Haizhou Barracks

Sun Chuanting read the letter of help sent by Li Guo, and threw it aside with a smile on the corner of his mouth. His purpose was to ask Li Zicheng to send troops to the east, divert Fang Yuan's disaster to the west, and then wait for the opportunity to move.

Now, the military information from the front, there are traces of large-scale army movements in Fang Yuan's department, which shows that it is indeed marching westward. However, it is unknown how many people Fang Yuan went west and how many soldiers and horses were left in Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion.

However, it can be seen from the letter sent by Li Guo asking for help that at least 40,000 of the most elite Xuanjia iron horsemen left Xuzhou and went to Henan to blitz Li Guo.

Sun Chuanting's purpose of going south this time was originally to prepare for a war of attrition with Fang Yuan, to plunder some silver, and return the grain and grass to Shandong, which could be regarded as a great success, and he had no intention of really fighting Fang Yuan.

But at present, Xia Yuan suddenly gave up his confrontation with him and sent troops to the west to conquer Li Zicheng, and the defenses of Xuzhou and Huai'an were bound to be weak, so he was left with an opportunity to take advantage of.

Should you take the opportunity to destroy Fang Yuan's Jianghuai defense line, or even go south to Yangzhou Mansion?

Sun Chuanting fell into deep thought, but Gao Jie, the chief soldier under his command, stood up and said, "Inspector Sun, since Fang Yuan has made a big westward expedition, we will go south to destroy Yangzhou Mansion and cross the river to the south of the Yangtze River!" ”

Gao Jie had just returned from plundering the salt merchants along the coast, and he had made a lot of money this time, at least three million taels of silver, 30,000 young men and 10,000 young women. He is addicted to looting, looking at the Yangzhou Mansion in the south, and even Jiangnan, he is a rich businessman, if he can rob all the Qinhuai Bayan in Jiangnan, just thinking about it is heartwarming.

Sun Chuanting knew his thoughts without asking, and said lightly, "General Gao, before looting Yangzhou Mansion and Jiangnan, you went to gnaw the two hard bones of Suqian and Xuzhou to relieve the siege of Fengyang?" ”

Fang Yuan did not find any information on how many Xuanjia troops he had deployed in Suqian and Xuzhou, but after a little estimate, he knew that although it was not as good as his own army of 200,000, it was by no means a few, and it was a veritable hard bone.

Gao Jie shrugged his shoulders and said, "Inspector Sun, I'm good at looting, and Lao Niu is good at tackling fortifications. So be it! The soldiers were divided into two routes, I went south to Yangzhou Mansion, and Lao Niu went to attack Suqian. ”

Niu Chenghu snorted at him and said, "Fuck you, you will eat meat and drink soup, and give me all the bones to eat?" Who the hell won't rob you, this time Niu Ye will rob Jiangnan, and you will fight Suqian. ”

Gao Jie said with a smile, "Old Niu, looting is really a technical job, you can't do it!" Do you think that those rich merchants and wealthy families will put the money in their homes for you to move? It's all about crying poor for you, in fact, it's the three holes of the cunning rabbit, hidden in the cellar, a secret place, can you find it?! And those women, as soon as our army arrives, the young women either disguise themselves as men, or plaster their bodies, or hide them, can you tell the difference? This kind of technical work, I am the best! ”

"Lao Niu, it's a big deal that after going to Yangzhou and Jiangnan to loot this time, no matter the silver, the young and the strong, or the woman, I will share your share, you and my brother, who will be with whom?!"

Niu Chenghu thought about it and reasoned about it, the so-called art industry has a specialty, and Gao Jie is still good at looting, and hurriedly added, "I heard that there is the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan, Qin Huai Bayan, you leave one for me." ”

Gao Jie said with a lewd smile, "Of course, the most beautiful Chen Yuanyuan is Gui Sun Supervisor, that charm still exists, and Liu Ru, who has been with Fang Yuan, belongs to me, and I will also taste what Fang Yuan's woman is like." As for the others, you can choose one! ”

"Smack!"

Before the war started, the two were studying how to divide the silver and women, and they also made jokes on Fang Yuan's head. If he really robbed Fang Yuan's woman, Fang Yuan would inevitably take Shandong as the primary target, which was to set himself on fire.

Sun Chuanting was angry with these two Ming commanders who were full of gangsterism, and slapped the military case heavily, interrupting the words of the two, "Ridiculous! ”

Niu Chenghu and Gao Jie were shocked by him, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly closed their voices, and said in unison, "Inspector Sun ordered!" Wherever you point, we'll hit! ”

Sun Chuanting pondered for a while, this time he was ordered by the imperial court to come to relieve the siege of Fengyang. Fang Yuan's main force was before, and it can be inferred that it was a confrontation with Fang Yuan's main force, and he would not be affected by the order of the monarch outside.

Now Fang Yuan's main force has moved to the west, and the troops of Huai'an and Fengyang are empty. If he still delays without fighting in front of this excellent fighter, he will not be able to explain to the imperial court, to the whole army, and even to the name of the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty in his Sun Chuanting. will inevitably be criticized by the courtiers, and the stench will be left behind.

Whether it is public or private, in this battle, Sun Chuanting must attack!

However, this time, Sun Chuanting could only loot and consume the people's power of Huai'an and Yangzhou for the purpose, not to conquer the city. It is even more necessary to strictly control the scale of the attack, and inquire about Fang Yuan's news at any time, if Fang Yuan returns to the division to help, he will accept it when he sees it, Mingjin will withdraw his troops, and continue to restore the stalemate situation.

Because although Sun Chuanting's troops went south had 150,000, he could not stay in Huai'an, Fengyang, and Yangzhou for a long time, and he would inevitably return to Shandong. If the remaining troops are too few, they will be far from enough to control Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Fengyang Prefectures and confront Fang Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River. If the front is stretched too long, it will inevitably collapse on all fronts.

Sun Chuanting had already planned a strategy in his heart, so he threw the first military order to the chief soldier Niu Chenghu, and said coldly, "Niu Chenghu, you lead 20,000 new-style Ming troops and 30 artillery pieces to attack Suqian, and you must break the city as soon as possible!" ”

Niu Chenghu hurriedly went to receive the military order and gave up the order.

Sun Chuanting looked at Gao Jie, threw out the second military order again, and shouted, "Gao Jie, you lead 30,000 new-style Ming troops south to Huai'an Mansion, and order His Royal Highness King Lu to cooperate with our army's actions and go south to Yangzhou Mansion together." The Yangzhou Mansion was looted first, and depending on the situation of Fang Yuan's return to the division, it was decided whether to cross the river and go south to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Gao Jie asked tentatively, "What if King Ruolu doesn't cooperate with our army?!" ”

Sun Chuanting has been sending people to contact Zhu Yihai these days, coercing him to let go of Shanyang County, his seat of governance, if he sends troops to assist Fang Yuan. But there was no reply, and the envoy sent did not see Zhu Yihai's face, so he was driven back.

According to Sun Chuanting's judgment, Zhu Yihai wanted to remain neutral and did not want to participate in this war. There are no eggs under the broken nest, Zhu Yihai, as the king of the Ming Dynasty, does not know how to serve the Ming Dynasty, but instead hooks up with the rebellious Fang Yuan.

Sun Chuanting was extremely indignant at this kind of behavior at both ends of the first rat, so he simply tore his face and said sharply, "Then it proves that King Lu is also opposed, you will first capture King Lu's Shanyang County, and then go south to Yangzhou Mansion." ”

The capture of the rich Shanyang County, as well as the silver and beauties of the Lu Palace, was another plundering transaction, and Gao Jie was so excited that he responded.

Sun Chuanting got up and continued, "I, with 20,000 new-style Ming troops, are stationed in Haizhou to coordinate the offensive of the two of you. ”

The two generals agreed together, received the military order and retreated.

Sun Chuanting looked at the back of the two generals leaving, and sighed secretly. If it weren't for the imperial court's suspicion of him, it would have sent Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui to lead the army south to support. In this battle, Sun Chuanting was confident that he would occupy Huai'an and Yangzhou, and advance the defense line against Fangyuan to Jiangbei.

Although it is not said that the Jiangnan regime that can cross the river and eradicate the square plain, at least it can suppress Fang Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River and become a partial Eastern Wu, rather than Emperor Taizu, who succeeded in the Northern Expedition.

President Sun Chuan sighed and said to himself, "That's it! It's just a pipe dream. In the eyes of the imperial court, Fang Yuan and I may not be able to determine who is more threatening! Alas! This is God not to help me Ming! ”

Although he knew that there was little hope, Sun Chuanting still sent a letter to the imperial court in the capital, informing him that Fang Yuan's army was marching westward, and that Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Fengyang were empty of troops, and hoped that the imperial court would immediately send Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui south to support, seize the Jianghuai defense line, and suppress Fang Yuan in Jiangnan.

sent a letter, Sun Chuanting could only resign himself to fate, hoping that the Beijing Imperial Court could focus on the overall situation and send troops to help!