The Ming army is now being attacked from two sides, Haoge in the north and Sun Kewang in the south.

Among them, Haoge in the north is undoubtedly much more threatening than Sun Kewang.

This threat comes from the difference in strength between the two, the Jin State currently has 200,000 armor, and has the support of the gentry class, and its strength is much greater than that of Sun Kewang.

If the Jin army annihilated Yuan Zongdi and rushed to Chongqing Mansion and even Guizhou with the momentum of a great victory, it would be difficult for the Ming army to do it in the southwest.

Chen Youlong was a little surprised when he heard that someone from Sichuan was coming, how did the people from Sichuan come to him?

He is now crossing the river with mud bodhisattvas, and it is difficult to protect himself, and it is impossible for Sichuan to ask for help, and it is impossible to find him.

"Where are the people? Bring it to me! ”

Although Chen Youlong was puzzled in his heart, he immediately commanded.

"Back to the town, the people just entered the city, and they were brought to the yamen by the last general, and the last general brought the people over!" Qianhu bowed and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait, what's the identity of the person coming?" Chen Youlong suddenly waved his hand.

"It is said that it is Zhongyi Zhenzhen, and the martial arts camp is the same as Zhang Xianzhen."

Wang Yan's original Zhongyi Battalion was later reorganized into the Five Loyal Army, of which Zhongyi Town was led by Wang Yan's henchman Wang Wei, who stayed in Fuzhou to defend Emperor Longwu.

During the Fujing Change, the Qing army entered Fujian, and Zhongyi Town escaped in order to protect Longwu, and more than 10,000 elites were all lost in Fujian, and even Wang Wei, the governor of Zhongyi Town, was killed by the Qing army because of the protection of Longwu.

Zhongyi Town became the only town among the five loyal armies that was annihilated by the Qing army.

Wang Yan has always wanted to rebuild Zhongyi Town, but the timing and conditions are always not very ripe, until the Taihu Righteous Army that has been holding on to Taihu Lake for many years was defeated by the Qing army, Chen Zilong and Wu Yi led the people and horses to go south to join Wang Yan, Wang Yan waited for the opportunity to rebuild Zhongyi Town.

Wang Yan asked Yuan Zongdi, who was injured in the Battle of the River Valley, to serve as the governor of Zhongyi Town, and incorporated the Taihu Righteous Army into it, but after all, the Taihu Righteous Army was limited in number, and Zhongyi Town was always in a state of shortage compared to other towns.

After that, Wang Yan rescued Sichuan, Zhongyi Town accompanied him, Wang Yan incorporated the original Zhang Xianbi Department of the Welcoming Army, and the rest of the Western Army into Zhongyi Town, only to fill the vacancy, and entrusted him with the important task of guarding Sichuan.

The commander of the Zhenwu battalion in Zhongyi Town was Li Dingguo, the former general of the Western Army, and it was Zhang Xianzhen who was also known to be Zhang Xianzhen.

Chen Youlong went through the information in his mind, and couldn't help but change his mind, "Forget it, let's go back to the yamen in this town to see him." ”

After speaking, he said to Wang Ding beside him: "The affairs of the city will be handed over to you, you must repair the city wall first, and then make up the equipment for defending the city." ”

Chen Youlong saw Wang Ding bowing and clenching his fists, then waved his hand and left with the armor behind him.

In the yamen of the city, Zhang Xianzhen was waiting in the side hall, and the soldiers brought him tea, but he did not move, but sat and waited patiently.

Not long after, Chen Youlong came to the yazhong and led a few people into the side hall, Zhang Xianzhen saw this, and immediately stood up to greet him.

Although the Wuzhong Army is one level higher than the town army, Chen Youlong is the mayor of a town after all, and he is only a battalion acquaintance, so Chen Youlong should be given enough respect.

At this time, the thousand households who reported introduced it, Chen Youlong waited for Zhang Xianzhen to salute him, hugged his fists to several generals who came in, waved his hand to let everyone take a seat, and then asked, "Why did Zhang Tongzhi come here?" ”

Chen Youlong got straight to the point and expressed his doubts, and Zhang Xianzhen immediately replied: "The last general was ordered by the commander to move the rescue troops to Guizhou. ”

Chen Youlong frowned, he was now facing the siege of 50,000 thieves, and he already had a feeling of being beaten to death by random punches, where could he still have the ability to ask for Sichuan.

"How's the situation in Sichuan?" Chen Youlong muttered: "The current situation facing this town is also very dangerous, Zhang Tongzhi asked for help, he should also go to Inspector He, how did he come to me?" ”

Chen Youlong asked more, Zhang Xianzhen groaned slightly, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "The situation in Sichuan is very critical now, except for the Zhenwu battalion where the last general is located, Zhongyi Town, except for the Zhenwu battalion where the last general is located, because the town guards western and southern Sichuan, has not fallen into Hezhou, and the other four battalions have been surrounded in Hezhou with Yuan Du Town, and they are currently in danger. ”

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cool air when they heard this, more than 30,000 people in Zhongyi Town were equivalent to 25,000 people in one fell swoop, if Hezhou was broken, Zhongyi Town would suffer a heavy blow again, and the main force of the Ming army in Sichuan would be basically wiped out.

Zhang Xianzhen continued: "Right now, the main force of the Qing army is besieging Hezhou, and General Wang Deren's troops are thin, and he is blocked at Fotu Pass, unable to break through the Qing army's blockade. At the same time, the Qing army's partial divisions have pounced on western and southern Sichuan, and our commanders are relying on various cottages and many volunteers to resist, but if there is no support, western Sichuan and southern Sichuan may not be able to hold on. ”

After listening, a map of the situation in Sichuan and Shu appeared in everyone's minds, and everyone could hear that Sichuan was really dangerous this time, and if it wasn't good, it would really allow Haoge to seize the whole Sichuan.

Faced with such a situation, several generals in the hall couldn't help but exclaim and discuss.

"The last general has already met with Inspector He, and hopes that Guizhou can send men and horses to support quickly, but Inspector He is worried that Sun Kewang will attack Guiyang, so he doesn't dare to send troops out of Guizhou easily, so the last general will follow the second strategy of the commander and come to Chendu Town!"

Chen Youlong frowned after hearing this, He Tengjiao transferred 20,000 people from him and was ready to support Sichuan, but he didn't want to be transferred as soon as the 20,000 people were transferred, and Sun Kewang's spies learned that Sun Kewang immediately seized the opportunity to raise troops to attack, which made He Tengjiao, who was ready to aid Sichuan, hesitate.

Chen Youlong actually understands this very well, now that the situation in Sichuan is so critical, Sun Kewang is attacking very urgently, He Tengjiao naturally does not dare to take risks.

If he sent troops to rescue Sichuan, but Sun Kewang broke through Annanwei and occupied Guiyang, then the 20,000 people in Guizhou, together with Wang Deren and other troops, would be cut off from retreat, as well as the contact with the imperial court, which would be equivalent to being surrounded by the thief army and Haoge in the area of Chongqing Prefecture, and the result would inevitably be destroyed, and in this way, the Ming army would not only lose Sichuan, but also lose Guizhou.

Another scenario is that the Qing army captured Quanchuan, and he left 20,000 men in Guizhou, perhaps to prevent the Qing army from occupying Chongqing and invading Guizhou, so as to defend this southwestern stronghold for the imperial court.

He Tengjiao's thoughts are more pessimistic, but he can't talk about right or wrong, after all, there is no absolute victory in the war, and even if he aids Sichuan, the possibility of reversing the situation is very small.

Chen Youlong groaned for a while, He Tengjiao didn't believe that he could block Sun Kewang, but Chen Youlong was quite confident in himself, so he was still a little dissatisfied with He Tengjiao.

This old overseer said that it is prudent to say that it sounds good, and to say that it is not good to listen to it is not to seek merit, but to seek no fault.

"If you can't convince Inspector He, Zhang Tongzhi will be useless here in this town, and there will be no extra soldiers and horses in this town to rescue Sichuan!" Chen Youlong said in a deep voice.

"Governor Fan and the commander also know that Chen Duzhen is short of troops, so he is here in the future, not because he wants Chen Duzhen to divide his troops."