The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 166
Late autumn has passed, and it is early winter.The early winter in the north is already quite chilly, and most of the leaves on the trees have all fallen off, and the few remaining leaves are shaking in the cold morning wind, and will be blown away by the wind at any time, and will eventually fall to the ground and rot.

The entire land of Liaodong was peaceful, with no fighting troops, no horse thieves haunting, and no fleeing civilians.

It's just that under this calmness, there are undercurrents surging, all kinds of calculations, all kinds of plans, and all kinds of thoughts are constantly being produced and fermented.

In the early morning of Datong City, apart from the breakfast stalls on the street, there are sporadic pedestrians wearing cotton clothes with sleeves and hands hurrying through the cold wind.

In such a bleak atmosphere, the military barracks in the northern suburbs of Datong City were busy.Teams of soldiers in strong and sharp clothes shuttled past, and scouts kept shuttling back and forth.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Chonghuan, dressed in military uniform, looked at the map of Liaodong hanging in front of him, thinking silently.

Behind him are two confidantes, Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao.

"Heng Jiu, is there still no movement from Donglu?" Yuan Chonghuan asked suddenly.

"Tanma reported back continuously, and the Donglu still didn't move at all. The Donglu in the three cities of Liaoyang, Gaizhou, and Guangning couldn't retreat, and there was no sign of any army mobilization. According to the usual practice, the Donglu generally would not choose to fight in winter. Send troops. And according to our army's eyeliner report, it is said that since the summer of Donglu's defeat, the three countries of the Korean Peninsula and some tribes in Mongolia have begun to feel uneasy. Donglu is probably busy suppressing and appeasing these forces, coupled with the pressure of our army Now, they can only take a defensive position at present."

Hong Chengchou replied calmly, but when he was talking, he selectively forgot the Jiang family army that caused a major defeat to the Qing army, that is, the bandit army they called.

Yuan Chonghuan nodded and said: "Heng Jiu's words are reasonable. Donglu is now suffering from internal and external troubles. This winter, there should be no spare power to pose a threat to Datong. Only in this way can we make a bold move to get rid of this elbow and armpit problem. Is there any movement from the bandit army?" ?”

"Once the scouts and scouts of our army approach the calabash valley within [-] miles, they will be expelled by the rangers of the bandits. In the past few months, our army has lost hundreds of scouts, so we basically don't know much about the current situation of the bandits. " Hong Chengchou froze for a moment, his voice lowered, without the calmness he had just now.

He recalled the humiliating experience of his last mission, and couldn't help clenching his fists.

He said just now that he didn't know much, but in fact he didn't know much, he didn't know much at all.Apart from knowing that the leader of the bandit is Jiang Chuan, the rest of the information is vague, and there is nothing to say.

Jiang Chuan let go of all five thousand archers and cavalry under his command, and tightly blocked the direction from which the enemy might come.Unless the enemy dispatched a large army to force their way in, relying on a few scout cavalry to scout out effective intelligence would basically be courting death.

Even if some enemy scouts were lucky enough to pass through the first line of defense fifty miles away, there was still a tighter blockade twenty miles away, which was the second line of blockade composed of [-] light cavalry in rotation.

These two blockades can basically make any scout return home.

In addition to the military forces of both sides in the war, the victory or defeat on the invisible battlefield of information and intelligence is also very important for the outcome of the war.

But the current status quo is that Jiang Chuan has controlled Jin Yiwei in Datong City through the Black Ice Platform, and has spread the information network under Yuan Chonghuan's nose, so Jiang Chuan can convey to Jiang Chuan the every move of the Ming army in the first time.

However, Yuan Chonghuan knew nothing about the situation of Jiang's army, and all information could only be guessed.Therefore, the information war between the two sides has already decided the outcome in this sense.For Jiang Chuan, the information became one-item transparent, which doomed from the very beginning that once the Ming army decided to send troops against Jiang's army, it would be a tragedy that was caught off guard.

"Since this is the case, we can't take care of so much. The enemy of this bandit army is unknown now. If one day it falls to Donglu, then our army will be attacked on both sides. Since Donglu can't shrink back now, then we will take this opportunity to get rid of it." This elbow and armpit trouble. The two armies are at war, no matter how many ghostly tricks there are, it will eventually fall on the strength of the troops. We will attack with an upright army, no matter how he covers it, we will eventually confront our army head-on. With the power of our Ming army, why worry about not being able to wipe out a bandit, what do you think?"

Yuan Chonghuan pondered for a moment and analyzed in a deep voice. After speaking, he turned to Hong, and General Cao asked.

"What the supervisor said is very true. Our army will definitely wipe out the bandit army in one fell swoop and eliminate the elbow and armpit troubles." The two clasped their fists in unison, but even though Hong Chengchou said so, there was always a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Where does this anxiety come from?Is it those black armored cavalry with cold eyes full of evil spirit?Or the arrogant young thief who shot off his helmet with an arrow?Or is this legendary tyrannical opponent who caused the Manchus to fail repeatedly too mysterious?
Hong Chengchou couldn't figure it out for a while, anyway, this uneasy feeling became more and more intense in his heart.

But he couldn't say it, because this anxiety belonged to his own intuition, without any basis, and it was not enough to convince others.

What's more, Master Supervisor has been preparing for this expedition for half a year.From rectifying the frontier army, to recruiting new soldiers, raising food and grass, and scouting the enemy's situation, I have been making preparations all the time. Did I just give up because of my own intuition?

And he also has an intuition that if he can't beat his opponent this time, then he will never have such an opportunity again in the future.This feeling is mysterious and inexplicable, but it really exists.

He didn't know why he felt this way, he felt that the tens of thousands of elite frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to deal with a small bandit.

He once told Cao Bianjiao once, but Cao Bianjiao said that he was scared out of his nerve last time, so he was suspicious, maybe it was true.

"Well, you wait for the order: tomorrow morning, 1 troops will gather in the school grounds, ready to suppress the bandits. Cao Zongbing, you lead the 2 troops from the headquarters as the front army, and the governor personally leads 1 horses as the central army. Mr. Hong Bing, you lead [-] horses as the rear army. At the quarter of the hour, the front army sets off first. At the third quarter of the hour, the Chinese army sets off. At the quarter of the hour, the rear army sets off, do you understand?" Yuan Chonghuan turned to look at the two, with a serious face and a deep voice ordered.

"The final general will obey the order of the supervisor!" The two clasped their fists and shouted the order, Hong Chengchou also hurriedly drove away the chaos in his heart.

"Okay, let's get ready. This governor has made great achievements in Liaodong. This is the first battle. We must use the head of the Jiangchuan boy as a sacrifice to the banner of our frontier army." Yuan Chonghuan looked at the two confidant generals in front of him, suddenly raised his voice, and looked excited road.

"The last general obeys the order!" The two embraced the order and left.

　The third one arrives.I thought I would be able to come back early today, but I didn't expect it to fail in the end.So today is only the third watch, and the old cat broke his promise.Tomorrow's matter is over, and there must be five more, and I will never break my promise.Finally, with a shy face, I asked for a few recommendation tickets.

　　


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