The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 462
In history, Zheng Chenggong besieged Nanjing with an army of 17, while the Jianlu garrison was only 15, but they were still unable to attack for a long time, which gave Jianlu a chance to breathe.Later, the Qing government took advantage of Zheng Chenggong's negligence in investigation and secretly mobilized reinforcements from all over the city to enter the city. Finally, [-] troops were gathered, and Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition army was defeated with a long-planned sneak attack.

"Nanjing City is right next to the Yangtze River, and it won't run away." Zhu Linmi patted Zhang Jiayu's shoulder and said, "I also want to restore the old capital immediately, but we must not waste all our energy on attacking the city.

"The city wall of Nanjing is more than seventy miles long. With the number of our troops, it is extremely difficult to surround Nanjing. In addition, when the army is attacking the city, it is extremely dangerous to be flanked by captives from behind.

"There are still more than [-] soldiers and horses in the territory of Nanzhili. Even if we try our best to take Nanjing City, as long as we have not wiped out the main force of the army, we still cannot win this battle. But these more than [-] bandits If they are dispersed, it will be very troublesome to harass and destroy Nanzhi, Zhejiang and other places."

Zhang Jiayu nodded upon hearing this, cupped his hands and said, "What does your lord mean?"

"Do your best to wipe out the living forces of Jianlu! After annihilating the [-] soldiers of Nanzhi, where can Nanjing go?"

Zhang Jiayu hesitated and said: "Then... we will ignore Nanjing for now, and go to find the main force of the captives for a decisive battle?"

"No, let's gather around to fight for aid! Let Jianlu deliver it to his door."

Zhu Linming looked at the towering city wall in the distance.Combining the terrain around Nanjing he observed just now and the information he has learned before, he already has a complete set of battle plans in his mind, "Although the city of Nanjing is still in the hands of the captives, who says it can't be used by us?"

Fifteen miles east of Nanjing City.

Ming army temporary camp.

An enlarged staff meeting is going on in the large tent of the Chinese army.Not only the main commanding generals, but even Chen Yi and others from the engineering battalion were ordered to attend the meeting.

"...pretend to besiege Nanjing, and try our best to destroy the main force of the reinforcements! This is the strategy of 'surround the spot and fight for reinforcements'." Zhu Linmi first explained her strategy, and then continued, "However, if this strategy is to be effective, It is necessary to frighten Hong Chengchou severely so that he cannot sleep at night! In this way, the Qing troops in Nanzhi will be transferred back to Nanjing for reinforcements."

He pointed to the map of Zhili in the south, "Yingtianfu has eight counties under its jurisdiction, six of which are south of the Yangtze River. Jurong County has been captured by our army."

Jurong is on the east side of Nanjing, sandwiched between Nanjing and Zhenjiang.On the way from Zhenjiang to Nanjing, the Ming army brigade fired a few cannons outside the county seat, and Jianlu and the puppet magistrate were so frightened that Kaesong surrendered.

"Besides, Gaochun County is too far away, so I don't care about it for the time being. The other four counties of Shangyuan, Jiangning, Lishui, and Liyang must be captured as soon as possible." Zhu Linmi then looked at the generals, "Let Gan Xinda and Gan Hui lead the dragoons Add [-] infantry to the battalion and attack Lishui and Liyang in the south."

"Yes!"

"Jin Wu and Shi Qin led [-] infantrymen from the Polu Battalion to attack the nearest counties of Shangyuan and Jiangning."

"Yes!"

Zhu Linming ordered: "Most of the defenders in these places have been transferred to Nanjing, and the city wall is not too high, so it should not be difficult to take it. When all the counties around Nanjing have recovered, and Nanjing is encircled, there must be panic in the city. .”

When he came up, he corrected Zheng Chenggong's first major mistake during the Northern Expedition.At that time, the 17 Northern Expeditionary Army only surrounded the eight city gates of Nanjing tightly, but they used the phrase "no attack on small counties" to these counties that are close at hand.So much so that during the attack on Yingtianfu, large and small groups of Qing troops sneaked into Nanjing from the vicinity almost every day, and the grain and grass transported were innumerable.

But even so, there was turmoil in the city of Nanjing at that time, and people were panicked. Some Jianlu officers even proposed to kill all the people in the city to prevent anyone from being enlightened.

Therefore, it can be predicted how panicked they would be if all the counties around Nanjing were captured by the Ming army and the news in the city would be difficult to communicate.

Several officers were ordered to leave, Zhu Linmi said to Chen Yi again: "To frighten Hong Chengchou, the big head has to fall on the engineer battalion."

He pointed to the north side of Nanjing City, "First, there is Mufu Mountain, which is less than six miles away from Nanjing, and the terrain is very high, which is very convenient for observing the situation in the city. Similarly, people in the city can see everything on the mountain at a glance. Therefore, we must Now build ten watchtowers over six feet high!"

He pointed to the northeast direction of Beijing again, "Build a fort near Yanziji, which will command attention over the Jiangkou. A few watchtowers will also be built here at Yuhuatai, the more conspicuous the better."

Chen Yi was about to stare, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and was about to say something when he heard Zhu Linmei continue: "The Guanyin, Jinchuan, Zhongfu, Yifeng, Jiangdong, Shence, and Taiping in the outer city of Nanjing Outside the main gates of the city, earth fortifications were built that were as high as the city walls, and archery towers were built on both sides."

"Oh, and besides," Zhu Linmi turned to Yu Xin again, "move out all the tents and set them up behind these earth barriers. Set up a campfire behind the tents, day and night."

"Yes!"

Yu Xin immediately responded with a salute.But Chen Yi quit, and hastily reported: "My lord, there are nearly twenty watchtowers in size, eight or nine earth barriers several feet high, plus forts and archery towers... With the current manpower of the engineering battalion, it is With the help of other soldiers, I'm afraid it will take a month and a half..."

"Well, you're too honest. It's just to scare Hong Chengchou, not to build a century-old project." Zhu Linmi smiled and waved to Chen Yi, and then whispered instructions in his ear.

Chen Yi's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he also laughed, "My lord really has a great plan! If so, I guarantee that it will be completed in ten days, no, it will be completed within seven days!"

"By the way, try to act when the sky is dark, so as not to be seen by the captives." The Qing army also had a lot of binoculars in their hands, but Zhu Linmi had to guard against it.

"Yes! Don't worry, my lord."

After arranging the "siege of the city", Zhu Linmi turned to Zhang Jiayu and Yu Xin and said, "Recently, we must spread out more, and the army is always ready for battle. The thieves are very cunning, and they may suddenly leave the city to attack when I am not careful. "

In history, Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition collapsed thousands of miles because of this.

The two hurriedly saluted: "Yes! Subordinates, please remember!"

……

Huang Ding rubbed his sore waist, looked back at the army behind him step by step, recalled Hong Dutang's urgent order, gathered up his little energy, and shouted: "Take two steps quickly! Don’t think about it if you miss the military plane!”

As soon as he yelled, he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, and he couldn't help wondering, who still has the strength to run so happily at this moment?

"General Huang, your people are walking too slowly. I started a day later than you, and I have already caught up with you."

Only then did Huang Ding see clearly that it was Yang Chengzu, the General Soldier of Suzhou, who came later, and he could vaguely see his other troops, the Green Camp Soviet Army, from farther away.

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