nanming man

Chapter 345 Yang Wenyue Suggests a War Strategy
Compared with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong's strength is much weaker, with only more than 5 troops, and only [-] or [-] elite.

Because of lack of strength, and Qin Liangyu's obstruction in entering Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong took away most of the elite soldiers and generals in order to collect Sichuan, leaving only 5 horses and handing them over to Sun Kewang and Feng Shuangli to guard Huguang.

After Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, the strength of the Western Army in Huguang became relatively weak, allowing the Ming Army to take advantage of the momentum to recapture Wuchang.

After Sun Kewang and Feng Shuangli fell to Wuchang, they immediately went to Jingzhou to hold their ground. However, the Ming army did not come to attack for nearly a year. Gao Yihuan was too busy to take care of himself. In the Yiling area, farming developed, but did not expand in Huguang.

In addition, He Tengjiao got a large amount of money and food by raiding his home, and he was very ambitious.

Influenced by Confucianism, literati generally seldom think about seeking to usurp the throne, and their ultimate ideals mostly stop at being a marquis and worshiping a minister.

This is also the reason why Gao Yihuan wants to accept Li Yan. Compared with generals, civil servants are much less of a threat to the lord.At best they would be treacherous ministers, but most of them would not threaten the life of the lord, but it was hard to say about generals.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, taking history as a mirror, the lord has been very wary of this.

He Tengjiao is a civil servant, but he is very eager for power. He hopes that one day he can enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister and become a famous minister with power.

At this time, there was such an opportunity in front of him, and that was to seize Jingzhou.

The little emperor of Nanjing has already said that as long as he recovers from Chu, he will be able to enter the cabinet and become a marquis. He Tengjiao naturally wants to seize this opportunity.

At the beginning of May, He Tengjiao commanded soldiers and horses in the nine towns of Qi, with a total of [-] troops. Du Yinxi, the governor of Hunan Province, was the southern army, commanding [-] troops. Jingzhou.

He Tengjiao, together with Yang Wenyue, governor of Hubei, commanded Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan and other ministries, with a total of [-] troops, and recruited [-] civilian ships to go up the river from Yuezhou to seize Jingzhou.

As far as Huguang is concerned, the most important place is not Xiangyang or Wuchang, but Jingzhou.

Historically, there were not a few people who grew up based on Jingzhou, and among them, the state of Chu was the best at taking advantage of Jingzhou's momentum.

The capital of the state of Chu is Ying, control Xiangyang in the north to conspire with Han and Wei, occupy central Guizhou and Wujun in the west to block Qin, force Chen and Cai in the east, and control the entire Chu state by connecting the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and strive for hegemony in the Central Plains.

Jingzhou is located in the middle of Chu, and its strategic position is very important. If it falls into the hands of the Western Army for a long time, once Zhang Xianzhong completes the integration of Sichuan and sends troops out of Sichuan, Huguang will be in danger.

Therefore, He Tengjiao had long wanted to take back Jingzhou and block Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan.

At this time, the [-] Ming army, plus the recruited civilian husbands, totaled more than [-] troops, and marched west along the Yangtze River.

For a time, along the banks of the Yangtze River, several Ming armies stretched for more than ten miles, with great momentum, and warships on the river covered the river.

At this time, among the many warships, a large flag was planted on a large ship with a huge "He" written on it. This was He Tengjiao's flag.

The big boat, dragged by the tracker, was sailing against the river. He Tengjiao was standing in the cabin, looking at a map of Huguang in a daze, and beside him stood Beifu Yang Wenyue.

He Tengjiao also suppressed bandits in his early years, but he was not too brilliant. He also knew that he was not good at it, so he kept Yang Wenyue by his side.

Yang Wenyue used to be the governor of the Baoding army, and he took orders under the command of the governor Ding Qirui. He had dealt with Li Zicheng for many years, knew military affairs, and was very capable.

The year before last, Zhang Xianzhong broke through Wuchang, and soldiers attacked Yuezhou. When the situation in Huguang was in jeopardy, He Tengjiao was frightened and fled to Changsha, and handed Yuezhou to Yang Wenyue for defense. It ensured that the Ming army almost controlled a complete Hunan.

This made He Tengjiao know about Yang Wenyue's ability, so he always listened to Yang Wenyue's opinions on military affairs, and then made some changes, and finally became He's idea.

The attack on Jingzhou this time was a big event, so He Tengjiao naturally brought Yang Wenyue along so that he could pay attention at the critical moment.

"Yangfuyuan, the hall has heard the news. The sun thief found out that the hall has entered the army and gathered heavy troops in Jingzhou. The city wall of Jingzhou is as high as three feet and three feet, and the surrounding moat is six feet wide. The city defense is complete. How should the hall take this Jingzhou city?"

At this time, He Tengjiao led the army and had already entered Shishou, but he actually had no strategy for how to take Jingzhou.

Originally, He Tengjiao wanted to think while marching. When he arrived in Jingzhou, he should have thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy. However, he was about to enter Jingzhou and fight the Western Army. So I can only ask Yang Wenyue.

Yang Wenyue glanced at He Tengjiao, with a little surprise on his face. When he went out to fight, he had advised He Tengjiao to keep quiet in case the sun thief was prepared, but He Tengjiao waved his hands, showing a confident attitude.

Yang Wenyue asked him if he had any plans, but He Tengjiao didn't say anything, he looked like he would know when the time came, he didn't think he would ask such a question when he was approaching Jingzhou now.

This is why He Tengjiao thought that as the governor, he had to have his own ideas. He couldn't ask others for help before he started. He was about to show off his military strategy, but he held back all the way, but nothing came out.

Yang Wenyue was a little stunned for a moment, why don't you just say it now?

Seeing that He Tengjiao was in Yuezhou, Yang Wenyue first asked the grain merchants to speculate and collect private wealth, and then copied the grain merchants to obtain money and food, which was very smooth.

If the government directly collects money, it will inevitably arouse public anger. Through this trick, He Tengjiao made the merchants bear the blame, and he got benefits. If he is a good player, how can he not recruit when he encounters the enemy?
Yang Wenyue wiped his face with one hand, and let out a long breath, "The lower official originally wanted to suggest that Du Xian should secretly dispatch troops to attack Jingzhou first, attract bandit soldiers from Yiling Prefecture to rescue them, and then ambush the reinforcements first, and seize the Yi Tomb, cut off the way for Sun Thief to retreat into Sichuan, and trapped Sun Thief to death in Jingzhou. Now that Sun Thief knows our army's movements, Yiling Prefecture and Jingzhou must be prepared, and Jingzhou City is high and wide, making it difficult to attack."

He Tengjiao blushed, and seeing him stop halfway, thinking that Yang Wenyue had lost his mind, he couldn't help feeling anxious, and kept urging, "Yang Fu Yuan, keep talking!"

Yang Wenyue pondered for a moment, then clasped his hands and continued: "Du Xian, I suggest that since Bandit Sun already knows our army's movements, he should first avoid Jingzhou, which has a high wall and a thick wall, and attack Yiling Prefecture, which is weaker in defense, and force us to Sun Bandit led troops to rescue, and then surrounded the points to fight for reinforcements, destroying Sun Bandit first, and then captured Jingzhou and Yiling."

After He Tengjiao heard this, his eyes turned. Yiling is the channel connecting Sichuan and Shuguang with Huguang. When the Ming army attacked Yiling, Sun Kewang would definitely save him.

For a moment, He Tengjiao's face brightened, he nodded in satisfaction, and praised, "Heroes see the same thing, Yangfuyuan and this hall want to go together~"

(End of this chapter)