Chapter Seventy-Five: East or West
Su Chengyu looked at the list of seizures, asked Yu Xin some more information, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and ordered: "Leave 1,300 military horses." Pick a good cotton armor and keep 500 sets.
"The rest of the weapons, armor, and the like will be given to them in Mandodo. They also asked them to pick up some that they could use and take them, and sell the rest to the two merchants who contracted logistics.
"Oh, and this grain and grass......"
"Yes!" Yu Xin wrote them down one by one and took the order to leave.
Zhu Youma wandered around outside Su Chengyu's military camp for a long time, and finally couldn't pull his face, and returned to his camp with a wave of his horsewhip.
When he reached the gate of his camp, he saw several carts walking inward.
When Zhu Youling saw him coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said happily: "Brother Wang, this Chenzhou Wang Duan's generosity!" They actually sent 500 military horses, more than 1,300 stone military rations, and a lot of weapons. ”
Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, looking at those carts in disbelief, he thought that he had verbally collided with the king of Chenzhou many times, and the spoils of war that people had beaten down must not have his share, but unexpectedly, the king of Chenzhou actually sent the military horses and grain and grass that he urgently needed.
He and Zhu Youling led the royal palace to fight the war, which was originally to recapture Jianchang, the fiefdom of Yifan, which was completely "self-funded" and did not have the food and salary support of the imperial court.
Unexpectedly, this battle is getting bigger and bigger, and their family resources are almost exhausted. But as relatives of the Ming royal family, the two still gritted their teeth and persevered, fighting back and forth in Jiangxi.
Now that they have this batch of materials, they will undoubtedly be able to deal with the Qing army for a while.
Zhu Youling couldn't help but sigh, "I thought that King Chenzhou just recruited some people in Longnan to join in the fun, but I didn't expect him to be so able to fight." ”
"And this King of Chenzhou is still a big-hearted person." Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "I was a little wrong before. ”
"It's a big deal, our brother will be closer to him in the future." Zhu Youling said happily, "We are all clan relatives in the end, so why should we take care of each other." ”
"Now that we have grain and grass, we can take advantage of the victory to recapture Jianchang!"
Zhu Youqi looked in the direction of the Dragon Guards and nodded slightly.
In fact, Su Chengyu didn't think about it so much at all, at the moment the Longwei Army is a small but elite force, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness is, it is impossible to take into account the battle situation in the entire Jiangxi.
He learned from Yu Xinna that the King of Yongning and the King of Luochuan were very capable of fighting among the Ming armies in Jiangxi, and the purpose of helping them with some grain, grass, and horses was also to help the Ming Dynasty preserve a living force.
It didn't take long for Ying Tianxiang to count the exploits of the soldiers in this battle and report it to Su Chengyu.
"There are three second-class merits, and twenty-five third-class merits." Su Chengyu nodded, this second-class merit can only be obtained by killing nine enemies, but he didn't expect that three people would meet the standard, which shows that Long Weijun killed many enemies this time, "It will be implemented in accordance with the meritorious service reward policy." Also, this big victory should also be celebrated for the soldiers, by the way, let the mission house pick two of the best theater troupes for a condolence performance. ”
"Yes!"
Ying Tianxiang said again: "My lord, there are still these captives, what do you think should be done?" More than 6,000 people eat every day, which is a big expense. ”
"Send it to Ganzhou to work as a coolie." Su Chengyu added, "Remember to cut all the braids first." ”
"Yes!"
"As for those officers...... Su Chengyu squinted his eyes and thought about it, and quickly had an idea, "Let someone inform Jin Shenghuan that these people can be sold to him." The guerrillas are 20,000 taels each, and the thousand are 10,000 taels each. Give him a month, and if he doesn't buy it, he'll cut it all. ”
"My lord, this ......" Ying Tianxiang had never heard of such a thing of selling prisoners of war at a clear price.
"We must spread the news everywhere so that Jin Shenghuan's troops know about it." Su Chengyu said with a smile, "He will either honestly give us more than 100,000 taels of silver, or he will wait for the army's spirit to be lost." ”
"My lord, if you let the tiger return to the mountain, I'm afraid it will ......"
"Don't worry, I have my own way."
"Yes!" Ying Tianxiang stood up and saluted.
The next day, the main force of the Ming army drove to Jinxi County for repair.
Wan Yuan Ji invited Su Chengyu, Yongning Wang, Zhang Jiayu and other generals to the Jinxi Inspection Department to discuss the next strategic deployment of the army.
Everyone first thanked Su Chengyu, the Ming army is currently short of food, and it is like the New Year to be able to share some spoils.
Zhu Youyu also wanted to step forward several times, but in the end, he just stood in place and arched his hand at Su Chengyu, squeezing out a smile that he felt was very friendly.
After everyone sat down, Wandutang first opened the sect and said: "This time our army, cough, His Royal Highness the King of Chenzhou defeated the Qing army, although that Gao entered the warehouse and fled back to Jianchang, but its main force was lost, when it was no longer able to invade Fuzhou, the north of Ganzhou was worry-free."
And right now, Jin Shenghuan is attacking the soap mouth, and there are more than 30,000 of them. Yang Butang only had Zhang An's 6,000 Dragon and Tiger New Army, and 4,000 Zhao Yinxuan's troops of the Dian Army. Our main force should immediately return to the aid to ensure that the soap is not lost. Since the soap mouth fortress is there, Ganzhou can be safe. ”
Zhang Jiayu immediately arched his hand and said: "The soapy mouth is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it should be safe in a short time." Xia Guan thought that the Qing army was newly defeated and the morale was low, so our army should take advantage of the victory to attack Jianchang in the east, and then take Guangxin in the north.
"Xia Guan heard that Zhang Tianlu's division of the Qing army in Huizhou was gathering and preparing to go south to Guangxin Mansion. Guangxin's new city and Yongding Pass is the barrier of Fujing, this gateway can not be lost! ”
When Zhu Youzhen heard that he was going to fight Jianchang, he immediately echoed loudly, "What Zhang Jianjun said is reasonable. ”
"The throat of Jiangxi is in Nanchang, and the heart is in Ganzhou. Now Nanchang has been lost, if Ganzhou is lost again, Jiangxi will be captured. Wan Yuan Ji immediately shook his head and said, "The soap mouth is the barrier of Ganzhou, if the soap mouth is lost, Ganzhou is in danger!" Zhang Tianlu is a soldier who entered Guangxin, and he has his own eternal danger to block his way. When the situation in Ganzhou has stabilized, it is not too late to win public trust. ”
At once, both sides held their own words, and it was difficult for either to convince the other. Suddenly, I heard Zhu Youling, the king of Luochuan, say: "What is the opinion of the king of Chenzhou? ”
Everyone immediately fell silent, and at the same time turned their heads to look at Su Chengyu. At the military meeting a few days ago, they almost regarded this King of Chenzhou as air, and at this time, everyone knew that his words carried the most weight.
Su Chengyu learned from Yu Xin about the situation of the Soakou Fortress a while ago, which is a ferry port on the Ganjiang River, just north of Ganzhou, and was built on the west bank of the Ganjiang River like the Ganzhou Mansion.
If Jin Shenghuan wanted to attack Ganzhou, he had to cross the Ganjiang River on the east side of Ganzhou, or cross the Ganjiang River at Sookou, and then go south to take Ganzhou.
However, although the flow of the Ganjiang River here in Saokou is slow, it is not easy for the Qing army to capture the fortress of Saokou across the river.
So he agreed with Zhang Jiayu's strategy, "The terrain of the soap mouth fortress is dangerous, and the Qing army will not be able to attack it in two or three months......"
As soon as he said half of it, Wan Yuan Ji hurriedly said: "The Qing army has ten Hongyi heavy artillery, and if it is bombarded day and night, the Soakou Fortress can only last for half a month at most." ”
"Ten heavy guns?" Su Chengyu was puzzled, "Doesn't Wang Deren only have four cannons?" ”
Wan Yuan Ji's face turned red and said embarrassedly: "After Yang Butang captured Ji'an, he left six heavy artillery to defend the city. Hu Changyin disobeyed the general's order, causing Ji'an to be lost again, and the cannon was difficult to carry, and it fell into the hands of the Qing army......"
Su Chengyu was so angry that his teeth itched, it turned out that the cannon used to attack the soap mouth was actually the batch he cast for Yang Tinglin.