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Volume 2: A Different Commander Chapter 794: Big Side Attack

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    He looked at Wen Fangliang, the chief of staff of the Jingbian Army, who was coming out of the queue, thinking about a handsome and elegant man.  Chen Yongfu took it to heart. He was well-known for this person.  Wen Fangliang held a brochure in his hand. He gave a slight signal to everyone and said calmly: "On the seventh day of April, our Jingbian Army began to mobilize. Except for some who stayed behind, most of the rest went to fight. We also mobilized 150,000 troops from various places.  , the total strength is about 210,000" "The generals from Shaanxi and Gansu who came in were all shocked. For the first time, they knew that the strength of the Jingbian Army was so terrifying and powerful.  They also passed through various parts of Xuanfu Town and saw the army and horses walking on the road. If there was a flood of armor on the official road, those strong men were all wearing fine iron helmets and fine iron armor, and they were carrying  Firearms are what one desires but cannot reach.  If these people are just campers, they will not know the role of the small number of servants and elite cavalry they have brought, and the significance of the soldiers and horses in their own camps.  For the first time, everyone felt a deep sense of powerlessness, and the face of Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief Gao Jie was even more confused.  They didn't understand how Wang Dou and others could train so many soldiers and horses and be so powerful?  Wen Fangliang glanced at the crowd, with an imperceptible smile on his lips, and continued: "There are also 3,500 new troops under the command of Ji Junmen, the governor of Xuanda, and 3,500 new troops under the command of General Wang Zongzhen of Datong.  There are about 10,000 soldiers and cavalry in various places in Shaanxi and Gansu, 10,000 in Mongolian soldiers and horses outside the Great Wall, and a total of 30,000 soldiers from the private security bureau and militia. " He said: "In this way, we have a total of friendly troops, including our Jingbian Army.  There are 240,000 horses, and there are about 90,000 horse sergeants." He paused briefly, and after the shock in everyone's hearts, especially the hearts of the Shaanxi and Gansu generals, had passed, he said: "For the deployment of troops, first of all, General Huben.  Zhong Susu led the second battalion of the White Tiger Army southward to intercept the bandits in Zhending. It is estimated that they have arrived at Zhending Mansion now. " He said: "The company headquarters, battalion headquarters, hussars and hunting cavalry are all included, and General Huben is leading the army.  There are 10,000 people. In addition, there are 5,000 troops from the Zhenbao Town Zanhuang Counselor Xu Yue'e and 5,000 troops from the main camp, including General Zhou Yuji, Deputy General Soldier Li Yunshu, and Wang Zheng from Datong Town. Together with the local officers and soldiers, the force is about 30,000.  Ten thousand, twenty thousand inner cavalry, enough to intercept the thieves who retreated from the capital! ¡ç¡ú¡ç¡ú¡ç¡ú¡ç¡ú, m.¦ç.o¨Jm" Chen Yongfu and others were shocked again. Before the fight started, the Jingbian Army tried to intercept them!  The thieves who retreated from the capital are so bold. Are they going to catch all the thieves in one fell swoop?  He has also been fighting with bandits in Henan for a long time, and he knows that the most fearful thing about bandits is that they will not gather but disperse.  Based on what he saw about the combat power of the Jingbian Army, and the fact that the thieves were pursuing stolen goods in the capital to support them, and they were reluctant to think about Shu, maybe this war could really catch them all and completely solve this great harm.  You Shiwei sighed in his heart. Only now did he realize the courage of the Jingbian Army. He felt that the troops he usually led in battle seemed a bit slapstick in comparison.  And after Xu Yue'e reorganized the entire army in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, there were 1,500 cavalry and 3,000 infantry, a new army of the same color.  Up to now, there are already 5,000 people on horseback and infantry, and a detailed system of praise and painting has been established, which is undoubtedly the same as the Jingbian Army.  At that time, she was also appointed as the Imperial Counselor General of Zhenzan.  When the bandits went north, Xu Yue'e was ordered to assist Zhending. Then the prefect Qiu Maohua and the guerrilla Xie Jiafu wanted to surrender the bandits, but Xu Yue'e decisively killed them.  Coupled with the assistance of General Zhou Yuji, Deputy General Li Yunshu, Wang Zheng of Datong Town and others from the main barracks, the city of Zhending was defended laboriously.  The bandits initially attacked various places in Zhending, but soon began to pursue stolen goods for payment. The thieves were busy copying money and had slacked off in attacking, so the stalemate continued.  "And most of the bandits have gone north, and there are not many bandits near Zhending Mansion.  Wen Fangliang said: "In Baoding Prefecture, the thieves set up fake posts such as defense envoys, Jiedushi envoys, and Fu Yin, leaving a small number of soldiers and horses, less than 10,000 people. Looking at Hejian Prefecture, Shunde Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture, and all the way to Shandong  This is the case in other places. Many of the soldiers and horses left behind are the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who originally surrendered, but they are still busy chasing the stolen goods to help pay. "When the bandits attacked Baoding Prefecture, the governor Xu Biao, the governor, and Tongzhi Zongyuan,  Zhongguan Wan Zhenghua and others persisted.  Soon after, the governor Zhou Yanru knocked on the city and asked to enter. Xu Biao and others refused at first because the imperial censor Jin Yudong knew Zhou Yanru. Finally, everyone let Zhou Yanru and others enter the city.  After they entered the city, the bandit attack became more intense. Zhou Yanru believed that the situation was over, so he tentatively negotiated a surrender and appointed the deputy general of the Chinese army to respond internally.  Another guard, Wang Dengzhou and others, surrendered, and finally Baoding was captured by the bandits.  Xu Biao, He Fu, Zong Yuan, Wan Zhenghua and others all died in the battle. Zhou Yanru led Xu Yueke, Zhu Yongkang and others to surrender.  Soon after, thieves came after the stolen goods for payment, and Zhou Yanru and others were tortured to death.  Wen Fangliang showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth. The arrangement of the bandits in Baoding Mansion and other places was ridiculous. Basically, the surrendered officers and soldiers were the main force. The old camp and the outer camp had all the troops.rare.  Maybe they don't have any sense of political power. Anyway, they eat wherever they swarm.  After introducing the bandits in Jinan, Wen Fangliang first pointed to Changping on the sand table and said: "After the bandits fell in Beijing, they tried to attack Juyong Pass. Our Jingbian army defended effectively and the bandits could not advance even an inch. The one currently stationed in Changping is Yuan Lin.  Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, and Qiu Lei, the former commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, had about 20,000 soldiers and horses, and a total of 3,000 servants and cavalry. They asked to go west. Apparently they heard that Xuanfu Town was rich and wanted to invade and make a fortune.  Unexpectedly, he was beaten to death in front of Guanqiang, and now he is busy chasing stolen goods and wages in various places in Changping. " He pointed to Huairou and Shunyi on the sand table and said: "These two places are Liu Liangzuo, the former Xuzhou general who surrendered to the bandits.  Deputy General Jin Shenghuan and others were stationed, with about 20,000 troops and cavalry, and about 2,500 troops. " He also pointed to Tongzhou, Liangxiang, Fangshan and other places to tell who the traitor generals were and how many soldiers they had.  Come together.  The understanding of the thief and the detailed intelligence made You Shiwei, Gao Jie, Chen Yongfu and others more and more frightened as they listened.  The Jingbian Army¡¯s sentinel intelligence is so sharp?  While You Shilu, Li Changling, Ma Xu and others were impressed, they also looked at the sand table with hungry eyes.  Good thing, with this kind of artifact, we know the situation on the battlefield very well.  "In short, most of the old camp of the bandits lived in the capital, and the outer camp and the surrendered Ming army were stationed in the surrounding areas. But they were not too far away, mostly one or two days' journey. Five hundred thousand bandits went north, although they were resettled in various states and counties.  However, due to the large number of surrendered Ming troops, it is estimated that there are still as many as 500,000 to 600,000 people in the capital at this time." Wen Fangliang introduced while also placing a flag to indicate the situation, so that everyone could have a more intuitive understanding.  impression.  After introducing the thieves, he changed the topic and said, "There are also Tatars." The generals in Shaanxi and Gansu were shocked. Why did they blame the Tatars?  Judging from what Jingbian Jun meant, could it be that he wanted to fight one against two?  Wen Fangliang said: "According to the information from the Intelligence Department of our Protectorate, on February 20th, slaves and bandits came out in full force, including Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese forty banners, as well as Tatars and war soldiers from foreign vassals and Mongolia.  There are about 180,000 bannermen and tens of thousands of coated slaves. The total number is about 250,000. They are initially divided into two groups, one is led by slave chief Dorgon, and the other is led by Abatai and Jilharang.  The generals in Shaanxi and Gansu felt like they were out of breath. There were nearly 200,000 Tatar soldiers, not counting the troops. What kind of terrifying strength is this?  They are not Li Zicheng. They know how powerful the Tatars are. You Shiwei frowned. He had fought with General Mangui and fought against the Tatars many times. He knew how brave and sharp the Tatar soldiers were. A total of 250,000 people were forced to come.  ¡­ Then Wen Fangliang¡¯s tone became colder, and he said calmly: ¡°The latest news from the Intelligence Department is that Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, has surrendered to slavery. He surrendered at Shanhaiguan on the afternoon of April 8th, and even killed General Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. They Liaodong  The two warlords, Wu Zu, all shaved their heads and surrendered, and selected 20,000 soldiers and horses to follow them. Tang Tong, the former general of Miyun, led 8,000 people, first to surrender the traitors, and now to the slave thieves.  " There was a shock in the hall, and all the generals from Shaanxi and Gansu cursed with righteous indignation. Wang Pu loudly said: "During the battle of Jinzhou, I thought that Wu Sangui was not a good person. Now he not only surrendered to the Tatars, but also killed Liu.  The old general is so heartless!" He then cursed: "Tang Tong is also a traitor, a slave with three surnames, and he surrenders repeatedly, just as easily as eating and drinking." Wang Dou was in the midst of the curse.  He said: "Wu Sangui is a dog and cannot change his ****. He is seeking death and will have all his family buried with him. You should take this as a warning!" His words were plain, but the murderous intention inside made people feel cold.  Led by Wang Pu, everyone patted their chests and promised that they would be loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.  Wang Dou signaled Wen Fangliang to continue, and Wen Fangliang said: "The army of slave thieves entered the pass. Although General Yang Guozhu and Old General Yang intercepted it along the way, the slave thieves are powerful. When our Jingbian Army goes to war, we need to be mentally prepared for a two-front battle. There must be no  Any luck." He said: "It is six hundred miles from Shanhaiguan to the capital. If we walk fifty miles every day, it will take twelve days. If we walk one hundred miles every day, it will take six days.  Two hundred miles, because there are hundreds of miles of mountain roads that are difficult to travel, so we plan to travel for three days, that is, April 15, and the entire army will arrive at Juyong Pass. " He said: "According to the normal schedule, the slave thieves may arrive on the 15th.  The capital. However, they have to gather at the pass and are intercepted by General Yang and others along the way. Therefore, the general concluded that they would not be able to reach the capital on April 15. At most, some sentry cavalry would spy on them. " He said: "From Juyong Pass to the capital.  Hundreds of miles are mostly flat fields, and according to the distance, you can reach the foot of the capital in one day. However, this battle is to eliminate the bandits, and the bandits are spying on the side, with the intention of fighting with the snipe and the clam, so the strategy of the general staff is,  It is the defaultCome to the battlefield and wipe out all the stray thieves and slave thieves in the wild!  " His words were taken for granted. The generals of the Jingbian Army in the hall also looked as if they were not surprised. Chen Yongfu and the generals of Shaanxi and Gansu were filled with huge waves in their hearts! Sure enough, the Jingbian Army wanted to fight two, and they also wanted to kill them.  Kill them all? They admit that the Jingbian Army is very strong, but if they fight two against each other, is that too much? There are five to six million bandits, and there are 180,000 Tatar soldiers, and now they have to add Wu Sangui and others.  Tang Tong had 30,000 people. You Shiwei opened his mouth, but looking at Wang Dou and others' expressions, he finally held back his words and said, "The staff department has multiple rehearsal plans, and they will be used wherever they are.  .  Judging from the situation between the enemy and ourselves, as well as the estimated journey of the slaves and thieves, this is where the final settings are made.  " The staff officer Zan Hua pushed away the sand table in front of him and brought back a more detailed sand table of the local topography of the capital. Almost every mountain, every river, every bridge, every village was clearly visible, and he saw it with great power.  The others were stunned. Wen Fangliang said: "The first step for our army is to capture Changping, then pass through Gonghua City, Shahe, Chaozong Bridge and other places, and stop at Damerling.  About ten miles west of Blocker Ridge are Wanger Mountain, Xiangshan and other mountains.  Then go east for tens of miles and you will reach Shahe.  " He said: "There are about forty miles between Wang'er Mountain and Shahe. It is roughly a plain with some villages scattered around.  Then Damerling is about thirty miles away from the capital.  After my army captured Changping, the bandits must have known about it. With their arrogance and ignorance, and seeing the large number of my troops, they would definitely mobilize their entire army to fight me!  Just what I wanted.  " His hand pointed at this area fiercely: "Our army has formed a horizontal formation along Wanger Mountain, Damer Ridge, Huilongguan and other places. The military formation stretches for about twenty miles.  Due to terrain limitations, the bandits' troops could only be deployed in Qinghe, Dongshengling, Fuhai (Old Summer Palace), Wengshan (Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace) and other places ten miles away.  " He pointed his hand fiercely at another place, but it was Shunyi. He said: "The slave chief Dorgon is cunning and secretive. If my army is going to fight with the bandits, how can he not arrive?  Snooping around?  And he will peek at the flanks of me and the thief at the same time.  The best place for his army to be stationed is Shunyi.  Not only is this place located on my flank, but it is also only sixty miles away from our military formation.  " Wen Fangliang said confidently: "According to our understanding of the intelligence, the slave chief is obviously higher than the intruder. If our army is going to fight, he will not know about it.  Both sides of our army were in formation, and he must have sent out all his best troops to cross the Shahe River, either ten miles away or twenty miles away, to spy on both sides of our army, especially on our right wing!  " Wen Fangliang said: "Most of our army's baggage is located in Changping and Gonghua City, and the slave chief will also judge this.  Dorgon will definitely deploy heavy troops on the right bank of the Shah River, intending to flank my retreat and cut off our food routes, especially if I engage in a fierce battle with the bandits.  " Wen Fangliang said: "So, in view of the wandering thieves and slave thieves, our army fights in two parts, fighting the wandering thieves and slave thieves respectively.  Attack at the same time, especially not to allow the slave thieves to recharge their batteries. They have the idea that the snipe and the clam will fight and the fisherman will benefit.  " Wen Fangliang said harshly: "The core of everything is to eliminate the 60,000 veteran soldiers of the traitors and the 60,000 Manchu soldiers of the slave thieves.  Special focus on rockets and artillery to attack their core, attack their cavalry, attack their cavalry, attack their artillery, and attack their musketry.  " He said fiercely: "Before my great formation approaches, we must first eliminate all forces that threaten me!  After my great formation approaches, it's time for them to collapse and collapse!  " All the Shaanxi and Gansu generals in the hall felt out of breath. This strategy was too grand. If it could succeed, it would be thirty miles away from the capital and the two biggest enemies of the Ming Dynasty could be wiped out at the same time. " Of course, we must achieve  With this result, the Jingbian Army must defeat the enemy head-on on the battlefield. At the same time, they were curious about what Wen Fang's rocket was. It seemed that it was not the rocket they usually used. From what he said, it seemed to be sharper than the Hongyi cannon.  He speculated that it might be something similar to the Divine Fire Flying Crow, but he had also used the Divine Fire Flying Crow and was not impressed by its power. It had too many disadvantages. He was particularly concerned with the direction of the wind. If he was not careful, the Divine Fire Flying Crow would fly back and blow up his head.  See what Wen Fangliang said, the rockets of their Jingbian Army do not have the disadvantages of the Shenhuo Flying Crow. "So this battle is not about defeating the enemy, but about preventing more fish from slipping through the net!"  " Wen Fangliang said: "To deal with the bandits, in addition to frontal decisive battles, our army also needs to outflank them in roundabout ways.  Send a heavy army, all horses, with light artillery and rockets, from the Dajue Temple Valley, bypassing Xiangshan, Xishan, and Shijing Mountains, and along the Lugou River, appear on the south side of the capital, and attack the bandits from the north and south.  " Wen Fangliang took out some wooden directional arrows and inserted them on the route of the sand table. Everyone looked at where he was moving, especially the generals from Shaanxi and Gansu. They all looked at the sand table. They were all amazed. What a big side attack.!  A conservative estimate is that the distance of this attack is about fifty or sixty miles. If they want to appear behind the bandits' formation, it will be almost a hundred miles away.  You Shiwei figured that if he could defeat the bandits from the front, and attack from behind, there wouldn't be many bandits left in the capital.  Even if some fish slip through the net, there are still 30,000 troops waiting for them in Zhending Mansion.  The intruder is really finished this time.  Wen Fangliang said: "As for the slave thieves, in addition to a frontal decisive battle, our army is judged that the slave chief may gather heavy troops on the right bank of the Shah River with the intention of cutting off our food route. In response to this, our division set up heavy horse and infantry troops at Mianshan in Yingchi, Changping, and  There are artillery and rockets. If the thieves copy them, they will definitely be beaten to death." He glanced at his uncle Wen Shiyan and said, "Our army is going to outflank it and set up heavy troops in the military capital of Changping. When the time comes, we will do it again.  A big side attack. Everyone has horses and light artillery rockets. They cross the Huaihe River from Niulan Mountain, 20 miles away from the upper source of Shunyi, and go around to the rear of Shunyi to cut off the slaves' retreat. " He took out some wooden weapons!  The indicating arrow was inserted on the route of the sand table. The generals from Shaanxi and Gansu were even more amazed when they saw it, another big side attack!  The distance of this attack is also very long, reaching seventy or eighty miles, which will greatly test the ability of the leading generals.  And these two major side attacks were proposed by Wen Fangliang¡¯s uncle and senior praise painter Wen Shiyan.  During the Battle of Jinzhou, he proposed to attack from outside the fortress to cut off the Jinzhou Tatars' retreat.  At this time, he would hit the Tatar thieves with a big outside attack. Apparently he was addicted to side attacks.  ¡­ ¡­ After Wen Fangliang introduced his strategy, the generals in Shaanxi and Gansu were still in shock. It was an eye-opener. It was really an eye-opener.  It turns out that the battle can be fought like this, and the strategy can be arranged like this, especially with artifacts such as sand tables. No wonder the Jingbian Army is invincible.  Wang Dou allowed everyone in the hall to speak freely and fill in the gaps. No matter who was in the hall, anyone could put forward their own opinions.  Immediately, the generals of the Jingbian Army came out one by one, repeatedly questioned Chief of Staff Wen Fangliang, and kept putting forward their own opinions and opinions. Only the generals of Shaanxi and Gansu still stood cautiously.  First, they are still in shock and their minds have not recovered.  Second, they usually fight and kill under the orders of civilian officials. How can it be their turn to intervene in such a major military matter?  None of them dared to show their ugliness by speaking too much.  Wang Dou listened to each other's words, he pondered, took out a box of exquisite Yun cigarettes from his arms, smoked one to You Shiwei, and smoked another to Wang Pu.  You Shiwei said hurriedly: "Thank you, Marshal." Wang Pu quickly found Huozhezi to make Wang Dou angry, and gave it to You Shiwei again.  When everyone in the hall saw this, they also took out their cigarettes, picked up the fire sticks, and gave one to each of the Shaanxi and Gansu generals beside them, and they all started puffing away the smoke.  With the eighth wife Zhong Susu away, everyone felt much more relaxed.  Wang Dou said: "A few words from General You?" You Shiwei took a deep breath and said: "The last general is bold enough to speak nonsense." He said: "One of the key points is, will the slaves and thieves gather in Shunyi? The second key point is,  The two sides of the flank attack need to be strong in order to fight for time. In order to block the retreating bandits, the third key point is, what is the road condition along the way? " He said: "It's like the side attack of the slaves.  As we know, the source of Niulan Mountain is not far away, and the Huaihe River joins the Baihe River. The river is quite wide and deep, and there are only ferries and no bridges. The army is also equipped with artillery and other heavy weapons. It may be difficult for the army to cross the river during the introduction, which will delay the war effort. "  Wang Doutou looked at Wen Fangliang.  Wen Fangliang smiled and said: "The first thing General You said is that this is a joint judgment made by the Intelligence Department and the General Staff Department, and the possibility is as high as 80%. If the slave thieves don't do it, they will outflank the rogue thieves at the same time with two large flank attacks!"  However, nearly half of the troops will remain stationary during the war as a reserve garrison to prevent the possible appearance of slave thieves. "Wen Fangliang said: "Secondly, in the staff arrangement, both sides of the large flank attack have heavy troops.  They are all equipped with horses, as are artillery and rocket troops. Mobility and combat power are not a problem. " "Third, the Intelligence Department and Ye Bushou have already surveyed the road conditions in these two places in advance, and the results were reported as early as three days ago.  , the places needed to build roads and bridges on the road have already been prepared. Even if the bridge deck was accidentally destroyed, there are still several materials prepared. "You Shiwei was speechless. He sighed: "No wonder the Jingbian Army is invincible.  All the preparations before the war were so meticulous." The generals in Shaanxi and Gansu were speechless and could only feel amazed.  However, Wang Dou was impressed by the key points raised by You Shiwei. These were indeed the keys to the war situation, and any oversight could lead to failure.  Wang Dou asked Chen Yongfu, Li Changling, Wang Pu and others again, and they all said: "The final generals are all like General You." Seeing that everyone thought there was no problem with the strategy, Wang Dou said: "Okay, no one has any objections."?, the strategy has been decided and we will set out after the military parade tomorrow!  " He looked at You Shiwei and said with a smile: "The staff department is in need of talented people like General You to join us. Are you interested in joining us?  Whether it's the staff department or the military academy, you can choose as you wish.  If you are willing to lead an army, you will not be able to escape the position of an army.  " Seeing that the marshal valued him so much, You Shiwei felt excited and warm in his heart. Looking at You Shilu, You Zhaiwen and others next to him, they all looked expectantly. He solemnly handed over his hands and said, "Let the marshal arrange everything.  " Wang Dou smiled and said: "Okay.  ¡± The rest of the people in Shaanxi and Gansu were a little disappointed when they saw that the marshal did not mention themselves. It seems that they are not conspicuous and they must perform well. (To be continued.)
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