On June 28, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Mingwei continued to lead the army southward. \m\
When he arrived at Kaizhou in Daming Prefecture, Liu Jin brought Ye Busuo to report, saying that he had encountered Ye Busuo sent by Wu Sangui.
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately summoned Ye Bushou personally to learn about the situation on the front line.
He takes intelligence work very seriously. Because of this, he would usually release him within a radius of hundreds of miles if he didn't collect it at night.
There was information from Ye Bucai's personal investigation, and there was also information from Ye Bucai that he inquired from local officials. Eventually, they were compiled every day and used as a reference for the next day's march.
"Gui Guo Gong!" Wu Sangui's subordinate Ye Buzuo was very excited when he saw Xing Guo Gong asking him in person, and quickly replied, "Our department will join forces with the other four guerrillas to fight together and wipe out the more than ten thousand thieves under Li Di's Wan Division." , the troops reached the gates of Kaifeng City..."
Zhang Mingwei listened very carefully and asked a few questions from time to time, and finally learned the basic situation of the current five-way guerrillas.
Generally speaking, Li Zicheng probably knew the truth and falsehoods of Wu Sangui and others, so they didn't pay special attention to them and just let Yuan Zongdi lead the troops to deal with them.
According to Ye Bushou, Wu Sangui and others were not afraid of powerful enemies and gave full play to their flexibility in guerrilla warfare. They inflicted heavy casualties on Yuan Zongdi's troops who besieged Kaifeng several times and successfully contained the bandits. It ensured that Kaifeng City is still in the hands of the imperial court.
However, there were many casualties, and on several occasions, they were almost entangled by Yuan Zongdi's cavalry.
After Zhang Mingwei listened, he asked Ye Bu to receive the map of Henan and Hebei, and then said it again based on the map. Including the trends of Wu Sangui's troops and Yuan Zongdi's troops.
However, Ye Bushou was only responsible for investigating information from the north, so the information he knew was not comprehensive.
After Zhang Mingwei thought for a while, he sent Liu Jin to personally rush to the army of Wu Sangui and others to learn more about the specific situation.
Then, he ordered Lan Tianbao: "Go find some yellow mud!"
When Zhu Ainao heard this, she was very surprised and couldn't help asking: "Sir, what do you want the yellow mud for?"
She was really busy preparing for the upcoming war, and suddenly she was in trouble. She really couldn't figure out this unrelated matter.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled slightly and said: "Of course I'm playing in the mud!"
"..." Zhu Ainao couldn't help being speechless after hearing this.
Lan Tianbao couldn't understand either, but since it was the master's order, he immediately went out to look for Huang Niba without saying a word.
Zhu Yuyao wanted to ask again, so Zhang Mingwei said to her: "Let Kaizhou Zhizhou come in, I have something to explain to him!"
The powerful Duke Xingguo arrived in Kaizhou. Although he did not enter the city and stayed in the army outside the city, but with such a good opportunity to curry favor with the Duke, the magistrate of Kaizhou would not miss it and found reasons to stay in the military camp. .
This can be regarded as the benefit of Zhang Mingwei's leadership. If it were anyone else, even Min Hongxue, he might not have this influence. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, when the first assistant Liu Yuliang wanted to enter the city, he was rejected directly.
When people compare themselves to others, sometimes they just can't compare.
Not long after Zhang Mingwei ordered him to go down, Kaizhou Zhizhou, a middle-aged man, came in in a hurry.
"I don't know what the Duke has ordered. I will definitely overcome all difficulties and do it!" Kaizhou Zhizhou's voice was loud, and he could hear his determination.
In his opinion, it is nothing more than asking Kaizhou to provide money and food, right? With the previous imperial edict and the Duke himself here, it goes without saying that the state government has no money to ask the squire of Kaizhou. I believe they know that they are providing it to the Duke, and they will definitely take the opportunity to hand the name to the Duke.
Zhang Mingwei could understand the flattery in the middle-aged man's eyes, so he said kindly: "I need someone who is very familiar with the situation south of Kaizhou, including the topography, population distribution, etc., all the way to Kaifeng All around the city..."
At this point, he noticed the stunned look on Kaizhou Zhizhou's face, and reminded him: "Businessmen, hunters, firemen, etc., these people may know more. You go and do it immediately!"
Kaizhou Zhizhou came to his senses and guessed that it was related to the Battle of Kaifeng, so he quickly agreed and left in a hurry.
As soon as he left, Lan Tianbao came back to report: "I found a lot of yellow mud. I can have as much as I want."
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said to Zhu Yulao: "Listen up, I will teach you how to play with mud. This time, I will do it first, and you will have to do it from now on."
"..." Zhu Aona was speechless. Could it be that she was making clay figures to play house? But, isn’t it appropriate right now?
"..." Lan Tianbao was also a little confused.
Seeing them like this, Zhang Mingwei stopped teasing them and said with a smile: "Next, we should use the area around Kaifeng as the place for the decisive battle with Li Zicheng's bandit army. Therefore, we need to understand the terrain around Kaifeng and the strength of the enemy and our troops. Distribution is very important.”
At this point, after a pause, he continued: "So we have to make a sand table as a reference for marching and fighting!"
The earliest record of the sand table is in the Biography of Ma Yuan in the Later Han Dynasty.
It is said that in AD 32, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty conquered Kaixiao in Longxi and summoned the famous general Ma Yuan to discuss the strategy of the advance. Ma Yuan was very familiar with the geography of Longxi, so he piled rice into a model similar to the actual terrain.
Then, there are no specific records. Although we often see them in movies and TV dramas, they are not reliable.
The most formal record of military sandboxing is that in 1811, von Leswitz, the civilian military adviser to King Frederick William III of Prussia, made an exquisite battlefield model out of clay, using colors to paint roads, rivers, villages and woods. Show it, using small porcelain pieces to represent armies, weapons, etc.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sandbox map battles were mainly used for military training. It was only after World War I that it was used in actual wars. During World War II, sandbox map battles developed again and were widely used, almost becoming a formal procedure for starting a combat plan.
At this time, Zhu Yuluo and Lan Tianbao were still a little confused when they heard Zhang Mingwei's words, but they also realized that this was the Duke teaching him the skills of fighting. So, both of them were excited and looking forward to it.
The sand table is easy to say, for example, Ma Yuan just piled it with rice. However, to say it is difficult, it is definitely very difficult.
The sand tables of later generations were all photographed using satellites, and a variety of methods were combined to make military sand tables. In this era, there is no such thing.
In the process of preparing materials, Zhang Mingwei first started drawing with charcoal. Set the overall proportion based on the distance to Kaifeng City, and then subdivide it.
He now has a preliminary idea to fight a war north of the Yellow River first. Therefore, this sand table is mainly located north of the Yellow River. As for the future war in Kaifeng, it will not be too late to wait until Kaifeng to make a sandbox.
Zhang Mingwei has never made a sand table, but he knows the general principle. He writes and draws, and wastes a lot of white paper before he gets a piece of paper that he is quite satisfied with.
At this time, the governor of Kaizhou was considered diligent and had already found a group of merchants and carmen to come over.
Zhang Mingwei met them in person, listened to their description of the terrain, and then began to add to the manuscript he had drawn. Just like that, a lot of white paper was wasted.
Fortunately, Zhu Ainao was by my side during this period. After seeing Zhang Mingwei's paintings, she was able to "photocopy" many copies for Zhang Mingwei to modify.
It took me a day to complete the first draft. Then came the work of Lan Tianbao, using a grid to split it up, using yellow mud to shape the terrain, and using different colors to represent mountains and rivers.
During this process, Zhang Mingwei guided the whole process and must strictly follow the proportion lines he specified in advance. Including size, height, etc. Fortunately, we had enough manpower. After scrapping many pieces, it took two days to complete the sand table.
Looking at the final piece, the three-dimensional sand table was filled with Chinese military tents. To be honest, Lan Tianbao feels very accomplished. The look in Zhang Mingwei's eyes was completely different.
This kind of thing is definitely a secret that is not passed down, and should be a family heirloom of a general or something else. However, the Duke personally gave guidance and taught them almost step by step.
Having such a treasure in hand means you have a clear understanding of the battlefield, which greatly increases your chances of winning the war!
By this time, Liu Jin had also rushed back after a long journey and reported to Zhang Mingwei the comprehensive information he had learned from Wu Sangui and others.
From this, Zhang Mingwei marked the location of Wu Sangui and others on the sand table, as well as the distribution of the bandits. In addition, combined with the state archives and the information discovered by Ye Bushou and others, the situation of villages and towns was also marked.
At this point, a military sand table is officially completed.
"Master, with this thing, a villain can command the war!" Liu Jin looked at the sand table with a bit dumbfounded, and couldn't help but said to Zhang Mingwei.
When Lan Tianbao heard this, he said proudly from the side: "Do you know how to do it? My master taught me!"
After Liu Jin heard this, he quickly said to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, I also want to learn!"
"Haha, if you want to learn how to look back and see what Lan Tianbao does!" Zhang Mingwei said with a smile after hearing this.
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Liu Jin looking happy.
Zhang Mingwei is ready to concretize and standardize the war. Naturally, these things cannot be hidden. Whatever can be taught, let it be taught. For example, this sand table production, such as the summary before and after the war, etc.
Although it is said that it is hidden, it can make the coach look very powerful. But this is not what Zhang Mingwei pursues: He came to this world not to show off, but to bring peace to all generations!
When everything was ready, Zhang Mingwei ordered a military meeting.
Zhou Yuji and other generals, when not fighting, were seizing the time to train the army based on the experience and lessons learned after the war. After hearing the military order, they rushed to the central army tent.
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