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Zhu Chongba at the end of Ming Dynasty Volume 1 May 13, peeking into Chengdu

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    Walking out of the Yinping Ancient Road to the south, the mountains gradually eased. That night, the eight thousand soldiers led by Xu Renjie finally arrived outside the Yinping Ancient Road and passed through the mountains and mausoleums. Xu Renjie ordered the entire army to rest here for the night.  Set off again early in the morning.

    The terrain here has become relatively gentle, and Zhu Jun has already stepped onto the edge of the Chengdu Plain. Speaking of the Chengdu Plain, it is really an anomaly in Sichuan.

    In Sichuan, which is rugged and full of dangerous mountains, it is almost impossible to find a piece of flat land. There are mountains and ravines everywhere, one mountain after another. Only near Chengdu can such a piece of land exist.  This piece of flat land seems to be a feng shui treasure land specially given by God to compensate the Sichuan residents for their bumpy lands.

    Zhu Jun's soldiers felt relieved after they could be stationed on the Chengdu Plain, especially the Shaanxi soldiers. When they got here, even if the five thousand white soldiers behind them turned and rushed up, they were absolutely sure to compete with them.  .

    This group of Shaanxi soldiers grew up on the Guanzhong Plain. They followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the Northern and Southern War. They are veterans for ten years. They are skilled in battle formations and have high morale. Once they reach the level ground and let them form a formation, the white-pole soldiers will not count.  So what if he is famous all over the world?  Afraid of where you are from!

    Therefore, Zhu Jun looked particularly imposing today. The Shaanxi soldiers would even turn around, whistle fiercely at the white-pole soldiers behind them, and make some provocative moves.  The white-pole soldiers were naturally dissatisfied and couldn't help but whistle in response.  Fortunately, the leading generals of both armies were sensible and quickly restrained their men and tried not to conflict with each other.

    Xu Renjie was of course thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang¡¯s ethnic minority assimilation policy.  Conflicts with the Tujia people should be avoided.  Pengba, on the other hand, was worried that Ma Xianglin would fall into the hands of the enemy, so he did not dare to make any mistakes. Under their restraint, Zhu Jun and the white pole soldiers calmed down.

    Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the two military formations each set up a camp. In the eyes of the uninformed, the two camps were together like brother camps, but only they knew that as soon as Ma Xianglin was out of Zhu Jun's control, Bai Jun would be defeated.  The soldiers will immediately rush forward to fight.  And it's the kind that won't stop until death.

    at this time.  In Cao Wenzhao's tent, there was a wine table with some food on it and a small pot of rice wine.  Cao Wenzhao and Ma Xianglin sat across the table from each other.  Looks like old friends.  However, Cao Wenzhao's face was covered, and Ma Xianglin's hands and feet were shackled, which ruined the atmosphere of meeting old friends.

    Cao Wenzhao picked up a glass of wine.  He smiled at Ma Xianglin and said, "Come, have a drink!"

    Ma Xianglin snorted: "The thief can't pretend to be a good guy here." Although he said this, he still picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and then snorted: "I don't want to drink the thief's toast, but I have more  Eating a little rations from the thieves is still a profit."

    Cao Wenzhao laughed heartily.

    Ma Xianglin continued: "You hide your head and show your tail, I don't believe you can still drink with your face covered?"

    Cao Wenzhao turned half sideways, lifted up the mask a little, raised his neck, and drank a glass of wine. He smiled and said: "Although it is a bit troublesome, drinking is not a problem for me."

    Ma Xianglin was speechless for a while. Although there were shackles on his hands and feet, it did not affect his actions very much. He grabbed the wine bottle again, poured himself a full glass, and then poured it into his mouth again, angrily saying: "  You despicable villain, I have thought carefully about it these past few days. If both of us can move our feet, you may not be able to defeat me. Fighting on that hillside, I still have an advantage, because you and I are not good at mountains.  Fight. If you dare, fight me againthis time both of us can move our feet!"

    Cao Wenzhao laughed and said: "What's the use of saying this? You are impulsive and irritable, and you can't stand teasing. You will be fooled as soon as you are teased. This is not the way to be a general. If you use the same method to tease me, how can I do it?  Fooled?"

    Ma Xianglin said angrily: "But I won't accept it. Unless you fight me again, this time without giving up your hands or feet, fight hard and defeat me, then I can be convinced." He thought of the fiasco that day and was really relieved.  I can't get over it, and I always want to get back on track.

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head and said: "After you are convinced by me, will you join our army?"

    This question immediately stumped Ma Xianglin. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Of course not! I just admire your martial arts, but it doesn't mean that I will join Zhu Jun."

    Cao Wenzhao laughed again: "It's no use asking you to obey me! Since you refuse to join our army, I have no reason to let you go and fight again. You look at me like that  Are you an impulsive fool?"

    Ma Xianglin was speechless.

    Cao Wenzhao drank another drink, then grabbed a corn cob from the plate on the table, put it in his mouth and chewed it, saying vaguely: "Don't just drink, let's eat something too."

    Ma Xianglin looked at itCao Wenzhao held the golden corn cob in his hand, and his eyes twitched: "Is this the corn you have repeatedly mentioned? That one acre of land can grow six to seven hundred kilograms of new crops?" Xu Renjie said to him a few days ago  When talking about corn, he praised its many benefits. Ma Xianglin probably didn't believe it at the time because he didn't want to believe what the thief said.  Butwhen the real thing appears in front of us, out of human curiosity, we can't help but ask.

    Cao Wenzhao hummed and said, "Yes, it's corn. This is the main food for our army noweat it."

    "Huangbulaji is very unpalatable at first glance." Ma Xianglin refused to show weakness. Out of his good wish to "eat the poor and thieves", he grabbed the corn cob and bit it down hard.

    It would be fine if you didn't take this bite, but once you take a bite, your mouth will be full of fragrance. The unique fragrance of corn captured his taste cells almost instantly, leaving him stunned.

    Cao Wenzhao asked: "Is it delicious?"

    Ma Xianglin said against his will: "Bah! It tastes terrible."

    Cao Wenzhao stretched out his hand to pick up the plate on the table: "Since it tastes bad, don't eat any more. I will leave the remaining few for the guards at the door to eat. The boy was just saying that today's marching rations are not enough."  , He didn¡¯t have enough to eat.¡±

    Ma Xianglin quickly stretched out his hand to block it, and the shackles pulled off his hands made a clatter. Obviously, this blocking action made him more urgent.  This is no wonder for him. The life of the Tujia people is really poor. Although the life of a leader like Ma Xianglin is much better than that of the Tujia people in Kutong, he usually only eats brown rice. The common people of the Tujia people are even worse. They usually live in  Eat wild vegetables.

    The quality of brown rice is much worse than that of rice. It is mixed with a lot of sand, chaff and other messy things. Of course, Wei Cheng is not much better.  But corn is different. There are no grains of sand or chaff inside the corn cob, but it is round and crystal clear.  It doesn¡¯t taste unpleasant at all.

    ?????????????????????????????????????  Food always tastes best when you eat it for the first time.  For example, when you eat braised pork for the first time, you will feel that braised pork is simply the most delicious thing in the world. It will not be until you eat it more often and you get a little tired of it that you will feel that braised pork is nothing more than that.

    This is Ma Xianglin¡¯s first time eating corn.  I especially think the corn tastes great.  How could he let Cao Wenzhao take away the plate of corn?  So he hummed and said: "No matter how hard it is to eat, I will eat it all. I will eat up all the army rations you thieves have and starve you to death!"

    Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "I'm really sorry. It's impossible for you to eat up all our military rations. I'm not afraid to tell you that corn can really yield six to seven hundred kilograms from one acre of land, and one with only one hundred acres of land can harvest  The small villages in Guangyuan and Bazhou can harvest 60,000 to 70,000 jins. Zhu Jun collects 30% of the tax, which means that we can recover 20,000 jins of grain If you count how many villages there are in Guangyuan and Bazhou, you will know how much corn we have harvested  "

    When he said this, he deliberately stopped and carefully observed Ma Xianglin's expression. He saw a horrified look in Ma Xianglin's eyes and his mouth opened wide.  He actually didn't know how many villages there were in Guangyuan and Bazhou, but he knew the stone pillars well.

    There are about **0,000 Tujia people living in Shizhu, distributed in nearly 300 villages. Among these villages, the smaller ones have 50 or 60 acres of land, and the larger ones have 200 to 300 acres of land. That is to say  , if the entire stone pillar is planted with corn and the Tujia people collect a tax then

    Ma Xianglin wiped his sweat. He really couldn't finish eating so much military rations.

    Thinking of this, his eyes cleared up and he said angrily: "Stop lying here! I won't believe you. I see that you didn't bring much food with you during this march. Just now you were saying that the gate guards didn't have enough to eat.  If you really have too much food to eat, how can you be a bit stretched now?"

    Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "In order to cross the Yinping Ancient Road, we traveled lightly, so naturally we didn't have much military rations. You will be able to see it when the following brigade arrives. I think it won't take a few days. By then you will  Just wait and see the good show.¡±

    "Hmph!" Ma Xianglin snorted angrily: "I think your brigade will never arrive. General Zhang Ling, the divine crossbow general, is guarding Jianmen Pass. As long as he stays there, even if you come around now, you will be with him.  Zhu Ba outside the pass may not be able to take down this great pass even if he attacks from both sides. And it is absolutely impossible for your army to take the Yinping Ancient Road. As mentioned just now, food is a big problem. As long as you cannot get to Jianmen Pass, you will never be able to take it.  Don¡¯t even think about getting involved in Chengdu.¡±

    Cao Wenzhao smiled: "It is impossible for Zhang Ling to guard Jianmen Pass. He will take the initiative to give up Jianmen Pass soon."

    Ma Xianglin shook his head and said: "General Zhang Ling is not a fool. He doesn't even have this strategic vision."

    Cao Wenzhao's voice turned cold: "Zhang Ling may have such a vision, but he is just a deputy commander, so what can he do no matter how good his vision is? Strategy is not?It was formulated by a deputy general, and behind him there would always be some pig-like senior officials who would issue some incomprehensible orders, and then destroy the Great Wall!  "

    How can Ma Xianglin believe it: "Stop being alarmist here!"

    Cao Wenzhao's voice became even colder, even a little sad: "Am I being alarmist? Don't you know? Why was the Battle of Hunhe defeated? I believe you know better than me!"

    When Ma Xianglin heard the words "Battle of Hunhe River", he was suddenly shocked, and sweat poured down his face instantly.

    It turns out that seventeen years ago, the Ming Dynasty might not be defeated by the Liao army in the Battle of Hunhe.  At that time, the white pole soldiers in central Sichuan and the Qi army in Yiwu fought bravely with the Tatar soldiers. The Ming army "discharged firearms in the camp, killing many people, but the gunpowder was exhausted. In close combat, the Tatars suffered heavy casualties, and more than 3,000 people fell from their horses."  The battle situation is in a stalemate. If either side invests its main force, it can decide the outcome in one fell swoop.

    At this time, 30,000 people including Li Bingcheng, the commander-in-chief of Fengji Fort, and Zhu Wanliang, the commander-in-chief of Hupiyi Station, entered Baitapu. The Ming army hurriedly sent people to ask for help from these 30,000 people. Unfortunately, these 30,000 people were defeated by Yasong.  After the 28th Banner reconnaissance cavalry, they stopped advancing.

    The passive and lazy fighting of these 30,000 people made Huang Taiji breathe a sigh of relief.  He sent Yue Tuo's main force to besiege the Sichuan and Zhejiang armies, and at the same time detached an army to deal with the 30,000 Ming army in Baitafu.  These 30,000 people didn't want to fight, and started to flee as soon as they touched Huang Taiji's army.

    The Ming army quickly asked Yuan Yingtai from another unit for help. Unexpectedly, Yuan Yingtai was frightened by the Tatars, refused to send reinforcements, and hunkered down in the rear to observe the situation.

    As a result, the Baigan soldiers in central Sichuan and the Qi army in Yiwu were isolated and helpless and could not get any reinforcements from their own side, but reinforcements from the Tatars kept coming, eventually leading to being outnumbered and the battlefield was stained with blood.

    At that time.  The big officials in the rear just need to show a little courage.  If you were a little smarter strategically, maybe the results would be completely different. Unfortunately your pig-like teammates eventually cost you your life.

    Ma Xianglin's breathing became rapid.  The Battle of Hunhe caused him to lose an eye.  Making the Tatars even more proud.  They regard the Ming Dynasty as nothing, and they can come and leave whenever they want.  It can be said to be the biggest hatred in his life.  Even the death of his wife Ma Fengyi by the 36th Battalion can only be ranked second.

    He had to admit that no matter how smart and brainy a deputy commander on the battlefield was, he could not stand up to the decision-makers behind the scenes issuing a stupid order.  He couldn't help but raise his frightened eyes, and said to Cao Wenzhao warily: "You what exactly are you planning to do?"

    Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "I'm not afraid to tell you! I didn't plan to attack the sword gate from both sides, because I'm not that stupid Even if that gate is attacked from two sides, depending on the terrain, it can still defeat me.  The army has been detained there for a year and a half Therefore, I plan to attack Mianyang directly."

    Ma Xianglin snorted and said: "With the food reserves you have now, after capturing Mianyang, you will no longer have the strength to continue advancing towards Chengdu, and Jianmen Pass is still in the hands of the officers and soldiers. The result is that you only have eight thousand people."  The team became a lone army and completely ran out of food so they had to withdraw from the Yinping Ancient Road in despair Oh, no, if you turn back, the food will not be able to sustain it. Because it takes a lot to take a detour to Yinping and return to Guangyuan.  I'll see what you do when the time comes for you to go through a hundred miles of rugged mountain roads."

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head and said: "Ma Xianglin, you can only swing a knife, but you can't use your brain If your mother Qin Liangyu were here, I would definitely ask the boss to slap you over and make you think more carefully.  . The battlefield is not just about swords and guns, but also about all aspects For example you have to think about what those people who are playing with pens in Chengdu are thinking in their minds?"

    Ma Xianglin¡¯s eyes flashed with confusion: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the pen-playing people in Chengdu?¡±

    Cao Wenzhao laughed and said: "I will run out of food after I capture Mianyang, but besides you and me, who else knows that I am going to run out of food? At that time, the King of Shu, the governor of Sichuan and others who are in Chengdu will hear that  With the news that Mianyang has been captured by our army, what do you think they will do?"

    A look of surprise flashed across Ma Xianglin's face: "No! This these bastards must think you are about to march into Chengdu."

    Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "Exactly, you are not very stupid, then guess what they will do when they feel that I am about to attack Chengdu?"

    Ma Xianglin's face no longer looked shocked, but turned into a look of anger: "Those faint-hearted officials, they must have thought that Jianmen Pass was useless when they heard that the rebel army bypassed Jianmen Pass via the Yinping Ancient Road and captured Mianyang.  There is no need to defend I will send an order to the divine crossbow general Zhang Ling, telling him to abandon the pass and return to Chengdu to aid. Oh no these idiots will really issue such an order"

    Sichuan, the capital is Chengdu, and the governor's office.

     The governor of Sichuan at this time was named Shao Jiechun. He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. In the second year of Chongzhen, he came out to participate in politics on the right side of Sichuan and guarded southern Sichuan.  Later he moved to Zhejiang Province as the inspector.  In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Shao Jiechun was promoted to governor of Sichuan and took charge of Chengdu.

    In facthe is an upright official!  This man served as an official for one term, and he was never a good citizen. He had a clear mind and was neither greedy nor greedy. He was indeed a rare good person in the late Ming Dynasty.  When he was appointed as the right political minister of Sichuan, he benefited from governing Shu. Later, he moved to Zhejiang. When he left Sichuan, the soldiers and the people cried in mourning, and the boats were blocked and the rivers were blocked.  In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was transferred back to Sichuan again. When the Sichuan people heard that it was him who was back, they were all happy.

    "But this honest official is a good hand in politics, but he is a complete rookie in war.

    Not long ago, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan to cause trouble, and it was Governor Shao Jiechun who led his troops to intercept them. The result the result was that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong made a big circle in Sichuan and were fine. It was not until the Battle of Manao Mountain that they were forced by Zhu Yuanzhang  After going out, it really has nothing to do with Mr. Shao Jiechun.

    Not only that, his name was also incorporated into a children's song by Zhang Xianzhong, saying: "There is Sha Fu in front of me, who often comes to dance in the group; there is Liao in the back who joins the army, and he will follow me without fighting; there is a Yang Ge tribe, three days away from me."  "(Note: See Chapter 490)

    In short, this brother tried his best to stop Zhang Xianzhong and was very active, so he called it "Chang Lai". Unfortunately, the army he led was weak and had no combat effectiveness. It looked more like dancing than fighting, so it was called "Tuanzhuan Dance".

    At this time, the governor was frowning and thinking hard about fighting against Zhu Jun.  He had already received news about Zhu Jun's attack on Jianmen Pass, and his most powerful general, "Godly Crossbow General" Zhang Ling, was also assigned to Jianmen Pass by him. Unfortunately, he was more than enough to guard the pass, but not enough to drive away thieves.  What should we do?

    At this moment, a spy rushed in like flying, knelt down in front of him, and shouted urgently: "It's bad, the leader of the bandit army, the Marshal, led eight thousand thieves to bypass the sword from Qingchuan County."  At the gate, Mianyang was attacked by surprise. At present, Mianyang has fallen into the hands of the bandit army. The generalissimo is reorganizing the army and peeking at Chengdu" (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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