Chapter 88: The decisive battle of Zhongzhou IV

The reason given by Sun Chuanting cannot be refuted by all the generals, because it is politically correct.

Whoever dares to say that the emperor will not be saved, I am afraid that it will be late to send troops, and if there is a slight hesitation, it will be considered a problem.

With Emperor Chongzhen's suspicious character, whoever wants to say that he is not in a hurry to save him will not be able to pass the test politically, and his future will be doomed immediately.

At this time, Beijing, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, had problems that became apparent, and once there was a problem, the whole country was contained.

Sun Shoufa listened to Sun Chuanting's words, did not dare to continue to insist, and retreated a little helplessly.

Many generals actually don't want to take the initiative to attack, after all, relying on the defense of the car battalion, they have a great chance of winning, and taking the initiative to attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties. Moreover, even if they won the battle, they still had to go to the king of Beizhiqin, and in the face of the fierce Tartars, they felt that it was not cost-effective when they thought about it.

Sun Chuanting naturally knew what the generals thought, and knew that these people wanted to fish in Henan, in fact, if the situation allowed, Sun Chuanting also wanted to fish in Henan, but the military rations were hung above his head with a sharp sword, so he had to make a quick decision.

Now the generals don't know that the military rations are about to run out, and if they do, maybe the army has already begun to mess up and the army's morale is shaken, let alone fight a decisive battle with the breaking army.

Sun Chuanting was very aware of his strengths and weaknesses, the car camp was his advantage, and the grain was his disadvantage.

If he fought near Tongguan, he could be invincible, and the deeper he went into Henan, the longer the grain route, the more dangerous he became.

In the hinterland of Henan, no matter how good his battalion is, the soldiers always have to eat, as long as the army breaks into a section of his grain road, he will have to follow in the footsteps of Hong Chengchou.

If the time is not in a hurry, Sun Chuanting has trained a fine cavalry to guard the grain road, then he is not afraid to break into the hinterland, but now he has no cavalry, and the deeper he goes, the more dangerous it becomes.

There are thousands of miles of red land in Henan, lack of grain and grass, and logistics problems will be his key point, Sun Chuanting knows this, but he has to go deeper, because of the urgency from above, if he doesn't chase Li Zicheng, he can't exterminate the thieves, and he can't complete the holy order.

This is also the reason why Sun Chuanting knew that going deep would leave hidden dangers, and he had to chase all the way to Xiangcheng.

Xiangcheng is already in the central region of Henan, Li Zicheng gathered his men and horses here, not to mention that Sun Chuanting urgently needs to take Xiangcheng to get supplies, just say that if Li Zicheng continues to retreat eastward and lure him deeper, will he chase or not?

Most of the chasing will be defeated, and if you don't chase, you can't complete the holy order, for various reasons, Sun Chuanting made up his mind to make a quick decision.

After Sun Shoufa retreated, the generals saw that Sun Chuanting had made up his mind, and they couldn't help but be silent for a while, and they didn't dare to speak out against it.

After Sun Chuanting arrived in Shaanxi, he saw the situation in Zhongzhou and knew that he had said the wrong thing in front of Chongzhen.

He understood that he couldn't pacify Li Zicheng, and the end would be another Yuan Chonghuan, and in the end there was only a dead end.

After seeing his situation, Sun Chuanting had already given up his life, so he dared to kill Long Liwei, a He person, and also dared to kill the lawless gentry in Shaanxi, confiscating their family property and sufficient military funds.

Because he knew that if he could not exterminate the rogue, then he would either die at the hands of the thieves or be killed by the imperial court.

A person with a heart of death, many generals naturally dare not provoke him.

Inside the tent, a pin drop could be heard for a while, and after half a sound, Gao Jie broke the silence, "Inspector, since we are going to fight a decisive battle, how should we fight this battle?" ”

Sun Chuanting let out a turbid breath in his nose, "This governor is going to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the thieves is in Xiangcheng and fight it as soon as possible." However, the casualties of the assault are too large, and the generals still need to brainstorm to see if they can mobilize the thieves to fight. ”

If the officers and soldiers take the initiative to attack the thieves, they will have to break through the barracks one after another, and most of them will exhaust themselves to death in the end.

If Li Zicheng can be lured to take the initiative to fight, with the quality of the thief soldiers, as long as he breaks through his key few people, the thief soldiers who leave the camp will be defeated, and the strength of the official army will be much less.

At that moment, everyone in the tent was talking for a while, thinking about how to lead Li Zicheng to fight.

Li Yongfu thought that the Qin army was rushing to make equipment, and couldn't help asking: "Does the superintendent want a group of men and horses to attack the city and lead the battalions of thieves outside the city to fight?" ”

Sun Chuanting nodded with satisfaction, "This governor does have such an idea, but I don't know which general is willing to lead an army to attack Xiangcheng?" ”

Xiangcheng is full of military camps, and at this time, leading the army to attack Xiangcheng will inevitably be attacked by the thieves inside and outside, and suffer a big defeat.

This is obviously not a good task, even if it succeeds in luring the troops outside the city out of the camp, I am afraid that the men and horses who are attacking the city will suffer heavy losses.

After hearing this, many generals couldn't help but be silent, and even Chen Yongfu, who guessed Sun Chuanting's intentions, was also shrinking back, and everyone didn't want to take on such a task.

Sun Chuanting's face sank when he saw this, and he was about to order the general, but at this time, the curtain was suddenly lifted by a general, and then he walked quickly to the middle, knelt down on one knee, and held a letter above his head, "Enlighten the overseer, the letter sent by the thieves in the city!" ”

Sun Chuanting's sinking face showed a trace of doubt, he was slightly stunned, and then stretched out his hand and motioned for the general to present the letter.

After Sun Chuanting took it, he directly watched it, and his brows suddenly furrowed.

When the generals saw that Sun Chuanting had finished reading the letter, they put the letter away and put it aside, but the whole person was silent, and there was no joy or sorrow on his face.

Gao Jie thought that Sun Chuanting was unhappy that no one came out to receive the order, so he gritted his teeth and stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Supervisor, the last general is willing to take the order to attack Xiangcheng." ”

Gao Jie and Li Zicheng are incompatible, Li Zicheng has won the world, Gao Jie will definitely be exterminated, he really wants to destroy Li Zicheng, and after Sun Chuanting killed He Renlong, he took great care of him and let him lead He Renlong's soldiers and horses, Gao Jie was very grateful, so he stood up at this time.

After Sun Chuanting heard this, he smiled on his face, he was very satisfied with Gao Jie, but he shook his head, "The strategy of attacking Xiangcheng has been canceled. ”

Sun Chuanting waved Fang Cai's letter, and suddenly asked: "This is the battle letter given to me by Li Zicheng, asking me to fight a decisive battle in three days, what do you think his intentions are?"

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this, and there was no need to be tempted, Li Zicheng was willing to fight, and this was not in their arms.

Gao Jie didn't think about it, so he said happily: "Could it be that Li Zicheng has run out of food?" ”

Several of the generals were delighted, and a few frowned slightly, but Sun Chuanting sneered, "I don't think he ran out of food, but sent someone to copy the back road of the governor and cut off the grain road of the governor." ”

"Ahh The generals in the tent immediately exclaimed, the car camp is slow to move, the thieves really go to cut off their food routes, once the army runs out of food, it will be difficult for the car camp to run.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting slapped them on the desk and quieted them down, "What are you nervous about?" Li Zicheng wanted to drag the governor with the appointment battle, and then send troops to outflank the governor's grain road, and the governor could plan and retreat in the direction of Nanyang, leading Li Zicheng to pursue. ”

"What does the Overseer mean to pretend to run out of food and then retreat?" Some generals didn't understand and asked.

There are not many generals in the Ming Dynasty who can obey orders, and most of the remaining are Zuo Liangyu's generation, Sun Chuanting is quite patient with these subordinates who can obey orders, and explained: "Since Li Zicheng decided to copy the grain road, even if the governor asks people to attack Xiangcheng, he will definitely not fight, he will only wait for his men and horses to cut off the grain road of the governor, and wait for the army of the governor to collapse by itself, so the strategy of attacking Xiangcheng to lead the enemy out of battle is not advisable." ”

"The governor decided to retreat to Nanyang, not pretending to run out of food, but telling Li Ziwei that the governor had seen through his plan and was worried that the grain route would be cut off, so he retreated in a hurry. I retreated after running out of food, Li Zicheng may not believe it, but I saw through his plan and was worried that the grain road would be cut off, Li Zicheng would definitely believe it! Sun Chuanting was sure of Li Zicheng, and said with a smile: "As long as the governor deliberately creates some panic when the army retreats, and sells a flaw to Li Zicheng, he will inevitably lead the army to chase after him, and then the governor will be able to fight with him in one place." ”

"Inspector's clever plan!" Gao Jie slapped his thigh, even he understood, and the generals' eyes lit up.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting finally glanced at the generals, "This battle is related to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, and all ministries need to obey the dispatch of the governor, and there is no room for mistakes. Now Bendu has ordered, after an hour, the governor will lead the Qin army to go first, and after the two of you are broken, what should you do, but do you want the governor to teach you? ”

"The last general understands!" Chen Yongfu and Qin Yiming immediately came out to hug their fists.

An hour later, Sun Chuanting wore a suit of armor, came out of the tent, and was supported by the guards on a war horse.

He rode on his horse, glanced at the Qin army who was pulling out the camp, and then looked at Xiangcheng and let out a heavy sigh.

At this time, he was about to take the horse and retreat with the army to the west, but the hand holding the reins of the horse suddenly stiffened, his eyes were fixed on the back of his hand, and then he suddenly looked up at the sky, touched his cheek with his hand, put it in front of him, and suddenly looked stunned~

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