Zhang Cheng watched his generals expressing their opinions, and sat calmly in the big chair at the top, drinking hot tea. As always, he was noncommittal about the speeches of his generals, allowing everyone to speak freely.
Zhang Mingyuan had already filled the small teapot on the desk in front of him with water twice. When he was about to step forward to add water again, Zhang Cheng waved his hand to stop him.
But I saw him smiling and saying to everyone: "Of course we need to save Changling Mountain, but we must not be too eager. After all, there are still tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers and horses there."
Everyone in the military tent stopped when they saw Zhang Cheng speaking, waiting for him to continue speaking.
Zhang Cheng smiled at the generals first, and then continued: "Now that my army exceeds ten thousand, and Chen Bing is here, the Tatars naturally dare not attack Changling Mountain with all their might. Chen Zheng's troops are no longer in danger, and Xingshan Tashan The danger can be resolved immediately."
Zhang Guodong had said this just now, and everyone had discussed it. At this time, the generals heard that Zhang Cheng also thought so, and naturally they all nodded in agreement.
I heard Zhang Cheng continue to say: "Everyone has witnessed what happened today. The Songxing Avenue has been cut off by Tatar thieves. I think that since the Tatar thieves can cut off the road here, they will naturally not let it go elsewhere.
In this way, if our returning reinforcements are small in number, they will naturally be useless, and they may not even be able to break through the trenches. However, if there are too many returning reinforcements, the Songshan front line will be difficult to support. "
Zhang Cheng glanced solemnly at the generals in the military tent, and said solemnly: "The only army and horses that can return to Xingta's aid are our army, and no other army and horses can be transferred back here.
Because of this, our army cannot act rashly! "
He continued: "The plan for now is not to repel the Dodo Tatars immediately, but to attack steadily and strive to kill as many Tatars as possible. This is the purpose of our trip!"
Zhang Cheng's words were actually a summary of what everyone had discussed just now. However, regarding the purpose of this battle, striving to kill as many Tatars as possible was a new suggestion he made.
The generals in the military tent looked at each other for a while, and then the veteran Guo Yingxian said: "There was originally Mengdao in Xingshan, and Zuo Guang was there on Wudaoling. Later, Governor Hong sent Liu Zhaoji back to Fangta Mountain and Gaoqiao.
There should be tens of thousands of troops in our Xingta. If we look at the number of soldiers and horses alone, they are only much larger than those of the Tatars. "
Zhang Guangda took a sip of water, and when he heard this, he slammed the water bowl in his hand and said carelessly: "I'm just afraid that if he has tens of thousands of troops, he can only sit in the fortified city, but he may not dare to go out of the city to fight against the slaves.
To solve the crisis of Xingta and fight to drive out the slaves, I'm afraid I still need my Xuanfu army to do it. "
After all, Zhang Guodong had served in the army in Liaodong in his early years. When he heard this, he said: "The armies in Liaodong have been fighting fiercely with the Tatars for many years, so they can't help but fight like this, right? There is not much difference in the strength of the troops. I think they can still rely on the strong city to form a battle formation."
Even if you are defeated, you can still retreat to the city and wait for reinforcements, but after a defeat, you can't retreat and risk your death. "
After listening to Zhang Guodong's words, Zhang Cheng smiled in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged and he said: "Guodong, you have not been in Liaodong these years. I am afraid that the current Liaodong soldiers and horses will not be as majestic as they used to be."
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Lin Fangping and said to him: "Fangping, don't be idle. Send out all the sentries and explore Xingshan, Gaoqiao, and Tashan. By the way, there is also a penholder." The other side of the mountain is particularly important and cannot be ignored."
Lin Fangping stood up and responded to the order: "Here!"
Zhang Cheng then said to Zhang Guangda: "The whistles from the cavalry camp are also scattered, so that Morigen's Mengqi are dispersed among the sentry teams. In this way, if we meet the Beibei spies, we can still build friendship, right?"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Everyone understood what Zhang Cheng meant. The Qing army that attacked Xingta this time was accompanied by many troops from Mongolia from the Outer Mongolia and Eight Banners.
Zhang Cheng's intention is to arrange for Mongolian cavalry to accompany each sentinel. In this way, once they encounter these Mongolian spies, they can either establish some friendship with them and get through, or they can be severely tortured in Mongolian after capture.
After the generals had laughed, Zhang Cheng said to Lin Fangping and Zhang Guangda: "Go ahead, there are many Tatar spies in the Apricot Pagoda, and all the important roads are under the control of the cavalry. The fact of the inspection is extremely dangerous, so be careful." Don’t act out of force!
Furthermore, each sentry team should not be dispersed. It is necessary to ensure the number of each team and to maintain contact with each other. Once encountering captured cavalry, the first priority is to withdraw the entire division, so each sentry team must respond to each other. "
After the two of them received the order, veteran general Guo Yingxian asked: "General soldier, how will the military strategy be planned tomorrow?"
When everyone saw that he had asked about the point, they all stopped what they were doing and waited quietly for Zhang Cheng's instructions. Zhang Mingyuan, the adjutant of the Chinese Army who was waiting at the side, also hurried forward and filled the teapots on the desks of the generals with hot water.
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Cheng pointed at Guo Yingxian while laughing and said: "Old General, you are in a hurry!"
He continued: "What I am here to do is to relieve the dangers of Changling Mountain and Xingshan Fort. As long as Changling Mountain is still in Chen Zheng's hands and Xingshan Fort does not fall into the hands of the slave thieves, we will be fine. achieve the purpose of this trip.
On the other hand, the slave thieves went through so much trouble. They first used Huangtu Ridge and Shimen Mountain as bait to lure all our troops out. Then they sent Duduo and other thieves, leading the Tatars with four banners to rush at night to raid our Xingta. Grain Road.
Fortunately, Chen Zheng was stationed in Changling Mountain and stood at the key point on the Tatars' route. Our Jinzhou army was able to gain trust in time. Otherwise, Xingshan and Tashan places would really fall into the hands of slaves and thieves. "
Zhang Cheng glanced at the crowd with a calm expression, and then said: "Everyone, please think about the purpose of the Tatar thieves who have gone through so much trouble."
"The Tatar thieves naturally want to cut off our army's food supply route!"
As soon as Lin Fangping finished speaking, Zhang Guangda continued: "Could it be that you want to rob me of Beacon Mountain to store food?"
Veteran Guo Yingxian pondered for a moment and said, "No way! If the Tatars want to cut off our food routes, they don't need to dig trenches everywhere. They only need to station themselves at the main food transportation routes.
Furthermore, if the Tatars were planning to rob me of the food stored in Bijia Mountain, they should have concealed their whereabouts, crossed the high bridge without attacking, and headed straight for Bijia Mountain. How could they delay tens of thousands of troops here for many days? "
Facing the questions raised by General Guo, everyone fell into deep thought...
As Guo Yingxian said, if the Tatar thieves only wanted to cut off the Ming army's food routes, why would they dig ditches and trenches everywhere, even some small roads that could not pass food trucks?
And if they wanted to rob the grain stores on Bijia Mountain, why did the army wait at the foot of Changling Mountain for several days and attack them fiercely, regardless of casualties, as if they were afraid that others would not know they were coming?
All kinds of questions cannot be answered.
Obviously, the Tartar thieves must have other motives for attacking Xingta, and what they want must be more important!
Tan Zhenlin, one of the leaders of the servant team, suddenly became excited: "Are the Tatars trying to cut off our army's retreat?"
"A way out?"
"Fucking Tatar, you are so cruel!"
"Tens of thousands of Tatars have cut off my food route and my return route. Do they want to trap my army of hundreds of thousands in Songshan?"
The generals started talking about it. Zhang Cheng looked at them and nodded frequently, but he paid more attention to the young man Tan Zhenlin, who was full of praise.
Tan Zhenlin is slightly younger than Huang Baozhong, but he has been in the army since he was a child. In terms of military age alone, he is several years older than Huang Baozhong.
Since he was in the army, he had been accompanying Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, as a guard until he was finally selected as a retainer. His many years of military career had tempered him into a qualified soldier, so he was able to be promoted step by step to the position of chief hundred of Yang Guozhu's retainer team.
It's also because of his small brains that his reaction today was slightly faster than everyone else's. As a result, he showed his face in front of the new general master Zhang Cheng, and was successfully chosen by Zhang Cheng, who was ready to take him into his confidant and train him.
Just as the generals were discussing, Zhang Cheng spoke again, and he was heard saying to everyone: "The depth of the slave chief Huang Taiji's concerns is indeed unparalleled by others, and the scope of his plans is beyond our imagination.
From my perspective, Huang Taiji's ability seems to be far better than that of Lao Nu. Ever since he succeeded to the position of slave chief,"
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Lin Fangping stood up and answered the order: "Here!"
Zhang Cheng then said to Zhang Guangda: "The whistles from the cavalry camp are also scattered, so that Morigen's Mengqi are dispersed among the sentry teams. In this way, if we meet the Beibei spies, we can still build friendship, right?"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Everyone understood what Zhang Cheng meant. The Qing army that attacked Xingta this time was accompanied by many troops from Mongolia from the Outer Mongolia and Eight Banners.
Zhang Cheng's intention is to arrange for Mongolian cavalry to accompany each sentinel. In this way, once they encounter these Mongolian spies, they can either establish some friendship with them and get through, or they can be severely tortured in Mongolian after capture.
After the generals had laughed, Zhang Cheng said to Lin Fangping and Zhang Guangda: "Go ahead, there are many Tatar spies in the Apricot Pagoda, and all the important roads are under the control of the cavalry. The fact of the inspection is extremely dangerous, so be careful." Don’t act out of force!
Furthermore, each sentry team should not be dispersed. It is necessary to ensure the number of each team and to maintain contact with each other. Once encountering captured cavalry, the first priority is to withdraw the entire division, so each sentry team must respond to each other. "
After the two of them received the order, veteran general Guo Yingxian asked: "General soldier, how will the military strategy be planned tomorrow?"
When everyone saw that he had asked about the point, they all stopped what they were doing and waited quietly for Zhang Cheng's instructions. Zhang Mingyuan, the adjutant of the Chinese Army who was waiting at the side, also hurried forward and filled the teapots on the desks of the generals with hot water.
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Cheng pointed at Guo Yingxian while laughing and said: "Old General, you are in a hurry!"
He continued: "What I am here to do is to relieve the dangers of Changling Mountain and Xingshan Fort. As long as Changling Mountain is still in Chen Zheng's hands and Xingshan Fort does not fall into the hands of the slave thieves, we will be fine. achieve the purpose of this trip.
On the other hand, the slave thieves went through so much trouble. They first used Huangtu Ridge and Shimen Mountain as bait to lure all our troops out. Then they sent Duduo and other thieves, leading the Tatars with four banners to rush at night to raid our Xingta. Grain Road.
Fortunately, Chen Zheng was stationed at Changling Mountain and stood at the key point on the Tatars' route. Our Jinzhou army was able to gain trust in time. Otherwise, Xingshan and Tashan would have fallen into the hands of slaves and thieves. "
Zhang Cheng glanced at the crowd with a calm expression, and then said: "Everyone, please think about the purpose of the Tatar thieves who have gone through so much trouble."
"The Tatar thieves naturally want to cut off our army's food supply route!"
As soon as Lin Fangping finished speaking, Zhang Guangda continued: "Could it be that you want to rob me of Beacon Mountain to store food?"
Veteran Guo Yingxian pondered for a moment and said: "No way! If the Tatars want to cut off our food routes, they don't need to dig trenches everywhere. They only need to station themselves at the main food transportation routes.
Furthermore, if the Tatars were planning to rob me of the food stored in Bijia Mountain, they should have concealed their whereabouts, crossed the high bridge without attacking, and headed straight for Bijia Mountain. How could they delay tens of thousands of troops here for many days? "
Facing the questions raised by General Guo, everyone fell into deep thought...
As Guo Yingxian said, if the purpose of the Tatar thieves was only to cut off the Ming army's food routes, why would they dig ditches and trenches everywhere, even some small roads that could not pass food trucks?
And if they wanted to rob Bijia Mountain to store grain, why did the army wait at the foot of Changling Mountain for several days and attack them fiercely, regardless of casualties, as if they were afraid that others would not know they were coming?
All kinds of questions cannot be answered.
Obviously, the Tartar thieves must have other motives for attacking Xingta, and what they want must be more important!
Tan Zhenlin, one of the leaders of the servant team, suddenly became excited: "Are the Tatars trying to cut off our army's retreat?"
"A way out?"
"Fucking Tatar, you are so cruel!"
"Tens of thousands of Tatars have cut off my food route and my return route. Do they want to trap my army of hundreds of thousands in Songshan?"
The generals were all talking about it. Zhang Cheng was nodding frequently as he looked at them, but he paid more attention to the young man Tan Zhenlin, who was full of praise.
Tan Zhenlin is slightly younger than Huang Baozhong, but he has been in the army since he was a child. In terms of military age alone, he is several years older than Huang Baozhong.
Since he was in the army, he had been accompanying Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, as a guard until he was finally selected as a retainer. His many years of military career have tempered him into a qualified soldier, so he was able to be promoted step by step to the position of chief hundred of Yang Guozhu's retainer team.
It's also because of his small brains that his reaction today was slightly faster than everyone else's. As a result, he showed his face in front of the new general Zhang Cheng, and was successfully chosen by Zhang Cheng, who planned to take him into his confidant and train him.
Just as the generals were discussing, Zhang Cheng spoke again, and he was heard saying to everyone: "The depth of the slave chief Huang Taiji's concerns is indeed unparalleled by others, and the scope of his plans is beyond our imagination.
From my perspective, Huang Taiji's ability seems to be far better than that of Lao Nu. Ever since he succeeded to the position of slave chief,"
Since he was in the army, he had been accompanying Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, as a guard until he was finally selected as a retainer. His many years of military career have tempered him into a qualified soldier, so he was able to be promoted step by step to the position of chief hundred of Yang Guozhu's retainer team.
It's also because of his small brains that his reaction today was slightly faster than everyone else's. As a result, he showed his face in front of the new general Zhang Cheng, and was successfully chosen by Zhang Cheng, who planned to take him into his confidant and train him.
Just as the generals were discussing, Zhang Cheng spoke again, and he was heard saying to everyone: "The depth of the slave chief Huang Taiji's concerns is indeed unparalleled by others, and the scope of his plans is beyond our imagination.
From my perspective, Huang Taiji's ability seems to be far better than that of Lao Nu. Ever since he succeeded to the position of slave chief,"
