However, hearing his brother's words, Zhang Shihua glared at him and said, "Now is not the time to discuss this issue. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoLet's talk about it first, let's go to Shangcai to support it next. ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, after everyone in the tent looked at each other, they couldn't help but bow their heads and ponder.

"General Qiqi, the last general thinks that we should support this battle." That is, a moment later, Zhao Jiu, who was standing as the first person on the left, couldn't help but be the first to speak.

However, hearing Zhao Jiu's words, Zhang Shihua didn't say anything, but Guo Yu, who was standing on the other side, shook his head and said to Zhang Shihua: "Your Excellency General Qiyu, General Zhao's opinion and opinion will not be agreed. The last general believes that it is a good policy for our army to stand still this time. ”

Seeing the two of them like this, the other people in the tent did not continue to express their opinions, but turned their eyes to Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in the main seat, to see how their general would decide this matter next.

However, when Zhang Shihua saw this, he did not express his views to his subordinates at the first time. Instead, with a smile on his face, he said to Zhao Jiu and Guo Yu under the tent: "There is an ancient saying: 'Gentlemen are harmonious but different. 'It's not uncommon for marches and wars to have different opinions. ”

"Since you two have different opinions, then you two will also explain why you have such opinions."

Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, after Guo Yu and Zhao Jiu looked at each other, it was Guo Yu who stood up and hugged his fists at Zhang Shihua and said, "General, you know. Today, the total strength of our army in Xiangcheng is only 8,000 people. ”

"And among these 8,000 people, if you exclude more than 2,000 new subordinate soldiers who have been recruited, and 1,000 elite veterans who escort and guard the captives, then the only remaining elite veterans in our army will be only 5,000. With only 5,000 men and horses, resisting the 100,000 army of the Tartars is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. ”

When the generals in the tent heard Guo Yu's words, nearly half of them couldn't help but nod secretly. Obviously, these generals, like Guo Yu, were not willing to take the risk of going to Shangcai to support.

However, after Guo Yu finished saying this, Zhao Jiu still hugged his fists at Zhang Shihua with a calm expression as much as possible: "General, although I, Zhao Jiu, am vulgar, I also know the truth of cold lips and teeth. Our army is just west of Shangcai, and it is only a few hundred miles away from the town of Shangcai. ”

"This distance, for an army of nearly 100,000 Tartars, is equivalent to the place where they are sleeping. Thinking of the Tartar army, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses. If they are taught to break through the town of Shangcai and turn west to attack our army, with the strength of our army and no reinforcement allies, how can they resist the Tartar army that has been killed with the might of a great victory? ”

"Therefore, the last general thinks that sending troops to support General Shangcai Han now is actually using General Han's existing soldiers and horses to help us. Even if we don't face the 100,000 Tartar army at that time, but only lead the troops to garrison the flank of the Tartar army, I think we will be able to contain the Tartar forces in this way. ”

Hearing Zhao Jiu's words, Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but nodded. Then I saw Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up directly with a saber in his hand, and said to the generals in the tent with a serious face: "Ah Jiu, he is right, Han Yan'er and I can be said to be close to each other. ”

"You must know that Wuyang City is only more than 200 miles away from Shangcai, and this distance is just a distance for elite soldiers. So at this time, we have to send reinforcements. ”

"Xiping City, west of Shangcai, has not been taken by the Tartar army, and Shangcai is also a famous important town in the world. As long as we lead the 7,000 soldiers under our command to garrison Xiping City, then the two cities of Xiping and Shangcai can become horns. ”

"At that time, the Tartars will have an army of 100,000 men. But we will hold on to the fortified city, and it will not be a problem to hold out for a few months. And with this time, Marshal Liu, who was stationed on Anfeng Road, would inevitably be able to lead his army back to help. ”

"At that time, under the cold and freezing, the tired Tartars of the division veterans will definitely not be our opponents, and we will definitely be able to defeat this group of Tartars in one go."

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, the generals naturally knew that this battle was inevitable. Therefore, after Zhang Shihua finished speaking, they couldn't help but bow to Zhang Shihua and said: "The general has seen thousands of miles, and I can't wait for it." We are willing to be the head of the general. ”

When Zhang Shihua heard this, he couldn't help but nod with a smile. And after nodding, Zhang Shihua also picked up the letter of help that Han Yan'er wrote to him, and smiled at the generals under his account: "And this time Han Yan'er asked us for help, but he was also full of sincerity, and he promised the general 50,000 taels of silver in the letter." ”

"So for Han Yan'er's 50,000 taels of silver, we also have to help him in the same rebel army, right?"

"Haha, that's what the general said." Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, the generals under the account couldn't help but feel relaxed all of a sudden, so they couldn't help but laugh like this.

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua nodded slightly, and then waved his hand to the generals in the tent and arranged: "Early tomorrow morning, the army will prepare to set off from the camp." The army crossed Wuyang and entered Xiping, and it was necessary to rush to Xiping City within six days. ”

"The last general obeys!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's order, the generals' faces were straight, and they couldn't help but bow loudly.

……

After a few moments, the meeting ended. And Chen Xishan and Bai Xi, the two former Yuanmeng generals, also came out of Zhang Shihua's Chinese army tent one after another, preparing to return to their camps.

"Hey, I don't know if this time, we can defeat the 100,000 army of the Yuanmeng Imperial Court!" After walking away, Chen Xishan, who rode his horse and walked side by side with Bai Xi, looked up at the sky slightly, and couldn't help sighing.

However, hearing Chen Xishan's words, Bai Xi said confidently: "Brother Chen, don't worry." Our generals, don't look young, but their means, skills, vision and strategies are all first-class talents in the world. Now that the general is determined to send troops, he is absolutely sure in his heart. ”

Hearing Bai Xi's words, Chen Xishan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect that Bai Xi would admire Zhang Shihua's former enemy so much.

So after hearing Bai Xi say this, Chen Xishan couldn't help but nod in agreement, and did not reveal his true thoughts to Bai Xi.

To be honest, in his heart, Chen Xishan is actually not optimistic about the prospects of the Red Turban Army. After all, as an official of the Yuanmeng Imperial Court, he knew how terrible the power that this vast empire could burst out would be.

"Thousands of miles of territory, hundreds of millions of people." Using such eight words to describe the current Dayuan Empire is definitely not a lie.

Not to mention anything else, at least with an army of thieves of this size, if the imperial court grits its its teeth, it will not be a problem to discharge three or five or more army of thieves.

That's right, the officials and troops of the Yuanmeng court are indeed rotten, and they can even be said to be rotten. However, don't forget that the Yuanmeng court was, after all, a complete and unified empire. As long as this great empire realizes that the existing officers and soldiers are not of great use, they will naturally train new troops with strong combat effectiveness and can fight in various places.

And once such a new army appears, Chen Xishan dares to guarantee that the Red Turban Army will never be as undefeated as it is today.

Therefore, even if Zhang Shihua can defeat them this time, they will be ahead of them. But Chen Xishan is actually not optimistic about Zhang Shihua's prospects.

After all, Chen Xishan, who has studied history a little, knows that from ancient times to the present, no matter how good the righteous army jumped out in the last days of the dynasty, no matter how good he is, the final result is often just a failure.

Because the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, a unified empire, even if it is rotting inside, still has enough strength to pull down a large number of mourners for its own death.

Chen Xishan, he didn't know if Zhang Shihua, who was in the limelight now, would become such a funeral companion, in fact, even if he knew, it would be useless.

Because in such a troubled era, people like Xiang Chen Xishan are not qualified to choose their own destiny.

After getting on the thief ship of the Red Turban Army, he became a rebel, and lost his qualification to command and dispatch the soldiers and horses under his command because of Zhang Shihua's platoon commander training system. There is only one way to go, and that is to go as a Red Turban general.

Therefore, after returning to the camp with a few personal guards beside him, he immediately shouted, and extremely loyally passed Zhang Shihua's order to the ears of every soldier under his command.

……

Six days later, outside the city of Xiping, which had not yet been recovered by him. An army of about 7,000 people appeared more than 30 miles west of Xiping City.

The whole army of this army, whether it is a general or a soldier, everyone has a red scarf on their heads. Obviously, this is a Red Turban Army, or rather a Xiang Army. Of course, according to the current official statement, this group of people is collectively known as the Red Turban Bandits.

However, this Red Turban Army is obviously different from other Red Turban Army. Because of the relationship between the other Red Turban Army, the banners and costumes in the army have an obvious characteristic, that is, chaos.

After all, the current Red Turban Army can only be said to be a group of ant people who have to take risks to rebel because they can't survive.

Naturally, such an army could not have the luxury of paying attention to such trivial matters as flags and clothing. And it is precisely because of this that most of the rebels who want to be poor and white like the Red Turban Army are called rabble.

However, on the contrary, the 7,000 men and horses led by Zhang Shihua are extremely unified and neat.

Perhaps because the previous episode in the Inspection Department had a great impact on Zhang Shihua, the officers and soldiers under Zhang Shihua's command were all dressed in black, and even the flags used in the army were black.

Obviously, this incident made Zhang Shihua waste a lot of effort. After all, in today's era, things like cloth are actually linked to money. It is not an easy task to issue a black cloth cotton coat for winter to the nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command.

Even because of this incident, Zhao Ziyu, who is in charge of logistics, is like Zhang Shihua who suggested. That is, let the soldiers under Zhang Shihua directly use the cotton clothes of those Yuanmeng officers and soldiers they captured from the battlefield, why do they have to spend so much effort and so much silver to unify the clothing of the soldiers under their command.

However, for such a suggestion, Zhang Shihua naturally vetoed it. Because in Zhang Shihua's view, the uniform clothing and flags can not only strengthen the sense of belonging of the soldiers under his command, but also easily distinguish the enemy on the battlefield.

After all, today's Yuanmeng court advocates white, and the difference between the Nanyang Red Turban Army dressed in black and the Yuanmeng court officials and soldiers dressed in white is not too obvious on the battlefield.

Therefore, although Zhang Shihua spent a lot of money because of this incident, Zhang Shihua still persevered in this matter. And now it seems that such persistence is not without gains, at least after the defeat of Gong Buban's army, the reputation of the Red Turban and Black Clothes Army has spread outside.

When Zhang Shihua led his 7,000 men and horses to Xiping City in the evening, he rushed to Xiping City, which was in a state of turmoil. Ye Xian, who was leading the army to attack Shangcai City frantically, naturally inevitably noticed this unscrupulous army.

To be honest, this person is actually a person who does not have much military talent. This can be seen from the stalemate not long ago, when he forced Gong Buban, who was depressed in righteousness, to lead the remnants of his army to attack Zhang Shihua.

And this is not what the author is saying in vain. Those who are a little familiar with the history of the late Yuan Dynasty know that Timur is also the first guy, in terms of the ability to command the war and his personal courage, in the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty, he can definitely be counted backwards.

And the main reason why he can serve as the marshal of the Yuanmeng court is actually because of which of the most prime ministers' eldest brother - Tokhtar Timur.

Because of this, this guy led so many men and horses in vain, but he didn't even understand the simple reason of capturing the city around Shangcai and making Shangcai a lonely city. Therefore, he will let Zhang Shihua lead his 7,000 men and horses to enter Xiping City so easily, so that the Red Turban Army Shangcai and Xiping can be horns of each other.

However, although he does not understand military affairs, he is not stupid. After all, it is the imperial history of the Great Yuan Empire, and some of the most basic truths are still understood.

So when he knew that Zhang Shihua led the black-clothed army under his command to Xiping City, he also understood that if he didn't send an army, he would guard the 20,000 black-clothed troops guarding Xiping City (Zhang Shihua was known as the 20,000-clothed black-clothed army in order to enhance morale and confuse him after entering Xiping City), then it would be impossible for him to defeat Caicheng.

Therefore, on the second day after Zhang Shihua entered Xiping City, he also sent a general under his command, who also led an army of 20,000 (really 20,000 people) to kill Xiping City.

(To be continued............ ）