The Ming Center is like a sieve, no secrets can be hidden.
Lu Xiangsheng had just led the Tianxiong Army to set off, preparing to return to Daming Mansion, but the secret spy king of the Tiger Character Banner in the capital Ziyong sent someone to pass the news back first.
After capturing Daming Prefecture, the First Military Division in Henan did not choose to go north to attack Guangping Prefecture and Shunde Prefecture. Instead, it sent troops to Puzhou in Shandong and captured Guancheng and Fan County.
Just as the army was preparing to send troops to Yanggu, the First Military Division received news that Lu Xiangsheng was heading south to Daming Mansion.
Daming Mansion borders Henan, so what Lu Xiangsheng did in Daming Mansion could not be hidden from the Tiger-Character Banner in Henan, and there were secret spies from the Tiger-Character Banner Foreign Intelligence Bureau in Daming Mansion.
Chen Xunping has a detailed resume on Lu Xiangsheng and content related to the Tianxiong Army.
He knew that Lu Xiangsheng was different from ordinary Ming Dynasty officials. He was a rare all-rounder in civil and military affairs who could dismount herdsmen and mount troops to lead the army.
The Tianxiong army under the opponent's hand is also more difficult to deal with than the ordinary Ming army.
The peasant soldiers who stayed in Daming Mansion alone were definitely no match for Lu Xiangsheng and the Tianxiong Army, and the only combat barracks stationed in Daming Mansion might not be completely sure that they could completely eliminate the Tianxiong Army and Lu Xiangsheng.
For talents like Lu Xiangsheng, what Chen Xunping thought of was not to recruit, but to kill them completely.
The more talents like Lu Xiangsheng in the Ming Dynasty, the greater the threat to the Tiger Character Banner. People who are as talkative as most of the talents in the Donglin Party are the talents of the Ming Dynasty that the Tiger Character Banner is happy to see.
Chen Xunping held a military meeting of the First War Division in Guancheng.
Participating in the meeting were the chief of staff of the First War Division, the deputy division commander, and several battalion commanders below. Hong Chengchou also participated in the meeting as a temporary member.
As soon as the military meeting ended, Xiao Wu from the Second War Barracks received an order to go to Daming Mansion to assist the Third War Barracks in blocking the Tianxiong Army.
For this reason, the First Battle Division slowed down its attack on Yanggu.
It can be seen that Chen Xunping attaches great importance to Lu Xiangsheng and his Tianxiong Army.
At this time, the Tianxiong Army had just been formed by Lu Xiangsheng. The Tianxiong Army was first formed to prevent Henan's Tiger-Character Banner Soldiers and Horses from invading Daming Mansion.
Now that Lu Xiangsheng has just been promoted, he is qualified to organize the Daming Army. Before that, he was just the magistrate of the Daming Prefecture. Therefore, the Tianxiong Army has not undergone subsequent expansion. Currently, it only has a few thousand soldiers and horses, which is about the same as the strength of a military camp in Tiger Character Banner. .
Two battle camps fought against Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, and they had an advantage in armor. In this battle, Chen Xunping wanted to completely eliminate this Tianxiong army and Lu Xiangsheng.
After receiving the order, the second battle camp immediately set off from Chaocheng and rushed to Daming Mansion. The leader of the army was Deputy Division Zhengsun Chuang.
From Chaocheng to Nanle, it's only a day or two's journey to Damingfu.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng and his Tianxiong Army had just passed Baoding Prefecture.
Wei County is the northernmost county in Daming Prefecture, bordering Cheng'an County in Guangping Prefecture.
After the second battle camp arrived at Daming Mansion, they came to Wei County without stopping.
Because the Tiger Character Banner did not take action against Guangping Prefecture, Cheng'an County and Guangping County in Guangping Prefecture still belong to the Ming Dynasty, and only the dangerous areas bordering them are occupied by the Tiger Character Banner.
Of course, although Guangping County was not occupied, in fact all the villages around Guangping County had established peasant associations and allocated fields to the people. Only Guangping County was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the rural gentry and clans near Guangping County, almost all those who could escape fled to Guangping County and hid in the county town.
The second battle camp arrived in Wei County and joined the third battle camp.
The army did not enter the county town, but was stationed in an open space outside the city.
In the main tent of the military general, Sun Chuang sat on the main seat. On both sides of the square table in front of him were the second battle barracks Ying Zheng Xiao Wu and the third battle barracks Ying Zheng Xu Guang.
"Let's talk about it. How should we fight the next battle?" Sun Chuang asked the two battalions in front of him.
Xu Guang, commander of the Third Battle Barracks, was the first to speak: "After what I have learned about Lu Xiangsheng these days, this person is not an impulsive person. Knowing that Daming Mansion has fallen into our hands, I am afraid he will not take the initiative to send troops. It is very likely that they will use the Shunde and Guangping prefectures to raise troops and expand their military strength, so that they can fight us again when they are strong enough."
"Your idea is not to give Lu Xiangsheng the opportunity to raise troops and force him to fight with us." Sun Chuang looked at Xu Guang, the leader of the third battle barracks.
Xu Guang nodded and said: "Our Tiger Flag army cannot stay in Daming Mansion forever. Sooner or later, it will head to Shandong. The longer the stalemate with Lu Xiangsheng in Daming Mansion is, the more disadvantageous it will be for us."
An army fighting abroad requires a lot of money and food support.
In particular, the consumption of gunpowder for soldiers and armor requires a steady stream of supplies from the rear. When the army is out in the field, it consumes a huge amount of money and food every day.
"Lu Xiangsheng is not a fool, and he will not be so stupid that he comes to seek death. We must find a way to force him to fight with us." Xiao Wu, the commander of the Second Battle Barracks, said.
As the commander-in-chief, Sun Chuang tapped his fingers on the big teapot in front of him a few times, and said: "Then attack Guangping Mansion first. If Lu Xiangsheng doesn't take the initiative to fight, then continue north and attack Shunde Mansion. If that doesn't work, we'll attack Shunde Mansion." If we attack Zhendingfu, even if Lu Xiangsheng wants to raise troops, the Ming court will force him to fight us decisively."
"Then let's attack Guangping County first. Only the county seat of Guangping County is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. In the surrounding countryside, local people have taken the initiative to establish farmers' associations and divide their fields." Xu Guang said.
He has been stationed in Wei County and knows the situation best in Guangping and Cheng'an counties.
Sun Chuang asked: "Have our grassroots officials been sent there?"
"We sent them to divide the fields and establish farmers' associations, all under the guidance of our people," Xu Guang said.
Sun Chuang nodded and said: "Then take Guangping County first. Don't stop in Cheng'an County. Xiao Wu, use your second battle camp to attack Cheng'an County and try to capture Cheng'an County before Lu Xiangsheng arrives." An County and Guangping County.”
"yes."
Xiao Wu and Xu Guang stood up at the same time and accepted the order.
There was only one county seat left in Guangping County. It only held out for less than a day before it fell and was occupied by Xiao Wu and the Third Battle Barracks.
Cheng'an County only lasted one day longer than Guangping County and also fell.
Two counties were lost one after another, and the prefect of Quang Binh Prefecture immediately asked the court for help.
After receiving the request for help, the imperial court immediately sent people to urge Lu Xiangsheng to go to Guangping Mansion to quell the chaos.
Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to lead his troops and rush from Zhending Mansion to Guangping Mansion.
Who put him in charge of Daming Prefecture's military affairs? All military affairs are under his control. Now Guangping Prefecture is invaded by the Tiger Banner army. If he can't control the situation, the court should punish him.
After the two military battalions of the Tiger Character Banner captured Cheng'an County and Guangping County, they then used troops to attack Feixiang County.
Feixiang County was captured in one day.
The army continued to move northward, threatening Yongnian in Fucheng, Guangping Prefecture.
