Daming primary school students

Chapter 908 The enemy advances and I retreat
With the current military system of Ming Dynasty, the deployment of troops is very scattered, and the command power is also very scattered.

Thousands of soldiers and horses seem to be a small number, but it is rare to be able to quickly mobilize thousands of soldiers and horses in the first place.

Even at the rank of general and deputy commander, when encountering an enemy, they can often only command a few hundred people to fight in a hurry.

It is only a big boss like Qin Zhongtang who can willfully launch thousands of soldiers and horses without asking the court for instructions.

In order to confuse outsiders and reduce the threat, Qin Zhongtang's army was claimed to be two thousand, but in fact it was four thousand.

Among them, [-] Liaodong soldiers and [-] Nanjing soldiers were the main force of the standard battalion, following Qin Zhongtang in the front line.

The others are the [-] guards drawn from the north of Zhejiang and the west of Zhejiang, walking slowly behind, filling up the number of people prepared for any danger.In case more manpower is needed, there will be no one available.

Then there was another new news reported to Ningbo City. Under the order of Qin Zhongtang, General Lu Tong of Fujian Dusi led [-] soldiers to the north by boat and temporarily stationed on the coast of Ningbo Prefecture.

These news immediately made the atmosphere in Ningbo Mansion tense, and the intention of deploying troops was so obvious that even a three-year-old child could see it!

Qin Zhongtang personally led his troops to advance by land, and Fujian Lutong outflanked by sea, forming a double-sided attack on the ground of Ningbo Prefecture!

The local wealthy families in Ningbo immediately held a village sage meeting in the Town God's Temple. This time, the situation was urgent, and almost all the prominent figures of the major families attended.

Yang Meihuang from the Yang family, Tu Ren from the Tu family, Zhang Shixing from the Zhang family, and even the head of the Lu family who seldom showed his face, Lu Ke, the former governor of Baoding in Beizhili, also came out.

Tu Ren couldn't help complaining to Zhang Shixing: "Is your Zhang family too frivolous, every time it's your Zhang family who cause trouble!
The official ship was burned twice, and this time the commissioner sent by the shogunate was severely injured! "

Zhang Shixing almost suffered internal injuries, can they blame the Zhang family?

It can only be said that their Zhang family is unlucky. Every time there is a moth in the shogunate, or when there is malicious touch with porcelain, it happens to be people from the Zhang family!
But Zhang Shixing was not easy to refute. In terms of relationship, Tu Ren was his uncle, so what could he say?
Lu Ke of the Lu family smoothed things over and said, "At present, our families should be united and hurt each other, and we should not hurt our harmony by blaming each other.

So let's talk about it first!The most urgent thing now is whether the township soldiers will be disbanded?How to deal with Qin Dewei who is pressing on with his troops? "

Yang Meihuang, the oldest, was very clear-headed and said firmly: "The township soldiers cannot be disbanded, this is an important means for us to protect ourselves!
No matter facing Qin Zhongtang or the Japanese pirates, how can you do without a village soldier?Wouldn't it be mermaid meat?

Besides, the formation of the township soldiers was allowed by the imperial court, so why did Qin Dewei dismiss them with one word? "

A second-tier family representative who was present subconsciously muttered: "The imperial court is too far away, and Qin Dewei is too close."

Everyone around who heard this sentence was stunned. This sentence is indeed true, and it largely explains the current situation.

The youngest Zhang Shixing said fiercely: "The imperial court allowed the township soldiers, and Qin Dewei wanted to disband the township soldiers. The two contradict each other, and there is no way to reason.

In my opinion, in the end, force must be used to solve the problem!Big fists are the truth! "

Tu Ren reminded: "But the situation is also very obvious, the township soldiers will definitely not be able to beat the official army!"

The weapons and equipment on both sides are not of the same level. Although the officers and soldiers of the guards have degraded very much in recent years, the township soldiers themselves are not elite.

As a result, the discussion has reached a stalemate, and they can't beat it, and they are unwilling to disband, so what should they do?

Even if the court is asked to come forward, but the court is too far away, and Qin Dewei has already reached the door of his house, it is too late to ask the court to come forward.

At this moment, suddenly someone outside laughed and said: "Please forgive me, I am late from a long journey!"

Everyone looked towards the door of the house, only to see a one-eyed fat man walking in, who else could it be if it wasn't Yan Shifan?

Everyone has a weird opinion about this person.

He said he was the son of Yan Shoufu, but he was hanging out with Qin Dewei; he said he was already hanging out with Qin Dewei, but he often went out of his way to attend meetings of their local wealthy family.

Yang Meihuang was afraid that Yan Shifan would be rejected, so she said to everyone: "Master Yan was invited by me to help us plan for the future! We can also use the wisdom of Master Yan!"

The rest of the people were very surprised, why did you Yang Meihuang and Yan Shifan walk together?He even invited Yan Shifan to participate in the township meeting repeatedly.

Yang Meihuang also had no choice. Although the Yang family is known as the head of the four major families, their popularity has dropped a lot in recent years.

The Tu family produced Tu Qiao, the Zhang family produced Zhang Bangqi, the Lu family also produced a governor of Beizhili Baoding, but the Yang family had nothing, and Yang Meihuang was only a fourth rank.

Therefore, in order to stabilize the position of the Yang family, it is also necessary to win over foreign aid allies.

Tu Ren looked at Yan Shifan, and asked suspiciously: "Master Yan, do you have any good ideas that can solve the problem?"

Yan Shifan said calmly: "Just now you all said that the first township soldiers cannot be disbanded, and the second township soldiers will definitely not be able to beat the official army. These are all true!

However, if you can't beat it, you can't fight it?If you can't beat it, it means you have to admit defeat? "

Someone urged: "Just tell me what to do! Do you want us to guess the riddle?"

Yan Shifan said with confidence: "Of course you can say it directly. My policy is eight words. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance!"

Others didn't understand the meaning for a while, Yan Shifan continued to explain: "Just because you can't beat the official army, so don't confront the official army head-on!

The town soldiers usually do what they should do, and when the officers and soldiers arrive, they will spread out and sneak into the surrounding villages and towns!

The town soldiers are all locals, so sneaking into villages and towns to hide is not a problem.

And it is impossible for the officers and soldiers to destroy all the villages and towns where the soldiers are hiding in order to find a few soldiers!If such a situation really happened, Qin Dewei couldn't help it!
This trick makes the enemy advance and I retreat!What we rely on is not magical weapons, nor fortresses and cities, but the people, so that the officers and soldiers will fall into the ocean of local people! "

After thinking about it for a while, everyone understood the meaning.

Yan Shifan went on to say: "Then after the officers and soldiers have retreated, the villagers can come out again, and continue to do whatever they need to do. This is called advancing while the enemy retreats!"

"Okay!" Someone subconsciously shouted, Yan Shifan's proposal solved a big problem, and if he couldn't beat it head-on, he repeatedly pulled it!

But there are still pessimists, such as Tu Ren said: "Even if the officers and soldiers are helpless, the township soldiers cannot be regarded as winning.

Since they still can't defeat the officers and soldiers after all, what's the point of dragging around? "

Yan Shifan retorted to Tu Ren: "One has to have a long-term vision, how can one be short-sighted?

This confrontation is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and we must be prepared for long-term persistence!This is a long battle!

Although there is really no hope of winning in the short term, we will win in the end!Time must be on our side! "

Someone asked again: "How can you be sure that you will win after a long time?"

Yan Shifan sneered a few times: "Why can't you understand such a simple truth?
First of all, the township soldiers are all locals, and the consumption required is very small.

And Qin Dewei's thousands of people labored on the expedition, which cost a lot!The longer the time, the more he can't afford it!
Secondly, the new trade wind season is coming soon, and the Japanese pirates will be rampant again!

It is impossible for Qin Dewei to leave the Japanese pirates alone and just use thousands of troops to fight the township soldiers in Ningbo Mansion!So he can't afford to wait!
From these two reasons, is time not on our side?The longer the time dragged on, the worse it would be for Qin Dewei! "

There was a lot of discussion in the room, and what Yan Shifan said was indeed very reasonable, but these ideas sounded very novel, and everyone had to discuss it.

Yan Shifan concluded: "So you don't have to think about it at all. Although the township soldiers are far inferior to the official army, as long as you remember two points, you can win a huge victory!
First, we must insist on relying on the local people, from the people, to the people!
Second, make long-term preparations, don't be in a hurry, use time to drag Qin Dewei and the official army to death! "

The old squire Yang Meihuang couldn't help but took the lead in applauding, and praised: "Master Yan's views have enlightened us as if we have seen the sun through the clouds!"

Yan Shifan, as the person he brought along, can be regarded as a face for himself!
Then Yang Meihuang said to everyone: "If there is no disagreement, then do as it is?"

The others nodded and said, "Very good! Yes!"

(End of this chapter)