Chunni's arrival undoubtedly added a touch of color to Xu Changqing's life.

Although Xu Changqing can occasionally make some small jokes with Zhang Baozhu over the past few days, it is impossible to completely let go of it for various reasons.

Xu Changqing has no such concerns about Chunni's 'little pepper'.

On the surface, the two of them respect each other like guests, but once they are in private, when they have the slightest opportunity, the two of them are like Mars hitting the earth from time to time.

Xu Changqing didn't know how to explain this psychology for a while, but in later generations, a great god spoke of a new world through the mouth of his son......

Father: "You don't play the 500 yuan Transformers I bought for you, why do you want to rob other people's children of 5 yuan toys?" ”

Son: "Because, because I haven't played ......"

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It's the end of mid-April.

These days, the weather has slowed down, there are no more rainy days, and the strategic intentions of the Qing army are becoming clearer and clearer.

They were stuck at the core of the model army's breakthrough to Yangzhou, but they opened the back road of the riverbank wharf leading to the model army's small town camp at this time.

But in this wide area, there are countless Qing army rangers.

Obviously, they would love to break through with a model army!

How could Xu Changqing fall into this straightforward trap of 'missing one of the three'?

Since the Great Qing Kingdom wants to continue to carry it, then everyone will carry it together!

At noon, the sun was warm, and many of the faint little green grass in the fields were about to be wilted.

In the big tent, Wang Anshan was reporting today's latest information to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing's previous judgment was still very accurate, the continuous rainy days, the unhygienic diet and drinking water, including the injuries and illnesses caused by the war between the two sides, had already begun to produce a certain amount of epidemic disease in the Qing army.

In the past few days, they have been wreaking havoc everywhere and have arrested a lot of Langzhong from all over the country.

It's a pity that this epidemic is still too weak, I'm afraid it can only be regarded as an epidemic cold, and it is not enough to hurt the muscles and bones of the Qing army.

Moreover, the Qing army is also quite experienced in dealing with this aspect of affairs, and it is directly isolated!

If it is heavy, it will be destroyed directly.

This made Xu Changqing a little speechless, although this thing was simple and rude, the effect was excellent.

Things still have to get back on track.

However, the situation is no longer optimistic for the model army!

By this time, the horse meat of tens of thousands of war horses had been eaten, and although the firewood problem had been partially solved after the weather warmed up, the basic fire in the town was burned at this time, and the surrounding area was like a plate that had been licked......

If you don't get a new replenishment, I'm afraid you will have to use the charcoal fire in the hot air balloon.

More than 200,000 people eat and drink Lazar every day, what is this concept?

After Wang Anshan finished his report, he hesitated for a moment and said respectfully: "Marshal, more than twenty-two and three miles to the northeast, there is a small town called Wujia Town, which is now stationed in Liu Liangzuo, the commander of the Han Army, with less than 10,000 people, and it has not been destroyed much. Otherwise, let's find a chance to kill it directly. If we occupy this Wujia Town, we may be able to get some war horses, mules and horses, and firewood can also get some solutions......"

Xu Changqing looked into his eyes.

Wang Anshan didn't dare to face Xu Changqing's gaze, and hurriedly lowered his head respectfully.

Xu Changqing touched his chin and didn't make a statement in a hurry.

Wang Anshan is already a conservative in the model army sequence, but at this time, he is a little impatient, and it is conceivable that the current situation of the army.

To a large extent, his strategy is not bad.

As the old saying goes, "If a tree dies, a man lives." ”

If the model army shows a new big move at this time, the Qing army will inevitably become nervous, and the entire deployment will be disrupted.

But the core of the problem is that even if this can alleviate the model army in part, it will not solve the core problem, and it will not be able to severely damage the main force of the Qing army, which is similar to drinking water to quench thirst.

I thought about it for a while

Son, Xu Changqing smiled and threw a cigar to Wang Anshan, kicked his ass angrily and said, "What? Can't hold your breath now? ”

Wang Anshan took the cigar, a smile had already appeared on his face, he was kicked by Xu Changqing, the smile on his face couldn't help but be even worse, and the aggrieved little daughter-in-law said: "Marshal, how many years have we been in the model army, how have you ever been so wronged?" Let's find a chance to fight with the Tartars. Otherwise, the brothers will be suffocated......"

……

After appeasing Wang Anshan, watching the guy leave briskly, Xu Changqing also lit a cigar, immersed himself in the clouds and mountains, and began to organize his thoughts again.

Here and now, pull a hair and move the whole body!

The huge base of 100,000 Han female slaves determines that the model army may not have a few opportunities to assault, which also means that if you don't do this thing, you must have a harvest if you want to do it!

Xu Changqing originally planned to spread some illusions, let the model army itself act as if it was running out of ammunition and food, and let the Qing army take the initiative to attack, so as to find opportunities.

However, at this time, the strategy of the Qing army was very clear, and if it could not confront the model army, it would not be able to confront the model army.

This makes the model army more passive.

However, to a large extent, Xu Changqing wants this kind of result!

The master has a move, between square inches!

What's more, such a large-scale showdown?

If you can't see the weakness of the model army, there will be no flaws on the side of the Qing army.

To put it bluntly, over the years, the sharpness of the Qing army has basically been polished clean by the model army, there is no specific environment, if it does not hit the Beijing division, it touches the core interests of true Manchuria, even the main force of true Manchuria may not dare to fight a decisive battle with the model army, let alone these minions of the Han army banner?

In fact, in these days, the hot air balloon troops of the Model Army have not had the opportunity to sneak attack the Qing army, and several opportunities were even very good, but they were all vetoed by Xu Changqing.

For these Han army banner minions, there is also a relatively complex relationship chain involved.

The core element of the struggle, the most crucial point, is 'not to expand the striking area!' ’

Do these Han Army Banner minions deserve to die?

Absolutely damn it!

Die dozens of times, a hundred times, I'm afraid it's not wrong.

Even though they surrendered to the Great Qing Kingdom for many reasons, over the years, as eagle dogs of the Great Qing Kingdom, they don't know how many things they have done to lose their conscience, and everyone's hands are basically covered with blood.

But can we kill them all?

No!

If the model army shows the posture of killing them——, then even if it can win a partial victory, it will definitely force those who are not determined in the Han army banner and have two ends of the head and mouse directly to the side of the Great Qing State.

Even the entire Jiangbei will be in chaos.

This is something that Xu Changqing must not accept.

That's how the world is.

It's not black and white, the two sides of gray are the norm, and these grays don't occupy too much.

This means that Xu Changqing has to take an extremely delicate balance.

However, Dolgon and the others obviously expected this situation, and the camp of True Manchuria was seventy or eighty miles away, or even more than a hundred miles away......

I couldn't think of a clue for a while, and Xu Changqing didn't think about it anymore, cleaned up, and went out to patrol the camp.

The sun outside is very good, and the warmth is already a little hot.

But looking at the past, there is basically no green in the model army camp, and the grass is about to be eaten by mules and horses, and many of the wooden sheds on the women's camp have been replaced with rough houses at this time.

And in this kind of weather, except for the sons who are on duty outside, the vast majority of other people stay in tents and rough houses.

"You have to make a choice."

Xu Changqing squinted his eyes and muttered.

But Xu Changqing understands better that the more times like this, the more calm he must be. It is only at this time that the grace of heaven and hell can be touched at the same time

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Unconsciously came to the women's camp, and Xu Changqing soon heard a burst of laughter.

At this time, in several large rough houses, Zhang Baozhu and Chunni were rehearsing with more than 100 carefully selected literary and artistic backbones, and some people were playing beats with simple musical instruments.

This made Xu Changqing's mouth also show a hint of a smile.

Don't look at the model army at this time, it is almost desperate, but the strong foundation of the model army can at least support another ten days and a half without any problems.

If the firewood problem is solved, it will not be a big problem to support it for a month or two.

Not to mention anything else, these animals in the model army alone are enough to eat for a long time.

However, this seems to be a last resort.

After watching here for a while, Xu Changqing was about to leave, when Wang Xi suddenly hurried over to report: "Dashuai, the contact with Yangzhou has been restored, and the Shi Pavilion Department has just sent someone to deliver a letter." ”

"Oh? Take it. ”

Xu Changqing took the secret report from the Shi Pavilion Department, looked at it carefully for a while, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but get worse.

In the letter, the Shi Pavilion Department briefly and vaguely introduced the situation of Yangzhou City, and on the surface it seemed to ask Xu Changqing for support, but in fact he was telling Xu Changqing not to pay attention to them, not to affect their decision, even if Yangzhou fell, the model army must be preserved first.

This made Xu Changqing's heart feel a little warm.

Don't look at the Qing army's strict defense of Yangzhou City at this time, firmly blocking all kinds of information channels, but Xu Changqing understands very well that the Shi Pavilion Department must know the situation in Nanjing.

Even if the Cabinet Department didn't want to know, the Qing army would take the initiative to tell him.

However, even in this state, the Cabinet Department can still make this kind of statement, which is not something that anyone can do.

This master, there may indeed be some problems with his ability, and he is too nerdy, but whether it is character or backbone, he is definitely the dragon and phoenix among people!

……

The letter from the Shi Pavilion Department made Xu Changqing faintly catch something, and also made Xu Changqing realize a 'mistake' he made.

I was still a little anxious when I landed, and I was too eager to take shortcuts.

If he had landed from Guazhou and walked along the Grand Canal, he would have had more options now.

But then again, if you had gone from Guazhou, it would not have been possible to have the current situation, and the model army is afraid that it has already paid a lot of casualties.

This thing is such a two-sided thing.

However, at this time, Xu Changqing also faintly made a decision!

Back at the big tent, he focused his attention on a town thirty miles southeast of Yangzhou City.

This town is called Qian Village, is a big family surnamed Qian who was born in southern Anhui from generation to generation in the early Ming Dynasty, and later formed a gathering point outside Yangzhou City, many wealthy families like to build a small garden there, cultivate body and mind.

Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants, Lu merchants, and Jin merchants, including some merchant forces in the southwest and northwest, all had guild halls and branches there.

The key is that this town is only a little more than forty miles away from the model army camp.

Moreover, there are many large and small villages and gardens in the surrounding areas of a few miles or more than ten miles, which are the places where the commanders of the Han Army Banner gather together.

As long as they can get to that area, whether they are attacking or defending, the model army will have more choices, and the strategic significance will reach a new level.

Compared with Wang Anshan's proposal, the biggest difference between this choice and Wang Anshan's proposal is also a difference in strategic significance.

Wujia Town is too obvious, that is, to go to Wujia Town, which is too thin, but when you go to Qian Village, there is more space that can be operated in the middle, and you can already covet Yangzhou directly!

And these days, the female dependents have been almost recuperated.

However, the biggest problem with this plan is that it is easy to trigger a counterattack by the Qing army, which consumes a lot of ammunition, which will make the model army have problems in the follow-up staying power.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Changqing finally made up his mind to take this path.

Immediately convened a military meeting, gave all departments two days to prepare, and sent money to the village!