Nanming Yiming

Chapter 138 The Encounter in Qingpu Town
After Ma Erye led the cavalry to Huating, he quickly handed over the intelligence department's secret letter to Liu Yichen.

Liu Yichen saw that the encryption level of this letter was the highest level, and immediately went back to the room to take out the template of the deciphered secret letter.

The Intelligence Division also has its own code.

The Intelligence Department will designate a book as the master copy of the code every month. For example, this month uses the Jiajing version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" printed in Suzhou.

The general password is relatively simple, consisting of three strings of numbers to form a word.The first number is the page number, the second number is the line number, and the third number represents the order of the line. A word is locked by 3 strings of numbers.

This kind of decoding method is more cumbersome and easier to expose, so it is generally used for ordinary encrypted information that is not urgent.

For emergency information, MeSign's dedicated template is used.

It is to take several holes at random on a fixed wooden board, and only the characters in these holes are needed.

This encryption method is generally used for important two-wire connection, and there is a set of templates for both the upper and lower wires.

Only Qian Ning and Liu Yichen, the chief and deputy commanders of the intelligence department, had the templates required for the highest level of encryption.

The template that Liu Yichen took out was a composite template.There are four sets in total. It is useless to just get the templates. You also need to know the order of arrangement of these four sets of templates.

The order is wrong, even if you have a copy, you can't unlock the accurate information.

First of all, Liu Yichen used "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to unravel the large string of illogical numbers in front of the secret letter.

The arrangement order of 2, 4, 1, 3 is obtained.

Then according to this arrangement order, adjust the order of the combination pattern, and after flipping through the operation, finally transcribe the content of the secret letter.

Liu Yichen took the secret letter and quickly found Qian Mo and said: "The brother of the intelligence department risked his life to send back the secret letter. The recent deployment of the Qing army has been clarified."

"He Luohui led 1 people from the Manchurian White Banner, 1 from the Tulai Department of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, 5 from the Horqin Mongolian Cavalry, 1 from the Green Camp of the Liu Liangzuo Department, and the Green Camp of the Qing Army that Waijiang originally assembled in Anqing 2 people, a total of 3 troops set out from Anqing to attack Jiujiang."

"Tan Tai personally led 2 people from Zhenghuang Banner and Zhenghong Banner of Manchuria, 1 troops from Li Guohan's Department of Han Army Xianglan Banner, 1 troops from Shi Tingzhu Department of Han Army Zhengbai Banner, 5 troops from Horqin Mongolia, and 1 troops from the Horqin Mongolian Army. A total of 3 people from the Green Battalion of the Qing army assembled in the city, a total of 5 people marched south from Nanjing to attack Huizhou."

"Ma Guozhu led the 2 Green Battalion from the Yang, Huai, Ning, Zhen, and Chang five prefectures to go south to Susong, preparing to attack Jiaxing."

Hearing this, Qian Mosong breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It seems to be similar to what we expected. The main attack direction of the Qing army is in Jiangxi."

"However, it cannot be ruled out that Tan Tai's team will split up and attack Huzhou and Hangzhou."

Liu Yichen said: "Ma Guozhu set off yesterday. According to the schedule, Ma Guozhu's 2 people may have already arrived in Suzhou."

Hearing this news, Qian Mo was still a little surprised. He wanted to eat the Manchurian Eight Banners in Bashan's hand first, but he didn't expect Ma Guozhu to come so soon.

It is estimated that Ma Guozhu and Bashan's army will approach the city tomorrow.

Liu Yichen said worriedly: "The 2 people brought by Ma Guozhu plus the 6000 people in Bashan's hands are five times stronger than ours. There are too many fish here, so I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them all!"

"It seems that we have to send reinforcements from Jiaxing and Huzhou. The Huzhou battalion is full of cavalry. It will only take half a day for them to come to Songjiang."

Qian Mo said: "It's not just a question of whether we can eat or not. The main forces of He Luohui and Tan Tai have not yet fought against Jin Shenghuan. If we clean up Ma Guozhu directly, what will be the consequences?"

Liu Yichen said: "Uncle Zhongyong means that we have to lure Ma Guozhu, a big fish, for a few days first, and we can catch this big fish when Jiangxi's fight is over."

Qian Mo nodded and said, "That's right, Ma Guozhu's 2 people can slip away first. Bashan's Manchurian Eight Banners are powerful, so we must find a way to eat them first."

However, it is not easy for the 4000 people in Bashan to eat hard. Even if they can be eaten, the loss outweighs the gain if they suffer heavy casualties.After thinking about it for a while, Qian Mo ordered all the cavalry from Jiaxing and Huzhou to be transferred to Songjiang.

At this time, Ma Erye said: "On the way, we found that the Qing army was transporting grain from Taicang to Suzhou, and He Zhiyuan led 500 people to rob grain."

Hearing this, Hong Fugui frowned and said, "Old Ma, this is too much of a joke. You didn't come back in time to report after completing the mission, why did you rob food without authorization? This is against military regulations."

Second Master Ma said helplessly: "That's what I said, but He Zhiyuan said that he would not accept military orders abroad, and he was willing to accept military orders. I think this is a rare opportunity, so I ordered him to attack."

Then he knelt down and said: "The last general did not abide by the military regulations and acted without authorization, and he is willing to be punished!"

Qian Mo said: "There are no rules and no rules. If the governor wants to attack Bashan with a large army now, wouldn't your robbing food delay the big event?"

"Vice Chief Ma, you are also an old man in the army, why are you so unsteady and allow He Zhiyuan to mess around."

"Originally, you intercepted the Qing army outside the city and occupied Wusongkou this time. It was a great achievement. But sending troops without authorization is a felony. According to the law, you should be executed. Now the merits and demerits are equal. I will punish you with half a year's salary. You can Convinced?"

Seeing that Qian Mo didn't severely punish him, Second Master Ma breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you Uncle Zhongyong for not killing him, and the general will definitely take the blame and make meritorious service."

Qian Mo lowered his face and said: "It seems that this He Zhiyuan is really a thorn in the side. The governor just promoted him to a hundred households and he attacked without authorization. When he comes back, he will definitely be severely punished."

Second Master Ma immediately became anxious, and quickly said: "This kid is definitely a talent, and it was his plan to successfully win Wusongkou this time."

So he told how He Zhiyuan offered a plan to capture Wusongkou.

He also said: "He Zhiyuan said that his attack this time is not only to rob food, but also to deter the Qing army in Suzhou so that they will not dare to act rashly!"

Hearing what Ma Erye said, Qian Mo also became interested in talents. After all, He Zhiyuan was promoted by him personally, so he couldn't lose face if he immediately pulled him down.

Originally, he thought that he would be punished severely if he was spoiled and committed crimes. Now, in this situation, he only needs to be beaten a little to let him know that he can't be so unruly in the future.

In fact, Qian Mo quite likes He Zhiyuan's character. He himself doesn't like to follow the rules, and often doesn't follow the rules.It's a pity that none of these generals in the army is like him. Although the most important Huang Yu is decisive in killing and attacking and has a big picture, he is too disciplined.

To fight a war is to use everything to the extreme, to achieve the greatest result with the least cost, and it is not good to be too disciplined.The tactics of those disgusting people outside Jinshanwei were designed by Qian Mo himself, and they were written as cases and handed over to the battalions.

Qian Mo said: "This kid is too self-righteous. Now that Ma Guozhu's [-] troops have arrived in Suzhou, he will probably be so angry that Ma Guozhu will be furious and send troops to attack us in advance."

Then he said to Liu Yichen: "I'm sure that Ma Guozhu will definitely send someone to call Bashan Beishang and him to attack Huating from the north to the south overnight. You arrange people to keep an eye on the road from Suzhou to Jinshanwei, and you must intercept them for me."

Since Bashan captured Jinshanwei during the day, he set up his camp directly to the west of Jinshanwei, away from the range of the Ming army's naval guns.

At dawn, several fast horses galloped through the camp.

An envoy rushed into the big tent and said loudly: "Ma Guozhu, Governor of Henan Province, has an order: Ba Shan, the commander of the Eight Banners stationed in Nanjing, immediately leads the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to the north, and cooperates with Governor Ma to retake Songjiang Mansion."

At this moment, Ba Shan looked bewildered, and asked in surprise: "The Songjiang Mansion has been lost?"

The envoy sighed and said: "Qian Mo, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of the false Ming Dynasty, personally led the army and captured Songjiang Mansion at noon yesterday."

The Ming army moved so fast, which was beyond Bashan's expectation.From the point of view of time, the Ming army took Songjiang Mansion earlier than Jinshanwei itself, but why didn't anyone from Songjiang Mansion come to Jinshanwei to report to him?
The location of Jinshanwei is still relatively remote, and the Ming army must have blocked the road.

The envoy said: "This is a warrant from Governor Ma to Lord Dutong, please have a look at it."

The more Bashan watched, the more frightened he became. The Ming army not only captured Songjiang Mansion, but also captured Wusongkou, and even went deep into Suzhou, directly burning the food and grass of the Qing army outside Suzhou city.

Ba Shan said: "The Ming army has actually penetrated deep into the city of Suzhou, but fortunately, Governor Ma has already led an army of [-] to Suzhou, and Songjiang will surely recover quickly."

"Governor Ma ordered me to lead the army northward today to recover Songjiang together with him. Is there a designated meeting point?"

The envoy said: "Governor Ma's army will set off early in the morning, but Suzhou is far away from Songjiang, and there are a large number of infantry. I am afraid it will not arrive in Huating City until the afternoon."

"The Ming army has always been cunning and likes to defeat each other. Governor Ma is worried that Lord Dutong will be ambushed by the Ming army, so he asked Lord Dutong to station in Qingpu Town first, and then join Governor Ma's army and send troops to Huating together."

Bashan has a deep understanding of the cunning of the Ming army. Jinshanwei has suffered from the Ming army's various tricks in this battle.

So he said: "Governor Ma is still thoughtful. As long as our army joins forces in one place, it will be crushed by absolute strength. Songjiang is only a few thousand Ming troops, and they can't do much tricks."

Jinshanwei was 60 kilometers away from Qingpu Town, and it was impossible to bring the green battalion infantry who were slowing down, so Bashan left 2000 people from Tang Li to guard Jinshanwei, and led 4000 Mongolian cavalry to Qingpu.

Along the way, Bashan sent sentry cavalry to investigate carefully, for fear of being ambushed by the Ming army.Especially when passing through the ferry and near the valley, the marching speed was slowed down and the surrounding area was carefully inspected.

Batu said: "It seems that although the Ming army raided the Songjiang mansion by surprise, their strength was limited after all. Not a single scout of the Ming army found it along the way."

Ba Shan said: "It seems that Governor Ma chose the right place for us to meet in Qingpu Town. I guess the limited scouts of the Ming Army are all on the road from Jinshanwei to Songjiang Mansion. Who would have thought that we would go north and go directly to Qingpu Town. "

Suddenly the sentinel came to report: "Sir Dutong, the Ming army has been found in Qingpu Town ahead."

Batu, who was always suspicious, said: "Something is wrong, could this be a trap set by the Ming army?"

Bashan said: "Brother Batu is too worried. I paid special attention to the handwriting and seal on Governor Ma's warrant. It is definitely written by Governor Ma himself. There is no problem."

Pointing to the back, he said softly: "Look, isn't the messenger who sent the order still in the army?"

Bashan thought the same thing, if the Ming army wanted to ambush him, he would definitely choose a place with dangerous terrain. After all, Qingpu Town is an important hub connecting Suzhou and Songjiang, so it is not surprising that the Ming army is stationed there.

So he took the initiative to ask Ying to say: "Let the Mongolian warriors under the last general's command take care of these Ming troops."

Outside Qingpu Town, the 1000 Iron Armored Army of the White Robe Battalion had already lined up.

150 shield bearers holding steel shields stood in the front row, followed by 550 spearmen and 300 warriors holding sabers.

This is the 1000 pairs of iron armor built by the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang Governor's Office with all the materials and manpower. In view of the weakness exposed by the Qing army's archers in the previous battle of Si'an Town, these iron armored troops are equipped with face armor. All-round protection can be achieved.

Since a pair of iron armor weighs several tens of kilograms, these armored soldiers are selected from among the soldiers with the best physique, which can be said to be the essence of the entire army.

Unlike the Chongming Camp and the Shenji Camp, which use combat as a substitute for training, this Iron Armored Army has been undergoing rigorous training, with brutal weight-bearing training and tactical drills every day.

Although they are the army with the best food in the entire Governor's Mansion, and they have meat every day, many soldiers shook their heads when they heard the name of the Iron Armored Army, and they were not willing to go there at all; Withdrawal did not gradually stabilize until more than a month later.

They have been dormant for a long time just to make a big splash, and today they want to pay back the blood debt of the seniors of the Iron Armor Army who died in the "Battle of Si'an Town"!
Behind the Armored Army were 450 musketeers and 50 gunners.

It would be good to have more musketeers, but now that the 1000 armored troops and 2000 cavalry have left Huating County, the number of defenders in the city is less than 1500.

Qian Mo didn't dare to put up an empty plan in Huating in order to annihilate Bashan and his group.

Since there were only 150 people in the front row of the Ming army and they were covered by huge steel shields, Batu couldn't see how many people there were in the Ming army.

But when he saw the Ming army arrayed, he still smiled.

Said: "The cavalry is good in the wilderness, and the infantry is good at the danger. These Ming soldiers are crazy. They don't stand behind the river, but directly line up with their backs."

The Mongolian cavalry are all light cavalry, and they are better at taking advantage of their speed to lob their opponents. They are not good at charging.But seeing that this group of Ming soldiers were looking for death, Batu didn't mind taking care of them directly.

I saw a large number of cavalry in the distance, accompanied by dust all over the sky, attacking the Ming army.

The vibration of countless horseshoes made the ground tremble slightly.

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