"The Duke of Qian dispatched the local chieftains Long Zaitian, Wang Yangzu, Sha Dingzhou, Lu Yongming, Diao Xun and others to suppress the rebellion."
"The outcome of the battle is unclear."
Chongzhen nodded and asked Wang Chengen to stand up.
"Your Majesty, should we convene the Cabinet and the Ministry of War to discuss this matter?" Wang Chengen asked hurriedly.
"No hurry," Chongzhen suddenly calmed down.
There's no use being anxious.
When enemies come, we will stop them; when water comes, we will block it with earth.
All he had to think about was how to deploy his troops.
The Mongols in the north first stabbed the Ming Dynasty in the back and surrendered to the Jiannu, and then sent troops to plunder.
If we continue to be passive and defensive, the Mongols will think that the Ming Dynasty is easy to bully.
The Ming Dynasty needed to organize a powerful counterattack.
Not to mention Yunnan.
The local chieftains had always had the intention of rebellion, and Sichuan, which was adjacent to Yunnan, was short of military forces at this time, which was a good time for rebellion.
As long as Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian, is killed, the whole of Yunnan will fall into the hands of the rebels.
Even if they were beaten back by government troops, they could still choose to surrender.
The battle in Yunnan must be fought!
Chongzhen quickly recalled.
After his defeat in Chengtian Prefecture, Li Zicheng retreated back to Guanzhong and defended Wuguan and Tongguan to the death.
Qin Liangyu and Lu Daqi easily recovered the entire Huguang and Henan.
After recaptured Luoyang, Henan, Qin Liangyu's army was forced to stop.
To the west of Luoyang is Tongguan, the barrier of Guanzhong.
Tongguan City is strong and its artillery is powerful, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It would cost a huge price to take this place by force.
In addition, the cold weather caused the waterways to freeze, and military rations from Sichuan and Huguang could not be delivered to Henan in time.
Without enough food and fodder, we can't leave the city to fight.
After comprehensive consideration, Qin Liangyu decided to take a break for a while.
Chongzhen tapped the table and asked Wang Chengen, "How many troops does Qin Liangyu have now?"
"Your Majesty, the last salary book sent by the Ministry of War stated that the amount was 111,000. Among them, there were more than 105,000 Sichuan troops, and the rest were surrendered soldiers."
Chongzhen nodded and asked again: "What is Li Dingguo doing?"
"Transport the grain and fodder from Sichuan and Huguang to Henan!"
"Where are Yuan Jixian and Lu Daqi?"
"Yuan Jixian's main force is stationed in Wuchang and Yuezhou to prevent the bandits from entering Huguang and causing chaos again. Lu Daqi is leading his troops to attack Wuguan, and there are many casualties."
Chongzhen nodded again and decided in his mind which generals would support Yunnan.
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