My life skills in Daming Liver

Jiang Dongchen, the governor of Sichuan who was stationed in Langzhong, was a little uneasy.

In fact, Jiang Dongchen was not good at commanding military operations. He was a civil servant in the Hanlin Academy. He was the same year as Gao Gong and was appointed governor of Sichuan after Gao Gong came to power.

Later, after Zhang Juzheng came to power, Jiang Dongchen decisively followed Zhang Juzheng, established industry and commerce in Chengdu, Sichuan, and formed the Sichuan New Army.

Jiang Dongchen was already considered a relatively capable and accomplished minister in the Ming Dynasty. When he was in charge of Sichuan, he developed a lot of Sichuan's industry and commerce. And because he didn't know much about military affairs, he basically knew people and made good use of them, and promoted a group of capable people. general.

Currently stationed at Jianmen Pass is Chengdu Guard Commander Lu Guangzu. Like the Yu Zongyuan family, he has been a military guard commander for generations.

Lu Guangzu also passed the martial arts examination and once led troops to participate in the Pingman War in Guizhou. He was a veteran who had truly led troops to fight in battles.

Jiang Dongchen put all his troops under the command of Lu Guangzu, and he set up various workshops near Chengdu to support Lu Guangzu's training.

However, the Sichuan Army's foundation is still too poor, and it started later than the Shaanxi Army and the Henan Army, so it is somewhat lacking in combat effectiveness.

But all this can be defended by relying on the natural danger of Jiange.

As long as Jiange is in hand, Shuzhong will be safe.

Some time ago, Lin Deyang sent his troops south to attack Jiange. Jiang Dongchen immediately moved his headquarters to Langzhong, which was closer to the front line, and was specifically responsible for providing logistical support to the Sichuan army on the front line.

Having reached this point, Jiang Dongchen thought it was enough.

After taking care of the frontline affairs, Jiang Dongchen wanted to transport the materials produced in Chengdu to the frontline. Looking at the loss list sent by Lu Guangzu from the front, Jiang Dongchen felt dizzy.

By this era, anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs understands that war has changed.

Yes, both the way of war and the most basic logic of war have changed.

The competition in war is not only about military commanders and soldiers, but also about the level of logistics supplies and equipment training.

For example, the artillery in the southeast has a longer range and more power than the artillery in Sichuan, but relying on the turret of Jiange and Mingting's defensive advantage, the two sides can be said to be tied in this regard.

Today, on the Jiange front line, artillery from both sides bombards each other every morning, and then engineers from both sides begin repairs.

Once there is any flaw in Jiange's defense, infantry charges will be dispatched at this time.

The artillery scattered on the positions of both sides every day has become a bill that the whole of Sichuan cannot afford.

In contrast, the soldiers' food and grass became small.

This is modern warfare. The competition is no longer about the bravery of individual soldiers, but about who has more cannonballs and whose fortifications are stronger.

It is even more of a competition to see who has a smoother logistics system and who can ensure their own logistics supplies while cutting off the other party's logistics.

Jiang Dongchen also sent someone to contact Shaanxi Governor Guo Pu, hoping that he could send troops from Guanzhong to cut off Lin Deyang's logistics.

However, Guo Pu remembered Jiang Dongchen's refusal to send troops to help when he was guarding Hanzhong. He was very cold to the envoy Jiang Dongchen risked his life and rejected the request for joint troops.

Jiang Dongchen was even more furious. He kept writing to the court, impeaching Guo Puyang for committing self-respect and delaying the war. He once again revealed his failure in Hanzhong and said that he was a national traitor who delayed the country.

Li Chunfang, the prime minister of Zhongshu, could only come out to smooth things over, but he could not mobilize Guo Pu's Shaanxi army. He could only issue a few imperial edicts to symbolically urge Guo Pu to send troops, but there was no other way.

Jiang Dongchen's ominous premonition lingered. After finishing his official duties, he walked out of the study and began to pace in the courtyard.

What's the problem?

Jiange's military pay has been sent, and the supplies are still sufficient.

Flows upstream from the Yangtze River to Shu? It's impossible. The Three Gorges is naturally dangerous. Although Sichuan's army is not good, the naval warships are still very powerful. Heavy troops are stationed in Baidi City. The Southeast New Army in Wuchang downstream has no mobilization to march by water.

Or Nanman?

After Jiang Dongchen lost Hanzhong, he decisively negotiated with Guizhou and Yunnan for joint mutual protection. There should be no trouble in the Southern Barbarians.

So what's the problem?

Jiang Dongchen still didn't know where this sense of crisis came from.

Jiang Dongchen is a disciple of mind science. He believes that the so-called intuition is an irrational judgment formed in people's experience. It is an analysis made automatically based on experience. It is not something mysterious and mysterious, but Experience instinct after experiencing many things.

Jiang Dongchen's theory of intuition made him attach great importance to his intuition, so he was thinking back and forth about where he had missed the calculation.

At this moment, a soldier rushed into his mansion in panic.

"Report! Repay!"

Jiang Dongchen's expression changed when he saw the number of chicken feather flags on the soldier's back.

According to the system reformed by Jiang Dongchen, the urgency of the military situation is determined by the number of chicken feather flags behind the soldiers.

Three chicken feather flags on the back are the most urgent military situation.

These soldiers were dirty and smelly, and they looked like they had come to Langzhong non-stop.

"Lord Governor! Jiang Youguan is lost!"

Jiang Dongchen's whole body trembled as if he was struck by lightning, and he said quickly:

"Have you not already surveyed it? There is no road in Yinping Mountain that can accommodate the army. How did the southeastern army capture Jiangyou?"

The soldiers immediately said: "The southeastern army bombarded Jiang You for one day and completely destroyed one of the walls of Jiang You City!"

Jiang Dongchen's body shook. If the enemy used a trick to capture Jiang You, it could also be said that the enemy was cunning and his own defense was weak.

But if the enemy ignored the artillery fire and used firepower to level Jiang You, it means that the Southeast New Army has found a passage and established a stable material channel, which can continuously transport artillery and artillery shells to Shu.

That would be a disaster for Shuzhong.

Jiang Dongchen immediately asked the messenger:

"Where's Mianyang? Where's Chengdu!"

Just when Jiang Dongchen asked the envoy for news, Xiong Kuang had already led troops to surround Mianyang.

Mianyang is the last barrier before Chengdu. After defeating Mianyang, you will reach the endless Tianfu Plain in Sichuan.

As long as Mianyang is captured, Chengdu will be undefeated.

Although Xiong Kuang only had 5,000 men and was unable to break through Chengdu for a while, these troops were enough to cut off the supply roads between Chengdu and the front line of Jianmenguan.

Moreover, the Sichuan Ming Army was basically recruited from Chengdu, and their officer skeletons were also Chengdu Guards.

If the southeastern army appears near Chengdu, the morale of the Ming army guarding Jianmen Pass will collapse.

And Xiong Kuang also knew that he was a lone army, although materials could be transported from Yinping Mountain to the center of Shu through steel cableways.

But there are not many of them. Once the military line is stretched, Xiong Kuang will have to send more soldiers to guard the supply routes, and then continue to divide the troops.

Therefore, Xiong Kuang knew very well that he was a surprise soldier, and only a surprise soldier.

After discovering that Mianyang was heavily guarded and that he had no chance to break through the city immediately, Xiong Kuang decisively ordered the entire army to bypass Mianyang and go south to attack Chengdu, carrying 15 days of food and ammunition and three days of continuous fighting!

Xiong Kuang was also desperate. His lone army gave up maintaining logistical supply channels and directly chose to attack Chengdu in order to create psychological pressure on the Ming army.

Xiong Kuang made various news along the way, saying that he led 50,000 troops from Yinping Road into Shu, and that he had conquered Mianyang.

They also continuously dispatched soldiers separately to cut off the supplies delivered by Chengdu to the Jiange front line and attack various workshops outside Chengdu.

Suddenly, Jiang Dongchen, who was in Langzhong, received various messages from Chengdu.

Some people said that the main force of the rebel army was near Chengdu, and asked Jiang Dongchen to immediately transfer the main force of the Sichuan army in Jiange back to Chengdu for defense.

It is also said that those who went deep into Chengdu were just partial troops and there were not many troops at all. However, the workshops near Chengdu suffered heavy losses and could not guarantee logistical supplies.

Facing all kinds of contradictory news, Jiang Dongchen was even more confused.

But the news may be false, but one thing is unmistakable. This new southeastern army that entered Sichuan cut off the supply channel to the Jiange front line.

Starting from October 12th, the supplies delivered to the Jiange front line have been decreasing day by day. Even the communication with Chengdu Prefecture has been cut off. The messengers sent by Jiang Dongchen have lost contact for several waves.

The situation in Chengdu made Jiang Dongchen worried. He could only deliver good news to Jiange on the one hand, saying that the strong city of Chengdu had not been breached by the bandits and supplies were still on the way.

On the one hand, they can only collect supplies near Langzhong and transport them to the Jiange front line to ensure that there is still food for the front line.

On the other hand, Lin Deyang also received the news from Xiong Kuang. He immediately increased the intensity of the bombardment of Jiange, and also took the opportunity to launch several assaults on Jiange, which put huge psychological pressure on the Jiange defenders.

Sure enough, under tremendous psychological pressure, the morale of the Jiange defenders continued to decline. The soldiers began to ask to return to Chengdu and refused to carry out the officers' orders.

The guard general Lu Guangzu also knew that his soldiers were recruited from Chengdu. They originally relied on fortresses and artillery, and had the strength to fight. Now rumors are spreading in the army, and they have no idea about the situation in Chengdu. All the soldiers are eager to return home, and they have not continued at all. Determined to guard the sword pavilion.

Lu Guangzu could only write a letter to Jiang Dongchen, asking to lead the main force to return to Chengdu to aid Chengdu. In fact, he was persuading Jiang Dongchen to surrender.

On October 20, the Jiange defenders mutinied. Lu Guangzu was unable to support himself and could only lead his direct line to withdraw from Jiange.

Jiange changes hands, Chengdu is in danger!