Chapter 114: Under the Battle of Changpo Ridge
"Lu Shuai, you said that the rebels are going to flee to Yongning?"
The big tent of the Chinese army in Changpoling was brightly lit, and a group of staff officers were grinding around a huge map of Guizhou.
In the middle of the big tent, there is a military sand table, on which is the physical topographic map of the edge of Guiyang City that is scaled down.
After teaching the martial arts students modern geographical knowledge such as contour lines and scales, Zhu Youzhen took out the sand table with the general, and by now, the General Staff Department of the New Army has been able to skillfully apply it.
Lu Xiangsheng nodded in the face of Li Tengjiao's question, and then walked to the sand table to explain.
"Although the rebels in Guizhou came from Shuixi, they are not all from the Shuixi clan, and the nearly 100,000 Tusi people who rebelled this time are respected by the Shuixi clan, but they come from hundreds of Dong villages in Guizhou."
"The Tusi rebellion is a local harsh government, and the second is looting with the army, if there is no continuous plundering of goods and population, the rebels will disperse in a hurry."
"An Bangyan and Hao Chongming have rebelled many times, how can they not know this, so after the setback under Guiyang City, it is not the best choice to return to Bijie or Zunyi, only to capture Yongning, which has not yet suffered from the war, and fill the mouths of Dong villages with goods and people, can the rebels maintain their morale."
After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's explanation, all the staff officers turned their attention to Yongning City on the sand table.
"What does the marshal mean is to annihilate the rebels under Yongning City?"
Li Tengjiao looked at the terrain near Yongning, and then looked at Lu Xiangsheng, but Lu Xiangsheng smiled and did not answer.
"Is the marshal trying to intercept the rebels on their way to Yongning?"
Wu Jing, the operational staff officer at the bottom, said lightly.
"Zixiu said well, there is a Yongping Valley in the east of Yongning City, which is the only way for Guiyang to enter Yongning, its valley is long and narrow, and there are cliffs on both sides, and it is encircled and suppressed here, but no one can escape from the rebels."
Everyone looked at the canyon leading to Yongning, and sure enough, as Lu Xiangsheng said, it was a good place for ambush.
"But our army only has more than 3,000 people, and it is not difficult to defeat the rebels, but it is not appropriate to eat these 50,000 horses in one bite."
Wu Shoude then said.
"Haha, what Zixiu said is good, it is indeed difficult for our new army to eat these 50,000 horses in one bite, but with the officers and soldiers of Sichuan and Chongqing and the white pole soldiers of Shizhu, it should not be difficult."
Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile.
"But the soldiers and horses of Sichuan and Chongqing and Shizhu may not be able to arrive before the rebels cross the Yongping Valley, right?"
Li Tengjiao then voiced his concerns.
"Order the signal corps to send a message to Zhu Xieyuan, Qin Liangyu and Du Wenhuan, saying that the official army will encircle and suppress the rebels in Yongping Valley, fifty miles east of Yongning City, and those who want to make a military merit should hurry up, and the rebels will not wait for anyone."
Lu Xiangsheng turned around and said after returning to the account.
"Guiyang is more than 200 miles away from Yongping Valley, and there are mostly mountain roads, and it would be good for 50,000 horses to travel more than 20 miles a day, if the soldiers of Sichuan, Chongqing and Shizhu can't catch up after ten days, then there is no way, we can only rely on ourselves to kill and injure the rebels as much as possible."
"However, with my understanding of Zhu Xieyuan, Qin Liangyu and Du Wenhuan, such a military exploit that can be captured by the team, the team can't catch up, and it is still possible to lead thousands of elites."
Lu Xiangsheng's hearty laughter immediately infected a group of staff officers, and the entire Chinese army tent was full of laughter.
And in the rebel camp, many Dong lords and Shuixi generals also set their eyes on An Bangyan, waiting for his choice.
"Yongning is more than 200 miles away from Guiyang, it is an important town in western Guizhou and northern Yunnan, and it is also an important passage for transportation between Guizhou and Yunnan.
After An Bangyan finished speaking, he took a sip of tea after returning to the case, waiting for the decision of the Dong masters from all walks of life.
Guiyang City was repeatedly defeated, and An Bangyan's authority also dissipated a lot, and a group of Tusi leaders were in full swing under An Bangyan's nose, completely forgetting the prestige that An Bangyan had established not long ago.
After a cup of tea, the Dong masters from all walks of life agreed and prepared to follow An Bangyan to Yongning to grab a handful.
Of course, there are also small tribes who are stimulated by the new army of Changpoling, but in the face of most of them who are carried away by Yongning's goods, it is not easy to oppose at this time, and they are ready to slip away halfway.
For this result, An Bangyan has long been convinced, he knows very well what virtues these Dong masters are, remember to eat or not, and the wealth is moving, otherwise he would not have followed him for the second time.
The route of the march was determined, but how to evacuate is worth renegotiating.
With such a fierce officer and army behind him, whether he can withdraw the army smoothly really gives An Bangyan a headache.
As for the question of which army to let the queen of the palace, the Dong lords from all walks of life were even more noisy, and in the end, some people even drew their swords against each other.
From the afternoon until the time of the lantern, there was still no conclusion on how to withdraw the troops and the question of the queen of the palace.
But just when An Bangyan was exhausted and ready to discuss again tomorrow, Yu Chongming, who had not spoken, stood up.
"I'll come to the palace."
As soon as Yu Chongming's words fell, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
An Bangyan was also a little surprised when he heard this, but then after thinking about it, he also understood the intention of extravagant Chongming.
Since the fifth year of the Apocalypse, after the defeat of Luxury Chongming, he has been attached to Shuixi's sister and nephew, and An Bangyan naturally understands Luxury Chongming's thoughts.
Seek benevolence and benevolence, since Yu Chongming wants to buy people's hearts, then let him go, anyway, it is the soldiers and horses of his headquarters who die and the old book of the position, if you want to make a comeback, you have to pay some price.
However, for extravagant Chongming's coming forward, the Dong lords are still grateful to Dade, at least they don't have to worry about it behind their backs.
Although Gao Chongming decided to lead the headquarters of the soldiers and horses, he did not plan to dedicate himself to the Shuixian clan, as long as the Ming army pursued, he would lead the troops to retreat to the mountains of Guizhou.
No matter how powerful the firearms of the Ming army are, it is absolutely impossible to annihilate their own troops in the 100,000 mountains of Guizhou.
After the rebels' chaotic military negotiations ended, the reputation of extravagance and righteousness was hit.
However, if you want to withdraw your troops from the battle, things are not simple, although the new army has no intention of pursuing the victory, but the rebels should have no less arrangements.
It is impossible for the 50,000-strong horse battalion to be completed overnight, and the order of selecting the front line, the middle army, and the rear team must be arranged in turn, and the distance between the various armies can neither be too far nor too close.
Moreover, the order of the withdrawal of troops before the battle is the most important, if the Ming army takes advantage of the opportunity to pull out the camp of their own surprise attack, the 50,000 army may not be able to get out of Guiyang, and it will be dispersed first.
For two whole days, An Bangyan's Chinese army tent was full of Dong lords and generals from all walks of life coming in and out, and An Bangyan needed to finalize the matters of pulling out the camp with them one by one.
Fortunately, in the past few days, the Ming army has been quietly staying in Changpoling and Guiyang City, and there is no obvious movement, which allows the preparations before the withdrawal of the rebels to proceed smoothly.
Finally, after three days, the rebel faction began to retreat.