"On March 28th, Wu Sangui led his troops to the north, passed through Wumeng (today's Zhaotong), marched eastward to Bijie, and entered Qixing Pass into Guizhou; at the same time, Guizhou Admiral Li Benshen led troops from four towns in Guizhou to leave Guiyang and advance to the west of the river.

Forming a pincer attack..."

"Wu Zhimao took office as the admiral of Sichuan and led his army to Jianchang. He seemed to have the intention of attacking eastern Sichuan."

The army had been prepared and was going to attack Anqing the next day. However, Huang Li received an urgent report from Chongqing. After reading it, he couldn't help but ponder.

He didn't know that because of An Kun's cowardice strategy, Wu Sangui's campaign to conquer Shuixi was already nearly a month later than in history.

Moreover, the Qing government's approval of Wu Sangui's campaign to conquer Shuixi was also related to the fact that he led his army to attack Huguang.

In order to allow Wu Sangui to send troops to attack eastern Sichuan as soon as possible, the Qing government basically met Wu Sangui's request.

The first is to appoint Wu Zhimao, recommended by Wu Sangui, as the admiral of Sichuan to replace Zheng Jiaolin who fell in Wushan; the second is to promise to provide money and food.

In this way, as long as Wu Sangui can defeat the Ming army in eastern Sichuan and occupy Sichuan, the military power of the entire Sichuan will be in his hands.

Obviously, the attack on Huguang was invincible, and he also killed the Eight Banners, which made the Qing court hate him to the bone. He did not hesitate to leave greater hidden dangers, but gave Wu Sangui enough benefits.

"It's already the sixth day of April, and the attack on Huguang has been going on for more than a month!" Huang Li was a little emotional, but he quickly made a decision and sent an order to summon Jing Guogong, Ta Tianbao and other generals to discuss the matter.

Anqing still wanted to fight, but there was no need for him to go there in person. He wanted to return to Chongqing as quickly as possible, organize troops, and go to aid Shuixi.

This is a strategic consideration. If we continue to fight along the Yangtze River, we will only capture a few more cities and plunder more people and materials.

Since it cannot be occupied for a long time, it is not of great significance. East Sichuan is the foundation and cannot be lost.

Moreover, Wu Sangui's hostility has become obvious, so it is imperative to use Shuixi to contain or weaken his strength. It is a method that focuses on the overall situation.

"Based on this calculation, the Maolu Mountain troops led by Lin Guogong and Yi Guogong should have just arrived in eastern Sichuan and are still resting and training. If they rush back by themselves, it will take almost ten days and a half, which is enough for them to recover.

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"Li Yue is four or five days ahead of me, so he can give some guidance to Lin Guogong's troops and upgrade their weapons and equipment. I will have to prepare for a few days when I go back, and all the troops should be able to recover their physical strength."

"The Linguo government office should have seven or eight battalions of troops. In addition to the three battalions in Zuanjiang, Li Yue's musketry battalion, and ten battalions of troops, we can also march into Guizhou, forming a powerful containment."<

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Huang Li thought and planned, preparing to take Hu Maozhen's two battalions and the Chongqing fleet back first, and bring thousands of prisoners with him as auxiliary troops in the expedition to Shuixi.

The arrival of Duke Guangxing of Jing State, Houta Tianbao of Yidu and others interrupted Huang Li's thoughts. He reorganized his thoughts and told everyone about the adjustment of the plan.

"Your Highness is not going to Anqing?" Prince Guangxing of Jing Kingdom expressed surprise and said hesitantly: "Anqing is an important place for river defense and a fortified city."

Huang Li smiled and said: "I will make arrangements for the broken city. It just depends on whether you are willing to fight."

So far, the harvest has exceeded expectations several times, and it is completely possible to stop. But it is unjustifiable not to eat the meat that is already on the lips.

Yidu Houta Tianbao had this kind of mentality. He blinked his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "It will take seven or eight days for Duke Jingguo to come back. If you are idle, you will be idle. The general is willing to go out to fight and attack Anqing."<

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The strength of the troops is sufficient, and the Jiangxi Green Camp prisoners performed well. Under Jiujiang City, the Anhui Green Camp was beaten to a pulp. After completing the internship period, they can be incorporated into the army.

And the newly captured Anhui Green Camp prisoners were used as the vanguard, so the losses suffered by the Ming army in attacking Anqing would not be huge.

But Huang Li wanted to take away two battalions, so he had to be cautious when attacking Anqing to ensure that everything was safe. Either wait for Yuan Zongdi to return with his army, or wait for Yangcheng Marquis Ma Tengyun to arrive with reinforcements.

In terms of time, Yangcheng Hou Ma Tengyun will arrive faster, in about two or three days.

Duke Guangxing of the Kingdom of Jing saw that Huang Li preferred to fight again, and Ta Tianbao was also very enthusiastic about it, so he no longer objected and asked for orders to guard Jiujiang.

Huang Li gave instructions to Lu Sanwei, the commander of the Tuying camp, and finally ordered everyone to disperse after the arrangements were completed.

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Chongqing.

More than ten days ago, the first batch of personnel and materials arrived at Chaotianmen Pier.

From then on, things got out of hand, and there was an endless stream of ships carrying immigrants and supplies. Even though they had made preparations in advance, they were still so busy that the officials of the government affairs office were hit on the back of the head.

Thousands of immigrants must be registered, transferred and resettled in this way. Even family members who have joined the Ming army must undergo additional resettlement.

Manpower suddenly became tight, and the government affairs office had to temporarily recruit people and select those who could read and write from among the immigrants to help complete the work.

"Oh, it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman, as long as you can do it." Zheng Guoyuan strode into the meeting hall, wiped the sweat from his head, and said hurriedly: "More than 20,000 people are assigned to a county, and there are only a few people in the county.

How can I be so busy?"

Mao Shoudeng was at his desk recording the materials being put into the warehouse. He raised his head after hearing this, with a hesitant look on his face.

Hong Yu'ao put down his pen, looked at Mao Shoudeng, and said with a smile: "Master Zheng, this method can be used as a temporary measure. Your Highness led the soldiers to fight bravely to capture the population. If we cannot arrange it properly, it will be our dereliction of duty."<

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Mao Shoudeng was also very tired, but he was restricted by etiquette and morals, so he still refused to change his words.

Hearing Hong Yu'ao mention His Highness's hard work, he smiled helplessly, nodded reluctantly, and said: "Since it is an expedient measure, I will agree to it temporarily."

Zheng Guoyuan let out a hearty laugh, turned around and strode out again, with such a lively appearance that Mao Shoudeng and Hong Yu'ao couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

"I heard that hundreds of thousands or even more people moved to eastern Sichuan. This is the key to laying a solid foundation. Whether they are farming or serving as soldiers, they are all favorable conditions to compete with the Qing court."

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Hong Yu'ao said slowly: "The Governor's Office has agreed to station five hundred officers and soldiers in each county, and deploy a hundred horses to maintain public order and help the people settle down and reclaim wasteland."

Mao Shoudeng nodded and said: "The gap in government officials must be resolved as soon as possible. Do you think those prisoners can be used?"

The prisoners included not only the officers and soldiers of the Green Camp, but also local officials and family members appointed by the Qing court, who were also sent back first by the Ming army.

Regarding these scholars who can be called traitors, Mao Shoudeng really did not want to use them unless he had to. In his heart, he felt more disgust and disgust.

Hong Yu'ao smiled helplessly. He had the same impression as Mao Shoudeng. But there really aren't that many government talents to run Eastern Sichuan.

"It's better to write a document first and do some writing and calculation work." Hong Yu'ao thought for a long time and said cautiously: "As His Highness said, set up a trial period, like those of the prisoners, to see the effects."

Mao Shoudeng said: "Then pull it out and use it first, and we will talk about it later."

Hong Yu'ao continued: "Although His Highness is optimistic about Neijiang, there are too many immigrants this time, so it is better to resettle along the river first."

It is indeed more convenient and faster to resettle people along the river, and the workload will be greatly reduced.

Because it is not only necessary to transport people to places, but also to continuously transport food and materials to ensure their daily lives. This situation will probably be relieved after planting a season of crops.

Land transportation is too expensive and the government cannot afford it.

As for settling people along the river, the only option is the west bank of the Yangtze River south of Jiangjin. Luzhou and Hejiang County are the first choices.

"There are already a small number of troops stationed in Luzhou, Hejiang, and Yibin. It will be more convenient to resettle the people." Mao Shoudeng agreed and said, "I will explain to His Highness when he comes back."

After a pause, he added: "Those sugarcane farmers who have been robbed should be arranged to go over first and let them see if they can grow sugarcane in Luzhou and Hejiang."

In fact, sugar cane can also be grown in Luzhou and Hejiang, but Huang Li didn't know much about it and was misled by the reputation of Neijiang and other places.

"I didn't expect that white sugar has so many uses, not just for eating." Hong Yu'ao laughed at himself and said, "If His Highness hadn't mentioned it, I would have been really ignorant."

Only when it rises to the height of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, will the government affairs yamen pay attention to the planting of sugar cane and realize Huang Li's idea of ​​creating the Great Ivan as soon as possible.

On the pier, a large number of people were waiting in line. Government officials were sweating profusely because of their busy work, but there were not enough manpower. There were hundreds of people queuing in front of each table.

Yinghua sat with people from several families. She didn't know why an official left them alone, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"This is Chongqing, but it's far worse than Wuchang." Yinghua saw the notice in Wuchang inviting people to come to Sichuan. She was at a loss and went to the pier by accident. After waiting for two days, she got on the board.

Ships in Chongqing.

Maybe you want to change your life; maybe you want to travel around for free; maybe you just act impulsively and just go with the flow.

Anyway, by stopping and walking along the way, Yinghua really enjoyed the scenery along the Yangtze River.

In particular, the steepness of the Three Gorges and the monuments and legends along the way opened her eyes. This was all due to the talkative boatman who loved to show off in front of these immigrants.

"I still have more than a dozen taels of silver, but I don't know how long I can use it?" Yinghua withdrew her gaze and sighed secretly, wondering what she would do to make a living in the future.

A woman next to her looked at the lonely Yinghua curiously. She came here with her family, so she didn’t feel lonely and she wasn’t too worried about her future life.

Yinghua turned her head and met the woman's eyes, and both of them smiled politely.

"Sister, are you alone?" The woman is younger, speaks softly and softly, and looks like an educated Xiaojiabiyu.

Yinghua nodded, looked at the family members next to the woman with envy, and smiled bitterly.
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