Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 450 Counter Attack Direction
The reconstruction of Nanjing City is going on vigorously, but it will not be impossible to recover for a year or a half.

After Yang Chao handed it over to Bai Jiangtou, he immediately started to deal with military issues.

At this time, Zhao Kang and Sun Changfu had already returned to Nanjing. They did not catch up with the battle. King Sanshun managed to escape from Jiangnan before Yang Chao's army returned to help, and returned to Jiangxi to defend.

Summoned Xie Fei, Lu Mo and many men back to Nanjing, and began to discuss the military situation.

The most important thing is the direction of the next attack.

"Jiangxi, Jiangxi must be captured! Jiangxi is in the hands of the Tartars, and my Jiangnan flank is always exposed."

Lu Mo's opinion is very clear, it is Jiangxi that is handing over the defense area to him, and what he said is also very reasonable, this is the Jiangnan flank, Azig, Haoge and this time King Sanshun all attacked from here .

"Jiangxi can be stabilized. The general thinks that he should go south without stopping. Most of Zhejiang has been captured by our army. If we take advantage of the momentum to pursue Fujian and even Guangdong, most of the south of the Yangtze River will belong to our army!"

Many men are advocating going south, the purpose is very clear, to seize the territory.

His proposal was affirmed by Xie Fei, Zhao Kang and Sun Changfu.

With Yang Chao's strength growing, each of these men's minds are not pure, and they have long stopped taking the court's side when considering issues. The problems of Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin in the past have been placed in front of Yang Chao. Yang Chao knows very well. All of these subordinates have raised Yang Chao's yellow robe one day, and they are the thoughts of high-ranking officials, rich princes and princes.

"We can go south to pursue and drive the Qing army out of Zhejiang, but if we want to enter Fujian or even Guangdong, our army's front line will be too long. The enemy in Jiangxi can cut our army in half at any time!"

Yang Chao sighed that the capture of Zhejiang has political and economic significance. This is a land of wealth, silkworms and prevention and control centers, so it can be properly controlled in his hands, and if it is handed over to the Qing army, Su Song, the heart of the south of the Yangtze River, will be threatened. .

But it is too difficult to reach Fujian, and Fujian has a lot of people and less land, and the roads are extremely complicated. It is not easy for the army to get out. If Jiangnan warns, Zhejiang can mobilize troops through the canal, and Fujian will be beyond reach. No matter what Whether it is due to military considerations, political considerations, or economic considerations, Yang Chao does not have the conditions to pull the front line to Fujian.

"So let's fight Jiangxi first!"

Although Lu Mo was slowly thinking about Yang Chao's position, he still had a faint concept of the court in his heart.

"Jiangxi! Zhejiang!"

Yang Chao silently weighed the balance, and he also felt that it was either one or the other, and attacking these two places was inevitable.

Yang Chao was about to make a decision immediately, but the unwillingness in his heart suddenly affected him. He thought of being tricked by Hong Chengchou this time, and he was always very passive step by step. It seemed that every step was led by Hong Chengchou, except in Nanjing. In the end, Hong Chengchou was successfully repelled, and the other places were defeated. If the recruits had not stabilized the front line with huge casualties, and had many male reinforcements, Nanjing would be in danger.

If it were any Ming city, after the city was broken, if the enemy rushed into the city, they would still be able to persist in resisting, that is, Yang Chao's army with a strict probability, and the other armies would be unreliable.

"Attack Jiangxi, attack Zhejiang! This is our best choice."

Yang Chao sighed.

The subordinates nodded, as if they had no other choice.

Yang Chao smiled wryly: "But what we can think of, Hong Chengchou must have already figured it out, and Hong Chengchou may have arranged it."

Zhao Kang snorted and said, "So what if you expected it, our army's dignified divisions rely on the strength of our troops, not tricks."

Zhao Kang obviously didn't care much about Hong Chengchou.

But Yang Chao has put away his caution, Hong Chengchou has played miserably this time, and he no longer dares to underestimate the role of strategy.

Maybe a powerful army can win battles and gain tactical advantages, but in the big picture, at the strategic level, strategy is indispensable. How arrogant was the *** army back then, and it won so many battles, but strategically Defects are not enough to kill them in the end, so strategic issues are also very important.

After this battle, Hong Chengchou taught Yang Chao a lesson. If military capabilities are divided into three levels: the lowest level is the level that only knows how to charge and attack the enemy, and the level that can defeat the enemy with strong soldiers and horses; the middle level is the level that is proficient in military tactics and can use battle formations level, such as the level of Marshal Qi Jiguang; but the highest level is the person who can combine tactics and strategy, and understands that tactical victory is only for strategic purposes. Such talents are truly proficient in military strategists. Only a few people such as Zhuge Liang and Jiang Ziya have reached this level.

Yang Chao thinks that he also reads the art of war and is proficient in battle formation, but he has only been wandering on the second level, and he admires Qi Jiguang while ignoring Zhuge Liang. Now he is awakened suddenly after being played by Hong Chengchou. The real war It turns out that it does not necessarily happen on the battlefield, and the war outside the battle may be more intense.

So Yang Chao decided: "I won't fight Jiangxi, and I won't fight Zhejiang either. Lu Mo is in charge of defending Huizhou and there must be no mistakes; many men are in Zhejiang, and they are currently controlling the line from Hangzhou to Hengzhou. Don't go south for the time being."

All the officers were a little confused, they really couldn't understand Yang Chao's deployment.

Zhao Kang said: "Then where shall we fight?"

Lu Mo said: "It's better not to fight for the time being."

Many men sighed: "It's okay to hide for a while."

Yang Chao shook his head: "Fight, do not hesitate to fight! Hidden obscurity must be hidden. The governor only needs three years, but the Qing army didn't even give me three months. The successive attacks exhausted our soldiers and civilians. If we don't fight, It is to show weakness and let the Qing army think that our army is unable to advance, and it will inevitably become more rampant in the future. Either continue to attack us, or give up and attack other areas. Therefore, we must fight, and we must fight hard to beat the Qing army. Let them know that we are a fierce tiger with sharp claws and fangs. Let them not dare to attack us easily, but also have to allocate most of their troops to contain us, so that we can rest and recuperate in peace, and share most of the pressure with our friendly forces. "

Yang Chao gave the military officers a good analysis of the strategic intention.

But these people don't quite agree with them. Their positions are different. For example, Zhao Kang is eager for the Qing army to attack other areas. Wherever the Ming army is wiped out, especially the small imperial court, when the whole China falls, the Yang family's army will be defeated. The identity of expelling the Tartars and defeating the Qing army is another version developed by the Zhu Ming Dynasty. When Yang Chao wants to become emperor, there will be no resistance.

But Lu Mo felt that this strategic line was very correct, whether it was military or political, it was correct.

But they have a question: "Where do we fight?"

Yes, where to fight, where is the direction of attack, not Zhejiang, not Jiangxi, where else?
"here!"

Yang Chao pointed to the map copied from the complete map of the Great Ming Emperor Yu.

"Shandong!"

Several generals couldn't help being surprised.

No wonder they were surprised. If Yang Chao was the same Yang Chao in the past, he would never dare to attack Shandong, at least not at this time. But through this lesson, Yang Chao knows that if he does not seize the strategic initiative and blindly be passive , then you will always be beaten.

However, it is impossible for Yang Chao's army to grasp the tactical initiative. When the cavalry is inferior to the opponent, it is impossible to make up for the strategic passive situation through tactical initiative. Therefore, it is necessary to plan boldly and directly hold the initiative through strategic deployment. inside.

"Attacking Shandong, as a posture of the Northern Expedition, does not necessarily mean that Beijing will make the Qing army restless. I want to see if Dorgon will dare to maintain a large army in the south of the Yangtze River if our army advances to Shandong, and dare to take the Hong Chengchou is placed on the side of our army's couch."

Take the initiative by yourself and let the enemy be passive. This is Yang Chao's favorite way of fighting.

"Northern Expedition!"

"Receive the Central Plains!"

"Why not hit Henan?"

Several generals couldn't help but utter these words.

The two words Northern Expedition and Harvesting the Central Plains were expressed countless times in poems by patriotic literati in the Southern Song Dynasty. People like Lu You and Xin Qiji never saw hope in their lives. It's a pity that the Southern Song Dynasty did not give them this hope until its demise.

These two words seem to be deeply rooted in Jiangnan Bai's confidence, so the officers are very sensitive to these two words. For them, it is not only a complex of regaining their homeland, but also a powerful stimulus to make contributions, because this The two words made them think of a hero through the ages, who had a high reputation among the people, Yue Fei who had been enshrined as a god and built temples for generations, Lord Yue!
But in the case of the Northern Expedition, it seems that Henan is the Central Plains and has more historical significance.

However, Henan is not a political center and does not have much political significance.

Yang Chao said: "The time for the Northern Expedition has not yet come. Dashandong is just a strategic posture to express an attitude to the Qing court. At least 15 Qing troops are deployed in Shandong, of which 15 are the main force of the Eight Banners. Our army cannot dispatch [-] soldiers." The Northern Expedition of [-] people, the whole army’s Northern Expedition, the risk of failure is something we cannot afford.”

"Who to send then?"

This question makes them more concerned.

The first Northern Expedition of the Ming army, who commanded it can be related to the question of merit, I believe that the general who leads the army will immediately become famous all over the world.

"I'll go myself!"

Yang Chao's attitude was very firm. He had to attack in person, which was the best feedback for the Qing court's sneak attack on Jiangnan.

Zhao Kang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and then asked: "Then please order to go together."

"The last general also asks for his life!"

"The last general begs for orders!"

"The last general will also go."

The other officers expressed their opinions one after another. No one wanted to miss this opportunity, this opportunity to become famous, and the opportunity to enter the history books.

"Lu Mo, Xie Fei and many men stayed in the south of the Yangtze River to guard against the Qing army in Jiangxi. Zhao Kang and Sun Changfu went north with me and left 5 cavalry in Nanjing to support them. A total of [-] people, together with Li's army of [-], [-], from Wang Pu dispatched an army of [-], with an attack plan of [-], to attack Shandong!"

The Northern Expedition of 10 people is decent, less than 10 people, there is no momentum, and it is impossible to shake the Qing court.

(End of this chapter)