The big ship prepared by Shunqing Mansion for Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng was a two-story official ship. More than ten zhang long, more than two zhang wide. On deck there are two tiers of pavilion-style cabins. The rooms on the lower floor are divided into inside and outside, and the outside rooms are used to meet guests, such as the official hall; There are two couches in the room. The upper floor room is home to two bedrooms. On both sides of the cabin, there are hollow stained windows with window paper. If this official ship takes off its flag and is replaced with a red lantern, it will look a little like the flower boat in the Jinjiang River.

Zhu Pingjin stood up lightly and paced to the door of the cabin. The cold air stirred the curtains, briefly freeing him from the cloudiness and dreary of the cabin. At this time, Zhu Pingjin had clearly realized that the root cause of this strategic passivity was that he was too light on the enemy!

Tyrants are not fools. Their strategic sense of astuteness was extremely shrewd, and their intuition and intelligence helped them choose the best time to attack: Zhu Pingjin wanted to launch but did not launch it, just when he was caught off guard. The offensive was not fully prepared, the defense was even less prepared, a counter-assault, and the offensive plan was all in vain. In the military language of Zhu Pingjian's previous life, this is called "offensive counter-preparation".

The local tyrants will never play their cards according to Zhu Pingjin's ideas, they always have to do the opposite. If you want to squeeze, he will squeeze back; If you want him to go back to Bashan, he will have to find a way to stay on and continue to cause trouble in the place.

Zhu Pingjin glanced at Cheng Xiangfeng and Luo Jingyun on the right, and then at Liao Daheng and Master Qian on the left. Any passive approach of mere defense was instinctively rejected by him.

The food, property, and people that the local thugs have looted cannot be allowed to swagger back to their nests. The return of the Soil Rioters to Bashan unharmed will be regarded as a great victory for the Soil Rioters. Once they run out of food, they will definitely look for opportunities to go south. Thousands of miles of mountain, how is it possible to prevent all the gaps? It's an impossible task!

The army needs Zhu Pingjian to attack, the people also need Zhu Pingjian to attack, and the deteriorating situation in the whole country needs Zhu Pingjian to attack even more. He must rely on the offensive to turn the morale of the military and the people, and rely on the offensive to establish his political prestige.

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Zhu Pingjin returned to his seat and smiled cutely.

"Liao Gong is really capable of ministering! The army was anxious to encircle the local tyrants, but Mr. Cheng strongly persuaded the son of the world to "have a golden horn and a silver edge and a grass belly", and it was only right to defend the Jialing River, Qujiang River and Huaying Mountains first. Ten days later, Luzhou reinforcements were about to arrive in Hezhou. Then we will be free to attack from the south to the north. It's just that the golden horn of Hezhou is under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Mansion, and after Master Ma sits in Baoning Mansion, the soldiers of this Chongqing Mansion are all under the prefect Wang Xingjian, and this Wang Governor's Mansion ......"

Wang Xingjian and Liao Daheng's political rival, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the dynasty, was a fellow villager in Yixing, and the political circle was self-evident. What Shizi said was clear to Liao Daheng. General Zhao Ronggui was born in the Shaanxi Border Army, and He Zhen was both born under Fan Yiheng (Note 1). He is very close to Wang Xingjian, and his food and salary are all supported by the Chongqing government. Wang Xingjian is different from Zhang Jimeng, he has strong ability and a hard background, and his reputation is not something that Zhang Jimeng can compare, so he can't use the method of cleaning up Zhang Jimeng to deal with Wang Xingjian. The prince had just promised him the position of governor of the five provinces, so he had to respond positively to the prince's request, which was a political deal.

"Shizi, Dong Weng! Students have a plan, I don't know if it's feasible? Master Qian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke.

Master Qian is actively contributing, it seems that he is pursuing progress!

Zhu Pingjin smiled slightly, and bowed his head to ask.

With the approval of the prince, Qian Weihan's jaw was stunned, and the thief's bright eyes shot a ghostly light: "The student's plan is to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle!" ”

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Miao'er Dam on the right bank of the Jialing River in Dingyuan County (Note 2). Yuechi water (now Changtan Temple River), which originated in Jincheng Mountain, flowed into the Jialing River on the opposite bank of Dingyuan County. Dingyuan water transportation is very developed. Starting from Dingyuan County, you can trace it down the Jialing River to Hezhou and Chongqing, or you can trace it along the Yuechi River to Yuechi County. As early as when the local tyrants went south, Dingyuanzhi County, which was expected to be unable to defend, took the officials of the county government and the gentry and people of the city to run away, and when the tenth battalion of the caravan that arrived first entered the city, the city gate was wide open, and there were no people on the street. Fortunately, Zhu Pingqi, the supervisor of the 10th Battalion, entered the city in time, and suppressed the left guards and soldiers from the official army with his identity and the military discipline of the caravan, so that there was no vicious robbery.

The 10th Battalion received an order to occupy Dingyuan and prevent the local tyrants from crossing the river and eroding the middle of the river. Therefore, the deployment of the 10th Battalion focused on defense.

In addition to occupying the county seat, the 10th Battalion also built solid company-level defensive positions on both sides of the Yuechi River on the other side of the river. He Chengjun's seven-pound cannons, each with six guns, were deployed in these two positions. According to Yin Jialin's words, these two positions are "impregnable".

Zhu Pingjin checked overnight, and what Yin Jialin said was true. The position has a deep trench five feet wide, a tall and sturdy wooden fence and earthen ramparts, a three-zhang high watchtower, and a pontoon bridge that can be combined with the positions on both sides of the Yuechi River.

When he arrived at the front-line troops, Zhu Pingjin finally had some understanding of the enemy situation in front of him.

After arriving in Dingyuan County, Gao Rongxuan's Tianquan Tusi cavalry could not be idle. They launched the usual rapid attacks of light cavalry on both sides of the Yuechi River, the longest distance of the sortie was fifty miles, and more than a dozen skirmishes were fought, and many prisoners were captured. These captives confessed that this time they went south to Pengzhou, Guang'an and Hezhou, and almost all the local rioters south of Bazhou participated, and the remnants of Yao Yuchuan and Yang Bingyin were naturally no exception.

There are five main groups of local rioters who go south:

Yuan Tao and Chen Lin, the kings of the Heavenly Struggle, joined forces to capture Qu County, and then stayed between Guang'an and Dazhou, keeping in touch with Jing Keqin, the Yellow Harrier Zizi, who occupied Dazhou.

Forced the rebel king Liu Weiming between the east bank of the Guang'an Qujiang River and Huaying Mountain.

The rebellious Maitreya leader He Jiaqi was in the vicinity of Guang'an City and the area south of it.

Black Tiger Chaotian Star Wang Gao and Wang Guangxing defeated Yuechi County, and they were scattered around to rob. The farthest has reached the north of Hezhou. Most of the captives captured by the Tianquan Tusi cavalry were Black Tiger and Tianxing's men and horses.

As for the outnumbered troops, the local tyrants couldn't even tell themselves. And it's no wonder. All the local thugs are plundering separately, and today there is coercion, and tomorrow there will be escape. However, several large groups of local rioters have the Chinese army or the old battalion as the backbone, and these backbones are more or less, as many as 3,000 and as few as 500.

As for the soldiers and horses that attacked and harassed Hezhou from the west, the local tyrants said that they were official troops, but Zhao Ronggui's troops, who occupied Hezhou, said that they were local tyrants. Recently, Yin Jialin and Gao Rongxuan figured out that the rebels of Pan Yihong, who fled from Anyue, were led by the commander of the Chu army named Chen Qisheng.

After Chen Qisheng heard that Pan Yihong had died, he fled Anyue County in panic. However, he did not flee back to Chu as initially suspected, but instead took root in Anju County (now Anju Town, Tongliang County), Tongliang County, Hezhou, and Dazu County, south of the Qiongjiang River and west of the Fujiang River. It is said that after several months of robbery, Chen Qisheng's rebel army has grown from the initial 500 to the current 3,000.

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In the dark and dreary hall of the county government in Dingyuan County, only two candles were lit. The flickering candlelight is like a 17th-century candlelight party. The owners of the incense and candle shops in the city ran away, and the soldiers failed to find the goods, but fortunately, there were many temples in the county, so they borrowed some to save money. The street of the county outside the yamen is also so dark, only the city wall is lit with pine torches. Zhu Pingqi was careful, and when he found that the soldiers were lighting torches in the dense and narrow streets of the city, he immediately stopped them, lest he accidentally cause a tragedy that burned Dingyuan.

"It seems that to clean up the local tyrants of Sanzhou, the article should start from Hezhou!" Zhu Pingjin said to Liao Daheng with a smile.

"The article in Hezhou should start on the side of Huaying Mountain!" Liao Daheng immediately interfaced.

"All articles must start from Lord Wang!" Zhu Pingjin concluded.

"The semantics of Shizi and Lord Liao are profound, and the last general can't understand them." Yin Jialin, the Qianhu of the left guard, shook his head helplessly, "Where the last general will fight, please make it clear to the prince!" ”

Zhu Pingjin replied: "You have detained a lot of ships?" ”

"Some were requisitioned by Nanchong, and boats were also detained along the way. The last general was afraid that the local tyrants would cross the river by boat, and ruined the two counties of Suining and Anju, and the ships were berthed on the west bank. ”

"General Yin did a good job." Zhu Pingjin said, "You have drawn out a company from the 10th Battalion to escort Liao Gong to Hezhou tomorrow, and you must be foolproof!" ”

"The last will obey!" Yin Jialin stood up, "Let Yilian go." Absolutely guarantee the safety of Lord Liao! ”

After the escort mission was completed, the company was transferred to Dazhu and Linshui through Chongqing, and obeyed Feng Ruhu's moderation. Feng Ruhu made a fortune there, and now he is very fat. The prince has reinstated him as an official. You go and help him reduce his burden, lest he have too much fat and can't run. Give him some of your quartermasters, but at least two thousand spearheads and at least five hundred pounds of gunpowder. What he lacks most is not people, but weapons and gunpowder! ”

The news of Feng Ruhu's victory over the local tyrants in Dazhu County has spread throughout the 10th Battalion. As the eldest brother, Yin Jialin certainly knows.

"The last will obey!" Yin Jialin readily agreed, but immediately gave Zhu Pingjin the reason, "The first company is still in the position on the other side, how about the second company that is on standby in the city at the end of the general?" ”

The first company of the tenth battalion was changed from the original first battalion and two companies, and its predecessor was the old second company formed by Bifengxia. Yin Jialin found a reason to replace the first company with the second company, of course, because he didn't want to lose this main company before the war.

The inclusion of the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Company in the 10th Battalion, a unit formed on the basis of the left guard sergeants, fugitive officers, villagers, and displaced people, was an arrangement made by Zhu Pingjin himself. The little ninety-nine in Yin Jialin's heart, Zhu Pingjin understood in a blink of an eye. He immediately rejected Yin Jialin's proposal and clearly told him that the first company was going to Dazhu and Linshui to be expanded into the 11th Battalion of the National Protector Army. Of all the units of the 10th Battalion, only this company that has made great achievements in battle is eligible for expansion.

After the formation of the 11th Battalion is completed, it will become Feng Ruhu's mobile unit. Soon after, Zhu Zhiyi, the king of Neijiang, will be ordered to go to Chongqing Mansion to reclaim the barren tuntian, and a part of the 11th battalion will be rebuilt as the escort of the king of Neijiang and stationed in Chongqing Mansion.

"The last will obey!" Yoon's emotions were not reflected in his tone.

Zhu Pingjin paid attention to Yin Jialin's performance. It's normal to have emotions, but they can't affect work, this is Zhu Pingjin's bottom line. Zhu Pingjin was very satisfied with Yin Jialin's calmness, so he smiled and said, "This son will not let General Yin suffer!" Ben Shizi and Liao Gong came out this time, and brought two fully loaded fire guns, and they were all going to Hezhou. When they arrive, you are one, and Song Zhenzong is one. ”

"The last general, Xie Shizi and Liao Fu!" This time, Yin Jialin's voice was much louder.

"Okay, while all the generals are here, let's think about how to fight this first battle!"

Zhu Pingjin said, waved his hand and ordered: "Get a few more candles to come in!" Do you understand Zhengda Guangming? What kind of fame is you doing in the dark? Could it be that this son of the world is going to have a black meeting! ”

Note 1: This is recorded in Fermi's "Book of Waste".

Fan Yixuan, his hometown is in the Xuzhou Mansion Market, and now Yibin is a pick-up field. He moved to Shaanxi to participate in politics. In the twelfth year, he was promoted to the right of the imperial history, and on behalf of Zheng Chongjian to governor Ningxia, he was impeached and deposed.

Note 2: Dingyuan County in the Ming Dynasty is located in the central town of Wusheng County.

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