Jiang Jingyuan saw that several other generals had also joined the discussion. The atmosphere of discussion was very thick, and he was very happy. Although he had his own opinion, in order to avoid making mistakes, he sometimes had to brainstorm ideas. The battle situation on the front line was complicated.
There are many changes, and there may be aspects that I have not thought of, but not necessarily. There is no harm in talking about it more.
However, he didn't think that Wan Yanchu had the courage to let a lone army pass through Zhang Hejun and his army and get to the rear. Let alone make it passable, it would be impossible. Even if it passed, it would still be courting death.
Zhang Hejun's troops are in good order, and his own army is gearing up. As long as the Jingren's cavalry dares to retreat, the Jingren in front of him will be a meal for his 200,000 troops. Without the cavalry, the Jingren will be
Like a toothless tiger, using 200,000 soldiers to fight against 100,000 Beijing infantry, even if he wiped out all the troops, he still wanted to swallow up the Beijing army, which lacked cavalry.
There are forbidden troops in Jinling, and Zhang He's army is protecting the flanks. If he takes the army in front of him, he can immediately march straight into the capital. Will the Beijing cavalry that enters the hinterland of the feudal country still be of any use?
What he is worried about now is that Wan Yanchu sees that he has already prepared for the platform level, but does not want to fight for the platform level. If he retreats, it will be a bit troublesome. Let the main force of the Beijing people retreat back, which will affect the later strategic arrangements.
great.
Although the commander-in-chief of the people in the capital this time is Wan Yanchu, the prince of the capital, there are rumors that this person is uninhibited and is a dissolute prince in the capital. I am afraid that he is sent here only in name to truly preside over the overall situation.
Yes, it can only be Wu Tumu, the general of the capital.
Wu Tumu was cautious by nature, and was more defensive than offensive. If he was asked to send a lone cavalry force across the Huai River and into death, he would probably not be able to make this decision.
It is very likely that Wu Tumu would make this decision to retreat to avoid being flanked by himself and Zhang Hejun. Therefore, if Zhang Hejun came slowly, he would probably delay the opportunity for fighting.
Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard a general say: "What if the Beijing people come out from behind the platform gate and catch us by surprise?"
As soon as this question was raised, everyone was stunned for a moment. Then they all laughed. Inside the Taiping Pass, there were 200,000 troops, surrounded by mountains on the left and right. There was the Taiping Pass in front and the Huai River behind! On the Huai River, there was Feng Chao again.
Twenty thousand sailors.
Even if the Beijing people separate all the cavalry and get to the Platform Pass, can they still cross the Huai River and enter the Platform Pass under the surveillance of 20,000 naval troops?
Even if we cross the Huai River and enter the control area of Platform Pass, how can we confront an army of 200,000?
Thinking of this, even the general who asked this question laughed.
Jiang Jingyuan, on the other hand, smiled and said: "We have to be on guard against this! Send an order to the navy to be on guard. Move the boats to the side of Platform Pass. Have the new military camp dig a wide ditch in front of the Huai River and Platform Pass to prevent any cavalry from entering.
.Sent out scouting horses to spy around the capital camp. There are signs of division of troops. In addition, sent people to urge Zhang Hejun to come quickly."
"Yes!" After listening to Jiang Jingyuan's instructions, the generals felt that they were too cautious, but this way, it would be less likely to fail. Therefore, they agreed with a bang.
Waiting for the generals to leave, General Zhou Hu, a close confidant of Jiang Jingyuan, stepped forward and said: "The commander-in-chief has fully informed Zhang He of the situation in front of the platform pass. Zhang He is well-known in the army, so it is impossible not to know that this is an excellent fighter opportunity.
Since Zhang He understands that fighter opportunities are rare, under such circumstances, he is still procrastinating like this. I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the Lord Supervisor hiding behind!"
Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyebrows and looked around, but said nothing.
Jiang Jingyuan heard that the Lord Supervisor of the Army was very young. He was already a second-rank official before joining the army and was a prominent figure in Jinling City. Moreover, the reason why the Lord Supervisor of the Army joined the army was also the Lord Supervisor of the Army himself.
Invited.
He once asked the military officers who had recently joined the former bodyguards what the character of the military supervisor was like. Without exception, they all praised him highly.
These are actually superficial situations. He secretly heard that Mr. Su didn't really want to join the army, and joining the army was just a forced move.
For him, he naturally believed more in what he heard in secret. Because he really couldn't imagine how a weak scholar like Su San, who had become a second-rank official at a young age, could consciously want to join the army.
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More information that came later proved more and more that the military supervisor's joining the army was probably not voluntary. This was because since the imperial edict was issued, the military supervisor had neither gone to Zhang Hejun, nor had he joined the army.
He went to his own army, but hid outside Jinling City, practicing some kind of "single".
It was said that it was for military training. I heard that the recruits who originally had nearly 5,000 people were trained to less than 1,000 for him. Many soldiers couldn't stand the nonsense of the supervisor, so they ran away and fled, so the number of soldiers increased.
Come less and less.
For Jiang Jun, training in the army was naturally an excuse, and hiding behind for fear of death was the reason. In fact, sometimes, he felt a little resentful when he thought about it.
After finally hoping that the imperial army would be strong enough to compete with the Beijing people, he was also very ambitious and wanted to take care of the Beijing people. However, someone came out of nowhere to take the lead, which made him feel very comfortable.
In name, he was the generalissimo on the front line, leading the development of the war situation, but half of the credit would go to the Su Supervisor; and half of the remaining half would be given to Zhang He. Any general who has some ambition to make contributions,
There is no balance in my heart.
It is a pity that Prime Minister Wu died at this critical moment, otherwise Prime Minister Wu would not have let the situation evolve into what it is today.
"I'm afraid that the Lord Supervisor wants to hold back the Commander-in-Chief, and doesn't want the Commander-in-Chief to get all the credit. Come on, when Zhang He's army arrives, the Lord Supervisor will probably come to us to give instructions.
It’s all over the place.”
Zhou Hu meant exactly what he said.
Zhang He arrived slowly because Su San wanted to go to the front line to grab the credit before Zhang He arrived.
Jiang Jingyuan's eyes were on the sand table, and he sighed softly and said: "The supervisor wants to come to the front line in person, can I stop him? If he wants to take credit, it's best to come early. Taking credit also requires effort, don't do it because
He was so slow that he missed the opportunity to fight. By then, he won’t get much credit at all.”
"The commander-in-chief isn't worried about him coming to dictate?"
"Pointing fingers? He was pointing, who should I want to dare to listen to him? Zhang He is somewhat involved with him, and maybe he gives him some face. If he wants to feel uncomfortable here, it's good to have him. Big
In front of the enemy, no matter how courageous he is, he would not dare to do anything to me. Besides, as a kid like me who has never seen a battle, I would be so scared that I would pee my pants if I yelled at the enemy.
The strength of your feet.”
"Ho ho, that's right."
"Let's not talk about him! How is the training of the new recruits?"
Zhou Hu shook his head and said: "If we hadn't let many veterans in, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to take shape by now. With cooperation and a smooth battle, I guess it can be done. For a frontal assault, I'm afraid we have to rely on our old skills."
"It's only been two months, which is a bit short! I originally expected the tens of thousands of people in the escort army to be effective, but who would have expected that they would be no different from recruits. These people should be put in the back for me to intensify their training. If we really fight, don't do it again.
Let them disrupt my position."
Not to mention that there was a strong formation in Taiping Pass, but that Zhang Hejun marched slowly for thirty miles that day. Just after noon, he collected the army and set up camp near the mountains and rivers, preparing to garrison for the night.
After dinner, Huo Yi, Pan Cheng, Lu An and other generals went to the tent to discuss matters.
Zhang He gave a few casual instructions to let the army rest and recuperate, and then asked the generals to return to their camps. The generals exited the camp and discussed outside the tent: "What does the commander think? Where is the big piece of fat in front of the platform?"
, but we are walking slowly here. How could we miss the military plane?"
"Why did we miss the military plane? Even if it was a mistake, it was still a military plane belonging to Jiang Jingyuan's army. Our commander-in-chief and Jiang Jingyuan are not subordinate to each other, so our willingness to leave the station and assist in the pincer attack is already giving him face."
"Since I've given you face, I can only travel thirty or forty miles a day in the year of the monkey and the horse and the moon!"
"You haven't seen the necessary equipment and equipment. Did the commander-in-chief ask him to accompany the army? With these things, even if we move forward at full speed, we won't be able to go far in a day."
"Lieutenant General Lu? You are the commander's main force. Please tell me what the commander is thinking. We, the commander, don't seem to be here to help. Is there something we don't know about here?
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Lu An also said with a look of helplessness: "You don't know, I know it somewhere. I can't guess what the commander is thinking in his mind. Come on, let's stop talking here. Just go back to the camp when the commander asks you to.
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Outside the military tent, all the generals separated, and Lu An turned around and came back. Zhang He saw Lu An coming, so he called his hand and said: "Take my military order, transfer Huo Yi, He Jin, and a thousand troops
The cavalry, a total of more than 20,000 men, went lightly to Yaoli to join Ding. Mr. Su will make arrangements for further orders."
After receiving the order, Lu An asked: "The army is so slow, does it mean they don't want to go to the platform pass to attack the Beijing army?"
"If I go, will I be so tepid? Just go and do your errands. Remember, you must be in Yaoli before noon in two days, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow."
"Yes!" Lu An quickly went out to mobilize his troops. Half an hour later, 20,000 people quietly left the camp and headed towards Yaoli.
After finishing Yan Chu's lunch and taking a short rest, a visiting horse came to report.
"The number of Fengren's scouts suddenly increased, and they frequently moved around on the left and right wings of our army!"
Wan Yanchu smiled softly, this was just Jiang Jingyuan worried that he would divide his troops before the pass.
He waved his hand, dismissed the detective report, and walked out of the tent. The platform pass was right in front of him. Thinking that this pass would be under his control in a few days, he became full of energy.