On Rufeng Mountain northwest of Songshan Fort, in the large tent of Governor Jiliao, Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan regiment, did not panic at all when he was asked by Governor Hong Chengchou. He calmly replied: "Reporting to Governor Hong, this Zuxing is indeed our home." There is no doubt that more than one person in the general’s camp is familiar with my uncle’s personal servant.”
Only then did Hong Chengchou feel relieved and nodded. He took another sip of tea in a leisurely manner and then said, "It seems that Jinzhou is indeed unsustainable and we need to send reinforcements as soon as possible."
He looked up at the generals in the tent and said, "Let's discuss first how each battalion is prepared and when we can march to attack the slave bandits on the north bank."
"Master Governor, our Shenji Battalion is on standby at any time. As long as you give the order, we will definitely blast the little Tartar thieves to the north."
Chen Jiugao was the first to express his attitude carelessly. His Shenji Battalion only needed to fire artillery across the river. Naturally, there was no pressure at all, but the other generals looked a little embarrassed.
Bai Guangen and Ma Ke were already guilty at this moment, so naturally they couldn't say anything more. They could only look at Tang Tong, hoping that he would express his opinion.
Tang Tong also lived up to expectations. He clasped his fists and said: "Master Governor, the troops and horses of Miyun Town, the last general, have been assembled. Although the fortress has not been completely built and the defense line is not strong, the entire town's officers and troops are ready to garrison. I hope To drive the governor."
Tang Tong's military order was different from that of the two of them. He was responsible for establishing a defense line west of the Nvhe River to protect the left flank of the Ming army in the cross-river battle. Dorgon's Qing army was originally stationed on this side, but now most of it has withdrawn to Baimiao Fort, so Not much pressure.
Ma Ke and Bai Guangen looked at each other, and both scolded the eighteenth generation of Tang Tong's ancestors in their hearts. Just as they were kicking their hearts, Tang Tong spoke again: "However, the general is afraid that when our army crosses the river, slaves The thieves are attacking in large numbers, and it is difficult for Miyun Town to resist it alone. Please ask the governor to mobilize the artillery team of Shenji Battalion or Dubiao Battalion to support our town, so that there will be no problem."
Hong Chengchou just nodded slightly when he heard this, but did not say anything. He also knew that what Tang Tong said was indeed true, but the final deployment of the army would depend on the battle situation.
At this time, Wu Sangui also clasped his fists and said: "Director Hong, Sangui is fully prepared. Ningyuan's troops are also deployed on the north bank of the Nuerhe River. They only wait for Governor Hong's order to cross the river and arrive at the gate of Jinzhou City. Fight to the bitter end with the slaves and thieves."
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Bai Guangen knew that the longer he expressed his position, the more passive he would be. He hurriedly followed Wu Sangui's words and said: "Supervisor, the troops in Jizhen are ready. We are just waiting for the supervisor's order."
As a result, among the three-town troops who were in charge of the main attack, only one person, Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Ma Ke, did not express his position. He first glanced at Wu Sangui, who was in the first place, and then at Bai Guangen beside him, and cursed in his heart: "Damn it. No one can be trusted!"
But Ma Ke also knew that it would be impossible not to express his position at this moment, and he clasped his fists and said: "Master Governor, our Shanhai Town is also fully prepared. We can station at the bank of the Nvren River at any time and launch an attack on the opposite side."
However, Ma Ke had no idea after all. After the previous Battle of Shimen Mountain, his Shanhai Town had become the weakest part of the army aiding the Liao Dynasty.
At this time, he boldly continued: "Master Governor, although the officers and soldiers of Shanhai Town have the desire to serve the country, they have not been able to replenish their strength after the previous defeat. They may have more than enough ambition but not enough strength.
At the time of introduction, it was necessary for the governor to send additional reinforcements to assist in order to ensure the success of this battle. "
Hong Chengchou didn't express anything when he heard the words, but nodded slightly without saying a word. Seeing this, Marco had no choice but to retreat to his seat. He glared sideways at Bai Guangen beside him, but saw a smile appear on his face.
Seeing this, Ma Ke couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart. In fact, during the defeat at the foot of Shimen Mountain, he reacted quickly and gathered many of the defeated troops. However, after the war, Bai Guangen refused to give up and finally took back all the original soldiers and horses in his camp.
As a result, Ma Ke was busy for a long time, and in the end he was happy for nothing, but he made a wedding dress for someone else.
The following generals, such as Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen, are naturally meaningless. In addition, the standard camps of Governor Hong Chengchou, Fu Chen Qiu Minyang, and Inspector Yao Gong are also well prepared.
Just at this time, Li Song, Hong Chengchou's aide, lifted the curtain and came in. He walked around from behind the officials to the top, came to Hong Chengchou's side and whispered a few words in his ear. Hong Chengchou asked softly: "Are you sure?"
Li Song replied softly: "There is no doubt that Zu Xing is not suspected of being a slave. The students talked with him and the firewood in the city was cut off. It was indeed Zu Shuai who sent them to ask for help."
"That's good. Commander Zu, can you tell me when is the best day to send reinforcements?" Hong Chengchou continued to ask softly.
"Within three days, the sooner the better, otherwise the city may not be able to go to war and attack our army from inside and outside."
Hong Chengchou raised his eyes and met Li Song's eyes, and saw that he was nodding secretly to him. He understood in his heart, and turned around to look at the officials and generals under the tent.
In fact, when the generals saw Li Song leaving and returning, and whispered to him in front of Hong Chengchou, they knew what the general idea was. They all kept silent and waited for Hong Chengchou to speak.
"Ahem."
Sure enough, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, coughed a few times and then said loudly: "Chengchou was ordered to supervise Jiliao, but he could not eliminate the slave rebellion, and even made angry thieves wreak havoc on the left side of Liaoning. Jinzhou has been besieged for more than a year, and it is really a flood. Someone’s responsibility.
Fortunately, you have sent troops to help Liao. Now Jinzhou is right in front of us. The situation is extremely critical and it has reached a point where we must save it. "
He paused for a moment when he said this, and turned his head slightly to look at the eunuch Wang Chengen beside him, as if asking for his opinion, but Wang Chengen smiled broadly and said softly: "It is not for our family to get involved in matters related to military strategy. It’s better for the governor and the generals to come to an agreement.”
Hong Chengchou then turned back, his face darkened, and he continued in an aggravated tone: "I have decided to advance immediately, attack across the Nuer River, and reach the Jinzhou City. Attack from both inside and outside to drive away the slave thieves."
Next, Wu Sangui was the first to stand up, clasping his fists and shouting: "I am willing to encourage the governor."
The remaining officials and generals also stood up and shouted in unison: "I am willing to encourage the governor to advance and relieve the siege of Jinzhou."
Hong Chengchou nodded with satisfaction and shouted: "Generals, listen to the order. I am supervising the artillery team of Biaoying camp. I will be stationed behind the Tang general's formation in Miyun to observe the progress of the battle and wait for opportunities to support the crossing of the river or the Tang general's army.
The soldiers of the Du Biao and Fu Biao battalions were stationed behind Shanhai Town and Ji Town respectively to support their two river-crossing operations. "
At this time, Cao Bianjiao was about to ask because he had not heard his name, but he heard Governor Hong Chengchou say again: "Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen, the two generals, will not participate in the battle to attack the north bank of the Daughter River. After our division obtains the north bank, we will Then we crossed the river and attacked Jinzhou City."
He then warned Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen: "Whether you can solve the Jin Siege in one fell swoop depends not only on whether you can capture the north bank, but also on whether you can enter the city of Jinzhou.
In the battle the day after tomorrow, you two will bear the most important responsibility in the field. Tomorrow you should inspire the soldiers to fight bravely. "
Finally, Hong Chengchou gave the order: "The generals immediately returned to their camps, reorganized their troops and horses, and marched to the river bank defense line tomorrow. Then in the early morning of the next day, they launched a general attack, crossed the Nuer River, and advanced to break the siege of Jinzhou!"
"Here."
After the generals retreated, Hong Chengchou sent someone to keep Wu Sangui behind.
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In the inner tent, there were only Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang, aides Xie Sixin and Li Song, and Wu Sangui who had just returned.
Hong Chengchou looked at Wu Sangui with expectant eyes and asked, "Uncle Chang, do you have any plans to cross the river and attack the north bank in the future?"
Wu Sangui sighed softly before replying: "My lord, the slave thieves are brave and not afraid of death. Although they are better at riding and fighting in the field, their defensive abilities should not be underestimated.
Although the Ningyuan Army of the last general is also very brave, compared with the slave bandits, it is still slightly inferior. In the battle in the future, the artillery of the Shenji Battalion is extremely important in the eyes of the last general.
I also ask the governor to urge General Chen of the Shenji Battalion to fire more intensely, but if our army can successfully cross the river, we will be able to fight tooth and nail to form a line of defense to support the subsequent army to cross the river. "
"good."
Hong Chengchou seemed to be extremely satisfied with Wu Sangui's performance. He said: "In the future, I will order Bai Guangen and Ma Ke to launch a cross-river offensive first. Then Qiu Fuchen and Yao Chaoyuan will supervise the two of them respectively. We must make sure that they are Attack with all your strength to attract the slave bandits and relieve you of some pressure."
He continued: "It is the time for Bai and Ma to redeem themselves, so they will definitely attack with all their strength this time. You only need to attack after the slave thief is attracted.
Remember, you must work hard to cross the river. "
"In the end, I will definitely try my best, so please rest assured."
Hong Chengchou was deeply satisfied and couldn't help but say something to Wu Sangui: "Okay, after this battle, the governor will definitely recommend it to the court and the emperor. You will be the first to cross the river and relieve the siege."
Wu Sangui hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Sangui, thanks to the cultivation of the governor and Fuchen, I will never forget this great kindness in this life. I should work bravely in front of the battle to repay you!"
Qiu Min looked up and smiled and said: "Well, although I admire General Wu very much, if I talk about the support and cultivation, I don't deserve it. You just need to remember how good Governor Hong is."
Wu Sangui indeed bowed deeply to Qiu Minyan and said: "Sangui will naturally remember Fu Chen's wrong love for Sangui in his heart."
Hong Chengchou saw that Wu Sangui's answers were still as appropriate as before, and he felt that he had done a good job in cultivating him. However, Zhang Cheng, who only came out halfway, almost blocked Wu Sangui's light.
However, fortunately, they were in the east and west and did not disturb each other. After Jinwei was solved, Zhang Cheng led the army back to the army. The one who shines most brightly on the land of Liaodong is Wu Sangui.
He believed that with his own cultivation and support, coupled with Wu Sangui's own efforts, in three to five years, he might not be able to compare to that Xuanfu Zhang Cheng.
"Okay, uncle, please go back and rest first. The whole army will move to camp tomorrow."
"Yes, Governor Hong. Sangui resigns."
After Wu Sangui withdrew, Hong Chengchou turned to Qiu Min and asked, "Qiu Futai, tomorrow I will trouble you and Yao Inspector to go to Bai and Ma to supervise the battle."
Qiu Minyang smiled and continued: "It's your duty, how dare you say it's tiring. Just give me the orders."
He seemed a little worried, and continued to ask softly: "Master Governor, are you really not going to use Xuanda's troops in this battle?"
Hong Chengchou did not answer him immediately, but turned to look out the window at the dark night. After a moment, he said, "It's not that I don't use Zhang Cheng, but that I don't dare to use you anymore."
Under Qiu Minyang's attention, Hong Chengchou continued: "The ten generals who aided Liao, plus the local generals in Liaodong, there are more than twenty people. Now when talking about the contribution to aiding Liao, Zhang Cheng is the most important.
In this way, how can the rest of the generals be willing to do so? If things go on like this, there will inevitably be dissatisfaction between the generals and it will be difficult for them to cooperate with each other, so this governor has no choice but to do this. "
"A tree as beautiful as a tree will be destroyed by the wind!" Qiu Min said in a leisurely manner.
Hong Chengchou sighed softly and continued: "Of course I have to consider everything. How to make all the generals do their best and work together to repel the slave thieves is the key.
Now, the troops and horses of the Xuanfu led by Zhang Cheng can only be used as backup for our army to aid the Liao Dynasty. They are not critical, but they dare not use them again. If one of them is allowed to take all the credit, then wouldn’t all the generals who aid the Liao Dynasty work in vain? How can one fight make everyone willing? "
Qiu Minyang seemed to still be unwilling to give up. He said softly: "Supervisor, how about asking Zhang Cheng to attack Xiaolinghe at the same time?"
Before Hong Chengchou could say anything, Xie Sixin on the side spoke first: "Qiu Fuchen's proposal has been considered by students and governors before, but if Zhang Cheng is to attack from the direction of Huangtu Ridge.
What will happen once he successfully crosses the river? "
He stepped forward and filled the tea cup on the table in front of Qiu Min with tea, and then continued: "At that time, we were sending troops to support, or we were concentrating on the war on the Nuerhe River side, and on the Xuanfu army Just a spectator?"
At this time, Li Song interrupted and continued to explain: "If troops are sent to support Zhang Cheng in order to expand the results of the battle in the Xiaoling River direction, the Nuer River side will inevitably have insufficient troops, and it is very likely that it will be difficult to achieve the goal.
And if troops are not sent to reinforce the Xuanfu Army, even if the Xiaoling River side has a certain advantage, it will not be able to expand and thus relieve the siege of Jinzhou. It will also make the Xuanfu Army officers think that we did it deliberately so that they can do it. It was a useless effort, thinking that the Nuerv River would attract the attention of slaves and thieves. "
Xie Sixin spoke again at this time and continued: "In the direction of Xiaoling River, even if there is a breakthrough and we can attack the other side of the river, we can only continue to the north and attack Xiaolinghe Fort. Only in this way can we further relieve the siege of Jinzhou.
And the front is too long, and it needs to turn back and forth on the Xiaoling River, which is not easy. "
Li Song added: "It's different here at the Nuer River. As long as you cross the Nuer River, Jinzhou City is two or three miles away. Once our army occupies the north bank, the army can cross the river in an endless stream, and the transportation of military supplies, food and grass can also be done. convenient.
Even if the siege of Jinzhou cannot be solved immediately, it can give some peace of mind to the officers and soldiers in the city. When our soldiers and soldiers recharge their batteries, and then attack together from inside and outside, it will not be difficult to defeat the slave thieves with one blow and completely relieve the siege of Jinzhou. "
Xie Sixin and Li Song, you and I explained the power of this with each word, and Qiu Minyang was not a fool, how could he not understand the meaning of his words.
Immediately, he said: "The two gentlemen are really talented. They can explain their greatness in just a few words, which makes me enlightened."
Xie and Li smiled and said nothing. They then avoided the sensitive topic of Zhang Cheng, and after further confirming the details of the next attack on Nuerhe, they dispersed.
