"We must control Yingzhou." Wu Shigong leaned over the map and said to the officers around him in the yamen of Yingzhou.
"That's true!" Zhou Xun also nodded. "As long as we control Yingzhou, there will be no threat to the east of our Runing Mansion. But old commander, how many soldiers should we deploy in Yingzhou?"
So a group of officers started a discussion. They didn't care at all. In fact, Yingzhou was not the territory of the Runing Army, and it was illegal for the Runing Army to occupy it. However, these officers of the Runing Army did not
I think this problem is not a problem, because the control area of the Runing Army has already extended beyond Runing Mansion.
Wu Shigong knew that these officers had misunderstood what he meant, so he smiled and said: "It is inappropriate to send troops to Yingzhou. It is difficult to explain to Yingzhou. Besides, it is too close to Fengyang. We are sending troops here."
It also worries the imperial court. We don’t want to control this city. We just need to set up a point here and let Chang Meng’s reclamation firm set up a few farms and villages, and then train some teams to protect the villages. "
"Oh? Such a small number of people can only hold Zhuangzi and wait for reinforcements! They can't hold Yingzhou at all. Even guarding the city is a bit difficult!" Zhou Xun raised the question in his heart.
Wu Shigong smiled and waved his hands and said: "Why are we going to Guanzhou City? We don't need to worry about it at all. If Yingzhou City is lost, then it will be lost. Anyway, our troops and horses are close together, and we can completely block the invading Shaanxi bandits.
Well. Besides, if Fengyang is in trouble this time, the imperial court will definitely station heavy troops here in the future, so we don’t need to worry about Yingzhou’s defense at all."
"Then what does the old commander mean by controlling Yingzhou?" Zhou Xun was even more confused.
"The reason for strengthening the early warning to the east of Runing Mansion as you mentioned before, and another reason is to gain some benefits. In addition to taking advantage of this good opportunity when the Yingzhou government office is empty to gain more good land,
From now on, Yingzhou will need to eat at least half of our salt."
"But the more important thing is: look!" Wu Shigong pointed at the map, and the surrounding officers gathered around. "The section of the Huaihe River waterway from Xinyang in our Runing Prefecture to Yingzhou should be extended to Huainan.
The Ning army must be controlled. At least we can delay it on this line, and then our main force will have time to react and block the possible invasion of the Shaanxi bandits in the south along the Huaihe River."
"Another point is that you can also take a boat along the Huaihe River to Hongze Lake, and then enter the Yangtze River through Gaoyou to evacuate to the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, in winter, there are ice floes in this waterway, and the boat cannot carry so many people, so we first go to Hongze Lake
Set up a dock for large ships and warships here on the lake. Then build villages one by one along the river to supply food and grass for the retreat, and provide places for rest and camping. In this way, our Runing army will have no worries."
"The old commander is looking for a way out!" Zhou Xun suddenly realized.
"Yes! Our current Runing Army is like a rat sealed in a sealed jar. There may be enemies on all sides. Fortunately, the Shaanxi bandits are not attacking our control area with one intention this time. If they work together, it is very possible.
Our headquarters is in danger. Now that we have a way out, we will feel much more at ease."
The officers also nodded with deep sympathy. Wu Shigong continued: "Actually, there are still two roads: one is to go through Huainan and Luzhou (now Hefei, Anhui) to Wuhu; the other is to go to Wuchang via Xinyang. Through the road that does not freeze all year round
The Yangtze River retreated to the south of the Yangtze River. But now the Shaanxi bandits in Huguang are very rampant. Both roads are dangerous. We can only act according to the opportunity."
The officers present all had high military literacy, so they had no objections to the three escape routes arranged by Wu Shigong. But Zhou Xun, who was in a higher position, thought more deeply about the problem. He asked again: "Old commander! If we have to control it for such a long time,
The river channel is not enough to rely on the Runing Army Corps and those protecting the village in Runan!"
Wu Shigong nodded to Zhou Xun with some satisfaction. He then said the solution he had thought of for a long time: "It's been almost a year. Ru Bao and the others who were arranged to stay with Zheng Zhilong should also come back. As soon as they come back
, we established our Navy and Marine Corps. We also built some large and small ships despite selling iron. These ships are for both military and commercial purposes. They are used by merchants from all over the world on weekdays. In wartime, they are taken over to our Runing Army for use.
"
"Then what is the Marine Corps?" Zhang Biao asked curiously. The other officers also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how Wu Shigong explained this new term.
In fact, Wu Shigong wanted to say "Marine Corps" at first, but after thinking that his navy basically fought on inland rivers, he changed it to "Marine Corps".
So Wu Shigong introduced to the officers the combat methods of the modern Marine Corps that he knew. Of course Wu Shigong could not understand them thoroughly. The combat methods of the modern Marine Corps and the Ming Dynasty were also different, so
Everyone started discussing this novel combat force with just one word from you.
Although it is a new branch, many things are covered by everything, so after some discussions, the Marine Corps also discussed a prototype. Of course, it is still on paper now, and it still needs to be implemented in the Marine Corps.
After its establishment, problems were discovered during training and operations, and the unit's operating procedures were improved and formulated.
Seeing that the discussion had come to an end, Zhou Xun asked Wu Shigong: "Old commander, don't we move towards Fengyang and stay in Yingzhou?"
"Why are you going to Fengyang?" Wu Shigong said nonchalantly, "We should have beaten it down long ago. If Fengyang's character breaks out and it actually holds, then we can wait for other officers and soldiers to arrive before we go there together. But I
It looks like hanging!"
The officers were somewhat accustomed to Wu Shigong's rebellious words, because they had now become profit-oriented like Wu Shigong.
The current Runing army only has more than 10,000 people. If they march urgently to attack Fengyang, which is defended by more than 100,000 people, not to mention the heavy casualties, it will not change the fact that Fengyang has been lost. The only honor that can be won is to "recover"
"Master of Fengyang". But how much is the honor of the Ming Dynasty worth a pound?
"Then what should we do next?" Zhou Xun asked again.
"Just wait for other officers and soldiers to arrive. You see, this road belongs to Governor Zhu and General Zuo, and this road belongs to the capital camp of Nanjing. As long as these two Ming troops approach, we will block it in Yingzhou, Shaanxi
The bandits can only cross the Huaihe River and enter Luzhou in Huainan. As long as we grasp the opportunity and wait until the Shaanxi bandits cross the river, we will stop them and give them a hard blow. Most of the Shaanxi bandits in Fengyang now will be captured by us. Mom's
!That Zhang Xianzhong manipulated me and entered our Runing Mansion without abiding by the agreement, then I will give him an unforgettable reward, so that whenever he sees the flag of our Runing Army in the future, he will be so scared that he wets his pants."
"Strikes halfway across?" Zhou Xun asked.
"That's right!" Wu Shigong nodded affirmatively. (To be continued...)