"Hu Ying, who has just arrived, is not a problem." Zhang Ning was talking to Zhu Heng by the river. "I have had a lot of contacts with this person, and I know him somewhat. If I were in the same court with him,
As an official, you should really pay attention to it. His way of being an official is very particular. But now that everyone has his own master and face to face confrontation, he is completely inferior to Yu Qian; and there are some reasons why Hu Ying is objective compared to Qian.
There are many shortcomings in it, he is new to the country and does not understand the actual situation on the ground; he does not have Yu Qian's military talent."
Zhu Heng nodded in agreement: "In this way, we don't have to be controlled by others, and we still have a lot to do. Apart from Hu Ying, the person in power is Xue Lu. The old minister Xue Lu heard about it when he was in the Han Dynasty palace. I can't talk about it.
What a brilliant person... There was a made-up joke in the world that it was the King of Han who raised troops in Le'an. When he heard that the imperial court sent Xue Lu to put down the rebellion, he laughed and said that this person must not be an opponent; later he heard that it was
The British Duke and the King of Han are worried. Ha, I used to often go in and out of the Han Dynasty palace, but I have never seen this happen. People made up this paragraph to judge Xue Lu's talent."
After saying this, Zhu Heng looked up at the floating logs on the river, facing the cool breeze after the rain, and couldn't help but casually said: "But will Xue Lu really be fooled?"...
"Because Zhu Butang said that joke, I have a little more confidence in him." Zhang Ning said calmly, "Xue Lu is different from Hu Ying. Hu Ying was originally a close minister of the emperor, but now he has been left out and excluded many times. He
He was already disheartened and no longer had much ambition; and although Xue Lu's status was not as good as that of the British Duke, he had always been trusted by the emperor. He needed great achievements and honors, so how could he endure the humiliation of being laughed at? He would not be without it.
Enterprising.”
Zhu Heng's expression turned solemn, "But Wuyang Marquis is not a person who has gained a reputation in vain. Although I have studied and become an official, I am good at war, and I also like to inquire about famous generals in the world. This Xue Lu has many strengths, and he has
His subordinates have very strict military discipline and are good at appeasing the soldiers. He often shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers when he leads the army. He is very popular among the soldiers. His commanding army is very good at fighting. I am afraid that this battle will not be easy for us."
Zhang Ning sighed: "What Zhu Butang said is absolutely true. No matter how you plan, you will always have to fight to win. If you can't win on the battlefield, then all the planning will be in vain."
His sigh was that the imperial court was indeed full of talented people. Xue Lu was indeed an excellent military general, at least better than most of Zhang Ning's generals. He lamented that the so-called thirst for talents is what it feels like to use it when you need it.
Experienced it.
...As expected, the movements of the officers and soldiers showed their enterprising spirit. The main force of the North Route Army has been dispatched from Changde Mansion, and it is reported that most of its baggage comes from the waterway. Thousands of sails are competing on the Yuan River, and the river is covered with boats. Five or six
The movement of tens of thousands of people was very loud and could be seen casually. In addition, news came one after another that it seemed that the remaining troops of the South Route Army near Changsha were also showing signs of mobilizing southward after resting.
Zhang Ning adopted the advice of the Council of Ministers and prepared to leave the city to the southeast to lure the enemy.
Because after the Suzaku Army obtained the early strategy of the official army, they believed that they must have carefully inspected the terrain along the Yuanshui River. If the Suzaku Army went north to fight, the official army would most likely adopt the method of occupying high ground and fighting a war of attrition in the early strategy. Once a stalemate was reached
, the Suzaku Army's logistical burden will be over if it takes a little longer, and there is no need for the enemy to use any tricks to cut off food channels, they have no food channels at all.
Zhang Ning's ideal plan is to lure the main force of the army to pursue them in the open area near Chenzhou City, and then turn around and fight them decisively. Fight quickly. If you can win, fight. If you can't win, finish it as soon as possible to avoid running out of food.
Dilemma, very painful.
The equipment that the Suzaku Army prepared for the trip was very heavy and heavy, and they had no intention of escaping in the first place. The army carried heavy equipment including various types of artillery, the heaviest of which was a small-caliber long-barreled cannon. The so-called small cannon was just
Compared with the field artillery manufactured in Changde Prefecture, it is actually relatively heavy. The gun body weighs about 400 kilograms. It is actually made of a mixture of lead and iron and weighs between two and a half kilograms to three kilograms. Compared with the cannons previously manufactured by the Suzaku Army,
Compared with mortars with thin barrels and large muzzles, and French machine guns, this long-barreled gun is also bulky.
In addition, Zhang Ning also asked Yao Ji, his wife and concubines to pack up and prepare to go with the army, because after Chenzhou was empty, it would inevitably be accidentally occupied by the army, and it would be very uncomfortable for the family members to be kidnapped. Yu Qian was also captured.
, the people from the anti-evil sect asked whether he should be executed, but Zhang Ning also planned to take him with him. Yu Qian was a civil servant, and Zhang Ning planned to ask Wenjun to take two people to take care of him.
He went to meet Yu Qian in person and informed him of his upcoming departure from the city.
For some reason, the person Zhang Ning wanted to talk to most in private, apart from beautiful women, was Yu Qian. People like Zhu Heng always felt it was good to be able to talk to them; although Yu Qian had "hurt" him many times, and he felt a little bad in his mood.
But this time Yu Qian seemed a little indifferent. Zhang Ning sat in front of him, guessing that he might be unhappy with his way of making decisions about women.
Zhang Ning muttered to himself for a long time before Yu Qian finally said: "I'm already useful to you, so you're not afraid that there will be a war in the army and I'll take advantage of the chaos and run away?"
"I have learned many of Yu Tingyi's abilities, but I have doubts about his ability to escape when the Chinese army is on guard." Zhang Ning said easily, "Of course, if the Chinese army is in chaos, you can take advantage of it.
It doesn't matter if you run away randomly. Because once the Chinese army is in chaos, I may be defeated. Even if you don't run away, I will let you go."
"Oh?" Yu Qian's cold attitude immediately changed, and he looked at Zhang Ning curiously, "Will you let me go?"
Zhang Ning's expression was indifferent, but he didn't mean to joke: "You must doubt my words, I don't need to trick you. I have told Yu Shilang a long time ago that you and I have no personal grudges. I have already reached the point of defeat, and I still harm you."
What are the benefits? Besides, the purpose of my raising the army is not to retaliate against society, but to make the world restless. If I lose, the world will definitely return to the rule of Emperor Xuande, and it will be a matter of time before the Han Dynasty is put down.
It is good for the people of the world that Yu Shilang returns to officialdom. I remember Luo Yaoniang once said that the reason why there are still hungry and unfair people in the world is that there is a lack of extremely talented and moral officials to govern various places. I have doubts about this view.
But I still think it makes some sense. I believe it is always a good thing for Yu Shilang to be an official."
Yu Qian was slightly moved after hearing this. After all, others were praising him, and it seemed sincere. Even someone as calm as Yu Qian also liked to hear such praise.
He opened his mouth for a moment, maybe to say a kind word casually, but after a moment's pause he said: "So, I really look forward to Ping An's early defeat."
Zhang Ning was not angry and smiled: "Isn't Ting Yi always looking forward to this?"