Pretend to be confused with understanding

The Tatars suffered such great losses in Huangxian County and would inevitably counterattack wildly. Even if Dorgon could tolerate it, Duoduo could not. The three Niulu were wiped out. This was not just a matter of defeat, but a matter of the reputation of the Tatars. To put it seriously, this is not a defeat, it is a shame! If this shame cannot be washed away, Zhengbaiqi will not want to raise his head in front of others in the future.

Therefore, the future battle in Huangxian will definitely be more intense. The Tartars will continue to increase their troops and will try to open up the key point of Huangxian at all costs. Otherwise, their southward movement will have no meaning. Not only will it have no meaning, but it even has a little bit of a sense of self-defeating. This is absolutely not allowed for Dorgon, who is extremely arrogant.

Zhang Zhun had three cavalry battalions in his hands, so he naturally had to make full use of them. He wanted to effectively consume the Tartars' vital strength, and the cavalry was the best weapon. The battle with Zhu Dadian has fully proved the cavalry's ability. The problem is that the terrain of Huang County was not good for the Tartars and Zhang Zhun's cavalry battalion was also not good for the.

From Dengzhou City to Huangxian, this section of terrain is not very open, with less than 60 miles from north to south and less than 100 miles from east to west. Cavalry fighting on such narrow terrain cannot exert mobility and suddenness at all. If the Tatars and rebels squeeze into a group and alternately cover each other, it will be difficult for the cavalry battalion to bite each other hard.

Of course, it is certainly possible to constantly harass the enemy. If the enemy's established troops cannot be eliminated, it is absolutely effective to fire cold guns next to them. The killing effect of cold guns should not be very strong, just kill a Tartar with ten bullets. During their march, Zhang Zhun had to knock out at least 500 Tartars, and at the same time caused general panic to other enemy troops.

In short, it is impossible for the Tatars to come to Huangxian smoothly from Dengzhou City. They must pay a sufficient price. After the brigade of Tatars arrived in Huangxian, the cavalry battalion could continue to harass the outside world day and night, making the Tatars unable to attack the city with peace of mind. The enemy surrounded the Hu Ben Army in Huangxian and the Hu Ben Army surrounded the Tartars on the outside. This is the case.

"I would like to remind you two things to note."

"First, don't rush into the range of the Tartars' bow and arrow."

"Second, don't be hit by the Tartar cannon."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"clear!"

Yang Weiguo and the others answered loudly.

"Your purpose is to consume the Tartars' living power as much as possible. All strategies and tactics must be carried out around this purpose. No matter what means you take, as long as you can kill the Tartars, it is a good method. You must fish, install traps, or lay mines, in short, just kill the Tartars."

"Don't bother with the rebels. It's better to kill a Tartar than to kill ten rebels. I guess when the Tartars march, they will arrange the rebels outside as cannon fodder. How to transfer the rebels and expose the Tartars depends on your respective abilities. The rebels' loyalty to the Tartars is not very high. If they suffer a lot of casualties, there will definitely be riots. By that time, the Tartars will have to go out in person."

"When encountering emergencies, you should deal with them on the spot and don't wait for my orders. Pay special attention that Dorgon is a cunning opponent and may set traps to let you drill. There will be no pie falling from the sky. If it is a pie that is too big, you must weigh it carefully."

Zhang Zhun continued.

All three nodded vigorously, indicating that they were taught.

Finally, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Dorgon is a man who is very cunning and can tolerate it. It may be a bit difficult for you to find his Zhengbai flag. However, you can find Duoduo's Inlaid White flag. Duoduo has a bad temper and is young and energetic. Once he is angry, he is easy to make mistakes. As long as the Tartars make mistakes, our chance will come."

"If the Red Barbarian Cannons of the Tartars can be destroyed, it's best. If it cannot be destroyed, don't take risks. One or twenty red barbarian cannons cannot change the situation on the battlefield. Our most fundamental purpose is to eliminate the Tartars people. Kill one is counted as one, kill two is counted as one pair, accumulate a small amount and do not be greedy for too many."

Yang Weiguo said cautiously: "Sir, we can go and harass Dengzhou City, right?"

Zhang Zhun pondered and said slowly, "You can see the situation yourself. If the red cannons on Dengzhou City cannot threaten you, you can let go and put some pressure on the enemy's rear. As I said, we only take advantage of the situation and do not suffer any losses. Do you think there is a better way to eliminate more Tartars, just let it go. However, if my cavalry battalion suffers heavy losses, don't blame me for being rude when I come back."

Yang Weiguo and others nodded excitedly and said repeatedly: "No, no, no, no! The Tartars want to take advantage of us, but there is no way!"

They are quite confident about fighting against the Tartars. The three cavalry battalions have about 2,000 people in total. On the ground in Shandong, they are definitely a relatively strong force. The training intensity is insufficient. Only a few veterans such as Xie Youzhi are fully skilled in equestrianism. Compared with the Tartars who grew up on horseback since childhood, there is indeed a big gap. However, this is Shandong, which is the traditional territory of the Han people, and they fight at home. It is absolutely impossible for the Tartars to play wild in Shandong.

"Go!"

"Bon Voyage!"

"I'm waiting for your good news in Huang County!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand vigorously.

Yang Weiguo and others were eager to try.

Immediately, the sound of horse hooves rumbled for a long time. The officers and soldiers of the three cavalry battalions disappeared in the eastern field of Huang County, ready to undergo severe tests.

After sending off the cavalry, Zhang Zhun came to Chuangzi Camp.

The soldiers who broke into the camp were preparing large landmines overnight.

When Maojiatun was dealing with the Tartars, this powerful big guy once played an important role. At that time, the Tartars were really bombed to ascend to heaven and the two Buddhas were born, which was terrible. Now, the war is coming, and at this critical moment, Zhang Zhun will certainly not forget this killing weapon. It was not enough for the Tartars to taste it once, so let's continue to taste it a few more times.

In the past, people had no running water and basically drank well water. Therefore, no matter how poor the family was, they had to prepare a large water tank to store clean water. Huang County had tens of thousands of people, and thousands of households, and every household had a water tank. Of course, it was impossible for them to take the water tank away when they fled. Therefore, the Hu Ben Army did not lack materials for landmines.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhun did not have so much gunpowder in the number of water tanks. The effect of super mines was indeed great. With a loud bang, it was earth-shaking and the earth was shaking. The problem was that this thing was really too consuming gunpowder. A large tank of gunpowder was enough for an infantry battalion to hold on for half a day of battle.

According to Zhang Zhun's instructions, Hao Linyong and others prepared a total of fifty large mines. The water tanks used for these mines are relatively small. Each water tank is filled with about thirty kilograms of black explosives, and then a large amount of gravel and a long fuse are installed, which becomes the most primitive landmines. As for the research on the pressed mines, there is no progress at the moment, so we can only continue to use the most primitive detonation method.

In addition, there are four super-large landmines. Each water tank is charged with a charge of more than 150 kilograms. These four big guys are preparing to be buried outside the city gate. If the enemies flock outside the city gate, they will be just in a pot. According to conservative estimates, if these four big guys explode, there will definitely be no living creatures within a radius of twenty feet.

"Don't blow up the city walls a little further away." Zhang Zhun reminded.

One hundred and fifty kilograms of black explosives are not a joke. The city walls of Huangxian are not so strong. Don’t let the Tartars explode, and the walls of Huangxian are also blown down, which will give the Tartars a chance to take advantage of them in vain.

"Don't worry, sir, it's absolutely safe." Hao Linyong said with a smile.

"Well, you go and arrange it!" Zhang Zhun nodded and said.

"I understand!" Hao Linyong agreed to go.

Zhang Zhun ignored them and went back to Yunfengju by himself. He was going to leave all the battle commands on the front line to Hao Linyong to deal with. He would measure the strategic matters later. Back at Yunfengju, Zhang Zhun first washed his face with clean water, washed away all the dust and smoke, then ate a little, sat down, and thought about today's war.

In his previous life, Zhang Zhun was just a non-commissioned officer, not an officer. There were still big differences between non-commissioned officers and officers in many fields. He knew the limit of leading troops to fight, that is, one squad or one platoon, and one company was to survive. He had never been to a professional military academy and did not know too professional command knowledge. His command theory was basically the main products of later generations, and was learned through reading.

Now, when we traveled to the late Ming Dynasty, commanding nearly 20,000 troops and a population of more than 800,000, the gap was too big compared to the non-commissioned officers in later generations. Zhang Zhuang often felt that his level of knowledge was not very enough. At least, he had never learned Clausewitz's "Theory of War" and Ma Han's "Theory of the Sea Power". Therefore, from a broad strategic perspective, he had seriously lacked theoretical knowledge.

Faced with such a complex situation, Zhang Zhun had to be very cautious to avoid hiding into the abyss that was irreversible. After each battle, he had to summarize his experiences and lessons in time to see where he could do better and where he needed to improve his command level. There was no way, he had to be more diligent. For example, now he actually wanted to sleep. But for his future, he had to endure it and carefully sort out the battle for the day.

The battle during the day mainly relies on weapons advantages. Tactical strategies are not reflected in their true nature. The tactical strategy of the Tartars occupying Dengzhou City was more beautiful than him. In the eyes of ordinary people, it was impossible for the Tartars to take Dengzhou City. However, the Tartars did it. Fortunately, their reaction was not slow, so they immediately controlled Huang County and locked the Tartars in Dengzhou City.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhun felt that his action was strategically good. At least, it was absolutely good for consuming the vitality of the Tartars. He was not the court, so there was no need to pay attention to the gains and losses of a city and a place. His goal was to kill the Tartars. No matter where he was, as long as he could kill the Tartars.

In the past, the Tartars were in Liaodong and were across the sea from him. Even if he wanted to kill the Tartars, they would not reach it. Now it is different. When the Tartars came to Shandong, they just stretched out their glans and asked him to reach out with a knife. From this perspective, the Tartars came to their door by themselves.

"Good, good!"

Zhang Zhun said to himself, rubbing his palms hard.

If we can consume the Tartars' vitality in Dengzhou City, we will undoubtedly reduce a lot of resistance when entering Liaodong in the future. The Eight Banners of Manchuria will kill 200,000 people. With the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Junior Army, there will be only hundreds of thousands of people at most. Today, nine hundred have been killed, and the start is pretty good.

This time, this time, the next time, the next time, the next time, the accumulated number will be more. The Tartars' vital power will be constantly consumed. When the Tartars are killed, the world will be peaceful. The key now is that Dorgon must not retreat, and he must pounce on it desperately. The more fierce the Tartars' counterattack is, the more blood will flow.

"What would I do if I were Dorgon?"

Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in the hall, thinking carefully about the possible war.

If he was Dorgon, he would definitely have to first figure out how many defenders there were in Huangxian, how well the equipment, how ammunition, how morale, how food and grass, how commander were, and who was the commander, and then make reasonable strategic arrangements based on these situations. Therefore, Dorgon is very likely to do this. In other words, the Tartars may not attack rashly in the next two or three days. Of course, Duoduo is an exception.

Duoduo is still young and very impulsive. After suffering such great losses, he is very likely to be unable to bear it and will immediately lead his troops back. Therefore, it is not necessarily true that there are no Tathare to attack him in the next two or three days. If Duoduo is dispatched, Dorgon will definitely follow him. Because the Tathare cannot adopt the tactic of adding fuel. For the commander, the tactic of adding fuel is definitely a taboo, and I believe Dorgon understands it.

"Sir, Consultant Gao is here." Shi Liwei suddenly came in to report.

"Oh?" Zhang Zhun said in surprise.

Gao Hongtu actually arrived at this time?

Could it be that something happened behind Laizhou Prefecture?

Since the Tartars entered Shandong, Zhang Zhun asked all institutions in Laizhou Prefecture and every member of Shengxia Sect to consciously resist the spread of rumors and prevent panic events. In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Zhun also left five battalions of troops in Laizhou Prefecture, and one battalion in Dasongwei to help suppress rumors. With such careful arrangements, there should be no surprises!

Zhang Zhun stood up and walked outside Yunfengju. He saw two familiar figures coming towards him. One of them was Gao Hongtu and the other was Zhang Shenyan. Seeing Zhang Shenyan coming, Zhang Zhun understood why Gao Hongtu came. Of course, sometimes, even if he understood, he had to pretend not to understand. Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to pretend to be stupid immediately.

"Myongshan Gong, Teacher, why are you here?" Zhang Zhun said in surprise.

"I brought your teacher here." Zhang Shenyan said with a serious expression.

"Myongshan Gong came to the front line in person, I am really overjoyed!" Zhang Zhun said with a haha. Last time Zhang Shenyan left without saying goodbye, Zhang Zhun felt that it would be a bit difficult to pull this old man into his camp. However, he would not give up his efforts.

"It's really not easy for me to come here." Zhang Shenyan said calmly. His words were a bit stupid, as if they contained a lot of meaning. After hearing this, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but frown. Zhang Zhun didn't feel it. It would be strange if Zhang Zhun could understand it.

Zhang Zhun smiled and invited the two of them to Yunfengju and asked someone to have tea.

Of course, there are important things to come here overnight. However, Zhang Zhun pretended not to know anything, and when Zhang Shenyan took the initiative to speak, he decided to pretend to be stupid, then he had to pretend to be stupid. Nowadays, the most clever ability is to pretend to be confused with understanding.

Zhang Shenyan seemed to want Zhang Zhun to speak first, but after waiting for a while, Zhang Zhun just said nothing, as if he had not noticed anything, and he had no idea what was happening to the Tartars, so he had to say with concern: "Yulin, what is the current situation of the Tartars?"

Brigadier General Zhang briefly said the situation. Since he had a clear and pretended to be confused, his description was naturally what he should say, and he would never reveal what he should not say. Some places even deliberately talked about it in a big way, as for making things out of nothing and hiding the world, there were naturally some. For example, the casualties of the Hu Ben Army were a considerable number. After such a big victory, it was completely normal for some casualties to occur.

Sure enough, Zhang Shenyan listened and kept nodding. He obviously did not realize that half of Zhang Zhu's words were untrue, and he thought that Zhang Zhun was quite open and honest. His originally tight face gradually relaxed. After a long time, he said slowly: "Yu Lin, I did not read you wrong. You are indeed a pillar of the country. With you blocking the Tartars in Huang County, it is a great blessing for the country and the people!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Where did Mr. Miaoshan come from?"

Zhang Shenyan said: "Nanjing."

Zhang Zhun was slightly surprised.

Zhang Shenyan actually came from Nanjing? Isn’t his hometown in Shanxi? Why did he go to Nanjing? Don’t you want to retire so quickly and think of going to Nanjing to take a walk in the back door? This doesn’t look like Zhang Shenyan’s personality.

As if he noticed Zhang Zhun's doubts and the dirty speculation in Zhang Zhun's heart, Zhang Shenyan said generously: "I went to Nanjing to discuss some private matters with Liu Qidong."
Chapter completed!