The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 458
The wood guide is named Mu Yun.He pointed at the soldier with his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Wei Dali, last night Li platoon chief just talked about the deployment and plan of the battle, and you kid was thinking about who's girl again, didn't you pay attention?"

"Where can it be?" Wei Dali said with a sneer, "You know, I really can't understand the taste of southern Hokkien we have."

Several soldiers next to him nodded and agreed, "Well, I don't understand more than half of it."

"I've been with him for almost a year, and I barely listened to [-]% of it."

Mu Yun rubbed his forehead, thinking that he had to take the time to teach Li Pai Zong's official language.

He also instructed the soldiers beside him: "In the future, if this happens, you should ask as soon as possible, and be careful not to miss the military." Then he raised his hand and pointed to the north, "We are going to Chuanshabao right now. According to investigations, there are Hundreds of rebel troops are stationed, and tomorrow morning our fourth battalion will be responsible for attacking the enemy's stronghold."

The soldiers around heard that there was going to be a war, and they were all gearing up - they didn't have their turn in the battle of Jinshanwei yesterday, and it is said that several people from the third battalion got second-class merit.

Wei Dali glanced to the southwest, and asked doubtfully, "Instructor Mu, there are [-] captives on the north bank of the Qiantang River, should we just let them go?"

Mu Yun thought for a while, and said: "I reckon, His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince is going to go all the way north, heading straight to Nanjing!"

"Nanjing?!" Wei Dali's eyes widened in surprise, "That's too risky! Suzhou, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang along the way are still in the hands of the captives.

"Also, if the army of captives goes around the upper reaches of Qiantang and crosses the river from Suian, they will be able to attack Quzhou in two days..."

Mu Yun smiled slightly, "Our army's heavy artillery, supplies, food and grass are all loaded on warships, and they march lightly along the coast, traveling nearly seventy miles a day."

Someone from the side interjected: "It's not because there are not enough horses in the Polu camp, otherwise it would be no problem to walk eighty or ninety miles a day."

Mu Yun nodded, then put down the bowl, picked up a branch, and drew a sketch on the ground, "This is the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Jinshanwei, Chuanshabao, Shanghai, and Fushan are all small villages along the way. Next, it is only five hundred miles from here to Nanjing, and at the current speed of our army, we can reach Nanjing in seven or eight days.

"And the captives went west along the Qiantang, and they would never reach Sui'an within ten or twenty days. And even though the upper reaches of the Qiantang River were narrow, under the harassment of our navy, it was not so easy for the bandits to cross the south of the Yangtze River. The captives must always be on guard against us going up to the north bank and cutting off his grain road."

He paused, and drew a horizontal line on the north side of the "map", "This is the Yangtze River. If our army captures Nanjing, no, as long as it can besiege Nanjing, it will cut off the connection between the north and south of the Yangtze River. Hong Chengchou Even if 10 horses can reach Quzhou, they will sooner or later become the turtle in the urn!"

The eyes of the soldiers around were all brightened when they heard the words, "It seems that they are really going to fight Nanjing!"

"I must be the first to rush into the city and get a first-class merit!"

"Damn it, I've waited until this day!"

Mu Yun picked up his job again, and said with a smile: "Actually, I'm just guessing, maybe our army's tactics are not like this."

Not far away from them, Zhao Shichao had listened for a while, and couldn't help nodding slightly at this moment.He had just attended the staff meeting of His Royal Highness the Coordinating King a few days ago, and he knew that what the little instructor said was basically the same as His Royal Highness the Coordinating King's arrangement.

He patted the guard beside him, pointed at Mu Yun, and ordered in a low voice: "It's a waste for this kid to be an instructor. Let him go to the General Staff Department to find General Zhang, and say that I recommended him."

"Yes!"

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"What? Jiading fell?!" Hong Chengchou's eyelids twitched, and he said sharply, "There should be nearly a thousand defenders in Jiading City, how could it be broken in a few days?"

"Hui, Master Hui," Yang Zhihe said nervously, "According to the report of Jiading guard Ma Mao, the Ming army has nearly 3 horses, plus there are southerners in the city, in fact... it was not able to hold for half a day. "

Jiading had just been massacred last year, so everyone in the city, from eighty-year-old women to young children, hated the prisoner to the bone.This time everyone heard that His Royal Highness the Assistant King of the Ming Dynasty came with an army, and four groups of people decided to risk their lives and steal the city gate. Among them, the Li clan even gathered more than 200 strong men to riot!
So as soon as the Longwei army arrived near Jiading, people sneaked in one after another, saying that they could serve as internal responses.

When the Ming army attacked the city, the east gate and south gate were opened at the same time, and this important town in the south of the Yangtze River was captured almost without bloodshed.Before the Dragon Guards could enter the city, the angry people beat Jianlu and the puppet magistrate to death on the street.

"3 people?!" Hong Chengchou was taken aback, "The Nanming has a total of more than 3 troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Where did the main force of the Ming army in Pinghu City come from?"

Lu Shiyang continued: "My lord, so...there should not be many Southern troops in Pinghu City."

"Huang Ding is a waste!" Hong Chengchou frowned, "He besieged the city with more than 2 people for a long time but failed to capture it, and even reported that the city must be the main force of the Southern Ming Dynasty."

Yang Zhihe carefully reported again: "My lord, the fall of Jiading was a matter of last night... This morning the Fushan defenders sent news that they found traces of the Ming army more than ten miles southeast of the city."

Fushan is only less than three hundred miles away from Nanjing, and this Ming army seems to have emerged from the ground!Hong Chengchou secretly thought that a few days ago it was reported that Nanhui, Chuanshabao and other places were attacked, and he thought it was just a small group of Ming troops harassing them by boat, but now it seems that these [-] Ming troops were also responsible!
He hurriedly turned around and lay down on the map to observe carefully. Shanghai, Jiading, Fushan, Jiangyin, Zhenjiang, and Nanjing, starting from the mouth of the Yangtze River, lined up along the south bank of the Yangtze River to the west. No heavy guards.Judging from the previous movements of the Ming army, it was along this route.

And the important towns such as Taicang, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou a little to the south, although the capitals are rich in food and have many soldiers and horses stationed there, the southerners cunningly avoid these places!

According to the current situation, Fushan will definitely not be able to stop this team of Ming troops, and they will soon arrive at the city of Jiangyin.

Lu Shiyang remonstrated: "My lord, while the main force of the southerners is leaving, our army is about to march forward!" He pointed to Fuyang on the map, and stroked his finger westward along the Qiantang River, "The upper reaches of Qiantang are only twenty or thirty feet wide, and the water depth is also normal. If you don’t have a roof, you can get through it easily. Then you turn south and take Quzhou first, separating Jiangxi from Zhejiang, and great things can be expected.”

Hong Chengchou shook his head slightly when he heard the words, "Yizhi, have you forgotten the lesson of Boluobeile's light advance?"

Lu Shiyang was taken aback for a moment, and then he noticed that Quzhou was far away from Nanjing, and the Qiantang River was in the middle.He cupped his hands in embarrassment and said, "It's because the subordinate is rough..."

Hong Chengchou stared at the map, but suddenly smiled coldly, "It seems that not only you forgot, but Zhu Linming also ignored this section. This time, this old man wants him to taste the bitter fruit of being alone!"

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