Chapter 49: Leaks
The Manchu Qing Dynasty loved to use spies, in order to guard against the pervasive Qing army, Wang Sheng's detour to Mufu Mountain, which was listed as the highest level of military secrets, blocking news externally, and strictly keeping it secret internally, such as the Yuezhou battalion, which has no direct relationship, only Tan Xiao knew about this matter......
Of course, large-scale troop movements will always leave some clues, and there will always be some gossip that reaches the ears of the Qing army, but as long as there are no high-level leaks, it is difficult for the Qing army to make accurate judgments, let alone understand the true movements of the Chu army, based on those messy and trivial, even true and false, contradictory information.
For the middle and high-ranking officers of the Chu army, the situation is completely different, the information they have is more comprehensive and accurate, and if they pay attention to it, they will suddenly disappear a large chunk of the Chu army, although they do not know the specific deployment, they also roughly guess that this army has been divided into roundabouts, and may stab the Qing army in the back at any time.
After the end of the military meeting that night, the other generals returned to their camps to prepare for tomorrow's battle, but the deputy general Dong Qiaoxuan and the general Tan Chang stayed in the Chinese military tent, retreated left and right, and started a secret conversation with Tan Xiao.
"May I ask Tan Shuai, where has General Wang San gone?" Dong Qiaoxuan is also from a big family in Yuezhou, with a meticulous personality, and Tan Xiao just complement each other, often being able to check and fill in the gaps for him, join the Yuezhou camp and be constantly promoted, and is Tan Xiao's most trusted deputy.
"I don't know about this." Tan Xiao was pretending to be confused, but the expression on his face was a little unnatural, and after Dong Qiaoxuan saw it, he knew that his inference was really good.
"If I'm not mistaken, General Wang San has been gone for more than ten days. Even if it is enough to go back to Huguang, why not make a surprise attack? "Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Xiao are both superiors and subordinates, and they are partners. The two of them are still friends at home, and there are not so many twists and turns in their speech: "At the moment, the shape is critical, the Yuezhou battalion has fallen into a heavy siege, and if General Wang San doesn't make a move, we won't be able to get out!" ”
"Yes, let us top the tank here, but others will pull the petunias. It's so unfair! "Tan Chang is Tan Xiao's younger brother, three brothers, he is the youngest. Influenced by his eldest brother Tan Xiao since he was a child, he only loves to dance with guns and sticks, likes martial arts and does not like literature, and he is also a character like Shi Jin, a nine-tattooed dragon.
Tan Xiao has always loved this little brother. Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to serve as a battalion officer in a small battalion. At this time, he felt that his words were extremely harsh, and he lowered his face and reprimanded: "Let you read more books, read and write more books, but you always don't listen, and you don't understand any reason!" As a general, I only focus on the gains and losses of my own ideas, and I don't know what the overall situation is? ”
Seeing that he was angry, Tan Chang didn't dare to speak back. Dong Qiaoxuan hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.
"Tan Shuai doesn't need to be angry, although the words of the third general are a little biased. is also out of kindness, Yuezhou Camp has reached the point of life and death, no wonder he is in a hurry! Dong Qiao preached a few words of persuasion, and then asked: "We don't dare to criticize the friendly army, we just want to ask where General Wang San went?" And when will it be able to fight back? The current shape is precarious, no matter what, we have to know it in our hearts. ”
Tan Chang said: "What Brother Dong said is good, he always says stick to it, stick to it, how long will it last?" One day? Three days? Or five days? We know, we have a plan when we send troops! ”
Tan Xiao shook his head: "It's not that I can't trust you, but this matter is not trivial, Wang Junmen personally issued a gag order, I want to say it, but I have violated military law." ”
As Tan Xiao, when it came to this, Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Chang couldn't ask anymore, so they had to change the topic and discuss how to deal with the Qing army's attack tomorrow, but they didn't understand the entire battlefield, and they always had a feeling of scratching their boots, so they had to ask Tan Xiao for instructions on everything.
After going through the whole arrangement again, there was nothing to say, Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Chang said goodbye and walked out of the Chinese military tent.
"Alas, if there is anything that can't be said, we won't sue others." Tan Chang complained.
"Don't blame your eldest brother, he also has his difficulties." Dong Qiaoxuan persuaded: "Disobeying military orders is not a trivial matter, since Wang Junmen has spoken first, it is always good for Tan Shuai to be cautious, let's not make trouble for him." ”
"That's what I said, but it's awkward to start a fight." Tan Chang said: "I don't know how many days I have to defend, I don't know how to fight the battle below, and I don't dare to be sealed by the Tartars in any direction, so I have to hold it everywhere to the fullest, every camp, every trench has to fight to the death with the Tartars, and the casualties are too great......"
Dong Qiaoxuan was silent, these words were going to his heart, the same is to stick to it, keep one day and keep one day, and keep ten days to keep - how to distribute troops, how to keep reserves, how to plan consumables such as ammunition, bows and arrows, and food, there are big differences, and the morale of the army will also be affected.
His heart was heavy, but his face did not show it, and he said with a smile: "Don't think about it so much, now it's like a blind man riding a blind horse, wherever he goes, as long as Wang Junmen does his best to kill Lin Guangyuan and Li Chengdong, we will be invincible......"
At this time, there was a rush of footsteps behind them, Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Chang looked back, only to see Tan Xiao striding like flying, lonely behind him, not even bringing his own soldiers, so he took advantage of the moonlight to chase after the two of them.
"Tan Shuai, what's the matter?" Dong Qiaoxuan greeted him and asked.
"It's nothing, I just think we're all stirring horses and spoons in the same pot, and we shouldn't hide something from you." Tan Xiao lowered his voice and said: "Wang Sheng, they went to Mufu Mountain in Ningzhou, and launched a surprise attack from the northwest to relieve the siege of Nanchang, I estimate that it will be in the past two days, but in case of any trouble, it is not strange to drag on for a few days." ”
"So that's the case, General Wang San walked from Mufu Mountain, which is too far away." Dong Qiaoxuan frowned and asked, "At the beginning, Wang Junmen probably didn't plan to let the Yuezhou camp be used as bait, right?" ”
Tan Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, isn't it just in time for the Tartar counterattack, targeting our Yuezhou battalion, Wang Junmen will plan and lead them to the bait." ”
Tan Chang interjected: "If this is the case, the Yuezhou camp will be even more dangerous, since Tun Bu'er has no time to rush back to Nanchang, Bacheng will fight with us." ”
"You're right, we must prepare for the worst, even if Wang Sheng's side starts, we have to hold on for a few more days." Tan Xiao said: "I think Wang Junmen means, in addition to Lin Guangyuan and Li Chengdong, I also want to fight the idea of Tunbul'er, Lin Yonggang and they are guarding Huangshagang, Tunbul's cavalry can't get around the circle, if the war is unfavorable, eighty percent will run to Fengcheng County." ”
Dong Qiaoxuan gritted his teeth and said: "As soon as you say this, you can understand, we have to keep an eye on Tunbu'er and settle accounts with him, the Yuezhou camp has injured thousands of people, and we must not let him run away like this!" ”
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At the same time, Wang Sheng's department was taking advantage of the light of the snow to rush overnight.
The Chu army divided its troops and detoured to Mufu Mountain, and it took more than ten days to finally get out of the lofty mountains, and then took a boat along the Xiushui River and Jingshui, took a figure-7 marching route, and when the ship was abandoned and landed, it was only more than 60 miles away from Nanchang City.
In front is Jilong Mountain, which is the only barrier in the northwest direction of Nanchang and an important stronghold of the Qing army's encirclement.
There are still some villages and towns along the road, Wang Sheng passes without entering, there is a Qing army outpost in Qinglan Town, but the defenders are Xiong Lichun's subordinates, and they open the gate to let them go, and they also sent a few guides to lead the way for the Chu army.
Time is the most precious, although the Chu army disguised itself as the Qing army, but the sudden appearance of such a large force will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Qing army, and they will capture Jilong Mountain in one fell swoop before they have time to react.
Hurry up!
The Chu army rarely marched in a hurry, but at the critical moment, it was not ambiguous at all, with strict discipline and excellent physical qualities, although it was a snowy night march, the Chu army's degree only took more than half an hour, and it came to the foot of Jilong Mountain.
The troops unfurled, ready for battle, and a group of soldiers in disguise walked towards the sentry post, ready to cheat the door......
The Chu army was moving too fast, and Xiong Lichun couldn't keep up.
He led a team of his subordinates to hurry up, but he was still far behind, and finally came to Qinglan Town, and hurriedly entered the town to rest.
After Xiong Lichun surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was catching up with the Battle of Nanchang, Tan Tai transferred people everywhere, Xiong Lichun also sent a thousand people to help the war, as a miscellaneous card in the miscellaneous cards, he sent some old and weak soldiers, and was beaten by Tan Tai to Qinglan Town, which was far away from the battlefield, and was responsible for the peripheral guard in the northwest direction of Nanchang, in fact, he had nothing to do all day.
Wang Sheng chose to break through from here, and Xiong Lichun was suddenly pushed to the forefront.
Ordering his soldiers to retreat, he whispered to Niu Yan, "Mr. Wang, this is the last chance, do we want to send a letter to the Tartars?" Borrow a knife to kill people and kill Wang Sheng! ”
The combat effectiveness of the Chu army was too strong, Xiong Lichun did not dare to provoke them, but Wang Sheng's lone army went deep and went to the front of the dangerous Jilong Mountain, if he sent someone to send a message to Jilong Mountain at this time, as long as the Qing army was prepared, Wang Sheng would be trapped here, and then eliminated.
"Good strategy! General Xiong's trick is used, even if Wang Sheng has three heads and six arms, he will not escape death, and General Xiong will make great contributions, and he will be promoted and rewarded. Niu Yan first slapped a sycophant, and then said: "But the contemptible people think that it is probably inappropriate to do this, if the Chu army is really offended to death, General Xiong will have no way to retreat in the future, and before he sees the general trend of the world, he should take the left and right as the source." ”
"Left and right? It's good, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, we helped Wang Kefan this time, Tan Tai will be investigated in the future, but the left and right are not people! Xiong Lichun was worried.
"General, please rest assured, contemptible people have their own clever plans." The cow snapped and closed the folding fan, like Zhuge Zhiliang, confident and confident. (To be continued......)
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