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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.  If you're afraid of death, send another 10,000 troops to Liu Wenxiu immediately, and tell him that if you can't snatch that batch of food and grass from me today, don't blame me for enforcing military law!" "Yes!" After the little boss left, Zhang Xianzhong thought again.  I still felt a little uneasy for a while.  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 ??winning Chengdu and achieving great success was in vain.  So he quickly withdrew his troops from Chengdu and withdrew more than 100,000 troops to Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing and other areas to prepare for a war of attrition with the imperial court, because he knew very well that Sichuan's current exit could not afford tens of thousands of troops.  As long as there is no food and grass for the army, the imperial army will inevitably collapse without a fight.  I have to say that Zhang Xianzhong fought for so many years.  The basic vision and judgment are still there.  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 unexpected.  Just as 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 swaggeringly crossed the defense zone under his control from the Min River and headed towards Chengdu.  Coming to Leshan soon.  This news was like a bolt from the blue, which made Zhang Xianzhong dizzy. In shock, he quickly ordered Zhang Wenxiu to lead more than 10,000 people on horseback and took a shortcut to the front of the fleet.  Barriers were set up on a narrow river near Leshan 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 and said to Zhang Xianzhong, "Eight Great Kings, I would like to ask if you have any orders." The man who came was named Wang Zhaolin, and he was one of the few scholars who took the initiative to seek refuge with Zhang Xianzhong.  After taking refuge with Zhang Xianzhong, he won his respect.  "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 can resist General Liu's army of more than ten thousand for a day. It seems that he is really worthy of his reputation!" "Now is not the time to discuss this."Zhong Zhong's face was full of irritability, "I have already received the news. Li Zicheng and Cao Cao have been annihilated by the court a few days ago. Now we are the only rebels who still have some atmosphere. 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 will never be transported to Chengdu smoothly. Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou are still so honest 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 task.  Once there were too many casualties and the team collapsed, the two thousand old battalion troops he led would 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 their usual habit of delaying them as long as they could.  Thousands of cavalry were able to rush from Chengdu to Leshan overnight, and now they were charging Liu Wenxiu's men. The battlefield was filled with shouts of death and 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 didn't 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.  Only then did Wang Zhaolin find Liu Wenxiu, who was covered in blood, and asked, "General Liu, are you okay? How did you become like this?" Seeing Wang Zhaolin, Liu Wenxiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Wang, are you okay?"  It's coming. If you don't come, I guess I won't be able to hold on." Looking at the Ming army who retreated to rest, Wang Zhaolin frowned and said, "Didn't I say we were going to capture those ships?  It will end up like this." "Who said otherwise?" Liu Wenxiu smiled bitterly: "I originally sent everyone out after the reinforcements sent by the Eight Kings arrived, and I was about to capture those fleets.  But their reinforcements suddenly arrived and caught me off guard. If you hadn't arrived in time, sir, I might have been in trouble today." Wang Zhaolin stamped his feet anxiously: "What should I do? The Eight Kings said.  No matter what, we can't let this batch of food and grass reach Chengdu, and now it's like this. How can we explain it to the Eight Kings when we go back?" "What should we do? We can only tell the truth. The Eight Kings want to kill him.  "Yes." Liu Wenxiu said with a grimace. 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. However, the terrain along the river is too narrow and no more troops will 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." Liu Wenxiu and the two took a look.  Well, hundreds of meters away from them, hundreds of officers and soldiers were working hard to push away the broken ships and obstacles they had placed across the river. Once the obstacles were removed, the grain ships could 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 returning this time, we have to persuade??My lord, you must 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 Minister of War. Looking at the 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 whispered: "Ms.  This is the newly cooked white fungus and lotus seed soup. Please try it.  " "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.  Before that, we rushed to Fujian.  Zheng Zhilong's troops will be disarmed. 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 and a prince of a dynasty who holds the land of two provinces. 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.  , 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.  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. Yue Yang can be sure that if he is honest.  If you really follow the orders of the Ministry of War and complete this mission, there will definitely be 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. He picked up a handkerchief and 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 sound of "pa" rang in the study room. Wang Yue touched her buttocks and turned pale. Before she could speak, Yue Yang heard Yue Yang laughing and scolding: "Don't say bad words. You are just 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)
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