The Denglai New Army Intelligence Department has been paying close attention to the intelligence of Huguang and Sichuan, and finally has gained something.

The first-hand information quickly reached Wu Sangui's hands.

The whereabouts of Wu Sangui stationed in Jiujiang are extremely secretive. 80,000 Denglai New Army soldiers were stationed in Jiujiang. It is almost impossible to keep it completely secret. However, many sergeants were only stationed in the temporary military camp outside Jiujiang City for one day. The next night came

At that time, they all evacuated to a mountain valley more than ten miles away from Jiujiang Fucheng, completely hiding their whereabouts.

Wu Sangui undertook an extremely important combat mission, which was to take advantage of Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo's fight to capture Huangzhou Prefecture or Wuchang Prefecture in one fell swoop, blocking the retreat of the Daxi Army sergeants under Li Dingguo's command.

, when both sides suffered heavy casualties, they took advantage of the situation to attack and wipe out the Daxi Army under Li Dingguo in one fell swoop.

The plan did not change. The sudden increase of troops from the Western Army made Wu Sangui feel hesitant. Moreover, the Intelligence Department analyzed that Li Dingguo had left Huangzhou Prefecture and went to the Shaoguan area to command operations to deal with Zhang Dongtao who was about to enter Huguang. This made Wu Sangui even more worried.

I felt strange, wondering who stayed behind in Huangzhou Mansion to command the Daxi Army to fight against Zheng Chenggong.

No one expected Zhang Xianzhong to arrive in Huangzhou Fucheng, including Wu Sangui.

However, Wu Sangui already knew about the increase in troops of the Daxi Army through the Intelligence Department and the scouts.

It would not be surprising if the Daxi Army increased its troops. Wu Sangui had already analyzed this point. It would be really strange if the Daxi Army did not increase its troops.

Wu Sangui was disappointed with Zheng Chenggong's step-by-step fighting method. From this, he judged that Zheng Chenggong's ability to command operations was average. It should be noted that combat mainly depends on seizing opportunities. Zheng Chenggong only led 100,000 sergeants. With these 100,000 sergeants,

It is absolutely impossible to defeat the Daxi Army head-on. Zheng Chenggong can only win the battle by launching a surprise attack before the Daxi Army has time to gather together.

The Huangzhou area is the weakest defense area of ​​the Daxi Army. If Zheng Chenggong could attack quickly and capture Huangzhou Fucheng in one fell swoop, it would be considered a brilliant victory. Unfortunately, Zheng Chenggong adopted a step-by-step approach and waited until he was ready to attack Huangzhou Fucheng.

By that time, the Great Western Army had already assembled.

The battle situation was completely within Wu Sangui's expectation. Zheng Chenggong did not want to fight, and adopted a rapid evacuation method in an attempt to leave Huguang and return to Fuzhou. Unfortunately, the Western Army did not give him a chance and kept chasing behind him.

Intelligence showed that there were at most more than 10,000 Daxi Army sergeants stationed in Huangzhou Prefecture, and the rest of the Daxi Army stationed in Huangzhou and rushing for reinforcements were all dispatched to pursue Zheng Chenggong.

This is an excellent opportunity. If Wu Sangui leads the soldiers of the Denglai New Army to capture Huangzhou Fucheng in one fell swoop, the Daxi Army chasing Zheng Chenggong will be in chaos and lose all fighting spirit.

You must know that this is the Great Western Army with more than 100,000 soldiers. If the Great Western Army along this road is completely wiped out, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely suffer heavy losses.

It was no longer possible to request an imperial edict, and Wu Sangui faced a major choice.

Of course, the danger exists. If the sergeants of the Daxi Army in the direction of Shaoguan retreat and rush for reinforcements, and the Daxi Army pursuing Zheng Chenggong launches a desperate attack, the combined strength of the two Daxi Army should exceed 200,000 people. Zheng Chenggong will be safe by then, and the troops led by Wu Sangui will ascend.

The soldiers of Laixin Army will be in danger.

The Denglai New Army soldiers led by Zhang Dongtao were not very numerous and did not have many Hongyi artillery, which was not enough to pose a major threat to the Daxi Army.

When Liu Wenxiu entered the temporary Chinese military tent, Wu Sangui's expression had become solemn.

"General Liu, please take a closer look at these documents..."

Wu Sangui handed the documents on the desk to Liu Wenxiu and continued to meditate.

Liu Wenxiu took the document and looked down at it carefully.

A quarter of an hour passed, Liu Wenxiu raised his head, his face turned slightly pale.

"General Liu, I have two most critical questions. Please answer them after you think about them carefully."

"First question, the Intelligence Department learned from the investigation that Li Dingguo is likely to go to Shaoguan to fight against General Zhang Dongtao. So who should be the person who stayed in Huangzhou to direct the battle? Is it possible that there is someone better than Li Dingguo in the Great Western Army?

Even more powerful..."

Liu Wenxiu's body trembled slightly and she looked at Wu Sangui and spoke.

"Commander, I believe that if Li Dingguo leaves Huangzhou and rushes to Shaoguan, he will only fight. There may only be two people left in Huangzhou to command the battle. The first is Zhang Xianzhong, and the second is Sun Kewang..."

Wu Sangui suddenly widened his eyes.

"What, is this the case? In other words, Li Dingguo left Huangzhou Prefecture and went to Shaoguan only to fight. The person who came to Huangzhou Prefecture to command the battle was either Zhang Xianzhong himself or Sun Kewang..."

Liu Wenxiu nodded.

"Yes, the general thinks so. Li Dingguo has 150,000 sergeants under his command. Intelligence shows that he went to Shaoguan to command operations. There was no large-scale deployment of sergeants. However, a large number of Daxi troops appeared in Shaoguan, at least 100,000 or more.

, the last general believed that Zhang Xianzhong himself was the only one who could mobilize so many sergeants. Also, among the Great Western Army, the only one with more prestige than Li Dingguo was Sun Kewang. However, Zhang Xianzhong dispatched Sun Kewang to Huangzhou Mansion to command the battle, and Li Dingguo was dispatched.

Going to Shaoguan, doing this is not consistent with common sense, and will also increase the conflict between Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo..."

Wu Sangui's face suddenly turned pale.

"General Liu, according to your analysis, should Zhang Xianzhong be the one commanding the operations in Huangzhou Fucheng..."

Liu Wenxiu nodded silently. At this moment, he felt sour, sweet, bitter, and full of everything.

Wu Sangui looked at the documents on the desk and thought for a moment.

"Okay, General Liu, the second thing is, can you go to Shaoguan to dissuade Li Dingguo, or work with General Zhang Dongtao to hold Li Dingguo back and prevent him from returning to Huangzhou Fucheng..."

Liu Wenxiu also thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Commander, I'm afraid the general can't do it. If Zhang Xianzhong is commanding the battle in Huangzhou Fucheng, once our Denglai New Army surrounds Huangzhou Fucheng, Li Dingguo, who learns the news, will definitely fight to the death to return reinforcements. I'm afraid I can't persuade him."

Of course, if General Zhang can lead the army to hold Li Dingguo back, the situation will be different..."

Liu Wenxiu's answer was within Wu Sangui's expectation. He had never thought that the person commanding the battle in Huangzhou City might be Zhang Xianzhong.

"General Liu, what you are saying is, I understand what it means. If Zhang Xianzhong is really commanding the battle in Huangzhou Fucheng, once Zhang Xianzhong is in danger, not only Li Ding will rush to the rescue of Huangzhou Fucheng desperately, but Sun Kewang will also do the same.

..."

Liu Wenxiu raised his head and looked at Wu Sangui.

"Commander, the possibility of Sun Kewang rushing to help is not very high. It is estimated that Sun Kewang is likely to stay in Chengdu. Chengdu is more than 2,500 miles away from the capital of Huangzhou. Sun Kewang has no way to rush to help quickly. But Li Dingguo,

It is very possible to rush to the aid of Huangzhou Fucheng at all costs..."

Wu Sangui's expression became slightly relaxed.

"General Liu, you are right, but even if Li Dingguo wants to rush to the aid of Huangzhou, it is not that easy. Shaoguan is more than 1,700 miles away from Huangzhou. The message General Zhang Dongtao gave us is very clear. His command

The army chooses to enter Huguang from Linwu and Yizhang to fight. Li Dingguo needs to deal with it with all his strength. During this period, when our Denglai New Army enters Huguang to fight, the news will be strictly blocked from the outside world. Li Dingguo will not be able to obtain information so easily. Even if he

If we can get the news, the battle is probably almost over..."

When he said this, Wu Sangui had already made up his mind.

When the clerk entered the temporary Chinese military tent, Wu Sangui's entire demeanor became calm.

"Write a memorial immediately and rush it to the capital six hundred miles away."

"My minister Wu Sangui reported that there have been major changes in the war situation in Huguang. Zhang Xianzhong is likely to arrive in Huangzhou Fucheng to supervise the war and try to annihilate Zheng Chenggong's troops. I am determined to lead an army to attack Huangzhou Fucheng..."

In less than half an hour, the clerk finished writing the memorial and was about to hand it to Wu Sangui to read, but Wu Sangui waved his hand and said he didn't need to read it.

"Write a letter to Mr. Lu Faxuan and Governor Liu Ning again, informing him of what I just said. If I encounter difficulties in leading the troops in battle, I urge Governor Liu to dispatch a large army to help..."

Only a few minutes after the clerk left the temporary Chinese military tent, all officers above the guerrilla general level arrived.

Looking at the many officers, Wu Sangui spoke.

"Order all the sergeants to get ready. We will set out at midnight today, march day and night, and arrive at Huangzhou Fucheng within two days. The march route has been mapped out in detail by the scouts. You all remember, no matter what happens along the way, ignore it.

The destination of the army is Huangzhou Fucheng..."

"At Mao hour the day after tomorrow, the army launched an attack on Huangzhou Fucheng. We must conquer Huangzhou Fucheng in one go..."

Liu Wenxiu stayed behind again while the other officers went to prepare.

Wu Sangui looked at Liu Wenxiu and spoke seemingly casually.

"General Liu, Zhang Xianzhong is your foster father, and Li Dingguo is your brother. This time we launch an attack on Huangzhou Fucheng. It is very likely that Zhang Xianzhong will be killed or captured alive. I wonder what suggestions you have..."

Liu Wenxiu lowered his head and his hands were trembling.

Wu Sangui sighed.

"General Liu, you don't have to force yourself. In fact, the emperor has already expected this. The emperor has said that you cannot force you to do things you don't want to do. I think so, you should go to Shaoguan and assist General Zhang Dongtao in the battle. If there is any

I have an opportunity to advise Li Dingguo. When facing Li Dingguo, it would be better for you to say a lot of things..."

When Liu Wenxiu looked up, his face was pale.

"Commander, it is really difficult for me to face Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong is my adoptive father. I am reluctant to call him by his first name. I obey the commander's arrangement and go to Shaoguan to assist General Zhang Dongtao in the battle...
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