In the lobby of the former General Military Mansion of Phidao, now the temporary residence of Governor Denglai, Lu Xiangsheng was holding a military meeting.
"General Chen, I have just arrived. Please report on the situation in North Korea." Lu Xiangsheng said to Chen Jisheng, who was standing at the front.
Chen Jisheng was originally quite surprised when Lu Xiangsheng suddenly led a large army to Phi Island, because according to the previous regulations, these troops rested in Denglai and would not return to Phi Island for at least half a month.
He saw that Lu Xiangsheng was concerned about the situation in North Korea as soon as they met, and he thought that there would be a big war in North Korea?
So, he came out of the queue in response, cupped his fists and reported: "Back to Zhongcheng, Korean righteous people are still coming to my island in an endless stream, and even some small Korean officials have come. The generals are temporarily arranged on the island to wait for Zhongcheng.
Disappointed."
What Lu Xiangsheng wanted to ask about was the food supply for Jianlu, but Chen Jisheng's report was also of concern to him, so he listened patiently.
"The Jianlu in North Korea now go out much less frequently, and have all retreated to large towns. Although there are a small number of dispatches, the scale is not small, so our army has made less gains these days."
When Chen Jisheng said this, he remembered that he had missed an important point, and quickly added: "Jianlu carried out several large-scale activities, and it seems that all the food they looted was concentrated in Pyongyang."
Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He leaned forward slightly with his huge body and asked Chen Jisheng: "Have all the people and food of Jianlu been gathered in Pyongyang?"
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's special attention, Chen Jisheng thought for a moment to confirm, and then replied: "Back to Zhongcheng, according to the news from the Korean volunteers, not all the Jianlu were gathered in Pyongyang. Those Jianlu who escorted the food to Pyongyang returned.
It seems that it has continued to collect grain from several large towns that were originally occupied."
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng made a calculation in his mind. According to this military intelligence, it is very likely that the Korean Jianlu had received the letter from the Liaodong slave chief, so they gathered the harvested grain first and prepared to transport it back to Liaodong.
He immediately announced: "I have received an urgent report from Zhangzi Island's ancestral counselor that the Liaodong slave chief has sent a messenger to ask the North Korean Jianlu to quickly transport grain back to Liaodong."
Having said this, Lu Xiangsheng raised his voice and said loudly: "Everyone, the Liaodong captives are short of food. They can't wait for the North Korean captives to return after collecting food."
The generals in the hall had suffered from lack of food. When the governor said that Jianlu would also face the days of food shortage that they had experienced before, they were overjoyed and started talking one after another.
Lu Xiangsheng did not stop him and allowed them to discuss.
After a while, the discussion in the lobby subsided. Among them, the commander-in-chief Huang Long clasped his fists at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "Thanks to Zhongcheng for burning Jianlu's food last time, otherwise such good things would not have happened."
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Others are alone, and now that they have the opportunity, they immediately respond by flattering the new leader, hoping that life will be easier in the future.
When the others saw this, they refused to lag behind and followed suit one after another: "I didn't expect that the prime minister was so brave that Jianlu suffered such a big loss."
"I think back then, Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's Wuchao army grain and won the Battle of Guandu; today Zhongcheng burned Jianlu's grain, it can be said that they are different but have the same effect!"
"It's a pity that I didn't go to burn Jianlu grain with Zhongcheng before. It's such a pity."
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Seeing that they were going too far, Lu Xiangsheng raised his voice and interrupted them: "Everyone, if the food is intercepted by us again this time, the strength of Jianlu will be greatly damaged. If the imperial court attacks Liaodong again in the future, it will be twice the result with half the effort. Therefore,
I have decided that this time the grain must not be transported back to Liaodong by Jianlu."
"General, I will obey." There was a chorus of agreement in the hall.
Lu Xiangsheng nodded, but immediately a serious look appeared on his face, and he said seriously: "This transportation of grain is a big matter, and it is impossible for Jianlu not to know about it. Therefore, they will definitely have no shortage of troops to escort the grain, and what awaits us will be a huge one."
A tough battle.”
The generals in the hall heard this with awe. It seemed that they were going to have a head-to-head fight with Jianlu. This was something they had never done before. Can it be done?
They all looked at Lu Xiangsheng, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately noticed the change in the atmosphere in the hall, and he sighed secretly, the reputation Jianlu had accumulated from winning battles all year round should not be underestimated.
He immediately sat up straight, looked at the generals in the hall and said: "Although there will be many more Jianlu to protect food than last time, but what does that mean? I have fought face to face with Jianlu twice. Chapter 1
One time was at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, and a slave chief was captured alive; the second time was when he was chasing Jianlu's food protection team."
Having said this, Lu Xiangsheng turned to Zhang Xianzhong, who was standing aside, and said, "That time when the Jianlu soldiers saw me leading a charge, how did they behave?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong replied loudly: "Jianlu panicked and fled before the battle."
After Zhang Xianzhong replied, Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at the generals in the hall and said: "Jianlu is also a human being, and they will suffer defeat and be afraid. This time, I personally lead the army and charge forward. If you are a man, follow me."
I robbed Jianlu's grain."
The governors have to go to the battlefield to charge, and they have to be on the front line. What else can they say?
And unlike Guan Ning's Ming army, they were huddled in the city from beginning to end. Although Dongjiang's Ming army was a little inferior in equipment, they had fought many fights with Jianlu and had no psychological disadvantage against Jianlu.
Guan Ning Ming Jun Da.
Therefore, all the generals in the hall expressed their opinions one after another.
"If the general didn't dare to attack Jianlu, he wouldn't be here."
"The Zhongcheng can oversee the formation, and we will fight to build the captives."
"Yes, we can't let Zhong Cheng go into battle, otherwise what would we do?"
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Everyone's reaction was seen by Lu Xiangsheng, and he couldn't help but secretly nod in his heart, they were all a group of men.
After a while, when the noise in the hall subsided, he said: "Generals, don't worry, if the enemy's strength is too far apart from our own, I will not let you die."
When the generals in the hall heard this, they thought that Zhong Cheng was indeed a brave and resourceful person, and would not insist on going his own way just because the results of the battle might be huge.
"Judging from the intelligence collected so far, not all North Korean rebels will escort the food back, and Liaodong has not sent troops to North Korea for the time being."
Lu Xiangsheng first talked about the current situation, and then said cautiously: "I estimate that Jianlu will not only have such a small number of troops to escort him, so it can be speculated that Jianlu from Liaodong is likely to come to Korea. For this reason, I have ordered Zu
The deputy general sent many troops at night to detect the troops sent by Liaodong Jianlu to Korea. Mr. Chen."
"The last general is here." When Chen Jisheng heard Lu Xiangsheng's roll call, he quickly stepped out of the queue again.
"You also send troops to keep food at night, and with the help of Korean volunteers, try to find out how many troops the Korean rebels will send to escort the food." Lu Xiangsheng ordered.
"The final general will receive the order." Chen Jisheng received the order loudly.
Lu Xiangsheng nodded and announced: "I have reported to the imperial court, asking Guan Ning's friendly forces to respond to this operation and send troops to contain Jianlu."
All the generals in the hall heard Lu Xiangsheng's orderly and thoughtful arrangements, and they were all full of confidence in this battle.
Lu Xiangsheng finally stood up and said loudly: "Every general will use his life to win this battle. It will be a great victory!"