Zhu Pingjin knew that just because of the news of the fall of Nanyang and the murder of King Tang, Duan Renxuan, the head of the communications section, would not personally send the letter. Sure enough, even bigger bad news followed, and this time even Zhu Pingjin almost sat on the ground in shock.

"On the 11th of this month, the demon of Guang'an Prefecture rebelled and occupied Guang'an City. He called himself 'Old Buddha', gathered tens of thousands of people, and Guang'an did not know the life and death of civil and military, and it was estimated that there would be more than one bad luck.

The local rioters took the opportunity to attack south from Bashan. On the thirteenth of this month, the local rioters attacked our Pengzhou and were repelled by He Qiukou; On the 14th of this month, the local rioters surrounded our Yingshan County. Yingshan County is defending to the death; On the 15th, the local thugs slaughtered the city in Poqu County. All the members of a platoon of the Zhuang protection team were killed in battle, and the people suffered heavy casualties! The two counties of Yuechi and Xichong in Shunqing Prefecture, and even Nanchong County, the capital city, were found to be infested with local rioters. In Xichong County, there are hundreds of living people, servants, street ruffians and hooligans who took the opportunity to make noise, storm the county government, and shout and beat the yaya.

At present, the vanguard of the local rioters has reached the front line of Hezhou and Dingyuan (now south of Wusheng County) in Chongqing Prefecture, killing back and forth, and the situation is very miserable. The remnants of the rebel army of Pan Yihong, the former Chu army, colluded with the local tyrants and were attacking Hezhou. The gentry and the common people fled one after another, and they all set up cottages to protect themselves! ……”

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Zhu Pingjin knew after listening to it that he had made an irreparable mistake.

In the army expansion and adjustment plan, the five prefectures of Langzhong, Nanfang, Pengzhou, Yingshan, and Quxian are a large network, covering the Daba Mountains, guarding the densely populated agricultural areas south of Daba Mountain, and covering the important Jialing River and Qujiang waterways. There are four important support points for this large network, in addition to Xinzheng Dam, Pengzhou and Yingshan County, the other is Sanhui Town in the north of Quxian County.

Sanhui Town is located at the western foot of the Huaying Mountains and is a large water and land wharf. There is the Ba River in the north and the Zhou River in the east, and the two rivers meet here to form the Qujiang River that flows from north to south to Hezhou. Tracing the Zhou River up and crossing the river valley, you can pass through the Huaying Mountains and reach Dazhou or Dazhu directly. Tracing the Ba River, you can enter the depths of Bashan and reach the three counties of Bazhou, Tongjiang and Nanjiang. It can be seen that this town is a key point in and out of Bashan and truncating the Huaying Mountains.

Liu Sangen's only battalion was originally transferred to Sanhui Town. If he occupies Sanhui Town, he will be able to cover the vast areas at the western foot of Huaying Mountain, such as Quxian, Guang'an, Yuechi, and Hezhou in the lower reaches of the Qujiang River. Facing Bashan, Sanhui Town is the lower reaches of the Qujiang River. But in the face of Guang'an and Hezhou, he is upstream. In this way, Liu Sangen's only battalion can attack and retreat. If the only battalion attacks Bashan, Sanhui Town can be used as a supply hub and cantonment base. If the local tyrants go out of Bashan to break through the Pengzhou and Yingshan lines and plunder to the south, the only battalion can not only go south along the canal and occupy important places for defense by the enemy, but also extend its forces to the left and right flanks to cut off the road for the local tyrants to return to the mountains. Therefore, the plan of the General Staff to garrison Sanhui Town with a battalion of strong troops was completely correct.

However, the plan is still being discussed at the Carrier Meeting, and the situation has changed significantly.

Fang Yaoxiang cleaned up the corruption in the salt industry with an iron fist, but it caused trouble among the Furong salt merchants. Tian Qian found a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters, so he quickly turned Liu Sangen's headquarters to the two counties of Furong, and by the way, the counties where he passed through were included in the Wangfu's sphere of influence. In order to solve the problem of the loss of salt tax, the two feudal divisions asked the royal government to take over. Zhu Pingjin and his family were worried about the huge salt profits, so they had to hold on to the mentality of luck and stay in the only camp in Yanjing District, so as to deter the local people by force and ensure the smooth implementation of the salt industry reform.

The garrison force was greatly reduced, and the General Staff had to readjust its plan. The guards of Pengzhou and Guang'an in Shunqing Prefecture were greatly weakened. The only available force is the third battalion and the fourth company of Sun Deren stationed at Xinzheng Dam. The third battalion and the fourth company were hastily transferred to Pengzhou, and the company headquarters was expanded into the Pengzhou Huzhuang Brigade. The three platoons were scattered in Pengzhou, Yingshan, and Quxian counties as the seed troops of the backbone squadron. As for the seed troops of the village protection team in other areas of Guang'an Prefecture, the General Staff had no choice but to transfer them separately and send them gradually.

If it takes more than a month, by the end of the 14th year of Chongzhen, according to the plan, all these seed troops will be in place, and the basic squadron will be initially formed into an army with the ability to defend the city. But in this fateful month, the local thugs launched a large-scale attack, and they broke through the bottom of this big and thin net at once!

Duan Renxuan, Chief of the Communications Section, is still reporting the latest situation:

Luo Jianjun, Chen Youfu, and He Qiukou jointly reported that Lin Yan's department had left Xinzheng Dam and had arrived in Pengzhou. They planned to relieve the siege of Yingshan County first, and then decide to stop according to the changes in the situation: either to recover Qu County, or to hold on to the two cities of Pengzhou and Yingshan, or to clear the south. They had already ordered Yin Jialin's troops to turn to Dingyuan County as soon as they arrived in Shunqing Mansion. Dingyuan is on the side of the Jialing River, if the local tyrants are allowed to cross the Jialing River, it is possible to erode southern Sichuan! Luo Jianjun also said that Yin Jialin's troops were only more than 1,000 people, and there were 100,000 local rioters, rebels, and rebels who entered Pengzhou, Guang'an, and Hezhou, and the disparity in strength was too great. He begged the prince to send more powerful reinforcements immediately! ”

That is to say, the 3rd Battalion had already moved to Pengzhou, and completely handed over the planned route of Xinzheng Dam-Yilong County to attack Bazhou to the expanded Huzhuang Brigade of Wang Xingwu and Xu Shoucai.

Stabilization!

Zhu Pingjin reminded himself that there are now more than 100 officials at all levels participating in voluntary labor in the river, and there are tens of thousands of people in Shuangliu County. They must all be looking at themselves, watching the reaction of the second chief!

"Zheng Changshi, Mr. Shu, Mr. Sun, and Mr. Wang, do they know?" Zhu Pingjin asked Duan Renxuan, "The situation is like this, what suggestions do they have?" ”

Duan Renxuan was a little hesitant. Because there were several court officials such as Governor Liao beside the prince, they were all listening to it, so he just reported that he did not dare to expose the number of the unit and the position of the chief officer, so he could only replace it with "a certain department".

The Communications Bureau is a confidential and confidential unit. Duan Renxuan's prudence is in line with his duties. Zhu Pingjin saw Duan Renxuan's concerns, nodded to Liao Daheng, Liu Zhibo and Chen Qichi, and climbed an empty embankment under the envious eyes of other officials. The soldiers of the guard platoon immediately surrounded and stood guard ten feet away.

Zhu Pingjin ordered Duan Renxuan: "The three adults are all ministers of the imperial court. Truth be told, don't be scared! ”

"The last will obey! Mr. Shu suggested that part of the village protection team in Tongchuan Prefecture should be immediately mobilized to rush to Xichong County to recover the county seat and stabilize the situation. He was sent to Shunqing Province as a general reserve. Luzhou He Youyi, Song Zhenzong, and Tan Sigui immediately crossed the Tuojiang River and marched towards Hezhou. With the addition of Lin Yan's department, three troops were deployed along the Jialing River from north to south, and one army was used as a backup. Once the encirclement and suppression are launched, our army will march hand in hand......"

Zhu Pingjin interrupted Duan Renxuan's report: "There are only more than 2,000 reinforcements, and the total strength is insufficient!" From Pengzhou to Shunqing to Dingyuan to Hezhou, each point is separated by one or two hundred miles, two or three days of travel, a total of 3,000 people are deployed, and the local rioters can come and go freely! From Pengzhou to Yingshan to Quxian, this line is completely open! Once the battle situation is unfavorable, the local tyrants can easily flee back to Bashan. The forces must be in place at one time, and the troops cannot be increased one by one! What else do they recommend? What about troop mobilization and logistics? ”

The prince was not satisfied, and Duan Renxuan immediately said, "Yes, Mr. Shu himself said that his strength is not enough. He suggested that the prince should mobilize the village protection team in Chengdu and other places. It's just that Zheng Changshi and Mr. Sun firmly disagree, they are worried about the safety of the palace......"

Duan Renxuan stopped reporting. What Zheng Anmin and Sun Hong were worried about was the three people around Zhu Pingjin, the 1,500 new troops in the North Stadium and the Dong Bubu cavalry outside the city. He Zengshan's first battalion occupied the left guard and did not move his nest, and he also kept an eye on those new troops. If those officers and soldiers leave Chengdu Mansion to participate in the suppression of thieves, then what are they worried about?

But it was difficult for him to say this in front of Liao Daheng and the other three. He knew that the Son would understand what he meant.

Zhu Pingjin understood. He suddenly smiled and looked at Liao Daheng and the other three: "What do the three adults think?" ”

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This is the first time Liu Zhibo has personally experienced Zhu Pingjian's military command.

Zhu Pingjin and his subordinates only said a few words, and he clearly felt that the prince knew the situation in Sichuan at a glance, and his control over his own power was like a finger. He listened attentively to every word that the prince said, and then analyzed the intention and purpose of the prince from this sentence. When Duan Renxuan talked about the reason why the palace could not freely use troops in northern Sichuan, he suddenly found that he had made a big mistake: that is, to train a new army under the nose of the Shu Palace!

The Shu Wangfu was obviously not worried about this official army, and kept an army to monitor it and guard against it. Liu Zhibo was also not very satisfied with the officer and army that had been trained for half a year by the commander of Tongzhi Lu Yinchang and the general Cao Xun. He went to inspect several times, but he didn't see any problems, but he felt that compared with the elite army led by Chen Youfu and Luo Jingyun outside the east gate, this official army was far inferior in three aspects: spirit, spirit, and spirit.

Liu Zhibo understood the core of the problem, and Liao Daheng reacted faster.

His political fate is closely related to the fate of Zhu Pingjin, and it is also linked to the final outcome of this crackdown on bandits in northern Sichuan. Now that the Bazhou strategy is about to begin, the money and food have been borrowed, and all the troops are in place, and they will attack Bazhou together with an order. At this time, the local thugs suddenly attacked in a big way, and every state and county was lost in an instant, which was clearly a death knell for his political career!

He didn't know where the local tyrants suddenly got so many soldiers, not only to deal with the three-sided siege and four-way assault of the official army, but also to attack Pengzhou and Guang'an while holding Bazhou.

But he knew that the consumption of grain and wages was huge, but the ending was erosion in northern Sichuan, so his black yarn would definitely be difficult to protect, and he would lose his value in front of Zhu Pingjin. Zhu Pingjin will definitely choose to cooperate with the new governor and throw him aside like garbage. But to save the situation, he has no extra troops to deploy. Even if they had, they would not be able to get military pay and food. Now he has no other choice than relying on Zhu Pingjin!

At this time, Liu Zhibo's secret performance and Zhang Jimeng's commotion no longer have much meaning to him: if he wins, he can find out any reason; If you lose, it's hard to get through for any reason.

So when Zhu Pingjin's smile piled up, he had already made a decision.

Poof!

Liao Daheng knelt down on his knees under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes: "Shizi, the lower officials implore the palace to send troops quickly to save thousands of people in northern Sichuan from fire and water!" The subordinate officials are under the jurisdiction of the standard, and they are willing to listen to the temperance of the son! It's just that the food and salary of this army are already empty, and the prince is invited to ......."

Speaking of the domain, Chen Qichi also knelt down with Liao Daheng, and saw a touching drama of saving the country and the people staged again. The busy people in the river didn't know what was going on, so they stopped their work one by one and stared blankly at this side, which suddenly made the lively construction site fall into dead silence. Only the cold of winter crept into the bone marrow, leaving behind an endless coldness.

"Since the son of this world has given money to raise soldiers, then ......"

Liao Tycoon has already let go. He touched his head to the bottom and bowed again: "Xiaguan Qiju Shizi: Please change the brigadier to Fubiao to protect the caravan!" If the prince is not allowed, the lower officials have no choice but to disband it, and the lower officials will have no silver and food to feed them anyway! ”

Oh? Zhu Pingjin was a face of regret: "Fubiao is an elite soldier of the imperial court, how much silver did it take to train?" Wouldn't it be a pity to dissolve like this! ”

Zhu Pingjin immediately turned to Liu Zhibo, who was standing in a daze: "I don't know what the inspector has to say?" ”

The prince named him, and Liu Zhibo seemed to have just woken up from his dream. He was stunned for a moment, as if he had made a great deal of determination, before he bent down and said:

"The son of the world is Mingjian, Fubiao is indeed an elite soldier, and it must not be disbanded. The lower officials also thought that Fubiao was an army controlled by the imperial court, and it could not be included in the caravan! ”

As soon as Liu Zhibo's words fell, Liao Daheng's eyes suddenly burst into murder.