nanming man

Chapter 534 This Question Is Difficult

The general trend of the world is changing.

For Gao Yihuan, the Qing army's southern invasion brought both danger and opportunity.

Needless to say, the dangerous side is that Gao Yihuan, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zhu Cihong are the natural united front. The loss of Zhu Cihong is the loss of the entire united front. Even if the Qing army did not capture Nanjing and only occupied Jiangbei, the strength of the Qing army was also a huge increase.

The combat power of the Qing army was already superior to all parties, and it also had the advantage of the horse army. It was almost invincible on the northern plains. If it won the Huaihe River again, it would be a heavy blow to all forces.

If the strength of the Qing army increases this time, and Gao Yihuan does not seize the opportunity to develop, it will be tantamount to falling behind the Qing army in disguise.

Therefore, Gao Yihuan believes that in this battle, he can either severely damage the Qing army, prevent the Qing army from expanding southward, and consume the Qing army's military strength, or allow his own power to grow, so that the Qing army is strong, and Lao Tzu is also strong.

Chen Mingxia made three suggestions to him, but Gao Yihuan was not very satisfied with each suggestion, each with its own flaws.

After the advisers left, Gao Yihuan began to think alone in the study.

Among the three strategies, Gao Yihuan paid more attention to the first strategy of directly sending troops to Xuzhou, outflanking the Qing army that penetrated into the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and the last strategy of seeking Guanzhong.

The most pessimistic is the second, bluffing and attacking Henan.

This strategy seems to be the least strenuous, there will be no loss, and it can indeed achieve the purpose of forcing the Qing army to return to aid.

But what about after the Qing army returned to aid?Hundreds of thousands of people are following you!Originally, they were attacking the Ming Dynasty, but now they are attacking you.

At this time, the Qing army occupied a lot of land in Lianghuai, but Gao Yihuan stayed where he was. He saved the Ming Dynasty's life, and the Ming Dynasty might not help him yet, so Gao Yihuan was not optimistic about the second one.

In fact, no matter which one it is, there will be such a problem. Once Gao Yihuan sends troops and disrupts the Qing army's southward invasion, the Qing court will immediately realize that if they want to conquer the world, they must first eliminate Gao Yihuan, the shit-stirring stick.

Otherwise, if the Qing army attacked Nanming, Gao Yihuan would get in the way, and the Southern Expedition would be disturbed. If the Qing army attacked Sichuan, Gao Yihuan would have to get in the way.

In this way, Gao Yihuan could foresee that after the Qing army marched south, they would inevitably turn their spearheads to deal with him.

Wei Wujun will become the main target of the Qing army, and there will be no respite.

Now that he has seen this, Gao Yihuan must seize this opportunity and deal a heavy blow to the Qing army before the Qing soldiers turn their spearheads on him again, making him incapable of dealing with himself.

Either develop and strengthen yourself so that you have the ability to deal with future crises, and you must not stay still and do nothing.

This is the reason why Gao Yihuan likes the first and third strategies, but these two problems are also relatively big.

The 20 Qing army marched south, and Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi were watching. Gao Yihuan wanted to outflank the Qing army's rear, and the Qing army in northern Henan could also outflank his rear. Once Gao Yihuan's army left the hilly area in southern Henan, entered The Eastern Henan Plain is a very dangerous matter, and it is also a question whether the Ming army can cooperate with him.

As for seeking Guanzhong, there are even more problems.

These problems mainly focus on two aspects before and after the war.

Before the war, he first had to consider whether the Ming Dynasty could hold on, and whether the Jiangbei Ming army could entangle the Qing army. If the Jiangbei Ming army collapsed as soon as he entered the pass, it would be a big joke.This is Gao Yihuan's biggest worry. After all, the Jiangbei Ming army in history was completely wiped out in just over a month.

The second is whether Zhang Xianzhong can fight Wu Sangui first. If not, Gao Yihuan will encounter Wu Sangui's stubborn resistance when he enters the pass, and he will not be able to quickly occupy the pass. Once the Qing soldiers reinforce him, or give him a siege to save Zhao, the situation will be dangerous. up.

Finally, it is the problem that will be faced after capturing Guanzhong. Chen Mingxia has mentioned this point. After he occupies Guanzhong, the Qing army will definitely retaliate. Secondly, Zhang Xianzhong has worked so hard, but Mao didn't get any money, so he will definitely not buy it.

Geographically speaking, Gao Yihuan will inevitably become hostile to Zhang Xianzhong, and if he has one more enemy, the future situation will be greatly challenged.

As for seizing Guanzhong, when Gao Yihuan blocked Li Zicheng, he saved a hand.

Although not long ago, Gao Yihuan heard that Zhang Xianzhong occupied Hanzhong, and after He Zhen took refuge in Wu Sangui, he deliberately played a bad role and gave up Wuguan so that Wu Sangui could attack Hanzhong with peace of mind, and handed over the passage directly into Guanzhong to the Qing army, but in fact he There is also a shortcut to enter the customs, that is the Danjiang Waterway.

When Gao Yihuan was blocking Li Zicheng, he discovered that this waterway can enter Nanyang Prefecture directly along the Danjiang River from Longju Village in Danfeng County behind Wuguan, and then flow southward into Hanshui to Xiangyang Prefecture, connecting with the entire Yangtze River system. .

After Gao Yihuan noticed this, he ordered people to destroy Shangzhou, Danfeng County, and Longju Village, and burned all the ships near Longju Village. Unable to take the boat.

Nowadays, the people around Danfeng County have ten houses and nine empty houses. In addition, Gao Yihuan blocked Guanzhong in Nanyang, so there was no caravan to go to Danjiang. The Qing army guarded Wuguan and paid little attention to Danjiang. The whole waterway was abandoned. This gave Gao Yihuan the possibility to quickly enter Guanzhong and outflank Tongguan and Wu Sangui's back roads.

This is also the reason why Gao Yihuan is tempted by the third strategy. He can not only expand Gao Yihuan's territory, but also have the opportunity to destroy Wu Sangui.

However, regardless of the previous conditions, Gao Yihuan may not be able to hold on to Guanzhong after taking it. There are various crises, so when Chen Mingxia looked at him, Gao Yihuan did not dare to make a decision lightly.

Listening to Chen Mingxia's tone and looking at his expectant eyes, Gao Yihuan understood that he wanted him to choose the third option.

After all, if you want to compete for the world, you need to take risks, and you have to fight out. For this reason, Chen Mingxia thinks that he can bear the risk and even lose some existing benefits.

However, Gao Yihuan can't make a decision hastily. If one step is wrong, the next step will be wrong.

Gao Yihuan paced back and forth in the study, and finally stood in front of the map and pondered for a long time, hesitating whether to outflank Xuzhou and prevent the Qing army from going south, or to seek Guanzhong.

Gao Yihuan stood there for a long time, frowning tightly, and suddenly said irritablely: "Damn it, this question is really fucking difficult, too difficult!"

Gao Yihuan walked back to sit in the Taishi chair. He leaned against the back of the chair and went through the matter in his mind again. He suddenly found that the three strategies all required a prerequisite, that is, the Jiangbei Ming army should not be too lame.

If the Jiangbei Ming army is too weak and is destroyed by the Qing army, then no matter how perfect my strategy is, I have no chance to use it.

Therefore, the specific strategy to implement depends on how the Jiangbei Ming army is fighting.

If it is ruined, don't say anything, I will dispatch troops and generals, and it will take a month to prepare.

If the Jiangbei Ming army is more tenacious, but they will die if they are not rescued, then I can only outflank Xuzhou.

If the Ming army fights particularly tenaciously, can fight for five or six months, persists in the spring of the next year, and plunges the Qing army into a quagmire, then I can consider seizing Guanzhong.

Of course, I can't just sit and watch now, I should act immediately.First of all, we must support Nanjing, cheer up the brothers in Jiangbei, and let the Qing soldiers know that Lao Tzu is going to intervene. Secondly, we must send troops to harass Yubei, and send cavalry into the east of Henan to interfere with the Qing army going south, so that the Qing army cannot fully deal with Jiangbei. The Ming army was destroyed by the Qing army.

Secondly, instigating Zhang Xianzhong to attack Wu Sangui, contacting Li Guo, Gao Yigong and other things must be done simultaneously.

Only in this way, with multiple preparations, can I make a calm decision.

Gao Yihuan stood up from the seat at once, and was about to ask the guard to call someone, but Zhou Dali knocked on the door outside the study, "Commander, Mr. Ji is kneeling outside the door of the house, claiming that he must see the commander."

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly, a little unhappy, "What's wrong with this, isn't this making people scold me and ruin my reputation? Get him away!"

Zhou Dali hesitated to speak, but still turned around, and was about to carry out the commander's order, when Gao Yihuan suddenly said, "Wait!"

Gao Yihuan sat back in the teacher's chair, "Bring him to me. Be polite!"

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