Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 461 Fighter Appears
The plan to lure the enemy into a quick battle was formulated, and the next step is to discuss the specific tactical details. Wang Yan is not familiar with the situation in Fujian, so he still asked Zheng Chenggong: "If Zhang Cunren fell into the trap, Tan Tai led troops to rescue him. Quanzhou, Chenggong thinks where we set up an ambush is more appropriate?"

At this time, Zheng Chenggong walked in front of the map, "Letters for help can be written urgently. Tan Tai will definitely walk the official road from Fuzhou to Quanzhou without stopping. After he crosses the Mulan River for hundreds of miles, we will be in the east of Hui'an." There are many hills and forests here, which is not conducive to cavalry operations, but it can also provide a place for our army to hide. In addition, the Qing soldiers traveled long distances and were exhausted, and our army was waiting for work. Once the Qing soldiers were defeated, the Mulan River could stop them. The vast majority of the Qing soldiers were defeated, avoiding the embarrassment that even if the infantry won, they could not expand the results of the battle."

Wang Yan and a group of generals looked around the map, nodded, and made a decision.

It was night, in the camp of the Ming army, there were screams and screams, from the night to the fourth watch, it was frightening to hear, the despair and pain in the voices were creepy, not only the children in the city Weeping in fright, even the adults couldn't fall asleep.

Liu Shuntong came out of the military tent with red eyes, and the guards at the side quickly handed him a towel to wipe off the blood on his hands.

"Duzhen, have you written it?"

"Hum~ I'm going to go out, so he can't write." Liu Shun wiped it with a towel, then threw it to the soldiers, and said: "I'm going to catch up on my sleep, you watch it, don't let him die, It will be useful tomorrow."

After Liu Shun left, the personal guard raised the curtain, and a stench came out from the tent. He looked inside, and saw a person inside, collapsed on the ground like mud, already tortured to the point of imbecility. Blood was dripping from the lower body and mouth, and a thick long stick was still stuck in the back door. The guard's neck felt cold and he was dripping with cold sweat.

The next day, general Wang Qifeng was summoned again by Wang Yan, and he issued a military order to send letters to Fuzhou, and promised that after the matter was completed, he would at least be given the title of general soldier.

Wang Qifeng accepted it readily, but before leaving, he still needed to kill Zhao Guozuo to gain the trust of the Ming army. In the army, the best way to let everyone treat him as one of their own is to accept a certificate of merit with sufficient weight.

A Jialazhangjing like Zhao Guozuo undoubtedly has a lot of weight. Wang Yan still chose his preferred punishment to end Zhao Guozuo's disgraceful life. This has become a little hobby of his.

In addition to Wang Qifeng, there were a hundred selected soldiers who performed the punishment. Compared with the killing of prisoners on the edge of the Jinjiang River, the scene of observation was not inferior at all. Nearly [-] people crowded the execution ground. , the crowds on the big trees are more lively than festivals.

A few days later, on the official road leading to Fuzhou, a group of cavalry of one hundred men, poorly dressed, with disheveled armor, looked like a defeated army, and entered Fuzhou.

At this time, Tan Tai's [-] Qing soldiers had traveled thousands of miles, and they had just arrived in Fuzhou from Jiangnan. He was a Manchu, a general who conquered the South, and Dorgon's confidant, so Zhang Cunren bowed to him and wanted to be restrained by him. .

As soon as Wang Qifeng entered the city, Zhang Cunren, who got the news, invited Tan Tai to wait in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, ready to ask about the situation in Quanzhou.

Since Wang Yandong's expedition, Zhang Cunren originally hoped that Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong could drag the Ming army to the front line of Zhangzhou, but he did not expect that the Ming army would encircle and not fight, and directly enter the hinterland of Fujian. The way was like a broken bamboo, and the momentum was like a rainbow, which made him very passive and did not dare to attack. Go to touch Wang Yan's soldiers.

At this time, Wang Qifeng was brought into the lobby. He knelt down immediately and cried out: "General, Governor, Quanzhou is in critical condition. The Ming army attacked day and night. General Zhang and his brothers fought hard to hold it, but the besieged Ming army had 3 There are more than [-] people in the city, but there are only [-] brothers in the city. General Zhang knew that he would not be able to stay there for a long time, so he sent his humble officers to break out of the siege, and came to Fuzhou for help, and asked the governor to save the [-] brothers."

After Wang Qifeng finished speaking, he took out the bloody letter from his arms and held it high above his head with tears in his eyes.

Zhang Cunren saw that his armor was damaged and there was a wound on his scalp, and he looked miserable. Then he took the letter and looked at it. It was Zhao Guozuo's notes, so there was no doubt that it was there.

If the person who sent the letter was a surrendered general of the Zheng family, Zhang Cunren must first consider the authenticity of the letter, but after all, Wang Qifeng was brought from Zhejiang to Fujian, and has nothing to do with the Zheng family. He was also a member of the King of Lu before he surrendered. There is no intersection with the Longwu court, and he is a complete outsider. For Zhang Cunren, he is within the scope of trust.

"You go down to rest first, the governor will discuss with the general about reinforcements." Zhang Cunren waved his hand and asked the soldiers to take the king's salary down, then handed the letter to Tan Tai and said, "What does the general think?"

"Zha~" Wang Qifeng bowed and retreated, Tan Tai read the letter, "Zhao Guozuo is a general of the imperial court, his parents surrendered to the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Tiancong, how can we not save him. Wang Yan has been spent in the city for a few days now, The commander-in-chief led the troops to go there, so there is no hurry to kill him by mistake."

Zhang Cunren almost lost his life before, leaving a shadow in his heart, so he was more cautious and did not forget to remind Tan Tai, "General, since Wang Nidong committed the crime, he has been invincible and the morale of the Ming army is extremely high. Extremely depressed, I feel that it is not suitable for battle at this time. Although Quanzhou is in a hurry to ask for help, the general came in a long way. As soon as the army arrived in Fuzhou, it went to Quanzhou without a rest. The journey was more than 300 miles. When the army arrived in Quanzhou, it must be very Fatigue is not conducive to a decisive battle with Wang Ni. It is better to rest for a few days and reorganize the troops before making any calculations."

Hearing this, Tan Tai squinted at Zhang Cunren. He was going to encircle and suppress the army of King Lu in Siming Mountain. In this way, Duoduo and Hong Chengchou wiped out Chen Zilong in Taihu Lake. He wiped out Huaxia, Wang Xu, and Li Changxiang in Siming Mountain. And Zhejiang was pacified, but Zhang Cunren, with more than 6 people, asked Jiangnan for help, which seriously delayed the Qing government's plan to pacify Zhejiang, which made him very dissatisfied.

The [-] Qing troops in Fujian allowed Wang Yan to enter the hinterland and lost ground repeatedly. This was also seen by him as a sign of Zhang Cunren's cowardice.

At this time, Tan Tai, as the general who conquered the south, had [-] horsemen brought into central Fujian. Would he be afraid of Wang Yan?
"Governor Zhang also read Zhao Guozuo's letter asking for help. God knows how long he can defend. Wang Yan can be said to be both offensive and defensive. In the past two years, he has seldom defended. He has mostly shown his offensive side, but Governor, don't forget. Yangzhou, if Quanzhou is captured by him, I don’t have the confidence to take it back.” Tan Tai said with his hands behind his back: “At present, Wang Yan is gathering the main force to attack Quanzhou. It will not be a problem to defeat Wang Yan in the First World War, to deal with this Optimus Pillar in Nanming, and to take advantage of the momentum to sweep Eastern Guangdong and take Guangzhou Mansion in one fell swoop."

The temptation to defeat Wang Yan was indeed too great, but Zhang Cunren still said: "But the general traveled a long distance, the soldiers are not allowed to rest, I am afraid there will be complaints."

"Isn't Wang Yan more tired than my commander's army when he stormed the city? Now Wang Yan doesn't know that my commander's army is coming, and my commander has been on a long-distance attack. I just happen to kill him by mistake. If I rest in Fuzhou, the news will leak out and let Wang Yan Be prepared." Tan Tai waved his hand without laziness, "The matter of dispatching troops is decided like this. Governor Zhang doesn't have to worry about the morale of the army. The commander picked a wealthy county along the way and slaughtered it. How could the army have any complaints? "

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