Chapter Seventy-Three: Judgment on the Northern Battlefield

Pengze County has a long history, and there was Pengze County in the Later Han Dynasty. However, the current Chinese army camp of Cao Ying's army is not in Pengze County, but in Pengze's old county.

Personnel have metabolism, and exchanges have become ancient and modern.

Today's Pengze County is no longer here. Rather, it is dozens of miles to the east.

Zhang Xuan couldn't prove why this place was abandoned. I just know from the ground that this is Pengze Ancient County.

Perhaps someone is moved by the fact that there is an abandoned county town, which should be full of desolation, and the sea of green can drown everything.

But this is the opinion that is wrong.

In ancient times, it was very particular about building cities, and wherever cities could be built. It is a very suitable place to live, with the dense population density at the end of the Ming Dynasty, such a suitable place to live will never be abandoned, perhaps in some deep mountains and old forests, with the military as the main destination city, after abandonment, it will be quickly swallowed up by nature. But here, it is just a county government that has become a large village.

Even in the past few years, because of the chaos in the world, the city wall that has long been abandoned here has also been repaired, of course, the strength of the local people is not comparable to the government. But there is also a look.

It is more than 30 miles away from Hukou County, and there is a natural harbor not far from the east, which happens to be where the naval camp is located.

Therefore, Luo Rucai stationed the big camp here, and the other military camps were lined up on the left and right, lined up in front and back, and the company camps were more than ten miles, and among each other, the drums were connected, and the horns were continuous.

Zhang Xuan came to the big tent of the Chinese army, many people had already arrived, Zhang Xuan sat under Zhang Yingyuan and asked, "What's the matter with Brother Zhang?" ”

"You'll find out in a moment." Zhang Yingyuan said: "I can't say it for a while. Immediately, Zhang Yingyuan pointed to Zhang Xuan to the north.

"Northside." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "Could it be that there is something wrong with Brother Yuan." Or further north, what's new on King Chuang's side? ”

When everyone arrived, Luo Rucai came in.

The people got up and said, "Meet the king." ”

"Sit." Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Everyone sat down.

Luo Rucai said: "Success, tell me about the situation." ”

"Yes." Zheng Chenggong said.

He then said: "At the beginning of this month, the little emperor of Dongyu ascended the throne in Beijing, and the year name is Shunzhi. In the same month, the main force of the Dashun army gathered in the Huaiqing area, and now there are at least 30,000 people, which is estimated to be a large-scale counterattack. According to the news, this battle has already started now. ”

"Shunzhi." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "What a familiar name." ”

"It seems that this year is not only the second year of Yongchang, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, but also the first year of Shunzhi. I just don't know if that era name can continue. ”

Zhang Xuan then threw these cranky thoughts aside.

If someone said to him before, I'm sorry, Zhang Xuan didn't understand it too well. But after so many years of fighting on the battlefield, figuring out the map every day, I am so familiar with the prefectures and counties that I can't be more familiar with them, and even forget what these places will be called in the future, and only remember the place names of the Ming Dynasty.

Time is the greatest force that can dilute everything.

The same is true for Zhang Xuan.

Huaiqing Mansion is in the Jiaozuo area of the later generations, occupying some of the first places in Xinxiang City, known as Hanoi in ancient times, and is a traffic artery.

Thousands of miles of Taihang, only eight places can be passed, the so-called Taihang Eight Paths. Among the eight paths of Taihang, there are three in Huaiqing, and the north of Huaiqing Mansion in Taihang Mountain is over, from this place to the west through Mengjin, is Luoyang, can be said to be the north gate of Luoyang.

And behind Luoyang is Tongguan.

It is a place where Li Zicheng must not give up.

But here's the problem. In Zhang Xuan's impression, after the Qing army broke through, there was a stone battle, and there seemed to be no big war after that, how could there be a Huaiqing battle now.

"Zhang Xuan, tell me, what is King Chuang going to do?" Luo Rucai's gaze fell on Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while and said: "There are two possibilities, the first possibility is that King Chuang has regained his strength and is ready to counterattack, and the second possibility is that the Dongyu is chasing too quickly, and King Chuang has to fight back to buy time for the army to reorganize." ”

"Which one do you think?" Luo Rucai asked.

Zhang Xuan thought for a while and said, "The second one." ”

"Because, if there is a large-scale counteroffensive, the time is too tight and the number is too small." Zhang Xuan said: "If I break into the king, I don't use at least seventy or eighty thousand elites to talk about the counterattack, so it's just to buy time for the future war." ”

"In other words, the Battle of Huaiqing is a rehearsal of another big war, and this big battle is likely to be near Luoyang, Tongguan."

This kind of analysis, without the help of any information from later generations, was all thought up by Zhang Xuan.

Luo Rucai said: "You are very optimistic about breaking into the camp. ”

"Not optimistic." Zhang Xuan was praying at the moment that the camp would last a little longer. But this is the case, no matter how he thinks it, this counterattack is a little too hasty.

Luo Rucai was originally suspicious of breaking into the camp, but when he heard it, he was even more embarrassed in his heart. He said: "After the first defeat, the camp can still hold on, after the second defeat, I am afraid that the morale will collapse and it will be unbearable. ”

"If this battle is lost, I'm afraid it won't be tenable at all."

"It won't be too long."

"Therefore, before the end of this year, it is necessary to conquer Wuchang. The mouth of the lake cannot be stopped for a day. Zhou Fuchen. ”

"The minister is here." Zhou Fuchen responded loudly.

"From tomorrow, march by water and fight for the forts."

Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Zhou Fuchen's face twitched twice and said in a low voice.

What Luo Rucai thinks, the officials and soldiers can also think of. The guards of the forts by the officers and soldiers must be impregnable.

"General Zheng." Luo Rucai said.

Zheng Zhilong immediately said: "The minister is here." ”

"Please pull out the fleet to assist Zhou Fuchen." Luo Rucai said.

"Yes." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Yang Chengzu." Luo Rucai said.

"The minister is here." Yang Chengzu said.

"Send your right-hand men to uproot the forts on the south bank and attack Hukou County, and Zhang Xuan will assist you."

"Yes." Yang Chengzu said.

Luo Rucai's gaze swept over everyone, Zhang Xuan only felt that Luo Rucai's eyes were full of bloodshots, with a beast-like gaze, he said: "I don't ask how many people died, many people died, I will make up for you." And the offensive could not be stopped for a moment. I couldn't listen to it for a moment. ”

"You know what?"

"I'll get it." The generals stood up and said.

In the early stage of the battlefield, all the transfers are to create a strategic environment that is favorable to one's own side, and both sides use their own means, as if playing Go.

Luo Rucai's order, I don't know how many people died in the small area of Hukou.

Fighting with this is certainly the next policy. But now there is only one way.

We must not stop because the barriers in front of us are difficult to attack. Zhang Xuan could only grit his teeth slightly, and said secretly: "But I don't know how many old brothers can still be there after this battle." ”

"Newspaper. Raozhou Emergency. The official army crossed Poyang Lake, more than 30,000 or 40,000 horses, besieged Raozhou Mansion, General Xu Du guarded Raozhou, fought fiercely for a day and night, there was only a battalion of men and horses in the city, and after a long time, I am afraid that it could not be defended. A man with a messy figure and bloodshot eyes almost barged in and said loudly.

"What?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback and spoke before Luo Rucai. After he said it, he immediately felt that something was wrong, but he knelt on the ground, clasped his hands into fists, and said: "King, the last general will ask for battle and support Raozhou." ”

"Raozhou was fought down by you." Luo Rucai said: "I originally wanted you to deal with it. Take your headquarters to the horse. ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan said.

Raozhou is the flank of the army, there is Raozhou, the south does not need to be vigilant, and Raozhou falls into the hands of the official army, I am afraid that a part of the men and horses will be divided to guard the south, between gains and losses, the official army will turn over a little situation.

And the general trend of the battlefield is formed by the convergence of little by little battlefield forms here.

Therefore, it is necessary to resolutely crack down on any counterattack by the officers and soldiers.

Zhang Xuan didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly retreated, came to his military camp without saying a word, and ordered the whole army to assemble, and the army was ready to march south at any time.

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