Early the next morning, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Yixuan, convened everyone again, and although everyone did not overturn yesterday's motion, when it came to how to use troops, everyone had their own small calculations.

Yang Lin took the case, pointed to the map and said: "Everyone thinks that the defense of northern Sichuan is focused on the Jinniu Road, and along the Jinniu Road, you can drive straight into the capture of the city, but from the city capital down and then attack the south of Sichuan and the east of Sichuan, it is very difficult to fight."

Looking at the history of ancient and modern wars, when the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge entered the four Kou Chuan, the soldiers were divided into two roads after Guangyuan, and took the city capital directly along the Jinniu Road with a partial division all the way, and personally led the main force along the Baoning Mansion and Shunqing Mansion to go straight to the Qingqing Mansion.

The habits of the Tartars are similar to those of Mongolia, if I estimate that they are not bad, the Taurus Road is not a partial division of the Tartars, and the real main force of the Tartars should be the Baoning Mansion and Shunqing Mansion. ”

Now Yang Lin volunteered to lead the volunteer army to garrison Shunqing Mansion and Tongchuan Prefecture.

Fan Yixuan breathed a long sigh of relief, got off the donkey down the slope, and first resorted to the trick of adding officials to the knight, expelling the Liukou Guangfu capital, and the court should have rewarded him.

This expedition made the greatest contribution to the expedition of Liukou Yang Lin, and appointed him as the governor of Yunyang, and Qian Bangxin as the envoy of Yunyang.

Zeng Ying was appointed as the commander-in-chief of eastern Sichuan, Yang Zhan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of northern Sichuan, and the official positions of Tu Long, Hou Tianxi and others were promoted.

Yang Lin led his troops to garrison Shunqing Mansion and Tongchuan Prefecture to prevent the Liukou Tartars from fleeing eastward.

Ordered Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, to lead his troops to garrison Deyang County, and prevent the Liukou Tartars from going down the Golden Bull Road to take the city capital.

Yang Zhan, the general soldier of northern Sichuan, was ordered to garrison Zhongjiang County and liaise with the two departments to prevent them from being broken by the Liukou Tartars.

Yang Lin was dumbfounded, he was originally the political envoy of the Sichuan Zuobu, who held the real power of the local government, but now he was turned into a nominal governor, a typical bright rise and dark descent.

Although there was a Yunyang governor system in the Ming Dynasty, its jurisdiction was only (Yunyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, Xi'an Mansion, Hanzhong Mansion, Jingzhou Mansion, and the six prefectures and 62 counties and counties in the adjacent areas of the four provinces of Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and Shaanxi when the jurisdiction was the largest) were all under the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Liukou.

After receiving the holy decree, looking at the seal of Wang Yingxiong, the governor of the four provinces, Yang Lin was extremely annoyed in his heart.

In the past year and a half, he deliberately had a good relationship with the governor's offices of the four provinces, and regarded the officials in the shogunate Qian Bangqi and Fan Wenguang as cronies, but in the end it was such a result.

After discussing the military situation with Fan Yixin alone, Yang Lin repeatedly pointed out that Liu Jinzhong, the defender of Baoning Mansion, was on both sides and stabbed twice, and asked to lead his troops to destroy him first, but Fan Yixuan vetoed it.

Coming out of the governor's yamen, Yang Lin knew that he couldn't do anything big, and he was even more worried that Zhang Xianzhong would attack Shunqing Mansion City to retaliate, so he was worried and prepared to lead his troops to leave.

Considering that Ye Dabin had been an envoy to the Department of Experience, and that there were many protégés and former officials in various parts of Sichuan, it was decided to appoint him as the commander of the city capital to coordinate the various ministries.

The city capital has just been recovered, and there are many ruffians and hooligans around, and the implementation of the new policy needs strong backing, so Ma Mingluan led the 9th regiment, and Lin Shitai's militia group was stationed in the city capital.

Although there are more than 3,000 regular troops left behind, neither Ma Mingluan's department nor Lin Shitai's department have experienced a major battle, Ye Dabin was dumbfounded, and he came up for a long time and said: "My lord claims that fighting on two sides is a taboo for soldiers, and this time the use of soldiers is really incredible." ”

Yang Lin's face was ruddy, and he pointed to the map and said: "If my expectations are correct, the main force of the Tartars will inevitably enter Sichuan along the post road, and the main battlefield in the future should be in the direction of Shunqing."

The two armies are facing each other, I will strive to break the enemy within half a month, if it is difficult to achieve, Ma Gan will be defeated, and the Tartars will inevitably come to the city. ”

Ye Dabin was shocked, glared at the other party and said: "Since the Nu chieftain raised troops in the Wanli period, the Tartars have been invincible in battle, why are you sure to break the enemy within half a month?" ”

Mu Ran looked at each other and sighed: "As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and the Tartars think they are invincible in the field, of course I hope to defeat them through the wild."

If I lean on the city and hold on, the Tartars will surely attack, and the victory will be decided within half a month. ”

Ye Dabin shook his head and said: "My lord, as the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and Tartars are invincible in field battles, so adults must not be careless." ”

He nodded thoughtfully, then slapped him on the shoulder, no more.

When the news came out that the Volunteers were about to withdraw from the capital, everyone was shocked, and in the eyes of these people who had seen the world, this Volunteers were different from other troops, and they could be said to be their own life-savers.

The volunteers fell from the sky like heavenly soldiers to rescue them from Zhang Xianzhong's clutches, and in the face of the fire all over the city, the volunteers put out the fire with everyone, and in the process of extinguishing the fire, I heard that the volunteers died more than a dozen people.

After the fire was extinguished, the displaced people were resettled and military rations were provided, so that everyone could say goodbye to the chaos of the day and live a normal life a little.

Now hearing the news that the Volunteer Army is about to be launched, under the leadership of more than a dozen old men, everyone flocked to the Yamen of the political envoy and implored Yang Lin to join the troops here to prevent the resurgence of the Liukou.

In the past, he paid attention to filial piety, not only to the elders in the family, but also to the old people around him, Yang Lin helped everyone one by one, and claimed that although he was willing to garrison the city capital, he had no choice but to disobey the order of the officials, so he had to lead the troops north to fight against the Liukou.

Under the leadership of a few squires, hundreds of people rushed to the governor's yamen to meet the governor Fan Yixing, and asked to send Yang Lin to inspect Sichuan, and Ma Gan to patrol Yunyang.

When Ma Gan heard the news next to him, his face turned pale, and sweat ran down his cheeks.

Fan Yixuan was worthy of being an old bureaucrat, looked at everyone, and asked: "Fathers, let me ask you, is Governor Yang Lin and Yang strong at war or Governor Ma Qianma?" ”

Everyone shouted loudly: "Then it is also said that the Volunteer Army is like the Yue Family Army in the early Southern Song Dynasty, it is the nemesis of the Liukou, how can this Ma Gan be compared with Governor Yang?" ”

Fan Yixin smiled and said: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, I also think about it this way." Dear fathers and fellow villagers, think about it, now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupies Hanzhong, the imperial court needs loyal and brave people like Yang Lin and Governor Yang to open up territory. ”

A middle-aged man asked, "Having said that, why don't you hand over the other troops to Governor Yang's command?"

Governor Yang is my son of Sichuan, and he is the honor guest of the county lord, so the court can appoint him to be the sole leader, right? ”

Everyone has a lot of discussions, some think that they should increase their troops to recover Hanzhong, and some think that some people are greedy for the prosperity of the 29 prefectures and counties of the city, although they have experienced Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion, but the essence is still there, as long as they are carefully governed, they will definitely be able to restore the prosperity of the past.

Fan Yixuan wiped the sweat beads from his face while answering everyone's questions, and in the end, he had no choice but to block the door, and even sent people to urge Yang Lin.

At this time, Yang Lin was preparing in the big tent, Ye Dabin, Zhao Sixuan, Yang Cheng and others were waiting aside, Ye Dabin looked at Yang Lin and said: "My lord, if the Tartars invade and the horse cadres are scattered, what can I do about it?" ”

Yang Lin stood up, re-left down, and then sighed: "Although the Liukou is extremely evil and extremely local scourge, like any reckless hero, he may be indebted in other aspects, but there should not be much of a problem in terms of national righteousness.

If our three armies can share the same hatred and cooperate with each other, it is expected that we will be able to resist the Tartars outside the Sword Gate. ”

Everyone fell into a deep thought, and after a long time, Ye Dabin continued to ask: "My lord, if you can't resist it, let the Liukou enter the Chengdu Plain, so what's the point?" ”

Yang Lin thought for a while, put the coffee table on the table and said: "If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If people lose land, people and land will survive.

Since ancient times, the court has implemented the co-governance of the monarch and the ministers, and the local government and gentry have been co-governed, if there is no problem in the peaceful years, if in the troubled times, as everyone can see, the bandits and bullies still occupy the mountains as the king, and the rogues still crisscross the middle.

This is also the reason why I established the township office to train the people.

In addition to restoring people's livelihood, you need to focus on the establishment of township offices and the training of soldiers.

If the Tartars come, the local soldiers will protect the safety of the villagers.

If the Tartars attack the city, they can defend it, and if they can't hold it, they can cover the evacuation of the people. ”

Ye Dabin was unwilling, pointed to the broken city wall outside and said: "My lord, in the past few years, the rogue has been destroyed, and the city is dilapidated, how can you hold on?" ”

Yang Lin walked to the map and observed it carefully for a long time, and said: "If the Tartars come, the soldiers north of the city capital will protect the villagers, and the soldiers in the city capital, and the soldiers from several surrounding counties can enter the city to assist the officials and soldiers in defending the city."

Ladies and gentlemen, as long as you hold out for three or five days, I will surely send good news, and if there is no good news in the army after the Tartar siege lasts for six days, you must protect the people. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded tearfully and said nothing, and Yang Lin couldn't bear it and was about to leave.

Ye Dabin pulled a young man in his thirties next to him and said: "My lord, the old man is in his fifties and has nothing to worry about, this is the old man's protégé, surnamed Liu, his name is Maoyao, and the word Xuanchu has followed the old man in the past few years, but now he just lacks some experience."

The old man wants to entrust it to the adult, and if something happens to the old man, this son can inherit the mantle. ”

Liu Maoyao and Liu Xuanchu, aren't they the first strategists under Wu Sangui's account as many people say? Unexpectedly, he was Ye Dabin's protégé.

However, it is also possible to take a closer look, Ye Dabin was born in a person, and he once worked as a prosecutor to make the Yamen Experience Division, and he is very famous in the local area, of course, there are many protégés and former officials.

Yang Lin walked down, looked at it carefully for a while, and then patted his shoulder heavily to show affection, and then said, "Brother Ye, I understand your intentions." This son's future achievements are not below you.

As you said, this son needs to be experienced, first let him be familiar with government and military affairs as a CD county leader, and after the Tartar is expelled from the province, I will definitely reuse it. ”

When Ye Dabin heard this, he was grateful, and Liu Xuanchu also kowtowed to thank him.

Yang Lin rode a tall horse and walked in the middle of the team, and along the way, the people were in the middle of the road to say goodbye, and some even knelt down in the hope of staying to keep the place safe.

If the scourge of the rogue has been tragic, and there are two or three casualties in the CD city, the Tartars have the habit of slaughtering the city, and there will probably be one in ten at that time.

Looking at the city with broken walls everywhere, thinking of the large area of fields outside the city and abandoning it, reason told Yang Lin that although the Chengdu Plain is fertile for thousands of miles and the country of abundance, it is difficult to raise a large team of people now.

Finally, I came to the city gate, where more than a dozen old men in ragged clothes stood outside, and several bowls of sake were placed on the table.

Yang Lin turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, how can I Yang Lin, you actually go out of the city to send each other, it really makes me ashamed." ”

An old man sighed and said, "My lord saved the people of my city from the clutches of the rogues, and prepared three cups of wine for your lordship." ”

Yang Lin took the wine glass, drank it all, and replied loudly: "Thanks to the old man's trust, the country is so broken, and the people are miserable, it is really because of the rampant treachery, so that righteousness cannot be raised."

It is not my wish to worship the marquis, I just hope that the Liukou can be quelled, the Tartars can be expelled, the righteousness can be upheld, and the people of my Han Dynasty will suffer less natural and man-made disasters. ”

When everyone heard this, although they didn't understand what Yang Lin said, they all responded with warm applause.