Chapter 281: Prove the truth

I cannot stay here if something big has not been done.Yu Qian said seriously, if I judge merits and demerits in the future, if I am guilty today, I am willing to apologize for death.

At this time, the rebels had just approached Yuelu Mountain, and it was still time for a few high-level officials to run away; but the first-time rebels blocked several important roads, so they could only wait to die here.Yu Qian's words were obviously about to run away.

The army was killed and the chief officer wanted to run away, but he could speak so righteously; General Meng Guang and other generals had to accept this.

Yu Qian said before that my life is not important. At that time, he was thinking about the comparison between the important consequences of this war and a person's wealth; now his performance seems to be the most important thing again.If the two words have completely contradictory meanings, he can speak with great righteousness.

The generals felt that Yu Qian was sincere just by feeling; but they did not really understand the minister from the capital, and no one knew how true or false his words were.

If it is fake, this person must be shameless to a very high level, or if he becomes an official, he needs such a powerful cultivation level?

Meng Guang, the general general of the South Road, felt uncomfortable, but before he was about to have a complete quarrel with Shangguan, he casually said: Futai is heading north to coordinate the overall situation quickly, and there will be a final general who will serve the country with death in the battle here!

Yu Qian seemed to be unhappy with his kind words and said coldly: This official said ugly words ahead. General Meng must defend the southern government troops here for ten days. Twenty thousand yuan occupy a favorable high ground to defend more than 10,000 rebels to attack. As long as you keep it for ten days, if you can't defend it, I have a way to let you suffer!

Meng Guang and the commanders of the various guards looked at each other, silent for a moment.

Before, they could believe Yu Qian's words, but everyone had to believe this sentence.

This is no secret of Yu Qian's origin. Yang Shaobao, the core important minister in the court, was so close that he was like a father and son. There were few rumors that Yang Shaobao said in front of the emperor.

If Yu Qian is annoyed by the generals and really wants to deal with them, the generals will feel that the consequences are very serious.

After a while, Yu Qian said again: But if all the generals can fight hard and defend Yuelu Mountain for ten days, I will guarantee you the promotion of the title.Even if someone dies in battle, I will find a way to find a reputation for you, not only to ensure the safety of your parents and wives, but also to be favored by Cute.Yu did what he said and left his words as a basis today.

This sentence is not only a promise of benefits, but also another threat. To protect your parents and wives, you all understand this sentence.

Meng Guang's face was stiff. He realized that this civil servant who was usually kind and kind was not a good person, but a tough character.

Fuck him, he actually threatened other people's family, which is even less moral than the green forest of the rivers and lakes.

But what can everyone do?When eating the imperial grain, your arm cannot twist your thighs. There are people in the court, and they are thighs. Who can fight with the military officers present?

I... the last general... the last general should be sacrificed to fight to the end.Meng Guang bowed with a faint face.

Yu Qian nodded and said with a strong face: Today's words are said to the next day. I hope Meng Jiang's army will do it themselves... Yuelu Mountain is steeper elsewhere, and it is difficult for people to unfold and climb. Only the terrain of the northeast corner is the slowest. General Meng should build fortifications in the northeast in advance and focus on defense.

The last one will obey the order.Meng Guang said.

At this moment, Wang Jian beside Yu Qian said politely: Mentor, please allow students to stay here.

Yu Qian frowned and looked at him with great confusion. Although Wang Jian was his confidant, Wang Jian had no prestige at all when he was in a critical situation in the army, and he could only rely on Meng Guang and others.

Wang Jian is just a literati and passed the exam. What's the use of him volunteering to stay?

Is it a waste of time to die?

Wang Jian said: The student has followed his mentor for many years and firmly believed in the great righteousness of this. Today, he will prove the truth with his life.

After hearing this, Yu Qian was slightly moved and stopped persuading him, saying: I have 20,000 soldiers bleed and sacrificed here this time. Which one is more important than my life?I know that I have a deep responsibility and have no desire to live in silence; but which one is more important than the 20,000 soldiers and the 10,000 people in the Ming Dynasty?

Wang Jian bowed deeply and said: It is precisely because the teacher’s thought of putting the people of the world first and respecting righteousness and neglecting life without hesitation.Confucius and Mencius have been passed down for thousands of years. How can I regret the loyalty of a scholar who is righteous and dies? Even a scholar has gone there happily.

The generals heard the words of each governor, teacher and student. Although they were not very educated, they were born within the Confucian value system, and they were moved and believed more about Qian's words.

Yu Qian looked back at the military generals on both sides and said seriously: I had no intention of putting the brothers and brothers in a place of life and death, but the strength of the rebels' combat is obvious to all. The ambush battle cannot be stopped at all, and the road to crossing the east is lost. Only this strategy can stabilize the situation.I had already ordered the horse soldiers on the north road to temporarily escape from the army and attack Changde Mansion, and arrived soon.If the rebels want to try to annihilate the Southern Army, as long as you delay time, I will go to the Northern Army to supervise the battle, take down the thief's nest and advance south to rescue; the rebels want to save Changde Prefecture, and the siege of the Southern Army will be lifted.Thousands of soldiers are responsible for their lives. If they cannot pacify Huguang, Yu will kneel outside the Meridian Gate in the future and beg the emperor to execute him to repay the spirit of the warriors in heaven!If you can't fight hard today and make the entire battle fail, the brothers who died in battle will be killed in vain. How can you face your conscience?

This battle is at stake. Once the war is defeated, there will be no more wars near Huguang. The disaster of rebellion cannot be achieved. The rebels will definitely take Wuchang, which will echo the rebels of the Han King in Nanjing. The great disaster will be lost...

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Zhang Ning was also in a dilemma at this time. He took out a wooden compass and measured the approximate distance between the picture and the ruler.

The post road from Lizhou to Changde is nearly 200 miles; when the urgent report came out, the official cavalry was fifty miles north of Lizhou, and now it is estimated that it has arrived in Lizhou.

With the general marching speed of the entire cavalry in the mainland of the Ming army, if the road conditions are good and there is no delay, the troops will be at the city at most three days.

Changde Prefecture is relatively far from Chenzhou Prefecture, which is more than 400 miles away. Yesterday, the order to transport field artillery to Chenzhou was no longer implemented under the threat of cavalry. The long-barrel cannon weighing 600 to 700 kilograms per porch would take more than 400 miles, which was very risky when the official cavalry went south; the Senate Department had Lao Xu left behind, so he should have such a little adaptable mind.

However, it was not annoying that things were so annoying that Zhang Ning sent another fast horse to pass on the order to cancel yesterday's military order.

Zhu Butang's face was obviously much haggard, and the white hair on his temples became more obvious because he had not washed his hair for a few days. Zhu Heng didn't say anything, but Zhang Ning could see that he was under great pressure.

Zhang Ning didn't blame Zhu Heng in his heart, he had tried his best; although Zhu Heng was very appreciated by Zhang Ning, he was probably not Yu Qian's opponent. You can't blame a person with limited strength for not being able to bear a heavy object of 300 kilograms.

The strategy proposed by the Senate headed by Zhu Heng in this battle is not perfect, and its weakness is that its fault tolerance rate is too low.

The success of the entire plan is based on the fact that most of the steps are achieved as scheduled. Once there is a major obstacle in the middle, it will affect the success of the entire strategy; just like the current accident, the Southern Road cannot be quickly annihilated, and the Northern Road cavalry suddenly drove south alone.

But the Senate failed to come up with a better solution... and now it seems that the situation has become worse.

The cavalry of the government army and cavalry must have lacked siege equipment, which was not conducive to siege, but our troops were too small, so Changde was probably very critical.Zhang Ning pondered.

Zhou Mengxiong said from the side: As long as you surround yourself with all sides, build flying ladders to attack everywhere, disperse the defenses of the defenders, and shoot the city; with a big city like Changde, if the defenders are not enough, they can't be stopped for long.

At this time, Zhu Heng opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: The official army on Yuelu Mountain has no way to go and will fight to the death, so it is difficult for our army to easily take it down; if we withdraw our troops now and return to defense as soon as possible, we should be able to arrive before the fall of the city.

After hearing this, Zhou Mengxiong said: Even if the troops are withdrawing now, it is too late. This place is more than 300 miles away from the cavalry of the official army on the north side. Moreover, the cavalry on the south side fled north. If they are ordered to turn around and harass them along the way, when will we be able to return to Changde City?

Zhang Ning suddenly felt that Zhu Heng had always been worried that he would be dissatisfied if he stole the position of Senate President of Lao Xu, but it was not Lao Xu or Zhou Mengxiong who was really dissatisfied with Zhu Heng.

The situation no longer allows Zhang Ning to have too many distracting thoughts. He is trying to clear his thoughts: to rescue Changde Mansion at this time, he can only let the army ride back on horseback, either the cavalry or the infantry ride on the horse regiment.

But there is a problem in the middle: the Suzaku Army has not been established for a long time, and each department has its own training content and does not have many general talents.

Most cavalrymen do not know how to operate the mesh guns and artillery, nor can they learn it in a short time. There are ten prescribed steps for muskets from loading to firing, and they also need to coordinate orders. Obviously, it is not done in three to five days. The Vermilion Bird Army mainly relies on firearms, and cavalry guarding the city is not easy to use; most infantrymen can use firearms, and many of them can't ride horses. Most of the young and strong soldiers in the army grew up in southern Huguang. There are few horses in the south, and horses are not something that ordinary families have. Although it is easier to learn to ride horses, the army becomes a camp and it is very easy to be confused.

Let Feng Youxian's cavalry regiment rush to Changde City quickly.Zhang Ning said in an orderly tone.

The atmosphere in the small circle suddenly became a little cold. Everyone realized that the cavalry defended the city was not good, and the cavalry group had less than two thousand soldiers, and they could not defeat the official and horse team outside the city.

Zhang Ning ordered without hesitation...

He had figured out the pros and cons, and there was no other way.

Someone asked: Should we continue to arrange an attack on the Yuelu Mountain official army?

Everyone looked at Zhang Ning and waited for his decision.

But he thought about this for a long time before saying: The Southern Army can no longer escape. How can he lose the opportunity to weaken the strength of the official army?The main force of our infantry army continued to attack Yuelu Mountain until it was annihilated or forced to surrender. What do you think?