Chapter 81 The Situation in Guiyang

After seeing the roads in Guizhou, Zhang Xuan had to admit that Gao Yigong did a good job.

Gao Yigong set up camps at key points on the road.

These camps were either in key places where no one could open them, or they were above the plains and valleys. Lined up. Like a long snake.

At a time, there were about 500 soldiers, that is, a sentry.

There aren't too many people in one whistle. But with a strong camp and firearms, it can still resist the attack of the Toast of the Mountains or the bandits.

And after Zhang Xuan entered Guizhou, the speed of travel was not too fast. Everywhere he went, he summoned the toasts from all over the world to gather. Survey the situation of the toast. However, although Zhang Xuan's itinerary was a little delayed, the reinforcements of the brigade did not delay. Rather, it moves forward with the grain baggage.

It's just that the news of Gao Yigong came over. Zhang Xuan frowned and looked at the people and horses that stretched for several miles. Many of them were requisitioned along the way. It looks like a long dragon, looming in the mountains. Zhang Xuan sighed and called Zheng Lian. said: "Give orders to all the toasts, just say that I am waiting for them in Guiyang." ”

Zheng Lian said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Xuan asked Ma Sanbao to call over again. Let him escort Zhang Xuan with more than 1,000 horsemen and immediately go to Guiyang.

Immediately, on the long post road, an order came.

"The general travels and avoids along the way."

Several horsebacks galloped in front, waving flags. All the soldiers who heard it stopped by the side of the road, leaving only one road that could only be ridden alone. It's not that these soldiers won't give way, but the so-called post road is not very wide.

Such a distance can only be enough to run a horse.

After Zhang Xuan crossed several peaks, he came to the front of the team, which was regarded as an exclusive post road, from riding a horse from a single ride to a double ride, and there were some spacious places, which became three horses in parallel. In this way, the speed can be considered to be raised.

But in the mountains, even the cavalry was not much faster.

By the time Zhang Xuan arrived at the high school camp day and night, it was also two days later.

Galloping rapidly in the mountains, bringing Zhang Xuan a familiar and painful feeling, he reached out and touched his crotch, and sure enough, it was wet, of course, it was not urine, but blood, and during the long journey, Zhang Xuan's inner thighs were worn out again. The flesh and underwear were glued together, and Zhang Xuan knew that when he took off his clothes at night, he was afraid that there would be another pain like peeling.

Outside of Longlisi's Tuzhai, Gao Yigong has been waiting here for a long time. Seeing the smoke and dust rising from the east, he immediately greeted him.

"Meet the General." The group bowed down one after another.

"No courtesy." Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Get up."

bar. Immediately, Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, just a neat dismount action, after landing on the ground, he stiffened slightly, and his legs had a numb feeling of not being able to close his legs. Although Zhang Xuan was reluctant to lose his demeanor in front of his subordinates, he tried his best to remain natural between walking. But that kind of stiffness brought out of his bones is not something that Zhang Xuan can control. Therefore, he walked a little awkwardly.

Gao Yigong was in front of the earthen village, and said: "General Hongfu, there have been changes in Guiyang City in the past few days. ”

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and he asked, "What change?" ”

Longlisi is actually a nest of toast, but in the late Wanli period, and even the Shuixi Rebellion during the Apocalypse, the toast centered on Guiyang was swept away. In the last years of Chongzhen, he did one last thing, that is, to change the area centered on Guiyang and return it to the stream.

However, this thing has just been done, and the Ming Dynasty is gone. Therefore, the people below still use the old titles. The major toast families still have power, but they are far inferior to the toasts in other places, and it can even be said that the toasts in western Qiansi are better than those in eastern Qiandong.

is because the powerful characters in Qianxi have been suppressed.

Zhang Xuan didn't know much about this before he entered Guizhou. But along the way, I talked with the toasts in various places and the Han elders everywhere, and I understood these things. The fancy for Guiyang is becoming more and more obvious.

The reason is very simple, with Guiyang as the center, it is also the best heritage of the Ming Dynasty in Guizhou. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, after decades, first destroyed Banzhou, and then destroyed the An's. Not only did it consume the manpower and material resources of the imperial court, but also for Guiyang as the center, many toasts were exhausted.

And after more than ten years of recovery, Rending has recovered everything, but the situation of the local Han people being strong and the Tusi being weak has not been reversed for a day and a half.

As long as Guiyang is occupied, inherit the foundation of the Ming Dynasty here. Establish a major town, and Chongqing lips and teeth dependent, so that the west into Sichuan, there is a foothold. A blank piece of paper is good for painting.

Although there is not much flat land in Guizhou and there is a shortage of grain, it does not mean that Guizhou does not produce any grain at all.

In this way, Guiyang's strategic position in Zhang Xuan's eyes has been greatly improved.

Gao Yigong led Zhang Xuan into the Longli Division.

Toast everywhere is a bully and a fear of hardness, so the Yang family of Longlisi Toast has already given up his family's house. Gao Yigong gave the main hall to Zhang Xuan, and after the two sides sat down, Gao Yigong said: "The envoy from Guiyang City is here." They want to exchange Guiyang City for some grain with us. ”

Zhang Xuan's first feeling was to agree.

Although the grain in Zhang Xuan's hands is relatively close, today's Great Xia is not what it used to be, occupying most of China's grain-producing areas. I can still squeeze out a little bit by gritting my teeth. What is the most precious treasure in the world, is land. Treasures can be lost, beauties can be made,

Food can be delivered, but not an inch of land.

It's just that Zhang Xuan's words came to his lips and went back, and asked: "What is the situation in Guiyang City, didn't you talk about it before, the army in Guizhou City is unstable, and there are internal contradictions in the Great Western Army?" How did this happen? ”

The reason why Zhang Xuan came all the way to Guiyang is because of this reason.

It was to be able to appease the Ming army in Guiyang City, as well as the remnants of the Great Western Army. It's just that he didn't expect that before he came here, the situation would evolve into something that Zhang Xuan didn't recognize.

Gao Yigong said: "General, Long Zaitian has been in private contact with the last general several times. Although it was not negotiated, Long Zaitian's intentions were already obvious. As for the Great Western Army, the Great Western Army sought Langzhong everywhere, and sent several military doctors over. Although I didn't find any big problems, I also knew that after Zhang Xianzhong's death, the Great Western Army was divided into four, led by Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi. ”

And Li Dingguo has said many times that he wants to defect to the imperial court, and the last general also thinks that the current appearance of the Great Western Army may not be able to exist alone, so it has the intention of appeasement. I just didn't think of it. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "It's not impossible to exchange Guiyang City for food. It's just to find out what the situation is on the Guiyang side, and how the Great Western Army and Long Zaitian got together. ”

Gao Yigong said: "Maybe the last general knows a little." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "General Gao, please speak." ”

Gao Yigong said: "When the last general heard that Huang Hu was trapped in Yunyang, when he asked for surrender to the former Ming Dynasty, he especially wooed the former Ming Wenchen general, and also worshiped a military general who was his father, who seemed to be Long Zaitian. ”

The doubts in Zhang Xuan's heart were solved a little.

This is a matter of seniority, for Zhang Xuan, what happened fourteen years ago in Chongzhen was hundreds of years away from him. can only listen to other people's relays, but for Gao Yigong, he is a first-hand witness. When King Chuang was down, he also followed Li Zicheng to the sacrifice camp and almost died, but he was not very unfamiliar with some of the stories of the sacrifice camp.

But the doubts in Zhang Xuan's heart were not completely solved. He knows too well what kind of person Zhang Xianzhong is, not to mention a father-in-law, even his own father, he may not be able to stop him, not to mention, how many years ago this happened, everyone is dead, how much love can there be?

Whether it was the Great Western Army defecting to Long Zaitian or Long Zaitian defecting to the Great Western Army, Zhang Xuan couldn't figure it out.

Even if the two sides are huddled together for warmth, what did they use as an opportunity to bring them together? Zhang Xuan couldn't figure it out. Since you can't figure it out, you won't have to think about it. He asked, "Is the envoy from Guiyang here?" ”

"Yes." Gao Yigong said.