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In just a few days, Qin Mu occupied a large area of territory around Changsha, such as Yiyang, Xiangyin, Zhuzhou, Ningxiang, and Liuyang. At the same time, more than 1.5 million taels of silver were smashed, and 100,000 horses were pulled up.

This kind of speed of swallowing the sky is definitely not a fantasy in such troubled times, over the years, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have failed many times, and sometimes there are only a few dozen people left around them. However, as long as Leng Zi captures a state and a county, he will immediately be able to pull up tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of troops, and the means used are nothing more than opening warehouses to release grain and smashing silver.

Now Qin Mu is doing the same, anyway, he seized more than 8 million taels of gold and silver treasures in Changsha, which is not used to recruit troops, and he can't transport them away with his 2,000 men.

If Qin Mu wants to recruit, even if it is 200,000, it will not be a problem, but he thinks that it is better to stop at all times, and it is cumbersome to recruit too much.

Of course, how much combat power his 100,000 army has, there is no need to delve into this, if he goes to fight with the Qing army outside the pass, a thousand Qing troops will probably be able to destroy this 100,000 army.

But now it is Zhang Xianzhong who has to deal with it, and Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses are just pulled up and have not been trained by the rabble.

Let's not talk about the second brother, let's see who can die first.

Qin Mu was in a very relaxed mood, the strategic goal of encircling Wei and saving Zhao had been achieved, even if Changsha City was captured, it would not be possible to take it away, and the 100,000 army would be defeated, it would not be difficult to run back to southern Gannan with the original more than 1,000 veterans, nearly 10,000 war horses, as long as the fruits of this victory were kept, it would not be a trip in vain.

As soon as he heard that Sun Kewang's 50,000 troops were heading south, Qin Mu immediately ordered Ling Zhan to lead 20,000 recruits to take over Xiangyin County north of Changsha, and let Su Jin's more than 2,000 cavalry withdraw from mobile operations.

Anyway, the more than 2,000 cavalry that were finally pulled up can't be folded here, and they will return to Ganzhou in the future after strict training. In the future, it will be used to smash with Jiannu.

In Zhuzhou in the south, there are two generals, Meng Ke and Huo Sheng, with 50,000 troops attacking the city and plundering the land, once Zhang Xianzhong returns, he will defend Zhuzhou and kill Zhang Xianzhong's army of more than 100,000 under the fortified city.

There were 30,000 recruits left in Changsha City, and Liu Meng trained them day and night, which is called sharpening knives in battle, and it is better to train a day earlier than a day later.

In the late autumn of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the weather was a little cool, and the sycamore leaves in the patio of the governor's yamen were almost gone. A continuous autumn rain washes the tile surface cleanly, and the water under the eaves flows into a line, like a string of bead curtains, and a clear autumn charm quietly emerges.

The current governor of Huguang is He Tengjiao, who only arrived in May, but it didn't take long for Zhang Xianzhong's 200,000 troops to kill, and He Tengjiao was forced to run to Jiangxi, and I heard that he is now squatting in Nanchang.

He Tengjiao was named the governor of the five provinces during the Southern Ming Dynasty, and also accepted the remnants of Li Zicheng's refuge. It's famous, but for now, let's squat in Nanchang first.

Huguang's officials ran and fell. Looking at the entire Huguang, he still holds the banner of the Ming Dynasty now, even if Qin Muguan is the biggest, so it is natural for him to live in the governor's yamen.

Although he knew that Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang, a total of more than 200,000 troops, were coming from the flank. But seeing that Qin Mu was calm and calm, and everyone outside Changsha City saw the battle with one block and ten in their eyes, so the subordinate officials in the yamen also looked very calm. All kinds of military and political affairs are handled in an orderly manner.

In the second hall, the staff member Zhuge Min looked at the autumn rain outside the eaves and sighed: "I'm afraid this rain won't stop for a while, this rain is not at the right time!" ”

Qin Mu didn't understand why he sighed for a while, now his 100,000 army has basically stopped expanding, and is ready to rely on the two cities of Xiangyin and Zhuzhou to consume Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang's two rebels, that is to say, he is actually on the defensive side, and from a military point of view, the rain will do more good than harm to the defending side.

Zhuge Min saw Qin Mu looking over, and hurriedly said: "My lord, the fertile fields around Changsha are thousands of miles, rich in grains, and now the autumn grain is basically ripe, if it doesn't rain, although there is a loss in the early harvest, but if the rebels come over, it can always be avoided being destroyed in the war, and moreover, after the harvest, our army will not worry about the grain and grass, and at the same time, it is conducive to the clear of the wall, making it difficult for the rebels to get grain and grass supplies from the field." ”

It's really a one-person plan for the short, three people for the long, and finally didn't recruit these staff members in vain, Qin Mu said happily: "What Mr. Zhuge said is very true, so let's do it, this matter will be handed over to Mr. Zhuge to supervise and handle it all, and once it rains, he will urge the people to harvest the autumn grain as soon as possible." ”

"Obey the order."

Zhuge Min stole the limelight, Li Yuan and He Liang quietly glanced at each other, each pondered, Li Yuan preemptively said: "My lord, Zhang Xianzhong's nearly 200,000 army counterattacked Changsha, if it is blocked under the city of Zhuzhou, the supply of grain and grass must also be a problem that needs to be solved urgently, the east of Zhuzhou, to Pingxiang is mostly mountainous, and the grain production is not abundant. ”

"Okay, what Mr. Li said is deeply in my heart, and this official will send an order to Meng Ke, and he will act according to the plan." Qin Mu smiled, he was happy to see this kind of healthy competition between the three of them, there is competition to be motivated, otherwise wouldn't he raise these people in vain.

He Liang looked at it, and among the three staff, he didn't have a good plan to offer, what kind of line is this? After thinking about it, he resolutely said: "My lord wants to separate Sun Kewang and Zhang Xianzhong, just a reward list is not enough, I am willing to go to Sun Kewang's army in the name of negotiation, if I can drag Sun Kewang for a while, I will definitely be able to make Zhang Xianzhong suspicious of him." ”

"Is Mr. Ho sure? If you are not sure, forget it, although the two armies are at war and do not kill the envoys, but "Qin Mu is a little embarrassed, after all, he is not authentic in front of this matter, when Zhang Xianzhong sent the envoy Lin Hongwei to Yuchun Mountain, although he did not kill Lin Hongwei, he sent people to Yuanzhou and handed them over to Lu Daqi, which is no different from killing Lin Hongwei;

He coughed lightly twice, and then said: "But Sun Kewang is an authentic thief, and he may not abide by the rules of the two armies not cutting each other, it is too dangerous for Mr. to go, if you are not sure, it is better not to take this risk." ”

He Liang's words had already been spoken, wouldn't retreating at this time make Qin Mu and Zhuge Min and others look down on him, he got up and bowed awe-inspiringly: "If a scholar dies for his confidant, how can he not repay the grace of his appreciation?" Adults can rest assured, I dare not say that I am ten percent sure, but sixty percent still exists, but this matter requires some cooperation from adults in Changsha. ”

"Okay, sir, tell me quickly, how do you need this official to cooperate with you?"

"My lord, the rebels will have spies in the city, my lord might as well make a look of being unambitious and indulging in wine, and then he will be humbled to Sun Kewang's army."

He Liang came to Qin Mu's side, and the more he spoke, the quieter he became, and he couldn't even hear Zhuge Min and Li Yuan on the other side, and his heart felt like a cat scratching;

If He Liang really does it, the credit must be above them, as a staff member, it mainly depends on whether the proprietor is important or not, and the three of them are naturally competitive, but He Liang is willing to take such a risk, and the kung fu is better than them, which makes people have nothing to say, Zhuge Min and the others can only sigh secretly.

After He Liang whispered, Qin Mu said loudly: "Okay, this official has no ambitions, and he prefers this messenger who is addicted to wine, Mr. He, but please rest assured to go, this official will go to indulge in wine later, hahaha"

Qin Mu hahadaxiao, so that Yang Shen outside couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly, and said in his heart, "You are also called unambitious? In a few months, from a small county to fill the vacancy to today, stirring up the entire half of the south half of the Yangtze River, after entering Changsha, the heart of the gentry and wealthy households, the hearts of the ordinary people, and the exhaustion of organs everywhere, this is also called no ambition?

As for indulging in wine, after beating Changsha, I haven't seen him drink wine once, Jiwangfu is a beauty like jade, even a look at it is not enough, it is said that that day to "patrol the mountain", but also just a pinch in the hand, there is no real beauty to bed.

At his age of strong blood, being restrained to such an equal amount really makes people wonder if there is something wrong with his body.

If Qin Mu knew what Yang Shen thought in his heart, he would probably immediately kill him, pull his sister to bed, and use facts to prove that there was something wrong with his body.

In fact, he doesn't mind giving Zhang Xianzhong a green hat, but now is not the time.

At present, if he really pushes Zhang Xianzhong's wife down, I am afraid that those guys under him will become even worse, and it will be difficult to bring the team at that time;

So he really just pinched it on the beauty that day, the palace door was not closed at that time, and Zhu Yijin and the others who were guarding outside knew this very well.

After talking about He Liang's jihua, it happened that Huang Lianshan came in briskly from outside, and he now enjoyed a privilege, even when Qin Mu was sleeping in the middle of the night, he could directly meet Qin Mu without having to report it first.

"My lord, good news, there is good news, from Chenzhou, the two generals Ma Liuliang and Han Xiu led five hundred men and horses to attack Chenzhou, and then failed, led the rebels in Chenzhou to pursue, and then set up an ambush halfway, defeated the rebels in Chenzhou in one fell swoop, and captured Chenzhou."

"Oh!" Qin Mu raised his eyebrows and asked with a happy face, "Is this news conclusive?" ”

"My lord, it's the news that our people have sent back from Hengyang, and we did see that there are routs in the direction of Chenzhou who have fled back to Hengyang, and the news should be reliable."

"Okay, pass on the official's order, let Ma Liuliang wave the army as soon as possible, let Ma Yongzhen attack together, attack Hengyang with all his might, and strive to open up the strategic road from Changsha, Zhuzhou, Hengyang, Chenzhou to Ganzhou." Qin Mu seemed full of ambition, once this passage was opened, things from Changsha could be transported to Ganzhou.

"Yes, sir.".

(To be continued......)