Chapter 150: Engagement (1)
What are the strategies Wang Pu and Ni Chong have? There is nothing else, I can only call you!
Although Wang Pu and Ni Chong did not have the ability to wait, they at least knew the plan of the new Henan Governor Chen Qiyu.
When Henan Governor Chen Qiyu wrote a letter to Shanxi Governor Wu Xuan. After asking Cao Wenzhao and others for help, Wu Xuan gave Chen Qiyu an idea.
Governor Wu Yan replied: "It is difficult to control the thief, but he is relying on the danger. Cao Wenzhao, the general of the former army, brought Mu Ziqiang, and Zhang Quanchang and other generals came from Xuanda. They were blocked by him to the north of the Yellow River and could not cross it several times, so they were defeated."
"Now, the Chief of the Army is in charge of the eastward direction. If it is conspired by the 'subsidies' and blocked in Xin'an counties, it is not allowed to advance or retreat, what can we do?"
"I heard that 'The wise will make a mistake if he has a thousand thoughts; the foolish will make a mistake if he has a thousand thoughts.' Now, although I, Wu Qi, have a chance to make a fortune if he has a few fools. In my opinion, why don't the generals personally supervise the army from Shaanxi to Tongguan and order Cao Wen to supervise the generals to drive Yiluo from Henoi."
"In this way, the thief is in a dilemma. If you hit the left, the right will reach the right, and if you hit the right, the left will reach the left. If you hit the left and right, the left and right will be defeated. If you don't hit the left and right, it just happens to encircle the thief under Luoyang City."
Chen Qiyu, the former governor of the five provinces, was not the one who knew nothing about the military, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with important tasks by Chongzhen.
When he received a letter from the governor of Shanxi, Wu Qi, he not only followed the good deeds, but also ordered Wang Pu and Ni Chong to lead the Beijing camp without having to go to Shanzhou to meet, but went down the Luo River to walk the "Nankou Road" and echoed the central army that walked the "Nankou Road".
In this way, three large armies advanced and defeated the "Shunter" entrenched in Luoyang City in one fell swoop.
But Chen Qiyu thought of being pretty, but he didn't know that the Lu family had long become the world of the rebel army. Zhang Shun, who knew nothing, saw some clues because Ni Chong and Wang Pu passed by the Beijing camp. This was also the reason why Zhang Shun insisted on taking the initiative and personally led the main force to attack the Beijing camp.
Dividing and advancing into the attack is a common method of battle. "I will only go all the way" is also a conventional way of dealing with it. What is the result depends on the game between the two sides.
Since the attacking side dares to divide the troops, it is naturally necessary to ensure that every army will not be eaten by the enemy in one fell swoop.
For example, Governor Chen Qiyu's attack this time gathered an army of more than 20,000 people.
Among them, Ni Chong and Wang Pu, the Beijing camp of the Northern Army, each led a battalion of three thousand men; a total of six thousand men.
In addition to Cao Wenzhao, a unit of the southern army, Cao Wenzhao, a unit of the headquarters of Cao Wenzhao, a unit of Mu Ziqiang, a unit of 1,500, and a unit of Zhang Quanchang, a unit of 800, he also seconded 2,000 people from the governor of Shanxi, Wu Yan, a total of 6,000 people;
The central army led by Chen Qiyu had three thousand people in the first battalion of the Biao Battalion, and the deputy general Yang Hualin and Liu Guozhen each led 1,500 people; the sergeant general He Renlong and Liu Qian each led 1,000 people, totaling 8,000 people.
According to the information obtained by Governor Chen Qiyu, the "Shunter" should have four or five thousand soldiers to fight under the command of the "Shunter Bid", even according to the number of seven thousand claimed by General Cao Wenzhao, he could not defeat any officers and soldiers in a short time.
The military strategy says: "The attack will be insufficient, and the code will be more than enough." As long as the soldiers use their lives, even if they are attacked by rebels, they can still establish a camp and defend themselves, waiting for support from other roads.
As soon as Wang Pu and Ni Chong in the Jing camp came into contact with the rebel army, they suffered a huge loss, losing more than a thousand people.
They then set off to drag Zhang Shun here, and quickly sent messengers to the "Beigu Road" to inform the Governor Chen Qiyu, asking him to lead his troops from Shanzhou to pass Yanling Pass and detour behind Yongning County, and cut off the rebel army's thoughts on returning.
So the next day, Wang Pu and Ni Chong led the army to invite the battle, while sending messengers to the "Beigu Road" to find the Governor Chen Qiyu.
Although the Beijing camp suffered heavy losses last night, most of the casualties were infantry and the cavalry were almost unscathed.
The Jing Camp had nearly 2,000 cavalry, so Wang Pu lined up two square formations near the river. There were about one thousand people in a square formation near the river, and about two thousand people in the middle. The remaining two thousand cavalry were arranged on the side close to the mountains to protect the left wing of the Jing Camp.
Zhang Shun was not afraid, and formed six small formations to fight against the officers and soldiers. Among them, the "King of Troubled Times" and Xiao Qinhu's army were on the front and back of the river side, the "King of Troubled Times" and Jiang He's army in front and back, and the front and back of the mountain side were He Jin and He Yilong's army.
Zhang Sanbai led a thousand people to defend the city, and Wei Zhiyou and Cao Wenzhao 1,200 soldiers were on standby in the city as strange soldiers.
Although Zhang Shun's command was less than that of the Beijing camp, in fact, due to the narrow river valleys nearby, officers and soldiers could not use their advantage of having more soldiers.
The "dongdong" war drum sounded, and both sides took heavy steps and forced their way towards the opponent's formation.
As the two sides approached a hundred steps away, the sound of the rebel drums turned, and three thousand soldiers shouted in unison: "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky and looked down on all the fields. Especially after being blocked by Fengyi Mountain in the north of the city, the echoes further encouraged the momentum of the rebel army, and the officers and soldiers were all disgraced when they heard the sound.
It turned out that after Zhang Shun led the soldiers to shout, he suppressed the morale brought by Cao Bianjiao's charge last time, Zhang Shun discovered this "no money skill".
Afterwards, he specifically asked the soldiers to practice in advance and sent them out today. Sure enough, the morale of the rebel army increased greatly.
Wang Pu and Ni Chong were also shocked. After all, they were old and military. How could they be deceived by such tricks? So Wang Pu quickly asked his personal guards to wave the flag and launch an order to let the musketeers shoot.
The Beijing camp is different from other border troops, and it has more bird guns. According to normal commands, it is necessary to wait until the enemy approaches a hundred steps before the bird guns can start shooting. However, now the morale of both sides has increased and I am falling, and Wang Pu can't take care of it.
As a sound of muskets like fried beans sounded, the rebels' shouts suddenly came to an end, and smoke filled the front of the Beijing camp. Because the distance was too far, the officers and soldiers' first round of shooting did not achieve many decent results.
However, military orders have been issued, and everything can only be done according to the past training. In this era, there are telegrams and telephones, and Wang Pu cannot be able to be so sophisticated that he can command musketmen to shoot only one row.
This thing is not a rare object. Jiajing has been introduced and practiced in 20 years. After Jiajing forged 10,000 pieces in one breath in 37 years, the Ming Dynasty had very mature experience in using it.
The officers and soldiers were lined up in five rows, and the wheel rings were released, and they were continuously released. It was a pity that the distance between the two sides was too far, and there were not many accurate smoothbore guns that were more than 100 meters away, which was a waste of ammunition in the hands of these people.
After the officers and soldiers fired their muskets for several rounds, the barrel became hot and the gun smoke was filled with smoke, and they could no longer aim, Zhang Shun ordered people to beat the drum again.
Chapter completed!