The story is divided into two parts, and the perspective goes to the Ming army camp in the west of Danyang County.
Today, the main force of the Ming army is roughly stationed in the southwest of Danyang County and Wujin County. Danyang County controlled by the Qing army has achieved a relatively loose encirclement in the northwest and south directions, leaving the east side for the Qing army to escape and retreat. This can also
In order to prevent the Ming army from wasting its troops on attacking the enemy.
Once the Qing army dared to go crazy in Danyang City and provoked the people to resist, the Ming army could quickly cooperate with the people inside and outside to avoid being unable to rescue them.
By the same token, because the enemy-occupied areas in Danyang, Wujin and Jintan counties are distributed in a Z-shaped pattern, there are open countryside between the county towns for penetration. Therefore, after the Ming army surrounded Danyang on three sides,
The garrison in the south of Danyang went very far and extended to the west of Wujin County. It encircled Wujin County from the west and let go of the northeast and south sides.
With such an arrangement, Danyang was short of three and Wujin was short of three, which allowed them to advance and retreat freely. If the Qing army made any move, Zhu Shuren could react in time.
Coupled with the steady and steady progress in the previous advancement process, it was almost watertight.
At this moment, in the Danyang camp, out of concern about the battle situation in Jiangyin, Cao Bianjiao and other generals were eager to fight and approached Zhu Shuren again for a fight:
"Lord Bu Tang, we can't wait any longer! I heard that Jiangyin City is about to be captured. Let's hurry up and fight Duduo!"
But Zhu Shuren was still so calm: "I have confidence in Yan Yingyuan. This must be a trick to lure the enemy to encircle the enemy for reinforcements after Duduo has been unable to attack for a long time! The Jiangyin City guarded by Yan Yingyuan can be captured in just a few days!"
Dodo can't help but use such a trick, which just means that he can't hold on any longer! Let's wait until they finish firing the cannons!"
Cao Bianjiao couldn't sit still: "Then we just wait and watch the bloody battle between the friendly forces?"
Zhu Shuren touched his chin: "Duduo's trick has given me some inspiration. We can also do the opposite and use the trick. If you are not willing to wait in vain, I can find something for you to do.
I promise that we won’t have to fight directly with Duduo’s main force within half a month, but we still have a way to invisibly weaken Duduo’s combat power without directly fighting Duduo! Weaken his morale and military morale! For
Create favorable conditions for the final decisive battle!"
It was difficult for Cao Bianjiao and others to be patient, so they had to slowly ask for advice.
Zhu Shuren then said slowly and seriously: "The Battle of Jiangyin started in less than ten days, right? What's the rush? From the time the Qing army set fire to Dantu County and withdrew troops from the northern part of Zhenjiang Prefecture, it only lasted ten days.
It’s just days.
The Qing army is now able to block information inside and outside Jiangyin County, preventing our army from knowing what exactly happened in Jiangyin. Doesn’t it mean that our army does not have an advantage in this regard? Use your brain, and your army also has a similar advantage in information blockade."
Cao Bianjiao was not very good at conspiracies. Zuo Zixiong, Jiang Shoude, Lin Chengcheng and other generals who followed him did not understand the twists and turns, so they had to look at each other in confusion, and finally looked at each other with humbly asking for advice.
Look at Zhu Shuren.
Zhu Shuren smiled softly, took a look at a map, pointed at Jiangshandi and tapped a certain location a few times:
"The Qing army has the land advantage and can blockade Jiangyin on the road. The Ming Dynasty has the naval advantage. How long has it been since they blocked the Yangtze River? We don't know the real situation in Jiangyin. Can the Qing reinforcements in Jiangbei know the situation of Duduo?
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Duduo is one of the three most powerful princes in the puppet Qing Dynasty. How respected is his position, and his subordinates dare to abandon him? Now the Qing army in Yangzhou has hoarded how much reinforcements, money, food, supplies, soldiers, armor and ammunition have been hoarded.
When Duduo crossed the river, their rear army did not have enough warships. At that time, 30,000 to 40,000 rear troops failed to cross the river. Now nearly a month has passed. After knowing that Duduo might be trapped in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qing army
They tried their best to mobilize ships and sailors from the rear, but no one knew how much it cost.
According to the officer's information, Kong Youde did not have to do anything else in the past month. Dorgon ordered him to focus on finding ships and sailors, and desperately assembled a new navy in Yangzhou, hoping to open up the Yangtze River channel once
Later, he sent reinforcements to Duduo. Liu Liangzuo, who stayed in Yangzhou, was also assigned similar tasks.
In this case, if we pretend to show weakness and let the Qing army in Jiangbei know, "After nearly a month of bloody battles, Duduo finally captured Jinshan Temple and successfully surrounded and annihilated the Ming army Zheng Chenggong's troops in the temple," we will let the Qing army in Yangzhou's Jiangbei know.
When the Qing army saw the hope of reopening the Yangtze River waterway, do you think they would be eager to save the country and send a large number of Qing troops to the south with massive supplies to provide reinforcements?
However, our Ming Dynasty actually still hides an absolutely superior naval force. Zheng Chenggong's wise brother was not seriously injured, let alone annihilated. When the time comes, is it possible that the second batch of Qing troops in Yangzhou will be intercepted and killed by us?
Heavy damage?
One step further. The main force of our army left in Hefei, Jiangbei, that is, General Huang Degong and Huang's troops, had previously taken advantage of the Yangzhou Qing army's attempt to shrink and reinforce Duduo, and gradually recovered Hezhou (which was abandoned after being burned and killed by the Yangzhou Qing army).
Today's Ma'anshan City and County, that is, the part of Ma'anshan located north of the Yangtze River) and other places.
If the Qing army in Yangzhou saw a glimmer of hope to rescue Duduo, part of their main force was intercepted by us in a sneak attack halfway across the river. When people's hearts were unstable, General Huang used the cavalry stationed in Hezhou to sneak attack Yangzhou through Chuzhou and cut off Yangzhou.
With the Qing army's contact with Huai'an and Fengyang in the rear, is it possible to take advantage of the chaos in Yangzhou's Qing army to completely regain Yangzhou?
Duduo is already on our plate anyway. I will not let him live until the first year of Longwu. The affairs of the Chongzhen year will be completed in the Chongzhen year. I have confidence in Yan Yingyuan.
In this case, you are too busy to think about how to expand the results of the war and recover Yangzhou! Yangzhou is now the forward base for the Qing army in Jiangbei to reinforce Duduo. The military supplies that have been mobilized to reinforce Duduo have not yet been used.
, are all stockpiled there, waiting for the channel to be opened before they can be shipped.
If we kill Duduo first, there will be no need to store the supplies in Yangzhou to save Duduo. They may be evacuated and transported back to the north. Moreover, the Qing army's defense in Yangzhou will become stronger by then.
Strictly, unlike now, which is top-heavy due to worries about the master, focusing on the front and neglecting the two wings, by then we will not be able to destroy the war potential accumulated by the Qing army in Yangzhou.
Only by launching a sneak attack before Duduo's death will the enemy not rearrange the supplies because they are reluctant to part with them. Only then can we kill Duduo's rear army and the war supplies that Duduo has hoarded, together with Duduo's headquarters, killing three birds with one stone.
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Zhu Shuren's last words were so decisive that Cao Bianjiao and other generals were completely impressed.
It was not until this moment that they remembered how far-sighted Lord Bu Tang was: Liu Guoneng and Huang Degong had both been left behind by Zhu Shuren in the western section of Huainan defense line dominated by Xinyang. Later, due to changes in the war situation, Huang Degong gradually moved eastward to Hefei.
All the generals felt that Zhu Shuren was a bit too wasteful. After all, Huang Degong was considered Zhu Shuren's most powerful general after Cao Bianjiao. He just stayed in Jiangbei. Although he stabilized the territory around Hefei, he missed the final decisive battle against Duduo. It was really
It's a bit of a pity.
When it comes to defending the city, even if you find a general whose combat power is one or two levels lower than Huang Degong's, he can still stabilize Feishui and Ruxushui, which is a bit overkill.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Shuren allowed Huang Degong to hide so deeply! When he left Huang Degong in Hefei, he actually thought from the beginning that he would not only annihilate Duduo's main force crossing the river, but also destroy the subsequent Qing forces who were eager to rescue Duduo.
Military war potential!
Zhu Shuren not only wanted to kill Duduo, but also wanted to completely restore the Huainan defense line in one battle, regain Yangzhou, and directly implement the Ming Dynasty's "To defend the Yangtze River, you must defend the Huaihe River" in one step, so that the puppet Qingdong Route Army would spit out everything it had eaten when it went south this year!
Dodo and Dodo’s matching war potential are solved together!
I heard that Guo Xingye was finally going to make a big move, and the generals were finally full of fighting spirit. No matter whether they directly rescued Yan Yingyuan or not, as long as there was a war to fight and the Tatars could be seriously weakened!
The specific method of weakening is not important! If Mr. Guo Xing has confidence in Yan Yingyuan, then he has confidence! They believe in Mr. Guo Xing’s confidence!
They all believe that Mr. Guo Xing will choose the most efficient and perfect route to kill the Tatars and lead the Ming Dynasty from one victory to another! All they have to do is execute it!
This is also the credit accumulated by Zhu Shuren who has been in charge of one side, leading troops and supervising battles for more than five years without a single defeat! He is the undefeated military god of the Ming Dynasty! He has no plans left!
After Cao Bianjiao and others unified their thoughts, the next problem was the specific execution. Their minds were not good at counterinsurgency intrigues, and they couldn't figure out how Zhu Shuren specifically wanted to convince the Jiangbei Qing army that "Duduo has captured Jinshan Temple.
He destroyed Zheng Chenggong instead of fleeing to Jiangyin in disgrace."
After being puzzled, they were too lazy to think about it. Cao Bianjiao asked directly: "Master Bu Tang, although this plan is a good idea, how can we deceive the Qing army in Jiangbei and make them believe that Duduo destroyed Zheng Chenggong?
, and let them quickly take advantage of the opportunity to cross the river for reinforcements?"
Zhu Shuren smiled: "So, if you don't pay attention to details, how can you become a famous general? There is a difference between a famous general and a powerful general.
Have you forgotten that ten days ago, the imperial court issued a leniency edict in response to Duduo's order to shave his hair, saying, "Those who keep their hair are righteous people, and those who shave their heads are refugees." Then, Chen Shaozong, one of Geng Zhongming's generals,
He rebelled in front of the Jinshan Temple and killed his superiors. The Han army flag was set with a red flag, and the deputy flag master Lien Decheng led his troops to surrender.
Of course, the generals of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River knew that Chen Shaozong had deserted the secrets and defected to the bright side, but the Yangtze River waterway had been blocked by us before, and the Qing army in the north of the Yangtze River still didn't know the news!
The Puppet Qing and Han Banner Navy who stayed in Jiangbei were originally very virtuous, and they were Geng Zhongming's generals. Now we let a surrendered general who was originally Geng Zhongming's general go back to rebel, spread false news, and still not deceive the Qing army in Jiangbei.
Round and round!
Even if we fail and are discovered, the most we will lose is Chen Shaozong, a surrendered general, and there will be no more losses. Our direct troops of the Ming Dynasty will not suffer losses. At worst, we will terminate this plan to lure the enemy into a sneak attack.
The officials will personally report to His Majesty that Chen Shaozong, who died for his country, be awarded a mourning honor.
And as long as he succeeds and can finally help the imperial army take Yangzhou back, I promise that I will give Chen Shaozong the title of Commander-in-Chief! Reward him for leading his troops to risk his life and return to the enemy camp to deceive the enemy!"
Cao Bianjiao and other generals were finally completely impressed and fell to the ground. It turned out that Mr. Guo Xing had already thought of using this "enemies in Jiangbei who didn't know he had surrendered generals" to mislead the enemy.
This is indeed a capitalless business. The only capital is that Chen Shaozong has to take some risks. If he is found out, he will be killed, but he is a surrendered general, and his life is not valuable.
If he didn't perform meritorious service, Chen Shaozong wouldn't even be qualified to be a general. He would be a guerrilla at best. If he succeeds, he can be promoted to the rank of general. It's just a good test to use trial and error as a touchstone for the title.
Moreover, today's military meeting will certainly not allow a low-level person like Chen Shaozong to participate. Everyone will also be tight-lipped. Naturally, no one will tell Chen Shaozong what Zhu Shuren said.
Cao Bianjiao and others wanted to understand their ideas and quickly asked for a battle. Zhu Shuren was not polite to them and immediately made preliminary arrangements:
"This matter needs to be carried out in several steps. Before Chen Shaozong succeeds in defrauding, other back-ups will not be used. I will make a rough distribution first. On the Jiangbei side, I have contacted Huang Degong in advance, so I will sneak attack and flank Yangzhou from the west.
You don't have to worry about that journey.
I will then select a general from among you and use my troops to move from the east of Dantu to a place empty of enemy troops, cross the Yangtze River to the north, and then attack Yangzhou from east to west, cooperating with Huang Degong to block the enemy's escape route in Yangzhou.
Even if the city cannot be broken immediately, you must immediately cut off the empty Yangzhou after the enemy is lured out of the city. If part of the Qing army in Yangzhou can be lured out and annihilated on the river, you can take advantage of the situation to attack the city. If the enemy in the city is still strong, attack first
Surround.
At that time, I will use the main force of the infantry to attack the city. The Yangzhou city wall collapsed in several places when it was breached by the Qing army. The Qing people did not pay attention to defense, and they must not have completely repaired it in a hurry. Our army will bombard it with Hongyi artillery again.
The city will be destroyed in a few days!
After getting the Yangzhou garrison's head, I will naturally have another magical use. When the time comes, I can take the Yangzhou garrison's head and seal and other objects, plus Yangzhou Qing army prisoners, to attack Duduo in the decisive field battle with Duduo's main force.
The morale of the main force!
Let them know that even their nest has been taken away by me! Even if the Yangtze River channel is opened, they will be homeless and will all die in the south of the Yangtze River!"
Cao Bianjiao was so excited that he quickly accepted the temporary mission of ten days and a half, saying that he would lead a sneak attack force, cross the river from the east, and encircle the north of Yangzhou City from east to west, cooperating with Huang Degong.
Zhu Shuren was also convinced that Cao Bianjiao was the best candidate, so he agreed, and said in a majestic manner that he would make Cao Bianjiao more agile, and after taking Yangzhou, he would definitely be allowed to participate in the final battle against Duduo.
The Ming army quickly became operational and carried out meticulously according to Zhu Shuren's plan.
Although Chen Shaozong, who was assigned the task, did not want to take the risk at first, he heard that he could be promoted to the rank of General Soldier after the mission was completed. Even if the task failed, his designated family members would still be able to enjoy the salary of the Commander-in-Chief, and the court would arrange it.
Good everything.
Chen Shaozong could only hold his nose and carry out the plan. He knew that someone like him who had already done the same thing once would never go back to join the Tatars again. It would be better to risk his wealth and wealth.
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One day later, under Zhu Shuren's arrangement, a fire broke out at Jinshan Temple on Jinshan Island in the north of Zhenjiang City.
The fire started late at night and was so big that the flames could be seen across the Yangtze River in Guazhoudu, Yangzhou.
This fire was set to show the Jiangbei Qing army in Guazhoudu who had always wanted to join Duduo! If the deception was to be successful, of course, a small amount of material capital would be needed.
After setting the fire, Chen Shaozong took some of his confidants and the elite Ming army officers who were responsible for monitoring him, and quietly went to the north of the Yangtze River in a few small boats, so that he could tell the Qing army in Guazhoudu that the fire was set by the prince in order to break through.
Jinshan Temple, one of the means to destroy Zheng Chenggong! It was the prince’s fire of victory! The fire was so strong, it meant that Zheng Chenggong had been wiped out!