Chapter 769: Entry

Compared with the first conquest of the Yongle period and the use of the so-called 800,000 army, the Liusheng army claimed to be 100,000, but it was actually 50,000 infantry and sailors, and it was still the old road from Pingxiang to the army. Due to the defeat and death of Rong Changbo Chen Zhi before, many states and counties south of Jiaozhou Capital have lost contact, so the original army still follows the old Yongle system, there are scouts and cavalry on the front and back, and there may be a small group of thieves along the way, at most more than ten people. It wasn't until he passed through the two passes of the Pass and the Zhenyi Pass that he encountered the first group of thieves.

This group of thieves was no more than a few hundred, and after colliding with the front team, as soon as they engaged, the exchange was almost immediately defeated. After some interrogation, the captured people could not say anything ugly, only that it was Chen Tianbao, who claimed to be the orthodox descendant of the Chen family, who was now rebelling against the southern state capitals. Because after Chen Tianbao set up an ambush to defeat Rong Changbo Chen Zhi, he sent a document to recruit soldiers and horses from Sixiang to take Jiaozhou Mansion, and they came here, but they didn't expect the army to come so quickly.

Hearing this, the military Chinese Wu was all shocked. Annan was originally the king of the Chen family, and Huang Fu had already found a descendant of the Chen family and awarded the false title of political envoy in Jiaozhou Mansion, where is there another Chen Tianbao now?

During the Yongle period, Zhang Fu made three southern expeditions, gathered a large army to levy grain and grass, and all kinds of people had to be recruited from everywhere, so it often took a month or even several months to really enter the army after the news came out. And this time Liu Sheng was originally in Guangzhou, and the training of the barbarian army under his command for a year has been easy, except for Yunnan, there is no need to transfer troops from other places, and there is no need to worry too much about the grain and grass, the speed is naturally not as good as before, more than half of the trip, and the army only took eight days.

Thinking of Rong Changbo Chen Zhi rashly marching into the army and dying, this is the current result, Liu Shengyuan is bold character, although he is annoyed, but more impatient, he decided to enter the army quickly, and then recruited several important civil and military officers under his command. As soon as he told everyone that he planned to select elite cavalry to arrive at Jiaozhou Mansion as soon as possible, Du Du Li showed a different color when he gathered. But when he was about to speak out, he remembered that Liu Sheng had always been stubborn and did not listen to persuasion, so he quietly looked at Zhang Yue, and Shi An and Chen Yong, who came with Zhang Yue, were the same.

Thinking that Li Qing had been in poor health since he arrived in Nanning Mansion, and that he had a high fever for days since Pingxiang entered the army, and that he had entrusted himself with more persuasion in everything, Zhang Yue coughed lightly.

"Master Hou, there are many mountains and rivers in the territory of the address, and it is easy to set up ambushes in both the valley and the water's edge. It is unclear how many rebels there are in Tong Province now, so it is best not to rush in. Not only that, but if you encounter a river boat bridge, you should send double your scouts at any time to find out if there is an ambush around, and beware of a surprise attack by the rebellious and dependent places. ”

"You're young, but you're as cautious as an old man!"

Liu Sheng glared at Zhang Yue angrily, and seeing that his face was full of insistence, Li Ju also echoed a few words, so he no longer insisted on riding lightly. However, a few eager commanders were a little unhappy, but seeing that the coach had nothing to say, they did not dare to disobey. When continuing to march, Zhang Yue followed Liu Sheng's side, his eyes kept glancing at the mountains on both sides, and then he lowered his head and pondered.

Since the three expeditions of the army were handed over, and the three divisions and the general army were set up to guard it, under the auspices of Huang Fu, the territory of the address, which was originally just a small road, was gradually opened. The main road of this march is the main road from Jiaozhou Mansion to Jingshi, which is naturally more spacious. Due to the fact that there were not many rebels along the way, Wudu judged that the rebels were mainly gathered in the southwest of Jiaozhou Mansion, but even so, Rong Changbo Chen Zhi still had a lesson from the past, and Zhang Yue did not dare to ignore it.

Jiaobei is not better than Jiaonan, although it is in the tropics, there are four seasons a year, unlike Jiaonan, which is only divided into rainy season and dry season, only the weather is obviously hot. Now it has passed the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is still a high autumn air, but the dense trees in the mountains cover the sky and the sun, even if it is daytime, there is not much sunlight when walking on the mountain road, and from time to time there are snakes and insects, which makes people cry bitterly. Fortunately, there are enough military doctors in Guangxi and Yunnan this time, and most of the soldiers are old people who have experienced the southern expedition before, and all of them have done enough mosquito protection.

On this day, due to some drizzle outside, and the front was gradually opening up, Zhang Yue, who was originally riding a horse, was bombarded into the carriage by Liu Sheng, so he simply called Shi An and Chen Yong to come in together. One of the two is one of the five pins and the other is the sixth-grade chief, both of them are from the two rankings, Shi An is his predecessor in the field, and Chen Yong from Qiantang is the same year as him, but he is more than ten years older than him.

Originally, it was to talk about some miscellaneous things, but as he spoke, Shi An said worriedly: "Lord Zhang, it has been more than ten years since the imperial court set up a political secretary, and it has been more than ten years to pacify the guards, kill one rebel and have a second, and it is not a way to use soldiers like this." With all due respect, as soon as Huang Laoshangshu and Zhang Zongbing had something, the address was suddenly in chaos, which in itself shows that there is a big problem with the civil and military appointments here! ”

Chen Yong said even more bluntly: "It is a big mistake for Rong Changbo Chen Zhi to rush forward, but the state and county civil officials have not paid attention, this is an ironclad thing!" All the states and counties that have been handed over to each state and county have been assigned officials, and even one term has not been replaced for many years, so how can people be attentive? ”

"I've been thinking about what you're talking about these days. I used to be the political envoy of Guangdong, and I have also been to Qiongzhou Mansion before, during the Tang and Song dynasties, the land of Qiongzhou has always been with officials, these people have neither the ability nor the intention to govern things, because Qiongzhou has always been ruled by the chieftain, and often rebel and disobey, and how similar is the address today? In order to truly cure the address, we can no longer use officials, but should select talented and virtuous officials. Not in the previous nine-year period, but two years of evaluation and transfer, where the outstanding people, the Ministry of Officials will be appointed at a higher level when they are selected and transferred, and they will be promoted to the Dazhou Mansion in Jiangnan and other rich places. ”

Seeing Shi An and Chen Yong were all taken aback, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of the aid to Tibet and Xinjiang in later generations. Although those people have not been on the frontier for a long time, they have a very useful role, and because they can often be promoted after being transferred back at the end of the term, many people are willing to go here, at least not feel sorry for themselves there. If the quality of the address is taken as the basis for the evaluation of the officials, it may be possible to change the situation of inaction of the state and county officials who are assigned to the address. He had just explained to the two of them when he heard a sudden loud commotion outside.

"What's going on?"

"My lord, the front team of scouts has spotted a team of war elephants. Liu Dashuai has an order, the Chinese army and the firearms battalion are attacked by the squadron and the two wings, please sit in the car and do not show your head! ”

The exchange made good use of war elephants, Zhang Yue had heard Zhang Fu mention it before, and when he heard the news at this moment, he was shocked, and then nodded to the guard sergeant and sat back, but the curtain was still hung high. He could sit still, but Shi An Chen Yong next to him didn't have such good patience, one leaned out and looked out desperately, and the other asked worriedly: "Before he arrived at Jiaozhou Mansion, a war elephant suddenly appeared, could it be that it has been occupied by the rebels?" ”

Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "On the contrary, it is because the Jiaozhou Mansion is still there, and the rebels can't wait to meet the enemy in front. These thieves are not small-minded! ”

When he set out from Nanning Mansion, several generals sent by Zhang Fu were specially taken by him to meet Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, and prepared to paint lions and horses, and Zhang Yue suggested that Liu Sheng arrange an elite horse team and firearms battalion in the front team, specifically to prevent war elephants from rushing into battle, and he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon. Just as there was a burst of shouts of earth-shattering firearms in front of him, a carriage stopped beside him, and a small man jumped out of the carriage and hurriedly ran forward on the muddy and waterlogged road.

"Lord Zhang, Lord Li, please go over and talk."

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Yue immediately got out of the car. It was still raining, so he rejected the umbrellas of his entourage and strode forward. When he arrived in front of the car, he saw that Li Qing had already sat up, and as soon as he saw him, he said: "The court has been improving firearms all these years, but the thieves don't know that since there is a war elephant this time, it must be because of the continuous drizzle these days, and firearms are easy to get wet." This time it must be a big victory, but please send someone to tell the marshal that it is most important to relieve the siege of the state capital at this time, and don't chase after the poor Kou, don't repeat the mistakes of Rong Changbo! ”

This is true, but Zhang Yue is sure that if he tells the truth, even if he relies on his friendship with Liu Sheng, he will definitely be disgraced. After all, who wants to be compared to a guy like Rong Changbo Chen Zhi who was defeated and died? So, he comforted Li Qing a few words, and asked the little guy in the carriage to serve Li Qing to lie down and rest. When he turned around and returned, he whispered to a general: "Go to the front team to see how the battle is going over there, and if the situation is like a bamboo, tell the marshal, first relieve the siege of the state capital, and the Chinese and martial arts people in the city will be grateful to Dade." Poor people don't chase, and the coming days are long. ”

That family Ding also followed Zhang Fu several times to fight and hand over the address, and at this time he immediately understood, nodded and galloped away. Zhang Yue stood there, listening to the neighing of the war elephants in front of him, the angry sound of muskets, and the shouts of fighting, unaware that the rain on his head was getting heavier and heavier. It wasn't until there was an extra umbrella on his head that he woke up, and when he looked back, it was Shi An, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Listen to that movement, the front should be winning!"

All dynasties in the Central Plains were fond of exaggerating the use of troops, often claiming to be 801,000,000, and although the author claimed to be the king one after another, this exaggeration was more prevalent than that of his neighboring Celestial Empire. In the past, the Annan Hu father and son killed the lord and stood on their own, and they once claimed to be 7 million on land and water, and 2 million soldiers and civilians blocked the Taojiang River to resist Zhang Fu's army, and this time the siege of Jiaozhou Capital was also under the banner of being known as a million army. However, this mighty army of one million people who were all scattered after the original war elephant team retreated.

"This is a group of clowns who jump off the beam, Rong Changbo Chen Zhi will actually be defeated by these people?"

When entering the city, Liu Sheng, who was slowly moving forward under the escort of a group of generals, couldn't help but complain, but no one on the left and right answered the question. Everyone knows that Yongle Emperor Zhu Di has always dealt with the generals of the defeated army very strictly, after Qiu Fu was defeated and died, he won the title and moved his family to Hainan, and there were several nobles who died in prison due to the defeat of the Northern Expedition. But now that Zhu Zhanji is in power, it is difficult to say what the outcome will be.

However, as soon as the army entered the city, although Shangshu Chen Qia led people to greet them, Zhang Yue in the head first noticed those warriors. Finding that none of them knew him, he still instinctively sank in his heart. Sure enough, after Chen Qia and everyone finished the ceremony, their faces immediately turned gloomy.

"It's a shame that Governor Fang Dudu brought the troops back in time, and Zhang Dashuai's eldest son helped collect the defeated soldiers, and Jiaozhou Mansion was able to support the reinforcements coming. are all incompetent, and there is no way to persuade Rong Changbo not to advance. After Zhang Dashuai was seriously injured, Xia Guan had to disturb the ...... often"

What Chen Qia said later, Zhang Yue didn't have the heart to listen to it anymore, but he breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, there is no sad news from the General Military Mansion now, and the second uncle Zhang You is still there. It wasn't until someone gently pushed him on the back that he came back to his senses.

"You go to the General Soldier's Mansion first, I'll take someone to take a look after I turn around and change my clothes."

Looking at Liu Sheng, who was also relieved, Zhang Yue arched his hand, and then hurriedly left the team with his entourage, got on the horse, and galloped away. As soon as he left like this, the people in the army of the Southern Expedition this time would naturally not be surprised, but the officials below Chen Qia were a little inexplicable. It wasn't until they learned about the relationship between Zhang Yue and the chief soldier Zhang You that a group of people began to buzz and discuss.

Jiaozhou Mansion was originally the eastern capital of Annan, which was originally surrounded by high walls, and there were countless dignitaries. Although the former state of affairs is no longer seen after a war, the General Military Mansion, which was originally the residence of high-ranking officials, is still relatively intact. Today, although it is still a high-gate compound, there is no longer the scene of the gathering of generals in the past. Zhang Yue, who hurriedly dismounted in front of the door, saw a Zhang Fu family waiting in front of the door and kowtowed, so he pulled the person up, walked all the way inside and asked, and when he learned that the most dangerous moment had passed, he immediately left the person, and actually trotted all the way into the room.

It wasn't until he entered the room that he saw Zhang Chao lying in front of Zhang You's couch as if he was asleep, and on the chair next to him, his father Zhang Zhuo seemed to be writing something in front of the desk. tiptoed to the side of the bed, and found that Zhang You was still sleeping peacefully, so he didn't make a sound, and when he turned his head, he saw Zhang Zhuo standing up, waving his hand at him, and he followed his father out of the door.

"Your second uncle ignored his own situation and ordered your eldest brother to rein in the defeated army, so Jiaozhou Mansion finally didn't make trouble from inside, otherwise even if the thief attack is not strong, it may not be able to be saved. Your second uncle whispered to me that for the sake of the mountain, the achievements fell short, if he hadn't seen that there were few rebellions in various states and counties over the years, so he took it lightly, there would be no cause and effect today...... However, he was not defeated after all, and even the last fold he had written according to his dictation when he was most dangerous, and he also instructed me to let you go back and polish it. Fortunately, Jiren has his own natural appearance, and when your eldest brother rushed back, his situation finally improved......"

Seeing Zhang Yue nodding happily, Zhang Zhuo opened his mouth, and after all, he didn't mention Fang Shuixin's trivial matter again. It was a family affair in the second room, and it was not their father and son's turn to take care of it.