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Chapter 649 What General Chen Thinks?
On May 28th, at unitary time, the sun sank to the west of the mountain, and it was already evening. The afterglow of the setting sun was pouring on the land of Liaodong, and it seemed that it was still nostalgic for the mountains here.

In Liaodong, there are company camps all over the area from Guangning Zhongqiansuo to Gaolingyi. Nearly [-] officers and troops are stationed here. They will rest here for three days before heading to Ningyuan Acropolis.

Guangning Zhongqiansuo City is the residence of Zhongqian Qianhusuo in Guangning, Liaoning Province. It is located at the west end of the Liaoxi Corridor. Wei more than forty miles.

The city of Zhongqian is slightly square in appearance, about one mile and twenty feet long from east to west, and about one mile wide from north to south.

The base of the city wall is made of stone masonry. There are cross streets in the city leading to the east, south and west gates respectively. They are named Dingyuan gate, Guangding gate and Yongwang gate respectively. It is engraved with three characters of "Zhongqiansuo".

On the inner side of the three gates, there are sloping horse paths for cavalry to climb to the top of the city wall, and square platforms for defense are also built at the four corners of the city wall.

Zhongqiansuo City has a long history and is the first city outside Shanhaiguan. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. There are five roads under Liaodong Town.

However, Liaodong Town has long since ceased to exist. Outside Shanhaiguan, there are only Zhongqian City, Qiantun Weicheng, Zhonghousuo City, Zhongyousuo City, Ningyuan Weicheng, Zhongzuo City, Zhongtunwei City and Jinzhou. There are only eight castles.

At this time, Liaodong has lost the original five-way division, and the only thing left is the South Road and Liaoxi Corridor.

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Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao sat in the first big chairs in the official hall of Zhongqian Qianhu Office, and Fu Yingchong, Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng and other generals gathered.

And Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Chinese army of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, was also present. He, Zhang Cheng and others generally sat in the upper position, but Zhongqian Suo Qianhu, who was the owner of this place, condescended to sit in the lower position.

This time, Chen Zhongcai followed the military order of Governor Hong Chengchou, and came to urge Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao's troops to quickly gather in Ningyuan to decide the strategy of entering Jinzhou.

Zhang Cheng didn't have any objection to this, but Chen Jiugao quit. The soldiers in his front battalion hauled artillery and rocket vehicles all the way over, and they all felt exhausted and begged him to rest in the front camp for a few days. March again.

For this reason, Chen Jiugao also begged Zhang Cheng to help talk about Xiang. After all, the two armies were working together, and he didn't want Zhang Cheng to leave him and go to Ningyuan alone.

"Zhang Zongbing and Chen Zongbing must not hesitate any longer. The military situation is urgent, and the court is pressing and urgent. Master Zhang, the supervisor of the army, also forces the governors to enter Jinzhou every day. There is no need to delay any longer." Chen Zhongcai's tone was very earnest.

Before Chen Jiugao made a statement, Fu Yingchong spoke first, and he said, "How can you say that I'm delaying? The thirty Shenwei Great General's cannons have already passed the middle and rear, and they will be transported to Ningyuan in some time." Under the city."

As he spoke, he stood up and continued: "You don't know, this artillery is unusual, and it is difficult for the artillery cart to travel. The official roads here are full of potholes. It is difficult for the soldiers to get to Zhongqian today." After exhausting all the hardships and rushing all the way, how can we not rest for two days to recover some strength."

Chen Zhongcai also knew that what he said was reasonable, but he was in charge of the military order of the governor, and he was anxious. He was about to speak out to persuade him, but he heard Chen Jiugao say beside him: "What Vice General Fu said is true. The soldiers have been anxious since they left the capital. The white-faced men came all the way, but they never stopped. If they were forced to rush forward again, the troops' morale might fluctuate, causing complaints from the soldiers, and it would be detrimental to the war in Liaodong.

In my opinion, it is better to repair the cannon carriage for three days in Zhongqian, so that we can march to Ningyuan city again.Vice General Chen, please stay calm! "

After listening to Chen Jiugao's words, Chen Zhongcai swallowed back what he was going to say just now. He knew that he couldn't persuade the grandpas in the Beijing camp, so he just looked at Zhang Cheng, waiting for his statement.

Zhang Cheng's face was very calm, he was holding a teacup and took a sip of tea, he seemed to realize that Chen Zhongcai was looking at him, he smiled at Chen Zhongcai, and slowly put down the teacup in his hand.

Then he opened his mouth and said: "Before I left the capital, I personally entered the palace to give a speech to the emperor. The emperor was very concerned about the war in Liaodong. He repeatedly said that the enemy should not be underestimated, and the crisis in Liaodong should not be delayed for a long time."

Zhang Cheng moved Emperor Chongzhen out first, and all the generals in the official hall held their breaths to listen quietly, no one dared to make any noise at this moment.

He glanced around at the generals before continuing: "This time I have sent all the best of the Ming Dynasty to Liaodong, and this battle under the city of Jinzhou is no small matter.

Victory will lead to peace in Liaodong. The Tartars will not dare to show off their power when they are frustrated for a while, and I can also free up my hands to deal with the intruders and rebels.

However, if we lose this battle, we will lose all the elites of the Ming Dynasty. Not only will Jinzhou fail to defend, Liaodong will be returned to Jiannu, and its ferocious flames will be even stronger. Flow thief.

If so, Daming is in danger! "

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, there was a complete silence in the official hall, a needle could be heard, and everyone fell into deep thought.

Only then did he turn his head to look at the deputy general Chen Zhongchang, and said: "General Chen bears the heavy trust of Governor Hong, and we are also worried about the Liaodong war, but now the soldiers are really tired after a long march.

Otherwise, at tomorrow morning, the three infantry battalions under my command will go to Ningyuan first with General Chen, so that General Chen can also report to Governor Hong. "

Zhang Cheng didn't wait for him to speak, and then continued: "The day after tomorrow, Wei Zhice will lead the car battalion to escort the army's luggage and set off, and this general will still lead the cavalry under his command and Chen Zongbing's front battalion to finally march into Ningyuan.

In this way, it can not only prevent the army from advancing together and congest the roads, but also allow Chen Zongbing's front battalion soldiers to rest and relieve physical fatigue before they can fight the slaves!
What does General Chen think? "

Zhang Cheng's last question was just to give Chen Zhongcai a step downhill, so there was no room for him to bargain.

But before he could speak, Chen Jiugao, the former battalion commander, took the lead and said, "That's it. That's it! In this way, Deputy General Chen can be reinstated, and the soldiers and I can rest for a while. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Both the general soldiers had spoken, and Chen Zhongcai naturally didn't dare to raise any objections, so the matter of advancing troops and Ning Yun was settled in this way.

Then Zhang Cheng introduced Chen Jiugao to the leaders of his battalion. Zhang Guangda, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong, Lin Fangping and others, among them, met Chen Jiugao when they were suppressing bandits in Henan.

But He Biao, Chen Zheng, Li Jiyu and others met for the first time, and they came forward to meet Chen Jiugao, Fu Yingchong, Chen Zhongcai and others.

At the same time, Chen Jiugao's front battalion also had two guerrillas, Chen Shihu and Chen Chongchang, who also came forward to pay homage to Chen Zhongcai, and met He Biao, Chen Zheng, Li Jiyu and others one after another.

(End of this chapter)