Chengdu, Ministry of War.

A tall and thin middle-aged man was walking around the hall lobby.

I saw that this person had a long face, a slightly dark complexion, slender eyes, a high bridge of his nose, a thin lips, and a thin upper lip

The beard is built quite neatly. Look at the beard, it is black and yellow, and the goat beard is the same. The eyes seem dull, but in fact a trace of light flashes from time to time, showing that this person is definitely not an ordinary person.

Zhang Kewang, whose original name is Sun Kewang, is known as a wall in the Daxi Army.

A wall means that this person is calm and calm, and no matter how difficult it is, it will not hurt him.

Of course, if someone annoys him, unless you disappear, he will keep blocking your heart like a wall until you surrender.

As the leader of Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons and the oldest adopted son, Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son who has been with him since his hometown, Zhang Kewang is not as simple as a wall.

Unlike Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong is a serious figure in the border army. He is not only proficient in martial arts, but also familiar with the formation of troops. Since the uprising, all the people he appreciates have been both civil and military. It just so happens that Zhang Kewang is one of the few people in his army who can read and read, and he is from the same village. Since the uprising, he has received the most trust and favor from the entire army.

Even so, Zhang Kewang still had to pass the test of the leader more than ten times before he could become his confidant. Therefore, Zhang Kewang, who is now in the position of Supervisor, Shangzhu Kingdom, Grand Commander, Grand Tutor, and King Pingdong, is very frustrated.

Zhang Kewang was born in 1616 and is 35 years old this year. Speaking of Zhang Xianzhong's belief in him, historical records can prove this. When the Western Army went south and Yang Zhan and went north and then defeated by the Qing army, Zhang Xianzhong killed all his wives, concubines and young children in order to give Zhang Kewang a place. Although the opera content is very good, his love for Zhang Kewang can be seen.

Therefore, when Zhang Xianzhong knew that Jiadingzhou was in the south and Xuzhou had hope to take it down and open up the water passage in Jiangnan, he personally led his troops south and allowed Zhang Kewang to supervise the country and command the four camps of Tiger Power, Leopard Tao, Longxiang and Yingyang, except Zhang Weizheng, and entrusted him with the entire Chengdu city.

June is here, and the air contains a hint of humidity and heat.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kewang's eyebrows, which were twisted into the word "shan", gradually relaxed.

"The Great Xia Kingdom originated from the northern part of the desert. It is naturally afraid of heat and has many firearms. Although there are large plains near Chengdu, there are fields everywhere. There is still water in the rice fields. No matter how powerful the cavalry is, they cannot gallop at will."

"But what should Feng Shuangli do?"

When Zhang Kewang thought of Feng Shuangli, he couldn't help but be angry. This guy was originally his confidant, but he was defeated by Yang Zhan first. He finally saved his life in front of the king. He was originally guarding Guan County and dealing with Zhu Hualong, who was short of soldiers, but he was unexpectedly beaten to Guan County by the enemy!

When he thought of Guan County, he thought of Tea Horses and then Liu Jinzhong, who was still guarding the city in Jiangyou, suddenly a cold sweat broke out from Zhang Kewang's forehead.

"Come!"

When someone came over, he threw one of them a token and a token.

"Go north immediately, 800 miles to hurry to Mianzhou to meet the King Funan, let him do this and set off immediately!"

Liu Jinzhong guarded Jiangyou and accepted the control of Liu Wenxiu, the Funan King of Mianzhou. He wanted to take him quietly and deprive him of his military power. He had to let Liu Wenxiu come forward and summon Liu Jinzhong to discuss matters, and then take the opportunity to take him down.

He said to another person: "You can notify the commander of the Imperial City, Tiger Power, Bao Tao, and Yingyang, before the commander of the third camp

Come and see me!"

After about a moment, four men came, both tall, fat and thin, all around thirty. The oldest man named Dou Mingwang is currently the commander of the Imperial City of Daxi Kingdom. He is in charge of 15,000 elite infantry troops and guards the outer city of Chengdu.

The man who didn't look like a Han man called Lai Hu'er, Zhang Weizheng's cousin, whose original name was Chu Hu'er, Zhang Xianzhong changed his name to Lai Hu'er. Currently, he is in charge of the two thousand cavalry in Huwei Camp.

The short man named Ma Weixing, the boss of the Western Army, is currently the commander of the Baotao Camp, and is in charge of the three thousand infantry troops mainly composed of heavy troops.

The youngest man was tall and strong, named Jin Tongwu, who was the commander of Yingyang Camp, and was in charge of the three thousand infantry troops, mainly archers and swords and shields.

The Longxiang Camp was personally led by Zhang Kewang, with one thousand cavalry and two thousand elite infantry. The so-called elite infantry army refers to the fact that these two thousand were infantry mainly built by Zhang Xianzhong, mainly muskets and artillery, and were accompanied by a small number of spearmen who were protected.

Three thousand Dragon Xiang Camp, two thousand Tiger Wei Camp, three thousand Leopard Tao Camp, and three thousand Eagle Yang Camp, a total of 11,000 people. It can be said to be the most elite troops of the Daxi Army, known as the Fourth Guard Battalion.

Zhang Kewang personally led the 1,000 cavalry of Longxiang Camp and was also the only cavalry with heavy armor in the Daxi Army. He rarely dispatched him. Even Zhang Xianzhong led his troops south to attack Xuzhou and only brought Zhang Weizheng's 3,000 Mongolian cavalry of Zhang Weizheng, and did not bring the Longxiang Camp with him.

Seeing these people coming, Zhang Kewang didn't say nonsense and directly told Guan County. When they heard this, they all had their own expressions.

If Zhu Hualong comes, even if he breaks the Tea Horse Yiguan City, Chengdu will send a Suwei battalion and the powerful general Feng Shuangli to block them west of Guan County. Zhu Hualong has no ability or willingness to attack Chengdu.

"The axe people said that there were enemies coming from Jiangnan and Jiangbei, with about two or three thousand people, all infantry soldiers. However, the enemy's situation in the direction of the Tea Horse Post was unknown. The Daxia thieves suddenly came here. Needless to say, there would definitely be no only such people. Judging from their movements near Guan County, they should be to grab the ferry and buy time for the subsequent arrival of the army. What do you think?"

Axe, Feng Shuangli's nickname.

In fact, Zhang Kewang had a plan in his mind, but this time it was the first time he was in charge of the overall situation when Zhang Xianzhong was away, so he naturally had to listen to the opinions of others. Of course, what he wanted to hear was the opinions of Dou Mingwang, the commander of the Imperial City Commander, and it didn't matter whether others listened or not. They obeyed their orders on their daily lives.

"Grandmaster"

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Kewang said this, the remaining few people did not speak out, and in the end Dou Mingwang spoke.

"Since the enemy situation in Guan County is unknown, I simply ignore them and let them come to Chengdu. The thieves in Daxia are very powerful in the field and have the advantage of firearms. Going out to fight will only be deceived by them. It is early summer, and it is the time when the green and yellow are not in contact. Even if they want to rob each other, they can't rob much food."

(The author's note: After the Daxi Army took over the vicinity of Chengdu, in order to firmly control the surrounding garrisons, the surrounding prefectures and counties left the grain to store according to the number of garrisons, and then all the remaining ones were taken to Chengdu Dacang. During the war, the grain was transferred from Chengdu. By June, the farmers did not have much food at home.)

"Since they can come from Wenchuan, it goes without saying that Zhu Hualong will definitely surrender. Wenchuan and Maozhou are barren and have little food. They have to travel through the vast mountains and will definitely not send too many people. If these people are in the wild, our army will naturally not dare to say that they will win easily, but if they attack the city, we can hold on for at least one month. At that time, the king and the king of Dingbei have all returned, haha."

Zhang Kewang nodded, thinking that what he said made sense. Since the Hanhai Army suddenly came to Guan County, it either came from the grassland or crossed the mountains. No matter where it came, there was no supply along the way, and the road was rugged and dangerous. In addition, the journey was long and the number of people was definitely not large, but it would not be too small. According to the information of the Daxi Army, they had at least two legions.

In this case, waiting for them to attack the city. With the tall and strong city of Chengdu, even with artillery, it would not be possible to suddenly capture it. At that time, Zhang Wenxiu in the north, Zhang Nengqi in the south, and Zhang Dingguo army in the east arrived. No matter how powerful the thieves in the Daxia were, they had only two or three legions. In addition, there was a shortage of food and grass, so they could only be defeated.

However, as soon as he took charge of Chengdu, he sat down and watched the enemy freely around him. How would the Daxi Kingdom view him? What's more, even if the soldiers around him learned the news here, it would be easy to say in the south that they would definitely return. However, Zhang Wenxiu in the north and Zhang Dingguo in the east were all with great enemies, so how could they move lightly?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but hesitate.

Seeing that Zhang Kewang did not speak, the others dared not speak casually, so the few people fell silent. It was afternoon, with the lead clouds hanging down, the weather being boring, and the seemingly lingering moisture made the northerners very uncomfortable. In addition, the summer cicadas chirping in the trees outside the window, and the sudden enemy Han Haijun all aggravated everyone's boredom.

But just sitting on the verge of being a general like Feng Shuangli?

After a while, Zhang Kewang still made up his mind.

"Everyone, it has been half a day since the enemy arrived at Guan County. At this time, their subsequent troops have probably arrived. With their power, if they want to rescue Guan County, they will definitely not be able to send people. If they are missing, they will definitely be swallowed up. The country's national strength is not enough. It is not easy to support the existing troops. How can we lose it?"

"So, I decided"

He looked at Lai Hu'er, "Lai Hu'er, your Huwei camp is full of cavalry. Go to Guan County. If a large number of enemy cavalry arrive, ignore them and return to Chengdu quickly. If there is still an opportunity, immediately break into Guan County and then assist Feng Shuangli in defending the city."

"Grandmaster", Lai Hu'er looked unhappy, "The last generals are all cavalry. Even if they successfully enter the city, how can they assist General Feng in defending the city?"

Zhang Kewang's face darkened, "Su sent the infantry and suddenly encountered the Daxia bandit cavalry. Do you have a chance to escape? Besides, your two thousand cavalry are all surrendered by Ming cavalry. These people can be both cavalry envoys and infantry envoys. Let you go. I have a reason, but I can't go down and prepare?!"

At present, the only ones who can scold Zhang Weizheng and his brothers who come to protect him mercilessly are Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Kewang. They all say that Zhang Xianzhong is cruel. In fact, there are many innocent people who died under Zhang Kewang.

Lai Hu'er felt nervous and hurriedly left.

After Hu'er left, Zhang Kewang continued: "South of Guan County, there are still Chongning and Pi County, with one or two thousand infantry guards. After Feng Shuangli was surrounded, he could not command these two counties. Who are you willing to go to strengthen the defense of the two counties?"

After saying that, he looked at Ma Weixing, "Old Ma, you are a veteran general of the Daxi Army. You take Baotao Camp to strengthen the guards of Pi County first. If Chongning County was still in the hands of our army at that time, you can send some people to support it."

Dou Mingwang said: "Grandmaster, you just said that you don't need to add fuel to the tactics, why..."

Zhang Kewang smiled and said, "If the thieves in Daxia want to come to Chengdu, they must pass through these two counties. According to the current military strength of these two counties, it is estimated that the thief will be captured in one day. The county town has granaries, and they can easily take them down. Isn't it a move to invest in the enemy? Therefore, although it is expected that the thief may take down the two counties, it will cost a certain price. By then, when they arrive in Chengdu, it will be a time when people are exhausted."

Ma Weixing said: "Grandmaster, it is better to concentrate your strength than to deal with troops everywhere. The Ministry of Service recommends strengthening the defense of Pi County, where the city is higher and stronger. As for Chongning, forget it."

Zhang Kewang's eyes suddenly realized that Chongning County was just a small county town with a radius of three miles, and it was meaningless to divide the troops, so he nodded.

"Well, it's up to you. By the way, after you arrive in Pi County, if possible, please inform Feng Shuangli, come to Hu'er and others to rely on the city to give the enemy a large amount of damage. Don't defend the city to a certain time. If you can break through, you can break through as soon as possible, and finally gather in Chengdu!"
Chapter completed!