When Zhang Ying won a great victory in Qingzhou at the beginning of the war, Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong also led the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry into Dongchang Mansion.

Dongchang Province is part of the North China Plain, and the terrain is a flat river, which is extremely favorable for cavalry warfare. The counties along the way closed their doors one after another, neither making enemies with the Xuanjia Army, nor opening their doors to surrender, just watching the vanguard of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry go all the way north, invincible.

The 20,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry led by Zhao Quanzhong was the main force of the assault, passing through Juye and Yuncheng in Yanzhou Prefecture and reaching Yanggu County in Dongchang Prefecture. The cavalry led by Chigutai escorted the grain and grass, and went north to join Zhao Quanzhong at a speed of fifty miles a day.

After Zhao Quanzhong's Xuanjia Iron Cavalry arrived in Yanggu County, he received the military information from the front, and Bai Guangen's troops had arrived in Liaocheng, the administrative office of Dongchang Mansion, to support the war in Dongchang Mansion.

Yanggu County is only a hundred miles away from Liaocheng, and the cavalry can be under Liaocheng in less than a day. In the water town south of the Yangtze River, the cavalry had no place at all, and most of the military exploits were robbed by the infantry battalions run by Gan Hui and Zhang Ying, the old generals of the Zheng family, and even the later Gan Hui was promoted to the governor of Jiangxi, and the veteran factions of Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong were still the deputy commanders and commanders of the Xuanjia Army.

Chigutai, Zhao Quanzhong and others had already held their breath and were indignant. After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for the opportunity of the Northern Expedition, and when I arrived at the northern battlefield, it was finally the turn of the iron cavalry to gallop across the Great Plains.

According to the original military plan, Zhao Quanzhong's forward team should open the road first, and it can collect and surrender the counties along the way, but when it encounters Bai Guangen's train battalion, it can no longer advance, and must be stationed in place, waiting for the rear army, and the support of the drone team.

Traveling with Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong, there is also a team of 500 drones led by Su Hongyu. Sun Chuanting's train battalion was built to deal with cavalry, and there was no need to think that Sun Chuanting would also send Bai Guangen to lead the train battalion to meet the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.

The drone team, as well as the two hundred white phosphorus bombs it carried, were Fang Yuan's secret weapons used to deal with the train battalion.

But Zhao Quanzhong has been holding this breath for too long, and he can't wait to enter the army to take Liaocheng immediately, and rob this work, where is the patience to wait for the Chinese army of Chigutai and Su Hongyu to come to support?

What's more, in addition to the Chinese army led by Fang Yuan and Jing Jie, only his cavalry battalion and Zhang Ying's infantry battalion attacked all the way. Gan Hui had been promoted to governor, and the veteran faction in the army had already lost a game. If he loses to Zhang Ying again in this Northern Expedition, the patriarchal faction will be overwhelmed by the old generals of the Zheng family.

No matter what, he must take the lead before Zhang Ying!

Zhao Quanzhong ordered the whole army to march north immediately without waiting for the Chinese army of Chigutai and Su Hongyu to come to support.

Zhang Li, the commander of the Ma army, saw that as soon as he arrived on the battlefield, he violated his previous military plan and ventured forward, and couldn't help but persuade, "Commander Zhao, it seems inappropriate for us to advance lightly!" Let's wait for Chi Shuai and the drone team to come and join us! ”

Zhao Quanzhong had asked Fang Yuan and Jing Jie more than once to cancel the establishment of the drone team, but he didn't expect Fang Yuan not only not to cancel, but also raised the drone team to the height of a strong army in science and technology at the military parade, and even said that the drone team is the direction of future wars.

He angrily scolded Zhang Lidao, "Ridiculous! The battle on the battlefield is the work of real swords and guns, and the drone team is a woman's play, and there is a fart! ”

Zhang Li said hesitantly, "But, before the trip, the boss asked that we must cooperate with the drone to meet Sun Chuanting's train battalion, we are violating the military order!" ”

The so-called coach is Jing Jie. In order to reduce the casualties of the cavalry battalion and preserve the precious cavalry resources, Jing Jie strictly ordered the cavalry battalion not to fight the train battalion without authorization before setting out for the battle.

Zhao Quanzhong pulled Zhang Li's armor and said sharply, "Zhang Li! You didn't see Jing Shuai's selfishness clearly?! Our Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is an invincible division, invincible, invincible, Jing Shuai sent a drone team to follow us, just to ask his wife to share a piece of the merits! When I take Bai Guangen, I will give some military merits to the unmanned team. ”

Zhang Li was still worried about military law, and said in embarrassment, "It's ......"

Zhao Quanzhong pushed him away and said sharply, "If you are the one who leads the way, you will follow me to attack Liaocheng and win the battle." If you don't bring a handle, go and accompany the drone team to play those tricks! ”

Zhang Li was so provoked by him, he couldn't admit that he wanted to play those girls' tricks, he had nothing to say, and said half-kneeling, "Commander Zhao, give the order!" ”

Zhao Quanzhong stood back in front of the Zhongjun case and threw out the military token again and again.

"Wu Shui, you lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Xiajin and Wucheng counties in Gaotang Prefecture from the right flank."

"Dynasty, you lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Guantao County in Linqingzhou from the left flank."

"Zhang Li, you attack Liaocheng with me."

His military arrangement was not only to capture Liaocheng, but also to take the two prefectures of Linqing and Gaotang north of Liaocheng. He just wants to capture Dongchang Mansion faster than Zhang Ying, and show Fang Yuan that it is not only the old generals of the Zheng clan who can win the battle, and the generals of the veteran faction can also attack the city!

After only one day of rest in Yanggu County, Zhao Quanzhong immediately led all the 20,000 Xuanjia Iron Cavalry under his command to the north, leaving only the surrendered Yanggu County officials to guard the city.

Zhao Quanzhong arrived under Liaocheng at dusk after a day's assault, and Bai Guangen, who was supposed to be stationed in Liaocheng, did not send a train battalion to snipe.

He was in doubt, but suddenly saw the gate of Liaocheng opened, and it was not the Ming army who went out of the city, but a group of officials from the Liaocheng government, who came out of the city to surrender!

Zhao Quanzhong was slightly stunned, he didn't know what Bai Guangen was playing, of course he didn't dare to enter the city impulsively, and immediately sent someone to bring the officials headed by the prefect of Liaocheng to the front and ask the reason.

The prefect of Liaocheng said respectfully, "Master Jun, the train battalion led by Bai Guangen withdrew from Liaocheng two days ago and went north. ”

Bai Guangen went north with the train battalion?!

Zhao Quanzhong was still a little skeptical about this information, and if there was no reasonable explanation, he would never believe it, and asked, "Bai Guangen, what are you going to the north for?!" ”

The prefect of Liaocheng said, "Master Jun, Bai Guangen is because he knows that this battle will be lost, why should he stay in Shandong to accompany Inspector Sun to die?!" He took the train camp north to Gyeonggi to join the imperial court. ”

For this reason, Zhao Quanzhong believed at least ninety percent. The train battalion is Bai Guangen's only capital, if all the losses are lost on the battlefield in Shandong, then Bai Guangen will have nothing and can only be slaughtered. It is better to take advantage of the war to take this train battalion to join the imperial court in the capital, which can not only keep a useful body, but also win an official position like a governor.

The sentinels sent by Zhao Quanzhong to investigate also came to report half an hour later, and on the official road north of Liaocheng, there were indeed car marks and footprints of a large army marching, and it was seen that these car marks and footprints were going in the direction of Linqingzhou in the north.

With the reasons given by the prefect of Liaocheng, as well as the car marks and footprints on the ground, Zhao Quanzhong can almost conclude that Bai Guangen is indeed very afraid of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, and he is unwilling to participate in the war in Shandong anymore, so he took the train battalion north to the capital to flee for his life.

Zhao Quanzhong marched north along the way, and the military goal was to occupy Dongchang Mansion and annihilate Bai Guangen's train battalion. If it is just a bloodless occupation of Liaocheng and then go back to report the merits, this military merit is obviously too low, and there will not be too many rewards, let alone win further military positions.

He suddenly had a bold idea, the train battalion marched extremely slowly, and could only walk forty miles a day. If you lead the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to pursue, you will be able to catch up with this train battalion in two days and annihilate it in one fell swoop. As long as you can annihilate Sun Chuanting's elite division, the train battalion, you can overpower Zhang Ying and make your first contribution!

Zhao Quanzhong did not hesitate too much, led the Xuanjia iron cavalry into the city to rest for a day, prepared the Xuanjia Divine Gun, fed the war horses, and in the early morning of the third day, left the officials of the Liaocheng Mansion who surrendered to guard the city, and led the army to set off again, and went north to pursue the fleeing Bai Guangen.