"Liang Huafeng's body has been burned to ashes." Ta Tianbao grinned widely, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly, with a ruthless smile, "This hard-core traitor never thought that his death would bring disaster to his family.

Right?"

"Deserve it!" Ma Tengyun was too lazy to say more, and just responded with a brief two-word response. He looked at the list of seizures, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "Hunan is far behind, so why is the gap so big?"

Ta Tianbao laughed and said: "You have a higher vision. In terms of the number of seizures, it is several times more than that of Yiling and Wushan, let alone those small counties in Sichuan. At that time, you were overjoyed and quite satisfied."<

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Ma Tengyun blinked his eyes, smiled a little shyly, and said: "My eyesight was shallow at that time, and fighting with His Highness, it would be useless if I didn't have a high vision!"

Ta Tianbao nodded vigorously in approval and said with a smile: "This attack on Huguang is getting smoother and smoother, and the fighting is getting more vigorous. If Shuixi hadn't been so bad at breaking promises, it would have been easy to conquer Nanjing."

"The captures in Yiling and Wushan were already substantial at that time, but they could not be compared with those that went north to the Jialing River and went straight into Gansu. But those two operations were dwarfed by the attack on Huguang and are not worth mentioning."

Ta Tianbao was filled with emotion, but he didn't know that Huang Li was so shameless that he even borrowed two million taels of silver.

And Huang Li was still regretting and regretting why he had not thought of this method earlier and let those enthusiastic investors from the big cities and towns around Changsha and Dongting Lake go.

Ta Tianbao stood up unsteadily and said: "Don't look at it. First, it's too much, and secondly, it's not ours. Let's go, take a good look at this big house, and we will build one in the future."

Ma Tengyun laughed and said: "I've seen a lot of big houses, but this one is really not that good? It means that you have stayed in a remote place for a long time and you can see everything."

This is really not a lie. They followed Li Zicheng in the north and south, and went to many places, including the royal palace and everything.

Ta Tianbao shook his head and said: "There's no use in seeing it. It's not yours. What I mean is to build a similar mansion and find a suitable one to take care of it."

Ma Tengyun thought for a while, stood up, and followed Ta Tianbao out of the house.

"With the current situation, I can finally feel at ease. I don't have to worry about being besieged by the Qing army. The situation is precarious!"

Ta Tianbao looked around and said with emotion: "Although it is still early to revive the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that in the past, there was really little hope in just shouting."

Ma Tengyun nodded lightly and said: "Although we occupy a small area, in terms of strength, we are almost the same as the Southwest Imperial Court at that time."

The territories that the Yongli court could firmly control were basically the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, as well as parts of Sichuan and Guangxi.

In terms of military strength, when the Qing army launched a large-scale offensive, there were only hundreds of thousands left. It is not difficult for the current eastern Sichuan base area to expand to more than 100,000 troops after the looting of Huguang.

"To be disrespectful, Emperor Yongli took care of His Highness, but it was too far off." Ta Tianbao curled his lips slightly and said: "Only this person risked his own life and conquered the east and west. Not many emperors or clans can do that.

Arrive."

Ma Tengyun narrowed his eyes, pointed to the stone bench under the tree, walked over and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is wise and powerful, so there is no need to say more. This is also the fate of our time, and we have an enlightened master. But -

”

Ta Tianbao nodded, knowing what Ma Tengyun wanted to say. This was actually a tangle in the hearts of all of them, but they just didn't dare to say it, didn't want to say it, and didn't want to say it out.

"His Highness is kind-hearted." Ta Tianbao smiled bitterly and said, "He is sincere and honest with us. It's just that this matter, I guess he is also very embarrassed and can't explain it clearly."

Ma Tengyun agreed and understood very much. He nodded repeatedly and forced himself to think better.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's identity is on display there. It cannot be said that my father deserved to die. The Dashun Army did a great job.

As for the Dukes and Marquises who were born in the Dashun Army, although they have joined the Ming Army, the stigma of their birth is difficult to remove.

Although they all expressed explicitly or implicitly that the major events of the Jiashen Year had nothing to do with them, this was nothing more than self-comfort.

Therefore, they can only change His Highness's mind through loyal service, strive to successfully regain their sight under His Highness's leadership, and prove everything with their merits.

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Shuixi.

After learning that Wu Sangui had raised an army, An Kun also took action immediately, contacted other chieftains, worshiped his uncle An Ruding as president, respected King Pixiong of Qianyang as military advisor, mobilized forty-eight native soldiers, and deployed in Azatun, Gongjiling, Hou'er

Fortify dangerous places such as passes.

Even so, under the instruction of his teacher Zhang Mo, An Kun still did not openly raise the flag to start a rebellion. Instead, he offered two horses to Wu Sangui and stated that he had no intention of rebellion.

I know it is of no use, but the posture must be sufficient, and the submissive behavior should be seen by other chieftains. Even if you are like this, you still come to fight, which shows that your intentions are enough to arouse the vigilance and hostility of each chieftain.

"The chieftains are still waiting and watching, but they are afraid of the Qing army and dare not take action for the time being." Liu Xiang's beard has grown out. Although it is still hairy, it looks much more mature.

He is not pessimistic about the current situation. On the contrary, he is aggressive and full of fighting spirit, thinking that this is his opportunity to perform.

Compared with being by Huang Li's side, Liu Xiang has become much calmer after two or three months of training. At the same time, he also has a lot less smiles.

"Since His Highness promised to assist Shuixi, he will definitely take action. What is slightly unexpected is that Wu Sangui's actions did not leave His Highness enough time."

Liu Xiang looked at the map on the desk, his hair a little disheveled, his hand moved on the map, and finally he tapped twice with his index finger. He raised his head and looked at Pi Xiong: "Pi Gong, what do you think?"

Zhang Yao'er sat aside, refilling tea for her grandfather, but her eyes stayed on Liu Xiang from time to time. She felt that his movements were quite interesting, and his concentration was so beautiful.

Little did she and her grandfather know that Liu Xiang had already imitated some of Huang Li's movements, such as tapping with his index finger, squinting in thought, etc.

Pi Xiong stroked his white beard, chin slightly, and said: "As long as Shuixi can hold on, no matter it is a stalemate or the Qing army shows defeat, the situation will be reversed. However, Wu Sangui launched it so early, and the reinforcements may not be able to catch up.

."

"In three or four months, we only gained more than one month. But it's nothing. We tried our best to deal with the Qing army and win a few more months for His Highness, but we can still do it."

Liu Xiang stretched his fingers habitually, pondered for a moment, and continued: "In order to increase An Kun's confidence, our troops should be dispatched and hold on at a dangerous pass somewhere to deal a heavy blow to the Qing army."

Pixiong thought for a while and said: "Let's choose Azatun. The terrain there is dangerous. With our army's weapons, equipment and combat power, we should be able to severely damage the Qing army."

Liu Xiang has not gone deep into the land of Shuixi and is not familiar with the terrain. Since Pi Xiong said so, he has no objection.

But he still had his own ideas about the blockade, so he said: "It is necessary to kill the Qing army during the blockade. However, the Qing army's firepower is strong, and it is very unwise to fight head-on. Fighting step by step will lure the enemy deeper.

, is the way to win."

Pi Xiong has been regarded as a military advisor by An Kun. Although his reputation is greater than his real power, it is also his job to make suggestions.

"If it's about luring the enemy deeper, An Kun and the others should be familiar with it." Pi Xiong said with a smile, "An Ruding is a sophisticated man, and he would also think of this plan."

How to effectively use geographical advantages should be the tradition of each toast family.

Especially after experiencing the She'an Rebellion, Shuixi suffered great losses, but with some successful battles, An Kun and others could not fail to make progress.

For example, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Sanshan, defeated a hundred thousand native soldiers with 20,000, and captured native chiefs such as She Chongming, Cai Jingui, and Zhang Xiangji. He thought that the rebellion was over, and sent his army straight into the hinterland of Shuixi.

In the end, he was besieged by the native soldiers, ran out of food, and retreated. He was chased and killed by the native soldiers along the way, and was ultimately defeated.

"I advance suddenly after victory, but I don't know that the hinterland to the west of the river is full of bird paths and deep forests. They lure me deep, blocking the road with trees and rocks, cutting off mails, blocking the pay road, and blocking the reinforcements. Then they don't have to kill a soldier or shoot a single arrow.

But our soldiers are already trapped."

When Wang Sanshan went deep into Shuixi, someone tried to persuade him, but due to his winning streak, he was arrogant and did not listen.

"Since we are luring the enemy deep, our army does not have to use all its strength when blocking the attack." Liu Xiang said slowly: "This is our most trustworthy unit, and it must be used on the edge."

Pi Xiong was convinced that after nearly two months of training, more than 2,000 people had replenished their equipment and their combat power had improved significantly.

What's more, unlike the native soldiers, this is their direct descendant, and they will still play a role when His Highness assists Shuixi!

The two of them had decided on a plan, so they gathered their troops, contacted An Kun, and entered the hinterland of Shuixi to prepare to fight against the Qing army led by Wu Sangui.

When Wu Sangui conquered Shuixi, he dispatched a total of ten towns and about 30,000 troops. Including Guizhou Admiral Li Benshen's troops, the total strength was between 40,000 and 50,000.

Although Shuixi is said to have won 100,000 soldiers, in fact, it only has about 60,000 to 70,000. If you add An Zhongsheng, chieftain of Wusha, and Long'an, chieftain of Langdai, you can almost reach 100,000.

But judging from the weapons, equipment, and combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the Qing army had a great advantage. Therefore, Wu Sangui was full of confidence, and could even be called arrogant and underestimating the enemy.

However, in the order Wu Sangui issued to Guizhou Admiral Li Benshen, he mistakenly wrote Liugui as "Lu (capital "Liu" character) Guang" (West of Xifeng, Guizhou).

Li Benshen obeyed the order and stationed his troops in Luguang, and the rations and wages were also stored in the west of Luguang Town, which caused the two armies to be isolated and unable to communicate.

Wu Sangui prided himself on being a brave soldier and did not take An Kun, a local chief, seriously, but he did not know that from the beginning of the action, the shadow of failure was already hanging over him.

Huang Li led his troops to aid Shuixi, which was an unexpected surprise for Wu Sangui. Liu Xiang led more than 2,000 Ming troops to participate in the war, which made the war full of variables.
Chapter completed!