Peng Daya, Wang Kui and other civil and military officials who had first contacted Zheng Yunming were very calm. Zheng Du unified into Sichuan, and all kinds of strategies and plans were deployed around Chongqing. He wanted to regain the whole of Shu, so why should he focus on Chongqing? Just deploy them directly in Lizhou and Xingyuan. With Chongqing as the core and operating Wenzhou, Minzhou, Jiading and other places, it is clear that they have made plans to use eastern Sichuan as their base to fight the war for a long time. He Yanwei has also guessed the inside story. If Zheng Yunming planned to push the defense center to the original Shukou from the beginning, why would he need to withdraw his troops south? The huge effort to relocate the people made it clear that they were not planning to use Shukou as a base for the long-term war of resistance, but were adopting a long-term war of resistance strategy. As for other people, they were extremely shocked. The first person to be shocked was Sichuan's envoy Yang Hui. Before he rushed to Sichuan to take office, he wrote a letter to Wu Yong, the counselor and political officer, promising to gather the local soldiers in eastern Sichuan. , in one fell swoop, he recovered the entire Sichuan Gorge and drove the Mongols out of Shukou. Therefore, as soon as he arrived in Chongqing, he issued an order to intercept Sichuan's tribute to the imperial court, sent a letter to summon the barbarian troops of the southwestern barbarians, and actively organized The purpose of defeating the troops was to regain Chengdu as soon as possible, restore the defense of Shukou, and show their abilities in front of the court. He stood up and said loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Just now, Dutong was talking about holding on to the favorable terrain and holding on to dangerous positions, but now he is trying to trick the enemy into going deep? Xishu uses the plain in western Sichuan as its base. If you abandon Chengdu Prefecture, how can you control the entire Sichuan? The terrain at Shukou is much steeper than the mountains and rivers in eastern Sichuan. How can you ignore the natural dangers in front and run to the rear to defend the mountains? " Zheng Yunming He turned around and bowed to the superior Yang Hui. According to his newly promoted position, Yang Zhizhi was his immediate superior. As military counselor, he had to give a good explanation. "Zhizhi's mood of wanting to regain the whole of Shu is no different from Zheng Yunming's. However, even if the mouth of Shu can be recaptured, it cannot be defended." Yang Hui shouted loudly: "What does it mean that it cannot be defended? Sichuan was called a natural moat in ancient times, so don't talk about it. Tens of thousands of soldiers, even if there are millions of troops, as long as they guard the dangerous points, it will not be easy to attack." Zheng Yunming shook his head and sighed: "I haven't had time to go to the front line to inspect, but I just came back from the front line. People know better than I do that the Mongols massacred the city in an unprecedented way. It can be said that the most prosperous and quintessential areas in Shu have been burned to the ground. Thousands of miles of fertile land were now abandoned, with weeds everywhere, and all the people were massacred by the Mongolian army. The people below also fled into the mountains. The fields were empty and no one was cultivating them, but the people were wandering around and wandering into the ravines. All the conditions that used to support the defense of Shukou were gone. They had to cross hundreds of miles of wilderness to organize people from Jiading to transport food to the front. Once there was a setback in the front, the replacement troops had to travel long distances to rescue. Not only would they not be able to get supplies along the way, but they might also be attacked by Mongolian horsemen. According to my estimate, the troops that can fight in the front can only be deployed at most 5,000 people. Just imagine, if Kuo Duan comes again, can these 5,000 people stop him at Shukou? "Zheng Yunming can imagine this? , Yang Hui also wanted to get it, but what Zheng Yunming had no time to think about was the political issue. Forget about losing the country, not recovering the enemy after they retreated. This was a matter of political attitude. If Lin'an did not hold them accountable, they could still deal with it. For a moment, the superiors had just punished a group of officials who had lost the war. Who dared to boldly say that the plains of western Sichuan should be abandoned to consolidate eastern Sichuan? Only Zheng Yanei, who had been going smoothly since taking office. Sure enough, Li Zhi's face was stern, with wrinkles all over his face, and he said slowly: "How can we give up an inch of the country's land to the enemy? Everything else can be done according to the wishes of the governor, but this is It is extremely difficult to withdraw the defense line and abandon all the western Sichuan lines." Zheng Yunming was anxious and bowed to Li Zhi and said: "I heard that the general of the expedition, Yin Zhu'er, has led his army back to Longnan and occupied Mianzhou. Pushing the defense line to Shukou is equivalent to rebuilding the fortress in front of the enemy, which is difficult. It is really difficult for Sichuan to do it now. " He paused and then said: "The situation in Sichuan now is just like when Duanping entered Luo. Tens of thousands of troops traveled thousands of miles to garrison in desolate places regardless of the dangerous roads and cut off supplies. Even if they could reach their destination, there would be no food supplies. Even if there were food supplies, there would be no friendly support. They would deliberately deploy an army of 30,000 to 40,000 people without food and grass. It is really difficult to supply. If there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses, how can we stop so many Mongolian cavalry?" Li Zhi said with a stern expression: "If we can't recover Mianzhou, then we can recover Lizhou. If we can't recover Yangping Pass, then we can recover Jiange. It is also good to defend. There is no need to discuss this matter. The commander-in-chief will immediately deploy his troops and advance to recover Chengdu, Hanzhou, Langzhong, Wenzhou, Lizhou and other places, and take the opportunity to advance to Shukou. You can handle the rest on your own. , the system user and I will not do too much.involved. "His look reminded Zheng Yunming of his father. Zheng Qingzhi once spoke in such a decisive tone. Those were tough words that he would only say when he was in a political situation where he could never retreat. Li Xuanfu If you say this, there is absolutely no room for discussion on this matter. If Zheng Yunming asks for help at this time, he can certainly persuade his current white-haired boss, but this is by no means Zheng Yunming's way of being an official. He only thinks of his own position. The right thing to do is to act recklessly, which is what people who are extremely responsible and lack a sense of officialdom will do. If Zheng Yunming does this, it will not only worsen the relationship with the entire Sichuan officialdom, but it will not really help the overall situation of Sichuan. He was able to order the army to deploy an advance plan. Qin Zhongxiao led a group of troops into Chengdu, and ordered Wang Kui to lead troops into Hanzhou. At the same time, he ordered Liu Fang, the commander stationed in Wenzhou, to lead more than a thousand remaining troops from Chengdu Road to advance. , entered Jiameng Pass to garrison, and ordered Meng Ying to lead his headquarters to Suining Mansion to cover the flanks of the Song Army. However, the military supplies were currently tight, and the ministries were still in chaos. It would take time to calm down and return to the army, so Sichuan could only be on the defensive for the time being. Unable to attack. The other two things are things that Zheng Yunming can start to do immediately. Especially attracting talents is a top priority. Coincidentally, just when Zheng Yunming is suffering from the lack of suitable local talents, the talents themselves. Delivered to the door. That day, a poor scholar in shabby clothes came in with a stack of books in his hand. The gatekeeper did not know the truth and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. I have a clever plan to save the nation. Tell Zheng Yunming to come see me quickly! "The gatekeepers are all old officials from Chongqing government offices. We usually see a lot of arrogant scholars, but a crazy student like this who openly demands to see the governor as soon as he enters the door must have something in his chest, even if he doesn't have any ink at all, Youdu also took care of him, what was he doing? So he hurriedly let him in, treated him well, and hurriedly informed Zheng Yunming. When the scholar saw a young senior general arriving in a hurry with his followers, he immediately asked. He stood up, bowed to Zheng Yunming, and said: "Congratulations to the commander-in-chief! Zheng Yunming laughed and asked, "Where does my joy come from?" The scholar also smiled and said: "Expelling the Tatars and regaining the whole of Shu is a wonderful achievement. Isn't it worthy of congratulations?" " Zheng Yun said with a straight face: "The scholar is talking big words. Do you know that below the second prince, Prince Mu Zhi, Marshal Tahai, Gongchang Marshal Wang Shixian, Expedition Marshal Yizhu'er, and Ten Thousand Households Liu Heng'an , Wang Jun, Zhang Zhagudai, which one is not a famous general? The Mongol army was so powerful that Sichuan suffered deeply from it. Now the capital was unified and had no soldiers, no money, and no food. What could be done to expel the Tatars and reorganize the country? The scholar also looked serious, bowed to Zheng Yunming respectfully, and said: "Student Yang Fang, I have twelve good strategies. I have reported to the commander-in-chief. If you use my strategies, even if the Mongolian army has millions of soldiers and good generals, Thousands of people can't bear even half of Sichuan. " "In that case," Zheng Yunming did not take the main seat, but stood and said to Yang Fang, "Please tell me in detail. " Yang Fang cleared his throat and said: "The most important issue in Shu is to control the dangerous points. In the past, Sichuan's peace relied on the three passes of Wuxiuguan, Qifangguan and Xianren Pass. Now the three passes have been lost. South of the Jiange, there is a flat river. The army is mainly infantry. It is extremely difficult to compete with the elite Hu cavalry. Confrontation, as the art of war goes, is to use your own strength to win, and wait for the enemy to be invincible. You must first establish yourself in an invincible position before you can talk about progress. Today, south of Shukou, the only place that can be called a barrier is Chongqing. Not only is the terrain difficult, but it is also the gathering place of three rivers. If something happens ahead, support and supplies can be provided by water transportation from the Jialing River, Qujiang River and Fujiang River, which is extremely important. convenient. The governor must sit in Chongqing and plan the overall situation. Then don't choose a few generals who are both wise and courageous. One person will be stationed in Hezhou, one person will be stationed in Luzhou, and one person will be stationed in Liangshan. As long as these three dangerous places are in the hands of the capital, Chongqing will have a safe situation and the ideal of reviving the whole of Shu. Only then did we have a stable foundation. " When Yang Fang saw that Zheng Yunming didn't answer, he continued: "After these generals take office, they must urge the local people to cultivate the land carefully and open up more wasteland. When the Hu people go south in the autumn, they will immediately harvest food and enter the fortress. If the enemy invades, the people and food will enter the city and work together to hold on. They will also use more suspicious soldiers to prevent the enemy from knowing the strength of our army. Persevere in this way for several years, wait until the financial resources are slightly sufficient, and then slowly move forward, using a step-by-step approach to regain the lost territory south of Sanguan. As for the barbarian soldiers in Bozhou and Sizhou, they can show off their power among the forts in order to show their support. The enemy will never dare to go deep after seeing it. In this way, the Tatars cannot seek war if they advance, and cannot plunder money or food when they retreat. Within a few years, there will inevitably be internal strife. Our army will take advantage of the situation and seize the three passes. "