Win the Ding 1617

"He attacks and I defend!"

Li Derun answered firmly.

"My lord, please take a map."

Shi Lang's personal soldiers had long been waiting for the master to finish his meal so that he could hold the next meeting. Seeing that the envoy Xuanfu had spoken, a group of people rushed up, quickly removed the table, and put the banquet on the table. In a blink of an eye, the hall became a meeting hall.Melon, fruit, tea, and snacks were set on the table, and several staff officers from the staff office stitched together the map of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi border and set it up in front of everyone.

"Shi Xuanfu, generals, please take a look." Li Derun pointed to the city, mountains and rivers on the map.

"Now we are in Guangxin Mansion, with Fujian and Pianyuan behind us. We can count on peace of mind, and the supply of food, grass and equipment is not a problem. Therefore, on the surface, our army is attacking Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province. In fact, they are attacking and we are defending. It’s just that we use defense instead of offense!”

"The commander of the Qing army along the way was Bo Luo, the general of the pseudo-rebel Qing Conquest to the South. Apart from thousands of soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners, most of his subordinates were recruited and surrendered by the former Ming Dynasty since the Yellow River crossed the south of the river. Soldiers. Most of them are from Jiangbei. When we arrive at this land of water network in the south of the Yangtze River, it is also a rich and prosperous town. Rape, looting, and wanton burning and killing are unavoidable. Everyone’s pockets are bulging. It coincides with the march along the way and the water network in the south of the Yangtze River is dense. The reason is that the battle line is long, the marching time is long, and it is the autumn rainy season. The roads are muddy and slippery, the marching is not easy, and the transport of luggage is difficult. The 10,000+ people who marched to Hangzhou also exhausted their physical strength and their morale was very low.”

"So, the first thing we have to do is to capture Quzhou Prefecture, establish a foothold in Zhejiang, and at the same time quickly build roads and bridges with Fujian and Jiangxi, and connect the rear roads with southern Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong. The connection is unobstructed, which is convenient for the transportation of soldiers, horses, supplies, food and grass. Then, it slowly presses towards the Hangzhou government and captures Fuyang and other peripheral points. When Boluo is not stable, he will come out to fight with me!"

"As for the soldiers of our army, don't say that the sailors and garrison soldiers who followed the envoy all the way to the north are all athletes from the southern country. They grew up in the rain and lived in the mountains and forests since they were young. It is Hao Tongzhi, Luo Tongzhi and other generals. Let me ask you, who is not good at marching in bad weather, fighting in rainy and snowy weather, and fighting on the slippery roads of autumn rain in the south of the Yangtze River, isn't it just our geographical advantage?"

"Exactly! Mr. Li is right!" Mentioning the deeds of the year, Hao Yaoqi was so excited that the steel needle-like beards on his face raised one by one, "No matter how heavy the rain and snow, how hard it was, The way to go, as long as you give an order, we will all rush into the rain and snow! Why? If you don't go, the group of sons of bitches may put a knife and fork into your chest while you are sleeping Already!"

His words broke through the core of the tactics of the peasant army at the beginning and now the temporary formation of the six town soldiers, the true meaning of mobile warfare or mobile warfare to control the enemy.If you don't move, you are waiting to die.Today, this kind of tactical experience accumulated due to the situation has become a magic weapon for defeating the enemy.

"One more thing." Shi Lang put down the pipe in his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "The Qing dogs know that our army has always been famous for its fine firearms and fierce artillery. However, Qing dogs are not fools, they Seeing this kind of weather, with constant rain and humid climate, I judged others by myself, thinking that our army's firearms must be the same as theirs, because the gunpowder is wet and cannot function. Therefore, according to detailed reports, clear The dogs are going to rely on their advantages in the number of soldiers and horses, and rely on the advantages of the height of the prefectural city of Hangzhou to fight against our army. After a large amount of consumption of our army, they will drive us back to Jiangxi and even to Fujian! "

Shi Lang's words immediately caused an uproar in the hall.However, it was not a surprise, but rather a mocking and disdainful laugh.

"Master Envoy! This group of thieves headed by Li Chengdong and others were defeated by our soldiers who broke into the camp back then. Their master Gao Jie is a character who can slide hundreds of miles overnight after seeing our big banner! Such a coward has now become their baby bump. Isn't this a joke!" The old men who broke into the camp, led by Hao Yaoqi, dismissed the Qing army.

"You can't be careless. Gao Jie was a fast skater back then, and the strength of his subordinates did not suffer any major losses. On the contrary, he gathered a lot of Sun Chuanting's subordinates who were defeated and brave, and their strength increased instead of falling. Compared with Zuo Liangyu at the beginning, his combat strength is also comparable." After all, Tian Jianxiu is more mature than Hao Yaoqi, and he began to gesture with the cigarette pole in his hand, to cheer everyone up. Discuss interests.

"Tian Tongzhi is right! In addition, after this group of thieves surrendered to the Qing army, not only did their heads have their hair shaved, but the last bit of taboo in their hearts was also gone. With a new master, it is natural for them to take care of themselves in their new home. Only by doing a good job in front of the master can the new master feel that it is valuable to accept them." Li Derun took over Tian Jianxiu's topic, and at the same time, he also took a bag of cigarettes handed to him by others, smoking while smoking. Talking freely in the faint blue smoke.

"After the Qing army took in such surrendered soldiers, they were worthy of them. Not only were they given official positions, but also food, grass, supplies, and military salaries were provided according to their reported strength. This is much better than when they were in the Ming army sequence. You know , At that time, the civil servants who served as supervisors, governors, and military supervisors would not withhold or lose your success, and would not default on your military salary for half a year or ten months. Complaints! But now, according to detailed reports, apart from looting and looting and extorting income from large gentry and merchants in various places in various armies and towns, the Qing court will not owe more than three months in salary at most. Moreover, from Dorgon to Duoduo, to The current Luck Dehun and Boluo, these high-ranking Qing soldiers have acquiesced, and even condoned their subordinates to slaughter and loot the city to obtain military salaries. In this way, this group of soldiers who surrendered is naturally full of motivation!"

"Mr. Li is absolutely right! Now, such a slogan has been circulated among the Qing troops who went south to Hangzhou. When they arrive in Hangzhou, the money can be counted at will. Take down Ningbo, and everyone will change their wives!"

"Change daughter-in-law? Master Shi! I'll cut off their heads first, and change their heads! If their heads can grow back, we will promise them to change their wives! Donkey balls! I have heard of Jiangnan for a long time. My girl is beautiful, and I haven’t even mentioned marrying one, but these thieves actually want to grab my woman!” Hao Yaoqi’s subordinate, He Guohao, a commander of the cavalry battalion, shook the whole room with his loud voice. echo.

"Okay! He Tongdai, let's make an agreement here. If you make great contributions in the battle of Hangzhou, then I will come forward to be your mediator. Hao Tongzhi and Tian Tongzhi will witness your marriage and marry you in Hangzhou." Daughter-in-law. Moreover, the money for you to marry your daughter-in-law and settle down will be paid by the official. However, I am worried about one thing."

"My lord, don't worry! This great achievement is finally settled!" He Guohao puffed out his chest, proudly like a little rooster.Hao Yaoqi, who was beside him, also proudly smacked his chest, "Boy, hit hard! Don't embarrass our old brothers who broke into the camp!"

"I'm not worried that you won't be able to make great achievements, but I'm worried that there are too many beauties in the Hangzhou mansion, and you'll be dazzled when the time comes, which will delay things instead!"

"It's okay! My lord! There are us too! Guohao just chooses the ones he chooses, and if he picks the ones that dazzle his eyes, we will do it!"

"That's right! Don't be biased, my lord! They are all your subordinates. How can you only marry him a wife and not us?!"

Amidst the laughter, the meeting ended.After dawn, all towns and brigades crossed Qianshan, Yushan and other places according to the marching plan, and entered the territory of Quzhou Prefecture.

At this time, if there are satellites and the eyes of God, you will find that the not-so-wide Jiangnan is already a big battlefield.The Qing army starting from Nanjing was divided into two marching directions, East Road and South Road, each with more than [-] people marching towards Songjiang Mansion and Suzhou Mansion.On the way to Suzhou Prefecture, the destination is Hangzhou's General Zhengnan, Belle Boluo's army.They have to cross Taihu Lake in Wuxi, cross Taihu Lake to Huzhou, and then reach Hangzhou.

In the direction of Quzhou Prefecture, Shi Lang's 8 or [-] troops are advancing slowly at a speed of no more than fifty miles per day.Once a city is occupied, local administrative officials and some soldiers will be stationed there, and various systems of the Southern Guangdong Army will be implemented through them.The same is true for activities such as recruiting civilian husbands and buying vegetables and meat.

Don't underestimate the speed of marching fifty miles a day, this is the speed at which tens of thousands of people in the army move along with their supplies and supplies!Compared with the march of the former Ming army, this speed is already very rare.The biggest requirement of the former Ming army for marching was to arrive on time.Under the circumstances, when the generals received the fire card to deploy troops, in order not to miss the deadline, or unable to coordinate the whole army, anyway, the generals led the family members to run wildly.Thousands of troops were sent, one-third of the troops were lost in one day, two-thirds were lost in two days, and two-thirds were lost in three days.In the end, they arrived on schedule. Except for two or three hundred horses, the rest of the team was sparse, and it might take ten days and a half months to arrive one after another. In the worst case, it is very likely that one third of the people are missing, and they don't know where they came from. Look for.This is also what Sun Tzu mentioned in the Art of War at any length: "For this reason, the armor is moving forward, and it is day and night. But if you fight for profit within fifty miles, you will be defeated by the general, and the method is half done."

In this case, it is naturally the easiest to form a refueling tactic, allowing the opponent to fight and wait for work to defeat them one by one.Therefore, Shi Lang strictly forbids this phenomenon from happening.At the same time, it is also to adjust the troops so that the former Dashun Army troops newly under the Southern Guangdong Army can adapt to the various systems of the Southern Guangdong Army as soon as possible. system.The Southern Guangdong Army will also have requirements for the marching date, but this kind of time requirement requires you to arrive at a certain time, and basically all members will arrive in full uniform.Once you arrive at your destination, you can go into battle. Even if there are soldiers who are left behind, sick or unaccustomed, they will not exceed [-]% of the entire army, instead of sending [-] troops, and only [-] in the end.

Therefore, in addition to daily training, food supply, and preparation of doctors and doctors, the marching plan along the way is very important. implement.It’s not that the morale of the army is good today, the soldiers are in good health, the weather is good, and the road conditions are good, so we ran for a while. The weather is bad tomorrow, everyone’s health is not good, and the road is rough and muddy. Let’s not go, stop Come down to rest and wait for the weather to improve before leaving.

The daily march plan is issued by the staff office on time. How many troops, how many vehicles, how many artillery pieces are in a certain unit, and they will pass through a certain place and a certain place at a certain time on a certain day.In addition to this type of text, it was issued along with detailed marching route drawings.Moreover, often at some critical passes, crossings, ferries and other places, there are already law enforcement teams and some troops who drove past the first to garrison. After the follow-up troops arrive, the main points will be handed over to prevent people from being ambushed.The law enforcement team, on behalf of the commander, conducts military discipline supervision at intersections, ferries, etc., to prevent conflicts between various troops competing for roads and scrambling for ferries.

Under such circumstances, Shi Lang's troops slowly but methodically crushed all the way to Hangzhou.Marching every day is a process of learning and improving for Hao Yaoqi, Tian Jianxiu and Luo Hu.

"Be good! This march can still be organized like this!" Facing the design of a small rest on the [-]th mile march, a drinking water place on the [-]th mile walk, and lunch on the [-]th mile march, however, These systems can guarantee that the brigade will move forward with full emotions and physical strength!Even Hao Yaoqi, Tian Jianxiu and others spent half their lives on horseback, such as Luo Hu and others, who can be regarded as the leaders of the new army in the Dashun Army, felt that they were nothing but ignorant turkeys.

With the deployment of the Southern Guangdong Army troops in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, as Li Derun said, the links between Zhejiang and southern Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong, and Guangdong and Yuanyuan became more and more close, and gradually formed The trend of one body is no longer the same as in the past, but it is like the situation where the people of Qin regard Yue as their own, and their interests have nothing to do with each other.

At this time, it is the autumnal equinox solar terms, the weather is gradually getting cooler, and it is still raining in the sky. The weather is generally wet. The large group of people and horses are walking on the mountain roads. The colors of the military uniforms and flags give the rich green forest Added colorful chromophores.

Seeing the soldiers carrying their own swords, guns and firecrackers, helping each other push the wheels of the artillery cart to concentrate on their journey, although the sky is raining in autumn, many people's faces still seep from the rainwater along the bamboo hats, mixing with the sweat on their faces In one place, I didn't bother to wipe it.Because next to the official road, there are horses running to and fro, conveying military orders, urging and guiding the march.

"Attention, the rear team is following up..."

"Attention, the front team avoids the luggage..."

"Be careful, don't let the sound of the drum beat fall."

"Attention, the troops in front hold back! You are going downhill, but the brothers behind are climbing up the hill!"

With the accompaniment of drumming and military music, the marching pace changed from chaotic to orderly. Amid the loud and clear military songs, the mighty army continued to pass between the mountain roads, and the fiery torrents meandered in the mountains and forests.

A steady stream of marching teams went eastward from the border of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and then eastward, the mighty red torrent, you can't see the west from the east, and you can't see the east from the west.There is only one big flag with Li characters on it, even though it is soaked by the rain, it is also firmly carried on the shoulders by the flag soldiers, fluttering in the wind and rain.

A gust of autumn wind blew away the cumulonimbus clouds in the mountains, revealing the face of the sun from behind the clouds.A few rays of sunlight fell on the road through the gaps in the bamboo forest and fir trees, which immediately lifted the spirits of the marching people.

On a hill next to the road, in front of a luxuriant moso bamboo forest, hundreds of elite cavalry dismounted and stood in front of the forest. They were Shi Lang's guard cavalry battalion. According to the march plan, they took a short rest here, and people drank some water. Also let the horse rest for a while.These cavalrymen wear ponchos made of tung oiled cloth, inside are double-breasted mandarin jackets, and outside the mandarin jackets are shiny breastplates that have been wiped with vegetable oil.Many people also have iron-inlaid cotton armor under the breastplate, and the thick copper nails on the cotton armor make it obvious at a glance that this is armor of excellent quality.And their eight-petaled iron-pointed helmets, which gleamed with a metallic quality in the sun.

These hundreds of people are all elite troops selected from the Dashun Army, whether it is based on the standards of the veterans of the Dashun Army such as Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, Gao Yigong, or the vision of the new generation of generals such as Luo Hu and Zhang Nai. The evaluations are all first-class fighters.They existed as a way for the soldiers of the Dashun Army to express their wishes to Shi Lang.Shi Lang happily accepted this.

"There is also a lack of guards with excellent riding skills around my father's commander. I need to ask my wife to take more care and choose some for my father's commander." This is what Mrs. Gao who stayed behind in Xiushui and prepared to go south to Guangdong when Shi Lang led his troops eastward. explain.

During this back and forth, the trust between Li Shouhan and Shi Lang, the son-in-laws who represented the highest level of the Southern Guangdong Army, and the old department of the Dashun Army was established through the guard cavalry.

Confidentially.Liu Xiu used this trick, and Zhu Yuanzhang also used it.It's a bit corny, but it works really well. "Look, I handed over all my bodyguards to you, what else do you have to worry about? Do you still think that I don't treat you as my own?" Shi Lang also gave himself The old man selected [-] elite soldiers from the eight towns reorganized from the Dashun Army to serve as the cavalry guards.

The setting sun is like blood, and people and horses are like dragons.Involuntarily, bursts of pride also rose in Shi Lang's chest.

"Use this to defeat the enemy, how can the enemy not be broken?!"

"My lord, our marching speed is a bit too fast. In this way, we will encounter 10,000+ people from Boluo under the city of Hangzhou. Should we start tomorrow and slow down the marching speed, or let the towns take turns to rest?"

Li Derun, who was on the side, made a suggestion to Shi Lang again.