The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 315
Ding Kuichu took a deep breath, pointed to the north and said, "Order the whole army to turn around immediately and return to Wuzhou as quickly as possible."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt a tightness in his chest.Not long ago, he was deceived by King Chen with various false appearances, and he honestly led the army to leave Wuzhou and go south, even without luggage on the way.Unexpectedly, Chen Wang suddenly went to surround Wuzhou again, so he could only turn around and turn back in embarrassment.

This trip was full of rushing marches, and when they returned to Wuzhou, they were being waited for by the king of Chen.

It took him a long time to calm down his anger, and suddenly realized that his army was approaching Lu Chuan, but all the food, grass and luggage were still falling in the area of ​​Cenxi.However, King Chen had already surrounded Wuzhou, and he was very close to Cenxi, so he might send troops to raid his luggage.

Our own men and horses only brought seven days of rations. If there is any loss of luggage, the army will be in chaos.He hastily asked someone to summon his general Zhong Mingyuan, gave him a general account of the Wuzhou Change, and ordered him to lead his troops to collect food and grass for the war.

Zhong Ming was so far away that he didn't leave immediately, but repeatedly looked at the black jade finger wrench that Chen Ke handed him, and after a while, he frowned again and said: "Master Dutang, this finger wrench is extremely finely crafted, and it must be the property of King Gui. But it is also possible that it was faked by Chen Wang's skillful craftsman, so we must guard against it."

Ding Kuichu smiled wryly and shook his head, "Don't say [-]%, King Gui is only [-]% likely to be in Wuzhou, and I will definitely go there."

This Zhong Mingyuan is Su Pin's father-in-law.His son-in-law led the main force of the [-] Cantonese army before, and was completely wiped out in Fujing in less than half a day. Now that Ding Kuichu wants to work his troops northward, it may be even more difficult to win.

He immediately remonstrated: "Inspector Hall, in my humble opinion, the decisive battle at this time is very disadvantageous for me.

"Maybe based in southern Guangxi, hoarding food and grass, Chen Bing resists the enemy on the front line of the Xunjiang River, and take Xu Xutu as the top..."

"Confused!" Ding Kuichu rolled his eyes at him angrily, and reprimanded, "I raised an army in the name of Nai Zhengshuo, King Gui, and if King Gui was lost in Wuzhou, my generals would come out of no name, and the rebels would not be far away.

"If King Chen wins Wuzhou, our army will be cut off from all parts of northern Guangxi. He will use the righteousness of the court to command Guangxi. Who else will follow my orders in Liuzhou, Pingle, Guilin and other important towns in the north?"

In fact, he also knows that many officials in Guangxi still have their hearts attached to the imperial court, and places that cannot be reached by their own military power will inevitably break away from their own rule soon.

He continued sharply: "At present, Wuzhou has just undergone changes. Before all regions can react, we will use our strength several times that of the enemy to break the siege of Wuzhou with the momentum of pushing mountains and plains. , King Qin of Yunnan, major events can only be continued.

"Sitting in the south of Guangxi, but in the land of the two prefectures, the soldiers, horses, money and food are poor, and they will definitely not be able to wrestle with King Chen. And if there is no king of Gui, even the south of Guizhou will hardly be stable!"

He forcefully pointed out of the tent, "Send me an order to march northward to Wuzhou immediately, and fight King Chen to death at the gate of the city!"

Zhong Mingyuan let out a long sigh in his heart, and had no choice but to answer with his hands folded: "The general will obey." Then he bowed and retreated.

A few days later, Ding Kuichu's men and horses had traveled to less than forty miles away from the Huanghua River. After crossing the river and walking for half a day, it was Cenxi City.

Suddenly, a front team of cavalry galloped to the Chinese army to report that the scouts in charge of security had encountered the luggage team that had just crossed the Huanghua River last night. They had not seen King Chen's soldiers and horses for several days, and there was no loss of luggage, money, food, and utensils.

Ding Kuichu was overjoyed when he heard the words - "There is no loss of money, food and equipment", that is to say, the heavy artillery sent by the twelve Franc robots is still there.With these cannons, the decisive battle with King Chen has a little more chance of winning.

Chen Ke at the side was a little puzzled and said: "King Chen is near Wuzhou, why didn't he divide his troops to rob my luggage?"

Ding Kui Chu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's not beyond my expectation. King Chen has only 5000 troops, and it's not enough to besiege the city. It's not surprising that he is stingy in dividing his troops. Or he was careless in scouting horses and looking for my rear team. , and left the ear."

He also ordered Chen Ke, "Order the whole army to set up camp on the south bank of the Huanghua River as soon as possible. Tomorrow, we will bury pots and make rice, and cross the river at Chenshi."

"Subordinates obey orders!"

On the next day, the soldiers under Ding Kuichu had breakfast and were about to cross the river in the boats collected nearby yesterday.

Just when Zhongming came here to transport grain and grass, he saw the crowd of soldiers and horses by the river, vying to get on the boat. , beware of the enemy attacking me in the middle of the crossing."

"You're too careful." Ding Kui smiled and shook his head, "There must be no King Chen's troops in the vicinity, otherwise how could he ignore my rear team's food and supplies?"

Zhong Mingyuan persuaded him for a long time, and then Ding Kuichu forced him to lead more than a thousand people to cross the river first, and after repeated inspections, he let the main force follow in an orderly manner.

As soon as his brigade arrived on the other side, the county magistrate of Cenxi brought a hundred people, carrying money and food, to work in the army.

Zhong Mingyuan hurriedly stepped forward to ask if he encountered any suspicious soldiers nearby, the county magistrate of Cenxi only bowed deeply to Ding Kuichu, and said in a loud voice: "Where the Heavenly Army of Dutang is coming, Xiaoxiao can't avoid it, why would any soldier dare to come and send him to death?"

Ding Kuichu laughed heartily when he heard the words, and then taunted Zhong Mingyuan, saying that he was afraid of Chen Wang as a tiger, and that he was not as good as a Cenxi civil servant.

Half a day later, Ding Kui's Chu troops had already passed Cenxi, and because they were worried about Wuzhou's tightness, they only swept past the city, and arrived at the mountain pass at the top of the mountain north of Cenxi in the evening.

Zhong Mingyuan drove his horse to explore the road again, and he saw that the peaks on both sides of this place are hundreds of feet high, and there is only a small road more than ten feet wide in the middle, which is a dangerous place for military strategists.

He urged Ding Kuichu to camp outside the mountain pass first, and sent scouts to search the hills on both sides.

After working hard for most of the day, Tan Ma reported back one after another, saying that this place is full of barren hills, and no soldier or pawn was seen ambushing here.

Ding Kuichu wished he could fly back to Wuzhou, but he stayed here for a long time. He angrily reprimanded Zhong Mingyuan in public, "Don't think that you know the soldiers in the world! There are two places on the top of the Huanghua River and the top of the mountain. You delayed my army's one-day trip. If Wuzhou Therefore, if there is a mistake, I will cut off your sacrificial flag!"

Another day, when Ding's main force passed the top of the mountain, there was a flat river in front of him, and there was no dangerous terrain before Wuzhou, so he repeatedly urged the army to advance.

Although Zhong Mingyuan was scolded, he was still always careful.This time, he didn't dare to disturb Ding Kuichu, so he led his confidantes to investigate in front, and saw a sparse poplar forest on the west side of the exit from the top of the mountain, and a gentle slope on the east side, with a smooth road more than two miles wide in the middle.

He first rode his horse in front of the forest, the distance between the trees was at least six feet, and the shrubs under the trees were only half a foot high, not to mention Tibetans, even a dog could spot them at a glance.

The ferry crossing and the mountain pass are two places that are very suitable for ambush, and no enemy troops have been seen. The current terrain should not be different, but if we really want to set up an ambush here, the terrain is wide and flat, and our team can advance and retreat calmly. There is also nothing impassable.

He breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, and couldn't help laughing at himself for being too suspicious, so he rode his horse back to the army.

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