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下定了决心要拿吉文元的脑袋换功劳,吴超越也就没再客气,马上着手研究起了攻打连镇的战术,然而仔细勘探了地形和审问了投降俘虏后,吴超越却又很快发现,连镇小城其实远没有想象中那么容易攻破。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
攻打连镇最大的麻烦是太平军的地下工事,据俘虏交代,早在清军修筑围城工事之前,太平军就已经在连镇城内挖掘了大量的地下工事屯粮驻兵,吴军炮火虽然摧毁了城内大部分的房屋,太平军的地下工事却损失不大。而炮战结束后,太平军又在城墙下方埋设了大量地雷,同时在城内修筑了许多明暗地堡专门用来打巷战。除此之外,汲取了天津西门的教训,在无法堵塞城门通道的情况下,太平军干脆在每道城门的两旁都修筑了两座地堡,以火力封锁道路!
掌握了这些情况,吴超越和赵烈文通过分析认为,那怕是出动吴军练勇当先锋,正面强攻拿下连镇的把握也不是很大,而且进城后的巷战也肯定会让吴军练勇付出惨重代价,所以吴超越很快就打消了正面强攻的念头,决定故技重施,设法引诱太平军离开工事保护,在野战中收拾太平军。
如果换成了平时,想把已经吃亏上当多次的吉文元骗出来当然没有那么容易,不过现在凑了巧,李开芳正几次三番的派人与吉文元联系,要求吉文元突围去高唐与他会师,想让吉文元出来只要故意李开芳的使者放进连镇就行,唯一让吴超越操心的其实就是如何在野战中全歼太平军。但是这点问题也不是很大,连镇到高唐足足三百多里的距离有的是吴超越发挥的空间,所以吴超越很快就和赵烈文商量出了一个步骑结合、层层设伏的战术计划,并自信就算全歼不了太平军,起码也能杀敌大半,且把残余敌人打成一群散兵游勇。
再接下来,让吴超越万分诧异的事发生了,当吴超越找到胜保献计进言时,就连不懂军事的载垣都已经拍案叫好了,素来对吴超越言听计从的胜保却一反常态,迟疑着说道:“慰亭,这么做是不是太冒险了?故意让李开芳和吉文元两个匪首取得联系,如果真让吉文元带着长毛乱匪突围成功,到了高唐和李开芳会师怎么办?”
“大帅放心。”吴超越拍着胸口说道:“长毛向南突围,首先必须就得经过下官的防区,下官可以担保,拦截战中就算下官灭不了长毛,至少也能让长毛付出惨重代价。到时候大帅你只要派遣骑兵先行南下,拖住长毛的行军速度,再派主力随后掩杀,下官敢立军令状,一定能穿插迂回到长毛的前方再次设防,堵住长毛再杀他一个屁滚尿流!如此不消两次,歼灭连镇长毛十拿九稳!”
“大帅,慰亭的主意不错。”载垣附和道:“把长毛引出来发挥慰亭兵强将勇的优势,层层设伏野战破敌,是比让我们大清的将士去正面攻坚强得多。”
胜保万分犹豫,虽然也觉得吴超越的建议可行,但是一想到这么做功劳几乎都是吴超越的,胜保却又开始动摇。盘算了许久后,胜保才说道:“慰亭,你的办法是不错,但是太冒险了,我们好不容易才迫使长毛分兵两地,形成各个击破的有利局面,最应该稳扎稳打,步步为营,把长毛彻底歼灭,你的战术计划还是太冒险了一些。”
说罢,胜保也不理会载垣的一再劝说,又说道:“这样吧,慰亭,你让我考虑考虑,然后再给你答复。”
虽然很是不明白胜保还要考虑什么,但是为了维持与胜保的友好关系,吴超越还是选择了尊重胜保的意见,没有坚持让胜保立即采纳自己的战术计划。然而令吴超越没有想到的是,当天下午,胜保又突然命令清军在连镇城外修筑炮台,准备居高临下炮轰连镇小城,结果听到了这个消息,吴超越马上就心叫不妙,暗道:“胜保脑袋进水了?太平军的地下工事连我的苦味酸炮弹都破不了,他的实心炮弹能有屁用?”
为了阻止胜保犯糊涂,吴超越不得不再次去拜见胜保,力劝胜保不要白白浪费时间和火药,可惜胜保却坚决不听,一口咬定这么做是为了向太平军施加心理压力,逼迫城里的太平军大量投降,说什么都不肯听吴超越的逆耳忠言。吴超越一时也没转过弯,对胜保的决定是莫名其妙,万分不解。
最后,还是赵烈文给吴超越破解了迷津,回到营地把情况经过告诉了赵烈文后,赵烈文只稍一盘算,马上就对吴超越说道:“慰亭,如果我没猜错的话,胜大帅十有八九是对你生出了妒忌,觉得你立的功劳太多,抢他的风头也太多,所以想稍微打压一下你了。”
吴超越恍然大悟,但还是觉得有些不可思议,说道:“我和胜保的关系一直不错啊,每次的功劳也有他的份,他不至于这么想吧?”
“呵呵,慰亭,你还是实诚了一些。”赵烈文笑笑,说道:“胜大帅是和你关系不错,但是他也为他自己考虑,他之前不过是在江南大营帮办军务,之所以当上钦差大臣中原官军总指挥,完全是因为向荣当初对长毛北上的意图分析错误,觉得长毛北上不过是想拿下安徽北部的产粮区,这才派胜保率军追击阻拦。”
“那曾向长毛竟然长驱直入直接打进中原,胜保追进中原时,皇上为了中原官军不至于群龙无首,这才临时决定让胜保担任前线总指挥,统率指挥前线诸军,运气好才当上全军主帅,还不争气经常打败仗,得了一个败保的外号。所以僧格林沁才一直对胜保不服气,说什么都想把他取而代之。”
说到这,赵烈文又笑了笑,说道:“之前胜大帅和你关系好,很大一个原因也是因为僧王爷的咄咄逼人,他不得不和你抱团取暖。现在僧格林沁的郡王爵位已经没有了,人又远在高唐,不敢嚣张也没办法嚣张了。没有了这个强劲对手,胜大帅能不为他自己考虑一下,赶紧多捞些功劳,抵消他之前那些过失,也顺便多升升官,发发财?”
吴超越沉默倾听,直到赵烈文说完之后,吴超越脸上却露出点笑容,微笑说道:“也好,既然胜大帅这么喜欢抢功劳,那就让他抢去好了,只要别让我去攻坚,他喜欢怎么抢都行。”
觉得胜券在握,胜保也没打算再让吴超越去拣便宜,把炮台匆匆修好后,胜保迫不及待的就调集大量火炮炮轰连镇城内。结果还别说,这一手还真的逼得许多意志不够坚定的太平军新兵逃出城外投降,胜保自然也更加骄狂,益发认定连镇小城弹指可破,还马上布置起了攻城战术,安排心腹托明阿担任先锋发起攻城。
原本吴超越还认为残酷的事实很快就能抽肿胜保的小脸蛋,但吴超越这次失算了,老奸巨滑的吉文元看到来攻城的只是普通清军,马上就调整战术,故意没有去死守城墙防线,故意让清军杀上了连镇城墙,把清军引进了城里打巷战。结果这么一来,凭借大量挖掘修筑的地下工事,太平军反倒杀死杀伤了更多的清军士兵清军士兵在城里跑都没地方跑,踏梯越墙往城里补充兵力又速度太慢,被暗堡中的太平军火枪打得是鬼哭狼嚎,抱头鼠窜,不得不赶紧退回城墙上,太平军又沿着城墙两翼包抄杀来,不费吹灰之力又轻松收复了之前故意让出的城墙阵地。
吉文元这么做还收到了一个意外效果,那就是看到自军士兵只用一个冲锋就杀了连镇城内后,胜保兴奋之余也益发认为仅凭自军之力足以破城,为了独吞大功更加不肯调遣吴军练勇参战。结果虽然清军先后两次杀进城内都被撵了出来,但胜保还是觉得破城在望,根本就用不着吴超越帮忙。
胜保自信满满,做梦都想赶快回京进军机处的载垣却是心急如焚,一再建议胜保调遣吴超越率军参战,但胜保为了独吞功劳却根本不听,被载垣逼得急了,胜保还狡辩道:“王爷,奴才是为了确保全歼长毛才这么做,把慰亭的精兵留下,等我们把长毛从城里赶出来,正好给慰亭一战破敌的机会。不然的话,除了慰亭之外,我军谁有把握拦住长毛的拼死突围?”
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