Before the other generals came to visit, Yang Zhiyuan first called Huang Xiwen into his tent alone: "Don't say it's my idea for a while, just say it's yours." ”

Yang Zhiyuan had already told Huang Xiwen all his thoughts before, and the two of them had carefully discussed various details, Yang Zhiyuan did not allow Huang Xiwen to argue: "Everyone has long been accustomed to what I am now, if I suddenly Xiaochang military brothers will not be used to it, and I can shock them even if I don't say a word." Your father is a famous general who is not born in the world, and he was already famous when he was your age, so you can rest assured that everyone will take it for granted. ”

Since Huang Xiwen followed Yang Zhiyuan on the expedition, the latter has always spared no effort to establish his prestige in front of everyone, and even if there is anything that Yang Zhiyuan disagrees with, he will only point it out in private.

After accepting Yang Zhiyuan's request, Huang Xiwen expressed his last concern: "Uncle Yang, how do we know if the Xu thief will come to attack us?" Now he's still in the dark, and we're in the light. ”

"Look at Kaifeng." Yang Zhiyuan said without thinking: "If Xu Ping captures Kaifeng, it means that he has not been hit, if he does not attack Kaifeng, then he must be coming at us." ”

Huang Xiwen was stunned: "Can the thief capture Kaifeng now?" ”

"Didn't the General Staff already calculate? Xu Ping had about 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers under his command. Not nearly 30,000 troops, but nearly 30,000 soldiers," Yang Zhiyuan felt that since ancient times, if a person had 100,000 soldiers under his command, he already had the strength to win the world: "Now as long as Xu Ping does not hesitate to do so, he will definitely be able to conquer Kaifeng, just see if he is willing to pay this price." ”

"If Xu Ping plans to stay in the nest and doesn't come out, won't he open the seal?" Huang Xiwen still felt a little confused, because if he was in Xu Ping's position, if he really had the strength to capture Kaifeng, he would definitely take Kaifeng first, and then he could fight with the new army without worry: "The little nephew still puts himself in the position of Xu thief, if we don't take Kaifeng, we will desperately go to Uncle Jia to relieve the siege, isn't he more able to wait for work?" ”

"It's good that a good nephew knows how to put himself in his shoes, and nothing can be wishful thinking; However, when imitating yourself in Xu Ping's position, you can't be wishful thinking. Yang Zhiyuan explained: "If we have twelve battalions and have an absolute advantage in strength, Xu Ping will definitely pull out Kaifeng first, and then find a way to resist with all his might." Why did I just say that if Xu Ping didn't pull out the seal, he would come at us? Because if he sets his target on us, then after he pulls out Kaifeng, in his heart, with the reputation of Yang Zhiyuan's prudence, he will definitely not lead a new army that does not have advantages to his territory. So now Kaifeng is the bait he uses to catch my fish, and he won't be willing to scrap it. ”

Huang Xiwen pondered for a moment: "If the thief really didn't have the intention of attacking us, he would take Kaifeng immediately, this would be his declaration of victory, let us retreat in the face of difficulties, and not disturb his territory, taxes and training plans." ”

"That's right," Yang Zhiyuan smiled, "Exactly."

Everything went smoothly at today's military meeting, and the commanders of the battalions and their chiefs of staff all agreed with Huang Xiwen's plan, and more than one person praised him openly or privately as "a tiger father without a dog," which was quite the kind of spirit of Zhendonghou when he was young.

"Last time, the adult said that I still have half a year of Yangshou, so it is probably enough to relieve Brother Jia," when everyone and Huang Xiwen were discussing warmly, Yang Zhiyuan had a smile on his face, and secretly thought in his heart: "Brother Jia is obedient to the adult, and everything is naturally fine with him presiding." It's just that if Kaifeng City falls before I arrive, and my longevity happens to be exhausted, Brother Jin's calculation will be in vain......"

Most of the questions asked by everyone were not within the scope of Yang Zhiyuan and Huang Xiwen's discussion in advance, so Huang Xiwen easily solved the doubts one by one, looking at everyone's convincing expressions, Yang Zhiyuan's heart was a little gloomy: "I have never hoped that adults would say that they missed a thing, my children have not yet married, and they have not yet made contributions...... I've been following adults all my life, and I'll be able to see what I've achieved in this life in a few years at most...... However, if Brother Jia and I are gone, I will also have to hand over this army to Xiao Huang to rest assured. ”

It's just that with the strength of the new army now, it is definitely not an advantage, Yang Zhiyuan suddenly turned a thought: "What if I am defeated?" In a flash, Yang Zhiyuan blasted this worry out of his mind, and he even felt a little ridiculous: "Why do I think so, am I afraid?" ”

……

"God-given opportunity, God-given opportunity!"

Contrary to his previous calmness, Zhou Dongtian rushed into Xu Ping's tent waving a piece of paper, and shouted without saluting: "The new army has divided its troops, and our opportunity has come." ”

In the past two days, Xu Ping is deploying a plan to attack Kaifeng, and several sets of detailed plans have been made, and at present, the information in Kaifeng City is piling up on his desk, and he knows the number of officers and soldiers from all walks of life in the city, and he knows the situation of equipment and equipment, especially the new army of Jia Minghe, Xu Ping has clearly explored their various actions in the past few months.

In Xu Ping's plan, the attack on Kaifeng would be launched in two days, either in the early hours of tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and that the siege would end in thirty-six hours, so as to ensure that the camp still had enough time to rest and recuperate in preparation for the battle against He Baodao and Yang Zhiyuan.

"The fire-fighting battalion has retreated, the direct guards have also left, and two battalions of the new army have been ordered by the imperial court at the same time as the fire-fighting battalion has been transferred, and then two battalions have received orders from the imperial court to recall." Zhou Dongtian spoke quickly, and at the same time spread the information he had just received in front of Xu Ping and other colleagues: "Now we only have seven battalions of new troops in front of us, and if we are full, it should be 28,000 people, but after the first battle in Shandong, it is impossible to be fully established in any case, and it is estimated that there are about 25,000 people, which is 2,000 less than us." ”

"How could Master Hou give such an order?" Xu Ping turned over the information, turned it over and looked at both sides, and frowned: "Is Master Hou so confident that the new army of the seventh battalion can easily relieve Kaifeng?" ”

"Probably worried about Jia Shuai," Chen Zhe and Yu Shenhe both held the same opinion: "If you don't try it, you're watching Jia Shuai die." ”

When the surrounding subordinates were discussing enthusiastically, Xu Ping hung his head and was silent, and after everyone couldn't argue with anything new, Xu Ping slowly said: "For a battalion that must die, how many more battalions will you take?" In my opinion, although Hou Ye does not say that he must be sure of victory before fighting, if he is sure to lose the battle, then Hou Ye will never be rash. ”

"It's not a sure defeat......

"Of course it is certain to be defeated," Xu Ping said without thinking about it: "With less than 30,000 new troops, it is impossible to fight with an army that is comparable in number and equipment to them, but has more combat experience, and the other party still has the advantage of home field, and there are more reliable friendly troops next to it in the situation of fighting on the inside line, what is this undoubtedly a certain defeat?" ”

"Maybe the Forces nouvelles don't know that we have 30,000 men." Zhou Dongtian said: "Our army's secrecy has always been very good. ”

"The Forces nouvelles are better equipped than us, and even my battalion is not as good as any of them, let alone a few others." It was Yu Shenhe who spoke.

"The new army has always been so arrogant," Chen Zhe was the most disapproving: "In winter, they came with three battalions, and after only half a year, what is strange that they dare to take seven battalions deep into our hinterland?" ”

Xu Ping was silent for a while, shook his head and said: "The winter battle may not be presided over by the Hou Ye, but after the winter battle, if the Hou Ye ignores the new army again, he can't talk about it." Hou Ye must have some certainty, even if there is no seventy or eighty percent chance of winning, Hou Ye must feel that he has the strength to fight and has a considerable chance of winning. ”

Seeing that Xu Ping was so sure, the surrounding subordinates also put away their excitement when they heard the news just now, and began to discuss in a low voice.

"Maybe the new army wants us to see that they are few and think that this is a battle that will not be lost, and will leave our territory to fight with them." Xu Ping muttered to himself: "This is indeed an unpredictable victory, Hou Ye is not afraid of losing, he can rebuild the new army if he loses, and we can't afford to lose." Well, this makes sense, Master Hou is challenging me to see if I dare to fight, and if I dare to bet with him. ”

No one spoke for a long time, as Xu Ping said, he couldn't afford to lose any battle, and once he lost, he had no chance to turn over. Xu Ping pondered for another moment, and said softly: "If I don't want to take advantage of Hou Ye's intentions, then I should take Kaifeng immediately, so that all my troops will be released, and if the new army is smart, it should retreat and get out of my territory." ”

"Do you want to continue to attack the seal?" Chen Zhe asked, his tone was unwilling, and his face was full of reluctance.

"Alas," Xu Ping sighed and shook his head, "Don't open the seal." ”

Although Xu Ping didn't want to fulfill the wish of the Marquis of Zhendong, he thought that he had no room for bargaining, and any seemingly fair opportunity to engage was rare, Xu Ping had never encountered this kind of fair engagement opportunity before, and he didn't think he still had a chance to get it with the expansion of the new army in the future: "Unless Ming Ting would rather die than give Hou Ye more military power, the question is how dare I bet on this?" Xu Ping suddenly found that he was still the same as when he had just sent troops from Luoyang two years ago, and he had to try to seize any opportunity, no matter how subtle: "Is General He leading the troops?" ”

"No, it's General Yang."

"General Yang?" There was a hint of surprise in Xu Ping's tone: "What kind of calculation did Master Hou make to send General Yang to fight me?" It seems that Hou Ye has a great chance of winning, could it be that he brought some secret weapon again, similar to the mortar cannon last time? ”

"No matter how good the weapon is, it also depends on people to use it," Chen Zhe said disdainfully: "General Yang is a good person, the peacemaker in the new army, in terms of personnel, General Yang is the most important subordinate of Hou Ye, but the only thing General Yang will not know is to fight." ”

"I'm afraid it's not as good as General Jia," Zhou Dongtian also held this opinion: "When I was still on Changsheng Island before, I heard that General Yang was in charge of military law and the old camp, but I never heard of that war, Hou Ye took General Yang out, Jinzhou, Nanguan, Fuzhou ......" Zhou Dongtian counted them one by one with his fingers, and finally shook his head and said: "General Yang doesn't know how to fight, and Hou Ye never takes him out." ”

"There is a voice in my heart, urging me to pull out Kaifeng immediately, maybe one day I will regret that I did not listen to the advice of this voice," Xu Ping ordered to send more detectives, and must not let the fire battalion and other battalions of new troops sneak back without noticing: "Stop the plan to attack Kaifeng, send an urgent letter to King Chuang and the leaders of each battalion, we will not open the seal, I have an urgent military situation to discuss with them." ”

……

Henan, on the south bank of Yangqiao, Hou Xun's superintendent camp.

This place is located in the upper reaches of Kaifeng, Hou Xun took his standard battalion to cross the river here, because there is still a considerable distance from Kaifeng, so Xu Ping ignored this Ming army. After occupying this distant ferry, Yang Wenyue's Hebei army also crossed the river in a group. At first, the imperial court asked the Hebei army to assist Sun Chuanting's ambitious plan of "pacifying the thieves in March". But after swearing in front of Chongzhen's son of heaven and swearing that he could accomplish this great cause, Governor Sun threw tens of thousands of Qin troops in Henan and swore that this thing would not be done, so the Hebei army was temporarily sent to Hou Xun to participate in the relief of Kaifeng.

"The siege of Kaifeng can't help but be solved." Although Hou Xun is not familiar with military affairs, as long as he is not one of those who sit in the court and talk about it, as long as he goes to the front line to take a look, he can understand how the situation in the Central Plains has become in crisis. The vitality of the Ming Dynasty is rapidly depleting on the battlefield in Henan, and even if the new army is not counted, the number of officers and soldiers who have lost in Henan in the past year or so has been hundreds of thousands. The provinces around Henan are exhausted, the troops and military expenses have suffered heavy losses, and there is almost no ability to protect themselves, if they can repel the siege of Kaifeng by the camp, it is good, if they are taken by the camp, none of the provinces around Henan can block the next blow of the camp: "In any case, you must repel the thieves, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Hou Xun nominally commanded the new army, but the new army did not let him interfere in the command, so staying in the new army not only had nothing to do, but also might be impeached for ignoring military affairs, so Hou Xun simply came here to command the Hebei army, anyway, he was the supervisor of all the Ming army that suppressed bandits. It's just that with the entry of the northern captives, the Hebei army will soon be out of Hou Xun's command, and the urgent report from Shanxi will only reach the Beijing division, and Zhili will be a big earthquake - the defenders of each city have been requisitioned by Yang Wenyue once before, and most of them were lost to Xu Ping in the Battle of Dongming, and the remaining ones were transferred by Yang Wenyue this time, and once the Mongolian army entered Hebei, the entire Zhili would collectively sing the empty city plan.

"The imperial court urgently ordered the three battalions of the new army and the direct guards to return to the division immediately to defend the Beijing division. Originally, the imperial court was ready to let all the new troops return to the division, but the Marquis of Zhendong swore to the imperial court that it would not need so many troops to solve the problem of the northern captives. Hou Xun watched the news from the court while chatting with the staff around him, and the melancholy on everyone's faces became more and more intense. Although the imperial court agreed that the new army could still stay in part to continue fighting, it asked He Baodao, the first brave general of the new army, to return to the division by name, and declared that there must be a fire battalion in the first three battalions to return to Beijing. As for whether the imperial court will send more troops back to Beijing, it all depends on the performance of the new army and the further development of the situation.

Soon, the imperial court issued a second order to summon the new army back to the division - while withdrawing back two battalions of the new army, the imperial court also let the remaining part of Yang Wenyue's Zhili army also return to the division, which means that the troops around Hou Xun no longer obey his moderation except for the standard camp. After Hou Xun raised it, he glanced around the big tent with a sad face, except for this big battalion, he couldn't command anyone - even a small soldier from the Hebei army. However, Hou Xun did not have any opinion on the return of the Hebei Army to the division, as early as when he was supervising the division in Shandong, Hou Xun knew very well that the only thing he could count on was the new army.

"The Qin army has been repeatedly hit by thieves, and the Zhili army has been newly defeated, this time it will expropriate all the new army, as well as most of the Zhili army, no wonder the sweat is ready to move." Since the formation of the new army, he has been very honest, and it is estimated that he has been suffocating for two years, and this time he finally caught an opportunity to be empty...... Hou Xun sadly threw Tang Bao aside, it didn't take much military vision to see that the Henan battlefield could not get any reinforcements from the imperial court in the short term, and it was only possible to draw more troops.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, Qi Tu had just returned from Yang Wenyue's tent, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Your Excellency the Governor has an order, return to Beijing quickly, and this time the general will cut off the army." ”

After hearing that they received such a dangerous order, Qi Tu's henchmen not only did not have a look of worry on their faces, but showed joy on their faces: "Okay, Dashuai, if the sweat really attacks, we won't be able to bump into them." ”

"Yes," Qi Tu said with a smile: "Just now, General Xiahou took the initiative to ask Ying to play the striker, saying that if he sweated out of Shanxi, he would die to serve the country." ”

Qi Tu's subordinates were not moved in the slightest, but looked a little disdainful: "Lord Xiahou hummed and chirped along the way, lest he go fast and meet Xu Ping......"

"General Xu!" Qi Tu corrected: "Don't look at the fact that there are no outsiders, you should also pay attention to the title, in case you are used to saying that you will call it out in front of General Xu's envoy in the future, it will not be good." ”

"What the lord said is," the subordinates nodded and continued to scold Xiahou Kuanfu: "Lord Xiahou is afraid of meeting General Xu, and he is afraid that he will not walk slowly enough along the way, and it is really difficult for him to be a pioneer. ”

Qi Tu unhurriedly arranged the task of breaking off the army, and then sent a henchman to cross the river to Kaifeng, and even wrote a letter to Xu Ping without avoiding risks.

As early as this time when the troops were dispatched, Qi Tu handed Xu Ping an oath that he would never give Yang Wenyue his life, and Xu Ping hinted that Qi Tu should not cross the river with the army, or set up another camp across the river, and not get together with Yang Wenyue's army.

"It's really good, both sides are not offended," Qi Tu sat in the camp and thought more beautifully: "It's really time to sweat." ”

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