Hong Chengchou finally gave in, he knew how terrible it was to be a courtier if he incurred the resentment of the king. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info ignorant teenagers always like to say that "there is something to be discouraged from the military orders abroad", many times, from the point of view of the national interest, this is good, but from the point of view of the king, any person who has a heavy army, but can not carry out his will, no matter how loyal he is, no matter how great the merit is, it can only be exchanged for greater suspicion. Although Hong Chengchou wanted to read two lines of poetry, he thought of the consequences of being really hard topped, so he had to back down. A minister like Chao Cuo may be willing to disregard his own life and death for the sake of the peace of the world and his achievements. But Hong Chengchou is not such a person.

"Since it is so the Divine Will." Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "As courtiers, we can only obey the edict." ”

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"Arsen, our plan to go to the Golden State has been cancelled." Zheng Zhihu said to Zheng Sen. When he walked in, Zheng Sen was checking the newly drawn nautical charts of the Liaodong area by the technicians sent to Zheng Zhihu with several staff officers of the Model Army. These charts were drawn in a more accurate way, although they cannot be compared with the charts of later generations, but compared with the original charts of the Ming Dynasty, they can almost be regarded as the charts of the freehand school of landscape painting, and this chart can at least be used with compasses and rulers on it.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Sen put down the compass in his hand and asked.

"The imperial court has sent a supervising army, and Inspector Hong has decided to send troops immediately." Zheng Zhihu said, "Inspector Hong sent an order, ordering me to abandon the plan to attack the enemy army in Jinzhou and send all the ships that can move over to ensure the food route of the army. ”

Marching along the coastline and using sea ships to ensure supplies under the premise of sea supremacy is a common and effective way to deal with opponents with high mobility capabilities. The Crusader commander Lionheart used this tactic against Saladin, forcing Saladin to abandon his harassment tactics and go head-on with his hoplites and English longbows. And a series of tactical victories. If it weren't for the fire in the backyard, Saladin might not have won the battle to defend the Holy Land.

Although Hong Chengchou did not know this history, he was the most experienced commander in military affairs, and the choice he made in this matter coincided with that of King Lionheart. If anything, Lionheart's army was capable of outperforming his opponents in head-on combat, while Hong Seungchou's army did not have such an advantage.

Zheng Sen has always been full of malice towards the Ming court, but he did not want to see Hong Chengchou finish up in Songshan with his army as in history, and then he himself surrendered to the Manchus and became a traitor. This is not because Zheng Sen has any good impression of Hong Chengchou, the only reason is that Zheng Sen thinks that Hong Chengchou is very capable, and after becoming a traitor, it will become an obstacle for Zheng Sen to eliminate the Manchus in the future.

"The use of the method of transporting grain by sea can at least ensure that the army will not collapse without a fight, as in the original history, because the grain routes were cut off. And in this way, Hong Chengchou also has a way out, so he will not be captured by the Manchus as in history, so naturally he will not have the opportunity to be a traitor. Thinking like this, Zheng Sen asked, "Second Uncle, when will Inspector Hong leave?" ”

"I heard that the brigade has already set off, but Inspector Hong has always been cautious, and it is estimated that he will not go too fast, so we still have time." Zheng Zhihu said, "I have asked people to prepare, but there is no hurry, ten days later, we will set off again, and it is estimated that it will be too late." ”

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Zheng Zhihu estimated that Hong Chengchou would walk very slowly, so in the short term, the transportation of grain would not become a big problem. This judgment is still very accurate, in fact, after ten full days of dispatching troops, the army behind the palace turned around and could still see Ning Yuan's city tower.

"Inspector Hong, why did you stop after walking so much today?" Zhang Ruoqi asked with a cold face.

"When our army encounters the enemy in front and there is some fighting, it is natural to stop for a while and send people to inquire about the situation in front of us in order to make sure that everything is possible." Hong Chengchou replied. The so-called encounter with the enemy was actually just a encounter with the Manchu reconnaissance cavalry, but Hong Chengchou used this as an excuse to let the army camp on the spot and prepare for defense. And once stationed, Hong Chengchou delayed for several days on the grounds of sending scout cavalry to find out whether there were any ambushes ahead, and just let the soldiers train in the battalion.

"Go like this, but that year will you get to Jinzhou?" Zhang Ruoqi said angrily, "The Art of War is 'the speed of soldiers', and it is said that 'saving soldiers is like fighting fire', like this, slowly and leisurely, but when will it go?" Could it be that the superintendent is really afraid of Jianxuan? ”

"Master Zhang knows the art of war." Hong Chengchou sneered, "I don't know how many soldiers Master Zhang has brought and how many battles he has fought. The old man is now under the strict orders of the saint, and the saint gives the army of a country to the old man, how can the old man blindly take risks? If the enemy advances lightly, what can I do if there is a defeat? ”

"A few days ago, we met in Jianxuan, but the garrison of the Inspector Division did not advance, and it was only after a few days that the army marched, and as a result, the enemy army did not ambush, but it was in vain. But so it is today. Zhang Ruoqi said, "Today, the country's money and grain are consumed here, and it is really difficult for the country to support it." Besides, there are more than 100,000 elites in the hands of the superintendent, and the army of Jianzhi is only more than 100,000 people from all over the country, and if we have to leave an army to besiege Jinzhou, how many troops can we use to ambush us? Moreover, in the battle report reported by the Inspector before, he fought with Jianxuan, and he was also quite victorious. It can be seen that the combat strength of the officers and troops is no less than that of Jianxuan. What is the reason why the overseer is so unrestrained that he does not dare to enter? ”

Hong Chengchou listened to it and said: "Since the chaos of Jianxuan, the officials and troops have fought with it, and there have been many defeats and few victories. So much so that when fighting, they are often intimidated by the enemy's accumulation of power and are afraid without a fight. 'Husband fights, courage also', if you are afraid before fighting, only thinking about the invincibility of Jian's cavalry and shooting, and only thinking about 'Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000, and 10,000 are invincible', then when it comes to fighting, it is natural that you can't even use a single point with great strength. However, the morale of this army does not mean that there is something that comes with it. Jianxuan is good at field warfare and is not good at attacking fortifications, while the officers and soldiers are good at defending. I took the battalion step by step, and the defense was the attack, which was to force Jianxuan to attack with a short blow. In this way, our army can take advantage of this to gain some small victories, so that the soldiers can know that Jianzhi is actually nothing more than this, remove their fears, and accumulate their confidence in victory, so that they can gradually have morale. Now among the nine general soldiers, there are many victories against Shang Jianxuan, but there are only a few Cao Bianjiao, Wu Sangui, and Zheng Zhihu. Among them, Zheng Zhihu's command is a naval army, and it is useless on land. Among the more than 100,000 people, only 12 out of 10 people can be fearless. Once ambushed, I am afraid that there will be those who will be defeated without a fight. I am now marching forward step by step, and if the Jianzhi come to attack, our army will let them have no gaps, just by repelling them and increasing the morale of our army. In this way, when he arrived in Jinzhou, he had a chance to win the decisive battle with Jianxuan. ”

Hong Chengchou originally thought that such a remark might be able to impress Zhang Ruoqi, but he didn't want Zhang Ruoqi to just sneer after hearing it: "Inspector Hong said it well, 'Husband fights, courage also.'" But hasn't the Inspector heard of 'the courage of the generals'? Confucius said: 'The virtue of a gentleman, the virtue of a villain, and the wind on the grass will die.' If the commander is not afraid of the soldiers, the sergeants under his command are naturally not afraid of the soldiers, and if the commander is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, the soldiers are naturally afraid of the enemy like a tiger. I don't know if the superintendent thinks what the subordinate said is reasonable? ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately blushed and said: "If Lord Zhang is brave, he can give Lord Zhang a thousand elite soldiers, which will be led by Lord Zhang and will lead the whole army." Lord Zhang is a virtuous gentleman, with the courage of a benevolent, if you want to come to the sergeant under your command with Lord Zhang, you will naturally have morale like a rainbow, and the clown jumps off the beam, that is, there are ambushes, and Lord Zhang can also destroy them with a backhand. I don't know if Master Zhang is willing? ”

Zhang Ruoqi listened, but said: "The lower official is the supervisor of this more than 100,000 army by the will of the saint. Can An abandon the trust of the saint and become a pioneer? If the overseer really wants the subordinate to be the vanguard, he can report to the saint himself. If the saint is approved, let alone a vanguard, he is the commander of this army of more than 100,000 people, and the lower officials dare to resign? ”

Zhang Ruoqi's attitude naturally made Hong Chengchou angry half to death, an official from the third list of Jinshi (from the same Jinshi), relying on the power of a guy from a high background, was so rude, and even threatened him, which really made Hong Chengchou feel unbearable. So he just said: "This official is entrusted by the Holy Lord, so he naturally knows what to do!" And when he had said this, he turned and went out of the tent to make his rounds.

Although Zhang Ruoqi seemed to have the upper hand, he himself knew that if Hong Chengchou did not agree, unless he asked for another holy decree, he would not be able to change anything. Because now he is completely an airborne cadre and has limited influence in the army, as long as Hong Chengchou ignores him, there is nothing he can do. So Zhang Ruoqi not only kept urging Hong Chengchou to advance quickly, but also kept communicating with the general soldiers under Hong Chengchou. Trying to get their support.

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"Major General, why did you agree to support the rapid march of Zhang Jianjun's army?" After sending Zhang Ruoqi away, Wu Sangui returned to the military tent, and a curtain guest asked him.

Wu Sangui heard this, but said with a smile: "Mr. Bozhong, do you know who is behind this prison army?" ”

"It's Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War." The curtain man replied.

Wu Sangui nodded and said, "Chen Xinjia is quite a saint, and he has many benefits to please him. As the saying goes, there are people in the DPRK and China who are good officials. ”

"It's just that I remember that the major general, as well as Zu Shuai, actually agreed with Inspector Hong moving forward slowly, right? Now that the major general supports Zhang Jianjun, if he really gives him the upper hand, the army will go fast, I am afraid that it will show a lot of flaws, and then I am afraid that it will be easy to make trouble. The curtain man asked again.

"As the so-called sky falls, there is a tall man on top. Even if the Eighth General Soldier agrees, as long as Inspector Hong does not agree, our way of marching will not change, so what is there to worry about? Wu Sangui said with a smile.

"It's just that this offends Inspector Hong. As the old saying goes, 'county officials are not as good as being in charge', Inspector Hong is the governor of Jiliao, and he is in charge now, and he is guilty of it, I'm afraid it's not good. ”

"Now that the war is imminent, it is the time to employ people, and Inspector Hong will not do anything to us. Moreover, if Inspector Hong wins this battle, he will naturally be immediately recalled by the Holy Lord to pacify the Liukou in the Central Plains. Naturally, he won't continue to be the governor here," Wu Sangui said, "If he loses, can he continue to be the governor of this place?" ”