Chapter 119 Preparations for the decisive battle in Luoyang
Ming cabinet meeting.
A total of more than a dozen civil and military officials, the cabinet and the Privy Council enlarged the meeting.
In addition to the generals in various fields, Fang Chengfeng, Ha Cibuhua, Ye Chen, Qu Neng, and Mei Yin are all here.
"The decisive battle has been over a long time ago." Ye Shen said loudly: "After the Battle of Hejian, we should have fought continuously. The battle in Jinan will decide the world. There is no need to fight in the northwest. Now we are already drinking the Yangtze River. "
"I have no opinion on this matter."
Ye Shen's old habit happened again.
What he said made He Xi very embarrassed.
Don’t He Xi know? It was because the heat was not enough at that time, so I didn’t say anything else. At that time, there was simply no money to continue the fight. Ye Chen only considered the military feasibility. Never think about anything else. The optimal military solution may not be the optimal political solution.
Ye Chen even forgot that it was He Xi who made this decision back then. And He Xi is still sitting here.
He Xi coughed twice and seemed not to notice the inappropriateness in Ye Chen's words.
Others can only sigh secretly, this is how a beloved general is treated.
Others naturally have no objections.
this period of time.
Mei Yin attacked Hanzhong many times in Longxi, but the southern defenders used their geographical advantages to keep Mei Yin out. After all, the road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky. It is not a lie. However, Mei Yin didn't care about this. He didn't want to win anyway.
His purpose was to take advantage of the attack to integrate the various people from Lintao and Gongchang Prefectures. When there is a war, there are losses, when there are losses there are adjustments, and when there are changes there is room for intervention.
In this way, after this battle, Mei Yin can be sure that the northwest army is under his control. Although they also relied on supplies from Beijing, they were not many. This is also the reason why Mei Yin is coming this time.
Fang Chengfeng could forget it. There are not many maritime campaigns, and the Fujian side has died down. .
And Haci is not far from Beijing, it only takes more than ten days to go back and forth. The same is true for Ye Chen. There is a canal and the speed is very fast. Qu Neng is far away, but there is a train. Only Mei Yin was in the southwest region, and He Xi had no intention of calling him over. But Mei Yin himself is coming.
Precisely because he held great power in Hexi Province, he had to do his best to prove his loyalty to Beijing, even if he had to ride a horse for a few extra days to prove it.
However, there was no chance for Mei Yin to speak at this time, he just attended.
The same goes for Fang Chengfeng. The navy has no say at all in such decisions.
Ha Ci is not a Mongolian general who is very self-aware. On the Shandong battlefield, he completed the containment work of Fu Youde very well. In other words, he did nothing except containment.
Just guarding a few ports.
The only one who can really compete with Ye Chen is Qu Neng.
Qu Neng's thoughts on the duel are also very clear.
He feels that this is not a question of whether he wants to fight or not, but that he is already fighting.
Qu Neng didn't think that the Ming army would be willing to give up Guanzhong. Once they gave up Guanzhong, Shanxi would almost fall without a fight. Now the way to enter Guanzhong is to climb over the mountains from Hanzhong. Either the newly opened Lantian Road or Tongguan Road.
The development of the Lantian Railway also takes time. It would be impossible to do it for a while.
Not to mention other things, cleaning up the reefs along the Danjiang River is a big problem.
Hanzhong is threatened by Longxi, and many supplies must be supplied to the local area. The same Tongguan Road is also threatened from the direction of Huaiqing. The only difference is that it is in the direction of Hanzhong. Hanzhong direction Mei Yin really has no strength to threaten.
This is not the case in Huaiqing.
Qu Neng had just fought a fierce battle with Geng Bingwen in Yan'an, almost turning the city of Yan'an into ashes. It's just that the terrain of northern Shaanxi with thousands of ravines has a great restriction on firearms. In many places, there is no need to dig fortifications at all, there are natural fortifications. In this situation.
Qu Neng made progress every day, but he was only retreating southward inch by inch. Geng Bingwen is worthy of being a veteran, and his defense is layered, as if there are
Endless backup options. It seems defeated, but there are countless layers of defense behind it, and if one layer is defeated, there will be another.
There are even needles hidden in the cotton. If you are not careful, someone will be cruel.
In this situation. Qu Neng's progress was slow.
But Qu Neng also felt it. Geng Bingwen's logistics gradually became ineffective. In other words, as soon as Luoyang starts a war, Geng Bingwen is likely to be unable to sustain it. Once the war breaks into Guanzhong, the situation will be beyond Geng Bingwen's control.
This is a decisive battle in itself.
Seeing that no one was speaking, He Xi said, "Where should we choose the place for the decisive battle?"
"Luoyang." Almost everyone said in unison. ,
It can be seen that the heroes see the same thing.
He Xi said: "Well, let's choose Luoyang. Everyone is here, let's discuss a plan."
So the generals below began intense discussions.
Finally a conclusion was reached.
A total of ten out of thirteen armies were used.
They marched south in two directions, with the main forces being the Western Expedition Army brought by Qu Neng and the Southern Expedition Army led by Ye Chen. One attacked Guanzhong and the other attacked Luoyang. The two sides tried to meet up at Tongguan. But apart from these armies, all other armies were mobilizing.
For example, a large number of troops should be deployed at various mountain passes east of Shanxi to prevent the Shanxi army from attacking and surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
For example, in the direction of Shandong, there are no flowers. A counterattack must be launched at all costs to contain the strength of the Confederate army. If the Southern Army transferred troops to Luoyang, Ha Ci would risk going south and attack the Huaihe River.
For example, in the direction of Hanzhong, Qu Neng wanted to continue to attack, even if he couldn't defeat it.
Qu Neng himself also proposed a plan, that is, the army would take advantage of Songpan and march directly into Sichuan. Bypassing the fortified city of Hanzhong. Burn the war to Sichuan. Disrupt the enemy's rear area.
This plan naturally also has Zhao Zongshou's wisdom.
How did Zhao Zongshou appear in Xining? It was on this road. Songpan was in the northwest of Sichuan, where the Jinchuan and Jinchuan were located in later generations. The terrain is also quite dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. You can reach the Qinghai grassland just through Songpan.
Although Songpan was within the control of the Ming Dynasty, there were many chieftains. Zhao Zongshou relied on his good relationship with the chieftain to run to Xining via Songpan Road. Now Zhao Zongshou also wants to lead the army to bypass Songpan and attack Sichuan.
Once chaos breaks out in Sichuan.
It was a very big blow to the entire Nanjing regime.
In short, among the countless suggestions from these people, the entire plan took shape.
Although the war will start next year, many things have begun to be prepared. For example, the navy in Taiwan allocates part of its troops to Shandong to strengthen the Hashibuhua Department. For example, logistics supplies can now be transported to the front line.
Beijing’s logistics lines are actually based on canals and railways. The North Canal is actually the Wei River. All the way from Tianjin to Weihui Mansion is connected to the Wei River. It's just that there is no river in the section from Weihui Mansion to Huaiqing Mansion.
Therefore, Ye Chen came up with an idea, whether it was possible to urgently build a railway from Fangtou to Huaiqing Mansion. It’s not long to say. It’s only a few hundred miles away. Once you reach the north bank of the Yellow River, you can transfer to the Yellow River. In this way, Ye Chen will not encounter any problems when he fights in Luoyang.
At least the logistical problem is gone.
Although Ye Chen did not go to the northwest battlefield in person. But he knew it. The battle of Yulin was fought with limited logistics, and Luoyang was not at all easier to fight than Yulin, or even more difficult to fight than Yulin. After all, Luoyang is surrounded by eight passes and is a beautiful place. Since ancient times, many dynasties have made their capital here. Not without reason.
If we really have to fight hard, the problem will be quite big. The tragedy was even worse than that of Yulin City.
After all, logistically speaking. The logistics line in Luoyang is nearly a thousand miles shorter than that in Yulin, which shows that it is easier for Luoyang to obtain supplies. Under such circumstances, the Battle of Luoyang cannot be fought easily. Moreover, if we talk about the Battle of Huaiqing, it was the first collision between the new armies of the two sides. Now in the battle of Luoyang, Ye Chen will definitely face the elite new army of the Southern Army.
When facing these opponents, Ye Chen does not guarantee that he will have a tactical advantage.
And it is very likely that Ye Chen will face Fu Youde.
For Ye Chen, this battle
, it is also a very important test
The so-called strategy of pursuing everything is just that everything on the battlefield, all actions, and all preparations are money from the rear. A lot of money, He Xi just took a look at what these people wanted and took a breath.
This is too much pressure. He Xi didn't dare to discount things on the battlefield. After all, victory was stronger than anything else. Now was not the time to be stingy.
