At the same time, the southwest of Baoding Prefecture, Dingzhou, has been captured by the Qilin army led by Chao Sheng, and the Kongtong army that entered from the west happened to be here, Xue Kaiqi took several generals to Chao Sheng's camp and gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the tent that served as the temporary headquarters was overcrowded, and all the staff officers were gathered together, most of whom were generals under Chao Sheng.

The moment he walked into the headquarters, as soon as he saw Chao Sheng, Xue Kaiqi walked a few steps quickly, and said respectfully: "Instructor, I haven't seen you for a few years, I really want to kill me!" ”

Years of instructor career, whether it is the Kongtong Army, or the Qilin Army, or the Thunder Navy, there are all the soldiers led by Chao Sheng.

Therefore, whether it was out of the nature of a soldier, or seeing Xue Kaiqi's extraordinarily close intentions, Chao Sheng did not have any pretentiousness, and immediately greeted him, and responded heartily: "Hehe, Cage, I haven't seen you for a few years, I didn't expect that you will be a brigade commander, which is really beyond my expectations!" ”

While speaking, surrounded by everyone, the two were already close at hand, and the moment they shook hands, Chao Sheng immediately said: "By the way, how does that guy Huo Xiong treat you?" If it's not good for you, me! Why don't I talk to the marshal and transfer you to the Kirin Army, I can promise you that within half a year, I will definitely make you the commander of the division, how about it, Cage, follow me?! ”

"Hey, hey!" Of course, Xue Kaiqi knew that the instructor was joking, but when it came to this, he didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile stupidly and deal with it.

When he came to the table where the map was hung, he stood on the sand table, Chao Sheng put away a smile on his face, pointed at the sand table with his right hand with leather gloves, and said solemnly: "Cage, we are all old acquaintances, don't say much politely, and give me a bottom, how many troops did you bring this time?" ”

Hearing this, without any hesitation, Xue Kaiqi's face also changed, became solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Old chief, I am dissatisfied, it stands to reason that the strength of my brigade should have three regiments and more than 3,000 people, but all the way, in order to ensure that the captured towns have a certain defensive capability, therefore, some people have been left, and so far, there are only 2,000 people in the full battle." ”

Chao Sheng knew that Xue Kaiqi was telling the truth, because he was the same, every time he captured a city, he would leave some troops, and when he reached the vicinity of Baoding Mansion, there were less than 70,000 troops of 100,000 troops.

Thinking of this, Chao Sheng was not allowed to think too much, Xue Kaiqi's puzzled voice sounded: "Old chief, what's wrong?" Is something happening, are you in dire need of troops? ”

Frowning slightly, hearing Xue Kaiqi's inquiry, he immediately stretched, Chao Sheng did not answer, but pointed to Baoding Mansion and said: "Cage, Baoding Mansion, as the provincial capital of Zhili, the office of Governor Hu Jitang, is behind it is the land of Gyeonggi of the Qing court, where there are a large number of garrisons, and all kinds of soldiers add up, at least there are more than 100,000 people. ”

Listening to the faint worry in the old chief's tone, Xue Kaiqi was stunned, very puzzled, and said suspiciously: "Instructor, something is wrong, don't say that Baoding Mansion has more than 100,000 troops stationed, even if it is 200,000 or 300,000, under our powerful offensive, it is not a matter of worry, it is a matter of time before we take him." ”

"Cage, you don't understand, what I'm worried about is not that I can't beat it, but that I want to crush the other party with an absolute advantage, so that the war in Baoding Mansion will not spread to the Beijing division in the north, and reduce the impact of attacking Baoding Mansion as much as possible."

"Moreover, once the garrison of Baoding Mansion retreats to Baoding City, the news will spread to Tianjin Mansion, which will inevitably make the Qing army in Tianjin Mansion vigilant, and the marshal will pay a great price if he wants to take Tianjin Mansion again."

Xue Kaiqi was shocked, and at the same time knew that Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion were the two gates to the south of the Beijing Division, and once one of them fell, the Beijing Division would be completely exposed, exposed to its own guns, and there would be no buffer zone.

Therefore, whether it is Baoding Mansion or Tianjin Mansion, they have hoarded a large number of troops of the Qing court, and they are the elite of the elite, and there is no shortage of firearms such as cannons and birds.

Even if the quality of these firearms is inferior and the power is far inferior to that of their own, if the garrisons of the two places retreat to the city and rely on the city, they can completely block the speed of the army's march, and once it drags on, the Qing court can transfer troops in the shortest possible time and ask for help from outside the border.

At that time, the Qing court's reinforcements will continue to supplement Baoding and Tianjin, although they are not afraid of these Qing troops, but what is consumed is the Chinese heritage, and the war is raging, which will only cause the people to live poorly, which is not conducive to the future governance of the marshal.

Thinking of this, Xue Kaiqi's face also became solemn, revealing a faint sense of worry, I don't know what to say? What to say?

After a short silence, Xue Kaiqi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said: "Instructor, otherwise, borrow some troops from Commander Huo and transfer the fourth, fifth and sixth regiments, just because they are not far from the northwest of Baoding Mansion, let them block Baoding Mansion from three directions in the north, plus the troops of Monkey and Guo San, besiege from the east, in this way, Baoding Mansion will be completely blocked!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around them were suddenly very excited, and looked at Chao Sheng hopefully, however, the latter shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No, the fourth, fifth, and sixth regiments of the Kongtong Army can't move." ”

"Why?" Xue Kaiqi asked subconsciously with a look of disbelief on his face.

"No, it's very simple, compared to Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion, Shuntian Mansion is the real hard bone to gnaw, not only is the number of troops there far more than any place in Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion, but there are also Imperial City Guards behind it to assist in defense."

"If the third division of the Kongtong Army wants to take Shuntianfu, it can't do without the assistance of these three regiments." Chao Sheng paused, turned to look at the map hanging on the side, pointed to three places in succession, and said solemnly: "The three regiments are all regiments with heavy firepower, once the three of them are stationed at these three commanding heights for fire support, they can leave a guarantee for the first division of the Kongtong Army to take Shuntianfu." ”

"As long as Shuntianfu is taken, the entire battle situation in Zhili will be alive, and we and the marshal will have a lot less pressure to attack Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion."

Awakened from a dream, Xue Kaiqi said with understanding: "Oh... It turns out that this is the case, once Shuntianfu is lost, the entire Qing court will fall into panic, even if there is a large number of Eight Banners soldiers, it is mainly imported to Shuntianfu, and the Qing court will have no time to take care of Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion, as long as one of the two places is quickly taken, the overall situation has been decided! ”

As if caught in a strange circle, since the three regiments could not be mobilized, they returned to the original problem, and the big tent was quiet again.

At this moment, when everyone didn't know what to do, when Chao Sheng had no clue, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and soon, a communication soldier walked in, came to Chao Sheng's side, and said quickly: "Report, the marshal's flying pigeon biography!" ”

Hearing this, Chao Sheng, who was preoccupied, suddenly woke up, and under the eyes of everyone, he immediately took the letter, opened it quickly, and a line of small letters came into view.

"Act immediately, unite Xue Kaiqi, Guo San, and the Monkey Department to attack Baoding Mansion."

The few twenty words are clear and clear, and there is no controversy about the content, however, Chao Sheng is deeply puzzled, but he also knows that the marshal's order is to let himself attack Baoding Mansion, and there is no need for other considerations.

Thinking like this in his heart, Chao Sheng no longer had to be surprised, held the letter in his hand, stood up suddenly, his back was straight, and said loudly: "All the generals listen to the order!" ”

In an instant, everyone stood straight, looking straight at Chao Sheng, waiting for the other party's generals.

"Xue Kaiqi, you take the Kongtong army you brought with you to march from the west and attack Baoding Mansion, when the time comes, I will send another division of troops to assist you!"

"Yes, Commander!"

"The communication soldier gave an order, and immediately sent a message to Guo San and the monkey department, asking them to attack Baoding Mansion from the east!"

"Yes, Commander!" The signal soldier agreed, and immediately walked out of the tent.

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