Chapter 55: The Point General (Part 2)

"After going to Huai'an, I discussed everything with Wu Yongchun. He's played the Mongols more times than you and has a lot of experience! Zhu Chongjiu thought about it and ordered with a smile. Then he turned his gaze to Liu Bowen, the left deputy governor of the Privy Council, "How many brigades of the Fifth Army are in the Jingxiang area at the moment?" How far is it from Qizhou? ”

"Enlightened Lord! There are six brigades, three brigades of soldiers, three brigades of auxiliaries! Liu Bowen quickly put away his smile, got up and walked to the wall, and with the assistance of two young staff officers, hung up a map, "According to the previous deployment of the Privy Council, the Fifth Army has always had three combat brigades resting at home, and three combat brigades are training in Jingxiang in rotation. Now a brigade commander is stationed in Qichun, a brigade has recovered Luotian, and another brigade is preparing to cross Qishui east and kill Huanggang in order to echo the Luoyang red scarf. ”

"Good! Enough is enough! Let the Fifth Legion stop as much as possible and hold on to its current position. The rest of the battle over there is handed over to the friendly forces. The Fifth Legion only provides a response to friendly forces! Zhu Chongjiu nodded with satisfaction and ordered in a low voice, "At the same time, give Wu Liangmou an order to hand over the command to Liu Kui and Liu Huanwu, and rush back as quickly as possible." He led the remaining three brigades of the Fifth Army to be responsible for the defense of Yangzhou Road and Gaoyoufu. ”

"Yes!" Liu Bowen never talked nonsense, saluted, walked to the bookcase, leaned over and began to write military orders.

The other generals all quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and the expressions on their faces became more and more excited. On the northern front, there were Wu Yongchun's Fourth Army Corps and Wang Kerou's Seventh Army, on the western front there was Mao Guibu, and on the east side was the sea. Wu Liangmou, with the three brigades under his command, was enough to ensure the tranquility of Yangzhou and Gaoyou. In this way, no one has to stay to guard their homes, and they are all likely to march south with the team.

Sure enough, without waiting for General Liu Bowen's order to bring it over to verify the use of the seal, Zhu Chongjiu cleared his throat and announced loudly, "All the officers and men of the First and Second Army Corps, as well as the Heavy Artillery Brigade, Cavalry Brigade, and Guards Brigade directly under the Privy Council, are ready to go out from now on." Early the day after tomorrow, they boarded a ship to cross the river, joined up with the Third Army, and went south to fight against the rebellion. On this expedition, the general manager personally served as the commander, and the specific tasks of each department were assigned after arriving in Jiangnan! ”

"Yes!" Liu Ziyun, Ivanov, Fu Youde, Ding Dexing and others jumped up, raised their hands in salute in unison, and were elated.

"Think twice!." In the midst of cheers, Shi Fengguo, the commander of the First Army, sounded particularly weak, "The lord is the body of ten thousand gold, and my current situation in Huaiyang is not as good as before. There are so many elite soldiers and strong generals in hand, why should the lord bother"

"You don't need to persuade you, is Zhu the one who sits back and enjoys it?" Zhu Chongjiu waved his hand and interrupted with a smile. After raising it at home for a year and a half, Zhu also gradually grew his hips, and he couldn't wait to go out to move his muscles and bones. So the coach of this southern expedition, Zhu is decided. Although we Huaiyang are now fierce generals, no one is more suitable than Zhu! ”

"This" Feng Guoyong was about to persuade again, but the little thumb of his left foot was gently stabbed by Mr. Su with a cane. was stunned, and swallowed the second half of the exhortation back into his stomach.

He's a smart guy and reacts surprisingly quickly. There was no need for more reminders to understand Su Mingzhe's specific hints.

In terms of the way of using soldiers, Xu Da must be far above his own lord. But Xu Da's prestige was originally insufficient, the previous assassination of the lord, most of the assassins were from the Third Legion, although the military intelligence and internal affairs departments have joined forces to confirm Xu Da's innocence, but this incident has dealt a blow to his personal prestige, but it can never be recovered.

Therefore, if Xu Da is allowed to be the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army, several commanders and deputy commanders of the First and Second Army Corps may not be convinced by him. And the heavy artillery brigade and cavalry brigade, which have always been regarded by the chief manager as the descendants of the lineage, I am afraid that they will disobey Xu Dayang and make things difficult in every way.

"It's a pity that Xu Tiande has that ability!" Thinking of this, Feng Guoyong couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. "It's really a creation that makes people, and creation makes people! Xu Da attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and has a magnificent bearing. And he is unlucky, and he is also unlucky in this heavy love and righteousness. So much so that he was mixed up by a group of Haozhou fellows in a daze, and he didn't even figure out where the other party came from and what experience he had had! ”

Just as he was sighing, he heard Zhu Chongjiu command loudly, "Guoyong, you will stay in Yangzhou this time, responsible for assisting Ziyun, providing food and grass supplies for all walks of life, and coordinating the deployment of auxiliary troops." Berwyn walks with me, ready to plan military affairs! ”

"Yes!" Feng Guoyong was stunned again, and Liu Ziyun and Liu Ziyun both got up and agreed.

Knowing that the relationship between the two was not high, Zhu Chongjiu thought about it and continued: "This southern expedition, I have to borrow a road from Zhang Shicheng. And that Zhang Shicheng is cunning and fickle by nature, and the remnants of Mengyuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces may also be eyeing the rear road of our army. Therefore, Zhu is behind him, and he must leave two people who can be stable and good at improvising to provide Zhu with answers at any time. Except for Ziyun and you, Zhu really can't think of anyone else who is suitable for this important task! ”

Liu Ziyun and Feng Guoyong listened to it, and the regret in their hearts decreased slightly. Both raised their hands and saluted, and promised loudly, "Rest assured, my lord, I will do my best!" ”

"You two have always been safe, if you can stay, of course Zhu has no worries!" Zhu Chongjiu praised with a smile, and then turned his gaze to Zhu Qiang, "How is the water master preparing?" ”

"The lord of Qiqi, the sailor is waiting for the pillow. With just one order, you can pounce on any opponent! Zhu Qiang immediately stood up and saluted.

"Good!" Zhu Chongjiu returned a military salute to Zhu Qiang very formally, and then continued to dispatch troops: "Early the day after tomorrow, the sailors will escort the armies from all walks of life across the river. Then, assemble outside Jiangning City, don't get off the ship, and be ready to anchor again at any time! ”

"Yes!" Zhu Qiang happily agreed, holding his head high.

Since the last cross-sea surprise attack on Jiaozhou, the sailors have been preparing for the next big war for two years. In the past 20 months, the brothers have been training with whales and pirates in the open sea, and their mastery of various tactics and formations has long been unfamiliar. Just waiting to be used on the blade again, to those who laugh at the water master for spending money for nothing, to all the short-sighted people in the world, an unprecedented surprise.

"The opponent of the sailor this time is the Pujia fleet. Don't take it lightly! Zhu Chongjiu smiled and whispered. His gaze slowly left Zhu Qiang's confident face, and slowly turned to the picture that had just been hung.

The Third Army currently controls only Jingde as far as possible. Even if he succeeded in borrowing the road from Zhang Jiajun, he would have to pass through the three roads of Chuzhou, Jianning and Fuzhou before he could come to Quanzhou. And even if there is an order of five million catties of wool as a bribe, there is no guarantee that the Mengyuan court will sit back and watch the Huai'an army sweep through the entire eastern Zhejiang. The biggest possibility is that it can only slow down the reaction speed of the Mengyuan court, and the time for making the final decision to be delayed as much as possible.

Therefore, in this southern expedition, speed has become the key. The Huai'an army must lock the entire battle situation before the Mengyuan court officially makes a decision. In this way, on land, a vanguard is needed to attack the city and sweep away the blockade for the entire army. Looking at the entire southbound army, whether it is Xu Da, Fu Youde, or Ding Dexing, they are not the best candidates.

In an instant, a tall figure flashed in front of him. Striding into battle, invincible.

One man, one gun, the six armies evaded.