Chapter 974: Alipu's Strategy
"Alright, let him go." He was not ready to start a war with Yang Chendong at first. Even if you want to fight, just killing a regiment commander on the other side will not have much ambition, it will only make the next five-star army hate you even more. He won't do this kind of thankless work.
Ding Shan left, swaggering as he left, making the three generals of Tengshu angry, they looked at Ye Xian, and asked with an unconvinced face, "Leader, what's so terrible about the Five-Star Army." They even openly wanted to deliver food and grass to the besieged soldiers of the Northern Ming Dynasty, and they were clearly our enemies. ”
"What do you know, the five-star army has artillery, powerful artillery, unless it can be killed with one hit, otherwise, any blind move is asking for trouble." The image of that night flashed in his mind, and a trace of fear arose in his heart.
"And what about artillery? The Northern Ming Army also had artillery, but was it still defeated by us? General Tengshu said proudly.
"That's different." He shook his head first. In his heart, the power of Beiming's artillery was too small, and the attack range was also very limited, where it was like that night, he couldn't see the position of the artillery at all, and he had already been defeated.
also looked up at the Five-Star Army again and again, and another general, He Lei, said very dissatisfied: "Leader, are we just watching the Five-Star Army deliver grain and grass to the Northern Ming Army?" In that case, we will have to pay a greater price if we want to capture Sanbula Chuan Castle. ”
"Then what, do you want us to start a war with Beiming and the Five Star Army at the same time? If that's the case, what are your chances of winning? He was also asked by a few generals first, and he roared back.
"This..."Tengshu and the others stopped talking. They are just martial artists, and some of them are just a fierce general, and when it comes to calculations and conspiracies, it is too far away. It is precisely because of this that although they are all capable of fighting, they still become Yexian's subordinates.
The three generals didn't speak, but waved their hands a little annoyed, "Okay, you guys retreat first, let me think about it." ”
The battle situation changed one after another, and Yexian's mind was very confused. First of all, the stubborn resistance of the Xuanfu army of the Northern Ming Dynasty was beyond his expectations, he used the captured hundred artillery pieces, and blasted out a huge mouth outside the west gate of Sanbula Sichuan City, and then the iron cavalry looked for an opportunity, but this is it, still the tenacious Northern Ming soldiers blocked the gap, and drove the cavalry he sent back.
The strength of the fighting power and the tenacity of the will of this Northern Ming Army far exceeded the previous views. Based on this, he could conclude that the commander of the Northern Ming Dynasty in Sanbula Chuan City must be an extraordinary person, which also added a lot of resistance to his original plan.
When the siege was unlawful, a second accident occurred. The Five-Star Army actually wanted to insert a pole alive, and even wanted to send food to the Northern Ming Army. This is to completely cut off his siege road, so that he has a monstrous anger in his heart, and he can't do it.
He had heard of the strength of the Five-Star Army for a long time, but he didn't have the confidence to win one-on-one, not to mention that this fight was likely to face the joint efforts of the Five-Star Army and the Northern Ming Army, if so, he would definitely lose.
"That's it, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, so what if they let them send food to the Northern Ming Army? After all, Sanbula Chuan City is still surrounded by itself, and when Yili Sholi army appears, maybe there will be a turnaround. "I also suppressed the urge to do it first, and finally decided to take a step back and see the situation before deciding.
He was able to have everything he has today, all thanks to his character. is the kind of person who can bend and stretch, when the situation is superior, he shows a ruthless side, just like when he was defeated by Yang Chendong at the beginning, he saw the opportunity and bit it down, and finally ended his life of taking off without sweating.
On the contrary, when the situation is not as good as others, he can hold his breath very well, like a vicious wolf hibernating, only when the opportunity is right, he will jump up suddenly, and then bite hard. Now, it's time for him to swallow his breath.
When Ding Shan returned from sending the letter, he went to see Yang Chendong in Shicheng, and told in detail the scenes of entering the big tent of the Chinese army in the Renwara Department. Yang Chendong listened carefully on the side, and after Ding Shan finished speaking, he did not hesitate to praise him and praised him. Then it was ordered that the grain could be delivered.
There was no news back there yet, so Yang Chendong decided to transport grain and grass, and Hu Mang, the commander of the new First Army, looked puzzled, "Young Master, don't you have to wait for a reply?" ”
"No need. The fact that Commander Ding Shan can come back safe and sound is already telling. Yang Chendong smiled. If he doesn't agree with the Five-Star Army's move first, it will be difficult for Ding Shan to come back, on the contrary, it proves that the other party has scruples, so what is he waiting for if he doesn't take advantage of this time to transport the grain and grass over. He didn't forget that in a few days, Yili would drive the army to the battlefield, and the situation of the entire battlefield would change dramatically at that time.
Yang Chendong ordered that 100 carriages be driven out of the logistics division, and Su Heqin, the commander of the Tatar division, led a division of men and horses to escort them. In this way, even if you encounter any accidents, you will not suffer any big losses.
Xu Youzhen personally watched the grain and grass being loaded onto the carriage. With these things, the nearly 200,000 troops in the Northern Ming Dynasty Sanbula Chuan City can eat for more than two months, and at that time, the army led by Shi Heng, the Metropolitan Governor, will arrive, and the danger of Sanbula Chuan City will be solved.
Yang Chendong was standing beside Xu Youzhen, and not far away, there were several officials from the Beiming Household Department who were watching. All this must be recorded, and when I go back, I have to report the detailed process to the Northern Ming court.
"Don't worry, there will be no problems with the grain and grass, and no one will intercept it, I have arranged a division of cavalry escort, and if something goes wrong, more troops will arrive soon. As long as we don't want to start an all-out war in the first place, we won't obstruct it. But Brother Xu, you can prepare to leave here and return to Beijing to resume your life. Yang Chendong watched the truckloads of grain being transported out of Shicheng, and patted Xu Youzhen on the shoulder and said.
"Okay, don't worry, Sixth Young Master, I'll make preparations. It's just that the grain and grass are delivered, and Shi Wanshan needs to issue a receipt, and I will arrange for the officials of the household department to accompany me when the time comes, and I hope that the sixth young master will make it convenient. Xu Youzhen nodded, he knew that he had more important tasks to do. After returning to the Northern Ming Dynasty, there is still a big pit to be dug for Emperor Daizong, relatively speaking, the matter in front of him is a trivial matter.
"There's no problem with that. But there is one thing I want to remind Brother Xu. After returning to Jingshi, He Shizong personally issued an edict on the matter of my King Wunan, when the five million taels of silver can be taken out from the Yang Family Bank of Jingshi in the Northern Ming Dynasty. At the same time as Yang Chendong's forehead, a smile appeared on his face.
"Sixth young master, don't worry, you know what to do." Xu Youzhen is very able to carry his identity, especially after seeing the prosperity and strength of Shicheng, this time he can be regarded as completely stepping on the big ship of the Yang family.
The grain and grass went out of the first city, all the way through Saihan Mountain to Sanbula Sichuan City, which was very smooth. Although from time to time you will find that there are scout cavalry in the distance, but everything is just as Yang Chendong said, and he did not make up his mind to do it at first, and finally all the grain and grass were faithfully sent to the city of Sanbulachuan, and Shi Wanshan, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, personally went out of the city to greet him, and after the inspection was completed, he issued a receipt to the household officials who accompanied the army.
Xu Youzhen left, came with a mission, and left with a more important task. At the same time, the army of the Kingdom of Yili also came to the Shajing area, and came to the city of Sanbulachuan, where it converged with the 150,000 army of Yexian.
Alip's arrival made Yexian very happy, at least in terms of troops, he now has an advantage. Therefore, while demarcating the place of residence for Yili Jiangli's army, he invited Alipu to his tent and discussed the matter of jointly capturing the city of Sanbulachuan.
"Haha, Prime Minister, you're here. How about we do it together? Now the city of Sanbula River has been surrounded by our cavalry, and it can be said that it is impassable..."I also want to talk about something endlessly. Alip made him mute with just one sentence, "Can't you get through?" That is the case, what happened to the thousand wagons of grain sent into the city by the Five-Star Army? ”
"This...", I was speechless for a while, and I didn't know how to answer.
Alipu didn't wait to think about something first, and he already said loudly: "The leader said just now, we will do a big vote together, I think this point of view is very good." In that case, let's discuss the matter of dealing with the five-star army. ”
"Well... Well? Deal with the Five-Star Army. He nodded at first, but then looked at Alipu with a blank expression.
"Lord Leader heard it right, it's to deal with the Five-Star Army." Alipu said very firmly. Then he strode to the map, pointed there and said: "The leader has just said that the city of Sanbula River is now heavily surrounded, and they only have the strength to defend the city after the defeat, and they do not have the heart to go out of the city for a decisive battle. That is all a city of hard work, why don't we go to attack the first city? It is the largest city on the grassland, where there are countless resources and hundreds of thousands of people and slaves, if you can capture there, you must get dozens of times more than the city of Sanbulachuan. ”
"Attack the First City, but there is a five-star army in charge of defending it." There are also some people who haven't turned the corner.
"What about defense? I have already sent someone to investigate, and there are only less than 40,000 people in the five-star army here, compared to the 150,000 cavalry of the Warat Division, the 170,000 cavalry infantry in my Yili Division, and 40,000 against 320,000, who wins and who loses, no one must not count this account. Alipu said confidently.