Chapter 59: Out of Beijing

Yao Qisheng thought about it carefully and found that it was not bad to follow Zhang Xuan?

Zhang Xuannai is the son-in-law of King Wu, with a good record, almost no major defeats, and is deeply trusted by King Wu. The relationship with the prince is also good. In the civil service system, it is also influential.

Since he couldn't change it, he could only try to get closer to Zhang Xuan.

Yao Qisheng's intention to take refuge, Zhang Xuan also understood.

Zhang Xuan counted carefully, he really needed a staff member in charge.

Zhang Su was promoted to governor of Jiangxi.

Although this governor of Jiangxi is still a vacant position. But after the army enters Jiangxi, it will not be a vacant position, and at that time, Zhang Su is afraid that he will be in the local area for a long time and the time in the army will be short, but Yao Qisheng is a qualified candidate.

Zhang Xuan taught Yao Qisheng a little bit, and found that Yao Qisheng was a good person, so he sent someone to send a post to the Ministry of Officials, and gave Yao Qisheng's new position, the head of the Zhennan General's Mansion.

Zhang Xuan counted on his fingers, and he couldn't stay in Nanjing for a few days, so he lingered with Luo Yujiao for a few days and arranged family affairs. After contacting some old friends in Beijing, I was ready to leave.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the tenth day of the fourth month.

Zhang Xuan was in Jubaomen, and the group said goodbye to Zhang Xuan, and after Zhang Xuan sent these people away, only Luo Yujiao was reluctant to leave.

Zhang Xuan said: "I'm already out of the city, and your brother has gone back, so you should go back first." ”

"I don't want to go back." Luo Yujiao said a little angrily: "You calculate, this year, how many days did you stay in Nanjing City?" Every time I just came back, I left, I left as soon as I came back, so many uncles and uncles in Cao Ying, why did my father call you alone. ”

Zhang Xuan held Luo Yujiao and said, "Is this my father-in-law loving me?" Don't worry, it's only been a few years, after the world is peaceful, I will take you all over the world, and there will be time to accompany you at that time. ”

"That's a good thing to say." Luo Yujiao sighed slightly, looked at the big pagoda in the distance, and said, "That tower, you have long said that you will go with me, but you haven't been there yet." ”

Nanjing's grand scene, in Zhang Xuan's view, with the Great Bao'en Tower as the first, is almost a landmark building in Nanjing, such as Tiananmen in Beijing, Big Ben in London, but even if Zhang Xuan returns to Nanjing, it is also extremely busy with affairs, where to have time to hang out.

Such as this big pagoda, just outside the city gate, Zhang Xuan did not have time to stop.

"Then go see for yourself." Zhang Xuan said: "You are in the city of Nanjing, take care of yourself. Take good care of your father-in-law too. ”

Luo Yujiao sighed slightly, and said: "Doctor Zhang, my father's health is much better, when he gets better, I will accompany you, don't underestimate me, if you really fight, you may not be my opponent." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Xuan said: "My wife. ”

"Report." Just when the two were parting, a boat docked, and several soldiers turned ashore, shook off the red flag, and said loudly: "The red flag is urgent, and those who block me die." ”

"The red flag is urgent, and those who stand in my way die."

Several fast horses knocked on the bluestone slabs on the ground and rushed into the streets of Nanjing, and for a time the streets were chaotic.

Zhang Xuan frowned, and immediately instructed Zhang Yuanchu beside him to say, "Go and ask, what's the situation?" ”

Zhang Yuanchu immediately walked to the dock, asked the ships docking, came back to report, and said: "The northern Tartars are at war with King Chuang. The specifics were not asked. ”

"A piece of stone?" Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

suddenly had a feeling that time was not waiting, and said to Luo Yujiao: "The family will be handed over to you." You can rest assured, after the world is peaceful, the north to the North Sea, the south to the South Sea, the west to Kunlun, the east to the East China Sea, the world is so big, I will accompany you one by one. ”

Then he mounted his horse, crossed the bridge, joined the convoy, and rode wildly to the south in a group of hundreds of horsemen.

The destination is Jinhua.

Luo Yujiao looked at Zhang Xuan from a distance, and said secretly in her heart: "Actually, I don't care where I am, I just care about being by your side." ”

From Nanjing to Jinhua, there is no need to rush too much along the way, Zhang Xuan walked for nearly ten days to arrive in Jinhua.

It's just that when I arrived in Jinhua, outside Jinhua City, it was almost a big barracks.

The main forces of Zhang Xuan's department are here.

After Zhang Xuan arrived in Jinhua, the first thing he did was to review the whole army.

From the Runing Army, the Xuzhou Army, the Jinhua Army, and the Yang Shenzu Division, they reviewed the past one by one. There is also a special army, which is Zheng Hongkui's department.

According to the agreement negotiated between Zhang Xuan and Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui's department should be stationed in Nanjing, but Luo Rucai was assigned to Zhang Xuan's command.

Although the various departments have not gone to the dust, they still seem to be very energetic, and the training of the Jinhua army is still passable, which cannot be compared with the first two armies.

Immediately, Zhang Xuan checked the materials.

This time, Zhang Xuan didn't need to worry about the military supplies, when he was in Nanjing, he had already discussed it with Zhang Qian, and when he checked it, he really didn't have a little water, but added a little more. Now after Cao Ying's civil officials, few people dare to be corrupt.

What Zhu Yuanzhang can do, Luo Rucai can also do.

This time, on the expedition, in general, someone is responsible for everything, and Zhang Xuan is still relatively relaxed.

The total strength is around 45,000, most of them are elite soldiers, and Zhang Xuan has nothing to worry about when he attacks Jiangxi.

Immediately the general was convened to discuss the matter.

Zhang Xuan explained the situation and asked directly, "What do you think?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Cao Zongyu.

Cao Zongyu did a good job in the southern expedition to Fujian, so that his position as the second person in Zhang Xuan's army was also respected by all the generals, so when Zhang Xuan asked, everyone tacitly agreed that Cao Zongyu spoke first.

Cao Zongyu pondered for a while, then came out and hugged his fists and said: "Between subordinates, this battle must be fought slowly. ”

"Slow play?" Zhang Xuan muttered in his heart, he had never remembered the speed of the soldiers, and he had never thought about what it meant to fight slowly. But without revealing the slightest face, he said, "Go on." ”

Cao Zongyu said: "This battle is of course the beginning of our army's attack on Zuo Liangyu, but our army is only a partial division in the whole army, and we must clarify the position of our army in this battle." First of all, even if the soldiers are fast, our army may not be able to capture Jiangxi Province. And although the morale in the army is very high, but the soldiers are already tired, and the continuous battles make the soldiers very tired, and now it just seems to be good, and after a long time, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, this point touched on the hidden worry.

From the Battle of Fengyang in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the Battle of Yangzhou, the Battle of Jinhua, the Battle of Shaoxing and Ningbo, the Battle of Dinghai, and the Battle of Fujian presided over by Cao Zongyu, dozens of battles of all sizes have marched back and forth for more than 10,000 miles. The army must be tired, but to what extent it is tired, Zhang Xuan can't hold it for a while.

A lot of times, there are things that you have to judge for yourself. But everyone's judgment is different.

"Moreover, our army is a partial division. As long as enough enemy troops are attracted and the military pressure on the Yangtze River line is reduced, Zuo Liangyu's strength is also limited, for example, if he loses one or the other, when the time comes, he will definitely not be able to hold the Wuhu line, so our army in Jiangxi is not about the gains and losses of one city and one place, but because the momentum is big enough to make Zuo Liangyu jealous. ”

"Not bad." Zhang Xuan's heart moved and said.

Although Cao Ying's army is also being repaired, repairing does not mean that it cannot be dispatched, but the Yangtze River does not have an advantage and is held by Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, and it cannot find an opportunity to break the army for a while. Luo Rucai brought Zhang Xuan into Jiangxi, although he wanted to expand his territory, but he may not have waited for Zuo Liangyu's handy.

"Guys, what else do you have to say?" Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and said.

"There's no point in waiting." The generals said.

I heard Zhang Xuan say that it was good, who else is so uninteresting.

Zhang Xuan immediately used Cao Zongyu's idea to determine the battle plan, and the first thing to do was to bluff, 40,000 troops, known as 100,000, and spread to the outside that it was a combined army of Zhejiang and Fujian. The army unfurled its banner and stretched for dozens of miles, as if it did not hide it.

Ordinary small counties have to pass the army for a day before they can be completely exhausted.

Under such a momentum, the prefectures and counties in various places, almost without a fight, Zhang Xuan's march was not fast, and he only entered the territory of Jiangxi at the end of April, surrounded Guangxin, divided the troops in all directions, Raozhou Mansion was shaken, and even scouts until the city of Nanchang, the news reached Wuchang, and the whole Wuchang was alarmed.