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

Chapter 176 Troubled Peng Qing (asking for monthly votes)

In the north of Jiazhou City, the rebel army camp was set up.

It is said that there are more than ten thousand people and horses, and it is boundless.

The counter-rebellion army's camps were placed one next to another, stretching for several miles.

But don’t look at how spectacular the camp is. The consumption of so many people and horses eating horse chews every day is also staggering.

Therefore, Peng Qing, the general in charge of countering the rebellion, was also very troubled in the past two days. The main reason was that the supply of money and food was not timely. Jiazhou promised to raise 3,000 shi of food, but only 1,500 shi were delivered, and only a few hundred taels of silver were given. It's more like sending beggars away.

Yan'an Prefecture is not much better. Only two thousand stones have been transported so far, and there is almost no money. It is said that the subsequent grain and grass will be transported directly to the front line.

Apart from being very active in collecting food, the guards soldiers he led were slow in doing everything else. Even the drills before the battle were sparse.

This made Peng Qing doubt the prospect of counterinsurgency for the first time. Can such an army really fight? Not to mention fighting a tough battle.

But there was nothing we could do. The guard army in the late Ming Dynasty was basically at this level. All the recruits in Shaanxi who could fight were taken away by Governor Sun, and Peng Qing had no command.

Now we can only hope that Lin Thief's army is almost there and he can win with just a large number of people. I heard that most of the Lin bandits' army were modified from the Minzhuang team. They probably haven't even fought in a battle, so they definitely won't be strong.

It was originally scheduled to set off today, three days after arriving in Jiazhou, but the food and grass have not yet been arrived, and now we only have less than 3,000 shi on hand.

The 10,000 troops plus the civilian men transporting the baggage totaled 12,000 to 3,000 people. Whether it's soldiers training or civilians hauling goods, physical exertion is huge. In addition, there is no oil or water in the dishes, so people eat a lot every day, at least three kilograms of food a day.

Calculated in this way, nearly 2 kilograms of grain will be consumed in one day, which is about 220 shi. Three thousand shi of grain is not enough to last for half a month.

It is estimated that it will take three days to walk from Jiazhou to the ferry at the southern end of Shenmu. Even if the fight goes all the way to Fugu, it will take at least five or six days. He only has half a month of food and grass. Peng Qing has always been cautious with his troops and does not dare to take this risk.

At least if the attack doesn't go well, you should always make sure you have food to last until you come back. Less than half a month's supply of food and grass was gone after a few days of confrontation with the rebels.

So he could only postpone his departure for one day and wait for the subsequent supplies of food and grass from Jiazhou.

Today, in the commander's tent in the military camp, Peng Qing once again summoned officials from Yan'an Prefecture and Jiazhou who were responsible for the supply of grain and grass to strictly urge the grain and grass to be in place.

"Cui Tongzhi, Zhang Tongzhi, I know that there are some difficulties in the state capital now. This is a time of drought, but countering rebellion is not child's play. With so many troops stationed here, one more day of stay will consume one more day of money and food.

If you don't get your food and grass in time, the more money and food will be consumed. The most important thing is that if the suppression of the rebellion is delayed and the court blames it, I don't think anyone can afford it. Therefore, the counterinsurgency army must set off tomorrow, and the grain and grass from the state capital must be delivered on time, especially the fifteen hundred shi of grain from Jiazhou. If it cannot be delivered today, don't blame me at the military law office. "Peng Qing ordered very annoyed.

"Sir, it's not that Jiazhou doesn't hurry up, it's really difficult to collect grains..." Zhang Yingjie, a colleague of Jiazhou, wanted to explain.

Peng Qing immediately interrupted: "I won't listen to the explanation. The food and grass are not in place today, so don't blame me for being rude. The same goes for Yan'an Prefecture. The next batch of food and grass must be sent to the front line on time."

"Yes, I will go back and urge you immediately!" Zhang Yingjie reluctantly accepted the order. He also cooperated with Lin Feng's request and deliberately delayed it a little. Now that Peng Qing has issued a strict order, he can only do it immediately.

"I understand, the grain and grass promised by Yan'an Prefecture will be supplied in place. But Mr. Dusi must also consider the local difficulties and put down the rebellion as soon as possible. Otherwise, the forced requisition of military grain will trigger civil unrest, and no one can afford it." Yan'an Tongzhi Cui Zhixiao said unhurriedly that as a fifth-grade civil servant, he certainly felt more confident when talking to military generals.

If it weren't for the current chaos in the world and the rise of the general's status, he wouldn't need to give face to the second-rank Shaanxi commander, and it wouldn't affect him anyway.

"Of course, if you can do it quickly, you must do it quickly. No one can afford to delay it. Then let's call it a night. You can hurry up and get it done." Peng Qing announced the meeting was adjourned in displeasure.

He repeatedly lowered his requirements for local money and grain supplies, and did not mention the matter of withdrawing silver. The state capitals were still dragging their feet, which made him very angry.

However, Ming Dynasty always used culture to control force, and he had no better way besides urging. If these civil servants really want to engage in military law, they will inevitably stir up a hornet's nest and trigger a strong backlash from the civil service group.

Maybe even before the army goes out to fight, he will be impeached and riddled with holes, and it will be doubtful whether he can keep his official position in the capital.

Even if Jiazhou's food and grass are in place, they only have food but no money. The generals under his command have long been eyeing the expedition and want to make a fortune. When they heard that there was no money, they were very dissatisfied. He could only rely on his own prestige over the years to suppress it.

After promising to compensate them from the spoils of war after capturing Shenmu and Fugu, the generals reluctantly agreed to send out troops as scheduled.

In the evening, Zhang Yingjie, who was intimidated by military law, organized civilians to transport 1,500 shi of grain to the military camp. Only then did Peng Qing feel confident.

May 1st was the Labor Day holiday in later generations, but of course there was no such thing in the Ming Dynasty.

Early in the morning, Peng Qing ordered Shaanxi's counter-insurgency army to break camp and set off immediately.

A simple move to break camp made Peng Qing angry again. The original plan was to break camp within half an hour. Today we would have to march at least seventy or eighty miles to reach the scheduled river crossing point in two days. However, it turned out that he had oversimplified the matter. A full hour had passed, and the front army, which had left camp early, was almost cold and cold from waiting, and the rear army was still dragging its feet to clean up.

Peng Qing was so angry that he sent out a military law team, and after cutting down the two flags that had been slowing down the most, the whole army finally accelerated their progress and began to set off slowly.

After walking less than fifty miles, the army began to complain that it could not move anymore. In desperation, it had no choice but to arrange camping nearby. The two-day march plan should be changed to three days.

The Guards Army usually only drills once every ten days and a half. They are usually busy farming and working. This time, they are fully armed and can walk fifty miles a day. It is enough, what else can they do?

Peng Qing could only shake his head. If the punishments were harsher and a few people were killed, the whole army might mutiny.

Sacred tree, Quyechuan Fort.

Lin Feng has returned here and is preparing to personally command the counter-encirclement and suppression operations.

Before Peng Qing's army set off, Lin Feng had already received the information sent by Deng Hao and knew that the court's main attack direction was towards Nanwubao.

Lin Feng immediately mobilized Hongtu's cavalry battalion to station near Nanbao, and rushed to Quyechuan Fort himself.

The reason why Lin Feng did not go directly to Nanwubao was that he had to observe the movements of the imperial army to prevent them from being caught off guard when they suddenly moved north.

After all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the enemy's main attack direction may also be adjusted, and the information obtained may be false news deliberately released by the enemy, so it must be considered comprehensively.

After dinner in the evening.

Lin Feng, Wang Qin and Song Jilie were still gathered around the map, continuing to discuss how to stop the enemy.

At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Sir, the imperial army has set out today. It has marched about fifty miles a day and has set up camp. It is estimated that it will reach the opposite side of Nanwubao in two days."

"Okay, got it, order the sentinels to continue to strengthen surveillance." Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes!" The sentry knight took the order and left.

"These imperial soldiers move very slowly. We march at least eighty miles a day, and they will have to rest after walking fifty miles." Song Jilie mocked.

"Marching can also reveal the quality of an army. Without the threat of the enemy, it is really not good to only be able to walk fifty miles a day. But we cannot be careless and need to be carefully prepared to deal with it." Lin Feng continued.

"Sir, if we march for another day tomorrow, we will be able to see their final attack destination. If it is indeed heading towards Nanwubao, our Second Battalion of Guards will have to go there in advance to make arrangements." Song Jilie said.

"Okay, we will observe for half a day tomorrow and march south as soon as the situation is confirmed." Lin Feng arranged. Although he had received intelligence in advance that the enemy would cross the river from the south, variables must be considered.

"Sir, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the imperial guards is not very strong at present. What we have to consider now is not to block them too hard when crossing the river. Otherwise, they will be too scared to cross the river. If they go north or besieged for a long time, it will be right. We are disadvantaged.

However, too many enemy troops cannot be allowed to cross the river, otherwise more than 10,000 of Peng Qing's troops will cross the river, and the gap in strength will be too large and difficult to control. The final general suggested waiting for half of the enemy troops to cross the river before encircling and annihilating them. Wang Qin suggested after thinking about it for a while.

"Surrounding and annihilating half of the enemy army, that is, five thousand people, will our appetite be big enough?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"We have 500 people in Nanwubao, 500 people from the Hongtu Cavalry, and 1,000 people from Jilie's Second Battalion of Guards. I can spare 300 here to support, 2,300 against 5,000, and they are half When crossing, I don’t think it’s a big problem,” Wang Qin said.

"I don't think it's a problem to fight these guardsmen. Not to mention that our Zhenming Army's weapons and other weapons are far superior to theirs, and our fighting will can't compare with ours." Song Jilie also said with confidence.

"There are also very few guard cavalry in the direction of Xi'an. We have a cavalry battalion of 500 Hongtu, so the advantage is still obvious." Wang Qin added.

"Okay, since everyone is confident, we will let about five thousand enemy troops cross the river as discussed at night, then cut off the enemy's subsequent crossing of the river, and concentrate our forces to try to eat half of the imperial army first." Lin Feng finally said. .

Unlike the confident Zhenming Army, Peng Qing's army became increasingly demoralized as it marched. Many guardsmen had not marched long distances for a long time and were lagging behind sparsely. They had to accommodate many soldiers who could not walk every day. .

After walking hard for two days with beatings and scoldings, Peng Qing finally led his army to the southern ferry of Quyechuan River and began to organize and set up camp, preparing to concentrate his forces to break through the rebel Shenmu River defense.

　The military training at the Guards Station in the late Ming Dynasty was indeed scum.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)