Guiyang City, on the tower of the city gate, the soldiers in charge of the lookout are highly concentrated and look into the distance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The clouds of war had hung over Guiyang City, and the atmosphere was tense and even difficult to breathe.

The streets of the city were deserted, and it was rare to see a single person walking around except for a patrol of soldiers.

Knowing that the war was approaching, the people who chose to stay in Guiyang were terrified and hid in their homes early, praying to God and heaven, hoping to survive this possible killing crisis safely.

The autumn breeze is bleak, the trees are withered and yellow, and the deserted streets make people feel a sense of silence and slaughter.

Late at night, the hall of Guiyang Mansion is still brightly lit.

Hong Chengchou crouched on the table, carefully examining the map, thinking hard about how to deal with Zheng Jiajun.

"Tick ~ tick!" A fast horse galloped in from the gate of the east city and hurried to the hall of the government office.

The spies ran all the way into the lobby and shouted loudly, "Report, Zheng Jiajun has reached Kaiyang County, which is less than 80 kilometers away from Guiyang!" ”

Hong Chengchou straightened up, and looked at Luo Tuo with bloodshot eyes, "Order the generals to come to discuss matters!" ”

In the palace, several major generals of the Qing army sat in turn, and they all set their eyes on Hong Chengchou in the middle of the hall.

Hong Chengchou said expressionlessly: "Zheng Jiajun has arrived in Kaiyang County, and he will be in Guiyang in less than three days!" ”

As soon as they heard that the Zheng family army was coming, the Qing army suddenly exploded.

Zhang Dayuan immediately said: "Zheng Chenggong led no less than 70,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them are elite soldiers in a hundred battles, and their combat power is quite strong. Our army originally had only 20,000 soldiers in Guiyang, and most of them were new recruits who had just joined the army, so they had no chance of winning at all. Taifu, let's take advantage of the fact that Zheng Jiajun has not arrived, let's hurry to Sichuan to meet General An Yuan Jingkou!! ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "Once we abandon the city and flee, Guizhou and Guangxi will fall one after another. At that time, the emperor will blame him, and we will all be unable to save our lives! ”

"There are still more than 18,000 soldiers and horses in Guangxi, so it's better to transfer all these soldiers and horses!" Luo Tuo said.

"It's all former soldiers of the Great Western Army who just surrendered, and they can't be reused! And these soldiers and horses need to suppress those anti-thieves, and they really can't be drawn anymore. Hong Chengchou shook his head lightly and said, "The right timing of the Zheng family's attack is good, and step by step, our army really can't sneak attack or ambush." Now what our army can rely on is the bloody battle with the Zheng family army with the back of Guiyang City! ”

Hearing this, everyone understood the seriousness of the problem. The Manchurian generals who had been expecting to be able to fight in the field with the Zheng family army and defeat the Zheng family army with one blow also fell silent one after another.

Hong Chengchou saw that the morale of the Qing generals was a little low, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, everyone, I have already sent someone to send a message to King Pingxi!" Let him lead 30,000 cavalry to attack from behind when the Zheng family's army attacked Guiyang City. At that time, the attack inside and outside our door will definitely make the Zheng Jiajun defeated! ”

Hearing that Hong Chengchou had ordered Wu Sangui to slow down, the Qing army present suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, it would be good to have reinforcements. Otherwise, with the 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city alone, they would not have the faith to hold on.

Hong Chengchou said: "Before the king of Pingxi arrives, I hope that the generals will do their best to protect Guiyang!" ”

The Qing generals all stood up and shouted, "No! ”

In the Kaiyang County Mansion, the main generals of the Zheng family army gathered in the lobby.

Three hours ago, Cai Jiuyi, the head of the fifth group of the National Bureau of Investigation, had just dispatched a fast horse to report that Wu Sangui was currently leading his army towards Guiyang. If nothing else. At noon tomorrow at the latest, we will be able to reach the outskirts of Guiyang. ”

"Wu Sangui has 36,000 cavalry?" He Ming, the commander of the Eighth Group Army, took a breath of cold air and said in a deep voice, "The Guiyang garrison only has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. If Hong Chengchou is bent on defending, although our army will be damaged, it can also be taken. What I am afraid of is that when our army attacked Guiyang City, Wu Sangui attacked from behind. At that time, our army will be flanked on both sides......"

Zhou Quanbin, the commander of the Sixth Group Army, also spoke: "Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, it seems that Hong Chengchou knows that this decisive battle is very important, and he does not dare to appoint the inexperienced Doni, but let the old Jiang Wu Sangui lead his troops to fight against our army." This cavalry is a great threat to our army. Moreover, Wu Sangui is a person who is well versed in the art of war, which is a big threat to our army!

He Wenxing, commander-in-chief of the Anqing Military Region, shook his head and said: "According to the information obtained from the prisoners before, it is inferred that there are about 20,000 soldiers and horses in Guiyang City. If you add Wu Sangui's 36,000 cavalry, there should be more than 60,000 people. This attack on Guiyang is not easy to fight! ”

"Indeed!" Yao Qisheng nodded, "Hong Chengchou wants to transfer Wu Sangui for this purpose. The cavalry came and went freely. It is easy to enter and retreat, and it is easy to use it as a harassing attack. ”

"Wu Sangui, a traitor, will not succeed. General, the last general is willing to lead his troops to stick to the rear, and he will not let the thieves interfere with our army's plan to attack Guiyang! Wan Li, the commander of the First Group Army, said angrily.

Yao Guotai, the commander of the Second Group Army, also shouted, "The last general is also willing to lead his troops to entangle the Qing army, and he will definitely not let Wu Sangui do a good thing to the general!" ”

The Second Army led by Yao Guotai was the only completed cavalry corps of the Zheng Army.

War horses were scarce in the south, Zheng Chenggong smuggled them from the north, and specially went to buy five or six thousand war horses from the Middle East and other places. In total, a cavalry army was formed.

But it will take some time for these horses to fully adapt to the hot and humid climate of the south.

Now there are only more than 6,000 cavalry capable of fighting, which is too far from the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Wu Sangui.

Once the Second Army is allowed to meet the combined forces of the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Cavalry, it will suffer a big loss.

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said, "No, even if we can resist it, our army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." You don't have to worry about Wu Sangui's cavalry, I already have a countermeasure, you can just attack the city with peace of mind! ”

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong turned his gaze to Yao Qisheng and said, "Xizhi, explain what you did, can you be ready?" ”

Yao Qisheng shook the feather fan lightly and said, "Everything is ready, just wait for Wu Sangui to enter the net!" ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded, turned to look at his subordinates and shouted, "Tomorrow, after the three armies are full, they can attack the city, and they must fight in one battle!" This battle is related to the belonging of the five southern provinces, and the generals should move forward bravely, and whoever dares to disobey the order will be dealt with by military law! ”

"No!" The generals hurriedly stood up and shouted in unison.

On the third day, the long-awaited Wu Sangui army still did not come, but it was Zheng Jiajun who "greeted" him. (To be continued.) )