After entering September, the Qing army, which had rested for several months, began to prepare for the autumn offensive.Duoduo moved from Wuchang to Yuezhou, gathered more than 80,000 elite Qing soldiers such as King Sanshun, and prepared to invade Changsha City.At the same time, Dorobelle Leke Dehun led 5,000 red flags to the south of Jiangxi, took over Jiangxi's military affairs, and urged Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren, Gao Jinku and other generals to prepare to gather 60,000 elite soldiers to occupy Ganzhou, cut off the connection between Fujian and Huguang, isolate Fujian, and force Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.At this time, the Qing army was mobilizing grain and grass troops, accumulating strength, and preparing for war, while continuing to stabilize the rear, and the strategy changed from rapid to stable.In this way, it will be very difficult for Nanming to defeat the Manchus.If the Qing army fought steadily, relying on its strong strength, and flattening the Southern Ming court, with the strength comparison between the Ming and Qing dynasties on the frontal battlefield, Ganzhou and Changsha would probably not be able to hold it.Therefore, the Southern Ming Dynasty had to sabotage the Manchu Qing's strategy of steadily fighting and maintaining strategic superiority, disrupting the deployment of the Qing army, allowing the Qing army to make mistakes, and restraining the energy of the Qing army, so that it could not go south with all its might.Obviously, on the frontal battlefield, it is still difficult for Zhu Yihai in Zhejiang, Wan Yuan Ji in Jiangxi, He Tengjiao in Huguang, and Tu Yinxi to protect themselves, and they are all unable to contain the Qing army.This heavy task fell on Zhao Ming, and only he could make a detour to the rear of the Qing army, create chaos, and force the Qing army to withdraw.At the end of September, Chongming Sandbank.Depending on the geographical location, the autumn harvest has begun or ended in various places.At this time, in Chongming City, in the temporary festival hall, the Ming army was discussing major matters.This time, Zhao Ming left Ma Shiao and Chen Mingyu to guard the Zhoushan Islands to guard against Ma Guanghui and train the horse army, while Zhao Ming led more than 15,000 soldiers and horses to Chongming.At this time, in the festival hall, Zhao Ming stood in front of a map with his hands in his hands, and behind him were more than 20 generals such as Wang Deshun, Ruan Mei, Guo Zhong, Wang Chaoxian, Li Zhongming, and Gu San Mazi.At this time, Zhao Ming stood in front of the map and was distracted, with a toothache on his face.Wang Deshun was stationed in Chongming for more than half a year, and he knew the situation in Jiangnan very well, he saw the look on Zhao Ming's face, pointed to the map and said: "Marshal, the Qing army formed the first line of defense in Wolf Mountain and Fushan, and then built the second line of defense in Jingjiang, Xiangshan, and Shizhuang, and finally set up the third line of defense in Yangzhong, Guazhou, and Zhenjiang.Among these three lines of defense, the first is still easy to pass through because of the wide river, but the second and third lines, Jingjiang and Yangzhong are both Jiangxin Islands, and the Qing army not only has batteries on both sides of the Yangtze River, but also has batteries in the center of the river, and the batteries on both sides of the river can block the entire river by cooperating with the Jiangxin batteries. ”The map is drawn in detail by the Heaven and Earth Society, and the annotations are very detailed, how many artillery pieces are in each battery, and how many garrisons are near the forts, all of which are clearly marked.Zhao Ming listened to Wang Deshun's words, turned his head to look at Guo Zhong, and asked, "Commander Guo, what do you think?"
”Guo Zhong pondered for a while, hugged his fists and said: "Marshal, look at the marks on the map, the Qing army has already prepared, there are nearly ten large and small forts along the Yangtze River, and there are more than 40,000 garrisons, and although the naval division has seven gunboats, its combat strength has not yet been completed, and it is still being trained, so I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the Qing army's defense line." ”Zhao Ming looked at the other person again, "Gu Guandao, what do you think?"
”Gu San Mazi clenched his fists and came out, "Dashuai, the last general once attacked the Wolf Mountain Fort of Qinggou, and the fleet fired at it, and the opponent's artillery was hidden behind the stone wall, which was difficult to destroy, and the last general's warship was hit by Qinggou, and the sawdust flew and the ship was broken."
The last general thought that the warship was going to shoot at the fort, and did not have an advantage, and if he wanted to capture the fort, the only way to send troops to go ashore to seize it was to send troops to seize it, but near the Qinggou Fort, there were horse troops stationed there, and as soon as our men went ashore, the Qinggou Horse Army rushed over, and it was immediately finished. ”Gu San Mazi turned out to be a Haikou in the East China Sea, and after defecting to Zhao Ming, he was awarded a thousand households, leading the Zhenyuan pipe and belt officer, and commanding the sailors stationed in Chongming.Hearing this, Zhao Ming paced back and forth in front of the map, he stopped in front of the map, glanced at everyone, and saw Xia Wanchun's contemplative face, and couldn't help asking, "What does Xia Jian Jun think?"
”Supervisor Xia Wanchun said: "Marshal, since the flood thieves have been prepared, and the army has entered the Yangtze River, I am afraid that the effect will not be great."
It is better to go north into the Huai River, crisscross the two Huai, or go north to Shandong, and attack the north where the Qing army is weak. ”Zhao Ming raised his eyes, looked at Xia Wanchun, and muttered: "This proposal is good, but for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it seems that it is not painful, and it is difficult to disrupt the deployment of the Qing army." ”At this time, Zhao Ming already had an idea in his heart, which was further than what Xia Wanchun had mentioned.Xia Wanchun said: "The intersection of the Huai River and the canal is the important town of Huai'an.The importance of this city is no less than that of Zhenjiang and Yangzhou.The marshal entered the Huaijiang River to take the city and cut off the Cao Yun, and the Qing army was bound to rescue.In addition, there is a Yuyuan Army in Shandong, and the marshal can send people to contact and agree to jointly attack Shandong.Shandong, which is the main road of Cao Yun, and its proximity to Beijing, will surely make the Manchus feel the crisis. ”Zhao Ming stroked his short beard, groaned for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Since this is the case, it is better to simply make it bigger." ”As he spoke, Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "Generals come here!"
”When everyone heard this, they gathered around, and Zhao Ming commanded again: "Change the overall map." ”When the shogunate joined the army, he immediately took out a map and hung it on the top of the river defense map, while Zhao Ming pointed to Huai'an excitedly and said loudly: "The commander has decided to enter the Huaijiang River first, take Huai'an City, and collect two Huai'an grains according to the policy of the Xia Jian army."
At this time, the Hong thief must have thought that the commander wanted to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, and did not dare to use the troops of the river defense, but Huai'an could not help but recover, so he could only ask the Manchu Qing to transfer troops from Henan and Shandong to the south.At that time, as soon as the Qing army came, our army withdrew to the sea frontier, went north to the coast of Shandong, contacted the Yuyuan army, and disturbed the land of Shandong. ”Xia Wanchun raised his eyebrows and exclaimed: "At that time, Jiannu will send Hebei's troops south into Shandong, causing Hebei to be empty." ”Zhao Ming smiled: "Not bad!"
When the time comes, Ben Shuai will lead the fleet to drive the Tianjin Wei and threaten Beijing, which will definitely frighten the Manchu Qing Dynasty into chaos and transfer troops back to defend Beijing. ”"Directly threaten Beijing!"
Many of the generals opened their mouths wide in disbelief, they just thought it was too crazy, but it was also very exciting.Zhao Ming said: "There are Manchurian dependents in Beijing, and there are Eight Banners cavalry, it is not easy to capture, but it is easy to be defeated by cavalry.Ben Shuai's purpose was only to threaten Beijing and force the Manchus to transfer troops back to the division.In this way, the place will be empty, and maybe Ben Shuai can go to the gate and copy the nest of the slaves. ”There is a precedent of entering the Yangtze River before, the troops are in Nanjing, and the precedent of breaking the Wai Guo, after the generals were shocked, they regained their composure in a moment, and all of them showed excitement, and hugged their fists excitedly: "Dashuai, just do it!"
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