The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is deep in spring.

When I feel the tears, I hate the birds.

The beacon fire lasted for three months, and the family letter was worth 10,000 dollars.

The whitehead scratching is shorter, and the hairpin is overwhelming.

When Zhu Youlang saw the devastated Chengdu City with his own eyes, he was so surprised that he couldn't be more surprised.

At this moment, he deeply understood Du Zimei's feelings at that time, and his heart was really like a knife.

What makes Zhu Youlang more difficult to accept than the dilapidated and barren is the Mu Ran in the eyes of the people.

It's as if there is no hope in life for a long time, just one day at a time.

Even Chengdu, the most prosperous city in the southwest, is like this, and other places can naturally be imagined.

These details are completely impossible to appreciate without experiencing them firsthand.

In historical materials, it may be written that there are ten rooms and nine emptiness, and it will be written that Yi Zi eats.

But when it was just cold words, it couldn't make Zhu Youlang feel so strongly.

But this also strengthened Zhu Youlang's idea of clearing the sky.

The people of Daming must live a good life!

It's just that now it seems that Sichuan's military resources are a big problem. It is unlikely that too many Sichuan soldiers will be recruited in a short period of time.

Zhu Youlang took a short break and freshened up, and then summoned Liu Yao to meet him.

In his opinion, no one knows the current situation in Sichuan better than the Chengdu General Army.

Summoned by the Son of Heaven, Liu Yao was naturally pleasantly surprised.

He is just a mere general soldier, and according to the Ming Dynasty, the military generals are not qualified to face the saint directly. Those who can speak in front of the Holy One are civil officials like the Overseer.

Zhu Youlang only felt funny in his heart when he saw Liu Yao's restrained look, and tried his best to make his voice sound less serious.

"General Liu, you can tell me about the current situation in Sichuan."

Liu Yao hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Obey." ”

He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the form in Sichuan is very complicated now. Although nominally Sichuan was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, in fact the control of the imperial court was limited to the Jianchang, Dufu, and Eastern Sichuan generations. ”

This answer really surprised Zhu Youlang.

When looking at historical materials, experts always like to divide a certain area, which seems very convenient.

But the real situation is that there are many scattered small pieces in the areas designated as controlled by the Ming army, which are not under the control of the Ming army.

"Your Majesty, please see."

Liu Yao had already ordered someone to prepare a map of Sichuan, and now he walked quickly to Chengdu and pointed to Chengdu and said, "Your Majesty, there are some outposts on the way from Chengdu to Fengjie in eastern Sichuan that are still under the control of our army. It's just that the control is already weak. Like some bandits and bandits with slightly greater power, they dare to rob caravans directly. In all these years, except for the army, no one has taken this avenue. ”

Liu Yao had already said vaguely enough, and Zhu Youlang frowned when he heard it.

In this way, the imperial court's control over Sichuan was far less than that of Yunnan.

Chengdu is like this, and the situation in Fengjie should be similar, right?

"In this way, Sichuan will not be able to collect any taxes."

"Your Majesty."

Liu Yao said with an embarrassed face: "Now the soldiers are all cultivating their own land, and if they want to eat vegetables, they have to grow their own vegetables, and I haven't seen the military salary for a long time." ”

Zhu Youlang's face was a little unbearable.

As the so-called emperor is not short of hungry soldiers.

As the king of a country, it is really a bit derelict to not let the soldiers fight with peace of mind, and to consider growing vegetables and food.

Of course, this can't be all blamed on the Yongli court.

After all, with the poor appearance of Yunnan, it is not easy to support himself, how can he reduce food and clothing to help Sichuan.

Those soldiers who were able to persevere were really full of enthusiasm.

"Ahem, it seems that the situation on Wen Aiqing's side will not be too good."

"Your Majesty, it's better over there."

Liu Yao said cautiously: "Inspector Wen can often get help from the Thirteen Lords. ”

Zhu Youlang suddenly realized.

After all, Wen Anzhi is the superintendent of the Yongli Imperial Court stationed in Fengjie.

Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng are living hard, and no matter how hard they are, they have to think of taking out a copy and sending it to Wen Anzhi.

One may not give much, but more than a dozen together should not be underestimated.

"How many troops are there in Wen Aiqing?"

"The exact number of ministers dare not say, but there are always three or five thousand."

Zhu Youlang shook his head.

There are so few garrisons in Fengjie.

It seems that in this attack on Chongqing, the main force is still the army brought by the Thirteen Families and Zhu Youlang from Yunnan, and the Sichuan official army can only fight and assist.

"If Your Majesty wants to go to Fengjie, you might as well take this road."

Liu Yao pointed to an official road and said loudly: "Although this official road has been abandoned in recent years, the terrain is relatively not so complicated, and the possibility of being ambushed is relatively low. ”

"Who's going to ambush you?"

"Local bandits, bandits..."

Liu Yao swallowed a mouthful of foam and said, "It stands to reason that they don't dare to rob the army." But over the years, there have been fewer and fewer caravans passing by, and if the poor can't open the pot, they can do anything. ”

Zhu Youlang only felt angry and funny.

There are really no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king.

Has the prestige of the imperial court been reduced to this level in recent years?

Even some bandits and bandits dared to fight the idea of the army.

Of course, Zhu Youlang will not be afraid of them, but now is not the time to suppress bandits. Every second counts.

He didn't know how long Di Sanxi's letter and Shuixi Tusi would be able to hold Hong Chengchou back.

If Hong Chengchou found out that it was wrong to transfer troops in time, it would be difficult for the Ming army to take Chongqing.

More is better than less, and time is the most precious thing right now.

"I've decided to leave tomorrow."

In this move, Zhu Youlang didn't want to waste the opportunity.

"So fast?"

As soon as Liu Yao spoke, he realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly confessed: "The minister is vain, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Of course, Zhu Youlang didn't care about these details, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I also think that if I arrive in Fengjie one day earlier, I will be more sure of winning Chongqing." ”

"If Your Majesty attacks Chongqing, it will be taken here."

Liu Yao pointed to the map, and Zhu Youlang looked at it fixedly, but he saw the word Wanxian.

"Wanxian..."

Wanxian is between Fengjie and Chongqing, and is closer to Chongqing.

It can be said that Wanxian is the gateway to Chongqing. Take Wanxian, no matter whether the Ming army advances or retreats, it will be very calm.

Liu Yao is worthy of being a professional general, and his judgment is still very strong.

"Is Wanxian in the hands of Donglu at this moment?"

"It should be. Some time ago, Tan Hong rebelled, and Wanxian should have changed banners. ”

Liu Yao sighed and said, "But there won't be many left-behind troops there, and it's easy to take." ”

For Chongqing, Wanxian is just a warning office.

As long as the information of the enemy's attack is obtained, the role of Wanxian will be reflected.

As for sticking to Wanxian, there is naturally no need.

Wanxian is neither a fortified city nor a dangerous city to defend, and even if you try your best, you may not be able to defend it.

Instead of dividing the troops in Wanxian, it is better to concentrate in Chongqing and strive to ensure that Chongqing is not lost.

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