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Seeing that Shen Zhixiang and the others were still a little puzzled, Shang Kexi asked with a smile: "So, according to the Duke of Shun, why hasn't the puppet Ming thief army arrived in Jingzhou City yet?" ”

Shen Zhixiang didn't know why Shang Kexi asked this, but he still answered truthfully: "Of course Shen knows. According to the report of the secret agents in front www.biquge.info the puppet thief army will wantonly torture and plunder the gentry and rob the people's property every time they go to a place. In addition, the day before the previous day, its vanguard suffered heavy losses, and it will inevitably take time to recuperate. In this way, it should be reasonable that it has not yet arrived. ”

Shang Kexi was noncommittal, and continued: "Then the king will ask Xu Shungong again, what is the primary purpose of this Pang thief leading the army to the north? ”

"Naturally, it is to respond to the Xiangyang traitor Wang Guangtaibu, and take the opportunity to destroy the livelihood of our people, seize some population and materials, and win a little more respite for it!"

If he wants to respond, how should he respond? In addition, what is the urgency of seizing people and materials and responding to Xiangyang? What is slow? ”

"If Pang Thief wants to deal with the rebels in Xiangyang, the best strategy is to force Chen Bing to go down to Jingzhou City and urge our army to come back to help. As for its seizure of population and materials and its response to Xiangyang, it is natural that the former is slow, and the latter is urgent. After all, Xiangyang is already in danger under the repeated attacks of our army, and it is imperative for Pang Thief to respond. At present, however, our DPRK is under-garrisoned in the rest of the country, and its seizure of population and materials can be carried out slowly. ”

"It is exactly what the prince said! In addition, the puppet Ming thief army that invaded the north this time was no less than 30,000 soldiers on the West Road alone. And according to the results reported by Xu Shungong. The thief army lost more than 1,000 people the day before yesterday, and I wonder if these more than 1,000 losses have reached the point of breaking their muscles and bones? ”

"It's not a small loss. But for its tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to talk about breaking the muscles and bones. ”

Shang Kexi nodded: "That is the case, then Xu Shungong might as well combine the above points to imagine it, if you lead the troops, when the situation is imminent, you need to rush to a certain place, will you delay the trip because of a little money and baggage?" Will it stop because of a small loss? ”

Shen Zhixiang suddenly realized something. Rhetorical asked, "What does King Zhishun mean?" ”

"Pang thief, this is deliberately waiting for this king to lead the army into Jingzhou!"

As soon as Shang Kexi's words fell, Shen Zhixiang and Daniel Zhang were taken aback, and began to think carefully in their hearts. Even Titakamu, who had always been rough and uneducated, frowned, obviously thinking about it.

Shen Zhixiang and Daniel Zhang are both smart people, and some things may not be thought of for a while, but as long as they are reminded, they can understand it thoroughly. Therefore, I heard Shang Kexi say this. After only a moment of silence. It dawned on me.

"King Zhishun Takami! The thief came from afar, and the thief army under his command was restricted by the supply of grain and grass, and it was expected that he would not dare to go too deep into the hinterland of our court, let alone divide the troops into multiple routes, so he deliberately delayed the trip, in order to use the heart of King Zhishun and others to first aid Jingzhou, and prompted the army of King Zhishun, Lord Ka and Lord Zhang to enter the city to join forces with me, and he calmly surrounded him. This guy. What a good calculation! Shen Zhixiang said with palpitations.

"Zhishun Wang Yingming! Shen has really fought on the battlefield for many years in vain, and he almost didn't even expect such a trick as a thief. If it weren't for King Zhishun's insight. I almost missed a big thing. Daniel Zhang patted his forehead and said happily.

Tikhamu kept pressing the knife on his waist, but still did not speak, but the corners of his mouth were raised, and he smiled in agreement. He was born in a family of Manchurian military merits, so he naturally disdained to praise Shang Kexi and his wisdom like Zhang and Shen.

Shang Kexi smiled: "It seems that God still blesses our army." The thief wanted to come out and invite you into the urn, but unfortunately his skills were still shallow, and he couldn't hide it from me. It's self-defeating! Haha, if he hadn't played this trick, arrived in Jingzhou earlier, and did his best to attack the city, then my army might really encounter some trouble. But now, I'm going to disappoint him! ”

Several people laughed in unison.

......

Two days later, the 30,000 Ming army marched by land and water and arrived at the eastern suburbs of Jingzhou City. This day is November 23 of the third year of Longwu.

Pang Yue and Gao Yi's power army came all the way north, and on the way, they also encountered the attack launched by the Jingzhou Navy Division of the Qing Army from the river. However, the battle was not fierce, and the Jingzhou sailors tentatively attacked for a while, but they could not take much advantage, and saw that the fire battalion of Huguang Town was firing artillery on the shore to deter, so they gave up the attack and returned to Jingzhou with half retreat and half surveillance.

Jingzhou is a thousand-year-old famous city, known as Jiangling in ancient times, as early as the seventh century B.C., King Wen of Chu built the capital here, and then went through 20 kings, and the capital was set for more than 400 years. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, this area was an important place for the heroes to compete for the deer. Looking back on the past, I don't know how many swords and halberds have risen and fallen here, and I don't know how many heroes and heroes have squandered their blood here. The scene of the golden iron horse, the shouts of the fierce battle, also seemed to merge into the surrounding mountains and rivers, grass and trees. Although thousands of years have passed, people in later generations will inevitably be thrilled when they are here.

On the way here, as he got closer and closer to Jingzhou, Pang Yue looked at the rivers and mountains along the way, and there was a faint sense of pride in his heart, and there were thousands of thoughts in his mind, recalling the characters in Chinese history for thousands of years, and always thinking about the heavy responsibility he shouldered.

"Dingwu Hou, this Jingzhou has been a famous city since ancient times! Back then, Guan Shengren was defeated by Maicheng because he lost Jingzhou. After the Son of Zhaolie ascended the throne, he raised troops to attack Wu, firstly to avenge the sage of Guan, and secondly, to retake Jingzhou, but the battle of Yiling fell short. Jingzhou was lost, Ji Han could only live in a corner of Yizhou since then, even if Zhuge Wuhou worked hard, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the restoration of the Han family could only be unfinished. This is enough to show the importance of Jingzhou's status. Gao Yigong also seemed to have a little nostalgia for the past, and said with feeling.

Pang Yue smiled and bowed his head: "The Marquis of Yun is right, Jingzhou has been a strategic point since ancient times, and soldiers must fight for it. It's just that the Jingzhou we are facing today is just a mansion and a city. At that time, Jingzhou, the Three Kingdoms of the late Han Dynasty, governed the entire Huguang land and even some prefectures and counties in Henan. The comparison between the two is no longer the same. If it was just a mansion and a city, Ji Han would not be greatly damaged by this. ”

Gao Yigong said with a smile: "It's still Dingwu Hou who has deep knowledge. Gao pretended to be Yonggu this time, but unexpectedly, it was the class that got an axe! ”

"The Marquis of Yun Guo's words are serious, this little common sense. How dare you say that you are knowledgeable? But no matter whether today's Jingzhou is the Jingzhou of the past, as long as we take this city and clean up the bloody flesh, it will also be a consolation to our heroic martyrs in China. ”

Gao Yigong nodded in agreement: "That's right!" ”

Between the words, Pang Yue thought of something again.

On the way here, he had already received a report from the horses: Shang Kexi did not let the whole army enter the city to defend, but divided the soldiers and horses into two parts. Shang Kexi's headquarters and Daniel Zhang's Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion totaled more than 8,000 people, plus nearly 2,000 township warriors who were urgently recruited. Commanded by Shang Kexi, he was responsible for defending Jingzhou. There are more than 3,000 Jingzhou sailors touring on the south of the river, thinking that they are sheltered. The 3,000 Manchu soldiers of Titicamu, Zheng Siwei's Jingzhou Green Battalion and Shen Zhixiang's army were the other one. About 10,000 people, led by the Kakhamu commander, chose a favorable terrain to set up camp in the north of the city, in order to echo Jingzhou. It is equivalent to cutting off the road of the Ming army to Xiangyang in the north.

Learned of this military situation. Pang Yue couldn't help but sigh that he was really self-defeating this time. The strategy of inviting you into the urn did not work, but delayed the speed of its own march and allowed the enemy army to prepare. Sigh and sigh, as for too much regret, Pang Yue did not.

On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, how much can pre-war considerations ensure that everything is covered? If you miss the opportunity for a while, you will feel frustrated. It was not the work of the eldest husband, and there was no need for it. If the enemy changes, I can change too. Again. This time was not wasted, at least the soldiers were more prepared, and they were able to gather more loot and confiscated finances, and at the same time recruited a lot of strong men, and sent ships back to Yuezhou. This series of gains, calculated carefully, is not small.

As he spoke, there were several scouts in front of him. Pang Yue took a look, but the leader was Zhang Qinhu, the head of the scout team.

"Zhang Laohu, what do you need to report in person?" Pang Yue asked half-jokingly.

Nowadays, the scale of the scout team directly under Huguang Town has also expanded compared with the beginning of its formation, with a total of four or five hundred cavalry, and the scout team is under the command of Zhang Qinhu, the chief of the scout, and directly obeys the command of Pang Yue. Under normal circumstances, if there is something ahead, just assign a few scouts to report back. But at the moment, it was Zhang Qinhu who personally led people to report back, so Pang Yue asked this question.

Zhang Qinhu is also a native of Shanxi, a fellow villager of Pang Yue, and one of the local children brought out by Pang Yue from his hometown in Shanxi back then, which can be regarded as an absolute descendant. It's just that because he hasn't made great achievements, he has been in the army for many years and is still just a general. Pang Yue is familiar with him, and he speaks more casually, often using "tiger" as his real name.

But right now, Zhang Qinhu, who has always been funny, was full of anger, and when he got to Pang Yue, he turned over and dismounted, his voice trembling with anger: "Report to the handsome, those Tartars are really not fucking things!" They actually cut off all the heads of the officers and soldiers who died in our town a few days ago, and hung them on the head of the city with bamboo poles to show the public! I waited until I saw that I was full of anger, just waiting for the commander to give an order, willing to be the vanguard to kill into the city, and cramp and skin those tartars, so as to snow the hatred in my heart! ”

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On a section of the city wall to the east and north of Jingzhou, hundreds of bamboo poles are densely erected, and the black pressure attracts attention. The things hanging on it are even more terrifying.

I saw that on each bamboo pole, there was either a head hanging or inserted, or a pair of armor with blood still stained.

These heads and armor are naturally from the Flying Tiger Camp in Huguang Town. Today, Shang Kexi ordered it to be hung out, in order to hit the morale of the Ming army and increase the prestige of his own side.

Seeing that a group of Ming generals had come to a place more than a mile away from the city under the strict escort of the army, Shang Kexi knew that Pang Yue was set in it, so he ordered the soldiers who had already been prepared to shout out in unison: "The rebel Pang Yue and all the puppet Ming thief army under the city listen, if today's order is in my Qing Dynasty, not only will you refuse to surrender, but you will raise troops to make a rebellion, which is for the great rebellion and ignorance of current affairs!" This time, he dared to go deep into the territory of our dynasty alone, ignoring the reinforcements that I came from the south, how could it be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg? The day before yesterday, I just gave a little admonition to set an example! If you and other traitors are still obsessed, and refuse to lay down their arms and surrender or retreat on their own, it will be the same in the future! Among them, the stakes are still expected to be carefully considered, so that it is good to do it! ”

When the soldiers of the Ming army under the city watched this scene and heard this, they were all indignant and even furious. (To be continued.) )