This time, Zhang Ruoqi was really impressed by Zhang Cheng: Zhang Cheng is not simple! Even he was impressed by Hong Chengchou's momentum, but among all the officers and generals in the room, he was the only one who dared to go crazy. Ma Shaoyu came to Liaodong in Riqian. He had not interacted with Zhang Cheng before, but when he left, his own soldier Chen Xinjia also He was told to cooperate with Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor of the army. Regarding the Liaodong military affairs, he could ask Zhang Cheng Qingcha. At this moment, seeing Zhang Cheng dare to confront Hong Chengchou, the dignified governor of Jiliao, with his own efforts, he was really surprised, but he also secretly felt that Zhang Cheng sweated.
The officials also looked at Zhang Cheng sideways. They had been under the rule of the governor Hong Chengchou for more than two years. They had never seen the governor's majesty. They had never seen anyone dare to deny the governor's military path, or even put forward different opinions in person.
Only Zhang Cheng is the only one!
In front of and to the left and right of Hong Chengchou, there were several pairs of eyes staring at Zhang Cheng. They were all full of curiosity. Where did this young general get the courage to question the military strategy of the governor?
"How dare you, Zhang Cheng, such a arrogant man, do this... Does he want to divide his forces to seize power, or does he have other intentions..."
Hong Chengchou, the governor of Portugal and Liao Dynasty, was also angry in his heart. However, his city was extremely deep. The more angry he became in his heart, the calmer his face became. The current situation was not what Zhang Cheng wanted to see.
"Hahaha…"
He laughed and said: "My duty is for the battle in Liaodong. I am deeply afraid that our division's army will be taken advantage of by slaves and thieves, so I am filling in the gaps for Governor Hong.'
His statement also made Hong Chengchou feel a little relieved, thinking: "I have always heard that Zhang Cheng is loyal and is not just a villain vying for power, but I have mistrusted him."
He said meaningfully: "Before leaving Beijing, I and Chen Benbing were granted an audience by His Majesty. When they talked about the war in Liaodong, Your Majesty was also concerned about the food road. He said that in the land of Liaodong, there were many soldiers and difficult pay, and there was no room for failure. Ma Shaoyu heard this. He immediately responded: “Not bad, not bad. On the same day, when I left Beijing, the Holy Emperor and my soldiers were also extremely concerned about the army's rear food route. "
Everyone in the hall was convinced by his echo, and then they all fell silent, secretly thinking about the matter again.
Even the superintendent Hong Chengchou was shocked and thought again about Zhang Cheng's words.
He calculated carefully in his mind. According to the existing intelligence analysis, there were indeed more slaves and thieves besieging Songjin than before. Moreover, he learned from torture that a large number of artillery had indeed arrived. The food route that Zhang Cheng said was intercepted. The possibility is indeed very high, and we must take precautions against it.
Supervisor Zhang Ruoqi was also afraid that the quarrels among the commanders would be too fierce. If they got into a grudge because of this, he might miss the great trust placed in him by his soldiers and the Holy One.
He patted his long beard and laughed and said: "General Zhang's words are very close to my heart. Indeed, everyone is for the Liaodong war situation, not to target someone, fill in the gaps, and make careful plans to determine the victory.
What does Governor Hong think? "
Before Hong Chengchou could say anything, Wu Sangui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "If we divide our troops and defend them in various places, then Xingshan, Tashan, Gaoqiao and other places will be in danger everywhere. The slaves and thieves may attack like this. If we divide our troops everywhere, The strength of the Chinese army's main formation will appear weak, and which generals will be assigned to guard these places?"
Hong Chengchou didn't say a word. He looked at everyone in the hall with a calm face, but he saw that Ma Ke and others had quickly returned to the state of observing the mouth through the nose and the heart through the mouth, like an old monk who had entered concentration and no longer uttered a word.
Everyone knows that when a large army of soldiers and horses gather together, they will be emboldened and united. Moreover, they will gain a lot of military achievements by attacking the front of the Songjin Nu bandits.
And if they are guarded in various places, if the slaves and thieves really attack, they will be unable to resist alone, and the instinctive feeling is that they are not safe. Secondly, if the slaves and thieves do not come, they will not have the military merit to kill the enemy.
When it comes to their own safety and achievements, all the commanders in the hall are like old monks in trance, motionless and without saying a word.
Even Wang Pu and others who had proposed to pay attention to the retreat and were concerned about the safety of the food road were extremely hesitant at this moment. They did not want to be assigned to guard the retreat.
Just when the whole hall was silent, a tall and majestic figure suddenly stood up and saluted Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, with clasped fists.
Everyone in the hall raised their eyes and saw Zhang Cheng saying: "Master Governor, how about this? I announce that the army and horses of the North will be stationed in Xingshan, thinking that the army will guard the back road and guard the food and grain passage, and will never allow the Tartars to retreat." Take advantage of the opportunity!'
"No!"
Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the front camp of Shenji Camp, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and others almost shouted out in unison.
The supervisor Zhang Ruoqi also spoke out to stop him at the same time, but it was covered up by the loud noises made by Chen Jiugao and Wang Pu.
Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, just laughed at Zhang Cheng for daring to question the military strategy of the governor, intending to divide the troops, but his intentions were suspicious.
Now, he was the first to speak righteously and said: "The Xuanbei army led by General Zhang is fully equipped with armor and weapons, and has many guns and cannons, which are exactly what is needed to fight against the slaves and thieves.
How can such a powerful army be placed in the rear?
This is not a huge waste. You should follow the main force of the Chinese army to fight the slaves and bandits head-on, and make new achievements for our king's division! "
Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, and others all agreed. Although they were jealous of Zhang Cheng and had just expressed their anger towards Zhang Cheng, they were still not convinced by the combat power of the Xuanbei Army. But among them, Chen Jiugao of the Shenji Battalion even proposed on the spot that if Zhang Cheng led the Xuanbei Army to stay on the rear food road, then the Shenji Battalion would also stay, and he would advance and retreat with Zhang Cheng.
Generals such as Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen did not want to announce that the nearly 20,000 elite troops of the Northern Army would stay behind, so they tried to persuade them.
Even the governor Hong Chengchou and the supervisor Zhang Ruoqi tried their best to dissuade him, so Zhang Cheng had to give up the idea of leading the army to garrison the Xingshan grain road.
He pondered for a moment and then said: "Just now, Commander Wu of Ningyuan said that our army is divided into many places, which will inevitably make the main force weak. In fact, this is not the case. Our division only needs to take advantage of the danger and defend a few key places. It is not How many soldiers and horses are needed!
Wu Sangui's eyes flashed with light, but he still held up his hands and asked: "General Zhang, please help us clear up our doubts. Wu is willing to listen attentively."
Zhang Cheng turned to Wu Sangui and nodded before saying, "My king's army has gathered in Liaodong. There are no less than 200,000 people. They can be called elites. There are more than 130,000 to 40,000 people. Since they are slaves and thieves from all over the country,
I am not afraid.
In addition, there are certain garrison troops everywhere in Xingshan. In my opinion, in Changling Mountain, a few miles north of Xingshan Fort, we can choose a dangerous location, station a troop of soldiers and horses, dig trenches and set up strongholds high up, and fight with them. The defenders in Xingshan Fort in the south echoed each other.
In this way, we can control the Songxing main road, prevent the bandits from penetrating deeply, and dig trenches to cut off our army's food route. When he said this, he turned to look at the governor Hong Chengchou, clasped his fists and said: "Zhang Cheng is willing to choose an infantry camp from the Xuanbei Army to guard this place!" "
