Chapter 470: Pretending to be confused

The Tartars suffered such a great loss in Yellow County, and even if Dorgon could endure it, Dorgon would not be able to endure it. The annihilation of the three Niu Lu troops is not only a matter of defeat, but also a matter of the reputation of the Tartars. To put it seriously, this is not a defeat, this is a shame! If this shame cannot be washed away, the white flag will never be raised in front of others in the future.

Therefore, the battle in Huangxian County will definitely be more fierce in the future. The Tartars will continue to increase their forces, and will do whatever it takes to try to open the key point of Huangxian. Otherwise, there would be no point in their southward journey. Not only does it not have any meaning, but it even has a bit of a sense of self-abuse. This was absolutely not allowed for Dorgon, who was extremely arrogant in his heart.

Zhang Zhun still has three cavalry battalions in his hands, so he naturally has to make full use of them. He wanted to effectively consume the living force of the Tartars, and cavalry was the best weapon. The battle with Zhu Dadian has fully proved the ability of cavalry. The problem is that the terrain of Huangxian County is not good for the Tartars, and it is equally unfavorable for Zhang Zhun's cavalry battalion.

From Dengzhou City to Huangxian, this section of the terrain is not very open, only less than 60 miles from north to south, and less than 100 miles from east to west. If the Tartars and the rebels were huddled together and alternately covering each other, it would be difficult for the cavalry battalion to bite each other hard.

Of course, it's definitely okay to keep harassing the enemy. Formed units that cannot destroy the enemy army, it is absolutely effective to shoot cold guns on the side. The lethal effect of a cold gun should not be very strong, and ten bullets will kill a Tartar. In the course of their march, Zhang Zhun had to knock out at least 500 Tartars, while causing general panic among the rest of the enemy army.

In short, it is impossible for the Tartars to come to Huangxian smoothly from Dengzhou City. There has to be an adequate price. After the Tartars of the brigade arrived in Huangxian, the cavalry battalion could continue to attack and harass on the periphery day and night, so that the Tartars could not attack the city with peace of mind. The enemy army surrounded the Tiger Ben army in Huang County, and the Tiger Ben army surrounded the Tartars on the periphery, which was the case.

"I remind you of two caveats."

"First, don't get within range of the Tartar's bow and arrow."

"The second, don't be hit by the cannons of the Tartars."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"Understood!"

Yang Weiguo: The three of them replied loudly.

"Your aim is to consume as much of the living power of the Tartars as possible. All strategies and tactics must be carried out around this purpose. Whatever you do, it's good to kill the Tartars. Fishing, trapping, mine-laying, in short, can kill the tartars. ”

"Don't get tangled with the rebels. It's better to kill ten rebels than to kill one Tartar. I guess that when the Tartars marched, they would have placed the rebels outside as cannon fodder. How to transfer the rebels away and expose the Tartars is up to your respective abilities. The loyalty of the rebels to the Tartars is not very high, and if they suffer heavy casualties, there will definitely be riots. At that time, the Tartars will have to go into battle in person. ”

"In case of an emergency, deal with it yourself, don't wait for my orders. Note that Dorgon is a cunning opponent and may set traps for you to drill, and pies will not fall from the sky, and if the pie is too big, you must weigh it carefully. ”

Zhang Zhun continued.

All three nodded vigorously, indicating that they were taught.

In the end, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Dolgon, this person is very cunning and very tolerant, I am afraid it will be a little difficult for you to find his Zhengbai flag." But you can find a white flag of Dordor to hand in. Duoduo had a short temper, was young and vigorous, and when provoked, he was prone to make mistakes. As long as the Tartars make mistakes, our chance comes. ”

"For the Tartars' Hongyi cannon, if it can be destroyed, it would be the best. If you can't destroy it, don't risk it. One or twenty Hongyi cannons can't change the situation of the battlefield. Our most fundamental purpose is to destroy the Tartars. Killing one counts as one, killing two counts as a pair, adding up to a lot, don't be greedy. ”

Yang Weiguo said cautiously: "My lord, can we attack Dengzhou City?" ”

Zhang Zhun groaned and said slowly: "You see the situation for yourself. If the Hongyi cannons above Dengzhou City don't threaten you, you can do it and put a little pressure on the enemy's rear. Again, we only take advantage of the advantages and do not suffer losses. If you think there's a better way to get rid of more Tartars, go ahead and do it. But if my cavalry battalion suffers heavy losses, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Yang Weiguo and the others nodded excitedly, and said repeatedly: "No, no, resolutely not!" The Tartars want to take advantage of us, no way! ”

They are still relatively confident in fighting the Tartars. Three cavalry battalions, together there were almost two thousand people. On the ground in Shandong, it is definitely a relatively strong force. It's just that the intensity of the training is insufficient. Only a few veterans such as Xie Youzhi are completely proficient in equestrianism. Compared with the Tartars, who have grown up on horseback since childhood, there is indeed a big gap. However, this is Shandong, which is the traditional territory of the Han people, and they are fighting at home. If the Tartars want to spread wild in Shandong, it is absolutely impossible.

"Go ahead!"

"Have a nice trip!"

"I'm waiting for your good news in Huang County!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand vigorously.

Yang Weiguo and the others eagerly went.

Immediately, the sound of horses' hooves rumbled for a long time. The officers and men of the three cavalry battalions disappeared into the eastern wilderness of Huangxian County, ready to be put to the test.

After sending off the cavalry, Zhang Zhun came to the Chuangzi camp.

The soldiers of the Chuang Zi Battalion were preparing large mines overnight.

When Maojiatun dealt with the Tartars, this powerful big guy once played an important role. At that time, the Tartar was really blown up to the point that one Buddha ascended to heaven and the second Buddha was born, which was miserable. Now, the big war is coming, and at this critical time, Zhang Zhun will certainly not forget this big killer. It's not enough to taste the tartar once, then keep tasting it a few more times.

In the past, people did not have running water, so they basically drank well water. Therefore, even if the family is poor, it is necessary to prepare a large water tank to store water. In the past, Huang County also had a population of tens of thousands, and there were thousands of households, and every household had a water tank, and when they fled, of course, it was impossible to take the water tank with them. Therefore, the Tiger Army did not lack materials for making mines.

It's a pity that the number of water tanks is large, but Zhang Zhun doesn't have so much gunpowder. The effect of the super landmine is indeed a bargain, a loud bang, earth-shattering, the earth shakes, the problem is, this thing is indeed too gunpowder-intensive. A large vat of gunpowder was enough for an infantry battalion to last half a day of fighting.

According to Zhang Zhun's instructions, Hao Linyong and the others prepared a total of fifty mines. The water tanks used for these mines are relatively small, and each water tank is equipped with about 30 catties of black **, and then a large amount of gravel is put on it, and a long fuse is installed, which becomes the most primitive mine. As for the research on pressure-fired mines, there has been no progress for the time being, and the most primitive method of detonation can only be continued.

In addition, there are four oversized mines. The charge of each water tank is more than one hundred and fifty catties. These four big guys are ready to be buried outside the city gate. If the enemy swarms outside the city gates, it will be just a pot. According to conservative estimates, if these four big guys explode, there would be absolutely no living creatures within a radius of 20 zhang.

"Stay away, don't blow up the walls." Zhang Zhun reminded him.

One hundred and fifty pounds of black **, that's not a joke, the city wall of Huangxian County is not so strong. Don't let the Tartars blow up, the walls of Huangxian County have also been blown down, and let the Tartars take advantage of it in vain.

"Rest assured, my lord, it's absolutely safe." Hao Linyong said with a smile.

"Well, you go ahead and arrange it!" Zhang Zhun nodded and said.

"Understood!" Hao Linyong agreed.

Zhang Zhun ignored them anymore and went back to Yunfeng Residence by himself. He was ready to hand over the combat command of the front line to Hao Linyong to deal with, and he himself would weigh the strategic matters in the back. Back at Yunfeng Residence, Zhang Zhun first washed his face with clean water, washed off the dust and gunpowder smoke on his body, then ate a little something, sat down, and thought about today's war.

In his previous life, Zhang Zhun was just a non-commissioned officer, not an officer. There is still a big difference between non-commissioned officers and officers in many fields. He understands the limits of leading troops to fight, that is, a squad or a platoon or so, and a company is a company. He did not go to a professional military school and did not know too much about command. His command theories were basically the big road goods of later generations, and they were learned through reading books.

Now, when he traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty, he commanded an army of nearly 20,000 and a population of more than 800,000, compared with the non-commissioned officers of later generations, the gap was too big. Zhang Zhun often feels that his knowledge level is really not enough. At the very least, he didn't study Clausewitz's "On War" and Mahan's "On Sea Power" either. Therefore, from a grand strategic point of view, he seriously lacks theoretical common sense.

In the face of such a complicated situation, Zhang Zhun had to be very cautious so as not to hide in the abyss from which there will be no return. After each battle, he had to sum up his lessons and lessons in a timely manner to see what he could do better and where he needed to continue to improve, so as to improve his command level. There is no way, people are stupid and have to be diligent. For example, now he actually wants to sleep too. But for the sake of his future, he had to endure it, and he had to comb through the day's battles.

During the day, the battle mainly relied on superiority in weapons. If you want to talk about tactical strategy, it really doesn't reflect much. The Tartars occupied the hand of Dengzhou City, which was more beautiful than he did. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is simply impossible for the Tartars to take Dengzhou City. However, the Tartars did it. Fortunately, his reaction was not slow, and he immediately took control of Huang County and locked the Tartar in Dengzhou City.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhun felt that his action was really good from a strategic point of view. At the very least, it's absolutely good for the living power that consumes the tartars. He is not a court, and there is no need to pay attention to the gains and losses of one city and one place. His goal was to kill the Tartars. Wherever you are, as long as you can kill the Tartars.

In the past, the Tartar was in Liaodong, and he was across the sea, even if he wanted to kill the Tartar, he couldn't reach it. Now it's different, when the Tartar came to Shandong, he just stretched out the **, and let him stretch out his hand is a knife. From this point of view, the Tartar was sent to the door by himself.

"It's good, it's good!"

Zhang Zhun said to himself, rubbing his palms vigorously.

If you can consume a large amount of Tartar's vital power in Dengzhou City, when you enter Liaodong in the future, you will undoubtedly reduce a lot of resistance. The Eight Banners of Manchuria are 200,000 people who die in death. With the addition of the Mongolian Eight Banners and the servant army, it is at most hundreds of thousands of people. I've already killed nine hundred today, and it's off to a pretty good start.

Nine hundred this time, nine hundred next tomorrow, nine hundred next time, add up to a lot, and the vital power of the Tartars will be continuously consumed. When the Tartars are killed, the world will be peaceful. The key now is that Dolgon must not back down, but pounce desperately. The more ferocious the Tartar's counterattack, the more blood will be shed.

"What am I going to do if I'm Dolgon?"

Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in the hall, thinking carefully about the possible battle.

If he was Dolgon, he would definitely first find out how many defenders there were in Huangxian, how the defenders were, how their ammunition was, how their morale was, what their food and grass were, how their commanders were, and then make reasonable strategic arrangements based on these circumstances. Therefore, it is highly likely that Dorgon will do the same. In other words, in the next two or three days, the Tartars may not attack rashly. Of course, the exception was Dord.

Duoduo was still young and very impulsive, and the Tartar had suffered such a great loss, it was very likely that he would not be able to bear it anymore and immediately lead his troops back to kill. Therefore, in the next two or three days, it is not certain whether there will really be no Tartars to attack and disturb them. If Dorgor had been dispatched, Dorgon would have followed. Because, it is impossible for the Tartars to adopt the tactics of adding oil. For commanders, refueling tactics are definitely taboo, and I believe Dolgon understands it.

"My lord, Advisor Gao is here." Shi Liwei suddenly came in to report.

"Oh?" Zhang Zhun said with some surprise.

Gao Hongtu actually came at this time?

Could it be that what happened behind Laizhou Mansion?

Since the Tatars entered Shandong, Zhang Zhun has asked all the institutions in Laizhou Prefecture, as well as every member of the Shengxia Sect, to consciously resist the spread of rumors and prevent panic from happening. In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Zhun also left five battalions of troops in Laizhou Mansion, and one battalion of troops in Dasongwei to help suppress rumors. With such a well-thought-out arrangement, there shouldn't be any surprises!

Zhang Zhun stood up and walked outside Yun Fengju, and saw two familiar figures walking towards him. One of them is Gao Hongtu. The other is Zhang Shenyan. Seeing Zhang Shenyan's arrival, Zhang Zhun somewhat understood why Gao Hongtu came. Of course, sometimes, even if you do, you have to pretend that you don't understand. Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to play stupid immediately.

"Gong Shan, teacher, why are you here?" Zhang Zhun said with some surprise.

"It was the old man who brought your teacher here." Zhang Shenyan said with a solemn face.

"Gong Shan came to the front line in person, and the juniors are really overjoyed!" Zhang Zhun said with a haha. Last time Zhang Shen said goodbye, Zhang Zhun felt that it would be a little difficult to pull this old man into his camp. However, he will not give up his efforts.

"It's not easy for the old man to come here." Zhang Shenyan said quietly. When he spoke, there was some clueless meaning, and it seemed to contain a lot of meaning. After Gao Hongtu heard this, he couldn't help frowning. Zhang Zhun didn't feel it. The literati are playing with words, and it is strange that Zhang Zhun understands it.

Zhang Zhun smiled and invited the two of them to Yunfeng's residence and asked someone to serve tea.

Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan came here overnight, of course, there was something important. However, Zhang Zhun pretended not to know anything, and waited for Zhang Shenyan to take the initiative to speak. He decided to play dumb, and then he had to play to the end. In these years, the most clever ability is to pretend to be confused.

Zhang Shenyan also seemed to want Zhang Zhun to speak first, but after waiting for a while, Zhang Zhun just didn't say anything, as if he didn't notice anything, he didn't feel anything, he had to say with concern: "Yulin, how is the current situation of Tartar?" ”

Brigadier General Zhang briefly explained the situation. Since he has the psychology of pretending to be confused, his description is naturally a big talk that should be said, and what should not be said will never be revealed. Some places also deliberately say that as for making something out of nothing, hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, there are naturally some people. For example, the casualties of the Tiger Army are a considerable number. After such a big victory, it is completely normal for some casualties to occur.

Sure enough, Zhang Shenyan listened and kept nodding. He obviously didn't notice that half of Zhang Zhun's words were untrue, and thought that Zhang Zhun was quite open and honest, and his originally tense face gradually eased up. After a long time, he said slowly: "Yulin, the old man didn't mistake you, you are really a pillar of talent." With you blocking the Tartars in Huangxian County, the great luck of the country and the great luck of the people! ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Where did Gong Shan come from?" ”

Zhang Shenyan said: "Nanjing. ”

Zhang Zhun was slightly surprised.

Zhang Shenyan actually came from Nanjing? Isn't his hometown in Shanxi? How did you get to Nanjing? Don't you want to return to your hometown so soon and want to go to Nanjing to go through the back door? This doesn't quite look like Zhang Shenyan's character.

seemed to be aware of Zhang Zhun's doubts, and also noticed the dirty speculation in Zhang Zhun's heart, Zhang Shenyan said generously: "The old man went to Nanjing to discuss some private matters with Liu Qidong. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.