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Chapter 839 Food Road?

"Food Road?"

Qiu Minyang was full of doubts and asked: "Mr. Zhenzhong is saying that Zhang Cheng thinks that food and road should be the most important thing?"

"Yes, Lord Futai."

"Is it also the words passed on by the adopted son?"

"Yes."

Qiu Minyang put down the letter in his hand, and said to Hong Chengchou: "Director Hong, you can pass on Zhang Cheng's righteous son and come back to answer. Maybe Zhang Cheng has something else to say, I don't know!"

Hong Chengchou also nodded frequently, while Li Song glanced at Xie Sixin beside him, then got up and went to the outsider.

A moment later, Li Song led a small and medium-sized military school who was not as young as a weak champion into the inner tent. As soon as he entered the army tent, he bowed down and bowed, saying: "Zhang Mingyuan, a hundred households of the Chinese army under the command of the general officer of Xuanfu Town, Zhang Mingyuan, pay my respects. Governor Hong, pay your respects to Qiu Futai!"

Everyone in the tent looked at the prestige, and saw a heroic military academy kneeling there on one knee. His voice was crisp and clear. Although his body was not tall, he was also very solid and strong. Although his armor was full of dust, he was very strong. tidy.

"Get up and answer." Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, said calmly.

Zhang Mingyuan immediately got up when he heard the words, and stood upright in the middle, waiting for a reply.

Xie Sixin looked at Hong Chengchou, then at Qiu Minyang, and then asked first, "Zhang Mingyuan, let me ask you, besides this letter, does Mr. Zhang of the Xuanfu have any other orders?"

Zhang Mingyuan stared at a pair of big eyes. Although he is not familiar with Xie Sixin, he was also with Zhang Cheng before. He has naturally met Xie Sixin, Qiu Minyang and others many times. He immediately replied: "Mr. It is said that the slave bandits and cavalry elite are hidden in the dark, and there seems to be a major conspiracy, which coincides with the newly obtained information, please be careful and take precautions, Governor Hong."

"Just this sentence?"

"Just one sentence."

Xie Sixin looked back at Hong Chengchou, and the two exchanged glances, Hong Chengchou asked Zhang Mingyuan to tell the story of how the Xuanda army attacked Huangtuling.

Zhang Mingyuan was the deputy of Zhang Cheng's army, and he knew the battle against Huangtu Ridge very well, so he immediately talked about it, and everyone in the tent admired him secretly.

Not only were they amazed at the strength of Zhang Cheng's army and horses, after all, it had already been demonstrated during the previous Shimen Mountain battle, but they were even more amazed by Zhang Cheng's strategy and tactics.

For Hong Chengchou and Ji Liao's army, Zhang Cheng seemed to be a divine help sent by God.

For the Ming Dynasty, which has been passed down for more than two hundred years, Zhang Cheng's arrival is a blessing or a curse?

For the Qing Dynasty that is rising in Liaodong, Zhang Cheng is like a bug of God, and it is developing systematically, and will eventually become the only force in this world to prevent the Qing Dynasty from rising.

Perhaps, what he wants to stop is not only the Da Qing family, such as Li Chuang, Xian Bandit, the Zheng family of Jiangnan pirates, and even the fate of the Ming Dynasty is unknown!
In the eyes of Hong Chengchou and Qiu Minyang, although they can't see that far away, the shock brought by Zhang Cheng is obvious to all.

From the beginning of the military discussion when Zhang Chengchu arrived in Ningyuan, he constantly refreshed the cognition of the officials and generals in Liaodong. It seemed that everyone would never be able to find out the depth of Zhang Cheng's heart.

Every time the military is discussed, he has some strange ideas, refreshing everyone's perception time and time again.

Even the defense system on Changling Mountain, even Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao who fought the grandma's battle, is amazing, let alone the remaining officials and generals.

Moreover, in just a few years, a powerful army of tens of thousands of horses was raised, how did Zhang Cheng do it?
This point is always a mystery in everyone's mind!
No matter how you look at it, what Zhang Cheng thinks and does does not match his age and life experience. According to the ignorant thinking of people in this era, only the reincarnation of the stars in the sky can reasonably explain all this.

Although Hong Chengchou and Qiu Minyang didn't believe in the reincarnation of the stars in the sky, such a very ridiculous idea, they couldn't openly question it, after all, they didn't have a more reasonable explanation.

Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong, chose to believe Zhang Cheng's words. He said, "Xuan Da's soldiers and horses are strong, and all the generals fought bravely in front of the battle, which is why they have such a record. The king of Datong has his heart on the whole army, and he is willing to lead the army to protect the river mouth and store food. It is really rare." valuable."

Hong Chengchou also nodded in agreement, but he didn't want to discuss the military plan in front of Zhang Mingyuan. He comforted Zhang Mingyuan with gentle words, and then ordered the Chinese army to rest and return to Huangtuling after dawn tomorrow.

After Zhang Mingyuan withdrew, Li Song spoke first: "Governor, Futai, there are more than [-] captives from the Haoge tribe on the east bank of the Xiaoling River, and there are more than [-] captives from the Dorgon tribe on the opposite side of us. There were more than ten thousand captives in the north.

There are still captives riding more than [-] horses and horses, and they are missing. It is indeed worrying! "

Xie Sixin interjected: "A while ago, didn't the sentry cavalry of the Xuan Mansion detect that there were tens of thousands of captive cavalry stationed around the Baimiao Castle by the Daughter River in Jinxi?"

"You mean...the rest of the captives are all on the south bank of Jinxi's Daughter River!"

Li Song also thought of this when he heard the words, he was busy thinking about it, and after a while, he said: "How can we determine that the cavalry we are waiting on the opposite side is not a slave from Baimiaobao?"

Xie Sixin got up and personally poured tea for several people, and after returning to his seat, he said: "The slaves and thieves are all out of the Eight Banners, which is only about [-], and the slave chief Hong Tai's side guards are at least a few thousand.

What can be confirmed today is that there are nearly [-] captive cavalry on the opposite side of us, and there are more than [-] slaves and bandits on the other side of Huangtuling. It can be known with certainty that there are more than [-] captive cavalry, and they have already occupied the entire Eight Banners. Half of the army. "

Qiu Minyang answered, "So, there are still half of the captives in Baimiaobao?"

Li Song smiled. He looked at Xie Sixin and said, "We should focus on Xingshan and Tashan. There are two general soldiers Zuo Guangxian and Liu Zhaoji sitting there. There is a conspiracy there, and it is not an exaggeration to gather [-] troops!"

Xie Sixin was a bit suspicious, so he only heard him say: "The mouth of the Xiaoling River is near the station of the Xuanda Army, and it goes south all the way. The distance is not far, and there are no dangers, so it is easy to rescue. Besides, there are more than ten thousand slaves and bandits. Even if they all cross the river to attack, it will take time. In this way, our army can dispatch troops to help."

After hearing this, everyone felt that what he said was reasonable, and nodded their heads one after another.

Xie Sixin went on to say: "Although there are soldiers and horses stationed in Zuo and Liu towns in Kexing and Taliangdao, they have few soldiers and weak forces under their command, and the original guards, although there are many people and horses, are even more unbearable. Even defending the city is very difficult.

If I were Hong Tai, the slave chieftain, I would definitely plot Xing and Taliang roads. Although more soldiers and horses are needed and the distance is far away, if it works, there will be two advantages! "

Qiu Minyang seemed quite interested, he raised his hand and said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Xie Sixin took a sip of tea before continuing: "The slaves and thieves gathered a large army not only to conspire against me, but also to cut off my retreat and disrupt our army's morale."

"what!"

Governor of Liaodong Qiu Minyang was shocked when he heard the words. If it was true what Xie Sixin said, if the slaves were to break through the defense lines of Xingshan and Tashan, it would be difficult to transport the military rations, and it would be difficult to support the huge cost by sea alone.

Don't say that the fortresses of Xingshan and Tashan were attacked by slaves. Even if these castles and fortresses can be held firmly, if the slaves and Luqi build a line of defense between the Xingta and dig trenches to prevent the return of the Ming army, it will be difficult to protect the Ming army. not messy.

"Minister, slaves and thieves are vicious, and the Xingta is an important place, so we must guard against it." After listening to Xie Sixin's analysis, Qiu Minyang was also extremely worried about the Tao of Xingta.

As the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou was in charge of the overall situation of the Jin aid war. He was still as steady as ever. At this moment, after hearing Qiu Minyang's worried words, he said: "The slaves and barbarians are scattered. One is to surround the brocade, and the other is to wait for us On the opposite side, the third one is on the east bank of the Xiaoling River, and only these three places have more than [-] people.

Even if some of the Tartar bandits Aha followed him, the number of armored soldiers in the army should be between 4 and [-]. From this, it can be roughly inferred that the unused armored cavalry prepared by the slaves and thieves is only [-] to [-] horses. "

Li Song also answered at this moment: "As the governor said, Zuo Guangxian and Liu Zhaoji must be able to deal with [-] to [-] slaves. If it is not good enough, our army still has three teams of elite cavalry who can quickly help. As long as Xingta If we can hold on to the city for two or three days over there, I think it will not be a big problem."

"Don't be careless!"

Xie Sixin rushed to say: "Xingshan and Tashan are not only the important places for our division to store and transport grain, but also the retreat route of our army. Once they are attacked and cut off by slaves, and the front line of Songshan is isolated from Ningyuan, the army's morale will be disordered. If the thieves take advantage of the situation and attack, the affairs of the Liao Dynasty will be in great trouble."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Hong Chengchou, his resolute eyes were full of hope.

"Well, Mr. Xie is right."

Hong Chengchou was also very worried about Xie Sixin's concerns, and immediately ordered: "Mr. Xie, please write a letter for me, and teach Zuo Guangxian and Liu Zhaoji to take strict precautions. If there is any trouble, send someone to pass the letter immediately."

"Who are you going to send?"

"Just let Zhang Zhongping run for a while, and you can give some more instructions, asking him to pay more attention to the situation of the troops stationed in Xingtajian, and report to me as soon as he returns."

"Yes, Governor."

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The autumn wind is bleak, and the smoke from the kitchen rises and gradually disappears into the dark sky.

No matter how fierce and hot the autumn tiger is in the daytime, when the sun disappears, the cold wind is still blowing, and the chill is threatening.

At this time, it was late autumn, and the weather was getting shorter and shorter. In addition, the Qing army camp was stormed by the Ming general Cao Bianjiao, and there were burned wreckage everywhere.

As a last resort, they withdrew their troops and set up camp for five miles, which was why they gave the Ming army an excuse, that is: Cao Bian was so brave that he led the army to create a slave camp, and forced the slaves to retreat for twenty miles to camp.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is also well-founded!

It is precisely because of the Qing army's relocation of the camp that today's meal is also later than in the past, and the meal is not served until it is dark.

There were 4 to [-] soldiers in their armored soldiers, and they set up more than ten camps in the section from the foot of Rufeng Mountain to the bank of the Naughty River.

If you look down from the sky, Rufeng Mountain and Shimen Mountain are lit up like sparks, dotted almost everywhere in the mountains.

And on the Pingchuan at the northern foot of the two mountains, there are even more bonfires of letter lanterns densely covered with stars, brightly lit like a prosperous city center in later generations, but unfortunately, they don't have the heart to appreciate all this.

"It's really hateful, you actually told the dog to run away!" Azig cursed angrily, his face was flushed, as if he was full of anger.

The other people in the Chinese military tent were also not very interested. They defeated the Ming army barracks one after another today.

Unexpectedly, when they met Wu Sangui, a tough nut to crack, the good situation was stopped by Ning Yuanjun.

As for Wu Sangui, it didn't take a day or two to fight the Tartars in Liaodong, and they all knew Wu Sangui's name early on. The army failed to break through Wu Sangui's defense line, and everyone could accept it.

After all, the soldiers and horses of Shanhai Town and Ji Town of the Ming army were defeated one after another. Although they were blocked by Wu Sangui during the pursuit, they failed to kill all these defeated soldiers, and the captives came back to replenish the banner masters and slaves.

However, the two battalions of the Ming army captured a lot of armor and armor, and the harvest was so rich that it had already exceeded everyone's expectations.

But the appearance of Cao Bianjiao was like pouring cold water on the red charcoal fire, which immediately extinguished the enthusiasm of this group of kings and generals of the Qing Dynasty, and ignited their raging anger.

Du Du was also unwilling, he followed Azige's words, and said angrily: "Cao Bianjiao, I wish I could tear him into pieces, it's really abominable."

Ji Erhalang was unusually calm. Seeing that everyone was so angry, he lowered his eyebrows and did not participate in their conversation. He just ate the roasted horse meat on his table calmly, listening to the anger of everyone. scold.

At this time, seeing that everyone's anger was almost out, and they were all full, he opened his mouth and said slowly: "Today, we followed His Majesty's order, and we came here only to contain the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty."

He looked at the crowd and said again: "Do you know what restraint is?"

Jierhalang's words made everyone confused and didn't know what they meant, so no one answered.

Only to hear Jierhalang continue: "What is containment? It is to tie the main force of the reinforcements of the Southern Dynasties here so that they cannot rescue other places. But if this is the case, the strength of our army cannot be less than that of the Southern Army. If the strength of the troops is obvious Weak, how can we contain the southern army?"

When he said this, everyone seemed to understand the meaning of his words, and many of them couldn't help but nodded.

Seeing this, Ji Erhalang continued: "In today's battle, our warriors fought for the first place, defeated the Southern Dynasty's over ten thousand troops, and captured many of them.

In the Southern Dynasty, although Wu Sangui stood in the way, and Cao Bianjiao attacked our camp, our warriors suffered few casualties. Even if some military tents and grain were burned by the Southern Army, so what?
As long as my warriors of the Qing Dynasty are still there, I can take them from the Southern Army again! "

Jierhalang's calm analysis made everyone in the big tent wake up one after another, and the atmosphere changed immediately, and they were all excited again.

Gushan Ezhendudu of the Xianglan Banner immediately echoed his words: "Prince Zheng's words are very true. The grain and grain lost in the army tents today will be returned ten times as much as the Southern Dynasty."

"No. I want him to pay back a hundredfold!"

"Yes, he will pay back a hundred times."

"That's right, just go to the Southern Dynasty army to get it back..."

"As long as my warriors of the Qing Dynasty are around, I'm afraid I won't be able to grab these grains..."

Dorgon remained silent all the time, holding a small knife, slowly cutting the horse meat on his table, his eyes were indeed looking at Jierhalang who was slanting to the side.

I couldn't help thinking: this old man is sober and calm, and he has a good mouth. It is really not easy to boost morale and cheer up the generals with just a few words.

He thought to himself: "It seems that it is right for me to focus on guarding against this old dog."

(End of this chapter)