Chapter 355: Bloody Battle of Yangzhou IV

Qin Liangyu got up with the support of his daughter-in-law and arched his hand: "Cheng Guogong is tormenting the old body, and everything is still decided by Cheng Guogong." ”

Zhu Chunchen put down his body and asked Qin Liangyu for advice, the most important thing was because he figured out the criticality of this battle.

If Yangzhou wins, Nanjing will not be a problem, if it is because of the defeat of Yangzhou in the first battle, then the plan to encircle Nanjing will be in vain, and the country's all-out bets will come to naught, and he, with the temper of the emperor in Beijing, even if he does not die, it will be reduced.

Under the influence of various factors, Zhu Chunchen couldn't help but make his own decisions.

"Yangzhou must not be defeated in the first battle..."

Zhu Chunchen set the tone.

"The old man thought that Zhang Gaoping succeeded in this night attack and would choose a decisive battle with our army in the near future."

Everyone looked at Qin Liangyu.

The old woman who came out of this stone pillar toast is not low.

"Please give advice to General Qin..."

Although Qin Liangyu is old and needs the support of his daughter-in-law to walk, as long as he is fighting, he can see that this woman who looks a little drooping and old can still gallop after kicking the war horse.

"Du Wenhuan cut off Zhang Gaoping's grain route, Yangzhou is backed by Jiangdu, although there is a canal, but the army of the scout to report Chen Cao did not give Zhang Gaoping support, and these few days of fighting ended with the temporary defeat of our army..."

Qin Liangyu used defeat instead of defeat, one was to consider the face of the people present, and the other was to stabilize the military spirit of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"If the old body is Zhang Gaoping, under the condition that the follow-up food cannot be maintained, he will definitely take advantage of this big victory to start a final decisive battle with the opponent, so that the initiative will be exchanged with the opponent."

Zhu Chunchen suddenly realized and bowed his hand to Qin Liangyu: "Thank you General Qin for your reminder, Ben Shuai almost missed a big thing." ”

From the beginning of the siege of Yangzhou to the current defeat, the northern army was able to be defeated twice by the southern army under the initiative, and the actual casualties were higher than those of the opponent.

After being mentioned by Qin Liangyu, Zhu Chunchen reacted: "Whether it was the defeat on the battlefield yesterday or the sneak attack of the army, it was the mistake of the commander. ”

Zhu Chunchen first aimed the spearhead of several defeats at the tune, which can be regarded as defending others.

As soon as these words came out, the generals led by Zhu Yanrong began to bow their hands to Zhu Chunchen in unison, and the meaning was obvious.

I carry the black pot, and everyone will take the credit.

"Zhang Gaoping cut off grain, and although our army came from afar, it was better than the safety of the grain road, this time we surrounded Yangzhou, but we can also wait for Zhang Gaoping to take the initiative to attack, and our army can divide the ground and defend."

"I'm worried that Zhang Gaoping will choose to break each one..."

Zhu Yanrong couldn't help but be a little worried.

Zhu Chunchen waved his hand: "General Qin's words made Ben Shuai Mao Se suddenly, after Zhang Gaoping's victory, he will definitely launch a general attack on our army in the near future, because...

He's out of food...

Therefore, Ben Shuai thought that from today onwards, dig deep trenches, and in addition, close the camp gate and besiege Yangzhou. ”

Everyone in the tent nodded in agreement, and Zhu Chunchen turned to Qin Liangyu and arched his hand: "This commander is not talented, I respectfully invite General Qin to be the deputy general of Pingnan, and command this battle together with this commander, I don't know if General Qin is willing?" ”

Since the defeat of Nanjing, Qin Liangyu has been idle since withdrawing from Nanjing with more than 100,000 people, fortunately, she was a guest army at the time, and she must be based on Chongzhen's urine nature, and Qin Liangyu will definitely be punished for the crime of losing land, and if she does not die, she will be beaten back to Shizhu's original hometown.

And Zhu Chunchen is the general of Pingnan, commanding all the soldiers and horses in this battle, and can temporarily transfer the soldiers and horses in Shandong, Hebei and other places, the power and prestige are unparalleled for a while, he asked Qin Liangyu to be the deputy general of Pingnan, that is, he attaches importance to...

Qin Liangyu got up and saluted: "How can the old man come to take on this important responsibility, and please think twice." ”

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"After tomorrow, launch a general offensive against the Northern Army."

The best defense is offense, especially when the military is at its peak.

Ding Wenqing was a little distracted, and he was ambushed when he went to the rescue, which made him lose face.

But fortunately, capturing Meng Si alive can be regarded as a great achievement.

As one of Zhang Gaoping's henchmen, Ding Wenqing immediately clenched his fists after hearing this: "Dashuai, the last general is willing to be a pioneer and redeem his merits." ”

Zhang Gaoping stared at Li Mingyuan, and then said with a smile: "You don't have to fight for merit, this general attack, this commander is the vanguard." ”

Asking for battle under his command means that morale is available, but this time it is a decisive battle for the main force, and it is impossible for Zhang Gaoping not to personally command.

"Song Changfu's manpower must be ready, Yin Dongsheng's cavalry will be responsible for the security of the left flank of the army after the battle, Ding Wenqing will lead the army to take care of the right flank, and Li Mingyuan will rush straight with the Chinese army of Ben Shuai..."

"What should Meng Si do?"

Zhang Gaoping frowned, and then said: "After the general Jingnan, if the Hou family of Baoding supports His Majesty, it can be regarded as a good fate, treat it well, and send someone to Nanjing by speedboat." ”

"Our army is short of food and grass, if you wait for this kind of news to spread in the army, the morale that has been accumulated will be ruined, the commander will defend Yangzhou, both offensive and defensive must be both, although Xu Xilian's grain and grass are maintained, but after all, it is not a long-term solution, with such a high morale and the northern army to start a decisive battle, it is also an opportunity..."

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Among Zhu Chunchen's Chinese army commanders, there are only three people at this moment: him, Zhu Yanrong and Qin Liangyu.

The atmosphere was a bit serious, and some things could not be said in front of everyone.

"The scout came to report that the army of Dingguo Gong stayed in Wanshou Town, which is less than ten miles away from Jiangdu, and Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, was injured in the battle and is still in a coma at the moment."

After Zhu Chunchen finished speaking, he looked at Qin Liangyu: "During the discussion, the marshal saw that General Qin wanted to speak and stopped, but he had an opinion on the decisive battle in the near future?" ”

Qin Liangyu nodded deeply: "If Zhang Gaoping leads a large army to attack, under the strict defense of our army, the morale of the army may be low again, and since the first battle of Gaoyou, our army has advanced by leaps and bounds, and has lost twice under the city of Yangzhou, which has dealt a great blow to the morale of the army." ”

The reason why Chongzhen ordered Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, to escort the prince south with soldiers and horses before the death of the country was also because of Zhu Chunchen's loyalty, but it was a pity that Zhu Chunchen at that time had already died in the hands of the soldiers.

And now, there will never be that situation again, and the rebellious homeless people have been helped by Zhao'an to fight Nanjing...

"Ben Shuai also guessed so," Zhu Chunchen nodded secretly: "Some of the firearms of our army, the Southern Army has, and even Zhang Gaoping has firearms that we don't have, although their artillery is almost the same range as ours, but their artillery is more powerful than ours." ”

This is all the 'credit' of the Liang Domain...

Zhu Yanrong thought about the firearms of the Shenji Battalion under his command, and couldn't help but shake his head, although he was equipped with a flintlock pistol purchased from Haojing, but this gun was always made by Liang Fan, and there were not a few flintlock pistols imitated by Haojing.

"Dare to ask General Qin, if this is the case, how should our army respond?"

Qin Liangyu thought for a long time and took a deep breath: "The old man thinks that in the case of equal strength, he can only fight for morale, and if the morale is not equal, then he can only fight for his life." ”

"Dead?"

The biggest role of the dead soldiers in the army is to increase the morale of the army, so as to guide victory, and this is the case with Song Changfu's death camp.

"The white pole soldiers under the old man's command can still be used, but after all, the number of them is too small..."

Saying that, Qin Liangyu looked at Zhu Chunchen: "The old man sees that there is a fierce general under the command of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, maybe it can be useful." ”

Zhu Chunchen frowned, and suddenly remembered the fierce man who charged up to the city: "That was the third year of the general army under Gu Huan. ”

"In this case, Ben Shuai can ask the Marquis of Zhenyuan to assist General Qin."

The courage of the soldiers, the bravery of Duan three years was spread in the army a few days ago.

"This is very good, only on the day of the decisive battle, Zhang Gaoping will lead the army to attack, and the marshal can sit in the camp of the Chinese army, I believe that Zhang Gaoping will also use the dead, and then the old body can act with the Marquis of Zhenyuan."

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This is a decisive battle that must not be sloppy, and it is related to the final direction of the two imperial courts in the north and south...

"Lord Wang, you have to make a decision..."

When Chen Cao learned that Zhang Gaoping defeated Zhu Chunchen in a night attack, he guessed Zhang Gaoping's last resort.

Huang Chunyao spoke: "If Zhang Gaoping is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Chen Cao turned his head to look at Zhao Xin: "How is the news over there in Nanjing?" ”

Zhao Xin just walked in from outside, in order to inform the Nanjing war: "Lord, the day before yesterday, Zhu Yujian, the prince of the Tang Domain, led the army to attack the Jiangdong Gate several times, I don't know what capable people Zhu Yujian commanded, and he actually divided his troops from the Dinghuai Gate into the city of Nanjing, but fortunately Shi Kefa found it in time, and then drove the Tang Domain's headquarters out." ”

Hum...

Chen Cao snorted coldly, then looked at Huang Chunyao and said with a smile: "Yang He must be very annoyed..."

Yang He attacked Nanjing four times in succession, but did not succeed once, and did not even touch the city gate, but was temporarily formed by the Tang Fan Qin Wang army into Nanjing City.

"Zhu Yujian is a prince of the vassal king, and he will definitely become the king of Tang in the future, he should not have led his troops here, and this time Yang He took thousands of defenses, and the students thought that if they captured Nanjing, Yang He would also become a scapegoat."

Chen Cao nodded in agreement, the later generations of Chongzhen guarded against the vassal king more strictly than in the Zhu Di period, even at the moment when Li Zicheng led the army to break through the Bauhinia Pass, the minister's suggestion to summon the vassal king to lead the army was also vetoed by Chongzhen, Chen Cao decided that Zhu Yujian would definitely not be better, and Yang He could not get out.

"You know what? The collapse of a country often begins with internal collapse. ”

Huang Chunyao showed that he was listening to Chen Cao's words.

"According to Chongzhen's urine nature, no matter whether Yang He can capture Nanjing this time, he, the governor of the three sides and the governor of the five provinces, will be taken, and Zhu Yujian, Fengyang... Captivity is inevitable..."

Chen Cao said as he spoke: "No matter what Zhang Gaoping's outcome is, holding the south of the river is our focus, have the divisions arrived?" ”

Huang Chunyao nodded: "Don't worry, the troops mobilized are on the march, and it is reported that they have crossed the boundary of Suzhou. ”

Bang...

Chen Cao knocked lightly on the table: "In this world... You can't give it to someone so easily... You say yes, Yunsheng..."