Yan Erniang and Mandeli led their troops deep into the enemy's hinterland, using the tactic of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle to burn Ye Chen's grain and grass baggage, and snatched away the materials hoarded on the three docks.

This series of actions finally bought Miao Sanguan seven days, and he was able to withdraw all the troops in Jiangbei to Jiangnan and readjust the defensive front.

Shen Pan's division became famous in the first battle, won the trust of Miao Sanguan, and paid the weight of the Babaozhou defense line, and cooperated with Wu Bicheng's department of the Madaoji Fort to defend the Yangtze River waterway in Babaozhou, so that the Yangtze River moat became the dividing line between the enemy and us.

The winter of the second year of the Ming Dynasty (1646) was earlier than in previous years.

A rare heavy snowfall suddenly made the chaotic battle situation temporarily silent.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess has received news from the dark line that Zheng Zhilong surrendered to Aixin Jueluo Bolo in Fuzhou last month, and the entire territory of Fuzhou has fallen. As a result, Guangdong is facing a catastrophe, and at the same time, it poses a huge threat to the southwest capital behind us. ”

The Spring Festival of the third year of Xinghan is approaching, but the hostility in all aspects is becoming more and more strict, and Prince Xiong and Miao Sanguan do not have the slightest intention of celebrating the New Year, and the people below have naturally forgotten about the New Year.

Xiong Chu's face was tired, completely lost his original radiant appearance, and his speech became incoherent: "Old master, please come over today, it is that I have just received a worse piece of news, and I must immediately come up with corresponding countermeasures." Otherwise, our entire line of defense will collapse completely. ”

"Oh?" Miao Sanguan heard the discouraged words from Xiong Chu's mouth for the first time, and immediately became nervous: "What kind of news makes the emperor so worried?"

Xiong Chu's right index finger and middle finger flicked outward, and a piece of music flew towards Miao Sanguan: "Zhang Xianzhong died in battle, and Sichuan will not be protected immediately! This is urgent news from the Jiangling camp, and it is a piece of music drafted by Li Guo himself. That's why I invited you over to discuss countermeasures. ”

Zhang Xianzhong died in battle, this is earth-shattering news, and it is directly related to the strategic decision of the Ming Kingdom.

Miao Sanguan took the fold and hurriedly asked before he had time to open it: "Your Majesty, there are more than 300,000 people in the Great Western Army, how could Zhang Xianzhong be killed in battle?"

According to Li Guo's account, Zhang Xianzhong arranged for Liu Jinzhong, the general guarding northern Sichuan, to defect, surrender Aisin Jueluo Haoge in Baoning, and volunteered as a striker. Haoge ordered Ao Bai, the commander of the escort army, to be the vanguard, and under the guidance of Liu Jinzhong, he advanced lightly, and went deep into the hinterland of Zhang Xianzhong for three days and three nights. ”

Zhang Xianzhong was really negligent, and he didn't suspect that his subordinates were making small moves. As a result, he was confused by a false piece of information from Liu Jinzhong, and took Aobai's interspersed actions as harassment by local bandits. By the time he reacted, Hauge had already commanded the army to follow up, and the troops broke into the hinterland of northern Sichuan in three ways, and collided head-on with Zhang Xianzhong in Sun Creek. ”

"Haoge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and he has not been afraid of death since he was a child. He ordered the staff leader Gebuku to attack Zhang Xianzhong's right flank, and the Dutong Zhun Tower attacked Zhang Xianzhong's left flank, and Hao Ge personally led the Chinese army to storm Zhang Xianzhong's camp. ”

"Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army has a combat effectiveness that cannot be underestimated, and the battle is very fierce. Hauge's general Gebuku was killed by Zhang Xianzhong's left flank, Zhang Xianzhong took the lead in the battle, and the balance of victory and defeat began to favor the Great Western Army. ”

However, the traitor Liu Jinzhong knew all of Zhang Xianzhong's defensive arrangements, and when the head-to-head battle between Haoge and Zhang Xianzhong entered a white heat, Liu Jinzhong led Ao Bai to go around to Zhang Xianzhong's side and suddenly attacked. Zhang Xianzhong saw that the situation was critical, and was forced to lead his own soldiers to fill the vacancy, but was killed by random arrows. ”

Taking advantage of this effort, Miao Sanguan had already quickly skimmed through the twists and turns, and then said: "As soon as Zhang Xianzhong dies, there will inevitably be problems on the Western Front, which is indeed very unfavorable to us." ”

"The problem is not that Zhang Xianzhong is dead. Xiong Chu stood up and walked to a map hanging in the west and said, "The meaning of me looking for you is here: Chongqing!"

Miao Sanguan said in a deep voice: "Not bad! Judging from Li Guo's twists and turns, Zhang Xianzhong was killed in a sneak attack, and Haoge was not the culprit, but Fan Yixuan, the governor of Nanming, Sichuan, and Shaanxi, and Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan!"

"Haoge has no more than 60,000 troops, and even if the traitor Liu Jinzhong leads the way, he doesn't dare to go deep into the hinterland. If it weren't for Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan secretly colluding with Haoge, and then carrying out a north-south attack on Zhang Xianzhong, Haoge's department would have been completely wiped out in a battle. ”

Xiong Chu's face was ugly: "I blame me for this matter." At the beginning, Wan Lian wanted to start in advance, but I didn't approve it. On the one hand, I don't want to come face to face with Zhang Xianzhong. On the other hand, I also emphasize unanimity to the outside world. ”

"Now the entire Central Plains, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian have fallen into the hands of foreigners, but I didn't expect Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan, two pigs and dogs that are not as good as them, and Shi Kefa are the same as the raccoon dogs, and they dare to risk the world's disapproval to collude with foreigners to kill their own people. ”

"Since Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan can collude with Haoge to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army, it is very likely that they will repeat their old tricks and collude with foreign clans to deal with Li Guosuo's troops in Yiling, and even pose a threat to our Yidu defense line. If you don't kill this thief, I will not be a man!"

Seeing that Prince Xiong seemed to be going crazy, Miao Sanguan hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, there are more than 130,000 people under Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan, as well as Zeng Ying, Hou Tianxi, Tu Long, Yang Zhan, Yu Dahai, Li Zhanchun, Zhang Tianxiang, Cao Ying and other minions. If Wan Lian once he ventured forward, the environment in Chongqing would be extremely complicated, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to achieve the goal of the campaign. ”

Xiong Chu was unmoved: "At present, the South China Sea is relatively quiet, so I have sent an eight-hundred-mile urgency, ordering Xiong Kaishan to lead 24,000 people to urgently go north as a new force to attack Chongqing." If we cannot completely curb the civil strife, and if we cannot destroy the traitors who dare to collude with foreign enemies, the expulsion of the Tartars will be an empty word. ”

"Although Zhang Xianzhong is dead, his army of 300,000 is intact, if the scum of Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan continue to be broken like this, it will be a big deal. ”

"At present, Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi's subordinates are eyeing Chengdu, and the local heroes are secretly colluding with Fan Yixuan and Ma Gan to plot against Zhang Xianzhong's remaining troops. If we continue to be indecisive, it will be even more detrimental to the future of the war. ”

Miao Sanguan nodded: "If Xiong Kaishan can serve as the main force, Fan Yixing, Ma Gan and the others don't have to worry at all." The question now is what policy Wanlian's Guizhou camp should adopt next. What Weichen said was how to treat the rest of Zhang Xianzhong. ”

Xiong Chu also nodded: "Yes, this is what I want to discuss with you." What is the old master's opinion?"

Miao Sanguan stretched out three fingers: "Weichen has three strategies: mutual coordination and common confrontation against the enemy, this is the best policy; ”

"The rest of Zhang Xianzhong's army has more than 300,000 people, which is about the same as our total strength. If we want to force the adaptation, it is likely to provoke a mutiny, so that the Manchu Tartars can take advantage of it, which is the next policy. ”

"If the operational area can be demarcated, the various units will be independent and autonomous, and a loose corner will be formed in the face of a major war, and the Manchu Tartars will have no way to do it in a short period of time, this is the middle policy. ”

"If we can reach an agreement, clarify the course of action of the common enemy, and arrange the troops to take into account the flank security of the friendly forces, then we can form a joint force, so that the Manchu Tartars are eager to attack, which is the best policy. ”

Xiong Chu's face improved a lot: "Just send a letter to Wan Lian according to your best policy, and ask him to immediately plan the battle to seize Chongqing, and strive to solve Fan Yixuan, Ma Gan and others in the spring of the next year." Their so-called troops were all dismissed on the spot, and all the main leaders were arrested and centrally managed, so that they would not be released to continue to harm others. ”

"Your Majesty, the situation has eroded to this point, and our slight side must be adjusted. Miao Sanguan did not retreat immediately: "After half a year of fighting, now we have to admit that it is impossible to completely defeat the Manchu Tartars in a short period of time." ”

"In light of this, we may need to prepare for the implementation of a plan for a long war in the interests of the long term. We now only have the territory of seven provinces, and Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi are not rich in natural products, and only Hunan and Burma can provide a large amount of grain. ”

"If we want to fight a long-term war, we need to bury our heads in development for a while. Will the Manchu Tartars give us time? Of course not. Because of this, we may be in a strategic defensive phase for quite some time to come. ”

"The actual situation now is that with the surrender of Zheng Zhilong, there is no hope for Fujian, and Guangdong is in danger. If the Manchu Tatars attacked westward along the southeast coast, our Guangxi and Nanyue lands would inevitably be threatened by Yanzhòng. ”

"The mountains and mountains in the west are easy to defend, and the Guizhou camp of Wanlian is enough to support it. However, the southeast coast is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and we currently only have Peng Wuying's Hengyang camp with the weakest troops. If the Manchu Tartars attacked Guangdong from Fujian, Peng Wuying would be in trouble if he was flanked from the east and south. ”

Xiong Chu put his hands behind his back and did not make a sound.

Miao Sanguan's worries are very reasonable, the most difficult thing to defend in Huguang is that there is no danger to defend on the eastern front.

At present, Luckedhun's main force is still in Jiangbei, and if he can't get a breakthrough near Wuchang next, Luckedhun will inevitably retreat and cross the river from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then turn around and pounce westward.

There is no doubt that if the army of the Southern Ming Dynasty did not hold Guangdong by that time, Huguang would inevitably be defended under the attack of the Manchu Tartars from the north and south.

Xiong Chu felt that he had nothing to do: "Peng Wuying only has 50,000 people in his hands, and it is okay to defend Ganzhou and Nanchang in a short period of time, but it is absolutely impossible to make progress." If the main forces of Luckedhun go south, we will most likely not be able to resist. Now that it's time to prepare for the worst, how does the old master think about it?"

Miao Sanguan was silent for half an hour, and finally looked at Xiong Chu and said softly: "Our troops can't make ends meet, and we can't support the long defensive front. According to Weichen, when it is absolutely necessary, we may have to be mentally prepared to take a big step back and temporarily abandon the land of Huguang. ”

"Judging from the current situation, the battle between us and the Manchu Tartars will definitely not be decided within three or five years. The emperor thinks about it, Nurhachi has been preparing for decades for today. ”

"Our foundation is too shallow, we are not well prepared, and we are still in a hurry, and it is not easy to achieve the current stalemate. To put it mildly, without decades of hard war, it would have been difficult to expel the Manchu Tartars. ”

Xiong Chu couldn't see the expression on his face: "The land of Huguang is the land of fish and rice, once we give up here, we will only have Myanmar to produce food, how should we survive at that time?"

Now that it has been said, Miao Sanguan has no scruples: "It is indeed good that the land of Huguang is the land of fish and rice, but as long as we can gain a firm foothold in Guangxi and Guizhou, we will be in a condescending situation." At that time, the land of Huguang was a battlefield, and it was absolutely impossible for the Manchu Tartars to gain anything here. ”

"In a word, what we need is a protracted war. To achieve this strategic goal, the next thing to do is to build a really solid rear base, and then fight the Manchu Tartars to the death, so that they will never be at peace, and finally drag them to death. ”

Do you really want to do this? Xiong Chu had a hard time deciding.

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