"Snap into Guide Mansion from the Shandong direction?" Zhu Cixiang looked at the map, "Then we have to cross the Yellow River. Can Duduo survive? The Yellow River is full of water now."
Li Yan didn't know much about the Qing army, so he turned his attention to Wu Xiang.
Wu Xiang said: "Although the Donglu are from the north, they can also sail boats. There are also big rivers in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning. Moreover, Kaifeng and Henan have long been in the hands of the Donglu, and the Donglu also collected some It is not difficult for ships that can sail on the Yellow River to cross the river.
Therefore, the Yellow River in Guide Mansion could not stop Duduo's troops even during the flood season. If Huang Zongrong could build a fortress on the south bank of the Yellow River, he could stop Duduo from crossing the river and advancing south. However, Huang Zongrong's troops are not many. Even with Lu Futai's patrol, the number that can fight is only 20,000 or more. Now it is very difficult to rely on the Sui River and Mashang River to resist Hauge. If we divide our troops to defend the Yellow River again, I'm afraid there won't be enough manpower..."
Li Yan shook his head, "Your Highness, even if we have enough manpower, we can't use it like this! Putting Huang Zongrong in Guide Mansion has the intention of luring the enemy. If Duduo crosses the river and comes south, he can use his plan to defeat the Qing army. Lure them to the north shore of Hongze Lake and seek a decisive battle."
Today's Hongze Lake is located at the intersection of the Huaihe River and the Yellow River. It has abundant water, a huge lake surface, and a dense network of rivers around it. Although it is located in Huaibei, the terrain is the same as that of Jiangnan.
And through the Huaihe River and the Grand Canal, Hongze Lake and the Yangtze River are the same. In other words, the main force of the new army deployed in Nanjing to overcome difficulties can be sent to Hongze Lake via water transport, and the logistics can also be supported by water transport.
Therefore, a decisive battle on the north bank of Hongze Lake is the first option for the Ming army at the moment. The second step is to lure the enemy to cross the Huaihe River and choose a decisive battle location south of the Huaihe River. The third time is the decisive battle in Xuzhou... As for the decisive battle in Shandong or even western Liaoning, it is not within the scope of Kenan Hall's consideration at the moment.
"It would certainly be the most advantageous if we could fight on the banks of Hongze Lake." Zhu Cixiang thought for a while, "I'm just afraid that Huang Degong won't be able to escape unscathed..."
Wu Xiang said with a smile: "If we escape unscathed without any losses, Hauge and Duduo will not come after us. However, Huang Zongrong is also a veteran in the army, and there are many veterans from the Yongwei camp in his unit. We can still fight. Going south from Shangqiu, you can also go along Suishui River and Guohe River, and the main force should be able to withdraw."
This old man Wu is an expert in escaping. He may not be able to win a battle, but he has enough experience in escaping from the battlefield.
"As long as the main force can withdraw..." Zhu Cixiang crossed his arms, looked at the situation on the big map, and breathed out softly, "When will our model army go north?"
"There is no rush now." Li Yan said, "It's only three or four hundred miles from Nanjing to the Huaihe River. It can be reached in six days by water and four days by land. There is no movement at Guide Mansion yet, so we don't have to be in such a hurry. Send troops...After all, this battle must be fought by His Highness himself."
The nominal commander-in-chief of the Model Army is Wu Sanfu, but in fact it is a "guards" firmly held by Zhu Cixiang, and no one else is allowed to get involved.
Wu Sanfu was chosen because the uncle knew how to be a good messenger.
In addition, the troops that will participate in the war are not only the New Army to Overcome Difficulties and the Model Army (they are actually the same system), but also the two generals Huang Degong and Gao Jie, the two governors Lu Daqi and Lu Zhenfei, as well as Jiangbei Governor Hou Xun and others army.
With so many generals, governors, and governors, besides Zhu Cihong, who else could command them?
Therefore, this expected battle must be conducted under Zhu Cixiang's personal command. But Zhu Cixiang can't leave Nanjing for too long now... lest Emperor Chongzhen start jumping around again - of course Chongzhen alone couldn't jump around. However, during this period, Zhu Cihong's court had already extended the work of clearing villages and inspecting land and rectifying customs, banknotes and tax cards to the entire southern Zhili, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. Zhu Cixang's "five-year tax exemption" had a serious impact on the literati in the southeast. They didn't pay the land tax in the first place, so exempting them from the land tax would do them no good. Instead, it would take away the benefits of Guiji.
Therefore, Prince Zhu must always be wary of someone trying to seize the throne in Nanjing, at least until he defeats the Tatars going south, he has to worry about this.
Zhu Cixiang breathed out and turned the topic back to Shandong, "What's going on over there in Shandong?"
"That's right." Wu Xiang said, "Anyway, if Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Zuo Maodi and King Lu send troops... they can always kill some Tatars!"
In fact, Wu Xiang is not optimistic about the situation on the Shandong battlefield at all... He has fought with the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and he knows that it is impossible to defeat a figure like Duduo by just "step by step".
However, the combination of fortresses, regiment training, and diversion and returning to the homeland, which can greatly stimulate the fighting power of local heroes, can still turn Shandong into a quagmire that can hold back the Qing Dynasty's southward march.
For Zhu Cixiang, this is enough! Because his new army to overcome difficulties is growing day by day. If it can be delayed for a year, then more than 100,000 new troops will be able to become role models, and then there will be nothing to fear.
"Master Chitose," Li Yan thought for a while and then said, "I think Duduo has no other tricks... How about a bastion built by a bunch of locals? Haven't we tried it in the university grounds? The Hongyi cannon is really immovable! What else can Duduo do? Use human lives to pile it up? Even if four or five hundred Tatars are built on a bastion, he won’t do it!"
"That's right..." Zhu Cixiang thought for a moment, "Then let's draft the decree!"
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi are indeed on the move!"
In the Qufu camp, Duduo, who was studying "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his tent, suddenly heard He Luohui's voice full of surprise.
He led his troops back from Pei County three days ago, and brought back 30,000 to 40,000 Han people and a large amount of food supplies.
However, Duduo did not let these 30,000 to 40,000 people dig trenches outside Qufu City. Instead, he handed them over to Sun Zhixie who moved to Yanzhou Fucheng. Sun Zhixie placed them around Yanzhou Fucheng and distributed the land. Reclamation and cultivation. Although it's already late for farming and we can't sow wheat, we can still sow some soybeans, and we can still survive.
As for the plan to dig trenches and siege Qufu, Duduo has now given up. He now wants to show weakness to the enemy. Digging trenches and sieging the city looks too fierce... in case Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi are frightened. , that would be difficult to handle.
He Luohui strode into the tent, knelt down first, and then said: "Your Majesty, Atai just sent a report from Liaocheng, saying that a large number of Nanman troops were found building fortresses in Chiping County!
In addition, our sentries also discovered that there are also a large number of Nanmanzi troops training in Dong'a County and Ningyang County, and they are also building fortresses. It seems that they want to take every step to force us back! "
Duduo sneered and said two words: "Idiot!" Then he continued to look down at his "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"Your Majesty," He Luohui said again, "when will we send out troops?"
"What's the hurry?" Duduo dipped his right thumb into a little spit, then turned the page of the book, "When the Southern Army on the North Road arrives near Liaocheng, it won't be too late for us to dispatch again... In the next few days Let the warriors rest well and recharge their spirits!"
He Luohui seemed a little worried, "Your Majesty, the Tang newspaper said that the fortresses built by the Nanman are very strange. They are all square with four corners... they don't look very easy to chew!"
Duduo waved his hand, "Let them go... I will not let the warriors attack their fortress."
"Then how should we fight?" He Luohui asked again.
Duduo smiled: "There are many ways, but the worst is to use fortress against fortress... Can't I, the Qing Dynasty, build a fortress? These fools want to use fortresses to cut off my retreat, but I will use them to Use the fortress to surround their fortress and cut off the southern barbarians' retreat to Liaocheng. I would like to see how much food they brought here?"
What a disaster this time... Duduo actually knows how to use the trick of "replying the other's way to the other's body". It seems that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not in vain!
