East Factory Governor

Chapter 219

As the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the Guanning Army, Yuan Chonghuan naturally understood the dangers if Jiannu sneaked across Jizhou, and even more understood the irreversible impact if Jiannu got the grain from Hexiwu.In history, the first thing he did after he discovered that Jiannu had sneaked in was to go straight to Hexiwu and save the grain there.

But after looking at the map carefully, Yuan Chonghuan said, "There is no road on Hengling for the army to pass through. I don't know how General Qin thought they would sneak across Hengling?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Maybe there is a narrow path, but it's not marked on the map?"

Yuan Chonghuan said confidently, "This is the topographic map I personally presided over the survey last year. It was surveyed and drawn by the horse sentry team under my Guanning Army. I think there should be no mistakes."

"What if something is wrong?" Qin Shuhuai asked back.

Yuan Chonghuan was silent, and then nodded, "General Qin is right, there is no small matter on the battlefield, if there is a mistake, it will be lost forever."

Qin Shuhuai breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Yuan Chonghuan had listened to his opinion.

In fact, as long as Yuan Chonghuan didn't deliberately manipulate the enemy, he had no reason not to listen to Qin Shuhuai's opinion.Just a few days ago, he had just sent a report to Chongzhen, boasting in Haikou that he would never let Jiannu go beyond Jixi, and the pressure on him now can be imagined.If it is said that in history he did not expect that Jiannu would cross Hengling, it was his judgment error, but now Qin Shuhuai has told him clearly, if he still cannot discover and admit this loophole, then he is not qualified general.

What's more, Qin Shuhuai rescued Zhao Ledjiao, helped the Guan Ning Army capture Luowenyu and Shimenzhai, and played Huang Taiji fiercely once, turning the situation on the battlefield to a large extent. His ability has already been proven.As a general, Yuan Chonghuan had to admit Qin Shuhuai's precise judgment no matter how arrogant he was.

Jizhou cannot afford to make mistakes, he knows this very well.Therefore, when Qin Shuhuai said this, he still attracted enough attention.

After a pause, he said to Qin Shuhuai, "In this way, the governor can send more horse posts to Hengling to monitor day and night to prevent Jiannu from sneaking in. General Qin, what do you think?"

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan showed the demeanor of a general who is open-minded and not ashamed to ask questions, which made Qin Shuhuai breathe another sigh of relief.

If he is not the kind of egomaniac described in some black history, or a traitor who deliberately indulges the enemy, then Qin Shuhuai intends to ensure that he survives his own changes smoothly and avoids the fate of being hacked into pieces.After all, apart from other things, his ability to lead and train troops is definitely the top of Ming Dynasty.

Qin Shuhuai said, "What Governor Yuan said is very true. However, increasing the horse sentry is one aspect. I think the best way is to garrison troops at Hengling."

Yuan Chonghuan chuckled, and said, "General Qin doesn't know something. Right now, our army is most afraid of dividing troops. Do you know why?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "I'm stupid, please advise me."

"If we divide our troops to defend Hengling at this moment, one of them will be easily ambushed on the way. We need to know that the main force of the slave establishment has reached Jizhou. Once my soldiers who leave the city are discovered, the entire army may be wiped out if the slave horsemen catch up. Second, our army does not know where there is a small road leading to Yutian in Hengling, and it will take some time to find it. And even if we find it, there is no building pass on the trail, and it will be difficult to stop the full blow of the Jiannu army. It's just a waste of troops, what does General Qin think?"

It has to be said that Yuan Chonghuan's consideration is correct.If we divide our troops to defend Hengling now, on the one hand, it is easy to encounter an ambush, and on the other hand, there are no fortifications on the trail. With the field capabilities of the Ming army, it is really difficult to defend.

Therefore, he proposed to send more horse posts to patrol. Although it may not seem like a coup, it is already an extremely pragmatic measure.

Now his basic strategy is to lure Jiannu to attack Shimenzhai or Jizhou City. He believes that as long as Jiannu attacks the city, he will be able to achieve another Ningjin victory.

But what Qin Shuhuai was worried about was precisely that Hou Jin would not attack the city.He was even convinced that within a few days, Jin would sneak across Jizhou just like in history.

Therefore, he must guard this path!Although he knew that he would not be able to defend, at least he had to hold back Jin Dajun for a while, so that Yuan Chonghuan had enough time to respond.

If he dragged Hou Jin's army to Hengling by himself, does Yuan Chonghuan have a chance?Of course there is!As long as Houjin's main force appears in Hengling, he can boldly divide his troops to Yutian, or send troops to fight Houjin.We must know that Houjin's advantage is cavalry, and what is the use of cavalry on the mountain road in Hengling?
But I only have a thousand people in my hands, is it enough to hold back the Houjin army?Certainly not!

But what about the Yellow Earth Banner and Scarlet Fire Banner from the Devil's Cult?

Maybe it can't be done in the plains, but on the trails in the mountains, Qin Shuhuai dares to say that it can be done!Among other things, Huang Tuqi's civil engineering ability alone can completely block this trail!Coupled with the narrow mountain road, it is bound to be crowded when the army passes by. If the Chihuo Banner uses fire to attack, don't be too happy!

What's more, if I can still gather thousands of the original Jizhou garrison army, can I not hold back the Houjin army?

The key question now is to find out exactly where this trail is!Later Jin was able to find this way through the internal response, but the Ming army could not. This has to be said to be an irony.

However, Qin Shuhuai has a trump card in his hand, and that is the Yellow Earth Flag.In addition to being good at earthworks, the Devil's Cult Huangtu Banner claims to have surveyed mountains, rivers and rivers all over the world. This is known to everyone in the martial arts world.Their ability to survey the terrain is much better than Yuan Chonghuan's professional horse sentry team, so I believe that as long as they go out, finding this trail will not be a problem.

Before the expedition, he had secretly sent someone to inform Chihuoqi and Huangtuqi.Calculating the time, they should reach Hengling by night.

Think here.Qin Shuhuai said to Yuan Chonghuan, "Master, from the current point of view, before Jiannu lost [-] main forces, I am afraid that he will be more cautious in the future, and both Shimenzhai and Jizhou City are strong cities. Easy to attack the city."

Regardless of whether Yuan Chonghuan will be unhappy, admit it or not, Qin Shuhuai directly explained this point first, and only hoped that he could have a clearer understanding of the post-Jin Qian Yue Jizhou.

Then he said, "Of course, I have no intention of interfering with the supervisor's defense when I come this time. However, I can defend Hengling for the supervisor. Once the Jiannu army crosses Hengling, I will come to inform the supervisor. , the supervisor should also respond early."

Yuan Chonghuan said, "General Qin is going to defend Hengling? But I don't know how big Hengling is, how will the general defend it?"

To put it bluntly, Yuan Chonghuan still didn't quite believe that Jiannu would cross Hengling, and thought it was only a small possibility. After all, Jiannu were mostly cavalry soldiers, and it was unimaginable to cross a mountain range, and his horse sentry The team had also surveyed Hengling before, but they didn't find any trails that could pass through the army.He promised to strengthen Hengling's patrol before, but it was just out of caution, just in case.

Qin Shuhuai smiled lightly and said, "Master Supervisor, don't worry, I have my own way."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said, "In this case, the governor will not worry too much. Jiannu is cunning and fierce. General Qin, please be cautious. If there is any incident, please send someone to inform the governor. Although the governor and you are the host and the guest , but both serve the imperial court, at this time of national calamity, it is time to communicate with each other and help each other in the same boat!"

The words were extremely polite, and it could be seen that he welcomed Qin Shuhuai to guard Hengling.Although stationing at Hengling was completely dispensable to him, at least Qin Shuhuai would not mess up his defenses when he went there, which was a good thing.

Qin Shuhuai clasped his fists at Yuan Chonghuan, and said, "If that's the case, I'll take my leave. Governor Yuan, take care of yourself!"

After the two said goodbye, Qin Shuhuai immediately took Meng Wei and Meng Hu out of the city, returned by the same route, ran for more than ten miles, and joined more than 1000 horses who were rushing to Jizhou.

Afterwards, Qin Shuhuai led his troops straight to a place called Hengshanwei, twenty miles southwest of Hengling, where more than [-] people from Zhang Yingyuan's tribe who had been sent out from Jizhou City were stationed.

When he arrived at Hengshanwei, Qin Shuhuai saw that the gate of the camp was closed tightly, and there was a lot of noise inside, and the situation seemed not right.

Meng Wei said to Qin Shuhuai, "My lord, the soldiers inside seem to be making a fuss about their pay."

Qin Shuhuai frowned, thinking, is the issue of Zhang Yingyuan's salary still unresolved?What is the military doing?
The brigade stopped in front of the gate of the camp, and the noise inside seemed to be much quieter.Maybe it was because the soldiers inside knew that the master Wang was coming, but they didn't know what it meant, so they all stopped temporarily.

Meng Wei rushed inside and shouted, "Jinyiwei Tongzhou Thousand Households and Jizhou Guerrilla General Qin Daren is here! Open the gate of the village quickly!"

The gate of the village was not opened, and after a while, a person shouted from the high observation tower, "Which Mr. Qin? But did you come to pay us?"

Qin Shuhuai looked up, and saw that the man was disheveled, with a ruffian face, he looked like an old soldier, he looked like the leader of these low-paying soldiers.

As soon as he shouted, there was an angry roar in the camp, "Pay! Pay! Pay!"

It seemed to be a demonstration against Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai frowned, and roared, "The whole army is lined up, ready to attack!"

(End of this chapter)