In Ningyuan City, in the lobby of Governor Ji Liao's residence, Hong Chengchou sat on the big chair with a calm expression and calm composure.
Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor of the army, and Ma Shaoyu, who joined the army, held their heads high and looked proud.
The remaining officers and generals had different expressions, some were angry and anxious, some were sighing, some were as calm as water, and so on.
"Moving the army at the right time" is the Holy One's decision!
It is beyond human power to change. All officials in Liaodong, including Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, can only resolutely implement it. There is no other way.
Everyone discussed the departure of the army. According to the current situation in Liaodong, the main dangerous place for Wang's division to march was the Song and Xing area after passing Tashan City.
According to the arrangements made by the governor Hong Chengchou, there are many dangerous hills and mountains in the Xingshan area. It is possible to go there by foot camp or vehicle camp, and set up a camp to guard against the danger.
As for the road to Songshan Fort, the terrain is slightly flat, which is conducive to the travel of cavalry. The elite cavalry from various towns in Dakebu formed formations and set up camps here. Hong Chengchou personally presided over the Liaodong war for more than years and knew the local situation very well. He arranged the troops and deployed them.
When we formed the formation, everyone naturally had no objections.
but
Still some people expressed deep worries.
Chen Jiugao, the commander of the front camp of Shenji Camp, couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Zhang Cheng.
During this period, the officers and soldiers of the towns were training together, and the generals of the towns often gathered together to drink. Especially Chen Jiugao and Wang Pu often invited Zhang Cheng, Wu Sangui and others to spend time together in the camp.
With the wine in full swing, the topic was naturally inseparable from the military affairs of Liaodong.
They also often discussed various tactics such as four-pronged attack and all-in-one advance. Zhang Cheng expressed that what he was most worried about was the safety of the army's food routes.
At first, a few people didn't pay too much attention to it, but after hearing Zhang Cheng's description of the blockage of the food route, it would inevitably lead to instability in the morale of the army. Once morale was lost, all the armies would have their commanders in charge and rush to flee.
If the elite soldiers of Dongnu were lying on the way home and suddenly attacked, the men and horses would trample each other, and none of our soldiers would be spared. Later, whenever this matter was mentioned, everyone would be frightened. Since he was the leader of Liaodong,
Wu Sangui was also secretly frightened and worried about Zhang Cheng's concerns.
As expected, Wang Pu next to Chen Jiugao also opened his mouth and stared straight at Zhang Cheng with big eyes.
The two of them saw that the governor Hong Chengchou was slow to talk about the retreat, and they did not mention a word about how to arrange the garrison at Xingshan and other important grain road areas.
Seeing Zhang Cheng sitting upright and silent, Wang Pu poked Chen Jiugao next to him and winked at him for a while. Chen Jiugao also coughed repeatedly, but still failed to make Zhang Cheng look this way.
Chen Jiugao finally couldn't help it. He took the initiative to bring up the matter and said: "Master, I have something to ask you. There is a saying that 'there is no better way to plot poison than to run out of food.' Our army is advancing together. If slaves and thieves steal the retreat,
How can the army ensure that our food routes are safe if they disturb our food routes?"
Hong Chengchou's face was calm and his expression was gentle, and he didn't seem to mind Chen Jiugao's interruption.
However, before he could answer this question, a strange voice came from the side: "According to General Chen's wishes, after our army arrives at Xingshan Fort, do we have to divide our forces?"
Chen Jiugao looked at him angrily, but it was Miyun Commander-in-Chief Tang Tong who was four seats away from him.
Although he was still smiling on the surface, his tone was unbearable as he continued: "There are more and more slave soldiers. If the whole division is pressed forward and we can force the troops to camp, we may be able to fight and defend at the same time.
If the troops are divided and defeated by slaves and thieves one by one, will General Chen be responsible for this?"
Chen Jiugao was furious in his heart. Tang Tong, the dog thief, was having a banquet and drinking with him. He was so happy that he was a brother-in-law. He also said that he would take him to see his mother-in-law to make her happy. But now his face changed in the blink of an eye.
"Damn, what a villain!"
Although he was extremely angry in his heart, he still had a smile on his face. He took off his helmet, blew away the non-existent dust on it, and then shook the fallen strands of hair behind his head, and continued slowly and calmly. Put on a helmet.
Then he said: "What General Tang said was inappropriate. I was completely concerned about the safety of my hundreds of thousands of troops. How could it come to General Tang's mouth that such unwarranted accusations were piled up on me, Mr. Chen?" Nine's head?
We don’t have Qin Hui here!”
Tang Tong was scolded by him for a while, his face was very embarrassed, he stood up suddenly, and said in a serious tone: "Chen Jiugao, who are you talking about Qin Hui?"
After all, Chen Jiugao was from the Beijing camp and had a wide network of contacts. How could he be afraid of Tang Tong if he had never seen any high-ranking officials?
He squinted at each other and said, "We didn't talk like that. Someone has something evil in his heart. It's hard to tell if he's right!" Tang Tong was furious for a moment, and just as he was about to explode, he heard the Datong General Soldier King next to Chen Jiugao. Pu said: "Hey, everyone, please calm down. General Chen is also considering the safety of the army's food routes. If there is no food and grass, we all will have to eat the northwest wind."
The generals in the lobby also tried to persuade him, and Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, came over and stood up to smooth things over. Finally, Tang Tong sat back in his chair angrily, but there was a faint glare in his eyes when he looked at Chen Jiugao.
All the civil servants present generally turned a blind eye to the fight among the warriors.
In fact, they are also happy to see this. After all, these warriors hold military power. If they are united as a monolith, how can they control them?
When the supervisor Zhang Ruoqi saw that everyone had calmed down and the disputes had subsided, he said: "General Chen Jiugao pointed out the food and grass retreat. I wonder if Governor Hong has any relevant arrangements?
Hong Chengchou looked calm. He twirled his beard and smiled and said: "Of course, according to the proposal of this governor, the commander of the forward right battalion of the command department is Qian Youlu, the general patrol meritorious officer Dou Chenglie, and the deputy general of Xingshan Road Zheng Yilin.
Along with the deputy generals of Songxingfang camp, such as Xia Chengde, Chi Fenggao, Tong Hanbang, Wang Jiaqi, and Yu Yingxuan,
The commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Liu Zhaoji, has been appointed to garrison troops at various forts in Xingshan. This will surely protect our army from having to worry about its retreat and prevent the slave bandits from attacking from the wilderness northwest of Xingshan."
After hearing this, everyone was deep in thought. Only Zhang Cheng secretly shook his head: There are too few soldiers!
It sounds like there are many generals, but these battalions usually have one or two thousand men and horses. Although there are many generals, the total number of sergeants is less than 30,000.
And they are not strong enough. They are all garrison soldiers in the local castles in Liao Town, and there are only a small number of soldiers in the camp. If you eliminate the weak and the old and the weak, how many soldiers will be able to fight?
In the original history, this was how Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, arranged it. However, after the slave chief Huang Taiji arrived in person, he led the slave army to attack wildly and was unable to hold on for even half an hour. The people in Songshan, Xingshan and other places The contact was cut off by the slave thieves.
Even Zhang Ruoqi, who is known as a soldier, also saw this. He frowned slightly and said, "How many generals from each town will be arranged to join the reinforcements?"