Chapter 179 Betting

Although there are many times when there are wars, there are too many uncontrollable factors, and it is like gambling. But military action, after all, is not gambling. Zhang Xuan's gambling is only when making a decision. Once he made his decision, he immediately prepared this plan in detail.

Immediately find Zheng Lian and let the soldiers immediately give Wang Jincai an order, so that when Wang Jincai gets the order, he will attack the Ming army at all costs, and even ask Cao Zongyu to support Wang Jincai from Changsha, and also let Wang Jincai pass the order to A Gao Yigong, let Gao Yigong attack south, and put pressure on Guilin from both sides.

The reason why Zhang Xuan did this thing first was that Wang Jincai's department and Zhang Xuan's Guangdong department were separated by Wuling, not to mention that the ridge road was difficult to walk, just saying that the straight-line distance between the two sides was about 1,000 miles, and even a little farther than the distance from Zhaoqing to Guilin.

And all parts of the country are newly settled, and a lot of infrastructure has not been established at all, such as post stations, what do you want to rush for 800 miles, and there is no post station to change horses, so you can't run at all. Zhang Xuan estimated that even if he sent messengers now, day and night, it would be at least two days before Wang Jin could receive the order. As for Wang Jincai's execution of the order, plus the preparation time, it will also be a day later.

That is, at least three days, Wang Jincai can attack the Ming army, and as for Cao Zongyu's troops in the direction of Changsha, they can't participate in this battle at all.

Even Zhang Xuan was not sure whether Wang Jincai's attack would be able to disperse the forces in Guilin City.

However, what can be done, Zhang Xuan has to do it in front.

Immediately, Qin Meng was appointed as the defender of Zhaoqing City, and asked him to lead the people of his headquarters to guard Zhaoqing City.

Zhaoqing City served as the starting point of Zhang Xuan's expedition to the west. must find a town guard who reassures him, and Qin Meng is such a person, Qin Meng has been by Zhang Xuan's side for so long, although his official position is not high, but he still has ability, and his qualifications are old enough, as Zhang Xuan's descendant, Zhang Xuan can rest assured.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered a battalion to be transferred from Guangzhou to Zhaoqing.

It must be asked to make sure that there is no problem with the bridgehead of Zhaoqing.

Immediately, he explained the matter to the generals.

The generals were shocked and felt that this matter was too risky. Luo Dai immediately asked for battle and said: "General, why do you need the general to go out in this matter, just order the general to lead the troops to the west." The general is waiting for good news in Zhaoqing. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at Luo Dai and said secretly in his heart: "If Brother Cao is here, I can naturally rest assured, but Luo Dai, it still can't work." ”

Zhang Xuan believes that if this matter is handed over to Cao Zongyu, he will definitely be able to handle it properly, even if he can't win, he can get out of the way. But Rodeon has a temperament. It's really reassuring, if he is not careful, he himself will die, and the more than 10,000 cavalry may be folded under the city of Guilin.

Such a big event, Zhang Xuan didn't dare to hand it over to Luo Dai to take the risk. whereas

If you don't give it to Luo Dai, it will be even more impossible to hand it over to Ma Sanbao and other generals below, not to mention whether they have the ability or not, just because Luo Dai is here, you can't let Luo Dai's subordinates take charge of the overall situation, which is simply ignoring the law of the class in the army.

Zhang Xuan thought about it, but still felt that he had to come by himself.

It's just that these words are not good to say in front of Luo Dai, Zhang Xuan said: "This matter is very important, I have made up my mind, and there is no need to say more." ”

Zhang Xuan's prestige of winning many battles is there, once Zhang Xuan decides something, the people below naturally dare not have objections.

Zhang Xuan immediately said to Ding Chukui: "This matter was initiated by Mr. Ding, and I also asked Mr. Ding to go to Guilin with me." ”

Ding Chukui knew about this matter, couldn't refuse, and said, "That's nature." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "The whole army is resting, and the troops will be sent tomorrow." ”

Although Zhang Xuan decided that the time was tight, the sooner the better, but he also knew that if he wanted to hurry, he would not reach it. If you want to march thousands of miles in one go, even cavalry needs more preparation, Zhang Xuan selects the elite and gets the number of 10,000 horsemen, these soldiers who are going to go to war naturally have to go to bed early to recuperate.

Because in the next few days, I really don't know if I will be able to close my eyes.

But more people in Zhaoqing were woken up, and under the auspices of Xia Jun, they began to prepare military rations, not only the military rations that people eat, but the military rations that people eat can be a little worse. But what the horse eats is not indispensable at all. All the concentrate should be used, which is better than what the soldiers eat.

Thousands of miles of assault all rely on horsepower, and if something happens to a person, they can still be tied to a horse and march. But something went wrong with the horse, and it was all over.

In this big bet, Zhang Xuan has already bet. But Qu Shiyun didn't know yet.

In the city of Guilin, among the Qu Shiyun mansions, the lights are brilliant.

For Qu Shiyun, it was another sleepless night.

Since the news of the fall of Guangzhou reached Guilin, the city of Guilin lost its voice for a while. They never imagined that Zhang Tongchang had just been defeated in the north, so that Zhang Tongchang only fled back to Guilin City with more than a thousand remnants.

If it weren't for the complicated terrain of the mountains north of Guilin, it would be difficult for the army to advance. Maybe the first thing they have to face is the army of Gao Yigong.

The fall of Guangzhou and the defeat of Zhang Tongchang immediately caused an uproar in this small court.

All kinds of impeachments flew to the palace. For a time, Zhang Tongchang was scolded as a dog.

This matter has not yet come to an end, and I don't know who proposed to move the capital in a letter.

It was a petty official who made this suggestion, but this petty official was in the heart of the Son of Eternal Heaven. Yongli then folded this recital and let the people below discuss it. This already represents a clear signal.

Da Ming civil officials can't do anything else, but this almost explicit hint, who can't read it

It's out. For a while, the DPRK and China put aside the matter of the Eastern Expedition and discussed the matter of moving the capital.

Even if Qu Shiyun suppressed it, he couldn't suppress it.

Even Qu Shiyun had to get involved, as the red banner of the party that did not move the capital.

Qu Shiyun even felt that this matter was not made by Liu Chengyin's side, the reason was very simple, Qu Shiyun had been fighting for and seizing the troops in Liu Chengyin's hands, not all, but a part, for the Eastern Crusade. Qu Shiyun even simply said that even if Zhaoqing could not be saved, he would have to ensure Guangxi Prefecture.

But Liu Chengyin resolutely refused.

As a warlord, he regards the soldiers and horses in his hands as his life. Under no circumstances should he even think about cutting off the forces in his hands.

Qu Shiyun looked at the thick stack of sparseness, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said secretly: "This proposal to move the capital can't be debated." ”

As a civil official of the Ming Dynasty, he has long been familiar with party struggles. Many things start out with a difference of opinion on one thing, but then it quickly develops into a party that fights against each other. And in today's situation, Qu Shiyun has already seen a little sign.

As the first assistant, he is responsible for suppressing this sprout.

But how to suppress this sprout, the bell must be tied to the bell. It must start from the palace. Qu Shiyun saw that it was getting late, and he did not open the palace door at night, and he had to be decent as a minister. In general, it is not advisable to visit the emperor at night.

Qu Shiyun pushed the window away, and saw that the moon didn't know when, it had sunk, and the sky was full of stars, and it was already the second half of the night.

He put his clothes together and lay down on the desk. After only resting for a little more than an hour, I heard the rooster crowing in my ears. The sky turned white, and the earth twisted again in an invisible force.

Qu Shiyun immediately got up, cleaned up his appearance, changed into court clothes, and sent someone to the palace to ask for a meeting, and then arrived in front of the original Jingjiang Palace, where Pang Tianshou had been waiting for a long time at this moment. Pang Tianshou saw Qu Shiyun, immediately took a few steps forward, and said, "When the emperor heard that Mr. was coming, he had already asked the slave and maid to wait here for a long time. ”

"Then there is Father-in-law Lao." Qu Shiyun said with a pleasant face.

Although the relationship between civil officials and eunuchs seems to be incompatible, the relationship between the civil officials and the eunuchs in the palace who really make achievements actually complement each other. It is almost the practice of the Ming Dynasty, Qu Shiyun has the heart to cheer up, and naturally he is unwilling to offend the emperor's close people.

Pang Tianshou led the way in front, and between walking, a necklace hung out of his arms, swaying from side to side, it was a silver cross, and there was a relief of the crucifixion on it.

Qu Shiyun saw it and smiled slightly, Qu Shiyun, as a person from Jiangnan, there were early Catholic believers like Xu Guangqi among his fellow villagers, and he was not surprised by this. said: "Father-in-law, I also believe in God." ”

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