Zhang Xianzhong's reinforcements suddenly appeared, but it was also expected by Gan Hui before the war. But such a large-scale reinforcement is also out of Gan Hui's estimate of the size of the reinforcements.

According to Gan Hui's estimate, with Zhang Xianzhong's logistical supply capacity, it is thousands of miles away from Chengdu to Yunnan for support. Moreover, it has to pass through several southern provinces where roads are impassable and the people's customs are not civilized, and the logistics and transportation capacity is definitely a big test. Therefore, according to Gan Hui's previous estimate, even if Zhang Xianzhong came to help, the reinforcements would be at most 10,000 or 20,000 people, which was already the limit of the logistics capacity of the Great Western Army.

I never thought that Li Dingguo's reinforcements were as many as 50,000, how could the logistics supply be guaranteed?

Ten days later, Gan Hui knew the answer to this question.

At least a dozen Tusi personally brought thousands of reinforcements to Gan Hui's military camp, crying and mourning, not even bringing food, all of them came to ask for help.

It turned out that the logistical supplies of Li Dingguo's department were not brought from Sichuan, but adopted the method of rogue warfare, and the food was all robbed, and the Tusi who were unwilling to send troops to fight the Ming army along the way were looted. Wherever Li Dingguo passed, like locusts flying by, he snatched them all.

It was Li Dingguo's rogue tactics of walking all the way and eating all the way, and those Tusi who had been neutral and suffered for no reason all defected to the imperial court, and they led troops to support the Ming army to crusade against Li Dingguo's department.

Gan Hui slightly pacified the Tusi and ordered their army to be stationed first, temporarily supplied by the only remaining rations of the Ming army.

In the following days, more and more Tusi came to take refuge, and it can be seen that Li Dingguo's army was not stationed in Guiyang Mansion, but was uncertain, fighting everywhere, and attacking all the Tusi who took refuge in the imperial court or neutralized Tusi.

According to the latest information, Li Dingguo also coerced eight or nine Tusi to join the army to participate in the war, and the total number of them was 80,000, and they were stationed in Guilin Mansion.

Gan Hui's biggest headache is not Li Dingguo's army, but the military rations in the army. Li Dingguo raided the grain transport team and snatched at least tens of thousands of stone of grain, so he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking.

And the whole army of the Ming army only has less than 8,000 stone grain left, not only to supply 60,000 Ming troops, but also to supply 40,000 Tusi troops, how long can 8,000 stone grain support? If the food problem was not solved, he did not dare to send troops to crusade against Li Dingguo, who was stationed in Guilin Mansion.

Gan Hui had no choice but to report the battle situation on the northern front to Fang Yuan, and informed Zhang Xianzhong that he had sent Li Dingguo to help, and that Gao Yuanjue had lost most of the grain and grass, and asked Fang Yuan to escort the grain and grass to support.

Fang Yuan fought smoothly in Guangxi, and had recovered the entire territory of Guangxi, and even the stubborn Tusi who was far away in Qingyuan Mansion was also annihilated. So far, no one in Guangxi has dared to stand up against Fang Yuan's Tusi.

He was winning a complete victory in Fangyuan and preparing to march westward, going north through Guangnan Mansion to attack Yunnan Mansion, but suddenly received an urgent military message from Gan Hui.

As soon as Fang Yuan saw that Gao Yuanjue, this kid, had lost another battle, and had lost tens of thousands of stone of military rations, he really hated that iron could not become steel! But when he saw what was said in the letter that the commander of the reinforcements sent by Zhang Xianzhong was Li Dingguo, he knew that he had encountered another thorny problem.

Li Dingguo is not only the first fierce general under Zhang Xianzhong, but also the only general who can compete with the Manchu Tatar soldiers in the Southern Ming regime. Although he was ultimately outnumbered and defeated, he was always the most capable general of the Han people.

Putting aside history, in the actual battle, Li Dingguo led a lone army into Yunnan, which not only annihilated 20,000 people under Gao Yuanjue's department, but also took away and burned the grain, and even more elusively beat the already pacified Guizhou into a pot of porridge. It even became stronger and stronger, coercing at least 30,000 Guizhou Tusi troops.

Li Dingguo was able to quickly open up the situation in Guizhou and occupy a foothold, seriously threatening the back road of Gan Hui's department, and he was really a general.

Fang Yuan's idea was to first solicit Li Dingguo to surrender, and if the solicitation failed, he would then fight on the battlefield. Of course, no matter how brave Li Dingguo is, the army that can hold back the attack is already the limit, and he cannot protect Yunnan.

Right now, there were only two paths in front of Fang Yuan.

One is to rescue Gan Hui's subordinates first, repel Li Dingguo, clear all obstacles, and then attack Yunnan; One is to let Gan Hui and Li Dingguo spend in Guizhou first, and Fang Yuan led a large army to capture Yunnan and capture Mu Tianbo alive. Then he waved his army north and fought with Li Dingguo.

Fang Yuan looked at the map in the barracks, and was hesitant to choose these two options.

Qin Zhan was eager to atone for his sins, so he naturally tended to choose the second plan, first capture Yunnan, get the merit of pacifying the southwest, and then drive away Li Dingguo. Otherwise, if Li Dingguo is defeated first, it will inevitably be delayed, and after rescuing Gan Hui, and then attacking Yunnan, there will be more monks and less porridge, and the duck to the mouth may be gone.

Qin Zhanlang said, "Boss, I suggest fighting Yunnan first, and then going north!" ”

Fang Yuan was also inclined to this plan, otherwise it would be a delay to change the route of the march halfway and return to Yunnan again.

However, Gan Hui's army is now short of military rations and is waiting to be fed, and in order to implement the plan of attacking Yunnan first, it is necessary to send sergeants to transport grain to support Gan Hui's troops. Moreover, Li Dingguo's whereabouts are uncertain, if the grain and grass transported this time are attacked again, the situation of Gan Hui's department will be very dangerous.

Therefore, who to send to transport grain seems to be a logistical task, but it is actually the most important thing, and it is related to the life and death of the tens of thousands of troops under Gan Hui.

Fang Yuan groaned, "Fourth, you and Naji are going to attack Yunnan, who will transport grain to solve Gan Hui's urgent need?!" ”

Qin Zhan and Najib were silent, transporting grain was a thankless task, and it should be delivered safely, without merit. If there is a mistake in the middle, it is a felony of homicide.

The risks and benefits are completely disproportionate.

Fang Yuan was about to speak, but Wu Sangui, who had been very low-key since he set out with the army, suddenly stood up and asked for his life, "Regent, I am willing to lead the 10,000 soldiers of the reinforcements to transport grain." ”

Wu Sangui, who had been suppressed by Fang Yuan and didn't want to be a leading bird, suddenly took the initiative to ask for help at this juncture, which surprised Fang Yuan very much, and asked in amazement, "General Wu Bing, are you really willing to do these things about transporting grain?" ”

Wu Sangui said in a deep voice, "The regent once said that I only have the ability to transport grain, and I will do some military affairs within my ability. ”

Fang Yuan said solemnly, "General Wu, you should know that this grain transportation is not simple, and you may encounter a sneak attack by Li Dingguo at any time." ”

Wu Sangui said categorically, "Yes, people are in food, and people are dying and food is dying!" ”

Fang Yuan saw that his attitude was very resolute, and it seemed that it was the contempt he had before, which made him greatly stimulated, and he wanted to find an opportunity to prove it to himself and Guan Ningjun.

Fang Yuan was silent, Wu Sangui has been despised and suppressed by Fang Yuan since he surrendered, and now he is a typical mourning soldier. The so-called mourning soldiers will win, it is better to plan the plan, set a trap for Li Dingguo, and beat him first.

Fang Yuan ordered Qin Zhan and Naji to retreat to reorganize their armies and prepare for the battle of Yunnan, leaving only Wu Sangui and Hao Shaoqi.

Fang Yuan pointed to the map and said lightly, "General Wu, Commander Hao, this time to transport grain, you will build as much momentum as possible, maybe it is an opportunity to hit Li Dingguo hard." ”

"General Wu, you lead 10,000 sergeants to be responsible for transporting grain, once Li Dingguo comes to sneak attack the grain and grass, form a defensive formation with grain wagons, and stick to the place; Commander Hao, you led 8,000 special combat troops to set off secretly, lagging behind the one-day journey of the grain transportation team, once the battle broke out in front, immediately raid Li Dingguo's headquarters from behind and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop! ”

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