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Chapter 720 Mr. Zhang, what do you think?
In Songshan City, the official hall where Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao made a temporary acquaintance, the atmosphere was a bit strange, and the generals couldn't figure out why Governor Hong suddenly announced his plan to attack Shimen Mountain by force.

But now, as the commander-in-chief of the whole army, Hong Chengchou has made up his mind, and all the officials and generals are powerless to return to heaven. Those who responded quickly enough have already expressed their support. This discussion seems to be a foregone conclusion.

For example, Wu Sangui and Zu Dale supported the governor Hong Chengchou on the surface, but in fact they supported Mrs. Zuo behind the screen, and Zu Dashou, the leading army leader in Liaodong trapped in Jinzhou City.

Cao Bianjiao, on the other hand, sincerely supported Governor Hong. He was originally trained and promoted by Hong Chengchou. Although he was brave and brave, if he didn't know Ma Bole, so what if he was brave?

Li Fuming was also guilty. He followed Hong Chengchou to seek meritorious service to atone for his previous crimes, so he was naturally willing to fight, but he didn't care much about where to fight. Liu Zhaoji and Wang Tingchen basically thought the same way.

As for the rest of Tang Tong, Ma Ke and others, they just showed their loyalty to Governor Hong Chengchou. How to fight the battle is something to be said, but they can’t be missed by the governor because they are not timely. This is their purpose. .

Chen Jiugao, the former commander of the Shenji Battalion, looked at Hong Chengchou, then at Zhang Cheng who was sitting quietly, and finally looked at Wang Pu, the commander of Datong. He didn't seem to know how to express his position, whether to support Zhang Cheng or Hong Duchen ?
"The last general also thought that he should attack Shimen Mountain first and give the Tartars a head-on blow."

Datong Commander Wang Pu clasped his fists and continued loudly: "Hong Du, the last general asks for orders to fight, and he is willing to go ahead and fight the first battle!"

Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, said carelessly: "I listened to the governor. We didn't come to Liaodong for sightseeing. As for whether to fight Rufeng Mountain or Huangtuling first, it's not the same. Anyway, we have to fight Tartars."

Then, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, also expressed his support for the governor. Chen Jiugao glanced at Zhang Cheng again, shook him slightly, and then quickly expressed his support.

At this time, Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief, clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful. The generals are like this, so they can live up to the greatness of the Holy Grace. In my job, I will show the loyalty and bravery of the generals, and report the truth to the court, so that my soldiers will know and comfort the Holy One! "

When he said this, he paused for a moment, turned to look at Zhang Cheng, and asked, "Zhang Zongbing, what do you think?"

Zhang Cheng raised his eyes to look at Zhang Ruoqi, with a smile on his face, turned his head and looked at Hong Chengchou again, and said in a deep voice: "Governor Hong is worried about the state affairs, and works day and night. Now the plan is to attack the Tartars in Shimen Mountain. Our department is willing As the vanguard of the army, whether it is to attack Shimen Mountain, or go elsewhere to contain the Tartars, it will be done according to the order of the governor."

Zhang Ruoqi said: "Praise! All the generals can work together, and the Liao affairs are promising. Don't talk about breaking the siege of Jinzhou. It is not impossible to regain Yizhou and restore Guangning.

The performance of everyone today will never be buried here, and the achievements of fighting in the future will be faithfully recorded by the lords in my job, and played to the emperor! "

Qiu Minyang, Governor of Liaodong, sighed in his heart, and said: "I also ask the governor to make a plan on how to attack the East and West Shimen, and which troops to use to attack Huangtuling and Songshanling, so as to contain the Tartars."

His words brought everyone back to reality, all eyes in the hall turned to Hong Chengchou, to see how he would distribute.

Everyone's thoughts are different, some are as stable as Mount Tai, just waiting for Hong Chengchou's distribution; while others are indeed full of beautiful words, but they are constantly weighing in their hearts, whether they should restrain them or attack Shimen Mountain.

Although Hong Chengchou decided to attack Shimen Mountain first, it was really forced by the situation and not his original intention, but he also knew that the war was fierce and dangerous, so he had repeatedly calculated the strategy in his heart since last night, not only before the military discussion but also with his staff around him. We discussed it repeatedly.

At this time, under the attention of everyone, he said in a deep voice: "According to the sentinel, there should be no more than [-] soldiers and horses in the Dongnu besiege, and there is a Zhenghong Banner stationed in Huangtuling; There is a red flag; and Songshanling is stationed in Dongnu Jingqi with thousands of horses, it seems that it is even more responsible for supporting Huangtuling and Maojiagou."

He paused for a moment before continuing: "Although the exact number of soldiers and horses deployed by the Tartars in the above places cannot be thoroughly investigated for the time being, it is roughly estimated to be more than [-] Tartars.

Judging by the colors of the flags, the garrison at Shimen Mountain should be dominated by the Tartar bandits Zhenglan, Xianglan, Zhengbai, and Xiangbai banner soldiers, and the number should be more than [-] captives.

In this way, together with the Dongnu stationed at Rufeng Mountain and the Tatar bandits from the various tribes around Jin, there should be more than [-] people. This is the current deployment of the Tartar bandit forces. "

Hong Chengchou glanced at the next officials and generals, and said again: "According to the sentinel report, in places such as Rufeng Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Huangtu Ridge, and Songshan Ridge, there are soldiers from various banners of the Han army of the Tartars. Guess these places There should be many large and small cannons, bird guns and other firearms, as well as the fire soldiers conscripted by the Tartars from North Korea, but no trace of them has been seen yet, and it is unknown where they are hiding.

The Tartar bandits and the soldiers of the various banners of the Han army guarded against the danger of the mountain, and then charged down the mountain with captive cavalry, or attacked our army from the flank, it was very difficult to defend.

And whether our army attacks Shimen Mountain, Huangtuling, Songshanling, or even the front of Rufeng Mountain, the captive cavalry from all over the place will help each other, forming a pincer attack on our army, which is really quite difficult! "

Everyone in the hall frowned and thought deeply when they heard the words. Although they were very enthusiastic when they expressed their opinions just now, when it came to specific battles, few people dared to speak out.

In this way, it is not because I am afraid of saying the wrong thing, but because I am afraid that if I say something, I will be sent to lead the battle. After all, most generals still like to follow behind to pick up some small military exploits. If the battle is not good, they can still run ahead.

After all, strength is the foundation for these warriors to live and work!
Zhang Dou of Bingbei Dao had been in Songshan for a long time, and he had a good understanding of the local terrain. He offered advice: "Hongdu, the flat area between Huangtuling and Songshanling can enable the army to protect the civilians and dig trenches to block the two areas. contact between.

In this way, the Tartars in these two places cannot be united, and if they fight alone, there is no need to send a large number of officers and troops to intercept them. "

Wang Zhizhen, the supervisor of Taoism, had a different opinion. He said: "Even if the captive cavalry in Songshanling are blocked by the moat and cannot come to support Shimen Mountain, there will still be captive cavalry from Huangshiling, Rufeng Mountain and other places coming to help, and they can't be stopped. !"

Zhang Dou didn't take it seriously, and continued: "That's true, but if you can cut off one place, it's still one place. It's better than the Tartars and the barbarians from all three and four places joining together."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It seemed that under the current situation, that was the only way to go. The next step was to discuss matters concerning the various ministries and troops going to battle.

After long and intense quarrels and discussions, until late at night, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, decided to attack the various officers and troops on Shimen Mountain, and to feign attacks to contain the generals in Huangtuling and Rufeng Mountains.

(End of this chapter)