After the military discussion, Zhu Dadian read books by light in his tent, which has been a habit he has developed for many years. As long as he thinks of the current crisis, the infighting among the ministers of the DPRK and China, and especially the bad behavior of some generals who only care about preserving their strength and do not listen to the propaganda, etc., he feels a burst of worry, and then thinks of the burden on his shoulders, and he has a feeling of powerlessness, and feels ashamed of the trust of the Son of Heaven in him.www.biquge.info

If you're in a bad mood, you naturally can't read a book. After barely turning over a few pages of the book on the desk, Zhu Dadian finally closed the book and stood up with a sigh. At this moment, the family next to him came in to report, and Pang Yue asked to see him.

Oh? Zhu Dadian was a little surprised, but soon realized that the military discussion had just ended, and Pang Yue had come to see him so quickly, so there must be some urgent matter, so he ordered the family Ding: "Please Ding Wubo come in and speak." ”

"Yes, sir"

After a while, Pang Yue walked into the tent, and after saluting, he took the initiative to say without waiting for Zhu Dadian to ask: "Supervisor Qiqi, the secret agent among the last generals has sent an urgent message from the front, and the Yuezhou and Wuchang sailors who accompanied the Qing army on the expedition have come from the south of Xiangyin County along the Xiangjiang River, and will arrive at Tiezui Bay northwest of Wanshou Bridge later tonight. ”

Hearing this news, Zhu Dadian's expression became more serious, and he walked to the map in the tent and found the location of Tiezui Bay, which is about more than 40 miles northwest of Wanshou Bridge, and is one of the important wharves on the edge of the Xiangjiang River. Even if you're walking, just speed up and get there. It doesn't take a day.

"How many big ships does the Qing Dynasty's sailors have, and how many soldiers and horses can they carry?" Zhu Dadian nodded a little with his knuckles at the location of Tiezui Bay, and asked Pang Yue.

"The exact number has not yet been clarified, but according to the report of the secret agent, there is no problem with carrying more than 10,000 people." Pang Yue replied. He also just got this news, the Wuchang Naval Division and the Yuezhou Naval Division of the Qing Army originally stayed in Xiangyin County to rest, and most of them came south after receiving Duoduo's order.

Among them, the Yuezhou Water Division was personally commanded by Ma Jiaolin, the chief soldier of the Yuezhou Green Battalion, and this water division was expanded from the original Ming Army's Yuezhou Water Battalion by incorporating some water thieves, and its combat effectiveness was slightly weaker. But. The Wuchang Naval Division, led by General Li Gaosheng, was a veteran sailor unit with rich experience accumulated in fighting on the Yangtze River for many years.

"It seems that the slave will soon take the next step!" Zhu Dadian furrowed his brows, "These two naval divisions carry more than 10,000 land divisions, and they can easily bypass our army's obstruction and reach Changsha City." Now there is only Wang Yuncheng in Changsha City, and his combat power is also heard of by the old man, and he can be competent in matters such as clearing out water thieves or carrying the army to pull, but it is difficult to stop the Qing Shui Division! ”

Pang Yue listened from the sidelines, and at the same time secretly admired Zhu Dadian's accuracy. He remembers it vividly. In the original history, Wang Yuncheng's sailors encountered the Qing army's sailors on the river near Changsha. It was routed after a few rendezvous, and it didn't do much at all.

Zhu Dadian paced two steps, and after standing still, he continued: "Once the Qing army's naval division and more than 10,000 land divisions enter Changsha City together, although it is no problem for the soldiers and horses in the city to temporarily hold the city, Wang Jincai and Cao Zhijian's armies in the city have suffered defeats under the Qing prisoners before, and the army's heart is undecided. In this way, our army's grain routes will be cut off, and although there is still enough food and grass in the army at present, it will be difficult to continue in a few days. At that time, in the face of tens of thousands of Qing captives, the situation will be even more critical, even unimaginable. ”

Zhu Dadian is worthy of being an important minister who once commanded the army, and he analyzed the situation in front of him thoroughly and clearly after hearing it, Pang Yue was also extremely impressed after hearing it, and nodded and said: "The superintendent is reasonable, once this Qing captives bypass the Wanshou Bridge and go straight to Changsha City." The situation is bound to deteriorate further. In the opinion of the superintendent, how should our army respond? Send some soldiers and horses to intercept in advance or the whole army to return to Changsha City? Or is it the other way? ”

Before coming to Zhu Dadian, Pang Yue had already thought about this matter, although he also knew that it was unrealistic to send troops to intercept it now, and it was too late in time. But let's listen to what Zhu Dadian said first.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Dadian quickly expressed his opinion: "I'm afraid it's too late to send troops to intercept it." Slave Shuai Duoduo paused for three days at Wanshou Bridge, and he would not give up, and now that there was such a good time, how could he turn a blind eye. If the old man is not mistaken, when the secret agents in your camp send the information back, it will not be long before Duoduo gets the news of the arrival of the sailors in Tiezui Bay. If he doesn't have a lot of dreams at night, he will definitely dispatch his troops and horses as soon as possible to cooperate with the sailor, maybe he will already set off while you and I are talking. What's more, our army lacks a water division, and even if it rushes to the edge of the Xiangjiang River in advance, it is powerless to stop it. Besides, which army is there now? You and Ma Jinzhong are leading the army to confront the main force of the Qing Dynasty, and the strength is very tight, as for Liu Chengyin, hmph, the old man doesn't have much hope. ”

It seems that Zhu Dadian really made Liu Chengyin angry, and until now he is still angry.

After listening to Zhu Dadian's words, Pang Yue asked tentatively: "Then in the opinion of the superintendent, it is better for our army to return to Changsha as soon as possible?" ”

"That's all there is to it!" Although Zhu Dadian was unwilling, he still had to nod his head, "However, how to safely withdraw to Changsha is exactly what we need to think about carefully." After all, there are still tens of thousands of Qing captives in front of our army, and as long as they are not careful, they will give the Qing captives a chance to take advantage of them. ”

Although Pang Yue was unwilling to be forced to retreat by the Qing army, there was really no better way at the moment. After all, in the face of great strength, any whimsical plan seems a little weak. However, thinking that the Qing army had lost more than 10,000 men and horses north of Changsha during this period of time, Pang Yue felt a little more balanced in his heart. With so many losses at one time, I am afraid that the Qing army has never had it since entering the customs, and this blow is enough to make them hurt for a few days.

After thinking clearly, Pang Yue nodded to Zhu Dadian and said, "The last general also thinks that this is the only advisable way at present, let everything be ordered by the superintendent!" ”

"Okay!" Zhu Dadian said: "The old man will immediately summon all the generals to come and discuss together. In addition, you should make arrangements as soon as possible, so that the staff officer in your army can also prepare as soon as possible, and strive to work out a copy of the return to Changsha overnight, and the details should be as detailed as possible. At dawn, he brought it over to show the old man. ”

After understanding it a few days ago, Zhu Dadian also found that the staff department in Pang Yue's army was an organization with good efficiency, so he brought it up again. However, he may not know that the general staff department has already made a plan for the retreat. In case of being in a hurry at that time, Pang Yue had already instructed the General Staff Department to formulate a response plan for various worst-case scenarios.

Of course, Pang Yue will not explain this point to Zhu Dadian thoroughly, because this kind of practice of considering the worst-case scenario in advance is in the eyes of people in today's era, especially old ministers like Zhu Dadian, I am afraid that the meaning of "self-chaos in the army's heart" will be heavier than "taking precautions".

"Yes!" Pang Yue took the order and left.

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A few miles away in the Qing army camp, lit torches and lanterns illuminated the open space in the camp. On the open space, there are a phalanx of Qing soldiers, judging from the color of the uniform and the banner, including more than 10,000 people from the Manchurian Blue Banner, Kong Youde's Department and Henan's General Soldier Zhang Yingxiang's Department. The armor on the officers and soldiers and the weapons in their hands glowed with brilliance under the light of the fire, and their faces were either serious or hideous.

Duoduo also put on his own gilded armor and personally mobilized the Qing troops who had completed the formation. Right now, he's in a pretty good mood, the sailor is finally coming! This also means that he can send some soldiers and horses from the waterway to bypass the Ming army in front of him and go straight to the city of Changsha, and there is no need to stop here to start a battle with the Ming army that I don't know when it will be fruitful.

As for the strength of the Ming army in Changsha City, Duoduo did not pay attention to it at all, he had carefully read various battle reports about the Huguang War and asked the Qing army generals who participated in the battle in detail, and knew the strength of the Ming army in the city well. In his opinion, the combat effectiveness of those Ming troops is not many grades worse than those Ming troops on the other side, and they have become frightened birds. As long as a force of soldiers and horses was sent to bypass the Wanshou Bridge and enter the city of Changsha, Pang Yue had to return to help. Even if Pang Yue can hold on to a mountain, the turtle-like feudal officials in the city probably won't let him get his wish.

In order to seize the time and not give the Ming army any chance, Duoduo did not delay in the slightest, and immediately organized more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to meet with the sailors after convening an emergency military meeting.

As soon as the brief mobilization was over, the assembled Qing army began to set off, marching in a mighty northwest direction in the night.

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The Ming army camp, Huguang Town and Changde Town, which were in Wanshou Bridge, and the generals above gathered again in the Chinese army's tent after receiving the order.

Zhu Dadian informed the generals of the military situation that Pang Yue had just reported to him, indicated that he intended to let the soldiers and horses of the three towns return to Changsha, and asked the opinions of the generals.

After learning the news that the Qing army's naval division was about to arrive at Tiezui Bay, the generals in Huguang Town were better, after all, they had already learned the specific situation. Ma Jinzhong and his generals were somewhat surprised and worried, and their years of battlefield experience gave them a strong sense of crisis as soon as they heard the news.

As for Zhu Dadian's plan to retreat, everyone has no opinion, because no one can come up with a better and more prudent strategy. Seeing that there was no opposition, Zhu Dadian asked everyone to discuss the details of the withdrawal.

When the military meeting was halfway through, the officers and soldiers in charge of keeping an eye on the hill on the west side sent a warning message: There was an abnormal movement in the Qing army's camp, and a large number of men and horses left the camp and headed for the northwest.