Chapter four hundred and ninety fourth desperate fight
The risk of mobilizing the garrison troops from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Jinling is very high, and there is even a risk that they will lose control of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Of course, the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not yet completely under their control, but in this era when soldiers are the kings of Caotou, Zuo Liangyu, who has an army of 100,000, is indeed the local emperor of Jiangnan.
At this moment, not many people in Jiangnan dare to go against him. It is not an exaggeration to say that Zuo Liangyu is the local emperor of Jiangnan...
The taste of power is so wonderful. People who have tasted this taste are reluctant to give up the power in their hands no matter what. Zuo Liangyu is struggling because of this. He has paid too much and the risk is too great. This is Zuo Liangyu.
Liangyu's mood at this time.
Zuo Liangyu asked in a hoarse voice: "Qing'er, do you think that if we mobilize the soldiers and horses from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we can guarantee that they will be eliminated in a short time? If we cannot eliminate them in a short time, I am afraid that Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be destroyed."
It will be unstable.”
Zuo Yuqing sneered: "Father, you think too highly of this western suburbs camp. If I am right, this western suburbs camp is just struggling to survive. It's just that they rely on the convenient location.
We can just wait for work and take advantage of the geographical advantage. As long as we can mobilize the troops and horses from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we will definitely raze this western suburbs camp to the ground, and then we can mobilize the troops and horses back again. How dare those people do anything?
Nonsense?"
Zuo Liangyu pondered, and he understood what Zuo Yuqing meant. In fact, there is nothing mysterious here, it is just a time difference. Zuo Liangyu also calculated, because the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have always been wealthy places.
, therefore the official roads in these two places have been well repaired by the government and merchants. If troops and horses are mobilized from these two places, it will only take about half a month to go back and forth, plus the capture of the western suburbs camp
time, twenty days is enough.
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu nodded, "Okay, in that case. My father will issue a handwriting and use flying pigeons to pass the message, ordering the troops and horses in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to set off urgently, and they must arrive at Jinling within nine days.
Join forces with the army to eradicate the camp in the western suburbs."
After finishing speaking, Zuo Liangyu turned to comfort Zuo Yuliang and said: "Liang'er, it's not that I don't listen to your opinion as a father, but that things have priorities. As a father, this is also for the sake of the overall situation."
As soon as Zuo Liangyu said this, an unknown smile appeared on Zuo Yuqing's face. In the contest with his brother, he won this round again.
Zuo Yuqing was happy, and Zuo Yuliang was naturally sad. Looking at Zuo Yuqing's face that was pretending to be calm even though he was smug, Zuo Yuliang clenched his fists, but although he was reckless, he was not stupid enough to do this.
His expression showed in public, and he even forced a smile on his face as he bowed and said: "Since the father has made up his mind, the child should obey it. Besides, the father stands taller and must see further than the child.
The kid won’t have any objections.”
"Well, that's good." Zuo Liangyu patted his eldest son on the shoulder to express comfort, and then said: "Qing'er, you will write this troop deployment order. After you finish it, give it to your father to sign.
Can."
"Yes, I have thanked my father for his trust." This time, the joy on Zuo Yuqing's face could not be concealed. In his opinion, being able to write a military edict for his father had nothing to do with being able to draft an imperial edict for the emperor.
The difference. That is the treatment that only close ministers can enjoy.
A trace of resentment flashed across Zuo Yuliang's eyes. Recent circumstances have shown that he has increasingly lost his father's trust. In some matters, his father has become more and more inclined to Zuo Yuqing. This is not what
good sign.
This can only show that his father has already chosen his successor, but it is not him. Although Zuo Yuliang is reckless, it does not mean that he is a fool. He knows that in this situation, he can only do it by himself.
It seems that this humiliation can only be swallowed temporarily.
Zuo Yuliang's gaze glanced at Zuo Yuqing and then hid it, never showing any dissatisfied expression. However, he did not notice that his gaze was caught by a person next to him, and
This person is his father Zuo Liangyu.\\\\
Who is Zuo Liangyu? As a person who has been dealing with his colleagues and subordinates for half his life, how could Zuo Liangyu not understand the thoughts of his two sons? But Zuo Liangyu only cares about his eldest son.
I can say sorry. After all, judging from Zuo Yuliang's character, he is really not a good successor.
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but apologize, and was about to comfort his eldest son a few more words, but a loud voice interrupted his words.
"Report... I have military information to report!"
Everyone looked back and saw that it was a messenger who hurried over with an anxious look on his face. When he saw Zuo Liangyu, he couldn't wait to shout without waiting for Zuo Liangyu to speak: "General Qi, please give me a message."
I have something important to report. There is news from Yangzhou that Governor Hong’s fleet has passed through Yangzhou and returned to Jinling yesterday, and is expected to arrive in Jinling at Unity Time today. General, please be prepared!"
"What? Governor Hong is back?"
This news hit everyone's hearts like a bolt from the blue.
Zuo Liangyu's body couldn't help but swayed, and he was about to fall to the ground. Fortunately, Zuo Yuqing, who was standing beside him, quickly caught him with his quick hands.
Zuo Yuqing supported Zuo Liangyu with all his strength, and whispered in his ear: "Father, you can't panic, everyone below is watching you."
"Um......."
After listening to Zuo Yuqing's words, Zuo Liangyu realized that as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he could not fall, otherwise the tens of thousands of troops might collapse in an instant.
Zuo Liangyu is worthy of being an old man who has been in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for many years. When he came back to his senses, he calmed down, took a deep breath and then asked Zuo Yuqing and Zuo Yuliang in a low voice: "Qing'er, Liang'er,
You all listen, this old man Hong Chengchou is back now. No matter what the reason for his return, as long as he comes back here, it will definitely end in a fight to the death with us. What do you think we should do?"
At this time, Zuo Yuliang, who was eager to show off, no longer cared about his calm demeanor. He could only see his eyes rolling a few times and then said: "Father, anyway, Old Man Hong's men have not arrived yet. We are here now."
So we mobilized our troops and rushed to the dock, and after making a thorough arrangement, we caught him off guard. As long as we can kill Old Man Hong, what's the use of the western suburbs camp!"
"Eh... this can be regarded as a strategy." Zuo Liangyu nodded, and his heart was pounding. If Hong Chengchou could be eliminated, I believe that the western suburbs camp would not be able to hold on for long. His own goal is not
Has it been achieved?
"Qing'er. What do you think?" Zuo Liangyu did not agree immediately, but asked Zuo Yuqing next to him.
Zuo Yuqing was silent for a while, and then said: "Father, if we send troops to ambush Hong Chengchou, we will inevitably withdraw all the troops in front of us. That group of people in the western suburbs camp are not fools. Could it be that he is treating us badly?"
Do you just ignore his whereabouts? If he bites us from behind when we ambush Old Man Hong, it’s not certain who will suffer the consequences?"
"this......."
Zuo Yuqing's words shocked the two of them. Zuo Yuqing's worries were by no means unfounded, but a fact that was likely to happen.
Zuo Yuliang tentatively said: "How about... how about we only mobilize half of the troops to the dock to attack the old red thief, and leave half of the troops to contain the western suburbs camp here?"
"Too few." Zuo Yuqing shook his head: "Although the old thief Hong is a very hateful person, he is quite methodical in training troops. It may not be easy for us to defeat him with 20,000 people."
Seeing Zuo Yuqing always pretending to be in opposition to him, Zuo Yuliang couldn't help but said angrily: "This won't work, and that won't work either, so what do you think we should do?"
"What else can we do?" A hint of ferociousness flashed across Zuo Yuqing's face, "It's very simple. Let's leave 10,000 troops to guard the western suburbs camp and prevent them from acting rashly, and mobilize all the remaining 30,000 troops.
Go to the dock and fight to the death with Hong Chengchou. It would be great if we defeat Hong Chengchou. If something goes wrong, we will retreat to Hangzhou. Anyway, we still have 50,000 troops in Zhejiang, so we can still start from scratch!"
"Hiss..."
Zuo Yuliang couldn't help but take a breath. This Zuo Yuqing is really ruthless. He wants to use Jinling's remaining 40,000 troops as a bargaining chip to fight Hong Chengchou to the death! If he wins, everyone will be happy. If he loses, everyone will be happy.
It is estimated that the remaining 40,000 troops will be completely wiped out, and they can immediately flee to Zhejiang to try to make a comeback. No matter how you look at it, they have left themselves a way out. This shows their rigorous and delicate thinking.
"Father, what do you think?" Seeing that his father and elder brother were both silent, Zuo Yuqing urged again.
Zuo Liangyu thought for a long time, and in his heart he was also at war between heaven and man. It is not an exaggeration to say that this battle is related to his future future and destiny. If he wins, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces will be in his pocket.
.If he loses, he will have no choice but to abandon Jiangsu and Anhui and concentrate his forces to defend Zhejiang.
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help feeling a little regretful. If only he hadn't been so impatient and had waited patiently for a while. Even if Hong Chengchou came back, he might not be able to follow Hong Chengchou with the 100,000 in his hand as a bargaining chip.
Taking advantage, it's a pity that I am still too impatient.
However, Zuo Liangyu can be regarded as a mentally resolute person, and he quickly put all unnecessary things behind him. Anyway, things have reached this point, and there is no regret medicine for you in this world.
Thinking of this, the decisiveness of killing that Zuo Liangyu had cultivated over the years was also reflected. He straightened up and said to Zuo Yuliang: "Liang'er, my father has given you 10,000 horses. I don't want you to attack the western suburbs camp.
As long as you can contain that group of people, if you can contain them, it will be considered a great achievement for you."
After listening to Zuo Liangyu's arrangement, Zuo Yuliang couldn't help cursing in his heart, why was he the one doing such thankless tasks every time. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if the Western Suburb Camp was done well,
He didn't get much credit. If he messed up, the blame would definitely fall on him. Besides, it was really difficult to control the opponent's 20,000 troops with 10,000 tired men. Zuo Yuliang didn't want to take this job in his heart.
It was a hard job, but when I saw Zuo Liangyu's sharp eyes glaring at me, as if he wanted to look good if he didn't agree, I had to swallow the words and had to grit my teeth secretly, as if my body had been punched.
He bowed as if and said: "This...yes, my child obeys your orders!"
Seeing that Zuo Yuliang agreed, Zuo Liangyu smiled again, patted Zuo Yuliang's shoulder and praised: "Okay, my father knows that my son will appreciate his father's good intentions best. Thank you for your hard work."
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Seeing that I had made such a statement, what else could Zuo Yuliang say? He had no choice but to say: "Father, thank you very much. The child will live up to his father's trust."
"Well, let's get started now. This time, that old man Hong will die without a burial place..."
After Zuo Yuliang gathered his troops, his offensive against the western suburbs camp naturally weakened. This change was quickly noticed by Ding Qun.
At this time, Ding Qun no longer had the tidy image of the past. At this moment, he was wearing a light armor. The red armor was already covered with bloodstains and filth. His original appearance was no longer visible. Although he was just a scholar,
But just now he picked up the sword and fought with the enemy troops who invaded the camp, and he also won the respect of the army officers.
Looking at the enemy troops retreating in droves, Ding Qun, who was finally able to catch his breath, panted and asked General Lin beside him: "Mr. Lin, you have been in the army for many years. From what you can see, the enemy's retreat this time is a temporary one."
Are you taking a break or is there some conspiracy?"
General Lin looked over and shook his head uncertainly and said: "I don't understand this either, but in war, things like war cannot change without departing from the original principles, and it depends on strength. We just need to remain unchanged in response to all circumstances."
Just change."
General Du also agreed and said: "What General Lin said is true. It is better to do less than to do more. As long as we hold the camp and wait for Governor Hong to come back, it will be fine. We don't need to pay attention to the rest."
After listening to the words of these two men, Ding Qun couldn't help but shook his head. These two general soldiers only held the mentality of not seeking merit but seeking no faults all day long. Although it cannot be said that they did anything wrong, such characters will not be the same in the future.
It will be difficult to achieve anything.
Looking at the enemy troops retreating like a tide, Ding Qun secretly became suspicious. According to his observations, although the enemy troops had been fighting for several days, since they were fighting in turns, their physical exertion was not as great as expected. This time
But there must be another reason for the sudden retreat.
Looking at the enemy troops who had gone away, Ding Qun had a thought in his mind. "Could it be..."
Thinking of this, Ding Qun turned back to General Lin and said, "Sir Lin, how many soldiers in our army are still physically strong?"
General Lin shook his head with a wry smile, "Master Ding, don't you know the situation in our camp? Our camp has been attacked repeatedly by the old thief Zuo in the past few days. Although they took advantage of the favorable location, the soldiers have already
We are exhausted, where are the soldiers who are full of energy?"
Although he had expected these situations, Ding Qun couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed. "Well, in that case, I'll ask General Laolin to order the soldiers to have a good meal and have a good rest. I guess there will be a
A good show is about to begin..."
Just when Ding Qun and Zuo Liangyu were making their own plans, Hong Chengchou's fleet finally arrived at the pier. The 20,000-strong army and the food, grass, supplies and other supplies that accompanied the army contained more than three or four hundred ships. Although
The Yangtze River is extremely wide, but when more than 500 ships roll by, the scene is enough to make people stunned.
The iron boat that Hong Chengchou and Cao Huachun were riding was hidden in the middle of the fleet. Looking at the empty dock, Hong Chengchou had a doubt in his heart.
"Don't Zuo Liangyu and his son plan to snipe themselves at the dock?"
"That's not right!" Hong Chengchou shook his head. According to his understanding of Zuo Liangyu, this person has a strong mind and is definitely not a good man. Since he has become a freshman in junior high school, he will definitely continue to do so.
Hong Chengchou's eyes narrowed, and he turned around and ordered loudly: "General Wang Shen, you immediately lead a battalion of brothers to board the dock first, and then order the accompanying navy to cover the infantry on the river to land!"
"Yes, I will obey your order!" A middle-aged officer behind Hong Chengchou immediately handed over his hand and left.
Soon, under the gaze of Hong Chengchou and everyone, dozens of small boats filled with soldiers began to approach the dock. Behind them were more than a dozen flat-bottomed boats cobbled together by the Jinling Navy. Although these boats could not carry larger
Large artillery such as the Hongyi cannon and the general cannon, but it is still possible to install a few squatting tiger cannons or large French machine guns.
Slowly, the boats loaded with soldiers docked one after another. The leader, General Wang Shen, was still more cautious. He did not order all the soldiers to go ashore, but first sent out five hundred soldiers holding round shields and swords.
Slowly we docked at the pier.
"Master Hong, those monkey cubs are coming up!" Cao Huachun, who was standing next to Hong Chengchou, shouted happily when he saw hundreds of soldiers slowly coming ashore.
Seeing that the first batch of soldiers landed safely, Hong Chengchou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still shook his head and said: "It's too early to be happy now, maybe the enemy has an ambush."
Just as Hong Chengchou finished speaking, a burst of war drums was heard from the pier, and countless soldiers emerged from all over the place. They were either holding crossbows or spears and swords, and swarmed towards the pier.
, countless arrows were shot at the hundreds of soldiers who landed like rain.
"No, there's an ambush, get on the boat quickly!"
General Wang Shen, who was standing on the boat by the river, knew that something was wrong as soon as he heard the sound of war drums coming from the front, and quickly ordered the soldiers who came ashore to return to the boat immediately.
"Run quickly!"
In fact, there was no need for General Wang Shen to give orders. When they saw countless figures pouring out in front of them, the hundreds of soldiers who had come ashore before consciously turned back. Hundreds of people dropped their feet and ran to the boat behind them.
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