After meeting with Chen Youfu, Lin Yan and Li Sixian, who were about to leave, Zhu Pingjin had nothing to do in Guang'an City. He discussed with Liao Daheng and planned to set off tomorrow to take Wang Xingjian and his cousin Qiu Ruhui to Chongqing. Guang'an City, as well as Bashan in the north, were left to Song Zhenzong, Li Chongwen, Shu Guoping, and Sun Hong, several ministers of civil and military affairs.

Chongqing, the most important political, economic, and military location in eastern Sichuan, has in fact been militarily occupied by the Protector Army.

The 11th Battalion of the Protector Army, which was formed by the expansion of the 1st Company of the 10th Battalion of the original Caravan, not only controlled the gates of Chongqing Prefecture, but also controlled the land fortress Futu Pass in and out of Chongqing Prefecture. Only on the city wall, about 500 regimental training soldiers cobbled together by the Chongqing government and gentry continued to be retained.

Chongqing Prefecture is far from the two passes on the ground, and the Qingmu Pass in Bishan County, west of the city, has been occupied by the 6th Battalion, but the main road in the east of the city, Tongluo Gorge, has not been moved for the time being. Because there are not only a small number of Zeng Ying's officers and troops stationed here, but also the customs of the ship. If it is hastily occupied, it will prematurely disturb the fragile and sensitive nerves of the Chongqing gentry.

However, it is not enough to take control of Chongqing militarily.

If the gentry, led by Wang Yingxiong's brothers, were to contradict Zhu Pingjin, then Zhu Pingjin's plan to build Chongqing into a military base in eastern Sichuan and an important industrial town in Sichuan would have many twists and turns, and his attempt to make full use of Chongqing's economic resources would also encounter strong resistance in the process of implementation. So this time, Zhu Pingjin went with the purpose of subduing the Chongqing gentry, and the breakthrough could only be chosen by the Wang brothers.

On the morning of the twenty-second day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, on the dock of the east gate of Guang'an City, Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng boarded Yu Dajiang's battleship.

Yu Dajiang was very happy to welcome the prince on board again. When he met, he reported to Zhu Pingjin, saying that his father-in-law Zeng Ying had rushed to Chongqing Mansion, and he was looking forward to seeing the demeanor of the son of the world. It's a pity that his brother-in-law Li Zhanchun, known as Li Harrier's son, can't come this time. At the invitation of Feng Ruhu and Ding Xianjue, he sent troops from Fuzhou, Chongqing, and went to Dianjiang and Liangshan to attack the local tyrants.

"When I saw General Zeng, this son can just ask for advice on the method of water warfare." Zhu Pingjin happily helped Dajiang up, "It would be even better if I could see General Qin again and personally ask for advice on the method of training troops in land warfare!" ”

In Sichuan, General Qin of course refers to the heroine Qin Liangyu.

It's just that Qin Liangyu was born in the second year of Wanli, and now she is an old lady who is nearly seventy years old, and it is not easy to come to Chongqing Mansion in person. Moreover, as the commander of the Han Dynasty in Sichuan, who was the commander of Zhengyipin, the governor of the Chinese army, and the chief military officer of the Han Dynasty in Sichuan with the seal of General Zhendong, Qin Liangyu's rank and rank were the highest among Sichuan officials, and he was only half a step away from being knighted. Yu Dajiang did not get the will of the prince Zhu Pingjian, nor did he get the text of the governor Liao Daheng, how could he go to invite him without authorization.

Liao Daheng smiled and solved Yu Dajiang's confusion: "The prince has admired General Qin for a long time. If he still had free time, the old man would accompany the prince to Chungju to visit Qin Zongbing (Note 1) and listen to her teachings on the great cause of protecting the country and the people. ”

I see!

During this time in Guang'an, Yu Dajiang witnessed Zhao Ronggui's remnants being torn apart by the son in front of him, and now even if Zhao Ronggui can recover, there will be no more Zhao Ying in Sichuan.

Not only that, but he also witnessed the annihilation of the entire army of the Guang'an land tyrant and forced the rebel king Liu Weiming to surrender to the prince. He participated in the Patriotic Army's grievance movement in disguise, and experienced the novelty and shock of all this.

Hearing Liao Fu's explanation, his useful mind immediately understood the prince's thoughts: with Qin Liangyu's high prestige in the Sichuan government, army, people and Tusi, if Qin Liangyu came forward to support the prince to incorporate the army of the imperial court into the Protector Army, then himself, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law would be incorporated into the Protector Army.

Yu Dajiang understood, so he hurriedly said: "The world is peaceful, and the government and the people are hopeful; Protect the country and the people, through heaven and earth. General Qin has been favored by the country for decades, serving the frontier with women, and fighting with his old age, what he thinks and wants to do, isn't it to protect the country and the people, and the world is peaceful? With the last general's delusional speculation, the prince and Liao Fu came to visit in person, and General Qin will be grateful to Dade and willing to be attached! ”

I haven't seen this guy for a few days, and I'm more and more able to speak official language. Zhu Pingjin slapped Yu Dajiang's arm with a smile to show affection, and then reminded him meaningfully: "General Qin, contemporary Mulan!" Even Song Zhenzong didn't dare to compare. Therefore, we, the bearded men, need to learn from General Qin! ”

"Xiaguan is fortunate to serve the prince and Liao Fu, and he has benefited a lot these days! When I arrived in Chongqing this time, I was going to tell my father-in-law and the camp robes about everything I saw and heard! ”

This guy reacts so fast! It not only pointed out that Zeng Ying was the key to the incorporation, but also showed that he himself supported the incorporation.

Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng both smiled and walked into the official cabin prepared by Yu Dajiang for the two of them. From Guang'an Shunshui to Chongqing, it takes four days (Note 2). Now I am waiting for Zhu Pingjin's secretary Cheng Xiangfeng and Liao Daheng's staff Qian Weihan to get on the boat, and I don't know why the two of them haven't arrived at the dock yet.

……

Cheng Xiangfeng and Qian Weihan did not arrive at the dock on time because they were about to leave, but they received an emergency report from Qu County.

The newspaper was written on a piece of cotton cloth and packed in a sealed bamboo tube. The bamboo tube floated down the river to the Qujiang River, where it was picked up by soldiers patrolling the river of the 8th Battalion, and then sent to Guang'an City on a fast horse.

This Tang newspaper was an urgent submission from General Wang Xiang to the Sichuan Governor Yamen: Five days ago, Wang Xiang took advantage of the enemy's negligence to break into Bazhou, beheaded thousands of thieves, and occupied the entire city of Bazhou. However, the bandits did not flee. They quickly regrouped their forces, and instead surrounded Wang Xiang's troops in the city of Bazhou. At present, Wang Xiang's troops carry no more than 20 days of military food. He asked for reinforcements, otherwise he would have to choose to break out.

Bazhou City is located on the south bank of the Ba River, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain, which belongs to the Bashan mountain system. Wang Wangshan stands in the north of the city, and the Ba River surrounds the north city and the east city, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Bazhou is the city that has been recovered by the Holy Decree, and it is the center of Bashan. Now that it's hard to get in and occupy it, how can you say that you will give up? In addition, Wang Xiang has 1,000 elite soldiers of Yang Zhan's department on the north side, 700 old generals of Hou Tianxi's department in the rear, and 4,000 Zhang Zuokai's troops and 6,000 Jia Deng's joint troops on the south side. Wang Xiang's entry into Bazhou just formed a favorable battle situation in which the center blossomed. Why did he instead shout and ask for a breakout? Could it be that there are really 100,000 local tyrants in Bazhou?

The two chiefs and secretaries picked at the head of the newspaper for a while, and unanimously judged that there was a problem behind it. Therefore, it was long overdue, and they jointly arrived at the dock and reported to the prince Zhu Pingjin and the governor Liao Daheng.

Sure enough, after listening to the report, the initial joy on Liao Daheng's face faded. When the two of them expressed their doubts, Liao Daheng slapped his thigh and stood up.

"There must have been something wrong all the way, so no one went to support Wang Xiang! Shizi, this Chongqing can't go today, so we must quickly send a scout horse in the direction of Baoning to find out the military situation! ”

Liao Daheng is so panicked, there must be a reason for him. Even if he was wrong, he would not have been a few days late. Zhu Pingjin was still convinced of Liao Daheng's military talents, so he nodded.

The tanma was quickly sent out, and in the evening they returned to Guang'an City.

Tanma reported that as soon as he passed Yuechi, he ran into a messenger sent by Hejiazhuang in Langzhong. The messenger was sleepy, so he took the letter and returned. Hejiazhuang's letter brought a piece of news that neither Zhu Pingjin nor Liao Daheng could believe:

Liao Daheng specially sent to Baoningfu Town to guard the back of the official army, the veteran general Wang Chaoyang, rebelled against the city (Note 3)!

Wang Chaoyang's department had about 1,500 soldiers, which was the general reserve of the official army's Bazhou attack. He was not only responsible for guarding the back roads of Zhang Zuokai's department and Jia Deng's joint department, but also responsible for defending Baoning Mansion, an important town in northern Sichuan.

Liao Daheng once confidently told the provincial officials that he transferred Wang Chaoyang's troops to guard the town, and even if the local tyrants were good at long-distance raids, Baoning would not lose. But he didn't expect that this veteran, whom he trusted very much, would repay him by rebelling!

Wang Chaoyang reversed, needless to say, Baoning City must be lost. The north and south sides of Cangxi and the two county towns in the south are also precarious. The rear road of Zhang Zhuokai's department, with Boryeong Mansion as the rear, has been cut off, and the Jaden joint department, with Xinzheng Dam as the rear, is already very dangerous. Yilong County is not far from Nanfang County and Langzhong County, and of course there are dangers.

However, the most dangerous is Hejiazhuang, which is separated from Boryeong City by a river. There are also a large number of He family households, including He Youyi, He Zengshan, He Yongnian's family. If Hejiazhuang falls, the morale of the He family's army will be greatly depressed, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

Hearing the report of the Tanma, the anxious Liao Daheng rushed to the second hall of the state government, grabbed the letter paper in front of Zhu Pingjin, and looked at it by the light of the candle. Before the letter was finished, the governor of Sichuan, who had always paid attention to qi cultivation and kung fu, screamed miserably, and immediately fainted to the ground.

Occupy Bazhou, but lose Boryeong Mansion, this is called "stealing chickens does not make rice", a typical military disaster!

Zhu Pingjin understands Liao Daheng's sadness very well. He ordered Liao Fu to rest in the side room, and then ordered Zhang Wei to go out to give instructions to the chief officials in the lobby, asking them to immediately come up with a response plan tonight and wait to obey the order.

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Since Zhu Pingjin occupied the Guang'an Prefecture Ya, a small seat adjustment has been made in these two halls according to Zhu Pingjin's identity.

Originally, there were two chairs on the top, a table in the middle, and a high table behind it for placing bottles and cans. Now these things have been removed, and only a table and a chair are placed in the center. In this way, no one can be equal to Zhu Pingjin. Even if Liao Daheng, the governor, came to discuss the matter together, he could only sit aside.

"Mr. Money!" Zhu Pingjin, who was sitting on the main seat, took a roll call.

"Wang rebelled suddenly, will he secretly collude with the local tyrants? Now the situation on the front line in Bazhou is so critical, and Governor Zhang's life and death are unknown. Liao Gong was in a hurry, and this son couldn't make up his mind. Mr. Qian is resourceful, please teach me! ”

Zhu Pingjin didn't let Cheng Xiangfeng speak, but let Qian Weihan speak first. In this way, Qian Weihan, who assisted Liao Daheng in military deployment, was pushed to the forefront. Even if Qian Weihan had the intention, he would not have been able to withdraw from this military disaster. At the same time, this is also a chance for Zhu Pingjin to give Qian Weihan a chance to prove his ability, and let him prove who he is loyal to!

"Thank you, students!" Qian Weihan stood up and sat back under Zhu Pingjin's gesture, "The only thing that students can see at the moment is this letter, if you talk about strategy, it can't be talked about." The art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, can not be defeated in a hundred battles. Nowadays, students are confidants but don't know each other, so they can only say their feelings, please learn from the world! ”

"Mr. Qian is not an outsider, so he doesn't have to be modest. The 'bottom of the kettle' plan proposed by Mr. last time has worked very well? ”

Note 1: Although Qin Liangyu married to Shi Yanma's family, she still lived in a city like Chungju most of the time, and now there is still Qin Liangyu's former residence (Taibao Temple) in this place. Even in Shiyan, there is also a Xuanwei official village, which is as large as a county seat. It's not the "half-one village in the mountains" that some people imagine.

Note 2: Taking a wooden boat from Guang'an to Chongqing was still a very common way to travel in the last century. It is recorded that it did take four days.

Note 3: The time of Wang Chaoyang's Baoning mutiny, according to the "Book of Waste", was August of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. The plot needs to be adjusted slightly.