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"I think about it, after all, now that they are all in the Northern Expeditionary Army, we can't watch them suffer...... But the prince's military order is still required, and the minister does not dare to be specialized. ”

"Have you forgotten the hatred of fighting with the Dashun army back then?" Wu Zheng teased.

Liao Zhongping's face turned slightly red, "It happened many years ago, I ...... I...... Forget about it. ”

In that year, the Dashun army was defeated and retreated to Henan, divided into two, and the loyal battalion led by Li Guosuo coveted the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, and moved the mind of eastward advance, and the forward advanced to Huizhou.

At that time, Huizhou was under the rule of King Lu, and the loyal battalion fought several times in Xiuning under Liao Zhongping's guards, each with a victory.

Wu Zheng smiled and continued to ask: "If your Zuo Ying and Xia Wanchun's Jianyang Wei enter Fengyang Mansion, how will the Qing court react?" ”

Liao Zhongping's face froze, and he said without thinking: "The Qing court will naturally do its best to gather soldiers and horses and fight a decisive battle with our dynasty. ”

"Am I ready for a decisive battle?"

"It's ......."

Wu Zheng sighed lightly, "Before I came, Huang Daozhou sent an urgent letter, saying that the right guard of the imperial court and the newly recruited army lacked firearms and ammunition, and it was difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and I needed to provide them with equipment...... But the Northern Expeditionary Army has not yet been fully redressed, so how can I have spare energy to provide equipment for the right battalion and the new army? ”

Liao Zhongping sighed softly, "It's also difficult to ...... Huang Xiang took over a mess, not only to take care of the face of the emperor and the clan, but also to protect the interests of the prince...... It's a dilemma. ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said: "This is not important, although it is difficult for new recruits to become an army without equipment, but the left battalion is an old foundation, and it still has combat effectiveness if it is pulled out to fight a battle...... But Huang believed that the emperor was getting married, and asked him to raise 600,000 taels of silver ....... ”

Liao Zhongping was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "I really know how to pick the time...... Belch....... ”

Halfway through the words, he realized that he had exceeded the courtesy of his courtiers, and hurriedly stopped talking in time.

Wu Zheng didn't seem to hear it, and sighed lightly: "When the male is married, don't let the emperor not marry his wife?" ”

This was said lightly, which made Liao Zhongping happy, and he nodded and said, "That's the reason...... Fortunately, there are not more than 600,000, and the treasury can still be squeezed. ”

"Then the military budget will be even more insufficient." Wu Zheng said leisurely, "So, your left battalion and Xia Wanchun's Jianyang Guard, you can't move for the time being, you have to be a reserve for me, and as a last resort, this war will be completed by the Northern Expeditionary Army alone." ”

Liao Zhongping was a little surprised, "That'...... Does the prince have a safe plan in his heart? ”

What he means is that now the Huai'an and Yangzhou Northern Expeditionary Army is not many, and it is still insufficient to deal with the army of Azig.

Wu Zheng didn't answer, he rushed back and hooked his finger at Lu Jincai, who spread the map on the ground on Wu Zheng's right side.

Wu Zheng pointed to Fengyang City and said: "This is a hard bone, but it must be gnawed down, otherwise even if Luzhou and Anqing are recovered, they will also change hands temporarily under the Azig army." ”

Liao Zhongping got up when he heard this, came to the map, bowed his head and said: "What the prince said is very true, in my opinion, if you can't capture Fengyang City, you can only deal with Fengyang City Azig by hoarding Jianyang Wei in Hefei and my right battalion in Chuxian...... But this is impossible, the emperor will not agree. ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "So...... We still have to take the risks that should be taken, and we must be mentally prepared for the sacrifices. ”

Liao Zhongping sighed slightly and said, "It's a pity that Guangxinwei has 20,000 horses." ”

Wu Zheng turned his head and snorted, "Azig doesn't have that good tooth mouth yet!" ”

Liao Zhongping was stunned for a moment by these words, and then asked, "Could it be that the prince has already made a safe arrangement?" ”

"It's not safe." Wu Zheng grinned, "You and Xia Wanchun are waiting for the east and west armies, and Azig doesn't dare to dispatch the whole army easily...... He was separated by a maximum of 20,000 men. ”

Liao Zhongping nodded in agreement, as long as Zuo Ying and Jianyang Wei are there, Azig has to be guarded.

"Li Guo, I still know a little about this person, he is no worse than you in commanding the army."

Liao Zhongping couldn't help blushing, he lost more than he won back then.

Wu Zheng ignored him and continued: "The three thousand enemy troops stationed in Feixiong and Yingwu are each stationed, so it is difficult for Li Guo...... It's that Linhuai's Bayan is a little tricky. ”

"Yes. It is reported that the two armies of Linhuai fought very fiercely, and Li Guo even ordered to shoot at the adhesive part of the city wall with flowering bullets, regardless ......of whether they were enemies or enemies. ”

"I know that." Wu Zhengmu said, "Drink doves to quench your thirst...... It's been almost three years since he became the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Li Guo's command thinking has not turned around, so many artillery pieces have been given to him, and Li Guo has only used it as siege support firepower...... Of course, it is impossible to besiege Linhuai with the strength of Guangxinwei, but it is still possible to block the south and east gates. ”

Liao Zhongping nodded and said, "Li Guo's command is indeed wrong...... It is correct to divide troops to raid the two key passes of Flying Bear and Yingwu, but to storm Linhuai...... Ay....... ”

This "hey" made Wu Zheng clear what Liao Zhongping didn't say, that is, Wu Zheng's application order to Li Guo may be the main reason for forcing Li Guo to ignore it.

Wu Zheng didn't pay attention to this stubble, and Gu Zidao: "It is inevitable to judge, how many days can Li Guo support the battle of Linhuai?" ”

Liao Zhongping was stunned, how many days is it left?

Now Azig has sent reinforcements from Fengyang City, the distance between the two cities is not far, at most one or two days, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, the internal and external attacks will be combined, Li Guo can only retreat, the question is, can it be withdrawn?

Of course, Liao Zhongping couldn't directly say what he was thinking, he said tactfully: "It is reported that all the ammunition carried by Li Guo was used up in the previous battle...... I'm afraid it can only last for one or two days at most...... I'm worried about two points, one is that the enemy's reinforcements from Fengyang City arrived in advance, and the other is that Bayan in the city will suddenly come out of the other city gate to attack and harass the cavalry, if these two points are unfortunately true, then ...... Li Guoguang, Xinwei, is in danger. ”

Wu Zheng smiled, "It seems that you have substituted yourself into ...... If you were to command under Linhuai City, you would only be able to support it for one or two days. ”

Liao Zhongping's old face turned red again, "Don't worry about defeat before you fight." ”

"That's right." Wu Zheng can stop, "But I think there should be no problem for Li Guo to support for five days, or even longer." ”

Liao Zhongping was puzzled and asked, "Is there any basis for the prince to make this judgment?" ”

Wu Zheng said: "Azig is not as ruthless as Li, let alone Bayan...... Oh, I'm talking about being cruel to myself, you know. ”

Liao Zhongping opened his mouth and stammered, he couldn't tell whether Wu Zheng was ridiculing Li Guo for shooting at his own people, or whether he was really praising Li Guo.

But Wu Zheng said seriously: "On the battlefield, people who are ruthless to themselves can always take advantage of others, as long as they regard themselves as dead, they often die in the end...... You can't be as ruthless as Li Guo, because you don't have the experience of leading the remnants to travel thousands of miles like Li Guo, but Jiang Quanyi may be able to understand this. ”