Chapter Eighty-Six: Luo Dai's Struggle

The cry of this person made Zilharang very worried in his heart, and he didn't know if he had encountered only a few phenomena, or if the entire army had this kind of atmosphere.

There are some things that have never been concealed from the upper and lower levels, and Zilharang is in the position of the commander of the army, but he can't see it really.

However, Zilharang thought a lot, and during the day, he also sent Fulton to privately inspect the whole army and report the situation, so that Zilharang had some bottom in his heart. The situation was not as bad as he had estimated, but the morale of the whole army was somewhat declining.

After all, in the previous war, no matter what, Zilharang was a withdrawal.

The soldiers' idea of judging victory and defeat is very simple, advance is victory, retreat is defeat.

It had been a year or two of hard fighting. The army is already very tired, coupled with the defeat of the army, it is no wonder that the morale of the army can be good.

In this way, Jierharang made a silent decision in his heart, and said secretly in his heart: "I'm afraid that the current situation can't do anything big, I want to go to Nanyang, just defend Nanyang, rectify the soldiers and horses, and lead Shaanxi grain as military food, Zhang Xuan is in Xiangyang for a day, and I don't move for a day." After Zhang Xuan left, it was time for me to go south. ”

It's just that he didn't expect that an unexpected incident would completely frustrate his plan.

Nanyang.

The city wall of Nanyang has been built many times, but it is all repaired under the original situation. It didn't expand the specifications or anything, but there were more cannons at the head of the city than usual.

This is the general grain station of the Qing army in Xiangyang, and the grain collected locally and the grain transported from Wuguan Road are gathered in Nanyang City. It couldn't be more important.

When the front-line troops were at their most tense, Jilharang did not give up his attention to Nanyang, and put Tunqi in Nanyang City to take care of the grain road.

This Tunqi is counted as Zilharang's own nephew. is also regarded as a rising star in the clan, and is valued very much by Zilharang. Therefore, he was sent to Nanyang City. Tunqi brought thousands of soldiers from the Eight Banners, thousands of Qin troops, and more than 10,000 soldiers from Nanyang.

Although it is not foolproof, it can also be called an impregnable wall.

This place was originally guarded by Nikan, but it was also requisitioned because the front line was tight. And at this moment, only Tunqi remains.

Tunqi was regarded as a rising star of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, naturally he had some ability, since he was appointed, he never had a moment of leisure, not counting warehouses, patrolling the city, or inspecting the armies.

Tunqi acted like this, and the Qing army was naturally awe-inspiring from top to bottom, and did not dare to have a trace of neglect.

It's just that Tunqi has done a lot of good, but there is one thing that he hasn't done well, that is, he doesn't know much about Zhang Xuan's family history. He didn't know that Zhang Xuan's roots were all established in Nanyang, even after the rest of the battle, the soldiers who joined the army that year died and were wounded. But generals like Cao Zongyu and Zhou Fuchen are all from Nanyang, and the influence of the Cao family and the Zhou family on the ground in Nanyang is still good.

Although there are years of time washed away. Let a lot of people forget.

However, in order to make up for the food shortage, the Qing army's behavior in Nanyang Township can be called a wanton expropriation. Fetching firewood on the spot, everything is to support the army on the front line to fight, as for the life and death of the locals in Nanyang, it is not in their thinking at all.

Under such circumstances, they naturally remembered Cao Zongyu, the friendship with Zhou Fuchen and others.

Although Tunqi is doing a good job, he is not a native of Nanyang after all, and for Nanyang locals, Nanyang City looks solid, but there are actually too many problems.

Just west of Nanyang City, in a ravine for dozens of miles, more than 20,000 cavalry had been hiding here for several days.

This small valley can accommodate 20,000 cavalry, which is actually far from enough, so it is very crowded.

The cavalry of the Xia army are all first-class elite veterans, many of them are veterans of Cao Ying, their temper is not very good, they are aggrieved in small places, and they all feel very bad, but in just a few days, Luo Dai has dealt with a lot of fights and brawls.

Luo Dai's way of dealing with these things is very simple, whoever makes trouble he brings it over, and beats them all.

Luo Dai's skills may not be the top in the Xia army, but there are few opponents in the army, and he may not have the intention to vent in this way.

Under Luo Dai's high-pressure suppression, the soldiers under the Xia army became honest one by one.

However, Luo Dai himself felt a fire burning in his heart.

He didn't like this lack of control the most.

After fighting with the main cavalry of the Qing army, Luo Dai fully understood one thing, first, the cavalry of the Tartars was not necessarily worse than that of Cao Ying, and second, that the cavalry of Lao Tzu was less than that of the Tartars, so he came to the conclusion that it was impossible to fight hard.

But if you don't fight hard, how can you fight?

Don't say it, there are really some ghost tricks in Luo Dai's head. He only repaired a little, and then divided his troops into several teams into Nanyang Mansion, he set up a trap, wanting to lure the Qing army to take the bait, but Tunqi had already been advised, so naturally he would not send troops at will.

The strength of the Qing army shrank on one route, that is, the post station all the way from Nanyang to Xiangyang. They were garrisoned by soldiers, with strong camps and firearms, as well as itinerant cavalry, enough to maintain the security of the lines of communication.

Luo Dai couldn't attract the Qing army, so he put his mind on this line of communication. Just as he was about to cut the line, he got a message. It is the mind of the common people and gentry in Nanyang City who want to take refuge in the Xia Dynasty.

This incident is the consequence of Luo Dai's wide net.

Luo Dai has a good relationship with Cao Zongyu and Zhou Fuchen. Naturally, I knew some things about them, and when I went north this time, I specially visited Zhou Fuchen. Zhou Fuchen naturally told Luo Dai some of the inside information of Nanyang.

Therefore, Luo Dai entered Nanyang and immediately connected with the local gentry in Nanyang.

If there was no Xia army as a backing, the Nanyang gentry would have forgotten the Cao and Zhou families, but with the backing of the army, and the Qing army was so poisonous to the local area of Nanyang, they welcomed Luo Dai extremely warmly.

And ask Luo Dai to save his life in the fire and water.

It seemed that in an instant, these people had all become loyal servants of Great Xia.

It's just that today's world is worse than bad, and the reason why the Nanyang gentry chose Zhang Xuan is not that Zhang Xuan is good enough, but that the Qing army is bad enough.

With these internal responses, Luo Dai became bolder, and he also changed his target and locked the target to Nanyang.

It's just such a big event, it can't be very hasty, Luo Dai has been waiting for the opportunity, but this time has not come, the longer the time, the greater the pressure in Luo Dai's heart, and the more a fire will burn. Just when Luo Dai could barely control himself.

The news has finally arrived.

Ma Sanbao almost leaped over quickly, turned over and dismounted beside Luo Dai, and said, "General, it has been arranged." ”

"When?" Luo Dai's eyes lit up and he immediately asked.

"It's midnight today." Ma Sanbao said: "There is news from the south, Zierharang has withdrawn from the army, because His Majesty is behind, he does not dare to go too fast, but it is also within two days after tomorrow, he will inevitably go to Nanyang City, and there will be no chance at that time." ”

"Moreover, because Zilharang will arrive soon, the minds of the defenders of Nanyang have relaxed."

"Tonight is a great opportunity."

Luo Dai said: "Okay, let the people below rest immediately, tonight I will lead the army, and I must break Nanyang City." ”

"Yes." Ma Sanbao immediately arranged it, and after he made the arrangement, he said beside Luo Dai: "Luo Jiajun, I'll do this matter." Your Majesty will not let you charge. ”

Luo Dai sighed slightly in his heart. He also understood this, not to mention, Zhang Xuan repeatedly emphasized that he didn't want senior generals to take the lead. is Luo Dai's "Luo" character, Zhang Xuan doesn't want anything to happen to Luo Dai.

Among the males of the Luo family, Luo's father and son are dead, Luo Dain is also dead, and among the high-level Xia Jun, Luo Dai is the only one with the surname Luo.

If something happens to Luo Dai, what do people in the world think of Zhang Xuan?

Therefore, Zhang Xuan decided not to let Luo Dai have an accident, even if he was placed as a mascot in the imperial court, he could not let Luo Dai die on the front line, especially when Zhang Xuan himself led the troops to the battle. Otherwise, people outside don't know how many words to choreograph.