Chapter 684 Sichuan Raiders
After listening to Wu Chengxun's words, Jiang Mu also knew that what he said was a bit too much.
The dissatisfaction with the court cannot be expressed in his mouth. If those people really know about it, they will probably have to be a human being with their tails in their hands in the future. Those civil servants are the best at holding grudges.
"Then let's not talk about this. What should we do now? The people below have also investigated it clearly. Zhang Xianzhong has gathered all the troops from all over the country, with a total of more than 100,000 people. In addition to the people under Zuo Menggeng, they are also quite powerful. Although we have been upgraded to infantry brigades, we are still the original regiments and have not increased our strength."
Jiang Mu also knew that too much words would lead to mistakes, so he did not continue to talk about the topic just now. Now the most important thing is to take down Sichuan.
Good news everywhere is everywhere. We have only won a few prefectures here, which is really different from others. Ye Yun has already handed over the Sichuan affairs to the two of them, and no matter how we can't embarrass our general.
"You have been paying attention to Chengdu for a while, and I haven't read the news from the court. What we have upgraded is a strengthening brigade. This time we have only two strengthening rates. One is to get Zhu Runjiu in the Western Regions, and the other is us. In addition to the troops under our command, there is also an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment on the road. When they come, our strengthening brigade has about 100,000 troops."
After hearing Wu Chengxun's words, Jiang Mu was shocked again.
Wu Chengxun's words are right. Jiang Mu has not paid attention to the court's official documents for this period and has devoted all his energy to Chengdu. As long as the army is enough, this guy will definitely rush in directly. Isn't it easy to recover Sichuan?
"Then what are we waiting for? Just gather our troops to attack. I didn't want to attack, but I was afraid that we would not be able to make up for it after we lost money. Even if we took Chengdu, we would not be able to implement the court's policies well. Now with reinforcements from the rear, even if we suffer casualties, we can control this area well."
This guy Jiang Mu is also impatient, mainly because he sees others getting promoted and rich, so the two of them have to make some moves.
It has been more than two months since I arrived in Sichuan. Although I have occupied several prefectures, compared with other people, their achievements are a bit ugly. Even if I send them back to the capital, it will not cause much sensation. How can there be military achievements without the sensation?
"Don't worry, this is a letter sent by the general. The general is not worried about whether we can occupy Chengdu. The problem is the land except Chengdu."
Wu Chengxun quickly took Ye Yun's letter back. Ye Yun had conducted a lot of investigations into Sichuan. If all Zhang Xianzhong's army could be wiped out in Chengdu, then this matter would be easier.
But if they fled in scattered places, Sichuan's 100,000 mountains are not just a joke. When they occupy the mountains and become kings in various places, we have to pay for which year?
In addition, those are the chieftains in the mountains and forests now. They have lived in the mountains for generations. Although they do not say that they are fighting against the court, the Crown Prince's meaning is very obvious.
These chieftains could exist in Sichuan in the future, but they must be dependent on the court. The previous attitude of an independent kingdom was absolutely impossible. They must listen to the orders of the court. If someone does not listen, they must wipe out them.
After reading this letter, Jiang Mu remained silent. It was very easy for more than 100,000 troops to defeat them. The gap in strength between the two sides was here. The problem was how to wipe them out all of them here. This was a headache.
Not to mention that one of them strengthened the brigade, it is probably a problem to go to another one. But now there is a good thing that Zhang Xianzhong has gathered them all together, so we don’t have to burn the war to every corner of Sichuan.
"Is the brigade commander planning?"
Seeing Wu Chengxun's brows stretching, Jiang Mu also knew that this guy should have an idea. After working together for a long time, he could guess what the other person was thinking in his mind with just one expression.
"I think so. Zhang Xianzhong summoned the army back, but as far as I know, the Chengdu city does not store so much food. More than 100,000 troops are entrenched here, but their consumption is also very huge. We can completely encircle Chengdu city. As long as there is something that cannot be eaten, there will definitely be troops coming out to surrender, and we will slowly weaken them."
Wu Chengxun thought about it over and over again and took a more conservative approach. The advantage of doing this is that he does not have to be afraid of them running out. Of course, the disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, it is impossible to solve this cancer in a short period of time.
"Why don't we improve it. The general led the army to besiege again. I took the army that came to occupy other prefectures and counties in Sichuan and cut off their retreat. This will also make the troops inside surrender faster."
Jiang Mu pointed to several unoccupied prefectures and said that after Zhang Xianzhong's army retreated, the remaining number of people in these prefectures was less than a few thousand, which was very easy for Jiang Mu.
"There's no hurry to do this..."
When Wu Chengxun said this, Jiang Mu was a little puzzled. These prefectures are not difficult for us at all, and they are not the ruling territory of the chieftains. Why not take them down quickly?
"Why is this?"
"Do you think these are just a few prefectures? There are still two or three million people in their territory. Zhang Xianzhong is so confused about Sichuan. If we take over these two or three million people now, it would be equivalent to putting this bomb in our hands. Do you have enough food to let them live a good life?"
After hearing Wu Chengxun's words, Jiang Mu also had sweat on his eyebrows. If he really occupied these areas, there would be really not much food to help the victims.
At that time, there was a time bomb in Chengdu, and there was a larger time bomb in my hand.
If these victims riot, let alone one reinforced brigade, even two reinforced brigades cannot change the facts, can they let their troops shoot at the common people? It would be strange if His Highness the Crown Prince didn't dismember himself from his five horses.
Chapter completed!