day of the month.
It was also in Leshan that Zhang Huangyan and Liu Guoneng encountered the organized resistance of Zhang Xianzhong's army for the first time. They defended against danger. It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong's adopted descendant Sun Kewang himself came to Leshan with tens of thousands of rogue troops, relying on the Minjiang River.
and the natural dangers of the Dadu River, trying to cut off this pivotal node that the government and navy's waterway army would rely on in the future.
When he learned about this situation, Zhang Huangyan was a little surprised, because it was completely inconsistent with the expectations before the war. At the military meeting before the war, the two sides repeatedly deduced and discussed that Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to fight with the army in the field now. If the army forced him over,
, there is a high probability that the siege will be carried out in Chengdu in the end.
Even if Zhang Xianzhong wants to fight in the field, he should have a decisive battle with Qin Liangyufang's National Security Department in a shallow and narrow place in the plain, and try to defeat them all first. How could he go to Zhang Huangyan who is marching along the Minjiang River, and can attack, retreat, and defend?
Where's the trouble?
Zhang Huangyan has a bunch of sophisticated warships. Even if he can't defeat them, he can definitely escape by running along the Minjiang River. How could Zhang Xianzhong disperse his troops and send such a large force to engage in an impossible pursuit?
What about a worthy pursuit and annihilation battle?
To use a popular analogy, this is even more unreasonable than when Napoleon sent Grouchy to pursue Blücher before the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon sent Grouchy to divide his troops. At least he had a chance to catch up with Blücher and defeat them one by one. Finally, he came back before the decisive battle and joined forces with the emperor himself to deal with Wellington.
Zhang Xianzhong sent Sun Kewang to divide his troops to come to Leshan. At most, it would delay Zhang Huangyan and prevent Zhang Huangyan from advancing. However, Zhang Huangyan would never be defeated with an attack.
At most, Sun Kewang and Zhang Huangyan were unable to reach the decisive battle battlefield between Zhang Xianzhong and Qin Liangyu and Fang Guoan on the other side. A main force of both sides was transferred away and could not participate in the decisive battle, so Zhang Xianzhong didn't make any money either!
After Zhang Huangyan realized that something was fishy, he immediately sent a fast horse messenger to Ziyang to contact Fang Kongzhen, Qin Liangyu, and Fang Guoan, telling them to be cautious and not to advance too quickly.
At the same time, they immediately sent a speedboat back down the Minjiang River and the Yangtze River back to Chongqing to report the situation to Zhu Shuren.
Because it was flowing downstream, and the river in the mountainous area was running fast, it arrived very quickly this time. On February 14th, Zhu Shuren, who was in Chongqing, learned of this situation.
He was quite puzzled at first, but fortunately he knew history. Although historical events had been changed beyond recognition, he at least still knew the talents and temperaments of all the important figures in the late Ming Dynasty.
Things may change, but people's talents, ambitions, and temperaments are difficult to change.
Hearing that Sun Kewang had asked for his troops to go south to intercept, Zhu Shuren thought about it for a while, and after eliminating all unreasonable explanations, the last remaining explanation, no matter whether it seemed unreasonable at first glance, was probably the truth.
However, Zhu Shuren could not say it openly.
Fortunately, as luck would have it, when Zhang Huangyan and Fang Kongzhen reported the situation on the front line, Wang Gonggong, who was supervising the army, had not yet returned to Beijing and had been staying in Chongqing to observe the performance of Zhu Shuren and others.
Originally, Wang Gonggong promised to leave before the end of January, but after seeing Zhang Huangyan, Fang Kongzheng was in full swing for more than half a month, advancing to a prefecture every few days, so he delayed again and again, still hoping that he could.
Get the news of Zhang Xianzhong's conferment and the recovery of Chengdu as soon as possible, so that you can go directly back to Chongzhen to report the good news.
Now that Zhang Huangyan's advance was blocked by Sun Kewang, Wang Gonggong also realized that he could not wait for the good news. Zhu Shuren also explained to him that he would not be able to wait for the outcome of the war within a few months, but he already had a plan to ensure that
Capture and execute Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan.
He told the prince his analysis, half truthfully and half falsely: "My father-in-law, I have become an official. This Sun Kewang may have been shaken in his loyalty to Zhang Xianzhong. Although he may not betray his adoptive father, he has also given birth to the idea of disaster."
Flying thoughts of escape.
He asked himself to divide his troops and go south to block Leshan. Even if he was bypassed by our army, he could stay in Leshan on the grounds of harassing the grain road. If Zhang Huangyan, Liu Guoneng's troops would subsequently change their route, abandon the Minjiang route, and follow Governor Fang
Qin Zongzhen united his troops and advanced toward Chengdu by another route.
Sun Kewang could still refuse to return to Chengdu to rescue Zhang Xianzhong on the pretext that "there may be fraud, and he should beware of false retreats by the army to lure the enemy." Leshan, which Sun Kewang refused to defend, was also a key point in western Sichuan, where the Minjiang River and Dajiang River were connected.
The confluence of the crossing rivers. Even if Zhang Xianzhong is finally wiped out and the Minjiang River is blocked, Sun Kewang's partial army can still escape by the Dadu River. Although they are destined to go to the wilderness, it is better than being buried with Zhang Xianzhong."
Wang Gonggong didn't know much about military strategy. After listening to Zhu Shuren's analysis, he immediately felt that it made sense. The only thing he couldn't believe was that people in this era who worshiped people as foster fathers should not be so unfilial and traitorous to their fathers.
But this concern was quickly dispelled by Zhu Shuren's explanation - Zhu Shuren quoted scriptures and told how he had specialized in seducing the adopted son of the bandit leader who had no children and killed his father for many years, specifically to combat the rule pattern of recognizing the adopted father and adopted son.
The brilliant achievements have been enumerated over and over again.
Finally, he did not forget to introduce a guerrilla named Liu Sandao in the army to the prince, and proudly told him that this Liu guerrilla was the Zhu Shuren who killed his adoptive father Liu Xiyao.
Wang Gonggong saw that Zhu Shuren was so good at persuading people to kill his adoptive father, but he remained silent and did not question it again.
He also secretly thought: When he reports these deeds to his adoptive father Wang Chengen, he must omit them.
It is unreasonable to say that the surname of the country is reserved for unfilial people.
After talking about Sun Kewang's possible movements, Wang Gonggong asked again: "But why did Mr. Guo tell our family this matter? No matter what he thinks in his heart, after all, he has not taken a clear path at the moment and has not officially betrayed Zhang Xianzhong.
When our family reports to His Majesty, there is no need to mention Sun Kewang."
Zhu Shuren quickly said in a cajoling tone: "Why don't you mention it? The key to military use is to draw inferences from one instance to other cases. Just think about it, since even Sun Kewang may have disloyal intentions, shouldn't we be wary of other people under Zhang Xianzhong's command also developing the ability to preserve their strength, and leaving their own escape routes?
Is it dangerous?
What Your Majesty wants is not only to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, but also to eradicate the remaining poisons! That's why I have spent so much effort and deployed a two-pronged outflank! If Zhang Xianzhong can separate Sun Kewang's retreat southward and stay on the Dadu River, is it possible for him too?
Going north to Jiangyou and around Jianmenguan, is there a way back to Hanzhong?
Although Governor Sun is now stationed in Guanzhong, blocking the way from Hanzhong to Guanzhong and ensuring that "the land of Nanzheng is really a heavenly prison," within a few months, Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng may also have a battle.
If Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting had made a slight mistake during the fierce battle in Guanzhong, or if Zhang Xianzhong's partial army had already withdrawn to Hanzhong in advance to wait for an opportunity, giving the intruders a chance to join forces with Zhang Xianzhong, it would be the worst news in the world.
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When the prince heard this, he was also shocked. It seemed that this was the truth. He couldn't help but ask: "What do you think should be done? Why did you only divide your troops into two groups to encircle them instead of three groups? Send Zhang Xianzhong to Zhang Xianzhong."
The escape route north is also blocked!"
Zhu Shuren shook his head: "If we send troops from Huguang to Sichuan, how can we block the road to the north of the Chengdu Plain? Before the fall of Chengdu, I heard that the officers and soldiers in Mianzhu, Jiangyou, Jianmen and other places had already dispersed in advance. Those places were already in Zhangzhou
I have shown my loyal hand for a long time.
Therefore, in order to block Zhang Xianzhong's escape to the north, the only way the imperial court could send another army from Shaanxi, which was controlled by Governor Sun, was to go south from Dashan Pass, pass through Yangping Pass, seize Hanzhong in advance, and block Yangping Pass to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from going north.
Hanzhong also completely blocked the possibility of Chuangzhang merge.
Alas, it will not be easy for Governor Sun. The Shaanxi soldiers will definitely not be able to get out. I heard that since Li Zicheng was defeated by me in Kaifeng last winter, he returned to Luoyang and crossed the Yellow River to the north to eat east of the river. Shanxi soldiers and horses cannot be restrained.
It would be great if the Shanxi Army could be allowed to enter Guanzhong from Pubanjin, pass through Chencang to help defend Dashan Pass to Yangping Pass, and prevent the merging of Chuangzhang. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. My father-in-law should be cautious when he goes back, so as not to be betrayed by His Majesty.
I am suspicious of the eunuchs intervening in military planning, so it is not easy for me to talk about these extraneous matters."
After hearing this, Wang Gonggong certainly felt that it made sense. Zhu Shuren had been fighting with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong for so long. His sense of smell must be very sensitive. Believe him, he is absolutely right!
As for Zhu Shuren, because of his sensitive identity, he regretted letting it slip. He felt that it was not his place to offer advice on this matter, for fear of being suspected by Chongzhen...
This thing is easy to handle. After Wang Gonggong returns to Beijing, he can find someone to sell this favor and say it was someone else's idea. He can even give the plan to his adoptive father Wang Cheng'en first and let Wang Cheng'en do the favor. Anyway,
As long as Wang Chengen knows privately that his adopted son is very filial, it will be fine. When Wang Chengen gets old and helps him become the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he will already be burning incense. It is useless for him to take the favors from other dynasties now.
Although the prince didn't know much about military strategy, he still knew about the personnel in the court. He also knew the names of the generals in various places.
He finally thought about it in his mind and recalled that Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, had just been asked to go south in the past few months to block Li Zicheng who was eating from the east side of the river. He had to beware of him going north to Taiyuan.
Cao Bianjiao has been having a very hard time recently. In the north, there are Horqin Mongolian cavalry driven by the Tatars at Yanmen Pass. In the south, Li Zicheng is messing up Hedong. I heard that Cao Bianjiao can't even pay his military salary in Taiyuan. After all, the tax sources from the south are all gone.
Gone.
It would be better to let my adoptive father persuade your majesty to move Cao Bianjiao to Guanzhong in Hexi, and put it under Sun Chuanting's temporary dispatch, and then go to Chencang Dashan Pass to block Sun Chuanting's south wing, so as to have an extra insurance against Zhang Chuang's merging in the future.
I heard that Cao Bianjiao also had a narrow escape. Last year, had it not been for Zhang Mingzhen, the commander-in-chief of the sea route, and Zheng Chenggong from the Nanjing Household Department, who crossed the sea to transport food to the Liaodong Army in Shanhaiguan, and by the way saved the troops in Tashan and Xingshan from retreating from the sea, Cao Bianjiao would have died there.
Tower mountain.
As for after Cao Bianjiao was transferred, if Li Zicheng felt that northern Shanxi was empty and did not want to go back to Shaanxi and wanted to go north to Taiyuan and Datong, then the court would be eager to let Li Zicheng go and fight the Tatars who were holding the customs, but Li Zicheng did not have the courage to do so.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Guo, for clearing up the confusion, so that when our family returns to Beijing, we will know how to comfort His Majesty."