I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 411: Targeting Zhijin Pass

"My Lord Governor, the Zhenwu Army's artillery shells are consumed too quickly. In less than half a month, the Zhenwu Army sent a letter saying that hundreds of rounds were consumed.

Now let me keep up with the supply and don't delay the fighter plane. Where can I really find so many artillery shells for General Jiang. "

Chief Secretary of Guizhou, Hong Chengchou took a letter and broke into Zhu Xieyuan's study angrily, regardless of the obstruction from outsiders, and slammed the letter on Zhu Xieyuan's desk.Then he vomited his bitterness to him. It was really difficult for him to do the logistics now.

"This is too wasteful of supplies for the Zhenwu Army. If we continue to fight a few more battles at this rate, all other soldiers and horses will eat dust."

Zhu Xieyuan was still reading the letter at this time, and didn't care when he saw Hong Chengchou's complaints.Instead, he chuckled, closed the letter in his hand, and comforted it with a smile:
"Most of the Zhenwu Army is equipped with firearms, not to mention their Krupp Cannon, which is the most courageous of all other armies. They have shown great success in Liaodong before. This time the imperial court sent them here to show off the power of the Krupp Cannon. Otherwise, An Bangyan's rebels are entrenched in the mountains, and it will be very time-consuming and labor-intensive for our army to attack."

Hong Chengchou naturally knew this truth, but he couldn't help but pick up the letter in his hand and hand it to Zhu Xieyuan.

"Of course I know what the Governor is saying, but I used hundreds of artillery shells in five days, which is really wasteful. Now they have sent a document to request the rapid allocation of gunpowder pellets. I never thought that they were so wasteful. In the warehouse There are only more than [-] rounds, which is really not enough. I think if I keep firing like this, the gunpowder pellets are really not enough."

While listening to Hong Chengchou's complaints, Zhu Xieyuan took the letter from Hong Chengchou, opened it and read it for a while before putting it on the table.

"What's the point? In the past, I was afraid that the Zhenwu Army was a big money grabber. But now I see that we should fight hard. As long as we can win such a victory, it will be worth all the shells we spend."

Hong Chengchou was slightly startled when he heard this. He didn't know what Zhu Xieyuan meant by this.

Zhu Xieyuan chuckled and handed the letter he had read when Hong Chengchou came in to Hong Chengchou.

"This is the good news just sent from Guli County. The Zhenwu Army won a great victory. Take a look."

Hong Chengchou was shocked when he heard this. He immediately took the good news from Zhu Xieyuan, opened it and read it carefully.

The protagonist is clearly the Zhenwu Army. Just four days ago, the Zhenwu Army, under the coordination of the surrendered general Cai Cai, successfully entered Guli County, and then led a group to raid the rebel camp in the north of the city.

With Cai Cai's letter as bait, they quickly tricked the rebels into opening the camp gate. Upon seeing this, the Zhenwu Army's vanguard Yongweiying and Qin Yiming's white-pole soldiers led their troops to rush in, charging left and right in the camp and killing them. From all directions, the rebels, whose morale was already plummeting, triggered a "camp roar". Many people fled, and the army was defeated. Countless people knelt down and begged for mercy.

The battle did not end until early the next morning. According to Zhenwu military statistics, more than 1 enemies were killed and more than [-] rebels were captured in this battle. The enemy general He Zhongwei was too fast to be captured. However, the rebels had more than ten people killed, including the generals below the commander-in-chief, and two of them were direct descendants of the An family. It could be said to be a great victory.

"Good, good, good!"

Hong Chengchou looked at the content above and looked very excited.

“I heard before that since His Majesty reformed the Beijing camp, the strength of the Beijing camp cannot be underestimated, among which the Zhenwu and Yaowu armies are the most elite, and now it turns out that they are like this.

Since the Zhenwu Army dispatched troops in September, it only took a month to first defeat He Zhongwei's [-] elite troops in Lu Guang, and now they defeated He Zhongwei's [-] main force in Guli County for the second time.

Now that An Bangyan has lost all his elite troops, Zhijin Pass is behind Guli County.An Bangyan was defeated in a row just one month after he started his army. I wonder how he should deal with it. "

Zhu Xieyuan nodded after hearing this. Why didn't he know the meaning of this battle?

When An Bangyan raised his army last month, although he claimed to have 7 troops, he actually only had [-] troops.Now that only one month has passed, [-] elite soldiers have been lost. He can imagine how uncomfortable An Bangyan must be after hearing this.

"Your Majesty has really brought us a lot of surprises. Before An Bangyan's rebellion, I was most afraid that An Bangyan's advantageous location in the west would make it difficult for the imperial army to advance. At that time, it would only take a year or two for the imperial court to meet. Can't hold on.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually sent the Zhenwu Army southward. The Krupp Cannon it wielded was definitely a powerful weapon for attacking the city. In this battle, Jiang Lin first used the Krupp Cannon to bombard Guli County for five days, causing heavy losses to the rebels and a sharp drop in morale. Cai Cai, the guard general, saw that the army was so powerful and secretly joined him, which was why he won such a great victory.

Now Yang Yumao has pacified the Shuidong Song clan, and the Zhenwu Army has successively defeated the rebels. Now Yang Yumao has led his troops to join the Zhenwu Army. By then, as long as they join forces in one place, they can directly attack Jinguan. "

As Zhu Xieyuan spoke, he looked at Hong Chengchou and asked leisurely:

"Counsellor Hong, I'm asking you now whether the Zhenwu Army's artillery shells are wasted."

Hong Chengchou was speechless when he heard this. There is no need to say this now. The Zhenwu Army has been victorious one after another, and he must support it no matter what.

And according to the good news sent by the Zhenwu Army, the Zhenwu Army lost only more than [-] people in this battle, which can be said to be a great victory among great victories.Now it seems that the Zhenwu Army's few casualties are almost all attributed to the power of the Krupp Cannon.

"The Governor was joking. Chengchou has never seen such a dismissal before. Now it seems that just as the Governor said, the amount of ammunition consumed by the Zhenwu Army is not exaggerated. I don't say anything in my humble position. Now I go to raise artillery and artillery shells. , the Zhenwu Army cannot be missing without anyone." Zhu Xieyuan burst out laughing after hearing this, thinking that Hong Chengchou's attitude changed a bit quickly.

But he didn't care about this. After all, although Hong Chengchou looked young, he was still under [-] years old.But after coming to Guizhou for a month, he became very handy with money and food, and he never had to worry about it again, so he can be seen to be a capable minister.

Moreover, he could vaguely see from the imperial edict personally appointed by the emperor that this Hong Chengchou was secretly valued by the emperor. He thought that his future would be limitless, so he was willing to make friends in advance and form a good relationship.

Without waiting for Zhu Xieyuan's notification, the news of Zhenwu Army's victory soon spread in Guiyang city.

Now it only took a month for the Shuidong Song clan to be exterminated, and the Shuixi An clan to lose two battles in succession.

Even the most stupid person can understand that the current situation is very good for the imperial court, but very bad for An Bangyan. If the battle continues according to this pattern, An Bangyan's destruction is not far away.

Thinking of this, many people are rumoring that An Bangyan's rebellion is not a concern. At most, the second Yang Yinglong will not make any big waves at all.

Naturally, Zhu Xieyuan would not give up such a good opportunity. He was sure that the Anbang Yans would not abandon Zhijin Pass and would definitely return reinforcements from Weiguan Village.

Therefore, several orders were sent to the Zhenwu Army, as well as Qin Minping of Si Wen Yingkui and Chishui Guards in Qingshan.

On the one hand, Zhenwu Army was ordered to join Yang Yumao's 5 Guizhou battalion troops who came for reinforcements, totaling [-] people, and their troops were directed towards Zhijin Pass.In addition, this forced Qin Minping and others to keep an eye on An Bangyan. Once he returned to Zhijin Pass to aid, he would send troops to the Weiguan stronghold to keep him out of sight.

But in sharp contrast to Guiyang, Zhijin Pass is now gloomy and gloomy.

"He Zhongwei still has the nerve to come back. My father handed over [-] elite troops to him, but he couldn't even defend the city. If I had just committed suicide."

In the lobby of Zhijinguan Anfu, An Wugong, the son of An Bangyan, was discussing with his staff and the generals in the city what to do, but unexpectedly he heard He Zhongwei escaping back at this time.

He was furious when he heard this. He was originally dissatisfied with having He Zhongwei, a Han military household, in charge of the army, but his father had great trust in him and allocated all the elite soldiers in Guanzhong to him.

It’s just that he never expected that He Zhongwei would be so incompetent and bury [-] troops in Guli County. Now there are less than [-] troops in the city that can fight. How can he defend it?
"No, Your Majesty, He Zhongwei is a general in the army. Although he suffered a big defeat for the first time, he still knows the tactics of the army best.

It would be better to invite him in to ask about the situation. As for how to deal with it specifically, let's wait until King Luodian comes. "

Seeing that An Wugong was so angry, a man dressed as a scholar beside him immediately stood up and said, now that the army of government troops is attacking, it is better to think about how to resist it.

An Wugong heard his staff's explanation and knew that what he said made sense, but he really couldn't swallow this breath.

"Hmph, bring He Zhongwei here!"

After a while, a man with disheveled hair, wearing armor, and covered in blood came in. When he saw everyone, he immediately knelt down in front of everyone.

"The sin will bring He Zhongwei to see the crown prince."

"He Zhongwei, my father gave you a total of [-] elite soldiers. These [-] were all our elite soldiers in Shuixi, and they were all destroyed in your hands.

I heard that you were on tight defense in Guli County and did not engage in a decisive battle with the army, so I couldn't figure out why you were defeated. Was it really because of Cai that you surrendered the army? "

As soon as He Zhongwei came in, although An Wugong already knew the situation and the reasons, he couldn't help but ask about the person involved, hoping to get some different information from him.

"Your Majesty, you have betrayed King Luodian's trust. You know you have no face to come back, so you should commit suicide to apologize.

But the officers and soldiers who came this time are completely different from those in the past. The guilty general has suffered such a loss. Therefore, please let the guilty minister explain it and let King Luodian and the Crown Prince know the situation. The guilty general will not die even if he is killed. You can rest in peace. "

Seeing what he said, An Wugong could only suppress his anger.

He had long known from the deserters that the army that defeated He Zhongwei this time came from the Beijing camp. Their tactics were very different from those of the army in the past, and they were equipped with a large number of artillery.

Therefore, he also wanted to see what He Zhongwei said. Thinking of this, he stood up slowly, looked at He Zhongwei who was kneeling on the ground and lowered his head, waiting for him to speak, and said expressionlessly:
"Then I'll give you a chance and see what you can say."

(End of this chapter)