Puzzle (5)

Leading the war horse, Mrs. Xu slowly walked towards the camp in the mountain valley. The location of her Chinese camp was very secluded, with the dense jungle on one side of the river and the cliffs rising from the ground on the other. Under the cover of green vines, staggered wild trees and some unknown artemisia grass, if you don't look closely, you can't find that there is such a hidden place in the depths of the cliff.

Her old camp was in the valley. The General Staff, Ordnance Department and other directly subordinate institutions established in imitation of the model of the Broken Army were stationed not far from Taniguchi. Bypassing the boulders and woods blocking the valley mouth, you can see the staff members, holding the battle reports sent from all over the world, running in and out of the staff headquarters.

Handing over the war horse to the soldiers who came up, Mrs. Xu quickened her pace. The busy figures of the staff officers made her feel that there had been new changes in the situation in Fujian. The intuition cultivated by years of fighting has made her sensitive to the slightest change in the army. Especially when a big war is approaching, it seems that a voice in my heart is always informing me that danger is coming.

"Madame is back!" Chen Shuo, the commander of the staff, greeted loudly. He is a distant brother of Mrs. Xu, who should have passed the imperial examination, and originally hoped to participate in the palace examination. The Yuan army's march south completely shattered his dreams. Xu Hanqing scattered all his family funds to recruit troops to assist Song, and he also responded happily. Dozens of battles have been fought, and a powerless scholar has been turned into a strategist who is proficient in military strategy.

"Well, everyone's hard work. Shuo, is there anything new? Mrs. Xu nodded and greeted the staff officers. Then, quickly turn the conversation back to business.

"Yes, there are four standards for the Broken Army, two artillery battalions, and nearly 20,000 horses and horses have killed the Minjiang River, and within a few days, the remnants of the new annexed army in Nanjianzhou have been swept away. The other way jumped over Daiyun Mountain, and suddenly appeared under Dehua City, and the third road led the team by Yang Xiaorong and Miao Chun, and killed Anxi in a roundabout way" Chen Shuo introduced while signaling the staff officer to carry the woodblock with the map from the corner of the wall. On the special map marked with the Shen contour line (invented by Shen Kuo in the Northern Song Dynasty), the staff officers clearly drew the march trajectory of the broken army with a red pen, and three thick red lines pointed obliquely in the direction of Quanzhou.

"Prime Minister Wen wants to attack Quanzhou, is there an official document to send it?" Mrs. Xu was startled by the red line on the map, grabbed Chen Shuo's hand, and asked loudly.

Of course there is, but cousin, you have gone through hundreds of big and small battles in recent years, and you have died several times. As soon as Wen Tianxiang was mentioned, he suddenly lost his composure. Chen Shuo said secretly in his heart. With his left hand, he picked up the wooden stick that was usually used on the side of the map, and kept moving back and forth around the periphery of Quanzhou: "Here, here, here, the three-way army is in the shape of a character." Prime Minister Wen personally led the Guards Battalion to supervise the battle. According to the latest news sent by the Broken Army, the Chishui Iron Field and Qingyang Iron Field on the outskirts of Dehua have been captured. It depends on the situation, the Broken Army is determined to win Quanzhou this time! There is also an urgent letter in your military tent, you are not there, everyone dare not touch the fire paint on it! ”

Sensing Chen Shuo's kind hint, Mrs. Xu let go of her hand embarrassedly. Caring too much about the battle situation made her lose her temper in front of her subordinates. Looking around, he found that the staff officers had to look at the map, found a reason, and walked quickly to their military tent.

The strategic intention of the Broken Captives Army was obvious, one route from north to south to Zhangtai, and the other route from west to east to take Dehua. After defeating the new annexed armies of the two places, they can form a pincer on the periphery of Xinghua. Once the two cities of Xinghua and Xianyou were taken by the Broken Army, the gateway to Quanzhou was opened, and the Pu brothers could only fight against Wen Tianxiang's Broken Army.

At this time, the third route of the Broken Capture Army has taken Anxi, and it can pounce at any time to cut off the back road of the Pujia Army. Surrounded by three ques, the Pu family has only one way to escape.

It's just that this strategy is a bit too risky. Mrs. Xu's footsteps became faster and faster, slowly turning into a trot, and before she knew it, her palms were already covered with sweat. If Wen Tianxiang successfully captured Quanzhou, he would have opened up the sea passage of the Hexing Dynasty. At that time, if he could organize all the troops of the Great Song Dynasty to conduct a battle of Fujian in his capacity as prime minister, he would definitely be sure to drive Suo Du and Liu Shen out of Zhangzhou. However, if the Broken Capture Army could not take Quanzhou for a long time, Da Chun bypassed Shao Wu and killed directly from Tingzhou to Nanjianzhou, cutting off the retreat of the Broken Capture Army. Liu Shen and Suo both jumped across the Jiulong River to Quanzhou regardless of the entanglement of the Xing Song army, and then joined forces with the Pu brothers.

Mrs. Xu knew very well that with Wen Tianxiang's character, she would not let the single-handedly built Broken Army take such a big risk. The benefits of the new weapons and military system are obvious, and the best strategy today should be to hold on to the three northern prefectures of Fujian and go all out to raise and train the army. When the whole army is armed to the teeth, then pounce out of the mountains. At that time, how many Mongol troops will not be an opponent.

This is a very risky strategic plan. Such a strategy requires the full cooperation of the Xing Song Army and Chen Hangyan's Liberation Army, Wen Tianxiang should send a letter to everyone in advance, could it be that some urgent change prompted him to make a hasty decision?

What made Wen Tianxiang take this risk? The only possibility is pressure from the imperial court. Husband Xu Hanqing once commented on the hundred civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty, those who can be officials will not be able to do things, and those who can do things will not be officials. The level of mutual demolition is first-class, and the war with foreign countries does not matter whether it is a fight or a martial fight, and it is not a fart. Although the words are mean, they hit the nail on the head. Wen Tianxiang changed the military system and issued government orders without authorization. When the imperial court was in crisis, no one cared about upholding the laws of the ancestors. Once the imperial court settles down, Wen Tianxiang will definitely be blamed and even suppressed.

Unwrapping the envelope, Mrs. Xu gathered Wen Tianxiang's letter into the afterglow of the setting sun. The words on the letter were written very succinctly, in addition to greetings to the generals of the Xing Song Army and concern for the training camp of the Broken Army, it was about the deployment of this Quanzhou campaign. Wen Tianxiang did not ask the Xing Song army to divide troops to support, on the contrary, he very solemnly proposed that once Suodu launched an offensive in the lower reaches of the Jiulong River, the Xing Song army would immediately abandon the Jiulong River defense line after a little resistance, and the whole army would move closer to Guming Mountain and Hua'an.

"Give up Changtai and Wenpu Mountain?" At the General Staff, Chen Shuo took Wen Tianxiang's handwritten letter and asked in surprise.

From his cousin's face, he couldn't tell the objection. However, the duty of the staff officer told him that it was necessary to remind Mrs. Xu that once the defense line of the lower reaches of the Jiulong River was abandoned, the army of Suodu could go straight to Quanzhou from Changtai and Tong'an. In the last battle of Quanzhou, Zhang Shijie's metropolitan governor fell short in this way.

"Xu Shuai, did you write an urgent letter to Prime Minister Wen Cheng, verify it again!" Chen Shuo said in a rare solemn tone.

Several staff officers raised their heads together and looked at Mrs. Xu. This is also what they want to express, Fujian is mountainous, with the Jiulong River and the surrounding mountains, the current Xing Song army, with the advantage of terrain and weapons, has enough strength to block the two armies of Suodu and Liu Shen on the west bank of the Jiulong River before the Quanzhou City is taken by the Broken Army.

"According to the Prime Minister's wishes, the new five standards, the new seven standards, when Suodu crossed the river, a little resistance, and then converged on Guming Mountain. The first and third bids, move towards Yong'an, and closely monitor everything there! Mrs. Xu shook her head and ordered in a deep voice. She believed in Wen Tianxiang's deployment, and was willing to let her army cooperate with all the actions of the Broken Army.

"Sister, ...... you say?" Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his sister to trust the Broken Army so much. His fingers compared on the map as asked by Mrs. Xu, and he was suddenly startled by his own thoughts.

Sodu is warlike and loves to kill.

The Pu brothers are weak and timid.

If you look at the actions of the Broken Army, look at it from a different angle. Chen Shuo nodded, and quickly sent someone down to convey Mrs. Xu's order.

An invisible net quietly opened in the night.

At night, a team of men and horses walked through the valley at a rapid pace. The movements of the soldiers are very neat, and the military appearance is very neat. In the night, there was hardly any movement except the startled chirping of birds in the mountains and the rustling of footsteps on the tips of the grass.

Chen Hangyan shook his head slightly, and a faint regret welled up in his heart. After the Battle of Shao Wu, he imitated the model of the Broken Army to vigorously rectify the soldiers and horses under his command, standards, battalions, teams, capitals, gangs, staff officers, espionage, and learned a full deal in terms of establishment and organization.

This Prime Minister Wen has a hand. At this moment, in Chen Hangyan's heart, in addition to regret, is admiration. He knew when the standard cavalry of the Broken Army was formed, and Lin Qi, the commander of the standard, still had a good relationship with him. But this force, which was mostly composed of prisoners of the new annexed army, was reborn in just a few months, and compared the veterans under his command for many years. If this situation continues, it won't take a few years, and there will be no more his name Chen Hangyan on the battlefield, and any team in Wen Tianxiang's hands will be too strong against his Guangfu Army.

No, I'll have to figure it out myself. Chen Hangyan slowly made up his mind in his heart, clamped the horse's belly, and rushed along the queue of soldiers of the Guangfu Army to the cavalry of the Broken Army in front.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind him, Lin Qi, who was riding his horse at the back of the cavalry of the Broken Army, gently took the reins and slowed down. When I turned around, I just saw Chen Hang's black face full of smiles.

"Brother Chen, are you looking for me?" Lin Qi asked with a smile. After more than half a year of tempering, his handsome face has added a bit of fortitude. Paired with the carefully packed silver helmet and silver armor, the gestures brought out a bit of the elegance of the ancient famous general.

"Hmm!" Chen replied with a low eye, his smile was a little unnatural, "Lin, Brother Lin, I want to discuss with you and change the itinerary!" ”

The two armies faced the enemy, and in the face of the good man who did not blink in the face of the sword and sword, he was suffocated by a few words and sweated. Seeing Lin Qi looking at himself puzzled, Chen Hang's eyes were even more twisted: "Lin, Brother Lin, you know, I, I didn't mean that, I, I'm not too embarrassed!" ”

Lin Qi grabbed the horse's head and widened his eyes, he didn't understand a word of Chen's words. The night before yesterday, after a group of cavalry of the Broken Army and Chen Hangyan's personal soldiers stepped on Dachun's company camp together, the two sides discussed and withdrew the Guangfu Army to Jianning and Shipai for repair. First, around Shaowu, the Guangfu Army and the Broken Army can take care of each other. Second, the Guangfu Army has been entangled with Dachun for several months, and the people are sleepy and tired, and they need time to rest and replenish. Looking at today's situation, Chen Hangyan seemed to have suddenly changed his mind, and Lin Qi looked at it in a daze, not knowing which tendon this Guangnan Green Forest Chief Scoop had committed.

"Brother Lin, no, I won't tell you, I, I boasted to the prime minister that I would definitely be able to hold Da Chun back. Now, now pull the team to Shao Wu......" Chen Hangyan thought for a long time, and finally said what was in his heart, "In my heart, I feel sorry for the prime minister's thousands of horses!" ”

"So that's the case, you're a good one." Lin Qi smiled and punched Chen Hangyan. "Brother Chen, going to the vicinity of Shaowu to repair doesn't mean that we won't deal with Da Chun. You've come just in time to have an idea, and I just want to discuss it with you! ”

"Tell me, what a good way!" Hearing that he could continue to deal with Da Chun, Chen Hangyan raised his spirit again. Training, it is estimated that no matter how you learn, you will not be able to learn to break the army. However, it is possible to substitute training for combat. A good bandit rolls out of the knife, and Chen Hangyan has personally experienced this truth.

"I have thought of a way, that is, it depends on whether you have the courage to do so!" Lin Qi raised his eyebrows, stared at Chen Hang's eyes with a smile, and became excited that this big boss was deceived.

In the army, Du Hu is ruthless, Lin Qi is proud, this is a well-known thing. Knowing that the stinky boy in front of him was provoking himself, Chen Hangyan still couldn't bear it, and pulled his waist straight on horseback, "Brother Lin, let's not say dark words in front of the Ming people, what do you want, your Brother Lin has made his debut, if I Chen Hangyan frowns, I am not a man!" ”

Under the starlight, Lin Qi's eyes looked extremely bright, and he gently pulled out the saber on his waist, and Lin Qi said while drawing on the trunk of the tree at the edge of the valley. "That's an idea that I just came up with. I was preparing to discuss it with Zou Tong. If Master Chen is willing, he will do it with me."

"Say, as long as you don't let the team stay still, big brother will listen to you!"

A vague map slowly appeared on the book cover, and Lin Qi continued as he drew it: "Brother Chen, listen to my brother. The tens of thousands of people under your command still lack formal training. But we can't just train and not fight. Before coming, Prime Minister Wen Cheng explained, first, to preserve your vitality, and second, to ensure that Shao Wu does not fall into the hands of Dachun. In the past few days, I have been pondering, we have a small number of soldiers, and there are many soldiers in Dachun. Just guarding the mountain, you can't consume the old thief. So, let's just give him a hard shot! ”

Lin Qi has been thinking about this plan for a long time in his heart. Ever since he followed Zou Wei to guard Shao Wu, he had already made up his mind to try to lead the army alone.

The will of the imperial court invisibly created a rift between Prime Minister Wen and General Zou. Although Prime Minister Wen and General Zou are trying their best to cover it up, everyone can see it. At this time, Lin Qi knew that he needed to choose an object of allegiance, whether to follow Wen Tianxiang or the imperial court. And this choice is too difficult to make.

Prime Minister Wen is no longer the original Wen Tianxiang. It turned out that although Wen Tianxiang was arrogant, he would not make people feel threatened. The current Wen Tianxiang has two faces, gentle and wise, and cold and rigorous. That day, at the moment when Zou Wei proposed to divide his troops to defend Shao Wu, Lin Qi clearly felt a biting chill from Wen Tianxiang. The chill at the moment when the blade came out of the sheath did not have any warmth. Although this cold air quickly dissipated, Lin Qi faintly felt that at that moment, in Prime Minister Wen's skin, there was another person, a person who did not hesitate to let his brother's blood splash five steps in order to achieve a certain goal.

So, he is ready to stay away from this dispute. If fate was destined to fall, he hoped that he would end up in front of the Mongols, not at the hands of those he admired. And before they fall, they will not let a single soldier of the Tartars step into the land they have built with their own hands.

Lin Qi swung his knife and poked a hole in the book cover. "Brother Chen, you see, Dachun's tens of thousands of horses are all at the junction of Gannan and Guangnan, and behind him, there are few people in the city guarding at all. If we take the thousands of cavalry of the Broken Army to kill from the junction of Shaowu and Gannan, we will definitely turn the entire Jiangnan West Road upside down! ”

Chen Hang's eyes opened wide in surprise, and he was startled by this crazy suggestion made by Lin Qi. Ximen Biao entered Jiangnan West Road, but it was a small team, only harassing, not attacking. But this time, Lin Qi wanted to bring a standard cavalry, 2,000 horses. and also pull a large number of foot soldiers to attack the city and plunder the land. This idea is too bold, once surrounded by Da Chun's return soldiers, none of these elite soldiers will come back.

Shaking his head, Chen Hangyan vetoed Lin Qi's suggestion, "Brother Lin, it's not that my brother doesn't dare." If you fight like this, you can get in, but you may not be able to get out. Besides, if Da Chun gives up the back road and doesn't care, he will attack Shao Wu. Do you save or not? “

"No, I don't save it. There are many mountains in Shaowu, and there are dangers to defend. Commander Zou carried two standards, which was enough for a month of spring. And Jiangnan West Road is flat, and there is no Xiongguan in southern Gansu. Dachun attacked Shao Wu, and I fought his Ganzhou. Let's see who sees whether he is the first city or me is the first city! Now is the time for the autumn grain to be put into storage, let's go to Jiangnan West Road, loot the grain and grass, eat half of it ourselves, and distribute the other half to the people. I don't believe it, Da Chunken is hungry and works hard with Zou Tong! ”

"This..."Chen Hangyan was still a little hesitant. Lin Qi led the cavalry and ran fast. His main force is now infantry, and he does not march so fast.

"Brother Chen, you don't need to send more troops, pick two thousand elites who can fight and run. The rest, put it around Shao Wu, send a henchman to take it, and then let Zou Tong send someone to help you train. General Zou is a kind person, and after the training, he will definitely return it to you as it is. And our two soldiers and horses, when Dachun was not paying attention, touched the area of Baizhangling, and first took the hundreds of new attached troops in Guangchang and Ningdu to start training! Hit it and change places. The scout's intelligence said that there is a Tartar horse farm in the Luling area, and if you can grab the horse, you will turn your foot soldiers into cavalry! ”

"Well, I'll take a look!" Chen Hangyan cautiously considered Lin Qi's suggestion, and had the intention to veto it, but he was afraid that Lin Qi would laugh at him for being cowardly. followed, and was worried that these soldiers under his command would be pulled over by Zou Tong. Frowning, the good life commission will never be done.

Lin Qi looked at Chen Hang's embarrassed look, and said in his heart, please don't be as excited as generals. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said with a smile, "If Brother Chen is embarrassed, forget it." You are repairing in the mountains, and the little brother will go this way by himself! ”

"What are you talking about!" Chen Hangyan's face suddenly turned red to the base of his neck. After so many years as a scoop leader, he has never been looked down upon so much. glared at Lin Qi fiercely, and said loudly, "How can I be the one who is greedy for life and afraid of death, I'm just worried about you, if you have a life, you won't have a life to go back!" ”

"Brother Chen, you look down on your brother too much" Lin Qi's smile became colder and colder, and his eyes were clearly sneering, Chen Hang's eyes were not guts, but his mouth was unhurried and perfunctory: "When you enter Jiangnan West Road, Da Chun will not chase you." Chasing, Shao Wu Bi'an, Brother Hanging Eyes can take his tens of thousands of brothers to train and repair with peace of mind. Brother, I can fight, so I will fight with Da Chun. If I couldn't fight, I swung my troops westward and entered Jinghu South Road. Thousands of mountains and rivers followed him around, and then drilled back to Quang Nam from the Lianshan area. When he chased back over the mountains and mountains, we went back to Shao Wu, and it just so happened that Brother Chen's soldiers were also refined, so go up and make a fortune! ”

"your grandma, I'm rare for you to help me!" Chen Hangyan scolded loudly, Lin Qi's strategy, he finally figured it out.

You hit yours, I'll hit mine. Let's see who drags who down first. If Da Chun's subordinates were all Mongolian iron cavalry, this trick was not worth laughing at, but at this time, the Han army and the new annex army under Da Chun accounted for the majority. The righteous thieves and the broken army who really ran and climbed mountains and mountains all day long must be much neater than the Han army.

"Big brother, I'm telling you the truth. If I accidentally send my life to Dachun Ma. You just remember to stab him a few more times in Shao Wu......." Lin Qi's voice was still so serious. But Chen Hang's eyes were full of enthusiasm.

"Okay, my brother will gamble with you once" Chen Hangyan turned his heart and said loudly, and then he never forgot to add, "However, you have to make it clear to Zou Tongzhi and let him help me train the army!" ”

"No problem!" Lin Qi smiled and high-fived Chen Hangyan, and then discussed in a low voice, "However, the premise of all this is that after seeing Zou Tong, you and I moved him together and agreed to our plan!" ”

"You!" Chen Hangyan suddenly found that he had fallen into a big trap, and his eyes widened with anger.

"I, Brother Chen, isn't the little brother's plan good!" Lin Qi smiled and pinched the horse's belly and ran forward quickly.

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