As soon as he heard that Mi Sihan was going to use the method of siege and reinforcements to wipe out Qiu Hui, a big pirate, the civilian and military generals who were eager to try it immediately changed their expressions to a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Fortunately, this imperial minister was very motivated to suppress thieves, and he was a confidant of the emperor, so he must be willing to pay a heavy reward. The worrying thing is that Qiu Hui, the pirate, will not be easily wiped out...
Mi Sihan turned his eyes and took in the expressions of these people. He was still a little disappointed in his heart.
There are now quite a few troops gathered under the imperial envoy's military affairs office! Liu Jinzhong has 13 battalions with nearly 4,000 people, Xushun Gongfu has five assistants with nearly 1,000 people, Yan Ziming, Jin Guangzu, and Liu Bingquan have a total of 5,000 people, and there are also Wang Deping and Fengmingshan. , Minzhuang and Tuanding under Wu Xiaobao's command, there are also two to three thousand people in total... These alone are twelve to three thousand people.
And how many can Qiu Hui and Zhu Heji have under their command? It's only eight or nine thousand if it's exhausted. Ten thousand, two or three thousand versus eight or nine thousand, I have the advantage!
Why do you people still look worried? Do you know the art of war? Can you fight? The heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty defeated the remnants of the Ming Dynasty. If one enemy is against ten, they should be sure of victory, not to mention that the troops are clearly superior now?
Thinking of this, Mi Sihan's face gradually darkened and his tone became colder, "You have been in Tiannan for a long time and are familiar with banditry. And this is the first time for this imperial envoy to come back to Guangdong. If you don't know the reality of the Guangdong bandits and pirates, you should I’m not ashamed to ask. If you feel that the method used by my imperial envoy to lure the enemy deeper is inappropriate, just say it’s okay!”
His words were beautiful, but his tone was quite unkind, so most of the civil and military people present remained silent - no one wanted to be the one who stood out. However, Liu Jinzhong, the commander-in-chief of Chao Zhen, who supported the 13th Battalion and had Geng Jingzhong standing behind him, did not believe this evil and immediately took Mi Sihan's question, "The imperial envoy did not know that Qiu Hui is a water bandit." , it may not be worth mentioning if it is far away from the waterway, but when it is on the water or on the shore, it is extremely difficult to deal with. And Guiyu is very close to Lianjiang. If their 8,000 troops come through the waterway, how can we fight all the reinforcements? Destroy? The small distance between the Guiyu capital and the Lianjiang waterway cannot accommodate the army at all! Even if we can barely move it, we will be attacked from both sides. Moreover, Qiu Hui, Zhu Heji also have Zhuge Yaodao's divine thunder in their hands. One big explosion...how do we destroy them all?"
Mi Sihan was a little confused by what Liu Jinzhong said, but he couldn't find a reason to refute the words of the battle-experienced Chao Zhen commander, so he just frowned and thought hard.
But after thinking for a long time, General Huzi Fucha Mi Sihan, who had always thought he was good at fighting, suddenly discovered a shocking reality - he actually didn't know how to form an army!
If Qiu Hui's 8,000-strong army came up from the Lianjiang Waterway, bringing with them the Zhuge Divine Thunder, how should his 12,000-3,000-strong army be used? Really, this was not written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
While he was complaining about Luo Guanzhong in his heart, someone spoke again.
"Imperial envoy, the general has a plan to defeat the enemy!"
Got a plan?
Mi Sihan quickly followed the sound and found that the man was a dark-faced man in his thirties or forties, short and stocky, with a very intimidating beard. He looked like a fierce man. He thought about it again and remembered that this man's name was Zhang Haiyang, and he was the Chinese Army Staff General to Guangdong Admiral Yan Ziming.
Yan Ziming has been in Guangdong for many years and is Qiu Hui's old opponent. His Chinese Army General must know how to deal with this large sea pirate.
Mi Sihan hurriedly asked: "What is Zhang Canrong's clever plan? Tell me quickly."
Zhang Haiyang smiled and said: "The imperial envoy is unaware that Qiu Hui is only good at water warfare and cannot fight on land. This thief has invaded the hinterland of Chaozhou Prefecture many times before, and even occupied Mianhu Village for a month. But every time he invaded They all take the four waterways of Lianjiang, Rongjiang and Nanbei Streams, and Hanjiang, and never take the land route.
Because there are four waterways for him to ascend to the hinterland of Chaozhou Prefecture, and the number of officers and soldiers in Chaozhou Prefecture is only five or six thousand, after dividing the troops, the troops are always insufficient, so he often succeeds. But this time Qiu Hui wanted to rescue the third prince Zhu in Guiyu, so he had to march through the south stream of Lianjiang or Rongjiang rivers. Among them, taking the Lianjiang River can directly relieve the siege of Guiyu Capital, while taking the south stream of the Rongjiang River can attack Jieyang County and even go all the way west to Mianhu Village, where the imperial envoy's headquarters is, to force the army that besieged Guiyu Capital to return to reinforcements. "
Mi Sihan nodded slightly, Zhang Haiyang's analysis was good!
Mi Sihan has also studied the topography of Chaozhou Prefecture before and knows the situation along the Lianjiang River, the North and South Streams of the Rongjiang River and the Hanjiang River.
Among these four waterways, Rongjiang Beixi is undoubtedly the most important. Because the section from Beixi of Rongjiang River to the vicinity of Jieyang County is accessible to ships! Beixi Bridge outside Jieyang County has been a seaport for hundreds of years and was opened during the Tang Dynasty.
Qiu Hui, a pirate, could have driven his large ship directly to the Beixi Bridge Pier!
Once Beixi Bridge is captured by Qiu Hui and Zhu San Taisun, the connection between Mianhu Village and Chaoyang Fucheng will be cut off! Qiu Hui's army also arrived outside Jieyang County by water.
Once Jieyang County is captured, Qiu Hui's navy can enter the Rongjiang Nanxi River from a canal outside the west gate of Jieyang County, and then go all the way west to Mianhu Village!
Mi Sihan thought of this and quickly asked: "Zhang Canrong, do you want to block the Lianjiang waterway with heavy troops and at the same time set up an ambush in Jieyang County?"
"The imperial envoy is wise," Zhang Haiyang said, "This is exactly what the general thinks... We only need to use pontoon bridges and heavier troops to seal off the Lianjiang River. With Qiu Hui's pirate nature, he will definitely avoid the truth and take advantage of the lie. Jiang marched into Jieyang. Our army only needed to ambush an elite force in Jieyang City and near Nanxi Bridge and Beixi Bridge. At the same time, we deployed artillery on the north and south bridges, and prepared fireships beside the bridge to prevent Qiu Hui's warships from approaching. . When Qiu Hui's men abandon their ships and land and attack Jieyang County, they will be able to catch him off guard. Although it is not possible to wipe out all of Qiu Hui's men, it is still possible to behead thousands."
"Beheading thousands of people is a great victory!" Mi Sihan clapped his hands and said with great joy, "Zhang Canrong's plan is exactly what I want!" He looked around again, "Do you have any better ideas?"
He has said so. Even if others have better tricks, they are too embarrassed to bring them up now and can only agree with them.
Wang Deping from Chaohui Jiadao stroked his goatee and said with joy: "What the imperial envoy said is absolutely true. As long as he can kill Qiu Hui's thousand sons, he will not dare to save Guiyu anymore... ..Guiyu has no foreign aid, and Prince Zhu will naturally be unable to escape!"
Yan Ziming also smiled and said: "If Qiu Hui doesn't retreat after suffering a lot, we also have a way to deal with him... By then, the general will be able to lead a group of troops to the north bank of the Lianjiang River and march into Chaoyang County. The general will only need Once we enter Chaoyang County, Qiu Hui's base as far as Haodao and Haimen will be under the general's attack!"
"Okay!" Mi Sihan clapped his hands, "This is also a clever move... we can use it together!"
He thought for a while and then said: "Yan Junmen, why don't you lead your own troops, plus Jin Zhijun and Liu Futai's model soldiers to besiege the capital of Guiyu and block the Lianjiang waterway!"
"Hey!" Yan Ziming stood up quickly, lifted his robe and rolled his sleeves, saluted and accepted the military order from the imperial envoy.
Mi Sihan looked at Liu Jinzhong again and said with a smile: "General Liu, you are the commander-in-chief of Chaozhou and the main army. I will give you the credit for setting up an ambush to kill the enemy in Jieyang!"
Of course Liu Jinzhong was not happy in his heart. He was very happy to support Qiu Hui, a bandit... Firstly, this was what Geng Jingzhong meant, and secondly, he himself had collected money from Qiu Hui in recent years. If Qiu Hui was really beaten to death, he wouldn't get a penny of benefit.
And he also knew that the Qing court didn't trust him very much, as the commander-in-chief who came from the Yongwei camp of the Ming Dynasty. If he hadn't firmly controlled a group of old brothers left by Ma Degong (who was beaten to death by Zheng Chenggong in Xiamen), he would have obtained Geng Jingzhong's support was not even suitable for a general soldier. It was simply impossible to go further...so he didn't want to make meritorious deeds at all.
But Mi Sihan, the imperial envoy, spoke, and Liu Jinzhong did not dare to push forward, so he had to bite the bullet and accepted the military order.
Mi Sihan was very good at observing words and expressions (he relied on this to get along with the ministers and ministers). He had already seen the clues in Liu Jinzhong's face, so he said to Wang Deping and Feng Mingshan: "Wang Daotai and Feng Tongzhi, The purpose of this battle in Jieyang is not only to eliminate thieves for the country, but also to protect the people's homes. There should always be parents of the people sitting in the county seat and organizing people to defend the city."
Why don't the two "parents of the people" understand what Mi Sihan means? This is to ask them to monitor Liu Jinzhong.
But Wang Deping remained motionless - he was a Taoist! You have to be "still as still as a table".
When Fengmingshan saw that Wang Daotai was silent, he had no choice but to step forward and take over the military supervisory errand, which might offend Liu Jinzhong to death. "Imperial envoy, this official was originally the magistrate of Jieyang County. He is familiar with the situation in Jieyang County, why not Let me go to Jieyang County to assist Mr. Liu!"
Mi Sihan nodded and said: "That's great! The imperial envoy is waiting for your success in Mianhu Village!"
