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Zhuge Min and others intended to replace Jin Shenghuan and let other generals guard Huai'an. This proposal was immediately denied by Qin Mu.

He didn't think that it was a good idea to pay attention to the change of commander on the spot, because this would first make the soldiers feel that the decision of the high-level decision-makers to appoint the generals was wrong, that it was their own decision and their own denial, that they slapped their own mouths, and that their prestige was lost.

Moreover, when Jin Shenghuan was used to recruit the enemy army in Huai'an, it was because most of those people were Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, and now replacing Jin Shenghuan will make these people feel that Jinling does not trust them, which will backfire, and if it is serious, it may lead to Huai'an's self-defeat.

Of course, Zhuge Min's worries are not unreasonable.

Of the 30,000 defenders in Huai'an, nearly half were Zuo Liangyu's subordinates;

This time, Zuo Mengeng went south with Duoduo, Jin Shenghuan and others fought against the old master, and the momentum was a little weaker first, if the war was unfavorable, there would be many more people who defected according to common sense.

To this end, Qin Mu asked Zheng Sihai to lead most of the sailors into Hongze Lake to support, and sent an additional 5,000 men and horses to Gaoyou, ready to reinforce Huai'an at any time.

Theoretically, having controlled the waterways of the North-South Grand Canal, and strategically taking a predominantly defensive position, this battle was very advantageous to the Qin army, as long as the Qing army was dragged into a war of attrition, the Qin army had at least a sixty percent chance of victory.

In terms of Liangguang, now they can only let Zhu Youlang and Zhu Yulu jump off the beam, and Daqin has no spare strength to send troops to Liangguang on a large scale.

On the Fujian side, there has been no news back so far, and I don't know how the Zheng family will react.

In fact, Qin Mu has already drawn the bottom line for Gannan, but it really can't be done. Agree to Zheng Zhilong's conditions first, and first ensure that Zheng Zhilong will not fall to the Manchu Qing again.

In Taizhou, it is relatively clear. Under the circumstance that Yuan Zongdi's army was pressing, Zhu Yihai had agreed to surrender in principle, but Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan and others within him had not given up their illusions and were unwilling.

Qin Mu believed that as Yuan Zongdi approached step by step, they would recognize the situation.

In Sichuan, a total of 5,000 people from Ainengqi went north to Hanzhong. Cooperate with Ling Zhan in Yunyang to contain He Luohui in Guanzhong. Qin Liangyu and Li Dingguo's advance on Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu was also ordered to slow down.

At present, there is only one way to Guizhou, ready to fight with all his might. It turned out that Ma Liuliang was stationed in Hengyang. Advance to Yuanzhou (Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan) first.

Among all the generals of the Qin army, it is estimated that Ma Liuliang is the most gangster, he is wearing the armor of the Qin army, but he still looks like a bandit;

No matter how good the armor is, it can't hide the gangsterism on his face. People can't help but sigh that he is wearing a dragon robe, not like the prince.

There is what kind of will. What kind of soldier is there;

The 3,000 men and horses under him also look like "arrogant", and when they are not fighting, they are hanging out one by one.

But if you don't take this group of "bandits" seriously, then you must die a miserable death;

These 3,000 men and horses were the most special in the Qin army, and the soldiers were mainly from the young and strong people in the mountainous areas of Xiangxi, Jiangnan, and Guangxi.

Before, two or three hundred thousand Qin troops fought with the Qing army in the north to the earth's end, but these three thousand men and horses have been nesting in Hengyang, and Qin Mu gave Ma Liuliang the only task is to practice mountain warfare.

These 3,000 people and horses are in the southwest mountainous area, and they can walk barefoot over the mountains and mountains.

Five or six hundred miles from Hengyang to Yuanzhou. And most of them were mountainous, and it only took them seven days to kill. Seventy or eighty miles a day, this speed is breathtaking.

When he arrived in Yuanzhou, Tang Yue, the commander of the army, said: "General Ma, if you go west for a hundred miles, you will be the Pingxi Guard guarded by the Ming army, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, are we waiting for General Cui?"

"Wait?" Ma Liuliang didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and immediately interrupted him as if he had been stepped on by someone's tail, "Damn, since I came out of Ganzhou, Lao Tzu has been waiting, if you hug the girls and roll the quilt, I don't know how many babies will be born, do you want me to wait?" Sons, do you want to wait? ”

"Don't wait!"

"Don't wait!"

"Wait for a Haba"

"That's it, wait for Cao to break the eggs!"

The 3,000 "bandits" under Ma Liuliang suddenly exploded their nests, and the dialects of Hunan and southern Jiangxi flew all over the sky, brandishing knives and guns one by one, screaming and screaming, like a group of bandits entering the village, shaking the surrounding mountains and forests and birds to fly, and hundreds of beasts to flee.

Tang Yue is a native of Wuchang, a standard "professional" background, neatly dressed on weekdays, and speaks in a literary manner, which looks extremely alternative in this "bandit den";

The sergeant called him Tang Xiucai, and this "Xiucai" was full of ridicule.

However, Tang Yue usually rewards and punishes clearly, and cares about the soldiers. So the soldiers actually respected him quite a lot;

This time, after seven consecutive days of rapid marching, Tang Yue was too tired to keep up with the team, and the soldiers carried him over with a shoulder wheel.

"Don't even shout!" Tang Yue scolded the soldiers, and then turned to Ma Liuliang and said, "General Ma, I understand your feelings, and I also hope that everyone will get more credit, but I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and if I ask for merit too much, it is easy to do bad things." General Ma, even if you don't want to wait for General Huo's army, you should wait for Lord He, the intention of King Qin to send Lord He here this time is to hope that he can be appeased and less force."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about Tang Xiucai, He Tengjiao is still two days away from here, what do we mean by waiting here dryly, let's kill Pingxiwei first, at least we have to observe the enemy situation on the spot first."

Tang Yue knew that this guy said that he was going to observe the enemy's situation, but when he really arrived at Pingxiwei, it was estimated that he would find a lot of reasons to start a war.

However, the march and battle are decided by the commander-in-chief, and his opinion can only provide reference, which is clearly stipulated in the Qin army.

For example, now, if the Pingxi Weima Six Liang immediately starts a war, he can only be impeached, but he has no right to stop it.

Therefore, Ma Liuliang insisted on killing Pingxiwei first, and Tang Yue couldn't stop it.

Huguang was organizing manpower to transfer grain and grass to Yuanzhou, and Ma Liuliang couldn't wait, so he asked Xin Bizheng, the governor of Yuanzhou, to give him ten days of grain and grass from the autumn tax, and then went straight to Pingxiwei with 3,000 men and horses.

Yuanzhou is the only place for Huguang to enter and exit Guizhou, this area is steep and steep, and the forests are reckless, and it is often regarded as a place of smoke and miasma;

Fortunately, the three thousand horses are very adaptable to such a climate, and marching in such an environment will not only not be affected, but also feel a little like a fish in water.

Three thousand men and horses marched west along the water, slowing down his march so that his soldiers would not get too tired.

Along the way, due to the slowdown in the march, Tang Yue could barely keep up, and he said to Ma Liuliang at every opportunity: "General Ma, you must know the history of the generals." This time, we entered Guizhou and Yunnan to fight, does General Ma have an understanding of the history, people's conditions, and topography of Guizhou and Yunnan? ”

"Tang Xiucai just said it directly, don't sell it." Ma Liuliang led the horse, a little indifferent.

"General Ma, I'll tell you about the history of Qiandian, and you will know that this battle is not as easy to fight as you think."

"You say." Ma Liuliang rarely uses an honorific title, although he looks like he doesn't care on the surface, he actually admires Tang Xiucai's knowledge very much, otherwise with his character, people like Tang Xiucai would have been tossed by him and couldn't stay anymore.

"General Ma, listen to me, the land of Guizhou and Yunnan, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, all ethnic groups live together, the situation is extremely complicated, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the southwest, and then ended the two Han Dynasty, and the southwest rebels ten times;

At the time of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang captured Meng and surrendered to the southwest, and Zhuge Liang died and rebelled. There is the Tang Dynasty, Yunnan is self-defending, the court treats it well, but it is repentant and slow, the Tang Dynasty crusades nine times before and after, and is invincible repeatedly, and finally can not be defeated.

Yuan Shizu personally went down to Yunnan, ordered the prince to guard, and then ended up in the first hundred years, seven rebellions before and after. When he arrived in Zhu Ming, Hongwu also sent the Gongshi of Qianguo to Yunnan, but rebellions still occurred from time to time;

This time, first Wu Bikui, and then Sha Dingzhou, rebelled one after another. It can be seen from this that the situation of the people in the southwest is so complicated that the people of the southwest are unruly and untamable, and it is really not possible to make them surrender willingly by force alone. ”

"Well, it's kind of interesting, Tang Xiucai continued."

Tang Yue didn't care how careless Ma Liuliang's tone was, and still said bitterly: "From Pingxiwei to Guiyang Mansion, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Qinglangwei, Zhenyuanwei, Biqiaowei, Xinglongwei, and Pingyuewei were separated; At most, the Ming court had 20 guards in Guizhou, according to the establishment of the early Ming Dynasty, 5,600 people, and the total strength was close to 150,000. General Ma knows why the Ming court has so many troops here? ”

"Tang Xiucai, don't ask so much, if you have something to say, you can let it go, if I know the way, why do you want you to be a sour show?"

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PS: Begin to advance to the southwest, the road is difficult to walk, ask the brothers for help, ask for monthly ticket support!.

(To be continued......)