The messenger obviously did not expect Li Guoying to be so pessimistic. After hesitating for a while, hesitating, he reiterated: "You don't have to fight, it's better to fight."

"The Empress Dowager wants to fight, what does it mean?" Li Guoying was completely confused.

"The last emperor was killed by the thief Deng. It would be best if he could directly attack the Liting and sweep the cave in Chengdu. However, the Governor General had already written a letter to think that it would not work, and then destroying the thief Deng was very pleased; at least he had to attack the Deng thief Deng, otherwise the people in the world would think that the court would ignore the revenge of the king and father." The envoy replied that he came to Sichuan and shouldered the responsibility of encouraging the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, so he told Li Guoying: "The court has clearly ordered the Shanxi Green Camp to go to Sichuan to help." As he said that, the envoy stretched out a finger: "Ten thousand armors will be put on, and Shanxi will also provide 40,000 unarmored soldiers, and the food and salary will be allocated by the court, so there is no need for the Governor General to worry."

"Ten thousand armors," Li Guoying still showed no joy after hearing this: "I don't know who is leading the army?"

In Li Guoying's view, since he was to avenge his king and father, he would likely send a certain auxiliary minister to the front line to supervise the war. Deng Ming was so difficult, so it was not impossible to send a prince to lead the army as usual.

However, to Li Guoying's surprise, the envoy told him that there would be no prince leading the army this time, and the regent minister would not take action: "This encirclement and suppression of Deng's thieves is the Green Camps of the Four Provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Shanxi."

The Sichuan green camp did not exist at all, so the so-called four-provincial capital suppression was Li Guoying's original strength plus 10,000 armors from Shanxi. This amount of military strength was not enough in Li Guoying's opinion. Moreover, the envoy's tone was raised very high just now, saying that he wanted to avenge his father, but in a blink of an eye it turned into a matter for the local green camp itself, and the court did not want to make a big fuss.

Although the Empress Dowager agreed to go to the Sichuan Province to suppress Sichuan, the court has always had a controversy over how many Shanxi soldiers were drawn. Although the regent ministers were unwilling to say it clearly, no one was willing to transfer most of the elite troops of Shanxi to Sichuan. Originally, there were 50,000 green camps in Shanxi. When Hong Chengchou was in charge of the five provinces, more than 10,000 elite soldiers were transferred. After years of consumption, the remaining thousands of people are now in Guizhou. Although the number of people in Shanxi's green camps is still 50,000, but because of the lack of elite soldiers and strong generals, the combat effectiveness is no longer as good as before. If 30,000 armored soldiers are transferred to Sichuan, the Qing court will be very embarrassed once something happens in the northwest.

As for the candidates for commanding the troops, the ministers of the regent were unwilling to let the prince take charge, because once the prince wins, the momentum would be greatly boosted. If Deng Mingzhen is killed by the prince, the prince is in power in military power, and is highly respected and has the right to avenge the late emperor. This is a great threat to the young emperor, and at least he has the capital to deal with the ministers of the regent. Of course, the ministers of the regent can stumbling behind the scenes when the prince goes to war. Many people did this in the late Ming Dynasty, but the Qing court has not yet developed to the darkness of the Ming court in the Chongzhen year, and the ministers of the regent have not blatantly plotted to murder the prince and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers for their own interests.

Before Li Guoying's memorial was sent to Beijing, the royalist party basically confirmed that Oboi would be the commander, and Sony maintained the stability of the government and provided logistical support. Oboi had gone to Sichuan to fight with Xiying before, and was familiar with geography. He also suggested that Shunzhi attack Sichuan. No matter how you look at it, he was a more suitable candidate for the commander.

But after Li Guoying's memorial was delivered, the royalists realized that it was even more difficult to attack Chengdu than they thought, and immediately began to back down. If the regent ministers made an effort but returned in vain, it would not only harm the interests of the regents, but also further blows to the prestige of the imperial court. It would still be impossible to consider the prince's command. If the prince did not achieve results, the harm to the reputation of the imperial court was greater than that of the regents' ministers, and if the prince had the power of military power, the people in the court would probably not be able to sleep well.

The regent minister cannot go, nor the prince cannot go, so the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi can only be held responsible. This way, even if Chengdu cannot be captured, it will not cause too much shock, and it will also block the mouths of political enemies. Since there are no consequences that cannot be afforded, the mentality of the court officials has calmed down. In the end, although the court claimed to the outside world that it was launching an attack on Chengdu, it has actually set the target of this attack as a certain blow to the Sichuan Ming army.

It is impossible not to send reinforcements to Li Guoying. Now everyone knows that Li Guoying's troops are not enough to deal with Deng Ming. If no reinforcements are sent, it is impossible to achieve any results. Secondly, they will be attacked by political enemies. In order to prove that he is sincerely planning to wipe out Deng Ming and avenge the late emperor, the royalists must also send some troops to Li Guoying.

"General Sun Sike and General Sun will arrive in Shanxi, lead 50,000 reinforcements (10,000 armored, 40,000 armored) and arrive in Xi'an with food and salary. I heard that General Sun, General Zhang, General Zhao and others knew each other, and they had a good relationship. General Sun is even more a general, and he will definitely help the Governor."

"Oh, it turns out to be General Sun." Li Guoying certainly knew Sun Sike. This person was a bannerman. His father Sun Degong has been a bannerman since the Nurhaci era. Unlike Li Guoying, who later carried the flag, he can be called his own person in the Qing Dynasty: "I have long admired General Sun's name and have come to Sichuan. What else can I worry about?"

"That's good." The messenger smiled and said, "But the Empress Dowager's meaning is not to be greedy for merit and make progress, and not to make any mistakes. It is better to be steady and do not make Deng Zi's arrogance even more arrogant."

"I understand, understand." Li Guoying nodded repeatedly. Although he was a military general and his sense of politics was not very sensitive, no matter how slow the matter was, he understood what Beijing meant. This was obviously just a gesture, and he had to fight, but it was enough to shout fiercely. Beijing did not expect any results of the battle. This was obvious from sending Sun Sick. Sun Sick's only experience before was to participate in the conquest of Yunnan. At that time, his position was just to monitor Wu Sangui for the court, and he had never commanded the troops.

"Sun Sike was sent to monitor me. This time, with the reinforcements from Shanxi, I would have a hundred thousand troops in my hands. How can I rest assured if the court didn't send me a look?" Li Guoying thought to himself that there are now 5,000 armors in Chongqing; Zhao Liangdong has trained troops in Shaanxi for more than half a year, and more than 5,000 armors are available; the border guards in various parts of Gansu and Shaanxi have been deducting necessary left-behinds, and it is not difficult to draw 10,000 armors in total, and Sun Sike's troops have a total of 30,000 armors. Such a large army is

It is possible to attack Wanxian while covering Chongqing. Li Guoying felt that the Ming army in western Sichuan had a strong navy, so it would be better to stay away from it. He planned to attack Wanxian after harvesting the crops. If he couldn't catch it, it would be better to grab some Yuan Zongdi's food. Anyway, Li Guoying would not be besiege Wanxian for a long time, so he would definitely withdraw before the reinforcements in western Sichuan arrived. Since it was impossible to transport by water, everything was relied on land transportation, so the Qing army could not hold on for a long time.

After telling this idea to the envoy, Li Guoying felt that the other party was also very satisfied, and both sides decided on the plan. Although the envoy could not make up the decision for the court, he told Li Guoying that the court would agree to the plan very likely.

When the envoy was about to leave, Li Guoying suddenly called the envoy again: "Please also ask the Empress Dowager and all the assistants. If you really want to fight Chengdu, you must concentrate your efforts and gather 80,000 armored troops, 300,000 troops to suppress them from all directions; if you are not in a hurry, don't start a war."

Li Guoying didn't plan to say these words, but when the envoy was about to leave, he finally couldn't hold back. In Li Guoying's view, attacking Chengdu might have a role in calming people's hearts, but the price required was really not small. Not only was the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp being trained to go south, but Xi'an also had to spend a huge price to provide supplies for these tens of thousands of armored armors - the court agreed to pay, but this expense would definitely disrupt the Qing court's timetable and make it impossible for them to launch a real attack on Chengdu.

Li Guoying's words shocked the envoy, and after a moment, he forced a smile and said, "The villain will report the meaning of the Governor, the villain will truthfully report it."

"I'm working." Li Guoying didn't know if his last words were useful. After the messenger left, he still looked absent-minded.

"Boss." A close aide of Li Guoying finally couldn't help it. He reminded the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi: "The court has settled, why bother with the boss?"

Li Guoying's last words were undoubtedly very unwise. The court has made a decision. Since opposition is useless, the slave should execute it instead of jumping out to show his own uniqueness. The regent ministers in the court would think that Li Guoying was sarcastic about them, regardless of their face. If there is any mistake in the attack, the ministers would hate Li Guoying even more, thinking that the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi deliberately showed his foresight - they might even speculate that Li Guoying was clearing his responsibilities in advance, and even put him in a place of right and wrong.

"There is no time to make a living for the country." Li Guoying sighed, with a sad face, and then slowly said after a long time: "In the previous dynasty, this governor was just a general under Ning Nan (Zuo Liangyu). Since the late emperor's decree, he has great trust. Not only has he raised his flag to become a naturalized person, but he also made me a governor and a rank in the border. I only regret that I am not talented and knowledgeable, and cannot fight the riots for the court and unify the world. Since the late emperor was in trouble, I deeply wish that I could avenge the late emperor. Today, the imperial court has thrown his baggage and troops lightly to avenge the late emperor for some illusory human hearts. Wouldn't it be even more distant to avenge the late emperor? Alas, let me do my best and let my loyal advice move the heart of the sky."

All the staff were speechless, and a moment later, another person asked, "Will the defense work of Jialingjiang continue?"

Deng Ming was unwilling to let the navy enter the Jialing River to take risks, and Li Guoying also dared not take risks. He had ordered a shipwreck in the river and block the river with iron chains. Now the court clearly ordered an attack, and the staff asked if they still needed to arrange defenses.

"Of course we have to continue." Li Guoying replied without hesitation. If the Sichuan West Navy broke into the Jialing River and destroyed the Qing army's navy, the 20,000 troops in Chongqing would be trapped in the trap.

"I wonder if I want to build a turret?" Li Guoying thought. He had thought that he would rely on the navy to suppress Yuan Zongdi sooner or later, so he had considered building a turret by the river and casting large-caliber artillery. However, casting a cannon and building a turret is very expensive, and the efficiency is not as good as using a fleet to intercept it, so Li Guoying gave up this plan. Not long ago, after seeing the power of the Western Sichuan Navy, Li Guoying was thinking about retreating, so naturally he would not consider this plan again. Now it seems that the court may not give up Chongqing, and building artillery intercepting Ming army ships has become an alternative solution. With existing military technology, it is almost impossible to block the river surface by fixed turrets. The damage that can be caused to Ming army is limited. But the navy is destined to be unable to fight against the Ming army, and having artillery is better than nothing.
Chapter completed!