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Chapter 222
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The 29th Route Rebels held a meeting in Fugu County to discuss the election of a general leader and formulate a strategy against the government army. This information, Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou, who have taken root in Shaanxi and Gansu for two years, can of course be obtained through the insiders and intelligence networks they personally arranged. information.Young Master Zhang, who also attaches great importance to intelligence work and is supported by the intelligence systems of Dongchang and Zhenfu Division, is not to be outdone. The rebel army decided to hold a meeting on May [-]th. Young Master Zhang had already received a secret report that night, but anyway , Young Master Zhang has always been a newcomer, and the intelligence network is not yet perfect. There is no chance to directly reach into the rebel army to get first-hand information, so the next move of the rebel army, Young Master Zhang can only rely on his own expertise reasoning and superhuman historical insight to judge.

"The thieves elect the general leader. Whoever can become the head of the thieves can leave him alone. It is not important to us Xuanda." When convening the civil and military officials above the fourth rank in Shanxi Town to discuss countermeasures, Young Master Zhang said straight to the point: " The most important thing is that after the rebels elect a new leader, they must formulate the next main attack direction, which is the most important thing for us Xuanda."

"The rebellious thieves had better come to fight Xuanda, just to let them see the majesty of Zhang Xiantai, the number one god of war in Ming Dynasty!" Shi Kefa, the more enthusiastic new governor of Xuanda, rushed to shout, "Send the rebellious thieves to your door to die, and save Xuanda The army has traveled a long distance, go to Shaanxi to hunt them down!" When he shouted here, Shi Kefa suddenly realized that something was wrong - because all the civil and military officials of Xuanda who were present were looking at him like idiots.

"I..., did I say something wrong?" Shi Kefa couldn't stand the gazes of so many people, and his voice became much quieter.Over there, Young Master Zhang coughed, forced a smile, and introduced to the subordinates present: "My lords, let me introduce you, this is Shi Kefa Shi Xianzhi, the new staff member invited by the governor—his teacher, is The former Zuoqian capital censor Zuo Guangdou Zuo lord."

"Oh, no wonder!" All the civil and military officials at the scene suddenly realized, and thought to themselves, no wonder, Zuo Guangdou's students—pedantic and stupid are indeed as good as Zuo Guangdou.With the approval of Young Master Zhang, Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, stood up and said: "Mr. Shi, do you know how long our Xuanda's Fenhe defense line is? How many counties have we passed through? How many mobile troops have our Xuanda army in Shanxi?" How many?"

Shi Kefa shook his head blankly, Geng Ruqi gave a wry smile, and introduced: "The Fenhe defense line is 940 miles long and passes through seven counties along the way. In our Xuanda army, except for the troops guarding the local areas, there are not many troops that can maneuver in Shanxi. To 4 people, and the main cavalry has to be ready at any time, and go north to reinforce the Great Wall defense line of Xuanfu and Datong. In this way, if the main force of the rebels moves to Xuanda, roams and harasses on the Fenhe defense line, and attacks from all sides, then we Let alone completely annihilating the rebels, the main force of the army will be exhausted to fight fires everywhere!"

"Brother Shi Nian, fighting a war is not as easy as it appears in the books. You are inexperienced, so you have to read more and listen more." Young Master Zhang taught him more tactfully.Shi Kefa understood what Young Master Zhang meant by telling him not to open his mouth, he blushed and bowed back, and said honestly: "Students are taking the liberty, please forgive Zhang Xiantai, and adults, please express your opinions, students learn with an open mind. .”

"This guy is not bad, at least he is not as stubborn as his teacher. He likes to pretend he doesn't understand." Geng Ruqi and other Shanxi civil and military officials nodded secretly, and their impression of Shi Kefa was somewhat changed.Geng Ruqi turned to Young Master Zhang again and said, "Master Zhang, according to the officials, in order to prevent the main force of the rebels from advancing westward and poisoning our Xuanda people, our Xuanda army should be ready to fight. As long as the main force of the rebels dares to advance eastward, We will resolutely fight back, and we must send the main force of the rebels back to Shaanxi."

"Won't the people in Shaanxi suffer even more?" Shi Kefa murmured in his heart.But the next words of Zhang Honggong, the general soldier of Shanxi, made Shi Kefa even more eye-opening-Zhang Honggong suggested: "My lord governor, in order to show the might of my army, it is not enough to just be prepared to face the enemy. , our army should advance westward across the board, advance the defense line to the banks of the Yellow River, and use the natural danger of the Yellow River to resist the rebels, which can not only make the Xuanda defense line impregnable, but also recover the lost land in Shanxi that was invaded by the rebels, and it is also an explanation for the court.”

"I object." Xuanda governor Ma Shiying, who happened to come to Shanxi to inspect the implementation of the New Deal and inspect the planting of high-yield crops, stood up and said loudly: "It is important for our army to advance the line of defense westward to the banks of the Yellow River. , can indeed make the defense line stronger, but our current financial and material resources are not enough to support and maintain the supply of the Yellow River defense line. Because pushing the defense line to the Yellow River, our transportation distance will be extended by more than 400 miles. It is still a straight-line distance. In terms of manpower and material resources in our hands, it is difficult to ensure sufficient supply of food and grass on the front line. Moreover, after the defense line advances westward, the refugees in several states and counties destroyed by the thieves have become a burden for us. Not only can we not feed so many refugees, these refugees are likely to become an introduction to our internal instability! So I think it is the best choice for us to defend the current Fen River defense line."

"What about the people of Xuanda in the occupied area?" Shi Kefa finally couldn't help but asked angrily, "What should they do? Seeing them being tortured by thieves and starving to death?"

Ma Shiying was speechless, and began to regret that he had recommended his friend Ruan Dacheng back to his post——Ruan Dacheng, you came from Jiangnan to Xuanda to be an official, so just come, why did you bring this pedantic guy?At this time, Young Master Zhang opened his mouth and said solemnly: "Brother Shi Nian, when my Taizu of the Ming Dynasty raised his troops, he captured Yingtian Mansion as his foundation. For a long time, our Taizu of the Ming Dynasty did not take a step north to rescue The northern Han people who were poisoned by the Meng Yuan——Why? Insufficient power! Our current situation is very similar to the situation of the Great Ming Taizu at that time. We want to rescue the people of Ming Dynasty who were poisoned by the thieves, but we are not strong enough. What should we do? Don’t we have to hide our strengths and bide our time, recharge our batteries, and when we accumulate enough strength, we can save the people of Ming Dynasty who have been poisoned by the thieves in one fell swoop!”

This time, Shi Kefa was speechless, and after a long while he cupped his hands and said, "Student, please forgive me, Governor." Young Master Zhang waved his hand to make Shi Kefa retreat first, then stood up again, walked to the map, and suddenly went to Kefa A point west of Lanshan, Kelanzhou city, said in a deep voice: "The governor believes that the best way to prevent the main force of the rebels from entering Xuanda is to restore Kelanzhou city! Then use this city as a base to station Heavy troops, providing depth for the Fenhe defense line, forcing the main force of the rebels to give up their plan to advance eastward, and forcing them to go south to Shaanxi!"

"Wonderful!" Zhang Honggong took the lead in applauding, and applauded: "Kelan Prefecture has been taken back, and the three towns of Kelan Prefecture, Shanxi Town and Laoyingbao are at the corner of each other, forming a triangle encirclement for the main force of the rebellion. If they want to go east, they will weigh the consequences and force them to go south."

"This strategy is feasible." Ma Shiying, who knows Xuanda's financial situation best, also nodded, agreeing: "If there is only one Kelan Prefecture, we can still support us. Moreover, Kelan Prefecture is only 120 miles away from Shanxi Town, and the supply of food and grass is also high. It is more convenient, and the mountains of Kelan Mountain can also be used to provide depth for the Fenhe defense line."

"That's right, taking back Kelan Prefecture is indeed the best way to prevent the main forces of the rebels from advancing eastward." Other Xuanda civil and military officials also agreed with Young Master Zhang's triangular defense system, and they all spoke in agreement, and many generals stood up He took the initiative to ask Ying to recover Kelan Prefecture—the bandit leader Li Jinwang who controlled Kelan Prefecture only had more than 3000 troops capable of fighting. With such a simple difficulty, General Xuan was of course happy to show off in front of Young Master Zhang.

"If it's just King Li Jin, the rebellious thief in the city of Kelan Prefecture, the difficulty is not high." Young Master Zhang said again: "The only trouble is that Kelan Prefecture is too close to Fugu, the home of the rebellious thieves. If the main force of the rebellious thieves is iron If we really want to advance eastward, we must send troops to rescue this eastward stronghold. Therefore, our military operation must be fast this time, so fast that the rebels have no time to send reinforcements!" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang's eyes flashed fiercely, Said in a deep voice: "For this operation, use the slave-slaughter army directly under the governor's control as the vanguard! The governor wants to kill chickens and monkeys to show those thieves what it will be like to be an enemy of the slave-slaughter army of the governor! Don’t let them get dizzy and come to Xuanda to cause trouble for me!”

Although the decision was made to use the slave-slaughter army as the vanguard, to deal with those thieves under King Li Jin who are not even considered third-rate troops, the entire dispatch of the slave-slaughter army, which has expanded to 2000 people, is undoubtedly a way to kill chickens. Like a knife, so Young Master Zhang only intends to use one of the fourth squadrons of the Slave Slaughter Army, to use the old to lead the new and let the recruits see their blood and practice their courage.As for the Fourth Slaughtering Squad, apart from the Lu Xiangsheng Tianxiong Squad who is training in the Xuan Mansion, the remaining three Squads are vying for the opportunity to fight and train. Wu Liuqi, Wu Sangui and Zhao Shuilun all I want to use the rebel army in Kelan Prefecture to train troops, so that my team that has expanded to 3000 people can quickly take shape, and there is only one chance to go out. Naturally, these three generals will fight for blood.In the end, by drawing lots, Wu Sangui, who was only 17 years old, was lucky enough to stand out and lead the army under the envious eyes of Zhao Shuilun and Wu Liuqi.

Just like when they were in Jimen, the slave-slaughtering army's good food, which is comparable to that of the local rich, has always been the envy of other Shanxi troops and the envy of many friendly troops. The slave slaughter army has the important task of invincible reputation, and also shoulders the responsibility of shutting up the envious allies.And almost every Shanxi army is discussing and muttering in private, is the slave slaughter army as capable as the legend says?Will it be possible to conquer Kelan Prefecture smoothly, or how long will it take to conquer Kelan Prefecture?Some economically savvy generals and soldiers also took advantage of this opportunity to gamble on how long it would take the slave slaughter army to take Kelan Prefecture.

"Get off, get off." On May 20th, on the evening of the third day after the wolf cavalry team set off, in the barracks of Shanxi Town, just after a day of intense training, a policeman took out a ledger and waved it He yelled at the soldiers of the Ming army present: "Betting that the slave army can't defeat Kelanzhou, you will pay ten for one! If you defeat Kelanzhou within ten days, you will pay five for one! If you defeat Kelanzhou within ten days, you will pay three for one. If you defeat Kelanzhou within [-] days, you will pay three for one." Pay two! Bet, bet, the opportunity to make a fortune is here!"

"The Governor places a bet!" A clear voice suddenly came from behind all the soldiers participating in the gambling, "This Governor makes a bet with you that within three days, the slave slaughter army will definitely take Kelan Prefecture!"

"Zhang Xiantai!" The soldiers of the Ming Army present were startled, and quickly stood up to salute Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang waved his hand with a smile, and led Shi Kefa and a large group of soldiers to the betting boss, smiled at him and said, "This governor bet you that within three days, Wu Sangui's wolf cavalry will definitely win the battle." Kelanzhou, do you dare to accept Ben Du's bet?"

"Three days?" The old lady couldn't believe her ears, and asked suspiciously: "Your Excellency, are you kidding? Shanxi Town is 120 miles away from Kelan Prefecture. It takes a day to get there, and there are only two days left to attack the city, can it really be captured? The city wall of Kelan Prefecture is not too short."

"I'm not joking." Young Master Zhang nodded, and said solemnly: "This governor makes a bet with you that within three days, the wolf cavalry will definitely capture Kelan Prefecture! If this governor loses, all soldiers of the Shanxi Town army will be killed this month." Pay double wages! Another 500 taels of silver will be lost to you!"

"Double pay? Give me another 500 taels of silver?" The old woman's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "My lord governor, what if you win?"

"If the governor wins, then within a month, the punishment in the army will be doubled." Young Master Zhang said with a smile: "For example, if you are lazy and sleep when you are on guard at night, you will be beaten with ten sticks in this month. If you are caught, you will be beaten with [-] clubs! In addition, starting tomorrow, your daily training volume will be doubled, and the time limit is also one month, and all the money you win from setting up a game must be used to buy wine and meat. Please enjoy the brothers in the camp. How about it, do you dare to bet?"

"Gamble! Why don't you bet?!" The old woman yelled, "Okay, the villain will dare to gamble with the governor! If the slave army captures Kelan Prefecture within three days, the villain will win it!" All the money is used to buy wine and meat, treat the brothers to dinner, and double the amount of training!"

"Very good." Young Master Zhang nodded, then turned to the other soldiers and asked with a smile: "Then do you want to bet or not? If you win the bet, you will be paid double this month. If you lose the bet, the military law will be doubled. "

"Bet!" Almost all the soldiers of the Ming army shouted.Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, Shi Kefa beside Young Master Zhang was already holding his stomach and laughing, pointing at the soldiers and said with a smile: "You idiots! You have been fooled by the governor! Do you know that just now General Wu Sangui sent someone to send The battle report came, and his wolf cavalry team had already captured Kelan City yesterday afternoon! The head of the leader of the rebellion, King Li Jin, was also brought by the messenger."

"Ah—!" All the soldiers of the Ming army present were stunned. They never expected that the Tunu army would be so powerful. They set out from Shanxi Town the morning before yesterday and captured the city of Kelanzhou yesterday afternoon.Young Master Zhang patted the old lady on the shoulder with a smile, and said with a smile, "How is it? Do you want to go to the governor's office to have a look at King Li Jin's head?"

"No... no need." Of course, the old lady would not think that Young Master Zhang was lying, and after a long while he said expectantly: "My lord governor, it is also a blessing that the villain can talk to you. Can you talk to me again?" Give the villain a blessing, and transfer the villain to the ranks of the slave army?"

"It can be discussed, but it depends on your performance." Young Master Zhang waved his hand generously, and shouted: "Practice your skills well, and after you chop off ten enemy heads on the battlefield, bring the enemy's head to see the governor. , the governor will transfer you to the Slave Slaughter Army!" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang smiled again, "But now, shouldn't you take out all the money you received and invite the brothers here to drink and eat meat? gone?"

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Young Master Zhang is indeed not bragging. After Wu Sangui led the wolf cavalry team to set off, it took only one day to kill the Kelan Prefecture city. Li Jinwang, the garrison general of Kelan Prefecture under Wang Jiayin's command, was caught off guard and had to close the city. The door could not be defended, and at the same time sent a fast horse to ask for help from Wang Jiayin's army entrenched in Fugu and Baode.I never thought that after Wu Sangui's wolf cavalry team came up, they would use snipers to kill Li Jinwang who was directing the battle on the tower at a super long distance without saying a word, and then the rifled muskets bombarded the city from beyond the range of the bow and arrow. , the defenders were terrified and did not dare to raise their heads. Then all the wolf cavalry soldiers in white robes dismounted and fought against the ladder. , the morale of the defenders in Kelan Prefecture completely collapsed, and they rushed to escape from other city gates. Wu Sangui took advantage of the situation and captured the city of Kelan Prefecture. .The entire battle took less than three hours from start to finish.

After the defeated army in Kelan Prefecture fled back to Fugu, Wang Jiayin, who had been elected as the general leader of the 29th rebel army, was shocked when he heard the news. The other leaders of the rebel army were also frightened. Going east to provoke this plague god, it is safer to go south and play hide-and-seek with Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou.Only Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king who was inadvertently forced to rebel by Young Master Zhang, was more stubborn. He shouted loudly: "What are you doing going south? We have robbed most of Shaanxi. Even if you go south, can you get food? Only go to the east to grab something." Shanxi with money, we have food to eat!"

"Eight Great Kings, how about you go to play the forward?" Kontatian Liu Guoneng sneered: "As long as your team can kill Zhang Gouguan's slave slaughter army, then the other officers and soldiers will be handed over to us. By then, we will pass Fenshui If you snatch food, gold and silver, you take the big head."

"Yes, as long as the Eight Great Kings can deal with Zhang Gouguan's slave-slaughter army, we will go east to Xuan Da!" The other leaders of the rebel army applauded loudly, fearing that the world would not be chaotic.Zhang Xianzhong was speechless. Although he was brave and invincible, Zhang Xianzhong was a little cautious when he thought that his team was going to face the slave slaughter army with thousands of people who had beaten 10,000+ Tatar cavalry to the ground.At this time, Luo Rucai, nicknamed Cao Cao, suddenly led a young scholar into the meeting place—that is, the former lobby of the Fugu County Government. Luo Rucai saluted Wang Jiayin who was sitting in the middle: "King Shan, I have a gentleman who wants to Let me introduce you, this person is very important to us and can provide us with advice and help."

"Is it him?" Wang Jiayin pointed to the young scribe standing behind Luo Rucai, and found that the scribe was very refined, handsome, and personable, but his left hand was always hidden in his sleeve, which seemed a bit abrupt.Over there, Zhang Xianzhong realized something was wrong, so he rushed over and grabbed the scribe's left hand, and shouted: "What are you doing? Want to assassinate the King of Shaanxi?" A bare arm was exposed, and the palm above the wrist had been cut off by someone long ago.

"This general must be the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong, right?" The scribe was not embarrassed when his hand was found severed. install."

"Chen Wenfan? What are you looking for us for?" Zhang Xianzhong put down Chen Wenfan's severed hand, looked suspiciously at Chen Wenfan and asked, "You look crippled, so you probably came to join our rebel army?"

"The Eight Great Kings are shining brightly, Xiaosheng really didn't come to join the army." Chen Wenfan nodded with a gentle smile, and said: "Xiaosheng pays respects to the princes today, and is here to give two big gifts."

"Two big gifts? What kind of big gift?" Chen Wenfan aroused the curiosity of all the thieves present.Chen Wenfan smiled heartily, and replied: "Xiaosheng's first big gift is the official conferment of the Dajin Empire in Liaodong, and the second big gift is Xuanda Shanxi, which is extremely rich in money and food! As long as the kings are willing, Xuanda and Shanxi are at your fingertips!"

(End of this chapter)