Yamen, the governor of Guangzhou and Guangzhou.Half a month ago, Zhao Ming took a boat from sea and land and arrived here secretly.After Zhao Ming arrived, Zheng Chenggong, Jin Shenghuan, Li Benshen, Wang Shuang and other generals also came to Guangzhou one after another.Donghu is a hegemon in Southeast Asia, with more than 100,000 armor, strong strength, the most important thing is that its country is densely jungled, the climate is humid and hot, and it is not easy to attack.At this time, the Ming Dynasty had gathered more than 100,000 troops in Liangguang and Guizhou, and the South China Sea Fleet had also assembled ten warships in Guangzhou.At this time, in the yamen of the governor's palace, in a hall, a huge sand table was placed in the middle, showing the topography of the Indochina Peninsula.Zhao Ming took the wooden pole, pointed to the south of Yunnan, a large area, and said in a deep voice: "Donghu is in the southwest of Yunnan, bordering the Ming Dynasty, with a population of nearly 10 million.However, in the northeast of the country, bordering the Ming Dynasty, the mountains are extensive, the primeval forests are dense, and it is difficult for people and caravans to pass through, so the connection with my Ming is not close. ”Many generals of the Ming army looked at the sand table carefully and examined the terrain of Donghu.The information on this sand table was provided by merchants in the Ming Dynasty and drawn by the Military Intelligence Department.Now wherever the merchants of the Ming Dynasty go, the military intelligence department will go wherever they go, collect the terrain of mountains and rivers in various places, and make military maps in case of emergency.Zhao Ming looked at everyone: "Donghu Kingdom is considered a hegemon in the southeast, but its strength is far from my Ming Dynasty.The Ming Dynasty wanted to destroy Donghu, and the widows thought it was not difficult, but the difficult thing was to destroy Donghu with the support of Wu Sangui and the English Kingdom. ”Zheng Chenggong said: "So the regent deliberately gathered materials in the northwest and sent troops into Wusizang, the purpose was to make Wu Sangui mistakenly think that the Ming Dynasty wanted to recover the Western Regions, direct the attention of the Zhou State to the Western Regions, and then destroy Donghu with lightning speed." ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly: "This is indeed a strategy of the widow, but it is difficult to determine whether Wu Sangui will be fooled."
Moreover, even if Wu Sangui's gaze turned to the Western Regions, Donghu would not be so easy to extinguish. ”Jin Shenghuan thought deeply, "Previously, His Royal Highness asked the minister to pay attention to Donghu, and the minister studied this country, and learned that his country has more than 100,000 armor, and the northeast is full of high mountains and dense forests, which is difficult to pass.The state of Zhou and Donghu are close to each other, and the fleet can cross the sea to Donggu, and it is easier than us to enter Donghu by land.The minister saw that we had not yet entered the hinterland of Donghu, and most of the reinforcements of the Zhou State had already arrived in Ava, waiting for us. ”Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Therefore, the widow summoned you to come this time to discuss how to end the war in Dongxu and avoid falling into the quagmire of war before the Zhou army entered Donghu in a big way."
This place in Donghu is humid and hot, and once the war lasts for a long time, it will be extremely unfavorable to our Ming Dynasty. ”Now Daming is very powerful, but it is not without the possibility of being dragged down by a small country war, Zhao Ming is still very vigilant in his heart.Zheng Chenggong said: "Since this is the case, there is only a quick decision.Then it is not enough to just send troops from Yunnan and climb the mountains and dense forests. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "The widow originally planned to fight and repair from Yunnan and cultivate the official road into Donghu, but later learned that the alliance of Donghu, Zhou, and England knew that this plan was difficult to realize and would become a protracted war of attrition, so it was stopped." ”Zheng Chenggong looked at it and said with a smile: "This way in Yunnan, it's still okay to be a suspicious soldier." ”Saying that, Zheng Chenggong pointed to Guangzhou, "The regent came to Guangzhou, and transferred tens of thousands of elite soldiers to Guangxi to adapt to the mountains, forests and climate. ”Zhao Ming smiled: "Oh!
Let's talk about success, what is the strategy of the widow?
”Zheng Chenggong took the wooden pole, walked a few steps on the side of the sand table, stopped, pointed to the sand table and said: "Since we want to quickly end the battle in Donghu, and see the position of the regent's Tibetan troops, the minister thinks that the regent is probably going to attack Donghu in three ways. ”Zhao Ming crossed his arms, and many Ming army generals also looked at Zheng Chenggong.To be honest, if there was no Zhao Ming, Zheng Chenggong would be the brightest cub in the southeast anti-Qing battlefield, but because Zhao Ming appeared and rose in Zhejiang, Zheng Chenggong's performance in the previous twenty years was mediocre and not too dazzling.Zhao Ming has no apologies for stealing a lot of limelight from Zheng Chenggong, but if there is an opportunity, Zhao Ming is still willing to give Zheng Chenggong a chance to show his talents.Zheng Chenggong saw everyone's eyes, so he immediately pointed at Yunnan with a wooden pole, "The minister thinks that the first road is still Yunnan, and it can still be followed by the previous strategy, while building the road, and fighting to the hinterland of Donghu."
After all, if the imperial court laid down Donghu, if there was no land route connected to the Ming Dynasty, it would not be controlled by the imperial court.However, this way only attracted the attention of Donggu, not the main force attacking Donghu. ”Zhao Ming bowed his head and encouraged: "Go on!"
”Zheng Chenggong picked up the wooden pole, pointed to Guangxi, and then rowed towards the southeast of Annam, Siam and other countries, and said in a deep voice: "The minister guesses the direction of the regent's main attack, it should be here."
The high mountains and dense forests in the northeast of Donghu, the border with Siam in the east, but it is relatively flat, and the army can take advantage of Siam, bypass the mountains and forests in the northeast, and directly outflank the capital of Donghu, killing Donghu by mistake. ”Zhao Ming showed a smile on his face and said approvingly: "The hero sees the same thing.The key to this operation is a fast word, then only this road is the fastest. ”Zheng Chenggong continued: "As for the third way, the minister thinks that it is the water master.The regent gathered ten gunboats in Canton and called his ministers to come, presumably because he wanted his ministers to lead a fleet of ships to bypass Malacca and go to the coast of Donghu, blockading the coast of Donghu and preventing Zhou and England from reinforcing Donghu from the sea.Can the minister's guess be correct?
”"All right!"
Zhao Ming laughed and said: "The strategy of the widow is indeed to let Li Dingguo send troops from Yunnan to put pressure on Donghu, and introduce Donghu soldiers and horses into the mountains and forests of the northeast to deploy defenses, causing emptiness in its rear.At this time, the army hiding in Siam, as well as the navy, attacked at the same time.The navy was responsible for blockading the coast and preventing reinforcements from the Zhou and British, while the widow led his army directly from Siam into the hinterland of Donghu, quickly defeating Donggu and forcing it to surrender. ”Zheng Chenggong listened to Zhao Ming's words and was very happy, but then said: "The regent's plan is feasible.But how can the regent do it without being detected by Donghu when the army is mobilized?
”Jin Shenghuan also asked: "If Donghu is aware of it, maybe we have just transferred troops, and they have already asked for help from Zhou State, and when we deploy in place, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses have already entered Donghu." ”Zhao Ming smiled slightly: "This needs to wait for the news from Yunnan." ”At this moment, Li Ponu came in from outside and saluted Zhao Ming: "Your Highness, Chen Shilang has arrived." ”When Zhao Ming heard this, he immediately smiled at everyone: "Haha, the news of the widow is here." ”()