Cutting 1719

Chapter 403

When Zhang Guangsi heard Yue Zhongqi's words, his eyes lit up, and he looked at the map carefully for a while, before he said slowly, "My lord wants to fight Yichang, so you want to go through Shizhouwei?"

"Why not."

Yue Zhongqi's expression was still calm, as if she already had a comprehensive plan in her heart, so she was full of confidence.

"But my lord, you also know the terrain of Shizhouwei. If Chu Ni is prepared in Shizhouwei, not only will we not be able to get a breakthrough from Shizhouwei, but we may suffer losses."

There was a bit of hesitation on Cai Ting's face. Although the other party was the governor, he, Cai Ting, thought he had to say a few words on such a military matter.

Although Zhang Guangsi on the side did not refute, but the expression on his face has revealed his thoughts, that is, it is not feasible to take the road from Shizhouwei, the key is that Shizhouwei is a very special place.

Shizhouwei, that is, Shizhouwei's military and civilian command and envoy, is located at the junction of Sichuan and Hubei. It belonged to Sichuan earlier, and was later assigned to Huguangdusi. Shizhouwei was established in Hongwu 14.

Different from other prefectures, Shizhouwei is more of a military structure that follows the pre-Ming Dynasty, and its military color is more intense. It is used to deter chieftains at all levels in western Hubei, and is mainly responsible for controlling Hubei administratively. Western nations.

After the Fuhan Army raised troops, Shizhouwei was not included in its jurisdiction from the very beginning, but treated with a cold and glamorous onlooker attitude. The reason is the intricate chieftain structure inside Shizhouwei, but even if it is The Qing court did not have a good solution to the issue of Shizhouwei.

Everyone knows that Shizhouwei is a dangerous place. Since the establishment of Shizhouwei in the former Ming Dynasty, for decades, the local chieftains in western Hubei have repeatedly launched rebellion against the Ming Dynasty. In the city, Zhizhou Li Cai, Tong Zhi Sun Tongming, and Zhou Judge Wang Jie were all killed.

Later, in Shizhouwei, there were several rebellions of the chieftains. For example, in the 20th year of Hongwu, Xia Dezhong, a thousand households of Sangzhitu, rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and went north to attack Shizhou.

Although the rebellion was quelled in the end, the strength of the chieftains in western Hubei was still there. Therefore, despite the repeated mobilization of troops during the Ming Taizu period, the chieftains in western Hubei were not completely suppressed, so naturally the county could not be implemented.When it came to Chengzu's morale, due to the particularity of the terrain in the hinterland of the deep mountains in western Hubei and the consideration of the strength of the chieftains in western Hubei, the chieftain system was still the mainstay after all.

But now, even after decades of governance by the Qing government, the problem of Shizhouwei has not been well resolved, and the power of the government has never been able to penetrate in. Coupled with the severe terrain, no one has dared to take this road , and the Fuhan Army did not set off from Shizhouwei this time.

"You two worry too much. The governor has ordered people to investigate the route of the army. I think there will be results in two days. I don't need to worry too much about this."

Yue Zhongqi is not a person who is easily persuaded, even in front of Emperor Yongzheng, he has his own ideas, not to mention the advice of his subordinates.

Seeing that Yue Zhongqi's opinion had been decided, Zhang Guangsi no longer tried to persuade her, but began to give advice from a practical level, "Master Governor, if you want to follow the route of Shizhouwei, the local defenders still have to consider it."

Shizhouwei's current defenders still hang the banner of the Qing army in name, but whether it is Yue Zhongqi or Zhang Guangsi, they all know that the current Shizhouwei Qing court can't get in at all, and it is actually no different from the emperor, because there All the green camp soldiers, or other armed forces, are chieftain forces.

"There are about 5000 people in the Shizhou Guard, and some of them belong to those guard officers, such as Guard Commander Deng Qing and Commander Huang Yong, but they have at most 900 troops, and the rest are basically They are all soldiers of chieftain families like the Ran family of Yiyang and the Yang, Tian, ​​and Xu families of Shiye and other divisions."

Compared with these two, Cai Ting has much richer experience as an official in Huguang and Sichuan, so he is familiar with these after all, but he told the current situation a little bit, and then worried: "I want to To pass through Shizhou, the most important thing is to reach a cooperation agreement with the chieftain, so that our army can covertly pass through Shizhou and arrive at Yichang."

Yue Zhongqi had a slight smile on her face, "What Master Cai said is exactly what the governor thinks. The governor has already sent people to Shizhou Wei to search for the major chieftain families, thinking that they are colluding."

Hearing Yue Zhongqi's words, Cai Jue was startled. He didn't expect that this Yue family's thousand-mile horse would be so scheming. For today, he has been operating in Shizhouwei for a long time. It seems that this person is not only relying on his family background and the emperor's trust.

"Since the two of you have no objections, our army will leave Chengdu in five days, pass through Tongchuan, Chongqing and Youyang Prefecture, and enter Shizhou Guard in half a month. Once we pass Shizhou Guard, we will attack Yichang with all our strength and cut off the retreat of Chu Ni's army. !"

There was a slight smile on Yue Zhongqi's face, what he was really thinking about was the chance to fight the Fu Han army again, even though the current opponent was not Ning Yu, it was enough to wash away the shame of the year.

With the repeated actions of the Qing court and Ning Chu in the southwest, the battle in the southwest ushered in a new peak period. The two sides competed in Sichuan and Guizhou. The Qing army assembled about 18 forces from all sides. Left and right, and the Southwest Group Army of the Fuhan Army also has nine divisions plus a brigade, and there are nearly 10 people.

"Boom—"

Duyun Mansion is another barrier located in the south of Guiyang Mansion. The Qing army deployed more than [-] troops here. Therefore, when they were attacked by Xu Mingyuan's Fifth Division, they still chose to resist tenaciously.

"Do you want to defend Duyun with [-] Qing troops? Hmph, it's really fanciful."

Holding the binoculars in his hand, Xu Mingyuan looked at Duyun City, which was trembling in the distance from the artillery fire, with a trace of disdain on his face, but his disdain was his disdain, but he was also ruthless when fighting, intending to use hard power to directly crush the people in the city. Qing army.

Beside him, stood a group of men in red military uniforms, some of them were the staff officers of the division, while the others were the heads of the regiments. The expressions of everyone were a little excited. No matter how you say it, the opportunity to make contributions along the way is finally here. arrive.

The constant roar rang in the ears of everyone, and the black bullets were fired into the sky, and then created a rain of blood on the top of the city of Duyun, but the defenders of Duyun kept on keeping on. With a silent posture, he defended himself in the rain of bullets.

I don't know how long after, a messenger hurried in from outside the tent, and then presented a military order, "Report to the division commander, Deputy Envoy Cheng ordered our division to take down Duyun within three days, and rush to Guiding and No. The first division and the third division converge."

"Oh?"

Xu Mingyuan became interested when he heard this. After he took over the military order, he read it carefully and couldn't help laughing: "Everyone, our Fifth Division is here to live!"

"Teacher, what is it?"

Several heads of the Fifth Division were a little surprised. They had never seen their teachers laugh like this before, and they were even a little too excited.

Xu Mingyuan regained his composure, then looked around at the crowd, and said in a low voice: "Ertai's troops have gathered in Anshun, and there are even chieftain soldiers, while Guiyang has less than 3000 people. You should understand what this means."

Everyone's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and of course they understood what it meant. Guiyang is the capital of Guiyang Province, and it is also an important logistics center for the Qing army.Secondly, once Guiyang is occupied, most of Guizhou can be cut off, and the prefectures east of Guiyang will basically surrender without a fight.

More importantly, in a game of chess in the southwest, from Guiyang to the north, passing through Yongning Prefecture, Luzhou and Zizhou, you can directly fight to Chengdu. In any case, the key to the battle is still Sichuan. These few divisions went north to Sichuan, which was tantamount to sticking a knife under Yue Zhongqi's nose.

At that time, if Ertai does not risk his life to regain Guiyang, how will he meet Yue Zhongqi?How to meet the emperor?It can even be said that more than half of the battle in the Southwest was won or lost.

After all, no matter how lively the fight in Guizhou Province was, it was in cooperation with the battle of entering Sichuan. Without the barrier of Sichuan, the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou would have no danger, so the fight should not be too easy.

Xu Mingyuan naturally understands this issue in a strategic sense. In fact, it is also thanks to Guo Ding'an. He fought so well in Sizhou and wiped out the Cen family at once, which also attracted Ertai's people in a sense. Attention has become the real bait.

Now that the Twelfth Division is guarding the city of Luodian, it is also showing to Ertai. If you want to fish, you have to throw out the bait first.

Speaking of it, the reason for the current situation has little to do with Ertai. It is purely the difference in goals between the two sides, which has led to the current passive situation, and Ertai has been deeply trapped in the situation and cannot extricate himself. .

"The first regiment is the main attack and ascends first, the second and third regiments are covering, attacking Duyun quickly, I hope our dinner today will be settled in Duyun City!"

Xu Mingyuan clenched the binoculars in his hand, but his mind had already drifted to Guiyang.

"Boom - boom -"

"kill!"

When the sound of artillery fire and the shouts of killing intertwined, it meant that the offensive launched by the Fuhan army had also begun, but for the Qing army on the city, it was tantamount to the approach of death.

For the current Fuhan army, siege is not a particularly difficult task. After all, they are already quite rich in experience, and their various abilities to pull out the city are enough to take down a small city like Duyun in the shortest time.

In the afternoon, the vanguard of the Fuhan army had already climbed to the top of the city wall of Duyun, while the Qing army retreated in a panic. It was like a signal that more and more Fuhan troops were covering the city with firepower, successfully Achieved the first climb, and the Qing army basically retreated from the city wall and guarded the city.

When the two sides fought to this point, the defeat of the Qing army was basically doomed. As the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Wang Zhizhi, he lost the confidence to continue the fight, so he led his subordinates and surrendered directly. He defeated the Han army.

The news of the fall of Duyun Mansion did not reach Ertai's ears so quickly. After all, Xu Mingyuan's hunting and killing of Qing army sentries was very continuous. Therefore, taking advantage of the time when time is still precious, Xu Mingyuan led his own The fifth division hurried to Guiding.

As the gateway to Guiyang, Guiding itself was not a fortified city. Under the pincer attack of the first and third divisions who rushed over, they did not even hold on for half a day before announcing their fall.

By the time the fifth division arrived in Guiding, it was already the fifth day of July, and for Ertai, he also gathered 7 local soldiers from the chieftain, together with the [-] Qing troops in his hands, a total of [-] horsemen , He was no longer willing to wait any longer, but chose to press directly on Luodian, intending to cooperate with the inside and outside to defeat the Fuhan army outside Luodian city.

When he got the news of the Qing army's change in Anshun, Yue Lingfeng was shocked into a cold sweat. He finally understood why Guo Ding'an wanted to build a large building here. He had been guarding against Ertai's army going south from the very beginning!

Although the hidden cards of both sides are constantly being played, but relatively speaking, the Fuhan army has always held the initiative, so the use and suppression of intelligence has always been much better than the Qing army, which has caused the current situation of the Fuhan army. The military's initiative in the situation.

Just like after the Battle of Guiding, the Fuhan army deliberately blocked the news, so that the current Qing army has not received the news from Guiding, but the defenders in Guiyang felt that something was wrong, but the spies they sent out were all He was hunted down by the sentry of the Fuhan army, and he had nothing useful other than knowing that something was wrong with Guiding.

After all, the gap between the two sides is gradually reflected in these inconspicuous places, and it is not just a matter of weapons and equipment. However, for the current Qing army, it is even more difficult for them to admit this factor, because once they admit it, it is a statement of their own. The people in the army are not as good as those in the Fuhan army.

After the Ertai army arrived in Luodian City, he did not launch an attack on the Fuhan Army's line immediately, but took Guizhou Governor Mao Wenquan and several general soldiers to watch the Fuhan Army's formation.

"My lord, there seems to be something wrong He Shiji didn't tell the truth"

Mao Wenquan, the governor of Guizhou, was a little unhappy. In the news given to them by Admiral He Shiji, there was no defense information of the Fuhan Army under Luodian City, but when they saw it, they were a little dumbfounded.

Layers upon layers of trenches, coupled with barbed wire, have blocked the current position of the Fuhan army. Don't say that the Qing army is going to attack the Fuhan army. Even if the Fuhan army comes out to attack the Qing army, it will be very troublesome. ——But He Shiji said that he defended it after hard work?

While looking at the position of the Fuhan Army, Ertai's face gradually became gloomy. He also realized that he trusted He Shiji too much. The situation in front of him almost told him that the Fuhan Army might not have considered it from the beginning. Fighting Luodian, it was He Shiji himself who was bragging.

He Shiji's self-praise is not enough. He also said that the Fuhan Army has at least two main divisions here, but the two divisions of the Fuhan Army have been guarding Luodian and have not launched an attack at all. This makes Ertai even more suspicious. point.

"The main force of the Fuhan army is definitely not here, we have been fooled!"

Ertai's hand holding the binoculars was almost trembling. He endured and endured, so he didn't rush into Luodian City directly to chop off He Shiji's dog's head
(End of this chapter)