It's night, in the city of Hefei.Zhao Ming stood in front of the window and fell into deep thought, and several soldiers behind him were still gathered in front of the sand table, discussing strategies, and there were quarrels from time to time.At present, the question in front of the Ming army is two choices, whether to go north and fight with Wu Sangui, or return to Nanjing and put down the Nanjing rebellion first."
If Xuzhou is lost, Shandong and Hebei will definitely not be able to hold it.""
Xuzhou City has high walls and thick walls, and Nanjing is the trouble of the henchmen!""
The national strength of the Ming Dynasty is far better than that of the Zhou army~" The soldiers argued, and they fought one by one.Zhao Ming listened to everyone's arguments, while looking at the window and thinking distractedly, unconsciously, the argument behind him gradually became quieter, and the soldiers seemed to gradually reach a consensus."
Your Highness!"
Zhang Jiayu walked behind Zhao Ming and saluted.Zhao Ming retracted his thoughts and turned around, "What about the results of the deliberations of the soldiers?"
”Zhang Jiayu bowed slightly, "At this time, in front of the army, there are only two roads, and An'an is still outside." ”Zhao Ming nodded, "Go on!"
”Zhang Jiayu said: "The ministers think that the matter of Nanjing should not be entrusted again. ”Zhao Ming said: "Why?
”"The strength of the Ming State is stronger than that of the Zhou State, and between the two countries, it should have been Zhou Shouming's attack.Now Wu Sangui dares to take advantage of the void to enter, it is because of the internal discord of the Ming Dynasty, if His Royal Highness pacifies Nanjing and unifies the Ming Dynasty, then Wu Sangui can only obediently withdraw from the army. ”Zhang Jiayu said in a deep voice: "The changes in Nanjing have been delayed for more than half a year, and if they continue to drag on, people's hearts will inevitably change.Moreover, if the army goes north at this time, it is okay for Wu Sangui to have a decisive battle with His Highness, but if Wu Sangui does not fight and retreats, then how can the war be solved?
”Zhao Ming frowned, after going north, the Zhou army would not fight with him, which was exactly what Zhao Ming was worried about.Wu Sangui has an elite cavalry in his hand, and after conquering the Hetao, he is not worried about war horses, and the number of war horses in the army far exceeds that of the Ming army.Zhao Ming's soldiers and horses, sharp firearms, head-on duel, no one is afraid, but the northern rivers are scarce, mainly plains, conducive to cavalry combat, Wu Sangui wants to avoid the battle, with Zhao Ming in circles, it is difficult for the Ming army to catch up with Zhou's army.The war with Wu Sangui doesn't know when it will be over.After all, there are still more than 100,000 rebels in Nanjing, and if they rush out, the internal and external troubles will not be resolved, and Zhao Ming's prestige will inevitably be greatly hit.Zhang Jiayu saw Zhao Ming's expression, so he continued: "The ministers thought that behind the high walls of Xuzhou City, and the Zhou army had no huge artillery, it would be difficult to capture it for a while.Guanzhong is barren, the land of Henan, is not rich, and the national strength of the Zhou State is far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.Wu Sangui attacked Xuzhou, if he could go down quickly, it would be beneficial to the Zhou State, if he couldn't go down quickly, just the supply of military food would be enough for Wu Sangui to have a headache.The Battle of Xuzhou will be the introduction to the decline of the Zhou State. ”Zhao Ming's heart moved when he heard this, turned around and walked to the sand table, waved his hand, and said, "The Qing family continues!"
”Zhang Jiayu followed, picked up the wooden pole on the sand table, pointed to Guanzhong and said: "Wu Sangui's hundreds of thousands of troops went out to fight, and the food and military supplies mainly came from Guanzhong and the land of Henan that he had just occupied.However, both of these places have been war-torn for a long time and have not yet recovered.The minister guessed that a large part of the supplies of the Zhou army needed to be transferred from Sichuan, and with the national strength of the Zhou state, it would definitely not be able to sustain the war for too long. ”Zhang Jiayu pointed to the route from Xuzhou to Zhou and said: "Such a long supply, once it takes a long time, it will definitely drag down the national strength of Zhou."
Therefore, if His Royal Highness goes north, Wu Sangui is likely to retract again, so it is better to let Wu Sangui attack Xuzhou and use the battle of Xuzhou to drag down the Zhou State, so as to unify the world in the future. ”Zhao Ming stroked his short beard, with a smile on his face, if Xuzhou is used as a battlefield, the Ming Dynasty has the convenience of shipping and the Grand Canal, and it is far easier to transport materials and supply troops than Wu Sangui.In addition, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is already stronger than that of the Zhou State, if Wu Sangui can be dragged in Xuzhou, then it will not be long before the treasury of the Zhou State will be consumed by the Battle of Xuzhou.In the final analysis, it is still money and food that is fighting, and it is still national strength that is compared.The treasury of the Zhou State was depleted, and it would be much easier for Zhao Ming to attack the Zhou State in the future."
Good!"
Zhao Ming clenched his fists and sneered: "Then let Wu Sangui spend it in Xuzhou, and when Gu settles Nanjing, he will be wiped out!"
”At the moment, Zhao Ming was in a good mood, looked at the many people who had joined the army, and immediately smiled: "You have all worked hard, go back and rest!"
”Zhang Jiayu and the others who joined the army hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Your Highness also rests early." ”Everyone saluted and exited the lobby, but Zhao Ming couldn't sleep with some excitement in his heart.According to the suggestions put forward by Zhang Jiayu and others, Zhao Ming sensed that Wu Sangui's campaign to attack Xuzhou might be an opportunity for him.Zhao Ming looked at the sand table, and sorted out his thoughts again, Xuzhou is close to the Yellow River, Beijing is close to the sea, as long as the arrangements are made, you can take advantage of the advantages of the navy, and keep sending troops, grain, grass and equipment to Xuzhou and Beijing.Wu Sangui's labor division went on an expedition to fight far away from the border of the Zhou State, and after a period of time, the Zhou State would definitely not be able to bear it.The more Zhao Ming thought about it, the more excited he became, as if he saw the scene of Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui kneeling at his feet.At this time, outside the main hall, a captain suddenly came in and said urgently: "King Qiqi, Nanjing is urgent!"
”"Nanjing Urgent?"
Zhao Ming was puzzled for a while, took the military report from the captain's hand, unfolded it, and immediately frowned.Zhao Ming burned Nanjing's grain and grass, and then blockaded Nanjing with deep ravines and high ravines, waiting for the grain in Nanjing to run out of chaos.Now, with the decrease in grain in Nanjing and the soaring price of grain, Zhu Yihai, Yan Yingyuan and others will naturally not sit idly by.The defenders in the city, recently discovered that outside Nanjing, Zhao Ming's army seemed to have decreased, Yan Yingyuan and others immediately judged that it was likely that the Zhou State sent troops, and Zhao Ming mobilized a large army to deal with the Zhou army.This greatly boosted the morale of the rebels in Nanjing, and in order to respond to the Zhou army and carry out the supposed external cooperation, the defenders in the city suddenly left the city and launched a surprise attack on the Ming army camp.Although the soldiers of the Ming army in the camp outside the city had already prepared to block the Ming army in the city who attacked the camp, this was a very bad signal.If the rebels in the city were allowed to rush out of Nanjing, Zhao Ming's Jiangnan base camp would be in danger.Although Zhao Ming's territory is large, the taxes mainly come from the south of the Yangtze River.If Nanjing is disclosed and affects Jiangnan, Zhao Ming may have problems before Wu Sangui.After reading the military report, Zhao Ming's face sank, and he slowly closed the general newspaper, and then ordered in a deep voice, "Spread the will of the lonely king, tomorrow the fourth watch will make rice, the fifth watch will pull out the camp, and the army will return to Nanjing!"
”In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the Ming army stationed in Jiangbei, except for one step, stationed in Shouzhou, monitored the Zhou army in Xiangcheng, and went to Huai'an, except for the driver to reinforce Xuzhou, the rest of the men and horses pulled out the camp and looked south of the Yangtze River.
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