PS: Thanks to book friend Youqin’s Siwang for the reward.
Just as the Taiyuan army was marching towards Xi'an Fort, the Tiger-Character Banner army from Huairen County arrived outside Xi'an Fort first.
In just an hour, a large camp was erected outside Xi'an Fort.
"Where are the officers and soldiers?" Jia Liu turned to ask Feng Changcai, the staff officer who was also in the tent.
Feng Changcai came over with a teapot in his hand and said: "The officers and soldiers have arrived in Yingzhou. If the marching route remains unchanged, they should be able to reach Xi'an Fort tomorrow."
"This army will definitely not change its route. It is obviously coming towards us." Jia Liu used the charcoal pen in his hand to tap the location of Yingzhou on the map in front of him.
Feng Changcai said with a smile: "This is not good, it saves us from sending troops to intercept them and eat this army directly here in Xi'an Fort."
"That's what I thought too. Eat it, then continue to move south and capture Yingzhou and Shuozhou in one fell swoop." The charcoal in Jia Liu's hand was pushed from Yingzhou to the adjacent Shuozhou.
Feng Changcai handed the teapot in his hand to Jia Liu and said at the same time: "Let the team have a good rest today. Later, I will ask the team to get more meat and put more oil and water in the meal tomorrow morning so that our team can eat better."
"Just look at the arrangements." Jia Liu took the teapot and blew on it, and then asked, "Is the food enough? We came out of Datong Town in a hurry and didn't bring much food."
Feng Youcai walked around to the bench next to the table and sat down, and said: "We took Huairen County and replenished it once. After the cavalry battalion took Xi'an Fort, they sent another batch of food and grass. At present, the army has enough food and grass."
"I heard that there is a clan in Xi'an Fort. Is this true?" Jia Liu turned sideways and asked curiously.
Feng Youcai nodded and said: "It is true that there is such a thing. It seems that Zhu Wuchang is from the Daiwang Palace. However, the blood relationship between this Zhu Wuchang and the Daiwang of this generation is too far apart. The ancestors have long since lost their clan members. Noble title, now even clan membership cannot be obtained.”
"Where are the people?" Jia Liu asked.
Feng Youcai said: "We have arranged for people to be sent to Datong Town and are ready to be sent away with the next batch of people sent to the grassland."
"Are there any other big households in the city?" Jia Liu asked.
Feng Youcai said: "There is another Sun family who is currently staying in Xi'an Fort."
"Keep an eye on the Sun family. When we take action against the government and the army, Xi'an Fort must not be in chaos." Jia Liu warned.
Feng Youcai smiled and said: "We have arranged for a large group of soldiers to be stationed in Xi'an Fort, which can completely ensure the stability of Xi'an Fort."
"That's good." Jia Liu nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "Have you found Xi'an Fort's conduct and commander?"
Feng Youcai shook his head and said: "These people rode away overnight. Our cavalry focused their energy mainly on the officers and soldiers in Taiyuan. They were unable to allocate too much energy to these people who escaped from Xi'an Fort. When the officers and soldiers arrived, There was no news about these people before, so I’m afraid it will be difficult to find them.”
"It doesn't matter if they can't be found, but these people must not be allowed to return to Xi'an Fort, especially when we are dealing with the army." Jia Liu said.
Feng Youcai said: "Don't worry, even if they dare to come back, I can guarantee that as soon as they enter Xi'an Fort, they will be arrested by our people. Several gates of Xi'an Fort are guarded by our soldiers. Now only No entry allowed, no exit allowed.”
"After the official army comes, we will not defend Xi'an Fort. We will go out of the city and fight in the field with the official army. I have chosen the place. There is an open area ten miles away from Xi'an Fort. It is very suitable for the formation of the two armies. Our cavalry can also play an important role. The role." Jia Liu stood up and walked to the sand table in the middle of the tent.
The sand table was urgently made by cartographers based on the map and the topography around Xi'an Fort after the army left Huairen County.
Feng Youcai walked over, took a look at the position on the beach, and said, "I'm afraid that this army will not enter this area according to our wishes."
"No." Jia Liuyi waved his hand and said immediately, "This Taiyuan army dared to enter Datong alone. It obviously didn't take us seriously. Otherwise, it would not have entered Yingzhou. Instead, it should have waited for the other few All the soldiers and horses of the imperial court have arrived, and together they enter the territory of Datong and engage in a decisive battle with the main force of our Tiger-Character Banner army."
Feng Youcai said: "The commander-in-chief of this army in Taiyuan is General Jie Shigong of Taiyuan. This man is vigorous and resolute in his work. When he was still a general, he led troops to suppress the military rebellion in a camp in Shaanxi. For this credit, he was promoted by the imperial court. In a short time, He will become the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan within a few years."
"No wonder he is so courageous. He knew that the two frontier armies of Datong Xuanfu were defeated by us, but he dared to lead a large army into us. He thinks he has us defeated." Jia Liu said playfully.
Feng Youcai said with a smile: "In the eyes of these wise ministers and generals, our Tiger Flag is just an uprising that can be quelled by casually leading troops."
"Then eat one more of their soldiers to let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty know that our Tiger Banner is a more elite army than the Ming army, and is not a random mob that can be wiped out by just a few soldiers." Jia Liu chuckled. A sound.
The tiger-character flag army captured two generals of the Ming Dynasty one after another. He did not expect that someone would regard the tiger-character flag as a stroke of his merits, and bumped into them head-on.
Feng Youcai said: "This battle is the first battle that our personal army will fight alone against the Ming army after returning to Datong. Moreover, the opponent has more troops than us. Which battle camp do you plan to use as the main attack?"
"The main attack will be left to the First Battle Barracks." Jia Liu said, "The First Battle Barracks has the most veterans and is stronger than the other battle barracks. I can rest assured that they will be the main attack. The Second Battle Barracks and the Third Battle Barracks will serve as The two wings are guarded on both sides of the first battle camp, and the baggage battalion serves as a reserve to support at any time."
Jia Liu told him his arrangements for the army.
"How to arrange Tan Zaiwang's cavalry battalion?" Feng Youcai asked.
Jia Liu said: "Our cavalry battalion is used to keep an eye on the army's cavalry. When victory is achieved on the battlefield, it can also be used to pursue the army's defeated troops and capture as many defeated troops as possible."
The soldiers and herdsmen of the Tumote tribe who were once captured by the Tiger Character Banner on the grassland have been released little by little, leaving the Tiger Character Banner short of manpower, especially free labor, on the grassland.
The captured Ming army prisoners were just used to supplement the returned Tumut prisoners, and the number of Ming soldiers far exceeded the soldiers of the Tumut tribe, allowing the Tiger Flag to obtain more prisoners.
"I'm going to find all the battalions. We'll hold a combat meeting and arrange the crime plan so that the battalions can prepare in advance." Feng Youcai said.
Jia Liu nodded.
Feng Youcai left the big tent and asked people to inform each battalion that the Chinese army was coming to the big tent.
Jia Liu held the teapot alone and continued to study the sand table in front of him.
Even though he was confident about taking down the Taiyuan army, he was not as calm as he showed in his heart.
This was the first time for him to personally direct a battle with tens of thousands of people on both sides, so he was inevitably a little nervous.
