"Lingshou and Xingtang were all conquered. The group of Jiannu who went to the south of Xincheng defeated Renqiu, Wen'an, and Gaoyang. The city was robbed and slaughtered. There are rumors that Shenzhou was also conquered."
Xu Deshi coughed twice and his face turned a little sickly red. He spit out a mouthful of phlegm and said, "On the 11th day of Jiannu's high sun, Gao Qiqian has found the remains of Sun Gebu."
Lu Xiangsheng's face was haggard, and he seemed to have aged several years in the past few days. After hearing this, he was slightly moved, looked east for a moment and said, "Sunge's tribe also died for the country."
Xu Deshi turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng. After Jiannu went south, war broke out in southern Jilin. These counties and counties were unprepared for war, and urgent reports for help were constantly coming. It is true that such an important town with high walls and thick walls may be able to hold it, but those
I am afraid that most of the numerous prefectures and counties will not be spared the fate of Lingshou and Xingtang. These cities are in urgent need of rescue from King Qin’s army, so even if they still lack
In order to obtain food, Xuan's army must also go south.
Xu Deshi changed the topic and said, "After two days of delay, every town is still short of food. At least Baoding gave us two days. Since we are really asking for reinforcements, it should be easier to get food there than in Baoding."
"Jiannu has been besieging the army for several days. There are really not many soldiers and horses. We will go if there is food or not." Xu Deshi could hear Lu Xiangsheng's dejected tone. He, the aid governor, had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, but there were not many here in Beizhili.
It was so useful that even a county magistrate dared to openly disobey his orders. Baoding Prefecture gave him some food on a daily basis, and Qingyuan
The county has not given a grain of food so far. During the two days of delay in Baoding, Xuan's army had broken away from the Qing army, and still learned the location of the Qing army through a letter from Zhending Mansion asking for reinforcements. During the two days in between, the Xuan army marched from Baoding.
It will take another two or three days to reach true concentration. No,
I don’t know if the situation has changed. Refugees fleeing from various places have brought vague information, many of which are contradictory. As a commander leading troops, losing the enemy’s movements is a taboo, not to mention that these enemies may be attacking cities and massacring people, Xu Deshi
Can
I can imagine the anxiety in Lu Xiangsheng's heart during these two days.
"My lord has gone to Zhending. Should we divide our troops for rescue, or should we fight with Jiannu for a few battles?"
"If you don't rescue, you just sit back and watch the thieves. Killing for a few times is just a waste of time." Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly, "But you have to do it."
Xu Deshi was stunned for a moment and said, "I'd better go with Dutang, so that we can discuss things when something happens."
Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and looked at Xu Deshi, "Although Yang Tinglin has just arrived, he is upright and can be used. Xuecheng doesn't have to worry. You can rest here to recover. Your parents and children are here, and you can't allow anyone else here."
Xu Deshi coughed twice more and said, "Yang Tinglin offended Yang Sichang and was sent here to praise paintings. He is a public official, upright and upright, but he is just a scholar and has no insights into military matters."
Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and before he could say anything more, he saw Gu Xianyi, the leader of the soldiers, rushing over. Lu Xiangsheng hurried forward to greet him.
Gu Xianyi handed over a letter, "Urgent report from Zhending. Jiannu outside the city suddenly withdrew and left. I don't know where he went."
After a quick glance, Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and said, "Break camp and go to Zhending immediately."
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"Master, am I afraid? What can I do if I go north?"
On November 22nd, the land of Shandong was covered with white snow. There were several inches of snow on the official road 70 miles south of Jining Prefecture. A long marching column was marching hard in the howling wind and snow.
Pang Yu covered his collar, trying to prevent the cold air from intruding through the collar. He had already curled up his neck and pulled the collar to the highest point, but it seemed to have little effect, and he still felt bitingly cold.
"I'm carrying that fox fur collar. Master, do you want to put it on now?"
Pang Yu looked around for a moment and then shook his head, "The soldiers saw something was wrong. They put it on inside the tent after setting up camp. Why is it so damn cold? Yan Guan, pull the horse for me." The guard captain who was walking in front immediately turned around and came over.
, holding Pang Yu's mount. This Yan Guan followed Pang Yu to rescue the right wing during the Chema River battle, and helped Pang Pang at the critical moment. From then on, he fell into the eyes of General Pang. Guo Fengyou
After being transferred to Wuhu, he became the new captain of the personal guard.
Pang Yu slowly slid off the horse. He was not worried about embarrassment. It was cold in winter and his joints were stiff. Everyone dismounted much slower than usual.
"How long until we set up camp?"
Yan Guan replied respectfully, "There was a reply from the sentry in front, saying that there is still ten miles to go, and today's camp will be at Luqiao."
Pang Yu threw the reins to Yan Guan and waved his hands as he walked. His body felt better when he moved, not as cold as on the horse, and there were people waving from time to time in the cavalry queue in front and behind.
Pang Ding also dismounted and came over to follow him and whispered, "Master, if you go further north, the canal will be covered with ice, and there will really be no boats." "This is a problem." Pang Yu frowned, he had been by the water before.
Before fighting, you have choices. Shandong is a completely unfamiliar combat area. I used to think of fighting along the canal. If that didn't work, I would just get on a boat and run away. But
Jiannu came at the wrong time. I heard that many river sections north of Xuzhou had frozen over, making it impossible for canals to go there.
Pang Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "In what month will it thaw?"
"February and March." "If we can't hit that time, at most early January, it seems that we can't hope for it, so I won't take the risk this time and don't have any ships. I believe in the conclusion of the military meeting, and I don't think the scope of slave-building and looting is
If the battle is too big, it should be Baoding and Hejian. If Jiannu wants to rob, he must divide his troops. The division of troops is the weakness of Jiannu." Pang Yu held his hands, "No matter what white armor, horse armor, infantry armor, Yu Ding, etc.
There are only so many Zhenyi people who can fight, and there are 15,000 people who can enter the pass.
It's not far off, each banner has less than 2,000 Zhenyi warriors, and the others are additional Mongols, Han troops, and Baoyi, each banner has about five or six thousand soldiers."
"Master, you said that Lu Dutang did not fight because he was waiting for Jiannu to divide his troops?" "We saw Lu Junmen leading troops in Chuzhou to fight against rogue bandits cutting melons and vegetables. Although Jiannu is stronger, Lu Dutang is not as strong as Lu Dutang.
There are also many sub-soldiers and generals. He led the Du Biao camp plus three towns, as well as two Fu Biao, with about 30,000 people, and more than 3,000 servants alone. He could easily capture a banner. He concentrated his efforts in Chuzhou.
The army of rogue bandits was defeated in one battle." Pang Yu said confidently, "This time he does not need to destroy the entire army of Jiannu, he only needs to severely damage any banner. If I were Lu Dutang, I would ignore the noise in the capital and resolutely not fight with Jiannu.
In the slave battle, wait patiently for Jiannu to divide his troops. Jiannu will definitely divide his troops. Only by dividing his troops can he expand the scope of looting. Jiannu hopes to defeat the incoming reinforcements first to avoid worries. They choose to conduct the battle in the capital so that they can send the dead and wounded out to the side and then use light equipment.
Robbery. But Lu Dutang must have seen through Jiannu's plot, so he stood still. Jiannu waited for a month but failed to do so. They entered the customs
When Xuanshi invades, time is not on their side, and they are forced to divide their forces without eliminating the threat. Building slaves is taking a risk."
Pang Ding looked back at the marching ranks, "So Master, you choose to enter Shandong at this time?" Pang Yu said while waving his hands to keep warm, "Now that Jiannu is rushing south into Zhending, he must divide his troops. I think Lu Dutang is here
Waiting for the opportunity, they may even have started to attack. As long as a flag is severely damaged, because it has to carry the wounded, the flag will no longer have the ability to maneuver and fight. The commander-in-chief of the slave army did not dare to divide the troops anymore. They could only regroup and strive to
Looking for a decisive battle between the government and the army, Lu Junmen will completely take the initiative at this time and can avoid entering the city. Xuanda's troops no longer need to fight with Jiannu. As long as they exist, they can contain Jiannu. The Qing army cannot divide its forces to plunder, and it will still face threats if it stays for a long time.
, they had no choice but to withdraw from the border wall. At this time, Jiannu gained nothing, was short of men and horses, and had low morale.
, Lu Dutang will lead the Xuanda elite in pursuit at that time, we rushed to Dezhou just to catch up with this time, this is a good opportunity, it is a pity to abandon it. "
"But once we enter Shandong, the local government will definitely report it to the governor. If the governor reports it, the Ministry of War will know about us." Pang Yu patted Pang Ding on the shoulder approvingly, "We have considered it very carefully. I praised the painting room during the military meeting.
I also mentioned that I am willing to take this risk because the benefits are also huge. The Jiannu have no regard for our Ming army. Such deep plundering is simply arrogant. This is a good opportunity for the court. If they are defeated in the mainland, there will be no
If one person and one horse can escape back to Liaodong, the whole army will definitely be annihilated. The Jiannu will lose most of their combat power... annihilation may not be possible, so they will lose money.
It is still possible to suffer heavy losses."
Pang Ding nodded as if he understood, "It's different from the time of horse racing. The situation is very good, young master. Do you have to take this risk?"
Pang Yu looked up at the gloomy sky, which seemed a little familiar. The endless snowflakes were falling down, as if they came out of thin air. "I want to go, otherwise why would I want to be a military commander." Pang Yu breathed a long sigh of relief, and the white mist appeared in front of his eyes.
Fleetingly, "In the final analysis, the officers and soldiers only need one battle and win one battle to reverse the situation in Liaodong. The so-called one flag entering the border is actually half-mast troops. Lu Dutang led Xuan Dasan
We will definitely be able to win for a while if we can't take down the flag at half-mast. As long as the slaves start to retreat, the army will have flaws everywhere. Then we will
Then you can go to Bangludutang."
"The young master's idea is still the same as that of Chuzhou, waiting for Lu Dutang to withstand a tough battle."
"Of course, he has many soldiers in the capital. I only have a few soldiers, and they are all soldiers from the south." Pang Yu covered his collar again, "What the hell is the weather like this? How can the slaves march for so long? They are not
What's wrong with people?"
Just after they finished scolding, two rangers came galloping in front of them. Pang Yu glanced over and saw that Chen Rulie had also followed. It must be important news. The three of them stopped in front of Pang Yu. Chen Rulie hurriedly reported to Pang Yuhui, "There are thousands of cavalrymen.
The Ranger Bureau from the headquarters reported that they encountered Zhili and Tangma in three places in Shandong on Linqing Road. Jiannu besieged Gaoyang, Renqiu, and Xianxian. The forwards appeared in Wuqiao and Wu
A large number of people fled to Linqing from Ding, Leling and Zhending, Guangping, saying that Jiannu had entered Zhending Prefecture." "As expected, Jiannu actually divided his troops, Baoding Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, etc.
I went to Zhending Mansion. Is the front too wide? The front line of Jiannu is in Wuqiao?" Pang Yu looked at Chen Rulie in astonishment. He had a very good memory. Wuqiao was like this.
The place name is quite familiar.
"My lord, I know it's about thirty miles away from Texas."
Pang Yu was stunned for a moment, "It took at least four days to deliver the news here. Next to Dezhou... the establishment of slaves is so fast?!" Chen Rulie was also a little nervous. He looked at Pang Yu and said, "Wuding Prefecture and Leling are under the jurisdiction of Shandong. The establishment of slaves is so fast?!"
The target is probably not just Hejian Prefecture. If it is really so wide from Zhending Prefecture to Wuding Prefecture, the confluence will not be too close. Their forward
It's marching so fast, I'm afraid it's heading towards Linqing." Pang Yu's face was grim. The Qing army's vanguard reached Dezhou and entered Shandong within a few days, which was far beyond his expectation. Referring to the combat methods of the rogue bandits,
, the Qing army may have cut off official roads to prevent the people of Hejian Prefecture from running away. But another possibility is that the Qing army was not limited to Hejian Prefecture. The target may be Dezhou, or Linqing, or even go to northern Shandong to rob it.
It is also possible that if this is the case, Pang Yu cannot continue marching to avoid
They collided head-on with the main force of the Qing army. No matter how logical the guesswork was, it could not compare with a piece of clear information. Pang Yu turned to Chen Rulie and said, "Send an order to set up camp at Luqiao as soon as possible. No flags are allowed, no contact with the local area is allowed, and tomorrow's march plan is cancelled."
, allowing the rider to enter the direct
Fight against slaves and confirm the direction of Jiannu’s advance as soon as possible.”
Chen Rulie quickly turned around and left. Pang Yu's face was stern. He raised his head and looked towards the cloudy north. It was a blur in the wind and snow. "Jiannu has finally divided his troops. Lu Dutang, when do you plan to attack?"