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Chapter 686 Compared with Zhang Cheng, he is inferior!

In the hall of Governor Ji Liao's Xingyuan, everyone was in a state of contemplation. Seeing that Zhang Cheng was willing to leave some soldiers and horses to guard the Changling Mountains and control the main roads of pines and apricots, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Cheng brought more than [-] soldiers and horses to Liao this time, as well as hundreds of artillery vehicles. They all saw it, and now he asked to leave a soldier and horse to guard the grain road, and everyone felt at ease.

Moreover, there are at least [-] Xuanbei elites who will join the army to march into Songshan. The strength of the main army has not weakened much, and they are still full of energy.

Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Zhang Cheng continued, "About ten miles to the southwest of Xingshan Mountain is the Wudaoling group of mountains and hills. At the foot of the mountain are my two fortresses, Daxing and Dongqing. The Qili River is flowing between the two fortresses. north.

Governors, you can choose one or two generals to sit here, relying on Wudaoling and Qili River, and deploy deep trench artillery to echo the defenders of the second castle. "

He glanced at all the town commanders present, and continued: "If the slave bandits come to attack Xingshan, they must come from the Daughter River Valley Road, and the Daughter Hebei is more than ten miles away, which is Wudaoling.

If we attack Xingshan Fort again, our Daxing, Dongqing Second Fort, and the garrison of Changling Mountain will be able to echo the Wudaoling defenders from a distance. Although the slaves are strong, they must have fewer soldiers. Take it by storm.

As long as we can withstand the first wave of slave attacks, our master can send elite cavalry back to help. If Xingshan is not lost, the food supply will be safe, and the food stored on Bijia Mountain will be safe.

Only in this way can we fight with the slaves for a long time on the front line of Songjin, looking for an opportunity to fight decisively! "

Everyone in the hall listened to Zhang Cheng's eloquence, and he was not only surprised that the mountain ranges in Song and Xing were so rare.

You know, Zhang Cheng has only been in Liaodong for more than a month, and his subordinates have only been sentrying around for nearly a month, and they are already familiar with the geographical advantages of Song Xing.

Hong Chengchou and the officials in Liaodong were all admiring, thinking: Zhang Cheng became famous as a young man, and he rose from a thousand generals to a general in just three years. Now it seems that it is definitely not a fluke.

As for the terrain he mentioned just now, some of them don't even know the veterans of Ziliao Town, but Zhang Cheng knows it in detail, which is amazing.

However, Yang Guozhu, Chen Jiugao, Wang Pu and other generals who came to the aid were all baffled. What is Wudaoling, and where are Daxing Fort and Dongqing Fort?
They have never even heard of it!

Seeing the doubts on their faces, Zhang Cheng asked the governor Hong Chengchou if he could hang up a map of western Liaoning for the generals to see.

As soon as the map was spread out, Zhang Cheng felt a splitting headache.

In his opinion, what he sees in front of him is an "Impressionist" painting. Although there are many key castles, cottages, and canals everywhere, they are not painted according to reality at all.

He felt dizzy, and it took him a long time to get used to this "impressionist" map of western Liaoning. He found places such as Nuerhe, Changling Mountain, Wudaoling, Daxing Fort, and Dongqing Fort. Point out one by one.

Yang Guozhu and other generals nodded their heads frequently as they watched, and Wang Pu, the general of Datong, even shouted: "Wonderful, the Changling Mountain and Wudaoling Mountain are sandwiching the pine and apricot arteries, and there are two Forts of Daxing and Dongqing to protect them. If the slaves don't take these places, how can they get to Xingshan Castle?"

He was even more excited to click on the map with his hand, and said: "These places can be formed into strongholds, and more artillery can be placed inside to bombard the slaves of Niangcao to death!"

Wu Sangui also nodded and said: "These places are extremely steep, and our barracks and forts are condescending, so they are indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, also shouted: "Hey, in this way, Tashan, Gaoqiao and other places will not need many defensive troops. Changling Mountain, Wudaoling, and Xingshan Fort, as long as they defend If you manage well, you can stop the slaves and thieves from coming."

Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "This is just for defense. There are not enough troops everywhere, and they are standing still and waiting for help. It is still reluctant, let alone rescue each other. A certain thought that we need to prepare a team of elite cavalry as our division's mobile force. .

You can go to Songshan with the army and face the war slaves head-on, or you can rush back to help everywhere in Xingshan when you are attacked in the back. "

He turned his head to look at the governor Hong Chengchou, clasped his fists and said, "This is a little bit of my own opinion, and I don't have enough consideration, I hope Governor Hong will not blame me. As for how to dispatch the various troops and horses, I leave it to the governor to decide!"

Facing Zhang Cheng's petition, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was silent.

After listening to the discussion between Zhang Cheng and the generals, he also felt in his heart that Zhang Cheng's proposal was indeed reasonable, and with such an arrangement, the back road would indeed be safer.

Although he was deeply displeased with Zhang Cheng's public mention of the safety of grain roads, but as the supreme commander of the Liaodong military of the Ming Dynasty, he had to think about the overall situation.

What's more, Zhang Cheng's proposal has already been supported by the generals of Xuanda, Shenjiying Chen Jiugao and others.

Also, Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor, and Ma Shaoyu, who joined the army, also flirt with Zhang Cheng. If they firmly deny it, they will definitely report to the Holy Spirit that they specialize in Liao affairs and insist on going their own way. .

Then think about Chen Xinjia, a soldier in the imperial court, and even the current emperor thinks so, what can I do!
It seems that we have to compromise on the issue of food and roads. Instead of fighting with Zhang Cheng, Zhang Ruoqi and others, what good is it for the Liaodong military?
Instead, take a step back.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng still respected himself, knew how to obey his authority, knew how to advance and retreat, and gave back the decision-making power to himself at the right time, and did not cooperate with the supervisor Zhang Ruoqi. The matter of seizing power before the march made Hong Chengchou feel uneasy few.

He smiled and said: "Zhang Zongbing is indeed full of strategic strategies. I have you picking up what I left and filling in the gaps today, which really makes me feel at ease. Let's do it like this."

"Hahaha……"

After he finished speaking, he laughed happily, and all the officials in the hall also laughed, and the atmosphere became harmonious again in an instant.

Only Wu Sangui, the commander in chief of Ningyuan, bit his lower lip lightly, and his face was a little sad. He sighed secretly in his heart: Compared with Zhang Cheng, he was finally inferior!

However, it is also a difficult problem to choose who to stay to sit in Xingshan and garrison Wudaoling.

Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke and the others all watched their noses and mouths, and their mouths looked at their hearts, like an old Buddha in meditation. It was obvious that they were unwilling to divide their troops and stay behind.

Chen Jiugao and Wang Pu had already made up their minds that they wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Cheng, so they naturally didn't want to stay and garrison Wudaoling, while Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and other town commanders naturally wanted to follow Governor Hong to the front line of Songjin .

For the rest, it seems that only one or two of Zuo Guangxian, Li Fuming and other few people were selected to stay at Wudaoling.

Fortunately, there were nearly 3 troops defending around Xingshan, but now Zhang Cheng is willing to leave another battalion of [-] troops to garrison Changling Mountain. If there is another general with thousands of troops stationed on Wudaoling , not to mention repelling the slaves and thieves, it is more than enough to defend.

(End of this chapter)