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Nanpi, the time came to December 6, the eleventh year of Chongzhen. 【Fengyun Reading Network】

The Ningxiang army followed behind the buttocks of the Xuan and Da armies, and had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of Hejian Mansion, which was already far away from Baoding.

Xuan's army pursued the army of Duoduo and Abatai, and it may not be appropriate to use the word pursuit, but strictly speaking, it should be a sight. Chen Xinjia didn't have the courage to fight with Jiannu, so he only followed from a distance. After Jiannu had burned and killed enough, he left, and then drove over carefully. Therefore, during this period of time, Governor Chen regained countless lost territories, and it was not surprising that he even took a few empty cities in one day, which can be described as an outstanding achievement.

After the Jiannu army went south to the river, it reached the edge of the Yellow River like a gust of wind, because of the lack of means to cross the river, it turned westward, prepared to enter the territory of Zhending, and then went south again to rob Guangping Mansion and Daimyofu, looking for an opportunity to join the army of Dolgon in Shunde Mansion.

At the same time, after Dolgon's army attacked Zhendingfu City to no avail, he was too lazy to spend energy on this fortified city, and also prepared to enter Shunde by the way.

If history hadn't changed much, in five days, Lu Xiangsheng would have died in Julu.

"Will Inspector Lu be martyred?" Looking at the heavy snow, Sun Yuan felt sad in his heart. He clenched his fists: "No, absolutely not." Although I can't do anything, Tang Wenxing's cavalry is the elite of the Ningxiang Army, and it is not a difficult thing to protect Lu Dushi's battle out of the encirclement. Besides, when I left Baoding, I also distributed all the military rations in the generals to the Tianxiong army, they should be able to support them for a little longer, and I want to change the history of this fucking! ”

It was already dawn, and it was the hour, in the corner of the tent, Liu Yuliang shrunk in the quilt, grinding his teeth lightly, and making a hearty snoring sound. It was about the stove in the tent that was burning a little hot, and the old pavilion kicked the quilt away.

Sun Yuan shook his head helplessly, stepped forward, and gently covered Lao Liu's head with a quilt.

Since the division of troops in Baoding, Liu Ge Lao has raised his vigilance against Sun Yuan, and he didn't care about Sun Yuan's bad feet and bad breath, so he started a night talk with Sun Yuan again. Even Huang You stayed by Sun Yuan's side all day long, following suit.

Sun Yuan can't do anything now, and even if he does, he has nothing to do. He knows the character of Huang You and others, and he is the most strong. If he had the slightest idea of leading his troops to join Lu Xiangsheng, these thirty or so people would dare to put a knife on their necks and give Sun Yuan a death force.

This is also Lu Xiangsheng's protection and love for Sun Yuan, but Sun Yuan's heart is not only moved, but only sad.

However, this is not without good news. For example, after Huang You went to Ningxiang Army to become Sun Yuan's staff, he directly took up the burden of counselor's military affairs, he was Lu Xiangsheng's old staff, and he was extremely capable, but he shared a lot of Sun Yuan's daily chores. The thirty men who came with him were also sent to the army and became middle and lower rank officers.

This group of people is Lao Tianxiong's reserve force, and they are all first-class in terms of cultural literacy, martial arts, and means of leading troops. After going down, they were treated as treasures by the officers, as long as they were familiar with the rules and tactics of the Ningxiang Army, they could take the lead in the future. Speaking of which, having these thirty officers made him happier than giving Sun Yuan three hundred soldiers.

With the training mode of the Ningxiang Army, it only takes three or five months for new recruits to join the army. But a qualified officer needs to be nurtured by one battle after another, but it is not so easy.

Lu Xiangsheng gave Sun Yuan all the reserve essence of the Tianxiong Army, but you can imagine how ardent hopes he placed on Sun Yuan.

Liu Yuliang moved and opened his eyes: "Taichu, what time is it now?" ”

Before Sun Yuan could speak, the sound of drums sounded outside.

Liu Yuliang got up with a bone: "It turns out that it's time to get Mao, it's time to order Mao." ”

"Liu Xiang is weak, it's better to sleep more."

"No, no, people are old, but they are less sleepy. I can't wake up for the first 30 years, and I can't sleep for the last 30 years. ”

The first drum was finished, followed by the second.

Some officers have already walked into the Chinese army's festival tent one after another.

After the second drum was over, all the middle and senior officers of the general had arrived, and they stood in the tent with a solemn face.

The next thing is to order as usual, and then discuss the military aircraft.

Huang You was the first to stand up: "General Sun, judging from the current situation, there are signs of the Slave Chief Duoduo and Abatai heading eastward. To the east are the four state capitals of Quang Binh, Zhending, Shunde, and Daimyo. This area has the Yellow River in the south, the Taihang Mountains in the west, and Guanning and Tianxiong in the north; To the west is the Xuanda Zhen Army, the terrain is narrow, and if we continue to pursue, we will inevitably have to come into contact with the enemy army, and if this battle is fought, it will definitely not be small. ”

"That's true, it's finally time to fight." The generals below whispered and talked about it, all with excited faces.

Huang You coughed lightly, waited until everyone was quiet, and said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and our Ningxiang army is short of food and grass." If this battle is to be fought, we must first accumulate some grain. ”

"This matter is also easy, the old man gave another warrant and ordered Chen Xinjia to allocate some grain and grass. If it didn't work, the old man went to Chen Xinjia's old camp in person. Liu Yuliang's face was relaxed.

In fact, starting from Baoding, Liu Ge Lao ordered the Xuan army to allocate food for himself.

Chen Xinjia has already turned his face with Liu Yuliang, so he naturally refuses to obey.

Therefore, Liu Ge Lao kept making trouble for Governor Chen, today he folded the bullet to impeach Chen Xinjia for not moving forward for fear of the enemy, and tomorrow he impeached Governor Chen for harassing the people, and the day after tomorrow he complained that Lord Chen accepted a woman among the exiles as a concubine, and his morals were corrupt, and he was not repaired for the sake of the old.

Chen Xinjia was furious, and while fighting a lawsuit with him, in order to avoid trouble, he still kept transferring the grain, lest the old guy give himself another charge of fighting against the party and taking revenge for personal gain. However, he still kept an eye on it, and only allocated five days of food and grass at a time, which was also convenient for controlling the Ningxiang army.

Today, when I heard Liu Ge say that he was going to beg for food again, the officers smiled meaningfully. To tell the truth, there is such a big Buddha in the army, but it is a blessing for everyone, and everyone likes this Prime Minister Liu a little.

Huang You shook his head: "Elder Liu Ge, there is a sentence that Xiaosheng doesn't know whether to say it or not. ”

"You say you say, and whoever speaks is not guilty." Liu Yuliang knew that Huang You was a lifting person, and it was not easy to see a famous scholar in the army, and this person was very good at learning.

Huang You: "Governor Chen only allocates five days of grain and grass at a time, and this amount of grain is enough on weekdays." But the fighters on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and Governor Chen's grain pours stretch for hundreds of miles from the capital to here, and he can't tell when he will be cut off by Jiannu. According to Xiaosheng's speculation, if this battle starts, it will not end in ten days and a half months. In wartime, the soldiers' rations were also 30% more than usual. Therefore, Xiao Sheng felt that our army had to prepare more than ten days of military rations before we could talk about the next battle plan. ”

The old man went to ask Chen Xinjia for ten days...... No, order him to allocate another half a month's rations. Liu Yuliang said indifferently.

Sun Yuan smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it won't work, it is estimated that Governor Chen's side is also accumulating grain, and he can't take it out." We'll have to figure it out ourselves. ”

Liu Yuliang was stunned: "Is there any way, buy or levy?" There were ruins everywhere, and there were not many people to be seen all day. ”

Sun Yuan: "Rob, rob the enemy." ”

As he spoke, he walked over to the map and tapped Botou Town with his hand. In fact, he has been planning this plan for a long time: "This place is located in the middle of the northern section of the Grand Canal, and it is a water and land hub. It is directly connected to Duoduo, Abatai and Yuetuobu in Shandong. According to the scouts, there were more than 4,000 Jiannu stationed here, and the grain and straw on the wharf were piled up, and they happened to be beaten, cutting off the connection between Shandong and Hebei, and taking their military funds for their own use. After receiving the replenishment, our army went all the way to the west, until it was really determined. ”

"yes, fuck it!" All the generals applauded.

Liu Yuliang was still a little worried: "Five thousand Jiannu, we only have two thousand people, will it be difficult to fight?" ”

Sun Yuan: "Don't worry about Liu Xiang, what is the 5,000 Jiannu, and my Ningxiang army didn't fight last time." Moreover, according to the scout's report, the 5,000 men and horses were all Jiannu Han military banners, which were old pawns under Kong Youde, led by a man named Kong Zhao. ”

"It turned out to be the Han Army Flag, so there's no need to be afraid." Liu Yuliang breathed a long sigh of relief, and also became excited: "Fight, you must fight well, if it is a real Tartar, maybe the old man will persuade you to be cautious at the beginning, since it is a Han army, then there is no concern." ”

"Besides, I have heard for a long time that the Ningxiang Army is the strongest army in the world, and at the beginning you were a tiger general who was like a fierce flyer, but the old man has never seen it, and this time I want to see your heroic posture on the battlefield."

Sun Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, why was this Liu Ge Lao's expression so strange. It's like a guerrilla in World War II, and when he hears about beating old devils, he screams that he has a headache. can fight the puppet army, but he is in good spirits.

Liu Yuliang asked again: "Is the grain in that place really piled up?" ”

Sun Yuan said with a smile: "It has been ascertained that these are the stolen goods of the slave chief Yue Tuo after the robbery in Gyeonggi, because the quantity is too large and it is inconvenient to carry, so some of them are left in Botou Town to be guarded and transported one after another." Among them, the food is enough for our Ningxiang army to eat for a year. Cloth is enough for one person to make five sets of clothes for the four seasons. As for the silver and copper coins, there were more than a dozen large ships. ”

"What, a dozen boats of silver and copper coins." Liu Yuliang's servants and clerks around him were all bright-eyed, and they kept giving Liu Yuliang a look, signaling the old pavilion elder to agree to Sun Yuan's plan to use troops.

Man dies for money, and birds die for food. Horses have no night grass and no fat, and people have no windfall, so they have to fight no matter what.

Liu Yuliang laughed and said: "If that's the case, then hit a dozen." ”

"Obey Liu Xiang's orders." Sun Yuan bowed his hand to him: "The army will rest for two days first, and the whole army will go to Botou Town early the morning after tomorrow." Now, it is up to Huang You to arrange the battle plan for the generals of each army. ”

After coming down, Liu Yuliang immediately wrote a memo to the emperor and sent it to the capital in an expedited manner of 600 li.

The above greatly talked about the importance of Botou Town to the whole campaign, and said that he would personally lead 2,000 Ningxiang troops in a bloody battle with the enemy, and if he was unsuccessful, he would become benevolent. In the end, it hid the section of the grain and military resources piled up in Botou Town.