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Chapter 375 See Tricks and Tricks
"Shen Butang, you have to give me some confidence. Where are the soldiers and horses of Shuren Xianshu now? He said with certainty that there is no need to worry about Duoduo, and he will definitely come to help. Now Duoduo took the risk in advance and sneaked across the river. Already!"

In the Hall of Martial Arts in the Forbidden City, Nanjing, in front of Zhu Changhao's imperial court, Shi Kefa was not polite to Shen Tingyang, and ignored the etiquette in front of the emperor, and directly asked about the urgent military situation.

Duoduo crossed the river and broke through the Longtan Guard. This is the imminent time.

Shen Tingyang was also unambiguous, and he did not answer Shi Kefa in private, but just said to Zhu Changhao: "I don't have any more news, and it was reported once every three days before, so there should be the latest news today.

Three days ago, Quanzi reported that his soldiers and horses had crossed the Jiujiang River. In order to covertly march and reduce the possibility of being discovered by the Tartars, he temporarily went to the mouth of the lake to rest and gather the front and rear troops, and then went down the river.

Calculate the itinerary, now it is almost as fast as Tongling, and the slowest is estimated to be between Anqing and Chizhou.However, it is unlikely to go to Wuhu, because the Chuzhou Mansion and Hezhou Mansion on the other side of Wuhu are already within reach of the Tartar soldiers. It's the effect of surprise reinforcements. "

Shen Tingyang's words, people who don't understand the situation have to read it in conjunction with the map to grasp it.

Fortunately, Shi Kefa was knowledgeable, so he didn't need to read the map. He brought the map just to make it easier for the emperor to understand, and explained it to the emperor face to face.

Zhu Changhao looked at the map, and according to Shi Kefa's markings, he had a rough idea of ​​the situation: Wuhu was only [-] miles away from Nanjing by the river.And Jiangbei on the other side of Wuhu is almost exactly opposite Ruxukou, which is the estuary where Ruxu water flows from Chaohu Lake into the Yangtze River.

In the area of ​​the Anlu Second Mansion in the north of the Yangtze River, Anqing and Luzhou are under the jurisdiction of Zhu Shuren's governors, and the soldiers stationed there are relatively loyal and have high morale. The core cities were not captured by Duoduo before.

But from Luzhou to the east, Hezhou and Chuzhou are not Zhu Shuren’s governor-generals, and the garrison troops there are also the original Weisuo Ming army in Nanzhili. These troops have low morale, no money to feed them, and lack of military equipment all year round. With one blow, those places, together with Yangzhou, were temporarily occupied by Duoduo.

Between Hezhou, Chuzhou and Luzhou Prefecture, a geographical boundary line that is easier to separate and defend is Feishui, Chaohu and Ruxushui.The Huaihe River forks south from Feishui River and flows into Chaohu Lake, and Chaohu Lake flows into the Yangtze River from Ruxushui through Ruxukou.

The width, depth and water volume of these rivers are relatively guaranteed. Zhu Shuren's previous garrison in Luzhou also had a certain amount of warships. Duoduo lacked elite naval forces, so he could not cross the Feishui and Ruxushui.

Therefore, in terms of the suddenness of the strategic surprise attack, the elite reinforcements sent by Zhu Shuren from Huguang should not have crossed the river section corresponding to Ruxukou and Wuhu before. , then Duoduo will not take the bait.

Even in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River from Ruxukou, some margin must be left, because there is no guarantee that Duoduo will not send a small group of cavalry scouts to search for the enemy upstream. If they are discovered by Qing army scouts, it will also lead to strategic surprise lost.How much of this margin to leave will have to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

In general, from Anqing to Nanjing, it is about 350 miles from the river, Chizhou is about 350 miles from Nanjing, and Tongling is about [-] miles.Now Zhu Shuren's army should be [-] to [-] miles away from Nanjing by the Yangtze River waterway.

Shi Kefa estimated that because they were going downstream, these troops could arrive in Nanjing in three days at the earliest.As long as I defend Nanjing for three days, I can wait for reinforcements, so it should be very safe.

He analyzed the situation with Zhu Changhao's report, and Zhu Changhao's originally nervous mood calmed down a bit:
"If you defend the city for three days, there will be reinforcements, so I can rest assured. All the ministers are virtuous and loyal to the country, and they will be able to keep the capital safe. Shi Qing knows how to defend the city, so I will not ask. .”

Shi Kefa quickly expressed his gratitude to the emperor for his trust, and then urgently discussed the countermeasures, setting several keynotes:

First of all, the defense of Nanjing City must be the most important thing. Fortunately, in the past few days, the city walls of Nanjing have been remodeled and the defense has been optimized. Now it is announced that the city gates will be closed and the trenches and earth barriers will be shot inside the barracks. It is not a big problem. , can be done quickly.

Needless to mention these routine tasks, the remaining key points are to prevent the expansion of Duoduo's harm - Shi Kefa had discussed and deduced it repeatedly with Zhu Shuren and Shen Tingyang before, and knew that if he really encountered Duduo, he would take the risk and ignore the reinforcements If they smuggled across the river on the back road, then the most worrying thing is that tens of thousands of cavalry are rampaging and corrupting, completely messing up the south of the Yangtze River.

Now it is confirmed that Duoduo's crossing point is Qixia Mountain and Huangtiandang area, and the commanding height of Qixia Mountain nearby was lost by the first wave of offensive, and there is really no danger to defend.

Zhenjiang Mansion is a key point at the south bank of the Yangtze River. Except for Jinshan Temple and Beigu Mountain, other places cannot be defended. The city of Zhenjiang is also defended against intruders crossing the Yangtze River from the north. If it is flanked from the upper reaches, Zhenjiang City will definitely not be able to defend it.

Considering that even if Zhu Shuren arrived, plus his [-] Huguang elite, he would not be able to rush to the field to kill Doduo immediately, so he still had to try to consume and weaken the enemy, weakening Doduo's strength, and then take advantage of his low morale and supplies The ordnance and ammunition dropped, and then took the opportunity to hit it with one blow.

If Zhu Shuren were to go up directly, Zhu Shuren's army would have marched thousands of miles and was exhausted from a long distance. If there was a mistake, it would shake the overall situation. It is extremely urgent to actively seek a decisive battle in the field.

Therefore, Shi Kefa must have prepared for the worst, anticipating the loss of one or even two prefectural cities, and then counting on the mountains and rivers around Nanjing to trap Duoduo as a plan.

Shi Kefa and Shen Tingyang looked at the map for the last time. Not only is Zhenjiang difficult to defend, but Changzhou next to it is also a fertile plain area with no danger to defend. Hongyi cannons, so if Duoduo concentrates the bombardment of Hongyi cannons, Changzhou may be as unlucky as Zhenjiang.

In the end, after calculation, we have to retreat from Wujin County, the prefecture of Changzhou Prefecture, to Jiangyin and Wuxi counties all the way, so as to ensure that we can completely stabilize our position——

The area around Wuxi is already the north shore of Taihu Lake, with a criss-cross water network and many canals. Shi Kefa had previously done some unavoidable research and filing, and confirmed that several canals on the north shore of Taihu Lake could be dug carefully to store more water from Taihu Lake to overflow to the north. Block low-lying access roads between Taihu Lake and Yangtze River.

In this way, although some farmland in the west of Wuxi will be flooded, the overall situation can be stabilized.To the north of Wuxi is Jiangyin. Jiangyin has mountainous areas such as Huangshan (not the Huangshan in Anhui) and Huishan, which can block the land passage of the Qing army across Jiangyin and protect Wuxi and Suzhou.

As for the Qing army trying to burn, kill, loot and destroy all the way to the south, Shi Kefa was not too worried, because from Changzhen to the south, it would soon be the Tianmu Mountain in the west of Zhejiang at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Shi Kefa once transferred troops under his command that were relatively capable of fighting in mountain warfare, and also gave some money in advance (money provided by Shen Tingyang),

Then order Zhejiang Governor Zhang Guowei and Zhejiang General Soldier Jiang Ruolai to rush to help and guard Tianmu Mountain, and the Qing army will certainly not be able to break through.

There are planned interception positions on both sides of the southeast, the Yangtze River is on the north and northwest, and there is only a gap in the southwest.

However, the southwest is the direction from which Zhu Shuren's upstream reinforcements came. Generally, there is no need to worry too much. Just beware that when Zhu Shuren is tired from afar, he will be caught by Doduo immediately and forced to fight in the field.

Therefore, as long as there is a pass that can ensure that Zhu Shuren can enter, attack, retreat and defend, for Zhu Shuren to garrison, there will be no problem.

Coincidentally, there is indeed a suitable pass in the southwest of Nanjing City - Dasheng Pass in Ma'anshan,

This place has been a river defense fortress around Nanjing since the Southern Song Dynasty. Shiji and Dashengguan are not afraid of Duoduo spreading upstream along the river.

Shi Kefa roughly reported his containment plan to Zhu Changhao.All he can do is to trap Doduo and exhaust the enemy. In the end, Zhu Shuren can only give Doduo a fatal blow.

Looking at the map, Zhu Changhao also felt a little bit of compassion: "According to this strategy, the people in Zhenjiang prefecture may be temporarily enslaved by the Tartars, and the part west of Jiangyin County in Changzhou prefecture may also be enslaved." Toxic.

Besides Nanjing City and the land to the west of Dasheng Pass, Yingtian Mansion's confidant plains will also be poisoned. Adding up, at least the military and civilian money and food of the two whole mansions will fall temporarily. "

Shi Kefa also knew that the emperor was benevolent, so he could only say that he would try his best to evacuate the population of money and food. Fortunately, for the sake of Jiang Fang, he had already prepared to do some hard work and cleared the country. .It's just that the wealth of the common people was not easy to transfer before, and the enemy moved the population casually without officially attacking the river, which would easily cause more panic.

Zhu Changhao was a little relieved when he heard that the official warehouses of money, food and military equipment of the two governments had been transferred. It seemed that the government's reserves would not fall into the hands of thieves and enemies, so he agreed to all Shi Kefa's arrangements.

Shi Kefa's action was also very quick, and he immediately dispatched Pegasus scouts to take advantage of the daylight time won by the Longtan guards to send the news to all counties in Zhenjiang and Changzhou, informing the people that the soldiers and civilians can enter the capital and guard the city. The city is defended to the death.For those in the surrounding suburbs, try to move to Jiangyin and Wuxi. In Jiangning and other places in the east, those who can enter Nanjing City will enter Nanjing City, and those who cannot enter Nanjing City will move to Dashengguan and Caishiji.

Duoduo did not expect Shi Kefa to react so quickly. On the first day after landing, he mainly used it to deal with Longtan Guard, and also cleared the Qixia Mountain landing site.

After ensuring that the landing beach was completely cleared and safe that afternoon, his vanguard marched all the way to the outskirts of Nanjing. However, because there were only thousands of fast-moving cavalry scouts, they were unable to attack the city, and just set up a camp outside the city.

As for the Zijin Mountain outside Nanjing, the vanguard cavalry sent by Duoduo also tried to go up the mountain to occupy the dangerous position, but Shi Kefa obviously would not give them this opportunity.

Shi Kefa knew that Zijin Mountain must be guarded to defend Nanjing since ancient times. The so-called "Zhongshan fire caused Jinling to fall", if the commanding height of Zijin Mountain outside the city was lost, the city of Nanjing would be in danger.

What's more, it is the Ming Dynasty now, and there is Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum where Zhu Yuanzhang is buried on Zijin Mountain.

Therefore, the Ming army also left a full [-] to [-] soldiers and horses outside the city of Nanjing, relying on the Xiaoling fortifications that had been operated for hundreds of years, and stationed at the dangerous point of Zijin Mountain, which was at odds with the defenders in the city.

The vanguard cavalry unit sent by Doduo was severely beaten after just trying to go up the mountain, and gave up after paying hundreds of casualties.

And Qixia Mountain is still forty or fifty miles away from the main city of Nanjing. The infantry unit under Duoduo started to rush in the afternoon, and it would be midnight when they reached Nanjing-under normal circumstances, the infantry marched only fifty or sixty miles a day.So in any case, it will take another day before we can take action.

When Duduo's infantry troops approached the Nanjing city wall, Zhu Shuren's reinforcements over there had also arrived in Wuhu, and there was only the last 200 miles away from Nanjing city by the Yangtze River waterway.

(End of this chapter)