Ming Zuo

Chapter 151 Killing two birds with one stone 【Ask for a monthly ticket】

Facing the invaders from the late Jin Dynasty, the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were surprisingly consistent in their thinking.

That is, keep, keep, keep.

Wherever the gold hits, it will stay there.

But Zuo Menggeng clearly told him in the military education he received.

On the battlefield, you must not be led by the nose by your enemy.

Although the Ming army at this time did not have the ability to fight against Houjin in the field, and Houjin was not involved in defending the soil, so it was more mobile.

But he has been passively defending, allowing Hou Jin to fight wherever he wants, and it's no wonder he didn't lose this battle.

Zuo Menggeng found that the current ruling and opposition parties do not seem to have a clear and deep understanding of the purpose of Hou Jin's invasion.

"The Eastern captives invaded for the sole purpose of plundering. Population, materials, and treasures will all be turned into the blood and food of the Eastern captives, nourishing their bones and muscles. If this is the case, we cannot make them happy."

Zuo Menggeng expressed his thoughts.

Sun Chengzong looked at him curiously, wondering how Zuo Liangyu's son was taught.

"How would you like?"

This is listened to.

This made Zuo Menggeng quite excited, and hurriedly said: "Master Ge, after all, there are few people in the East. It is impossible to carry the looted things with you, but they are all concentrated in Zunhua. But there are only [-] soldiers in Zunhua. Once we are well prepared, we can go down sooner or later. As long as Zunhua is captured, the Eastern captives' gains will be wiped out, and the return route will be cut off, and the troops will inevitably retreat."

Sun Chengzong looked at the map, although he admitted that what Zuo Menggeng said was reasonable, he was not optimistic about the plan.

"You also said that the Eastern captives are all cavalry. Once they know that Zunhua is in danger, they will return to help in the starry night. Isn't it going to put our army in danger?"

The most aggrieved thing about the Ming army in this battle was that it was not as fast as Houjin.

This is also the reason why the Ming army did not dare to act without authorization, and it was easy to be wiped out in the wild by the Hou Jin who came in a surprise attack.

But Zuo Menggeng said: "If a large army attacks Zunhua by force, there will be such troubles. However, the general's staff is only more than a thousand people, and a sneak attack is possible."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.

Is this boy crazy?
Actually want to use more than [-] people to attack the strong city guarded by [-] Tartars?
According to past experience, when the Ming army encountered the Tartars, it had to be more than five times to be able to stalemate.This is almost a one-to-one comparison of troops, and the siege is still going on. I'm afraid it's not a dream, right?
"Young people are whimsical, and war is like a child's play."

Sun Chengzong was about to lose his temper, thinking that Zuo Menggeng was trying to amuse him.

Hou Xun hurriedly became a peacemaker.

"Elder Ge, when I was dealing with the Chaoguan Incident in Linqing, I had a lot of contact with this kid. Feng Lun's disaster can be put down quickly, thanks to this kid. He still has abilities, so you might as well listen to him in detail."

Zuo Menggeng was very grateful, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Ge, the advantage of having fewer people in my department. This way the target is not obvious, and the action is also convenient. The Tartars have spies all over the place. Once our army moves lightly, it will be immediately caught. The Tartars learned about it. But with such a small number of people in our department, as long as we pay attention to our actions, we are still very sure that we can cross the prefecture and attack Zunhua. Even if the Tartars find out that they are encircling and suppressing us, our troops can still enter the mountains and fight with the Tartars. One or two. In short, this move seems dangerous, but it is actually harmless."

A large army has the benefits of a large army, and small stocks have the magical effects of small stocks.

In later generations, my Eighth Route Army often broke up into pieces and made fun of the Japanese army.Zuo Menggeng's idea was just to imitate.

Sun Chengzong was still angry.

"Even so, you have only a thousand people, how can you be an opponent of the Zunhua Tartars?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't say that he would definitely be able to capture Zunhua, but used words.

"Ge Lao Mingjian, to defeat Zunhua does not necessarily mean that Zunhua must be captured. Of course, it is great to be able to defeat Zunhua. If it cannot be defeated, it will let the Tatars know that the rear is unstable and have to retreat to help. It is also a victory."

"what?"

At this moment, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

That's right, everyone is thinking hard about how to resist Houjin's attack, and the only way they can come up with is to station defenses in various places.

But no one has ever thought of getting behind Houjin's buttocks and giving them a bite.

According to Zuo Menggeng, Zunhua is the storage point for the materials looted by the Houjin Dynasty, so it must be extremely important.

In addition, Zunhua is also the only way for Hou Jin to return to the outside of the Great Wall, and there is absolutely no room for loss.Otherwise, once the Ming army blocked the pass, the outcome would be unpredictable.

In other words, as long as Zunhua is attacked, Houjin will definitely return to help at full speed.

Having figured this out, when Sun Chengzong looked at Zuo Menggeng again, he couldn't help being amazed by this young man.

It is rare for young people to be brave enough to do things, let alone fear hardships.

With a heart of loving talents, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but think more about Zuo Menggeng.

"Then let me ask you, if your troops really attack Zunhua and the Tartars return too quickly, will you retreat safely?"

Zuo Menggeng chuckled, but pointed at Geng Zhangguang who was pessimistic.

"This requires Geng Zhongcheng's help."

Everyone was a little confused, and didn't understand what it had to do with Geng Ruqi who was in danger.

Zuo Menggeng has entered a good state, and when it comes to understanding the battle situation, it is very smooth.

"No accident, the Tartars will be able to reach the city of Tongzhou tomorrow. The city is strong, and the Tartars have no possibility of conquering it. Then the Tartars will definitely go west to the capital to see if there is a chance. But Governor Yuan will definitely arrive in time, There is no possibility of the Tatars attacking the capital. Mr. Ge, Chief Political Officer, think about it, the Tartars have come all the way from Jizhou, Tongzhou cannot be captured, and the capital cannot be captured. After Lien Chan, will there be enough military supplies? What can the Tartars do to get supplies?"

Zuo Menggeng clicked Liangxiang, Gu'an and other places on the map.

"The Tartars will inevitably go west to plunder these two places."

The military skills present here are not bad, once he said it, he understood everything.

At this moment, the situation in Gyeonggi is clear at a glance.

Once Hou Jin hit the capital city, if he couldn't break through the city, he could only attack south and west.

Why can't it go north and east?

To the east is Tongzhou, which the Tartars cannot attack.

To the north are Changping and Shunyi, which also have large troops stationed there, and the Tartars cannot attack them.

But once the Tartars go to the good land in the west...

"Liangxiang and one city alone will not be able to stop the enemy. But at the latest tomorrow, Geng Zhongcheng's troops will rush to Liangxiang. If Geng Zhongcheng's troops are ordered to enter Liangxiang City, they will defend on the spot. With five thousand elite soldiers to help out, Liangxiang Definitely nothing will go wrong.”

Zuo Menggeng proposed a way to kill two birds with one stone.

That is to use Geng Ruqi's troops who will rush to Liangxiang tomorrow to assist Liangxiang's local defense.

If Houjin had remained the same as the original history and had attacked Liangxiang on December [-], with so many of these five thousand elite Shanxi soldiers, would Houjin have been able to break through the city?
In the original history, how was Liangxiang breached?
After hearing that Jin Gong came, most of the people in the city ran away.The county magistrate party is also responsible for guarding the soil, so they can't escape, so they have to forcibly defend the city.

There are no soldiers at hand, and only relying on the courage of the country, of course, it will not be able to defend.

If there is support from Geng Ruqi's troops, then Liangxiang will definitely be able to keep it.

Zuo Menggeng gestured between Liangxiang and Zunhua with his hand.

"The distance between the two places is more than [-] miles. With the speed of the Tartar cavalry, it will take two days and nights to return to the reinforcements at full gallop. With this time, it will be enough to retreat calmly. If Geng Zhongcheng and the Dang county magistrate can delay and cooperate at Liangxiang City If it is delayed, then there will be more leeway here.”

Zuo Menggeng saw it poorly, and planned to use Liangxiang to hold back the Houjin army and buy time for himself to attack Zunhua.

And this is also the only chance for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield.

Everyone looked at the map, thought carefully, and found that the feasibility of this strategy was really high.

The only concern...

The scribe behind Sun Chengzong spoke again.

"But Geng Zhongcheng's department has been out of food for three days, and will arrive in Liangxiang tomorrow. May the local people provide food and grass?"

This situation made everyone's faces dark again.

For a small town in Liangxiang, it may be quite difficult to support five thousand troops.

Geng Zhangguang originally thought that his father would be able to get out of trouble, but when he saw everyone in this matter, he knew that the predicament had not been lifted.Sadness came from it, and I couldn't help crying again.

Zuo Menggeng stopped him, and said with burning eyes: "Brother Geng, if I can provide your father with food and grass, can your father guarantee it?"

Geng Zhangguang was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed Zuo Menggeng's sleeve.

"Brother Zuo can really help?"

He came to his senses very quickly, and he slapped his chest on the spot without even asking Geng Ruqi for instructions.

"Brother Zuo is so kind to you, father and son, we can't repay you. We will do what Brother Zuo says."

When the guarantee is reached, Zuo Menggeng has no worries.

"Okay, if that's the case, then we won't have any worries when we attack Zunhua."

He smiled at everyone and said, "When my troops came here, they thought that there might be problems with food and grass, so they were earlier than other places and had more reserves. In the area of ​​Daxing, north of Anci, there was enough stock for an army of [-] to consume for ten days. forage."

A group of people rushed to the map and quickly found where Daxing was.

It turned out that if Geng Zhangguang wanted to go back to find Geng Ruqi, he happened to pass by Daxing.And it's only a hundred miles from Daxing to Liangxiang.

Starting at this time, one can even reach Liangxiang before Geng Ruqi.

As soon as he heard that his father could get food and grass, Geng Zhangguang was so surprised that he returned to the world by the side of the bridge.

Without further ado, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zuo Menggeng on the spot.

"Brother Zuo, from now on, brother, you are the only one to look out for, and you will serve life and death."

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly pulled him up.

"Brother Geng, this is not the time to talk about this. Be quiet and wait for me to report the strategy to the elders and the general administration to make a decision."

Only then did Geng Zhangguang remember that whether this matter could be accomplished or not still needed the nods of Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun.

(End of this chapter)