The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 354 Strategy (for Subscription)

The strength of Zheng Jun's naval battle is nothing to say, even now, in Daming's navy, Zheng Jun's fleet is the absolute main force.

Although the fleet directly under the Guangfu Army is not bad, it is still not as good as Zheng Jun's background!

The background accumulated by the two generations of the Zheng family cannot be easily surpassed by Zhu Hongyu.

But speaking of land warfare...

Zheng Jun's combat effectiveness is really incredible.

Instead of going to the battlefield and being pitted in the strength of the land battle by Zheng Jun, it is better to directly consider the factor of Zheng Jun's land battle before the battle.

Xu Bin nodded and said.

"If this is the calculation, then our army's strength in this battle will be even more at a disadvantage!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"Soldiers are better than many, and the number of troops does not determine the outcome of a war!"

"Although our army is at a disadvantage in terms of strength, we are superior in terms of armament, morale, training, physical strength, and logistics."

Even if it is not talking about hot weapons such as muskets and artillery!

In terms of cold weapons alone, the Guangfu Army will far surpass the Qing Army in Guangdong.

To give the simplest example, in the era of cold weapons, one of the most important factors to measure the combat effectiveness of an army is the armor rate of the army.

The armor rate of the Qing army was not low. Almost everyone in the Eight Banners had armor, and even the elite heavy armor soldiers were double-layer armor and triple-layer armor.

But the armor rate of the green battalion is not so good!
Although theoretically speaking, the green battalion also has armor.

But my Qing Dynasty has its own national conditions, theory is theory, and reality is reality!
Theoretically speaking, the armor rate of the green battalion soldiers is about [-]% to [-]%, but most of them are cotton armor, cloth face armor and the like.

But both cotton armor and cloth face armor belong to the kind of products that cut corners and are quite convenient!
If the people who made ordnance were a bit more black-hearted, there would be no difference between a padded armor and a cloth face armor or a big padded jacket.

And the official administration of my Qing Dynasty...

I can only say that everyone who understands understands!
Therefore, we can see what the real armor rate of the Qing army looked like.

Among the green battalions of the Qing army, only the servants of generals at all levels could really be regarded as armored soldiers.

The sum is estimated to be less than [-]%!
But in the Ming army, almost everyone has armor.

The [-] Liberation Army, even the musketeers among them, had a breastplate.

Needless to say, heavy infantry, a full set of iron armor, even a layer of chain mail inside.

Just in terms of the rate of wearing armor and the number of armored soldiers, the Ming army completely defeated the Qing army!
And in terms of more important firearms, the gap between the two sides is too large to count.

Therefore, don't look at the obvious strength of the Qing army.

But when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the army, the Ming army has the upper hand.

Otherwise, with Zhu Hongyu's character, if he is not certain of winning, he will not launch the Guangdong battle at all.

The Ming army began to discuss specific combat plans.

Xu Bin continued to speak.

"First of all, our army is expected to land on the Leizhou Peninsula, and then launch an attack on Leizhou, Gaozhou and other places, and even enter Guangxi, forcing Shang Kexi to rush to the Leizhou Peninsula."

"When Shang Kexi led his troops to Leizhou, our army avoided the real situation and attacked the weak, turned in by water, and fought towards the mouth of the Pearl River."

"Then go up the river from the mouth of the Pearl River and go straight to the city of Guangzhou!"

"Before the Qing army returns to aid, besiege the city of Guangzhou, cut off the Qing army's food roads, surround the points to fight reinforcements, and force them to fight a decisive battle with our army!"

Xu Bin stated a rough battle plan, and Li Guangyuan asked beside him.

"If our army raids the Leizhou Peninsula, Shang Kexi chooses to avoid and not fight, how about defending the city of Guangzhou?"

Xu Bin said.

"Then our army will stop fighting on the Leizhou Peninsula. The whole army will press up, go up the Pearl River, and use naval guns to bombard the city of Guangzhou!"

Listening to the discussion of the people below, Zhu Hongyu didn't speak.

But he didn't think the Qing army would avoid fighting!
After all, the Qing army in this era has no fear of the Ming army. Instead of fear, it is full of superiority.

In addition, after Zhu Hongyu killed Shang Zhixin and Shang Zhixiao, the monk was happy to form a hatred.

It is estimated that the Ming army has just landed from the Leizhou Peninsula, and Shang Kexi can't help but send troops to attack!

Xu Bin also expressed the same point of view.

"According to the calculations of the staff department, there is a high probability that Shang Kexi will choose to take the initiative!"

"Estimate the marching speed of the Qing army and the time it takes our army to conquer Guangzhou. The main battlefield where our army will fight the Qing army will probably be in the Xinhui area!"

The Ming army relied on waterways, so the marching speed would be very fast.

But the Qing army also had more cavalry, and the Qing court, which controlled the prairie, naturally had no shortage of pack horses.

Even if the marching speed of the Qing army was not as fast as that of the Ming army who traveled by water, it would not be much slower.

Furthermore, Xinhui is the gateway to Guangzhou!
To reach Guangzhou from west to east, Xinhui is an unavoidable point.

Otherwise, when Li Dingguo sent troops from Guangxi to seek Guangzhou, there would be no need to die in Xinhui.

Then the veterans of the division were exhausted, and when the reinforcements of the Qing army arrived, they were defeated at the city of Xinhui, and the main force suffered heavy losses.

While speaking, several staff officers took out the topographic map of the Xinhui area and spread it out on the table.

Xu Bin pointed to the map of Xinhui and introduced the battlefield environment of this battle to everyone.

And tell everyone about the combat plan for this battle that was drawn after the general staff meeting.

Including alternative plans after various accidents, etc.!

It can be said that the staff department has listed almost all the variables and the countermeasures after the variables occur.

The generals of the Liberation Army were a little surprised when they heard the battle plan presented by the staff.

So detailed, so detailed!

And at the same time, the generals of the Liberation Army also understood the reason why Zhu Hongyu formed the staff department.

With the staff department, what about the military division?
And what about the so-called famous generals?
No matter how smart a person is, is he better than an entire staff department?

It is estimated that even if Zhuge Kongming is reborn, one person must not be as comprehensive as an entire staff department, right? !
Liu Shantai on the side asked.

"If our army chooses to fight the Qing captives in Xinhui, should Xinhui's people take it into consideration?"

The reason why Liu Shantai had this concern was because when Li Dingguo attacked Xinhui, Xinhui assisted the Qing army in defending the city and paid a huge price to defeat the Ming army.

Even after the Qing army in the city was short of food, the people of Xinhui used themselves as food, killed their wives and sons, killed their fathers and mothers, dismantled their bones for salary, and threw themselves into the cauldron...

In his opinion, the defeat of Li Dingguo's Xinhui was not so much at the hands of the Qing army, as it was at the hands of the people of Xinhui!

Zhu Hongyu waved his hand and said.

"No need!"

"In the battle of Xinhui that year, King Jin besieged the city for eight months, and nearly ten thousand people in Xinhui city became food for the Qing captives."

"It can be said to be the most tragic event in the world. Let me ask, who would be loyal to the enemy who ate his parents and children?!"

(End of this chapter)