355 The courage of Duke Xingguo

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If the provincial capital of Sichuan and the vassal territory of the King of Shu were captured by bandits, and all the military and political officials in Sichuan were wiped out, and then there was a King of Shu, in such a situation, it would be absolutely false for Sun Chuanting to say that there was no pressure. .

It's just that he can recognize the situation clearly, know what's important and what's important, and what consequences blind rescue may bring. Compared to other officials, he can withstand pressure better.

If it were before, Li Zicheng's troops had assembled heavy troops on both the eastern and southern fronts. This made Sun Chuanting unsure about the extent of Li Zicheng's offensive. Therefore, in that case, he was It is impossible to send troops, and the main purpose is to protect the Shu Road.

However, the situation has developed to this point. Li Zicheng's troops on the eastern and southern fronts finally showed their fangs and stormed Baoning Prefecture. But no matter what, he blocked it and the war entered a stalemate stage.

From this, Sun Chuanting had an idea of ​​what kind of combat power Li Zicheng's troops had.

At this time, the uncertainty on the part of Chengdu Prefecture worried Sun Chuanting.

After thinking about it, he estimated the strength of his troops and decided to send a support army to reinforce Chengdu Prefecture.

In the lobby, Sun Chuanting told Commander-in-Chief Gao Ruli with a stern face: "Be careful along the way when you go to rescue Chengdu this time. If what I have predicted is correct, either the bandits will try their best to block you and prevent you from reaching Chengdu; Or the bandits will ambush you halfway."

The situation in Sichuan is really not good. If given the choice, Gao Ruli would not dare to reinforce Chengdu. However, Sun Chuanting had already chosen his general, so he had no choice.

At this time, when Gao Ruli heard Sun Chuanting's explanation, he secretly complained in his heart, and quickly asked for instructions: "Mr. Governor, what if Chengdu has fallen?"

"If it has fallen, there is no need to fight and withdraw immediately." Sun Chuanting heard this and replied without hesitation. However, he changed the subject, and then explained, "But if Chengdu is still insisting, you can't give up. After entering the city, you tell Governor Chen and His Highness the King of Shu and ask them to persist until the beginning of spring. Duke Xingguo's reinforcements will definitely be able to Get there!"

Hearing this, Gao Ruli said with a somewhat sad face: "But now we have to wait until spring, the ice and snow melt, and the Shu Road can pass the army. It will be at least more than a month, right? If Chengdu cannot hold on, can we withdraw to Baoning? Come to the government?"

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting sighed in his heart. Indeed, the wait has been a bit long!

But on the surface, he still looked serious and said with a cold face: "Do you think the bandits will let you escape to Baoning? As long as you leave the protection of the Chengdu city wall, how can you stop the bandits from pursuing you? So, this idea Don’t even think about it, no matter what, stick to it until the spring of next year, and the imperial reinforcements will arrive.”

Gao Ruli was very helpless after hearing this. He knew that in front of Sun Chuanting, he could not bargain too much. This man is a ruthless man. He was the one who chopped off the head of the madman He Renlong before!

So, he had no choice but to agree, and then turned around to make preparations.

But at this moment, Sun Wu, Sun Chuanting's bodyguard, burst into the lobby excitedly. He ignored Gao Ruli, clasped his hands in fists, and excitedly reported to Sun Chuanting: "Master, the Duke has sent someone!"

Upon hearing this, several people in the lobby were stunned. Their first reaction was that they suspected that they had heard it wrong!

Even Sun Chuanting, who had always been expressionless, looked surprised and confirmed: "The Duke has sent someone here? Where are they?"

When he just asked, he saw another person appear outside, it was his servant Sun Da, leaning sideways, obviously leading someone in.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the door.

A tall man in plain clothes followed Sun Da in. Needless to say, this man was Liu Jin sent by Zhang Mingwei.

At this time, Sun Da didn't need to introduce him. He could tell who the people in the lobby were from their clothes. So, he took out his waist badge and said, "I am Liu Jin, a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family. I have been ordered by Duke Xing to deliver a message to Lord Sun, the governor of the three sides."

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was obviously overjoyed. He quickly stood up from his seat and introduced himself as if to add insult to injury: "I am the Governor of the Three Sides."

Of course Liu Jin knew that the person wearing crimson official robes here could not be anyone else except the governors of the three sides.

However, there were other people in the lobby, so Liu Jin turned his head and looked at the general standing next to him.

Upon hearing this, Gao Ruli quickly introduced himself excitedly. He felt that maybe his military orders would change and there would be no need to take risks.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the lobby, Liu Jin took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Sun Da with both hands.

Sun Da quickly took it, made two steps with three feet at a time, and immediately sent it to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting also moved very quickly. After checking the lacquer seal, he immediately opened it and started looking at it.

Gao Ruli kept staring at Sun Chuanting's face, hoping for some good news.

However, when Sun Chuanting looked at the letter, his brows suddenly wrinkled. After reading it, he seemed to read it again, then put down the letter, looked at Liu Jin and asked: "It's too risky for the Duke to act like this. What if a mutiny is triggered? It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate!"

Upon hearing this, although Gao Ruli didn't guess what was said in the letter, he knew that it was definitely not a good thing. So, a heart full of hope was broken.

Liu Jin was a little surprised when he heard Sun Chuanting's words, and then said proudly: "Don't worry, Governor, the Duke has his own sense of proportion, how can it provoke a mutiny!"

When Gao Ruli heard this, his expression immediately changed from gloomy to clear, and he showed a look of hope again.

Sun Chuanting listened, but still shook his head and said: "Most of the Duke's subordinates should be newly reorganized bandits! Doesn't the Duke know that these bandits are arrogant and disrespectful? Let them take such a big risk It’s dangerous, it’s really dangerous.”

"Haha!" When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "That's someone else. My father-in-law leads the troops, which is different from others! After the recruitment, the soldiers are all convinced of the father-in-law, so how can they be arrogant and disrespectful? !”

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting frowned even more tightly.

When it comes to the ability to lead troops, Sun Chuanting believes that he is also ranked first in the Ming Dynasty. Even if Duke Xingguo is stronger than him, he will never be that strong!

In fact, Sun Chuanting had never obeyed anyone in terms of leading troops!

Therefore, when Jin Yiwei Baihu said this, in his opinion, he was just trying to flatter Duke Xing!

Under normal circumstances, Sun Chuanting wouldn't care.

After all, the public power of Xingguo is in the hands of both the ruling and opposition parties, so flattering him is nothing. But now that it is a major military matter, how can it be the time to cater to the superior!

Therefore, although Sun Chuanting listened to Liu Jin's words, he did not believe it at all. He immediately said in a cold voice: "That's not appropriate, that's not appropriate. You should return to Hanzhong immediately..."

When he said this, he finally came to his senses and immediately asked with a surprised look on his face: "Are you from Hanzhong?"

Isn’t this nonsense!

Liu Jin thought so and nodded.

"Is the Golden Bull Road easy?" Sun Chuanting asked immediately after hearing this.

Hearing this, Gao Ruli finally guessed that Duke Xingguo was going to cross the Jinniu Road in the snow to come to Sichuan?

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise, his face full of disbelief, this... this is impossible! It's not like one or two people are coming over, but they are going to get through the army!

When Liu Jin heard Sun Chuanting's question, he stopped smiling and said: "It's not easy to leave, you have to be very careful!"

"Then why did the Duke lead the troops here?" When Sun Chuanting heard this, he lowered his face and said, "The march of the army is no child's play."

After hearing this, Liu Jin immediately replied seriously: "The Duke said that things in the world cannot be generalized! Some armies are good at creating miracles. They are human beings, so we are not human beings? In short, everything depends on people! Be fully prepared, It’s just the Shu Road, there’s nothing we can’t conquer.”

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately remembered the past of the Three Kingdoms period, when the famous Wei general Deng Ai attacked Chengdu from Yinping Road. That time, no one thought that the army would come from that way, because in some places, there was no road at all, and the soldiers had to roll down the mountain wrapped in blankets. In this way, Deng Ai still succeeded in reaching Chengdu and destroyed the Shu Kingdom.

In fact, Zhang Mingwei was not referring to Deng Ai's army, but to the army of later generations. Not to mention the difficult conditions, even under the enemy's pursuit and interception, we still climbed the snow-capped mountains and crossed the grassland, creating a miracle.

Compared with these seniors, Zhang Mingwei does not think that crossing the Shu Road now will be more difficult and dangerous than it was then.

Of course, it is impossible for Sun Chuanting to know this matter. However, he misunderstood that it was Deng Ai's army, which meant the same thing.

At this time, Sun Chuanting still wanted to persuade him. If Duke Xingguo forced his subordinates to do this, how could the thieves under him agree?

However, Liu Jin may have noticed that Sun Chuanting still didn't understand. So, he said solemnly: "The Duke said that this letter is not a consultation, but a notice. The Governor must abide by it and make no mistakes!"

Although Sun Chuanting is the governor of the three sides, Zhang Mingwei is the director of the world's army and the commander of the Jinyi Guards. No matter from which aspect, he has the authority to control Sun Chuanting's side.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel helpless, and immediately sighed: "The Duke is taking too many risks, but the military order has been issued, and I must abide by it."

At this point, he unexpectedly sighed again and said, "The Duke of Shu really worked hard to save Shu!"

If Duke Xingguo waited until spring before marching into Shu, no one would be able to say that Duke Xingguo delayed the military plane. However, the Duke still decided to take the risk. This courage made Sun Chuanting sigh with emotion.

So, he began to immediately adapt his arrangements according to Duke Xingguo's instructions in the letter.

Gao Ruli also got his wish and no longer had to take risks.