Ping An Biography

On the winding road, the dense crowd of people crawled slowly on the ground like a black dragon.Please read strong in strong, the latest chapters of popular novels are the first to read! The main road in the south of Huguang is not spacious, there are chariots and horses in the middle, and people walk on both sides; those chariots and horses completely occupy the narrow road, and soldiers on foot have to walk on the side Field soil, the dry land is mainly planted with newly sprouted vegetables, and a lot of feet stepped on it, and naturally none of those vegetables were left, and even the land was stepped on.

Zhu Yong rode on his horse and looked at the messy vegetable fields on the roadside, and said to his general: "The road is narrow, and it is difficult to avoid trampling on the crops. Go tell the local officials and ask them to compensate the farmers who have suffered losses."

A subordinate behind him responded casually.Asking the officials to pay the people money is probably just empty talk.Zhu Yong also understood in his heart, but it is necessary to step on the farmland at least to put on a show.Because farming people like the Han people have attached great importance to agriculture since ancient times, anyone who destroys crops will be regarded as immoral; when Cao Cao's startled horse trampled on the crops, he had to cut off his hair to apologize.

The large army was heading north, and there were occasional riders running backwards along the road, most of them were heralds and the like.Yiqi ran from the front to the position of the Chinese army, dismounted on the side of the road and knelt down on one knee to report.Zhu Yong and others also left the main force and stopped to listen to the report when they walked to the side of the road.

Tanma inquired about news from Cili and other counties, but the rebels still did not retreat. [

A general next to Zhu Yong blurted out: "Should the traitor stay in Cili County to wait for work, and wait for us to go over and face each other?"

"If that's the case, it will save trouble." Zhu Yong said, he thought for a while and then said, "Send someone to the front to pass the order: Whenever there are valleys, ferry bridges on the road, soldiers must be guarded, and if the forest is more than half the height of a person, people must stay. Beware of bandits setting up ambushes and sneak attacks, and those who underestimate the enemy and sloppy will be punished by military law!"

The general just said again: "We still have a few days' journey in the past. I reckon the traitors will run away in these few days."

Zhu Yong nodded slightly, noncommittal.

His judgment was similar to that of the generals. He believed that the rebel army would most likely run westward to the mountains to escape before the arrival of the official army.Cao Shan, the eunuch who supervised the army, and Wang Zhen, the new eunuch who supervised the ceremonies, were also in the army. Now Zhu Yong did not dare to be too greedy for merit, and he already planned to deploy the war according to the emperor's wishes.

If the rebels retreat into the mountainous area, they must first send envoys to Shizhou, Yongshunsi, and Baojingsi in the west to let the local chieftains jointly suppress the bandits.If these chieftains want to show their loyalty, they may send some troops to help in the battle; but in Zhu Yong's view, their greatest role is to prevent the rebels from continuing to escape to the mountains in the west.At that time, the main force of the government and army will advance from the east. Although the terrain in the northern part of the Wuling Mountains is rugged and complicated, they will be surrounded to death, and it will only be a matter of time before the rebellion is suppressed.

Of course, there is also a very small possibility that the rebels will not run away, and they may find a way to defeat the invading army, so Zhu Yong ordered the forwards to be on guard, so as not to be ambushed and attacked.If the rebels do not run away within a few days, the main force of the official army will quickly enter Yongdingwei.Once Yongding Acropolis has more troops, it will be able to control the surrounding area. The rebels will have nowhere to go if they want to run away. It will be easier to slowly deal with the rebels in Cili Shimen and other places.

"Order all the ministries to speed up the march." Zhu Yong gave an order to the herald who was traveling with him after he thought about it.

As soon as he arrived at Yongdingwei, he would stop panicking and cut off the retreat of the rebels. The longer the delay, the better for him. In a few days, the soldiers from Yuezhou would also come, and the two sides would be sure to win.

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Although the two armies have not yet met and confronted each other, the war has already begun.Zhang Ning has fought several battles before and after. His feeling about the war is that most of the time he was actually marching and walking, doing some trivial things such as camping, cooking, washing and drying clothes, etc., and the bloody scenes of thousands of troops fighting dominated the battle. The content of the war is the least.

It is a question of whether to fight or retreat. On the surface, the decision-makers have already reached a result, but Zhang Ning knows that people have not really made up their minds.In many cases, war is not about competing with opponents, but defeating oneself is more important; internal fighting has always been something that requires more skills.

Now Cili City seems to be business as usual, the environment is still so peaceful, only from the emotions of the people can feel the approaching flames of war.The generals all suggested to capture Yongdingwei before the official army arrived.

Yongdingwei, Zhang Ning stared at its location on the map.The ink circle representing the Acropolis is already a bit blurred, the result of multiple fingers touching the position on the paper.

The primary destination of Zhu Yong's troops must also be Yongdingwei. Zhang Ning could hardly think of any reason for Zhu Yong not to control there first.The focus of both sides once again gathered on this small acropolis.

It's a little strange to think about it. Zhang Ning valued this acropolis when he first started his army, and even named the first army "Yongding Camp". It turned out that it was indeed a very important place.He felt that he really had some foresight.In his previous life, he was just a small clerk with a relationship with the war. In this life, he was a scholar and a civil servant most of the time. He has no experience in this field. The strategic vision is not so much inborn as it is a logical thinking with normal IQ.

The reason why Zhu Yong's army wants to occupy Yongdingwei is very simple. As long as the army is placed in Yongdingwei, it will cut off the retreat of the rebels; judging from the method Zhu Yong used to occupy Luxi when he was fighting the Miao people, he is very good at using this method. method.The reason why Zhang Ning's generals suggested many times to capture Yongdingwei as soon as possible is not complicated. Yongdingwei can defend, fight, and retreat. If you really can't fight, you can run.

But Zhang Ning has already planned to give up this battleground between the two armies.If the enemy is only Zhu Yong's official army, he must want to capture this place first; but the enemy is not only outside, but also inside.

First of all, Zhang Ning wants to use the Yongding Acropolis to defeat the interior, and if he abandons it, he will have no choice but to retreat. [

Secondly, the entire "Yongding Battalion" has not been fully established, and there are only more than 1000 people. This number of troops must not be divided, but must be used together. A small number of troops who were originally stationed in Shimen and Lizhou were also dispatched to Cili County to gather. .If Yongdingwei is captured now, where should the main force be deployed?If they were in Yongdingwei, then Cili, Shimen, and Lizhou would give up when Zhu Yong's army arrived. What's the difference between Zhang Ning's army being blocked in Yongdingwei from the east and retreating into the mountains to circle around?Now that he has made up his mind to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, then taking this decision as the starting point, Yongdingwei has lost its strategic significance. Anyway, Zhang Ning and others can't count on the evil cult to support food and grass. On the contrary, the supplies in the three counties are not as abundant. .

There are different opinions on how to fight this battle.What Zhang Ning can do is to sort out his thoughts and clues.

He has always believed that the fate of a person is largely determined by character.According to the saying, the biggest weakness of Libra people is that they tend to be indecisive and sway left and right, and they are not able to bear the pressure enough; Zhang Ning said he was skeptical about the constellations, but he felt that there was some truth in this statement, so he had to be clear about his determination at critical moments, Overcome weaknesses.

Since you are determined to fight, you should consider the tactics, not the retreat, right?

There was a lot of discussion in the signing room, and Zhu Yongjun was pressing forward step by step, and the imminence was imminent.Everyone thinks that something must be done right now, and you can't sit here and wait, and the best action is of course to fight Yongdingwei.

Zhang Ning had been silent for a long time, and at this moment he finally yelled twice, and when everyone turned around, he said, "You can't fight Yongding Guard. Although there are only a few hundred guards in Yongding Guard, we don't have many troops. And there's not enough time. Zhu Yong's army will arrive within ten days at most, if we can't take down the Acropolis in a few days, and the government troops occupy Cili County and attack from the rear, we will have no barriers at that time, and we will only be defeated or even collapsed."

Chen Gai, the hundred household officer, said: "Didn't the Weapons Bureau build cannons? Have they been built yet?"

"I tried one yesterday, and it exploded. The other guns are still being checked for problems." Zhang Ning said lightly.This story is not fabricated, it did explode, and many people know about the shocking sound of the explosion; but the reason may only be known to Ma Dapeng, and Zhang Ning is not yet clear how he caused the cannon to explode, maybe the dose was increased reason?

Zhang Ning said again: "Even if there is a cannon, we can take down the Buyongding Guard within a few days. It takes time for us to march, and there is no guarantee that we will break the door immediately when we get to the place. Blowing down the walls will take time."

He didn't explain it specifically to a hundred household officials, but actually explained it to everyone present.He has also seen the scene in front of him. Yesterday, everyone kept saying that they were willing to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers. Today, they can't wait to suggest to fight Yongdingwei;That's how people are. People who really look at death as home are not everywhere; Zhang Ning doesn't blame them, you can't ask everyone to be a sage who throws their heads and blood. , I believe everyone can still be of one mind.

"Zhu Yong is definitely going to take Yongdingwei!" A military general said firmly. It seems that warriors are not brain-dead, and people with courage can still use their brains. "We can't defeat Yongdingwei. How should we fight this battle?"

Zhang Ning said: "Let's wait for work to prepare, repair weapons, and strictly enforce military discipline; in addition, let the officials of the county government summon the people to repair the city wall. The Miao people have promised to form an alliance with us. The previous Miao envoys talked with me in secret, and they are willing to deal with Zhu with our army. Yong. Once it is found out that the Miao army is going north to join the battle, we will defend the city first; if the Miao people do not come for a while, we can temporarily fight in the direction of Jiuxiwei in the northwest."

At such a time, Zhang Ning should come up with a way to let everyone know what to do no matter what he knows. This is the duty of the leader.Naturally, he will not speak out what is in his heart, even if it is an internal discussion; honest people will inevitably have duplicity, because the relationship between people is not that simple.

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