第八十五章 瞒天过海
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如果不是吴超越的信使抢先一步把吴超越答应出兵增援的消息送到杨文定面前,杨文定很可能就已经扔下江阴城溜了,因为杨文定七拼八凑带到镇江战场上的两千五百余名兵勇,最后跟着他逃回江阴的才勉强过千人,江阴城里包括临时征调来的乡勇也不过八百来人,而林凤翔和吴如孝率领的太平军水陆军队总兵力多达一万八千余人,兵力是江阴守军的十倍,战斗力更是远胜之。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
与此同时,第二次遭逢战火之灾的江阴城已然是一片大乱,士绅百姓纷纷逃亡,有钱的坐船乘舟直接往上海苏州跑,没钱的拖家带口往乡下跑,杨文定、台文英和莫载等清军文武再是严令禁止也屡禁不绝,莫载献计公开吴超越即将亲自提兵来援的消息以鼓舞人心,同样毫无效果相反还起了一些反作用,饱受刘家军练勇荼毒的江阴百姓听说刘家军的后台老板亲自要来,害怕吴超越的军队奸淫掳掠比刘家军更狠,怯极之下举家逃亡者更多,甚至就连绿营乡勇也开始出现逃亡现象,逼着杨文定不得不下令日夜关闭城门,这才勉强控制住了局面。
封锁城门的第二天,顺流而下的太平军顺利抵达江阴,进兵期间没有遭到任何阻拦牵制,新上任的两江总督怡良也躲在常州城里龟缩不出,给杨文定唯一一道命令就是死守江阴城,等待他不知何时才能派出的援军,杨文定破口大骂新上司的厚颜无耻,但是又毫无办法,同时也毫无信心能够坚持到未来孙女婿率军来援。
还好,杨文定在江阴城里犯愁,殊不知林凤翔和吴如孝等太平军将领也在江阴城外犯难,而犯难的原因也不是别的,同样是江阴城的特殊地形三面环水,西北南三门外都是狭窄地形,无法展开兵力发起攻城,正面攻打的话只能从东面下手,可猛攻东门的话,又等于是堵死城内清军的唯一退路,逼着清军做困兽之斗,就算得手也肯定伤亡不小。
为难之下,林凤翔一度也打算采取李开芳曾经盘算过的办法,屯兵运河西岸让出清军逃亡道路,再把火炮架到黄山炮台上猛轰城内,逼迫和引诱清军弃城逃命。然而就在这个时候,对太平军十分拥戴支持的江阴百姓和从城里逃出来的清军士卒却送来了一条关键情报杨文定当众宣布,吴超越已经决定亲自率军来救江阴!
上当的次数太多,林凤翔和吴如孝都不敢再轻信任何关于吴超越的情报,但是经过反复向多人求证后,林凤翔和吴如孝又发现吴超越即将亲自来兵来援的消息似乎不假,同时从战略战术的角度来看,吴超越也绝不可能容许江阴咽喉失守,导致吴军练勇的大后方松江上海永无宁日。
也正是因为如此,林凤翔和吴如孝便重新商量了一下攻城策略,吴如孝首先说道:“林丞相,把火炮架到黄山炮台上炮轰江阴城内,虽然是有希望逼迫清妖弃城突围,但现在超越小妖既然已经决定亲自提兵来救清妖,那么清妖看到坚守希望,恐怕我军炮轰城内不仅很难再逼迫清妖弃城,相反还只会给清妖喘息机会,让他们只需提防我军炮火,不必担心我军攻城,更坚其负隅顽抗之心。”
林凤翔点点头,认可吴如孝这一分析这个时代的火炮威力并不是很大,炮轰城内对清军的打击主要是在心理士气方面,真正能起到的杀伤效果反而并不大,江阴城里的清军只要能咬牙挺住,太平军逼迫清军主动弃城的计划就休想得手。然后林凤翔问道:“吴总制,那以你之见,我们这一战应该如何打?”
“围城打援,先破超越小妖,再破江阴城!”吴如孝胸有成竹,马上就答道:“江阴清妖现在唯一的指望就是超越小妖,我军倘若能够击败超越小妖,那么江阴清妖闻讯,必然会弃城而逃,我军再想拿下江阴,也将易如反掌。”
“是倒是个好办法,但是想攻破超越小妖,恐怕没有那么容易吧?”林凤翔迟疑着问道。
“未必。”吴如孝冷笑说道:“超越小妖最厉害的地方就是洋枪犀利,军队纪律严明,士卒敢打敢拼,在陆地上我们是很难破他,但是到了水面上,他的妖兵却未必是我军水师的对手。”
“吴总制,你想水战破敌?”林凤翔赶紧问道。
吴如孝点头,说道:“我军有上游之利,主力战船小拔船轻便灵活,最利近战,且士卒水性熟练,精于操船,水面决战取胜,把握远大于陆战。若是能在夜里发起突袭,突然杀进超越小妖的船队之中,那么我军必然稳操胜算!”
吴如孝这话提醒了林凤翔,当初林凤翔在太平府与吴超越首次交战时,吃亏的原因就是没有水师,这才被吴军练勇拿远射火枪压着打,而现在太平军这一劣势已经变为优势,同时情报显示,吴超越也是到现在都没有专属水师,乘船来救江阴,肯定和之前一样还是雇佣民船,太平军水师发起突袭,大破吴超越确实是易如反掌。
心动之下,林凤翔却又想起了一个重要问题,忙问道:“吴总制,如果超越小妖走陆路来救江阴怎么办?那个小妖十分狡猾,一旦探得我军水师庞大,必然会在下游就靠岸登陆,走陆路来救江阴,我军又如何能有水战破敌的机会?”
“当然得用计诱敌。”被誉为智计过人的吴如孝倒也没冤枉史书对他的评价,说道:“前日我向刘丽川了解超越小妖的具体情况时,曾经听刘丽川提起过,超越小妖在松江府有个大仇人叫周立春,那个周立春曾经在松江府青浦县闹过抗粮暴动,一度闹得很大,几乎成事,结果被超越小妖一战击破。但那个周立春并没有被超越小妖擒获,目前正在淀山湖一带活动。”
说着,吴如孝还拿出了地图,先给林凤翔指出了淀山湖的所在,又指着地图说道:“林丞相请看,从江阴到太湖,还有从太湖到淀山湖,都有水路可通,与太湖相连的吴淞江还直通超越小妖的妖巢上海。”
“既如此,我军何不公开放出消息,就说周立春派人来与我军联络,为我军水师引路直捣苏州?然后我军秘密埋伏一支精锐水师在岸旁隐蔽处,我再率领水师进入江阴运河,假意南下去取清妖兵力空虚的无锡和苏州,超越小妖闻讯,必然催促船队直进江阴,我们的伏兵不就可以争取到水战破敌的机会了?”
盯着地图盘算了许久,林凤翔突然一拍大腿,大喜说道:“妙计,就这么办!”
说罢,林凤翔还又补充道:“要装就装象点,干脆我们就按照原订计划抢占黄山炮台,把火炮架到炮台上去炮轰江阴城内,装出要逼迫清妖弃城的模样,诱使超越小妖加快速度来救江阴,安定清妖人心!”
吴如孝也同意林凤翔这一计划后,二人立即依计行事,先是放出风声,扬言说松江义军首领刘丽川派人来和他们联系,准备取水路直捣苏州,同时让军队在江阴运河的西岸安营扎寨,还有就是分兵抢占江阴城北的黄山炮台,建立营垒准备炮轰城内。而到了晚上时,林凤翔和吴如孝又挑选了一千二百名精通水战的太平军精兵,配备上太平军目前最好的装备,由擅长水战的黄和锦率领,埋伏到了上游的芦苇密集处侯命。接着第二天的早上,吴如孝就带着太平军的水师直接杀进江阴运河,南下往距离不算太远的无锡去了。
太平军这一手瞒天过海当然把江阴城里的杨文定吓了一个半死,听细作报告说刁民周立春带路帮太平军去打他的老巢苏州城,又在城墙上亲眼看到了太平军水师从江阴运河南下,杨文定马上就信以为真,又因为太平军已经开始往黄山炮台上运送火炮,杨文定更是不敢迟疑,接连派出了好几个信使顺江而下去和吴超越联系,催促吴超越加快进兵速度来救江阴。
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距离差距的问题,再加上是逆流而上,吴军船队进兵速度稍慢,所以杨文定派出信使见到吴超越时,由三十多条民船组成的吴军船队才刚驶出黄浦江口往上没走多远。结果还别说,听说太平军分出了水师去打无锡,吴超越还真是心中一喜,忍不住暗暗说了一句天助我也。
暗喜过后,吴超越除了回书答复一定会尽快赶到江阴外,赶紧掐算起了路程时间,又拿来了地图仔细研究了一番,然后吴超越叫来了幕僚赵烈文,微笑着向赵烈文问道:“惠甫,你们常熟的父母官是谁?你和他熟悉不?”
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