Later developments were as Ma Shiying had predicted, and by the end of May, Zhang Xianzhong had arrived at the city of Wuchang and began to siege the city. When he came to the city, the officials in the city abandoned the city and left, Zuo Liangyu fled with his troops, and the Chu army opened the city and surrendered.

After Zhang Xianzhong took Wuchang, his strength increased greatly, and Li Zicheng established power in Wuchang, proclaimed himself the king of the West, and also opened a department to obtain scholars, and was immediately awarded an official position once admitted.

The situation in Huguang is so out of control that no one can do anything.

At this time, Sun Yuan and Ma Shiying had already returned to Nanjing, Huguang was too far away from Nanjing, and as the local defenders of Nanjing, it was impossible for them to leave here and enter Huguang to participate in the war, and the logistics could not keep up at all.

In order to ensure the safety of the west of Nanjing, Ma Shiying kept his promise, handed over the elite of the Lufeng army to Huang Degong, strengthened his strength, relieved him of the post of governor of Lufeng, and returned to the Nanjing military department.

Sun Yuan also felt helpless and powerless, he couldn't do anything now, he could only let the troops return to the town one after another, and he stayed in Nanjing to report on his work.

In any case, this crusade against Liu Chao was a brilliant result in the eyes of the people of Nanjing, and the army returned to Nanjing and was warmly welcomed by the people, and even Shi Kefa, who had always looked at Sun Yuan unpleasantly, personally came to the barracks to praise the meritorious soldiers.

In this war, Sun Yuan originally planned to change the tragic situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but the result was in vain. It can be seen how terrible this historical inertia is, and a butterfly flapping its wings is not enough to cause a great storm.

After coming down, Sun Yuan thought about it, and suddenly had a kind of understanding: "Even if I defeat Li Zicheng and relieve the siege of Kaifeng, what will happen?" Henan has been ruined like that, this Xiaoice River period will not pass, every year of great disasters, the imperial court simply does not have the strength to help the people, stabilize the place, and resume production

。 In this way, there are thieves everywhere, and even if Li Zicheng suffers many defeats, he only needs to climb the heights and shout, and countless homeless people will join his rebel army. In a sense, Li Chuang has inexhaustible human and material resources. As for our army, this time when we sent troops to Henan, the needs of the first battalion had to rely on Ma Shiying to raise, and when the troops arrived in Kaifeng, as soon as the logistics line was lengthened, the supply of troops began to have problems. Therefore, I can't fight this battle at all. ”

"The same is true for Huguang. Fighting, to put it bluntly, is money. The court has no money, I have no money, that is, everything is over. ”

"Perhaps, the wisest thing for me to do now is to solve the problem of money and food first, and strengthen myself. When the sky changes in the future, Nanjing will be defended first. ”

"As long as Nanjing survives, there is still hope. After all, half of China's wealth is concentrated here. As long as they hold here, whether Li Zicheng takes Beijing in the future or builds slaves into the Central Plains, without Nanjing's taxes and fortunes, they will not be able to stand. ”

"Speaking of which, I used to make the big mistake of thinking that everything could be solved by military means. Actually, this idea is naïve. The Beijing government is out of control, and from now on, I have to think differently. ”

……

With two entourages, dressed in civilian clothes, strolling through the streets of Nanjing, Sun Yuan gently waved the folding fan in his hand, looking very leisurely on the surface, but it seemed quite heavy in his heart.

Unlike him, the two attendants were happy.

This time he sent troops to Yongcheng, and the meritorious service was great, and General Sun Yuan had already taken a lot of advice from Ma Shiying in advance. After the war, the meritorious soldiers in the army were rewarded, and by now, the establishment of Yangzhou Town is finally complete.

Not only the Ningxiang Army, but even the Nanjing Army who went to get rid of the light also got a lot of good results. After returning to Nanjing, all units of the Nanjing Army were disbanded on the spot and returned to their respective homes. Almost all of these bastards who came to grab merit have military merits in their hands, and with this qualification and merit, the backers behind them can operate well and find a good official position for them. Moreover, in this battle, everyone in the Nanjing army captured a lot and made a fortune.

Now, the entire Nanjing local army has inherited Sun Yuan's affection. Although Sun Yuan doesn't care about this, in his opinion, in this troubled era, strength comes first, and the so-called connections are useless, but it is good to have more friends and fewer enemies.

As for Sun Yuan and Ma Shiying, they were naturally rewarded

。 Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has already gone to Beijing to make contributions to the two of them. It is rumored that Ma Shiying and Sun Yuan have made great feats and won a lot this time, which is a rare victory for the imperial court in recent years, and it should be knighted. Ma and Sun, this time an uncle can't run away.

In this regard, Sun Yuan disagreed. Emperor Chongzhen has prejudices against himself, even if he wants to give himself a title. But now Jiannu is making a lot of trouble in Hebei, Shandong, and this excerpt knows when it will be delivered to the Son of Heaven. In contrast, he hoped that Ma Shiying would be able to make up for the military salary owed to him as soon as possible.

At that time, when Ruan Dacheng, on behalf of Ma Shiying, asked Sun Yuan to send troops, he offered a price of 300,000 taels of silver.

Of course, these 300,000 taels of silver are not all cash, after all, silver can't be used for food or drink, and it has to be turned into materials when it is used for military expenses. Therefore, Ma Shiying used grain and materials to arrive.

However, the Nanjing area is too rich, the price is low, and after nearly a year of fighting outside, the 300,000 taels of silver have only been used for 200,000, and 100,000 taels have not been paid until now.

Now the question is how to get the old horse to take out the remaining part.

Ma Shiying emptied Fengyang's family foundation for this battle, and now he has resigned from the position of governor of Lufeng, so he shouldn't have much money on hand. Sun Yuan didn't have any confidence in this old man's credit, he even killed Liu Chao, a prospective son-in-law, there was really no shame and morality at all.

Today's Sun Yuan is not poor, and the food and drink of the troops in the past year have been provided by Ma Shiying, and after taking Yongcheng, he also got 300,000 taels of benefits.

However, who would think that he has a lot of money in his hands, besides, the sailor is a big eater.

Anyway, I didn't have anything to do recently, so I simply stayed in Nanjing for a while, wanting to get the money back.

The old horse is also hateful, and once he arrived in Nanjing, he never mentioned this fork. Sun Yuan saw the sky and went to the military department to urge, but this guy began to avoid it, which made General Sun very annoyed.

The weather was good today, and Sun Yuan was interested, and decided to wait for the door again to find the trouble of the horse waiter.

As soon as he walked two streets, he saw Yu Xiang and two entourages running over in a hurry: "General, general, I'm back." ”

It turned out that after coming to Nanjing, because he hadn't gone home for almost a year, Sun Yuan asked Yu Xiang to go back to Yangzhou Town first

。

Now it's back.

Sun Yuan was overjoyed, and hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Xiaoyu, how is my mother?" ”

Yu Xiang: "General, everything is fine at home." It's the old lady...... It's ......"

"What's it?" Sun Yuan was taken aback and asked urgently.

Yu Xiang: "The old lady is fine, but she can't be idle, she has planted mat grass in several acres of lotus ponds in the Tongzhou mansion, and weaves mats at home all day long." She is so old, and she personally went to the field to remove the grass, and she didn't listen to any persuasion. "Tongzhou here is not Tongxian in Beijing, but Nantong City in later generations.

Nantong has a port, and the place is also rich, and Sun Yuan's Yangzhou town office was built here.

Sun Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "My mother has worked hard all her life, you call her happy, when she is idle, maybe she will really fall ill, and it is good to move her muscles and bones properly, but you have to bring a letter back and ask her not to be tired." ”

"Yes, General." Yu Xiang said with a smile again: "Congratulations to the general, Mrs. Shao gave birth to a boy, and now he is three months old, and the mother and son are safe." ”

Sun Yuan said with a smile: "Even if the days are about the same, how does the child look?" ”

Yu Xiang: "Fortunately, Mrs. Shao is very good, but the little boy is a little thin and can't eat." Unlike before the major general, the amount of food was simply amazing. By the way, when he caught Zhou, the little boy grabbed a pen and made the old lady happy, saying that this good grandson would definitely be a jinshi and prime minister in the future. ”

Sun Yuan laughed: "Good reading, good reading." By the way, what's the child's name? ”

Yu Xiang: "The general has to decide the name of the little boy, and the old lady only gives the little boy a nickname for a dog." ”

"It's a bad name." Sun Yuan frowned, very helpless: "It's okay, it's easy to live with a cheap name." His name...... His elder brother Ah Da is called Sun Tianjing, so he will rank his generation according to the word Tian, and call him Sun Tianyang! ”

"Good name." Yu Xiang was overjoyed: "My subordinates will write back to Tongzhou to tell the old lady and Mrs. Shao." ”

After Yu Xiang left, after Sun Yuan got the news of his mother and his wife and children at home, he was happy and went to the military department again

。

It's a pity that Ma Shiying, the birdman, is not there. Not only that, but he also met several of Shi Kefa's principals. These principals are serious Jinshi bodies, and they have always looked down on martial artists. And because Sun Yuan and Shi Kefa were not in harmony, they didn't give Sun Yuan a good face.

After sitting for a long time, eating a few cups of weak tea, and listening to the dull words for a while, Sun Yuan couldn't hold back anymore and got up to leave, with a calm face, ready to kill Ma Shiying's mansion directly.

The staff of the Ma Mansion and Sun Yuan have known each other for a long time, and when they saw Sun Yuan, the creditor, come to the door, they all smiled on their faces, hot tea was served, and several staff members came over to talk to Sun Yuan diligently like stars holding the moon.

The two sides recounted the friendship of the battle for half a day, and reviewed the bits and pieces of the past for half a day. Speaking of the tragedy of the Battle of Yongcheng, everyone sighed, and when they talked about the suffering of the people, everyone couldn't help but have ruddy eyes, which made Sun Yuan boring.

Immediately afterwards, several staff members warmly invited Sun Yuan to Qinhuai for a drink.

Sun Yuan was busy for a long time, and his stomach was hungry, so he couldn't stand it, so he had to make a sedan chair that had been prepared a long time ago, and a cigarette passed.

Naturally, it was a lot of eating and drinking, and at the end of the day, several staff members suggested that everyone go to the Qinglou to listen to tunes and talk about poetry.

Sun Yuan had no interest in this kind of thing, so he excused himself.

He was so drunk that he asked his entourage to go home first, saying that he wanted to walk alone to be a car and take a walk on the edge of the Qinhuai River.

The entourage was shocked, and they all said that the general was so honorable and how could he not bring his followers. Sun Yuan smiled and waved his hand, and said, what are you afraid of?

In this year, Nanjing did not go through the war, the people were still able to get by, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River were soft, but the order was better than that of Beijing, the first good district under the feet of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, the streets of the city are full of Ying Tianfu servants and Jinyi Wei spies, and they are very safe.

Everyone had no choice, plus Sun Yuan always liked to wear a soft armor close to his body, and he had weapons on his body. Moreover, everyone admired General Sun very much, and since he gave the order, everyone had to go back to their homes.

This season is the most beautiful time of the year in the Qinhuai River, after walking for a long time, waiting for the wine to subside, Sun Yuancai slapped his forehead: "Good Ma Shiying, give me this hand, cunning and great!" ”

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