The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 128

"The other party has made some noise, and the extension is coming!"

Yang He and others were observing the news about Yanchuan, and Liu Zhenhua was also paying attention to Yang He's movements.

After observing the extended movement, Yang Lichao geared up, "Sure enough, what Kitchen King said is right. The other party will definitely send troops after learning the news."

"Captain Yang, when will we send troops!"

The other company commanders were also very excited. The last time they defended the city, they didn't have a good fight. They almost all stabbed in a condescending manner. In the end, it was Kitchen King's divine fire that burned the opponent to the ground. They hadn't exerted much force yet. , originally thought that they could wait for the opponent to come to the city before fighting again.

"Wait until the other party bypasses the extension!"

Yang Lichao looked out the door.

Yang He already has a total of six thousand soldiers and horses, but the main body is still infantry, and the equipment has not improved much.

After all, this opportunity came too hastily. Not only Yang He did not expect, but Hong Chengchou and Du Wenhuan, who had outstanding military talents, also did not expect that Liu Zhenhua would take such a step and send troops to Shanxi when their army was only fifty miles away.

According to Yang He's idea, they should be the last to deal with the Kitchen King. Before dealing with the Kitchen King, they should use some suppressive funds to improve the equipment of the soldiers. After all, what Yang He told Emperor Chongzhen was to focus on recruiting people. If most of the financial resources were spent, If it is used to 'fight', what is the difference between it and other ministers? How can Chongzhen offend other generals without using him as a civil servant.

"Governor, I always feel like something is fishy."

Hong Chengchou said on the horse that after traveling ten miles, he vaguely realized that something was wrong. The Stove King's move was too bizarre.

It's not like the Kitchen God style that has strong walls and strange flames.

Like a fool who doesn't understand anything.

"Oh? What's wrong?"

Yang He frowned, what do you know if you are involved in politics?

Du Wenhuan pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation between the two. He also felt that the Kitchen King had made a bad move, but he believed that the Kitchen King was a 'talented stranger' after all, rather than a talented general.

It's normal even if you get dizzy and make a fool of yourself.

So I didn't think too much about it.

"I wonder if the Kitchen King's move was to use Yanchuan as bait to lure us into Yanchuan. We originally wanted to cut off the connection between Yanchuan Yanchang and the Kitchen King's troops, but now we are being flanked in Yanchuan. .”

When Hong Chengchou expressed his concerns, Du Wenhuan seemed to have a flash of lightning in his mind. He thought about it and it seemed that such a possibility was indeed possible.

If they come to Yanchuan, it seems that they have cut off the connection between the Kitchen King Yanchuan and Yanchang, but from another angle, it seems that they are surrounded by Yanchuan Yanchuan. If the Kitchen King turns back at this time, then the front and rear attacks will be It was completely formed, and even if the Kitchen King's two-pronged troops attacked from the north and south, they would face a situation of being besieged on all sides.

"Oh?"

Yang He was not stupid either. Someone stated this possibility directly and clearly. After thinking about it, he seemed to be right. If they bypassed Yanchang, they would indeed be in the middle, surrounded by Yanchang and Yanchuan.

And instead of being surrounded in the city, as long as the Yanchuan defenders hold on for a while and wait for Kitchen King's soldiers and horses who went out to turn around and come back, they will be surrounded in the wilderness.

There is nothing to hold on to, and we are faced with a situation of being attacked from both front and back.

Thinking of that situation, Yang He couldn't help but shudder. It was not good.

"What should we do? Attack the extension directly? That way we won't be surrounded."

Yang He said, and he looked at Hong Chengchou. At this time, he was impressed by this man. This man could actually tell that something was wrong earlier than the commander-in-chief Du Wenhuan next to him-the commander-in-chief next to him wouldn't even notice. Doesn't it mean that this person is a hidden general?
Hong Chengchou frowned and thought deeply. At this time, Yang He did not dare to disturb him too much. Du Wenhuan did the same. He also looked at this political participant with admiration, although he had never underestimated him.

"Report to the Governor."

Hong Chengchou seemed to have thought of what to do, and he said slowly.

"It is not impossible to attack Yanchuan."

Yang He and Du Wenhuan both stared at Hong Chengchou, knowing that he had something to say and already had their own unique insights, so they both listened attentively.

"In fact, there is no such thing as encircling, being surrounded, dividing, and being divided. What matters more in fighting a war is the strength of the army to execute a certain point."

"When we attack Yanchuan, it looks like we are being attacked from two sides, or even besieged from all sides, but in fact it is more like the Kitchen King's troops were divided into two and four parts."

"If the soldiers from Yanchang and Yanchuan are from all sides, then they include the soldiers from Shanxi who turned back."

Yang He and Du Wenhuan listened very carefully and were brought into Hong Chengchou's rhythm. They nodded in agreement. This was indeed the case.

"The Kitchen King doesn't have many troops, so we are not as good as me. With this strategy, it seems that we are surrounded, but after the Kitchen King separates, can the four groups of soldiers and horses really be regarded as a solid and tight pocket? Can they really be surrounded?" Shall we surround him and eat them?"

Hong Chengchou's last two rhetorical questions made Du Wenhuan and Yang He think for a moment. They had six thousand soldiers. According to the news, the Kitchen King only had three thousand soldiers. The two groups divided were both about a thousand people, plus Yanchang Yanchuan. There are only six thousand people at most, which is comparable to them.

If they were now prepared for enemies to come from all directions, wouldn't it be almost equivalent to a head-on confrontation?

It depends on whose soldiers and horses are the strongest.

Can the regular army of the imperial court still be afraid of these peasant rebels? "The Kitchen King is very powerful with a bow and a crossbow!"

Du Wenhuan said something quietly, causing Yang He's hand stroking his beard to stiffen, and Hong Chengchou's eyes to twitch.

Yes, the premise of Hong Chengchou's theories is that the opponents are just ordinary peasant rebels and bandits. Those people are not well-equipped. How could they defeat the Ming Dynasty's regular army.

But the Kitchen King, at least when he was defending the city, had at least three hundred crossbowmen.

As for them, they only have less than two hundred.

The last siege archers had almost no effect. If they were far away, the bows and arrows fired would be blocked by the wooden shields. If they were closer, they would be shot by crossbowmen.

Although the crossbowmen did not play a decisive role on the battlefield, they could still give a glimpse of the situation. The Kitchen King's troops were definitely not as simple as ordinary rebels.

Even crossbows can get so many.

"This"

Yang He opened his mouth and didn't know what to do. Why was the Kitchen King like a hedgehog? He couldn't touch it here or there. Now that the Kitchen King had sold them a flaw, they had analyzed it thoroughly. Still can't get up.

It seems that the Kitchen King cannot be destroyed.

Hong Chengchou glanced at Yang He. In the final analysis, the governor of the three sides was still doing nothing. He didn't do anything these days. He didn't recruit troops, horses, or equipment. He just took money and food to his "peace". The strategy is to go up and smash it.

At present, there are only more than 2000 regular soldiers to attack Kitchen King - a large part of them are considered 'housekeepers', and the remaining [-] are all recruited village warriors.

The equipment of these people is not well-equipped, and Nuo Da's team does not have any heavy armor or cavalry.

Of course, this also has something to do with Ma Gui in the late Ming Dynasty. The most elite cavalry in the Ming Dynasty was the Guan Ning cavalry. Other local military cavalry were inferior to the Guan Ning cavalry.

At present, if Yang He does not mobilize troops and horses, he will rely on the troops and horses from Yan'an Prefecture, Ansai Yichuan and other places to surround and suppress the Kitchen King who has at least three hundred crossbowmen.

"There's another plan."

Hong Chengchou cupped his hands and said.

Du Wenhuan looked at Hong Chengchou in surprise. What kind of plan did this man come up with?

Yang He's eyes lit up, "Oh? Tell me quickly."

"Now immediately go to Ganquan and Zichang's soldiers and horses. No matter how the Kitchen King uses his tricks, they are just those people after all. He can't just show up with people out of thin air."

"We took the initiative to fall into the encirclement. With our soldiers and horses, we can be said to be equal to the strength of the Kitchen King's soldiers and horses, and Ganquanzi's soldiers and horses are the key to victory and defeat. All the opponent's chess pieces are played, and we Wait until there are still live chess outside."

"Is there too much movement?"

Yang He said, he was still struggling with the idea of ​​peaceful recruitment as the main one, and extermination as the auxiliary. If there was a big movement, it would not matter what the priority was.

"Better than a son of a bitch."

Hong Chengchou cursed in his heart, "You have no way to deal with that Stove King. Even if you give me a solution, you still think the noise is too big."

I don't know why the emperor placed such an important responsibility on this person. Is it because of his unique "peace recruitment" that stood out among the ministers?

Then if he said that he would directly surrender and cede northern Shaanxi to the rebels, wouldn't it be more unique and unique?

Hong Chengchou secretly cursed.

"Then I have no other choice."

Hong Chengchou doesn't want to take care of it anymore. Anyway, you are in charge, Yang He. If the Stove King's matter cannot be solved and cannot be dealt with anymore, then it will still be your fault if the emperor blames it.

It has nothing to do with him, Hong Chengchou.

Yang He was a little anxious when he heard this. He didn't know what to do. He could only look at Du Wenhuan, who was also slandering Yang He in his heart, but he couldn't just ignore everything like Hong Chengchou.

His tribe is still in Xin'an, Ningsai, Liushujian and other cities. If chaos breaks out in northern Shaanxi, Du Wenhuan's interests will also be lost.

"Governor, the peaceful recruitment is followed by the suppression of bandits. However, the Stove King is seriously ill and needs strong medicine! Even if we deploy troops and generals to annihilate the Stove King, it will not affect the priority. After all, there are more recruitments. Zhang Shusheng and Ji The three sons, Yizhangqing, Land-grabbing tiger, and River-haunting dragon, but only one was wiped out!"

Du Wenhuan knew what Yang He was worried about. It was not just that he was afraid of being blamed by the court, "You didn't say you wanted to recruit peace, why did you go to war?" He secretly changed his concept. No matter how to destroy the Kitchen King, even if you use the troops of the five provinces, then It's just to wipe out the Kitchen Kings one by one.

But you have recruited several thieves, and there is only one Kitchen King. The main thing is still recruiting.

It has to be said that Du Wenhuan is much better than Hong Chengchou when it comes to understanding people's hearts. When Du Wenhuan said this, Yang He immediately understood.

"Good, that's how it is," he nodded with satisfaction, feeling comfortable all over after thinking about it, "Secretly mobilize the sweet spring, the soldiers and horses of the son-in-law! Destroy the Stove King!"

(End of this chapter)