Chapter 158: The Fall of the Shaowu Regime II

With Bu Wanqi's help, the rest is easy.

Bu Wanqi has been the prefect of Shaozhou Mansion for at least two years, and may not have much control over the countryside of Shaozhou Mansion, which is a common problem of the government in this era.

But in the city of Shaozhou, it can be controlled in his hands.

And Bu Wanqi's defection was not alone, but with the entire official government system of Shaozhou Mansion. With their help, plus Xia Jun's own ability. It's easy to take control of Shaozhou City.

I don't dare to say anything else, but it's okay to block the news.

It's just that at this time, Zhang Xuan got a very bad news.

This news was brought by Hu Tang's subordinates. So much has happened, and Hu Tang's envoy has been waiting in Chenzhou for a long time. And Zhang Xuan was busy here, and the people behind him had long forgotten Hu Tang's messenger.

And in Shaozhou City, Hu Tang also sent a dark pile. I wanted to join forces with the army to take Shaozhou City in one fell swoop, but I didn't want it to come in handy at all.

just made up the news that Zhang Xuan had not gotten.

"What? Ding Chukui's Sanshui victory? Zhang Xuan didn't know what to say for a while. Many things are far from what was expected.

Before, many people thought that Shaowu couldn't beat Yongli, but it turned out that this result hit the face of I don't know how many people, and it also slapped Zhang Xuan's face.

Zhang Xuan was also helpless for a while, he clearly remembered that Yongli was the last year of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't know why it wasn't Yongli who won.

Zhang Xuan didn't think much about what had changed, because what he had to face was the immediate result, and he didn't have to do more research on the reasons for it, and he didn't have the intention to do more research.

"What's going on now?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"Ding Chukui supervised the division to the west, and after the Battle of Sanshui, the Ming troops from all walks of life surrendered. An estimated number of 100,000. is storming Zhaoqing, the surrounding cities of Zhaoqing have surrendered, and Zhaoqing has also become an isolated city, I am afraid it will not last much time. ”

"The news from Guilin is not detailed, but it seems that Guilin is divided into two factions to discuss whether to save Zhaoqing. Qu Shiyun advocated the rescue, but the others seemed to oppose it, so that they wavered for a long time. ”

After Zhang Xuan heard this, he thought about it slightly and understood what was going on.

Where are the troops on the Yongli side? If you want troops, you can only withdraw the troops that confront Wang Jincai. That is, Liu Chengyin's subordinates were sent out.

Just doing so is tantamount to a big gamble.

Such a big gamble is impossible without firm determination.

And where is Yongli so determined now, and even this big defeat has greatly hit Qu Shiyun's prestige. The Ming Dynasty has come to get its own familiar path again.

The court was undecided, and the soldiers had crossed the river.

Zhang Xuan asked, "Where is General Zheng?" How is the battle under the city of Ganzhou? And how about the city defense of Guangzhou? ”

"This, this, these little ones don't know." This detail said.

He didn't know, and it was normal, after all, he was only the head of intelligence in Shaozhou Mansion. To be precise, he opened the gates of the city to close the inside and outside.

He knows very little, he understands these things, or because the news has spread, it is almost old news, Zhang Xuan may not know in the small county of Lechang, but if he asks Bu Wanqi, Bu Wanqi may know that there is not so much of this detailed work, but it is by no means that he does not know at all.

Zhang Xuan said: "You go back to Guangzhou immediately, and leave now." Go see Hu Tang and ask him to contact Zheng Chenggong. Pick up the army and move south. ”

"Yes." This fine work said immediately.

Immediately leave.

"General, what should I do now?" Xu Du and others, from the beginning to the end. Immediately after the lamp left, he asked.

Zhang Xuan went through all the details again in his heart, took down the hat on his head, and immediately someone took Zhang Xuan's hat and coat down.

Then he slowly paced down the hall. All the sounds disappeared for a while, only the sound of rain outside, and the sound of Zhang Xuan's feet treading water.

Zhang Xuan said slowly: "There is no turning back when you open the bow, and the matter is now." Paying this multiple price must not be in vain. And the current act is not without opportunities. The Shaowu army was all under Zhaoqing. Guangzhou is already empty. And in addition to the great victory, he must be unprepared. It was a good opportunity for us to storm Guangzhou. ”

"But even after taking Guangzhou, can we hold on?" Xu Du said.

Zhang Xuan said: "As soon as Shaowu goes, what Ding Chukui thinks about must be why he wants to protect his wealth and wealth, instead of doing his best for the Ming Dynasty, and he has just defeated the Yongli army and turned over to take refuge, Yongli may not accept it." As soon as Shaowu goes, Ding Chukui can stabilize the whole army, or the two can know it, not to mention that the army will arrive later, just the support of Zheng Chenggong's army is a big help. ”

"Although I don't know the current situation in Ganzhou City, but the previous information, Zhang Yingyuan is ready to collapse Ganzhou. I can't hold on long when I want to come to Ganzhou City. Once the city of Ganzhou is broken, Zhang Yingyuan's department can also go south. ”

"In this way, within a month or two, we will be under the city of Guangzhou, and I will be able to gather tens of thousands of troops in Daxia, which is enough to cover the situation in Guangzhou."

"All we have to do is hold on for a while."

"Do you generals have any doubts?"

If there are no doubts, it is not for nothing. Zhang Xuan said that so many things are all false. But the reality is that Shaowu is powerful. There is a small army of 100,000 people.

And Zhang Xuan's department, although it claims to have 30,000 elites.

But at this time, there are only more than 10,000 people who can gather.

With more than 10,000 men against 100,000 troops, it is really worrying.

It's just Zhang Xuan's prestige and prestige. The people below didn't dare to object.

Immediately, Zhang Xuan planned the road to the south.

"Go south by water." Bu Wanqi said: "Board the boat from the South Gate Wharf, and you can go straight to the city of Guangzhou along the Beijiang River. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "How many local ships in Shaozhou can transport south? ”

"It can probably transport about 10,000 people." Bu Wanqi said: "If it weren't for the urgency of the war in the south, most of the ships would have been transferred to the south to transport military supplies. More ships can be gathered. ”

Several rivers converge in Shaozhou. It is one of the water transport hubs in the north of Guangzhou, so in its heyday, the sails connected Guangzhou and connected Guangzhou with the inland prefectures and counties.

There is never a shortage of ships.

After Zhang Xuan heard this, he said, "Then please ask Master Bu to go down and prepare." ”

"Yes." After Bu Wanqi finished speaking, he slowly retreated.

Zhang Xuan gave Zheng Lian a look, and Zheng Lian immediately nodded knowingly. Two or three men were sent to follow. Zhang Xuan didn't completely trust Bu Wanqi.

Zhang Xuan left Xu Du behind, and after a moment of silence, he said: "After Bu Wanqi tidies up the ship, I intend to send someone to escort the ship north and go to Lechang to pick up Deng and his department, and Deng and his department don't need to get off the ship." Go straight south, you first sit firmly in Shaozhou, block the news, and within three days, you can't let any news come out of the Shaozhou Mansion. ”

Xu Du listened to Zhang Xuan's words, and was suddenly shocked in his heart, and said: "General, is there anything wrong with what my Jinhua Army did?" ”

"It's not." Zhang Xuan said: "It's my misjudgment, the loss of the Jinhua Army is not small, so I need to appease it." And it won't take a few days, but only two or three days, and you don't need to worry much about the work of the front and back feet. ”

How can Xu Du not care, isn't the difference between the first and second merits the front and rear feet. But the rewards are worlds apart.

According to Zhang Xuan's plan, the first contribution to going south to Guangzhou was Deng He's department.

Xu Du could not have any grievances in his heart, but he had to admit that the Jinhua Army had losses, and there were many losses, and it could not be said that it had completely affected its combat effectiveness. But Jinhuajun is indeed not at his peak. Especially the overnight march. Many people were drenched in heavy rain.

If it is not dealt with in time, if there is an epidemic in the army, it will be difficult to deal with it. What Zhang Xuan said is not completely unreasonable.

"The last general thanked the general." Xu Du said.

Zhang Xuan also seemed to see what Xu Du was thinking, and said: "General Xu, don't worry, it's just a temporary repair, and it will naturally be useful to the Jinhua Army in the future." ”

Zhang Xuan's decision was not selfish, but more out of public intentions. After all, Zhang Xuan's understanding of the Jinhua Army is separated by a layer, and there is only the Runing Army, the soldier he brought out single-handedly. in order to make him use it like an arm.