prosperous age

Chapter 213 Chapter 212
The trip to Huailai County was delayed, and the guards were only asked to check the prepared carriages and horses that day, and then disbanded and returned to the temporary camp to rest.

Wei Guangde brought Li Zhen, Dong Yiyuan and Huailaiwei commanders back to the house, and arranged for Huailaiwei to send scout horses to the surrounding military forts as soon as possible to find out the trajectory of the Tartar reconnaissance activities in the past few days.

After the people from Huailaiwei took the order to leave, Wei Guangde and Li Zhen discussed what they said before, and after confirming that it was correct, they asked Yu Guangdou to enter the house to write the official document, and asked Dong Yiyuan to arrange for someone to send the news to Baoanzhou.

This is already the third official document sent from Huailaiwei to Baoan Prefecture.

The first one is to ask Baoan Prefecture to arrange the army to pick up the food convoy, and the second one is to let the troops sent by Baoan Prefecture go directly to Huailai County to meet it. The latest one was sent out last night, but today is the third one To issue again.

"No, rewrite."

Wei Guangde took over the official document written by Yu Guangdou, briefly glanced at it, then shook his head and directly rejected it.

"The official document is issued in the name of my 'Military Counselor', and the wording is stricter. The troops must set off within two days after receiving the military order, and the journey on the road must not be delayed for more than three days."

Speaking of this, Wei Guangde looked at the map on the book case again. Although the map of this era has no standard, it only gives a rough location, which may still have a certain reference value.

"In three days, people from Baoan Prefecture should have climbed to Huailai County, right?"

Wei Guangde and the others had calculated before that the grain transport convoy would be able to reach Baoan Prefecture if they marched at full speed for three days, but after the incident with the Datong Army, Wei Guangde was not sure whether the Xuanfu Army would also procrastinate. Is three days enough?

He asked Dong Yiyuan this question, he was from Xuanfu, so he should be very clear about the nature of the Xuanfu army.

"My lord, the army can reach Huailai County in two days with light equipment."

Dong Yiyuan was a little uncomfortable being stared at by Wei Guangde. He understood the meaning of Wei Guangde's words, so he chose to answer truthfully.

After slightly nodding, Wei Guangde suddenly thought of something again, and said to Yu Guangdou: "Let them choose the most capable general to lead the team."

At this point, Wei Guangde was slightly taken aback, and then asked Dong Yiyuan: "As far as you know, who is the most capable general in the Xuanfu army?"

Wei Guangde's question made Dong Yiyuan feel like cursing, what to say, he hesitated for a moment before answering: "My lord, it has been two years since I left the Xuanfu in a humble position."

"The point is, you know which ones can fight, and report their names. The ones with mediocre strength are fine."

Wei Guangde directly interrupted Dong Yiyuan's words, and asked impolitely.

Although the battle is fought by generals, but in the end, if you lose the battle, you will not be able to escape even if you are asked to blame.

The reason why Wei Guangde transferred the battle from Baoanzhou to Huailai was because it was not calculated that the Alda Department would step up reconnaissance and cavalry to the south to prepare for the arrival of the Datong Army, which made Huai's last journey to Baoanzhou full of dangers.

Naturally, a gentleman does not set up a dangerous wall, and he will not carry out the original plan firmly.

Anyway, no matter whether it is fighting in Huailai or Baoanzhou, it is to show the combat power of the Ming army. The biggest problem now is that he is not familiar with the Xuanfu army and which generals are capable of fighting.

If he went to Baoan Prefecture by himself, he could observe more and inquire more about it, but now he couldn't go to Baoan Prefecture, so he could only rely on Dong Yiyuan, a member of the Xuanfu, to provide him with candidates.

When his speech was interrupted, Dong Yiyuan didn't dare to get angry with Wei Guangde. Instead, he quickly thought about who the generals in the Xuanfu army could fight. This Hanlin master said something in front of him to make a good impression, and the others.
"My lord, in addition to my elder brother Dong Yikui, there are guerrilla fighters Ma Fang and Liu Huan who can fight in the Xuanfu army, especially Ma Fang. This year he hit me twice near Wanquan Zuowei Zhangjiakou. Answering the Ministry, because of this, Governor Xuanda asked for credit from the capital."

Dong Yiyuan thought about what he knew, the generals who could fight in the Xuanfu army, and he remembered Ma Fang and Liu Huan, both of whom had made military exploits this year.

This time the Xuan government sent troops to encircle and suppress the Tartars who entered the pass. If Xu Lun, the governor of the Xuan Dynasty, was not stupid, he would definitely send them over.

"Ma Fang?"

Wei Guangde subconsciously filtered out Dong Yikui, but paid attention to the first name that Dong Yiyuan said out of his mouth. He had a vague impression, as if he had heard someone say that Governor Xuanda asked for credit, and the first name on the credit list was Ma Fang.

"Scribe Yu, call Ma Fang, Dong Yikui, and Liu Huan to Huailai County by name in the official document."

After Wei Guangde gave his orders, he turned and returned to his seat, sat down to drink tea, and waited for Yu Guangdou to write the official document.

Li Zhen was also thinking about Wei Guangde's plan at this time. It took about two days to send the official document to Baoan Prefecture, two days to prepare, and three days to arrive. That is to say, counting from today, the Xuanfu Army would arrive in Huailai County on the seventh day.

It is estimated that someone from the Anda Department will also arrive, and the two sides will confront each other outside Huailai County.

The vanguard of the Datong Army will arrive here two or three days after the confrontation between the two sides. If they are ordered to move forward and stationed in Huailai County immediately, they will be able to put enough pressure on the troops of the Ida Department. Whether to fight or not to fight, how to fight, The initiative is all on your side.

safe.

Li Zhen felt that although Wei Guangde was young, he still seemed to understand military affairs. He was not a scholar who had only read books, and he just wanted to let the soldiers rush to the enemy, regardless of whether they could win or not.

At the very least, he knows how to calculate the time and when he can gather enough troops to force the opponent into submission with superior force.

At the moment, Wei Guangde is also pondering over the battlefield in his mind, even if the Ming army is weaker, it doesn't matter, as long as there are enough generals, there is no fear of losing the battle.

Altan Khan will definitely send troops to monitor the dispatch of troops in Baoan Prefecture, and lure them to Huailai County. If they know that Huailai County has the military rations of the Xuanfu Army, they will definitely find a way to snatch them.

And at this time, the Datong army suddenly came, what would I Dahan choose to do?
Send all the troops from Yanqing and Baoanzhou to Huailai County to attack?

When the time comes, the battlefield will be the battle between Xuan Dajun and Alda's troops at the city of Huailai, will Alta Khan follow?
Dong Yiyuan said that Ma Fang can fight, so should Ma Fang attack Aldakhan's headquarters at that time, let Liu Huan also go up, encircle Aldakhan's headquarters from left and right, and capture the thief and the king.

Wei Guangde feels that at this moment, he is like playing chess when the next generation has nothing to do. Whether it is military chess or chess, once you choose a chess piece to capture, you must first consider the position of the opponent's chess pieces around you, and then the chess piece on your side. Those who are mobilized should be mobilized and try to form an advantage.

In many cases, a pawn on a point is a swap, you take my horse, I take your rook, and see who takes advantage in the end.

In the Ming Dynasty, Wei Guangde also played Go and Xiangqi with others in his free time, but he was not good at chess. He had learned chess before, but his level was very good. Go was only learned in the Ming Dynasty.

After Yu Guangdou rewrote the document, he gave it to Wei Guangde to read, and Wei Guangde handed it to Li Zhen. After all, he was a senior who entered the officialdom a few years ago, and there were some omissions in the wording. Li Zhen was more familiar with it than Wei Guangde.

The new document was all right, and when Wei Guangde was about to send someone to send it out, Li Zhen suddenly reminded: "Master Wei, should we still send an order to the Datong Army, at least let their vanguards come here quickly .”

At this time, the lobby of the Baoan State Government Office was full of generals in armor. After the first letter, the person with the highest official position here, Liu Dazhang, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and Tian Shiwei, the deputy chief soldier, sat beside him.

And the hall is a group of generals, guerrillas, and commanders of various guards who have been transferred to encircle Alda this time.

"General Tian said just now that the military rations have been transported to Huailai, and we are very close to Baoan Prefecture. Now we need to send troops to support the ration convoy."

Liu Dazhang, who was sitting in the hall, looked at the generals in the room and said, "Tell me, who wants to go?"

After all the generals in the room looked at each other, finally a middle-aged man whose physique was not outstanding among the generals stood up, clasped his fists at the commander-in-chief Liu Dazhang above, and said, "I would like to go to meet the grain truck."

In this regard, the commander-in-chief Liu Dazhang was not surprised. Among all the generals in the room, this man was the craziest in fighting and the least afraid of death.

After Liu Dazhang and the deputy commander Tian Shiwei muttered a few words in a low voice, they turned their heads and said to the man: "Okay, then you will go on this errand, and you will go down to get ready in a while, and you will lead your troops to Sanggan River tomorrow morning. Go along the river bank to meet the food convoy."

"Humble orders."

After the man heard Liu Dazhang's words, he agreed loudly.

"General, do you see if we are sending two teams of troops to support General Ma's actions? Now our Alta Department is more closely integrated, and if there is any movement on our side, the other party will find out."

At this time, the deputy commander Tian Shiwei reminded in a low voice, seeing that Liu Dazhang was still hesitating, he reminded again: "There is not much food and grass in the army, and this time the food transport convoy must not be lost."

"Who do you think is better to send?"

Liu Dazhang glanced at the generals in the hall, and asked in a low voice.

"How about Liu Huan? He has more than a thousand soldiers there, and his strength is only second to Ma Fang's."

Tian Shiwei suggested.

"No."

Liu Dazhang shook his head when he heard the words, "I don't know how many days it will take to pick up the grain transport convoy this time. The Ministry of Defense has been sending scouts to the south these days. I suspect that the Datong Army is coming. If the Ministry of Defense attacks me at this time The army can't let Liu Huan go, Ma Fang has already been dispatched, so we still need to keep one capable of fighting."

"Then let Zhang Heng and Liu Mo take people there. The two Thousand Household Offices under the two of them also have more than a thousand people. Let them follow Ma Fang. If there is a change, they can support one or two in time."

Tian Shiwei said in a low voice.

"can."

This time Liu Dazhang did not refuse, but then he whispered to Tian Shiwei: "Come down and ask Ma Fang to tell him that when you ask him to meet the grain transportation convoy, you must first ensure the safety of the person named Wei Guangde. I don't know how someone like that would be sent here."

"I didn't understand it either. I've never heard that people from the Imperial Academy ran out to patrol the border. This time, they were suspended as military counselors. If Liu Tingchen and Governor Liu find out, I don't know how they will scold them."

Tian Shiwei smiled with a raised corner of his mouth.

"Hehe, according to the messenger, that Wei Guangde is still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old doll, hehe."

Liu Dazhang also smiled when he heard the words, military counselor, this is the treatment that only civil servants at the governor level can get, and the Imperial Academy review has been suspended for this position, what will those governors in their [-]s and [-]s think? It is not because the imperial court wants them to become officials. yes.

"Weng Shilang sent him here, I'm afraid he was sent to supervise the war because we hadn't fought the Tartars here, Mr. Liu, I wonder if we should make a move in the past two days and fight the Tartars?"

Tian Shiwei reminded in a low voice.

"Fuck me, the Tartars should retreat after a few days. How dare you stay here forever?"

Liu Dazhang shook his head, he didn't want to be defeated, even if he could maintain the current situation of confrontation, if he lost a battle, he would be punished by his superiors, and both the governor and the governor would scold him.

"When the Datong Army arrives, I will know how to choose."

In the end, Liu Dazhang still shook his head, not intending to fight the Tartars who entered the customs.

"Is there anything else to explain?"

After thinking about it, Liu Dazhang felt that there was nothing wrong, so he asked Tian Shiwei.

"No, that's all, nothing else matters."

Tian Shiwei replied.

Liu Dazhang thought about it again, and then he said to the general in the hall: "Let's go back to the camp and stick to our respective camps. Don't pay attention to the Tartars who are clamoring for them. If you dare to come, call them back.

Ma Fang, wait a moment, Zhang Heng and Liu Mo are all here to talk. "

After the others left, Liu Dazhang ordered Ma Fang to send troops to support the grain convoy this time. Zhang Heng and Liu Mo led their troops to follow Ma Fang's horse team and provide support at any time.

After finishing the order, he waved them away and returned to the camp to prepare for tomorrow's departure.

When the three of them walked out of the lobby, Liu Mo couldn't help but glanced back before cursing, "If I knew I was here to guard the camp, I would have sent other commanders here, thinking I could fight the Tartars here."

"It's as if you are a commander, and you can pick and choose this position."

Zhang Heng on the side laughed.

"Two big brothers, brother, I can rely on the care of you two."

At this time, Ma Fang also turned to them and said.

"It's not the first time we've dealt with each other. Don't you know who we are?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile.

"As far as 2000 or less than 3000 of us are going to meet the grain carts, I suspect that after we left the camp, at least [-] Tartar cavalry followed us. If the grain carts were discovered again, I estimate that thousands of people would immediately surround them."

Liu Mo shook his head and said, he has realized that this trip is a bit dangerous, watching the two sides support each other in two parts, but the strength is still too weak.

It is not a big problem to simply march, but it is not enough to take care of the grain trucks.

"Liu Dazhang is afraid of death. If I say as I said, directly attack the headquarters of I Da Khan, and attack his royal court. Just his royal court guards, my people and Liu Huan's people can make a tie. Before the surrounding reinforcements arrive and defeat the royal court guards, I Dahan can only run back, or just throw it there, I don’t know.”

Ma Fang shook her head in disdain and regretted.

"There are so many camps in the Ministry of Defense, do you know that is Wang Ting?"

Liu Mo doubted, "Even if you have lived there for many years, you may not be able to tell it. I look pretty much the same."

"In addition to looking at the layout of the camp, you also need to look at the people. The guards of the royal court are composed of warriors from various departments. You may not recognize them, but I will not."

Ma Fang said very proudly.

"It's too dangerous, otherwise General Tian wouldn't have refused to support it."

Zhang Heng said.

"That's right, your tactic of capturing the thief and capturing the king is very risky. Once you can't defeat the Royal Guards, the soldiers on the expedition will be in danger. Annihilation of the entire army is easy, and it will directly shake the battle situation."

Liu Mo also frowned and said, "Although this kind of confrontation can't get rid of our department, their main force can only stay here. We are not afraid of them."

"If your soldiers have 3000 people, I will support you in doing this. By the way, you know I Dahan, so don't let him run away then, haha"

Zhang Heng suddenly laughed at the side.

(End of this chapter)