The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 553 Encircling Huguang
"Yang Zhan?" Zhu Linmi patted her forehead, "Oh, he is Wang Yingxiong's lieutenant general. This time Wang Dutang dispatched many troops to Huguang?"

"Returning to Your Highness, due to the tight situation of the imperial bandits in northern Sichuan, we can only draw more than four thousand people." Gu Yanwu hurriedly added, "But they are all strong and strong from the middle of Sichuan, and they have to be instructed by the loyal Marquis. Their combat power exceeds that of Huguang soldiers by a lot."

The main task of the West Route Army attacking Huguang was to deploy defenses to the west of Yuezhou to cut off the Huguang Army's way to the west.But even if He Tengjiao really fled in the direction of Sichuan by then, his army would probably be defeated, and Yang Zhan's 4000 troops should be enough to handle it.Zhu Linmei then ordered: "Let him temporarily station troops in Wushan, waiting for my order. Be careful not to let the Huguang side notice."

"This subordinate understands." Gu Yanwu clasped his hands in response, and continued, "His Royal Highness, according to the news obtained by Beizhen, He Tengjiao has dozens of warships gathered in Yuju, and if Yang Zhan's troops go straight down the river, they are very vulnerable to attack. This subordinate suggests or Send sailors to help."

"Well, you're right. Luo Ming was transferred by the navy to defend the front line of Nanjing, and there must be a shortage of warships in Wanji, Jiangxi. The Galese warships at the Longjiang Shipyard will soon enter the water, and they can be used for this purpose .”

After saying that, he looked at Gu Yanwu again and said, "By the way, is there any news from Sichuan Xiankou or Hauge?"

"Return to Your Highness, there is no movement."

Why is this "water is too cold" action so slow?Zhu Linmei frowned, and said: "Please let me know the situation in Sichuan at any time."

"Subordinates obey."

Before dawn the next day, all the five-rank and above officials of Yingtian Mansion gathered outside the Nanjing chief envoy, waiting for the court meeting to begin.

The examination papers for the newly added Beijing Examination have been completed, and there are more than 360 tribute students on the list, and nearly a hundred of them were immediately awarded official positions.In particular, the top three in the First Grade of the Palace Examination did not follow the usual practice of being awarded the positions of editor and editor in the Imperial Academy, but directly entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites.

There is no way, the courtiers of Fujian nationality formed a party to resist moving the capital, but Zhu Linmi used a trick of "cutting the head and tail" to resolve it, so that more than [-]% of the people were left in Tianxing Mansion.As his disciples, the batch of Jinshi selected by Zhu Linmei happened to "take advantage of it".

In addition to the local officials from Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou and other places who have been transferred to Beijing one after another, now there are basically candidates for important positions in the court, and the operation of the court is becoming more and more stable.Correspondingly, the court meeting began to be held as usual.

Soon, the gate of the chief minister's yamen was pushed open, drums sounded all around, and all the officials filed in, fighting in two rows in the open space outside the newly renovated Yimen according to rank.

Zhu Linming waited for the courtiers to finish the ceremony, and immediately began to explain the business. First, he called Yu Xin and Yang Tinglin, and took out a memorial to indicate, "Guangxi soldiers and horses have been mobilized a lot, and now there are not enough guards in Guangxi. This should be done as soon as possible." The Ministry of War will issue an additional [-] garrison in Guangxi, and must ensure the quality of the source of troops, rather than excess. Afterwards, the Ministry of War will also strictly follow up on the distribution of weapons and drills.

"The Ministry of Households arranges the allocation of food and salaries as soon as possible. With only 5000 people, the treasury should not be under too much pressure, right?"

Yang Tinglin hurriedly said: "Go back to Your Highness, it is enough to deal with it."

Yu Xin cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, Jiangxi Wandutang, please transfer back the Ganzhou soldiers of Chen Bangyan's department this morning. The officials thought that after the recovery of Wuhu, the troops of Chen Bangyan's troops in the southern Zhili had no military affairs and could be assigned to Guangxi. , Guangxi recruits [-] new soldiers.”

"Okay, just do as you say, and you can also transfer some Cantonese soldiers to Zhai Shisi."

Yu Xin saved some military expenses for the imperial court.Zhu Linming secretly sighed in her heart, so far, Zhai Shisi and Wan Ji have each led their troops in place, forming a siege of Huguang with the Shu army of Yang Zhanbu and the Zhongzhen Battalion.Huguang's "persistent" problem finally has the dawn of a complete solution.

According to the established Huguang strategy, the Zhongzhen Camp will use the identity of He Tengjiao's subordinates to quickly insert into the front line of Yuezhou and Tongcheng, and cut off the connection between Wuchang and Changsha.Then Zhai Shixu led his troops to join the Zhongzhen Camp. The two had a total of [-] to [-] troops, which was enough to prevent the more than [-] Huguang soldiers stationed in Changsha from going north to reinforce He Tengjiao.

At the same time, Yang Zhan's department blocked the west side of Wuchang, Wanji's department held on to the east side of Wuchang, and then sealed off the Yangtze River on the north side with water divisions, and Wuchang became an isolated city.

Judging from the historical achievements of He Tengjiao's troops, there are still 4 troops in Wuchang, and its combat effectiveness is basically impossible to break through.At that time, Zhu Linmi will use follow-up strategies, and Huguang will most likely return to the imperial court peacefully.Even in the worst case, if He Tengjiao resists in the corner, his influence can be minimized.When the Dragon Guards are re-adjusted for a strong attack, the damage to Daming as a whole will also be minimized.

Thinking of this, Zhu Linmi couldn't help but feel a little worried. Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Sichuan have mobilized troops and horses, and I don't know how much military pay will be spent to take Huguang. I hope He Tengjiao can understand current affairs and don't become a sinner of history.

After instructing Huguang related matters, he said to Xu Erlu, the newly promoted Minister of Rituals: "We must hurry up to establish an embassy with Ezebania, and the ambassador must be decided as soon as possible..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Lu Zhenfei come out of the class with his hands in his arms, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Qizuo, recently all the ministries in Nanzhi have actively challenged to fight, striving to be the first. There are also many people along the coast who have asked to build city walls and hoard military rations. All court officials, Chinese and military officials have come forward one after another, asking the court to cross the river to the north as soon as possible."

He glanced at Zhu Linming, and said earnestly: "And all these memorials are kept by His Royal Highness...

"As the minister of the former emperor, I worry about the country all the time. Now our army has won a new victory, the morale is soaring, the government and the people are united, and they are determined to destroy the bandits. The minister thinks that it is the right time to march north and restore the great cause of rivers and mountains with peace! "

Immediately, a courtier stood up and echoed, "What the Ministry of Luge said is very true, the restoration of the Kelu Kingdom is at this time!"

"Your Highness, you can use people's hearts, and you can use military spirit..."

"Your Highness, our army has been victorious in successive battles before, and the Jiangbei captives are terrified. They can be killed in one battle!"

"The minister agrees..."

Zhu Linmei sighed secretly, thinking that all these civil servants knew nothing about military affairs, but they loved to dictate wars. How many times in the past, Ming Dynasty was delayed by civil servants' disorderly command—anyway, it wasn't me who lost and died. meritorious service.Are you going to do this again now?
Others don't know about Daming's family background, but he, the head of the family, knows it best.Before the Northern Expedition to Nanjing, Yang Tinglin said that the military expenditure was insufficient. At that time, he made various efforts and recovered the tax owed by the salt dealers to pay for the army's combat expenses.

At present, to deal with Zheng Zhilong's fleet, more than 70 million taels of money has been invested in the shipyard, and the money in the treasury is simply not enough to support the entire line crossing the river and going north.

(End of this chapter)