Guichi and Peng Ze asked for help at the same time, giving Tun Bu'er, who was sitting in Anqing, a problem.

It is said that Guichi is the capital of Chizhou, and it is too close to Nanjing, so it should be rescued first...... But to say a thousand ways and ten thousand, Guichi is Ma Guozhu's territory, and it is no longer in the defense area of Tunbul, but Peng Ze's defenders are really their own family, how can there be a reason to save others first regardless of their own family?

However, Tun Buer also knew that once Guichi was lost, it would inevitably shake Nanjing, and the impact would be too great. Although Guichi is not his defense area, after all, Chu Jun slipped through his defense area, and if he is really held accountable afterwards, he will definitely not be able to fall well.

After some consideration, Tun Buer decided to attack separately, Guichi also had to be saved, Peng Ze also had to be saved, anyway, there was no danger in Anqing on the north bank of the Yangtze River for the time being, and there was no need to leave too many defenders...... In addition to the troops guarding various places, there were nearly 10,000 Qing troops near Anqing, and he was impartially divided into three groups, each with 3,000 men and horses, one to save Peng Ze, one to save Guichi, and he himself led the last one to still guard Anqing.

As Tan Tai's most important general, Tun Bu'er also knew that passive division of troops and defense was a taboo for soldiers, but the Chu army had just launched an attack, and it was not possible to determine their true intentions for the time being, so they could only block the troops and wait and see what happened...... After all, it has only been two days since the war started, and the battle between Guichi and Peng Ze has just started, as long as a reinforcement is sent, it should not be captured by the Chu army so quickly.

When he was about to set off, he specially instructed the commanders of the two support troops to be cautious and cautious when approaching the target, so as not to fall into an ambush surrounded by southern thieves to send reinforcements......

Outside Guichi City, after a day of fierce fighting, the Chu army collected its troops and returned to the camp. Wang Kefan summoned all the generals to make the final deployment before the general attack.

After a brief military meeting. Everyone walked out of the Chinese military tent together, and Li Yuncong caught up with Gu Yanwu in three steps and two steps. Bow respectfully and invite him to the side.

"Mr. Tinglin, the student has some questions, and I want to ask you for advice."

As Wang Kefan's chief secretary, Li Yuncong deeply felt that his military level was too poor, and he had been working hard to study and improve...... They are all literati and have a common language to communicate with each other. What's more, Gu Yanwu's military level is not bad, but it is not too high, and it is the most suitable enlightenment coach for Li Yuncong, a beginner who has just started.

This is the same as playing chess, you come up and worship the nine-dan master Nie Weiping as your teacher, but you may not be able to learn anything. His thinking is too different from that of a beginner, and what beginners can't figure out is common sense that he doesn't need to consider at all, even if Nie Weiping is aware of this problem. Try to explain it to you in simple terms, but you still don't understand.

asked Gu Yanwu for advice, but there was no such problem.

"Mr. Tinglin, the military gate often says that you don't fight for the gains and losses of one city and one place. And in order to destroy the enemy's living forces as much as possible, why is our army in a hurry to conquer Guichi, but does not consider besieging the city and sending reinforcements? ”

"That's a good question!" Gu Yanwu also likes to discuss with Li Yuncong. In particular, this kind of discussion in actual combat often inspires him, and the effect is much better than that of combat examples on paper.

He thought about it. analyzed: "As the saying goes, ten rules surround it, and our army has few soldiers. It is not yet possible to form a siege of Guichi, so there is no way to besiege the city and send reinforcements. If it is reluctant, but outside the city of Guichi is a horse Pingchuan, it is difficult for the Qing army reinforcements to enter the city to block, it is better to do their best to break through the city. ”

"Wouldn't it be okay to stay at the docks? If the Tartar reinforcements come, they must go ashore. ”

"Not necessarily. If the Qing army reinforcements found that the wharf had been prepared, they could go around to other places to go ashore, this section of the Yangtze River bank is relatively gentle, if there is no wharf, even if the big ships of the Qing army's naval division cannot dock, they can use small boats to send the Tartar soldiers ashore in batches, in short, it is impossible to prevent it. Gu Yanwu's expression gradually became stern: "If the Qing army's reinforcements continue to arrive, our army will be trapped under the fortified city, and it will not be easy to supply grain and straw, and there will be a danger of defeat after a long time." ”

Li Yuncong nodded thoughtfully: "Understood, no wonder Wang Junmen strives for a quick battle, and will launch a general attack early tomorrow morning......

……

After the military discussion, everyone said goodbye and left, and Wang Kebin also stood up and followed Shi Wushu to prepare to return to the camp.

Wang Kefan stopped him.

"Sixth, a general attack will be launched at dawn tomorrow, and the burden on your body is not light. You know all the military laws and regulations, although this is your first time as the main general, if the battle is not fought well, I will never tolerate how to punish it! Got it? Wang Kefan's tone was very strict, even a little harsh.

"Understood!" Wang Kebin snapped and replied loudly.

"Go ahead, prepare well tonight, rest well, be sure to fight this battle, don't embarrass me!" Wang Kefan nodded, looking at the back of Wang Kebin saluting and turning away, his eyes gradually softened......

On the way back to the barracks, Shi Wushu and Wang Kebin walked all the way, talking all the way, discussing the details of the battle plan.

"Sixth Young Master, Ming'er, just let go and fight, I'll help you watch from the side, and nothing will go wrong." Shi Wushu said: "The south gate and the east gate launched an attack at the same time, but the south gate is closer to the Bell and Drum Tower, so we are the main direction of attack, the last time I lost to Lao Du in Zhangshu Town, I was so angry that I didn't drink for a month, this time I must not let him again!" ”

Lao Du's name is Du Gao, he is the battalion officer of Gongyi Battalion A, and Shi Wuxian is the battalion officer of Battalion B.

Wang Kebin had just been transferred to Battalion B of the Gongyi Battalion not long ago to serve as the deputy of the battalion without injury, but Wang Kefan was still very cautious in the end, and did not let him directly serve as the battalion officer and general of the first battalion. After all, this is wartime, and it is an expedition deep behind enemy lines, and once the commander makes a mistake, it may cause very severe consequences.

"Thank you, Brother Shi. How many times have I told you, just call me by my name, or call me the sixth brother like the fourth brother, and don't call the sixth young master again. ”

The two of them were talking and walked into the barracks of Camp B together.

On the camp wall, a dense number of flags were planted on the side facing Guichi to block the sight of the Qing army in the city, so as not to be peeped into the camp by them...... Looking through the gap in the middle of the flag, the Guichi City Wall appeared very large in the field of vision, as if it was impregnable, and the setting sun hung on the western corner of the city, dyeing the city walls, fields, military villages, and woods a golden yellow.

There were 1,500 soldiers in the second battalion, and everyone was busy preparing, and the atmosphere in the camp was tense and orderly. The two said a few more words, and each went separately to arrange the arrangement, Wang Kebin turned left and right, and walked into a camp.

Zhu Huaqi heard the movement and turned to look at him, with a faint fluctuation in his calm gaze and some expectation.

Wang Kebin nodded to him: "I have already made a military order at the military gate, and I will see you tomorrow......"

Clear-eyed people can see very clearly that as Wang Kefan's key training object, Wang Kebin's deputy position is only a temporary transition, if he can earn enough military merits, at most until the end of the Eastern Crusade, he will be promoted to a battalion commander, or even a higher position.

As the deputy battalion officer of the second battalion of the Gongyi Battalion, Wang Kebin wanted to transfer a few capable subordinates to his side, and no one would be embarrassed or say anything, so Zhu Huaqi joined the Gongyi Battalion very smoothly.

Zhu Huaqi's identity as the king of the mountain, some people in the Chu army know, and some people don't know, for example, Shi Wuxian, who has always been broad-hearted, doesn't know. Since he was a person within the Chu army system, and Wang Kebin introduced him, Shi Wushu accepted him very happily, and according to Wang Kebin's proposal, Zhu Huaqi was appointed as an officer of the musket team.

As the number one main force of the Chu army, the proportion of flintlock muskets distributed by the Gongyi battalion has exceeded half, and the musketeers have surpassed the pikemen and become the undisputed main force.

In order to deal with cavalry or other hand-to-hand combat, the Gongyi battalion also retained a certain number of pikemen, but the combat mode based on musketeers has been formed, so the establishment has also changed, and it has become more suitable for the queue combat of musketeers...... The officers of the musket team are the lowest middle-level officers, and there are eight such musket teams in the second battalion of the Gongyi battalion, which is not a very important position, and Shi Wushu also regarded Zhu Huaqi as an ordinary officer.

In addition to Zhu Huaqi, veteran Wu, Da Guniu and seven or eight other people were also transferred to the Gongyi battalion by Wang Kebin one by one. These people were all known to him when he was rotating in various departments, and he knew their strengths and weaknesses better, and felt that they were easier to use, and he was arranged to serve as various middle and low-level officers in the second battalion.

After Wang Kefan knew about this, he just smiled and did not intervene. Wang Kebin has been training for two years, and he will soon be the commander of the first battalion, and he can't control the troops alone, so he has to have his own team, and Zhu Huaqi and them will be placed in the Gongyi battalion.

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The golden sunset afterglow shone on the city, and Xiong Lichun, Niu Yan and Chizhou prefect and other civil and military generals looked at the city together, their faces heavy.

Under the city, the fierce battle during the day has ended, and the battlefield is full of traces left after the fierce battle. Arrows stuck upside down on the ground, gullies ploughed by cannonballs, broken armor, abandoned knives and guns, grass and shrubs blackened by the smoke of war, broken wooden donkey carts and bridge carts, sacks scattered in front of the moat, piles of gravel and severed wooden stakes beneath the city walls...... Most of the wounded soldiers and corpses of the Chu army were snatched back, but patches of black-brown blood could still be seen in front and behind the moat, and a faint smell of blood was faintly diffused in the air.

Not far away, there are the camps of the Chu army, and the cavalry of the Chu army slowly swim in front of the camps, monitoring the movement in the direction of the city gate. After a day of fierce fighting, the Chu army had cleared all kinds of obstacles outside the Guichi city wall, the moat was filled in several sections, and the antler array under the city wall was also completely destroyed. (To be continued......)