Geng Zhanghua looked at Huang Yi, saw that he looked serious, and said doubtfully:
"Why do you think Jiannu can't hold on for another month?"
"There should be hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers and horses assembled. The number of soldiers and horses left by Jiannu in the pass including the Tatars and Baoyi slaves is probably less than 10,000. As long as the Ming army starts fighting, Jiannu will definitely flee."
"Are you confident in this judgment?"
"Please remove the word "?", "I'm sure, and I'm absolutely sure!"
Huang Yi's modern language was very funny. Li Weida, Manager Li, and Yang Shihu couldn't help but laugh, but they were afraid of being rude, so they all had a hard time holding it in.
Geng Zhanghua smiled and said: "Since you can be sure that as long as our army dares to fight, the slaves will run away, then our Xuan army must rush to get a share of the pie."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up!"
“Even if you can’t catch up, you have to catch up!”
Indeed, this is a matter of attitude. Taking the initiative to participate in the war and dispatching troops as quickly as possible can express the loyalty of Geng Ruqi and other civilian and military generals to the court.
Whether Xuan Da's troops and horses are effective is another matter.
Huang Yi said: "I suggest that the cavalry go first and try to arrive within fifteen days. Then let me observe for a whole day. Then choose a place and choose a retreating Hou Jin army to kill him."
Geng Zhanghua said sincerely: "You don't need to give advice. If we really fight, I will still obey your command!"
"I'm afraid this is against the rules! You are the general, I am just the general."
"Rules? Do you really care about the rules? Why don't you kneel down and worship me when you see me?"
"To be honest with you, I have never knelt on a living person since I was a child, and I am really not used to kneeling back and forth.
Because I was worried that I might offend someone by not kneeling down, or even be punished, I refused to enter the customs. "
"So there is another reason! You are too weird.
I understand, don't worry, just follow me after entering the customs. I promise not to recommend any Shangguan to you. It saves you the trouble of kowtowing one by one."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry back and gather all the cavalry. If you delay for another day or two, you may not be able to make it."
"What about your troops?"
"You leave a few confidants in Zhangjiakou to prepare meat and cooking cakes for 400 people and wait for me to open the city. I will set off after making arrangements. I will definitely arrive with 400 cavalry in the afternoon of tomorrow."
"no problem!"
"Don't forget the horse materials. We don't bring anything except armor and weapons. Not only the food and grass, but also the marching tents are all under your control!"
"Put it on me!" Huang Yi was willing to go to Geng Zhanghuat, who was happy and agreed to whatever he said.
Actual combat training is the most effective. Knowing that this is a battle that can be won, Huang Yi of course has to bring his troops to fight.
However, all the cavalry cannot be taken away. One hundred and twenty cavalry such as Huxiaochuan and Huxiaogu are left behind. Their mission is still to patrol every day and arrest anyone who tries to approach the base area. Anyone who resists arrest will be shot to death.
He planned to take Zhi, Yong, Shuang, Quan, Peng, Zhang Dong, etc., lead 240 cavalry, and select 160 mounted infantry with better riding skills to participate in the battle of the four cities.
There are more than 1,700 horses in the base area. At this time, they have been busy with spring plowing, so the big animals are not nervous. Every soldier who goes out on an expedition must have two horses.
Anyway, Geng Zhanghua is responsible for the food and horse feed. Even if the trip is in vain, he will not suffer any loss. At least he will save a lot of food and grass for the base area.
The weather is getting hotter and we must be prepared to treat the wounded.
Therefore, you should bring more disinfectant alcohol, powdered sore medicine, and of course, needles and thread for suturing are also indispensable.
Huang Yi had already thought about how to fight. It was absolutely impossible for him to lead his troops to attack the fortress. The plan was to adopt the tactic of cavalry surprise attack and attack the Hou Jin army which was retreating hastily with a large amount of looted supplies.
These days, having cavalry is a big deal. If you want to fight, you can fight. If you don't want to fight, just withdraw.
As for the size of the Hou Jin army to choose to start with, it depends on the quantity and quality of the cavalry that Geng Zhanghua can assemble.
If he had two thousand cavalry and everyone dared to fight, Huang Yi would dare to directly intercept the troops led by Amin himself.
Because Huang Yi knew that Amin didn't have many men and horses, and they were all eager to return home. If more than two thousand Ming army armored cavalry came to fight regardless of their own safety, Amin would definitely not dare to fight, and would definitely flee.
However, the idea was just an idea. After seeing the cavalry assembled by Geng Zhanghua, Huang Yi was disappointed.
The number of cavalry was quite large, more than 1,300.
That was when Geng Ruchi ordered the cavalry to serve as the vanguard, and Geng Zhanghua served as the vanguard officer, using most of the cavalry together.
It would be impossible for a general to have no servants around him. Most of the servants are armored cavalry, but these cavalry have not joined the vanguard.
Therefore, although the total number of cavalry reached 1,300, the only ones equipped with iron armor were those led by Geng Zhanghua himself, and the total number was less than 400.
At this time, the white-pole soldiers who set off from Shizhu, Sichuan had not arrived yet, and the Qinwang soldiers and horses from all walks of life were passive and idle in fighting.
The young emperor hated the generals of the Guan Ning Army led by Zu Dashou, but he was helpless. He didn't want to have an army that was loyal to the court and could fight bravely.
Geng Ruqi's memorial was sincere in words, and the emperor certainly agreed that he would lead the army again, and he had high hopes for this army.
The reason is very simple. Among the leading generals is Geng Zhanghua, a model young man who devoted his life to serving in the army and a model of Ming Dynasty scholars.
For this reason, the emperor also sent an order to Sun Chengzong, the supervisor who was in charge of the various troops who served the king, asking him to make good use of Xuanda Supervisor Biao Camp and give Geng Zhanghua a full opportunity.
Of course, Huang Yi didn't care about the twists and turns. One of his purposes in participating in the war was to train troops in actual combat. The second was to kill as many people as possible against the Jin Army. The third was, of course, not to fight a losing battle. The trip would be worthwhile if he captured more.
Therefore, he did not go to the Chinese army camp to see Governor Xuanda, Bingbeidao, chief military officers, generals, etc., and asked Geng Zhanghua to lead all the cavalry to set off immediately.
This made Geng Zhanghua very anxious.
He has already reported Huang Yi's analysis and report on the Jin army's situation after occupying four cities.
Geng Ruqi really admired Huang Yi in his heart. Huang Yi judged that as long as the Ming army began to attack the city, the Jin army would soon retreat. Only the soldiers with great speed can achieve success.
He chose to believe unconditionally, so the food and grass supplies were already ready and he could leave immediately.
Knowing that Huang Yi was coming, Geng Ruqi had been waiting in the Chinese army's tent in the camp.
He was preparing to take a good look at his future son-in-law or husband-in-law.
At this time, he had a better impression of Huang Yi.
The reason is of course that Geng Zhanghua described the scene of the base area and his words were conclusive. Huang Yi will definitely be able to build the base area. In time, it is unknown whether tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people can live there.
What achievements in the past and present will last forever? Open up new territories!
Geng Ruqi had huge power in his hands. Seeing that his son was so optimistic about the base, he began to have wild imaginations.
So he immediately issued an order to the prefectures, cities, and counties under his jurisdiction to supervise the reception of refugees and Liao people, and requested that he complete his promise to the court within two months.
