Chapter 42 Yang Zhan is as bold as a fight

Zhang Xianzhong said this, how could the four of them not express it. Not to mention anything else, just saying that Zhang Xianzhong did not say who would pass the position to them, they all had to stammer with Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons are very influential in the army.

But the combined influence of the four of them is not as strong as Zhang Xianzhong.

So Sun Kewang and the four of them swore to the sky that they would take good care of their younger brother. No matter what the situation is in the future, you must take care of your younger brother safely.

Zhang Xianzhong opened his words, and the father and son could be regarded as having released their previous suspicions. Whether there is really no mustard in my heart at all, no one can say, but at least on face, unite as one.

Zhang Xianzhong asked the nurse to hold the child down, and said: "You also know the current situation. How to deal with such a situation? ”

Sun Kewang said: "Now there is a remnant of Ming in the south, there is an east captives in the north, and there is no way to go west, only to go east." I heard that the Xia army is attacking Chongqing, and we can join forces with Xia to resist the Qing Dynasty and attack the Ming, with the support of the Xia army, and we also have the capital to regroup. ”

At that time, the alliance between Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Xuan had always been there, but since Zeng Ying defeated Liu Tingju. Chongqing once again fell into the hands of the Ming army, so that the connection between the Great Western Army and the Xia army had been severed.

After Zhang Xianzhong listened, he also nodded secretly.

His meaning is similar to what Sun Kewang wants.

Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army was entrenched in Chengdu, facing enemies on both sides, and Zhang Xianzhong's troops still had the strength to fight, but they could not deal with the enemies on both sides. Advancing eastward to open up the channel to connect with Great Xia, with the funding of Great Xia, gain a firm foothold, and after repelling the attack of the Qing army, slowly clean up the Ming army in the south.

Although Sun Kewang lost one game.

However, it does not affect the judgment of the senior generals of the Great Western Army on the strength of the Ming Army and the Qing Army, although the Great Western Army and the Qing Army have not really fought each other, but just looking at the current situation in the world, anyone can see that the strength of the Qing Army is above the Ming Army.

Therefore, on the basis of strategic arrangement, it is necessary to resist the attack of the Qing army first, and then free up the space, and then clean up the Ming army. But the premise of everything is that there needs to be a support.

Relying on the support of Xia Jun, he has a strong back.

As for the fear that the Xia army would annex him, firstly, Zhang Xianzhong had this self-confidence, and secondly, Zhang Xianzhong also estimated the strength of Great Xia. The Great Xia Decision did not have the spare strength to annex Sichuan when the two major wars had just ended.

If he had the ability, he would not have led the troops.

It's not that Zhang Xianzhong looks down on Wang Lung, if Wang Long is not Luo Rucai's nephew, with his ability to lead tens of thousands of troops, he will have to go through a few more years of training, as for the complicated situation of commanding troops in Sichuan, eat Sichuan. Wang Lung's plan is beyond his strength.

What will happen in the future, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't know, at least in one or two years, Daxia is his strong arm.

Zhang Xianzhong immediately made a decision, discussed with the four righteous sons, and said: "Chengdu can't wait, but you also have to prepare to go, and you have to fight one or two battles to win the battle between Chongqing, so that Luo Xiaozi doesn't dare to underestimate me, Uncle Li." ”

The four of them agreed with a bang.

In this way, the Great Western Army was ready to abandon Chengdu.

But at this moment, the Great Western Army is no longer the original Great Western Army, and the so-called good wealth is difficult to give up. Although he has only been in Chengdu for more than a year, Zhang Xianzhong has never thought about leaving when he has gained a foothold in Chengdu. Therefore, it is difficult to give up good money. The soldiers' big bags and small bags, the generals dragged their families with their mouths. For a while, the salutes were piled up, and they almost wanted to empty the whole of Chengdu and take it away.

Although Zhang Xianzhong intended to reprimand the following, Zhang Xianzhong himself also brought his own young son of the queen. It's not good to say about the people below.

In this way, there is only one way for them to go. That is, go straight downstream, take a boat from the Minjiang River to Chongqing, and gain a foothold in eastern Sichuan.

Such a big movement will inevitably delay the trip, and this side has just left Chengdu. Over there, Yang Zhan knew.

Xuzhou.

A big war has just come to an end. Yang Zhan patrolled everywhere, appeased the people, persuaded farmers, and rewarded production. When he returned to the palace, he heard Zhang Xianzhong's movements.

I saw that Yang Zhan was seven feet tall, heroic and generous, coupled with an iron armor, and he was a majestic general. He is the third place in Chongzhen's ten-year martial arts, first from Yang Sichang, then from Zeng Ying, and later after Zeng Ying's defeat, he lived in southern Sichuan, almost from scratch, quelled riots in various places, stimulated production, persuaded farmers and mulberries, and millions of Sichuan people relied on him to live. And this year, nearly forty, is the time of the prime of life. was Sun Kewang's main opponent before. After a tug-of-war with Sun Kewang in Xuzhou for several months, Sun Kewang was defeated in one fell swoop, so that Sun Kewang had to retreat to Chengdu.

At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong wants to go down the river, and he will definitely pass by Xuzhou.

Maybe Zhang Xianzhong thinks about it, Yang Zhan is powerful, but he goes out in person, and it's just a piece of cake. After all, Yang Zhan's reputation is only in Sichuan, and he can't be compared with the famous Zuo Liangyu and other generals at the beginning.

Yang Zhan listened to Zhang Xianzhong going down the river, all by boat. raised his eyebrows, slapped the case, and said, "The old thief made a mistake." ”

Yang Zhan's son, Yang Jingxin asked puzzledly: "Father, where did the old thief make a mistake?" ”

Yang Zhan said: "The old thief dominates the world, and the horse team is also relied on. If the thief comes by horse, even if your father and I are bold, it is just to hold on to the city and keep it, but he came by boat. Isn't it a godsend for me? ”

"When fighting on the river, there are never too many people, but there are many boats and few boats, and whether you are familiar with the water conditions or not."

"Even if there are hundreds of thousands of old thieves, I can break them if I choose 30,000 elites."

Yang Jingxin was overjoyed and said: "Dad, but set up an ambush on the Xuzhou River? ”

Yang Zhan pondered for a while, paced back and forth, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "No, when he comes from afar, he must be prepared, I will wait for him outside Chengdu." ”

When Yang Jingxin heard this, his heart trembled inexplicably. He knew that in the battle of Xuzhou, although the victory and defeat had been divided, Yang Zhan's department was not unscathed. The losses were not small, plus the men and horses needed to defend the town. Yang Zhan claimed that 30,000 horses were enough to break it. It's not that he is arrogant, but that Yang Zhan can use mobile troops, which are only 30,000.

With these troops alone, Yang Zhan dared to ambush a famous thief like Zhang Xianzhong near Chengdu. Such boldness made Yang Jingxin dare not think about it, but looked at Yang Zhan's back. Yang Jingxin suddenly calmed down.

Following behind my father, there was a familiar sense of security.

He imagined that his father would succeed.

As soon as Yang Zhan gave the order, Xuzhou began to collect ships, and sent an unknown number of people to connect in series. Although Yang Zhan is bold, he is by no means stupid and bold, since he wants to ambush Zhang Xianzhong, the first thing to do is to turn Zhang Xianzhong into a deaf and blind man first.

It's not too difficult to do so.

Because the whole of Sichuan is like mud for Zhang Xianzhong. Everywhere there were people who opposed him. As for Yang Zhan's Ming army, if there was divine help, there were gentry almost everywhere to deliver news. Especially after Yang Zhan's victory over Sun Kewang, this battle can be said to be the worst defeat since Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan. Yang Zhan's prestige was shocked, and the middle of the river was the Great Wall. The gentry from all over the country vied for Yang Zhan's use.

Under such circumstances, before the war, Zhang Xianzhong was at a disadvantage.

Even if Zhang Xianzhong's scout faction is intensive, it is not as much as the eyeliner of the Sichuan locals. Coupled with the situation on the water, it is not possible for the exploration horses on the shore to detect clearly. Therefore, when Yang Zhan went north by boat, Zhang Xianzhong didn't know anything about Chengdu.

It's as if nothing happened.

At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong has to face more and more salutes from the generals, an army of more than 100,000 people, and there are enough ships to use, plus all kinds of baggage. Zhang Xianzhong requisitioned almost the entire Chengdu ship, which was not enough.

In the end, under Zhang Xianzhong's strict orders, the number of ships was controlled.

Even so, according to legend, Zhang Xianzhong carried as many as 200 ships with gold and silver, and as for whether it was true or false, I don't know.

Either way, it's over. More than 1,000 ships from Chengdu filled the entire Qingshen River. At a glance, it is all the shadow of the sail and the mast. It seems that the river has been paved into a bridge.