In a valley in the southwest of Xiong County, Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu, Zhang Nai and others were reviewing the previous battle.
Liu Fangliang showed quite self-blame and took the initiative to bear the fault of dividing his troops.
Dang Shousu was also very upset, saying that he should not have stayed at Gu Kecheng's place for too long, thus delaying the opportunity to fight.
Only Zhang Nai remained silent, looking rather unwilling.
Seeing this, Liu Fangliang thought that he was upset, so he comforted him and said, "Xiao Zhanghou, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers, so you don't have to worry too much about it!"
"Although we lost Bazhou in this battle, it's not a bad thing!"
"First of all, because the plague is raging now, many people in the city are infected, and the wealthy households are quite hostile to us. Most of our troops are outside the city, and the presence or absence of a city does not have much impact."
"Furthermore, the miscellaneous troops stationed in the city often disturb the people, which is not good for our reputation. Now that we have lost the city, we have also lost this burden, and Huang Degong needs to shoulder this responsibility, which will increase his losses! "
"Besides, our elites are still there, and they are in the mountains and wilderness where they are good at. If Huang Degong dares to come, we will definitely defeat him."
Zhang Nai smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Liu, I am not upset about losing the battle, but I am unwilling to let Chongzhen escape!"
"Let Chongzhen escape?"
Liu Fangliang said with a surprised look on his face: "Chongzhen has come to Bazhou, did you read that correctly?"
Zhang Nai shook his head and said, "You should be right!"
"I was very surprised when the Sentinel Cavalry first reported it to me, so I sent someone to check it out again, and it was confirmed that it was Chongzhen!"
"He was resting at the time, and there were only about a hundred cavalry around him. Since I had too few cavalry, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to capture him, so I first let the infantry quietly surround him, and then ordered the cavalry to charge."
"I was about to succeed, but unexpectedly, two or three thousand cavalry suddenly rushed out. I charged and killed them for a while, but finally had to retreat because the opponent's cavalry was too fierce."
Dang Shousu on the side heard the words and pondered: "Is this Chongzhen's plan to lure the enemy? You must know that this traitor is very cunning and will never put himself in danger."
Zhang Nai shook his head and said, "No, judging from their hurry, they must have just arrived from the capital."
"And the cavalry that suddenly appeared not only had different costumes from the Ming soldiers, but also appeared just when I was about to succeed. If it was really an ambush, I would never dare to let Chongzhen get involved in danger, and then..."
After listening to Zhang Nai's story, Liu and Dang felt that what he said was reasonable, and secretly felt pity in their hearts.
Liu Fangliang pondered for a while, then looked at Dang Shousu and said, "Since Chongzhen came to Bazhou with only more than a hundred cavalry, it means that he has no troops available. This may be an opportunity for us to turn defeat into victory!"
When Dang Shousu heard this, he was a little worried and said: "Do you want to rob the camp overnight?"
Liu Fangliang nodded and said: "Yes, Huang Degong won a great victory today. Chongzhen will definitely take the opportunity to commend him. Even if the Ming soldiers are wary, they will also look down upon him."
"Huang Degong's military strength is comparable to ours. Now that Chongzhen is in his camp, he will divide his troops to protect him. If there is a sudden attack, he will first protect Chongzhen instead of attacking with all his strength. So as long as we plan properly... .”
Zhang Nai hurriedly echoed before Liu Fangliang finished speaking: "Uncle Liu, your plan is so wonderful."
"Please let me be the vanguard so that I can wipe out my previous shame!"
Liu Fangliang smiled and patted Zhang Nai's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if there is a war, you will definitely be indispensable!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at the silent Dang Shousu and said, "Do you think it's too risky?"
When Dang Shousu asked, he nodded and said, "I am indeed worried about this!"
"According to what you said before, we have the same number of cavalry as Huang Degong. Now a powerful cavalry suddenly appeared in the Ming army, and I don't know if he has any reinforcements."
"Furthermore, when I went north this time, I found that Henan was very heavily guarded, especially at Gaojie, where there were many soldiers and horses. If we want to retreat, I'm afraid we have to go through Anhui to meet with Bai Wang in the Jingxiang area."
"We have traveled more than two thousand miles, and there are soldiers and horses from the Ming court all the way. If we lose this battle,
It may be difficult to move safely! "
Hearing this, Liu Fangliang sighed softly and said, "I have thought about this too, but if we cannot repel Huang Degong, he will definitely take advantage of the situation and pursue us."
"In addition, Zhang Luojun and Fang Zhenghua from Baoding have been eyeing us. It will be difficult for us to get rid of these two troops. In addition, the cold winter is approaching. If we have to break through all the way, the future will be really worrying."
Zhang Nai on the side saw the solemn expressions of the two of them and said with a forced smile: "Uncles, are you too pessimistic?"
"I remember that before we came, my father said that he would lead his army here soon, and even if my father is tied up, he would never sit idly by and ignore us. He would definitely send troops to meet us!"
Liu and Dang looked at each other, then smiled and said: "Xiao Zhanghou is still brave, we are indeed a little pessimistic."
When Zhang Nai saw the two men's brows relaxed, he spoke again: "Uncle Liu, I think your plan is very good. As for Uncle Dang's concern about the lack of troops, I think it's a good idea to bring Uncle Gu's troops as well."
"In this way, we have more than 10,000 elites, enough to fight against Chongzhen."
"If there is no agreement in this battle, we will retreat westward and meet with Brother Li before we discuss it. What do you think?"
Liu Fangliang thought for a while, nodded and said, "This is also a way. Otherwise, if we go south, the journey will be too long and things will change easily."
"Besides, if we miss His Majesty's reinforcements, it will easily cause trouble..."
Seeing that Liu Fangliang had agreed, Dang Shousu reluctantly agreed.
Then they sent people to notify Gu Kecheng and asked him to lead his troops, while they boosted morale and rectified the troops.
Just as Liu Fangliang and others were preparing for a sneak attack, Zhu Yuanzhang outside Bazhou City was also dispatching troops.
He first praised everyone, then looked at Huang Degong and said, "Uncle Jingnan, have you ever sent someone to persuade Tian Xiong and Ma Degong?"
When Huang Degong heard this, he was stunned and said with an angry look on his face: "Your Majesty, those two beasts...bastards...turned their sides in the face of battle. The general wanted to kill them with a thousand knives. How could he send Let people persuade you."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Uncle Jingnan, please don't get angry. You must realize that people are not saints. Who can have no faults?"
"As long as they recognize their mistakes and are willing to correct them, we can still give them a chance."
As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Wushan, who was standing beside him respectfully.
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang caught up with Cen Hangui that day, he followed him for another day, but there was no trace of the wolf soldiers.
Just when he thought the plan had been seen through by Mr. Zou Da, news came from Jinyiwei that Zuo Liangyu, for some reason, suddenly ordered Jin Shenghuan to sneak attack the two thousand wolf soldiers led by Mr. Zou Da.
After Zhu Yuanzhang received his reward, he was not only happy but also a little surprised.
Just when he was hesitating whether to transfer all his elite troops to Gu County, Huang Wushan suddenly sneaked in with his troops, claiming to be on Zuo Xianmei's order to assist him.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised that Zuo Xianmei knew his whereabouts, he saw that Huang Wushan had three thousand cavalry under his command. If the other party really wanted to deal with him, he could just do it while he was on his way to Gu County. There was no need to go through such trouble at all. .
Therefore, he asked Huang Wushan to sneak to Bazhou, while he led his army to Gu County.
When he came to Gu County, Huang Degong and Jiang Yingkui were discussing whether to take advantage of Liu Fangliang's division of troops to launch an offensive to recapture Bazhou.
After hearing the reports from the two of them, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was Liu Fangliang's conspiracy and decided to take advantage of it.
Since Huang Degong and Liu Fangliang had been fighting for more than a month, both sides knew each other's strength quite well, so Zhu Yuanzhang handed over all the 2,000 cavalry he brought to Huang Degong, while he took 3,000 infantry to hold back Zhang Nai.
Then he sent someone to send a message to Huang Wushan, asking the other party to lead troops to help. This not only tested Huang Wushan's sincerity, but also created the illusion of insufficient troops.
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