Just listen to Xu Yixian say: "The counterattack against Li Zicheng must be fierce and winable in the first battle. Only in this way can Li Zicheng's covetousness towards us be defeated, so that he will not dare to attack us casually in the future. Therefore, we must mobilize elite troops and strong
General, and look for the weak points of Li Zicheng’s men to attack!"
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Dongting Lake is big enough, and it is convenient for our navy to go to various shores, but Li Zicheng's troops have to take a long way to go back and forth for reinforcements. We can pretend to attack the south first
Li Guo's troops will wait until they mobilize surrounding troops to respond, then take boats to attack Huarong and Anxiang, cutting off the connection between Li Guo's troops and the main force of Li Zicheng's troops."
Zhang Xianzhong naturally knew the entire situation between the enemy and ourselves. When he heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "And Luo Rucai's men are still stationed here. Under the pressure of a strong enemy, it is easier to defeat without attacking!"
"Your Highness is wise!" Xu Yixian heard this and immediately flattered him.
Seeing that he and the military advisor had agreed, Zhang Xianzhong no longer hesitated and said immediately: "If we can mobilize two people in isolation at once, we must make Li Zicheng look good!"
After he finished speaking, he thought of the missing Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Dingguo, who had no news, and his mood couldn't help but feel a little lower.
Zhang Xianzhong knew in his heart that Zhang Wenxiu was probably gone, or had been killed by the imperial army, or was imprisoned somewhere by the imperial army. In short, it was basically impossible for him to come back.
It was Zhang Dingguo who, for some unknown reason, went to the north to inquire about news. Now Sun Chuanting has gone south in large numbers, but Zhang Dingguo has no news at all. Could it be that he was hacked by gangsters on the way and his people are gone?
In this era of war and chaos, any accident may happen!
There was a possibility of losing two of his capable men. Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but glance at the military advisor in front of him, and he had some opinions in his heart. It was because of his advice that he might lose these two capable men!
But now it's useless to complain about Xu Yixian, so he can only hide this resentment in his heart.
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong made a decision and the counterattack against Li Zicheng began immediately.
Just like the way he played when he was a rogue, the first people he came into contact with were cannon fodder to consume the enemy, and then the elite attacked.
Zhang Xianzhong's overall deployment also deployed miscellaneous troops on the periphery, while the elite were mainly concentrated in Tianshu Mansion and its surrounding areas.
Therefore, although Li Zicheng suddenly launched an attack on him and took away a lot of his territory, his strength was basically still there. He mobilized troops from Tianshu Mansion and quickly completed the adjustment. The mighty navy moved along the
The Yangtze River all the way into Dongting Lake.
It may be that Xu Yixian's strategy is really effective, or it may be that Li Zicheng's troops have never encountered a large-scale navy before. At the beginning of the war, just as Xu Yixian estimated, Li Guo's troops were successfully mobilized, and then
Zhang Xianzhong's navy made a false move and quickly crossed the Dongting Lake by boat, taking Huarong, Anxiang and other places in one fell swoop. Luo Rucai's men, who originally numbered about 20,000, basically surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong without much fighting.
When the news reached Tianshou Mansion, Zhang Xianzhong laughed heartily. He won the first battle against Li Zicheng!
This gave him more confidence, and he began to discuss with Xu Yixian and others to prepare to use the navy's maneuverability to launch a war to recapture Jingzhou Prefecture.
Once the Jingzhou Prefecture can be recaptured, Li Zicheng can be divided into two parts, greatly weakening Li Zicheng's strength. At that time, the strength of both parties will change, and Li Zicheng will be worried about being annexed!
If this situation were known to the imperial court, they would probably sit back and watch the fight, letting Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong fight to the death, and then wait until both thieves were exhausted before moving out in a big way.
It's just a pity that communication in this era is backward, and it is not easy to grasp such developments in a timely manner.
No, although Sun Chuanting's troops on the Thin Line are still in a steady and steady state, the war on the Eastern Front has already begun.
Luzhou Prefecture was originally the territory of the 5th Gezuo Battalion. However, when the 5th Gezuo Battalion withdrew to the north, Ma Shiying's troops were weak and it was too late to defend Fengyang. Naturally, it was impossible to attack Luzhou Prefecture. In the end, Luzhou Prefecture was captured by Zhang Xianzhong.
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There is Chaohu Lake in Luzhou Prefecture. The surrounding area is not only a land of plenty, but also a very important strategic place that can threaten Fengyang, the capital of the imperial court, and Yingying Tianfu.
Liu Wenxiu disappeared here, so what Zhang Xianzhong deployed here were originally Zhang Dingguo's men, led by Zhang Dingguo's powerful general Wu Sansheng.
This Wu Sansheng was a very trusted subordinate of Li Dingguo. In the original history, he followed Li Dingguo in his southern and northern campaigns and experienced many wars, including the battle between two famous kings. Even when the situation was critical, he even escorted Li Dingguo's wife and children to find him.
Li Dingguo experienced various dangers, which is very similar to the deeds of Zhao Zilong in Changshan.
However, he became famous in history only after Li Dingguo died.
At that time, the rebel forces were strong, and his old comrades-in-arms surrendered to the rebels one after another. With national justice, he would persuade them if he could, and fight if he couldn't. If he couldn't defeat them, he would surrender, and then fight again. In short, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were gone.
, even though Li Dingguo's son surrendered to the Jianqi, he still refused to surrender. In the end, after the death of Emperor Yongli, he supported Zhu Hongzhen, a descendant of the imperial family, as the Ming Dynasty king, named Hongxing, and continued to fight against the Jianqi.
Until the thirteenth year of Hongxing, that is, March 1674, Wu Sansheng took advantage of Wu Sangui's rebellion to launch a northern expedition. As a result, he was ambushed by the surrounding chieftain troops and died from a poisoned arrow.
At this time, he received the news of the expedition and learned that the imperial reinforcements were coming to Fengyang Prefecture in large numbers, so he began to shrink his troops and focus on defending several important military towns such as Luzhou and Lu'an. If the situation was not right, he would withdraw into Huguang as planned.
You can also evacuate along the waterway.
But then, what made him relieved was that the imperial officers and soldiers showed no signs of launching an attack, and were still mainly defending Fengyang Mansion. According to detailed reports, it was said that the imperial officers and soldiers were actually fighting against the landlords, which made him very strange.
For a while.
Of course, he did not dare to relax his vigilance when facing a formidable enemy.
Wu Sansheng estimated that with so many imperial troops gathered here in Fengyang Mansion, they would attack Luzhou Mansion sooner or later. Therefore, he estimated that it would probably wait until the autumn harvest for the imperial army to launch a war.
The autumn harvest, the time for harvesting food, is not far away.
When Wu Sansheng was worried, he suddenly received a detailed report: "Fengyang Mansion has received reinforcements from the imperial court, and they are under the command of Zhongwu Bo Zhou Yuji."
Upon hearing the news, Wu Sansheng became worried and quickly summoned his men for a military meeting.
His subordinates were naturally Li Dingguo's subordinates.
As soon as the military meeting began, Wu Sansheng said worriedly: "There are already enough officers and soldiers in Luzhou Prefecture, but the court is still sending reinforcements, and they are such powerful generals as Zhou Yuji. What is the court going to do?"
Logically speaking, the original imperial army is enough to deal with them, and they cannot resist it. There is no need to send reinforcements at all.
However, there was no movement from the imperial court and they were still sending reinforcements, which confused him!
"They are not going to launch a general attack on us and even capture Tianshou Mansion, right?" Wang Zhibang, another general under Li Dingguo, speculated worriedly.
With so many imperial officers and soldiers, the target is definitely not just them, but probably the entire Eight Kings.
When he said this, others nodded. Other than that, they couldn't think of any reason why the imperial court would send so many troops. After all, mobilizing the army would consume more money and food. It would be impossible to mobilize so many troops if nothing happened.
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Therefore, Wu Sansheng nodded and said: "Over there in the west is Sun Chuanting, and now we have so many imperial troops stationed here, not only Fengyang Mansion, but also Runing Mansion.
The imperial court must be playing a big game!"
After roughly speaking about his guess, he frowned and asked: "What do you think we should do in the next war?"
After a pause, Wu Sansheng added: "I estimate that during the autumn harvest, the imperial officers and soldiers will take action!"
The grain in the fields outside the city was already golden, and the harvest season was coming soon. His worries became more and more serious.
After hearing this, Liu Zhijiao, who had a lower status, suggested: "How about we collect the grain first and then withdraw?"
"But the grain is not fully ripe yet. If we harvest it now, we will lose a lot of grain." After hearing this, Wu Zisheng immediately reminded.
In troubled times, food is the most important material. If it can be avoided, no one wants to lose food.
Wang Zhibang listened, thought for a moment, and asked another question: "Do you think we are a little worried? If the imperial army wanted to make military achievements, they could have done it long ago. After all, if they wanted to attack Tianshou Mansion,
Not inferior to Zhou Yuji and others, right? But Chi Chi stayed in Fengyang Mansion, and instead took action against those wealthy families, checked hidden households, and re-measured the land. I feel, is this what Xiang Yu meant by dancing with his sword? "
Hearing him propose a new possibility, several generals in the lobby immediately agreed.
However, more people still believe that the imperial officers and soldiers are just waiting for a good time to send troops, which is when the food is harvested.
The two sides are at a bit of a stalemate. Anyway, given the current situation of the imperial officers and soldiers, their opinions cannot be focused.
At this time, many people thought of Li Dingguo. If he were here, he would be able to make the final decision and do whatever he wants!
However, since Li Dingguo was not around, their opinions often disagreed, and no one could completely convince the other.
There was a debate going on in the lobby, and suddenly there was a sound of surprise coming from outside, and chaotic footsteps also came towards the lobby.