Xiong Wencan was numb.

I thought that the thieves in the Central Plains had been exterminated by Hong Chengchou seven or eight out of ten, and the remaining two or three out of ten were extremely easy to deal with.

So, he bribed the power gate, wanted to get the position of governor of the five provinces, exterminate the thieves, add officials to the knighthood, and become famous.

Unexpectedly, others encountered the first major event while they were still in Anqing.

Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and the five battalions of Gezuo were all reversed.

Frightened, Xiong Wencan hurried to Xiangyang to preside over the suppression of thieves.

After arriving, after checking the accounts, I understood why Lin Mingqiu advocated appeasing Zhang Xianzhong instead of exterminating him.

Because there is no money in the account.

Xiong Wencan had no choice but to go to the court and ask for funding.

The imperial court agreed, and an additional 2.8 million taels of wages were allocated to the army.

But this delay is already October of the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Half a year has passed since Zhang Xianzhong made trouble.

is rich, Xiong Wencan should be happy, why is it numb?

The arrears have not been paid.

If 120,000 soldiers are repaid, nearly a year's arrears of pay will be exterminated as a fart thief.

But if you don't reissue, it's not okay.

Everyone knows that the imperial court sent more than 2 million taels of military expenses before the army, and they are looking forward to issuing silver.

When the dilemma came, the imperial court's will to urge the war had also arrived.

Xiong Wencan had no choice but to invite You Shilu to the mansion.

Note! It's please, not call.

You Shilu bowed to Xiong Wencan and sat down on the chair.

Xiong Wencan smiled all over his face: "The prestige of General You has always been heard of. He is also a first-class fierce general in the Guanning Army, and Brother Ling is now in the Ningxia Army, so that the border can be peaceful. ”

In short, a big blow.

You Shilu listened to it and felt that the taste was wrong.

"If there is something in the capital, although the command is given, the humble general will definitely go all out to live up to the expectations of the capital."

He hastened to make a statement.

Xiong Wencan slapped the armrest of the chair and shouted, "Okay! Pontudo is waiting for your words. ”

You Shilu's heart sank, and he frowned: "What is the dispatch of the capital hall?" ”

He had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, but he couldn't be sure.

Xiong Wencan said: "The imperial court issued an order to urge us to exterminate Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other thieves as soon as possible. ”

"Dutang, it's October, the cold weather is secondary, and it is difficult to transport grain in the mountainous areas."

You Shilu said: "The most important thing is the salary, the soldiers have not received the salary for several months, and many of them are hungry. ”

"The more than two million silver allocated by the imperial court has arrived in Xiangyang."

Xiong Wencan said: "As long as the thieves are exterminated, I will allocate money." ”

You Shilu wanted to cry without tears.

Listen to Governor Xiong's meaning, and with his own salary, he has to rely on his own hard work to get it.

This is not nonsense.

You Shilu said: "Dutang, even if you can't send it all, you have to send a part of it first." Let the brethren have a hope, and there will be no big trouble. ”

"How could Pontudan not know, just send you some silver, and other Ming generals will come to the door."

Xiong Wencan said: "As long as you fight this battle well, I will immediately send someone to send the silver without delay." ”

When he said this, Xiong Wencan was also smug: "I'm here to motivate the soldiers and let them annihilate the thieves in one fell swoop!" ”

You Shilu listened to it and sighed secretly, he was really a nerd.

The premise of motivating the soldiers is that the soldiers are sure to win this battle, which is the icing on the cake.

Xiong Dutang's trick belongs to sending charcoal in the snow, but the charcoal was not delivered, and the torn cotton jacket on your body to keep out the cold was also stripped away.

"Then, we have to allocate some food, and the soldiers can't go into the mountains hungry to search for it."

You Shilu said in an almost pleading tone.

Xiong Wencan is full of confidence: "You can rest assured that I have purchased grain from Jiangnan and shipped it to Xiangyang." As long as you arrive in Xiangyang, you will definitely transport food to your army. ”

You Shilu was laughed at angrily.

Fighting a war is not child's play, and there is no way to go into battle without being fully prepared.

Food is already scarce in the army, and food can no longer be supplied.

In addition, it is difficult to transport grain in mountainous areas, and the mountains are high and densely forested, so if people sneak attack and burn grain.

How do tens of thousands of troops get by?

But looking at Xiong Wencan's attitude, You Shilu knew that it was useless to argue, so he had to accept his life.

In mid-October, the army set out from Xiangyang, walked through Gucheng, and entered the mountainous area of Fangxian County.

As soon as You Shilu moved, news reached Zhang Xianzhong.

Yunyang Mansion, Fang County.

After listening to the informant, Zhang Xianzhong geared up: "Hehe, Lao Tzu is still thinking about how to eliminate You Shilu, who is the biggest threat to our Lao Tzu, this guy actually took the initiative to send it to the door." ”

"Da, You Shilu has more than 10,000 officers and troops, and we are not his opponents."

Zhang Kewang said.

"Idiot, you can't beat it hard, can't you use stratagems?"

Zhang Xianzhong scolded Zhang Kewang for a few words, and then arranged tactics: "Let's not fight him head-on, and withdraw from Fang County immediately." ”

"Withdraw? Ambush? Zhang Kewang reacted quickly.

"That's right! Our Lao Tzu wants to lure the enemy deep and leave You Shilu's 10,000 people behind. ”

Zhang Xianzhong said confidently.

He divided his tribe into four, and received one part for himself, and one for each of his three righteous sons.

It is divided into four directions, east, west, north and south, and is ambushed in the mountainous area of Fangxian County.

By using Zhang Kewang as bait, fishing You Shilu took the bait.

This is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the re-interpretation of Zhuge Liang's burning of Bowangpo.

It's just that this time there is no fire, but snow.

As soon as You Shilu entered the mountains, he regretted it.

Due to the severe wind and snow, his subordinates suffered a lot of frostbite.

And the county seat of Fangxian County he occupies is just an empty city.

Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers and horses didn't know where they had gone.

Looking at the empty table case of Fangxian County, You Shilu hit it hard with the horsewhip in his hand.

The emotions of frustration are beyond words.

At this time, the deputy general Luo Dai quickly walked inside: "General, I searched everywhere, but I didn't see a single trace of the thief army. ”

"The thief is really cunning!" You Shilu scolded.

"General, there is something I have to say about my subordinates."

Luo Dai said: "Our army has been without food for several days, and the soldiers have been hungry for snow as water, leaves and wild fruits, and several have died of eating.

If it goes on like this, let alone find the thief army, even if it does, it will be more than lucky. ”

"I don't know!" You Shilu said angrily, "The imperial court would rather send a waste to preside over the thief plan than let Inspector Hong or Governor Sun be the ** governor!" ”

"Probably also afraid of the second 'Yang Chengying', the situation in the Northeast has given the court enough headaches." Luo Dai Road.

You Shilu was angry: "This hasn't succeeded yet, so let's talk about this." ”

When he said this, You Shilu covered his heart: "Forget it, don't talk about what you have or don't have." After a few more days of searching, if there is no result, we will withdraw our troops. ”

"Withdraw! It's hard for Governor Xiong to explain there. ”

Luo Dai was taken aback.

"Governor Xiong, I'll take it all in, it's a big deal!"

You Shilu scolded: "Learn from Hou Shilu to stay in Yulin, live a few days of leisure, and save yourself from these idleness." ”

There is only one word difference between Hou Shilu and You Shilu, and they are two completely different people.

Officials, you may not remember who Hou Shilu is.

He was the unlucky guy in the first year of Chongzhen, on the Qinwang Road, he didn't fight with the Houjin Army because of the outrageous operation of the military department, from 5,000 elites to 1,200 people.

also inexplicably carried the black pot of robbing military salaries, was swept to the end, and became an idle man in Yulin Weiyi.

You Shilu encountered a situation similar to him, and there were words of suffering.

"General, traces of thieves have been found in the southwest of Fang County!" A herald came to report.

"Command the whole army to go straight to the southwest."

You Shilu ordered.

Luo Dai hurriedly stopped: "What if the thief army is cheating?" ”

"Retreating in the face of the enemy is a capital crime."

You Shilu said helplessly.