On March 17th, the seventh year of Chongzhen, the flags of Qingshui Fort in the southeast of Suzhou Acropolis were fluttering, and people and horses were coming and going in an endless stream outside the fort.
Qingshui Fort is the protruding part of Jiuquan Oasis to the east. The south, north and east sides are surrounded by the Gobi Desert. It faces Gaotai Camel City 150 miles apart in the desert.
The soldiers and horses of the Sixth Battalion of the Marshal's Mansion were stationed throughout the Jiuquan Oasis. There was only one reason why Liu Chengzong chose to convene the generals for discussion at Qingshui Fort, which was close to the front line. There were no ordinary people in this place.
At this time of year, there are too many people running around in the Jiuquan Oasis. The Marshal's Mansion is about to divide the fields, and the summer grain is about to mature. The people are busy collecting the beans in their own fields before the fields are divided. It is also easy for the court's spies to hide among them.
Report their information to the east.
The good thing about Qingshui Fort is that it is desolate. The surrounding military fields have all turned into desert. The soldiers are not willing to stay here, let alone the common people.
When Liu Chengzong arrived at Qingshui Fort with his escort team, more than 200 guards had gathered in this dilapidated loess fortress, and all the senior generals of the Marshal's Army had arrived to welcome him outside the fort gate.
Everyone immediately entered the garrison office in the fort. Everyone knew that the generalissimo convened the meeting to prepare for the next battle, so everyone had a serious face. They had prepared maps and other military equipment in the government office, and were just waiting for Liu Chengzong to start.
Discussed.
Participating in the discussion were not only Yang Yao, Mo Yujing, Gao Yingdeng, Wei Qian'er, Zhang Tianlin, Feng Zhen and Tang Bingqian Commander Ma Xiang, but also He Huchen, Yang Qi, Wang Chengen and Li Bei who served as staff officers from Huben Camp. p>
As well as the leader of the Three Tribulations, the king himself, Hu Zhishen, the surrendered general of the Suzhou camp, Song Xian, the general of Suzhou Wei, the general of the Chahar camp, and Huang Shengxiao, who stayed behind to besiege Jiayuguan.
"Everyone has had a hard time coming here. We are keeping things simple for the time being. We will report any shortages of troops and materials in each battalion."
Liu Chengzong sorted out the wooden figurines placed on the map and listened to the reports one by one by his generals. Among them, only Ma Xiang and Zhang Tianlin had any significance to take action.
Ma Xiang, the general manager of Tangqi Qian, said that they were short of tea, sugar, and salt, which were essential supplies for Tang soldiers. Fortunately, the shortage was not much, so Liu Chengzong asked Hu Zhishen and Song Xian to solve the problem.
Zhang Tianlin was even more straightforward. She took out the list she had written in advance and read it out: tent felts, axes and shovels, rope sacks, artillery ammunition... Liu Shizi looked at him sideways, waved his hand and said, "Don't read it, I've got all the missing things."
I know, go down and ask Han Shipan to adjust it for you, they are all available in Suzhou."
The most outrageous thing was Wei Qian'er. He said that he lacked weapons, equipment and food. Liu Shizi rolled his eyes. This guy came to show off his superiority.
He was ordered to surrender the forts in Suzhou and incorporated a thousand headquarters. The standard battalion of 3,600 people became a strengthened battalion of 4,800 people. Naturally, when there were more people, there was a shortage of food and grass, but Liu Shishi could not do anything about weapons and equipment.
Understand, it stands to reason that the surrendered troops will bring their own weapons and equipment.
Wei Qian'er explained with a smile: "Commander, the surrendered troops have armor, but that is too little. I am short of 480 heavy muskets and 110 rifles. If I can make General Huang Shen
It would be even better if you cast me another thousand-jin red barbarian cannon."
Isn’t this just a daydream?
In Suzhou, where could Liu Chengzong conjure up complete sets of new weapons?
He said angrily: "Don't expect to carry a heavy gun. There is still a possibility of a thousand-jin cannon, but you'd better not use it."…
The generals laughed loudly. Huang Shengxiao, who was currently besieging Jiayuguan, was ordered to cast cannonballs. The purpose of casting cannons was only to make up for the damage of old cannons during use. If they used newly cast heavy cannons, it would only mean that the offensive was contained by the Ming army.
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After saying this, Liu Chengzong turned to look at Gao Yingdeng and said: "General Gao should have told you about the situation on the front line. If you have any opinions on the upcoming war, feel free to say it."
This is the main topic of the military discussion.
While Liu Chengzong was speaking, several guards under Gao Yingdeng were laying out wooden figurines on the map, and a line of defense had been deployed at the Gaotai Qianhu Station.
Brigadier Yang Yao stared at the map, pondered for a moment and asked: "Commander, the enemy's general Li Hongsi once served in Shaanxi. Do you want to send someone to communicate and try to recruit him to surrender?"
Liu Chengzong knew that Yang Yao was actually asking about the reward.
This means that if Li Hongsi is willing to surrender, what position can the Marshal's Office provide to accommodate him? After all, Li Hongsi
Hong Si is no stranger to many generals in the Marshal's Mansion.
"If he is willing to surrender, the commander-in-chief can grant him the post of brigade commander and still lead the original troops." After Liu Chengzong said this, he smiled and said, "Can anyone recruit him to surrender?"
Liu Chengzong was not optimistic about the idea of recruiting Li Hongsi, because this person was indeed no stranger to the generals of the Marshal's Mansion, but the problem was that Yang Yao, Gao Yingdeng and others knew Li Hongsi, but Li Hongsi may not know them.<
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What's more, it would have been more difficult for a former subordinate to persuade his superior to surrender.
But no one expected that Yang Qi suddenly spoke. The guy cupped his fists and said, "Commander!"
"Oh?" Liu Chengzong said happily: "Can General Yang go and persuade you to surrender?"
Yang Qi's head shook like a rattle: "No, I will recommend General He to go and persuade Li Hongsi to surrender."
He Huchen was looking at the map in a trance. He was studying military issues very seriously, his brows were knitted together, and he lamented that Yang Jiamo had a vicious vision.
Suddenly he seemed to hear someone calling him. He raised his head with a confused look on his face, and saw that all the generals in the official office were looking at him sympathetically: "Huh?"
He had no idea what was going on, so he held his fists and opened his mouth: "Commander, Yang Jiamo is not easy to deal with with his old military skills, so I will decide this battle quickly."
After saying that, He Huchen felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange. Why were these people still looking at him?
Then Yang Qi, who was beside him, touched him with his elbow and whispered: "General He, that's not what the commander is asking about. He wants to surrender Li Hongsi. You are familiar with him."
He Huchen thought that Li Hongsi and I were not familiar with each other!
After being stunned for a moment, he finally realized what was going on. After a long time of fussing, he was recommended.
Although he had known for a long time that Yang Qi beside him was not a thing, He Huchen felt that he still underestimated the extent to which he was not a thing. He Huchen clasped his fists and said: "Commander, the general and Li Hongsi have just discussed things together, so we can't talk about it.
We are familiar with each other, and the general is really not familiar with General Yang Qi. We just happened to be colleagues. He doesn’t understand me."
After saying that, he realized that his speech was a little stiff, so he clasped his fists and said, "If the commander needs it, I can write a letter of persuasion to surrender to Li Hongsi, but he has a bad temper and quarrels with everyone, so he may not be willing to surrender."<
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Wang Chengen, who was on the side, watched the two of them joking, and then he said: "Li Hongsi does have a weird temper, but he is hard-working and uncomplaining when ordered by the imperial court. I am afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender. The general thought that it was better to have troops and speed, so he quickly defeated his defense line and defeated him."
Prevent Yang Jiamo from joining him."….
Liu Chengzong just laughed it off. He could see that among the three general officers, Yang Qi had the strongest desire to perform and could lead troops as soon as possible, but he was not very reliable.
As for He Huchen and Wang Chengen, they are the truly reliable people, but Liu Chengzong is more willing to find opportunities for Wang Chengen to lead the troops, while He Huchen is more inclined to train officers and troops.
After all, apart from his son in Qinghai, He Huchen's family records are all in Baoding. Liu Chengzong doesn't know how Emperor Chongzhen treats his family records. He is probably in prison. If everyone is executed, He Huchen can lead the army.
It is almost their consensus that the war should be resolved quickly. Gao Yingdeng, Wei Qian'er, Zhang Tianlin, Feng Yu and others all have the same view. These people don't care how to fight, they only care whether they are allowed to fight.
Because to some extent the generals of the Ming Army and the generals of the Marshal's Mansion have the same views on strategic choices, they will choose a quick battle whenever there is an opportunity.
In this case, Li Hongsi ran over in a hurry, braked suddenly and built fortifications on the spot, which meant that he did not have enough confidence to win, so he turned to passive defense.
It's just that Liu Chengzong doesn't know the reason why Li Hongsi turned to the defensive for the time being. There are too many reasons. Insufficient troops, uneven armor, and low morale? It's all possible.
This era lacks objective conditions for planning and taking action.
Just when Liu Chengzong was about to issue an order to attack the enemy, he noticed the surrendered general Hu Zhishen standing at the end of the official hall, eager to try.
To be honest, Liu Chengzong did not have any expectations for Suzhou's surrender. Wang Yanming, the only commander with military talent among the generals left behind in Suzhou, was killed during the uprising, and Hu Zhishen, a hereditary commander, did not lead any troops.
Experience.
Count on him for military issues.
Basically it’s a luxury.
However, Liu Shizi felt that since he had called him over and looked at his eagerness to try, he wanted Hu Zhishen to say something to increase his sense of belonging, so he said: "General Hu has something to say? Speak freely."
Hu Zhishen wanted to say something, but if he really wanted to say it, as soon as the surrounding generals looked away, Suzhou Guard's useless little snack became nervous again, took two steps forward, and managed to organize a long conversation.
Liu Chengzong wondered how he could be a battalion general with this appearance?
He consoled him: "General Hu, we are all our own people. Don't worry too much. Just say whatever you want. It doesn't matter if you don't say it well."
After receiving Liu Chengzong's assurance, Hu Zhishen nodded one after another, and then said: "Commander, generals, I don't know whether I should talk about this or not. It seems to have nothing to do with the war... It's Li Hongsi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Suzhou.
, he has never been to Suzhou since he took office, I guess he doesn’t know his way around.”
Liu Chengzong was dumbfounded. He looked at his teammates on the left and right, as if they had seen a ghost.
He is the deputy commander-in-chief of Suzhou. You said he doesn’t know the roads in Suzhou. Why don’t he go to graves and burn newspapers to cause trouble?
Who can believe this?
Wei Qian'er had already looked at Hu Zhishen pitifully, thinking that this man was a rebel.
When all the generals in the Marshal's Mansion looked at Hu Zhishen with unkind expressions, it was Wang Chengen who once again jumped out to rescue the general.
Although Wang Chengen also felt that this matter was a bit nonsense, after careful consideration, he still frowned and said: "Commander, Li Hongsi took office until we were ordered to be transferred to Hehuang. He has been suppressing the rebellion in Shaanxi. Have you really come here?
The possibility of Suzhou.”….
With Wang Chengen's confirmation, people no longer looked at Hu Zhishen in a strange way, but in people's eyes, this matter seemed to be worse than Hu Zhishen being a rebel.
Liu Chengzong smiled and gave Hu Zhishen a thumbs up: "General Hu is great. This news is indeed our shortcoming. It is very useful. Is there any other news?"
In fact, he didn't know what the news about Li Hongsi's refusal to recognize was of use at the moment, but he praised Hu Zhishen generously... Too many seemingly powerful people in this world fell into the hands of harmless little people. p>
What's more, this kind of news may be useful in future wars.
However, Liu Chengzong's praise was of great significance to Hu Zhishen. As a hereditary commander, the military households below him were unworthy, and the superior officers above him were too lazy to pay attention, so that no one in his life had ever praised him.
Not to mention that Liu Chengzong still praised him in front of a group of arrogant soldiers, which made Suzhou Wei's useless snack a little excited. He was especially concerned about Liu Chengzong's encouragement. He really wanted to tell him another useful news, but he himself was not sure.
What news is useful?
After racking his brains, Hu Zhi thought about it carefully for a long time, and then asked with a timid face: "Commander, there is something that I shouldn't say. If it is wrong, I hope that the commander-in-chief will be more considerate and don't act like a low-ranking official.
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Liu Chengzong nodded. He guessed that Hu Zhishen might have to say something related to the military. He said, "But it doesn't matter."
Hu Zhishen glanced at Yang Yao, Wang Chengen and others cautiously, and then said to Liu Chengzong: "I think it is not appropriate to make a quick decision at this time, especially not to attack the garrison on the high platform to win the victory."
Liu Chengzong was noncommittal and did not speak immediately, but Song Xian on the side was anxious: "It is not appropriate to win quickly. How can you, General Hu, get rations for a 20,000-strong army?"
No one hopes Liu Chengzong will rush to Ganzhou more than Song Xian.
The entire Suzhou has no more than 10,000 households and 20,000 inhabitants. The 20,000 troops of the Marshal's Mansion, as well as war horses and livestock, are stationed here. After their rations are exhausted, the army of the Marshal's Mansion may not collapse, but the Suzhou Guard will definitely collapse.
At that time, it was no longer a matter of forcibly requisitioning supplies, it was about killing people.
After all, Hu Zhishen was a hereditary commander, and his mentality was different from others. After experiencing the initial nervousness, he became more comfortable after being scolded by Song Xian. He shook his head very calmly and said: "I can't get military rations, but the commander-in-chief is the one who owns the Great Wall."
Dunbao is called Dunbao in other places, but only the Gaotai Dunba is called Dam, because paddy fields are grown on Gaotai, and the specialty is rice."
"There are many rivers and lakes around the platform. There are seven rivers, more than 30 main canals, and countless branch canals. There are many handsome people
There are so many people that you can’t escape from that place."
More than just being unable to run away!
The Marshal's Mansion's army of 20,000 to 30,000 people spread out and rushed over. They would be separated by water canals before they started fighting. Let alone a quick victory, they would be beaten to a draw by a small number of officers and soldiers at least and their morale would be hurt. At worst, they would be repulsed.
Even the artillery has to be thrown over there.
Hu Zhishen brought too many surprises to Liu Chengzong. He first turned his head and glanced at Gao Yingdeng and Ma Xiang. Although he did not say it explicitly, the two generals immediately understood. They immediately clasped their fists silently and turned around and left the official office. He ordered the Tang soldiers to sneak into the high platform to explore the geography.<
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Liu Chengzong then looked at Hu Zhishen again and asked: "Since General Hu knows the geography here, does he have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
"The commander-in-chief overestimates the humble position." Hu Zhishen said with an apologetic look, clasping his fists: "The humble position has no knowledge and skills, and only has the knowledge of the local natives. By the way, the commander-in-chief suppressed the barbarians and guerrillaed during the Tang Ming Dynasty, and he took my official position." [By the way, the best one for reading and listening to books is @@, install the latest version.]
Just when Liu Chengzong was wondering why this guy suddenly talked about robbing an official position, Hu Zhishen explained: "Zhenyi is a lonely fortress. In the past, thieves often crossed through Zhenyi, which was particularly dangerous. Now that the trappers have been eliminated, the pirates have not appeared.
That year, there was a vacancy for the general of Zhenyi, and there was someone who wanted to take this humble position. However, the court stuck to the old path, saying that the general of Zhenyi must be a brave and strong man, and chose Tang Mingshi, who was born in a hundred households in Liangzhou."
Hu Zhishen's meaning is obvious: The court calls me a coward, and the commander-in-chief wants to give me a break.
"Enough!"
Liu Chengzong applauded and said: "General Hu has already told the secret of our army's victory. If the geography of the high platform and the character of the defender are indeed as General Hu said, you should be the first to win this battle."
After saying that, Liu Chengzong leaned over and pressed the map, and said to the crowd: "Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that those who are good at fighting will kill people without killing them... Everyone, mobilize them and let them come out of their holes to fight with me!".
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