Ma Shiying did not enter Sichuan directly, but went south from Tongguan to Yunyang in Huguang. He met with Deng Shiqiu who was waiting in Yunyang, and Cheng Zhongdi, the general of Fengyang who rushed to Yunyang from Fengyang. The two armies met with each other and then reached 100,000. In terms of force configuration, the 50,000 army led by Ma Shiying was a new force. All the soldiers experienced the fierce battle in the Battle of Malanshan, demonstrating their strength and murderous aura. The 50,000 army led by Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi were mainly soldiers under the command of Zuo Liangyu, the former general of Huguang. Although they had experienced several months of light yellow training, most of the soldiers had not experienced the tempering of fierce battles, and were worse in terms of combat effectiveness alone.

After the two armies met, Ma Shiying understood the emperor's good intentions. Since the 13th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong began to enter Sichuan to fight, causing chaos in Sichuan. During this period, Zhang Xianzhong moved to Huguang and Luzhou under Nanzhili. In the first month of the 17th year of Chongzhen, he entered Sichuan again and conquered Chongqing and Chengdu. Sichuan Governor Long Wenguang and other officials were beheaded by Zhang Xianzhong because they were unwilling to surrender. Zhu Zhishu, the vassal king with a fief in Sichuan, committed suicide. Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu and named the Daxi.

Zhang Xianzhong's rule over various parts of Sichuan was extremely cruel. The occupied areas, the gentry and wealthy families either fled or were almost killed. As for the opposition forces from all over the country, they spared no effort to wipe out and kill them to stabilize the situation in Sichuan.

Sichuan general Qin Liangyu and gang general Yang Zhan led a small number of troops to deal with Zhang Xianzhong with the support of many wealthy gentry families. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was captured by Li Zicheng, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself to death, which gave Qin Liangyu, Yang Zhan and others a heavy blow. In the uncertain situation, the gentry and wealthy gentry families in Sichuan were each in charge and gradually began to disobey the court's orders.

After Zhu Cilang ascended the throne, Sichuan general Qin Liangyu and general Yang Zhan wrote memorials of loyalty one after another. However, a small number of wealthy gentry and wealthy families who gradually accumulated strength were not very interested in Zhu Cilang and the court. They were all focused on defeating Zhang Xianzhong and determining their own sphere of influence. Moreover, they risked the world's worst and dared to plot and kill the officials appointed by the court.

The emperor specially selected powerful new forces to enter Sichuan, with the purpose of completely defeating and extermination of Zhang Xianzhong and severely suppressing the rich and gentry families who did not know how to be high and were in power and were in charge of their own affairs.

Ma Shiying understood his important responsibilities. He, the governor of Sichuan, may do his best in the future. On the one hand, he must completely wipe out Zhang Xianzhong, and on the other hand, he must completely stabilize the situation in Sichuan and eliminate those arrogant gentry and wealthy families.

Ma Shiying was very smart. He analyzed and figured out all the emperor's words in detail, and learned some things from it, such as how to treat the rich gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy gentry and wealthy ranks. It is necessary to rely on him, the governor of Sichuan to find a way.

Ma Shiying remembered one thing firmly. He didn't reach out to take a penny, and all the money and grain he seized were used in Sichuan. He used the expenses of the army to conquer the army. This would definitely be fine. As for other aspects, the emperor also said that it is necessary to use heavy rituals to govern troubled times. Isn't this the situation in Sichuan now?

Sichuan's roads are difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky. This is not only to say that the roads in Sichuan are difficult to walk, but also to enter Sichuan are extremely steep. It is adjacent to Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and the Qinling Mountains lie across the middle, and to the south border Yunnan and Guizhou. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is in front of it, and to the east border Yunyang, Huguang, and Xuanfusi, Shinan, and other places. Wuling Mountain blocks traffic. As for the east, it borders Uszangdusi, which is called a place where eagles cannot fly.

So how to enter Sichuan without knowing it and launch an attack on Zhang Xianzhong as soon as possible is what Ma Shiying needs to determine immediately.

There is a map on the table. This is a detailed map of Sichuan Province redrawn by the Intelligence Department, which marks the places occupied by Zhang Xianzhong and the places where soldiers were stationed.

At present, Zhang Xianzhong directly controlled most of the Chengdu Prefecture, Shunqing Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture, Jiading Prefecture, Luzhou, Chongqing Prefecture, Kuizhou Prefecture, and Baoning Prefecture and Longan Prefecture. It can be said that most parts of Sichuan Province were interfered with by Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, Zhang Xianzhong's main force was mainly distributed around Chengdu Prefecture.

After the Sichuan general Qin Liangyu suffered a crushing defeat in the attack on Zhang Xianzhong, he retreated to Shizhu County and rarely took the initiative. The participating general Yang Zhan mainly operated in Kuizhou Prefecture and Chongqing Prefecture, waiting for an opportunity to attack Chengdu. However, due to insufficient troops and other issues, he never posed a direct threat to Zhang Xianzhong.

Ma Shiying led a large army to conquer Sichuan, and there was another very realistic problem, that is, while Sichuan's transportation conditions were backward, information was severely blocked, and few merchants were willing to go to Sichuan to do business. After all, the road was too difficult to walk, and there were also many bandits in the mountains and ridges. If they were not careful, they would lose their lives. Few merchants went to Sichuan, and the news outside could not be heard in the outside world. The main focus of the court was on the north, and there was no too much attention to Sichuan. For example, the Battle of Wuqiao, the Battle of Jingzhou, the Battle of Yingjianling, and the Battle of Malanshan. Few people in Sichuan knew about it, and I'm afraid Zhang Xianzhong was not very clear about it.

Based on this situation, what Ma Shiying, Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi can rely on is the 100,000 troops under his command.

Therefore, every battle to march into Sichuan is crucial.

The march route suggested by Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi was to detour from Yunyang to Shinan Xuanfu Office, pass through Datian Institute and enter Qianjiang under Chongqing Prefecture, and then go directly to Shizhu County to contact Sichuan General Qin Liangyu. The advantage of this marching is that it can be completely confidential. There is no Daxi Army stationed in Qianjiang and Shizhu, and Zhang Xianzhong has almost no contact with him. Moreover, he can directly find Qin Liangyu, but the disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the road is too difficult to walk, and there is no road at all in many places, and the army also needs to open up roads. The dangerousness of the roads in many places is even greater than that of Tongguan, which will inevitably lead to slow marching of the army.

The slower the marching speed, the easier it is to leak the news.

Ma Shiying did not choose this marching route.

Two clear red lines have been drawn on the map, which are specially marked by Ma Shiying.

After Deng Shiqiu looked at the map in detail, he clasped his fists at Ma Shiying.

"Master Ma, there is no need to open a special way through the water. Now it is winter and there is no flood. This is indeed an advantage. However, all of them are going upstream. The river is in a hurry, with 100,000 soldiers, 50,000 war horses, and countless food and grass. At least 5,000 ships are needed. It is too difficult to raise ships."

"From Yunyang directly to Xing'an and Ziyang, Shaanxi, and heading south into Taiping County under Kuizhou Prefecture. This is Zhang Xianzhong's route to march into Sichuan. His subordinates think it is feasible, but such a marching route is not conducive to the Kuizhou Prefecture."

Ma Shiying smiled and spoke.

"General Deng, the army was divided into two routes, water and land, and entered Sichuan at the same time, including 80,000 people by land and 20,000 people by land. After passing Taiping County, he went directly to Shunqing Prefecture and took Nanchong, and stationed here. The water passed Wushan, took Fengjie County, where Kuizhou Prefecture was located. After arriving in Wanxian, he took the land and went to Nanchong. After the two armies met, they took Chongqing and Chengdu directly."

Deng Shiqiu was stunned for a moment and patted his forehead hard.

"Why didn't my subordinates expect that such a marching route would be taken into consideration, and they would take over Shunqing Prefecture in the south and Kuizhou Prefecture in the west. After Nanchong Huihe could continue to divide their troops, capture Chongqing Prefecture and march into Tongchuan Prefecture in the same direction. This would not only completely wipe out the Daxi Army distributed in various places by Zhang Xianzhong, but also completely block all the roads for Zhang Xianzhong to escape."

Speaking of this, Deng Shiqiu immediately clasped his fists at Ma Shiying.

"Mr. Ma, my subordinates are willing to lead 20,000 soldiers to march into Kuizhou from the water, guaranteeing to take down Kuizhou Prefecture City, and completely destroy the Daxi Army placed by Zhang Xianzhong in Kuizhou Prefecture City."

Cheng Zhongdi, who had never spoken, also clasped his fists at Ma Shiying and was willing to lead his troops to attack Kuizhou Prefecture.

Ma Shiying thought for a moment and nodded. Deng Shiqiu and Cheng Zhongdi were both the most trusted generals of the emperor. They were brave and resourceful, able to bear heavy trust. There was no big problem in taking down Kuizhou Prefecture City.

"Okay, I have a letter here, which is written by the emperor to Sichuan General Qin Liangyu. General Deng and General Cheng led their troops to Wanxian and sent scouts to inform Qin Liangyu and quickly rushed to Dazhu County to meet you. After you meet Qin Liangyu, you can tell me that the 100,000 army has entered Sichuan and will definitely completely wipe out Zhang Xianzhong. The Baigan soldiers under Qin Liangyu are left to my direct command."

"I don't know very well where Yang Zhan is currently. If Yang Zhan is active in Kuizhou, he will directly organize the soldiers under Yang Zhan into the army under your jurisdiction and ask Yang Zhan to go to Nanchong together to get along with us."

"General Deng and General Cheng, I would like to give you one special thing. Many gentry and wealthy families in Kuizhou and Chongqing did not obey the orders of the court, and even harmed the officials sent to Sichuan. The emperor hated this. Qin Liangyu and Yang Zhan knew all these situations. When they met these gentry and wealthy families, they must not be ruthless and directly wiped out and confiscated their property."

"Faced with Qin Liangyu and Yang Zhan, you must also tell them clearly that no matter how many troops they have or where these troops come from, they must be under our unified command and must not do their own things. If the two of them do not obey the order, you can take them down directly without any worries."
Chapter completed!