In Tucheng, two miles south of Jinzhou City, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, was discussing military affairs with Zu Dashou, Zhang Cheng, Wu Sangui and other town commanders. The core topic was naturally how to continue fighting against slaves and bandits after opening the aid route to Jinzhou.
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Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong's vanguard, advocated reducing the number of troops, strengthening the defense of Jinnan Passage, and stalemate with the slave thieves on the north bank of Xiaoling River to force them to retreat voluntarily.
His proposal was naturally supported by Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and Zhang Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, had no objection to it. With their approval, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the front camp of Shenji Camp,
Naturally, there will be no other opinions.
The question now is how to shrink the military strength, where to deploy heavy defense, and where to abandon it.
After all, at this moment, the Ming army has gained a battlefield advantage and is about to completely crush the Qing army's siege of Jinzhou. The closer to victory, the more cautious it must be.
At this time, the Ming army was roughly divided into three parts. Among them, the east road, dominated by Zhang Chengxuan's army, had become the focus of breaking up the Jinwei because they were stationed at the Jinnan Passage.
Next is the middle road where Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao and Chen Jiugao are located. Along the way, they contained more than 30,000 Qing troops led by the slave thief Dorgon. They also happened to be in close contact with the ancestral commander in Jinzhou City and Zhang Cheng's troops in the south of the city.
, which can not only contain the Qing troops, but also support each other.
Finally, there is the only surviving Ming army Wang Tingchen's troops on the south bank of the Nv'er River. They are in a stalemate with nearly 20,000 Qing soldiers in Jilhalang. In addition to threatening the pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River in the west of Jinzhou, they can also fight against Chen Zhongcai on the bank of the Nv'er River.
The supervisory battalion he led responded accordingly.
But Wang Tingchen's group was also the weakest of the three Ming armies. In addition to Wang Tingchen's former garrison troops, there were also two battalions of Ningyuan troops, and more than 5,000 remnant soldiers of Shanhaiguan general Ma Ke. Together,
There are only 14,000 to 5,000 people.
The key to the problem now is how to rationally deploy these three groups of soldiers and horses to guard the Jinnan Passage and finally achieve the goal of forcing the Qing army to retreat.
"Let's go to the medical bureau."
Now, when he suddenly heard the bad news, he staggered and almost collapsed. Fortunately, the adopted son Zhang Chengfang who was accompanying him had quick eyesight and quick hands and hurriedly stepped forward to help him, thus avoiding the embarrassment.
He set up his own military tent in the west of the city. Naturally, Wu Sangui and Chen Jiugao were placed near the governor's quarters in the north of the city, while the Chinese military tent of Wang Pu, the general in chief of Datong, was set up in the south of the city.
Zhang Cheng asked anxiously: "Where is Lin Fangping now? Where is Medical Officer Shi?"
That night, at 3:00 p.m., Zhang Cheng returned to the central military camp in Xuanfu Town, west of the city, and saw Shi Meng, the commander of the left post in the middle of the Huwei camp, standing outside his central military tent, looking very anxious.
It is precisely with these countless bonfires and cauldrons steaming up that no matter how cold the Liaodong night wind is, you can't feel it here at all.
However, Hong Chengchou was in a very good mood, and during the banquet he even offered water instead of wine many times to cheer up several generals.
Since it was still in wartime, slave thieves might come to attack the camp at night at any time. Zhang Cheng simply prepared some food and did not prepare any drinks. However, since there were so many casualties of horses today, horse meat naturally became one of the staple foods.
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But there were his own subordinates and the city gate guards of the Xuanfu Army around him, but he couldn't do this because of his face. He sighed heavily and called his subordinates to slowly march towards the central army.
However, Wu Sangui believed that the troops should not march to the southwest corner of Jinzhou City. This would mean that Ningyuan's army was fighting against the slaves by itself, which was not conducive to defending the city and its troops could not be deployed.
Shi Meng replied: "Lin Tou is in the medical bureau and is still unconscious. Medical Officer Shi has been taking care of him."
Chen Jiugao, the former commander of the Shenji Camp, was very supportive of Wu Sangui's proposal. Although he had previously offered to assist Zhang Cheng in guarding Jinzhou South Pass, he gave up because no one supported it.
As long as Wang Tingchen's former garrison troops were still on the north bank, the Tatar soldiers led by Jierhalang would not dare to withdraw, and Prince Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty had to leave a Qing army to guard the west of Jinzhou City along the Xiaoling River.
section of the pontoon.
He believed that such an arrangement was a reasonable defensive strategy. The three parties could fight independently and support each other. No matter which side the slaves attacked, the other two places could send troops to support or harass the rear and flanks of the slaves.
Zhang Cheng is stationed on the front line of Tucheng. He will lead his main force early tomorrow morning to march towards the southwest corner of Jinzhou City to threaten the flanks of the slave bandits and prevent them from preventing Wu Sangui's Ming army from moving their camp northward.
However, in many armies, it is not fully implemented because the generals do not pay attention to it. This is also one of the reasons why very few wounded soldiers survive every battle.
In some large pots, white cloth is boiled directly. These are used to bandage the wounds of wounded soldiers. Of course, not all large pots are boiled with white cloth. Many large pots are just boiling pots of boiling water.
Prepare for emergencies.
Zu Dashou looked at Wu Sangui with a very strange look, as if he was thoughtful. After a moment, he held his hand tightly and said: "Uncle Zhang, in short, this Zhang Cheng is by no means an ordinary person. Although he is someone like us,
I’m not afraid of what he will do, but it’s not wrong to have more good karma.”
This method of boiling white cloth in boiling water was also one of Zhang Cheng's strong demands. Although doctors of this era could not yet understand the concept of infection, they still strongly supported boiling white cloth in boiling water.
If he interferes in our affairs in Liaodong without knowing what is right, then no wonder we don't treat him as a friend."
Finally, after consulting Zu Dashou's opinion, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, immediately decided to follow the military strategy proposed by Wu Sangui. Zu Dashou led his army back to the city to defend it, while Wu Sangui would march two miles north tomorrow and set up another
camp.
Zhang Cheng was very supportive of Wu Sangui's proposal. In this way, his main force was divided into three places. The slaves and thieves could not attack at the same time. If they attacked one place alone, they would face harassment from the other two Ming armies, making them control.
If you are in trouble, you will not be able to endure it for long.
The military meeting was settled, and all the generals naturally dispersed. Although Zhang Cheng had arranged accommodation for everyone in Tucheng, Zu Dashou was eager to return to Jinzhou City to take charge and refused to stay.
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Now the focus of the problem is very obvious. In fact, it is how to deploy and arrange the middle road among Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao and Chen Jiugao.
If the slaves came to attack Zhang Cheng's troops, they would have to take a detour from the southwest of Jinzhou. In this way, they would be threatened by Wu Sangui. In order to prevent him from attacking his flank, the slaves would have to heavily defend themselves, and they would not be able to attack Zhang with all their strength.
Sincerity.
"Yes, Gui'er has written it down."
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The four sergeants who were responsible for guarding the gate saw Zhang Cheng and other people approaching from a distance. They immediately stood up straight and saluted loudly, "Hello, Commander!". Zhang Cheng nodded to them.
Do you understand what I mean?"
When Wang Pu saw this, he laughed and mocked him, which made Chen Jiugao regretful. However, Zhang Cheng's comfort to him made him feel warm again.
After long discussions among the generals in the military tent, they have basically reached an agreement on Wang Tingchen's west route, which is to combine Wang Tingchen and Chen Zhongcai into one route, with Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, sitting in command.
Zhang Cheng listened to what he said intermittently, and his heart skipped a beat. Lin Fangping was by Zhang Cheng's side as a personal soldier when he first came through time travel. It can be said that he is one of the closest people around Zhang Cheng.
As he spoke, he choked up and couldn't speak any more. Upon seeing this, Zhang Cheng asked urgently: "Mengzi, tell me quickly, how is your Lintou's injury?"
On the other side, Chen Jiugao was complaining with Zhang Cheng and Wang Pu, complaining that he was transferred by the governor to assist the Ningyuan Army, but he missed the great contribution of understanding Jinwei.
In addition, many young and agile men were recruited among the civilian husbands and men to help carry the stretchers, and under the guidance of the doctors and medical sergeants, they helped to perform simple bandaging on the wounded soldiers.
Zhang Cheng told him that although it was the Xuanfu Army that opened the channel to aid the Jin Dynasty, how could the Xuanfu Army have achieved the current results without the fighting efforts of other towns to contain the main force of slave thieves.
Wu Sangui looked up at the dark sky, unable to see a trace of light. A powerful feeling of powerlessness suddenly came over him. He felt a sense of boredom in his chest and just wanted to scream a few times.
Because the Ming army under Wang Tingchen may break through Jierhalang's defense line at any time. Once they cross the pontoon bridge in the west section of Xiaoling River, Dorgon will be attacked from both sides, so he has to guard against it.
There is a newly erected wooden fence outside the medical bureau to separate the inside and outside to prevent irrelevant people from entering and preventing them from interfering with the treatment of wounded soldiers.
It turned out that Zhang Cheng had only reported that Lin Fangping was injured on the battlefield, and the injury was serious. However, because Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou arrived one after another, he had not had time to visit Lin Fangping.
After Zhang Chengfang took the mask, he first handed one to Zhang Cheng, then put it on himself, and then the three of them entered the medical bureau.
Therefore, the great achievement of lifting the siege was naturally not unique to the Xuanfu Army. The officers and soldiers of all the towns had great achievements, so he did not need to worry about it.
However, this Zhang Chengfei is an unreasonable person. Although we are fighting against slaves and bandits in Liaodong, he will eventually return to Xuanfu. Then we will go west and east, not only not infringing each other, but also communicating with each other from a distance.
When Zhang Cheng was ordered to lead his army northward, he anticipated the inevitable casualties, so he took all the medical men left behind by the Xuanfu army in the Huangtu Ridge battalions with him on the expedition.
Wang Tingchen's troops also retreated to a position about one mile away from the north bank of the Nerv River. This could shorten the distance between them and the pontoon bridge and facilitate mutual support with Chen Zhongcai's Biao camp.
Immediately, a guard sergeant stepped forward and handed each person a mask. Only Shi Meng waved his hand to refuse. He took out the one he had used before and put it on his mouth.
After discussions among several generals, it was agreed that Wu Sangui's troops should advance northward, but there were divergent opinions on where exactly to advance.
After the banquet, Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao and several other general soldiers returned to their respective residences. Since Hong Chengchou had set up a temporary camp in Tucheng, Zhang Cheng gave the Chinese army's tent in the north to Governor Hong Chengchou.
Shi Meng saw that General Zhang Cheng was asking urgent questions, so he hurriedly replied: "Come back to the commander, Shi...Medical Officer Shi said that Lin Tou...I'm afraid it will be...hard to live..."
There were all kinds of horse meat stew, roasted horse meat, etc. on the table. However, Hong Chengchou was just like Lu Xiangsheng at the time. He was not very interested in meat, and he didn't eat much.
He insisted that Ningyuan's army and Cao Bianjiao's ASEAN troops should be stationed at least one mile north of the southwest corner of Jinzhou City.
Watching Zu Dashou riding his horse and leaving slowly, Wu Sangui felt mixed emotions in his heart. No matter how hard he tried, he always seemed to be one step behind Zhang Cheng.
This road was both offensive and defensive, so Chen Zhongcai further retreated and guarded the two pontoon bridges on the Nuer River to ensure the connection between Wang Tingchen's troops and the south bank and the transfer of supplies.
The Xuanfu Military Medical Bureau is not far from the west gate and less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Cheng's Chinese military tent. It is now the busiest place in the entire Tucheng.
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he strode behind Shi Meng and headed straight to the medical bureau's tent area.
In fact, many wounded soldiers could have survived. They did not die from incurable diseases, but from post-injury infections.
There are many fires in the camp of the Medical Bureau, with large iron pots set on them. The boiling water is "gurgling" and thick steam is rising. Some large pots also have some iron shelves standing on top, covered with a layer of white cloth.
Under the constant fumigation of steam.
In this way, when the slave thieves attack Wu Sangui and Cao becomes the Jiao tribe, Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army can attack directly to the west to defeat the slave thieves army, and Zu Dashou can also lead his army to fight out from the west gate of Jinzhou to threaten the slave thieves' rear camp.
After Wu Sangui personally sent his uncle Zu Dashou to unearth the north gate of the city, Zu Dashou dismissed the left and right and said to him alone: "Uncle, I think this Zhang Cheng is indeed unusual. He has such scheming ideas at such a young age. Not only does he have a strong army, he is also the most rare."
What's more, he has great ambitions.
Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, insisted that Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao's troops should at least advance to the level of Tucheng, so that they could set up a camp at the southwest corner of Jinzhou City and block the slaves' access to the South Pass of Jinzhou.
Before Zhang Cheng could ask the question, Shi Meng rushed forward with a sad look on his face and said in a crying tone: "Commander, I'm afraid our forest leader..."
Wu Sangui raised his head to look at his uncle Zu Dashou, and nodded: "Don't worry, uncle, Gui'er will be spared. He had already met Zhang Cheng in Ningyuan before. As long as he doesn't interfere with our local military affairs in Liaodong, he can be his nephew's friend."
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Shi Meng had been accompanying Lin Fangping before and was already familiar with the place. With him leading the way, he soon arrived in front of a military tent. The moment he opened the curtain, the pungent smell of Chinese medicine hit his face.
Shi Jianeng, the chief medical officer of the army, heard the sound and turned around to see that it was Zhang Cheng who was coming in person. He hurriedly came up to meet him and said urgently: "Commander, this battle is tragic, there are many wounded soldiers, the doctors are obviously insufficient, and the medicinal materials of the army are also insufficient...
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Zhang Cheng stopped him and said to him: "Now I can only work hard for you doctors. I will give you a privilege today. You can be selected from among my army. But if there is someone you like, you can call it at will. Even if it is not
As long as you bring up the people in my army, Medical Officer Shi, I will be responsible for getting them for you."
He continued: "However, for now, I can only wait hard for you. After all, water from afar cannot quench your thirst nearby. As for the lack of medicinal materials, you can send people back to Huangtuling overnight to get them. If Huangtuling is insufficient, go to Songshanbao.
Xingshan, Gaoqiao, Ningyuan. You just place the order, and I will handle the rest."
Zhang Cheng didn't wait for Shi Jianneng to say anything else, and asked eagerly: "Medical Officer Shi, let me ask you how Lin Fangping's injury is?"