Chapter 355 The bloody battle in Yangzhou IV
With the support of his daughter-in-law, Qin Liangyu stood up and held up her hands: "Gong Cheng Guo has broken his body, and Duke Cheng Guo has the final say in everything."
Zhu Chunchen put down his posture and asked Qin Liangyu for advice. The most important thing was because he figured out the key to this battle.
If Yangzhou is defeated, Nanjing will be no problem. If Yangzhou is defeated in the first battle, then the plan to encircle Nanjing will be in vain, and the country's all-out investment will also be in vain. And he, as the emperor in Beijing Even if you don't die, your temper will be reduced.
Under the influence of various factors, Zhu Chunchen couldn't help but make the decision on his own.
"Yangzhou must not be defeated in the first battle..."
Zhu Chunchen set the tone.
"I thought that if Zhang Gaoping succeeds in this night attack, he will choose a decisive battle with our army in the near future."
Everyone looked at Qin Liangyu.
This old woman from Shizhu Chieftain is very clever.
"Please give me some advice from General Qin..."
Although Qin Liangyu is old and needs the support of her daughter-in-law to walk, it can be seen during battle that this woman who looks a bit old can still gallop after kicking the horse. These usually superfluous movements are obviously like pretending to be a pig. Tiger's suspicion.
"Du Wenhuan cut off Zhang Gaoping's grain route. Yangzhou is backed by Jiangdu. Although there is a canal, the scouts reported that Chen Cao's army did not give Zhang Gaoping support, and the battles in the past few days ended with our army's temporary defeat... ."
Qin Liangyu chose defeat instead of defeat, firstly to consider the face of the people present, and secondly to stabilize the morale of the hundreds of thousands of troops.
"If I were Zhang Gaoping, he would definitely take advantage of this victory to launch a final decisive battle with his opponent when the subsequent food supply cannot be maintained. In this way, the initiative will be exchanged with the opponent."
Zhu Chunchen suddenly realized this and raised his hands to Qin Liangyu in greeting: "Thank you, General Qin, for the tip. I almost missed something important."
From the initial siege of Yangzhou to the current defeat, the Northern Army was able to be defeated twice by the Southern Army despite taking the initiative, and its actual casualties were higher than its opponents.
After being reminded by Qin Liangyu, Zhu Chunchen finally realized: "Whether it was the defeat on the battlefield yesterday or the surprise attack on the army, it was all my fault."
Zhu Chunchen first pointed the finger at Tiao Tiao for several defeats, which was regarded as defending others.
As soon as these words came out, the generals headed by Zhu Yanrong began to bow their hands towards Zhu Chunchen, and the meaning was obvious.
I take the blame, and everyone takes the credit together.
"Zhang Gaoping is short of food, and although our army has come a long way, the advantage is that the food route is safe. We have surrounded Yangzhou this time, but we can wait for Zhang Gaoping to take the initiative to attack, while our army can mark the ground and defend it."
"I'm worried that Zhang Gaoping will choose to defeat each one..."
Zhu Yanrong couldn't help but feel worried.
Zhu Chunchen waved his hand: "Commander Qin's words suddenly enlightened me. After Zhang Gaoping's victory, he will definitely launch a general attack on our army in the near future, because...
He is out of food...
Therefore, I think that starting from today, we will dig deep trenches, close the camp gates tightly, and surround Yangzhou. "
Everyone in the tent nodded in agreement, and Zhu Chunchen turned around and raised his hand to Qin Liangyu: "I am not talented, so I respectfully invite General Qin to be the deputy general of Pingnan and command this battle together with me. I wonder if General Qin is willing?"
Since the defeat in Nanjing, Qin Liangyu has been idle since she withdrew from Nanjing with hundreds of thousands of people. Fortunately, she was a guest soldier at the time. She must rely on Chongzhen's urine, and she will definitely punish Qin Liangyu for losing territory, and she will fight back even if she doesn't die. The origin of Shizhu.
Zhu Chunchen is Pingnan General, commanding all the troops and horses in this battle, and can temporarily mobilize troops, horses and food from Shandong, Hebei and other places. His power and prestige are unparalleled for a while. He invited Qin Liangyu as Pingnan Deputy General because he valued...
Qin Liangyu stood up and saluted: "How can I be qualified to take on this important task? Commander, please think twice."
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"After tomorrow, launch a general attack on the Northern Army."
The best defense is offense, especially when military morale is at its peak.
Ding Wenqing was a little distracted. He originally went to rescue but was ambushed, which made him lose face.
Fortunately, capturing Meng Si alive was a great achievement.
As one of Zhang Gaoping's confidants, Ding Wenqing immediately clasped his fists after hearing this: "Commander, at the end of the day, I am willing to be a pioneer and make meritorious deeds."
Zhang Gaoping stared at Li Mingyuan, then smiled and said: "Don't try to take credit. I will be the vanguard of this general attack."
Asking for a battle under his command means that morale is available, but this time it is a decisive battle with the main force, and it is impossible for Zhang Gaoping not to personally direct it.
"Song Changfu's manpower must be ready. Yin Dongsheng's cavalry will be responsible for the security of the left wing of the army after the war begins. Ding Wenqing will lead the army to take care of the right wing. Li Mingyuan will charge directly with my commander's central army..."
"How should Meng Si deal with it?"
Zhang Gaoping frowned, and then said: "After all, after General Jingnan, if the Baoding Hou family supports your majesty, it can be regarded as a good relationship. Treat them kindly and send them to Nanjing on a fast ship."
"Our army is short of food and grass. If we wait for this news to spread among the army, the morale we have finally built up will be destroyed. I am stationed in Yangzhou and must be both offensive and defensive. Although I have Xu Xilian's food and grass to maintain it, it is not a long-term solution after all. So With such high morale, it is also an opportunity to start a decisive battle with the Northern Army..."
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In Zhu Chunchen's central army commander's tent, there were only three of him, Zhu Yanrong and Qin Liangyu at the moment.
The atmosphere was a little serious, and some things couldn't be said in front of everyone.
"The scouts came to report that Duke Dingguo's army has stopped in Wanshou Town, less than ten miles away from Jiangdu. Marquis Xue Lian of Yangwu was injured in the battle and is still in a coma."
After Zhu Chunchen finished speaking, he looked at Qin Liangyu: "During the discussion, I saw that Commander Qin was hesitant to speak, but do you have any opinions on the recent decisive battle?"
Qin Liangyu nodded deeply: "If Zhang Gaoping leads a large army to attack, our army's morale may be low again under tight defense. Moreover, since the Gaoyou World War, our army has advanced by leaps and bounds and suffered two defeats at the gates of Yangzhou City. For The morale of the military has been greatly affected.”
The reason why Chongzhen ordered Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, to escort the prince southward with troops and horses before the fall of the country was also because of Zhu Chunchen's loyalty. Unfortunately, Zhu Chunchen had already died at the hands of intruders at that time.
But now, that situation will never happen again. The rebellious refugees have all been recruited to help fight against Nanjing...
"I guess so too," Zhu Chunchen nodded secretly: "Some of the firearms of our army are owned by the Southern Army. Even Zhang Gaoping has firearms that we don't have. Although their artillery has a range similar to ours, their artillery has a range that is not much different from ours. The artillery is more powerful than ours."
This is all Liang Fan's 'credit'...
Zhu Yanrong thought about the firearms of the Shenji Camp under his command and couldn't help but shake his head. Although he was equipped with a flintlock gun purchased from Haojing, this gun was always made by Liang Fan. There were not many flintlock guns imitated by Haojing that exploded.
"I dare to ask General Qin, if this is the case, how should our army respond?"
Qin Liangyu thought for a long time and took a deep breath: "I think that when the same forces are equal, we can only fight for morale. If the morale is not equal, then we can only fight for human lives."
"Death warrior?"
The greatest role of the dead soldiers in the army is to increase the morale of the army and thus lead to victory. This is the case in Song Changfu's death camp.
"The white-poled soldiers under my command can still be used, but after all, they are too few..."
As he spoke, Qin Liangyu looked at Zhu Chunchen: "I see that Marquis Zhenyuan has a fierce general under his command, and he might be able to use him."
Zhu Chunchen frowned, and suddenly remembered the fierce man who charged into the city: "That was the third year of the General Military Section under Gu Huan."
"In this case, I can ask Marquis Zhenyuan to assist General Qin."
The bravery of the general and the bravery of Duan Sansan have been spread among the army in the past few days.
"This is very good. On the day of the decisive battle, Zhang Gaoping will lead his army to attack, and the commander-in-chief can sit in the central camp. I believe Zhang Gaoping will also use dead soldiers, and then I can act together with Marquis Zhenyuan."
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This is a decisive battle that must not be taken carelessly, and it is related to the final direction of the northern and southern courts...
"My lord, you must make a decision..."
When Chen Cao learned that Zhang Gaoping had defeated Zhu Chunchen in a night attack, he guessed Zhang Gaoping's last resort.
Huang Chunyao said: "If Zhang Gaoping is defeated, the consequences will be disastrous..."
Chen Cao turned to look at Xin Zhao: "What's the news over in Nanjing?"
Zhao Xin just walked in from outside to report the war in Nanjing: "Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, the Tang Dynasty Prince Zhu Yujian led his army to attack Jiangdong Gate several times. I don't know if Zhu Yujian had any capable people under his command, but he actually divided his troops from Dinghuai Gate. They broke into the city of Nanjing, but luckily they were discovered by Shi Kefa in time, and then they drove Tang Fan's troops out."
snort...
Chen Cao snorted coldly, then looked at Huang Chunyao and said with a smile: "Yang He must be very annoyed..."
Yang He attacked Nanjing four times in succession, but failed once, and did not even touch the city gate. Instead, the temporarily formed army of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was forced into Nanjing.
"Zhu Yujian is a kinsman of the vassal king, and he will definitely become the king of Tang Dynasty later. He should not have led his troops here, but this time Yang He was extremely defensive. The students believed that even if they captured Nanjing, Yang He would become a scapegoat. "
Chen Cao nodded in agreement. In later generations, Chongzhen was more strict in guarding against the feudal kings than in Zhu Di's time. Even when Li Zicheng led his army to break through Zijin Pass, the minister's suggestion to call in the feudal kings to lead the army to serve the king was rejected by Chongzhen. See, Chen Cao was sure that Zhu Yujian would never recover, and Yang He wouldn't be able to escape either.
"You know? The collapse of a country often begins with internal collapse."
Huang Chunyao said he was listening to Chen Cao's words.
"According to Chongzhen's behavior, regardless of whether Yang He can capture Nanjing this time, he, the governor of the three sides and the governor of the five provinces, will be captured, and Zhu Yujian, Fengyang... the confinement is inevitable..."
Chen Cao said: "No matter what happens to Zhang Gaoping, our focus is to guard the south of the river. Have the divisions arrived?"
Huang Chunyao nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the troops mobilized are on the way and are reported to have passed the Suzhou boundary."
boom...
Chen Cao knocked on the table lightly: "This world...can't give up to others so easily...You think so, Yunsheng..."
