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    It can be said that Zhang Xianzhong was one of the first people to understand the power of Xuan Dajun. As early as the fifth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong was still working under Gao Yingxiang.  He remembered clearly that he followed Gao Yingxiang all the way to attack the city and showed his face. Later, he was so confident that he patted his chest and asked Gao Yingxiang for the mission to attack Yingzhou City.  At the beginning, Yingzhou City was almost captured by him, but he never thought that Cheng Yaojin would be killed halfway. Yueyang led his 500 regiments to practice and kill them. After a fierce battle, he actually managed to kill 10,000 of his troops.  The army of Doliu bandits beat the crap out of them. If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't run so fast, he would have ended up there. Gao Yingxiang, who managed to save his life, was made fun of by Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and others after he escaped. Now,  As soon as he heard the name Xuan Dajun, all the old and new hatreds came to his mind.  "How many people are there in those Xuan army?" Zhang Xianzhong asked coldly.  The leader said respectfully: "For the information of the Eight Kings, the Xuan army can only hold a thousand people to death, but their firearms are too sharp. Leader Liu led his men to attack for a whole day but could not defeat them. Moreover, Leader Liu also  Don't dare to push too hard, otherwise he won't be able to end well if those idiots get into trouble. ""Bullshit it won't end well!" Zhang Xianzhong jumped up and pointed at the leader and yelled, "I think Liu Wenzhong is the guy.  Afraid of death, you immediately send another 10,000 troops to Liu Wenxiu, and tell him that if you don¡¯t get that batch of grain and grass from me today, don¡¯t blame me for enforcing military law!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± After the little boss left, Zhang Xianzhong  After thinking about it for a while, I still felt a little uneasy.  As a professional rebellion expert, Zhang Xianzhong's intuition is undoubtedly very keen. Last month, when he was about to capture Chengdu, Sun Chuanting suddenly reported that Sun Chuanting had entered Sichuan.  After hearing the news, Zhang Xianzhong knew that his idea of ??taking over Chengdu and achieving his great cause was in vain, so he withdrew his troops from Chengdu at a later date and withdrew more than 100,000 troops to Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing and other areas to prepare for the imperial war.  Fighting a war of attrition, because he knew very well that Sichuan's current exit could not provide supplies for tens of thousands of troops.  As long as there is no food and grass, the imperial army will inevitably collapse without a fight.  I have to say that Zhang Xianzhong still has basic vision and judgment after fighting for so many years.  After years of war, the originally fertile land of Bashu has become barren. In addition, all the relatively wealthy places such as Yibin, Neijiang, Nanchong, and Bazhong are now owned by Zhang Xianzhong. Ya'an,  However, the terrain in Chengdu is steep and barren, and it cannot provide enough food and grass for the tens of thousands of imperial troops.  It was too difficult for the imperial court to mobilize grain and grass from outside Sichuan, so Zhang Xianzhong could easily take care of Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou as long as he waited patiently until the imperial army's food and salary were cut off.  But things in the world are always very unexpected. Just when Zhang Xianzhong was happily waiting for the imperial army to collapse without a fight due to lack of food, the spies came with the news that a fleet had swaggered across the Min River from the Minjiang River under his control.  The defense zone marched towards Chengdu in a swaggering manner.  We are almost arriving in Leshan now.  This news was like a bolt from the blue, which made Zhang Xianzhong dizzy. He was so shocked that he quickly ordered Zhang Wenxiu to lead more than 10,000 people on horseback and took a shortcut to the front of the fleet. They arrived at a small place near Leshan.  Obstacles were set up on the river to block the fleet, forcing the fleet to dock and then finding ways to seize the grain and grass. In this way, the fate of Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou could no longer be reversed.  "No, I'm not worried if Zhang Wenxiu is alone there. I have to find someone to help him." Zhang Xianzhong muttered a few words to himself and then called the guards to give some instructions. Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a blue gown with a cold expression appeared.  The young man hurriedly walked in, cupped his hands with Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Eight Great Kings, may I ask what your orders are." The name of the person who came was Wang Zhaolin.  He was one of the few scholars who took the initiative to seek refuge with Zhang Xianzhong, and won his high regard after seeking refuge with him.  "Ziming, you're here!" After seeing the person coming, Zhang Xianzhong quickly stepped forward and said to the person: "Two days ago, I asked Liu Wenxiu to hijack the grain and grass shipped by the imperial court to Chengdu. You must also know about it." "I know!  "Wang Zhaolin nodded, and then asked curiously: "With General Liu's strength, he should be able to deal with those grain transport ships. Is there something unexpected?" "It's more than just an accident. It's like an iron plate.  ." Zhang Xianzhong smiled bitterly and told the whole story one by one.  After hearing this, Wang Zhaolin took a deep breath and furrowed his thick eyebrows, "It turned out to be Xuan Dajun. I didn't expect that he would also intervene in the war in Sichuan. Students have heard for a long time that Xuan Dajun can definitely be ranked first in the Ming Dynasty in terms of combat power. Now when I heard it, it was indeed well-deserved.  . A mere thousand men could withstand General Liu¡¯s army of more than 10,000 for a day. It seems that he really has no merit in his reputation!¡± ¡°Now is not the time to discuss this.Zhang Xianzhong's face was full of irritability, "I have already received the news that Li Zicheng and Huo Cao Cao have been annihilated by the imperial court a few days ago. Now the only rebel army that still has some atmosphere is ours. You know what this means.  "What are you looking for?" "Of course the students know." Wang Zhaolin said with a solemn expression: "This also means that from now on we will be a thorn in the side of the imperial court. From now on, the imperial court will use its full strength to deal with our only remaining rebel army." "You know.  That's good!" Zhang Xianzhong said solemnly: "So this batch of grain and grass cannot be transported to Chengdu smoothly. Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou are still so honest now because of the lack of grain and grass. If this batch of grain and grass is allowed to arrive in Chengdu, you know the consequences.  "Yes!" Wang Zhaolin took a long breath and nodded: "Students know, what do the Eight Kings want students to do this time?" Zhang Xianzhong took out a token from his arms and handed it to him with an expression like "You just understand."  He said: "Now you hold my token and mobilize two thousand brothers from the old camp to rush to Liu Wenxiu. What you have to do is to supervise him. No matter what the cost, you must take down that fleet, even if you cannot capture those ships."  The food must also be destroyed, and they must not be allowed to enter Chengdu. Do you understand? " Wang Zhaolin nodded solemnly. He knew that Zhang Xianzhong was not at ease with Liu Wenxiu, and what he was actually doing was supervising the team.  , I have only one mission. Once there are too many casualties and the team collapses, the two thousand old battalion troops under my leadership will come in handy.  In fact, neither Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Chuanting, or Hong Chengchou expected that this battle for food and grass would turn out to be so dramatic.  When Wang Zhaolin led two thousand old battalion troops to Leshan, he found that the situation in front of him was beyond his control.  Because the Ming army's reinforcements unexpectedly broke from the usual habit of delaying them as long as they could, thousands of cavalry were able to rush from Chengdu to Leshan overnight. Now they are charging Liu Wenxiu's men, and there are shouts of killing on the battlefield.  and the sound of gunshots.  As for the men and horses in Liu Wenxiu's hands, except for the thousand old battalion men, who were all cavalry, the rest were all infantry. They were not even equipped with a weapon. Naturally, they could not withstand the repeated attacks of thousands of cavalry, and soon they began to collapse.  After seeing this situation, Wang Zhaolin did not have time to think too much, and immediately threw the two thousand old battalion troops into the battlefield. After repeated fighting, the situation was stabilized.  It was only then that Wang Zhaolin found Liu Wenxiu, who was covered in blood, and asked.  "General Liu, are you okay? Why are you like this?" Seeing Wang Zhaolin, Liu Wenxiu breathed a sigh of relief, "Mr. Wang, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I probably wouldn't have been able to survive."  "Stay." Looking at the Ming army retreating to rest, Wang Zhaolin frowned and said, "Didn't you say that we were going to take those ships? How could it be like this?" "Who said otherwise?"  Wenxiu smiled bitterly: "I originally sent everyone out after the reinforcements sent by the Eight Kings arrived. I was about to take down the fleet, but their reinforcements suddenly arrived and caught me off guard.  , If you hadn't arrived in time, sir, I would have been in trouble today." Wang Zhaolin stamped his feet anxiously: "What can I do? The Eight Kings have said that this batch of food and grass cannot be allowed to arrive in Chengdu no matter what.  But it's like this, how can we explain it to the Eighth King when we get back!" "What should we do? I can only tell the truth, the Eighth King will kill him," Liu Wenxiu said with a bitter look on his face.  The current situation is obvious. The opponent's strength has greatly increased after adding three to four thousand cavalry. It has become an impossible task for him to eat that batch of food and grass unless he asks the Eight Kings to send reinforcements.  But the terrain along the river is too narrow and no matter how many troops there are, they won't be able to accommodate it.  Just when Liu Wenxiu was at a loss what to do, someone came over and reported: "The leader Liu is not good, the officers and soldiers are dismantling the obstacles we have set up on the river." When Liu Wenxiu and Liu Wenxiu took a look, they saw that they were several hundred meters away from them.  Hundreds of officers and soldiers are working hard to push away the broken ships and obstacles they have placed across the river. Once the obstacles are removed, the grain ships can pass through unimpeded.  Seeing this, Wang Zhaolin knew that his trip was in vain. He sighed and asked Liu Wenxiu: "General Liu, it seems that we can't fulfill the eight kings' instructions now. Let's go to the eight kings to confess our sins together."  Seeing the Ming army not far away who was on guard and calmly demolishing obstacles, Liu Wenxiu looked unwilling, "Why why is this happening? We are about to succeed, but we are so close!" "Maybe this is fate!  Wang Zhaolin's expression was also very bitter, "You should know that since King Li Chuang and others broke their wings in the Central Plains, I felt that the imperial court's encirclement and suppression of us would become more and more severe. After we return this time, we will have to??I advise the Eight Kings to be careful in everything.  Liu Wenxiu remained silent after hearing this. He was not a fool. He naturally understood that the current situation was very serious. In the past, there were Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and others who helped him share the firepower in the Central Plains, but now these people have all been killed one after another.  If the imperial court is annihilated, those in the imperial court will never let go of their only remaining rebel army. And the imperial army, which was originally unable to move, will definitely not continue to grow moldy in Chengdu after receiving sufficient food and grass.  There was a tough battle to be fought. Thinking of this, Liu Wenxiu felt extremely depressed. Things turned out just as Liu Wenxiu and Wang Zhaolin expected. After Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou received more than a hundred ships of food, the morale of the whole army was greatly shaken.  He took the opportunity to command the army to kill in the Yibin and Zigong areas, and soon the war was burning on the land of Sichuan The war on the land of Sichuan had nothing to do with Yueyang. At this time, Yueyang was looking at the message sent by the imperial court.  He pondered over the official document. This was an official document sent by the Ministry of War. This official document ordered Yueyang to send an army of no less than 10,000 people to Fujian in the middle of next month and disarm the Zheng family's armed forces.  Resistance can be punished without mercy. The signature of the official document was Lu Xiangsheng, the current Secretary of the Ministry of War. Looking at this official document, Yue Yang sneered, looking at the posture, the court was afraid that Xuan Dajun was too idle. At this time, there were several knocks on the door.  There was a sound: ¡°Come in!  " The door to the study room was opened, and Wang Yue walked in with a tray. She walked to Yue Yang and placed a steaming porcelain bowl next to him and said softly: "Ms., this is the newly cooked Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup.  Give it a try.  " "Well, put it there, I'll drink it right away!  " As Yue Yang spoke, he casually put the official document on the desk. Wang Yue poked her head and saw the official document Yue Yang put on the table. She glanced at it and read word for word: "Only the fifteenth day of next month.  Previously, we rushed to conquer Fujian and disarm Zheng Zhilong's troops. Anyone who fails to do so will be severely punished Who sent you this bastard official document?  "Wang Yue was already angry when she thought of this. Yue Yang picked up the porcelain bowl and gently stirred the white fungus in the bowl with a spoon and said casually: "Who else can it be? Lu Jiandou!  " "Lu XiangshengLu Duchen?  Wang Yue exclaimed: "Didn't you say that Governor Lu appreciated you the most in the past?"  ¡± ¡°This is the time and the other is the time.  Yue Yang smiled faintly: "In the past, Lu Jiandou was the Governor of Xuanda and I was his subordinate."  I can win battles for him and he should appreciate me, but now he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and I am a feudal official who holds two provinces and a prince of a dynasty. Now when he sees me, he has to salute me first.  .  Moreover, I also control more than 100,000 propaganda elites. As a traditional civil servant, can he look at me with the same eyes as before?  " This change has been expected by Yue Yang. For the same thing or the same person, people will have completely different attitudes at different times and in different locations. This attitude is sometimes even opposite. In the past, the Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles.  , the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of generals like Yue Yang who can fight, and Lu Xiangsheng is his superior and naturally wants to win over him. But now that Lu Xiangsheng is the Minister of War, it is natural for the attitude towards him to change towards those in the court.  Yue Yang felt like a mirror. With the destruction of the Manchu and Li Zicheng bandits, both the external and internal environment of the Ming Dynasty had been greatly improved. The civil servants who were accustomed to having everything in their hands naturally couldn't tolerate it.  Tens of thousands of elite armed forces are not under their control. Once they see something is no longer under their control, their first reaction is to consume or even destroy this thing. If Yue Yang is honest.  If you really follow the orders of the Ministry of War and complete this mission, you will definitely have a lot of things waiting for you, such as adding sand to the Xuan army, wooing your own officers, etc. This kind of thing is the specialty of civilian officials.  The man in his family drank the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup without saying a word. Wang Yue looked at Yue Yang with some worry and asked softly: "My lord, do you plan to go to Fujian to deal with Zheng Zhilong in accordance with the imperial court's wishes?  " Yue Yang put down the porcelain bowl, picked up a handkerchief, wiped his mouth and said slowly: "Zheng Zhilong will naturally be annihilated. Those who have breasts are like mothers, and those who even collude with barbarians to kill compatriots must be punished.  But we have the final say on how and when to fight. Those who are too obedient these days will suffer.  Originally, I thought that sending a batch of grain and grass to Sichuan would give those in the DPRK some peace of mind for a while, but I didn't expect that the second wave of actions would come again.  "Wang Yue nodded: "My husband is right. As the saying goes, a good person can be bullied by others, and a good horse can be ridden by others. If we are too obedient, I am afraid no one will take us seriously. We cannot treat such people.  Keep a good face, otherwise they will ride on our necks and pee next time.  ¡±   A soft "pop" sound rang in the study room. Wang Yue touched her buttocks and turned white in anger. Yue Yang glanced at Yue Yang and heard Yue Yang laughing and scolding: "Don't use foul language. You are just a senior official here."  Oh my God, I¡¯ve learned so badly!¡± ¡°Oh!¡± Wang Yue nodded aggrievedly: ¡°I just heard the common people say it a few times on the street and I unconsciously learned that I am not sincere. Next time  I don¡¯t dare anymore.¡± Yue Yang pretended to be angry: ¡°Hmph¡­ Don¡¯t think that my husband doesn¡¯t dare to spank you. If there is another time, I will beat your ass to pieces!¡± ¡°Well, don¡¯t act like this either.  It's pitiful. Sit down and write a reply to the Ministry of War for your husband. Just write like this" A few days later, a reply from a senior official was also sent to the capital, and was soon sent to the cabinet, which caused a stir.  There were exclamations in the cabinet.  "Lawlessnessreally lawlessness!" An angry voice rang out from the cabinet: "Your Majesty must be informed at this time, and Marquis Zhongyong must be severely punished!" In the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City were sitting Zhou Tingru, Xue Guoguan, Fan Fucui, Chen Yan and others.  Several pavilion elders, and the middle-aged man who just made an angry voice was named Chen Yan.  It¡¯s just that although there were more than a dozen court officials sitting in Wenyuan Pavilion, the only one who roared was Chen Yan, the newly promoted Pavilion veteran. The others just watched with cold eyes.  Chen Yan shouted for a while, but found that no one agreed with his point of view. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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