第六百八十二章 左右为难左良玉
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“爵帅!不好了!”
因为左良玉已经和江北四镇的刘良佐刘泽清高杰黄得功等人一道,被朝廷册封为侯爵,本身又有平贼将军的名号,既是侯爷,又是大帅。所以,柳敬亭和左良玉手下其他人都称呼他为“爵帅”,以示不同。
左良玉的帅府设在九江城外一座乡绅的大宅之中,主人早已躲避兵灾携带着家人细软逃往广东,只留下了几个管家仆人之类的角色看守这座大宅院。这些人自然无力抗拒左良玉麾下那些如狼似虎之徒,于是,这座方圆数十里都数一数二的宅院变成了左军的权力中枢。
同外面那些乱糟糟如同末世地狱般的军营景象不同,左军的帅府行辕在内营亲兵的层层护卫之下,倒是颇有几分威严气象。花木扶疏的院落,整洁有序,站班的亲兵家丁们顶盔掼甲各执刀枪,千总、把总们带着自己的部下在行辕周围往来巡哨,不敢有丝毫怠慢懈怠。
宅院主人原本用来接待客人的一进五开间的花厅,被改造成了左军的大堂,成为左良玉与麾下大将们议事开会的所在。后面的一进院子里,则是用杉木竹篙搭起架子,用各色缎匹棉布搭起一座硕大的天棚,成为左军诸将们喧嚣畅饮的所在。天棚的四角通道等处点着炭盆,热气弥漫开来,让天棚迅速变成了一处暖洞子,最是适合欢宴不过了。
今日恰逢是议事之时,左军的将领们,左良玉、他的儿子左梦庚,还有王允成、吴学礼、马进忠、卢光祖等一干大将都在大堂上昂然而坐。而侯方域侯公子,则是作为左军的客卿、东林金主的代表,在左良玉的帅案之侧为他单独设立了桌案。
柳敬亭慌慌张张的向左良玉禀告自己打探到的紧急军情,顿时引起了左良玉的一丝不快。虽然他不知道什么叫泰山崩于前而色不变,但是,柳敬亭如此举失当,确实有些丢人。
“何事如此?!慢慢的与本帅讲!”
柳敬亭到底是一代评书名家,最善于的就是讲故事,讲事情。当下稍稍的定了定神,便在满屋注视的目光当中说了一段让左军将领们心惊肉跳魂飞魄散的话。
“爵帅!各位将军,侯公子。在下,”他本来想说学生的,但是见侯方域在此,便改成了这个自称,免得让侯方域不高兴。“奉爵帅军令在南京办差,近日发现,南京与武昌两处,有异动!武昌咱们先不去说它,只说南京。驻守秣陵关、下关等处的水师同从松江府赶来的水师交接防务,同时,大量领取弹药,粮草,药物。据称是准备西征!而在南京的顺风行等几处车马行,漕帮,也在征集着车辆,筹措船只。同时,原驻守南京城内外的三五个警备旅,也有拔营起寨准备作战的迹象。”
南粤军的水师、陆师两路人马都有要行动的迹象,这不能不让左良玉的一颗心瞬间提到了嗓子眼。但是,身为一军主帅,他必须要保持住镇静,甚至是一副满不在乎的平静状态来。
“他的大儿子死在了山东,如今就是一个寡妇儿媳妇在山东苦撑着局面,自然出动人马去山东也说不准。”他强自按捺住狂跳不止的心,口中故作轻松的言道。
“可是,他军中纷传,此番是向西。而且,许多会骑马的,接受过马队作战训练的兵丁军官被集中起来编组成队。为数大约有一两千人之多!”
“还有,在南京的山西商人之中纷纷传言,李闯运了大批战马,从长安到了襄阳武昌一带。另外,几个山西商人说,最近,李闯那边正在用大批的金银疯狂采购粮草火药等物。南中商人也正大量的囤积货色,许多货色现在市面上根本买不到了。”
“前几日,一个山西商贾对属下悄悄透露,李闯大军开始南下到湖广就食。他日后要贩运大笔货色沿江而上,希望属下能够帮他在爵帅面前美言几句。”
“爵帅!您请仔细想想,南京李守汉的兵马炮船要西进,要接受战马组建马队。武昌襄阳李闯的兵马偏偏又在这个时候贩运了大批马匹南下,辣块妈妈滴!还说什么南下就食!分明是东西两面勾结在一处,上下游一道夹击我军才是真的!”
柳敬亭的话,每一句,每一个字都像是克龙炮炮弹轰击城墙一样,狠狠的砸在左良玉和他手下这班大将的心上。
“莫慌!你且说说,梁国公水陆两军的布置如何!?”左良玉强自镇定,但是,口中不自觉的已经把对李守汉颇为轻慢的“他”,改成了称呼爵位。
“水师大约有各色炮船百余艘,江海两用船二百余艘,在松江府、下关等处拘刷征用民船商船,规模在我离开南京之时,漕帮众人至少相帮着筹划了千余艘!炮船和南中商人、南粤军自有的船只上,约有各色大小火炮两千余门!其中重炮少说也有数百门之多!”
水师规模和火力如此强悍,已经让左良玉相信,南粤军西进与大顺军接触交易是真实的了。不然,不会如此大动干戈。
“水师由谁率领?”左梦庚在一旁有些不服气。在他看来,安庆以上江段,水面狭窄,且水文情形复杂,不熟悉这一带水文地理情况的,便是来再多的船只也是给江龙王送点心的。何况,南粤军水师是以在海洋争雄逐北见长,在狭窄的长江江面上,未必能讨得到便宜去。
“大少帅,带队的据说是梁国公的长女婿,施琅。”柳敬亭也丝毫不客气,直截了当的告诉了左梦庚。他的口气和神情,在一旁的侯方域看得很清楚,并且读懂了柳敬亭的内心独白:“没错!就是那个施琅,梁国公的女婿。当初,梁国公的这个女婿和梁国公的干外孙吴三桂一道,杀得辽东反贼淤血千里,辽东之地白骨露於野千里无鸡鸣。你要是不服气,尽管可以和他试试,不管是在陆地上还是在水面上。这个能娶了胭脂虎李华梅的施琅,又岂是好相与的?!”
“大帅,此事不可小觑了!”左良玉手下同样是流寇出身报号“混十万”的马进忠从座位上站起身来抱拳行礼:“前几日有哨探从武昌等处回报,闯贼郝摇旗部、袁宗第部,高一功等人开始收拢兵马筹办粮草。又有大队人马陆续从陕西开进湖广,从洛阳经南阳往襄阳一线来。今天柳先生又有南京军情与东李、西李两家动态报知,末将以为,不怕一万,就怕万一。我军虽然兵多将广,单凭着东李、西李两家任何一家来,我们都不怕,但是,若是他两家狼狈为奸,东西夹击,我军就被动了。”
马进忠这话,老实说已经往自己脸上贴了不少金了。
所谓的东李、西李,是左军将领之间的隐语。东李,是指的在九江东面的梁国公李守汉以及他的嫡系南粤军。西李,不必多说了,就是大顺皇帝永昌天子李自成以及他的大顺军。在日常言谈议事时,左军将领都是以这两个称呼来代替。
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