The group entered the palace and sat down according to the official rank in the lobby, Zhu Yihai sat on the throne, and Zhao Ming sat on the left.The two exchanged a few more words, and after a while, Li Chengdong, Fang Guoan, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Zhaosheng and other generals also came to the palace.Zhao Ming immediately stood up, greeted each other with a few people, and after a few polite words, Zhu Yihai waved his hand and got to the point.Zhu Yihai said: "The lonely king summoned all the ministers here, which is really a matter of recovering Nanjing.Now that everyone has arrived, I wonder what everyone thinks?
”Wu Zhaosheng immediately stood up and clenched his fists, "Your Highness gave an order, and the ministers immediately gathered their troops and horses and went to Nanjing!"
”"Wu Duzhen is so courageous!"
Zhu Yihai said strongly, and then said: "However, the Qing army in Jiangnan is two or three hundred thousand, and the strength is equivalent to that of the lonely king, and the Nanu chief Azig has been in Jiangnan for two years and has trained a lot of elite soldiers. ”The victory of the Longwu court in Chu and Jiangxi made Zhu Yihai very anxious and wanted to take Nanjing as soon as possible, but the strength of the Qing army in Jiangnan was not weak, and it was not easy for the Zhejiang department to recover Nanjing.Fang Guoan said: "Your Highness, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in internal turmoil, and the imperial court has won a great victory in Chu and Jiangxi, threatening Jiangnan from the upstream.Now Azig is not only attacked on both sides, but also the rear Dol is dead, he has lost his political backer, the rear is unstable, and the minister thinks that for the Manchu Qing, Jiangnan is no longer defensible.Now we have gathered an army of 200,000, and the army is divided into two routes, all the way from Zhejiang to the north, through Huzhou, through Yixing, Luoyang, breaking the Moling Pass and going straight to Nanjing, one route led by Bo'an, from Hudong to the west of the west, trapping the Zhenjiang River, blocking the Yangtze River, Nanjing will win!
”Li Chengdong said: "After Azig came to Jiangnan, he has been staying in Yangzhou, as long as Bo'an can block the Yangtze River waterway, the ministers and others are sure to capture Nanjing." ”The Yangtze River divided the Qing army south of the Yangtze River into two parts, Jiangnan and Jiangbei.Because the Qing army's naval division was inferior to the naval division in Donghai Town, the Qing army's troop deployment in Jiangnan was very passive.After Azig arrived in Jiangnan, he stayed in Yangzhou and did not cross the river to sit in Nanjing, just because he had concerns.If the Qing army deployed heavy troops on the south bank, in case the Jiang waterproof division was defeated by the Ming army's water division, then the main force of the Qing army south of the Yangtze River would be trapped on the south bank.Therefore, Azig never entered Jiangning, but chose to garrison Yangzhou, but he did not give up the south bank.The Qing army did not dare to concentrate on the south bank, but it was also reluctant to give up the treasure land of Nanjing to the Ming Dynasty and increase the momentum of the Ming army, so Azig could only divide the troops into two units, set up two large camps in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and guarded both sides of the Yangtze River.After the Zhejiang system recovered Zhejiang and Zhao Ming occupied the land east of Hudong, Jiangnan became the focus of the Qing army's defense.The Manchus gathered an army of 300,000 here, including 100,000 in the Jiangnan camp and 200,000 in the Jiangbei camp.Azig's calculation was that if the Ming army counterattacked Jiangnan, the Jiangnan battalion of 100,000 people was responsible for holding on, and he would sit in Yangzhou, constantly send troops to support, and use the fortified city of Nanjing to consume the Ming army.However, he relied on this idea in two ways, one was that the upper reaches of Jiangxi and Wuchang were in the hands of the Qing army at that time, and the Qing army in Jiangbei could cross the river from the upper reaches without fear of blockade, and the other was that the Qing army stationed heavy troops in Zhenjiang to block the westward advance of the Ming army's naval division, and the army could directly cross the river from various ferries in Jiangbei to reinforce Jiangnan.Now, the Longwu court has recovered Jiangxi and Wuchang, and the upper reaches are occupied by the Ming army, and Azig can only rely on Zhenjiang to block the shipping lane.Zhu Yihai did not attack Nanjing, waiting for Zhao Ming, that is, Zhao Ming's sailors were needed to break through Zhenjiang, break the last reliance of Azig, and divide the two large battalions of the Qing army in the south and north of the river.As a result, the upper reaches were occupied by the Longwu court, and the downstream and the Nanjing River were blocked by Donghai Town, and the 100,000 Qing troops in the Jiangnan camp lost contact with Azig, and the Zhejiang Department was sure to take Nanjing.Otherwise, the Zhejiang system attacked Nanjing, and Azig continued to send reinforcements from Jiangbei, and the Zhejiang system, as the attacking party, would definitely not be able to consume Azig.Zhu Yihai looked at everyone, "Everyone agrees with this?"
”Fang Guoan, Li Chengdong, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Zhaosheng and other generals all bowed slightly, and Zhu Yihai immediately looked at Zhao Ming and asked, "What does Boan think?"
”Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Wuchang and Jiujiang in the upper reaches have fallen, and the Qing army in Nanjing has fallen into a three-sided encirclement, and the river may be cut off by the ministers at any time.In this case, the minister thought that for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Nanjing was no longer defendable, if the Qing army was smart enough, at this time should actually give up Nanjing and save the main force of the Qing army in Jiangnan, otherwise Chu and Jiangxi would lose tens of thousands, and the main force of the Qing army in Jiangnan would suffer heavy losses, and the Qing army would have no soldiers to use in the future!
”"What do you mean by that?"
Zhu Yihai was a little puzzled and didn't understand what Zhao Ming meant.Zhao Ming explained: "The minister is now not suspicious of the recovery of Nanjing.From the perspective of the situation, Wuchang in the upper reaches was recovered, and Hudong in the lower reaches was occupied by ministers, and the Qing army did not have the advantage of a naval army, and Nanjing was already in the pocket of my Ming Dynasty.What Chen is worried about is that the Qing army in Jiangnan will run, so that we will miss the opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Qing army in Jiangnan!
”As he spoke, Zhao Ming looked at everyone and asked, "Your Highness, do you have a map!"
”Zhu Yihai hurriedly asked people to bring a map and hang it up, Zhao Ming immediately got up and walked to the edge of the map, and everyone also gathered around.Zhao Ming immediately said: "If the minister is a Qing army, with the current situation, he will inevitably withdraw from Nanjing and save the 300,000 Qing troops in the south of the Yangtze River."
Only in this way can we have troops and build a second line of defense, otherwise once the battle of Jiangnan fails, and the Manchus have no troops in their hands, then our Ming Dynasty can take advantage of the situation to sweep the north.Now the Qing army in Jiangnan is attacked on three sides, and there is obviously no chance of victory, so the minister thinks that when His Royal Highness raises troops, most of the Qing troops in Nanjing will flee. ”Zhu Yihai understood what Zhao Ming meant, "Bo'an is worried that the Qing army in Jiangnan will escape and cause trouble for the recovery of the north in the future?"
”Zhao Ming bowed his head and said: "The minister thinks that now is a God-given opportunity, and he can take advantage of the opportunity of the Manchu internal strife to annihilate the Qing army in Jiangnan in one fell swoop, and then sweep the north."
In this way, in a year or two, the Manchu Qing Dynasty can be destroyed, and the world can be determined, and if the main force of the Qing army is allowed to escape, then there will still be a fight, and the people will suffer a few more years. ”Zhu Yihai actually just wanted to take Nanjing City before Longwu Jianling went down, so he didn't think about the question of whether the Jiangnan Qing army would escape, but if he could leave the Jiangnan Qing army and annihilate the Azig corps, he would naturally be happy."
What's Boan's idea?"
Zhu Yihai asked solemnly.Zhao Ming then pointed to the map, before he came here, he actually had a draft in his heart, "The land of Nanjing, for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it."
After all, this is my southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the political significance is huge, and it is not a last resort, and the ministers expect that the Manchu Qing will not give up easily.Therefore, the minister thought that in this battle to recover Nanjing, His Royal Highness was not in a hurry to immediately go straight to Nanjing, but the minister could cross the river first, attack Yangzhou and Huai'an, drag Azig, Li Duzhen out of Ningguo, trap Wuhu, cross the river to the north to attack Luzhou, outflank Yangzhou on both wings, and then unite the imperial court to go east, encircle and annihilate 300,000 Qing troops in Jiangnan, so the world can be determined!
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