Nanming Engineer

Chapter 326 Stepping Stone

Wu Sangui's army of more than 2 horses came from far away from Liaodong. It is impossible for him to carry a large amount of food and grass, which must be supplied by the local government. Huang Erxing's duty, to put it bluntly, is to do this.

This job has a lot of responsibilities. If it is a great job in the Ming army, it is often strangled by the throat of the army.No matter how high-ranking the general is, he is polite to the transfer of grain and grass, for fear of offending others and deliberately delaying it. Once the army is short of food and grass, the consequences will be disastrous. The general must be the first to take the blame, and the people in charge of food and grass generally have a deep relationship between the court and China, and are often held by eunuchs.

But in the Qing army, this method will not work. If the person in charge of transporting grain dares to do this, his head will be beheaded on the spot by the general who leads the army. son.

So even though Wu Sangui of the Han army was leading the army at this time, he was still full of prestige, and the majestic governor of Shaanxi could only follow behind his horse's ass, without status.

Wu Sangui's trusted generals didn't care much about Huang Erxing, they all ignored his existence and crowded around Wu Sangui, gradually separating him further.

Following Wu Sangui were the people he trusted most, including his son-in-law Xia Guoxiang, general Li Benzhen and others.

Xia Guoxiang was nineteen years old. He was handsome, with red lips and white teeth, and was tall and strong. He was born in a general family and his ancestral home was in Hebei. His father was a general under the Hebei General Army. He was killed in a battle with Li Zicheng. At that time, Xia Guoxiang was still very young. When he was young, his mother took him to live in exile after his father died, and he went to live with his relatives in Liaodong. He grew up in the war between the Ming army and Hou Jin Dynasty, and learned a lot of skills. Unfortunately, he had no backing at home and no way to serve the country. He became a small boy in Yuan Chonghuan's army. After Yuan Chonghuan was lit as a sky lantern by Emperor Chongzhen, he took refuge with Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui recognized him as a genius and included him in the army. Allegiance to King Pingxi.

Wu Sangui also loves his talent, so he takes him by his side and teaches him in practice, hoping that he will become a talent soon.

Therefore, the young Xia Guoxiang was able to walk side by side with a group of Liaodong generals at this time, riding his horse beside Wu Sangui, and discussing the military situation when patrolling the camp was also one of Wu Sangui's habits.

"My lord, Sanyuan County is on the west side of Xi'an City, close to the Qinling Mountains, and hundreds of miles away from the place where the northern Shaanxi king thieves may attack. Why do we station troops here?" Xia Guoxiang was surrounded by people Huang Erxing, an old man from Liaodong and the only outsider, was squeezed to the outside, so he took the opportunity to speak and asked out the confusion in his heart.

This question is also the confusion of most people present. Everyone already knows the strategy that Wu Sangui made when discussing with Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu. According to the policy, Wu Sangui should have led the army to the north of Xi'an. Why he came to Sanyuan County in the opposite direction is puzzling.

Wu Sangui smiled without answering, looked at Li Benshen, and said, "Does Benshen know what this king means?"

Li Benzhen was a subordinate of Gao Jie, the former general of Li Zicheng. After Gao Jie rebelled against Li Zicheng and submitted to the Ming court, Li Benzhen also became an official. Later, Gao Jie became one of the four towns in Jiangbei of the Nanming Dynasty. He was trapped and killed by the general Xu Dingguo before the massacre in Yangzhou. Li Benzhen lost his boss. , simply followed the trend and surrendered to the Qing army Duduo who went south, and was awarded the third-class elite Qinihafan. This man was shrewd, capable, wise and brave. After Duduo returned to the north, he threw all the surrendered Han troops to Wu Sangui. So Li Benzhen became King Pingxi's subordinate.

Hearing Wu Sangui's question at this time, Li Ben nodded deeply and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has far-sighted plans, how dare the general make wild guesses."

Wu Sangui laughed loudly, pointed at Li Benshen and said: "Benshen seems to have understood it, but it's just not convenient for me to say it, Prime Minister of the State, you have to learn more from your Uncle Benshen."

Xia Guoxiang replied respectfully: "Yes!" and saluted Li Benshen.

Li Benzhen hurriedly returned the gift. In front of Wu Sangui, he did not dare to show off.

Wu Sangui reined in his horse and looked around, and said to the generals: "Shaanxi is located in the Qin Dynasty, rich and vast. Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away from the Guanzhong Plain, can raise troops and raise troops. With this land, you can look to the Central Plains in the east and control Sichuan in the west. You can go to Huguang in the south to collect grain in the north. But go to the desert to collect horses, extend in all directions, live in a strange place, and live in a dangerous place where you can protect yourself, it’s really a treasure land for dragon prosperity, it’s so precious!”

He was riding a horse, standing in front of the generals, waving his whip and pointing to the west, saying: "Therefore, Shaanxi must be preserved to prevent the Ming army from leaving Tongguan and entering the Central Plains. If not, by then, the Jiang thieves in Shanxi will be even more powerful. If the situation becomes increasingly uncontrollable, the great situation of the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed in one day, and our bright future will flow away like water and there will be no hope anymore."

"Who can invade Shaanxi?" He continued: "Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu thought that Wang Yongqiang in northern Shaanxi was a serious threat, and tried to suppress him. Hanzhong!"

These words were heard in the ears of the Liaodong generals present, some were thoughtful, some frowned in puzzlement, some suddenly realized, but no one spoke, they all stared at Wu Sangui in the night and listened carefully.

Only Huang Erxing, whose face became even redder, was so ashamed that he felt ashamed. Fortunately, no one paid attention to him, which saved him from embarrassment.

"No matter how powerful Wang Yongqiang is, he is nothing more than a general in the past. How ambitious can he be?" Wu Sangui said disdainfully: "Seize the city, no matter how big the territory is, and don't know how to manage it, it's a waste! Compared with the rogues back then Why not worry about it? In contrast, Wang Huan, the Sichuan-Shaanxi General Soldier in Hanzhong, is a serious threat."

Hearing this, Wang Pingfan, a tall and thick-looking man among the generals, couldn't help but asked: "My lord, I have heard that Wang Huan is a yellow-haired boy under 20 years old. He has only been in the army for a few years." However, it was only with the support of his godmother Qin Liangyu and the support of Wang Yingxiong, the governor of the three provinces, that he became famous. He conquered Prince Su, captured Hanzhong, and recruited rebels such as Mi Layin from Gansu Town. They were all planned by Wang Yingxiong. Wang Huan doesn’t have much to do with him, so why does the prince attach so much importance to a young child?”

As soon as these words came out, many people looked in Xia Guoxiang's direction intentionally or unintentionally. Including Xia Guoxiang, the speaker has no intention of listening, Xia Guoxiang must be very embarrassed.

Xia Guoxiang didn't feel anything at all, and kept an expression of humbly listening to the lecture, silent.

Wu Sangui glared at Wang Pingfan. This Wang Dadao was fierce in battle. A big sword weighing several tens of catties was used with great power, but his mind was a little bit weaker.

"Youth does not mean incompetence. Wang Dadao, you are underestimating people." Wu Sangui reprimanded: "Emperor Taizong was only 19 years old when he followed Taizu in the rebellion and led the army across the north of Liaodong. He could kill several Mongolian warriors , but leading troops to destroy the Ula tribe of Haixi Jurchen, the martial arts are outstanding and invincible, don't you know?"

Wang Pingfan was suffocated immediately, blushing and unable to answer, because what Wu Sangui said was the story of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji lost his mother at the age of 12. He hunted and fought with his father and brother since he was a child. He was proficient in riding and shooting. Stand out from the four Baylors, inherit Khan's position, and finally achieve the hegemony of the Qing Dynasty.

With such an example of becoming famous at a young age before his eyes, Wang Pingfan certainly couldn't refute it.

"Think about it, Wang Huan is also only twenty years old, but he can lead the army to the front. Even if all the plans are manipulated by Wang Yingxiong who hides behind, this ability to lead thousands of troops is worthy of vigilance." Wu Sangui Facing the generals, he lowered his face and said: "Prince Su is not an incompetent person, and there are so many resourceful people under his command. Why can he defeat Zhang Xianzhong, a powerful man in the southwest, but can't even take down a small Kuizhou general? He was born in the Ming army, and the combat power of the Ming army is clear. Just relying on those cowardly idiots, can they stop Prince Su's army? No! Wang Huan definitely has his own advantages. Jun Bing is by no means comparable to the ordinary Ming army, he has occupied Hanzhong for a long time, he is ready to move, and his intention to take over Guanzhong is obvious, everyone thinks carefully, who is more difficult to deal with, Wang Huan or Wang Yongqiang?"

Everyone looked at each other, some nodded and some shook their heads.

Wu Sangui didn't care whether they understood what he said, and continued to point his fingers: "My king set up camp in this Sanyuan County instead of marching into northern Shaanxi. There are three reasons. First, this place is not far from Xi'an. In the near future, you can rush to the city of Xi'an in two days, relying on each other, you can keep it safe; secondly, Wang Yongqiang will go south to attack Xi'an, this will definitely happen, how can the strong city of Xi'an be taken down overnight? What's more, the bandit army The mob lacks the siege equipment, and it will take ten days and a half months. They can't even touch the wall. With this skill, when he is exhausted, we will return to the division with a thunderous blow. He easily killed Wang Yongqiang under the city wall, "

He slowly raised his third finger and said coldly: "Thirdly, we have to be here, waiting for the Ming army to emerge from the Qinling Mountains! When they thought that our Qing army was fighting with the Northern Shaanxi bandit army, If you don't stop, when you can take the opportunity to make a sneak attack, ambushes will be surrounded and suppressed on the side of the Qinling Mountains. Once and for all, the Ming army in Hanzhong will be eliminated. Let me, the banner of King Ping Xi, be erected on the top of the Hanzhong city!"

"At that time, I have completed the important task that Prince Su could not complete. The regent will definitely regret why he didn't release me earlier. The status of my Pingxi King Wu Sangui will definitely rise, and I will no longer be the one who was kept in captivity. A sheep, but a loose wolf, a wolf that no one can underestimate if it runs across the world!"

The eyes of everyone present were shining, as if they had seen that glorious moment. The splendid future was like a red carpet spread out on the land in front of them, leading to a future of glory and wealth.

As for Wu Sangui, he cast his eyes on the deep night sky. The night is clear and the moon is bright. He took a deep breath of the sober air at night. "Gege" made a sound, silently reciting: Come on, Wang Huan, come be my stepping stone on the road to promotion, I know you will definitely come.With your head and the city of Hanzhong, I can crush that gorilla-like haha ​​wood head and achieve great achievements!

(End of this chapter)