First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Ever since the city was seized in World War I, Yu Tingyu and others were very afraid of this big black man, and when they saw his statement, they didn't dare to say more.

Zhang Ximeng nodded secretly. Chang Yuchun looked rude, but in fact there were subtleties in the roughness. After all, the Chaohu navy was not the core of the Zhu family's army.

With Chang Yuchun around, he could just hold them down.

"Since this is the case, I will divide the troops and send generals. Commander Yu, you will lead the navy of the headquarters and put on strict guard to defend against the Yangtze River navy in Hague, the barbarian."

Yu Tingyu nodded hastily and took over the task.

Zhang Ximeng looked among the crowd again, and his eyes fell to the last one. This person is called Zhang Desheng, and he was also from the Chaohu Navy. It was rare that he was not from the Yu and Liao families. Zhang Ximeng wanted to give him a chance.

"Zhang Qianhu, you lead the headquarters to lure the enemy. If you encounter the Yuan army, you must hold it back." Zhang Ximeng said seriously: "This matter is very important, you must be very careful."

Zhang Dezhi nodded vigorously, "The governor thinks highly of me, even if I risk my life, I will be held back by the dog tartar!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Sure enough, you are a good man. After this battle, you will be rewarded for meritorious service, and you will not treat any meritorious officials badly."

After throwing out the bait, Zhang Ximeng immediately ordered Chang Yuchun, and asked him to lead his generals to be the main attacker.

Chang Yuchun accepted the order gladly and was very proud.

His own abilities are getting more and more valued, and if he makes a few more great achievements to disperse bad luck, he also wants to fight for a commander-in-chief, a manly man, how can he be inferior to others?

After Chang Yuchun, the brothers of the Liao family, Zhang Ximeng asked Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong to lead 500 people each, and they went out of the city with him.

As for Yu Tongyuan, he was in charge of staying in Tongling, with Li Xi and Tao An as his assistants.

After the distribution was complete, Zhang Ximeng looked at the crowd again.

"I won't say much about the unnecessary words. Thousands of words are still military orders. No one can violate them. After the war, you can't kill captives at will, let alone massacre civilians... If you find these behaviors, you don't need to order them. They will be severely punished according to military law!"

Zhang Ximeng's words were naturally intended for the Chaohu navy, and especially for Chang Yuchun.

The generals took orders and immediately launched operations.

As expected, after receiving the news of Chizhou's crisis, Taiping's Yuan army couldn't sit still. The natural danger of the Yangtze River is their lifeblood. Only by guarding the Yangtze River can they advance and retreat freely.Now the red thieves took Tongling first, and then captured Chizhou. If Anqing is also lost, they will no longer be lonely ghosts!

Must punch hard!

After some discussions, Zhang Xu and Wanhu Naha led 5000 people to rescue Chizhou immediately, and ordered the barbarian Hague to lead a huge boat upstream to recover Tongling.

On the front line of the Yangtze River, with such terrain, there is not much room for tactics to choose.

It's nothing more than a snake of Changshan, which head to chop off first.

After discussion between Zhang Xu and Nahachu, Nahachu led tens of thousands of Mongolian households, mainly cavalry, to attack Chizhou and take back Chizhou as much as possible. Then, from Chizhou, Taiping, and the direction of the Navy, they besieged Tongling from three sides and killed Jiangnan. red thief.

Naha came out and said to Zhang Xu: "Let's go forward and back, step by step, take care of each other, listen carefully, if you meet a red thief, you can't just watch jokes and stand still!"

Zhang Xu was so angry and helpless, "You have ten thousand cavalrymen under your command, how many soldiers and horses can the red thief have? Do you need to be careful? Don't worry, how can I live if the red thief kills you? We are both the same A grasshopper on a rope cannot escape."

Naha pondered over and over again, finally nodded and said: "Sure, I believe you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and beat his horse, and galloped away... Zhang Xu shook his head at his back. The Mongolian cavalry back then were invincible, how did they fall so quickly?

Chapter 153 The Whole Army Attacks

Lan Yu followed Zhu Sheng to Chizhou, and Li Wenzhong remained behind Zhang Ximeng.Compared with the jumping blue jade, Li Wenzhong is more calm and easy to learn.

Especially after he realized that his uncle had a bright future and that they would also ascend to heaven, he worked harder, hungrily, and never let go of any opportunity.

"Sir, teach me the art of war!" Li Wenxiu said with a smile.

"The art of war?" Zhang Ximeng was startled, then suddenly shook his head and said, "I don't know the art of war."

"Don't understand? Mister is a pedantic celestial being, why don't you understand?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled wryly and shook his head, "What do you mean by the art of war? Those military books and strategies? Or those classic battle examples, if these, I can talk about them for a day or two. Now that you know what the art of war is, what is left is to adapt to the situation."

"Adjustment?"

"Hmm!" Zhang Ximeng said: "According to the news sent by Chen Di, the Yuan army dispatched more than 2 people, including a cavalry Wanhu. Let me ask you, how will the infantry deal with the cavalry?"

"This... naturally forms a battle formation, with long spears in front and bows and crossbows pressing down on the formation. As long as you can survive the initial difficulties, you will have a chance of winning."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's right, then let me ask you why the cavalry must attack your formation?"

Li Wenzhong was stunned for a moment, the two armies were at war, how could they win if they didn't fight?

But Li Wenzhong quickly realized what Zhang Ximeng meant. War is never a simple front-line battle. You send out one person and I send out one person, nor will you send out a hundred people and I send out a hundred people...

Take the cavalry as an example, they have a speed advantage, are flexible, and have a strong impact.In such a situation, the cavalry must wait for the infantry to be exhausted, slack, scattered in formation, and caught off guard before launching an attack and winning in one fell swoop.

The infantry is not necessarily a lamb to be slaughtered. A smart commander will use the terrain to seize the advantage, minimize the enemy's advantage, maximize the strengths and avoid weaknesses, and use the infantry to control the cavalry.

Everyone will try their best to gain the greatest advantage, and then launch a decisive battle when the advantage is mine.

Of course, this is just people's good wishes. No one can say for sure what will happen on the battlefield.One side is unprepared, or both parties are unprepared, and hastily engaged in battles abound.

Therefore, it is extremely complicated to deduce and restore a battle. Even if you are in it, you may not be able to fully grasp it.

It can only be said to train more, sweat more, equip as well as possible, anticipate as thoroughly as possible, and make as few mistakes as possible in the face of emergencies.

This is also Zhang Ximeng's experience in the battlefield for several years.

But in the final analysis, he is not a very talented person, even if he knows, he may not be able to do a good job.

Therefore, it is difficult for him to become a famous player.

Of course, if Zhang Ximeng is given enough resources to win a Montgomery-style victory, he can still do it.

Li Wenzhong pondered for a long time, and he seemed to realize something, with a happy smile on his face.

"Sir, you are really talented, I understand!"

Zhang Ximeng looked at this joyful boy and laughed uncontrollably, what do you understand, I don't understand!

Li Wenzhong ignored Zhang Ximeng, and began to observe the war by himself... As analyzed, there were too many accidents on the battlefield, and there was no definite rule at all.

That's why Zhang Ximeng used Zhu Sheng to persuade Chizhou to surrender, and then in the name of Chizhou, he asked Taiping Road for help, forcing the Yuan army to come out... and in order to save Chizhou, the Yuan army will probably go forward bravely.

In this way, there were not many choices for the Yuan army, so Zhang Ximeng sent Zhang Desheng with 2000 people to act as bait to attract the Yuan army.

The purpose was to stabilize the battlefield, and then Chang Yuchun acted as the main attacker, giving the opponent a fatal blow. Liao Yongan and Liao Yongzhong dispatched in two directions, and finally established the victory.

The plan is not amazing, but it is quite satisfactory.

However, this does not mean that the Yuan army will definitely be unlucky.If they were powerful enough to overwhelm Zhang Desheng's army at once, Zhang Ximeng's plan would be over.

Or it's okay for them to avoid Zhang Desheng and not take the bait.

No matter how bad it is, the two sides are fighting in chaos, and the Mongols can still defeat Zhu's army with their strong fighting power and tenacious style.

This is the general situation. It is really hard to say what kind of situation the war will break out.

In the morning, Zhang Desheng led the troops of the headquarters to Nanling County. To the south of them was the largest tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which originated from the Qingyi River at the northern foot of Huangshan Mountain.

The rivers in the south may not be so famous, but in the summer and autumn rainy season, there is definitely enough water, and on both sides of the river bank, bamboo forests are densely covered, and the terrain is undulating.

Such a battlefield will undoubtedly greatly limit the power of cavalry.

After Zhang Desheng observed carefully, they were on the official road from Jinling to Chizhou and other places.

Not surprisingly, this is where the decisive battle will take place.

Zhang Desheng was under a lot of pressure, not only because of this battle, but also because of his background.

In Chaohu Water Village, he is neither the Liao family nor the Yu family, but he is struggling to survive between the two families.He led troops to fight Yuan Ting, defeated and won.

But no matter how you look at it, his previous experience can only be said to be mediocre.

Now that he belongs to the new master, it is a great opportunity from heaven, if he still can't seize it, he will be like this in his life.

Zhang Desheng thought carefully for a long time. He did not enter Nanling County, nor did he intercept the Yuan army first. Instead, he chose to set up a battlefield twenty miles west of Nanling.

He quickly thought that the few carriages formed a defensive position, and then he ordered his brothers to stand ready.

Not long after, news came that the Yuan army had entered Nanling, and then the forwards of the Yuan army passed through Nanling and charged at them!

"Whether you're here, whether you can become famous in one battle, depends on today!"

Zhang Desheng decisively issued an order to let 500 people forward, and took the initiative to lure the Yuan army over.

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"Captain, Zhang Desheng did not seize Nanling, but stopped to the west of Nanling, ready to fight."

Zhang Ximeng was slightly taken aback, but Li Wenzhong who was at the side said pleasantly: "Wonderful! The Yuan army is exhausted from the raids, so they must be willing to choose the county seat to rest. And the backing of the county seat will paralyze the Yuan army and make them proud and arrogant. If there are too many, we must rush up decisively." Li Wenzhong said excitedly to Zhang Ximeng: "Sir, the fish is hooked!"

Zhang Ximeng blinked, but said nothing after all.

"Don't tell me these military situations in the future, I trust the judgment of the soldiers!"

Li Wenzhong didn't say anything, he just felt that the master was as calm as a mountain, and he was at least [-]% sure of this battle.

When the soldiers delivering the letter arrived, Zhu's army and Yuan's army had already confronted each other.

Nahachu, with a cavalry force of ten thousand households, faced the provocation of hundreds of red thieves, as long as he was a man, he would attack.

The overwhelming cavalry pressed forward decisively like a mountain, while the hundreds of red scarf soldiers retreated even more decisively.

Cavalry chasing infantry, four legs chasing two legs, what suspense can there be.

The Yuan army chased and killed with all their strength, and the hurried horseshoes splashed dust and gathered in the air like a sandstorm.The earth-shaking and mountain-shaking shouts of killing made people's hearts jump with fear, and their liver and gallbladder were tearing apart.

No matter when facing the cavalry charge, the incomparable momentum will make people feel invincible.

Zhang Desheng only felt that his tongue was dry, his palms were sweating, and his heart was beating wildly.

The first time he opened his mouth to give an order, he didn't make a sound. He had to swallow a mouthful of spit, and roared again, and in just such a moment, the Yuan army had already rushed within a hundred steps.

"Bowman, get ready!"

The soldiers responsible for attracting the Yuan army also arrived in front of them. They finally escaped by chance and escaped in along the gap in the army formation.

But there were still dozens of people who were overtaken by the Yuan army, trampled under the iron hooves, and even the corpses were gone.

"Fire arrows!"

A volley of bows and crossbows was fired, and the Yuan army rushing in front couldn't dodge in time. More than a dozen people were shot and fell off their horses, and the Yuan army was in chaos.

The follow-up Yuan army was very smart. They did not charge hard, but circled around, passed in front of the army formation, and shot arrows at Zhu's army at the same time.

These Yuan army cavalry passed by like a whirlwind of death.

The high mobility of the cavalry actually allowed them to shoot more arrows in the same period of time.

And the infantry who are standing still will suffer too much.

Zhang Desheng's subordinates once again paid the price of dozens of people.

"Hold on! Hold on to me! Don't retreat, think about your family, think about the land! When you become a deserter, you lose everything!"

Finally, the shaken military formation regained its stability.

But soon the Yuan army's second round of attack came.

They just chose to pass by the front, and did not go hard, because they also knew that it was unwise to use cavalry to hit the formation of vehicles.

At this time, Naha had already seen the details of the red thieves on the opposite side. They should only have one or two thousand people and no cavalry. If they want to fight with themselves, they are still far behind.

But even so, Nahachu still showed the rigorous style of a qualified Mongolian general.

"Go and tell Zhang Xu to speed up and help me immediately!"

The messenger beat his horse like flying and left immediately.

Naha's gaze fell on Zhu Jiajun in front again. Eliminating this group of red thieves will probably establish a prestige and let them know how powerful I am.

Naha went out to observe for a long time, and separated two thousand households from his cronies.

"You chisel in from the right!"

These two thousand households moved. They were wearing heavy armor, holding scimitars, spears, crossbows, and arrows. This is a team armed from head to toe.

It is especially worth mentioning that the war horses they use are not the Mongolian horses of the past, but war horses that have been crossed with many Ming horses in the Western Regions. They have the tenacity of the Mongolian horses and the horses of the Western Regions.

In terms of pure equipment, they are more terrifying than the Mongolian cavalry in Genghis Khan's time!

So they went forward bravely and chiseled at Zhu's army.

And at this moment, someone came to Nahachu again, and said eagerly, "Another group of red thieves have been discovered!"

"Another red thief? How much?" Naha asked in surprise.

The soldier said: "Not many, only one to two thousand people."