Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 166 Preparing for a Decisive Battle Against the Left Army

Zhu Youjian also knew that appeasement was not a simple matter. It was not a matter of issuing a few imperial decrees and conferring a few official positions on these invading army ministries.

Especially in the situation where Zhu Youjian needs to use this Chuangjun immediately to display its combat effectiveness, what Du Yinxi has to do is almost the simultaneous task of recruiting and supplying food, grass and arms.

As for reorganization, there is no time at all.

Fortunately, Zhu Youjian gave Du Yinxi enough power to directly govern Huguang and Guizhou, and transferred He Tengjiao, the only big boss who could affect his political execution, and directly gave Du Yinxi the ability to The privilege of appointing and dismissing local officials in Huguang.

The purpose is to allow Du Yinxi to have enough effective political operation power in Huguang, and make it more convenient and effective for him to dispatch troops, horses, money and food.

As for the self-respect of the soldiers, which will lead to the local governor's excessive power, Zhu Youjian naturally has no way to consider it now. After all, the most important thing right now is to fight against the Qing army.

Du Yinxi also knows the reason why His Majesty delegated power to him in this way, and also knows what the real purpose of recruiting the Chuangjun is. Although he can't have an interview with Zhu Youjian now, he also understands Zhu Youjian's holy will Ninety points.

Du Yinxi couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he had done a lot of work in farming and accumulating grain during his tenure as the governor of Huguang, so that he can now clearly know which prefectures and counties still have enough grain, and which prefectures and counties suffered less disasters last year and can collect With enough food and grass, there is still a batch of ordnance that can be called.

In the early morning of the next day, while Du Yinxi was rushing to Wuchang, he ordered people to immediately transport food, grass, and weapons to Wuchang Mansion. At the same time, he also asked Jin Yiwei to help pass the news to Beijing, first to transport a batch of firearms.

The disastrous defeat of the Chuang army from Shanhaiguan to Shaanxi has nothing to do with the inferior weapons of the Chuang army, especially after the current Qing army has Han Chinese troops who are proficient in firearms such as Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, and Wu Sangui. It can't keep up with the Qing army. Even if the Chuang army has cavalry, it can't stand the combination of Qing army artillery and cavalry.

But what Du Yinxi has to do now is to equip the peasant army attached to Ming Dynasty with excellent weapons immediately, so that it will not be weaker than the Qing army in the future battles of defending the city and attacking fortified battles.

Especially in the future when a large number of geographical conditions will be used to carry out city offensive and defensive battles.

In addition, the Chuang army fled all the way south. Apart from killing the gentry to raise food, there was no rear logistics supply base, which made it difficult for them to have enough food and grass to fight a protracted war with the Qing army. .

But now Du Yinxi transfers a large amount of grain from the south of Huguang to Wuchang, just to supply all the grain in the south of Huguang to the army, and Zhu Youjian also assigned Guizhou, which has not suffered from the war, to Du Yinxi's command. .

It can be seen from this that Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was determined to use the Chuang army to fight against the Qing army to buy time for his follow-up guards to encircle and wipe out the Qing army.

Zhu Youjian and Du Yinxi are basically recruiting the Chuangjun now, and at the same time, they are beginning to consider the urgently needed guarantees for the Chuangjun, and make preparations for the Chuangjun in advance.

The current Zuo Liangyu tribe is trapped in the area of ​​the Wanhe and Yangtze Rivers between Anqing and Susong. Although it has not been cleared for a day, it has always been a threat to the imperial court in Nanjing, but because it is besieged in this area, the Zuo army has no way to deal with it now. The distribution of grain, grass and military equipment in the Huguang area caused interference.

The current situation of Zuo Liangyu's tribe can only be described as lack of people and lack of horses, and even the four words of hunger and cold can be added. After all, although it is already March in spring and the temperature has risen, due to the influence of the climate of the Little Glacier, Chongzhen's 15th March It is still relatively cold, even in the Jianghuai area, there is still snow that has not yet melted, and it is very difficult for the Zuo army to find wild vegetables to survive.

Zuo Liangyu is also terminally ill now, Yuan Jixian blocked his way to enter the south of the Yangtze River, and Huang Degong blocked his way back to Huguang, leaving him with no choice but to linger on.

The generals under his command also had different ideas at this time, and they all complained a lot about the current situation, but they were unwilling to fight to the death with Yuan Jixian who was guarding Anqing, but frequently sent people to contact Huang Degong and other subordinates.

Liu Zhaoji, the deputy commander-in-chief of the [-]st Corps of the Guards, led an army of [-] soldiers and entered Fengyang at this time.

This was the first time that the Guards fought independently under the corps system. The entire corps consisted of cavalry, infantry, artillery and various subsidiary organizations, such as field hospitals and ambulance teams.

However, the main force at the moment is only the main force of the Corps.

Liu Zhaoji is a veteran of Liaodong, and he is not very unfamiliar with commanding such a 7-man battle. At least he knows when to rush and when to rest.

It's just that it's the rainy season in the south, and the weather is cold, which poses a big challenge to the marching speed.

But Zhu Youjian requested to arrive in Anqing within ten days, so Liu Zhaoji could only stand by the roadside and shout loudly: "Hurry up! Hurry up! Be sure to enter Anqing territory before sunset!"

At this time, the Third Guards Army in charge of the Fengyang area mobilized a large number of gentry and civilians in Fengyang to distribute rice balls and hot water to the First Corps of the First Guards Army along the way according to their usual training.

Yan Yingyuan, as the general manager, took a piece of noodle cake from an old child, and another middle-aged woman also handed over a bowl of ginger soup: "Drink a bowl of soup, it's cold and rainy, prevent a cold! "

Yan Yingyuan was not too polite, took it and drank a bowl of bitter ginger soup, said thank you, and continued running on the dirt road while pressing the spicy throat with the noodle cake.

In his heart, he admired the logistics supply method of military-civilian cooperation advocated by His Majesty. The civil servants of the Third Army of the Guards in charge of the place were responsible for providing money to mobilize the local people, and then the local people provided basic military supplies instead of the guards. The logistics efficiency in wartime has been greatly improved, and the main force of the entire corps can leave behind the logistics and arrive at the front line of the battlefield at a faster speed.

Moreover, this can also increase military-civilian interaction, promote the self-discipline of the military and the people's love for the military.

Liu Zhaoqi led the First Corps of the First Guards Army to Xianyu Mountain in Anqing Prefecture within the stipulated time.

The Seventh Army of the Governor-General's Guards and Yuan Jixian of the Jiangxi War Zone heard that Liu Zhaoji was ordered to lead an army of [-] troops to arrive. They were overjoyed and ran to Xianyu Mountain to meet Liu Zhaoji in person: "I heard that the First and Second Guards of Your Majesty personally trained The three armies are the divisions of tigers and wolves, and the first army has the foundation of the former nine towns frontier army, and Liu Zongbing is also a hero in Liaodong. Yuan has admired him for a long time. Now I am lucky to see you. The left army is immortal!"

"Yuan Gong guarded Anqing for a few days, making it difficult for the Zuo army to enter the size of the land. Liu Mo admired him. Liu Mou is a rough man, so he will not be polite to Yuan Gong. Your Majesty's will now is that Liu Mou will treat Zuo when he arrives. The army launched an attack, so I ask Yuan Gong to immediately call Huang Degong, Marquis of Jingnan, so as to determine when to launch a decisive battle against the left army!"

Liu Zhaoji went straight to the point to express his intention of coming. As the Son of Heaven's pro-army, even though he was the deputy commander in chief, he didn't need to pride himself on his status in front of Yuan Jixian and Huang Degong.

(End of this chapter)