Chapter 46: Congrats to the commander, congratulations to the commander!
Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu both lived in the governor's residence. When they left the Wu Mansion, they took their servants with them.
Although Ma Shaoyu was sent to the Liaodong Army to praise the military affairs, he was afraid of the Donglu and never believed in the combat power of the Ming Army or that the crisis in Liaodong could be reversed.
At this time, when he saw that there were no outsiders around, they were all Zhang Ruoqi and his close followers, so he leaned next to Zhang Ruoqi and whispered in a low voice: "Please take care, sir, just in case something bad happens."
Zhang Ruoqi nodded and said nothing more.
It turned out that after Ma Shaoyu arrived in Ningyuan City, the two of them had a deep talk.
Zhang Ruoqi was in a very relaxed mood at that time, chatting and laughing, thinking that the book Ma Shaoyu had brought with Chen Xinjia, his own soldier, would definitely prompt Hong Chengchou to immediately attack Songjin. As long as Wang Shi marched forward bravely, he would be able to defeat the Donglu in one battle.
As if he had completely replaced the emperor and his own soldier Chen Xinjia, he told Ma Shaoyu that it was necessary to win a big victory against the "Eastern captives" and suppress them for a long time, so that the imperial court could devote all its efforts to exterminating the "rogue bandits" in the interior.
But Ma Shaoyu insisted that sooner or later the word "harmony" must be said about "Donglu".
Although the emperor and his troops are currently urging the troops to march, their purpose is still to create a "peace" so that they can seek peace in victory.
Zhang Ruoqi finally agreed with him. After all, this was what his soldier Chen Xinjia wanted, but he still had a lot of luck with the victory.
There are only two days left before the army marches to Songjin. Although it is only more than 120 miles away, it will take three or four days for the army to march, not to mention the army of hundreds of thousands. There must be a certain distance between each other.
Cope with unexpected changes.
After Zhang Cheng came out of Wu Sangui's house, he left Ningyuan City with Zhang Chengfang and a group of soldiers and went straight to his camp.
Along the way, he was thinking about the three words "Chen Yuanyuan". He really couldn't think of what kind of pretty girl could make someone like Wu Sangui "turn into a beauty in anger"?
Zhang Cheng naturally knew that it was just an excuse for Wu Sangui, or a misinformation imposed on Wu Sangui by later generations. But no matter what, Chen Yuanyuan's face must be extremely beautiful, otherwise how could he dazzle the famous Liaodong general Wu Sangui and attract the gangsters?
Wu Sangui was angered by Liu Zongmin's invasion and capture, so he surrendered to Dorgon.
However, now Zhang Cheng has secretly made up his mind that he is going to take over and keep this beauty and troublemaker "Chen Yuanyuan" instead of Wu Sangui, so that Wu Sangui will not do other stupid things for a woman!
When the sky was dark, they galloped back to the outside of the camp. The cavalry, holding torches high, were like little fire dragons. They reported the command outside the camp gate, flashed their badges, ordered arrows, and then galloped into the camp.
, and went straight to the Chinese army's tent.
All the generals had finished their dinner. Except for He Biao who was patrolling the camp with the governors of each camp, the remaining generals gathered in the big tent.
Chen Zheng heard that Zhang Cheng had decided to send him to stay in Changling Mountain to prevent slave thieves from taking advantage of the army to leave Songshan and attack the back road of Xingshan and endanger the safety of the army's food route.
He objected fiercely and shouted loudly: "General, we failed to catch up with the intruders. Now that we have arrived in Liaodong, the Tatars are right in front of us. They ask us to guard the way back. If I don't do it, it will be a disaster."
Handsome, you might as well just kill me!"
Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong and others expressed deep sympathy for this, but they were helpless. They all turned to look at Zhang Cheng, thinking to themselves: "Fortunately, I was not left to guard Changling Mountain.
Zhang Cheng looked at Chen Zheng, who had an angry look on his face, and felt very angry in his heart. He said angrily: "Do you think that the commander left 6,000 troops behind just for show?
Is it just for show?"
Seeing that Chen Zheng was stunned when he heard this, he continued: "Don't even think about it. My 150,000 to 60,000 troops marched into the Songjin front line. They didn't fight the slaves, but just lined up. How far would they have to march?
You also know what the sentry scouts have learned. There are many mountains and passes in the Songjin area, and the two armies combined have more than 200,000 troops. If the two armies are fighting, will it be your turn?"
At this time, he saw that Chen Zheng also lowered his head as if thinking about something, so he continued with a slightly gentle tone: "You are an old man who followed me in the Battle of King Qin. You also fought a bloody battle with the Tatars in Julu. You should know that the Tatars
Not that easy to deal with.
Not only does he fight bravely, but he is also good at using tricks and deceit. If he and our army were in a stalemate at Songjin and the Tatars had few soldiers, they would definitely ask for help from the slave chief Huang Taiji, and they would also seek a breakthrough elsewhere.
The strategy of "cutting off the enemy's food routes" has always been the first choice of military strategists. If the Tatars come, they will definitely come from the direction of Nuerhe River, and the first to bear the brunt will be Changling Mountain and Wudaoling.
Are you still afraid that there will be no battle?"
Chen Zheng also understood what he heard and thought about it in his heart. He scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Hey, I blamed the general wrongly."
"Hahaha
His words caused everyone in the tent to burst into laughter.
Zhang Cheng then patiently told him: "The slaves have been running Yiju for more than a year. Not only did they plant crops here, but they also shipped large quantities of grain from North Korea. Yiju has become a logistics base for slave thieves.
In addition to more than 50,000 slave troops, more than 10,000 troops from Mongolia have also been stationed here for many years. In addition, nearly 10,000 Korean artillery soldiers were recruited, as well as an artillery team of nearly 10,000 troops including the traitor Kong Youde and others.
There are dozens of red cannons made.
Such careful planning here shows that the slaves and thieves have a huge plan. Not only is Jinzhou determined to win in the eyes of the slaves and thieves, but also my hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, he wants to eat them all in one bite."
When he said this, he glanced firmly at the generals in the tent and said: "Everyone, please remember that the battle of Jinzhou cannot be decided overnight. You should be mentally prepared for a long-term stalemate with the slaves. Do not be impatient, lest the morale of the army will fluctuate and become slaves.
Thieves take advantage of it!"
After all the generals agreed in unison, Wei Zhice asked: "Commander, since the food route is important, why not station one of the chariots with General Chen in Changling Mountain?"
Zhang Cheng shook his head and said: "The food road is of course important, but the frontal battlefield of Songjin is where the two armies will face off. As long as our division slightly defeats its troops, the slave chief will definitely mobilize the whole country's young men to fight against me.
Therefore, the pressure on the front line is huge. Even if hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses fight, the victory or defeat is often only a matter of thoughts. It should not be ignored. The firepower of the tank department is particularly fierce and should be used to resist the enemy from the front.
However, Changling Mountain still needs to take precautions before it happens. Even if slaves and bandits come to attack, they will definitely use cavalry as the main force, and they will not exceed 20,000 people. They will not bring artillery with the army. One baggage car is enough.
It can be used to block the enemy from the front, and the rations and military supplies it carries can also be the foundation for a long-term defense.
All the generals nodded, thinking that what Zhang Cheng said was true.
At this time, the felt curtain of the big tent was lifted, and He Biao, the governor of the town, stepped into the military tent.
As soon as he entered the door, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Congratulations to the commander-in-chief, congratulations to the commander-in-chief!"