Chapter 524 A Rain

The sky is covered with haze dozens of miles west of Baoqing Prefecture, Huguang Province.The north wind is howling between the mountains and forests, and raindrops are flying in the wind, and it seems that it is going to rain.

Zhang Fu has ordered the army to choose places to camp.The army advancing east stopped moving forward one after another.

Military troops can be seen everywhere, but here we cannot feel the magnificence of hundreds of thousands of troops gathered!

Hillsides, woods and even houses block the view, and the terrain is not flat; the sight on the road is not wide.

I only heard the noise of buzzing on all sides, and horse neighing and shouting came one after another.

Not far from Zhangfu, there is a village; the cavalry of the central army had already gone to requisition the houses, and there was the temporary central army headquarters.Zhang Fu looked up at the sky, then ran towards the village.

As expected, the raindrops became denser.The wind became lighter, and the sky was gradually covered by the slanted rain curtain, and the scenery became hazy.

Married man!A general shouted, and when Zhang Fu looked back, he saw a group of people coming from outside the village.

In addition to the soldiers wearing armor, there were also several men wearing straw raincoats and hats.

Their hats were pressing forward, their faces were invisible, and the straw raincoats were painted black, which was very mysterious.

The personal guards rode their horses to meet them and talked for a while from a distance.Soon after, a cavalry returned to Zhang Fu, clasped his fists and said: "Master, that's the man from the capital, the Jinyiwei!"

Zhang Fu nodded and said: Call their leader, and then the headquarters met.

The sound of horse hooves sounded and everyone rushed to the village.Zhang Fu walked into the house arranged by his personal soldiers, took the iron hat on his head and hugged it in his arms.

The Jinyiwei's men were taken into a room inside.

Although it was broad daylight at this time, the light was dim because the dark clouds blocked the sun, and the room was pitch black.

For a moment, Zhang Fu didn't even see the person's face clearly.

The man clasped his fists and said: Mo Jiang is from the Beizhen Fushi, his surname is Yao and his name is Fang.

Zhang Fu said: What is the key to General Yao?

Yao Fang took out her body for a while, took out a bamboo tube, carefully took out a roll of yellow silk from it, and said in a deep voice: Secret edict.

Zhang Fu hurriedly saluted, bowed and took it with both hands, and opened it to see.

It says that the King of Gu in Changsha Prefecture colluded with the kings to rebel, and the British Duke defended it.

After seeing it, Zhang Fu put it away. After thinking for a while, he raised his head and saw Yao Fang still standing there, so he asked: Is there anything else for General Yao?

The two of them entered the room for a while. Zhang Fu's eyes adapted to the dim light in the room and gradually saw Yao Fang's face clearly.

This person is not only tall and strong, but also has a clear face, but his facial contour is not obvious and too round, but instead he lacks a bit of masculinity.

Yao Fang said in a deep voice: Our Commander Tan is in person and discussing matters.Hearing the emperor's intention, the north was restless, and I hope the British Duke would fight quickly and quell the rebellion of the Han King in the south as soon as possible.

Zhang Fu said coldly: Last year, the King of Han raised an army to rebel.For more than a year, the kings have not yet raised their troops. I don’t think they will raise their troops tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, nor will they.

Yao Fang was stunned for a moment, clasped her fists and said: I will act on orders and bring the words to you.Say goodbye.

Zhang Fu shouted: Someone is coming to see you off!

Yao Fang said: You don’t have to be polite, Marshal Zhang, we don’t need to show off outside.

By noon, generals such as Xue Lu, Liu Sheng, Tan Zhong, and Chen Mao all came to the headquarters of the Central Army.So Zhang Fu asked them to have lunch together.

Chen Mao had a fierce look on his face, Tan Zhong and Xue Lu were also very tough, only Liu Sheng's face was slightly gentler.

If everyone was not wearing Ming army's clothes and armor, several big men would sit around a square table, as if fierce green forest heroes were gathering.

However, the generals present had one thing in common: they were all named generals who were named marquis because of their military merits in the Jingnan Battle.

Compared to He Fu and Wu Gao, Zhang Fu trusted these people more; Xue Lu and Liu Sheng and others also trusted Zhang Fu, and Zhang Yu's son would never plot against them.

Therefore, after He Fu was arrested and the defeat of the front army, no generals in the army were dissatisfied.

Zhang Fu is still able to control all the armies.

After Chen Mao ate five bowls of rice, he became more and more talked when he was full: General, the rebels are in the south, why don’t we cross the south?

Zhang Fu did not speak for a while.Liu Sheng said, "General Chen, don't be anxious, the general has his own strategy in his heart."We have hundreds of large ships transporting grain and supplies from both sides of the river to Changsha, Tanzhou and other places.The Han King's rebel army was not as lucky as the official army, and it was more urgent than us.

The general first marched eastward and made an attitude of approaching the Xiangjiang River; the rebels would definitely want to intercept them and would also come out as soon as possible.Qu Neng's men came from afar, and the soldiers were exhausted and had no food and clothing. They immediately rushed out, which was not conducive to the rebels.

After hearing this, Zhang Fu looked at Liu Sheng with praise.

At this time, Xue Lu put down his chopsticks and said quietly: A few days ago, He Fu's interception of Qu Nengjun was unfavorable, and tens of thousands of people were lost in the first battle. The left deputy general He Fu was detained again; this matter was afraid that it had already reached the capital.What I will worry about is this matter.

Zhang Fu responded, knowing that Xue Lu advocated starting a war quickly.Xue Lu is fierce and looks big and thick, but he is quite thinking about the things in the court.

Tan Zhongdao: General Xue said very well.

In the battle of Taiping Field in Sichuan, Tan Zhong was Xue Lu's deputy general. The two escaped from the defeated battlefield together, which seemed to be a life-long friendship.

Zhang Fu's eyes swept across the faces of the four generals and thought to himself: Four generals, three advocate quick battle.

Xue Lu picked up the teapot and poured a bowl of tea into the bowl, picked it up and took a bite, and said: How many days will it take if we really retreat to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, all the territory on this west bank be occupied by the rebels?Changde Mansion cannot be kept!

Liu Sheng pondered for a moment and said: There are Yuanjiang and Zishui in the south of Changde Prefecture.

Xue Lu shook his head and said: It can't be stopped.Although the Yuan River Zishui is connected to Dongting Lake, the water is shallow now, so the warships cannot enter the westward direction; the river surface is also narrow, and the rebels have a way to lock the river.Once we retreat, the rebels will capture Changde Mansion, but it will be just a matter of time.

He paused for a while and saw that Liu Sheng did not object to this statement, so he continued: The previous spy was not a detective and the Han Palace moved to Guizhou City. Why?Guizhou is the most barren place in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, but it is located between the two governing departments of Yunnan and Sichuan, making it convenient for the gathering of wealth, goods and military supplies in the three provinces.

After the fall of Changde Mansion, the rebels will have two paths of fortune.Go to the north and go to the "EnHuguang Road" to transfer tax transportation from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces to Changde and transfer to the Huguang front line; go to the south and go to the Lijiang Lingqu Canal to transfer tax grain from Guangxi provinces and prefectures in the west of Huguang.If we want to waste the rebels to death, it will be a year or two!

Liu Sheng asked: How is the progress of the Jingzhou army after the capture of Kuizhou?

Zhang Fu said: I have received a report recently, but there is almost no progress. I send a letter to request reinforcements from the north.Our official army captured Kuizhou because someone turned against Kuizhou City and surrendered to the official army.I have to say that the generals of the rebel army have some talents.

Xue Lu's face suddenly turned red, and he seemed to think of the humiliation of Sichuan's defeat.

He said in a muffled voice: Our official army still has 400,000 troops, but now each of them is not far apart, so why not fight?

He asked again: The general has decided, should we attack or defend?

Zhang Fu did not answer, but said: We are the Ming Dynasty official army now, so don’t do the past; the Jianwen Dynasty official army also prohibited burning, killing and looting.All of you returned to the military camp to take good care of your soldiers and not rob the people.

The generals stood up and clasped their fists and said: The last general is waiting for orders!

The generals walked out of the tiled house one after another, took a hat and a sword under the eaves, and wore the hats to their respective followers.Zhang Fu watched their backs disappear into the rain.

The soldiers came in to clean up the table, and Zhang Fu asked someone to hang the map on the wall.He stood by the wall, thinking about it for a long time while looking at the picture.

Wow... The air was covered with the noise of rain, and the rain outside was already heavy.

Zhang Fu turned around, walked outside the threshold, and watched the scene.

But the distance is convenient and nothing can be seen, and the rain curtain seems to be filled with a layer of mist.

This scene seems to be like the future of a war, and it is still hazy.

If there is a decisive battle, the government army will have a greater chance of winning; the government army has the advantage of military strength, and there are also many elite troops in the capital in Huguang army. The Jingnan Army was well-off and well-maintained over the years.

However, Zhang Fu also understood that such a large-scale battle would have various reasons that would affect the results, and no one could guarantee that he would win, and he would take risks.

Zhang Fu thought again: If the army retreated to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River at the expedient level, would the rebels cross the river from the southern section of the Xiangjiang River to attack?

If the rebels crossed the Xiangjiang River, they might erode some prefectures and counties in the Jiangxi Provincial Administration, but they would definitely go north to seek the official army to compete.The Han King's nest is in the southwest, and it is impossible to ignore the existence of the Huguang army.

Even in the Jingnan Battle that year, the Jingnan Army won several consecutive battles and defeated the Jianwen Army for more than one million troops, and the Jianwen Army was almost unable to attack Peiping; at that time, the Jingnan Army wanted to bypass Shandong and drove southward for many debates.

If the rebels crossed the Xiangjiang River to fight, hundreds of thousands of infantry and cavalry would not be able to raise the military supplies and food, and they would definitely be in a hurry to fight. At that time, Zhang Fu could deploy some strategies based on this and gradually gain a greater advantage!

But Zhang Fu is not sure the rebels will do this.Moreover, he must endure humiliation for a long time, endure the criticism and humiliation of the unfavorable first battle and fear of the enemy and avoiding the war.

More and more court officials impeached and attacked him soon.

The key is the attitude of the Lord!

A fat face appeared in Zhang Fu's mind again, thinking about the person's thoughts and the decisions he might make.

Zhang Fu understood that this battle was of great importance. From the country to his own future, the victory or defeat of this battle was an irreversible decisive factor.He had to think carefully and dared not make a decision easily.

But hesitation and weighing should not be too long, otherwise it is easy to miss the opportunity.If you are sure to fight, the official army should fight quickly!This can take advantage of Qu Nengjun's insufficient repair time.