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Chapter 863 Let's see how the Tartars respond
Zhang Cheng watched the generals under his command express their opinions, and sat calmly in the upper chair, drinking hot tea. As always, he remained noncommittal about the speeches of the generals under his command, allowing everyone to speak freely.

Zhang Mingyuan had already filled the small teapot on the table in front of him twice, but when he was about to go up to add water again, Zhang Cheng waved his hand to stop him.

But he smiled and said to the crowd: "Changling Mountain must be rescued, but don't be too eager, after all, there are still tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers and horses there."

When all the people in the military tent saw Zhang Cheng talking, they all stopped, waiting for him to continue talking.

Zhang Cheng first smiled at the generals, and then continued: "Now, my army exceeds ten thousand, and Chen soldiers are here. Naturally, the Tartars dare not attack Changling Mountain with all their might. Chen Zheng's troops are no longer in danger. Xingshan Tashan The crisis can also be solved immediately.”

Zhang Guodong said this just now, and everyone discussed it. At this time, the generals heard that Zhang Cheng also thought so, and naturally they all nodded in agreement.

Only heard Zhang Cheng continue to say: "You all have seen what happened today, the Songxing Avenue has been broken by the Tartars. I think that if the Tartars can break the Avenue here, they will not let it go elsewhere.

In this way, if my reinforcement army is small, it will be useless, and I may not even be able to break through the trenches, but if there are more reinforcements, the front line of Songshan will be difficult to support. "

Zhang Cheng glanced at the generals in the army tent solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "The army horses returning to Xingta can only be our army, there is no other army horses that can be transferred back here.

Because of this, my army cannot act rashly! "

He continued: "The plan for now is not to repel the Duoduo tribe's Tartars immediately, but to fight steadily and try to kill as many Tartars as possible. This is the purpose of my trip!"

Zhang Cheng's words were actually a summary of what everyone discussed just now, but for the purpose of this battle, trying to kill as many Tartars as possible was a new suggestion he made.

The generals in the military tent looked at each other for a while, and the old general Guo Yingxian said: "Meng Dao used to be in Xingshan, and Zuo Guang was on Wudaoling first, and then Governor Hong sent Liu Zhaoji back to Fangtashan and Gaoqiao.

Between my apricot pagodas, there should be an army of tens of thousands. If we only talk about the number of soldiers and horses, it is only a lot more than the Tartars. "

Zhang Guangda took a big sip of water, and when he heard this, he slammed the water bowl in his hand, and said carelessly: "I'm afraid that he will have an army of tens of thousands, but he can only sit in the fortified city, but he may not dare to go out of the city to fight the slaves.

I'm afraid I still have to do it with my Xuanfu's army and horses to relieve the danger of the Xingta Pagoda and fight to drive out the slaves. "

After all, Zhang Guodong served in the Liaodong army in his early years. He heard the words and said: "The Liaodong armies have fought fiercely with the Tartars for many years, so they can't help but fight like this? The difference in military strength is not too big. If you think about it, you can rely on the strong city and form a battle.

Even if they are defeated, they can return to the city and wait for help. It is not that after a defeat, there is no way to retreat, and they are put to death. "

Hearing Zhang Guodong's words, Zhang Cheng smiled in his heart, but said with an unchanged expression on his face: "Guodong, you have not been in Liaodong these years, and the current Liaodong soldiers and horses may no longer have the glory of the past."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Lin Fangping, and said to him: "Fangping, don't be idle, let out all the sentinels, Xingshan, Gaoqiao, and Tashan are all to be explored, by the way, there are pen holders The other side of the mountain is particularly important, and must be investigated."

Lin Fangping stood up and responded, "Here!"

Zhang Cheng said to Zhang Guangda: "The whistle of the cavalry battalion is also thrown out, so that Mo Rigen's Mongolian cavalry are scattered among the sentry teams. In this way, if we meet the northern captive spies, can we still make friends?"

"Hahaha……"

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard the words.

Everyone understood Zhang Cheng's intentions. Among the Qing troops who attacked Xingta this time, there were many troops from Outer Fan Mongolia and Eight Banners Mongolia who accompanied them to fight.

Zhang Cheng's intention is to arrange Mongolian cavalry to accompany them in each sentry team. In this way, once they encounter these Mongolian spies, they can establish friendship with them and get away with it, or they can be severely tortured in Mongolian after they are captured.

After all the generals had laughed, Zhang Cheng said to Lin Fangping and Zhang Guangda: "Command, now there are many Tartar spies in Xingta, and all the main roads are controlled by captive cavalry. Do things, don't try to be brave!

Furthermore, the sentry teams should not be dispersed. It is necessary to ensure the number of each team and keep in touch with each other. "

After the two of them received the order, the veteran Guo Yingxian asked, "Commander, how will the military strategy be arranged tomorrow?"

Seeing that he got the point, everyone stopped what they were doing and waited quietly for Zhang Cheng's order. The Chinese army adjutant Zhang Mingyuan who was waiting on the side also hurried forward and filled the teapots on the generals' desks with hot water.

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Cheng pointed at Guo Yingxian with a laugh and said, "The old general is in a hurry!"

He went on to say: "What I have come here is to relieve the danger of Changling Mountain and Xingshan Fort. As long as Changling Mountain is still in Chen Zheng's hands and Xingshan Fort is still in the hands of slaves, we will be counted." achieve the purpose of this trip.

On the other hand, the slave bandits, who took so many troubles, first used Huangtuling and Shimen Mountain as bait to lure our army out, and then sent Duoduo and other thieves, and the Tartars with the four banners took advantage of the night to raid our Xingta food road.

Fortunately, Chen Zheng, who was stationed at Changling Mountain, was at the key point of the Tatars' way, so our Jinzhou army could be trusted in time, otherwise, Xingshan and Tashan would really fall into the hands of slaves. "

Zhang Cheng glanced at the crowd with a calm expression, and then said: "Everyone, please think about it, what is the plan of the Tartar thieves after so much trouble?"

"The plan of the thieves is naturally to break the way of our army!"

As soon as Lin Fangping finished speaking, Zhang Guangda answered, "Could it be that you want to rob me of Bijiashan to stock up on food?"

Veteran Guo Yingxian pondered for a while, and said, "It's not like that! If the Tartars want to cut off my grain roads, they don't need to dig ditches everywhere, they just need to garrison the main grain roads.

Furthermore, if the Tartars were planning to rob me of Bijia Mountain to stockpile food, they should keep their whereabouts in secret, and go straight to Bijia Mountain instead of attacking the higher bridge. How could the tens of thousands of troops be delayed here for many days? "

Faced with the question raised by veteran Guo, everyone fell into deep thought...

Just as Guo Yingxian said, if the plan of the Tatar thieves was only to cut off the grain roads of the Ming army, why did they dig ditches everywhere, even some small roads that could not pass through the grain trucks?
And if they wanted to rob Bijia Mountain to stockpile food, why did the army stop at the foot of Changling Mountain for a few days, even sacrificing casualties, as if they were afraid that others would not know they were coming?
All kinds of questions can't be answered.

Obviously, the Tartars must have other plans for attacking the Xingta, and the things they plan must be more important!

Tan Zhenlin, one of the leaders of the guard team, was suddenly shocked: "Do the Tartars want to cut off our army's retreat?"

"Retreat?"

"Fucking shameless tartar, you are so cruel!"

"Tens of thousands of Tartars not only cut off my food road, but also cut off my way back. Is this trying to trap my tens of thousands of troops to death in Songshan?"

The generals chattered and chatted, and Zhang Cheng nodded frequently when he looked at them, but he paid more attention to this young man, Tan Zhenlin, full of approval.

Tan Zhenlin is a few years younger than Huang Baozhong, but he joined the army since he was a child. In terms of military age alone, he is a few years older than Huang Baozhong.

Since he was in the army, he had been guarding Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, until he was finally selected as a member of the family. Years of military career had trained him to be a qualified soldier, so he was able to be promoted step by step to be the head of Yang Guozhu's family.

It is also a person with a small brain, and his reaction today is a little faster than everyone else, so he showed his face in front of the new general master Zhang Cheng, and was successfully photographed by Zhang Cheng, who was going to train him as his confidant.

Just when the generals were discussing, Zhang Cheng spoke again, and he said to the crowd: "The slave chief Huang Taiji's deep thoughts are indeed comparable to others, and the scale of his plans is beyond our imagination.

From my point of view, Huang Taiji's ability seems to be far superior to that of the old slaves. Since he succeeded the slave chieftain, he has changed the strategy of enslaving the Han people during the old slaves' period, and imitated my Ming Dynasty everywhere, rectified politics internally, encouraged production, and gradually centralized power with him.

Externally, he further married various Mongolian ministries, conquered North Korea, captured Pidao, invaded the Central Plains more times, harassed our capital, robbed our wealth, and captured our people to strengthen our national power.

The current strength of the Tartar thieves is not the same as that of the old slaves. Not only are they more numerous, but their armor and weapons are also more sophisticated.

In the past, Kong Youde and other rebels surrendered to slavery, and even brought many craftsmen with them. Now the slaves can make their own artillery and firecrackers. "

After hearing what Zhang Cheng said, all the generals in the military tent were stunned.

Before, they had never thought about this aspect, and everyone always thought that Daming should be the co-lord of the world as a matter of course.

Moreover, Daming has two capitals and thirteen provinces, millions of people, rich and abundant products, how can it not defeat the mere Liaodong Tartars?
But the fact is very cruel. Daming, with all its advantages, really can't beat the Tartars, and not only can't beat them, but is controlled by the Tartars everywhere. Judging from the development of the situation in recent years, even the city guard are already very difficult trends.

It is said that the Tartars invaded in the 11th year of Chongzhen. It took half a year before and after the Tartars invaded.

This time, the invaders destroyed dozens of cities, captured hundreds of thousands of people, and their wealth was even more incalculable. The whole of Hebei was emptied, and it would not be able to fully recover within ten years.

"Crack!" There was a crisp sound.

It turned out that the veteran Guo Yingxian dropped the teacup heavily on the desk, he asked angrily, "Don't the Tartars still dare to covet my great Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as he said this, there was a sudden silence in the military tent.

Some people, like Guo Yingxian, think that the idea of ​​​​the Tartars is a bit unbelievable, and some people think that the Tartars seem to have such ideas.

However, the topic involving Daming Jiangshan was too sensitive. For a while, there was no sound in the military tent, and everyone was observing Zhang Cheng's face and probing his attitude.

However, Zhang Cheng's expression was normal, he was not shocked, nor did he keep quiet about this topic, instead he said with a smile: "As General Guo said, the Tartars are indeed plotting against us."

Amid everyone's astonishment, Zhang Cheng continued: "This is actually not something that cannot be said. The heart of the Tartars has long been revealed. Besides, we are worried about state affairs, so why should we be so dark?"

He paused for a moment, then continued: "Slave Chief Huang Taiji's cunning is rare in the world. He also knows that my Great Ming Qi is not exhausted, just like a centipede that is dead but not stiff, it must be that he can swallow it in one bite. .

However, his heart is not dead, and he has invaded and plundered repeatedly. The intention is not only to weaken the power of our country and the people, but also to destroy the morale of our country's army. Hollow out, and then wait for an opportunity to attack on a large scale, with the ambition of destroying the country and seizing the world. "

"The Shame Tartar is so vicious?"

Guo Yingxian was furious after hearing Zhang Cheng's analysis, and couldn't help cursing loudly.

The rest of the generals also kept cursing angrily. They all felt that what Zhang Cheng said was reasonable, and they felt very enlightened when they heard it now.

In fact, it's not that Ming's generals don't know how to think, it's just that they are used to obeying the command and dispatch of the general soldiers and those civil officials.

After all, at this time, the style of emphasizing culture over military affairs in the Ming Dynasty was extremely prevalent, and this evil example also caused the military commanders to speak lightly, and it was difficult to convey their thoughts to the court. revenge.

So everyone chose to remain silent, everything was decided by civil servants, military officers and generals acted only by military orders.

However, Zhang Cheng's analysis, although not many words, really hit the point, fully expressing the ambition and sinisterness of the Tartars, and the generals heard it clearly.

Zhang Guangda even scolded angrily: "Tartars are so arrogant, they are so arrogant, but they want to swallow elephants with snakes, they really don't know what to do!"

He then asked again: "Marshal, how shall we fight against the enemy tomorrow? We must prepare some good fruits for him to eat, so that the shameless Tartars will know how powerful our Xuanfu army is."

The eyes of all the generals in the military tent focused on Zhang Cheng again, and he gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said softly with his face sinking like water: "Oh, now our army has arrived at the foot of Changling Mountain, forming an internal and external pincer attack with Chen Zheng's troops. The situation, the worry lies with the prisoner and not with me."

He then said loudly: "Tomorrow, after the meal at Maoshi, the Chariot Battalion is in front, and the Chicheng Battalion is behind, and they will march towards the Tartar camp."

Zhang Cheng looked at the generals in the tent, and said: "General Guo's elite cavalry are on the left, and Zhang Guangda, Lin Fangping, Huang Baozhong and other cavalry are on the right. They support the two wings of the army, in case the Tartar cavalry attack our army's flanks."

He stood up abruptly and shouted loudly: "Tomorrow will be a battle, there will be no retreat, killing slaves and making meritorious deeds, right now!"

"...Advance without retreat...Kill slaves and make meritorious deeds..."

All the generals in the military tent shouted angrily in unison, and for a while, the crowd was excited, and everyone showed an attitude of not giving up until they killed slaves and thieves!
(End of this chapter)