The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 379
The last item Zhu Linming marked was about news outside the Great Wall.However, because Jinyiwei's intelligence network has not yet covered outside the customs, the reports are only some news from Beijing.

"At the beginning, 500 people from the green battalion in northern Shaanxi were dispatched by the puppet military department to go north to reinforce Duoduo. The rebel chief Dorgon sent a Baylor to Mobei to appease the Teng Jisi army. It is said that the conditions are very good."

Although Yu Xin did not mention the specific situation of the battle in Mobei, everyone knew that, judging from the fact that the Qing government increased its troops and recruited Sunite's troops with generous conditions, at least the Jianlu did not win.

After Yu Xin handed over the official document, Zhu Linming looked at the officer sitting there, "I think everyone knows that the captives are now facing the situation of the Fourth World War. In fact, it won't be long before Su Song and Shanxi surrender the captives tomorrow." Will raise troops anyway.

"Although the captive army can grit their teeth and hold on or have a slight advantage in various places for the time being, it is at the end of its strength. If we break through Hong Chengchou's Nanjing defense line, it will be difficult for the captives to deploy troops. At that time, they will either withdraw to Sichuan and Huguang. Then we will take advantage of the situation to attack Shaanxi and Henan, and seize the Central Plains. Either deploy the Jianzhou garrison to strengthen the defense of Beijing, which will inevitably leave the rear empty. I have also planned for this, and it will definitely disturb him day and night!
"No matter what the situation is, it will be the beginning of the offensive and defensive changes between Da Ming and the captives!"

He took a breath, and said solemnly: "So this Northern Expedition is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. I hope you will work together to defeat the captives in one battle, and return to my accompanying capital!"

The entire lobby of the General Staff Department suddenly erupted like thunder: "The war broke the captives, and I will accompany you back to the capital!"

Zhu Linmi waited for the generals to calm down a bit, and continued: "I have made some plans for this Northern Expedition. Let's discuss and improve it based on this."

It's not that he thinks his art of war is so good, it's mainly because he has the ready-made experience of Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition in history, and he is very clear about the mistakes in it. It is definitely faster to apply it than to study tactics from scratch.

As for the officers under his command, most of them have seen the "miracle" that His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince repeatedly anticipated the enemy's opportunity and caught the enemy by surprise, so naturally no one has any objection.

Zhu Linming got up and pointed to the Qiantang River Road on the map: "If you want to restore Nanjing, you must first restore Zhejiang, and the key to restoring Zhejiang lies in Qiantang."

He didn't mention the secret letter sent by Qian Sule. After all, if the news leaked out, it would be much more difficult for Qian Sule to persuade King Lu to return to the vassal.

And even in the current situation, King Lu still deployed thousands of people to the east of Quzhou to guard against the Polu camp, which shows that he is still wary of the Taizheng Dynasty.Therefore, he did not expect Qian Sule to open up a passage in Zhejiang, so that the Dragon Guards could go directly to Xiaoshan to attack the Ma Degong Ministry.

"To tell you the truth, our navy will go north in the near future to find the captives of the Qiantang Navy for a decisive battle."

After Zhu Linming finished speaking, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering if Zheng Zhilong had taken all the sailors to Shandong, where did the sailors come again?If he hastily put together some warships, why is His Highness so confident in his words?

Zhu Linmi didn't explain much, just said: "You don't have to worry about the strength of my navy. In addition, I also transferred some warships from the Yangtze River Navy to Qiantang for reinforcements. Therefore, at most half a month, Qiantang will belong to me. all.

"From now on, the focus will be on how to eat up the nearly 4 horses that Ma Degong has."

He clicked on the location of Xiaoshan on the map, "Zhilu lost the Qiantang River, and Ma Degong's troops were cut off from food and grass. He certainly has no intention of entangled in Xiaoshan anymore."

He followed the Qiantang River to the west and downstream, "At that time, Ma Degong could only go to the downstream of Qiantang, in order to cross the river with fishing boats in the shallow water of Tonglu.

"We followed his idea and let out the rumor that King Lu was begging for food from Quzhou, and a large amount of food and grass was passing through Tonglu. Our army set up an ambush in Tonglu, and we will definitely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!
"There are two key points here. One is not to allow the captured troops from Nanjing to seize Tonglu, and the other is to keep an eye on Ma Degong's movements at all times to prevent him from smuggling."

When Zhu Linmei said this, she looked at the scribe and said, "The important task of seizing Tonglu and keeping an eye on the Ma Degong Department will be handed over to Poluying.

"Tonight, the Ministry of War will write a document ordering General Zhen to lead his 1 men to go north to Tonglu. If necessary, we can take a detour from the west and walk along Majinling on the edge of Huizhou to avoid the Zhejiang army."

Tonglu is in the middle of Yanzhou Prefecture, while Quzhou Prefecture is directly south of Yanzhou. Although Yanzhou is unlikely to station too many Zhejiang troops, it is still better to avoid conflicts.

"The rest, such as setting up an ambush, or taking advantage of the Qing army's smuggling to attack halfway through, are all done by the Polu camp."

Yu Xin, the Minister of War at the side, immediately stood up and saluted, "Yes!"

"As for the defense of Quzhou, the recruits sent by the Jian'an Infantry Academy to the Polu Camp will be in charge." Zhu Linmi thought for a while and then said, "It's best to bring these recruits with us during the decisive battle of Yuma Degong, so that they can practice their skills. "

"Yes!"

Perhaps only Zhu Linmi dared to say that the [-] Qing troops practiced their hands.However, he knew very well that the main force of Ma Degong's troops was the [-]-inlaid Yellow Banner Han Army, and the rest were from Jianlu's reorganization of the original Zhenjiang Ming Army, and their combat effectiveness was not considered strong.Coupled with the lack of food and grass, it should not be able to support for a long time. It is a good opportunity for recruits to familiarize themselves with the battlefield and increase their confidence.

Zhu Linming continued: "After the Ma Degong Ministry is cleaned up, the King of Lu will probably announce his abdication and return to the vassal. If he still goes against the law, he will order small naval warships to surround Shaoxing City from the waterway and fire a warning shot. and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving.”

Shaoxing is a city surrounded by rivers and rivers. As long as the waterways are controlled, the city will be almost cut off from the outside world. At that time, an order will be passed to King Lu to pardon him for the crime of self-reliance. I believe he will not be able to continue to resist.

"When Zhejiang was restored, the main force of the Dragon Guards crossed Qiantang to attack Songjiang and Jiaxing. The main force of the Polu camp passed through Tonglu and attacked Xincheng, Fuyang and other places in the north. A part of the Polu camp was left to defend on the south bank of Qiantang.

"At this time, we don't fight recklessly with the bandit army, but only use the convenience of the navy to shuttle between the upper and lower reaches of Qiantang, find the enemy's weak defenses, and immediately land on the shore and attack them. If the enemy defends the city to death, we will board the ship again Go to another place. Qiantang is hundreds of miles long, and it is impossible for the captives to fortify everywhere.

"Wait for our army to seize one or two footholds, and then station troops on the north bank of Qiantang, looking for an opportunity to fight the enemy decisively."

He said with a smile: "However, according to my expectation, [-]% of Hong Chengchou has withdrawn his troops to return to the north at this time. We only need to capture the strong city of Hangzhou."

The generals looked at each other, as if they didn't understand why the enemy retreated at that time, but the unthinkable things His Royal Highness said in the past have all come true, and no one questioned them.

"After the recovery of Hangzhou, there is no danger for Jianlu to defend north of Qiantang. At this time, our army will divide into two routes." Zhu Linmi pointed to the map again, "Eastern route, the Longwei Army and the main force of the Polu Camp will go all the way along the coast. Take Jinshanwei, Chuanshabao, Shanghai, Jiading, and go directly to Jiangyin. The army's food and grass are mainly transported by boat."

(End of this chapter)