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Wu Zheng couldn't help but sigh, calm down, and said seriously: "I know that there is a place called Jiuxian more than a hundred miles west of Xuyi City?"

"Of course I know..."

Wu Zheng interrupted Liu Fang and was about to talk endlessly, and said seriously, "Just know, the person who takes you to the old county immediately, and it takes three days... Can it be done?"

"I...hehe, we can do it." Liu Fang wanted to call me general, but looking at Wu Zheng's serious face, he couldn't help but shrink back, "What do you want us to do in the old county?"

"Hold it." Wu Zheng waved to Song An. When Song An spread out the map, Wu Zheng pointed at the Huai River dozens of miles north of the old county and said, "In the enemy's intelligence, your troops are a non-existent army. The old county is located between Fengyang City, Sizhou and Xuyi. Taking it is equivalent to cutting off the enemy's troops to continue reinforcements in the direction of Sizhou..."

When Wu Zheng was halfway through his speech, he realized that Liu Fang was confused.

Only then did I realize that I was playing the piano against the cow.

So he waved his hand and asked Song An to put away the map, pondered for a while, and tried to explain to Liu Fang in simple vernacular language: "In Fengyang City and its surrounding areas, the enemy chief Ajige gathered a total of 100,000 troops. The Daxi Army of the King of Jin of Yongli Dynasty was restrained in the direction of Huguang, the Guangxin Guard in the south, and the General Chi's headquarters were fighting fiercely with the enemy in Xuyi City... It is difficult for Ajige to divide his troops and continue to reinforce the direction of Sizhou!"

Speaking of this, Wu Zheng patted Liu Fang on the shoulder and said, "The old county is not a military target for the enemy and us, nor does the Northern Expedition Army go in that direction. The enemy is now in short supply of troops... Even if they are too busy, they will naturally not divide their troops in the direction of the old county... Considering that your unit is newly formed, it is not difficult to complete the task assigned to you."

Speaking of this, Wu Zheng began to give an opportunity in person, "You will break the troops into pieces... It means being the people back. Divide into dozens of shares and gather in various directions to the old county. Remember, each share must not exceed a hundred people, so as not to arouse the enemy's suspicion. When you arrive in the old county, don't gather together and hide in the villages of the old county..."

Liu Fang suddenly interrupted and said, "Does the prince want to build a plank road and cross Chencang secretly?"

Wu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Liu Fang up and down, wondering if this guy was really pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?

Unexpectedly, Liu would immediately reveal his feelings after he put down a sentence. He laughed and said, "The Emperor of Han, Liu Bang, sent troops to attack King Xiang Yu of Chu, and his general Han Xin, made a plank road and secretly crossed Chen Cang... Hehe, the town's tavern talked about this every day..."

Wu Zheng sighed again, do you really want to hand over the mission to this guy?

But at present, the guards of the Northern Expedition Army have their own tasks. As the commander of the 200,000 Northern Expedition Army, they have no force to move.

"You are only half right." Wu Zheng said with sincerity, "I am not Emperor Gaozu of Han, nor Han Xin, I am not a plank road in the old county, and Xuyi is not a Chencang... What your troops have to do in the old county is to raid the connection between Fengyang City and Sizhou..."

Liu Fang, who was polite, interrupted again, "But what if the Tartars attack on a large scale?"

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "This is why you are so lonely that you can break it into pieces. There are too many people, so the enemy will naturally pay attention. But every time there are dozens of people and a hundred people, the enemy will only think that it is a surrounding bandit. Even if the army is sent to clear it out, the troops will not be too much... The terrain of the old county is favorable. It is surrounded by Nushan Lake on the west, north and east sides. As long as there are not many enemies, even cavalry, it will be difficult for you to cross the lake and truly threaten your troops."

Liu Fang nodded and said, "I understand... the prince means to show the enemy as weak, and slowly lead the enemy to the old county, from less to more, and accumulate little to more... right?"

Wu Zheng's heart was shocked. Who said that this is a mess?!

That's what I mean. If I really just ask Liu Fang's troops to go to the old county to harass the enemy, why should I come to Hengyang in person?

In other words, from less to more, Liu Fang's troops were directly attracted to the reinforcements of Fengyang City to Sizhou to relieve the pressure on Chi Erhan's troops.

Then, the pressure on Liu Fang's troops will increase significantly, and may even fall into the danger of enemy encirclement.

Wu Zheng didn't say it clearly, just because he was afraid that the pressure would be too high all of a sudden, which would crush Liu Fang's tolerance.

However, Liu Fang understood it, and it was too fast, so fast that Wu Zheng became a little suspicious. Is this guy really a local old man?

What Wu Zheng didn't expect was that Liu Fang, who realized this, did not get angry but was happy. He slapped his high-high and said, "Anything that is difficult to accomplish... the prince will give it to us in the future, we can do it!"

Wu Zheng was completely speechless.

....

Yue Le knew that he could not escape the blame.

The emperor spent all his money and the new army he had worked hard to form was defeated in Haizhou.

Among these 10,000 people, nearly half of them were abandoned in Haizhou City because of their "transfer".

Although the enemy was attacked from the east and south at that time, the defeat was decided, but as the head coach of one side, his strength was hard to resist.

But what Yue Le was surprised was that the enemy did not pursue the victory.

This is very abnormal. The enemy also has cavalry in Haizhou, especially heavy cavalry to suppress the formation, so the results should be expanded.

Yue Le, who retreated to Ganyu, felt a little hesitant. He had a flash of inspiration outside the northern gate of Haizhou. Is what he realized? Is it speculation or reality?

Is the enemy really not trying to launch a decisive battle, but just a revenge?

People are often like this.

When the truth is right in front of you, it is too easy to always doubt the truth.

But Yue Le still decided to hand over Ganyu after Dorbo sent a large army to Andongwei, and he had to go back to Beijing. First, the crime of this battle must be explained, and it is impossible to escape. Second, Yue Le was really worried. Now there is a wave of peace in the court. If Wu Zhengzhen launches a war against the north, it may be too late to deal with it.

Yue Le is undoubtedly the most conscious person in the Qing court.

....

Shuntian Palace, imperial palace.

The noise in Wuying Palace was so turbulent.

Yue Le returned to Beijing to report his work, and he followed the words and deeds of the Manchu and Han ministers in Chengtian Palace.

Lian Hong, Fan and others were originally officials from the same camp, and they also criticized Yue Le.

This is indeed too embarrassing.

The emperor's personal army went on a war for the first time, but it ended up being wiped out. In Lao Fan's words, he would destroy his ancestors.

I just don’t understand, who was Lao Fan’s ancestor? Manchu or Han?

If Fulin hadn't insisted on protecting Yue Le, Yue Le would have been imprisoned and sentenced to the palace.

But even so, Yue Le was also demoted from Prince An to Prince for guilt.

But in this way, the "popular anger" is hard to calm down.

Now, after the court has dispersed, it will be a mess in the Wuying Palace in the palace.

"Your Majesty, this battle is nothing more than a loss of carelessness from Prince An. It is difficult for Jianxing Dynasty to compare with our dynasty, whether it is manpower or material resources. Besides, for years of war, Jianxing Dynasty has already had external and internal troubles, and it is difficult to be comprehensive... If a decisive battle was launched against our dynasty at this time, this... this... is simply unreasonable!"
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