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Chapter 215 The Ming army combined punches, and the tiger fell to Pingyang

He Lianyue said: "Both Ye County and Lushan are important military areas and are at the forefront of the confrontation with the Ming army, so each of their subordinates has three battalions of standing troops and one battalion of garrison troops.

In addition, three civilian brave battalions were organized and trained.There were a total of 550 defenders.

The garrison battalion was reorganized from the Minyong who were transferred from Runing, and the Minyong camp was reorganized from the surrendered Ming army and rural soldiers. "

He Lianyue only brought his brigade to Tang County to join forces.

In addition to Ye County and Lushan, he also left one battalion of standing troops and one battalion of garrison troops in Nanzhao and Wuyang.

Because Yuzhou is a state city and is located in an important military location such as the Fangcheng Mountain Gap, it has two battalions of standing troops and two battalions of garrison troops.

Liu Sheng had read this in the military letter and asked He Lianyue to explain it just to make sure.

After listening, he nodded slightly and asked: "Now that the Ming army is besieging Ye County, do you think it is possible for the three civilian brave camps to rebel and cooperate with the Ming army to attack the city?"

Helianyue thought for a moment and said: "The possibility is very small."

"Why do you say that?"

"The commander stationed in Ye County is Liu Haoyu, the regimental commander of the second regiment of our sixth brigade, assisted by regimental military and political officer Hua Jinlu.

Liu Haoyu was good at commanding troops and convincing his soldiers; Hua Jinlu was good at ideological work and was meticulous and thoughtful.

I believe that with the presence of these two people, the people of Ye County will soon be able to bravely return to their hometown.

In addition, after we captured Ye County, we publicly tried the evil gentry, bullies, and corrupt officials in the county.

The commander and deputy of the Minyong Battalion in Ye County were deeply involved in this matter, and it was impossible for them to betray the Kuei tribe and join the Ming army. "

What He Lianyue said was not found in the military letter. Liu Sheng nodded again after hearing this.

Then he asked: "Then how long do you think Liu Haoyu and the others can hold out in the face of the siege of more than 1 Ming troops?"

He Lianyue said: "My subordinates have never fought against Yang Wenyue and Hu Dawei's tribe, so they don't know their combat strength. But even based on the combat strength of Huang Degong's Ming army in the Battle of Gucheng, Ye County can defend at least five day."

"Five days..." Liu Sheng muttered, "It seems we have to defeat Zuo Liangyu as soon as possible. However, if Yang Wenyue's Ming army dares to attack Ye County, we can't make it easy for him."

He Lianyue's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked, "Does the commander want to surround Wei and save Zhao?"

"Hahaha," Liu Sheng smiled, "My mind works very fast. Yes, I just want to surround Wei and rescue Zhao!"

Immediately, the military clerk of the secretariat in the account said: "Ask the telecommunications team to send a report to Ruyang, instructing Yuan Shizhong's ninth brigade to attack Shangshui. There is no need to attack by force, just make a gesture of the Northern Expedition to Kaifeng!"

After the clerk finished writing the relevant letter, it was signed and stamped by Liu Sheng before it was sent to the military telecommunications team by the bodyguard.

He Lianyue thought that the soldiers of the [-]th Brigade led by Yuan Shizhong were mainly composed of the former Xiaoyuan Camp Rebels, and he asked a little worriedly: "Commander, the [-]th Brigade has only been organized and trained for more than a month, can it be done?"

Liu Sheng said: "The Ninth Brigade is not weak. You can safely remove the word '?'. There is no need to worry too much in Ye County. As long as we end the battle in Xinye, we can send cavalry to relieve the siege first."

"My subordinate understands."

After saying that, He Lianyue was about to say goodbye when he saw Li Weiqi, deputy of the Xunfeng Guards, enter the tent and deliver a secret report to Liu Sheng.

After Liu Sheng finished reading, he showed a strange smile and shook his head slightly.

"The Nanyang Ming Army actually dared to take the opportunity to send troops southward, hoping to join forces with Zuo Liangyu's troops to attack Xinye - it was not easy for the Ming Army to pull off such a combination of punches. However, did they not regard our Kuei tribe's intelligence personnel too seriously? What happened?"

After speaking, Liu Sheng immediately used the intercom to ask Shen Wanteng and Li Dingguo to come to discuss the matter.

The two of them were at the Guards camp and came faster.

"See Master!"

After the two saluted, Liu Sheng handed them the secret report about the Nanyang Ming Army.

After the two of them finished reading, Liu Sheng asked, "What do you think?"

Shen Wandeng first said: "If the Ming army coming from Nanyang only has 5000 people, and they are mainly infantry, then we can definitely use cavalry to ambush them!"

"This is the first time that your cavalry has dealt with the Ming army independently. Are you sure?"

Since Li Dingguo joined the Knight Guards, he has made great achievements many times, which has put a lot of pressure on Shen Wandeng.

He knew that he was able to take the position of commanding the Cavalry Guards solely because he surrendered earlier.

Therefore, he needs merit to prove himself.

Facing Liu Sheng's inquiry, he performed a military salute and said loudly: "As long as we have three thousand riders, I will definitely defeat the Tigers!"

Liu Sheng nodded, "Most of the Fierce Tigers will go south from Baihe River by boat, but they will definitely go straight to Xinye. They will probably go ashore halfway and take a detour to join Zuo Liangyu's tribe.

You will take the sixth battalion of cavalry to the north early tomorrow morning, and send more reconnaissance cavalry to attack when the fierce tiger troops come ashore from the White River. "

"The last general takes orders!"

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Mengruhu stood on the bow of the boat, frowning.

As a Mongolian, he was not used to traveling by boat.Even this small river boat made him feel swaying and uneasy.

What made him feel even more uneasy was the military operation that would attack Xinye.

During the previous encirclement and suppression of rogue bandits, Mengruhu was trapped by Zuo Liangyu several times, and even his son and several important generals were trapped to death in Kaixian County.

How could he safely cooperate with Zuo Liangyu to suppress thieves again?
If it had not been for the strict order of Superintendent Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu would never have led his troops south to Xinye if Nanyang agreed to cooperate.

Because he was not optimistic about this battle, Mengruhu was very energetic and marched with extra caution.

After coming back to his senses, he asked the local guard next to him, "Where are you now?"

"Going back to Zhenmeng Town, there is Wadian not far ahead. After passing Wadian, the waterway from Nanyang to Xinye is halfway through."

Meng Ruhu looked at both sides of the bank and said: "Let the fleet stop, we will go ashore here. In addition, go notify the exploration horses on the west bank to cross the river and return to the east bank!"

"Got the order!" The servant from behind responded and immediately went to deliver the order.

The local soldiers on guard said in confusion: "There is still fifty or sixty miles from here to Xinye. Is it too early to get off the ship now? If we take the land route, we may not be able to reach Xinye today."

Meng Ruhu didn't have the patience to explain to the country soldier guard, so he turned around and glared: "Am I the commander-in-chief or are you the commander-in-chief?"

"Of course it's you."

"Then don't be nagging and just carry out the military orders!"

"Yes."

The drought lasted for more than a month, and the water level of the Baihe River dropped sharply. These small river boats and fishing boats coming out of Nanyang City could park wherever they wanted, and soldiers of the Ming Army came ashore one after another.

The army led by Mengruhu this time was divided into two parts.

First, there are more than 3000 Qin border troops in his headquarters, mainly 500 servants and cavalry, and nearly 3000 border infantry.

Then there are the 300 Nanyang rural soldiers-these rural soldiers also serve as boatmen and civilian husbands accompanying the army.

After landing, Meng Ruhu left a sentry of rural soldiers to guard the river boats again, and was responsible for sending Tanma on the west bank across the river, and then led the army on foot to the east.

Seeing this, the soldiers on guard couldn't help it, so they ran over and asked: "Mengzong Town, Xinye is in the south, how can we go east?"

Fierce Tiger said: "How did your boy become a guard? You don't need your brains to fight?"

Xinye is an important military area, and most of the Yibu rebels have accumulated heavy troops there. Do you think they will send scouting horses north to guard against us going south?

We have less than 5000 people. If the Yibu rebels find out and send a partial force over, even if they cannot defeat us, they can still prevent us from joining Zuo Liangyu.

Only by going east and bypassing their detective range can we successfully reach Xinye and join forces with Zuo Liangyu! "

The guard was reprimanded so much that he lost his face, but he still smiled and said: "Mr. Meng is still thoughtful, and I will learn from it later."

"You kid, don't keep asking questions. Go back and tell the country soldiers to move faster. Look at the soldiers under your command. They are noisy and moving slowly. How can they look like an army?"

"The lesson learned from Commander Meng is that the last general should return to the team and rectify it."

When they returned to the rural soldiers, the guards immediately began to curse.

"This man is as fierce as a tiger, and he is born as a Tatar. He really thinks he is a green grass. He cannot take the comfortable waterway, so he has to go east in a circle.

He said that I don't have any brains in fighting, but I think he has no brains - Ai Daotai said before that the bandit army has just captured Dengzhou and is about to attack Neixiang and Xichuan. How many troops can they have in Xinye?
Why not go around to the east to join forces, go directly down the river, and attack Xinye from north to south with Zuo Liangyu? "

The several dog-legged rural soldiers officers nearby immediately responded to each other's words.

"I'm here to calm you down, why do you need to be like a Tatar?"

"Yes, they say that Tatars are stupid and as fierce as tigers, so of course you don't have a clear idea."

"I heard that he was defeated in Kaixian and his son was beaten to death by Zhang Xianzhong. He must have been frightened to death and became so timid."

Hearing the last sentence, the gloomy expression on the guard's face turned clear, and he said: "That's right, this guy must have been frightened because of the defeat in Kaixian County - if it weren't for the strict orders of Governor Ding and Ai Daotai, this time He doesn’t even dare to lead his troops out of the city!”

A rural army officer suggested: "I heard that the bandits will run away when they see General Zuo's troops. After the Xinye rendezvous, the garrison might as well follow General Zuo, so as not to follow the fearless man who is as fierce as a tiger and will not even be able to gain any military exploits."

The guard stroked his beard and said, "This is a good idea."

After walking for more than ten miles, I saw that I would reach the Thorny River in a few more miles.

Suddenly, a scout horse came galloping from the south.

"Report——" Tan Ma came to the fierce tiger. He didn't have time to dismount, so he said anxiously: "Headquarters, there is a bandit cavalry five miles to the south!"

"Thieves Cavalry?" Meng Ruhu was surprised when he heard this, "How many people can be found in the Thieves Cavalry?"

"There are too many thieves and detectives. We have lost several brothers and can't get across to the south. I don't know how many people there are."

Meng Ruhu knew that this situation might be because the distance of Kuaibu's detective horse was too far.But it is more likely that the main force of the Kueibei army is more than ten miles away, or even closer.

He immediately said: "Send my military order, and the whole army will hurry up and strive to cross the Thorny River as soon as possible!"

The fierce military order was quickly conveyed, but the marching speed of the team did not increase much, but became chaotic.

Both the border troops and the rural soldiers complained repeatedly.

"After driving for a long time, we can hardly walk anymore. You want us to go faster?"

"Grandma, I had a bowl of millet porridge and a multigrain pancake in the morning. Now my stomach is growling with hunger. I don't stop to rest and eat, but I still want to walk fast? Are we going to live?!"

"According to me, we shouldn't have disembarked from the boat and walked. It's fine now, I'm afraid the bandit cavalry will catch us!"

"···"

Meng Ruhu rode a horse and walked at the front of the team, and soon there were troops who would respond to him.

"Headquarters, we can't be in such a hurry. The people below are very resentful and might mutiny!"

Fierce as a tiger said: "Now the only way to avoid being chased by the bandits is to cross the Thorny River!"

The general also knew this and was speechless for a moment.

At this time, several more riding horses came back, two of them were seriously injured.

"In the main town, there are at least 3000 thieves and cavalry, and they are already three or four miles away!"

Meng Ruhu looked out from the horseback and found that there was still no sign of the Thorny River, but there was already smoke and dust brought by a large group of cavalry in the south, and he couldn't help but feel despair.

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(End of this chapter)