"Dazhi, take my token and go to the backyard to invite His Royal Highness the Prince, and say that General Qin, the chief military officer of Sichuan, has come to visit, and I also invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out to meet."

Hearing Su Tiancheng say this, Qin Liangyu hurriedly stood up.

"My lord, the last general doesn't dare, it disturbs His Royal Highness the Prince's thoughts, and the last general can't afford it."

"General Qin is too worried, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prime Minister to exterminate the Liukou, such a big matter, how can it be without the support and assistance of General Qin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must come out to see the general."

When Zhu Cihong came out, Qin Liangyu hurriedly knelt on one knee.

She doesn't need to kneel down for Su Tiancheng, but in front of the prince, etiquette must be in place, besides, not everyone in Sichuan can see His Royal Highness the prince.

"The last general, General Zhendong and the chief military officer of Sichuan, Qin Liangyu, meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

"General Qin, hurry up, I already know your reputation, my father once inscribed a poem for you, and also taught me to remember General Qin's bravery."

"The last general swears allegiance to the death and does his best."

Su Tiancheng looked at the young and old Zhu Cihong, squinting slightly, Zhu Cihong's words were so good, he didn't need to say anything, it made Qin Liangyu more loyal. It can be seen that the so-called imperial heart technique, Zhu Cihong has still learned.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister wants to discuss with General Qin about the extermination of the Liukou, I don't know how His Royal Highness the Prince of Lu Dao ......"

"Master Su, I also listen, I'm not familiar with the war, just listen, even if it's learning."

Before Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Zhu Cihong spoke, and this time, Su Tiancheng couldn't say anything more.

He was going to discuss the plan with Qin Liangyu in detail, and when he came to Sichuan, he was going to fight. There is nothing to hesitate about, but a comprehensive operational plan must be worked out, and this operational plan is particularly crucial if it is in the process of being formulated. If you are not familiar with the topography of Sichuan, you may make major mistakes if you calculate the time according to your previous experience.

The fewer people who know the way of the whole battle, the better, if it is accidentally leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable.

There were a lot of people in the house, and when Zhu Cihong came over, many people followed, some of whom were dedicated to serving the prince.

"That's fine. His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers, all the inconsequential personnel, all withdraw from Lu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to discuss military affairs. ”

"Okay, everything is in accordance with Master Su's arrangement."

Soon, there were Zhu Cihong, Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou, Qin Sande, Sun Chuanting, Qu Qingze, Xiong Zijian, Liu Tiehan, Qin Liangyu and others left in the house.

After Su Tiancheng whispered and exchanged opinions with Zhu Cihong, he spoke very seriously.

"General Qin. The main task of the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces is to exterminate the rogues. Therefore, I don't want to say more, since I came to Sichuan, I have to start acting, General Qin has been in Sichuan for a long time, and he is familiar with the terrain here, and the White Pole Army and Liukou have fought many times. I also know the situation of the Liukou in Ludao, please General Qin give a detailed introduction to the situation, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other side has won a hundred battles, this official considers, Jiangning Battalion entered Sichuan to exterminate the Liukou. I still need the support of the general. ”

"The end will be fateful."

Qin Liangyu was not polite, on the contrary, she felt that Su Tiancheng had a straightforward personality and did not have so many etiquettes, such a character, it was very advantageous to command the army to fight, on the contrary, the former governor Lu Shanji had a lot of rules.

Qin Liangyu began to introduce the basic topography of Kuizhou Mansion, Baoning Mansion, Long'an Mansion, Tongchuan Prefecture and Chongqing Prefecture, in this process, Liu Tiehan began to draw pictures and depict the situation told by Qin Liangyu, and marked out the place names of key places.

Qin Liangyu spoke for an hour.

Su Tiancheng's expression became more and more serious, even Zhu Cihong, who didn't say a word, and listened to Qin Liangyu's introduction to the situation.

The complexity of the terrain of Sichuan is beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations, it can be said that this is the most difficult terrain and landform that Jiangning Camp has ever seen, here is not only the mountains are sparsely populated, but also the roads are rugged, in some places, just rely on the plank road to pass, as long as the Liukou sends people to guard the plank road entrance, no matter how many troops you have, it is difficult to pass.

Moreover, there are many rivers in Sichuan, the tree coverage rate is very high, and many places basically belong to primeval forests, and without a guide who is familiar with the terrain, the army cannot pass at all.

Fighting in such a place mainly depends on the courage of the soldiers, and many tactics can hardly play a huge role in such a terrain.

"General Qin, I heard the introduction, is the terrain of Sichuan really so complicated?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, what the last general said is the actual situation, but it is impossible for the army to fight in these places, but such terrain is convenient for the rogues to escape, and it is much more difficult to pursue."

Zhu Cihong looked at Su Tiancheng with a serious expression and stopped talking.

"General Qin, can you introduce the situation of the confrontation between the White Pole Army and the Liukou."

A painful look appeared on Qin Liangyu's face.

"The White Pole Army and the Rogue fought three times, including two large-scale battles, and a total of more than 8,000 people were lost."

Su Tiancheng gasped, he couldn't imagine that the White Pole Army had suffered such heavy losses, could it be said that the combat effectiveness of the Liukou was so crazy, the White Pole Army was good at fighting in the mountains, it should be said that in Sichuan, it was not so easy to defeat the White Pole Army.

"General Qin, how could the losses of the White Pole Army be so heavy, can you tell me the details."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, my lord, the white pole army is not defeated by the Liukou, it is defeated by the Liukou's strategy, after the Liukou entered Sichuan, the last general thought that it could be exterminated as soon as possible, but it was not possible to exterminate them, nor could they stay in Sichuan for a long time, the first battle, the end will have a slight upper hand, kill the previous many Liukou, after that, the Liukou turtle retreated in the area of Kuizhou Mansion, with the terrain, unwilling to fight with the last general, but also the last general was negligent for a while, did not chase and fight."

"Two months later, in the second confrontation, the situation was different, the rogue seemed to know all the deployments of the last general, and targeted the grain transportation route of the last general, resulting in the last general's lack of food and grass, and had to be withdrawn, this time a lot of grain and grass were lost, but fortunately, the casualties of the sergeants were not large."

"In August last year, the last general was well prepared and launched a third attack on the Liukou, this time, it was not only the white pole soldiers who participated in the attack, but also the sergeants of Kuizhou Wei and Baoning Wei, that is, this attack, the last general suffered a fiasco, and was ambushed by the Liukou, and the white pole soldiers lost more than 3,000 people, and the last general was almost lost."

"The combat effectiveness of the Liukou is so strong, the last general can't believe it, do they have some special way, after coming back, the last general will start to investigate, to see what the reason is, at this time the last general will know that some of the sergeants of Kuizhou Wei and Baoningwei have mutinied, they say that the combat deployment of the army has been revealed, and the last general does not know, according to the original plan to act, almost everywhere is beaten."

"After this battle, the range of Liukou's strength began to be fixed, and after that, Lord Deer led the army to attack, but he was not able to achieve victory."

"In the territory of Kuizhou Mansion and Boryeong Mansion, except for some cities that are still in the hands of the government, the rest of the places are almost within the scope of the Liukou's power, and the last general has also inquired, the Liukou is strictly disciplined, does not harm the people, and has won the support of the people, and even some of the people in the place where the last general is stationed, because of the famine, they all went to the Liukou." ……

Everyone's expressions changed, and from Qin Liangyu's narration, everyone became clear about three facts.

The first is that the foundation of the Liukou is very strong, and it has been supported by some of the people, which is similar to the situation when they were in Shaanxi, that is, they have a mass base, the second is that the Liukou began to focus on fighting with strategy, not blindly attacking, it seems that they fought with the Jiangning battalion several times, and after suffering a fiasco, they paid unprecedented attention to intelligence work, and the third is the Sichuan Guard's army, there is a big problem, and in today's situation, the mutiny of the Guard's army is very rare, after all, it is not the situation of previous years, What will the army of the guard post mutiny, what is the problem, whether it is the local government or the officer of the guard.

In such a situation, it is obviously not possible to think of exterminating the rogues in a short time.

"General Qin, the transformation of the Liukou is quite normal, if there is no change, they will not be able to gain a foothold, this officer has a question, I hope General Qin will answer truthfully, don't have any scruples, the Sichuan Guard's army, why will there be a mutiny."

"The last general is the chief military officer of Sichuan, and he has an unshirkable responsibility, please punish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and your lordship."

"Now is not the time to hold accountable, this official wants to know what happened to Lu, for Lu."

Qin Liangyu's face slowly turned red, and his eyes were also a little red.

"The sergeants of the Sichuan Guards Army, the treatment is too poor, they can't feed their families, plus the grain harvest is poor, and there is almost a situation of starvation to death, the last general has tried every means to relieve them, but they have no choice but to drop the bucket, and they can't solve the problem at all, if you want to say that this natural and man-made disaster, the sergeants can still tolerate it, but the discrimination against the sergeants of the Sichuan Guards can not be tolerated."

"General Qin said such words for nothing, who discriminated against the sergeant of the Sichuan Guard."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, my lord, not only the sergeant of the Sichuan Guard, but also the White Pole Army, has also been discriminated against, yes, Sichuan is a place of foreign residence, there are many ethnic minorities, although the last general is the chief military officer, but he is also from the Tusi, the White Pole Army is originally the Tusi army, this can not be compared with the army of the imperial court, every time the Liukou is exterminated, the Sichuan Guard Army, including the White Pole Army, always rushes to the front, if the battle is unfavorable, no matter how big the loss, they will be reprimanded, and even the officers will be subject to the marching law, The last general once saw with his own eyes a guard commander Tongzhi, because he failed to intercept the retreat of the Liukou, was beheaded, this commander Tongzhi, only 1,500 people in his hands, but to intercept more than 10,000 Liukou, the last general argued with reason, but it had no effect, such an act was a great blow to the last general, and the blow to the officers of the guard was even greater. (To be continued......)