Chapter 903 The Second Gyeonggi War III

In this era, the most convenient road from Tianjin to Beijing was the canal. To the west of Xianghe County is where Hangxiong is stationed. Although Beijing-Hangzhou stretches for thousands of miles, the canal is not very wide in each place, although the width is determined by the topography. After all, many parts of the canal rely on natural channels.

But after all, this area is not Jiangnan, and the amount of water is limited, so it is easy to block the canal and block the waterway.

"Your Highness, ahead is the camp of Hangxiong." Wu Yongzhi pointed out the past to Zhu Houhuang.

At this moment, not a single boat can circulate on the canal.

Not to mention, Hang Xiong blocked the canal to death. Even if the Yong army came, it mobilized thousands of trough boats, covering all the water surface of the canal.

The Yongjun camp is also a land and water company camp.

Zhu Houhuang looked over and felt that it was very tricky. asked, "Who is this Hang Xiong?" ”

"Hang Xiong, the word Shiwei. The hereditary is the general banner of Suidewei, and Hang Xiong inherits the shade and accumulates merit and is promoted to the commander. In the seventh year of Zhengde, Hang Xiong was promoted to the commander of the capital. In December, Liao Mazi, a common man in Sichuan, led a revolt and broke through Mianzhu, Jintang and other counties in Sichuan, and Hangxiong was ordered to suppress it. In the eighth year of Zhengde, Liao Mazi reinvigorated and raised the banner of righteousness. In April, the uprising failed. Liao died in Jianzhou. Afterwards, Hangxiong garrisoned Xining, and was recommended by Shangshu Yang Yiqing to be promoted to Yansui guerrilla general. Later, from the capital of the imperial Shi Pengze through a little Hami. In the eleventh year of Zhengde, he defeated the Mongolian aristocratic little prince with the deputy general Anguo, and was promoted to the governor of the capital, changed to a general, and was promoted to the governor of Tongzhi, and led the border soldiers to guard the Beijing division.

In August of the twelfth year of Zhengde, the first emperor was fortunate to be in Datong. Hang Xiong was an attendant of the first emperor and was immediately promoted to the chief military officer of Datong.

In the early years of Jiajing, the puppet emperor abolished the Chuanfeng officials, and Hangxiong was reduced and transferred to the governor to guard the border. In the second year, the Mongols led more than 10,000 cavalry into Miyun, and Hangxiong fought hard to repel them. Soon, the Mongols invaded the border on a large scale, Hangxiong could not resist and asked to resign, but the imperial court did not allow it, and was transferred to Yansui to serve in the military capital governor's mansion after the book.

In September of the third year, the Turpan chieftain disturbed Suzhou. The imperial court ordered Hang Xiongpei to be the "General of Pinglu" and appointed as the chief military officer and the commander of the military affairs of the four towns of Shaanxi, Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu. As soon as Hangxiong's army arrived in Jiuquan, the Turpan chieftain had retreated. Hangxiong was awarded a thousand households in brocade clothes without a fight, and the class returned to Ningxia.

After four years, he was promoted to the chief military officer of Xuanfu. Resist the increasing frequency of Mongol attacks. Wu Yongzhi said.

Wu Yongzhi may not have other skills, but he is still familiar with the resumes of key people.

"It turned out that he was also an old minister of the first emperor." Zhu Houhuang said.

If you carefully analyze this Hang Xiong's resume, he should have participated in the Battle of Yingzhou. Zhu Houhuang thought about it carefully, and seemed to have a little impression of this person.

However, at that time, he paid attention to Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, and did not pay much attention to the people below.

At a glance, I know that if there is a way, Jiajing will definitely not let Hang Xiong lead the troops, but as said before, the influence of Zhengde in the Ming army is too deep, although six years have passed, but among the top leaders of the Ming army, there are still many generals with traces of Zhengde, and this Hangxiong is one of them.

"In this way, I would like to ask His Royal Highness to write a letter to reminisce about the old relationship with this General Hangxionghang." Yang Shen said.

As soon as Zhu Houhuang heard it, he knew that it was a divisive plan.

Jiajing has never been confident in his ability to control the army, he would rather let the border army rot than strengthen the strength of the border army, because he could not guarantee the combat effectiveness of the border army, he would rather invest large resources and start from Zhejiang to create the Zhejiang army.

According to Jiajing's idea, after the Zhejiang army pacified King Yong, Zhejiang was transferred to Jiubian.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven.

However, this divisive plan is just a trick that cannot be put on the table. Zhu Houhuang didn't expect it to be of any great use.

Zhu Houhuang asked: "Liu Laodao, the matter on the river will be handed over to you, can you fight it?" ”

Liu Laodao said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister will go back to mobilize troops and horses, and attack tomorrow in a big way, and will definitely break through the enemy's water village." ”

Liu Laodao's subordinates were not adapted to the artillery bombardment tactics implemented by the Yongjun Naval Division, and most of them were accustomed to hand-to-hand combat, so Liu Laodao was gradually replaced by Huang Shilong.

But here Liu Laodao's department can be used.

After all, the canal is not a big river, and the sea ships can't do anything at all, and the boats are small, and they can't set up any cannons. So if you want to win, you have to rely on hand-to-hand combat.

But what Liu Laodao said is right, and now Liu Laodao is really mobilizing soldiers and horses.

Because most of the Yongjun sailors were overseas, a small number were stationed in Tianjin to block the canal. Most of the ships mobilized were sailors, and it was absolutely impossible to expect them to fight. However, the waterway is convenient, and it may take three or five days to mobilize enough manpower.

"Your Highness, I think that this victory and defeat will not be in the canal, but on both sides of the canal. Because the canal is too narrow. Wang Zhi said: "If the enemy wants to block the canal, he can do so at any time." Only by controlling both sides of the canal can transportation be unimpeded. ”

In many places, the canal is very wide, and those places that follow the natural river channel, where the real population digs, will not be too wide, after all, there is a cost to consider.

Clogging is also a very simple thing.

The Yongjun had such an idea, in order to prevent the Ming army from the south from coming to support Beijing, so among the Yongjun's backup plans, there was a plan to cut off the canal.

"The minister asked General Wu to divide the troops on both sides of the strait, seize both sides of the canal first, and then deal with the canal issue." Wang Zhi said.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Okay." Wu Ming and Wang Zhi should act separately. ”

"Yes." The two replied in unison.

Two armies spread along the banks of the canal.

"The Baoyong army came from both sides of the strait." The scout came to report.

Hang Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Send someone back immediately, so that the Yongjun army can see the departure of my elite on the nine sides." Before he finished speaking, Hang Xiong fled and left.

Just now, Hang Xiong is facing Jinyiwei's inquiry.

Jiajing did not dare to give the last mobile force to Zhengde's old department. For example, the person who sent Jinyiwei to supervise, and the person who supervised Hangxiong, Jinyiwei, was Lu Jiu.

After Lu Bing became the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he received thirteen righteous sons, which are the so-called thirteen Taibao. was entrusted with important tasks by Lu Bing, and Lu Jiu is task is to supervise Hang Xiong.

Hang Xiong knew that the traces of Yang Yiqing and the traces of Zhengde on his body could not be wiped clean, and he lacked confidence, so he did not dare to resist Jinyiwei.

Lu Jiu saw Hang Xiong leave and didn't stay.

Lu Jiu focused on Hangxiong's department, and every soldier and horse in the field was a Jinyi guard, and he was not worried about Hangxiong's surrender to the enemy, but in order to give the upper hand, he must also embarrass Hangxiong. Otherwise, the people above heard that you have a good relationship with the object being monitored, and they are simply happy. What would the above think.

Lu Jiu soon began to worry about the battle between the two sides, and the Yong army went north without a defeat. The victory or defeat of today's battle, how could Lu Jiu not be worried?

Their Jinyiwei is a long-term love and kill with the embroidered guards of King Yong, the Yongjun and the Ming army have been fighting for less than half a year, but the battle between Jinyiwei and the embroidered guards has lasted for several years. There is never a lack of blood feud between each other.

If King Yong gains power, many people can turn their heads to play for King Yong, but it is absolutely impossible for Jinyiwei alone.

Hang Xiong led 5,000 cavalry south along the canal, but after a while, he saw it. The array of the Yongjun.

The formation of the Yong army is horizontal and vertical, neat and tidy, as if it is a piece of bricks and stones, although it is on the march, but in the face of the cavalry attack, it will be transformed into a phalanx after a while.

Hang Xiong looked through the binoculars and took a closer look at the Yongjun army's military formation.

The number of firearms in the Yongjun army is not too much, they are all placed in the forefront, there are muskets and artillery, Hang Xiong also believes that the Yongjun still has the bomb in his hand, after all, after half a year of fighting, the Yongjun firearms have long been unable to be kept secret.

Behind the firearms, there are neat and tidy spears like a forest, leaving a passage in the middle, and when the firearms are released, they will be returned to the army, protected by a large array.

However, Hang Xiong saw the flaw. Without him, the Yongjun army's military formation was too tight and rigid. But they don't know that war is an art, and it is by no means something that can be done step by step.

Hang Xiong put down the binoculars and said: "Brothers, make meritorious contributions, just in front of you, follow me to kill a wife and son." ”

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