Shi Dakai and his soldiers fled, thinking about the next march route in their hearts as they fled.

At noon, the army stopped to rest.

Shi Dakai brought Zhang Suimou and Chen Yucheng over, and the three of them sat together.

Shi Dakai's face was full of haggard expressions, but his eyes were bright, and he said: "We were caught off guard, and now we are facing a very serious problem, which direction to take?" Whether to go northwest, to the west, or to the south of Sichuan. I have thought about it, these three places have different characteristics, and I will talk about them in detail, and you can refer to them. ”

Zhang Suimou clenched his fists and said, "Lord Wang, please speak!" ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Please speak clearly!" ”

Shi Dakai took out a rough map from his bosom and laid it on the ground. He stretched out his finger and pointed to the map and said, "Now, we are in the range of Chengdu. If you go to the northwest, the next place to pass is Pi County and Chongning County in the northwest of Chengdu, after breaking through, the place you enter is to go to Tibet, and then go to Xinjiang. ”

"The further northwest this road goes, the more desolate it becomes, and there are barren mountains and mountains everywhere. Moreover, there are local forces in these places. Once we enter, we could be attacked. Of course, because of their topography and local forces, I believe that Li Zhen's army will also be fiercely attacked after entering. Even, if we incite it a little, the local strength may still be used by us. ”

Shi Dakai raised the index and middle fingers of his right hand and continued: "The second way, we will go to the west of Chengdu. ”

"Along the way, the direction of walking is probably Dayi County and Qionglai County and other places."

"After breaking through this road, you will enter the hinterland of Sichuan, and the more you go inside, the more difficult the environment will be, with barren mountains and forests everywhere, and there is no place in front of the village and no store. The disadvantage of this path is that we go inside, which is equivalent to getting into a pocket, and we can only keep going inside. However, the good thing is that there are mountains everywhere, and it is not easy for Li Zhen to find us. ”

"Thirdly, we go south abruptly. Take the direction of the south, mainly to go to Zizhong, Yibin and other places, and then enter Yunnan. In the past, Li Zhen led soldiers to quell Xi Yinglong's rebellion in Guangxi and sent Yang Banhou to garrison Guangxi. After Yang Banhou gained a foothold, he quickly took control of Yunnan in his hands. When we went to Yunnan, we must have met Yang Banhou's army. ”

"When the time comes, we will be in a situation where we are caught between the front and back, and the situation is dangerous. However, once we break through the defensive line set up by Yang Banhou in Yunnan and move south into Vietnam, we will join Xi Yinglong, who has fled to Vietnam. I believe that although Xi Yinglong used to be an official, he will definitely accept us now in order to resist Li Zhen. ”

Shi Dakai said in a deep voice: "Three choices, see which one you recognize?" ”

In fact, Shi Da was happy to have made a decision, but he still wanted to hear the opinions of Chen Yucheng and Zhang Suimou.

Zhang Suimou said: "Lord Wang, I think we should go to the northwest!" ”

Chen Yucheng thought for a while and said, "I also agree with the decision to go northwest!" ”

Two people, reached an agreed opinion.

Shi Dakai raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you choose the south?" In fact, what Shi Da Happy wanted was to break through in the south, because once he broke through the soldiers arranged by Yang Banhou in Yunnan, he would be able to join Xi Yinglong.

Zhang Suimou said: "General Chen will speak first!" ”

Chen Yucheng was also not polite, and said: "Lord Wang, the third option is indeed good, but the premise is that you can break through the siege and break through the defense line formed by Yang Banhou's army. The question is, can we break through? You also know that the weapons held by the soldiers under Li Zhen are very powerful, and in the same way, the soldiers under the command of Yang Banhou can also be equipped, and their strength is definitely not weak. ”

After a pause, Chen Yucheng said: "Perhaps, if we fight with Yang Banhou, Yang Banhou may not be able to win against us, but I believe that if Yang Banhou insists on defending to the death, he will definitely not be able to break through the opponent's defense." For this reason, I believe that we should go to the northwest to control the local forces in Tibet or Xinjiang, and then develop steadily and steadily, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. ”

Zhang Suimou said: "General Chen's statement is also what I want to say. In fact, because of the geographical location of Xi**te, we have a great advantage in gaining a firm foothold after we go. ”

Shi Dakai nodded, and finally nodded in agreement.

The two commanders under his command unanimously agreed that it was more appropriate to go to the northwest, and he had nothing to insist on. The soldiers of the army ate dry food, rested for an hour, and then continued their journey, heading towards Pixian.

……

Liu Jintang sent someone to inquire about the movement, and after discovering Shi Dakai's movements, he immediately reported the news.

In the barracks, Li Zhen glanced at everyone, and finally landed on Zhang Zhidong, and said: "Zhang Zhidong, the last battle is commanded by you, including me, as long as you need it, I will fully cooperate." ”

The corners of Zeng Guofan's mouth twitched slightly, and there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart.

After all, he was the commander of the Third Army.

Now, Li Zhen has asked an unknown person to command the army, and he has a pimple in his heart. Li Zhen found Zeng Guofan's expression and the emotions he expressed, smiled slightly, and didn't take it to heart.

For Zeng Guofan, Li Zhen already had other plans in his heart.

Zhang Zhidong stood up and asked people to bring the map.

He stood in front of the map and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, at present, Shi Dakai is leading the soldiers to the northwest, and I think this is Shi Dakai wanting to run towards Tibet. Therefore, it is now necessary to block the road and block Shi Dakai's progress. Commander Zeng, please dispatch the soldiers of two brigades to rush to Chongning County and other surrounding areas with all your might, arrange defenses, only defend, avoid fighting, and aim to block Shi Dakai's advance. As for Pi County, which is closer to Chengdu, give it to Shi Dakai, and wait until Chongning County to block it. ”

Zeng Guofan nodded calmly, unable to see what he was thinking.

Zhang Zhidong continued: "In the west of Chengdu, two more brigades of soldiers were sent to Dayi County and Qionglai County respectively to block the road that Shi Dakai wanted to flee west after fleeing back from the northwest. Next, two more brigades of soldiers were sent to the area around Meishan in the southwest of Chengdu to block the possibility of Shi Da breaking through in the southwest of Chengdu. ”

"In this way, Shi Dakai's escape route is blocked."

"The rest of the army is responsible for chasing Shi Dakai. Among them, Brigade Commander Liu Jintang led a brigade of troops as the vanguard army, constantly biting Shi Dakai's army, so as not to lose Shi Dakai's news. Our purpose is to make Shi Dakai run into walls everywhere and change direction and head south. When the time comes, the army stationed in Yunnan will be used to block and flank Shi Dakai. ”

After Zhang Zhidong finished speaking, he looked at Li Zhen and asked, "Lord Wang, what I want to say has been made clear, what is your opinion?" ”

Li Zhen said: "The plan is good, I add. The prerequisite for winning is to be able to block Shi Dakai's breakthrough. Therefore, the various brigades sent out must hold on, and once they fail, the results will be unpredictable. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Please rest assured, the soldiers in the army will definitely be able to complete the task." ”

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