Chapter 134: Trapping Hong Chengchou
According to the latest strategic deployment of the Ming Dynasty, the three-way army entered Shaanxi from Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi, Taiyuan Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion in Henan.
All the way to Taiyuan Prefecture, the new army team dominated by Hong Chengchou was responsible for the supply by the local government; Plains all the way is Zhang Hongwu's territory, and no one knows the relationship between him and Zhang Hongbin, so he has already gained a firm foothold here as a general, and has actually become the person in power here; Henan Road, the reason why it starts from here is mainly because the government of Shanxi has not been able to provide too many supplies, so the Henan government will share it.
Originally, there were two rebel armies in Henan, but they had been wiped out by the new army, or they had fled far away, so Henan was much quieter than other places. Therefore, it is not only necessary to slightly support Lu Xiangsheng's military supplies, but also to supplement some supplies of Zhang Hongwu and Hong Chengchou.
The court of the Ming Dynasty was poor, so poor that the emperor had not changed his dragon robe since he had been on the throne for so long. However, when the emperor was growing up, the dragon robe had become narrow in recent years, and it seemed that it would not work without changing his body slightly, which showed that Chongzhen had to have heartache for a long time. As for the local military expenses, he really can't squeeze out a penny, so he can only let the local government share some to the maximum.
The three-way army, excluding Zhang Hongwu, who has been stationed in Shanxi to guard against the Qin army, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng have been exterminating the Liukou all over the country.
Originally, if he worked hard for another half a year, the Liukou would be completely gone, and he would have recuperated for more than a year, and he could launch a national war against the Qin army. At that time, with the financial and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, a million troops will be mobilized to directly enter Shaanxi, even if the Qin army is sharp, it will have to be captured!
At least, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng mentioned it when they occasionally got together.
It's a pity that now the emperor wants to use troops against Shaanxi regardless of the severity of the money bag problem, if he does not comply with the order...... The two of them really can't do it. Even Hong Chengchou, after being captured by Houjin, hinted at a long time of hard work, and got Corporal Lixian of Huang Taiji to surrender down the steps. If Huang Taiji pointed a knife at his neck to force him to surrender, I am afraid that for the sake of the so-called integrity and the so-called clear name, this person may not really surrender.
Among the two, Lu Xiangsheng is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and Hong Chengchou is naturally loyal to the Ming Dynasty at this moment, since the emperor has issued a will, no matter how sorry he feels in his heart, he has to give up the pursuit of the Liukou and devote himself wholeheartedly to the battle against Shaanxi.
As a result, the Liukou got a respite, but in order to further gain a chance to recuperate, Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, Xinchuang Wang Li Zicheng, Lao Hui Ma Shouying and other giants have submitted their tables to accept the surrender, and the imperial court also agreed to their surrender in order to stabilize them.
Originally, when the surrender came, Hong Chengchou planned to let them be cannon fodder for the attack on Shaanxi. It's just that they shirked many times and didn't listen to the deployment for various reasons, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng reacted, these are the masters who listen to the propaganda and don't listen to the tune. It is better to say that it is a surrender than to divide one side in the name of surrender.
However, the most important thing at present is the strategy for Shaanxi, so the perfunctory attitude of these guys can only be acquiesced.
After a gathering and deployment, it was June in a blink of an eye.
But they didn't know that on the day when they got the Ming Dynasty to use troops against Shaanxi, the whole Shaanxi had been rapidly operational, but 60,000 soldiers had been deployed in half a month, divided into two parts to meet the Ming army from Taiyuan Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion. As for Binh Duong, you only need to go to a messenger.
After the assembly was completed, seeing that the other party was still slowly assembling, Li Dingguo even took the initiative to directly attack the other party by surprise. I just feel that the effect of taking the initiative is not as cost-effective as waiting for work, so I can only obediently carry out the final run-in at the assembly site. In the final analysis, this is not the troops they are used to, those troops are still in Baoning Mansion in Sichuan at the moment, and for these recruits, they need to slowly run in if they want to control them smoothly.
I don't know how long it took to run in, not to mention Li Dingguo, even Cao Bianjiao had the intention of killing out.
Anyway, when the day finally came for the enemy army to assemble, after Cao Bianjiao got the information, he couldn't help complaining: At this speed, it will be difficult not to destroy the country.
At the same time, Hong Chengchou had just arrived in Taiyuan Mansion and was told that Zhang Hongwu had come to visit, so he naturally did not dare to slack off. He had just come here before, and he already vaguely knew a news, that is, Zhang Hongwu had someone in his hands, and under the opening of a large amount of money, he had become the emperor of Pingyang Mansion and even Taiyuan Mansion. In Shanxi, the emperor's orders were not necessarily as useful as Zhang Hongwu's military orders.
Hong Chengchou was very dissatisfied with this situation, but he also knew that now Daming was an eventful time, as long as Zhang Hongwu was still a soldier of Daming and shouldered the responsibility of protecting his family and defending the country, then his private behavior had to acquiesce, otherwise he would be pushed to the side of the Qin army, and the only one who really lost money would be Daming.
As for his behavior, when the world is calm, he will settle the score.
The Ming Dynasty did not have a military general who supported the army with self-respect or absolute military power, and was able to die well, a tradition that can be traced back to the generation of Emperor Taizu.
"Governor Hong, meet for the first time!" Zhang Hongwu, under the guidance of his own soldiers, came to Hong Chengchou.
At this moment, Hong Chengchou is in charge of the work of suppressing bandits in Shandong, Beizhili and Henan. In terms of rank, it is much higher than Zhang Hongwu. It's just that this is Shanxi, and it is the place where Chongzhen clearly assigned Zhang Hongwu to be responsible for guarding, and here, the actual power of he, the governor of the three provinces, is actually not as good as Zhang Hongwu, a general.
Hong Chengchou is not a rigid person, he is very clear about his current position and identity, and he simply does not hold any official position.
"Brother Zhang doesn't need to be like this, now that we are gathered here to jointly fight against the traitors in Shaanxi, we should work together, and it would be too hurtful to say anything else." Hong Chengchou also greeted him very warmly.
"Since you said that, brother, then I won't be hypocritical, brother. This time, brother, you came to the jurisdiction of the younger brother, and the younger brother, as the host, naturally will not lose your supplies. By the way, I also brought a lot of good things with my little brother, and I won't get drunk with my brother tonight? Zhang Hongwu also beat snakes with sticks.
This former martial idiot, after experiencing a lot of things, also began to become sophisticated.
No wonder I often hear someone say: The best place to hone people is officialdom.
"Hehe, this nature!" Hong Chengchou didn't mean to refuse, he just wanted to get closer to Zhang Hongwu.
That night, Zhang Hongwu ordered to go down, let the man handle all the delicacies he brought, and set up a sumptuous meal to entertain Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou didn't pay much attention to it at first, just looked at Zhang Hongwu's dishes one by one, said those raw materials and cooking methods, and suddenly became curious.
There are a lot of seafood in this, in this era of almost no preservation technology, how to transport fresh fish here by the sea, Hong Chengchou is also very curious, not to mention that many of the dishes in it he has never heard of, but I am afraid that the price will not be low.
Such a table of food, I am afraid that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an emperor-level enjoyment.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou looked at Zhang Hongwu and suddenly felt: How much money has this guy looted in Shanxi?
In his opinion, Zhang Hongwu, who is a Qiu Ba, wants to make money, nothing more than drinking the blood of soldiers and looting the property of ordinary people. But that's fine, a military attache who is greedy for money and excessively exploits the common people also shows that he has no special ambitions. So such a military attaché, as long as it is not too excessive, the emperor should still be able to tolerate it. This is not surprising, why Zhang Hongwu is powerful in Shanxi, but the imperial court has no intention of distrusting him.
On tonight's table, Hong Chengchou was much more relieved.
After peace of mind, the vigilance was relaxed, Hong Chengchou simply let go of eating and drinking, and he didn't mind enjoying this kind of food and wine.
But I don't want to, I don't know when I drank it, and the whole person was completely unconscious.
I woke up again, but I didn't want to be tied up in a separate room.
At that moment, his mind went blank. He is not an ordinary person, but he will come back to it in a minute.
Zhang Hongwu, is this planning to rebel? If not, why tie him up here!
"Awake?" Zhang Hongwu was notified and came to Hong Chengchou.
"Zhang Hongwu, you know that you are going to do this, but you want to destroy the Nine Clans!" Hong Chengchou glared at Zhang Hongwu.
"Even if I don't do that, I'll be wiped out by the Nine Clans. I am ready to join Daqin from now on! Zhang Hongwu replied.
For this day, he spent a lot of time in Lang, and only then did he completely control Shanxi.
"Zhang Hongwu, you have to think clearly, with your ability to divide one side, you will join the Qin State like this, not to mention that your rights will be deprived, I am afraid that you will be suspicious of Zhang Hongbin, the king of Qin......" Hong Chengchou didn't say anything as soon as he was halfway through persuasion, he realized something.
Zhang Hongwu, Zhang Hongbin, only one word is missing......
"You seem to have guessed? Yes, Zhang Hongbin, the king of Qin, is my third brother, and I am his second brother. This was originally Daqin's territory, but it was temporarily managed by me. I will soon return to Daqin and continue to be a soldier. Seriously, I just want to be a pure soldier, practicing martial arts and training every day, what bullshit politics, I'm annoyed! Zhang Hongwu said with a smile.
At that moment, Hong Chengchou knew that he was finished, and this so-called conquest was also over...... Da Ming is also dangerous.