"Chirp chirp... chirp chirp!"
After accepting the mission, the golden eagle-Lightning spread its wings, and immediately rose into the air, hovering above the camp for several times, and then flew towards Baichengzi at the fastest speed.
Looking at the retreating figure, Qin Feng's heart did not drop.
As the saying goes: Without reinforcements, it is difficult to defend a lonely city!
It is true that the city defense of Baichengzi is strong and the supplies are sufficient. It is true that the Dinghai Shenzhen is stationed there. However, facing the siege of powerful enemies, it is impossible to hold on for a long time without reinforcements.
Where are the reinforcements?
The closest one is Yulin City. The commander-in-chief, Zhang Dingguo, has a good relationship with him and will definitely not leave him alone.
The problem is, Zhang Dingguo has the nickname "Tofu Zhang". It is true that he is a good man, but it is a pity that his ability to lead troops in war is not very good.
Moreover, the most elite garrison in Yulin City, namely the 8,000 men and horses of Lei Dapeng's tribe, went out with him. The remaining generals, soldiers and horses were all second- and third-rate, and their numbers were not very large. They could barely defend Yulin City. To rescue Baichengzi, I am afraid that I have more than enough ambition but not enough power!
As for the soldiers and horses in Yinchuan, Guyuan, and Gansu towns, their combat effectiveness is average, and the distance is far away. I am afraid that water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those nearby.
Besides, if it's not our own city, no one will try their best to rescue it. Even if Yang He, the governor of the three sides, urges, it's useless. The soldiers and horses in several towns must be dillydallying, stalling for time, unwilling to fight the Jurchens desperately.
Therefore, if you want to rescue Baichengzi, you have to rely on the mighty Tianmighty Army!
"Come here, beat the drums immediately and gather the generals to discuss matters in the central army tent!"
"As you command!"
"Boom...boom!"
Following Qin Feng's order, the soldiers beat more than a dozen general drums at the entrance of the tent. For a moment, the drums sounded like thunder, resounding in all directions.
After hearing the sound of drums, Han Shanjun, Dong Tianbao, Lei Dapeng, Ma brothers and other generals immediately came to the Chinese army's tent as quickly as possible and lined up in order according to their official positions.
After the meeting started, Qin Feng took out the two letters from Wu Yunqiqige and Xiang Xuanwu without any nonsense and showed them to everyone.
"General, the situation is extremely urgent. Let's return immediately to rescue Baichengzi!"
"Yes, General, return to the army immediately for rescue. Baichengzi must not make any mistakes!"
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After reading the letter, all the generals became excited and shouted to return to the army immediately for rescue.
You must know that not only Jin Yuniang lives in Baichengzi, but most of the parents, wives and children of the generals present also live in Baichengzi. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.
Qin Feng did not speak, but stared at the map, silently calculating the distance and time to return to the army for rescue.
The place where Tianwei Army is currently stationed is called Huyukou, which is located in the northeast of Datong Prefecture in Shanxi Province. It is more than 1,100 miles away from Baichengzi, separated by numerous mountains and natural dangers of the Yellow River.
To return to the army for rescue, even if the troops traveled day and night, over mountains and ridges, it would take more than thirty days. By the time they reached Baichengzi, the day lilies would have been cold.
Another way to shorten the time is to go outside the Great Wall instead of going inland like King Qin did last time he went to Beijing.
The army exited the Huyu Pass and galloped westward along the flat areas of the southern Mongolian grassland day and night, then crossed the Yellow River and headed straight for Baichengzi.
The Tianwei Army already has a lot of horses and camels, and recently it captured tens of thousands of war horses from the Jurchens, which greatly increased the marching speed.
If you bring enough dry food and drinking water and march day and night, you can probably reach the outskirts of Baichengzi in about ten days. Then, together with Xiang Xuanwu, you can defeat Mang Gurtai's Zhenglan Banner troops and the three coalition forces in one fell swoop, and win a complete victory. !
The idea is quite good and exciting, but can it be implemented?
Qin Feng stared at the map closely, deducing it in detail several times in his mind, and finally shook his head helplessly, it was not feasible.
It's a good plan, why isn't it feasible?
The key lies in Huang Taiji.
Wu Yunqiqige's letter clearly stated that Lin Danhan suffered a disastrous defeat and suffered serious losses of men and horses.
There were thousands of remaining soldiers fleeing westward. To deal with such a small number of remaining soldiers, did Huang Taiji need to personally lead the main force to pursue them?
The answer is: no.
It is enough to send one or two Baylor and lead 10,000 men in pursuit, and the fewer the men and the faster the speed, the better the effect of the pursuit.
Since there is no need, where are the main forces of Huang Taiji?
Since they did not pursue Lin Danhan or besiege Baichengzi, the most likely possibility is to quietly ambush near Baichengzi and prepare to encircle a point for reinforcements. This is one of the tactics that the Jurchens are best at.
If he leads the Tianwei Army and marches from outside the Great Wall to rescue Baichengzi, there is a high probability that he will fall into the ambush set by Huang Taiji.
At that time, the Jurchen army was waiting for work and was full of energy, while the Tianwei army marched for a long distance, was exhausted of men and horses, and did not have an advantage in strength. The result can be imagined, and the entire army was bound to be annihilated!
"Stop arguing and go back to rescue Baichengzi. This is definitely not feasible!"
"General, why?"
"Because if we go back, we will only die!"
Qin Feng recounted his speculation in detail, and everyone was speechless after listening.
Everyone was convinced by Qin Feng's speculation, but wouldn't it be impossible to rescue him?
Once Baichengzi falls, it is heartbreaking to think about the terrible consequences!
At this time, Qin Feng spoke again: "Everyone is dejected. Although we can't return to the army, there are still ways to rescue Baichengzi!"
"General, if you don't return to the division, how can we rescue you?"
"Haha, Huang Taiji's move has ripped out our hearts, so let's treat him the same way as others, and also dig out Huang Taiji's hearts!"
"How to dig out Huang Taiji's heart?"
"Easy, send troops to sneak attack here!"
As he spoke, Qin Feng stretched out a finger and pointed on the map, which was the location of Yunchuan Guard.
Most of the Jurchen Army's baggage, food and grass are stored in Yunchuan Guard. If a surprise attack is launched and all the baggage and food and grass are burned, the Jurchen Army will become a toothless tiger.
At that time, no matter how unwilling Huang Taiji was, he could not continue the fight. He could only return to Liaodong in despair, and the siege of Baichengzi was solved.
This move is a typical move to encircle Wei and save Zhao!
"Master General's clever plan, if we can sneak attack Yunchuan Guard and burn all the supplies and supplies, it will really dig into Huang Taiji's heart and hurt him to death. However, if we want to sneak attack Yunchuan Guard, I'm afraid it won't be easy. It’s easy!”
"Yes, it is very difficult, as difficult as climbing to the sky!"
Yunchuan Guard is located in the lower reaches of Huihe River, about 480 miles away from Huyukou. In the middle is the vast grassland and Gobi Desert, which is conducive to cavalry charging but not conducive to infantry combat.
More importantly, Huang Taiji was well aware of the importance of Yunchuan Guard and arranged heavy guarding. Abatai's soldiers and horses also retreated to Yunchuan Guard. Together, the two forces had more than 40,000 troops, and It is heavily guarded and patrolled day and night.
In a sneak attack on such a place, if too many troops are sent and the target is too big, once the whereabouts are exposed, the sneak attack will inevitably fail.
If we send fewer troops and cannot attack Yunchuan Guards, not only will the sneak attack fail, but we may not even be able to return.
What a dilemma!
But in order to rescue Baichengzi, no matter how difficult it is, we must face it!
Qin Feng thought for a long time and finally decided to divide his troops into three groups:
Lei Dapeng led a group of troops, hoisted many flags, pretended to be the main force of the Tianwei Army, and marched westward along the inner side of the Great Wall to rescue Baichengzi.
This journey is actually fake, in order to deceive others, but this kind of trivial trick can only be hidden from ordinary people, but it cannot be hidden from the resourceful Huang Taiji, but it doesn't matter, there is a second group of people.
The second group of troops, led by Han Shanjun, exited the fortress at Huyu Pass, then stopped and marched westward, pretending to quietly rescue Baichengzi.
In fact, this road was still empty in order to confuse Huang Taiji. After the troops arrived at the east bank of the Yellow River, they immediately changed their route to the south and returned to the Ming Dynasty.
, will never enter the ambush of the Jurchen Army.
The third route is the trump card. Qin Feng personally leads four thousand elite soldiers, each equipped with two horses and a camel, carrying sufficient dry food, water, and fire starters, and replacing them with the flags and armor of the Jurchen army captured previously. Rest during the day, march at night, and then choose a weird marching route to sneak attack Yunchuan Guards and burn the Jurchen army's baggage and food.
As long as the food and supplies are burned, you're done!
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The arrangements have been completed and the generals will take action immediately.
Qin Feng led a group of soldiers to the main camp of the Tianxiong Army, and told Lu Xiangsheng, the supervisor, that he was going back to the division to rescue Baichengzi, and then asked for a warrant to send troops, otherwise there would be no order to send troops, and he would be considered as Conspiracy to rebel is a serious crime of genocide!
However, Qin Feng only said that his troops were divided into two groups and returned to rescue Baichengzi, and did not reveal a word about the sneak attack on Yunchuan Guard.
It's not that I can't trust Lu Xiangsheng, but just in case.
You know, the eight major Shanxi merchants have been entrenched in Shanxi for many years, and they have many eyes and ears. Who can guarantee that Lu Xiangsheng does not have the eyes and ears of the eight major Shanxi merchants around him?
If he told Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng accidentally told it and was overheard by the Eight Shanxi Merchants, and then told the Jurchens, the sneak attack on Yunchuan Guard would definitely fail.
Once the sneak attack fails, Baichengzi will be doomed.
Therefore, you must strictly keep the secret and cannot tell any outsiders except your closest relatives.
