Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 686

On the east bank of the Grand Canal in Yangzhou City, [-] Qing soldiers were stationed in the wilderness, with white tents one after another, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Hundreds of grain ships transferred from the south of the Yangtze River on the canal were moored at the pier, with masts like forests, which was very spectacular. The Qing soldiers were waving their leather whips, urging the peasants to unload bags of rice grain.

It was already February at this time, and the warm southeast wind blowing from the sea was very favorable for the fleet to advance against the current. The food, grass and supplies were all ready, and when Duoduo gave an order, the army would break out of camp and set off.

After exterminating and pacifying most of the rogues in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, Duoduo's target was only the Gaoyuan thieves who were compressed in the east of Yangzhou and the south of Huai'an.

In order to prevent the Gaoyuan bandits from escaping, Duoduo took great pains. According to the strategy Hong Chengchou formulated for him, the cavalry blocked and the infantry advanced, preparing to gradually reduce the scope of activities of the Gaoyuan bandits and finally wipe them out completely.

For this reason, he divided the [-] cavalry into three divisions, one in Yangzhou to prevent the Gaoyuan thieves from fleeing westward, one in Huai'an to prevent the Gaoyuan thieves from fleeing northward, and the remaining [-] cavalry moved with the infantry, which was foolproof. .

In order to prepare for this encirclement and suppression, he dispatched troops and generals, and prepared for more than two months.

In the early morning, by the side of the canal, Duoduo stood on a low hill. Seeing that the Grand Canal was very busy, with all kinds of ships going south and north, he couldn't help saying to Hong Chengchou beside him: "This peace negotiation should also be done by the Southern Dynasty recently." Now that you've reacted, Governor Hong has to make preparations earlier."

"Prince Yu, don't worry!" Hong Chengchou looked at the canal and said calmly: "If the Southern Army dares to come, it may be a good thing for my Qing Dynasty."

Duoduo couldn't help turning around after hearing this, looked at Hong Chengchou and asked in surprise: "What do you say? Could it be that Governor Hong has finished preparing for battle?"

Hong Chengchou shook his head, "Sun Tzu's Art of War says that the lord should not raise troops in anger, and generals should not go to war in anger. If the puppet emperors of the Southern Dynasty became angry because of the peace talks, and sent troops in anger, the armies of the Southern Dynasty were not prepared enough, so they rushed to raise troops. Trapped under the city of Jiangning, we have a chance to turn our defense into an offense."

The major affairs of the country are sacrifices and military affairs, and the use of troops to fight is a matter of life and death. The two sentences of Sun Tzu, to put it simply, are to fight calmly.

Liu Bei avenged Guan Yu and raised his troops in anger, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of Shu soldiers! ??? After World War I, when William II took refuge in the Netherlands, he read Sun Tzu's Art of War. When he read, "The Lord should not be angered but raise an army, and the general should not be angry and go to war. Act when it suits the interests, and stop when it is not. Anger can be done." Joy can be rejuvenated, anger can be rejuvenated, a subjugated country cannot be revived, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, when the Ming Lord is cautious, and the good generals are vigilant, I regretted it. It is a pity that I did not read this book 20 years ago. ????The same is true for investment, you must be cautious before buying, and avoid acting out of loyalty! ! !

Duoduo heard that Hong Chengchou was quite confident, and thought that he was the one who proposed the peace negotiation strategy. Could it be that he thought at that time that now, this old dog has too many tricks.Duoduo looked at him, and couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive in his heart. If such a scheming person plotted against him, what would he do?It's safe to kill him.

When Duoduo was distracted, he heard Hong Chengchou say again: "However, if I want to turn my defense into an offense, Prince Yu must first wipe out the Gaoyuan thieves and free up the soldiers and horses of Lianghuai. Otherwise, I will be dismissed Even if the troops of the Southern Dynasty were stranded under the fortified city, without Prince Yu's soldiers and horses joining in, the lowly officials would be hard-pressed to cook without rice!"

Duoduo could tell that Hong Chengchou was also anxious in his heart. He wanted to destroy Xie Qian as soon as possible so that he could free up his troops so that he would have the confidence to fight against the Southern Dynasty.

Duoduo smiled slightly, "The Gaoyuan thieves are nothing more than a mob. My king's army has been preparing for a long time. For this attack, I am confident that within a month, I will kill all these hundreds of thousands of bandits, and completely wipe out the banditry in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River!"

Hong Chengchou nodded silently. Duoduo mobilized [-] troops this time, and even Jiangfang's Green Battalion soldiers were mobilized. If Xie Qian could not be wiped out, then the Qing Dynasty's national fortune was really coming to an end. Only one month to wipe out Xie Qian, He didn't quite believe it, and Duoduo guessed that he was bragging again.

At this time, a group of cavalry rushed to the foot of the dwarf hill, and the leading cavalry dismounted from their horses, ran up quickly with their sabers on their waists, and saluted, "My lord, Mr. Liu of Tongzhou has an urgent message!"

Duoduo frowned slightly, what happened to Liu Qingtai? 1 people are guarding Tongzhou, but they still have the face to ask him for support. The messengers come one after another, why are they so shameless?

"Bring the messenger!" Dodo waved impatiently.

A moment later, a messenger was brought up, bowed to Duoduo and knelt down, "Slave, pay homage to Lord Yu!"

"What's the situation in Tongzhou?" Duoduo asked casually.

"Reporting to the lord, the pirates suddenly raided the Langshan Fortress, and tens of thousands of Gaoyuan thieves have approached Tongzhou. The situation in the city is critical. Lord Liu is willing to ask the lord to send troops to rescue!"

After the messenger finished speaking, he presented a letter to Duoduo. After reading it, Duoduo forwarded the letter to Hong Chengchou.Hit him, he dives into the sea.Don't beat him, he goes ashore from time to time to do things, more annoying than flies.

"My lord, if it's like what the letter said, this Tongzhou is really hard to defend!" Hong Chengchou handed the letter to the people behind and said.

Tongzhou was considered to be a relatively important link in this siege. If the Gaoyuan bandits were defeated and wanted to go to sea, although other directions were also possible, but Tongzhou was close to Chongming, and more bandits could undoubtedly be transported out by boarding a ship from Tongzhou.

In this way, the strength of the pirates was strengthened, and Doduo did not want to see this situation.

"Bring the map!" Duoduo ordered after hearing Hong Chengchou's words.

Not long after, a personal guard brought a roll of maps, and the two unfolded them in front of Duoduo, and Hong Chengchou also took a step forward to watch.

"My lord, the Gaoyuan thieves and the pirates jointly attacked Tongzhou. I must have made a lot of preparations. There are tens of thousands of thieves in Tai County, Ding Keze. If the lord wants to support Tongzhou, he must consider this bandit army. If the lord Going along the river, it is very easy for this bandit army to take the rear route and be surrounded by the bandit army." Hong Chengchou looked at the picture and said immediately.

Duoduo pondered for a while. Guangling has been hilly since ancient times, which is not conducive to his cavalry performance. The situation Hong Chengchou said is indeed very likely to happen.

Hong Chengchou went on to say: "It's better to encircle Tai County first, and then send out 1 troops to rescue Tongzhou. Liu Qingtai has 1 people, plus [-] reinforcements, he should be able to fight against the pirates and Gaoyuan thieves." .”

Duoduo thought for a while but shook his head. This dispersed his troops and affected him to attack Tai County, "Liu Qingtai has 1 people, and it should be no problem to guard Tongzhou for a month. This king will concentrate his forces to break through Tai County first, and use all our strength to attack Tai County." Attack to the east, then order Ma Guanghui to send troops to take Yancheng, fight from north to south, drive all the rebels to Tongzhou city together, and then it will be decided in one battle!"

Hong Chengchou hesitated after hearing this. This was still the previous plan, and Duoduo did not make any changes because of the intervention of the pirates.

If it succeeds, it will indeed solve the war quickly, and it will be convenient for him to prepare for the war in the south of the Yangtze River. However, if it is not successful, the Gaoyuan bandits will break through Tongzhou, and hundreds of thousands of rebels will link up with the pirates, which will leave serious hidden dangers.

However, Liu Qingtai guarded Tongzhou with 1 people. As long as there were no mistakes, there should be no major problems in staying there for a month, but he doubted whether Duoduo could reach Tongzhou within a month.

Hong Chengchou was still weighing, but Duoduo had already said to the messenger: "Go back and tell Liu Qingtai that this king will raise troops immediately, and arrive at the Tongzhou city within a month at the latest to help him out. If he holds the city, this king will definitely support him. If you can't keep the official rank, if you can't keep it~" Duoduo snorted coldly, "This king will kill his whole family!"

The messenger heard his neck tremble, and quickly lowered his head to the ground.

Duoduo immediately ordered: "Order the army to pack up the tents and prepare to go!"

After he finished speaking, he said to Hong Chengchou: "Governor Hong, I will leave Yangzhou to you."

Hong Chengchou saw that Duoduo had made up his mind, so he stopped talking, bowed to express his understanding, and when he straightened up, he added: "My lord can send an envoy to meet the pirates, and try to make peace before the peace talks come to an end." Try to delay the time!"

Duoduo was about to leave, but he stopped after hearing this, and it was like this, this old man still wanted to cheat others, it was really not easy, but Haikou and Nanchao are not of the same mind, so it doesn't hurt to try , There is no date to hit a shot, anyway, there is nothing to lose.

Duoduo nodded, and led a group of Qing generals down the short slope.

?An hour later, Duoduo led an army of [-] to kill Tai County.

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