Zhao Ming is very familiar with the terrain around Nanjing, and the Military Affairs Department has made a detailed sand table based on the information provided by the Military Intelligence Department.Every river, every mountain, every city, as well as official roads and paths in the entire south of the Yangtze River are all familiar to me.However, Zhao Ming still insisted and personally came to the front line to inspect.Because this battle is too important for Zhao Ming.If this victory is achieved, Zhao Ming will become the most powerful force within the Ming Dynasty, and he will be one step closer to unifying the world and ending the troubled times.If Zhao Ming is defeated, no one will be able to shake Zhu Yujian's position as emperor.The 300,000 Ming army will inevitably take advantage of the victory to enter the Han Kingdom, and Zhao Ming will only enter the sea as a coward and go into exile overseas.This is the decision, who will dominate China, who will dominate the world of the big war, the slightest sloppiness, must go all out, can not have the slightest mistake, at this time, Zhao Ming Lema stationed, observing the vicinity of Gaozi Town, all over the neat camp, Zheng Chenggong Yanping Wang's Daxu, standing in the center of the town, surrounded by a circle of military tents.Zhao Ming looked at the big camp in the distance, his eyes kept flashing, Zheng Chenggong stepped forward to Gaozi Town, it seemed that he wanted to block him on the periphery of Nanjing.This also shows that Zhu Yujian has not yet taken the imperial city."
King, it seems that the enemy army is expected to advance along the river, so we are deployed on the front line of Gaozi!"
Wang Chaoxian sneered.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "There is the advantage of a warship, and the terrain along the river is relatively flat, so it is impossible to reach Nanjing as soon as possible, and it is impossible to go to the southern mountains." ”Zhao Ming raised troops in Suzhou, spread the word to the world, claimed to mediate the dispute between Tang and Lu, and asked Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai to stop the fight for the sake of the people of the world.Now Zhu Yihai is trapped in defending the imperial city, it will definitely not last long, once the imperial city is captured by Zhu Yujian, the 300,000 army will all come to the east, which will be unfavorable to the Han army, so Zhao Ming must march at the fastest speed, and can only choose to take the plain north of Maoshan Mountain, and it is impossible to have the strength to climb the mountain."
Your Highness, since the enemy army is here to stop us, then we will directly defeat them.Look at this world, who can resist the artillery of our Han army!
”The dynasty was full of self-confidence.If the battlefield is on the plain along the river, there are naval guns on the river, and artillery carried by the infantry army, it is estimated that no one can withstand it.Zhao Ming was noncommittal, he had walked this road several times, and each time he successfully entered the city of Nanjing, he was most familiar with the situation in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing, but this time there was a trace of solemnity in his expression.Because before, it was all because Nanjing was empty, but this time there were 300,000 troops around Nanjing, and there were more soldiers and horses than Zhao Ming, and this road, Zhao Ming walked a few times, and Zheng Chenggong could not be unprepared.Zhao Ming squinted for a while, and the clairvoyant mirror turned from the west to the north, and a long mountain forest appeared."
Your Highness, that's the northern foot of Maoshan Mountain!"
Zhang Jiayu, who joined the army next to him, unfolded the map.At this time, Gaozi is on the edge of the Yangtze River, dozens of miles away in the south, Benmao Mountain.Zhao Ming took the clairvoyant mirror and pointed to the location of Maoshan, "There is a garrison in Maoshan!"
”Zhang Jiayu looked at the signs on the map and said busily: "Yes, it's the banner of Jin Shenghuan." ”Zhao Ming is playing with a clairvoyant mirror, Maoshan is dozens of miles in circumference, and many troops can be hidden.If the army breaks through Zheng Chenggong's blockade, the army of Maoshan will enter from behind, and it will immediately fall into a situation of being attacked on both sides.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "How many soldiers and horses can be detected?"
”Zhang Jiayu said, "It's only 50,000, maybe more, but the exact number can't be found." ”Zhang Jiayu seemed to understand Zhao Ming's worries, so he immediately said: "Your Highness, the existence of Maoshan will indeed threaten the flank of the army.However, after discussion, the army office felt that no matter how many men and horses the enemy deployed in Maoshan, our army could only break through along the river, and it was impossible to attack Maoshan!
”Yu Yin also said: "If Nanjing is not in a hurry, His Royal Highness can first clear the enemy of Maoshan, but now the imperial city does not know how long it can be defended, and the army will definitely avoid Maoshan and march."
Otherwise, it will take many days just to attack the mountain, and I am afraid that before Maoshan falls, Nanjing has fallen into the hands of the enemy. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "That means that even if Zheng Chenggong ambushes his troops in Maoshan, Lone can only rush forward along the river!"
”Zhang Jiayu said: "Right now, the route suitable for our army's march is just this one, and it is too late for others." ”Zhao Ming sneered self-deprecatingly, "This is a Yang conspiracy!"
”This is also Zhao Ming's cocoon, always thinking about the fisherman's profit, and wanting to wait for Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai to lose before making a move.Unexpectedly, after Li Chengdong surrendered, Zhu Yihai collapsed so quickly that before he could react, Zhu Yujian had already arrived in Nanjing.If Zhao Ming returned to Jiangdong earlier, he didn't want Nanjing to consume Zhu Yujian, so he sent troops early and arrived in the eastern suburbs, so he would not have to drill Zheng Chenggong's trap.Of course, if Zhao Ming had sent troops in advance, I am afraid that Zhu Yujian would not have rushed to Nanjing, and there would not have been this decisive battle.Zhao Ming was silent for a moment and asked, "If Zheng Chenggong deploys heavy troops in Maoshan, what countermeasures does the army have to deal with!"
”Zhang Jiayu said: "Now that the road for the army to march is established, the key is to see how the enemy army can block it.In this battle, if our army broke through to the eastern suburbs of Nanjing before the fall of the imperial city, our army would be victorious and the enemy would be defeated.On the contrary, once the imperial city falls, and the enemy army gathers all its forces to suppress it, it will be difficult for me to win.At that time, the Military Affairs Department can only suggest to His Highness to show weakness and make peace first, and wait for the opportunity to rise again. ”In fact, Zhu Yujian is over half a hundred years old, but Zhao Ming is in the prime of life, and it is also a strategy to be a turtle to kill them.At this time, Zhao Ming and others turned over and dismounted, and Zhang Jiayu and Yu Yin joined the army and laid the map on a stone."
Your Highness, now our army wants to break through to Nanjing, and we can only advance along the river!"
Zhang Jiayu pointed to the map, "The military department believes that the enemy wants to block, there are only three situations, one is to put all the troops in the plain along the river to block the army from coming, the second is that most of the soldiers and horses are arranged in the plain along the river, and a small number of horses are arranged in the mountains and forests in the south to contain them, and the third is that a small number of soldiers and horses are arranged in the plains, and most of the soldiers and horses are arranged in the mountains and forests in the south. ”Zhao Ming straightened up, looked at the enemy camp in the northwest again, and said coldly: "Although Zheng Chenggong's handsome banner is high, but looking at the camp, it is not like there are fifteen armies, at most 100,000.Moreover, it is impossible for Zheng Chenggong to completely ignore Maoshan Mountain, so it is mainly the latter two situations!
”Yu Yin said: "If the enemy army does not defend Maoshan Mountain, His Royal Highness can send a light army to cross the mountain and intersperse it backwards, and the enemy army will inevitably be defeated."
Now that it has been discovered that Jin Shenghuan is in Maoshan, then the only question remains, the enemy army in the north and south, and there are more men and horses. ”Zhao Ming nodded, "Whether the enemy army is on the left or right, Lone can't ignore the threat from the direction of Maoshan after breaking through the front."
In this regard, what is the countermeasure of the Military Division?
”Zhang Jiayu pointed two points on the map, "Your Highness, in the northwest of Maoshan Mountain, there are two hills of Baohua Mountain and Tangshan Mountain. ”When Zhao Ming heard this, he was silent for a while, "I want to go and have a look!"
”Wang Chaoxian hurriedly said: "There is already an enemy horse team here, the king still returns to the camp and orders the scouts to go!"
”Zhao Ming turned over and got on the horse, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed down the hill.Seeing this, everyone hurriedly chased after them, and Wang Joseon hurriedly gave orders to the cavalry to cover the two wings.()