The cold wind is blowing, the cold wind hunting, in late autumn, the yellow leaves all over the ground, the grass and trees are withering, when the sky is gray and bright, in the city of Anqing, gunshots rang out from time to time, adding to the strange atmosphere of quiet, the streets and alleys are becoming more and more deserted, except for the soldiers under Chao Sheng on patrol, I can't see a single civilian, walking on the street. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The faint smoke of gunpowder drifted in the sky above Anqing City, and it was not until the third pole of the sun that the sound of the bird gun completely disappeared, and Anqing City was really quiet, and the tension of the war became a little lighter, however, the residents of the city were still closed, hiding in their homes, they were so uneasy and worried, afraid of very, allowing the soldiers to go in and out, searching for something.

In the governor's yamen, in the hall, the things in the room were cleared, only the square table, which I don't know where to find it, was put together, covered with a green coarse cloth, and there were small maps, and some staff officers were sitting or standing, on the side of the table, all around, and what were marked on the map.

A large military map hangs in the middle of the hall, next to the wall of the upper hall, marked with small blue and red flags, representing the areas occupied by the Qing court and Yang Lin, and arrows indicating the direction of attack by Yang Lin and Chao Sheng's army.

At this time, several senior officers walked here, the leader was Chao Sheng, and the one on his side was either a senior commander or a staff officer, and there was one exception, that is, Ah Sheng, who looked a little maverick and very different, dressed in black, which was so conspicuous.

"Ah Sheng, immediately activate the intelligence personnel in the city, call all those spare talents, assist me in managing Anqing City, clear out the scattered clear troops who are still fleeing and hiding in the city, and pull out all the threat factors~!" Chao Sheng said as he walked, and he didn't have the joy of breaking through the city.

"Yes, army commander, I will arrange for those people to report here, compile a copy of all the information in Anqing City, and give it to you, so as to formulate a suitable policy to facilitate the army to stabilize Anqing Mansion." Without the fear of other generals, Ah Sheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Well, okay, I'll wait for you here."

As soon as Chao Sheng agreed, he stepped out and left, and at the same time, many generals who had already saluted from afar, under Chao Sheng's wave of his hand, put down their right hands and continued to discuss.

As soon as he stood still, in front of the huge military map, Chao Sheng asked, "Division Commander Xu, what are the current casualties of our army?" Have the soldiers in the city who resisted the Qing court cleaned up? ”

As soon as the words fell, an officer immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "Report to the army commander, compared with the past, this military operation has suffered a lot of battle losses, with about 2,000 casualties, 5,000 enemies annihilated, and 2,000 prisoners. ”

Hearing this, the people around him all had a solemn look on their faces, and then they knew why the commander's expression was so ugly, his face drooped, and he was very cold, and this battle damage created a new height in history.

At this time, a regiment commander stood up and said softly: "Report to the army commander, the loss this time is so big, it is not that our army's combatants underestimate the enemy, let alone have a slack attitude, but that the Mongolian general Feiyangu of the Qing court stubbornly resisted, unlike the Qing soldiers in other places, or the two armies faced each other, and they did it with a clear sword, and if they couldn't fight, they would surrender." ”

"This Feiyangu is different, but gathers the firearms battalion and some die-hard Eight Banner soldiers, scatters them, opens them, hides in the dark, hides in the streets, and sneaks up on our personnel, shooting black guns. Due to the haste in which our army entered the city and did not make preparations, it was taken by surprise, and the number of dead and wounded rose sharply. ”

"Therefore, the casualties of this battle were all killed and injured by a sneak attack, and there were not many casualties when the city was really attacked." Master Xu added a summary sentence.

Everyone can understand Feiyangu's approach, and they agree with it, but they can't tolerate it, after all, so many brothers have been injured, even if the other party is an admirable general, all of them are still angry, and a voice sounded, crying out in pain: "This Tartar dog leg, causing us to hurt so many brothers, no matter what the reason, commander, you must shoot him to avenge our brothers!" ”

"Yes, yes, commander, you must shoot Feiyangu and avenge your brothers~!" Immediately, a number of high-ranking officers chimed in.

"Everyone is dead, what else are you shooting?" Chao Sheng finished saying this sentence without being angry, turned his head to the side, and asked again: "Senior Liu, have you found Zhu Jue?" ”

"Report to the army commander, I searched almost every part of the city, and there was not even a shadow of Zhu Jue. In the end, through the bounty, some of the Qing soldiers who surrendered reported that during the war, Feiyangu and Zhu Jue came out of the governor's yamen together and went to the east city gate, and then for unknown reasons, Feiyangu grabbed a war horse and suddenly let Zhu Jue leave in the opposite direction. Master Liu behaved very calmly, unfolded the summary information booklet in his hand, and said slowly.

For a while, the command hall was quiet, silent everywhere, all thinking, recalling the words of Master Liu, guessing where Zhu Jue would be hiding? Find this big fish, the governor of Anhui.

Chao Sheng's eyes were gloomy, as if he was in a daze, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

After a short silence, suddenly, Chao Sheng turned abruptly, his eyes were shining, his eyes were looking at the military map, and he even picked up the thin command baton placed horizontally on the side, and compared back and forth between Anqing Mansion and Huangzhou Mansion in Hubei.

Immediately afterward, Fang Buddha thought of something, Chao Sheng looked to the side and asked again: "Senior Commander Liu, where is the direction in which Zhu Qi rode away?" ”

"Report to the army commander, the west gate of Anqing City~" Although he had doubts in his heart, Division Commander Liu immediately replied, concise and neat.

A hint of enlightenment crossed his mind, Chao Sheng suddenly brightened, and the thin baton beat on the map, pointing straight to the west gate of Anqing City, and said loudly: "I know, it must be the moment we break through the north city gate, what information did Feiyangu get, know our intentions, know that no matter how much we resist, we can't change the general trend, and our army will eventually take Anqing City." ”

Chao Sheng was speechless, looked at everyone, very determined, at this time, Master Liu, who had been in charge of searching for Zhu Jue, reacted, and had a lot of information about Zhu Jue in his hand, and was the first to understand what Chao Sheng meant, and then said: "Commander, do you mean that Zhu Jue has already left Anqing City and fled in the direction of Hubei?" ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, although this sentence was asking, but it pierced the last layer of window paper, so that everyone understood, and immediately someone jumped out and said urgently: "Commander, what are you hesitating about, hurry up and send cavalry to chase it?" Otherwise, our actions here will spread to Hubei, so that once Hubei and Henan get the news and have preparations, our next actions will be even more difficult! ”

However, Chao Sheng shook his head, rejected the man's proposal, and seemed to understand Chao Sheng's thoughts, and Master Xu explained: "It's too late, from the moment we broke through the north gate, until now, there have been almost six or seven hours, Zhu Jue is still riding a war horse, galloping away, and he can't catch up. ”

"What's more, Zhu Jue is a smart person, although he is stubborn, but in terms of his loyal temperament, for the sake of the Manchu Tartars, along the way, he will definitely disguise himself to avoid our eyes and not attract attention. After all, a feudal official can't easily leave the jurisdiction, if he encounters someone who doesn't deal with him on the road, he can be murdered by someone with a heart because he lost Anhui and fled. ”

Whether it is Chao Sheng, or other generals, they all nodded approvingly, and thought that if anyone here was to do so, they would also do what Zhu Qi did, if they disagreed with the officials along the way, in order to report a military emergency, in order to avoid accidents, they would definitely put on makeup and sneak around, and rush to the land of Beijing frantically.

After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and if those officials see that the general situation is not good, they are likely to defect to the enemy and use him Zhu Qi as a voter. Therefore, a wise person will never put all his hope on his opponent.

Just when the generals were worried, worried that the news of the blockade would be leaked out, Chao Sheng was full of spirits, and said loudly: "Okay, everyone, no matter how worried you are now, it is useless, it is better to make arrangements as soon as possible and change the plan formulated, which is the best choice, so as to respond to all changes." ”

Although I understood the commander's words, the worries in my heart were still not dispelled, and I still had some expectations, looking forward to the commander's next words. However, Chao Sheng didn't understand everyone's expressions, and ordered to himself: "Senior Commander Liu, immediately draft a note, tell the marshal about the mutation here, and make our worries clear." ”

"Yes, Commander, I'll do it right away~"

As soon as Division Commander Liu answered, Chao Sheng did not stop, and continued to order: "Division Commander Xu, immediately pass the order, the army will rest and adjust for two days, leaving 10,000 infantry, and after two days, all of them will be dispatched and stationed at the junction of Anhui and Hubei, waiting for my order, ready to act at any time and attack Hubei." ”

Then, Chao Sheng turned around, and the baton was at the junction of Anhui and Henan, and said loudly: "At the same time, order the garrisons of Luzhou Mansion, Yingzhou Mansion and Xuzhou Mansion to advance, and Chen Bing is at the junction of Anhui and Henan, listen to my orders, act together, prepare to attack Xinyang Prefecture, Runing Mansion and Dezhou Mansion respectively, and take the eastern part of Henan in one fell swoop." ”

Looking at the regional distribution on the map, everyone knew that the army commander wanted to make up for his mistakes, chase and intercept Zhu Jue as much as possible, and cut off his way to the north.

Just when everyone thought that all the arrangements had been decided, and thought that the army commander was going to command the three-way army remotely, Chao Sheng suddenly said: "Master Xu, the marching army will be handed over to you." Division Commander Liu, you stay, cooperate with Ah Sheng, and stabilize Anqing Mansion, while I, I will leave tomorrow, and go to the place where the Three Route Army is about to display its troops, hold a military meeting, and make specific arrangements for the attack on Henan. ”

"Commander, no, if it's just a guard company to escort you and escort you to the front line, it's too unsafe~!" Senior Commander Liu and Senior Commander Xu objected in unison.

"Don't worry, there will be no danger, a guard company is enough. Or on horseback, whether it is a bandit or a bandit, or a guerrilla who was scattered by us, it is impossible to keep me, let alone threaten my safety. ”

Although Chao Sheng said calmly, he contained a resolute meaning, which could not be questioned, let alone opposed, so the generals did not persuade him again. (To be continued.) )