Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 403 Tactics
"Suqian is occupied!"

The winter sun was tinged with coldness. Li Dingguo stopped his horse and stared at the sight of Suqian City in the distance.

According to the established strategy, once the city is breached, immediately ignite the beacon and notify other Ming army news, so that Li Jingwu in Sanyang can adjust the strategy.

"Ten days is too fast."

Gao Yigong frowned: "It seems that Jiannu's offensive is very fierce!"

"They want to solve Daming once and for all, so naturally they will spare their lives!"

Li Dingguo said lightly.

"Let's talk about Li Dingguo, don't use idioms all the time, you are not a literati, you are a martial artist."

Gao Yigong couldn't understand his speaking style, he seemed very rude.

"Reading more books is also beneficial!"

Li Dingguo smiled slightly: "I often regret that I was late in studying, and I was late in understanding many truths."

"Let's go, let's go to Shuyang City."

Li Dingguo grabbed the reins and shouted against the wind: "If there is no accident, they are there!"

When they arrived at Shuyang City, they saw Zhao Guangyuan and Bai Wang who were resting.

Although it looked embarrassed, the morale of the army was good. After all, they escaped and killed many people.

"Li Dingguo?" Zhao Guangyuan was slightly taken aback when he saw the two of them, "Aren't you in Nanjing?"

"Appointed by His Majesty, he is now a member of the Beijing Camp."

Li Dingguo cupped his hands.

Bai Wang was a little embarrassed when he saw Gao Yigong, but he still greeted him.

The atmosphere was awkward.

Regarding the next actions of the two, Li Dingguo was a little clearer.

According to the plan, after the destruction of Suqian City, the two will renovate in Shuyang City.

If the Qing army chases after them, they will set up camp and fight. It would be great if they can drag in some red-clothed artillery.

If the Qing army gave up, they would wait for an opportunity to recapture Suqian and harass the canal.

I really couldn't beat it, so I followed the Shu River southward into the Yellow River and went to Shanyang County (Huai'an Fucheng) to meet.

This is part of layer upon layer of resistance.

This is a conspiracy, and it is upright.

"How strong is the Qing army?"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Dingguo asked directly.

"There are a lot of artillery, the soldiers are not afraid of death, the armor is elite, and the army cooperates neatly."

Bai Wang said helplessly.

Compared with Pizhou City, Suqian has a hinterland, so street fighting took place.

Using the methods planned by the emperor, every alley and street was constantly intercepted, blocked, attacked, and set fires, which can be described as omnipotent.

But under the tyrannical strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they finally withdrew from Suqian City.

"However, although our army suffered three 5000 people casualties, the Jiannu casualties were definitely not less than two 3000 people."

Bai Wang patted his chest and said: "There are many traps in the city. If Suqian City is not too small to use it, I must let Jiannu stay here."

Zhao Guangyuan didn't interrupt Bai Wang's bragging, but he had to agree with some of his words, Man Qing did pay a lot of losses.

Li Dingguo was silent.

After a while, he got up to say goodbye.

"Why did you leave?"

Gao Yigong was puzzled.

"Manqing didn't get what he wanted, and I'm afraid it will be a little crazy next time."

Li Dingguo showed a hint of complacency.

"what?"

"food!"

Li Dingguo got on his horse and said, "There are solid walls and clear fields for a hundred miles near the canal, and there are not many people farther away. Guess what will happen to them?"

"Send more people to look for it."

"That's right!"

Li Dingguo smiled confidently: "To take on this important task, either the Han army or the Mongolian army, there must be very few Manchus."

"So, this is an opportunity to grow us."

As he said that, Li Dingguo pointed to the cavalry behind him and said: "The people under our command will definitely not be able to defeat the Manchus, but the Han army and the Mongols can fight evenly."

"That's not bad!"

Gao Yigong grinned and said: "The ones assigned to us are all captives, [-]% of them are from the north, and there are quite a few frontier soldiers. It just so happens to charge more. I don't mind meat and vegetables."

"This is our chance to make meritorious deeds!"

Li Dingguo's eyes shined brightly: "Those who come out to look for food are all food in their mouths."

As he spoke, he yelled at the cavalry under his command: "Anyone who takes a head will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

"Alas--"

All of a sudden, the crowd was excited and the sound of cheers and jumps was endless.

……

Pizhou and Suqian retreated too quickly, but Suqian saved face after all, which made Li Jingwu breathe a sigh of relief.

"Street fighting and bastions are sharp weapons for Jiannu."

Li Jingwu murmured.

After spending a lot of money, he finally received feedback, which gave him confidence.

Immediately, he came to the edge of the map, from Suqian down, there was a series of small towns.

There are more than a dozen bastions in Baiyanghe Town, Taoyuan Town, Sanyi, Matou, and Qinghe.

If the record in Suqian is maintained, by the time the Manchus arrive in Shanyang County, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will have been worn out.

This has a great effect on its morale suppression.

"Although the small town is small, it was built completely according to the bastion. Blocking it layer by layer, consuming its strength, the strategy is half completed."

Li Jingwu thought happily, and immediately passed his idea to Nanjing.

Nanjing City, former enemy Marshal's Mansion.

After receiving the news from Li Jingwu, the emperor got up overnight and couldn't sleep.

The tactics worked, and everyone was happy.

"Your Majesty, from this point of view, even if the Manchus reach Shanyang, the entire canal is hundreds of miles away, and we have built dozens of bastions. If the Manchus want to remove them one by one, it will be very difficult!"

Zhao Shu was a little excited. He waved his long pole, facing the canal on the sand table, and kept waving it back and forth.

The greater the role of the canal, the weaker it is.

Not to mention the section of the Yellow River from Pizhou to Shanyang, no one can resist the raging Yellow River.

But to the south of Shanyang County is a purely artificial canal.

Bastions are like nails. If they are not pulled out, they can threaten the logistics and food.

Therefore, it is conceivable that the further south you go, the greater the pressure on the Manchus.

"What if the Qing Dynasty doesn't use the canal?"

At this time, Lu Daqi put forward his own opinion: "If you see so many bastions, the Manchu Qing is very likely to give up the canal, and the choice will be eaten by me."

"Or, they go to Fengyang Mansion, where there are many common people's cities."

"Although there is such a possibility, Man Qing wouldn't be so irrational!"

Zhao Shu's face was a little ugly.

"Do not rule out this possibility!"

The emperor raised his head and said, "Perhaps realizing the difficulty of the bastion and the plight of lack of food, the Manchu Qing will go south from Fengyang Mansion, sweep Luzhou and Hezhou, and wait for the opportunity to cross the river."

"No matter how possible, the Manchu Qing will realize the importance of the navy and choose to divide the troops in Luzhou and occupy Chaohu Lake to train the navy."

Chaohu Lake is connected to the Yangtze River through wet water, so as long as you occupy Chaohu Lake, you can train sailors, and then head south to the Yangtze River.

To guard the river must guard the Huai River, and the occupation of Chaohu Lake is also a big factor.

(End of this chapter)