Valley Emperor

Since defeating the main force of the Ming army led by Su Jiakang half a month ago, Li Xuan has dispatched numerous spies to Zhengtai County, Longhua Town and even Fucheng to observe the Ming army's every move.

It is naturally impossible for these spies to find out the secret information of the upper levels of the Ming army. For example, Song Zhiwen, the prefect, learned half a month ago that Zhengtai County had been lost once, and Su Jiakang was chasing after the Ming army was severely damaged. Raise troops and prepare to send troops to Zhengtai County.

Because at that time, everyone could see it. With the strength of Zhengtai County alone, it was impossible to put out the pseudo-Tang thief army with a scale of five or six hundred people.

However, it is not something that can be done in one or two days for the prefect Song Zhiwen to gather troops and horses. Even if it is fast, it will take ten days and a half months. In addition, although the pseudo-Tang bandit army has become a climate, it has not been won. Zhengtai County, which gave Song Zhiwen more buffer time to slowly raise troops.

If Li Xuan quickly won Zhengtai County, then Su Jiakang is dead without a corpse, and Song Zhiwen will also feel huge pressure. At that time, he will not care too much about his impression and may report it directly. The governor who went to the provincial capital relied on the army dispatched by Shangfeng to exterminate the puppet army of Tang thieves.

However, Li Xuan did not immediately conquer Zhengtai County, which gave Song Zhiwen a chance to save everything!

As long as Zhengtai County is not lost, the impact of the pseudo-Tang thief army can be controlled even if there are hundreds of people. Su Jiakang himself cannot suppress it, but Song Zhiwen, who is the ruler of a government, has a way to suppress it. .

Of course, the news that should be reported still has to be reported, but it is possible to make big things small and small things through clever writing.

Next, Song Zhiwen began to raise troops!

The actions of these upper-level officials in the Ming court were naturally unknown to the spies of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, but Song Zhiwen's movement of mobilizing troops and horses would not be small, and it would naturally be known by the spies of the new army of the Tang Dynasty lurking in the city.

The spies reported that in the past ten days, Ming troops had entered the city one after another, and Song Zhiwen had also recruited a large number of young men.

According to preliminary estimates, Song Zhiwen is already a Ming army with at least 3,000 people. Among them, the main force is recruited by Song Zhiwen himself, some of them are guard soldiers, and half of them are young soldiers who are temporarily recruited.

"Judging from the current information, the Ming army in Fucheng will leave for our Zhengtai in the next few days, with more than 3,000 troops, more than half of which are regular troops. If we add the leadership of Su Jiakang from Zhengtai County and Longhua Town, The remnants of the Ming army, the total strength of which is more than 4,000 people." Fang Dongquan continued:

"Even after our army is expanded, the Ming army is four times as large as our army, and more than half of our army's soldiers have been recruited in the past few days. They have not undergone the most basic training, and their combat effectiveness is worrying!"

Fang Dongquan explained the current situation, and when everyone heard it, their faces were not very good-looking. Immediately, Butcher Chen said loudly: "I'm afraid he's a hairy. People can scatter them too!"

When Butcher Chen said this, although his voice was loud, everyone was very familiar with him, and they knew that his loud voice was just to hide their worries.

At this time, Wang Danxu said: "The strength of the enemy and us is very different, and it is definitely not possible to fight hard from the front. We can take advantage of them to cross the river and attack them halfway!"

When he said this, he walked to the large hand-painted military map next to him and said: "I am blocked by the Lanjiang River between Zhengtai and Fucheng. Although the Lanjiang River is long, there are not many places that can be used to cross the river. , if the Ming army in Fucheng wants to cross the river, the most suitable place is at the ferry of the Lanjiang River. As long as we lie in ambush at the ferry of the Lanjiang River and kill the Ming army halfway across the river, a great victory can be expected!"

Zeng Ziwen also said: "Yes, the best way for us now is to keep the Ming army in Fucheng out of the Lanjiang River, let alone let them reconcile with Su Jiakang's troops, otherwise, their strength will be reduced after one round. If it exceeds 4,000 people, it will be even harder to fight!"

"It's not easy to strike halfway. The Ming army will definitely send forwards to cross the river to explore the road first. We, more than a thousand people, can't hide. If they find us ambushing on the other side of the river, they will definitely Choose another place to cross the river, then we will be passive!" Huang Xueren also said: "In my opinion, just let them cross the river, and after they cross the river, we will send people to lure them to divide their troops, and wait for them to divide their forces. , and then ambush with the main force, come and defeat each one!"

As soon as his voice fell, Fang Dongquan spoke again: "What if the Ming army does not divide its troops and goes directly to Zhengtai County to find Su Jiakang?"

Listening to the arguments of the many generals under his command, Li Xuan himself was pondering, and he listened to what everyone said.

Among the many plans, Li Xuan still prefers the method advocated by Wang Danxu and Zeng Ziwen, which is to block the Ming army from the Lanjiang River as much as possible. The army is blocked outside the Lanjiang River, and it buys enough time for itself to develop.

What the Tang Dynasty needs most is time. Recruits need time to train, and muskets also need time to build, and this time is at least three months.

After three months, the Tang Dynasty will have a main force with more than 1,500 troops, and it will be more confident to fight against the Ming army at that time.

It's just obvious that Ming Jun doesn't want to give them this time!

After the crowd debated for more than half an hour, several plans were reluctantly discussed.

The first choice is to attack the Ming army halfway when the main force of the Ming army is in Fucheng, and try to defeat them when the Ming army crosses the river. This will not only stop the Ming army from the Lanjiang River, but also at least the next month or two. It is impossible for the Ming army to launch a large-scale river crossing again.

To implement this plan, you must leave immediately and go to Lanjiang Ferry, otherwise it will be too late.

If the plan to attack halfway fails, then a heavy army will be stationed at the ferry crossing of the Lanjiang River to keep the Ming army out of the Lanjiang River.

The above two plans are what Li Xuan and everyone want, and they are also the most beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

But if the Ming army successfully crosses the river, then the follow-up is to prevent the Fucheng Ming army and Su Jiakang's troops from converging as much as possible, but to adopt various strategies to divide the Fucheng Ming army and strive to defeat each.

If the strategy to lure the Ming army into dividing troops fails, then the follow-up will be troublesome. At that time, the new army of the Tang Dynasty will have to rely on the mountains to fight a defensive battle in which the enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy retreats and we advance. .

After the main strategic plan was made, the new army of the Tang Dynasty also moved quickly. The 1st Infantry Battalion, the Sword and Shield Team, the Archer Team, the Cavalry Team, and the Baggage Battalion were quickly prepared. These troops are the current core of the new army of the Tang Dynasty. , How well this battle is fought, whether it can be won or not depends on how well these troops perform.

Although the 2nd Infantry Battalion led by Fang Dongquan and Wang Danxu's 3rd Infantry Battalion were almost full, most of them were recruits, and they were not equipped with muskets. Therefore, although their numbers account for more than half of the total force, they can only act as a second-line force.

The Datang New Army, totaling more than 1,400 people, was quickly mobilized, and it took only one day to complete the preparations for the expedition.

The next morning, Li Xuan first went to Queen Mother Bai's room. He didn't bow down and bowed in uniform, but bowed his head slightly and said, "Queen Mother, my son is here to say goodbye!"

The Empress Dowager Bai sat on top and looked at Li Xuan without speaking for a long time. After a long time, she said softly: "Go, swords and guns have no eyes, don't be reckless!"

Li Xuan bowed slightly again and then went out of the room. After Li Xuan went out, the Queen Mother Bai sighed heavily, then closed her eyes and said softly: "Damn old man, you can see it, because you are stupid. If we want to be emperor, how many times have our sons fought with the Ming army, if there is anything wrong with Xuan'er, my mother will go underground and won't spare you!"

After Li Xuan said goodbye to Empress Dowager Bai, he also took a look at Dong Yunyun, Pearl, and Mrs Ye, but it was the first time these three women had experienced this kind of thing. It's not too rude, just say a few words to let Li Xuan pay attention to safety and so on.

After speaking, Li Xuan left the Temple of the Earth, then got on his horse and took Liu Bagou, Qian Mengjiu, Wang Wenhua, Ma Wei and other civil servants who were waiting outside the temporary palace to the school grounds, where more than 1,000 new troops of the Tang Dynasty were capital. All have been waiting!

At the school grounds, Li Xuan did not dismount, but continued to ride on the horse!

With the arrival of the emperor, Fang Dongquan, Wang Danxu, Huang Xueren, Butcher Chen, Zeng Ziwen and other major military generals of the Tang Dynasty who were already waiting here also stepped forward to greet them. Instead, bend slightly.

"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan looked at everyone, then nodded slightly, stretched out his hand with white leather gloves and raised it slightly, and said in his mouth: "Flat body!"

When everyone came to the front and back, Li Xuan turned his attention to Zeng Ziwen: "Are all departments ready?"

In this expedition, Li Xuan did not set up any positions such as forward generals and generals of the central army, but directly commanded each unit, and was responsible for the specific daily defense and various miscellaneous affairs. It was the combat department under the Privy Council.

Zeng Ziwen, Lieutenant Commander, will be responsible for the daily defense of the follow-up operations~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This is Li Xuan's first opportunity for the Operations Division. As long as he performs well, the Follow-up Operations Division will slowly take over its responsibility. True Responsibilities: Responsible for the daily training and operational command of the troops.

Now that the combat division has participated in actual combat for the first time, it is also Li Xuan's attempt to establish a real staff system. If the effect is good enough, he will gradually strengthen the power of the combat division and finally command the entire army.

In this way, he will not have to lead the army every time.

After all, he is also an emperor, so what is it that he personally levies every time he fights!

But now, there is no such combat organization as the staff, and in order to control the army, Li Xuan is not at ease. He is worried that Fang Dongquan and the bandit leaders will mess around, and he is even more worried that Fang Dongquan and the others will rebel.

After getting ready, Li Xuan didn't talk too much nonsense, and soon ordered to start!

With the issuance of the order, more than a thousand new troops of the Tang Dynasty set foot on the eastward march against the rising sun!