"Xu Yande, the admiral of Yaowu Camp, is asking you to lead the 5,000 cavalry of the Beijing camp. We will immediately go east from Bazhou, pass the Zijin Pass, cross the Taihang Mountains and arrive in Shanxi. Then we will quickly head south. We must reach the north bank of the Yellow River within fifteen days.
"If the enemy has not yet crossed the river, then cruise on the spot and attack as soon as the enemy soldiers arrive. If the enemy has already crossed the river, continue southward. In short, we must intercept the southward movement of the thieves. Do you understand?" Zhang Yanling shouted.
Xu Yande stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands and said: "Yande obeys your order."
Zhang Yanling nodded, looked at Xu Yande and said: "Brother, you have a great responsibility, and you should act accordingly. The five thousand cavalry are 90% of the cavalry of my two battalions of Yaowu Zhenwei. They are the best of the best. Remember, cavalry cannot attack the city.
If the thieves are defending the city, let it go. If they are marching in the wilderness, no matter how many soldiers and horses they have, they can make a surprise attack. They must harass and block without any loss. You can choose a few capable troops to follow you."
Xu Yande knew in his heart that Zhang Yanling was taking care of himself. Six thousand cavalry gave him five thousand, which was the strongest unit in the Beijing camp. His mission was only to stop, not to annihilate, so it was not a difficult task.
"Don't worry, General. I won't let the traitors go south one by one. Even if they get to Henan, I will hold them back." Xu Yande said solemnly.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brother, you can go, I won't send you off. We are in a hurry now, if we delay for a while, we might let them go. Pack lightly, bring enough food and grass, and we will set off now."
Xu Yande bowed his hands and strode away.
Zhang Yanling watched him leave and sighed inwardly. After all, it would be difficult for Xu Yande to follow him and let him attack the enemy. It was actually an easy job to give him five thousand cavalry and let him go south to intercept the rebels. Because Zhang Yanling knew that the enemy would not be able to arrive in a short time.
On the bank of the Yellow River. Because there are soldiers and horses from Kaifeng Prefecture heading north on the way south. Currently, Kaifeng Prefecture soldiers and horses are stationed in Daming Prefecture, and the route has been blocked. If the rebel soldiers want to go south, they must at least capture Daming Prefecture first.
Before he went on the expedition, he had already sent people to inform Kaifeng Prefecture that the soldiers and horses would stick to Daming Prefecture and not go north easily. Unless Daming Prefecture was captured, Xu Yande would have a chance to fight the enemy. And the soldiers and horses that passed by Kaifeng Prefecture and headed north were in a fierce battle.
, the soldiers and horses of the bandit soldiers heading south were no match for Xu Yande's five thousand cavalry.
Sometimes, it still takes a lot of nerves to give credit to others.
If Xu Yande follows him, even if he wins the battle, it will not be attributed to him. If he acts alone, the credit will be his own. Whether he can seize this opportunity depends on his own destiny.
"Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, and Wu Hao obey orders!" Zhang Yanling shouted.
"The general is here!" The three frontier generals hurriedly came out of the queue and accepted the promise.
"Take the three of you, lead our troops, conquer Wen'an County and go straight to Hejian Mansion. I'll give you four days, if you can't get Hejian Mansion to show up," Zhang Yanling shouted.
Jiang Bin and the other three people changed their colors and asked them to attack Hejian Mansion. The three guards had 18,000 soldiers and horses. Attacking Hejian Mansion with more than 10,000 defenders was a difficult problem.
"What? Do you want to disobey me?" Zhang Yanling's face darkened, and he shouted with a frown.
"How dare I disobey my order, but I have something to say." Xu Tai said hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling shouted: "Needless to say, I just feel that the city of Hejian Prefecture is strong and difficult to conquer. I will send you twenty-five Zhankou general cannons to attack the city with you, and assign you ten cloud chariots and thirty catapults."
Is that enough?"
When Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and others heard this, they smiled happily and said hurriedly: "That's enough, that's enough. I will obey the order."
They were worried about the lack of siege equipment, so Zhang Yanling allotted them so many artillery pieces, siege vehicles, and catapults, which was the powerful siege firepower they needed.
"If you have enough, then take the order. Remember, if we cannot capture Hejian Mansion in four days, I will show no mercy and will kill you and others." Zhang Yanling shouted coldly.
"General, I will obey your orders!" Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, and Wu Hao bowed and agreed.
"Okay. I, General Zhang Yin, and General Meng Liang will lead the Beijing camp with 15,000 soldiers and horses directly to Xiongxian County. The next goal is Baoding Prefecture. Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Wu Hao, you and others will conquer Hejian Prefecture.
, after cleaning up the remaining enemies, you can transfer to Baoding Mansion to join me. Do you all understand?"
"The general will finally understand." All the generals shouted in unison.
Zhang Yanling said: "Okay, without further delay, we will break up camp and attack early tomorrow morning."
Everyone agreed in unison. Just as they were about to disperse, they suddenly heard someone shouting: "General, what about us? What are we waiting for?"
The people who asked the question were Zhou Liangchen and Xu Wei, the commanders of Tianjin Guard. They had not received orders.
Zhang Yanling patted his head and said with a smile: "I almost forgot. You two led the troops to defend Bazhou to prevent the traitors from taking risks and cutting off our supply channels. Your responsibilities are very important, and logistics is the prerequisite for victory. You two
If you can protect the passage of supplies and food and prevent small groups of fish from slipping through the net from destroying it, you will have done a great service. Do you two understand?"
Xu Wei and Zhou Liangchen heard this and hurriedly cupped their hands and said: "I will obey your order."
Jiang Bin, Xu Tai and others thought: This Lord Zhang obviously does not like the combat capabilities of Tianjin's three guards. He clearly has troops available, but he left more than 10,000 people idle in Bazhou. This is a bit exaggerated.
However, looking at the confident look of this marquis, he is not blindly arrogant and talking about military affairs on paper. Moreover, he acted fairly. He let go of the two powerful arms of artillery and cavalry, and led more than 10,000 infantry.
Breaking the tough nut of Baoding Prefecture. This alone is admirable.
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That night, Zhang Yanling rested in the camp outside the city. The soldiers had an early dinner and went to bed to rest and recharge their batteries for tomorrow's attack.
Zhang Yin and Meng Liang came to Zhang Yanling's tent. Zhang Yanling was about to go to bed when he saw the two coming and sat up to greet them.
"You two should rest early. There is no need to patrol the camp tonight. I don't have anything to do here." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Zhang Yin cupped his hands and said, "Master Hou, General Meng and I have something to say to Master Hou. To be precise, General Meng has something to say."
Zhang Yanling said oh, sat on the edge of the bed with her long clothes on, looked at Meng Liang and said with a smile: "What does General Meng want to say?"
Meng Liang cupped his hands and said, "Master Hou, who is Jiang Bin and Xu Tai? Does the Marquis know who he is?"
Zhang Yanling said: "What? Isn't Jiang Bin the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, and isn't Xu Tai the garrison general of Xuanfu?"
Meng Liang frowned and said, "That's true. The final question is, does the Marquis know who they are?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "I don't know about that. The border generals are naturally from the imperial court. Xu Tai was transferred from the Xuanfu. I guess he is Duke Bao's favorite general. As for Jiang Bin, I don't know his
The road is numbered."
Meng Liang said: "Master Hou, does he know that the last general is also a garrison general of Datong?"
"Oh? Then I really don't know. Could it be that you and Jiang Bin know each other?" Zhang Yanling said.
Meng Liang said: "I know him from my humble position, but he may not know me. When I was in Datong as the commander of the former garrison of Datong, he was the captain of the personal guard of the general military office, and he was just a little guy. I will be transferred to Datong in the end.
He has only been in the Beijing camp for seven or eight years, and he has already risen through the ranks to become the deputy commander-in-chief."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "That's really impressive. He seems to be a figure. Could it be that he achieved military exploits in the border town of Datong?"
Meng Liang smiled and said: "Datong Town has never been the focus of Tatar attacks. Sometimes it is a small attack. How can he be promoted so quickly? Besides, he is a personal guard of the General Military Mansion, and he will basically not fight against the Tatars."
Zhang Yanling said: "Don't beat around the bush, what do you really know?"
Meng Liang cupped his hands and said: "Although I have been away from Datong Town for a long time, my old subordinates are still there. During the New Year this year, they came to visit me and talked about Jiang Bin. They said how powerful and prestigious he was in Datong Border Town.
How domineering. During the conversation, the general found out the secret of his promotion so quickly. He had his arms around him."
Zhang Yanling said: "Oh? Have you found a backer? I wonder who has such thick legs."
Meng Liang said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Liu, who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is Jiang Bin's godfather."
Zhang Yanling was stunned, then burst out laughing: "Are you serious? That's no wonder. They are really thick legs. This Jiang Bin looks tall, brave, and handsome, so why is he so incompetent?"
Zhang Yin interjected: "Master Marquis. General Meng saw that Jiang Bin was leading the army, so he remembered these things. He felt that he needed to report them to the Marquis."
Meng Liang nodded and said: "I have no other meaning in my humble position. I just want to remind the Marquis. Jiang Bin is Liu Jin's person, and Xu Tai is Jiang Bin's sworn brother. That Wu Hao has nothing to do with it. In short, the Marquis wants to
Be careful to prevent these two guys from doing anything bad."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "Thank you for reminding me. However, they don't dare to mess around with counterinsurgency matters. Do you think I don't know their details? I don't know that Jiang Bin is Liu Jin's godson. However, Liu Jin named him
Jiang Bin and others were brought in to suppress the rebellion. This alone was enough to make me suspicious of their background. Liu Jin asked them to take the credit, but he did not expect that the traitors were so ferocious that they were frightened. It was self-defeating.
."
Zhang Yin said in surprise: "Master Hou actually knows these things?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Why did I let the three of them team up to attack Hejian Mansion? It was to prevent them from causing trouble. Do you know why I asked the emperor to specialize in military affairs? I asked Shang Fang's sword? It was to prevent Liu Jin from secretly
Let them cause trouble. Once they cause trouble, I will kill them
After killing them, the emperor authorized to kill them first and then report them, which eliminated the possibility of them causing trouble. They were given a limited time to capture Hejian Mansion, and they were given the necessary equipment and troops to attack the city. They had no reason to evade. In short, they made the wrong move.
If you take one step, I will use Shang Fang's sword to kill someone."
Meng Liang smiled bitterly and said: "It turns out that the Marquis has been prepared for a long time, but he is too worried about his humble position."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "General Meng didn't worry too much. You reminded me well. Knowing that he is Liu Jin's godson, I have a deeper understanding of their relationship. I know better. General Meng, you are very good."
.Last time I didn’t let you go to suppress the rebellion in Ningxia. This time I let you take the lead. A lot of credit is waiting for you. Take advantage of it."
Meng Liang cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will go all out. I will fight with Mr. Hou, I will be full of confidence."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "I am also relying on you. Let's not talk to outsiders. I, Zhang Yanling, never treat my own people badly."
Meng Liang nodded repeatedly. He said a few more words and then left.
Zhang Yanling arrived at the door of the inner tent and watched Meng Liang and Zhang Yin leaving with a smile on his face and thought to himself: How could I not know Jiang Bin? If it is the same as the real history, this guy is a difficult opponent. It’s just that
In this time and space, I wonder if he is still the scourge.