The Ming army camp on the banks of the Hutuo River was noisy and cheering all night long. Huang Degong wanted to buy wine and invite his generals to drink to celebrate his victory, but he forgot about Chang Yu's prohibition on alcohol. Later, Hu Ling, Fan Jiaqian and others came forward to stop it.
Huang Degong turned around and marched westward from Dezhou, sweeping hundreds of miles along the way to regain the lost territory and win many battles. Yesterday's battle was his full planning and command, trapping Ma Shiyao, Ren Jirong in the city, and attacking Li Guo's main force, Luo Hu's Zhenshan Camp,
He also used the refugee defenders to make a sneak attack, and finally the enemy was defeated. He used a beautiful hand to defeat the majority with less, and he also hit the main force of the bandit army head-on. This battle was really exciting. No wonder he was so excited that he felt a little carried away.
Fortunately, Hu Ling and others came forward to scold him and calm him down. Although Huang Degong was domineering, he did not dare to contradict the people in Dongchang. Moreover, these people were the confidants of the young eunuch. Knowing that he was in the wrong, he just laughed and went over, and the banquet followed.
Change to discussion.
The two bandit leaders in Zhending City are swinging back and forth, and a war may break out at any time. Although Li Guo's troops are defeated, there are still countless bandit soldiers and cannon fodder in the north, and they can fight back at any time. If this is the case, the Ming army will
With more than ten thousand troops and no city or danger to defend, how can we stop them? The situation can be described as serious and abnormal.
Weng Zhiqi was the calmest general under Huang Degong's command, and he had some tricks up his sleeve. His words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone's heads, and they all frowned and fell silent.
Huang Degong licked his lips, frowned deeply and stared at the map in front of him for a while, then looked up at the generals: "Is there any good strategy?"
Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, Tu Yuan coughed lightly and said: "There is a den of thieves further north. If we continue to go north, we will be unbeatable with our small number of men and horses every step of the way. But if we stop moving forward, the thieves' army will arrive again."
There is no danger to defend and we are still outnumbered, but now we can only switch from attack to defense. The first is to enter Zhending City to defend. The second is to retreat to the south bank of the Hutuo River and set up a defense line to resist the enemy with the natural dangers of the river. The third is to retreat to the south."
Huang Degong nodded repeatedly and looked at Tu Yuan with admiration. This man was so brave and attentive, and his analysis was clear and logical. He then said to the generals: "What do you think?"
The generals lowered their heads and whispered, arguing for a while but no unanimous decision was made. Some thought that the rebels in the north should attack Zhending City before they were killed. Some felt that Zhending City had high walls and thick walls, and the loss would be too great to attack in a short time. Others thought that rejecting
It is also good to defend the river. Some people think that it is also possible to avoid the front and retreat to the south. Anyway, the southern front is not for a strong attack. It is only to respond to and cooperate with the little governor's dragnet strategy. The troops can be more flexible and mobile, and there is no need to block it.
Hard kill.
When they heard about flexible maneuvers, the eyes of the three commanders of Gongziying and Tu Yuan were bright again. The four of them followed Chang Yu in the wars in the north and south, and were most affected by it. The young eunuch often talked about guerrilla warfare, and when fighting against the bandits
It is said that the guerrilla army is the ancestor of guerrilla warfare. When fighting the Tatars, they learned from the guerrilla army and used guerrilla warfare. The essence of guerrilla warfare is flexibility and maneuverability.
As mentioned before, the troops on the southern front are there to cooperate with the entire strategic operation, and there is no need to attack or block it. At this time, the war in the north is unclear. If the rebel army comes to attack in large numbers, avoid it. If the rebel army is small, attack head on.
In short, if he's tough, I'll run away, if he's soft, I'll do it.
The four of them talked to each other, and Huang Degong burst into laughter. The generals also nodded repeatedly, and finally decided to withdraw their troops and camp on the south bank of the Hutuo River to set up a defensive line.
After the agreement was reached, it was already dark. The army fought fiercely in the middle of the night and cleaned up the battlefield. They stayed up almost all night. Although they were a little tired, they had to break camp and cross the river to prepare for any eventuality.
At this time, Li Chengdong led more than a thousand people under his command to respond to Huang Degong and reported that the remaining Dharma Guard Army had caught up with the refugees overnight and headed to Jizhou. As for Li Muxian, he was going to Jizhou to disperse these people and would not be able to come back for the time being.
"I'm afraid this guy doesn't want to come back. He might actually start a rebellion," Huang Degong joked. Fan Jiaqian responded coldly: "If he has the guts, Dongchang swears that he will be captured from all corners of the world and come back to have his skin cramped and skinned!"
Everyone couldn't help but shudder, Huang Degong laughed, and said: "It's a pity that that bull-nosed man who was good at talking and deceiving people has passed away. If he continues to develop northward, he might be able to trick all the refugees here.
Already..."
Weng Zhiqi said with a smile: "How can we let the thief take a step north when he has already suffered a lot? If he had not had the slightest intention, he would have immediately sent a large army to kill him. Besides, the refugees are a burden at this time. Whoever gets the blame will suffer. Niubi will never do it again."
The small amount of food that the thief got from his hands is enough to find out what is left. If there is more, there will be more monks and less rice, and it will be difficult to disband."
"Since he is a burden, why don't the rebels allow him to go north to fool around? If they were all taken away, wouldn't it be a relief?" Li Chengdong asked in confusion.
Weng Zhiqi rolled his eyes and said, "We have all been taken away. Who will the bandit army use to deal with us?"
Li Chengdong suddenly realized.
The officers and soldiers had a great victory last night, but they broke camp early in the morning and retreated to the south bank of the Hutuo River to set up a defensive line. This puzzled Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong in Zhending City.
Based on various recent intelligence analysis, the two of them analyzed the current situation and felt that there were only two possibilities. The rebel army would win a battle on the northern front, and Huang Degong would have to retreat and set up a defensive line to resist. The second possibility would be a huge victory for the officers and soldiers, and the rebel army would retreat, and Huang Degong would set up a defensive line to block it.
In the end, the two people agreed that if the rebel army wins, they will go out of the city to kill the enemy. If the rebel army loses, they will take advantage of the situation and rise up to righteousness and destroy their relatives.
Huang Degong didn't know what the two thieves leaders in Zhending City were planning, but he was still watching, waiting for news from the northern front. He believed that information would come soon.
The officers and soldiers broke camp and crossed the river to set up a defensive line. Huang Degong did not order the retreat of the people who were watching outside Zhending City. At the same time, he sent countless detective horses to the north for reconnaissance. However, at this time, soldiers reported that a group of people came along the river from the east, saying that they were
The Black Wolf Camp under Dongchang.
Huang Degong knew that Dongchang had four battalions under his command but had only seen two. The situation was sensitive at this time and he did not dare to be careless, so he sent someone to report to Hu Ling and others.
Tu Yuan and others were also confused after hearing this. The Black Wolf Camp was under the command of Wuzhong, and the front line was left by the young governor to garrison in Hejian Fucheng. At this time, he should be working with Liu Zeqing. Why did the two places suddenly disappear when they were hundreds of miles apart?
Are you here?
Everyone was puzzled and hurried out of the camp to confirm. It was indeed the Black Wolf Camp led by Lao Jiu. There were more than a hundred warriors who looked exhausted but had unabated murderous looks on their faces.
"Lao Jiu, why are you here, but on the order of the Governor?" Li Tiezhu and Tu Yuan took the lead to come forward.
Lao Jiu looked excited. He got off his horse and walked quickly to the two of them and saluted: "I have seen the two commanders. May I ask if Commander Wu is here? Is the governor here?"
Tu Yuan saw the sadness and anger on his face when he spoke, and was very confused: "But Liu Laogou bullied our brothers?"
"This is simply too much bullying. I came here to seek the Lord Governor to make decisions for us." When Lao Jiu said this, tears welled up in his eyes. Hu Ling suddenly felt that this was not a small matter.
He quickly took him back to the camp and asked him for details.
Lao Jiu told the story of the ins and outs, from the time Liu Zeqing refused to save him in Hejian Mansion, entered the city to seize power, harassed the people, stayed behind closed doors, and later refused to allow the Black Wolf Battalion to enter the city... until later he found evidence that Liu Zeqing massacred the city.
, then went south to Changchunyu, and before he met the officers and soldiers on the probing horse, he learned that the army had arrived in Zhending Mansion, so he turned the horse's head and went straight to the west to find it. Along the way, he inevitably encountered the bandit army probing the horse, but how could those small groups of probing horses?
It's their opponent, kill them all!
After hearing this, everyone was furious and yelled at Liu Zeqing, vowing to kill him when he found something empty. However, Huang Degong watched the excitement and was not afraid of the trouble: "Liu Zeqing is so cunning and old, how can you get the evidence so easily? Even if you get the evidence at this time,
Who touched him again when he was employing people? Last time the emperor called him King Qin, he said he broke his leg and refused to go. The emperor had no choice but to send someone to express condolences. Although you have the support of the governor, the governor can cure it.
Did you kill him?"
Hu Ling laughed angrily: "General Huang, do you want to try it too and see if Lord Governor can cure it?"
Huang Degong stood up with a groan: "What nonsense? It's none of my business. If you have the ability, go and deal with that old dog Liu." He grunted and walked out of the tent.
Everyone ignored him and comforted Lao Jiu. Liu Zeqing forced Black Wolf Camp away. This was Dongchang's personal enmity, but massacre of the city was against national and military orders. People like the little governor, who are protective of calves, will not do anything in public or private matters.
Let him go and wait and see.
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I've been busy with trivial matters recently, so I haven't updated. Please forgive me and thank you for your support! (To be continued)