Chapter 138 Thoughts

Except for these hundreds of heads, there was no sound outside Baofeng City. I am afraid that Sun Chuanting has left with his troops. Ying Yi thought for a moment and then turned towards Jiaxian County.

Since Baofeng has gone through a great battle, Ruzhou must have also been captured by the army. Where is the next battlefield?

There is no other place except Jiaxian.

Just across the border from Jiaxian is Yuzhou in Kaifeng, where there is also Yuan Zongdi's band of traitors. And south of Yuzhou is Xiangcheng, so Ying Yi's troops must be involved this time.

There is a persimmon orchard outside Jiaxian County. It is unknown which landowner's property it is. However, the world is in chaos and this persimmon orchard has long been abandoned.

Maybe the owners of the persimmon garden died at the hands of the bandits.

The sky was getting gloomier and the air was heavy. Ying Yi came to the persimmon garden and looked at the company camp outside the persimmon garden through the sparse branches and leaves for a long time.

This is the military camp.

On the large scroll erected at the gate, a big word "Sun" confirmed Ying Yi's previous guess.

Sun Chuanting.

There were two powerful characters named Sun in the late Ming Dynasty. One was Sun Chengzong, a veteran of several dynasties and the disciple of Emperor Tianqi, and the other was Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chengzong is dead, and now only Sun Chuanting is left.

The camp stretched outside the Persimmon Garden. With Ying Yi's eyesight, he could see clearly. Judging from the size of the camp, Sun Chuanting's troops did not exceed 40,000.

There is no doubt that Sun Chuanting is a capable man - he was released from prison by Emperor Chongzhen at the beginning of the year with nothing but Sheng Ming. In only half a year after arriving in Guanzhong, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered. It is absolutely impossible for people to do this.

Sun Chuanting had several ups and downs due to his outright character. When he was ordered to suppress thieves, he entered the Guanzhong alone and farmed and gathered food in a short period of time. After he grew up, he almost killed Li Chuang with one blow. Now that he is back, if he is given some more time, he may not be able to replicate his original results.

But unfortunately, Emperor Chongzhen pressed too hard.

There is no way around this.

The Tartars in the north became more and more rampant, and Ningjin was completely lost. There is only one Shanhaiguan left on the Ming side. However, bandits were raging, the Central Plains fell, blocking the north and south, and even the ancestral tomb of Emperor Chongzhen and the Fengyang Emperor's Tomb were dug up several times.

How can this not make Chongzhen anxious?

It was under such circumstances that Sun Chuanting hurriedly sent troops.

In the camp, Sun Chuanting was discussing tactics with several of his generals.

"I have accepted the emperor's order. Since I sent troops to Tongguan, the momentum has been overwhelming. However, the red land of Henan is thousands of miles away, and tens of thousands of troops cannot sustain food and grass. We must fight quickly." Sun Chuanting is thin and has a dark face. He does not look like a high official, but looks like a He is a farmer, but he has a strong and decisive demeanor, which is very convincing.

Although Sun Chuanting has a straightforward personality, he is not without means. He resurrected this time, and as soon as he arrived in Guanzhong, he took over the military power of the remaining soldiers in Guanzhong. Last year, Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, supervised Guanzhong and experienced a huge defeat, which made people panic. In particular, General He Renlong was the most evil strategist. He was good at running and was called the Long-Legged General. When encountering a war, this person would often run the fastest, no worse than Zuo Liangyu.

When Sun Chuanting arrived in Guanzhong, he directly killed He Renlong on the pretext of discussing affairs, and promoted Gao Jie, thereby taking the general power into his hands.

Gao Jie was originally a bandit. Still Li Chuang's confidant. However, this man committed adultery with Li Chuang's wife, so he abducted Li Chuang's wife and surrendered to the army. Therefore, he had a big feud with Li Chuang. Sun Chuanting therefore appointed Gao Jie.

Sun Chuanting went to Guanzhong at the beginning of the year to gather the remaining soldiers, recruit soldiers, and strengthen his troops. According to his idea, he would not be able to send troops until at least next year. However, Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly issued decrees to urge him, and Sun Chuanting had no choice but to rush to war.

Half a month ago, Sun Chuanting left Tongguan. While spreading the word in all directions, hoping to get the cooperation of friendly forces, he rushed forward quickly and defeated the intruder general Li Yangchun who was staying in Luoyang with lightning speed. He also got a lot of information from Li Yangchun, which caused a stir. The troops went south, first defeated Baofeng, and killed Chen Kexin, the state pastor appointed by Li Zicheng. They then fought a battle outside Baofeng with Tian Jianxiu, who hurriedly came, and won.

Then they chased Tian Jianxiu to Jiaxian County. Because they were tired and lacked horses, they camped outside the Persimmon Garden to rest.

The soldiers could rest and recuperate, but Sun Chuanting could not.

He summoned Gao Jie, Zuo Ming, Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu and other generals to discuss tactics in the big tent.

"Tian Jianxiu, the thief, is already a lost dog, but there is still a bandit army in Yuzhou, and there is also movement among the intruders. A message has been sent from Kaifeng. The intruders heard that I had left Tongguan, so they abandoned Kaifeng and came with the army in person." Sun Chuanting He said: "I intend to wait for the intruders to arrive and then work together to defeat them quickly."

Sun Chuanting's strategy was extremely risky. But the generals under his command all knew that there was nothing they could do about it.

With insufficient food and grass, this is the only way to go.

If there is any delay, when the food and grass are exhausted, they will collapse without a fight.

Sun Chuanting was also forced to do so. Emperor Chongzhen urged him too hastily. He himself wanted to give it some time to grow, but Sun Chuanting couldn't do that.

He has repeatedly lost the trust of Emperor Chongzhen. If he disobeys orders again, he may never get ahead again.

After some discussion, we decided on tactics and just waited.

Ying Yi observed Sun Chuanting's army and retreated silently. Ying Yi had the idea of ​​meeting Sun Chuanting, but he restrained himself in the end.

Sun Chuanting was indeed a capable man, and it was for this reason that Ying Yi wanted to see him. But similarly, Ying Yi couldn't see him either.

Because Sun Chuanting was the last pillar of the Ming Dynasty.

This pillar must fall!

If Sun Chuanting survives, and the intruders are defeated, Ying Yi will most likely have to be controlled by Sun Chuanting. This does not meet Ying Yi's needs.

Ying Yi did not want to support Ming, but to replace him.

He was afraid that after seeing Sun Chuanting, he could not help but help him.

After exiting the persimmon garden, Ying Yi took a good look at the terrain and climbed a mountain east of Jiaxian County.

"Sun Chuanting's army is here. It seems that Tian Jianxiu has suffered a big loss. The intruders will definitely not dare to turn a blind eye." Ying Yi sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, looking at the sky, thinking to himself: "Maybe the intruders will personally lead the troops. Come on, I'll just watch here and give him a hard blow when I get the chance!"

Then he thought: "If the intruder makes a move, Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu will definitely notice it. How will they respond?"

Ying Yi couldn't help but want to see if the generals under his command were capable of leading an army alone.

"For me, it doesn't matter whether the intruder wins or not, but Sun Chuanting cannot win. If Sun Chuanting wins, once the siege of Kaifeng is lifted, will I have to fetch water from a bamboo basket?" What Ying Yi wants most is whether Kaifeng is a hundred. Thousands of people.

The important task of rescuing Kaifeng can only be shouldered by Ying Yi himself.

"Supervisor Sun... I'm sorry..."

Ying Yi never thought of digging a hole for Sun Chuanting because it was unnecessary. In his memory, in the original history, Sun Chuanting won first and then lost. As long as he doesn't interfere, the intruder's winning rate is still greater.

Ying Yi didn't know many things about the late Ming Dynasty in detail, but he was generally clear about them. As for a specific person, unless he is very famous, he may not know it clearly. But if there are some big things, Ying Yi will know.