In his previous life, he was familiar with Zeng Guofan's experience in organizing and training the Hunan army, and on the day he was promoted to general general, Yang Xuan wrote a letter to Fan Mingshan, Chen Huaixi, and Ma Mingluan, hoping that the three of them could come to help. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Five days later, they received replies one after another, except for Fan Mingshan's promise to come to help, Chen Huaixi and Ma Mingluan couldn't leave for a while because of the incident.

There was no way, Yang Xuan had no choice but to concurrently serve as the 100 general manager of the Firearms Bureau, and Guo Chonglie served as the 100 general manager of the front bureau, Yao Zhijiao served as the 100 general manager of the rear bureau, and the middle bureau and the division were personally led by himself, and Cao Zhang, Yang Fuquan and others were promoted to the general banner.

After the reorganization, although there were less than 360 people in the whole division, and even if we added the errand service, it was less than 450 people, and the number of people was in line with Wang Chaoyang's empty salary policy, but the appearance of the whole department changed greatly.

During this period of time, the seemingly powerful three-way anti-bandit plan came to an abrupt halt after a slight setback, and the troops and horses from all walks of life could not advance or retreat, and fell into a stalemate stage.

Not to mention anything else, let's talk about the middle road first, first the Jiangnan general Wang Chaoyang's department was attacked by the local thugs, although the defeat turned into victory after a strong battle, but the morale of the various departments was low, and they were unable to fight again.

Then there is Jiangbei's Sichuan general soldier Liu Jiayin, although he led a heavy army to approach the ancient city of Yunshan, but the ancient city is dangerous, the Sichuan army and civilians resisted the Mongolian cavalry for several years, and now the local tyrants are guarding the dangerous place, and it is even more difficult to break through the ancient city.

On this day, Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan, convened the generals to discuss the matter, Yang Xuan had just made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, and he was also a squire of Pengzhou (in ancient times, there were up to three or five people in each county, and the deputy list was of course the leader of the local Shilin and the local squire), of course, his status was different, and he was invited to participate.

This three-sided meeting was a huge momentum on the surface, but it lacked a basic understanding of the local rioters, coupled with the arrears of salaries in various departments, and the particularly serious corruption and empty salaries in the army.

Although Chen Shiqi was very fond of talking about soldiers in the past, after all, he was born as a literati, and when he saw everyone like this, he actually panicked for a while, and looked at Yang Xuan, who was standing at the bottom, and said: "Zixiu, when you were still in Jinjiang Academy in the past, the mountain chief (the principal of the ancient school) said that you are good at arguing about soldiers, and after nearly three months of military training, now you have grown a lot."

What do you have to pay attention to, say it, and see if you can turn the tide? ”

Looking carefully at the map in front of you, the Jialing River divides the ancient city of Yunshan and Pengzhou into two halves, the left of the river is the city of Pengzhou (like the county seat), and the right side of the river is the ancient city of Yunshan, which is connected by the Longmen ferry twenty miles upstream.

After many operations, the local rioters are now stationed in the state city and the ancient city of Yunshan with 35,000 men and horses, and Yao Tiandong, the leader of the local rioters, led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the Longmen ferry for coordination.

From a military point of view, the layout of the local tyrants is like an inverted eight characters, the ancient city of Yunshan and the city of Pengzhou are like a pair of outstretched claws, and the Longjiao Mountain ferry port relies on the Jialing River and the Longjiao Mountain behind it to respond in the center.

Although many people have a vague impression, after such an analysis, everyone suddenly understands the current situation.

However, according to the analysis, it should go straight to the Longmen Ferry and approach the main position of Longjiao Mountain, so that the passive can be turned into the active and the current decline can be reversed.

And now that the local tyrants occupy the ancient city of Yunshan, if they directly attack the main position of Longjiao Mountain, then the local tyrants can kill from behind at any time, cut off the grain route of the official army, and defeat the official army.

Liu Jiayin, the general soldier, looked quite dissatisfied, pointed to the map and said: "Talking about soldiers on paper is talking about soldiers on paper, how can I let thousands of soldiers and horses go deep into danger?"

Yang Xuan smiled, pointed to this Jialing Water and said, "What Mr. Liu said is reasonable, I think Yao Tiandong thinks the same way." Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ma Chao, who was born in Xiangma, to lead more than 200 horsemen to live in the ancient city of Yunshan, and he could come out at any time to cut off the rear of our army.

But I think General Liu probably didn't expect that in addition to the infantry army, our army also has General Zeng Ying's 2,000 naval army, although it is now in Chongqing Mansion, and it can reach Pengzhou in three days along the Jialing River, so even if the back road is cut off, it can completely ensure that our army has no worries about food and grass. ”

Long Wenguang, who participated in politics in northern Sichuan, sneered: "Joke, even if we have the help of the naval army, but without equal benefits, how can we put the army in danger, how can we attack Longjiao Mountain?" “

Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Lord Participating in Politics, Lord General Soldier, the battlefield will pay attention to smashing the Huanglong Mansion and sealing the throat with a sword, as long as we can defeat Yao Tiandong and cut off the northern and southern lines of the local tyrants, then we will completely control the initiative on the battlefield." ”

This answer was obviously not satisfactory to adults, and Liu Jiayin was about to refute it, but Yang Xuan blinked, arched his hand quite unconvinced, and said nothing more.

Chen Shiqi left Long Wenguang, the chief soldier of Sichuan, Liu Jiayin, the chief soldier of Sichuan, and Liu Jiayin, the chief of Sichuan, and listened to Yang Xuan pointing to the map to explain for a while, but at first he disagreed, but in the end he had to agree.

After Chen Shiqi left, the officers and troops readjusted the deployment of troops, which was originally just an ordinary force adjustment, but under Yang Xuan's planning, it gave people the illusion that the army was not supported and retreated in the direction of Shunqing.

On October 16 of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, it was already past the beginning of winter, the weather was very cold, and the fog on the river was also very large.

In addition to the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan is mostly hilly and mountainous, because of the many rivers and abundant water resources, not only the air is humid, but also the sky is often full of fog all year round.

The mist moistens the earth, whether it is a plain or a hill is a good agricultural area, so the people in Sichuan are very rich, in ancient times there has been a saying that one is good for two.

Today is also a foggy day, under the mountain is the Jialing River side of the important ferry Longmen Ferry, and the river opposite Pengzhou Prefecture City is filled in fog, four or five meters away can not be seen clearly.

Yao Tian, the leader of the local riots, sat proudly on the Taishi's chair, hugged left and right, and was accompanied by two or three young women to have fun.

Ten years ago, five years ago, don't think about it, everyone never dreamed of being able to be the king and hegemon, to be able to live so freely.

Yao Tiandong and Huang Long were originally hooligans in the township, and they followed the villagers to Hanzhong and Bazhou, Sichuan during the civil uprising in Shaanxi during the Chongzhen period.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Qin is strong and Shu is rich, that is, Shaanxi people are very strong in war, while Sichuan people are relatively wealthy, and Shaanxi people who live in Sichuan are quite discriminated against.

Yao Tiandong and Huang Long were originally hooligans and scoundrels in the township, and they danced with guns and sticks on weekdays, how could everyone do their duty for others.

Combined with three or five companions, they colluded with some local hooligans and bankrupt households to rob homes and houses, kidnap and extort money.

In order to avoid revealing their identities, although Yao Tiandong, Huang Long and others are bandits, they are not ordinary bandits in this era.

The strangely shaped face-changing mask not only conceals the action, but also effectively deters the surrounding squires and villagers.

What name do you need to leave behind for robbing big families and kidnapping the children of rich families, just like Li Zicheng claims to be the king of Chuang, and Zhang Xianzhong calls himself the king of the eight generations, in order to avoid the government from knowing that the name affects the family, everyone calls themselves the king of heaven and the king of the stars, which not only screams loudly, but also can deter martial arts.

Originally, I just wanted to live a free life like this, but who expected that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would lead their troops into Sichuan many times, not only leaving behind many lonely new forces, but also driving more hooligans, scoundrels, and proletarians in the local area.

The power of Yao Tiandong and Huang Long's local tyrants has been unprecedentedly expanded, and now they are pretending to be the name of the Thirteen Huang Families, occupying Bazhou, Dazhou and Pengzhou, and dominating northern Sichuan.

Now although Yao Huang claims to have more than 100,000 people, the real old thieves are only six or seven thousand, and the others are hungry people, homeless people, and broken households.

In particular, there are many dilapidated settlements, the cultivation of land is hard, and the production in the land is limited, so there are dry soil tyrants who are happy and happy, and there is money to be made.

In the slack time, these dilapidated settlements followed the brigade of people and horses, and they were able to earn more than ten taels of silver in one winter, enough to produce in the field for a year. (The income of a middle-sized family is only 20 taels of silver a year)

This is also the reason why the official army in the late Ming Dynasty often fought against ten, and on the battlefield, the rogues often used these outcasts to entangle the main force of the official army, and then saw the opportunity to launch a fatal blow, or take the opportunity to escape.

This time, the officers and troops were menacing, with more than 15,000 soldiers and horses on the three routes, and Yao Tiandong, Huang Long and others were also terrified at first.

In order to test the reality of the official army, Yao Tiandong led the main force to garrison Longjiao Mountain, while Wang Gao and the six teams of Ma Chao were stationed in Yunshan Ancient City

Led by Yuan Tao, the king of the heavens, Liang Si stationed in Xiangru County, hoping to consume the strength of the official army, if the strength of the official army is strong, he will lead the army to flee, and if the strength of the official army is weak, he will bully and bully the official army.

Who would have expected that the officers and troops were generally short of salaries, and the morale of the officers and men was extremely low, and although the general Wang Chaoyang's troops turned defeat into victory, they were now full of wailing and their morale was extremely low.

Although the commander-in-chief Liu Jiayin's troops were strong and strong, they were powerless in the face of the ancient city of Yunshan, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Now Yao Tiandong is sitting in the middle of the lobby, drinking left and right to relieve boredom, and next to him, Wang Zhang Xian, King Ma Hui and others are sitting at the bottom and shouting, eating meat in large pieces.