Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 706
The many Qing generals in the big tent were quite excited, and Bo Luo was also full of confidence, but Shi Tingzhu came out to remind him: "Your Highness, Wang Yan of Wuchang has not moved yet, and that fellow is also waiting for the opportunity, if That servant came suddenly, and we just rushed over, wouldn't we be attacked from two sides."

Bo Luo was regarded as the leader of the younger generation in the Qing Dynasty, and he acted cautiously, but at this time he showed considerable confidence.

There is a saying in military strategists, if you attack five times, you can fight if you double it, and you can divide the enemy. The total strength of the Southern Dynasty was not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty.

Bo Luo shook his head, "Jin Shenghuan attacked all the way, from Guichi to Wuhu, and he wanted to go to Jiangning first. Now that March has passed, Jin Shenghuan is at the end of his strength, and Wang Yan obviously wants to wait until Jin Shenghuan is almost exhausted, and then go Come out to pick up the bargain. Southerners love to intrigue, and Wang Yan is no exception. As long as we dispatch troops quickly, before Wang Yan can react, we can use the momentum of thunder to sweep the hole, send [-] tigers and wolves, and eat Jin Shenghuan in one fell swoop. If we win this battle, the army of the Southern Dynasty will be severely injured, and the threat to the south of the Yangtze River will be completely eliminated."

Bo Luo sneered, and then said: "This battle has been fought for three months, but Wang Yan only sent 3 horses led by Dai Zhifan to attack Hefei, and now the battle situation in Hefei is completely tilted towards Prince Yu, Wang Yan will come sooner rather than later." It’s coming, it won’t wait until now, internal strife is always the bad root of southerners.”

After hearing what he said, all the generals of the Qing Dynasty did not object anymore, so Bo Luo immediately ordered that the army rush to Wuhu.

All of a sudden, the Qing army camp outside Lishui County also moved. The green battalion soldiers closed the tents and put them on the mule carts. Cut off the food road of the Ming army, surround Longwu and Jin Shenghuan near Wuhu City, and annihilate them.

In order to maintain concealment, Boluo's army marched along the path, but just after they had traveled more than ten miles, they encountered a group of Qing soldiers scouts on the road, shouting that the situation was urgent, and rushed directly in front of Boluo.

"Urgent report! Report to the lord, Wuchang has sent troops, and 10 troops are heading east along the river." The scout Baizong knelt down and stated, his chest heaved and he was panting.

Bo Luocai judged that Wang Yan would not send troops in the near future, and now that the scouts reported back, his guess was immediately ruthlessly broken.

Tong Tulai saw that Boluo's face sank and he didn't say a word, he just thought that he was a young man with a thin skin and good face, not as thick as them, and he didn't want to overthrow his order, so he gave him a step and said: "My lord , I feel that we should take a long-term view now."

Wang Yan sent troops to the east, and the balance of troops on the western front changed immediately. If the established strategy was followed, if Bo Luo could not quickly eat Jin Shenghuan, then once Wang Yan joined, the whole battle would most likely turn into a central battle. anti-siege warfare.

When the generals heard this, they also lost confidence. Wang Yan's reputation has been powerful in China for several years. Maybe they failed to surround Jin Shenghuan, but were instead surrounded by Wang Yan, and the whole battle would be a tragedy.

At this time, everyone was looking at Xiang Boluo, his face twitched a few times, and finally he waved and said: "Don't worry about it!" He paused, and then issued an order: "Order Jinli to give up Wuhu, Withdraw to Dasheng Pass and hold Jin Shenghuan all the way to Dasheng Pass. This place is very close to Jiangning, as long as they are separated from the left and right flanks, this king can capture the false emperor alive under Dasheng Pass."

Young prince, this is a newborn calf not afraid of tigers.

Boluo didn't change the battle plan because of Wang Yan's sudden attack. He just changed the battle location from Wuhu to Dasheng Pass.

This change of location was very different for the Qing soldiers. It was tantamount to taking the honor of being the first to enter Nanjing to seduce the Ming army's central army to go deep, so as to further widen the distance between Jin Shenghuan, Wang Yan, and Sun Shoufa. , lost the role of mutual support, and gained more time for the Qing soldiers to fight for the encirclement and annihilation of Jin Shenghuan.

Compared to the young and energetic Hauge, Shi Tingzhu became more timid and cautious the more he lived, he couldn't help reminding: "My lord, we all dispatched to besiege Jin Shenghuan, but in case Wang Yan's marching speed is extremely fast, What should we do if we arrive at Dasheng Pass before the army annihilates Jin Shenghuan?"

Boluo shook his head: "It doesn't affect the overall situation. I originally gave you 2 troops to block Wang Yan, so I can buy some time for this king."

Shi Tingzhu kindly reminded him, but he didn't expect to win such an errand for himself, so he hurriedly shirked and said: "My lord, my lord sent [-] troops, I'm afraid that my humble position will not be able to stop it."

However, Bo Luo had already made up his mind to prevent three attacks against one. At this time, Hong Chengchou's grand strategy, if he did not ambush Longwu and Jin Shenghuan all the way, then the Qing soldiers' arrangement for the past three months would be in vain. Also lost the chance to win and the time to readjust tactics, so Bolo will not change the decision.

"Don't worry, Shi Gushan. If Wang Yan doesn't take Hefei, he doesn't dare to go in rashly. Even if you can't stop him, when Wang Yan breaks through, the matter of Dashengguan will be over. At that time, I will turn around and deal with it , It’s not impossible.” Boluo said immediately.

Everyone saw that he was determined, and that this ambush had been planned for a long time, and it was impossible to give up and think about other strategies to defend against the enemy. They had no time to change their tactics, so they didn't object.

Shi Tingzhu had no choice but to take orders, and Bo Luo immediately cheered everyone up with a smile: "Everyone, prepare quickly according to my king's instructions. As long as this battle is won, everyone can go to escape the summer with peace of mind in the hottest time of July."

The generals burst into laughter, and the haze of Wang Yan's troops was dispelled by Boluo's words.

The [-] Qing army changed the preset battlefield and began to weave pockets outside the Dasheng Pass.

At the end of June, Wang Yan's army advanced rapidly along the north bank of the Yangtze River. The horse army was in front, and sentry cavalry were dispatched everywhere to look out for the army.

Looking down from the sky, I can see that the north bank of the Yangtze River is densely packed with soldiers in armor, and the boats transporting food and grass are all over the river, which is very spectacular.

The army left Anqing Mansion and just entered Chizhou Mansion when important news came.

The banner of the King of Phnom Penh was lowered, and Wang Yan sat proudly on his horse, listening to the latest information from the military envoy.

Wu Jinxi, who was sent by him to Jin Shenghuan's army to make contact, sent back a message that the emperor had broken through Wuhu and was now preparing to take Nanjing directly.

Wang Yan hurriedly asked the guards to bring the map, unfolded it in front of him, looked carefully, and frowned slightly. Compared with the left and right wings, the progress of the Chinese army was too fast.

"Order Wu Jinxi to persuade the emperor that the left wing has not captured Hefei, and the right wing is still in Ningguo Mansion, so the emperor should not rush forward too much, so as not to go deep alone."

(End of this chapter)