"The villain thought we would be close to today's itinerary. After resting for a few days, Jiannu rested for a few days, and then suddenly started to move quickly after accumulating strength. It was naturally fast. Today, Jiannu's vanguard traveled more than a hundred miles. According to the grand master who accepted the announcement, Jiannu
All forwards
Riding a horse, you can eat on ice and sleep in the snow, and you can march for several days with dry food. Because of its rapid advance, the prefectures and counties in front may have arrived at the city before the warning was received, and they can raid and break the city." Tu Dianli pointed out.
Linqing, "But the vanguard was followed by many people. After all, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Linqing City. The roads out of the city extended in all directions. Jiannu wanted to bypass this place. There were loopholes everywhere during the march, so he must leave behind
Soldiers and horses guard all roads, and the troops and horses behind them are also indispensable. In this way, Jiannu will be divided into several sections, and his entire army may not be able to move quickly."
Chen Rulie frowned and said, "They will each go their own way. The ones in front will still advance quickly, destroying the city and burning and killing. The ones behind will follow. The military town in Linqing will not dare to harass."? "The soldiers and horses in Linqing will not dare to harass.
But Jiannu had to guard against it. There must be troops on the road to block it. There are countless roads around Linqing, which will definitely distract their troops." Tu Dianli thought about it and said, "The villain thinks that there are two roads, Qinghe and Hongguanying.
The Tatars will all cross the river from Youfang. If they don't take the old route, they will head towards Xiajin and Gaotang Prefecture. Those who arrive at Daijiawan after dark are scattered sentries, just to check out the surrounding situation.
We may not necessarily be marching towards this place.”
Wu Dacai stood up and said, "Zan Huafang thinks that after crossing the river, the Tatars go directly to the north via Gaotang Prefecture, or do they go east and then go north?" "My subordinates still think that they must go east first and then north." Tu Dian
The official pointed at the map and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of slaves and tens of thousands of carriages. If we only use one main road in Gaotangzhou, we will not be able to survive in two months. From the perspective of the rangers' detection alone, the Tatars are at least divided.
Five roads, Guantao, Yao'an Town, Balizhuang, Shibalipu, Qinghe, the best roads are all used. The Qinghe road may take Gaotang, if this road goes further, it will go all the way to Jinan City.
,Again
Turn around and head north. Jinan is Huicheng. The Tatars can't capture such a big city, but the city's borders are richer than many county towns, so they can take it back all the way."
Wu Dacai immediately answered, "The Chujiaquan and Guantao roads, coming from the south, will definitely go from Dongchang to Boping. If the journey exceeds a hundred miles in one day, they may arrive here tomorrow." Tu Dianli.
He nodded and said, "The Tatars in Chujiaquan may have crossed the river at this time. If they walk fast, they can reach here tomorrow night. But we will not stay still tomorrow. The Tatars on this road should start from Bo
Ping to Chiping, continue to long
As the Qing army marches, we have turned south at Chishan Station to avoid this road."
Chen Rulie said loudly, "If the Guantao Road goes east from the south of Dongchang Prefecture, from Dong'a County to Yinping, if it takes two days, we will be blocked on Dong'a Post Road."
The atmosphere in the tent was tense. Wu Dachai and Chen Rulie seemed to regard the Zan Painting Room as their rivals. Tu Dianli's face turned red, "Then we have to carefully calculate the itinerary. The Zan Painting Room should not be blocked..."
Chen Rulie stood up suddenly, Pang Yu patted the table gently, Chen Rulie had to stop, and everyone looked at Pang Yu silently.
"To summarize, the Tatars moved from west to east, attacking from Qinghe to Guantao. Zanhuafang believes that the Tatars crossing the river north of Linqing pose little threat to us, and the focus should be on the direction of Chujia Circle and Guantao.
Tu Dianli took a breath and nodded. Pang Yu stood up and said, "In the direction of Guantao, or in the direction of Daming Mansion that has not been discovered, Jiannu will turn east here to go to Dongchang Mansion, but Dongchang Mansion."
The city is tall and strong, and the Tatars must have plundered the outskirts of the city. According to the judgment of the time of returning north, this group of slaves will not continue to the south, but may continue to the east. After passing Dongchang Prefecture, they may turn eastward and turn to Pingyin County.
Jinan Prefecture may divide its troops from Boping and Chiping counties to the east, like ours
The army remains at the foot of Boping City and will fight with the army tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or they may be blocked on the post road by two groups of Jiannu slaves near Tongcheng Post." Tu Dianli added, "The Jiannu slaves turned in the direction of Guantao.
To the east, this group of Jiannu should be light soldiers, and their carriage population still crossed the river from Chujiaquan. The city of Dongchang Prefecture is tall and strong, and the Tatars should have plundered the suburbs of the city. One group detoured from the north of the city to Bo.
Ping, Chiping, Changqing, detour from the south of the city to Dong'e County, Pingyin County, until along the mountain, and then turn to the north." Pang Yu pointed to the location of Boping, "That is to say, we are still
Within the front of Jiannu's attack, unless we go south through Dong'a, but if there is a road of Tatars from Damingfu, we have not yet left the front. The Tatars on this road will pass through Yanggu.
Going east, they will still block us." "My subordinates believe that the biggest threat is still along the Chujia Circle. Today, many rangers were blocked behind enemy lines, and some of them must have been captured. It will not be difficult for the Tatars to identify the Wei family.
There is a reinforcement force from Anqing in the Gulf, and they will follow with a large population.
, they definitely want to wipe out the officers and soldiers encountered on the road, especially since we are blocking their way. Tomorrow they will definitely patrol Weijiawan and chase them all the way. According to their schedule, they can catch up to thirty miles at noon the day after tomorrow at the latest.
Shop." Pang Yu marked on the map, "Calculating the distance, the Chujia Circle is about 140 miles away from here. The Tatar cavalry is chasing with all their strength. We can reach Boping tomorrow night. If we march 60 miles according to the original plan,
We will arrive at Sansanlipu tomorrow, and the Tatars are sixty miles away from us. The Tatars will arrive at Sansanlipu in the afternoon tomorrow, and we will walk to Tongchengpu. The Tatar vanguard will catch up with us before dark.
At this time we have not yet passed Donga and are still surrounded by the Tatar front.
The Tatars may mobilize two or three troops, that is, two or three flags, to besiege us near Dong'a."
"To tell you the truth, that's right."
"Where did our advance cavalry arrive?" "We received the report before dark, and it was already past Thirty Mile Pu. We did not encounter Jiannu or other officers and soldiers on the way. After receiving the report of the unknown cavalry in Daijiawan, my subordinates followed your instructions.
Order, order the troops to rush to Tongcheng Post tonight to set up defenses and cut off the post road.
In case there is a Jiannu attack in the south, I estimate there will be no reply until tomorrow morning." Pang Yu pondered for a moment. They had previously expected that the boundary of the Jiannu attack would be at Boping, Chiping and Changqing. As long as you go south from Chiping, you can reach the border.
After leaving the Jiannu offensive front, when the Jiannu forward army passes by, you can attack their virtual
The marching column is weak, so the Anqing camp should be stationed away from sharp points and not too far away.
However, Jiannu's attack was faster than they expected and might be wider. Guantao would definitely point to Dongchang Mansion. There were two roads going east from Dongchang Mansion, bypassing from the north of the city to Chiping, and bypassing from the south of the city.
Just head to Dong'a.
Outside the ranger reconnaissance range, there may also be the direction of Damingfu, and the Qing army will go further along this route.
At this time, the Qing army already knew that a Ming army was in the direction of their advance, but they were still unable to determine the location of the Anqing camp.
If the Qing army continues to advance tomorrow, they will roughly determine the location of the Anqing camp before dark.
Judging from the experience of the Jiazhuang battle that Pang Yu received, the Qing army's mobility and organization were very high. Once the location of the Anqing camp was determined, they were capable of quickly surrounding it.
If there is a forced march tomorrow, the infantry can march ninety miles to Tongcheng Station in one day and leave the road of Chiping. However, this will greatly consume the physical strength of the soldiers, which is detrimental to subsequent operations and is unsustainable. At this time, Yan
Guan walked into the tent. He first took a look at the atmosphere in the tent, then walked to Pang Yu and said, "After receiving an urgent report from Anqing Secretary Yang, Shi Daotai received advice from the Ministry of War and dispatched troops to Xuzhou to garrison to strictly prevent construction.
The slaves continued to go south. History
Daotai immediately transferred the Xinyong Battalion and the Junyong Battalion to assist Xuzhou. After asking Secretary Yang for instructions on Tuesday, he was not transferred due to insufficient food and grass. Shidaotai immediately transferred the Wusong Battalion to Xuzhou. I don’t know if other battalions will be mobilized.”
"Why did he mobilize so many troops?" Pang Yu took the emergency report and read it in a hurry, then handed it to Tu Dianli next to him. Tu Dianli frowned and said, "If Shi Daotai wants to go to Xuzhou, just take King Chen Yu with him.
Xu Ziqiang's small number of troops can defeat the bandits. It is suitable to stay in Anqing to defend the city. Bringing Xuzhou will be a waste of food, but it will empty Anqing's defenses.
.There are still rogue bandits entrenched in Yinghuo Mountain to the north. Tongcheng's rural soldiers can defend the city, but Qianshan, Taihu, and Susong cannot defend the city. The rural soldiers have just completed basic training and the armored battles are not fully equipped yet, so they cannot defend it."
Chen Rulie suddenly slapped the table and said, "What the hell is the Ministry of War fighting for? The troops from South Zhili are being mobilized now. By the time we reach Xuzhou, it will already be February or March, and the Tatars will have already left the border. Even if the Tatars want to go south to Xuzhou, they will
The month has passed in Xuzhou! Still waiting for him
Are they here? They think that once a ministry advisory is sent out, the troops and horses will be in place tomorrow!"
Seeing that Chen Rulie was in a fierce mood, Wu Tat Choi stood up quickly. In the military meetings, they often banged the table and quarreled. It was not uncommon for officers to scold each other, including when Pang Yu was there, but clerks had the responsibility to maintain basic decency.
Fortunately, Chen Rulie did not continue, and Pang Yu did not express any displeasure. Wu Dacai observed for a moment and sat back. Pang Yu had no other option. Most of his troops were invested in Huguang. Huguang was an important part of Dajiang's business plan.
Everything in Huguang has become a rootless tree. According to the Tong report received earlier, the troops led by Yao Dongshan have already
After they all left Anqing and went to the Han River in batches, it was impossible for these troops to be transferred back to Anqing. Previously, there were some reinforcements and suppression troops in Anqing, such as Xu Ziqiang's Wusong camp. These troops were not good at field battles, but they could defend the city. On Tuesday,
One force can be used as a mobile force. Now that they are all deployed, the force on Tuesday will not even be able to defend the county seat.
enough.
Pang Yu did not entirely blame Shi Kefa. The Ministry of War transferred him to Xuzhou, and he had to bring some soldiers and horses to obey orders. However, Anqing's defense was leaked everywhere, and Anqing was Pang Yu's foundation, and it was now in danger.
middle.
Yan Guan leaned into Pang Yu's ear and whispered, "The people accompanying the officers of the Ministry of War have found out. Shi Daotai and Zhu Junmen have reported to the Ministry of War the matter of our battalion's Qin Wang. The counselor of the Ministry of War ordered our battalion and Shandong
Commander-in-Chief Ni Chong went to assist Jinan." Pang Yu turned to Yan Guan in shock. The Ministry of War dispatched troops to Jinan at this time, which shows that the Ministry of War had previously judged that Jiannu might turn to Shandong. From the letter sent to Xuzhou, it can be determined that the Ministry of War had no idea about Qin'an before.
The location of the barracks is from Xuzhou
By moving troops to Jinan instead of from the closer Linqing, it is obvious that the Ministry of War wanted to ensure that Linqing was safe and prevent Jinan from being attacked.
Just like the transfer of Shi Kefa to aid Xuzhou, this transfer by the Ministry of War was not timely at all. By the time his transfer was in place, Jiannu would have already returned north, or had already attacked Jinan.
It can be inferred from this point that the dispatch of the troops of King Qin still depends on the Ministry of War. There is no frontline command in Shandong, resulting in the orders from the Ministry of War always lagging behind. There is a huge gap in the agility of command between the two sides.
In the previous analysis of the Anqing camp, it was estimated that the Qing army might march eastward to Jinan, plunder the wealthy areas along the way, and then use Jinan's good roads to return north, but it was not expected that the Qing army would attack Jinan. Now this military order from the Ministry of War
, it shows that Jinan’s defense is empty, and the Jiannu can send spies, which shows that they attach great importance to intelligence work. If they get the intelligence of Jinan’s empty, they may actually attack the provincial capital, and Jinan is trapped.
The Ministry of War has previously issued a ministry advisory. Even if it can be avoided that the order is late, if Jinan really falls, the Ministry of War will first think of shirking its own responsibility, and then find someone to take responsibility. The two generals Pang Yu and Ni Chong may
is most
The first thing that came to mind was that the ten heads that Pang Yu had in his hands might not be enough to offset it.
Pang Yu has two choices, one is to rush to Jinan now, and the other is to gain new popularity in order to survive this battle safely, otherwise his journey to King Qin will turn into a disaster. Yan Guan is very cautious,
This news was reported to Pang Yu alone without telling anyone else. Pang Yu signaled Yan Guan to leave. Several others were still calculating the distance. Pang Yu stood up. When Tu Dianli saw Pang Yu coming, he immediately got out of the way.
A location. Pang Yu looked at the map silently. On the map in front of him, five red arrows starting from Wei County were coming towards the east. The five-pointed star symbol marking the Anqing Qi Military Camp was right in front of the arrow. There were no arrows around it.
friendly
mark.
"If we go to Jinan Prefecture, will we be able to make it in time?"
Tu Dianli took a brief look and said, "More than two hundred miles, the infantry has marched for four days, and Jiannu will definitely catch up with us within three days. Even if we reach the gate of Jinan City, I am worried that I will not be able to enter the city."
Several people in the tent were silent. For some reason, Pang Yu suddenly made a new suggestion.
After what seemed like a long time, Pang Yu said calmly, "Inform the rangers to withdraw. Chen Rulie will personally lead the first division and the rangers will cover the rear of the team. The Chinese army will go to Sanshilipu as originally planned."
…
In the afternoon of December 18, the Anqing Army outside Boping County had withdrawn, leaving an empty camp. Qin Jiuze was waiting outside the west gate of the city with his horse. Next to him was the Second Division's Ranger Flag Team, the original
There are still twenty-two people, plus Qin Jiuze, the five newly joined Xuan cavalry, there are twenty-seven people in total, which is all the rangers.
The one with the most people inside.
There were several streaks of black smoke in the sky to the west, indicating that the Qing army was approaching.
Yang Shisan came to his side and said, "The Tatars are faster than we thought. They will definitely reach Boping in the evening."
Qin Jiuze didn't say anything, but Mandal over there said, Uncle Qin, how many Tatars do you think are chasing us this time?"
Qin Jiuze glanced back and saw Mr. Qi standing on the wall, looking west with his precious telescope.
Mandar looked around and then whispered, "Uncle Qin, these Anqing soldiers are not as good as our Xuanda soldiers. They have not traveled hundreds of miles in one battle."
"More than two hundred miles." Qin Jiuze took a bite of the pancake indifferently and turned to look at Yang Guangdi. This kid was still cleaning his gun. He had been chased by Jiannu for the past two days and had lost a lot of money.
There are few people. Their flag team withdrew from Youfangdu before dark yesterday and arrived at Daijiawan late at night. Another person was lost on the way and did not come back until dawn. This is common in night marches, especially when they are in a hurry, but this time
further blow
In the morning, they retreated all the way to Boping, and Yang Guangdi spoke less.
Since the rangers are guarding the tail, Qin Jiuze and the others from the Xuanfu have not seen the Chinese army from the Anqing camp until now. They did see the first cavalry division in Weijiawan last night, and they were quite impressed by the number of cavalry in the southern army.
Somewhat surprised.
It's just that these cavalry are obviously not as good as the rangers. Mandar and the others think that the difference between the frontier cavalry and the servants is probably not essentially different from that of Xuan Dajun Town, because they all run away the same way when they encounter Tatars. Yang Shisan raised his eyes and looked
Looking at the smoke column, the surrounding rangers were a little nervous. On the other hand, several Xuanfu people were more relaxed. Seeing that the smoke column was at least ten miles away, he rubbed his eyes and said, "You said that Vice-President Pang is also weird."
, unlike our Xuanda generals, these servants were sent as far away as Hexi without taking them with them, and dozens of servants were killed in this pursuit."
Man Da'er also shook his head, "He was afraid of death, so he asked his servants to go over and get some heads first. Last time, he beheaded a few people in Wei County. When he came back, he beheaded dozens more and mixed them in. His military exploits were as good as that of Wang Pu.
." After saying that, he turned to Qin Jiuze again, and lowered his voice this time, "Uncle Qin, you beheaded three Tatars, which is at least one hundred and fifty taels. Gu Xianyi will give you ten taels.
Two, has Lieutenant General Pang ever given it to you? Just promised you
What’s the use of that?”
Qin Jiuze still didn't speak. Yang Shisan came over and said, "This southern soldier is unreliable. Why don't we go find Deputy Li Zhen?"
Qin Jiuze slowly took out a silver ingot from his arms, and the two of them swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Mandal then said, "This is not enough for one hundred and fifty taels."
"No one hundred and fifty taels." Qin Jiuze took the silver ingot back. Yang Shisan coughed and said, "Old Qin, why shouldn't he give me the beheading silver? I feel that these southern soldiers are not safe. Let's fight with them.
It cannot be said that they lost their lives unjustly, and if they go further east, they will get farther and farther away from Shanxi.
How long will it take to run?"
"It's not safe, but it's better than Li Chongzhen." Qin Jiuze looked at Yang Guangdi over there, "If you want to find Li Chongzhen, you go, but I won't go."
Yang Shisan was about to say anything more, but a whistle sounded, and several people turned around to see that Commander Qi had already strode over. The rangers gathered around him, and Commander Qi and others gathered together and loudly said, "I received the order from Commander-in-Chief Bai, Jiu Nu is only 100 meters away from here.
There are still fifteen miles left, and we see the vanguard of 500 cavalry and about 100 Tatars in bright armor. During the day, the first division will lead the rear. We continue to the east.
Withdraw thirty miles and station in Chiping County tonight. If Jiannu does not catch up to Chiping, we will not take the initiative to fight. Do you understand?"
The Qing army advanced quickly, and the atmosphere was a little tense. All the cavalry were dejected. Mandar's face was full of displeasure, his lips moved, and he winked at Qin Jiuze. Qin Jiuze ignored him and got on his horse, following Yang Guang.