"Calm down! Be sure to calm down!" Wu Shigong tried his best to calm down. Without saying anything, Wu Shigong immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot. With this turtle shell, at least those who encountered unknown situations could be calmed down.
, please stabilize the military morale of some panicked soldiers.
After his tent was erected, Wu Shigong immediately entered the tent with all his officers to discuss the next move of his Runing Battalion.
It was said to be a discussion, but in fact it was Wu Shigong who was thinking hard at the beginning. And the officers did not dare to make any sound for fear of disturbing Wu Shigong's thinking.
It is definitely impossible to consider this option of returning to Henan. If the current Runing Battalion retreats in fear of the enemy without encountering a defeat, wouldn't Wu Shigong think that he should die too quickly?
You know, Yangzhou Qijia and Yangzhou Salt Transport Envoy Guan Yin are collecting their own charges and providing them to Zhou Yanru, the chief minister, as shells to attack him. Wu Shigong can't just give away his charges like this, right?
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Then ignore the chaos in Shandong and take a detour to Shanhaiguan? After careful consideration, Wu Shigong also felt that this option was not feasible. Not to mention that he might encounter the mutinous rebel army along the way. Even if he did not encounter the rebel army, Wu Shigong would actually
I don’t want to rush to Shanhaiguan to fight with the Tatars.
At this time, Wu Shigong discovered a bright spot. If he had used the excuse of annihilating the Shandong rebel army, wouldn't he be able to justifiably avoid going to Liaodong to fight? After all, the combat effectiveness of this rebel army is better than
The Tatars were probably weaker. Therefore, Wu Shigong suddenly felt like a blessing in disguise.
This refreshed Wu Shigong's spirits, and his thinking began to become clearer. Now there was only one way to stay in Shandong and wipe out the rebel army.
But the first step is to judge the strength of the rebel army. This is simple. After the rebel army mutinied, the whole of Shandong became chaotic. You must know that Wu Shigong had already found out that the rebel army first mutinied in northwest Shandong.
In just a few days, it spread to Wu Shigong.
Wu Shigong's current location is in the southwestern region of Shandong. Therefore, Wu Shigong judged that the strength of the rebel army was at least not weaker than his own, and the number of them might far exceed his own. It would be best for him to advance rashly to fight the rebel army.
The result is a lose-lose situation for both parties.
Now Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion is about to move to a delicate position. Even if it cannot be too far away from the rebel army, it will show that the Runing Battalion passively avoids fighting and gives people a handle. It cannot be far away from that rebel army.
The rebel army was too close, and if it fell into a melee, Wu Shigong did not want his Runing camp to lose strength inexplicably.
So the most important thing now is to determine the location of the rebel army. But this problem gave Wu Shigong a headache again.
Wu Shigong knew that the rebel army came from Denglai. But where was Denglai in the Ming Dynasty? Wu Shigong didn't know at all. If it were the current place names, such as Jiaodong Peninsula, Yantai, Qingdao, etc., Wu Shigong might still know
.And now Wu Shigong is simply unable to compare the place names of the Ming Dynasty with the modern place names.
Besides, this rebel army only came from Denglai. They mutinied on the way north. Wu Shigong still doesn't know where exactly they mutinied.
Wu Shigong now knew that they mutinied in the northern areas of Jinan Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture. However, there was only one prefecture isolated from where Wu Shigong was now. The distance was not too far. If the rebels faced his direction, there would be few
God, these two armies will meet. You know, it only took two days for the cripple Li Lu to cross the two mansions and escape to Wu Shigong's Qianhusuo fortress.
Then there is no need to think too much. Wu Shigong knew that his officers were eagerly waiting for his next order. At this time, it was not the time to hesitate. Unlike the fables in life, in the military
There is a famous saying: It is better to act hard in the wrong direction than to act hesitantly in the right direction.
So Wu Shigong immediately ordered: "Now you all should go to your army to make arrangements immediately. Let all the soldiers eat and rest immediately after setting up the camp. Also prepare two portions of dry rations and put them in dry ration bags."
"At midnight today, the entire army will set off and march straight to Ningyang County at night. Tomorrow morning, no matter what happens to Ningyang County, we will attack the county seat and defend it. We will talk about it after we have investigated the surrounding situation."
The county where Wu Shiwen was appointed magistrate was Ningyang County, Shandong Province. Wu Shigong judged that no matter how fast the rebel army moved, they would not have time to reach Ningyang County tonight.
Through the conversation with Wu Shiwen, Wu Shigong also learned that the rebels who scared Wu Shiwen and fled the city were probably not the rebel army, but the rebels who took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble outside Ningyang County. Therefore, Wu Shigong decided to occupy the city first.
After arriving in this county, we should first find a place to stay for our Runing camp.
Wu Shigong had no choice but to do this. In this situation where he didn't understand the external situation and rumors were flying around, no city would accept Wu Shigong's passing army who didn't know the details. And Wu Shigong's Runing camp entered Ningyang County.
With his own fifth brother Wu Shiwen serving as the county magistrate there, the problem of stationing will be solved. And no matter how strong the camp built in Runing Ying is, it will not be as strong as the city wall of Ningyang County.
Besides, Wu Shigong also had a way out in doing this. His Runing Battalion used the night to march. If it encountered the rebel army, or the rebel army had occupied Ningyang County, Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion could still take advantage of it.
If you retreat after dark, you will not be entangled by the rebel army. This also shows that Wu Shigong fully grasps the benefits of night marches and night battles.
All the officers immediately promised to take the order and left. This discussion was completely Wu Shigong's one-man show, and the other officers did not say a word at all.
It can be seen that not only Wu Shigong's plan also makes sense, the more important reason is that Wu Shigong's prestige has been established in the hearts of the officers in the Runing camp. This is the confidence that he has given those officers after winning battles.
The order issued by Wu Shigong now will never happen again, as when Wu Shigong just left the capital, those officers did not trust Wu Shigong's military ability.
The next step is to convince Wu Shiwen and the officials. This matter did not cost Wu Shigong any more words. With the Ming army of Runing Camp to help defend, who is willing to leave his hometown and leave the county he is familiar with? And this escape
The road is not necessarily very safe.
Besides, officials like Wu Shiwen also have the responsibility of guarding the city. It is always a crime for them to abandon the city and flee. But if they return to Ningyang County now and leave in such a short time, they will find some reasons to make it through in the future.
Under Wu Shigong's order, the military machinery of the Runing Camp began to fully activate. Seeing the soldiers of the Runing Camp making preparations in an orderly manner, the minds of officials and gentry such as Wu Shiwen also calmed down.
There is no need to detail the following matters of eating, resting and getting up in the middle of the night to march. Wu Shiwen and other officials and gentry can only get up in the middle of the night and move with Wu Shigong's Runing camp. No one who is weak or sick will consider these situations at this time.
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At rooster crow, the army arrived at Ningyang County. What surprised Wu Shigong and others was that the gates of the entire county were wide open. It seemed that because of the escape of the officials, the entire county fell into a state of anarchy last night, and even the gates were closed.
No one pays attention to such a big thing.
However, Wu Shigong was still very cautious. He first sent a small group of cavalry into the county to conduct reconnaissance. They reported that the entire county was dark and quiet. Wu Shigong no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the entire army to march into Ningyang.