The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 656 Double Encirclement
15? !

Zhu Linming's voice echoed in the tent, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The Longwei Army and the Poluying had indeed defeated Hong Chengchou's more than [-] Qing troops before, but at that time the enemy not only divided up their troops, but also the Ming army quickly surrounded Nanjing with the assistance of the navy, completely disrupting Hong Chengchou's deployment.

However, this time Jianlu was very close at hand, leaving very little room for the Ming army to move around, and it was difficult to effectively move the enemy's formation.In addition, Jianlu will soon threaten Nanjing after crossing the river. Duoduo can completely copy the tactics of the Ming army's encirclement and reinforcements last time.

However, Zhu Linming threw out another piece of bad news, "According to reports from scouts along the Yangtze River, because of the extremely cold winter this year, many tributaries of the Yangtze River have frozen, causing the water level of the Yangtze River to be more than [-]% lower than in previous years."

The military officers present here are very clear that the Yangtze River is dry season from December to March of the next year, and the water flow is relatively small. If the water level is further lowered in the cold winter, it will be extremely easy for Jianlu to cross the river.Everyone couldn't help but think of the scene where Boluo people smuggled across the Qiantang River on foot last year.

"Nowadays, the rivers near Jiujiangkou, Yangzhong, Jiangyin Jingjiang and other places in Zhenjiang are less than [-] feet wide, and there are several places where even large navy ships cannot pass." Zhu Linmi said in a deep voice, "Yes, this battle It's going to be very difficult."

He paused, although he saw that the generals were nervous, excited, contemplative, etc., but no one showed a look of fear.

After nearly two years of successive victories, the Ming army has long since lost the fear of building captives like a tiger.Instead, it is a kind of domineering, a kind of self-confidence that can defeat the enemy no matter how powerful it is!
Zhu Linmei nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Although there are many Jianlu soldiers and horses, their combat power is far behind our army, and the final victory will still belong to Daming!

"However, since the enemy's situation has changed, we have to come up with a new deployment plan to deal with it." He said, motioning Shi Lin to unfold the map, "The core strategy of this campaign is still to take advantage of the fact that the captives don't know the reality of our army, and lure them into deep , and then multiple outflank.

"It's just that with the current 6000 troops in our army, it is very difficult to completely block the retreat of 15 captives. If the enemy cannot be completely wiped out, it will cause great harm to our people, so increasing our troops is a top priority. .”

He pointed to the vicinity of Shaoxing on the map, "I ordered [-] soldiers from the Zhejiang Army to go north the day before yesterday, and they will reach Jiangning in a few days. Nearly [-] imperial battalions from the Taizheng Dynasty have been organized into the Southern Direction Garrison and are now on standby in Liyang. Another [-] garrisons from Fujing were sent to Shaoxing to be in charge of the local defense of Zhejiang."

Although there were traitors in Zhu Linyuan's imperial camp, most of the soldiers were Jiang Zhengxi's subordinates, who were relatively loyal to the court.After previous inspections one by one, after the traitors in the army were eliminated, it was still useable.

"In addition, the situation in Huguang is coming to an end. Qin Zuoming, Yang Zhan, and Zhai Shisi's troops are chasing down the remnants of the rebels. The Zhongzhen Camp is located in Jingzhou and Yuezhou. The Yongning King's Department controls Wuchang. Therefore, the Jiangxi Army under Wanji 1 Twelve thousand troops can also go south along the Yangtze River to help in the battle."

The Yangtze River Marine Police Fleet under Luo Mingshou's command will also be transferred to Nanzhili to help in the battle, which happens to be able to bring the Jiangxi army along.The warship sailed down the river and would soon be heading to Jiangning port, definitely in time for the decisive battle.

Zhu Linmei continued: "In this way, our army can gather [-] troops in Nanzhi. If Changsha can be recovered soon, there will be more than [-] troops from the Guangxi Army and the Sichuan Army for recruitment."

In the early years of Longwu, Zhu Linmi only had a few thousand soldiers and horses. Now as the Ming Dynasty gradually regained its territory, more and more troops could be mobilized.Even if fighting on the two fronts of Sichuan and South Zhili, it is not difficult to gather an army of [-].

You must know that these 7 horses were compiled and trained according to Zhu Linming's brand-new Ming army reorganization plan, which is completely different from the "army" of 40 to 6 during the Chongzhen and Hongguang dynasties.Even local garrisons with poor combat effectiveness can beat the old Ming army by a few blocks in terms of equipment, morale, training, etc., let alone the elite field army.This is also where Zhu Linming dared to use 15 horses to fight against Duduo's [-] captive soldiers.

"When the Jian prisoners cross the south of the Yangtze River, I will try to lure them to go deep into Nanzhi for about a hundred miles." He drew two circles on the map, "At that time, the field army will surround the enemy inside and defeat the captives with lightning speed. Then the The [-] garrisons in the outer circle are in charge of clearing and suppressing, and we must not let the bandit army escape and cause disaster to the place!"

This is also the reason why he left a team for neighboring Zhejiang—beware of a small number of defeated enemies going south.

After Zhu Lin said that, she looked at the generals again, "Let's plan the specific deployment next."

Immediately, an officer reported: "Your Majesty, the key to this battle is to know where the captives are crossing the river as soon as possible, so that our army can arrange an encirclement in advance."

Zhu Linmei smiled and pointed to Li Dingguo, "It is most appropriate to leave this matter to the Swift Battalion. General Li, I ordered you to lead your troops to patrol the line from Zhenjiang to Jiangyin. If there are signs of bandit troops crossing the river, report to Jiangning immediately."

The Swift Battalion had been rogues for a long time before. Under the pursuit of officers and soldiers, they were very good at hiding their whereabouts and "running away".Although there are nearly [-] miles of areas on the south bank of the Yangtze River that need to be guarded against, with their "fleeing" ability, the inspection pressure is not too high, and they will not be found by Jianlu.

Li Dingguo immediately saluted and said: "The final general will live up to your Majesty's expectations!" He felt that Deng Shan was tugging at the corner of his clothes, and suddenly reacted, shouting, "Yes!"

Then someone said: "The navy is also the key point. If we can cut off the retreat of the captives on the river when they go south, then they will be in chaos."

Zhu Linmi shook her head slightly, "The Yangtze River is dry, and large navy ships are easy to run aground. Small boats may be difficult to defeat the cannons on the shore. I'm afraid they can only serve as harassment."

"Your Majesty, when the siege is encircled, the men and horses that break into the enemy's rear are the most dangerous..."

"The last general is willing to lead a part of the Dragon Guards to go there!"

"Your Majesty, although grain and grass can be transported along wooden rails, they still need to be escorted and stockpiled..."

"The last general's department can take on this task!"

"The choice of encirclement terrain is also extremely important. You should choose multiple places suitable for ambush in advance."

"Okay, let's first discuss where to ambush..."

Although Zhu Linmi has now become the emperor, the generals in the tent talked about military affairs as if they had returned to the time when he led the Dragon Guards to conquer everywhere, without any sense of restraint, and the efficiency was extremely high.

By dinner time, the detailed combat deployment had been completed, and Zhu Linmi was about to order the meeting to end for dinner, when she saw Zhang Jiayu staring at the map in front of her and thinking: "Your Majesty, the last general was just thinking about it, the former prisoner just broke ten in Jurong. There are many thousands of horses, but why can they gather another 15 troops so quickly?"

Zhu Linmei couldn't help narrowing her eyes when she heard the words, "Yuanzi meant..."

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