Yushan, located in Jiangsu Province, is a famous mountain in Changshu County in the north of Jiangsu Province.
Historically, Changshu County was occupied by the Taiping Army in 1860. At this time, the Taiping Army had just adjusted the policy of the Northern Expedition and placed its main forces on the Jiangbei Camp and Jiangnan Camp. Obviously, they had not yet had time to occupy Changshu County. Li Zhen took
The soldiers of the two regiments, plus Li Zhen's own guards and support soldiers, totaled nearly 3,000 people.
The army set out from Shanghai and headed north to Changshu County in the north of Jiangsu Province. Prior to this, Li Zhen sent spies to find out about the Taiping Army and soldiers from the Jiangbei Camp.
Li Xiucheng and Wu Qigong both led their troops towards Changshu County, and Li Zhen settled in Yushan.
Yushan lies in the northwest of Changshu County, bordering the Yangtze River to the north and Shanghu Lake to the south. It has an excellent geographical advantage. Because the mountain of Yushan spreads from northwest to southeast, the peaks and mountains are rolling, and it is about 3 kilometers wide from north to south, and from east to west.
It is about 7 kilometers long and a circle around the foot of the mountain is about 20 kilometers. It is completely possible to hide the three thousand soldiers led by Li Zhen.
Speaking of which, Yushan is also famous in history and is a scenic spot.
According to historical records, the grandfather of King Wen Jichang of Zhou Dynasty was named Gu Gong Danfu. This man was extremely talented and single-handedly created the Zhou tribe, which made the Zhou tribe prosperous for a while. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, he was honored as the 'Taiwang of Zhou'. Gu Gong
My father has three sons, the eldest is called Taibo, the second is called Yu Zhong, and the third is called Ji Li.
The relationship between the three brothers is very harmonious. They are all talented people and have good moral character. Logically speaking, Taibo is the perfect heir, but Ji Li's son Ji Chang is young and smart, and he has won the love of Gu Gong and Danfu.
Gong Dan's father loved Ji Chang and told people that the person who could inherit his great cause was none other than Ji Chang.
However, the tribe has a system of primogeniture inheritance, which must be inherited by the uncle.
Even if Taibo cannot succeed, it is still Yu Zhong. If the two of them live together in one day, Ji Li will not be able to succeed to the throne, which means that Ji Chang will not be able to succeed to the throne.
After Taibo and Yu Zhong discussed it, they couldn't bear to embarrass their father, so they left the Zhou tribe on the pretext of going to the south to collect medicine to treat his father's illness. Taibo and Yu Zhong went to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, which was known as the land of Jingman.
They accepted the local custom of hair cutting and tattooing, and also brought over relatively advanced farming technology and culture, establishing the small country of "Gou Wu".
Taibo was king, but Taibo had no descendants. After his death, Yu Zhong took over the throne. After Yu Zhong died, he was buried on an ordinary mountain. In order to commemorate Yu Zhong, the people changed the mountain to Yushan.
Li Zhen stood in the vast mountains, looking at the green pines, the green cypresses, and the sparkling lakes in the mountains, and his heart was filled with excitement. This mountain, this scenery, and this lake are really very pleasant.
"rustle!!"
A burst of footsteps came from the mountain forest, and Lu Shaochuan and Smith came hand in hand. Lu Shaochuan strode forward, with an excited look on his face, while Smith moved forward steadily, his expression calm, not much excited.
"Commander!"
The two came to Li Zhen's side and raised their hands to salute.
Li Zhen's eyes still fell on the lake at the foot of the mountain and asked: "Where are Wu Qigong and Li Xiucheng?"
Lu Shaochuan danced and spat and said: "Commander, Wu Qigong and his soldiers have entered Changshu County. They are still more than ten miles away from Yushan. They can reach Yushan in one day. According to what the spies heard,
According to the news, Wu Qigong's troops have been seriously depleted, with only more than a thousand men left, and they are all tired troops who have traveled long distances. On the other hand, although Li Xiucheng only led 3,000 elite troops to chase Wu Qigong, his soldiers were full of energy and their combat effectiveness was far superior to Wu Qigong's.
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Smith interrupted and said: "Not only that, the two bandit commanders Yang Xiuqing and Qin Rigang also led an army of 50,000 to follow. Commander, we only have 3,000 elites. If we want to defeat Yang Xiuqing's army, it will be very difficult."
Li Zhen frowned and said: "Wu Qigong escaped and Li Xiucheng pursued him. Could it be that Li Xiucheng's soldiers are iron men and are not tired?"
Smith thought for a while and said: "Commander, this is what the soldiers who came back to report the news said. They said that Li Xiucheng's bandits were all elite, full of energy, and not at all tired from the long journey."
"No, something's wrong."
Li Zhen shook his head one after another, reached out and tore off a young leaf at will, put it under his nose and sniffed it, feeling the fresh breath. Li Zhen's mind kept spinning, thinking about ways for Li Xiucheng's army to maintain their combat effectiveness.
Lu Shaochuan and Smith stood aside and did not interrupt.
Beside Li Zhen, two leaves fell down. One of the leaves fell slowly without stopping, and finally fell slowly to the ground. The other leaf hovered in the air for a while, and then fell quickly due to the wind, and then fell again.
It hovered in the air for a while and finally quickly landed on the ground.
Li Zhen stared at the fallen leaves, his eyes gradually brightened, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth. Isn't this the case with Wu Qigong and Li Xiucheng?
Wu Qigong led more than a thousand soldiers to flee without rest, and the nerves of all the soldiers were constantly suppressed and tense. If this continues, Wu Qigong's soldiers will become exhausted and have no time to rest.
Li Xiucheng led his soldiers to rush on the road quickly, and rested suddenly at a certain time, not rushing to catch up with Wu Qigong. In this way, Li Xiucheng's soldiers rested and rushed regularly, maintaining a strong combat effectiveness. In fact, Li Xiucheng had
There is a chance to catch up with Wu Qigong, but there is no rush. Because the longer the time goes, the weaker the combat effectiveness of Wu Qigong's soldiers will be.
The combat effectiveness of the soldiers under Li Xiucheng's command has been maintained. The soldiers in the army also began to look forward to catching up with Wu Qigong, and their morale became stronger and stronger. When Wu Qigong's army was shattered, Li Xiucheng was able to completely eliminate Wu Qigong in one go.
Play hard to catch, pursue without fighting, what a good strategy!
Li Zhen sighed in his heart, Li Xiucheng is not simple.
Li Zhen now feels a little regretful for letting Li Xiucheng go, but Li Zhen has more fighting spirit in his heart. This time, to make Li Xiucheng convinced of his defeat, he also has to make Yang Xiuqing stumble here.
Soldiers value elites rather than numbers. Although Li Zhen only has 3,000 men, his combat effectiveness is definitely not weak.
Lu Shaochuan saw Li Zhen smiling and asked, "Commander, do you understand?"
Li Zhen threw away the leaves in his hand and said with a smile: "Li Xiucheng has been chasing Wu Qigong without fighting. It is indeed a clever strategy. However, the goshawk will eventually stretch out its claws. I conclude that Yushan is Li Xiucheng who exposed himself."
The location of the paw. Wu Qigong ran towards Yushan, and we waited in the mountain and watched from the sidelines."
Lu Shaochuan looked puzzled and asked: "Commander, won't you save Wu Qigong?"
Li Zhen replied: "Of course we need to save him, but it's not yet time."
Smith's brows widened and he said: "Commander, do you want Wu Qigong to consume Li Xiucheng's power, and at the same time use Li Xiucheng to destroy Wu Qigong's Jiangbei camp and then clean up the situation?"
Li Zhen said: "The truth is like this, but Li Xiucheng is not easy to deal with, and there are tens of thousands of Yang Xiuqing's troops behind him. This is a hard nut to crack. Dealing with Li Xiucheng is one of them, and we need to consider more and longer-term considerations.
It’s something that needs to be done, so there’s no rush.”
After finishing speaking, Li Zhen's eyes fell on the sparkling lake,
A gust of breeze blows, and the calm lake surface ripples in circles, which is really beautiful.
ps: The third update is completed; the war has begun again, please give me flowers and collect them!!
