Chapter Eighty-Eight: Where to Go
(For such a long time, the brothers have been discussing where the pig's feet should go, after all, the pig's feet can't follow Gao Li and others, running around like a rogue, so it is inevitable to establish their own base, so today this mystery has been completely revealed, there will definitely be many friends who have some ideas about the location of the pig's feet to establish a base, welcome to post and discuss!) )
"Huh! Indeed, there is a root, and there is no root, even if there are many generals, it is useless! Since this is the case, Mr. Fu might as well share your opinion, where should I establish our base now? Although Xiao Tianjian already has a belly case after careful consideration during this time, he is still happy to listen to Fu Deming's thoughts again and combine it with his belly case.
Fu Deming heard that Xiao Tianjian wanted to consider him, so he smiled indifferently and said: "Since the general asked this, then the subordinates should dare to talk about their thoughts!"
The land of Shaanxi is definitely not good, here has long been because of natural disasters and man-made disasters, has become the place of four wars, and there are many forces here, there are no less than 100 righteous troops who can be named, and this place is also regarded as the bane of the imperial court, the imperial court and the government are always concerned about the situation in Shaanxi, and mobilize heavy troops in Shaanxi, most of the places in Shaanxi have suffered from natural disasters and military disasters, and they have long been dilapidated, although there are many people, it is not difficult to recruit soldiers, but it is not beneficial to the long-term plan! Although Hanzhong is a good place, but at present, the Eight Kings Zhang Xianzhong and other rebels are competing with the official army there, with the strength of the general, it is absolutely inappropriate to go to Hanzhong now! Therefore, in the short term, it may not be easy to find a suitable boundary in Shaanxi for us to entrench! ”
After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian nodded again and again and said, "What Mr. said is very true, continue!" Since Shaanxi can't do it, then in the opinion of Mr., how about Henan? ”
"Henan? Not! Although Henan is known as the hinterland of the Central Plains, but it is not a good place to go at the moment, Henan has recently suffered from a major drought, many places are said to have no harvest, although the official army in Henan Chen soldiers are not much, but want to gain a foothold in Henan, I am afraid it is not easy! Otherwise, if Gao and Li and the eight kings and Cao Cao would not enter Henan, they would not immediately abandon Henan and return to Shaanxi, so as to cause a fiasco in the carriage gorge! Henan can recruit troops, but for the time being, it is not a place where you can live for a long time! No way, no way! Although Fu Deming did not dare to say that he was familiar with the study of economics, because he usually paid attention to collecting some news from various places, he had an understanding of the situation in various places.
"Hmmm! That's a good point! And what about Shudi? Xiao Tianjian guided Fu Deming's train of thought and asked him.
"I have already said that although Sichuan is rich, but you must know that there is still a white pole soldier in Sichuan, that Qin Liangyu is also a very capable enemy, and there are heavy troops in all key passes in Sichuan, even if the general wants to go, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter Sichuan, and it can only be self-casting, not to mention that it is easy to enter Sichuan and difficult to get out of Sichuan, even if the general can enter Sichuan and occupy a good place, and want to get out of Sichuan after it grows up, I am afraid it will be difficult! Historically, no one who has achieved great things has ever been in Sichuan! Therefore, the subordinates thought that Sichuan was definitely not an optional place at the moment! ”
Xiao Tianjian immediately nodded yes, because what Fu Deming said was right, Liu Bei was entrenched in Shu back then, although he had a firm foothold and his strength had grown a lot, but he was blocked in Sichuan and couldn't come out, Zhuge Liang was going to say that it was powerful enough! The result? Didn't he still live his life in poverty, until he was tired to death, and he failed to lead the Shu army into the Central Plains, Zhang Xianzhong seemed to have entrenched in Sichuan later, but the result was still the same by the Qing army.
So Fu Deming didn't agree to go to Sichuan, of course he knew why, not to mention, now the imperial court is afraid that the righteous army will run to the Sichuan District, and in all the key passes leading to Sichuan, they have deployed heavy troops, Gao Yingxiang didn't dare to go, he took the soldiers and horses at hand, and he had to enter Hanzhong first, and then seek to enter Sichuan, which was not far from looking for death.
"It seems that Sichuan can't go either! And what about Huguang? Xiao Tianjian continued.
"Huh! The general doesn't want to mention the lake is wide! Although Huguang is rich, and it is a place where grain is produced, but there is a long way to go, with the general's troops, this trip to Huguang, in the opinion of Fu, it is by no means a wise move, not to mention that it is too close to Nanzhili, and there is little wind and grass, it will cause a large number of officials and troops to enter the suppression, it is said that at the beginning of the year, Lao Huihui and other righteous troops went south into Huguang, but they only laid down Xingshan, and immediately went west, entered the area of Kuizhou, Sichuan, and was forced back to Shaanxi by Qin Liangyu, so it seems that now I want to go south to Huguang, hehe! Not! Fu Deming shook his head and rejected Xiao Tianjian's proposal again.
After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian also laughed, nodded and said, "Since we can't go to so many places, then in my opinion, there is only this place to go!" As he spoke, he stood at the table and tapped his finger heavily at the corner of the map.
Fu Deming looked at the place where Xiao Tianjian's fingers fell, frowned, and asked Xiao Tianjian in some surprise: "Does the general want to enter the Jin?" ”
Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "Yes, it's Jin!" ”
Fu Deming couldn't help but gasp, walked quickly to the front of the map, looked down at the map, and immediately shook his head: "Isn't this move too dangerous?" You must know that Shanxi is garrisoned by Cao Wenzhao! This fang can be called a killing god, the righteous army against the Guanning iron cavalry under his command, it can almost be said that it is invincible, the leader of the righteous army who died under this fang is no less than dozens of people, and the righteous soldiers who were stabbed by his hands are countless, why does the general choose to enter the Jin now, isn't this a sheep into the tiger's mouth? ”
The reason why Fu Deming was shocked was because in the past few years, Cao Wenzhao's name is too famous, since the rise of the righteous army from all walks of life in Shaanxi, Cao Wenzhao followed Hong Chengchou to begin to exterminate the righteous army in Shanxi and other places, and the soldiers and horses under Cao Wenzhao are not ordinary officers and soldiers, but the three thousand Guanning iron cavalry trained by Yuan Chonghuan in the early years, this group of Guanning Army can be called the most elite generals in the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty. But as long as all the rebels met Cao Wenzhao, they almost didn't get a good deal, and all of them were beaten by Cao Wenzhao's troops, and many leaders of the rebel army were slaughtered by Cao Wenzhao.
In the five years of Chongzhen last year, the righteous army moved to Shanxi, and Cao Wenzhao led the troops to suppress it, but the righteous army was defeated in successive battles, and finally fled into Henan, so that he could breathe.
Over the years, the famous figures in the rebel army, such as Wang Jiayin, Dian Dengzi, Yang Laochai, Yilong, Sweeping King, Du San, Red Army Friends and other well-known leaders all died at the hands of Cao Wenzhao, and they were beaten by Cao Wenzhao to escape from Shanxi, so now as long as the rebel army is up and down, when Cao Wenzhao is mentioned, there is no headache, so that this time they would rather run back to Shaanxi, but no one dares to return to Shanxi, because Cao Wenzhao, where is the name of killing gods, so that these leaders of the righteous army dare not think of going to Shanxi to make trouble.
And Fu Deming was shocked when he heard that Xiao Tianjian planned to lead his troops to Shanxi to build a base, and Fu Deming had heard Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang's subordinates mention Cao Wenzhao these days, so when he heard about Shanxi, he was also a little frightened.
Xiao Tianjian suddenly laughed, shook his head and said, "Mr. Fu's words are different!" You must know that there used to be a saying in this world, the most dangerous place may be the safest place, Cao Wenzhao is powerful, this is true of me, Xiao Tianjian also admits this, but Mr. only cares about collecting news from the official army, but forgets that there is still a Tatar in the north! ”
Fu Deming's expression changed after hearing this, and he seemed to have grasped something, but he was a little unsure, so he asked Xiao Tianjian: "Could it be that the general heard any news outside the Guanguan?" Or is there any movement in Cao Wenzhao? ”
Xiao Tianjian bought a pass, some things he didn't say well, he didn't know very well about the current situation of the Dongyu Tartars outside the Guan, but because he admired Cao Wenzhao very much, he had checked some deeds about Cao Wenzhao earlier, so he knew something about Cao Wenzhao's situation during this time.
In addition, through the news brought by some displaced people, Xiao Tianjian also learned more or less about the current news of the Tartars outside the northern border, and learned that since July, the Eastern Tartars have marched west again, besieging Huairen, Yingzhou and other places, and Cao Wenzhao is in Shanxi, and he happened to be transferred to the north of Jin Province to garrison, and it was this time Cao Wenzhao's northern transfer that made him suffer a big defeat, and Xiao Tianjian can't remember the specific time, but it is estimated that Cao Wenzhao is likely to lose his official position because of the disadvantage of dealing with the Eastern Tartars.
Nowadays, communication is not smooth, and it is difficult for such news to spread to Shaanxi quickly, especially to the hinterland of Shaanxi, but he can be sure that Cao Wenzhao will not become a problem again in a short period of time, and Shanxi because of Cao Wenzhao's suppression of the righteous army some time ago, so that the righteous army from all walks of life dare not easily set foot in Shanxi, so that in this troubled world, Shanxi has obtained a rare period of stability.
Xiao Tianjian was by no means a decision made with a hot brain, it was precisely because of his more or less understanding of some things in this era in later generations that he made up his mind and decided to lead his troops to sneak into Shanxi.
"Exactly! I heard a news a few days ago, saying that the Dongyu Tartars once again entered the area of Kouxuanda, and Cao Wenzhao led his troops to move to the border of the town, and the battle was unfavorable, and he had been dismissed and confiscated into the army, so Cao Wenzhao is no longer a problem in a short period of time, you can just know this matter, you don't publicize it for the time being! "Xiao Tianjian received some news! It's just that he can't explain it now, so he has to pretend to admit it and inform Fu Deming of his guess as reliable news.
"I see, the general can rest assured that his subordinates are not talented, and they still know the stakes! Never go out and talk nonsense! But did the general think about it, Shanxi is close to the Beijing Division, if we attack Shanxi, will it cause the imperial court to worry and send troops to suppress it? Fu Deming still didn't dispel his doubts, repeatedly thought about the pros and cons of Xiao Tianjian's decision, and reminded Xiao Tianjian.