Poor Family Chapter 820

  Chapter 820 Unconventional

Li Yanqing didn't understand Xiang Fa's plan to lure the enemy deep and then cut off their retreat, but Li Yanqing also had a clear strategic plan. It only took 20,000 people to cross the river in one day, and they rested overnight in Dantu County However, the 20,000 Jingzhao Army ignored the Jiangnan Army in Jiangning Mansion. Li Yanqing immediately led his army southward and marched towards Changzhou.

  Xiang Fa seemed to have expected that Li Yanqing would go directly south, which was also what he expected. Li Yanqing would go deep alone, it was too risky, and he would eventually be annihilated by himself.

   Just half a day after Li Yanqing sent troops to the south, Xiang Fa also ordered to send troops. He led 90,000 Jiangnan troops to kill along the official road to Changzhou.

Changzhou in the Song Dynasty and Changzhou in the Tang Dynasty had similar jurisdictions, including today's Changzhou, Jiangsu and Wuxi, Jiangsu. Historically, it was a famous upper state in the Jiangnan area. It has a developed economy, a large population, and is especially rich in grain. Since the Three Kingdoms era, This is the land where the army farms.

20,000 Jingzhao troops went south along the canal. Inside the canal was a fleet of 500 tugboats. The fleet contained food, armor, kerosene and various firearms. Empty, and do not want to plunder people's food, so the logistical preparations were made in advance.

  The army marched very fast and entered the border of Changzhou in just one day. At this time, dusk had fallen, and Li Yanqing ordered the entire army to stay where it was.

Li Yanqing just got the information sent by Yan Qing, and the army of Jiangning Prefecture has already set off, about half a day later than himself, and it will take at least one day from Jiangning Prefecture to Changzhou at the fastest. If the army of Jiangning Prefecture does not rest, marching overnight , Then they will catch up with him at noon tomorrow, but at that time the opponent's physical strength is severely overdrawn, it should be at the end of his battle, just to give himself a rest and wait for work, and hit him head-on.

  If the opponent also camps to rest, it is still one day away from my own time, which is just enough for me to deal with the 30,000 new troops going north.

The army did not carry tents, and the weather in the south of the Yangtze River was already a bit hot at this time. There was no need for tents at night, and the soldiers could sleep with blankets wrapped in them. However, there was another trouble that could not be shaken off, that is, mosquitoes appeared. The sound of soldiers cursing and swatting mosquitoes was heard.

  The next day it was not dawn, and the low-pitched horn sounded. The soldiers woke up from their deep sleep one after another, ran to the river to wash, and gathered together to drink hot soup and eat dry food.

The marching time is short, except that they will bury pots and make meals at night, and use dry food to satisfy their hunger during the day, but the dry food of Jingzhao Army is not bad. Broth, with minced meat and sauce sandwiched between steamed buns, and then drinking a bowl of hot broth, the soldiers basically had no complaints, even the coach Li Yanqing ate the same dry food.

   Just as the soldiers were gathering to eat dry food, Li Yanqing received information from Yan Qing that the other party had also camped last night, and it seemed that he was not in a hurry to catch up.

   "Dutong, the other party doesn't seem to be eager to fight us?" Wang Gui stepped forward and said in a low voice.

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "The opponent's intention is very obvious. They hope that we will go deep alone. Anyway, our army is not large, only 20,000 people. When a hundred thousand troops attack us, we will be helpless. In the end, the whole army will be wiped out. wishful thinking."

  Wang Gui hesitated and said: "But... our army is indeed small. If it is 30,000, then we will not be afraid of them at all."

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "We have three thousand cavalry, but the opponent has no cavalry, we have Zhentian Lei, and the opponent has no cavalry, these are our advantages, not to mention that I have never considered fighting the opponent. Kill them instead of them dragging me to death."

   "The humble job understands!"

  Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder, "I'll leave the three thousand cavalry to you."

  Wang Gui nodded, turned around and left, Li Yanqing immediately ordered: "Order the three armies, set off!"

  The army quickly lined up and set off to the south, and 500 tugboats followed the army to the south.

The army went all the way south along the canal. At noon, the army passed Jinling County, the state capital. At dusk, the army arrived at Henglin Town, which is about 30 miles away from Wuxi County. Li Yanqing ordered the soldiers to rest where they were. Have a good meal.

At the same time, several fast boats have already passed Wuxi County. This is Zhang Shun leading a dozen of his men along the canal to find the traces of the new army going north. Calculated from the time, this army of 30,000 people should also enter They arrived in Changzhou, but the Clippers had already left Wuxi County for thirty or forty miles, but they still hadn't found any trace of this new army. Ten miles ahead was Wangting Town in Suzhou.

   "General, it's a bit unreasonable!"

  One of his subordinates asked Zhang Shun suspiciously: "We knew that this army had entered the border of Suzhou two days ago. Why are they still in Suzhou after two days of walking? Could it be that they didn't go north along the canal?"

Zhang Shun shook his head. The north-south main official road is close to the canal. The other party needs supplies, so they should use boats. Even if they don't bring logistics supplies, they should walk along the main official road. There is an old official road twenty miles to the west. But the road conditions there were not good, and it was too far away from the canal and the county towns, so it was not easy to supply. Zhang Shun felt that it was unlikely that the other party would take the official road.

  At this time, the sound of horseshoes suddenly came from the front of the bank. For a moment, the man on horseback approached the river and waved to them. With the help of the moonlight, he saw that it was one of the two cavalrymen they had sent ahead to investigate the situation.

  Zhang Shun quickly ordered his men to bring the ship to the shore. After a while, the cavalry stepped forward and clasped their fists and said, "General cavalry, Wangting Town has discovered the main force of 30,000 enemy troops. They are camping outside Wangting Town."

   "Have they got tents?"

   "Yes! They carried hundreds of large tents, but no barracks, and deployed hundreds of outlying patrols. They approached from the waterway and were not discovered by them."

  The cavalry handed a map to Zhang Shun, "This is the map of the enemy's camp, please check it carefully!"

  Zhang Shun immediately left the two ships to continue to monitor ahead, while he himself turned the bow and sailed towards the north at high speed.

At one o'clock, Zhang Shun returned to the Jingzhao Army's camp. The 20,000 Jingzhao Army soldiers were still lying on the ground, but the army doctor found a lot of wormwood. The soldiers used the wormwood juice to smear their hands and faces before going to bed, effectively The harassment of mosquitoes was prevented, and the soldiers slept very soundly.

A marching tent was set up in a small forest, and Li Yanqing held an oil lamp in the marching tent to carefully examine the garrison map sent by Zhang Shun. To the east of Ting Town, the distance between the two is about a few hundred steps, and it happens that a town separates the canal from the military camp.

"Judging from the security level of their camp, the defense is relatively lax, there are no sentry towers, no trenches have been dug around the camp, and the number of guards on the outside is relatively small, indicating that the other party has not entered a state of war, and should not have found us, Taiwei. , this is our chance."

   It was Lieutenant General Liu Kai who spoke. He has followed Li Yanqing for many years, and he has also experienced many battles and has rich combat experience.

Li Yanqing carefully checked the map of the Jiangnan march. They are now about sixty miles away from Wangting Town. This distance is not close, but it is not far. Da Liang, a little bit outweighed the gains.

  At this moment, Zhang Shun said: "By taking the fast boat, I can guarantee to arrive at Wangting Town at the fourth watch. I think I can use Wangting Town as a cover to use fire attack."

   It is the consensus of everyone in the big tent to use fire attack to sneak attack. They have fire crows, and they can launch fire crows into the opponent's camp from a mile away.

  Li Yanqing nodded, "It's okay to attack with fire, but the effect of killing the enemy with fire alone may not be significant."

   This is also a lesson from the sneak attack on the water village. They burned the dry village, but basically caused no casualties. It must be effective with the cooperation of the army.

  Beside Wang Gui immediately said: "The infantry is too late, you can use the cavalry, and I will ensure that you arrive at Wangting Town before the fourth watch."

  Li Yanqing hesitated and said: "But the cavalry's horseshoes are too loud, and it is easy to alarm the enemy."

   "The cavalry can detour south. In addition, the cavalry is equipped with soft noise-absorbing cloth. When approaching the enemy camp, slow down and wrap the horseshoes with soft cloth, so that the opponent will not find the cavalry."

  Li Yanqing pondered for a long time and said: "The opportunity is indeed not lost, just follow the above plan and act immediately!"

  (end of this chapter)

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