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"Your Highness is angry." Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, read out Zhu Yongxing's edict to the generals, his face became stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Ordering our army to expand by 10,000 on the spot is His Royal Highness's high hopes for us." Borrowing food and wages, His Royal Highness is painstakingly raising money in the rear, and we can only fight to the death to move forward and save the people, so as to live up to His Royal Highness's ardent expectations. ”

"Fight to the death and move forward, save the people." The generals followed Ma Bao's words and shouted in unison.

Ma Bao nodded with a look of satisfaction, stood up, and pointed to the large map on the table with a bamboo stick, "Xuguo Gongxing will receive reinforcements, if nothing else, even if you can't capture Liuzhou, it will be enough to build a strong defense line in Qingyuan Mansion, and then divide your troops to the south and join our troops." However, our army cannot wait for a long time, and must quickly attack and seize the initiative before the Qing army in Guangdong has completed its assembly and launched its operation. ”

Each theater has a small staff department, and Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, has already discussed the next move with the staff officers, so he talks to himself, and only then will he ask for the advice of the generals and make appropriate modifications.

"The sailors attacked and occupied Fangchenggang and responded to the actions of our army. However, the naval division can only have 5,000 land soldiers, and if they defend one place, they will not be able to continue to contain the coast. Ma Bao paused and continued: "I plan to divide my troops to the south. Joining forces with the Marine Corps to capture Qinzhou, it was connected to the sea route, which could not only move the displaced people, but also be transported by boat, and get supplies more quickly. What do you think? ”

This is about to engage the Qing army in Guangdong head-on, and Ma Xiong in Guangxi has been disabled. Sun Yanling estimated that it would be difficult to resist the attack of Ma Weixing, the prince of Syria, and the object of the battle had changed. The generals looked at the map, all thinking, and no one spoke for the time being.

After a while, Wei Junzhong opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know how the prince will divide the troops?" Has the direction and focus of the attack also changed? ”

Ma Bao glanced at Wei Junzhong appreciatively and said: "As soon as the tyranny of relocating the border is opened, the people's grievances in the coastal areas are boiling, and the people are not happy when our king relieves the people." Looking for the wind? Expanding the land of overseas river immortals and running the war-torn province of Sichuan, His Royal Highness is only worried that there are no people available, where will there be too much? In addition, our army also has to recruit troops and horses, if there is an attack on the coast, there will be a response from the people who are deeply suffering from the relocation, and there will be a patrol and cooperation with the sailors, and the troops will be smooth. ”

"The Qing army in Guangxi has suffered a great loss. Ma Xiong's remnants were defeated, and Sun Yanling was arrogant and unconvinced. Don't worry. Wu Sansheng, who has been promoted to the Marquis of Yiping, was transferred from Sichuan to Jiangwutang for further study, and this time he just came to Guangxi not long ago, although he was the chief of staff, he felt that the situation was not yet familiar, and rarely interjected, but now he smiled and said: "Leave an army to guard Qingyuan Mansion or Liuzhou." Let Ma Xiong and Sun Yanling continue to fight among themselves, and our army can concentrate on dealing with the Qing army in Guangdong. Well, Shang Kexi is the second of the three feudatories, although it is not as good as Wu Sangui, and its strength cannot be underestimated. ”

"It's still rebellious, treacherous, and slippery. The navy and army are complete, and they should not be taken lightly. Ma Bao nodded at Wu Sanxing, expressing his agreement with his opinion, and continued: "Your Highness has said that the key to defeating Shang Rebellion is still at sea. As long as the Guangdong Navy Division can be defeated, the coastal areas of Guangdong will not be able to defend themselves, and they will definitely be defeated. ”

"If the Zheng family's water master can-" The chief soldier Wang Sancai wanted to speak and stopped, consciously lost his words, bowed his head and was silent.

Although I don't know the specific inside story, the Zheng Jiabing generals were not taken into account against the Qing army in Guangdong, and everyone understood it somewhat in their hearts. His Royal Highness Min learned the lesson that Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, attacked Guangdong twice, and had great expectations for the Zheng family's sailors, but was disappointed and returned defeated, and had to rely on his own land and water forces to fight alone.

"The strength of the South China Sea Fleet has increased again, and against the Qing Army's Guangdong Naval Division, the odds of victory are very high." Wu Sanxing interjected, which can be regarded as breaking the temporary embarrassment.

The military is only in charge of fighting, and as for the relations between the various forces and political affairs, they do not need to deal with or discuss them. Zhu Yongxing's style of employing people is to perform their own duties, and although in the war, military priority is given to them, but they also do not implement the integration of military and government. In this regard, the generals will slowly taste it, and they will not touch this mold.

"I led 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south the day after tomorrow, and the chief of staff stayed in Nanning for a few more days, first, to meet the army of the Duke of Syria, second, to wait for ammunition and materials, and third, to expand the number of men." Ma Bao looked at Wu San Province inquiringly.

"It is more appropriate for the prince to lead 15,000 soldiers and horses." Wu Sanxing nodded with a smile and said, "There are five thousand soldiers in Nanning!" ”

Hehe, Ma Bao smiled happily, and ordered a few more accompanying generals, asking them to step up preparations after going down, and the military meeting ended.

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There was a rattling in the money bag around his waist, and it wasn't that he couldn't get rid of it, but Habu liked it. He liked the silver coin, which was round and had a fine pattern on it, and a thin serration on the side, and he could hear the subtle hum when he was taught to blow.

Although he has an arm hanging and a faint red on the white bandage, he can be lined with a military uniform, which does not show wolf bèi, but attracts the respectful eyes of many passers-by. Habu straightened his back, walked past a few houses on the edge of the village, and stopped in front of a few huts.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and Habu's heart beat faster.

"Who?" With a call, Hab's throat choked, and when it was heard again, he replied in a somewhat transfigured voice, "It's me." ”

There was a commotion in the room, and I don't know what had happened, and then the door was pushed open, and the figure of his wife rushed out and crashed into Hab's arms. The familiar smell, the tearful face, and the happiness made Habu grin instead of crying out in pain.

A five- or six-year-old girl walked slowly to the door, holding on to the door frame and blinking her eyes, and screaming timidly, before separating the long-lost husband and wife. The wife, who had become careless because of the surprise, found out that her husband was injured and hurried into the house with him.

Habu didn't care, squatted down and picked up the girl with that good arm, and rubbed it with his beard affectionately. "Shayi, my little girl, don't you know Daddy?"

The little girl also recognized her father, who had been absent for half a year and had changed his appearance, and screamed crisply, giggling at the itch of his beard.

The furnishings in the house are simple, and there are knives and paper tubes on the table by the window. Habu looked a little familiar, and asked suspiciously, "Is this a paper tube with a fixed bullet?" ”

"I don't know what it does?" The wife hurriedly brought the child over so that her husband could rest, and said, "The government will pay you for what you want to do." My hands are fast, I can earn food and drink for two people a day, I don't have to go out, and I can take care of the family. If you work in that factory, you will earn more. ”

"It's good. Just do it at home, don't be greedy for that money. Habu nodded, untied the money bag around his waist, and handed it to his wife, if you only make paper tubes, there is no danger, I am afraid that the factory is a full set of processing zuò, and the safety requirements will be very strict.

One, two...... It was twenty silver dollars. His wife's eyes widened and she looked at Habu strangely. Waiting for him to explain.

"This is my reward for my meritorious service in killing the enemy, and I also have a subsidy for recuperation." Habu grinned. said: "Originally, the army asked the wounded to stay in Nanning to recuperate, but I was homesick, so I told the officer to go home and raise the same." The injury was not serious, so the official asked the doctor to take the medicine and gave me half a month's leave. ”

"Are you really alright?" The wife asked with concern. After receiving an affirmative answer, he relieved himself a little, went to the corner of the house, took out a small jar from the hole in the ground, and showed it to Habu as if he were offering a treasure.

There was a silver dollar in it, and two silver millimeters (half a tael). More than 100 copper coins. Habu frowned, and said with some displeasure: "The military salary is what the family wants you to spend, what are you saving?" The children are all small, how can they be hungry? ”

"I don't dare to starve my child." The wife was a little aggrieved, lowered her head and said: "The eldest baby and the second baby are eleven or two, although the land given by the government is small, the taxes of military dependents are not collected, and the harvest is barely enough to eat and drink; Every night, the two of them were able to get a rough blank of bayonet from the blacksmith's shop and polish it at home, and earn a little money; In addition, I can roll this paper tube, and you can almost have ...... left over from your monthly military salary."

Listening to his wife's complaints, Habu knew that something was wrong, and he didn't know what to say, but he just stretched out his big hand to hold his wife's hand to apologize.

"I went to drink and buy meat, ate good food every day, and spent all the money, don't you think about it?" The wife said angry words, but her face was already full of smiles.

"Eat meat, eat meat." Xiao Shayi clapped her hands with joy.

"Hehe, Sha Yi can eat as much as she wants, and she will grow quickly." Habu grinned and asked casually, "It seems that there are fewer people in this village, can you buy wine and meat?" ”

"Well, some people left, went to Sichuan, and the family gave 100 acres of land. I heard that the government is also responsible for eating and drinking on the road! The wife showed a look of envy on her face, then returned to the topic, and said with a smile: "But the wine is still sold, and our family also raises a few chickens, if the meat is sold out today, we will slaughter two, and when you come back, let the children eat a few good meals, so as to save you from being unhappy." ”

"Sichuan—let's go too!" Hab's sudden remark caused the wife to stop and look back at her husband strangely.

"Really, I mean it. Don't rush out yet, listen to me tell me about this. Habu stretched out his hand and beckoned his wife to sit down beside him, paused for a long time, and then said, "I am now a petty officer, and I have a dozen soldiers under my command. Literacy is also taught in the army, and after a year, I can recognize and write 300 words even if I try my best, and this official can also be promoted to the next level, right? At that time, I can report to the martial arts hall, and when the martial arts hall is finished, I will ask to go to Sichuan to continue to serve as a soldier. As for you, you can go to Sichuan to settle down first, and wait for me to ......."

The wife listened quietly, it was longing, hope, and some assumptions, but she didn't want to refute it, and imagined a better future with her husband.

Hope gives people the strength to struggle. How are there a few like Hab, who have benefited from the war and want something better?

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Liuzhou is the seat of the government office that governs the ten counties of the two prefectures. Hongwu 12 years to expand the city wall, the city height of the old system is one zhang eight feet, the city is three miles long from east to west, two miles wide from north to south, there are five city gates in the east, north, west, south of the town, Jingnan in the ring city. The Liujiang River enters the city from Lutang, and it passes through a section of the city, winding the northern peninsula of Liuzhou City into a pot shape. Poetry: Hucheng was built in the early Ming Dynasty, named because of the shape of the model, Lijiang is folded in all directions, such as embracing the city. Therefore, Hucheng and Longcheng are also known as Liuzhou.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Liuzhou entered the development stage of Shengjun in western Guangdong. However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the decades-long tug-of-war between the Ming and Qing dynasties in the Liubei area caused Liuzhou to suffer heavy losses.

Despite this, Liuzhou is still the most important city in Guangxi after Guilin, and its geographical location is also quite important. It can be directly connected to Rongjiang County in Guizhou Province in the north, and can be connected to the Pearl River through the Xijiang River in the east, and can go directly to Wuzhou of "the confluence of the three rivers" and "the throat of the two Guangzhous".

At this time, Sun Yanling was in the Liuzhou Mansion, and although he withdrew his troops without authorization and seized the base of his old enemy Ma Xiong, the joy and pride lasted too short. Outside the city, the Ming army pressed the border, dug trenches and built fortifications, and the bombardment continued; Guilin, his foundation and base camp, has received the bad news that it has been occupied by Ma Xiong.

"The name of the Governor of the Guard, guarding my family, has cut me off from retreat, and has led me to death. Ma Xiong, you bastard......" Sun Yanling slapped the urgency sent by Guilin's henchmen on the table, got up and walked back and forth on the ground, his face was pale, and he scolded endlessly, but he forgot the dirty things he had done.

Sun Yanling led his army north and fought a battle with the Ming army at Qingyuan Mansion (Hechi). He didn't do his best, but he just prevaricated the generals and looked for a reason to retreat into Liuzhou. Sure enough, the development of things was as he expected, seeing that the Ming army was very strong, almost all the generals agreed to retreat to Liuzhou and resist the Ming army with a strong city. Therefore, he led the troops to enter the city to assist in the defense, and with the advantage of his official position and military strength, he subdued Ma Xiong's men and horses left behind in Liuzhou, and took over by Shun.

In his opinion, the defense of Liuzhou city is strong, although the Ming army has more troops than his own, but it is not an absolute advantage, and it is extremely difficult to break through the city; Moreover, he believed that this Lu Ming army was not the main attack, but just a feint to contain and serve the war in Nanning. Since he has been very obedient and "in the middle of the plan", most of the Ming army on this road will go south to attack Ma Xiong's department.

It's just that the accident came unexpectedly when Sun Yanling thought he had a plan and was happy in his heart. Ma Xiong led more than 2,000 defeated troops to bypass Liuzhou, rushed through the starry night, and drove straight into Guilin, which was regarded as a report and a report.

"The general must not hesitate, take advantage of Ma Xiong's unstable foothold and lead the army to recapture Guilin." The staff was also shocked by this unexpected news, and after thinking for a while, they reminded him.

Sun Yanling stopped and looked at the staff inquiringly, waiting to hear him continue to analyze.

"Ma Xiong is based on Guilin in my rear, and he is like supervising the battle, and he can sit back and watch our army fight with the Ming army." The staff's thinking seems to be clear, and the coherence of the words is also clear, "If you win, the strength of our army will also be lost, and it will be difficult to compete with it; If you lose, you can only go away in a hurry and be annexed by it. Moreover, it can coerce the bewitching governor ......"

"Abandoning Liuzhou and fighting for Guilin with Ma Xiong, I'm afraid the army will not be convinced-" Sun Yanling was moved, but there were still great doubts, he was valued by his wife and father, Kong Youde's old generals were not convinced, Ma Xiong was the banner of the old generals' faction, if the two armies really moved the sword soldiers, those officers under him were afraid that they would turn against each other.

"The only people to worry about are Wang Yongnian, Meng Yimao, deputy capital, Hu Tongchun, Li Yidi and others." The staff reported the names of several generals who had exposed Sun Yanling's lawlessness, and a fierce light shot out of their eyes, "If you don't wait for you, the general will never be able to sleep peacefully." ”

…………… (To be continued......)