Nanjing, Chengxianfang.
The door of a restaurant near Li Street was filled with guards on duty.
In a private room by the window on the second floor, a young man with a handsome face and elegant manner was holding a cup of fragrant tea and sipping it carefully.
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man wearing a military uniform and a Dongpo scarf.
"Your Majesty, why did you leave the palace incognito this time?"
It turns out that this elegant young man is Zhu Cixiang, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the "minister" sitting opposite him is Lu Zhenfei, the Minister of War.
Zhu Cixiang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "I think the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Donglu has its strengths and weaknesses."
When the emperor asked Lu Zhenfei, he had to answer.
He cupped his hands slightly and said: "Your Majesty, Donglu's strength lies in riding and shooting in the field, while Ming officers and soldiers are good at defending the city."
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "That's right.
The art of war emphasizes using strengths and avoiding weaknesses.
Only by leveraging your advantages can you defeat the enemy."
Wen Anzhi was still confused until now.
He didn't know what kind of medicine His Majesty the Emperor was selling in the gourd.
He just listened respectfully.
"After I ascended the throne, I have been thinking about how to give full play to the advantages of officers and soldiers who are good at defending.
Later, I thought of an idea and found a person who helped me realize my idea.
Maybe I have seen this person before.
He is the emperor.
A student of the Ming Military Academy was named Song Yingxing.”
Zhu Cihong paused and said: "I have been hiding this from my soldiers because it has not been implemented before.
But now I can let my soldiers take a look."
Lu Zhenfei had already been aroused by Zhu Cixiang's interest and said harmoniously: "Your Majesty, please open your eyes."
"My soldiers will follow me."
Zhu Cixiang shook his sleeves and stood up and walked downstairs.
Lu Zhenfei quickly followed.
After Zhu Cixiang went downstairs, he did not leave the restaurant but walked towards the backyard of the restaurant.
Lu Zhenfei was surprised from the moment he stepped into the backyard.
I saw many trenches dug in the yard, arranged neatly in rows.
When I walked in and took a look, I found that every trench was very deep.
Even if I jumped, no one would come out.
Zhu Cixi jumped down before Lu Zhenfei could react.
This shocked Lu Zhenfei.
Zhu Cixiang is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
If anything happens to him if he bumps into him, he will become a sinner.
"Your Majesty, be careful" Lu Zhenfei shouted instinctively.
"My soldier, please don't panic.
I'm fine.
This trench is very spacious.
I might as well come in and have a look."
Since the Emperor had spoken to him for this reason, it was certainly not easy for Lu Zhenfei to refuse.
He gritted his teeth and jumped into the trench.
Although Lu Zhenfei is a civil servant, he also practices martial arts and boxing on weekdays, so his skills are no worse than Zhu Cixiang.
He stood firmly in the trench without any help at all.
After looking around, Lu Zhenfei found that the internal space of this trench was indeed very wide as the emperor said, and it did not appear narrow at all.
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Not to mention squatting and turning around, there will be no problem even if you lie down in it and sleep.
"Your Majesty, what is going on?"
How could a good restaurant dig so many trenches in its backyard?
"I asked Song Yingxing to buy this restaurant and the house to test the excavation of trenches."
Zhu Cixiang explained: "Originally, I wanted to test it in the military camp, but I thought that this matter has not been implemented yet, and I should control the scope of knowledge, so Song Yingxing came up with this idea."
Lu Zhenfei was dumbfounded after hearing this.
His Majesty the Emperor looks very serious on weekdays, giving people a sense of calmness and authority.
But it's okay to be "irregular".
It is obvious that this restaurant is not to make money, but to complete the experiment mentioned by His Majesty the Emperor.
But Lu Zhenfei still didn't quite understand how digging a few trenches would help the Ming Dynasty fight against the Donglu.
"I call this kind of trench a trench."
Zhu Cixiang explained: "Although it looks inconspicuous, it can play an important role in blocking the advance of cavalry.
In addition, trenches can also weaken the threat of artillery.
The strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty lies in its cavalry and artillery, which ruined these two points. , there is nothing to fear from this beast.”
Lu Zhenfei was doubtful and said: "Your Majesty, although this trench is very wide and long, it is impossible to dig it all the way.
Donglu can just go around it."
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "What I said is right.
Donglu's first reaction when he saw the trenches was to avoid them.
But my trenches were not dug casually.
They were all stuck on the path that Donglu must pass through.
If he wanted to If you bypass it, it will be impossible to attack important prefectures and counties.
Zhoucheng.
In addition, trenches and bastions are also combined.
There are hundreds of large and small bastions built along Shandong.
The trenches can be dug much faster than the bastions.
I want the soldiers to use trenches.
Fill the gaps between the bastions."
The technical requirements for digging trenches are not high.
As long as you give an example, you can ask people to dig according to it.
The most important thing is that there must be enough manpower.
And this is what Ming Dynasty lacks most right now.
Whether you are a young man or a soldier, you can dig trenches.
Zhu Cixiang felt that he could complete his request in a month at most.
"Your Majesty wants to force Donglu to attack the fortress."
Although Lu Zhenfei had not seen the fortress with his own eyes, he had seen the sketch drawn by Zhu Cihong.
It can be seen from the sketch that the bastion is easier to defend and harder to attack than ordinary fortresses.
If Donglu chooses to attack by force, he will surely suffer heavy losses.
But the problem is that there are areas between the bastions that cannot be covered.
If Donglu detours, the bastion group will be useless.
The emperor now seems to want to dig trenches to create a network between the bastions, so that the Donglu have no way around.
I have to say this is a gamble.
Because there has never been anything like it before.
If it were an ordinary person, he might have come forward to advise him.
But Lu Zhenfei is an extremely open-minded person and is very willing to accept new things.
"It's true that the Donglu will have to cross the trenches if they don't attack the bastions.
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And no matter which one they choose, they will suffer heavy casualties."
Although Zhu Cixi had never experienced the benefits of trenches in actual combat, the large number of combat examples in later generations was enough to give him confidence.
Just like the Franco-Prussian War, trenches played an important role in it.
With the advent of muskets and artillery, the role of trenches will only grow.
And if Donglu chooses to attack the fortress group after hitting a wall, this is what Zhu Cixiang would like to see.
A solid bastion can consume the Qing Dynasty's vitality to the maximum extent.
After losing troops and generals, the Manchu generals would definitely become angry and try to make a desperate attempt to make a comeback.
When they are deep in the quagmire, the Ming army can attack from both wings to form an encirclement.
Replacing attack with defense is the best choice for the Ming army at the moment, and bastions and trenches make this tactic possible
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