Three hundred and twentieth chapters not domineering
Pang Yu's eyes followed Erlang Town to the east. The map marked Moyanpu, Chema River, Fenghuangpu, Fengjiapu and Jiuxian County. "Shuiying has recruited all the ships in full today and will board the ships before noon tomorrow. The fleet will
We anchored five miles away from Chang'an Port in Long Lake and landed after confirming the intelligence with the Marine Warfare Department's sentry. I don't want to escape, nor do I want to break into the sky and the eight thieves turn around and surround me." Pang Yu
Put your finger on Chang'an Port in the south of Susong County. This is the most important wharf in the Longhu Basin. Goods from Guangji, Erlang, Chema River and other areas are distributed here. The wharf is very wide and is an ideal landing place. (Note 1
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Yang Xueshi raised his head and looked at Pang Yu, "Sir, the cavalry is still in Shipai City. If the cavalry is used in this battle, it may inevitably alert the rogue sentry cavalry, and the effect of the surprise landing attack will be lost." Pang Yu touched his chin,
There are now more than 400 cavalrymen in the Cavalry Division, and most of them have no shipping experience. Transferring to Wangjiang for loading and unloading will lengthen the launch time. There is currently not enough transportation capacity, so they can only go to Susong from the pedestrian road. If it is early, it can
The sentries and horses that could alert the rogue bandits who were plundering nearby were too late to cooperate with the infantry. But he was more certain that the cavalry must be used, and he would not just bring the infantry to fight the rogue bandits. "Cheng Long disobeyed Shi Daotai's military order,
They must not be fleeing in the face of the enemy. They have to fight more or less. The bandits are light on foot and cavalry. As long as more than 4,000 officers and soldiers leave the camp, the bandits will never be defeated. Since the cavalry cannot hide, Chen Rulie can only let Chen Rulie control the march time.
The vanguard sentries changed into civilian clothes, and they had to attack quickly in the last fifty miles without giving the rogue sentries time to report the news. For the sake of confidentiality, only Chen Rulie knew of the plan to attack Erlang Town, and the mission of the Cavalry Division was communicated to all the subordinates.
Defend Shipai City." Pang Yu stopped thinking about it. The rogue bandits are now almost all over Susong. The news fed back by their sentry horses to the bandit leader must be complicated and confusing. The bandit leader analyzed from the plainclothes sentries that the garrison camp was going to surprise Erlang.
The chances of defeating the enemy are not great. This is a crucial battle.
Pang Yu would not give up the use of cavalry for this risk. "It is more than two hundred miles from Leigang to Chang'an Port. Ren Dalang, you and Xie Zhaofa carefully calculate the transportation time. The cavalry department can arrive at Chang'an Port later than the infantry, and try not to alert the bandits in advance. Suddenly
Safety is still the most important thing. After arriving at Chang'an Port, I will finally confirm the situation in the direction of Taihu Lake. If Lieutenant General Cheng withdraws, we will give up the attack on Erlang Town and station ourselves at Chang'an Port to form a formation behind the water to contain the flanks of the rogue bandits and prevent them from going deep. If
Vice General Cheng has indeed blocked the post road, so we will attack Erlang Town as planned.
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Everyone in the room subconsciously moved closer to the map. They knew that Pang Yu had made up his mind. The planned battle of Shipai suddenly turned into a battle of Susong, and the number of bandits he faced increased several times. "
It is eight miles from Chang'an Port to the county seat, thirty miles from the county seat to Erlang Town, and the infantry has forty miles to go. Once we land, the effect of the surprise attack will be lost. At this time, we have to compete with the eight thieves for time. I request that we land before
When it is fast and orderly, the speed is
"It's everything. We must seize Erlang Town before the cavalry and cavalry return to defense." Pang Yu glanced at everyone, "Xie Zhaofa drew up a plan and confirmed the order of loading, sailing, and landing. After seizing Erlang Town, our garrison camp advanced along the post road.
, starting from Erlang Town and ending at Fengxiangyi, clarify the daily attack targets before boarding the ship.
The plan was conveyed to the flag captain, and only after boarding the ship could the flag captain brief the soldiers. Each commander immediately returned to the camp, and the plan was only reported to the hundred commanders. All camp gates were immediately closed, and no one except the Chinese military order was allowed to leave the camp. Distributed to the soldiers
Solid food for seven days."
"Yes, sir!" Several commanders responded in unison, took another look at the map and then left the tent one after another.
Pang Yu turned to He Xianya, who was still in a daze, and said, "Report to Shidaotai. After our garrison camp gathers its troops, we will immediately rush to Taihu Lake to provide reinforcements. Please rest assured and hold on to the reinforcements."
He Xianya looked at Pang Yu blankly. He had clearly decided to go to Susong, so why did he say he was going to Taihu Lake? He immediately thought that Pang Yu wanted to stabilize Cheng Long's troops.
"Then... how can I explain to Shi Daotai when the troops are not gone?" Pang Yu saw a sly smile on his face, "I am an official of the imperial court. I am not as domineering as Cheng Long, so I naturally have to abide by military orders.
Since Shi Daotai ordered us to go to Taihu Lake, I will definitely go to Taihu Lake. But he did not specify which way to go.
So it is appropriate for me to go from Susong, and I happened to meet a bandit on the way." He Xianya opened his mouth and said nothing for a while. Pang Yu did not feel embarrassed at all, and continued to talk to himself, "The battle point
Don't be too close to Erlang Town, otherwise the eight thieves will run away as soon as I land. Although Chema River is advantageous, it is still closer, and not too far away. There is no danger to defend the Fengxiang Post. Well...please ask Shi
To restrain soldiers and horses, I suggest choosing Jiuxian County for fortification. The mountains and rivers here are intertwined, which is the best place to intercept rogue bandits. As long as the officers and soldiers set up dangers along the river in Jiuxian County, the rogue bandits will never be defeated.
go."
Pang Yu slapped the location of the old county on the map, "The old county is where the eight thieves returned to the west. Cheng Long will be the chopping board, and we will be the hammers. I will smash the eight thieves into pulp."
...In the old county of Susong (today's Liangting Town of Susong), a continuous stream of officers and soldiers have just arrived. This is the location of the ancient county seat of Susong, so it was named the old county. Later, with the development of water transportation, the economic center of gravity shifted to Longhu.
Basin, county seat moved accordingly
Although the old county has been moved, the old county has not completely declined, because the post road and the old county river meet here, and it is also a prosperous town in Susong. There is still a faint smoke on the Fengshan Mountain three miles away, where is the fireworks pier set up by Shi Kefa
, because it is located on the top of a mountain, it is inconvenient for the rogues and horsemen to get up and down. Although they passed through it many times, they have never attacked it. The fireworks pier is still functioning. The rogues have just been notified.
The cavalry soldiers attacked, and Cheng Long led the troops to fight back, repelling the bandits again. This time the bandits suffered little loss, as the cavalry soldiers ran very fast, but the baggage losses were considerable. More than ten carriage frames were abandoned on the road in the old county.
, all kinds of cloth, silk and grain bags fell next to the tilted carriage frame, and there was also a lot of silver scattered near the old county bridge, but
Seeing that the bandits were escaping in a hurry, soldiers from each battalion were fighting over each other, and Cheng Long didn't bother to pay attention.
"Another order has come from Shidaotai, asking you to lead the troops to retreat to Taihu Lake. Do you want to read it?"
Cheng Long took it, took a quick look, and returned it to the friend impatiently. He turned to look at Zhan Peng, "How many days of food and grass do the troops have?"
"There are still five days left." Zhan Peng came over and said, "There is no food and grass in Taihu Lake. The people around are all gone, and there are no people delivering food. If we go to Taihu Lake, we can only wait for the garrison to deliver food."
Lu Wangyou, who was standing next to him, looked around and laughed loudly, "Whatever he does, those thieves are all bastards. If you kill him hard, he will give you good food and drink. No one needs to bring him here."
Pan Keda also said, "The thieves did not expect us to come so quickly. As long as they chase them all the way, they will probably have more money and food." Other Jiangnan generals agreed. After coming out of Taihu Lake, the battle went smoothly, and each department had more or less seizures.
This place in the old county is the most prosperous. Now it is almost a repeat of the last time I followed Zuo Liangyu to chase down Ge Liyan. The rogues have low combat effectiveness and the officers and soldiers
It has almost become a fixed pattern to chase bandits and flee. The only difference is that the last time the seizures were all taken by Zuo Liangyu, this time Cheng Long gave everyone a share of the profits, and his morale was very high. "Since that bandit is seeking death, I will wait for you."
I'll give them another ride." After Cheng Long made up his mind, he looked around at the terrain. He was not familiar with Susong, but he had been here before. He said politely to Pan Ke, "But I've heard that the bandits are cunning, so I'll wait for you.
Return of the march
You need to be careful. General Pan is the main soldier. Even if we want to pursue and attack, we must have a charter. How does General Pan think it is appropriate to behave?" Pan Keda said respectfully, "You can stay in the old county here.
These soldiers and horses are escorting the grain and fodder. During today's battle, the thieves have known that our army is coming. The bandits fled very quickly. We can lead the elite to pursue them first to prevent the bandits from escaping. The vanguard can come forward today.
There is another advantage in just setting up camp, which can save you a lot of effort in setting up camp."
"Where ahead?"
"That's where Zuo Shuai camped last time, Fengjia Pu."
...Note 1: The place names respectively correspond to the current Moyan Village, Hualiang Village, Fenghuang Village, Fengdian Village and Liangting Town. Chang'an Port is the wharf of Susong County, which does not exist today. The Ming Zhengde Anqing Prefecture recorded "Susong Chang'an"
The port is located eight miles south of the county." This shows that the water level of Longhu Lake at that time was much higher than it is now.