There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172 The imperial army is coming

The east courtyard of the mansion is the Governor's Mansion.

Lin Feng was handling official business in the public room. At the beginning of the Zhenming Army's revolt, information from all parties was gathered and he was needed to provide opinions.

The Governor's residence has been simply renovated and now has four rooms connected together. The largest room in the middle is where Lin Feng works. On the left is the room where he came in, where Fang Xiaoyu and other personal guards are on duty.

The two slightly smaller rooms on the right are the public rooms where the secretarial department is on duty and organizes documents. Lin Jiakang, Lin Wanyu, Li Rushi and others work there.

One room is for handling group documents and is mainly used by Lin Wanyu. The other is for handling Zhenming Army documents and is mainly used by Li Rushi.

At this time, Guo Zheng, the head of Tingfeng Guard, walked in in a hurry.

Lin Feng raised his head and asked, "Guo Zheng is here. Is there any urgent news?"

"Yes, sir, very urgent news came from Jiazhou. Last night, Chen Xiong, the head of the Jiazhou branch, went out to a brothel without permission. He was found and captured by the state's Yamen officials. He betrayed the same day.

Due to Chen Xiong's confession, the Jiazhou branch was destroyed and all our hidden forces were captured. Under the cover of deputy chief Cao Qiang, Deng Hao and several others from the Jiazhou Intelligence Station escaped and passed the information back. "

Now Tingfengwei has established a Bailitong information transmission channel from Shenmu to Fugu.

It's only seventy kilometers from Jiazhou to Shenmu, and it takes more than half a day of horse racing to get there. When the news was sent to Shenmu, it was immediately sent via Bailitong.

After the intelligence agent sneaked out of Jiazhou City, the news came back in less than a day.

"This Chen Xiong is simply a scum! Gu Xiongzhen trusts him so much in vain." Lin Feng said angrily.

"Sir, Chen Xiong knows a lot of internal information about the Zhenming Army. We have to deal with it as soon as possible." Guo Zheng continued.

"Are Deng Hao and others from the Jiazhou Intelligence Station still staying in Jiazhou?" Lin Feng asked.

"Deng Hao and the others are still in Jiazhou, but there should only be two or three of them, and their strength is relatively limited." Guo Zheng replied.

"You continue to send a few people to Jiazhou to see if you can contact Deng Hao. One is to continue to grasp the intelligence of Jiazhou, especially when the imperial army will come. The other is to find out if there is a chance to rescue Cao Qiang and others. , and wait for an opportunity to kill the traitor Chen Xiong." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood, I'll make arrangements immediately."

"We must pay attention to the safety of the personnel sent there. If we are not sure, we would rather not take action first." Lin Feng said.

"Understood, thank you for your concern, sir."

After Guo Zheng left, Lin Feng began to think deeply about the impact of Chen Xiong's betrayal.

The most direct impact is of course the destruction of Fugu's power in Jiazhou. This has almost been destroyed. No matter how bad the result is, it will be like this. There is no need to think about it anymore for the time being.

The second impact is to expose the strength of the Zhenming Army, allowing the court's encirclement and suppression army to be more targeted.

But after the rebellion, Lin Feng divided the responsibilities of Zhenming Group and the Governor's Mansion, and clarified the confidentiality requirements.

The most Chen Xiong knew was the force structure at the beginning of the rebellion. Compared with that time, there had been earth-shaking changes. Especially after the occupation of Shenmu, the establishment of the Shenmu combat brigade and the construction of the Shenmu defense line, he did not know.

If the imperial court arranges encirclement and suppression military operations based on the Zhenming Army's previous strength, it will definitely suffer a big setback, which will instead benefit the Zhenming Army.

In addition, Chen Xiong is basically in Jiazhou and has limited knowledge of the situation of the Zhenming Army, especially the situation of advanced ordnance. This is strictly confidential, so he should know nothing about it.

So there is nothing to worry about when news leaks in this area. The only thing to worry about now is the information from Taiyuan.

Li Xiongzhen's family and Feng Ziyi's family are both in Taiyuan, which is outside their sphere of influence. If something happens, it will be very difficult to rescue them.

It seems that people will be sent to Taiyuan immediately to inform them to evacuate, but I don't know if they are willing to leave Taiyuan. Lin Feng was not sure about this, so he could only do his best.

Fortunately, the last time Li Xiongzhen went to Taiyuan, a liaison station had been set up and Fang Tiejian was left there. He could only tell him to pay more attention.

So, Lin Feng called Fang Xiaoyu in and asked him to quickly send a personal guard to Taiyuan to deliver the news and assist Fang Tiejian in the security work.

The next day, Guo Zheng came over again.

"Sir, there is new news coming from Jiazhou."

"Oh, what's the news?" Lin Feng asked.

"One good news and one bad news. The good news is that Deng Hao and the others are hiding in Jiazhou City. They have also annexed a small beggar gang and created a black tiger gang as a cover. They currently have more than a dozen people who can gather information. , there is no big problem with my own safety." Guo Zhengxian said the good news.

"Deng Hao is a good boy and can adapt to changes. As you said yesterday, send two more good men with some money to help them develop underground forces in Jiazhou City. Once we want to attack Jiazhou City, they can be effective. ." Lin Feng explained.

"understand!"

"Now that we've said the good news, what about the bad news?" Lin Feng then asked.

"The bad news is that the imperial court's encirclement and suppression army has arrived in Jiazhou. It is led by Peng Qing, the commander of the Shaanxi capital, and has summoned an army of 10,000. I heard that the guards of Yan'an Prefecture will be mobilized and thousands of people will be recruited to transport supplies. It is known as Thirty thousand troops came to encircle and suppress us," Guo Zheng said. "Inform Deng Hao and ask them to find out the specific time for the imperial army to send troops. It is best to find out the marching arrangements so that we can make targeted arrangements." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood, our intelligence station in Yan'an Prefecture will also strengthen intelligence collection and strive to grasp the enemy's movements as early as possible." Guo Zheng replied.

"Okay, you go and get to work." Lin Feng said, and called Lin Jiakang and asked him to notify the generals from Fugu to come over to discuss the matter and discuss countermeasures.

The Council Chamber of the Governor's Palace.

Lin Feng organized a military meeting to deal with the imperial encirclement and suppression. Zhenming Army-related staff members Li Wanxiang and Guo Zheng, as well as generals near Fugu, Fang Tiezhu, Zhou Rui, Hong Tu, Peng Xing and others attended. Zhao Zhixin also came because of the need to provide ordnance.

Wu Yunna, Yang Heng, Zhou Zhiwei and others who were stationed far away were not notified to come to participate due to time constraints.

"According to the news from Jiazhou, the imperial court has assembled an army of 10,000 people, led by Shaanxi Commander Peng Qing, and is preparing to encircle and suppress our Zhenming Army. Today we have called everyone here to discuss relevant arrangements." Lin Feng first reported the enemy's situation.

"Sir, the Imperial Guard's military force has never been very strong. Even though there are ten thousand people, I don't think it's scary." Chief of Staff Zan Hua Lu Jun came from the Imperial Guard Army and knows them well.

"We need to analyze the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, and then take targeted measures. Strategically, we must despise the enemy and must be confident that we can defeat them, but tactically, we must pay attention to it and not be careless." Lin Feng first brought out the military guidance of the great man. , after all, everyone in future generations will know this.

"Strategically despise, tactically attach importance to it! Your Excellency's words are very insightful." Gurry praised.

"Everyone, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the imperial army. Just now Lu Jun mentioned that the guards' soldiers are not strong in combat, which can be regarded as one of their shortcomings." Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Sir, I would like to add that in addition to the weak combat power of the Guard Army, there is another outstanding problem, that is, all food and grass are provided by the state government, and the Ming Dynasty has always had problems with the cooperation between the military and the government. Now every state government is in financial difficulty. It should be difficult to fight for a long time, so I judge that they may seek a quick victory." Lu Jun continued.

"Well, this weakness can be exploited." Lin Feng affirmed.

"Sir, I think the advantages of the imperial army are that they are large in number and can get help from the local government, but they also have many disadvantages.

One is that it is inconvenient to cooperate with a large number of people, and it is easy to be defeated individually. The second thing is what Lu Jun just said. With more people, more food and fodder will be consumed, making it difficult to fight for a long time. There is also a guard army that can only fight with the wind. Once the casualties are large, it will definitely collapse. "Zhou Rui summed it up.

"Zhou Rui spoke very well, does anyone have anything to add?" Lin Feng asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

"Since no one has any other opinions, let me first talk about the response considerations.

The first is the defense of Fugu. In any battle, you must consider defeat before winning, and consider the worst case scenario. We can lose the battle in other places, but there must be no problems in Fugu.

Tie Zhuqian must quickly organize the training of the garrison brigade, replenish the city defense materials, strengthen the city defense facilities, and ensure that Fugu can be defended at all times. "Lin Feng arranged it first.

"Understood!" Fang Tiezhu clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"The Second Battalion of the Fugu Combat Brigade Cavalry will follow me to Shenmu to participate in the defensive operations of Shenmu. Lu Jun will also accompany the army to Zanhua." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Understood!" Hong Tu and Lu Jun took the order.

"Zhou Rui, you are responsible for leading the first and second mobile battalions to train quickly, replenish the newly produced guns, prepare for a sneak attack on Jiazhou City along the Yellow River, and cut off the food and grass supply of the imperial army." Lin Feng pointed to the map in the meeting hall. Lay out the road.

"Understood, your lord, this tactic is very good. It can lead to attack in the middle of defense and cut off its retreat!" Zhou Rui said.

"But this sneak attack must be kept strictly confidential and only those of us here know about it. Otherwise, once the enemy is on guard, Jiazhou will be difficult to fight.

Guo Zheng and you, Tingfeng Wei, are responsible for contacting Deng Hao and others who are still in Jiazhou City to see if they can cooperate in seizing the city. " Lin Feng continued to give instructions.

"Understood, we will notify you when we send people there." Guo Zheng responded.

"Zhao Zhixin, how many firearms do you still have in stock at your ordnance factory?" Lin Feng asked.

"Sir, there are also 200 Type I and Type II fire guns," Zhao Zhixin replied.

"All the supplies will be given to the 1st and 2nd Mobile Battalion. Zhou Rui will allocate them specifically to ensure that the firepower can be concentrated," Lin Feng explained.

"Thank you, sir!" Zhou Rui came out to receive the order.

"The timing of your action is to wait for the order from Shenmu. In short, you must use the newly built Shenmu defense line to wear down the imperial army and wear down their vigor, and then you can send troops to sneak attack.

Therefore, there should be more than ten days between now and the start of the sneak attack. There are many new recruits in the mobile battalion. You must hurry up and train, but you are not allowed to tell the officers and soldiers below what the specific actions will be. They must be kept strictly confidential. Lin Feng said clearly.

"Understood!" Zhou Rui replied.

　The war is about to start again.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)