"Sir! Oh no! ”

Because Zuo Liangyu has been canonized as a marquis by the imperial court together with Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Huang Degong and others in the four towns of Jiangbei, and he has the name of a thief general, he is both a marquis and a marshal. Therefore, Liu Jingting and the rest of Zuo Liangyu's subordinates all called him "Jue Shuai" to show their differences.

Zuo Liangyu's marshal mansion was set up in a squire's mansion outside Jiujiang City, and the master had already fled to Guangdong with his family to escape from the military disaster, leaving only a few roles such as housekeepers and servants to guard the mansion. These people were naturally powerless to resist those wolf-like gangsters under Zuo Liangyu, so this mansion, which was one of the best in a radius of dozens of miles, became the power center of the Zuo army.

Different from the chaotic military camp scene outside, which is like the hell of the last days, the marshal of the left army is quite majestic under the layers of guards of the inner battalion soldiers. The courtyard of flowers and trees is neat and orderly, and the pro-soldiers and soldiers who stand on duty wear helmets and armor and hold knives and guns, and the general officers and generals take their subordinates to patrol the sentry around the line, and they dare not slack off in the slightest.

The one-in-five-bay flower hall originally used by the owner of the house to receive guests was transformed into the lobby of the Zuo Army, which became the place where Zuo Liangyu and his generals held meetings. In the courtyard at the back, a shelf was built with fir and bamboo pennies, and a huge canopy was built with various colors of satin and cotton, which became the place where the generals of the Left Army drank noisily. The four corners of the canopy are lit with charcoal basins, and the heat spreads, making the canopy quickly become a warm hole, which is the most suitable for feasting.

Today coincides with the time of deliberations, and the generals of the Left Army, Zuo Liangyu, his son Zuo Mengeng, as well as Wang Yuncheng, Wu Xueli, Ma Jinzhong, Lu Guangzu and other senior generals are all sitting proudly in the lobby. And Hou Fangyu Hou Gongzi, as the guest secretary of the left army and the representative of the Donglin gold lord, set up a separate table case for him on the side of Zuo Liangyu's handsome case.

Liu Jingting panicked and told Zuo Liangyu about the emergency military situation he had inquired about, which immediately caused Zuo Liangyu to feel a little unhappy. Although he didn't know what it meant for Mount Tai to collapse in front of him without changing his color, it was indeed a bit embarrassing for Liu Jingting to behave so inappropriately.

"What?! Talk to Ben Shuai slowly! ”

Liu Jingting is a generation of famous storytellers, and he is best at telling stories and things. After calming down a little at the moment, he said something in the eyes of the full house that made the generals of the left army tremble.

"Sir! Generals, Hou Gongzi. In the next, "He originally wanted to talk about the student, but when he saw that Hou Fangyu was here, he changed it to this self-title, so as not to make Hou Fangyu unhappy." "On the order of the marshal, I was on an errand in Nanjing, and I recently found that there were changes in Nanjing and Wuchang! Wuchang, let's not talk about it first, just Nanjing. The sailors stationed at Moling Pass and Xiaguan handed over the defense with the sailors who came from Songjiang Prefecture, and at the same time, they received a large amount of ammunition, grain, grass, and medicine. It is said to be preparing for the Western Expedition! In Nanjing's Shunfeng Xing and other places of carriage and horses, the Cao Gang is also collecting vehicles and raising ships. At the same time, the three or five garrison brigades that were originally stationed inside and outside Nanjing also showed signs of pulling out their camps and preparing for battle. ”

The sailors and land divisions of the Nanyue Army all showed signs of action, which could not help but make Zuo Liangyu's heart instantly raise his throat. However, as the commander of the first army, he must maintain his composure, even a state of nonchalant calm.

"His eldest son died in Shandong, and now he is a widow and daughter-in-law struggling to support the situation in Shandong, so it is impossible to say that he will naturally send people to Shandong." He forced himself to hold back his heart, and pretended to be relaxed in his mouth.

However, there were rumors in his army that this time it was to the west. Moreover, many officers who could ride horses and had been trained in horse combat were gathered together to form a team. That's about one or two thousand! ”

Also, among the Shanxi merchants in Nanjing, it was rumored that Li Chuang had transported a large number of war horses from Chang'an to the Wuchang area of Xiangyang. In addition, several Shanxi businessmen said that recently, Li Chuang was frantically purchasing grain, grass, gunpowder and other materials with a large amount of gold and silver. Merchants in Nanzhong are also hoarding a large number of goods, many of which are now simply not available on the market. ”

A few days ago, a Shanxi businessman quietly revealed to his subordinates that Li Chuang's army began to go south to Huguang for food. In the future, he will traffic a large amount of goods up the river, hoping that his subordinates can help him say a few kind words in front of the marshal. ”

"Sir! If you think about it carefully, Li Shouhan's soldiers, horses, and artillery ships in Nanjing are going westward, and they must accept war horses to form a horse team. Wuchang Xiangyang Li Chuang's soldiers and horses trafficked a large number of horses southward at this time, and the spicy mother dropped! What else do you say about eating when you go south! It is clear that the east and west sides are colluding in one place, and it is true that the upstream and downstream are attacking our army together! ”

Liu Jingting's words, every sentence, every word were like a Kelon cannon bombarding the city wall, and they smashed the hearts of Zuo Liangyu and his group of generals.

"Don't panic! Let's talk about it, how is the arrangement of the land and water armies of Liang Guogong!? Zuo Liangyu was calm, but he had unconsciously changed the "he" who was quite contemptuous of Li Shouhan to a title.

"There are about more than 100 gunboats of all kinds in the sailors, more than 200 dual-purpose ships of the river and sea, and they have requisitioned civilian and merchant ships in Songjiang Mansion and Xiaguan and other places. There are about 2,000 artillery pieces of various sizes on the gunboats, the ships owned by the merchants of Nanzhong and the Nanyue Army! Among them, there are hundreds of heavy artillery! ”

The scale and firepower of the naval division were so strong that Zuo Liangyu had already convinced Zuo Liangyu that the contact and trade between the Nanyue Army and the Dashun Army in the west was real. Otherwise, there would not be such a big fight.

"Who is leading the sailor?" Zuo Mengeng was a little unconvinced. In his opinion, the section of the river above Anqing, the water surface is narrow, and the hydrological situation is complicated, and those who are not familiar with the hydrological and geographical conditions in this area are also sent snacks to the Jianglong King. What's more, the naval division of the Southern Guangdong Army is known for competing for power in the sea and competing for the north, and it may not be able to bargain on the narrow Yangtze River.

"The eldest young marshal, the leader of the team is said to be the eldest son-in-law of Liang Guogong, Shi Lang." Liu Jingting was not polite at all, and told Zuo Mengeng directly. His tone and expression could be seen clearly by Hou Fangyu on the side, and he understood Liu Jingting's inner monologue: "That's right! It was that Shi Lang, Liang Guogong's son-in-law. At the beginning, Liang Guogong's son-in-law and Liang Guogong's grandson Wu Sangui killed the thieves in Liaodong for thousands of miles, and the white bones of Liaodong were exposed in the wild for thousands of miles without rooster crowing. If you're not convinced, just try it with him, whether it's on land or on water. This Shi Lang, who can marry the rouge tiger Li Huamei, how can he be so good-looking? ! ”

"Dashuai, this matter should not be underestimated!" Zuo Liangyu's subordinate Ma Jinzhong, who was also born in a rogue and reported the number "mixed 100,000", stood up from his seat and saluted with his fists: "A few days ago, a sentinel reported from Wuchang and other places, and the thieves Hao Shaoqi, Yuan Zongdi, Gao Yigong and others began to gather soldiers and horses to prepare for grain and grass. There were also large groups of men and horses from Shaanxi to Huguang one after another, from Luoyang to Xiangyang via Nanyang. Today, Mr. Liu has reported on the military situation in Nanjing and the two families of East Li and West Li, and the last general thinks that he is not afraid of 10,000, but he is afraid of what happens. Although our army has a large number of generals, we are not afraid of relying on either of the East Li and West Li families, but if the two of them are embarrassed and attack from the east and west, our army will be passive. ”

Ma Jinzhong's words, to be honest, have put a lot of gold on his face.

The so-called East Li and West Li are hidden words among the generals of the Left Army. Dong Li refers to Li Shouhan, the Duke of Liang Guogong in the east of Jiujiang, and his descendants, the Nanyue Army. Xi Li, needless to say, is the Dashun Emperor Yongchang Tianzi Li Zicheng and his Dashun army. In their daily conversations, the generals of the Left Army used these two titles instead.

What Ma Jinzhong said was also a mixed bag, in order to prevent Zuo Liangyu and the generals of the Left Army present from turning their faces. It is natural that there are many soldiers and generals, and now Zuo Liangyu is like Zhang Zongchang, I don't know how many soldiers and horses his subordinates have. The accounts have reached 800,000, and the external numbers are known as millions, which of course has a lot of fictitious heads, but there are roughly hundreds of thousands of horses. However, these hundreds of thousands of horses, in Zuo Liangyu's own opinion, are far less than the tens of thousands of horses he originally could fight. Ma Jinzhong's so-called single family is not afraid of anyone, that is an empty word.

In fact, don't say that the East and West Two Li families attacked him, just Li Zicheng attacked him downstream, he was scared when he thought about it! remembered the time in Zhu Xianzhen, the elite of the Quartet that he had gathered for many years, and the old foundation accumulated by the dismal management, was beaten away by the two hairy boys in the camp and Cao Ying. That is only a partial division of the Dashun army at this time, if the Dashun army goes east with all its might, his army at this time is far inferior to the combat effectiveness before the battle of Zhuxian Town!

You must know that in history, if you make a ranking of the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Manchurian Soldiers in the Qing Army, the Dashun Army, the Green Battalion composed of the surrendered army in the Qing Army, and the official army of the Ming Dynasty, it is basically a ranking according to the unkind author.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Manchurian soldiers was fierce, after all, there were few people and could not be easily damaged, and the Qing army was reluctant. With the help of artillery and a large number of Han Army Banners and Green Battalions composed of a large number of former Ming army surrenderers, the Eight Banners Manchurian soldiers could defeat the Dashun army. But it also took decades to kill the two forces of Dashun and Daxi with a lot of manpower and material resources.

Compared with the rest of the green battalion and the Ming army, although everyone's foundation is the same, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army after shaving their hair is much stronger than that of the Ming army that has not shaved their hair. This is not that there is any combat effectiveness bonus after shaving your hair, but that the system and military discipline of the Qing army are much harsher than those of the Ming army. These people don't dare to treat military discipline as nothing anymore!

As for Zuo Liangyu, who was praised by the vast number of Donglin, I'm sorry, after his death, his troops, led by Zuo Mengeng, surrendered to the Qing Army's Duoduo Department without firing a shot. After the inspection, Duoduo believed that among the 800,000 horses of the left army, only 30,000 met the standards of the Qing army, and only 30,000 had combat effectiveness. Attention, it is the standard of the Qing army, not the standard of Eight Banners Manchuria!

(Such a scum combat effectiveness, such a scum army, is actually boasted in the beginning of countless Ming Dynasty texts, and it is rare to find it on the ground.) The heroes of the Eight Banners Manchuria, the two yellow flags and the two white flags that can easily enter the customs and plunder and are at the peak of their combat effectiveness are beheaded by thousands, and the millions of peasant armies are disintegrated and eliminated in a war, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers are fed in a barren land, and then the heroes of the elite of the Eight Banners Manchuria are actually extremely jealous of Zuo Liangyu, who saw Li Zicheng who had been beaten away by the Qing army, and was so frightened that he didn't dare to move because of the 30,000 garbage under his hands, and finally assassinated him with seafood and a large amount of vitamin C. Not to mention how mentally retarded people can eat so much vitamin C at once, how reliable is this formula? It's not so much like this, it's better to be like what Stephen Chow said in the movie, a pound of arsenic and a pound of sugar boiled sugar water are effective and safe! Moreover, after the successful assassination, he allowed his subordinates to roam in all directions. These masterpieces of the starting point god remind me of a propaganda film that recently appeared on the Internet on Treasure Island: after stepping on the undemocratic poisonous vegetable country with the world's most complete industrial system, 2.5 million troops, two aircraft mothers and the world's largest yield hydrogen bomb in three years, and then negotiate with a garbage neighbor whose reliable armaments are all bought to regain lost territory. Anyway, you have done everything that the world's number one power does not dare to do, why are you afraid of a subcontinent that cannot unify the caliber of light weapons even an ordinary infantry squad and relies on imported bullets? It seems that the so-called statement of a certain seven-character party that some seemingly incompatible and unrelated groups highly overlap does not seem to be wrong! This is why there are often people in the book review area who say that unkind authors are full of legacy. ）

Ma Jinzhong's words were like pouring a scoop of cold water into a hot oil pot, which immediately made the room fry. For Li Zicheng in the west, the generals of the Left Army paid attention to this old opponent all the time, just like Gu Long said, "Your enemies care more about you than your friends." "In the Battle of Tongguan that ended not long ago, Li Zicheng's Dashun army held on to Tongguan for more than ten days, relying on the terrain and strong city to kill the corpses of the Qing army all over the field division and the veterans were tired, and then, suddenly Luo Hu's strange troops stood out, copied Duoduo's back road, and made Duoduo's hundreds of thousands of troops collapse overnight.

You must know that Luo Hu, in the minds of the generals of the Left Army, is a person who is eager to dismantle him with eight pieces and cut him with thousands of knives, eat his flesh and drink his blood, and can't relieve his hatred! It was him, who lost all the elite of Zuo Liangyu's department in a battle, ran hundreds of miles, fled from Kaifeng to Nanyang, and then transferred all the way from Nanyang to Xiangyang, and now to Jiujiang.

And this Luo Hu just learned some copycat fur from the Nanyue Army, and took the equipment of Nanzhong to beat us!

The two families had close contacts in Wuqiao, and the two sides carried out cordial and friendly exchanges and cooperation with knives, guns, and guns. After arriving in Xiangyang Jiujiang, the left army also changed its course, and transported a large number of looted gold beads and wealth along the river to the Shanghai Trade Zone in exchange for various things for their own needs. Many generals have taken advantage of the opportunity to purchase goods and trade in Shanghai to have fun in this legendary prosperous place, and they are no strangers to the situation of the Nanyue Army.

If there was really a war with the Nanyue Army, the generals of the Left Army were completely sure in their hearts. "We were properly beaten to the point that there is no scum left!"

Although Ma Jinzhong, Lu Guangzu, Wang Yuncheng, and Zuo Mengeng can't say any terms for industrialization, they are cruel, tyrannical, and arrogant, but they are not stupid.

They knew that the gold, silver, wealth, antiques, calligraphy, painting, rare books, and rare books of gold, silver, silk, and silk that they had shipped to Shanghai by boat, as well as those "two-legged sheep" with yellow muscles and few catties of meat after slaughtering, were accepted by the merchants in the Nanzhong firm, and they could exchange them for boatloads of knives, guns, equipment, grain, grass and gunpowder, as well as many stunning female slaves from the Western Fanbang, silkworm stockings and other boudoir secret things. In their opinion, if Nanzhong can't have these things a hundred or a thousand times, how can they sell them to us so generously?

Especially those who are popular with young and middle-aged people, but also old and weak women and children can be discounted. According to the office of the Left Army in the Shanghai Trade Zone, these people can also come in handy when they arrive in Nanzhong, either plowing the fields or working. If a young man is selected into the army, he will be an elite soldier in three or five months!

"So, you see, Liang Guogong was able to drive soldiers and horses from the south brigade by brigade, and it was because of this!"

To the west, Li Zicheng's tens of thousands of troops began to assemble, and were pressed down by Hao Shaoqi, a famous and brave general in the Shun army, and Yuan Zongdi, an old opponent of the left army. To the east, it was the Nanyue Army that occupied the strategic initiative in the name of the imperial court, with thousands of warships on the river and tens of thousands of elites, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on land.

"Father!"

"Dashuai!"

There are thousands of people in the family, and there is one person in charge. After some panic, Zuo Mengeng, Lu Guangzu, Ma Jinzhong and others set their eyes on Zuo Liangyu, hoping that he could come up with an idea.

Zuo Liangyu behind the handsome case, his purple begonia-colored face is like water, and his heart is also like water. It's just boiling water, churning endlessly.

Just stay in place in Jiujiang? That is to sit and wait for someone to knock on the door, that is to wait for death! The whole army pulled out the camp and left, but it was thirty-six plans to go, but where to go? Jiangbei? Not to mention how these hundreds of thousands of horses crossed the river, even if the river crossing was successful, it was bound to have a big fight with those guys in Jiangbei.

"Father! Let's go south! Go to Gannan! There have been no natural disasters there over the years, and there have not been many wars, there is plenty of grain and grass, and the people are rich, just enough to feed our army! Zuo Mengeng's clamor proposed a plan for Zuo Liangyu.

"Sir, generals, the students are a little stupid, I wonder if you are willing to listen?" Sitting on the side, he didn't speak for a long time, but Hou Fangyu Hou Gongzi, who was watching coldly, stood up and made a suggestion to Zuo Liangyu and the others with a spring breeze on his face.