Let’s talk about changing strategies or something tomorrow!
It's getting late now, go to bed!
In the middle of the night, he went to stir up a large group of people in the staff department from their sleep, which was somewhat unscrupulous.
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On the second day, in Guangzhou City, in the conference room of the General Staff Department.
Zhu Hongyu was sitting on the main seat, with a cup of tea and some pastries in front of him, both Chinese and Western, which looked very tempting.
However, Zhu Hongyu's attention was not on these pastries at all.
After looking around for a week, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"Yesterday's strategic plan related to containing the Qing army for Jingnan King Geng Jingzhong, Gu has realized the huge crisis hidden in it."
"The fundamental reason lies in Gu's strategic misjudgment..."
"Now, the most important thing is to re-formulate a practical strategic plan to prepare for future wars."
Zhu Hongyu stated his problem directly.
Quite straightforward.
For Zhu Hongyu now, he is not afraid of making mistakes. What he is afraid of is that after making mistakes, he still doesn't realize it.
This is the most deadly!
After everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Your Highness, Jianguo, is still very sensible!
There are many talented people in the Ming Dynasty's general staff, and they are basically all smart people with high IQs.
Faced with the three-sided war plan formulated by Zhu Hongyu, many people were also dazzled by the temporary victory and did not realize the danger involved.
However, someone must have noticed the danger!
However, due to Zhu Hongyu's face, no one dared to bring it up in person.
Now Zhu Hongyu can realize the problem himself.
And he raised the issue very openly, admitted his mistakes, and expressed his intention to reformulate relevant strategic plans.
Good thing for everyone!
Chief of Staff Xu Bin stood up and said.
"The advice of the staff is yes!"
"As for Jiangxi, King Yanping can send troops from Longyan Prefecture into Jiangxi to contain the strength of the Qing army in Jiangxi and share the pressure for Geng Jingzhong."
"As for Hunan, our army can appropriately strengthen its military presence in Hunan!"
"But we must focus on confrontation and avoid sending troops rashly!"
"Our army should now focus on preparing food and supplies for the Northern Expedition. When the war in Guangxi is over, it will be a good time to move troops northward."
"..."
Xu Bin's idea is very simple and clear.
That is to first control the scale of the war in Jiangxi and Hunan, and give priority to the war in Guangxi.
Wait until the war in Guangxi is over, and then focus on fighting the war in Jiangxi and Hunan!
Let Zheng Chenggong send troops to Jiangxi simply to share a certain amount of military pressure for Geng Jingzhong!
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded slightly and said.
"Maybe it works!"
"The staff will continue to improve the combat plan and appropriately polish the details of the plan."
"The military is a major matter for the country and must not be careless!"
"..."
Everyone agreed in unison.
Zhu Hongyu also stood up and left the conference room, and then summoned Zheng Chenggong.
Since he was planning to let Zheng Chenggong send troops from Fujian to attack Jiangxi, he naturally had to communicate with Zheng Chenggong in advance.
Although Zheng Chenggong is now his subordinate in name, the relationship between the two is actually more like a partnership.
Zhu Hongyu cannot give orders to Zheng Chenggong at will!
"In this attack on Jiangxi, Lao Taishan must remember to control the scale of the war!"
"For the Qing army in Jiangxi, the main thing should be to contain them!"
"As long as we can share the pressure with Geng Jingzhong, we, Ming Dynasty, will devote our energy to the war in Guangxi. When the war in Guangxi is over, it will be time to move northward."
Zheng Chenggong nodded vigorously.
"Old minister understands!"
Zhu Hongyu continued.
"The imperial court will provide everything needed for this Guangxi war, including military expenses, food, grass, and ordnance!"
"Lao Taishan can do whatever he wants with peace of mind!"
"Lao Taishan can use this battle to train his troops and make up for the shortcomings of his troops in land warfare."
"Calculating the time, the main force of the Qing court should almost move south. This winter at the latest, the Qing army is expected to reach the south of the Yangtze River."
"I must make corresponding preparations in advance!"
While speaking, Zhu Hongyu looked towards the north, his eyes full of solemnity.
He received the information from Jin Yiwei!
The Qing government assembled heavy troops in the north, with a total of 200,000 green battalions and 20,000 to 38,000 banners, preparing to move south in a mighty manner.
And, these are just soldiers.
If you include the civilian men accompanying the army, there would be a base of 500,000 people!
To exaggerate a little, that is an army of one million!
Calculating the time, at most this winter, the Qing army will press down from the north.
Facing such huge military pressure, how could Zhu Hongyu not feel nervous?
Zheng Chenggong also sighed and said.
"The military strength of the Qing Dynasty is indeed superior to that of the Ming Dynasty!"
Today, Zhu Hongyu directly controls about 100,000 troops, including the Liberation Army and the Guiyi Army.
Among them, the strength of the Liberation Army is still expanding, and now there are nearly 70,000 people.
Before the decisive battle this winter, this number should reach 100,000!
As for the Guiyi Army, Zhu Hongyu currently has about 20,000 Guiyi Army in his hands.
After Guangxi is conquered and the Guangxi Green Camp is incorporated, this number should increase to 50,000!
If the next campaign to attack Hunan and Jiangxi goes smoothly, the Ming army should be able to continue to recruit a large number of green soldiers.
This number should be able to increase further!
If we also include the military strength of Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo.
By the time the decisive battle begins, the total military strength belonging to the Ming Dynasty will probably be close to 200,000.
It seems to be not much less than the troops mobilized by the Qing army to go south!
But the account cannot be settled like this!
The more than 200,000 troops mobilized by the Qing army to move south this time are all combat soldiers and can be used as mobile troops on the battlefield.
As for Zhu Hongyu's 200,000 troops, at most half of them can be used on the battlefield!
Apart from anything else, Zhu Hongyu couldn't mobilize Li Dingguo's troops alone.
Because it’s too far away!
In addition, Zhu Hongyu also needs to leave a certain number of defenders in the place to ensure the safety of the place.
Luzon, Qiongzhou, Guangzhou and other places all need a certain number of soldiers and horses to be stationed!
At that time, all Zhu Hongyu can do is to hand over the task of guarding the place to the Guiyi Army and other second-line troops.
Then gather the elite and lead the elite troops to fight the decisive battle with the Qing army going south!
Try to narrow the gap between the number of troops and the Qing army as much as possible.
On the contrary, there were quite a few militiamen and local militiamen under the rule, but the militiamen and militiamen were mostly used as civilian servants.
On the battlefield, the militiamen may not even be as good as the green battalion soldiers!
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Kunming!
Wuhua Mountain!
Wu Sangui has recently become obsessed with the hot springs on Wuhua Mountain, spending most of the day in them every time.
He specially built a garden on Wuhua Mountain for him to soak in hot springs.
The whole person sank into the hot spring water, feeling the warm water flowing over the chest and abdomen, and the whole person felt completely relaxed.
Chen Yuanyuan was beside him, her clothes soaked in water and became transparent and close-fitting. She moved gently, massaging Wu Sangui's head.
Wu Sangui closed his eyes and enjoyed the beauty's tenderness, gently smelling the faint fragrance of Chen Yuanyuan.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, although the perfumes sold by Daming are extremely expensive and cost as much as gold, they are worth the money.
What man can resist this faint fragrance?
Wu Sangui understands this very well!
Because, Chen Yuanyuan is really fragrant recently!