Chapter 472: Blockade
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If Zuo is not so lustful, women are not even as attractive as iron armor and artillery in his eyes.
But if someone sent a lady with yellow flowers who was not ugly in front of him, he felt that if he refused, he would be very sorry for Yang Zongxin's sincerity.
After Yang Meiyun finished drinking, her chin was about to touch her full chest when she lowered her head, and her face was flushed. She was a little scared and a little expectant. The scary-looking general in front of her will be her husband, such a man is not as gentle as the literati in the Western Chamber, but has a pair of reliable shoulders.
"Lord Zuo, my granddaughter yearns for heroes and heroes, and admires adults very much"
Zuo Ruo sneered in his heart.
He believed that before this morning, Yang Zongxin's granddaughter had never heard of her name.
This is an old fox, an old fox who is enough to be a bachelor. An hour ago, he refused to let the Ming army outside the walled gate, and an hour later he smiled and offered his granddaughter.
The girl in front of her was like an unripe apple, half green, half pink. Zuo Ruo's eyes were fixed on Yang Meiyun's fingers holding the wine glass, which was as white as jade.
He likes women who can drink.
"When I recover Huguang, I will come to marry Miss Yang"
The girl's head hung lower.
"Hahaha" Yang Zongxin smiled heartily, "The Yang family can't ask for it"
In these years, it is not easy to find such a strong backer. It is impossible for Yang Meiyun to be the main wife, and letting her granddaughter become the concubine of the brave generals under the command of the general is a decision made by Yang Zongxin after opening the gate of the village.
Andingzhai has never opened its doors to the enemy. Now, Yang Zongxin has decided that since he can no longer maintain his independence, it is time to place a bet.
Jiangnan's victory made him feel that he was betting enough.
Andingzhai was the starting point, with the support of the locals, and then things made Zuo Ruo as easy as taking off his shackles.
Yang Zongxin came forward and ordered people to send messengers to several surrounding villages, he said everything in Chuyang County, and he was also well-known in Yuezhou Mansion.
Some squires chased away his messengers, others brought food, and others followed him to open the gates to the Ming army
The Ming army was no longer isolated in Yuezhou Prefecture.
Tie rode out of Anding Village, and when Zuo Ruo turned around, he saw the girl hiding behind her grandfather and peeping at herself.
"Driving"
The iron rider was like a hurricane, and behind him were pawns with neat steps.
He finally got a taste of a good fight.
With the strength of the Ming army in Jingzhou and Hanyang, Yuezhou Mansion was nothing more than a cut of meat on the chopping block. It's a pity that He Tengjiao pinned his hopes on Hong Chengchou's promise to let Yuezhou, and also played a game of deception.
Fang Guoan arrived in Yuezhou in seven days, and he left this great opportunity to the latecomers. The opportunity is there, and only those who have the ability will seize it.
Zuo Ruojun was delayed for a day and a half in Andingzhai and temporarily solved the problem of supplying the army.
But he never expected that in just one and a half days, there was a big mistake in Yuezhou Mansion.
After Lekdehun's troops came out of Xiaogan, he rushed to the city of Jingzhou day and night.
The road from Xiaogan to Jingzhou must pass through Qianzhou, Fang Guoan arrived at the boundary of Yuezhou Mansion on five or six days in the morning, he was unable to capture Qianjiang County, and he has been coiling in Qianzhou County.
Qianjiang is more than 100 miles in radius, and the official road from west to east is clearly in front of him, but Fang Guoan led the army to garrison Hejiatai, which is more than 30 miles away from Qianjiang County.
The time of the meeting agreed in the original plan, Zuo Ruojun did not appear for a long time.
The messenger came to report that Zuo Ruojun was collecting grain and grass, and he might be a day or two late.
With 10,000 Ming troops to block the 30,000 Luck Dehun Qing soldiers, Fang Guoan hid in the barracks, like nesting in a warm quilt on a winter morning, lazily unwilling to move.
The scouts came every half an hour to report the military situation, and the Qing soldiers had arrived at the city of Qianzhou to replenish grain and grass.
Fang Yuanke hurried back from the front camp, broke into his father's camp, and said urgently: "Dad, it's too late if you don't come out." ”
"What are you panicking about" Fang Guoan completed a Sichuan character with his eyebrows, "General Zuo has not arrived yet, do you want to let my Fang family and horses meet the enemy alone?" ”
"Dad, when is it" Fang Yuanke was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, "General Soldier Zuo has already sent a letter, and it will arrive the day after tomorrow." ”
Fang Guoan moved his body, showing an uneasy look, but he still said stubbornly: "General Zuo failed to arrive in Qianjiang in time, but he doesn't blame our father and son." ”
"Dad" Fang Yuanke knelt down and pleaded: "You are going to get into trouble."
"You are really so afraid of the general" Fang Guoan got up and walked in front of his son, and his tone became very gentle. He was very contradictory, on the one hand, he was afraid of Zhai Zhe's forces, and on the other hand, he was in pain of betraying the imperial court.
The Fang family can't get rid of the ** that competes for wealth and expands its power, but the Fang family is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. A year ago, when the defenders of the four towns in Jiangbei and the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River saw the Qing Dynasty and surrendered, the Fang family retreated from Hangzhou to the mountainous area of eastern Zhejiang.
Ning Shao's general soldier Zhai Zhe could retreat to the desolate Zhoushan Island, and the Fang family had nowhere to escape and still held on.
Since the shaving order, Zhejiang Dongfeng Yunji will meet, and the general Zhai Zhe is famous all over the world, but what did he get for Guoan? Do you have to give up even the last bit of perseverance now?
Fang Guoan is already old, Fang Yuanke is still very young, and the old man prefers to remember the past.
"Dad, does the Fang family want to be the enemy of the Great General?" Fang Yuanke's knees were a foot away from his father's leather boots. They are father and son, and the Fang family always has to choose a direction.
"Let me think about it again," Fang Guoan waved his hand to let his son out.
The shadow of the big banyan tree in front of the big tent of the Chinese army changed from slanting to west, and Fang Guoan stood guard outside the quiet big tent gate.
Scouts are like the wind, one after another.
"Bao Luckdehun's army left Qianjiang and is marching to Jingzhou in a hurry"
Is it that hard to make a decision? Fang Yuanke paced back and forth.
For my father, it was about changing the principles of life that he adhered to. If he was greedy for life and afraid of death, afraid of being strong, he had already begged for surrender under the city of Hangzhou, how could he hold on to it to this day.
The curtain of the big tent finally moved, and Fang Guoan strode out.
"No matter what the Fang family chooses, we can't let the Qing soldiers go to Jingzhou City. If it was really as the general wished, the Fang family's soldiers and horses would suffer heavy losses, and they would also be spared future troubles. ”
Jiangnan has no ministers or military generals, and they all realize that they will have to choose between the general's mansion and the imperial court in the future.
This was a precursor to the political crisis, and Zhai Zhe was already aware of this problem, so he lamented the prospect of being unable to rescue Shanxi.
Hearing his father's words clearly, Fang Yuanke immediately jumped up and ordered the herald who was watching not far away: "Immediately start the army, come out"
The Ming army started the village and went to the official road west of Qianjiang to kill.
The army of Luckdehun rested for half a day under Qianjiang City, and marched to Jingzhou City.
He knew the movements of the Ming army well, and the Ming army in Qianjiang did not stop his strength. Moreover, according to Hong Chengchou's intelligence, Fang's Ministry of State Security was not as resolute as other Ming troops in Jiangnan.
The cavalry of the Eight Banners of Mongolia took the lead in passing through the Qianjiang River, and it was with his cavalry that he attacked the camp of Loyalty last year.
The Jurchens and some of the soldiers of the Eight Han Banners lined up on the plain on the right side of the official road, waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.
Originally, it was a blocking battle of the Ming army, but because of Fang Guoan's hesitation, it became a Qing soldier waiting for work.
The Ming scouts ran wildly under the scorching sun to report the movements of the Qing army.
Fang Yuanke was really anxious, but Fang Guoan was still very calm. He never thought that with the 10,000 soldiers under his command, he could stop the main force of the Qing army.
"Zuo Ruo is late" is his best excuse. If Zhai Zhe must punish him, he has Zuo Ruo's shield.
Two hours later, Fang Yuanke saw the Qingyu flag fluttering directly in front of him.
Before he could get into formation, there was a strange sound of bull horns in the distance.
The banners of the Qing soldiers on the east and west sides bypassed the dense jungle and slaughtered. The Qing army occupied Jiangbei and the grasslands, and the greatest advantage over the Ming army was that they had more cavalry.
"Array" "Array"
The soldiers at the front of the Ming army raised their spears in a panic, and the birds and guns were concentrated in the rear column, loading gunpowder and lead. The cavalry of the Ming army who explored the road saw that the cavalry was approaching, and did not dare to meet the enemy, so they scattered in all directions.
The Jurchen cavalry was loose and evenly maintained, dismounted before the Ming pikemen took a hundred paces, and the soldiers took off their longbows on their backs and shot at the Ming pikemen who were waiting for them.
Feathered arrows flew, and the sound of guns rang out.
The Fang Guoan army was not equipped with long bird guns, and ordinary bird guns could not compare to the range of foot archers.
According to the usual tactics, they were supposed to raise their shields to compete with the archers of the Qing captives, and send light infantry to hunt down the archers who had been harassing them in advance. The Qing soldiers' foot soldiers were still lagging behind.
However, the Ming army responded to the enemy in a hurry after a rapid march and did not discharge a complete defensive formation.
The pikemen are not equipped with iron armor and are the most rudimentary of the troops. Feathered arrows pierced through the gaps in the spear, between the hands that clenched the smooth shaft of the spear.
The soldier who had just traveled for a long distance stood against the hot sun above his head, and opened his mouth to breathe.
"Attack, attack" Fang Yuanke made a quick decision and ordered the pikemen to move forward and close the distance with the Qing cavalry
The pesky fly-like riders and archers slipped away with a pat just as the paddle was about to touch their backs.
The spear queue gradually broke away, but they were forever only one step away from the Jurchen archers.
A quarter of an hour later, the foot soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han caught up. The Jurchen cavalry split to the two flanks and bit the Ming army, which was somewhat deep. Luckedhun's command was the most elite Qing soldier in Huguang, otherwise he would not have been able to confront Zuo Ruo under Hanyang City for more than two months.
"Go up, go up" Fang Yuanke waved his arms, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell down the iron helmet onto the mane of the war horse.
At this time, the Chinese army sounded the horn of retreat.
"The Qing Lu is anxious to rescue Jingzhou, as long as we stabilize our position here, we can contain the elite Jurchen cavalry of Luckedhun, why should we be in a hurry to retreat?" He had a stomach for his father to tell.
Didn't my father change his mind?
Fang Yuanke didn't dare to break away from the battle formation without authorization, so he could only obey the order, stabilize the formation of the front army and retreat slowly, and not give the Qing troops a chance to take advantage of it.
The Qing soldiers really had no intention of fighting, and after chasing seven or eight miles, the soldiers and horses withdrew.
Fang Yuanke took off the iron helmet on his head and threw it to the ground, and hurried to the Chinese army.
"Dad, why are you in such a hurry to retreat o"
Surrounded by cronies, Fang Guoan's face was gloomy, and he replied: "The Qing army is strong, I will wait for the arrival of the general army of Zuo to pursue together." ”
He fought this battle just to plug Zhai Zhe's mouth.