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() Speaking of Fengyang Mansion, Su Tiancheng remembered a song: Talk about Fengyang, talk about Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place, ever since Emperor Zhu was born, nine out of ten years have been famine, rich families sell their fields, Like other people who sell children, slaves don't have children to sell, and walk around with flower drums on their backs.welcome to read

No one can tell the origin of this ballad, but because of this ballad, Fengyang Flower Drum has become famous all over the country.

It is a fact that there are many beggars in Fengyang, and it cannot be denied. Su Tiancheng vaguely remembered that he had seen an explanation, which was more in line with the actual situation.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the construction of the Central Capital, he forced a large number of wealthy people from the south of the Yangtze River to settle down in the Central Capital. Zhu Yuanzhang’s thoughts are also very normal. Fengyang is his hometown. Of course, it must be rich here. It is difficult for many rich men to think whether they are rich or not. .However, Zhu Yuanzhang is also somewhat wicked. He knows that rich people are definitely unwilling, and they will go back to their hometown if they find a chance, so it is strictly forbidden for rich people to return privately, and they will be severely punished if they find out. . <Return, pretending to be a beggar, of course the government will not investigate and deal with it. This method worked. Later, many people followed suit and went home to worship their ancestors.

Slowly, the beggars in Fengyang became famous. In fact, these beggars have very rich families. How can outsiders think of it? Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang will be blamed for the crime.

The actions of the Jiangning battalion were very fast and clean, which was the result of long-term training.

Before leaving the barracks, all the soldiers left their last words. They were not even able to see their families. When they left the last words, all the soldiers knew that this time, they were not going out to practice, but to go out to fight.

No one complained, on the contrary.The soldiers seemed very excited, more than half a year had passed, the harsh training had to show results, and the military salary was paid on time every month.A little bit of deduction every month.The family members of the soldiers are worried about food and clothing, and they can go to private schools to go to school. The county government also specially organized a group of food breaks.Professor these filial piety.

With such generous treatment, many soldiers even felt that they would be sorry for the military salary if they could not go to battle to kill the enemy.I'm sorry for the court, I'm sorry for Lord Fan and Lord Su.

The requirements of the march have already been implemented in the minds of every sergeant and firmly remembered.

Each soldier carries dry food for seven days, and they are not allowed to harass the people along the way, and they are not allowed to be exposed. The horses must be wrapped with horseshoes, and the Shenji Battalion must find a way to cover up the cannons and other weapons.Rest during the day and march at night.

If such a request is placed on the other soldiers of the guard, they will definitely complain endlessly and implement it.It's not that easy either, but Jiangning Camp is an exception.

The pro-barracks followed Su Tiancheng, followed by Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan, Sun Siming, Qu Qingze and others.

No one is special, including Su Tiancheng.Also bring your own dry food.

By this time, intelligence work.has been placed in the first place.

Su Tiancheng has already warned all the senior officers of the Jiangning Battalion that Fengyang, the capital of the rogues' attack, is a guess and may not be completely accurate. In the end, it must rely on relevant information for final confirmation.

After the Jiangning battalion arrived at the outskirts of Fengyang, it made timely deployment adjustments based on the information obtained by the scout battalion.

Along the way, Liu Tiehan was extremely nervous. The responsibility of the scout battalion was too great, and accurate information must be obtained. He arranged three lines. One line was in Shouzhou and Huoqiu in Fengyang Prefecture. The responsibility of this line The most important thing is to grasp the whereabouts of the rogues. One line starts from Jiangning County and goes all the way to Fengyang, the central capital. In the area, focus on observing whether the bandits will change the direction of their march.

There are three scouts in each team. From the moment they set off, they have to provide accurate information to Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, and they cannot waste time.

Seeing how nervous Liu Tiehan was, Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting couldn't help it anymore, and advised Liu Tiehan to rest, even if he rested for an hour or two, it would be good, and his body should not collapse.

A steady stream of information came into Su Tiancheng's hands.

On the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, the rogues entered Fengyang Mansion and reached the Huoqiu area.

On September [-]th, the bandits left Huoqiu and moved to Shouzhou.

After passing through Shouzhou, they entered the boundary of Fengyang, the central capital. According to this speed, the rogues could reach Fengyang, the central capital, around the fourteenth to fifteenth day of September.

All the information is clear, and the destination of the rogues is indeed Fengyang, the central capital.

Liu Tiehan issued an order that the scouts in Dingyuan, Fengyang, and Linhuai areas quickly withdraw and enter Shouzhou to closely monitor the whereabouts of the bandits, and report them in time no matter what the situation is.

The road from Shouzhou to Fengyang was full of soldiers from the Jiangning scout battalion, even if a sparrow flew over, they could still grasp the situation.

On the twelfth day of September in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Haishi.

Su Tiancheng and his party arrived at the outskirts of Fengyang, the central capital.

The location here is a little remote, and the Qianhu and deputy Qianhu of each battalion have been waiting here for a long time.

The tent was set up in advance, and after Su Tiancheng entered the tent, there was no time to catch his breath, and a meeting was about to be held.

The battalions of the Jiangning Camp were scattered in a radius of two kilometers, and they were not concentrated. The scouts who observed in advance had already drawn a map and determined the place. The battalions gathered at the predetermined positions and waited for orders.

Inside the tent, a huge wooden plate was placed in the middle. Inside the wooden plate, the mountains, towns, roads, etc. made of clay could be clearly seen at a glance. Beside the wooden plate, there were many red, Small white and blue flags.

This is the sand table that Su Tiancheng asked the scouts to make.

This sand table covers the terrain from Shouzhou to Fengyang, which was created by the scouts with great painstaking efforts.

Everyone gathered around the sand table.

Everyone didn't speak and looked at Su Tiancheng.

They don't understand the function of the sand table for the time being, but after seeing this sand table, they can become familiar with the surrounding terrain. This thing is really good.

Su Tiancheng finally spoke.

"Qu Qingze, Liu Tiehan, you put out the marching route of the rogues, the current location, the distribution and location of the Jiangning battalion, and the positions of the sergeants of the Central Capital Left Guard Division. The white flag means the rogues, and the blue flag It means the left-behind division of the Central Capital, and the red flag means the Jiangning battalion.”

"Master Sun, you already know the situation. When Qu Qingze and Liu Tiehan plant the flag, you can introduce the specific situation to everyone."

As Qu Qingze and Liu Tiehan planted the flags, Sun Chuanting began to explain the situation. After half an hour, everyone knew everything at a glance.

This kind of narration is clear, easy to accept, and will not be confusing. During the explanation process, everyone looked at the sand table and understood the general terrain around them.

After Sun Chuanting finished his explanation, Su Tiancheng didn't need to repeat it. He asked everyone if they understood the situation. Everyone nodded.

Su Tiancheng nodded to Liu Tiehan, and soon, two scouts came in carrying another sand table.

This sand table is the specific terrain of Fengyang, the central capital.

"Brothers, Master Sun and I have carefully discussed and analyzed a lot of information, the route of the rogues' attack. Just now Master Sun also said that they will go directly to the Drum Tower from the outskirts of the city. This is the place where the Left Guard Division of the Central Capital is stationed. , as long as this place is taken down, Fengyang, the central capital, will lose all its barriers, so the Drum Tower is the most important place."

"Brothers, take a closer look at the location of the Drum Tower. Behind the Central Capital's Left Guards Division is the Imperial City and Longxing Temple. This is also the core area of ​​Central Capital. The distribution of the Left Behind Division's troops is mainly in the Bell Tower. As for the surrounding soldiers , It doesn’t have any effect, when encountering bandits, they don’t even have time to report.”

"The place where the Jiangning camp is operating is also in the Drum Tower. This is a very unfortunate choice. First of all, I want to warn my brothers. You may be confused. Wouldn't it be better if you do it in the suburbs? I discussed it with Mr. Sun, and it definitely won't work." , The total number of rogues is about 3 to [-], and the Chinese army has [-] people. These people are the real elites. We estimate that the rogues who attacked the bell tower must be the elites of the Chinese army. "

"If we attack in the outskirts, the rogues will scatter and flee. We don't have enough troops to encircle and suppress them. Only when the rogues reach the bell tower and launch a sudden attack can we achieve the greatest results."

"The problem we face is that when the rogues arrive at the Drum Tower, they must be very excited. It can also be said to be an unstoppable period. The morale is high and the combat effectiveness is strong. We must use our greatest ability to extinguish the arrogance of the rogues in one fell swoop."

"As long as the elite of the central army of the rogues are defeated, don't worry about the rest of the rogues."

Having said that, Su Tiancheng paused for a moment and looked at the crowd.

"One general will be able to exhaust the entire army. You are all Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu of the Jiangning Battalion, commanding thousands of brothers. At such a critical moment, in addition to the execution of military orders, you must also judge the situation and kill the rogues as much as possible. Soldiers should bleed as little as possible."

"The first thing the rogues encountered was the sergeants of the Central Capital's Left Guard Division. At this time, let's not do anything for the time being and let them fight. Once the soldiers of the Left Guard Division start to be defeated, the rogue bandits' momentum may relax. They feel that You're done, you've accomplished an earth-shattering event, and now is the time for us to attack."

"The Jiangning Battalion is divided into two groups, the Shenji Battalion and the Second Battalion of the Infantry Battalion, with a total of 4000 people. To deal with the 4000 to [-] bandits behind you, you must be like a big tree, firmly rooted in the ground, and prevent their rescue. No matter how much sacrifice you make, you can't take a step back, and the remaining [-] people will do their best to wipe out the elite of the rogue Chinese army."