Qianlixue, whose four hooves had white hair, rushed up a gentle slope with a brisk trot. Zhang Ning, who was sitting on the horse's back, felt his vision wide open. Looking down at the front, he saw green trees, yellow leaves, brown soil, and paddy fields with white light, which was a colorful autumn color.
Most of the rice in the paddy fields has been harvested and the water surface is exposed; in some places where the harvest is early, shallow new buds have grown on the rice farm, like new green like spring buds.
However, when he looked back, the situation behind him was very different.
I saw dust filling the road, and dark people were coming towards me.
The pastoral tranquility disappeared in the place where the army appeared, with only the noise.
Zhou Mengxiong, who was riding a horse, said: The camp on the South Road of the Government Army has withdrawn, and it is reported that many things have been discarded, probably because he wants to avoid the war.
Several other generals agreed, because it was not the first time that the Huguang official army ran away, and more than 10,000 people guarded Changde last time, they ran away directly; so it was nothing strange to run again.
At this moment, a general scolded the horse on Banpo and rushed up.
The attention of several people on the hillside was attracted and they looked sideways.
After waiting for a while, the general finally climbed up the hillside, jumped off his horse, and said with politeness: They built a floating bridge on the river... Report to the prince, the last general found out that the official army was building a floating bridge on the Hunan water with a boat.
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Zhou Mengxiong asked: Is the news true?
The general said: What the last general saw with his own eyes, and there were three pontoon bridges being built.
At this time, Senate President Zhu Heng couldn't help expressing his opinion: Maybe we were discovered carefully when we were dispatching troops to Yiyang. The order for the Southern Army to retreat may have been issued directly by Wuchang, otherwise the local chief general would not dare to retreat without authorization.In my opinion, the main combat force of the official army should be the northern route, and the southern route is to take advantage of the situation to capture Chenzhou and threaten us later. Once they learn that the first war will take place in the south, they should be a situation that they are unwilling to see.Therefore, it is very likely to temporarily retire and save strength.
Zhu Heng said it very carefully. He just said that it is very likely. In fact, the most guarded thing about the upper class of the Zhuque Army is that he cannot catch the South Road of the Official Army, which makes this raid in vain.
People around him were talking, and Zhang Ning just nodded occasionally to deal with it, and was also thinking about the current situation.
What he could see was except for the people behind him, and he could only make abstract reasoning through the information he got.
The opinions of military officers and generals are still very important, and they will directly influence and remind Zhang Ning.
However, Zhang Ning has always had his own opinions, and he needs a little time to clarify his ideas.
After a while, Zhang Ning asked: In addition to the main road where we chased and evacuated the government army, there should be a easy way to go to the west bank of the Xiangshui River?
Zhu Heng thought for a while and replied: There is another big road. In the dry season, several small rivers are shallow, and there are more than one place to walk and walk through.
Zhang Ning said: We are still dozens of miles away from the main force of the enemy. If the infantry followed, I am afraid that the enemy will lose their supplies and run directly from the floating bridge to the east coast. In that case, it will be very difficult for us to break through the Xiangshui River to pursue the southern army.I have an idea, I can send a cavalry regiment to take another road, directly attack the west bank of the Xiang River, and burn the floating bridge being built on the river; in this way, the main force of the enemy will not have time to cross the river before joining the battle with our army. As long as they are still on the west bank, this battle will have to be fought again.
After pondering, Zhu Heng turned to look at Feng Youxian and said: If General Feng can destroy the floating bridge, it will be great.I was just worried that the government army might expect that we would break the pontoon bridge and cut off the retreat, so I sent troops to garrison to wait for the effort.
Feng Youxian clasped his fists and said: The main force of the official army had just withdrawn from the camp. It was impossible for more than 20,000 people to arrive at the riverside soon. It is impossible for them to trap the cavalry regiment if they don’t have enough troops.The last general dared not say that he would definitely be able to get close to the pontoon bridge to set fire, but he would be able to bring the cavalry regiment back intact.
As he said this, there was basically no risk in this task.Zhang Ning made a quick decision: The cavalry regiment immediately dispatched and detoured to the Xiang River Bank. After destroying the floating bridge, he immediately rushed back to find the location of the central army.
Feng Youxian raised his arm and said seriously: The last one will get the order!
Zhang Ning said again: I ordered the entire army to speed up the march, and there was no need to spend time setting up camp in the middle of the journey, and to sleep and rest in the open to save time.
The total distance from the Xiangshui River is only fifty or sixty miles away. As long as the official army fails to cross the Xiangshui River within tomorrow, they will have to face the battle of the Suzaku army.
The so-called sleeping in the open only lasted fortifications; before dark, the army stopped to rest and did not build simple fortifications, so Zhang Ning and the officials were much more cautious at night, withdrawing most of the scouts and deploying them around the camp to guard against night attacks, and ordering soldiers to not be disarmed at night and ready to fight at any time.
Fortunately, they were calm all night, and it seemed that the government army had no plans to attack at night; perhaps they were anxious to find a way to avoid the Suzaku Army, so they had no time to fight back, and Zhang Ning and others overestimated their fighting spirit.
Early in the morning, people made simple breakfast and rushed to continue to march eastward.
But Zhang Ning still took some time to hold a cautious flag-raising ceremony, because if nothing unexpected happens, the decisive battle will happen today, and he hopes that morale can be as high as possible.
The only thing Zhang Ning is worried about now is whether Feng Youxian's cavalry troops have destroyed the floating bridge. He hopes to be lucky to favor him, and he also hopes that Feng Youxian will not let him down.
When the various posts were about to stop and the march began, Zhang Ning finally waited for the urgent report to return from the front.
The person who reported the news shouted good news from afar. Zhang Ning couldn't help but feel happy. Suddenly, he felt like a big stone had fallen from his heart.
Feng Youxian's personal report: The official army had defenders on the riverside. The cavalry regiment fought with him at dusk yesterday. The fierce battle broke down the official army's defense for about an hour, with little damage and no damage. He set fire to the bridge that night, and the fire on the river surface soared into the sky as bright as day.
After completing the mission, the cavalry regiment was rushing back along the same route.
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Ning's mouth, and he couldn't help but smiled happily at the people around him: I'm not wrong with Feng Youxian, he is a really good general!While he imagined the scene on the Hunan River last night in his mind.
The fire is soaring into the sky and bright as daylight, it must be a very beautiful and spectacular scene!
The main force of the Suzaku Army infantry rushed eastward, and Zhang Ning felt that he was sure to win.He ordered the scouts of the front army to search for the main force of the official army along the pursuit road and keep an eye on their movements.
The decisive battle seemed to be near.
This time, the official army mainly came from important cities. The information learned that it was equipped with heavy weapons such as the Tianzi General. It was a certain threat to Zhang Ning's square formation during the decisive battle, especially when the cavalry regiment had not returned to the team. However, the official army's artillery technology was backward and effective, but it was very heavy, so it was difficult to maneuver. As long as the Suzaku Army did not take the initiative to approach, the heavy weapons of the official army would not have time to transport them to the battlefield.
Zhang Ning believed that before catching up with the Guanjun camp, Feng Youxian's light-mounted cavalry had enough time to rush back.
The weather is clear today, but the sun is bright but not hot. It is the clear and cool autumn season, and the army is progressing very smoothly and quickly on the wide official road.
The central area of Huguang is mainly flat, and there may be hills and small hills, with flat and low hills, and there are no dangerous places.
Zhang Ning is looking forward to this fair contest.
Most of the rice in the paddy fields has been harvested and the water surface is exposed; in some places where the harvest is early, shallow new buds have grown on the rice farm, like new green like spring buds.
However, when he looked back, the situation behind him was very different.
I saw dust filling the road, and dark people were coming towards me.
The pastoral tranquility disappeared in the place where the army appeared, with only the noise.
Zhou Mengxiong, who was riding a horse, said: The camp on the South Road of the Government Army has withdrawn, and it is reported that many things have been discarded, probably because he wants to avoid the war.
Several other generals agreed, because it was not the first time that the Huguang official army ran away, and more than 10,000 people guarded Changde last time, they ran away directly; so it was nothing strange to run again.
At this moment, a general scolded the horse on Banpo and rushed up.
The attention of several people on the hillside was attracted and they looked sideways.
After waiting for a while, the general finally climbed up the hillside, jumped off his horse, and said with politeness: They built a floating bridge on the river... Report to the prince, the last general found out that the official army was building a floating bridge on the Hunan water with a boat.
……
Zhou Mengxiong asked: Is the news true?
The general said: What the last general saw with his own eyes, and there were three pontoon bridges being built.
At this time, Senate President Zhu Heng couldn't help expressing his opinion: Maybe we were discovered carefully when we were dispatching troops to Yiyang. The order for the Southern Army to retreat may have been issued directly by Wuchang, otherwise the local chief general would not dare to retreat without authorization.In my opinion, the main combat force of the official army should be the northern route, and the southern route is to take advantage of the situation to capture Chenzhou and threaten us later. Once they learn that the first war will take place in the south, they should be a situation that they are unwilling to see.Therefore, it is very likely to temporarily retire and save strength.
Zhu Heng said it very carefully. He just said that it is very likely. In fact, the most guarded thing about the upper class of the Zhuque Army is that he cannot catch the South Road of the Official Army, which makes this raid in vain.
People around him were talking, and Zhang Ning just nodded occasionally to deal with it, and was also thinking about the current situation.
What he could see was except for the people behind him, and he could only make abstract reasoning through the information he got.
The opinions of military officers and generals are still very important, and they will directly influence and remind Zhang Ning.
However, Zhang Ning has always had his own opinions, and he needs a little time to clarify his ideas.
After a while, Zhang Ning asked: In addition to the main road where we chased and evacuated the government army, there should be a easy way to go to the west bank of the Xiangshui River?
Zhu Heng thought for a while and replied: There is another big road. In the dry season, several small rivers are shallow, and there are more than one place to walk and walk through.
Zhang Ning said: We are still dozens of miles away from the main force of the enemy. If the infantry followed, I am afraid that the enemy will lose their supplies and run directly from the floating bridge to the east coast. In that case, it will be very difficult for us to break through the Xiangshui River to pursue the southern army.I have an idea, I can send a cavalry regiment to take another road, directly attack the west bank of the Xiang River, and burn the floating bridge being built on the river; in this way, the main force of the enemy will not have time to cross the river before joining the battle with our army. As long as they are still on the west bank, this battle will have to be fought again.
After pondering, Zhu Heng turned to look at Feng Youxian and said: If General Feng can destroy the floating bridge, it will be great.I was just worried that the government army might expect that we would break the pontoon bridge and cut off the retreat, so I sent troops to garrison to wait for the effort.
Feng Youxian clasped his fists and said: The main force of the official army had just withdrawn from the camp. It was impossible for more than 20,000 people to arrive at the riverside soon. It is impossible for them to trap the cavalry regiment if they don’t have enough troops.The last general dared not say that he would definitely be able to get close to the pontoon bridge to set fire, but he would be able to bring the cavalry regiment back intact.
As he said this, there was basically no risk in this task.Zhang Ning made a quick decision: The cavalry regiment immediately dispatched and detoured to the Xiang River Bank. After destroying the floating bridge, he immediately rushed back to find the location of the central army.
Feng Youxian raised his arm and said seriously: The last one will get the order!
Zhang Ning said again: I ordered the entire army to speed up the march, and there was no need to spend time setting up camp in the middle of the journey, and to sleep and rest in the open to save time.
The total distance from the Xiangshui River is only fifty or sixty miles away. As long as the official army fails to cross the Xiangshui River within tomorrow, they will have to face the battle of the Suzaku army.
The so-called sleeping in the open only lasted fortifications; before dark, the army stopped to rest and did not build simple fortifications, so Zhang Ning and the officials were much more cautious at night, withdrawing most of the scouts and deploying them around the camp to guard against night attacks, and ordering soldiers to not be disarmed at night and ready to fight at any time.
Fortunately, they were calm all night, and it seemed that the government army had no plans to attack at night; perhaps they were anxious to find a way to avoid the Suzaku Army, so they had no time to fight back, and Zhang Ning and others overestimated their fighting spirit.
Early in the morning, people made simple breakfast and rushed to continue to march eastward.
But Zhang Ning still took some time to hold a cautious flag-raising ceremony, because if nothing unexpected happens, the decisive battle will happen today, and he hopes that morale can be as high as possible.
The only thing Zhang Ning is worried about now is whether Feng Youxian's cavalry troops have destroyed the floating bridge. He hopes to be lucky to favor him, and he also hopes that Feng Youxian will not let him down.
When the various posts were about to stop and the march began, Zhang Ning finally waited for the urgent report to return from the front.
The person who reported the news shouted good news from afar. Zhang Ning couldn't help but feel happy. Suddenly, he felt like a big stone had fallen from his heart.
Feng Youxian's personal report: The official army had defenders on the riverside. The cavalry regiment fought with him at dusk yesterday. The fierce battle broke down the official army's defense for about an hour, with little damage and no damage. He set fire to the bridge that night, and the fire on the river surface soared into the sky as bright as day.
After completing the mission, the cavalry regiment was rushing back along the same route.
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Ning's mouth, and he couldn't help but smiled happily at the people around him: I'm not wrong with Feng Youxian, he is a really good general!While he imagined the scene on the Hunan River last night in his mind.
The fire is soaring into the sky and bright as daylight, it must be a very beautiful and spectacular scene!
The main force of the Suzaku Army infantry rushed eastward, and Zhang Ning felt that he was sure to win.He ordered the scouts of the front army to search for the main force of the official army along the pursuit road and keep an eye on their movements.
The decisive battle seemed to be near.
This time, the official army mainly came from important cities. The information learned that it was equipped with heavy weapons such as the Tianzi General. It was a certain threat to Zhang Ning's square formation during the decisive battle, especially when the cavalry regiment had not returned to the team. However, the official army's artillery technology was backward and effective, but it was very heavy, so it was difficult to maneuver. As long as the Suzaku Army did not take the initiative to approach, the heavy weapons of the official army would not have time to transport them to the battlefield.
Zhang Ning believed that before catching up with the Guanjun camp, Feng Youxian's light-mounted cavalry had enough time to rush back.
The weather is clear today, but the sun is bright but not hot. It is the clear and cool autumn season, and the army is progressing very smoothly and quickly on the wide official road.
The central area of Huguang is mainly flat, and there may be hills and small hills, with flat and low hills, and there are no dangerous places.
Zhang Ning is looking forward to this fair contest.
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