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Chapter 198 Focus on the overall situation and attack with troops!
In the Ming Dynasty, Xiangcheng was located on the north bank of Nihe River, directly east of the boundary.

Shenqiu is located between Xiangcheng and Jieshou, on the bank of Fenhe River.

Not far down the Fen River from Shenqiu, there is Shenqiu Town, which is actually a small town.

There has been a lot of rain this spring, and the water levels of many rivers have risen. In addition, the three major river systems of Yingshui, Rushui and Huaishui have formed a rather dense water network. On this great plain in Central China, Taihe, Jieshou, Shenqiu, Xiangcheng is considered to be the best line of defense in the eastern part of the connection between Kaifeng Prefecture and Runing Prefecture.

Considering the lack of troops and the epidemic in Kaifeng, Liu Sheng stopped marching north after capturing Xiangcheng.

Instead, they stationed their troops in Xiangcheng, looking west to Shangcai, Xiping, and Wuyang.

After capturing these three places and then capturing Ye County, the northern defense line of the Weibei was barely established.

The western suburbs of Xiangcheng.

Guards camp.

Liu Sheng summoned the generals for a meeting.

A military map hangs in the Chinese military tent - through this map, you can see the recent deployment of the rebel forces.

After Zhu Gao's victory, Liu Sheng transferred backbones from the [-]st, [-]rd, and [-]th brigades, and used local garrison battalions and civilian bravery as sources of troops to add the [-]th and [-]th brigades of the standing army.

The Seventh Brigade uses Zhang Ao (brigade deputy), Lin Youhui, and Tan Yajun from the former Third Brigade as brigade commander, brigade deputy, and brigade political officer respectively.

The Eighth Brigade is led by Hu Dongliu, the former deputy of the First Brigade, as the brigade commander, Zhang Xin as the brigade deputy, and Liu Yushu as the brigade political officer.

Liu Yushu was originally a political member of the Shengjie Guards. After being transferred, he was replaced by Bai Yu (the third phase of the military and political class).

After the addition, Zhang Ao led the [-]th Brigade to garrison Xinyang Prefecture, Luoshan and Guangshan, and the brigade headquarters was located in Xinyang Prefecture.

The brigade is mainly responsible for the defense of important checkpoints such as Yiyang Three Passes, as well as the suppression of bandits and the training of local security forces and civilian bravery.

Hu Dongliu led the [-]th Brigade, which was stationed in Xincai, Yangbu, Wadian, Shenqiu and other places. It was also responsible for suppressing bandits and training the garrison and civilian bravery. The brigade headquarters was located in Yangbu.

Yang Heqing led the third brigade, which was mainly responsible for garrisoning Shangcheng, Gushi, Zhugao, and Huoqiu. The brigade headquarters was located in Gushi.

Peng Youyi led the First Brigade and was responsible for the defense of Yingshang, Yingzhou, Taihe and Jieshou on the Yingshui front line. The brigade headquarters was located in Yingzhou.

Therefore, only the generals of the Guards and the Sixth Brigade of the Standing Army were present at the meeting.

Liu Sheng pointed at Xiping on the map with a laser pointer and said: "According to the Xunfengwei intelligence, Ming Governor Yang Wenyue arrived in Runing on April [-]th, and troops are currently stationed in Xiping.

There are about 5000 Ming troops in his department and more than 5000 civilians.

In addition, Xiping and Xincai each have more than 1000 rural soldiers and some brave civilians.

The Wuyang, Shangcai, and Xiping lines can form the northern and western defense line of Runing Prefecture. Its importance is self-evident, and we must win it.

Everyone, tell me, what should I do next? "

In fact, Liu Sheng already had an idea of ​​how to fight next.

This meeting is mainly held to exercise the strategic thinking of the generals and enhance their strategic vision.

Because as his territory expands, he will definitely need more generals who can take charge of their own affairs in the future.

As the person with the highest military rank in the tent, Helianyue looked at the others and was the first to speak.

"Commander, I think with our current strength, we can just crush him.

First, let the second brigade and the fifth brigade send out two regiments each to go north to attack Shangcai. The commander-in-chief will lead us to watch from the side.

If the Xiping Ming army dares to come to the rescue, we will attack them; if the Xiping Ming army does not come to the rescue, we will wait until we capture Shangcai before attacking Xiping!

If Yang Wenyue's tribe can be defeated in Xiping, not to mention Wuyang, even Yancheng and Ye County can be easily captured! "

After hearing this, the generals nodded slightly and agreed with Helianyue's statement.

Since they were victorious in the battles of Gucheng and Zhugao, and they also attacked Huoqiu, Yingzhou and other places, they defeated the Ming army and fled, daring not to resist. The Yibu rebels became more confident and even had a tendency to win. The pride of the army.

Therefore, the generals were very confident in defeating Yang Wenyue's Ming army.

The style of play proposed by He Lianyue was very close to Liu Sheng's draft, but he still asked, "Does anyone else have other ideas?"

Shen Wandeng said: "If you want to defeat Yang Wenyue's troops, you can actually attack Xiping directly. If you attack Cai first, Yang Wenyue might retreat from Xiping."

Liu Sheng asked: "Will the Ming army retreat directly when facing us?"

None of the generals had much experience in dealing with the Ming army, so they were speechless for a moment.

At this time Li Dingguo said: "Although the Ming court does not allow the frontline civil servants and military generals to retreat, if they feel that the gap between our strength is too great, they can still find reasons to withdraw.

The general thought that if Yang Wenyue understood the situation, he would probably retreat to Yancheng, because the geographical location of Yancheng was more dangerous and the city was taller than Xiping. "

After hearing this, Shen Zhaoxian, deputy of the Sixth Brigade, said: "If this is the case, if we want to eliminate Yang Wenyue's tribe, we must send troops as soon as possible."

Then, Liu Sheng asked the generals to discuss quietly for a while, and then said: "With our military strength and administrative preparations, after taking Wuyang, Xiping, and Shangcai, we have basically reached the limit.

At most, they can capture Ye County to prepare for marching into Ruzhou and capturing Nanyang Prefecture.

According to Xunfengwei's information, in addition to the guarding general Chen Yongfu's department, the largest Ming army in Kaifeng Mansion is Yang Wenyue and Hu Dawei's department.

It can be said that it was Yang Wenyue who went south to Kaifeng that made Li Chuang retreat from Kaifeng.

If Yang Wenyue's tribe is wiped out and we are unable to continue going north to Kaifeng Prefecture and capture prefectures and counties, Li Chuang will definitely take the opportunity to seize Kaifeng. In this case, aren't we making wedding clothes for others?

In addition, don’t forget, the epidemic is currently prevalent in Kaifeng Prefecture. If we attack and the epidemic breaks out in the troops, what should we do? "

After listening to Liu Sheng's words that focused on the overall situation, all the generals couldn't help but think deeply.

After a while, Liu Sheng stood up and said: "Pass on my military order, all ministries will take advantage of these few days in Xiangcheng to intensify their military training.

Make the momentum louder - it's time to let the Ming army know the true strength of our army! "Yes!" "

After the meeting, Liu Sheng asked the army's telecommunications team to send a telegram to Ruyang, asking the fifth brigade and other troops stationed in Ruyang to also conduct large-scale military training.

Similar orders were sent to Suiping's second brigade through Queshan.

Go up to the army and plan.

Liu Sheng believes that since it is difficult to eliminate Yang Wenyue's men for the time being, showing off his muscles to scare them away is the best way to fight!

An hour after the telecommunications team sent the telegram to Queshan, a telegram was received from Queshan.

Liu Sheng was processing documents in the big account when Peng Chunhui, the leader of the telecommunications team, walked in with a message on his face and his face was full of joy.

"Commander! Queshan called, my wife is happy!"

"What?" Liu Sheng didn't react for a moment.

Peng Chunhui repeated: "Madam is happy!"

After speaking, he handed the message to the guard in the tent.

The content of the message is very simple, that is, the red lady is pregnant today, and the doctor diagnosed her as being pregnant for more than one month!
Liu Sheng remembered that pregnant women were pregnant for about 40 days, and going back to the beginning of March happened to be the days when he came back from Xiangyang and was most greedy for the red lady's bed.

Huge joy filled Liu Sheng's heart, making his face glow red.

In fact, Liu Sheng was a little worried before - he was wearing it, and he didn't know if his body would be affected and he would be infertile.

Now it seems that this hidden worry has been relieved.

"Congratulations, Commander! Congratulations, Commander!"

The guards in the tent were also very happy and congratulated loudly together, which brought Liu Sheng back to his senses.

He laughed and said: "Hahaha, pass on my military order to kill pigs and sheep today, and the whole army will have enough meat!"

"Thank you, Master!"

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North of Xiangcheng, twenty miles away.

More than 1 people are heading south with great difficulty.

These people were divided into five groups, with more than [-] people in the front, left and right groups, and more than [-] people in the rear. They were all young and strong men.

However, there was a small group of people wearing various types of shabby armor. Although they were holding weapons, they were of all kinds. Many of them even held farm tools such as hoes.

The middle section has the largest number of people, more than 8000 people, more than half of whom are old, weak, women and children.

Many people were carrying all kinds of belongings, and while walking, some people coughed from time to time.

Skinny people abound, even if they are young and strong, most of them have a lean appearance.

Yuan Shizhong walked at the front of the rear group, riding a thin horse, walking side by side with Yan Ermei.

Not long ago, he was chased by Zhu Dadian and Liu Liangzuo, governors of Jiangbei Province, in Bozhou. He was defeated and injured. He is still not feeling well, his mood is not high, and there is even a touch of melancholy between his eyebrows.

"Mr. Yan, can Marshal Liu really take us in and let everyone have enough to eat?"

Yan Ermei smiled helplessly and said, "This is the tenth time Leader Yuan has asked this matter. What do you want me to say so that Leader Yuan is willing to believe it?"

Yuan Shizhong smiled sheepishly and explained: "I just can't believe it - we also started an uprising last year and fought everywhere for more than half a year. We didn't even have enough to eat on weekdays, and we were almost wiped out by the army.

Marshal Liu only started working half a year earlier than us, but he was able to occupy the entire Runing Mansion and win two vassal kings. It is really incredible. "

Yan Ermei said: "Leader Yuan just doesn't believe me, but a few days ago I heard from the south that the official army was defeated in Zhugao Town and that Yingzhou was captured by the rebels. You should believe it, right?"

As for Marshal Liu, he indeed has superhuman experience and extraordinary abilities, otherwise it would be difficult for him to create such a foundation in such a short period of time. "

Yuan Shizhong nodded and sighed: "Actually, I don't have much idea. The main reason is that a few old brothers are worried that Marshal Liu will harm us leaders."

In fact, Yan Ermei didn't know Liu Sheng very well, but she still comforted him at this time: "Liu Marshal has a broad mind and would never do such a thing."

Yuan Shizhong wanted to say something more, but when he saw a scout riding in front of him, he changed his attention.

"Big boss!" The scout cavalry didn't even get off the horse when they arrived, but sat on the horse and said, "We met the sentry cavalry from the Wei tribe and said that Marshal Liu is in Xiangcheng right now!"

Yuan Shizhong said in surprise: "Did their sentry cavalry spread out so far?"

Yan Ermei reminded: "Leader Yuan, we should explain our situation to the Weibu sentry and let Xiangcheng be prepared to avoid misunderstandings."

"Mr. Yan is right. In this case, I will go and see the sentries of the Wei tribe in person. Mr. Yan, do you want to come with us?"

"of course."

After half a day.

Yuan Shizhong, Yan Ermei and others followed the sentry cavalry and led a team of more than 1 people to three or four miles northeast of Xiangcheng.

When they saw an extra camp ahead, many people couldn't help but sniff their noses because they smelled the aroma of rice and meat in the air!

At the same time, more than [-] cavalrymen came forward to greet them.

The first person is wearing a red cloak, a general's helmet with phoenix wings and red tassels, and a short beard. He can't hide his tall and majestic figure even when sitting on a horse.

Yan Ermei recognized the person as Liu Sheng and immediately reminded: "Leader Yuan, the leader is Marshal Liu!"

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)