Zeng Ying was a smart man, and he saw all the actions of the new Sichuan governor Wen Anzhi after he arrived in Chongqing.
It can be seen that Wen Anzhi is very optimistic about Zeng Ying, and this is an excellent opportunity for him.
The former governor Chen Shiqi was Zeng Ying's boss.
It was due to Chen Shiqi's leadership that Zeng Ying was able to become a general all the way.
But his ambitions clearly don't stop there.
Lieutenant General, Commander-in-Chief, and even Feng Bo and Marquis, this is Zeng Ying's pursuit.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to change his family and work under Wen An.
Of course, this is very difficult.
After all, Zeng Ying bears a strong imprint of Chen Shiqi, and it takes a process for Wen Anzhi to accept him.
Therefore, Zeng Ying was not in a hurry.
He just talked eloquently when Wen Anzhi summoned him for the first time, leaving a deep impression on him.
Of course, what Zeng Ying said was not empty talk, but his insights over the years.
During the long-term struggle with Zhang Xianzhong, Zeng Ying summed up a set of empirical methods.
He found that Zhang Xianzhong did not have the same ambition as Li Zicheng.
After taking Chengdu, he neither thought of sending troops north to capture Hanzhong nor went south to pacify the chieftains in southern Sichuan.
Instead, he guarded his one-third of an acre of land and lived like an emperor.
Therefore, Zeng Ying suggested that Wen Anzhi gradually encroach on Zhang Xianzhong's control area and trap him near Chengdu.
Only move a little at a time to reduce Zhang Xianzhong's alertness.
By the time Zhang Xianzhong fully reacted, it was already too late.
Wen Anzhi could simply close the net and catch the Western Army in one fell swoop.
Such a strategy is ineffective against Li Zicheng, because Li Zicheng has the world in mind, and any slight change will cause him to react strongly.
But Zhang Xianzhong would not.
As long as his most immediate interests are not passive, Zhang Xianzhong will not risk his life in the fight.
Wen Anzhi praised Zeng Ying's idea.
He also believed that given the current situation, it was not a good choice for the Ming army to attack Chengdu with all its strength.
It would be great if we could hold back Zhang Xianzhong and give various Ming armies a chance to get familiar with each other.
After all, after Wen Anzhi became governor of Sichuan, there were three parts of the army under his command.
If the orders could not be unified, internal friction in the army would be a fatal problem.
Therefore, Wen Anzhi decided to stabilize the defense first to ensure that Chongqing would be worry-free.
This is also the emperor's bottom line.
During his speech, the emperor once held Wen Anzhi's hands and told him earnestly that he could accept Chengdu falling into enemy hands for a while, but he must keep Chongqing.
Wen Anzhi couldn't quite understand the emperor's idea.
The emperor was not anxious at all, as if he could predict what big events would happen in the next six months, a year or even a few years.
But Wen Anzhi admitted that this was a good thing for him.
If today, like the late emperor, he urged the governor to go out to suppress the bandits as soon as possible, Wen Anzhi would have to rush into the battle without being prepared.
In this case, against Zhang Xianzhong, even if the Ming army has a numerical advantage, the chance of winning will not exceed 30%.
Zeng Ying also suggested that Wen Anzhi send outposts to Chengdu to stay in this area for a long time to spy on the military situation.
Zhang Xianzhong was not as good as Li Zicheng and did not pay enough attention to counter-insurgency.
Wen Anzhi only had to pay a very small price to spy on Chengdu's military situation, which was a great deal.
Of course personnel selection is a problem.
Wen Anzhi currently lacks confidants who can be absolutely trusted.
To put it bluntly, there is no one available.
It would definitely not be appropriate to directly use Zeng Ying and other scouts from the old Ming army.
The former Shun Army's Ye Bushou was even less qualified for this task.
As for the Shence Army, they were the emperor's personal army.
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Wen Anzhi would be overstepping his bounds if he selected personnel from among them.
Therefore, Wen Anzhi had to quickly form a governor's battalion, and then select people from among them to station in Chengdu for spying.
At Zeng Ying's suggestion, Wen Anzhi officially began to recruit soldiers from the governor's Biao camp, covering the entire Chongqing Prefecture.
Those who come to apply must have a clean family background and have no record of committing crimes.
Because the soldiers in Governor Biao Camp were well paid, a large number of people soon came to apply.
With the help of Zeng Ying, Wen'an recruited a total of 2,000 people and formed his own Biao camp.
As for the training method, Wen Anzhi did not follow Zeng Ying's suggestion, but carried out systematic training based on the training method of the Shence Army.
There are ready-made instructors on hand.
In less than half a month, these newly recruited recruits had a completely new look.
Under normal circumstances, the role of the governor's camp is to protect the governor himself.
Unless absolutely necessary, there is no need for Governor Biaoying to go into battle to kill the enemy in person.
In other words, when that time comes, it means that the situation has deteriorated to a certain extent, and Governor Biaoying needs to go into battle and make a desperate fight.
Wen Anzhi does not need to consider this situation for the time being.
All he has to do is train an army that is absolutely loyal to him.
As for the combat effectiveness of this army, it does not need to be the strongest among the Ming army.
So far, Wen Anzhi and Zeng Ying are very happy.
Wen Anzhi did not express his attitude towards directly recruiting Zeng Ying, and Zeng Ying also maintained due respect for Wen Anzhi.
Maybe one day Zeng Ying will become Wen Anzhi's direct descendant, but now is obviously not the time.
"Father, I heard that the Ming Dynasty sent Wen Anzhi to replace Chen Shiqi as governor of Sichuan.
He brought a lot of people with him this time."
In the Daxi Palace, Zhang Kewang reported worriedly.
Zhang Xianzhong took a sip of wine and said nonchalantly: "Wang'er, you are too cautious.
Aren't they just soldiers and horses?
We have fought few battles with the Ming army in recent years.
In general, we are not "Win more and lose less" "Father, if it were just those unusable Ming troops, I would naturally not be worried.
It's just that I heard that there are many remnants of loyal troops among these Ming troops."
Zhang Kewang advised earnestly: "Father, it is better to be careful."
"The remnants of the Shun army" Zhang Xianzhong raised his eyebrows and said, "What on earth is going on?
Please tell us quickly, Wang'er."
Zhang Kewang breathed a sigh of relief, and then reported all the rumors he heard to Zhang Xianzhong.
"If it's really like what you said, Wang'er, then this matter is really complicated."
Zhang Xianzhong's eyebrows almost knitted together, he slapped his thigh heavily and said, "Wang'er, you said those guys from Li Chuanglao's eighth team would really follow Wen An's orders and come and beat me up?"
Chuangjun and Xianjun once had an excellent alliance.
Although they eventually fell out, the relationship between Chuangjun and Mingjun was better than that between Chuangjun and Mingjun.
"Tell me, are Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi pretending to surrender?"
Zhang Xianzhong himself had surrendered to the Ming court many times, but it didn't take long for him to raise the flag of rebellion again.
Using himself to save others, he certainly thought that the remaining troops of Shun Army were also pretending to surrender.
"If I go back to my father, I think this possibility cannot be ruled out.
But we have to prepare for the worst
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