Baoji Mansion, Erliguan.
The governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Hexi, the protector of Anxi, and the governor of the left, Wu Sangui, the Duke of Nanliang, wore a helmet and armor, and strode into the enemy's Chinese army tent in front of Erliguan.
This Chinese military tent, said to be a tent, is actually a bastion located three to five miles north of Erliguan. After seven or eight years of long-term confrontation, there were already fortresses all over the Guanzhong front line, and bastions were built in slightly more important places.
The lobby of this former enemy's Chinese army fortress occupied by the Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor-General was already filled with generals at this time. As Wu Sangui approached, everyone stood up, clasped their fists, and bent slightly. Everyone's face was full of eagerness to try.
Since Wu Sangui returned to Shaanxi Army from Wuhan, Shaanxi Army, which was already a little tired, suddenly became energetic. Orders to reorganize armaments and discipline came one after another, and the staff officers, quartermasters, and military judges in the Governor's Office all suddenly got out of the army, checking this and that, and supervising and urging everyone below. The systematic troops have strengthened training, combat readiness and military discipline, and have also begun to comprehensively inspect the materials in various warehouses.
Along with Wu Sangui, who came to Shaanxi, there were also a large number of Guardsmen coming from the direction of Huguang!
By this time, the generals in front of the Shaanxi Army knew that they were about to make a big move...but they were still a little uneasy. After all, the tug-of-war here in Shaanxi has been going on for so many years. Both sides have strong fortresses to rely on. It is not easy to achieve a breakthrough. Even if they can succeed, they will have to suffer casualties.
But something unexpected happened on the 20th and 21st of the first lunar month.
The news sent back from various strongholds on the front line, as well as the enemy information obtained by the reconnaissance troops who went out to perform reconnaissance missions, and the information obtained from the civilians who slipped over from the rogue army, all showed such a shocking fact - —There is already big trouble behind the rogue bandits! A large-scale civil uprising broke out in the Jiangeguan area. The rebels broke through Jiangeguan, burned and seized the food, gunpowder, and weapons stored by the bandits there, and then went up to Dajian Mountain... A fire broke out in the backyard. At this time, the rogue bandit Li Dingguo's troops, which had persisted for seven or eight years at the junction of the Guanzhong Plain and the Qinling Mountains, finally could no longer hold on. Starting from the 20th, they withdrew from various forward strongholds. Moreover, there are signs of abandoning important strongholds such as Dashan Pass, Wuzhangyuan, Monk Plains, Chencangshan, and Jinya Pass!
Has the battle of Shaanxi finally been won?
Everyone felt a little incredible, but after thinking about it carefully, they also felt that it was time to win this endless tug of war.
To put it bluntly, this tug-of-war is about fighting for national strength!
How much national power do rogue bandits have? How much national power did the Ming Dynasty have? Moreover, Guanzhong was still the home ground of the Ming Dynasty, and the supplies for the tens of thousands of rogue bandits mainly relied on transportation from Sichuan and Hanzhong. Their farming in the "plains" in Guanzhong is a complete joke. The food they grow every year cannot even feed thousands of people. It's a wonder they lasted so many years.
And behind this miracle, the land in Hanzhong Prefecture, Gongchang Prefecture, and several state capitals in Sichuan Province near Shaanxi were probably wiped clean!
The popular uprising over at Dajian Mountain must have been caused by the rogue bandits scraping the land too hard!
The bandit's strength seems to have been exhausted...
Wu Sangui sat down with a smile, looked at the joyful looks cast by his generals, and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"I have made up my mind to use my elite troops to defeat the rogue troops in Dashanguan and Heshangyuan areas, break into Sanguan Road, and directly take Malingguan (belonging to Feng County, Hanzhong Prefecture)! Who among the generals is willing to take the main attack? Are you willing to lead your troops in pursuit?"
Wu Sangui's words were still very good, but he didn't say that the bandits were going to run away... That wouldn't be convenient for him to report his merits!
As soon as he finished speaking, someone already stood up to ask for a fight.
"Commander, the last general Liu Shengyuan will lead his troops to attack Dashan Pass!"
The first person to ask for a fight was Liu Sheng. He was sent by Zhu Cixiang to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui later knew it, but still promoted him greatly and made him the admiral of the Hexi Army. Wu Sangui's current official position is Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. There are three governors of Hexi and the governor of Anxi.
Among them, there are no troops directly under the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, but the two towns of Hexi and Anxi have their own troops. The normal establishment is 20,000, and there is an army commander. Wu Sangui did not directly lead these two admirals. Instead, he gave one to Liu Sheng, whom Zhu Cihong sent to his side, and one to his sworn brother Wu Guogui.
"Commander, the last general Wu Guogui is willing to lead his troops to attack Monk Yuan!"
Wu Guogui is Wu Xiang's adopted son. He has always been with Wu Sangui and is now the admiral of the Anxi Army. There is also a connection between him and Zhu Cixiang. One of his brothers, Wu Guoyong, who is also Wu Xiang's adopted son, followed Zhu Cixiang after the Battle of Tianjin, and is now also a Duke of Overcoming Disaster.
Seeing that his two confidants stepped forward and asked for a fight before the others, Wu Sangui nodded with satisfaction.
Dashanguan and Monk were both ready-made achievements, and there was no risk. Of course they were given to their own people... Moreover, both Liu Sheng and Wu Guogui led their troops to fight in Shaanxi for seven or eight years, and they deserved a lot of credit for their hard work. !
"Commander, General Shang Ke is willing to lead his elite troops into Chencang Road!"
"Commander, the last general Kong Tingxun is willing to follow Admiral Shang into Chencang Road to pursue and annihilate the remaining soldiers of the rogue bandits..."
The next ones to challenge were Shang Kexi and Kong Tingxun.
These two are "empty vassal towns". They have the name of a festival town and an army, but they have no territory. They are actually two mercenary leaders.
However, these two also worked very hard on the battlefield in Shaanxi and fought throughout the game. They had defeated the Heshuo Special Forces in Qinghai before, and they seemed to be of some use.
In addition, the "empty feudal town" of two people also has an establishment of 20,000 people. This is very precious to Wu Sangui!
Wu Sangui's two vassal towns developed from 360,000 households with green flags in the early years, and further forward were the foundations of the Guan Ning Army and part of the Shaanxi Ming Army. There were many military households, although they were abolished several times during the process of moving westward. But there are still more than 70,000 households. After so many years of reproduction, there have also been problems of too many military households and too many civilians!
Zhu Cixiang ranked the Shaanxi battlefield higher than Wu Sangui's, which was actually to "relieve" Wu Sangui's difficulties. With the Shaanxi war situation open, the Wu Army could break through the upper limit of the establishment limit - the combined strength of the Hexi Army and Anxi Army now exceeds 80,000.
There are as many as 50,000 on the front line in Shaanxi alone!
However, there are still too many military households and Ding Yu from the two towns following Wu Sangui... The establishment of 80,000 people is not enough for them.
So Wu Sangui recruited Shang and Kong's armies to Shaanxi, and then used his own Hexi soldiers and Anxi soldiers to supplement their consumption. Now, Shang and Kong's armies have almost become side branches of the Wu family's army.
Now Shang Kexi and Kong Tingxun's request for a fight also has a tacit understanding.
The big meat of Dashanguan and Monk Yuan is given to the direct descendants of Wu Jiajun, and the risky pursuit mission is given to the side branches of Wu Jiajun...
As for the two Guards divisions that Yan Yingyuan brought from Huguang, plus one Guards division and three new military divisions that were originally on the Shaanxi front line, there are nearly 90,000 troops. Of course, they can only afford some. A secondary task.
Three of the new military divisions are now deployed on the Qishan front line, with Shi Kefa's adopted son Shi Dewei serving as military admiral.
The remaining three Guards divisions were commanded by Yan Yingyuan, and they were all under the command of Wu Sangui, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Wu Sangui turned his head and looked at Yan Yingyuan, who was very cooperative with him and never took the initiative to fight. He said with a smile: "Admiral Yan, your Guards are the emperor's personal troops, but they are the elite of the finale."
A high hat was put on Yan Yingyuan first, and then he pointed out the position of the Guards, and finally said to Yan Yingyuan: "When the army captures Malingguan, it will be time to divide the troops into two groups... By then Sangui will lead The troops march south to Chengdu. In Hanzhong and Chongqing, there is Admiral Lao Yan."
