Chen Chu, the governor of Xintong County, wanted to make unparalleled achievements, but he was eager to fight. According to his idea, a mere Ming army of more than 10,000 people, with his current strength, was enough to fight and defeat this Ming army. He could immediately penetrate deep into the rear of the Ming army, attack Danyang forward, threaten Qingzhou, attack Xingyuan sideways, and form a force of attacking the tiger pole with the Nian Chunfeng army.

But he thought that this wise plan was strongly resisted by the gentry of Xintong County. These people are now the main component of Xintong Army. For them, it is enough to protect their home on which they depend for survival. Attack? Although it is possible to make great contributions, this contribution is not so easy to get. Based on local defense, there are many natural advantages, the right time, place, and people, but to fight, it is completely different. Once the success is good, if it fails, it will be a disaster for them. If a family does not have a certain strength, then being annexed is a blink of an eye.

Although everyone is now strongly combined, there are many conflicts between them. Once attacked, Chen Chu, the county magistrate of the county, can use his power to assign various tasks to each family, and openly weaken the strength of each family. I am afraid that Xintong County will be the dominant one before the war is over.

Who is willing to do something that is not good? Everyone is united in order to keep warm and work together to fight against Chen Chu, which makes Chen Chu helpless and full of anger.

I was devoted to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch! Chen Chu only felt very depressed. Because of his attack plan, even Cai Qiang, who had just joined him from Danyang, had an undeniable attitude.

"The county magistrate, the problem is not the infantry camp of the Ming army, but Yu Chao's Zhuifeng camp." Cai Qiang said with lingering fear. He was one of the few Qin cavalry generals who participated in the Battle of Hengdian and could escape safely. That battle left a deep impression on people. "The Zhuifeng camp is the ace force of the Ming army. It has strong combat power and comes and goes like the wind. With this army, it is a sharp blade hanging above everyone's heads. It is not unreasonable for the heads of the family to be unwilling to go out of the city to fight rashly."

"General Cai, you also have 5,000 cavalry in your hands. I am the Iron Cavalry of the Great Qin Dynasty. Could it be that I am afraid of them?" Chen Chu stared at Cai Qiang with resentment. You ran to me. I offered delicious food and drink like a Bodhisattva. I was waiting for you to exert some effort at the critical moment. You can go across the river and destroy bridges and climb the wall to pull the ladders. It's so unauthentic.

Cai Qiang smiled bitterly: "Mr. Citizen, when Cai was in Danyang, he was unwilling to follow Lu Jing to follow the thief, but ran away at night and ran to Cai County Magistrate. It can be seen that Cai is loyal to the court. But if it was just a duel between two cavalry, I really did not have the confidence to win. The Great Qin Iron Cavalry a few years ago was so powerful that it was still defeated by the Ming army. Now the five thousand cavalry under my command are strong, but there are still great shortcomings in the face of Zhuifeng Camp. If infantry and cavalry are fighting together, I may still have some confidence, but I simply want to rely on my cavalry to fight Zhuifeng Camp, but I am not able to catch it."

Chen Chu pondered for a moment and raised his head: "General Cai, if I say, you only need to lead the Fengfeng Camp away, and you don't need to fight them in a decisive battle, what do you think?"

A light flashed in Cai Qiang's eyes: "Does the county magistrate want to use the infantry in his hands to eat the five thousand Yang Zhi first?"

"Not bad!" Chen Chu's eyes flashed with fierce light, "General Cai is a war-produced general. I don't need to say anything about the current situation. You can also see a rough idea. If we have a large army and cannot be released, this Ming army will likely pass through our Xintong County and directly penetrate into Wanxian, which will pose a fatal threat to General Nian's flanks. If General Nian is defeated, our Xintong will be exposed to the several sieges of the Ming army. Where can the heads of the family see this? If the Ming army wins, we will be finished, and the Ming army is defeated. If we cannot afford to run out at this time, can the emperor let us go?"

Cai Qiang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "The county magistrate said it well. If this Ming army was inserted into the side of General Nian, I am afraid General Nian will suffer a loss."

"So, whether it is public or private, we have to fight this battle. Since the Zhuifeng Camp is difficult to fight, we will fight Yang Zhi. As long as we annihilate the 5,000 Yang Zhi, we can bring troops to approach Wanxian. At that time, we will cooperate with each other and protect us. How can we be afraid of Zhuifeng Camp?" Chen Chu analyzed.

Cai Qiang must have done nothing when he was fighting with Zhuifeng Camp. That was to send sheep into the wolf's mouth. After a battle, he was afraid that his five thousand cavalry would be gone. But if there were a large number of infantry cooperation, it would be completely different. With the cover of countless long-range weapons of infantry, Zhuifeng Camp would definitely not be able to attack vigorously.

A large group of soldiers and horses, as long as they cooperate properly, slowly move towards Wanxian like a turtle shell. Even if the Zhuifeng Camp peeks from one side, it is impossible to use it.

The cavalry fights well-equipped infantry battle formations, which really doesn't take any advantage. This has been cruelly tested in countless wars in all dynasties. Using infantry to resist cavalry is an experience that has been accumulated with the lives of countless infantry soldiers.

"In other words, I want to lead the Fengfeng Camp away!" Cai Qiang said in a deep voice.

"Yes, General Cai, the Ming army has just entered my Xintong County. We are not familiar with the geography of my Xintong County. I will send you some guides who are familiar with the local situation. Your mission is to lead the Zhuifeng Camp to run around and lead them farther away, the better. So that we can free up our hands to deal with Yang Zhi." Chen Chu said confidently: "Twenty thousand people to five thousand people, our weapons and equipment are not worse than them. Our soldiers are also equipped with weapons and armor, which is not comparable to those poor border troops. I don't believe that they can't win if they fight five."

Cai Qiang was a little unhappy because he used to be one of those poor people in the past! But now he could only bear it. His food, grass and money were still on the person in front of him. However, this time, when he fell into Xintong County, he felt really unbalanced when he saw those teams of private soldiers from various families with bright armor. Among the Qin border troops, ordinary soldiers with leather armor were enough to laugh at their colleagues. There were very few iron armor. Except for generals and personal soldiers, everyone else had to go to the battlefield to rob.

However, these private soldiers of the family were full of armor and were extremely luxurious.

Cai Qiang did not doubt the combat effectiveness of these private soldiers, because these family private soldiers were fed with money and food, and they usually used to suppress the riots and conflicts of miners, and their strength was not bad. Cai Qiang was just worried that how many private soldiers from these families would get together, how to blend them into a whole. As an experienced general, he knew very well that a team without cohesion would not be able to exert their combat effectiveness.

He expressed his concern, but Chen Chu laughed.

"General Cai is too worried. Chen still has a little prestige in Xintong County." He raised his head slightly, looking a little proud: "Besides, if you are facing a strong enemy, these heads of the family will definitely push you and let me go. As long as you take credit and don't want to give, but if the enemy is weak, then you are some hungry wolves who have set their sights on the lamb, and everyone wants to go up and take a bite. They just don't want me to attack Danyang and Xingyuan, but if they are fighting in the local area, they can still work together. Their root is in Xintong. If the Mingren is not driven out, what else can he have?"

"I'm too worried about this." Cai Qiang thought Chen Chu's words were justified. Defending his home can always arouse people's desire to fight. Xintong and other wealthy families are all tied to Xintong. If Xintong is gone, they will be just some insects in the mud and will be trampled on by others.

"What do General Cai feels like this?" Chen Chu felt that Cai Qiang was already moved.

"Okay, then I'll go out to deal with the Zhuifeng Camp, but the county magistrate, I'm not going to Wanxian. I'll send troops to Danyang County." Cai Qiang said.

Chen Chu frowned first, then reacted and laughed: "It's wonderful, you must save the enemy. The Ming army went to Danyang in a new way, and people were not in love with it. If General Cai kills back, maybe there will be a righteous man who raises the flag of righteousness to help him. The Fengfeng Camp will definitely refuse to let General Cai enter Danyang again, so he will have to chase the general. When you go far away, I will take the Yang to take action against him. At that time, General Cai will take them back in a few big circles and meet with us. What can the Fengfeng Camp be so powerful? Let them attack us and try it?"

"That's the plan, and I asked the county magistrate to convince the heads of the family that my cavalry was fighting outside, and it would be difficult to supply. The magistrate would have to come back if he supported the guerrilla warriors for up to three to five days. The county magistrate would have to deal with Yang Zhi within these few days, otherwise there would be trouble." Cai Qiang said.

"Five days are enough!" Chen Chu was confident. "The general will set off, and the county magistrate's office will allocate another 10,000 taels of silver as the opening fee."

"Thank you for your generous help!" Cai Qiang was happy. With the reward, his morale would go to a new level. The Xintong County Magistrate was very generous. He never stings with money. In the past few months in Xintong, not only did he have enough food and salary, but he also paid twice for the rewards this time. This was unimaginable in the Qingzhou army in the past. It would be great if he could eat enough food.

Xintong County has begun to prepare for the initiative, and the Zhaofeng Camp that entered Xintongjiu and Yang Zhi's battle camp finally came together.
Chapter completed!