"Lord Governor, Zhang Xianzhong has grabbed a lot of things in the Huguang area, but they also consume a lot, these days they besieged Tongcheng, and then moved troops to Fengyang, and they want to consume a lot. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And this time the rogues used a trick, although Huang Shuai and Liu Shuai suffered a big loss, but in order to let Huang Shuai and them be fooled, the rogue must still have to abandon a lot of materials, some of these materials can be recovered, but the loss is definitely indispensable. In this way, the students estimated that Zhang Xianzhong's army could not support the supplies for long. As long as Tongcheng can hold for a short time, Zhang Xianzhong is estimated to have to retreat. Kong Zhang replied.

"That's the truth, but Tongcheng may not be able to hold that time." Ma Shiying sighed and said.

"Students know that, too. However, judging from Huang Shuai's letter, the rogues below Tongcheng did not have the strength to break through Tongcheng in a short period of time. What he was most worried about now was that the thief would retreat and join the rogues outside the city. Therefore, the students feel that the most important thing now is that we have to drag down these rogues under Fengyang City. We can't let them return to Tongcheng quickly, and we can't let them concentrate on attacking Tongcheng. Kong Zhang said.

"How can we hold back so many thieves? Besides, if the thieves retreat, how can our army hold them back? Ma Shiying asked.

"Out of the city, of course, all the time following behind the enemy army, putting pressure on the enemy army and making it difficult for them to retreat quickly." Kong Zhang said.

"Never!" Ma Shiying's face turned white all of a sudden, "Bangui, do you know that Huang Shuai and Liu Shuai went out of the city to pursue the enemy army, and they were defeated." Although the number of enemy troops outside the city is not as large as that in Tongcheng, you have mentioned before that these enemy troops are the elite of the rogues, and we will go out of the city to pursue them, in case they are ambushed again, wouldn't it be ......"

Kong Zhang knew that Ma Shiying was not proficient in military affairs, and it was normal to have such thoughts. He replied: "Boss, we go out of the city, but it is different from Huang Shuai and Liu Shuai when they go out of the city. Huang Shuai and Liu Shuai went out of the city in order to chase and kill the thief army, because they were greedy for merit, so they scattered their formations in the pursuit, and as a result, after encountering an ambush, they were completely unable to organize an effective defense and counterattack. But we are different, we only go out to hold off the thief army, not to hunt down the thief army. Retreat, my lord, is almost one of the most difficult operations in military affairs. When retreating, if you are followed by an enemy army. The situation will be very troublesome. Boss, do you think that if the team in front retreats too quickly, won't the team behind panic? If the team behind is panicked, it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it. When the time comes, the rear will be defeated, and then it will spread to the front, and if it is not done well, it will be a battle of water. So if there is an enemy army following, it is difficult to retreat quickly. Moreover, the reconnaissance capabilities of our army are not bad, and it is not so easy for the enemy to ambush us. ”

"What if the enemy suddenly returns to the division and surrounds our army?" Ma Shiying asked again.

"Boss, then let the enemy surround you." Kong Zhang replied confidently, "The combat effectiveness of our army is not something they can deal with casually. The enemy army does not have much rations, and it is impossible to besiege us for a long time. So as long as we bring enough military rations, we don't have to worry about the enemy suddenly returning to surround us. ”

"It's still inappropriate, it's still necessary to think about it in the long run, and think about it in the long run." Ma Shiying still shook his head.

Kong Zhang knew that Tongcheng was also the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River, and if it was really lost, there would really be no other mobile forces nearby that could fill this gap, so that Zhang Xianzhong might be able to take people to Nanjing City in one go. If this is the case, it will cause a lot of damage to the entire Jiangnan. For the Zheng family, the prosperity of Jiangnan is still very important. Because Jiangnan is an important raw material source and market for the Zheng family, once Zhang Xianzhong enters Jiangnan, it almost directly means that the Zheng family will suffer huge losses economically. So, no matter what, he couldn't just watch Tongcheng fall.

"Your Excellency. Once Tongcheng falls, the consequences are unimaginable. If the rogues invade Nanjing, I am afraid that the court will be angry. When the time comes...... If we send an army to drag Zhang Xianzhong, not seeking merit, but only to be able to force this thief back, it will be a great achievement. The situation is so dangerous, where is there a solution to the problem without taking a little risk. Kong Zhang said.

"This ......" Ma Shiying also hesitated, he knew that if such a situation really occurred, according to the current emperor's temperament, he was afraid that he would be able to do it. He Ma Shiying has waited so many years to recover, and if he just recovers together, he will be ...... That's simply ......

"If the pro-military battalion is dispatched, Fengyang's defense won't have problems, right?" Ma Shiying asked.

After listening to Ma Shiying's question, Kong Zhang knew that Ma Shiying was moved.

Zhang Xianzhong found that Ma Shiying, the new governor of Fengyang, was really a very kind person, and he dared to send a team of more than 2,000 people to follow him all the time. And this team is particularly luxuriously equipped. In the team of more than two thousand people, there were two or three hundred horses, and even cannons. And their soldiers, one by one, all had bird guns (Zhang Xianzhong had never seen the Zheng family's flintlock pistol before, so he only thought it was bird guns) and armor.

Zhang Xianzhong brought his godsons Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi to discuss how to fight.

"Boss, fourth, what do you mean by this Ma Shiying sending so many people to follow us?" Zhang Xianzhong asked first.

Ai Nengqi looked at Sun Kewang first, and saw that Sun Kewang frowned and didn't mean to speak first, so he said: "Daddy, the child thinks that this is Ma Shiying's dizziness." There are 2,000 people, what can they do? The child thinks that tomorrow we will turn around and hit them first, and such a few people will be able to destroy them all in one morning. ”

Zhang Xianzhong did not comment on Ainengqi's words, but turned his head to Sun Kewang and said, "Boss, don't be bored there, if you have any ideas, speak them and listen to them." ”

Sun Kewang is also a cultural person among Zhang Xianzhong's godsons, he has read some books, and he is relatively calm. In military affairs, he is especially good at organizing retreat operations, when Zhang Xianzhong's army is moving around, Sun Kewang often performs the task of breaking off, and in Zhang Xianzhong's army, there is a "wall" called. Since ancient times, retreat, break-off, or anything has been one of the most complex operations that requires the highest command ability. At the same time, this kind of task is also the most critical task for an army. In history, I don't know how many heroic armies were defeated in retreat, such as the later Emperor Napoleon I, who won consecutive battles against Tsarist Russia and took Moscow all the way. But his Hundred Battles Division was ultimately defeated in the process of withdrawing from Russia. Sun Kewang has been in charge of such operations, and has been doing well. On the one hand, it can be seen that Zhang Xianzhong trusts him, and on the other hand, it can also be seen that he is capable himself. Today's problem is what he is best at, so Zhang Xianzhong naturally wants to hear what he has to say.

"Daddy, the child knows what Ma Shiying means." Sun Kewang said calmly.

"Just say it if you know, don't grind." Zhang Xianzhong said.

"Daddy, Ma Shiying's plan is probably to hold us back as much as possible. We don't have much food for the army, and there isn't much to collect in the vicinity. If we go fast, we will inevitably show our flaws and be pursued by them. Daddy, I think that although the number of these officers and soldiers is small, they still seem to be very capable of fighting. And they are good horses, and they are also very good at pursuit. If we're not careful, a bite from them hurts enough. I think it's better for us to deal with them first, and then go to Tongcheng to be more stable. ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "Lao Tzu also thinks it's not good to let these guys hang behind all the time." But Lao Tzu is not all afraid of these dogs to do something. Lao Tzu looked at their horses, armor, and cannons. His grandmother's, eat these officers and soldiers in one go, snatch their horses, armor and everything, those cannons ......" Zhang Xianzhong shook his head, he has been bullied by cannons in the past few days, and he naturally has some understanding of the power of cannons, but although he has not been in contact with cannons before, he also knows that this thing needs gunpowder, and it is not easy to move. The opponent only needs to move along the official road to Tongcheng, but he can march with cannons, and he, not only is it difficult to get enough money, but he may not be able to march along the official road at any time in peacetime. So this cannon ......

"Those cannons can be exchanged for a lot of money if they are melted." Finally, Zhang Xianzhong shook his head and said.

"Daddy, why don't we arrange an ambush like the second brother and kill them!" Ainengchi said.

"Try it." Sun Kewang said, "But it's better not to have too much hope." These guys are no better than other Ming troops, they are very skilled, and they are not so easy to ambush. ”

As Sun Kewang estimated, it was not easy to ambush this group of officers and soldiers, because before the arrival of their large army, his light cavalry would always reconnoiter the army's route first, and even temporarily occupy several commanding heights to strengthen their observation capabilities, but several ambushes were failed because they were discovered by the opponent. There were even incidents where the ambush troops were counter-ambushed by others, and they were intensively shelled by the opponent at the ambush site, resulting in considerable losses.

"Don't just think about tricks and tricks." Sun Kewang said, "It's not like the second child who meets a stupid hat every time." When it's time to work hard, you still have to rely on hard work. Let's stop playing with those flowers, tell me to just take them seriously and fight hard. Even if the losses in this battle are a little bigger, as long as you can destroy this enemy army, it will be worth it just by calculating what can be captured. ”