Zhao Ming couldn't help frowning after reading the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department.Previously, he had worried, but considering that there was no precedent for the Central Plains Dynasty to run to the Western Regions and retreat to the wilderness, Zhao Ming thought that the Zhou regime was mostly going to be tough with him in Guanzhong.Now that Zhao Ming saw the information, Wu Sangui was preparing to flee to the Western Regions, which made him feel a little surprised.Because it doesn't fit the thinking of the ancients.Actually, he didn't know that Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou had this kind of thought, or because they were influenced by him.Zhao Ming expanded overseas and established vassal states overseas, and most of these vassal states had a good life, which indirectly changed the concept of Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou, feeling that China could not gain a foothold, and it was actually not bad to dominate in the Western Regions."
Regent?"
Seeing that Zhao Ming's face sank, Du Yinxi called out loudly.Zhao Ming stood up, took a few steps back and forth, and said in a deep voice: "There is an urgent report from the Military Intelligence Department that Wu Sangui wants to flee to the Western Regions before the outnumbered people attack. ”As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military forces were stunned, but they immediately became happy, and Wang Shuang smiled and said: "Regent, in this way, the land of Guanzhong is not at your fingertips!"
”"If Wu Sangui escapes, the defense of Guanzhong is empty, the regent dominates the world, and the old frontier is restored, it will be in front of you.""
Haha, even if Wu Sangui is acquainted, the world is finally going to be one!"
Unlike Zhao Ming's anger, the civil and military couldn't help but be happy when they heard the news.Since Wu Sangui wants to escape, then he will definitely not desperately stick to Guanzhong, and it will be much easier for the Ming army to recover Guanzhong.After so many years of fighting, the war is finally coming to an end, and everyone is naturally happy in their hearts.Zhao Ming kept a straight face, exhaled a few turbid breaths, and said in a deep voice: "Is the pursuit of Qing and others just to recover Guanzhong?"
”Everyone was slightly stunned, seeing that Zhao Ming was not happy, Wang Shuang hugged his fists and said: "Please also ask the regent to advise, and the ministers will listen to you." ”Zhao Ming said: "The intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department says that Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou are mobilizing a large number of materials, population, and craftsmen from Guanzhong and transporting them to the Western Regions.Wu Sangui did not flee alone, he wanted to move Guanzhong, leaving the widow with a poor and white Guanzhong, full of holes. ”Everyone reacted and couldn't help but discuss, Zhao Ming continued: "What the widow wants is a complete Guanzhong, not only the land, but also the population and wealth of Guanzhong.If Wu Sangui is allowed to escape, the widow will only get an empty house, and the people, furniture, and belongings in the house will be swept away, what is the point.Moreover, the land of the Western Regions is also the old land of the Han Dynasty, and the widows will take it back sooner or later.If Wu Sangui is allowed to sweep through Guanzhong's wealth and population to the Western Regions, it will inevitably hinder the widows from recovering the Western Regions, and even become a major hidden danger in the western frontier of our Ming Dynasty. ”Wang Shuang and the others reacted that what the regent wanted was not only to recover Guanzhong, but to all the people and property in Guanzhong, which could not be satisfied with an empty shelf."
But Wu Sangui wants to run, and we can't stop it!"
Wang Shuang frowned.There are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the Zhou State, and although they can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, it is still very easy to escape.Moreover, the Ming Dynasty and the Zhou State were facing each other from east to west, and the Zhou State had Tongguan as a barrier, and if the Ming army attacked, it could only attack from the east to the west, and could not prevent Wu Sangui from retreating westward.Zhao Ming walked to a map, hundreds of years later, the people's army failed to prevent Lao Chiang from retreating to Taiwan, and now he is indeed unable to prevent Wu Sangui from escaping.Is there only one way to launch an attack as soon as possible, attack head-on, and break into Guanzhong, but at present, the Ming army is not ready for a full-scale attack.To launch a war to destroy the country, the mobilization of ordnance and grain and grass in the early stage is a very complicated process, which takes a lot of time, and when the Ming army is ready, Wu Sangui may have finished the transfer.Zhao Ming stood in front of the map and fell into deep thought for a while.At this time, Du Yinxi walked behind Zhao Ming and said: "Regent, this time in the battle of Hailanpao, Horqin, Chechnya, and Chahar Mongolia have all surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. ”Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows and turned around, "What do you mean by blocking the pavilion?"
”Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "If the regent wants to annihilate Wu Sangui's main force in Guanzhong and prevent the Zhou army from fleeing westward, then maybe he can mobilize the Ming elite cavalry, and at the same time gather the Mongolian tribes to bypass the Hedong and Luoyang in front of him, and outflank the Hexi Corridor." ”Zhao Ming's eyes lit up, and his eyes were fixed on the map.Inside the Great Wall, Zhao Ming had to break through all the way to attack Guanzhong, but outside the Great Wall, it was a flat river, which could be driven straight in.The people's army was unable to prevent Lao Chiang from fleeing Taiwan because it was difficult for the army to detour through the rear of Chiang's army and cut off Taiwan's maritime ties with the mainland.At present, it is indeed difficult for the Ming army to quickly break through Hedong, Luoyang and Tongguan all the way from the front, but it can detour through the grassland and break into the Hexi corridor.The main passage connecting Guanzhong to the Western Regions is the Hexi Corridor, and if the Ming army can cut it off, then Wu Sangui will be trapped in Guanzhong.Zhao Ming came to the spirit, and when he greeted, "Quick, bring a detailed map." ”After a short time, he joined the army with the army and took a map of the northwest.Zhao Ming unfolded and beckoned everyone to come and watch together, if the Ming army wanted to bypass the frontal defense line of the Zhou army, then it was necessary to go out of the Great Wall from Hebei, bypass Xuanda, pass through the Naturalization City and Hetao, turn to the south, break the wall and enter Gansu.Zhao Ming drew his finger on the map, straightened up and said: "The route is a bit far, but there are no passes along the way, you only need to break the Zhou army of Naturalization and Hetao, and you can achieve it." ”Plug Yinxi said: "Back then, Huang Taiji was able to bypass Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan and break into Xuanda, after we carefully planned, we should be able to realize the plan to cut off Wu Sangui's retreat." ”The Han chased the Xiongnu, the Tang attacked the Turks, and Emperor Chengzu of this dynasty also went out of the village five times and went deep into Mongolia, but for Zhao Ming and his men, there was really no experience in cavalry long-distance raids.Zhao Ming nodded and said in a deep voice: "The cavalry is easy to mobilize and can attack quickly.However, along the way, if there are any problems, we must analyze them clearly, and we must not let the soldiers die. ”Plug Yinxi said: "Before this policy, it may not be feasible, but now Horqin, Chechnya, and Chahar Mongolia have submitted to the Ming Dynasty, especially the submission of Chahar Mongolia, so that after the cavalry leaves the village, there is no need to worry about the Mongol attack."
Then on the route of the army's attack, the only obstacle was the Zhou army in Hetao and Guihua City. ”Zhao Ming bowed his head, and Du Yinxi continued: "However, in these two places, the Zhou army did not have heavy troops, most of them were tun troops, and it was not difficult to break through, but the difficult thing was that after the cavalry broke into Hexi, it was difficult to get supplies. ”Zhao Ming frowned and said: "The Hexi Corridor is barren, the cavalry is raiding for thousands of miles, and the food they carry is limited, so we can only hope that the widows can quickly break through from the front, enter the pass, and join them." ”Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the nomads in the north have not invaded the northwest much, and the targets of raiding have shifted to Shanxi and Hebei.The main reason for this is that the northwest is too barren to grab things, and they have to face people everywhere, with high risks, few returns, and even losses, so they moved to plunder the rather wealthy eastern region.The cavalry of the Ming army broke into the barren northwest, and it was difficult to supply food on the spot, and it was impossible for the cavalry to carry much rations, so the key to this battle was whether the main force of the Ming army could enter the pass and destroy Wu Sangui before the cavalry ran out of food and retreated.Zhao Ming dodged back and forth in front of the map, stopped in the middle of the sound, and said urgently: "Pass the order, summon the Horqin and Chahar Mongolian leaders to meet the widow!"
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