As a traverser, no one knows better than Sun Yuan what the southern peasant army is big, and the erosion of Huguang and Henan means to the Ming Empire. （）

There is no way for Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Yuan, who are far away in Huguang and Sichuan, after all, they are too far away and beyond the reach of the whip. Moreover, that battlefield has always been in charge of his enemy Yang Sichang, and he can't intervene at all. Moreover, Zuo Liangyu and the Shaanxi army over there were extremely xenophobic, and they ran all the way over, and they would not give themselves any supplies over there. I'm afraid that the troops will starve to death before they reach the ground.

However, the Henan battlefield can still make a difference, Henan and Anhui are one, and they all belong to the Central Plains. Anhui is Nanjing's defense area, once Henan falls to the enemy, Fengyang in the north of Anhui will inevitably not be protected. In this way, Nanjing was completely exposed to the front of the thief army.

There is a saying in ancient China: the Central Plains chase the deer.

In other words, whoever occupies the Central Plains will be considered to be the world. And once any dynasty loses Henan, Anhui and northern Jiangsu, it is basically regarded as losing the legal system that dominates the universe.

The human heart is indeed a delicate thing.

It is conceivable that once Kaifeng falls into the hands of Li Zicheng, at that time, I am afraid that the so-called orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty will also be greatly discounted. This point can be seen in the fall of Luoyang, when a large number of landlords and intellectuals joined the army, which greatly improved the quality of Li Zicheng's troops

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Therefore, Nanjing has always been very concerned about the war in Henan. Ma Shiying, the new governor of Fengyang, has been fighting hard in recent years, and has always had the idea of taking the initiative to participate in the war in the Central Plains. It's a pity that it's just an idea.

After all, Fengyang's troops are too thin, and Ma Shiying and Ma Yaocao are also responsible for guarding the capital of Fengyang.

Today, there are many troops in the Nanjing area. There were Ma Shiying's Lufeng soldiers, Huang Degong's Huizhou soldiers, as well as the garrison troops guarding Nanjing, as well as the troops of Caoyun and Yanyun. To put it mildly, the Ningxiang Army has a bit of combat effectiveness.

Sun Yuan has strong confidence in his troops, and he also knows that in the third battle of Kaifeng, Li Zicheng will definitely take this big city in the Central Plains, and then soar into the sky, and then sweep the whole of North China, take the city of Beijing, and destroy the entire Ming Dynasty.

Then, there is the national tragedy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is precisely because he knows the tragedy of the country's ruin and family destruction in the next few years, whether it is to save the country and the people, or just to protect himself, Sun Yuan feels that he should participate in this Kaifeng war. Otherwise, the future ten days of Yangzhou will fall on him and his relatives. The duty of a soldier is to guard and protect his homeland.

Therefore, he only took three folds in one or two, asking for the initiative to ask for help, hoping to send troops to Henan to exterminate Li Chuang's thief army. (.marshmallow)

It's a pity that the three excerpts were handed over, but there is still no news in the sea.

It is already the end of April, and as far as Sun Yuan knows, in the middle of next month, Li Zicheng will have a decisive battle with Zuo Liangyu in Zhuxian Town. This battle is directly related to the survival of Kaifeng, and Zuo Liangyu, who has been somewhat passive in the past year because of his dissatisfaction with Fu Zonglong, also knows the power of this, and does not dare to slack off, so he dispatched all the forces at hand. At the same time, the Baoding army and the Xuanfu town army also arrived at the same time, and the total number of imperial army has reached 180,000. Unfortunately, in this battle, the imperial army was still defeated.

The Battle of Zhuxian Town was the final blow of the Ming Dynasty, and from then on, the imperial court could no longer organize such a powerful force, and if a terminally ill patient could only wait for death.

Therefore, Sun Yuan felt that he should join the battle of Zhuxian Town within a month.

Compared with three years ago, the current strength of the Ningxiang Army has grown many times stronger.

After leading Yangzhou Town, the first thing Sun Yuan did was to build ships to participate in overseas trade, relying on the benefits of sea trade and the capture of the defeated Jiannu army, Yangzhou Town expanded a battalion on the basis of the Lao Ning Township Army, and formed a naval division with hundreds of large and small ships

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There are about 10,000 sailors on the side of the naval division, and of course, the combat effectiveness of the navy cannot be reflected in the number of people, but in the total tonnage.

The domestic battlefield mainly relies on the army, and the Ningxiang army now has two battalions. The first battalion was led by Sun Yuanqin and named Yuanzi Battalion. Of course, as the chief officer and commander-in-chief, Sun Yuan did not directly lead the team. The day-to-day military affairs and training were all in charge of Jiang Wu, that is, the donkey; The commander of the second battalion is Shao Wei, whose name is Weizi Battalion, and the deputy general Wen Jianjian Wen Laosan.

The Yuanzi and Weizi battalions each had 4,500 men and horses, and both battalions were armed with artillery, muskets, and spearmen.

In addition to these two battalions, there was also a cavalry corps, led by Tang Wenxing. The total number was two thousand, and there were four thousand war horses.

Taken together, these three forces add up to 11,000, which on the face of it does not seem to be much.

You must know that in the past, any town in the Ming Dynasty could make up 30,000 or 50,000 people. On the side of Zhuxian Town, several Ming armies together have more than 100,000 horses, can these 11,000 people come in handy in the past?

Don't forget, although there are 180,000 Ming troops in Zhu Xianzi Town now, most of them are auxiliaries and people, and they are really the main soldiers on the battlefield. Moreover, as far as Sun Yuan knew, Zuo Liangyu seemed to have only two or three thousand people at hand.

And Sun Yuan's 11,000 men are all real family-level elites, if he wants, and does not consider the combat effectiveness of the troops, mobilize all the military households and people under his jurisdiction, .cc [marshmallow] Of course, it is indeed very majestic to do this, but so many people have to eat and drink, is it necessary to bring them all, the soldiers are not expensive.

After roughly calculating, Sun Yuan felt that the strength at hand was even much stronger than that of the 180,000 second-line troops of the Ming Army. If he participates in the battlefield of Zhuxian Town, he can fight with Li Zicheng, an old friend. It may be a little beyond his strength to defeat the intruding army, but he is still 100% sure of breaking the siege of Feng.

Expect the enemy to be lenient!

However, the other generals of the Ningxiang Army did not think so. Among the 11,000 people, more than the average are veterans who have experienced the bloody battle in Shandong, and the Ningxiang Army has won successive battles, and the soldiers in the army are also extremely proud, anyway, Lao Tzu is the first in the world.

After Sun Yuan wrote an excerpt asking the imperial court to transfer the Ningxiang army into Henan to participate in the war, such as Jiang Wu and Tang Wenxing, these fierce generals all shouted, "Let Zuo Liangyu and them get out of the way, in this battle of Henan, our Ningxiang army will fight."

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"Use me in the first battle, use me to win!"

Wen Laosan even launched "Kill into Kaifeng, there are many princes and princes in it, and when the time comes, one person will be a palace lady." Such bastard propaganda slogans.

This is already the Ming Dynasty's version of "Entering Kaifeng, one person and one female student", and those who don't know think that the Ningxiang Army has surrendered to Li Zicheng, which makes Sun Yuan cry and laugh.

The troops have been resting for three years, and except for the sailors who are fighting every month, everyone else is going crazy. Now, it is naturally a good thing that everyone is boiling with fighting spirit.

The problem is that the battle of Zhuxian Town is about to start in a month, and the imperial court has not yet given an accurate answer to whether the Ningxiang Army will be able to send troops, which makes Sun Yuan's heart anxious.

It is said that Sun Yuan knew that after the battle of Zhuxian Town, the imperial court had no spare strength to rescue Kaifeng. After a long siege, Kaifeng ran out of food and cannibalism. On September 15, Li Zicheng dug up the Yellow River and flooded Bianliang. Kaifeng fell.

Kaifeng fell, Henan was not guaranteed, and Henan was not protected, and the Central Plains were lost, and the situation was suddenly reversed.

Although Yangzhou Town has been fully mobilized, it is necessary to pass through two provinces from Yangzhou to Kaifeng, and even if the road is fast, it will take more than a month, or even longer. If you don't set off again, I'm afraid it'll be too late.

Sun Yuan decided to make another trip to the Nanjing Military Department to see if the Nanjing Military Department could agree to his request to go on the expedition. He was also confused, it was said that he was also a person in the heart of the emperor, and the Ningxiang Army had made a name for himself in the north a few years ago. But whether it is such an important battle as Songjin or Henan, he has no part in it, what does this Chongzhen Emperor think?

There were three excerpts in a row, but the emperor did not send them, and he did not give a reply, so he had no choice but to take the road of the Nanjing Military Department.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a two-capital system, with Beijing and Nanjing each having a set of government agencies, and the ministers of each ministry were of the same rank. There are still six books and six books in Nanjing. It's just that Nanjing's government agencies are nursing homes to put it bluntly, and they don't take care of things much on weekdays. The Shangshu of each ministry is either old and sent here to retire as a Shangshu, or he fails ******** in Beijing, and he comes here to hide and endure it, and see if he can make a comeback in the future.

However, strictly speaking, they have the same authority at hand as the major yamen in Beijing

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In addition to being responsible for the Beijing Military Department, the Yangzhou Town led by Sun Yuan was also under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Military Department. If the Nanjing Military Department ordered itself to enter Henan to exterminate the invaders, it would be reasonable from a system point of view. As long as the Nanjing Military Department issued a military talisman, the Ningxiang Army was not considered to be acting without authorization.

According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, an army of more than 100 people must have a military force to move 100 miles, otherwise it will be regarded as a rebellion, and the enemy garrisons can be exterminated on the spot. Of course, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and by the time of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the warlords in various places were like feudal towns, and they did not take the imperial court seriously.

But now is not the time when the four towns of Jiangbei are in power, and Sun Yuan also cherishes his reputation, so he still decides to complete the relevant procedures according to the normal way.

However, will the Nanjing Military Department agree to its request to send troops?

Sun Yuan suddenly became a little worried, the group of old bureaucrats in the Nanjing nursing home were eating vegetarian meals one by one, and whenever something happened, it was better to have more than one thing, anyway, they were just messing around. Mix up the grade and treatment, and you can retire. Will there be anyone in it who has the courage and responsibility to agree with the Ningxiang army to enter Yu to quell the chaos?

"Chief Officer Sun, but are you worried that the group of troops in Nanjing will not take responsibility and do not agree to Yangzhou Town's request to send troops?" Huang You saw the worry on Sun Yuan's face, and couldn't help asking.

"yes, I'm really worried!" Sun Yuan sighed and smiled bitterly: "After so many years in the official career, I have seen a lot of things, and I have also read some rules thoroughly." ”

"However, it is man-made, and I firmly believe that there are still discerning people in Nanjing, who know that if the Central Plains is not protected, this Nanjing will also be in danger." Huang You clenched his fists: "General Sun, don't be discouraged. ”

"Thank you, Brother Huang, for your encouragement." Sun Yuan nodded: "By the way, what did Guo Daodao say over there?" ”

Guo Daodao is the old man who followed Sun Yuan when he went to Ningxiang to be an officer of a thousand households, and in recent years, he has been in Nanjing, wandering among the ministers and doctors, and can be regarded as Sun Yuan's spokesman and the director of the Ningxiang Army Office in Nanjing.

"There was news from Guo Daodao early this morning, and he forgot to tell the general." Huang You hurriedly said: "The former right attendant of the household department is the right servant of the imperial history, the governor of Caoyun, and the governor of Feng, Huai and Yang, Shi Xianzhi has been transferred to the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department by the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, and the counselor is a confidential government officer. It can be said that this Shi Xianzhi is one of the most important members of the six parts of Nanjing. This person is not easy to get along with and not to mention, the key is that the secretary of the military department was suddenly replaced. Guo Daoben made an appointment with Shangshu of the former military department, and when the general arrived in Nanjing, he would meet with him to discuss the march into Henan. Now, I'm afraid it's difficult. ”

"Is this Shi Xianzhi difficult to get along with?" Sun Yuan was a little inexplicable, when did this Shi Xianzhi come out, why hadn't he heard of it before

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"This person is upright, but he is a party of Donglin, and he is very difficult to get along with."

"Shi Xianzhi, Shi Xianzhi, who is this person?" Sun Yuan couldn't help but ask.

Huang You couldn't help but shake his head, and said angrily: "General, this Master Shi has been the governor of Yangzhou, how come you, as the chief military officer of Yangzhou Town, don't even know about this person." ”

"I'm an officer, and I don't have any contact with civilian officials."

Huang You: "Shi Shangshu's surname is the name of the history of the law, and the word is constitutional." ”

"It turned out to be Shi Kefa, if it was him, I wouldn't have anything to worry about. This matter will definitely be strongly supported by the Ministry of History, let's not worry, what we need to do now is how to bring the army to Henan as soon as possible, time is pressing, time is running out! Sun Yuan couldn't help but pat the side of the boat, and his heart was very excited.

The name Sun Yuan is like thunder, and he has been famous for a long time. In real history, this is a national hero!

Sun Yuan has always admired him for a long time, and he also knows that Shi Kefa is in Nanjing, but unfortunately he has never had the opportunity to meet this person. Later, although Shi Kefa had been governor of Yangzhou, to put it bluntly, the post of governor was only to inspect the place on behalf of the Son of Heaven, not a permanent official position, and the term of office could be long or short. The long one can be a few years, and the short one is a walk around the place.

At the beginning, when Shi Kefa was patrolling Feng, Yang, and Huai, it was estimated that he would pay attention to the strategic place of Fengyang, and as for Yangzhou, the rear, it was just a formality. Because of this, when Huang You mentioned this just now, Sun Yuan was confused.

Shi Kefa is a heroic figure, naturally knows the importance of Henan, and will definitely agree to send troops to participate in the battle of Kaifeng.

Huang You glanced at Sun Yuan deeply: "General, I'm afraid that things are not as smooth as you and I imagined." ”

Sun Yuan was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, I seem to remember that I was ...... back then. Well, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, when Lu Gong was in the south to conquer the thief army, Shi Butang served as the deputy envoy, responsible for inspecting Anqing and Chizhou, and supervising the troops north of the Yangtze River. Seeing the face of the deceased, why should we take care of our Yangzhou Town? Brother Huang, I'll leave the matter of meeting Shi Butang to you. ”

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