nanming man

Chapter 87

On the banks of the Rushui River in the west of Xiangcheng, a large white camp spread, and nearly [-] Ming troops were stationed here.

This is a temporary camp for the officers and soldiers, but it is still well-organized. The outer ring is surrounded by a large number of vehicles, forming a wall. There are trenches and horse-rejection posts outside. It can be seen that the camp is very strong.

These vehicles are a kind of chariot built by Sun Chuanting. They are called trains. They can be loaded with artillery, and food and supplies can be stored in the compartments. There are a total of [-] vehicles.

This kind of train was also Sun Chuanting's helpless move. Guan Ning was the only elite cavalry left in the imperial court.

In addition to being able to fight, Sun Chuanting is also self-reliant and good at accumulating strength.

Emperor Chongzhen only gave him 5000 troops and a small amount of supplies. After Sun Chuanting arrived in Shaanxi, after half a year, he insisted on using his own ability to develop production and buy weapons, which greatly increased the strength of the official army and brought out [-] Qin troops. .

This has a lot to do with him being born as a Jinshi and a Confucian general capable of both literature and martial arts.

Sun Chuanting is very good at accumulating strength, but unfortunately the urgent urging from above made him have to leave the customs hastily.

If he had time, money and food, Sun Chuanting might be able to train a cavalry for the court in Shaanxi, but he didn't have the time, nor did he have enough money and food, so he could only come up with a cheap way of trains.

War horses are not easy to get, cavalry training takes time, but the wood for building chariots is easy to find, and newly recruited officers and soldiers have been trained for less than half a year, and they also need chariots to protect them, so as to avoid confusion when soldiers fight.

Without the advantage of cavalry, Sun Chuanting needed to go out of Tongguan and travel long distances to suppress bandits, so he could only choose this kind of train with strong defense and convenient transportation of military rations.

Zhongzhou was dilapidated, and he could not get any supplies, so he could only bring his own food.If you fight close to Tongguan, you can easily obtain military rations, but after entering Henan, the supply line will be stretched, so you have to carry it all by yourself, and the role of the train will be immediately reflected.

But while trains have many advantages, they also have drawbacks.After Sun Chuanting left the customs, Li Zicheng escaped in a series of battles, because although the train's defense was strong, it had no mobility, no way to pursue it, and no way to expand the results of the battle.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on the trains, but that the army has no advantage in cavalry. Without these trains, perhaps Sun Chuanting would have lost in Jia County.

At this time, more than ten miles away from Xiangcheng, the official army set up three strong camps. The central army was Sun Chuanting's Qin army, which was surrounded by trains. soldier.

Chen Yongfu was a general of the army who guarded Bianliang, and Qin Yiming's stone pillar soldiers were also very capable of fighting. The two armies also dug trenches outside the camp, built walls, and arranged horses and caltrops outside the camp. There are wooden watchtowers, and the defense is very complete.

At this moment, several cavalrymen rushed out from the left and right battalions, and headed for the middle camp. After a while, they entered the middle camp, dismounted from their horses, and went to Sun Chuanting's big tent.

Today, Sun Chuanting called the generals to discuss the matter of suppressing bandits. Chen Yongfu and Qin Yiming walked together, ready to participate in the discussion.

The two walked through the camp, and saw that the Qin Bing battalions had already rushed to make siege equipment, and there were towering ladders everywhere.Obviously, Sun Chuanting has decided to take advantage of the great victory in Jiaxian County and take Xiangcheng in one go.

"Most of the thieves are stationed outside the city. Isn't it too early for the supervisor to let the soldiers rush to make weapons?" Chen Yongfu frowned slightly as he walked.

The characteristic of rogue bandits lies in the word "flow". Naturally, Li Zicheng would not be so stupid as to hide in Xiangcheng and let the officers and soldiers surround him to death.Most of the Chuangjun camped outside the city to confront the officers and soldiers. Furthermore, Li Zicheng had millions of people, even if he wanted to enter the city, he couldn't pretend.

Qin Yiming said: "The thieves outside the city have not been defeated, and the supervisor should not attack the city. This may be a preparation for the subsequent attack on the city."

Sun Chuanting is an old supervisor, so naturally he would not make some common-sense mistakes. Chen Yongfu nodded, and the two continued to move forward, and they arrived at the central army tent not long after.

Standing outside the tent was the banner of Sun Chuanting, the Shangshu Supervisor of the Ministry of War, under which stood Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu, Zheng Jiadong, Sun Shoufa, Sun Zhixiu, Hao Shangren, and others. They clasped their fists and greeted each other before entering the tent together. .

Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Sun Chuanting's personal guards went behind the screen to report. After a while, the soldiers shouted, "The supervisor is here!"

The generals who entered the tent immediately separated from each other, and all bowed together, "Welcome to the supervisor!"

Sun Chuanting did not wear the scarlet robes of civil servants, but a set of armor. He strode out from behind the screen with his saber in his hands, and sat down in his seat. Two soldiers stood on his right side, one holding a Shangfang sword, the other Standing on his left side according to the imperial decree, he looked extraordinarily majestic.

For a long time, the Ming Dynasty was more civilized than military, but due to the deterioration of the war, military generals gradually evolved into warlords. The court needed military generals to fight the bandits internally and defend the barbarians externally, so the status of civil and military affairs changed.In recent years, two academicians of the imperial and middle schools have been killed, seven governors have been killed, eleven governors have been killed, and a large number of civil servants have been killed by the court, but military commanders have been killed less.

With the advent of troubled times, these generals began to disobey orders, but they were very honest in front of Sun Chuanting and did not dare to show any disrespect.

The famous He lunatic in Shaanxi, He Renlong, who killed Governor Fu Zonglong, was slaughtered by Governor Sun like a chicken.

At present, the Ming court can maintain its majesty in front of military generals and make generals obediently obey their orders. I am afraid that only this Dushi Sun is the only one.

"Excuse me, generals!" Sun Chuanting's clear eyes glanced at the generals bowing their heads and saluting, and he was more satisfied. Generals should be in awe of the commander, so that he can command like an arm.

All the generals straightened up after hearing the words, but most of them lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the coach.

At this time, Sun Chuanting sat up straight, glanced at everyone majesticly, and then said: "The entrance of Jiannu, the martial law in Shenjing, the captives plundered Jingji and Shandong, and smashed more than ten cities in a row. , and then return to the division for rescue."

"Since the governor came out of the customs, he has smashed the bandits to defeat the rebels. Now the rebellion gathers a group of thieves in Xiangcheng, implying resistance. All generals should work together with the governor to destroy the rebels in one battle and do our best." Speaking of which, Sun Chuanting glanced at the generals, and asked: "This battle may be won but not defeated. What do the generals think, but tell me now!"

The generals in the tent listened obediently, each one was very serious, after they heard what Sun Chuanting had said, after a while, Gao Jie stood up, bowed and cupped his fists: "Master, there is a chariot camp here, if the intruders come Attacking him will definitely cause him to be hit head-to-head."

This Gao Jie was the one who abducted Mrs. Li Zicheng. Second brother Gao was implicated because he had the same surname as him.

Sun Shoufa also stood up, saluted and said: "Master, the trespasser is now standing firm, and I am afraid that he will not take the initiative to attack us. The general thinks that the key to victory is food and grass. As long as there is enough food and grass, we can wait and wait for the rebellion." If you can’t hold on, attack the car camp proactively, and then look for an opportunity to counterattack, you will definitely defeat the intruders.”

Sun Chuanting nodded. He agreed with Sun Shoufa's idea, but he couldn't implement it, because it was not easier for him to obtain food than Li Zicheng.

Although Sun Chuanting has a train, 10 people are consumed, and now he is thousands of miles away from Tongguan, and the army rations have long been exhausted.

He originally wanted to conquer Jia County to obtain supplies, but after conquering the city, he discovered that there were only some mules and horses that had been shared by the army, and his food was almost exhausted.

Now that the battle lines of the officers and soldiers were stretched too far, Sun Chuanting knew that the Che Ying was inconvenient to maneuver, and he was afraid that the grain road would be stolen, and the emperor urged him urgently, so he did not dare to delay any longer.

"Deputy General Sun is right, but the governor doesn't know when the intruders will run out of food, so we can't wait forever." Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice.

All the generals in the tent couldn't help frowning slightly, they didn't understand why Governor Sun was so aggressive, the military rations were a secret in the army, and Sun Chuanting didn't inform the generals that the army was about to run out of food.

Sun Shoufa said anxiously: "Master, if we take the initiative to attack without waiting for the Chuang army to attack, we may suffer heavy casualties. The general thought that it would be better to spend more time and wait for the Chuang army to attack first."

But Sun Chuanting waved his hand, found an excuse, and said beyond doubt: "Jian Nu has already entered the pass, the capital is in crisis, and the courtiers must not disregard His Majesty's safety. We must destroy the thief as soon as possible, and we can't wait any longer~"

(Thanks to Shouzhou Liang Silang, the dark curtain for the reward, please collect, recommend.)
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