Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 138 Chapter 138, the system sends out new tasks
Li Yan collected himself and wanted to say something to the envoy, but when the words came to his lips, it turned into: "Understood, please ask the envoy to go back and tell King Chuang, I will definitely complete the task later."

The envoy nodded and left satisfied.

As soon as the envoy left, the other generals of Li Yan's department who were present were immediately blown away.

"General, how can you say that!"

"We can't beat it at all, how can we complete the task?"

"Yeah, let's call the messenger back and explain it to him."

Li Yan shook his head, and said with a heavy face: "You guys only know one thing and don't know the other. Doesn't this general know that this task is very difficult? But don't forget, His Majesty has already led the army through The Yellow River goes north! If I say that we can't protect his rear, what do you think His Majesty will think? By that time, not only me, but all of you will also lose your heads!"

After Li Yan finished speaking, everyone present became silent.

Everyone knows Li Zicheng's character, so they also know that Li Yan is telling the truth!
After a long time, a general said: "Then what should we do? If we go forward, we will die, and if we retreat, we will die. Do we have to die?"

Li Yan gritted his teeth, and said: "It's okay. Your Majesty just said that we should delay the imperial court's soldiers and horses, but it didn't mean that we must go to rescue Jinan!"

With that said, Li Yan came to the edge of the map and pointed out: "Immediately pass on my order, the whole army retreats, camps in Feicheng, and prepares to stick to it!"

Li Yan's intention is very obvious, that is to abandon Jinan and station his troops in Feicheng, so as to play a role in restraining the Ming army.

The other generals present were stunned when they heard the words, and then responded one after another.

But it's not like there are people who are more stunned. One person said: "Then, we won't help Jinan anymore?"

Li Yan looked sad: "Of course I also want to save Jinan, but Jinan is not that important compared to covering His Majesty's flank, understand? Could it be that you think Jinan is more important than Your Majesty?"

The others said in unison: "Of course His Majesty is more important!"

As a result, Li Yan's troops immediately began to retreat.

When this news reached Zhu Cihong's ears, it was already two days later.

When hearing the news, Zhu Cihong was discussing with Li Guozhen about the upcoming war.

Li Guozhen was still very surprised when he heard the news: "These guys withdrew later, they don't even want Jinan?"

After Zhu Cihong heard the news, he was thoughtful and didn't speak for a while.

Li Guozhen looked at Zhu Cihong: "Your Highness, what do you think is the reason?"

After so many battles, Li Guozhen admired Zhu Cihong's military talents.

Zhu Cihong shrugged his shoulders, and said: "It is said that there must be a monster when things go wrong. If Li Zicheng didn't want to rescue Jinan, that's all. But now Li Zicheng chose to send reinforcements, and then let the reinforcements withdraw suddenly. This is obviously inappropriate. Common sense."

Li Guozhen nodded again and again: "Yes, it's too unreasonable. Could it be that there is something wrong with them?"

Zhu Cilang spread his hands and said with a smile: "For now, we can only wait for further information."

Li Guozhen said: "Then what should we do next? Continue to march, or just stay where we are."

Zhu Cihong also hesitated when he heard the words.

If you continue to march, I don't know if it will be the opponent's trick to lure the enemy.

If they were stationed in place, if Li Yan's troops really wanted to escape, wouldn't they just watch him escape?

At this time, Zhu Cihong finally experienced the difficulty of being a military commander.

The battlefield is not a game. If you make a mistake and read a save file to start over, every choice you make may change everyone's fate, including Zhu Cihong's own.

Zhu Cilang pondered for a long time, finally made up his mind, and said, "Let's move on, our troops are no less than theirs, even if they have some conspiracy, we can deal with them as much as we can."

Just as Zhu Cihong finished speaking, the system's voice suddenly sounded.

"It is detected that the host has made a key decision, the system activates the corresponding branch option, and the host is asked to arrive at the Dawen River Daicunba Ferry 34 miles east of Dongping Prefecture at sunset five days later to sign in and trigger the food robbery battle. Friendly reminder , ask the host to lead at least [-] troops with combat effectiveness and high mobility."

Zhu Cihong's eyes lit up immediately.

Robbery?

This is a tactic that has never been used before.

Not bad, very good.

From this point of view, the system also depends on the dishes. If Zhu Cihong chooses to stay put, the system may send another task.

"Is it the system?" Zhu Cihong simply questioned in his heart.

After a short wait, the system's voice really sounded: "The system mainly plays an auxiliary role in the behavior of the host, and aims to better help the host to win the current selection result. Unless it is a particularly urgent moment, the system will generally not help the host to do something." Choose."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, as expected.

Of course Li Guozhen didn't know the conversation between Zhu Cihong's mind and the system, but he still sensed something from Zhu Cihong's nod, and asked, "Could it be that His Royal Highness has a better plan?"

Zhu Cihong came back to his senses, and said with a smile, "Uncle Xiangcheng, please wait a moment."

Zhu Cihong walked to the map, looked at it for a long time, and was a little puzzled: "Why not?"

Li Guozhen came over: "Nothing?"

Zhu Cihong looked at Li Guozhen and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, are you from Shandong?"

Li Guozhen shook his head.

Zhu Cilang hesitated for a moment, and said: "By the way, Uncle Xiangcheng, go find some soldiers from Shandong, preferably from Dongping Prefecture."

Why?

Because the location of Daicunba could not be found on this map, the inquiry system did not respond.

After a lot of tossing, a soldier finally said honestly: "My family belongs to Wang Village, and Dai Village is next to my village."

Zhu Cihong patted his thigh and said with a smile: "That's you, you will be my guide for this operation!"

Li Guozhen was stunned for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, what are we going to do?"

Zhu Cihong didn't talk nonsense, and said to Li Guozhen: "It's like this, I plan to cut off the enemy's food supply!"

Li Guozhen nodded subconsciously, then widened his eyes: "Your Highness actually knows how to cut off the enemy's food supply?"

The matter of cutting off food seems to be very simple in novels and TV dramas, and it can be cut off as soon as troops are dispatched, but it is not.

If you want to cut off the food road, you usually send a small group of elites to the enemy's rear, which means that you must obtain the location where the enemy is hoarding food and grass in advance, such as the battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

But the battle in Guandu is relatively easy to fight without food. Like Li Yan who came from afar, he must not have a Wuchao as a food and grass camp like Yuan Shao, so he can only use the food transport team to transport him. forage.

In other words, if you want to cut off Li Yan's grain road, you have to know the accurate information of Li Yan's grain transportation team.

It is very difficult to know when and where the food transport team will start from, and when and where it will pass, in order to accurately intercept it.

Some people say, can't we find a road that must be passed and wait?
This is of course impossible, because the enemy army is not a fool, our soldiers and horses just enter the enemy's control area, and it will be fine for a short time. If we wait for a long time, how can the enemy army not respond?At that time, the food and grass will not be cut off, and the soldiers and horses who go to run out of food may be surrounded instead.

This is why Li Guozhen was surprised, the difficulty of cutting off food is really too great.

Zhu Cihong laughed and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, don't you feel relieved when I go out? This time, I will definitely burn Li Yan's food and grass! By the way, don't we have three thousand Guanning cavalry in our army? Just leave it to the Palace.”

Li Guozhen: "...Wait, Your Highness, do you want to go in person?"

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "That is necessary!"

The system has sent tasks, how could it be impossible to go?

Li Guozhen's expression changed drastically, and he said, "Your Highness, judging from what the soldier just said, Daicunba is the rear area controlled by the enemy!"

Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "It's not a big problem. How many soldiers and horses are there in Shandong? Three thousand cavalry are enough for my palace to come and go freely."

Li Guozhen: "..."

At this moment, Li Guozhen suddenly understood the British Duke's previous feelings.

Your Royal Highness, is he really fond of adventures?
Just two days ago, a wave went deep into the camp of the Zuo Family Army, and now there is another wave going deep into the enemy's rear to cut off the food road?

It's okay, but if something happens, what will Li Guozhen, the general, do?
Li Guozhen hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you can just choose a brave general to go to this kind of thing. Why do you have to take the risk yourself?"

Zhu Cihong shook his head: "This time I must go to the palace, you don't need to say much, Uncle Xiangcheng."

If I don't go, what will happen if the system doesn't send missions in the future?
After some disputes between the two sides, Zhu Cihong finally became angry: "Uncle Xiangcheng, if you continue to quarrel with me, I will use the power of supervising the army to remove you, and I will be the chief general myself!"

Li Guozhen: "..."

Damn it, I forgot that His Royal Highness is still the supervisor of the army.

Although it is said that this power regulation of the Supervising Army can only be used under extreme circumstances, no one has stipulated what is an extreme situation.

The most important thing is that Zhu Cihong is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and with the backing of the emperor's father Chongzhen, even if Li Guozhen was withdrawn, no one would hold Zhu Cihong accountable afterwards.

Li Guozhen froze for a while, and could only say helplessly: "Then, Your Highness, you must pay attention to your safety."

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and waved his hand: "I'm doing business, don't worry! Come on, hand over the three thousand cavalry to me."

Half an hour later, Li Guozhen stood at the gate of the camp, watching Zhu Cihong drive away with three thousand cavalry, silent for a long time, and gently folded his hands together.

"Buddha, Taoist, all kinds of ancestors, you must keep His Royal Highness safe!"

Li Guozhen's prayers are extremely sincere.

　Underestimated the difficulty of nursing a high-energy baby in the hospital. .When I got home, I planned to coax the family to sleep, but I didn't expect to fall asleep myself, so I'm sorry everyone.I will make up for it at three o'clock today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)