Chengdu.

Zhu Youlang recently received a report that the Qing army entrenched on the Yunnan-Guizhou border suddenly headed north and entered the territory of Xuzhou Prefecture.

In the past half month, a small group of Qing troops had been raiding Qujing Prefecture, Yunnan, so that Zhu Youlang, Li Dingguo, and Wen Anzhi unanimously judged that Obai was going to attack Kunming.

The Qing army gathered heavy troops on the Yunnan-Guizhou border, and everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions.

Unexpectedly, Oboi just made a fuss, but in order to go north to attack the Xuzhou Prefecture in Sichuan!

Fortunately, Zhu Youlang discovered it too late, and he still had time to deploy troops.

The three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are already bounded by each other, so it is not too difficult to adjust their troops.

However, Sichuan's troops are mainly concentrated near Chengdu and eastern Sichuan, while southern Sichuan is slightly insufficient.

So much so that after the Qing army invaded Xuzhou Prefecture, the Ming army retreated step by step.

This is a matter of military deployment, and Zhu Youlang is not very worried. As long as the main force of the Ming army is transferred to southern Sichuan, he will definitely be able to block the Qing army.

Next is the question of how to mobilize troops. For this reason, Zhu Youlang specially summoned Wen Anzhi and Li Dingguo entered the palace to discuss the major plan.

There is a huge map hanging in Zhu Youlang's bedroom, and the location of each city can be clearly seen from above.

Zhu Youlang walked to the map and pointed: "From the map mountain, Xuzhou Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture and Chongqing Prefecture are all bordered, but Chongqing Prefecture seems to be closer. King Jin and Wenqing think where should we mobilize troops to deal with the enemy?"

As the King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty, Li Dingguo held tens of thousands of powerful soldiers in his hands. Naturally, he would not show weakness at this time. He suggested: "Your Majesty, Chongqing has just been restored, and it is time to strengthen its defense. I propose to mobilize the troops stationed in Chengdu Prefecture to go to Xuzhou Prefecture to suppress the enemy."

Wen Anzhi shook his head and said, "East Sichuan has sufficient troops and King Gong Chang is stationed. It was foolproof at that time. It is not impossible to draw some troops to suppress the rebellion."

When he recaptured Chongqing, Zhu Youlang decided to destiny Bai Wenxuan led his troops to guard the army, and Feng Shuangli led his troops to Kunming.

In terms of military strength, Bai Wenxuan's unit plus the thirteen Kuidong families are more than enough.

Even if Bai Wenxuan was mobilized to Xuzhou Prefecture to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Chongqing could still allow the Thirteen Kuidong families to guard it.

But Zhu Youlang has his own considerations.

"I think that the troops from the capital should be mobilized."

After a moment of pause, Zhu Youlang explained: "Now there are 60,000 strong troops of the King of Jin, 20,000 garrisons of the Yuandu Prefecture, and the more than 10,000 newly recruited Tiger Ben Army, which together are nearly 100,000. In terms of military strength, there are more than Chongqing Prefecture. Now that Baoning Prefecture is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the Hanzhong envoys do not dare to act rashly. As long as tens of thousands of people are left to garrison, the Dufu will be stable. Isn't it a pity for the remaining troops to be stationed near Chengdu? It is better to go south to Xuzhou Prefecture to fight the enemy. As for Chongqing Prefecture, at first glance, it looks sufficient, but it has to face not only the Guizhou prefecture but also the pressure from Huguang, and the soldiers should not be moved lightly."

Zhu Youlang's analysis is not unreasonable.

At first glance, the main forces of the Qing army were concentrated in Guizhou, but who knows whether the Qing army in Huguang will take action?

If Zhu Youlang mobilized Bai Wenxuan to rescue Xuzhou Prefecture, then the thirteen Kuidong families would have to divide their troops to Chongqing to garrison. In this way, if the Huguang navy commander went up to the Shuojiang River to attack Kuidong, wouldn’t the Ming army in Kuidong be in danger?

This is one link after another, and any seemingly random decision may trigger a butterfly effect.

Zhu Youlang's advantage is that he has a God's perspective. From the original historical perspective, the Qing army has always regarded the Thirteen Kuidong families as thorns in their eyes.

The Qing army did not want to take Kuidong, but because the Thirteen families have been sticking to it.

If the Thirteen Kuidong families divided their troops to Chongqing, the Qing army would not have missed such a good opportunity to attack.

"Just this happens, there will be fewer troops in Shu."

Wen Anzhi said with some concern.

In his opinion, the safety of the emperor is more important than anything else. When dispatching troops from Chengdu, who will protect the emperor's Zhouquan?

Zhu Youlang knew that Wen Anzhi was worried about this, and said in a harmonious voice: "Wenqing, don't worry, I will be in charge of the army in this battle. There are tens of thousands of soldiers around me, so can Wenqing rest assured, right?"

The emperor personally fought for...

Wen Anzhi gasped when he heard this.

Your Majesty is addicted to the imperial commander-in-chief?

First, the imperial commander personally attacked Chongqing, and now he had to go to Xuzhou Prefecture to fight the enemy.

It's hard to say whether this is a good thing.

The emperor's personal expedition can certainly boost morale and greatly enhance the army's desire to fight. But on the other hand, it also increases great risks.

The Ming army's fault tolerance will be reduced to an extremely low level, and once the emperor loses, he will likely fall into the opponent.

The Ming Dynasty could not withstand another change in Tumu Fort.

"His Majesty..."

Wen Anzhi wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Youlang waved his hand and said, "I have decided that I will lead the Hu Ben Army and the King of Jin to Xuzhou Prefecture. The original 20,000 troops will stay in Chengdu to guard the capital, and Wenqing will assist the prince in charge of the country."

Zhu Youlang's attitude was very firm, and Wen Anzhi was not too persistent, so he had to bow and say, "The old minister follows the order."

Fortunately, His Majesty left 20,000 people to the capital. Although it was the Laochuan Army with relatively weak combat power, it was barely enough.

As for His Royal Highness, it is more about calming people's hearts.

After all, if His Majesty is in an accident, the prince who is in charge of the country in the rear can still give the Ming army some hope.

Of course, Wen Anzhi believed that the emperor could return victoriously.

"There will be a lot of things in the rear."

Zhu Youlang's attitude was much more relaxed and said loudly: "The prince is still in his youth, so he has to take on the important task of supervising the country. I am a little worried. If the prince has done something wrong and done badly, Wenqing can discipline me on his behalf."

Wen Anzhi was moved when he heard this.

Your Majesty treats him as Zhuge Kongming.

But Wen Anzhi didn't want this to be the one who was entrusted to the Baidi City, and said repeatedly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is smart, and the old minister will do his best to assist you. Your Majesty must also pay attention to the dragon body and must return victoriously."

Zhu Youlang nodded and said, "I am the true emperor. It will be unhindered by God's blessing."

"Now the southern part of Xuzhou Prefecture has been captured by the Eastern Captains, but Yibin is still in the hands of our army. Without further ado, we will send troops to rescue them tomorrow morning!"

The soldiers are very fast, and the pressure on the Yibin defenders will be less than the moment they are.

Zhu Youlang didn't plan to have another siege.

Li Dingguo has been so sad these days. The most painful thing for a general is that there is no war.

Since the Ming army recovered Chongqing, Ming army has been recuperating for nearly two months, right?

This Oboi is really impatient. As soon as he arrives in Guizhou, he urges to invade.

But this is fine. Li Dingguo was itchy, so he used this Qing army to practice his skills!

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