Chapter 51: Squeezing (7)
He is a native of Huguang Yiling, and a Jishi in the second year of the Apocalypse. As an official in the court, he was expelled by the powerful minister Xue Guoguan, dismissed the official and returned home, and when he went out of the mountain again, it was already the fourth year of Yongli. At that time, he was 58 years old.
That year, it was the king of Sanshun who swept Liangguang, and when he first returned to the imperial court, he jumped to become the first auxiliary minister of the cabinet, and saw that there were Qing army soldiers pressing the border, and Sun Kewang was trying his best to coerce inside, and the court was in danger, so he resolutely chose to go to Kuidong to supervise the division, in order to accept the Kuidong generals to be used by the Ming court, to attack the Qing army externally and recover the lost territory, and to contain Sun Kewang's almost undisguised wolf ambition internally.
In eight years, when he rushed to Kuidong, he was once placed under house arrest by Sun Kewang. Then, as soon as the house arrest was lifted, he immediately set off again, and after eight years of hard work and unswerving, until now, he is 66 years old.
He is Wen Anzhi!
There is a way that humanity is rare for 70 years, and at the age of 66, he should have been at home to make fun of his grandson. But for Wen Anzhi, he is still at the forefront of the anti-Qing resistance, and he does not dare to slack off for a moment. Even his children and grandchildren, there are many people who hold positions in the DPRK and in the local government.
The old man with white hair let out a sigh, as if he was a little depressed, but almost instantly regained his former rigidity and stubbornness.
However, as far as he knew, Wu Sangui's subordinates were the most relied on heavy army group in the late Ming Dynasty, the Guanning Army, which was very strong against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but suppressed rebellions everywhere - whether it was the Liukou or the Dengzhou Ming Army of the Dongjiang system, they all showed extremely strong combat effectiveness. Since entering the customs, except for a piece of stone that once let the Dashun army at its peak hang and beat, almost all of them have beaten others. In this way, with the current Kuidong generals, there is a high probability that the upright enemy will be taken away by Wu Sangui in a wave.
This is something he doesn't want to admit, but it's a reality. Even if this is a certain denial of the achievements of his superintendent in the past eight years, but the state affairs have reached the point where they are now, what is the denial to a certain extent, even if it is a total denial, he must endure this loss and pain that goes straight to the depths of his soul, and find the only possibility in these 14000605 futures.
After sighing, the old man hurriedly put pen to paper, and after a while, he summoned a group of messengers, and asked them to take the letters and distribute them to various places. And he hurriedly rushed to the warehouse in the capital city of Kuizhou to re-inspect the warehouse, which is basically the only thing he can do now.
The so-called Kuidong thirteen families, thirteen is just an imaginary number, mainly referring to Linguo Gong Li Laiheng, Anhui Gong Liu Tichun, Yiguo Gong Hao Yongzhong, Jingguo Gong Yuan Zongdi, Tongcheng Hou Ma Tengyun, Yidu Hou Tower Tianbao, Xingping Hou Dang Shousu, Qihou He Zhen, Fuhou Tan Wen, Renshou Hou Tan Yi, Xinjin Hou Tan Hong, and Nanzhang Bo Wang Guangxing and other departments.
Among them, Liu Tichun and Ma Tengyun were stationed in Chenjiapo, Fuba County, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yuan Zongdi was stationed in Dachang County, Kuizhou Prefecture, Sichuan, He Zhen was stationed in Daning County, Kuizhou Prefecture, Sichuan, Tan Wen, Tan Yi, and Tan Hong, brothers of the same clan were stationed in Liangshan County, Wan County, Kuizhou Prefecture, Sichuan, and Zhongzhou, Chongqing Prefecture, Li Laiheng was stationed in Qilianping, Xingshan County, northwest of Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang, Hao Yongzhong was stationed in Yangjiaozhai, Fang County, in the south of Yunyang Prefecture, Huguang, and Dang Shousu was stationed in Badong County, northwest of Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang. Ta Tianbao was stationed in Pingyangba, Jiangbei, Badong County, Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang, and Wang Guangxing was stationed in Shizhouwei, Huguang.
They were active in eastern and western Sichuan, training troops in Tuntian, attacking and harassing the surrounding areas, holding the Three Gorges defense line, and blocking the passage of the Qing army from Huguang to Sichuan.
Wen Anzhi's letter was sent, and soon, the generals arrived at the capital city of Kuizhou one after another before the agreed time. As soon as the people arrived, Wen Anzhi immediately convened a military meeting.
In the lobby of the Inspector's Yamen, the door has already been closed tightly, and not a word can be leaked out. Among the generals, there were five beardless men who entered with Wen An. All the generals have seen the world, looking at the characteristics and the color of the clothes, they know that these should be the eunuchs in the palace, obviously the imperial court hopes that they can make a containment, so they specially sent the prison army to assist Wen Anzhi.
These five people had just arrived, and their trip was precisely the holy decree of Li Dingguo when he learned that the Qing army was coming, and asked Emperor Yongli.
However, for the generals, they rushed here not because of any holy decree or anything like thatβit was because the situation was rapidly deteriorating, out of consideration for the overall situation, and most importantly, because of Wen Anzhi. Since taking office, this veteran inspector has traveled all over the country, not avoiding dangers and obstacles, and doing his best to help them manage people's livelihood, provide logistical support, and coordinate with generals to resolve conflicts. People's hearts change people's hearts, and years of hard work are naturally a heartfelt respect, which is nothing more than a difference in personal level.
The decree was read, and the generals received their own thanksgiving. Later, Wen Anzhi told the generals in detail about the current situation, especially the fact that Wu Sangui's army had moved south, and the threat to the Ming court of Yungui had expanded dramatically.
"Wu Sangui made it clear that he was going to Guizhou, and he should be planning to join the Tatars of Huguang and Guangxi......"
"Guizhou, I'm afraid the situation over there is not good."
Wen Anzhi introduced what they had learned, and the generals began to diverge. But no matter how you look at it, it is a great disadvantage to the Ming Court.
"On the two sides of Huguang and Guangxi, Chen Fujun in Guangdong should try to contain ......"
"After all, far water can't quench the thirst of the near."
"Yes, Wu Sangui's army alone is enough for King Jin to drink a pot."
"Then you can't just let that guy go straight in!"
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Discussion, it is inevitable that there will be a different word. They are already full of grievances, even if they have Wen'anzhi's long-term bridge, it is impossible to be intimate. Gradually, the discussion began to develop into an arguing quarrel, which was frighteningly fast. Wen Anzhi has seen a lot of such scenes, and when he saw this, he directly said his decision.
"What happens to Chen Fujun in Guangdong is not something we can decide, but the court is in trouble, and the courtiers must be saved, which is the great righteousness of loyalty and patriotism." Raising his arms, Wen Anzhi maintained his high fighting spirit and continued: "The old man has decided to send troops to Chongqing to try to cut off Wu Sangui's grain route and back road. Even if it is just to follow Sun Bin's legacy, it can reduce a certain amount of pressure for the imperial court! β
Wen Anzhi directly set the tone for this action, and all the generals knew the importance of it, and they all came for him, even if he adjusted the direction, he discussed Wen Anzhi's plan.
"Now it seems that the city of Chongqing is the seven-inch land of the southward captive division."
"But the city of Chongqing is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are two towns of Tartars garrisoned, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture quickly."
"Yes, Wu Sangui hasn't gone far yet."
"Then you can't stop fighting!"
"Of course we have to fight, but we have to do it on the basis of being able to protect us. Otherwise, the imperial court did not relieve the pressure because of this, and if we lose our troops and generals, will Kuidong still defend it? β
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A group of loud-voiced generals said one sentence to another, and soon the discussion began to develop into a dispute again. Several eunuchs were silent, this is not where they are qualified to speak, they can stay here only because they represent the court, or the emperor to be exact.
Sitting on the Taishi's chair, Wen Anzhi listened carefully to the generals' speeches. He has a goal, but detailed military operations need to be arranged by the public, which is not his specialty. In this way, it is also in line with the practice of the middle and late Ming Dynasty - the civil officials of the supervising army formulate strategies, the eunuchs of the supervising army are responsible for food and wages, and the military generals are responsible for implementation.
The new eunuchs had no right to speak, and since they were not from the imperial court, they were not qualified to intervene. And Wen Anzhi's side, who has been in Kuidong for many years, is also well aware of the inside situation, don't see the quarrel here, and the generals have many speeches, but in fact, there are only three people who really weigh the weight, and the opinions of these three people are the most important.
"Fight, that must be fought, the key depends on how to fight!"
Among the generals in Kuidong, most of them were born in the Dashun army, such as Li Laiheng is Li Zicheng's nephew, Yuan Zongdi was the former battalion general of the Dashun Dynasty and was in charge of the commander of Huguang, and Liu Tichun was the general of the right battalion of the Dashun army, and so on. The exception is that the main five people, the Tan brothers are the old Sichuan Ming Army, Wang Guangxing is the Shaanxi Ming Army, and He Zhen has been both the Dashun Army and the Ming Army, and even played tickets with the Qing Army for a period of time.
In this, Li Laiheng inherited Li Guo and Gao Bizheng's people, and his strength is almost second to none, but his prestige is too far behind that of other uncles, and the weight of his speech at this stage is far from matching his strength. In the Dashun military system, it is Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun who can really get the most attention, the strength of these two people is in the middle stream, but their qualifications and abilities are obvious to all. Among those old Ming troops, Tan Wen among the Tan family brothers has always been the most active in fighting against the Qing army, and he also values Wen An the most, and his words can basically represent the opinions of other old Ming troops.
During this time, Tan Wen slapped the board as always, and wanted to have a good fight with the Qing army in Chongqing, Tan Yi and Tan Hong also immediately echoed their words without the slightest hesitation. Although Wang Guangxing is not as close as the brothers of the human family, he also has an unshirkable attitude. Only Na He Zhen still seemed to be noncommittal, as if either side was the same to him.
The old Ming army is duty-bound, and those old intruders naturally don't want to put themselves in the alien. Whitewashing is a common idea of many people, and this point is the same as Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. And they are even more urgent in this regard, because Chongzhen was forced to death by the Dashun army, and Xiying is at most a sin of digging ancestral graves.
Hao Yongzhong is a member of the Ming clan in the army, and there is no doubt about his self-efficacy. With a fiery temper, he didn't say anything about it, and immediately expressed his willingness to send a large army to participate in the attack. However, out of disgust with the old Ming army, he still squeezed Tan Wen's sentence, and expressed some dissatisfaction with his words that only shouted slogans but had no actual plan.
Hearing this, Tan Yi and Tan Hong looked at each other angrily, and Wang Guangxing also showed a slight displeasure, but it was just because of Wen Anzhi's face, it was inconvenient to attack. It was Tan Wen who just snorted lightly at this, and then said to Wen Anzhi: "Supervisor, the last general thinks that since Wu Rui's target is Guizhou, this trip is far away, and I don't need to be too anxious with the generals in Kuidong." When he walks a little longer, goes farther, and then suddenly attacks Chongqing and forces him to return to his division, the imperial court will have more time to prepare, and the loss of the captive teacher will be greater. β
This is indeed a more reliable plan, and it is also the right way for soldiers to exchange time and space for initiative. Wen Anzhi nodded slightly, and even Hao Yongzhong among the generals did not have the slightest objection. At this time, Wen Anzhi asked when he had a specific attack, and Tan Wen also answered. On the other side, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun glanced at each other, and then the latter put forward a further plan.
"Supervisor, the last general thinks that since Wu Sangui is going south to Guizhou, he will inevitably go to Zunyi. In this way, Wang Shi has a way to make him sit in Shu. β
As he spoke, Liu Tichun walked to the map and motioned for Wen Anzhi and the others to get up and come to the case. Immediately when everyone stepped forward, he pointed to the area in the southeast of Sichuan and continued: "This is Qijiang County, this is the first line of Sanpo, Hongguan and Shitaiguan, and Wu Sangui will definitely take this road when he goes south to Guizhou......
Qijiang County is located in the southwest of Chongqing Prefecture, and the first line of Sanpo, Hongguan and Shitaiguan is in Tongzi County, Zunyi Military and Civil Prefecture. From Chongqing Fucheng, go up the Yangtze River, turn to the Qijiang River, and you can enter the boundary of Tongzi County. To the south of Tongzi County, it is the capital of the Zunyi Military and Civil Government, and from there to the south is Guizhou.
ββ¦β¦ Sanpo, Hongguan, Shitai Pass is a line of high mountains and narrow roads, the upper is more than nine days, the lower is falling in the heavy abyss, everyone is astringent, the horses are nailed, the sections are steep and dangerous, it has always been a husband when the pass, the dangerous place that ten thousand people do not open. There is the general soldier Liu Zhenguo leading the troops to garrison, and there are war elephants, even if it is guarded alone, it should not be a problem for a month. In addition, since the king of Jin invited an angel to come to my Kuidong, he must have also ordered the royal division of Guizhou to reinforce Zunyi. During this period, the Wang division of Guizhou was reinforced, and our Kuidong generals could also draw elites from all over the country to launch an offensive against Chongqing in June and July. As long as the army arrives close to the city, Wu Sangui will inevitably return to the division, because this back road cannot be broken no matter what. β