Chapter 15: A desperate situation

Zhao Yu looked outside the door and said: "There is no time to delay. If Huang Taiji returns to the Jinzhou camp of the Tatars, among the thousands of troops, even if I want to kill him, it will be difficult to find him. Don't try to stop me, Superintendent."

Hong Chengchou said: "If the slave chief comes here, he will not leave for three to five days. I can guarantee it!"

Then he said: "My strong man, please calm down for a moment and listen to what I have to say, okay?"

Seeing that Hong Chengchou was really sincere, Zhao Yu thought that maybe Huang Taiji had come here, and it was indeed as Hong Chengchou said that he would not leave for three to five days. If he wanted to take someone else's head, he would not be in a hurry. So he nodded reluctantly: "Okay."

Then he returned to the hall and sat down.

Zhao Yu said: "If the supervisor has anything to say, just say it."

Hong Chengchou looked extremely sincere and said: "The establishment of slaves is a serious problem for our dynasty. It has more than 100,000 soldiers and a population of one million. Even if one slave chief is killed, there will be a second slave chief, and his bones and muscles will not be hurt."

"Although I disagree with what Zhao Zhuangshi said before, after all, Zhao Zhuangshi is also a Han and a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. It is only natural that Zhao Zhuangshi wants to avenge his parents. But why can't he avenge his parents and at the same time serve the people of the world? , do more things?"

Zhao Yu frowned: "What does the supervisor mean?"

Hong Chengchou said sternly: "Zhao Zhuangshi can defeat ten thousand people with one person, which has never happened before in ancient times. With Zhao Zhuangshi here, I am sure of the decisive battle with Jiannu this time. But all the tactics and strategies have not been deployed yet. If Zhao Zhuangshi is killed first, I will kill him first." After reaching Huangtaiji, our army rushed forward. Although we were able to repel the Tatars, the Tatar cavalry was the main force, but they could not hurt their bones. I am afraid that they will come back again next year."

"I want Zhao Zhuangshi to hold back for the time being. When I deploy my troops and prepare myself, Zhao Zhuangshi will strike again with thunder and kill the slave chieftain. In this way, the morale of the Tatars will be greatly reduced, and there will definitely be chaos and chaos, which will be defeated by our army... "

Zhao Yu understood immediately.

This Hong Chengchou is indeed a good fighter.

It was clear that Zhao Yu was required to hold back for the time being and wait for him to deploy his military strategy and make preparations. He was afraid that when Huang Taiji died and the Tatars were in chaos, he would go all out to wipe out the Tatars. All his efforts are accomplished in one battle!

Zhao Yu thought for a moment and realized that this did not conflict with his revenge.

Most of them are also people of the Ming Dynasty and Han Chinese. If you can easily do a little more, it's not impossible.

So he said: "Forget it, since the supervisor has said it, what's the harm if I hold back for a few days?"

Hong Chengchou was overjoyed and said with his hands: "Okay, okay, Zhao Zhuangshi will not lose the justice of his family and country. Please accept Hong Chengchou's respect!"

Zhao Yu stepped aside, but said: "Does the Superintendent trust me like this?!"

Hong Chengchou straightened up and smiled: "I have to believe it. Zhao Zhuangshi's 550-pound iron awl is right outside the house."

Zhao Yu nodded: "Then please ask the supervisor to arrange a place to stay. I will rest in peace for a few days to recuperate."

Hong Chengchou didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly called his left and right officials, gave them some instructions, and then asked them to take Zhao Yu to rest.

Looking at Zhao Yu's leaving figure, Hong Chengchou sighed and said to himself: "It's not that I believe in you, but I have an arrow on the string and I have to shoot!"

Even if Zhao Yu didn't show up, Hong Chengchou would still be ready to fight.

Jinzhou's request for help is becoming increasingly urgent, and the imperial edict from the DPRK is even more urgent. It is necessary to fight anyway, but it is not sure anyway. In this case, what's the harm in placing your hopes on a warrior?

Just give it a try.

So he turned around and called for his personal followers to give him some instructions.

After a while, some military generals came to the mansion and took their seats.

Hong Chengchou said: "Jinzhou asked for help before, and the emperor urged behind. Now the troops are ready. Generals, listen to my orders!"

The generals never expected that Hong Chengchou was about to give an order. They were a little dazed for a moment, but as if by reflex, they all stood up, clasped their fists and bowed.

Hong Chengchou shouted: "The main force of the Tatar army besieged Jinzhou, totaling 50,000... In this way, our army divided into three groups, marching all the way to Daxing Fort and Dafu Fort, crossing the Nerv River and Xiaoling River, and rushed to the north of Jinzhou. It is the left route. It starts from Songshan, detours around Xiaolingheyi, and runs to the south of Jinzhou. It is the right route. The two armies are mainly outflanking, and they must surround the 30,000 Tatars outside Jinzhou City."

"The governor led his army in the middle, went straight to Jinzhou, defeated the 20,000 troops on the Jinzhou-Songshan line, joined the left and right armies at the foot of Jinzhou City, and wiped out the last 30,000 Tatar troops in one fell swoop!"

This kind of deployment made all the generals stunned as soon as it was spoken!

"Dare to ask the supervisor."

A tiger came out with great power, cupping his fists and saying: "Although our army is stronger than the Tatars, it is not good at field fighting..."

How could you, Hong Chengchou, have so much confidence to confront the Tatars head-on, and yet still pretend to go all out to wipe out all the Tatars in one fell swoop? !

Is your brain getting hot?

Hong Chengchou naturally heard the hidden meaning of Hu Dawei's words, and seeing that other generals were like this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. These generals have long been frightened by the Tatars.

Only Wu Sangui looked a little more excited and said: "Our army has many soldiers and the Tatars have few. Even in field battles, we are not afraid of the Tatars!"

But that was not what he was thinking in his heart - he just wanted to save Zu Dashou.

Zu Dashou is his maternal uncle. Now he is trapped in Jinzhou and is at the end of his rope. If he is not rescued, he will either die in battle or surrender. Death in battle was undesirable, but if he surrendered, his Wu family, as well as other ancestral generals who were not trapped in Jinzhou, would be in an awkward position.

It can be said that among all the generals, the only ones who heartily agreed with Hong Chengchou to send troops were the generals from the Wu family and the Zu family. Although the purpose is not pure.

Hong Chengchou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As a governor, if all the generals are against it, the battle will not be fought.

Fortunately, Wu Sangui stood up and gave him a step, which made him feel quite grateful. However, he nodded to Wu Sangui and said: "I have already said that the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. At the moment, there is a warrior in the army. With the power of one enemy, ten thousand people can be defeated. I have convinced him that after all the armies are properly deployed, I will take action to kill the slave chief Huang Taiji. Once Huang Taiji dies, the Tatar army will definitely be in chaos, and they may not have no chance of winning!"

When everyone heard this, everyone had different expressions.

Especially Wu Sangui, whose face turned slightly red and lowered his head.

The rest were stunned.

How could a war involving nearly 200,000 people be pinned on one person? !

It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

Hong Chengchou observed the words, his old face also turned red, but he waved his hand for the generals to sit down and said: "That warrior Zhao is indeed extraordinary. Aziger's eight thousand army was actually defeated by him single-handedly. Before that, this warrior was about to rush out of the city. I went to kill Huang Taiji, but I persuaded him to stop him. Although Huang Taiji's five thousand soldiers and horses are all elite, Zhao Zhuangshi may not be able to defeat him."

He added: "But there is still some care about this matter. Some of Azig's eight thousand troops have to escape. I am afraid that Huang Taiji will know the details soon, and out of fear, he will leave early. In this way, the generals must act quickly." In case the slave chief is protected by thousands of troops, it will be difficult to kill him and my tactics will fail."

Wu Sangui cupped his fists and said, "But we can't kill Huang Taiji early."

He rolled his eyes and said: "If Huang Taiji had been killed early and the Tatar army had reacted, it might not have been impossible to stabilize the position. It would be best to drive Huang Taiji away and kill him under Jinzhou City! Only in this way can the greatest effect be achieved. .”

Hong Chengchou laughed: "This is a great thing to say."

He then said: "This matter needs to be kept secret. This may make Zhao Zhuangshi worried."

Wu Sangui nodded repeatedly.

The two of them echoed each other's words, making others like Wang Pu, Hu Dawei and others stunned. It's as if Huang Taiji's head is already in the bag.

It's actually a bit ridiculous.

Wang Pu couldn't help but asked: "Do the Superintendent and General Wu both think that... that Zhao Zhuangshi can really kill Huang Taiji?"

Wu Sangui was probably more confident than Hong Chengchou, and sighed: "You don't know something. Just now, I had a discussion with the strong man Zhao outside the city."

"Discuss?"

Hong Chengchou felt funny in his heart. What discussion? It was clear that he was being taught a lesson instead of being provoked. It's just a nice thing to say, just for the sake of appearance.

The generals were surprised. Wang Pu said: "What kind of competition method?"

"Uh..." Wu Sangui's face turned red: "Zhao Zhuangshi is very skilled in martial arts and can't see the edge. I barely saw his movements before he fell off the horse."

He added: "Zhao Zhuangshi's weapon is an iron awl, weighing five hundred and fifty kilograms."

Everyone was speechless.

"Five hundred and fifty pounds? Weapon?"

Hu Dawei smacked his mouth: "What kind of monster is this?"

Wang Pu pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Could it be the thing on the cart next to the door when I entered the mansion just now?!"

But when he came, he accidentally caught a glimpse of it.

Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "It's the iron cone."

Wang Pu was immediately shocked: "I saw the iron cone. It is made of thick iron, with a mouth as wide as the bowl and a length of one foot. The head of the cone may weigh two to three hundred kilograms. It is not an exaggeration to say five hundred and fifty kilograms."

He sighed: "How can there be such a fierce warrior who can wield such a weapon?!"

"If so, I'm afraid he will be even more ferocious than the Overlord of Chu." Ma Ke thought for a moment and became energetic: "For a person like this, taking the head of an admiral among thousands of armies is like picking out an item from a bag. No wonder he can defeat ten thousand with one!"

He said, "If this Zhao Zhuangshi can be used by the supervisor, there is really a chance of winning this battle!"

For a time, each general had something to think about.

Hong Chengchou suddenly became convinced and said with a smile: "In fact, everyone can guess. This Zhao Zhuangshi also has the intention of taking advantage of our army's strength. Firstly, he has one man and one horse, and the news is unavailable. Secondly, among the thousands of troops, there are many important people. It was extremely difficult to kill Huang Taiji. Just when my army was trying to contain the Tatar soldiers and horses, he was able to kill him with one strike. It was a perfect match."

"But as the uncle said, the slave chief cannot die too early. If it is too early, the Tatars can easily recover and stabilize their position. Fortunately, Azig's army was still defeated before. In my opinion, I am afraid that it will not be possible until tomorrow at most. Huang Taiji was frightened and wanted to evacuate Songshan. Therefore, the generals must remember the principle of rapidity. Send out troops immediately and complete the siege of Jinzhou before dawn tomorrow!"

Said: "With Chang Bo as the leader and General Ma as the auxiliary, he will lead 40,000 soldiers and horses as the left. Headed by General Hu Dawei and auxiliary as General Wang Pu, he will lead 40,000 soldiers and horses as the right. . The governor will lead the remaining 50,000 troops and horses to form the middle route."

After saying that, he stood up, gave the generals command arrows, and said: "The troops are like fire, set off immediately, don't be negligent! If you are negligent, you will be dealt with according to military law!"

"Follow the order!"