Chapter Eighty-Eight: Plans Can't Keep Up with Changes

Ma Shiying couldn't wait to scold Liu Liangzuo for being a waste. But looking at the appearance of the people around him, I have to suppress the anger in my heart.

I have to admit that there is some truth in Liu Liangzuo's worries.

Ma Shiying scattered and dispatched troops like this, and Liu Liangzuo's troops alone were not much more than Yuan Shizhong's troops.

However, the defensive area of the outer long fence far exceeded the defensive area of Xiayi City inside.

The same number of Liu Liangzuo's subordinates may not be the opponents of Yuan Shizhong's subordinates.

Liu Liangzuo's worries may be ugly, but they are true.

"I was careless." Ma Shiying said secretly in his heart.

"Ma Gong, leave General Jin behind." Liu Zeqing said with a high spirit: "Zhang Xuan's little thief, the last general will be caught." There is no need for General Kim's help. ”

"Mr. Liu, his courage is commendable." Ma Shiying said: "Zhang Xuan's thief is entrusted to General Liu. ”

Ma Shiying was as good as a stream, and after arranging Liu Zeqing, he said to Liu Liangzuo: "General Liu, transfer thousands of troops and horses from the Erbu to go down to fight with Xiao Yuanying, and I will watch here." ”

Liu Liangzuo said loudly: "Yes." ”

Liu Liangzuo's cheerfulness did not alleviate Ma Shiying's worries in the slightest.

"You can't catch up with one step, you can't catch up with one step at a time." Ma Shiying secretly said in his heart: "I have lost the first move. The hateful Wang Han. ”

Thinking that this situation was all brought about by Wang Han's negligence, Ma Shiying hated Wang Han a little bit.

The "rumbling" drums sounded again, and the officers and soldiers came out of camp from all over the place, lining up against the long circle.

In the midst of the drums, the soldiers all opened their nostrils wide, and desperately held the long knives and spears in their hands, just waiting for an order. It's a fight.

However, Yuan Shizhong had no intention of going to war immediately.

The official army is outside, even if there are many losses, they can be replenished, but in the city of Xiayi in the middle of Yuan Shizhong, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers who can fight.

He couldn't afford to lose.

Faced with the request for war below, Yuan Shizhong suddenly ordered: "Order half of the soldiers in every hundred households to rest, and half of the soldiers to continue to standby." ”

"Yes." Although the little Yuan battalion soldiers did not understand Yuan Shizhong's intentions, they still obeyed Yuan Shizhong's orders.

"What a cunning Yuan Shizhong." Ma Shiying suddenly saw Yuan Shizhong's intentions, and the place that the clairvoyant mirror paid attention to was no longer the soldiers below, but the artillery above the city.

When Zhang Xuan cast the cannon, he did not avoid Yuan Shizhong. There were even craftsmen from Xiao Yuanying's camp at that time. I don't know much about some of the details of the cannon casting, but the general situation is clear.

In fact, changing the casting cannon from a clay mold to an iron mold was not technically difficult for the craftsmen of this era.

Yuan Shizhong easily copied it.

When the officers and troops attacked the city, they were severely taught a lesson by the artillery of Xiao Yuan's battalion

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And now Yuan Shizhong clearly wants to fight under the protection of artillery.

If Liu Liangzuo attacked, he would have to withstand the blow of artillery fire before he could engage Xiao Yuan's battalion.

This kind of trading is extremely lossy, and Ma Shiying does not do it.

But if the troops were withdrawn like this, Ma Shiying also felt that his face was gloomy, and his morale was frustrated, and after thinking for a while, he sent an order to Liu Liangzuo and said, "Look at Xiao Yuanying." As for when he saw the word, he did not say.

Just when there was an extremely embarrassing confrontation under Xiayi City, Zhang Xuan also fell into a dilemma.

First of all, Zhang Xuan understood very well that the soldiers under his command, whether it was the four infantry battalions or Yang Shenzu's cavalry, were already very tired after a night of fierce fighting.

Man is not a machine after all.

But Qin Meng came with the news that someone made him very uncomfortable, that is, the officers and soldiers of the brigade were advancing westward, at least 20,000, and the specific number was still being explored, and it was Liu Zeqing's soldiers and horses.

"It's coming so fast." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "As long as it is one day late, as long as it is one day at night, the situation will be very different." ”

If Zhang Xuan broke into the west bank of Suishui, it would be a test of the forehand in boxing, and Yang Shenzu's night assault would be a ferocious hook.

And Liu Zeqing came to help urgently, that is, he punched out, and the gap that had not yet been recovered was slammed into a straight punch.

It's best to block it.

Zhang Xuan could even withdraw to the west bank of Suishui and confront Liu Zeqing.

But Zhang Xuan clearly felt the opportunity.

Yes, chances.

Outnumbered, the most important thing is to divide the enemy in time and space, so that you will always be fighting with the same number or less of the same number of enemies.

Whether it's a fight or a war, it's the same truth.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan ate Wang Hanbu, and Liu Zeqing's department did not have an absolute numerical advantage over Zhang Xuan.

As for why Zhang Xuan didn't wait for a day of repair, he would fight again in the next day.

First, Zhang Xuan can't give up the food of the Wen family, and second, it's an intuition, the officials and soldiers are not stupid, and it will definitely not be the same as playing games, you kill one person, send one, and so on.

If you want to seize this opportunity, the best way is to end the battle in the shortest possible time.

The time is today.

"To do, or not to do." Zhang Xuan slowly paced and pondered.

Everyone was silent, and they felt that Zhang Xuan was about to make a major decision, but some people could guess it, and some people couldn't.

"Commander, when the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, whether it is offensive or defensive, and it can't be delayed." Cao Zongyu said loudly.

It's better to make a decision at worst than not to make a decision at all.

Zhang Xuan also knew that he couldn't hesitate, he gritted his teeth and made a decision, and said secretly: "Liu Zeqing is a fish belly, whether it is in history or when he fights with him on the Yellow River, it is not a big deal.

Now under almost the same conditions, what if I don't care about fighting Liu Zeqing and meet Eight Banners in the future? ”

"Moreover, my advantage is actually in the first few days after the battle, once I can't get in touch with Yuan Shizhong in the first few days, or break the siege of Xiayi, the only thing left is to retreat. Yuan Shizhong was not saved. ”

"Anyway, Yuan Shizhong is the eldest brother of righteousness, even if it is for the sake of the word righteousness, he has to take a risk."

Zhang Xuan may not have felt it himself, but since the change in Xiangyang, after he kicked history in another direction, Zhang Xuan's self-confidence has been greatly enhanced.

"The whole army immediately pulled out the camp, and the direction was due east." Zhang Xuan said loudly: "The Linying camp is in front, the Baoding battalion is second, the Nanyang battalion is third, and the Xiping battalion is last, and the horse team moves with me." ”

The reason why Zhang Xuan wanted to act with the horse team was that the absolute horse team was the weakest link in his control, if the war was at a disadvantage, the four battalions did not dare to say that it would not collapse, but before the collapse, the generals at all levels still worked hard, but they didn't know about Yang Shenzu.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xuan had seen one after another pit friendly guys, in this battle that did not occupy an advantage, and Cao Ying's right army was still at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength, and he wanted to eliminate all hidden dangers.

"Yes." Everyone said yes aloud.

"Tell all the brothers that Liu Zeqing is just a defeated man." Zhang Xuan said: "Break Liu Zeqing today, break through the Xiayi camp tomorrow, and then we will join forces with Xiao Yuan's camp." ”

"Go ahead." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and everyone went down.

Zhang Xuan's tent was the only one left in He Hutou. Zhang Xuan suddenly remembered Luo Yujiao, put his hand into his arms, took out a sachet, and put it on the tip of his nose as if he could smell Luo Yujiao's fragrance.

In this sachet, there is nothing else, only a strand of Zhang Xuan's hair, which is entangled with Luo Yujiao's strand of hair. It is also the so-called married couple.

And the stitches of this sachet are very messy, the pattern on it is also a little awkward, and even a little ugly, the mandarin duck embroidery is not even like a duck, but in Zhang Xuan's opinion, it is the most beautiful pattern.

Without him, this is sewn by Luo Yujiao herself.

He Hutou said: "Brother-in-law, can you win this battle?" ”

Zhang Xuan will not hide He Hutou from him when he does anything, He Hutou saw how Zhang Xuan formulated the battle plan and implemented the battle plan, and he understood better that today's battle was something other than Zhang Xuan's plan. So I'm a little worried.

"I don't know." Zhang Xuan stuffed the sachet into his arms.

"Then you don't seem scared at all?" He Hutou asked.

Zhang Xuan asked He Hutou to come over, and said in He Hutou's ear: "The first key to being a general is to never let people see that you are afraid, remember, it is forever, even if it is death, it will not work." ”

After Zhang Xuan said that, he left He Hu with a smile on his head and strode out.

He's going to get moving, too.

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