Chapter 56: The End of the Great War II

In order to recruit the general strategy of demoting generals, Zhang Xuan showed great enthusiasm, grabbed Zhang Xianbi's hand, and said: "Come, let me introduce General Zhang, these are my right-hand men." ”

Immediately, Zhang Xuan introduced the civil and military officials around him to Zhang Xianbi one by one.

Zhang Xianbi also felt warm in his heart. was extremely moved by this courtesy, and secretly said in his heart: "There is really nothing wrong with defecting to Xia Jun." ”

In the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, such a situation will never be discovered, and the troubled times are the time to use force, but the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty adheres to the ancestral system of imperial martial arts, on the one hand, it cannot control the extension of the power of the generals, and on the other hand, it resolutely suppresses the status of the generals.

Let a military general who wants to make a difference have to become a warlord.

But neither the Xia army nor the Qing army had such a thing. The military power of the Qing army was in the hands of the Eight Banners and nobles, and with the Eight Banners as the foundation, the military power of the Han generals was suppressed. And the Xia army is the situation where the Son of Heaven and the head of the army share the world. Only in this way can the military power and the ruling class be integrated to withstand one war after another.

Zhang Xianbi may not have thought about it so much, but he obviously felt the difference between Daxia and Daming, and the civil officials of Daming secretly hated the disobedience of the generals, and had to be vain and wronged, but on the surface, he looked down on it.

And here, Yao Qisheng is an obvious civil official, but he has a lot of respect for Zhang Xianbi. It seems that he does not dare to slack off at all.

After the introduction of the two sides, Zhang Xianbi immediately said: "This is the son of Ma Shiying, the head of Ma Luan, and I invite the general to take a look." ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he smiled and asked Lou Lei to take it, and then opened it, Zhang Xuan just glanced at it and said, "Okay, put it away, go to Changsha City, and give this thing to Ma Shiying." ”

"Yes." Lou Lei said. Then he ordered someone to find a wooden box and put the man up one by one.

Zhang Xuan then asked, "How did General Zhang take the head of this thief?" ”

Zhang Xianbi immediately told the battle in the north 1510. After Zhang Xianbi finished fighting, he hurried over like this, didn't he just want to show it in front of Zhang Xuan, he had already prepared his words, although he didn't speak, but between the words, it was inevitable to avoid the important and highlight his role.

"General Cao attacked the enemy camp, and the last general besieged Ma Luan, and the Guiyang soldiers led by Ma Luan were loyal to the Ma family, and they were all fierce and not afraid of death. The last general will fight with him for an hour before he kills the thief. Between Zhang Xianbi's words, there was still a trace of surprise between his words.

He said that Guiyang soldiers are not afraid of death, which is a little exaggerated. But the Guiyang soldiers are indeed not very easy to deal with, many of these Guiyang soldiers are Tusi soldiers in the mountains, and the Ma family treats them very well. The people in the mountains are simple and willing to work for the Ma family.

Zhang Xianbi did take a lot of effort to kill Ma Luan.

After Ma Luan's death, these soldiers stopped resisting.

Zhang Xuan said: "General Zhang has made a lot of contributions in this battle, is he willing to lead the Yueyang army?" ”

When Zhang Xianbi heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "The last general is willing to serve the general." ”

Zhang Xuan immediately ordered that the prisoners of the Yueyang Army be handed over to Zhang Xianbi, and Zhang Xianbi was ordered to command the Yueyang Army. With Zhang Xianbi's ability, the Yueyang army will soon be able to form combat effectiveness, too much to think, but there should be no problem in guarding the city and transporting grain.

Of course, this is not without hidden dangers.

The biggest hidden danger is that Zhang Xuan manages the Yueyang Army through Zhang Xianbi, I am afraid that the Yueyang Army will only listen to Zhang Xianbi, not Daxia.

Zhang Xuan didn't think about this, first, now the army is in danger and the battle is urgent, Zhang Xuan's troops are insufficient, and he is working hard to expand his power, even if there are some hidden dangers, he can't take care of it. Second, Zhang Xuan believes that only if he wins, he has time to close the situation. We won't let the situation get out of hand.

Moreover, Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan, and Ma Guangyu, who surrendered successively, are all the masters of the first army. It is in line with Zhang Xuan's wish for the horse bones of Qianjin City, but I don't know if the thousand-mile horse can feel it.

As soon as Zhang Xuan appeased Zhang Xianbi, Cao Zongyu came over.

As soon as Cao Zongyu came over, he pleaded guiltily and said: "General, the last general is incompetent, let Li Guo run away." ”

"Ran. Just run. Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and said: "This young master of the camp, I haven't learned other skills, but I have learned the ability to grease the soles of King Chuang's feet, but I am about to run away, but it is a disease of scabies, so I don't need to care." ”

Zhang Xuan was different from others to Cao Zongyu, but after a while, he had a secret conversation with Cao Zongyu on the warship.

Zhang Xuan asked, "Brother Cao, how do you think the current situation should be cleaned up?" ”

Tens of thousands of prisoners, as well as a large number of supplies, wounded, etc., are indeed not easy to pack.

It's just that after Cao Zongyu heard it, he felt that something was wrong, and said secretly: "It's not right." Although this situation is not easy to clean up, under the pressure of the army, it can be dealt with in three or five days, but the army can't wait for three or five days. ”

Cao Zongyu's heart suddenly lit up, and he said, "But there is news under Changsha City?" ”

"Not bad." Zhang Xuan said: "Xu Du was defeated outside Changsha City for a while? ”

Cao Zongyu said with some disbelief: "Xu Du? Defeated? ”

Xu Du provoked Cao Zongyu everywhere, Cao Zongyu didn't like Xu Du too much, but it was really because he didn't like it that Cao Zongyu understood Xu Du's ability better. With Xu Du's ability, he shouldn't be defeated so easily, otherwise he wouldn't be Xu Du.

Zhang Xuan said: "I don't believe it either, I don't know the specific situation now, but I know that reinforcements have arrived all the way to the south of Changsha City." It's Chen

The Dian army of Xun. ”

"Does the Dian army have such combat power?" Cao Zongyu said.

Recruiting soldiers and forming an army is easy to say, and difficult to say, but if you really do things well, there will be no rewards, Chen Xin is like this, he is a civil servant, and he does not know military strategy. It's just that the surplus of 400,000 taels in Yunnan Province was spent on the soldiers.

I don't want to scrape oil and water from the soldiers, and I recruit the mountain people of Yunnan, these mountain people are extremely poor, and they have never seen silver in their lives.

It's not just Zhang Xuan who underestimates him, Xu Du also underestimates him, and even Long Wu underestimates him.

Although I don't know how Xu Du lost to Chen Xin, there is no doubt that this is a defeat.

Zhang Xuan said: "Now is not the time to talk about this, Xu Du has withdrawn the army to the camp on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, and there will be peace for a while. ”

"In this case, why should the general be in a hurry?" Cao Zongyu said: "Within a day or two, it's not too late to return to the teacher. ”

Zhang Xuan sighed and said: "I'm not worried about Chen Xin, Chen Xin's command is only twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, what I'm worried about is Gao Yigong, he will go to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, and when the time comes, I am worried that I will have to evacuate Changsha City." ”

Although even at this moment, Zhang Xuan evacuated from Changsha City. It's not a loss.

After all, the battle just now determined that a large area on the eastern shore of Dongting Lake in Hunan Province had become the actual control area of Great Xia. But human nature is all about long, and the temptation of Changsha cannot be given up in Zhang Xuan's heart.

Taking Changsha is equivalent to most of Hunan. If he cooperates well with Zhang Yingyuan, he will be able to drive the forces of the Ming Court to the south of the Five Mountains in one fell swoop. It's exciting to think about.

Moreover, after Zhang Xuan's battle, he had already knocked off Changsha's arm. Although the situation is still a little dangerous, it has clearly reversed in Zhang Xuan's favor. Without a fight, Zhang Xuan couldn't forgive himself. War is originally a game for the brave, and if you don't even dare to end it, how can you win.

Cao Zongyu knew Zhang Xuan's mind well, just like Zhang Xuan's understanding of Cao Zongyu, Cao Zongyu didn't say much, and said, "What does the general want me to do?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I want Brother Cao to take over the captives. This is number one. ”

Cao Zongyu said: "This is easy to do. ”

Zhang Xuan believed in Cao Zongyu. Cao Zongyu never lied, since he said that it was easy to do, then it was easy to do. continued: "Within half a month, I will support 30,000 soldiers under Changsha City, and I will not ask for more than 30,000. It doesn't need to be more elite, the least is over. ”

The decisive battle under the city of Changsha can be said to be a battle that determines the direction of Hunan, and the more troops there are, the better. And Zhang Xuan asked Cao Zongyu for soldiers, and what he wanted was for Cao Zongyu to quickly convert the prisoners into soldiers.

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