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Chapter 533 Chen Mingxia's Three Strategies
Not long after Liu Heizi's letter asking Gao Yihuan for help arrived in Nanyang, Ji Guofeng hurried to Nanyang, wanting to see Gao Yihuan.

He found the military government, but was told that Marshal Gao was busy with affairs, so he was asked to stay there first and wait for the Marshal to be summoned after he returned home.

Liu Heizi and hundreds of thousands of returned German soldiers and civilians waited for Ji Guofeng to move his troops to rescue him. Naturally, Ji Guofeng couldn't sit still, so he found the commander-in-chief's mansion again. ask.

So Ji Guofeng was kicked back to the yamen of the military government, Li Cao's counselor Tu Bihong made false claims, and finally asked him to wait.

Ji Guofeng asked Tu Bihong to tell him where Marshal Gao was. He went to ask to see him, but Tu Bihong couldn't tell. He had to ask several judges about it.

Ji Guofeng asked again, where are the verdicts, and Tu Bihong said that I don't know.

The bureaucratic style of the military government came up, and he played Tai Chi very well, which made Ji Guofeng very angry, but he was very helpless, knowing that Gao Yihuan avoided seeing him, so he had to continue to ask for him everywhere.

When Ji Guofeng wanted to see Gao Yihuan, Marshal Gao was actually at the Marshal's mansion.

At the beginning, Ji Guofeng was also a talent that Marshal Gao had his eyes on, but instead of taking refuge in him, he followed Liu Heizi.

This time, Marshal Gao avoided seeing him, not because he was small-minded, but because it was impossible for him to send troops to provoke the 20 Qing army for Liu Heizi.

On this day, in the living room of the Marshal's mansion, Gao Yihuan was sitting on the grand master's chair, unfolding a letter in his hand to read, while several senior staff sat on both sides, talking in a low voice.

The letter was written by He Tengjiao, and it said that the imperial court hoped that he would send troops to attack the Qing army invading south with the Ming army in Jiangbei.

The Nanjing court knew that he was only obedient in name, but in fact he neither obeyed the tune nor listened to the announcement.

If Zhu Cihong directly ordered Gao Yihuan to send troops, but Gao Yihuan didn't like him, Zhu Cihong would be a little bit embarrassed, so he first sent a letter from He Tengjiao to persuade Gao Yihuan to send troops.

After reading the letter, Gao Yihuan handed the letter to Chen Mingxia who was sitting next to him, and said with a smile, "Nanjing wants the commander to send troops to rescue Guide and Xuzhou, and prevent the Tartars from going south, but they don't want to give any benefits. What do you think? "

When the Qing army invaded the south, Gao Yihuan keenly realized that his opportunity had come, so he summoned several important staff members to Nanyang to advise him.

Chen Mingxia quickly read the letter aside, then handed it to Lu Yifang, and the others simply got up and gathered around to read it together.

Not long after, several people finished reading the letter, sat back in their seats, and discussed in a low voice for a while.

Liang Yizhang clasped his fists and said, "Commander, I think that the Eastern captives will go south and attack Nanjing. We need to send troops to rescue anyway."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "The Tatars are powerful. If they occupy the south of the Yangtze River, the situation may not be reversed. Therefore, rescue must be done, but the problem is that the 20 Tartars invaded the south. Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi are all staring at me. The strength is limited, how can I save it?"

Several staff members immediately understood what Gao Yihuan meant. Wei Wujun would take action, but he would first consider his own situation and would not take it for the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the Qing army has just reached the front line of Xuzhou, and the war has just begun, Gao Yihuan will definitely not make a move.

Chen Mingxia stood up and said, "Commander, after the military government expanded its army this year, its military strength has reached 20, but most of them are newly recruited or surrendered soldiers, so they cannot take on great responsibilities. It will be more than 20, but the Qing army has [-] elites. I think that now is not the time to send troops, and I have to wait a little longer."

Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice, "When does Mr. Chen think it is the right time to send troops?"

Chen Mingxia said: "Now the Qing army is still on the front line of Xuzhou, and has not penetrated into the Ming Dynasty. If the commander sends troops now, he will directly face the 20 Qing army. The humble officer thinks that not only will he not be able to rescue Nanjing, but South Henan may suffer from Geng Zhongming, which is still gratifying. s attack."

The 20 Tartars are on the front line of Xuzhou, and the horse army has the advantage. The Ming army in Jiangbei has retreated. Even if Gao Yihuan leads 10 horses to pass, there is no chance of winning.

Besides, Gao Yihuan managed to catch his breath, how could he go to Xuzhou to seek a beating without confronting the Tartars head-on?
Gao Yihuan nodded, staring at Chen Mingxia, while Chen Mingxia walked to a map hanging on the wall, and said, "Marshal, I think I have three feasible plans to help Nanjing out of the siege!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the location of the Huaihe River on the map, "The first method is to wait for the Qing army to reach the front line of the Huaihe River, or even break through the front line of the Huaihe River, and then the commander-in-chief will send troops to outflank Xuzhou. After the battle, there were no men and horses, and they were strangled together with the Ming army. The general surrounded Xuzhou, and the Qing army could not look after each other. It was bound to be defeated. This strategy is considered the safest, but it is not profitable for the military government. Figure, maybe the military funds spent will not be returned.”

It is impossible for Gao Yihuan to want Xuzhou, not even Guide, and the Nanjing court is poorer than Gao Yihuan, so He Tengjiao's letter basically didn't mention any benefits.Gao Yihuan estimated that this is because the Nanjing court is really poor, and the second is that Nanjing does not want to give it.

Gao Yihuan stood up and walked to the map and asked, "What about the other two strategies?"

"Commander, the second strategy is to attack northern Henan!" Chen Mingxia pointed to Luoyang and Zhengzhou. Divisional rescue. The success or failure of this strategy depends on timing. Sending troops too early, the Qing army did not go deep into the Ming Dynasty, may cause the Nanjing crisis to be resolved, but we have to face the plight of 20 Qing troops. Therefore, we must wait for the Qing army to invade the south. After a long period of fighting and fatigue, we will fight again, so that the Qing army will not deal with us immediately when they return to the division. This strategy is the easiest and easiest to implement, and even only needs a feint, but the problem is that this strategy is difficult to clear It will also draw the attention of the Qing army back to us."

Gao Yihuan narrowed his eyes, and several counselors in the hall also started talking.

This strategy is really easy, avoiding the main force of the Qing army, and can scare the Qing army with a feint at the right time. It is the easiest to implement and does not require much preparation, but the disadvantage is that there are too many sequelae.

Chen Mingxia paused, pointed to Guanzhong, and suddenly lifted his spirits and said, "Commander, the third strategy for a humble job is to seek Guanzhong."

As soon as he said this, Gao Yihuan and everyone in the hall were a little shocked, and they couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes.

Chen Mingxia stared at Gao Yihuan with fiery eyes, "Commander! The main force of the Qing army marched south, and there was only Wu Sangui in Guanzhong, and the troops were relatively empty. The commander-in-chief can pretend to rescue Nanjing and drag the Qing army's forces in Lianghuai and Henan. At the same time, he instigated Zhang Xianzhong to attack Wu Sangui, then contacted Li Guo and Gao Yigong of Yongliang, and finally saw the right time to lead the army into Guanzhong. This strategy is extremely complicated to operate and needs to meet many conditions. Guanzhong is in hand. I think this strategy will be the most profitable, but the risk is not small, and the general will really occupy Guanzhong, and the situation in the world will change. Zhang Xianzhong and Man Qing will not let it go!"

The last two strategies can be said to be to encircle Wei and save Zhao, but the former strategy is just a feint, and the latter strategy is indeed to directly capture Guanzhong.

Henan and Lianghuai are too close. Once something goes wrong, the Qing army can quickly return to help. Guanzhong and Lianghuai are far away, and there is Xiongguan in power. When something goes wrong, the Qing army cannot catch up for a while.

Everyone in the hall fell silent for a moment, Gao Yihuan frowned, and couldn't make a decision for a while.

This requires extremely detailed scrutiny, multi-party contact and layout.

In addition, whether the Nanjing court can handle it and what it can look like is also a key issue to consider.

Chen Mingxia looked at Gao Yihuan, the always decisive handsome Gao, but hesitated, he felt a little uncomfortable under Chen Mingxia's gaze, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Mr. Chen, let me think again!"

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