"What? The thief and the thief are gone! ”

Hearing the herald's return, Yang Sichang was so angry that his body trembled.

Half of the reason why he was trembling was because of his physical condition, and the other half was because he felt that he had been tricked by two thieves.

"If you go back to the capital, the group of thieves will run away when they see the official army, and they have already hid in the mountains."

The herald was sent by Shao Jiechun, and he was very clear about the battlefield situation.

"Vice General Fang, you accompany my housekeeper on a trip to find out who let the thief army go."

Yang Sichang listened, turned his head and gave an order to Fang Guoan.

Fang Guoan said: "Master Inspector, in fact, there is no need to check, the last general knows where to let the thief army go." ”

"Huh?" Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Where is it?" ”

He remembered that Fang Guoan was a local general, so he was naturally familiar with the situation of the border forts.

Fang Guoan took a deep breath, and Fang replied: "As expected, it should be Zhang Zuokai, the guard of the Pure Castle." ”

When Yang Sichang heard it, he also felt that it made sense. Jingbao is located on the boundary of Fengjie and is dedicated to guarding the thief army coming from the east.

"This can't be blamed on General Zhang, the local situation is hard to explain."

Fang Guoan said embarrassedly.

Yang Sichang said: "No matter what the situation is, let my housekeeper take a trip to know what the situation is." ”

The old housekeeper bowed down, said "please" to Fang Guoan, and turned to leave.

Fang Guoan sighed and followed.

"Is it really bad?" Yang Sichang thought to himself.

The old housekeeper has followed Yang Sichang for many years, and has traveled to the north and south of the river. I have seen not only the Liaodong Army with a strict military appearance, but also the Guanning Army that is brave and good at fighting, and the You Family Army who are doing evil, as well as the Beijing camp like a rice bucket.

He had a lot of experience in asking himself, but when he saw the Pure Fort and the defenders of the Pure Castle, there was a shocked expression on his face.

Have you ever seen a fortress without side walls? Have you ever seen a soldier without pants?

Moreover, the youngest soldier in the team was already twenty-seven years old, and the oldest veteran was even over fifty years old.

For the purpose of coming, the old butler stubbornly asked: "General Zhang, why don't you lead your troops to defend with Jingbao?" ”

Zhang Zuokai turned his head to look at Fang Guoan, and learned from Fang Guoan that this was Yang Sichang's housekeeper, so he said:

"The old man is not dizzy yet, he should be able to see it, which one can I stop with this side fort?"

The old housekeeper didn't expect Zhang Zuokai to be so faceless, and he was a little angry: "Then you should also go into the mountain to guard!" Don't let the enemy run away! ”

"Respected master butler, open your eyes and see, what are the soldiers under my command like, they don't even have pants to wear, and they use cigarette sticks to intercept the thief army?"

"Forehead ......"

"Yang Pavilion is such a big official, send us some armor, give us some silver, and renovate this fortress, I dare to promise that I will not escape with my soldiers."

Hearing this, the old housekeeper couldn't say anything, the cabinet had no money in his hand, so he had to push everything to Luo Shangwen, only saying that this person was corrupt and bribed, which was really hateful.

Fang Guoan and Zhang Zuokai were silent.

How much silver can a small general soldier be greedy for? It's not that those ministers who are in charge of money and food are full of private pockets, completely ignoring the life and death of the court.

The old housekeeper came back from Jingbao and told Yang Sichang the truth about the front line.

Yang Sichang listened to it and said with emotion: "This is really a cocoon. ”

It turned out that Yang Sichang found that the Sichuan soldiers were all such virtues, and he had immediately issued an order to Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Shaanxi, ordering him to transfer Qin soldiers into Sichuan.

The expected happened.

He Renlong hated Yang Sichang to the bone because Yang Sichang used the seal of the thief general to bewitch him.

No matter how Zheng Chongjian urged, He Renlong would not fight if he was killed.

Zheng Chongjian had no choice but to say to Yang Sichang, you have to find a way to make up for the arrears of the Qin soldiers, and I will appease He Renlong, so that they can fight.

Money, not a penny.

Yang Sichang wrote back to Zheng Chongjian and asked him to send Zheng Jiadong, Li Guoqi and others to fight, they are Sun Chuanting's subordinates, and they should not be emotional.

Zheng Chongjian still refuses, you help solve the arrears, everything is negotiable.

Yang Sichang had no choice, so he had to quickly write a letter to You Shilu urging him to come quickly, and sent someone to inform Sun Yingyuan and others in Jingying and Chu Bing, so that they could also come to Wushan County.

As a result, it is conceivable that You Shilu is negotiating with Hui Dengxiang to incorporate the peasant army under his name.

And Sun Yingyuan was taken away by Lu Jiude.

Why?

Because at this time, it was not only Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai who made the most trouble, but also the fifth battalion of Gezuo.

In addition, there is also a big problem - Li Zicheng!

Before Yang Sichang finished sighing, the military situation came again: "Report to the capital, Chu soldier Zhang Yingyuan's department was attacked by Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in the Bawu River Land Temple.

The Chu soldiers were defeated, the deputy general Pan Yingkui was killed, Wang Zhifeng was seriously wounded and died, and Zhang Yingyuan fled with the Chu soldiers and disappeared.

Zhang Zuokai, the defender of Jingbao, fled into the mountains with his soldiers and sent people to report the military situation. ”

"So fast!" Yang Sichang didn't expect to be played by Zhang Xianzhong, and he was suddenly frightened.

He immediately ordered Shao Jiechun, the governor of Sichuan, to bring the veteran Zhang Ling and Qin Liangyu, the stone pillar toast, to come to support quickly.

Otherwise, he, a dignified cabinet, would die in the small Wushan County.

Shao Jiechun received the order and urged the army to rush to Wushan County for reinforcements.

Yang Sichang sent the superintendent 10,000 yuan to urge Shao Jiechun.

Halfway through, Wan Yuan Ji saw Shao Jiechun: "The thief army is very strong this time, and we can't disperse our forces, we should concentrate all the way, especially to guard the main road of the Yangtze River." ”

"Lord Wan's words are wrong, the thief and the thief are already at the end of the crossbow, not long ago General You just surrendered Hui Dengxiang, and the power of the two thieves has been greatly reduced, so why should we be afraid."

Shao Jiechun rode a high-headed horse and walked leisurely.

"How should it be arranged according to the governor's wishes?" Wan Yuan Ji asked.

"Of course, it is necessary to divide the troops to defend the danger, as long as the thief army cannot be forced, it will naturally retreat after a long time."

"It's not a long-term solution."

"Lord Wan doesn't know, half of my army is hungry soldiers, half is Tusi soldiers, just in time for the harvest, and they are all men in the family, anxious to go back to harvest rice."

"But ......"

"I will explain this matter clearly to the Yang Pavilion Department, and Lord Wan doesn't have to worry too much."

Wan Yuan Ji didn't say much.

According to the direction of the mountain, the Ming army divided the heavy troops under its command and deployed them in a critical position.

And all with great fanfare, as suspicious soldiers.

Zhang Nengqi, who was in charge of investigating the news, told Zhang Xianzhong this information.

Zhang Xianzhong touched his beard and said, "Damn, I really treat our Lao Tzu as an old king who can only pant, and he looks down on us Lao Tzu so much." ”

"Da, the deployment of the official army is in the hands of our army, we can concentrate our forces and pull out these strongholds one by one."

The resourceful Zhang Kewang immediately suggested.

Zhang Xianzhong patted him on the shoulder, "He is worthy of being the son of our Lao Tzu, and he is as smart as our Lao Tzu, so he will do what you say."

Send someone to inform Luo Mouse and ask him to concentrate his forces to conquer the fortress with our Lao Tzu. ”