Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 903 In the meritorious forest, everyone resumed the game, lamenting the sunset of the Ming Dynasty
vast sea,

This is the direction that the previous direction has been striving for.

According to the strategy specified by the New Party at the time, after winning Monan, destroying Jiaozhi, and recovering Liaodong, Ming Dynasty wanted to consolidate the country, expand the sea and spread the culture of the Central Plains to the world.

This was the established strategy at the beginning, so the imperial court invested a lot in the navy during the Tianqi period. On the one hand, it rebuilt the huge navy in the Yongle period, and on the other hand, it developed more water station weapons, and even the iron-clad ships were mounted. See the importance that the imperial court attached to the navy and the ocean at the beginning.

But when it came to Zhu Youjian, he didn't care about the sea at all, and he couldn't see the ocean. He ruined the entire Nanyang navy, and these things finally fell into Zheng's hands, and the original Zheng Zhilong also relied on this. Leap to become the strongest maritime overlord on the southeast coast.

Facing Zheng Zhilong, who occupies Xiaoliuqiu and occupies Nanyang, he can retreat and attack, and has Jiangnan's hypocrisy to provide assistance. In the future, he will definitely become an obstacle when the army goes south.

Zheng Zhilong is now an important minister of the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty. Emperor Chongzhen originally thought that Zheng Zhilong was dispensable, but he appointed him as the commander-in-chief of Fujian to prevent Zheng Zhilong from harassing the coast. However, as Zheng Zhilong took over most of the Ming Dynasty Nanyang Navy. It has swelled to the point where it cannot be ignored.

Especially when the Ming court was defeated south of the Yangtze River, if they still wanted to keep their ancestral foundation and keep the land of prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River, Chongzhen could not ignore Zheng Zhilong's role.

Now Zheng Zhilong is no longer a simple general of the Ming court. He is an independent warlord, entrenched in Xiaoliuqiu, and the Fuguang coast is within his sphere of influence. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong's threat has really made Datong feel like a stick in his throat.

Zhang Haogu pondered, the generals of the military do not support the strategic focus of the next stage on the southwest, but on the sea. Naturally, Zhang Haogu will not ignore the opinions of so many generals: "If this is the case, then I Have a meeting with some members of the navy. Let’s go first.”

Soon, four navy admirals, Qi Mingguang, Shen Yi, Yu Huaiming, and Han Yunzhi, were invited by Zhang Haogu.

In the small meeting building of the Datong Military Headquarters, Zhang Haogu watched the four of them take their seats, and held up tea with a smile: "In the next stage, the strategic center of gravity of the center may be placed in the Jiangnan and southeast coastal areas. The navy is the main one, after all, the enemies we face are not only the puppet Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River."

"In this regard, Mr. Cao and the others proposed to hand over the task to the navy. As for me, I would like to hear your thoughts."

The four of Qi Mingguang looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

With the official war between Datong and the Ming court, there was a lot of momentum in Liaodong and Ganshan, but there was no big movement on the navy side, that is, it showed its face once when it helped Zhou Yuji transport troops to Shandong in the early stage.

But whether it was the Battle of Zhili or the Battle of Huaibei that ended a few days ago, the center of gravity was Huaibei, and the main force was the land division, which had nothing to do with their navy.

They are all generals, and they all have arrogance. Who wants to watch others make meritorious deeds and stare behind them.

Now there is finally an opportunity, and several people have understood the meaning of the others: we must seize the opportunity!

"Chief, the center is willing to hand over this burden to our sailors. Our navy promises to live up to the trust of the chief and the center, and we will definitely complete the task beautifully!" Qi Mingguang stood up first to express his opinion.

Shen Yi followed up and said: "Chief, now our navy has hundreds of warships of various types on the Liaodong and Shandong lines, among which there are [-] large and small blessing ships, as well as various assault and cruise warships. There are eight iron-clad ships; it can be said that they are powerful, with a tiger's eye on the ocean, and they can take on the important task of the center."

Zhang Haogu is naturally aware of the power possessed by the Datong Navy at the moment. These things are also the legacy of the Tianqi Dynasty. There are three naval divisions, Beiyang and Xiyang, but at that time Datong also lacked enough space, so it could only survive the fittest. These warships have been reduced to the present, but all the warships left are in good condition, and those few ironclad ships are also retained. It's just been repaired and perfected.

"How many of the eight ironclad ships can be moved now?" Zhang Haogu asked.

Shen Yi replied: "Chief, if we want to move now, then we can move three iron-clad ships."

Zhang Haogu nodded, and said with a smile: "The next strategic focus must be on the sea, and your sailors should not be too impatient right now. It's still the same sentence, keep training and wait for orders."

"Yes, chief!" Qi Mingguang and the others left excitedly.

When these generals were gone, Zhang Haogu also began to figure out how to fight this battle, and what level of battle to fight.

In the small three-story building of the cabinet, Zhang Haogu invited Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Ruitu again, and the three of them sat at the small table and chatted without saying a word.

"The next step of the center is to restore the economy, industry and commerce of the northern provinces in terms of government affairs, and to relieve the disaster victims and appease the hearts of the people; and in terms of military affairs, it is necessary to attack the Jiangnan and southeast coasts to ensure that the hypocrisy does not have enough sea power to interfere with the imperial court. The final strategic deployment."

"We need to spend money everywhere, such as transportation construction, disaster relief, water conservancy repairs, industrial and commercial recovery, etc., as well as military mobilization, the central money, is it enough to spend?"

Listening to Zhang Haogu's words, Lu Xiangsheng said slowly: "Shoufu, you are the head of the family, and you know that everything is not easy for this big family. No matter how rich the center is, it can't stand the use of so many places."

"We have just won the Central Plains, and it is time for all to be done. It is important for the military to carry out the next stage of military operations, but right now the maintenance of stability in the provinces of the Central Plains is more important. The center only has so much money, so use a little. Then use a little, who will use it first, and who will use it later, always divide it into one or two.”

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "I can tell, Jiandou, you mean something. Yes, the head of the family, how much money the family has, how many things to do, these must be clear. Our family, right now, only has this half However, this half of the house is still dilapidated, and this half of the house is so dilapidated that it must be tidied up first."

"In the past few years, the center's energy has naturally been focused on internal affairs. What I said today is a reminder that in the next three years, the center will try its best to handle internal affairs well. , to stabilize the provinces, and in the process, the center must keep enough money and food to deal with the subsequent wars."

"Three years, we can afford to wait, use three years to cultivate our internal strength, and when we go south again, it will be the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River, and unifying the world."

"We only have three years. The longer it takes, the more people in the south will suffer."

Zhang Haogu was chatting with Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Ruitu here, and a street in Shuntian Mansion was planned out as an area. This area was originally a wine shop called Gongdelin, which belonged to a certain servant of the pseudo-ming. Recruitment, used as a temporary prisoner camp.

Among them are Sun Chuanting, the former chief soldier of Ji and Liao in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shengwu, the former governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, the former governor of Huaibei in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, and Zhu Guobi, the former governor of Huaibei in the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that the important military generals of Ming Dynasty and the enemies that Datong dealt with successively are all here.

Hong Chengchou met Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi here, and it was miraculous to say that the three of them jointly fought a decisive battle with Datong in Huaibei, but they didn't see each other during the battle, but they all met in the forest of merit.

And Yang Shengwu and Sun Chuanting were transferred here recently, and they were locked up with these fellow sufferers.

"Cheng Guogong, Bao Guogong, I didn't expect that we met here." Hong Chengchou's expression was very complicated.

Although he sometimes disobeyed military orders, it was Chongzhen's order which was too unbelievable. In addition, Chongzhen had no military knowledge at all, and his command was messy. He would rather resist orders, so that at least the army could be preserved.

But to be honest, Hong Chengchou was loyal to the Ming court. He didn't want to be a warlord, but a famous official who turned the tide.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou did his best in the Battle of Huaibei, even ignoring the Ming army's excellent tradition of abandoning teammates, and insisted on saving Zhu Chunchen.

Hong Chengchou's expression was complicated, and the expressions of Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi were even more complicated. After all, the reason why the Huaibei War failed was that all three of them were war criminals, but the biggest war criminal was definitely not Hong Chengchou. Both of them made fatal mistakes. Especially Zhu Guobi, whose strategic mistakes were the beginning of the complete defeat of the Ming court in the Battle of Huaibei.

In contrast to Hong Chengchou, Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Guobi's complex expressions, Sun Chuanting and Yang Shengwu are seeing it now. The two are resuming the battle of Jinzhou at this time, and together with a group of generals and generals, it is very lively.

The noisy movement over there made the three of Hong Chengchou couldn't help looking over. Hearing that Sun Chuanting and Yang Shengwu were resuming the battle, the three of them also went separately to avoid embarrassment.

When I got close, I could only hear someone talking: "In the battle of Liaoning, the reason why our 30 troops were defeated in the final analysis was not only because of mistakes in the court's strategy, but also because the weather, location, and people were not in our court."

"Of course, let's talk about the imperial court's strategic mistakes first. The initial plan made by His Majesty and the cabinet elders was to leave Shanhaiguan with an army of 20. According to the information obtained by the imperial court at that time, there were only six towns in Datong in Liaodong, and the total amount was only 10. People. Our army is twice as strong as the opponent."

"But in fact, we ignored Datong's five-year foundation accumulation in Liaodong. There are not many strong cities and towns in Liaodong, but every village and town is a hidden barracks in Datong. Datong's militia is no less than the main force."

"Looking at the strategy of Governor Yang at that time, the troops were stationed along the way, and the main force went straight to Jinzhou. There was no problem with his strategy, but he was blocked by the Datong militia along the way, and his grain road was cut into several sections. The main force and the rear were tested. , as if the body of the dragon has been cut off, it is difficult to continue."

Listening to the man's analysis and the arrangement of the stones on the ground, each line intertwined, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, someone asked: "Governor Hong, you have 34 troops in Huaibei, relying on the many important towns in Huaibei, and defending in a zigzag shape, how did you get attacked by Datong?"

As soon as these words came out, Hong Chengchou's face immediately turned ugly. Those who watched the defeat in the Liaodong War all looked over curiously. Hong Chengchou looked at Zhu Chunchen. Everyone is a prisoner now, and the imperial ranks are not important anymore, so Hong Chengchou asked : "Mr. Cheng is willing to assist me to reproduce the situation in Huaibei?"

Zhu Chunchen sighed: "Oh, what are you talking about now? Forget it, I happen to have a lot of questions, and I'm also confused."

Soon, Hong Chengchou and Zhu Chunchen cooperated to draw a new simplified situation map of the Battle of Huaibei on the ground.

Hong Chengchou held a branch and pulled it: "Look, I have 10 people under my command, mainly in Xuzhou, supplemented by Xiaoxian County. Yunlong Mountain and Sanxiantai are all defended by military strongholds, so as to prevent Fang Yun from coming out of the front. Zhou Yuji and Zhou Yuji have a total of eight towns; among them, Fang Yunchu is just opposite Xuzhou, looking across the river with our army on the front line of Zhenkou and Tea City."

"Since Zhou Yuji's troops are on the front line of Pizhou and Xin'an, this officer has to strengthen the defense in Suqian and Juning, and most of the troops of Huai'an Mansion are mobilized here."

"Master Hong's deployment is no problem. Duke Cheng, where are you?" someone asked.

Zhu Chunchen snorted coldly: "There are 15 people in the government office of this country. They were attacked by Zhao Yuqi's army earlier and were divided into battlefields. The main force is in Guide, Xiayi, and Yongcheng, and the other troops are blocked in Qi County. This word The Long Snake Formation has actually been broken."

"Later Zhao Yuqi's main force attacked Guide, and I led the main force to retreat to Xiayi and Yongcheng, and guarded against Governor Hong. I thought we could hold this line, but unexpectedly, Zhou Yuji's troops came around from behind. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Zhu Guobi in unison, and Zhu Guobi's face turned red: "Our 4 people are stationed in Suzhou, which is the rear of the army, but who would have thought that Zhou Yuji's four towns would bypass Suqian and Ju Ning go straight to Suzhou They marched in a hurry at night, Suqian and Juning were unprepared, and there was no news from the guards along the way, and our army did not react until it was surrounded in Suzhou city."

Everyone looked at Hong Chengchou again: "Master Hong, didn't you restrain Zhou Yuji's troops in Pizhou?"

Hong Chengchou's face was serious: "How could I have thought that the Huai'an mansion's soldiers and horses are so unbearable? Zhou Yuji's main force took advantage of the night to make a surprise attack. It was a risky move. Isn't he afraid of going deep into Huainan and being surrounded by our army?"

Sun Chuanting understood now: "So, I know why Zhou Yuji dared to take the risk of making a surprise attack."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Sun Chuanting one after another, and Sun Chuanting said without raising his head: "Everyone knows that there is actually a gap between the army of the imperial court and the army of Datong, whether it is combat experience or In terms of physical strength or morale, it is not as good as Datong."

"Of course, this is only one aspect of Zhou Yuji's surprise attack. His army can see at night, and the sergeants are physically strong and have enough food and grass to support them."

"And the most important thing is the series of actions Zhao Yuqi and Fang Yun made earlier. They first mobilized Duke Cheng's army, and forced Cheng Guogong's army to gather in the Guide Mansion by encircling the spot, and then concentrated in the Guide Mansion. To divide the army, divide the dragon; in this way, Duke Cheng's ministries will not be able to look after each other."

"It looks like a 15-strong army is forming a line, but Qi County, Guide, Xiayi, and Yongcheng have been separated separately. At this time, Zhao Yuqi will seize the seven-inch vital point of Guide and fight fiercely for a while, while Fang Yunchu and Zhou Yuji Taking advantage of the situation to force Master Hong to not send troops easily, this forces Duke Cheng and Master Hong to fight on their own."

"As for the situation in Huaibei, it was successfully divided into three parts. Later, Zhao Yuqi sent troops to restrain Lord Hong, and Fang Yun came out to restrain Master Hong. Our army in Huaibei was only so large, and the main force was restrained. Zhou Yuji again What else is there to worry about? Based on his previous record, he can run freely in Huaibei without hindrance."

Listening to Sun Chuanting's analysis, everyone gasped. They not only lamented the tacit cooperation of the three generals of Datong, but were also amazed by the layout.

He really deserves to be a famous general who has fought all the way from the Tianqi Dynasty. His military experience and command skills, combined with the high-quality middle and low-level generals and veterans with rich actual combat experience in Datong, can really fight such a beautiful battle.

After listening to the silence for a while, Hong Chengchou said slowly: "That's true. After reviewing the case, I found that our army is far behind Datong. It is only in terms of physical strength. A town in Datong can attack dozens of troops overnight with light clothes. Li, if it is daytime, the rapid march can reach a hundred li, which is simply impossible for our army."

"And its organizational ability is also very high. The whole army can not get lost or fall behind, and the morale of the army is very high, and it can even go into battle after a short rest."

Zhu Guobi said angrily: "They surrounded Suzhou in a very short time. I have tried my best to organize resistance, but the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the morale of the army is low, and they don't know how to transport a large number of artillery to attack. city, and the quality of our artillery is so poor that it either explodes or fails to fire at all, how can we fight this?"

Zhu Chunchen also sighed: "Zhao Yuqi's troops have high morale. The soldiers are like tigers and wolves, and their firearms are sharp. Our army was forced to retreat. Considering the fire in the rear, I planned to go to Xuzhou to join Mr. Hong, but I was blocked halfway."

"Successively encountered resistance in Huicunji and Chenguanzhuang, and was finally surrounded by Zhao Yuqi and Zhou Yuji in Chenguanzhuang."

Hong Chengchou couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this: "You are surrounded in Chenguanzhuang?!"

Zhu Chunchen nodded.

Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "I sent a lot of soldiers and horses to meet you, but they couldn't reach Chenguanzhuang, and they were blocked at Qulipu."

"It seems that the six towns of Datong are surrounding you. Outside alone, there are still many people who are restraining and blocking our army. They have counted every step, and they are dead. Even where will we run and where will we end up?" Surrounding us is all set, but we don't know anything about it and we just dive into the net."

Listening to Hong Chengchou's words, these generals of the Ming army were quite emotional. Who said no, they were beaten by Datong for some reason, and they were surrounded at some point. As they ran, they found that soldiers and horses were getting closer Fewer, and in the end they were even tied up and sent to Datong to surrender
The battle has come to this point, how to fight it?

All the generals were feeling emotional, and someone suddenly said: "If the imperial court still maintains the new army, if your Majesty and the cabinet elders are willing to listen to persuasion, how can we have the situation we are in today?"

Hearing this, everyone sighed again, the Ming Dynasty, the sun is setting in the west mountain.

(End of this chapter)