Chapter 89: Gao Yigong vs Zhang Xuan

For Zhang Xuan, Gao Yigong is not a stranger.

It can even be said that most of the senior generals between Chuang Ying and Cao Ying are familiar with each other. After all, the two sides come from the same source.

Even if they don't have much contact with each other, they still know each other very well. This is still Zhang Xuan's late to join the rebels. If he had grown up in the rebel army like Luo Yulong, then there would only be more contact with each other, not less.

But Zhang Xuan looked at what Gao Yigong did, and always felt that he would not defect to Zhang Xianzhong.

However, Zhang Xuan still has to make some preparations.

After coming back, the first thing to do was to summon Liu Wenxiu.

Liu Wenxiu and Wuchang have also been staying for a while, and the transaction between Daxi and Daxia has been determined a lot.

In terms of seniority, Luo Yulong wants to call Zhang Xianzhong an uncle. Although the strength of Great Xia is above that of Great Cisshi. But Luo Yulong has already called Zhang Xianzhong the emperor's uncle in official documents.

The deal between the two sides was also reached, and Zhang Xianzhong spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to sell a large number of materials in Daxia. And the deal between the two sides is basically over.

After a while, Liu Wenxiu will be leaving.

Liu Wenxiu didn't dare to snub Zhang Xuan. But after a while, Zhang Xuan bowed slightly and said, "Meet Zheng Guogong." ”

"No courtesy." Zhang Xuan said, "General Liu, please take a seat." ”

After the two sat down, Zhang Xuan said, "General Liu, you know about Gao Yigong." ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "The foreign minister knows a little bit about it. ”

Gao Yigong may not know the details of the fight with Xia Jun in Yunyang, but Liu Wenxiu has heard about the general situation.

After all, everything that happens in Yunyang will be reported to Wuchang, and with the official ethics of this era, complete secrecy is absolutely impossible.

Zhang Xuan said: "Now there are some new situations, Gao Yigong has lost to our army, and has turned to the south and entered the mountains, and I don't know whether it is to the middle of the river or to the east. Still entrenched in the mountains and unable to come out. ”

Entrenched in the mountains, this option is the least likely, Zhang Xuan does not think that the mountains can support so many people.

But it can't be completely ruled out.

Liu Wenxiu's heart moved slightly, and said, "What does Zheng Guogong mean?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Now that Gao Yigong is at the junction of the two countries, it is our common trouble, and I also ask General Liu to tell His Majesty the Emperor of Daxi that he should take precautions." If possible, both parties can cooperate to solve this problem together. ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "The foreign minister will return to Shuzhong, and he will definitely report this matter to His Majesty." ”

Zhang Xuan then watched Liu Wenxiu leave.

He actually didn't think that Zhang Xianzhong would be eliminated

After resting, he will cooperate with Daxia to encircle and suppress Gao Yigong. Even Zhang Xuan felt that it was more likely that Zhang Xianzhong would send someone to recruit Gao Yigong.

After all, Zhang Xianzhong's situation in Shuzhong is not very good. Troops are urgently needed. If Li Zicheng had not died, Li Zicheng's subordinates, Zhang Xianzhong, might not dare to recruit them. But now that Li Zicheng is dead, and the rest of the camp has been swallowed by Daxia, Zhang Xianzhong naturally dares to eat the rest.

"It would be nice if it was so." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

In Zhang Xuan's heart, there is no idea that Gao Yigong must be put to death, just like Luo Rucai does not necessarily have to put Li Zicheng to death, if it is not for Luo Rucai's longevity, he may not necessarily dispose of Li Zicheng by such means.

It's the same now, after all, they were all comrades-in-arms who fought side by side. If Gao Yigong defected to Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong will naturally suppress Gao Yigong and not be embarrassed by Daxia. Zhang Xuan can also accept this result.

Great Xia's recent strategy is to defend the north and attack the south, and then talk about the south and Ming first, and as for the war with others in other directions, it is best not to fight.

However, whether this result could be achieved in the end, Zhang Xuan was not sure for a while.

He immediately drafted an order in the name of staying behind in Xijing, ordering Yunyang Mansion and all counties west of Jingzhou Mansion to be on strict alert, and thieves came out of the mountains to report quickly.

Immediately counted the various sailors on the river.

However, Zhang Xuan found that during this period of time, the Xia Junshui Division was in a vacant state on the Yangtze River.

There is no other reason, Zhou Fuchen's department is in the waters of the Han River, not in the waters of the Yangtze River, and most of the Zheng family's sailors have withdrawn from the Yangtze River, and only Zheng Tai's department is stationed at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The rest of the sailors, even if they were civilian ships, all participated in Luo Yulong's return to Nanjing, and there were hundreds of these ships, after all, there were hundreds of thousands of troops.

The number of ships needed was so large that the entire Yangtze River was almost empty. Naturally, there are not many sailors here in Wuchang. Except for a few ships north of Yueyang and confronting the Ming army, there were almost no formed sailors.

Zhang Xuan decided to transfer Zhou Fuchen to strengthen the vigilance on the Yangtze River.

It's just that Zhang Xuan's decision was a little too late, and he ordered Xiangyang from Wuchang, and then Xiangyang was passed to Zhou Fuchen. Zhou Fuchen then followed the Han River to the Yangtze River. Ten days is considered fast.

But there are so many things that can happen in ten days.

Yuan'an County.

Yuan'an County was the first county seat that Zhang Xuan met after following Luo Rucai to highlight the mountains.

In fact, this is also the westernmost part of the actual control of Great Xia, and this county has a battalion of garrisons in Great Xia. It's also a defense point.

As for the county towns further west, they are all in the mountains, scattered among the mountains and some valleys. Many county towns did not exist in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, but were established together with Yunyang Mansion after the rebellion of the displaced people in the Chenghua period, the reason was to appease

Displaced people stranded in the mountains.

From this you can see the geographical location of these counties.

For these county seats, Daxia is beyond the reach of the whip at all, at most it is to send a few scholars to serve as county commanders, or simply appoint one or two officials from the local area to be county magistrates, just to appease the mountain people to be safe and sound, as for taxes, they don't want to pay taxes, because most of the mountain people want money or not, or one life.

In these areas, the leaders of Huanglong Yao Tiandong are more authoritative than the government.

Therefore, with the help of these people, Gao Yigong suddenly appeared outside Yuan'an County.

Yuan'an is a small county, with a small population, and it looks like a slightly larger community in later generations, with a population of only 20,000 or 30,000. Even the troops stationed here are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are soldiers from the former Ming Dynasty, and they are placed here with a little rectification.

In the face of Gao Yigong's army, Yuan'an Xiaoxian had no posture to resist at all, so it was taken down.

After 3,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, the others surrendered.

Immediately distributed to the generals of various ministries by Gao Yigong, the materials of Yuan'an City were also looted.

The so-called wealth and products. Gao Yigong is now embarrassed, the roads in the mountains are rugged, and food is in short supply, so Gao Yigong has to set an example and save food. He's like this, let alone a soldier. In the face of the soldiers who are waiting to be fed, no military discipline can do anything.

Gao Yigong simply ordered not to kill indiscriminately, but the food, cloth and other materials in the city were requisitioned as military funds.

A little resupply in Yuan'an. Gao Yigong also knew that such a situation could not be hidden, after all, it was a county seat, how could it be concealed from such a large trace of tens of thousands of troops, just as Zhang Xuan knew Gao Yigong, Gao Yigong also knew Zhang Xuan.

This is as famous as Li Xin in the rebel army and is known as the general of Xiao Zhou Yu. Definitely not stupid, it is impossible to ignore such a big movement.

Gao Yigong naturally knew that the rest of the time was to race against Zhang Xuan, and he also had to bet on whether Wen'an could earn Yiling City. Otherwise, it will be really difficult to get a high grade. So after going to Yuan'an, Gao Yigong didn't order repairs at all, so he went south.

Towards Yiling.

Fortunately, Gao Yigong took his soldiers under his command, starting from Yan'an, almost bypassing the entire northwest, all the way, others may not work, but the ability to rush is first-class. For the soldiers who could not keep up with the army had been abandoned.

The end can be imagined.

At the same time, the situation in Yuan'an County is also one station after another, and the beacon is rushing to Wuchang.

When Zhang Xuan got the news in Wuchang, it was already a day and a night later, and after reading this letter, Zhang Xuan calmed down. It was as if the second boot on the roof had finally landed, but then Zhang Xuan frowned again.

In such a situation, Gao Yigong's intentions are also undoubtedly exposed. It is to go south to cast Ming.

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