Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In such a warm environment, Wu Shigong's heart was completely settled down.He began to think differently: If he led the peasant rebel army, in which direction would he move?

Heading west to Shaanxi?It is not without the possibility of killing the carbine, but even if they win the decisive battle with the main force of the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou, they will occupy the dilapidated Shaanxi and will not get any benefits, so this direction is the most impossible.

Going north across the Yellow River?There is this possibility.However, after the peasant rebel army crossed the Yellow River, one direction was to return to Shanxi, but the situation there was similar to that of Shaanxi.One direction is to enter North Zhili.However, after arriving in Beizhili, it was close to the city of Beijing, where there were heavy soldiers from the Beijing camp, and the Ming army chasing and encircling them, then the peasant rebel army at that time was looking for a dead end.

Of course, there is another possibility to cross the Yellow River, and that is to go around and cross the Yellow River into Henan.If that were the case, it would threaten the northern part of Guide Mansion, but the place where the peasant rebel army crossed the river was in Kaifeng Mansion!No matter what, Xuanmo will not give up the defense in this area.Isn't he afraid of losing Kaifeng Fucheng?

In any case, if the Peasant Rebel Army chooses this route, then the threat to the Runing Army is very small.Even Xuan Mo, governor of Henan Province, was greatly relieved by the departure of these plague gods.

Go east into Henan Mansion, Guide Mansion, and enter the hinterland of Henan?This possibility is very high.At this time, the peasant rebel army also has three options:

One is to attack large cities such as Luoyang and Kaifeng along the Yellow River.If that's the case, those big cities that are heavily defended can always last for a while.At that time, the Runing Army would not mind sending troops quickly to stab the peasant rebel army in the back.

However, judging from the previous battles of the Peasant Rebel Army, their ability to siege the city is not strong, and they can only take down some county towns that have no troops to defend.so.This option is unlikely;

One option is to go south into Runing.But with Ehuzhai and Qianhusuo fortress Shuanghu guarding the gate, coupled with the natural obstacles in the northern mountainous area of ​​​​Runing Prefecture, the peasant rebel army must have lost their minds to choose this road.

Otherwise, as long as they enter the mountainous area in the north of Runing Prefecture, there will be no food and grass supply. When they enter the mountainous area, there will be 10,000+ people, and when they leave the mountainous area, they will have 4 to [-] people.At that time, Wu Shigong had the absolute confidence to defeat all the peasant rebels alone;

The most likely choice is to enter Guide Mansion towards the southeast.But this road is not a smooth one for the peasant rebels.The first thing to do is to face the double tiger guards in the Evil Tiger Village and the Qianhusuo Fortress.And at this time, Wu Shigong couldn't help being a little proud of his move to build a fortress of thousands of households when he first arrived in Guide Mansion.

What if the peasant rebel army ignores the threat of Ehuzhai and Qianhusuo Fortress and directly attacks Guidefu City.Then they will immediately face the dangerous situation that the Holy Spirit Society was in the past.

And there is another danger. If Guide Mansion is occupied by peasant rebels, they can threaten the Grand Canal in the east and Fengyang, the central capital in the south. At that time.Isn't the main force of the Ming army stationed on the Grand Canal and Fengyang about to rush forward like crazy?In addition, the Runing Army and the Henan Ming Army led by Xuan Mo blocked the retreat, and the peasant rebel army was waiting for the entire army to be surrounded.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the peasant rebel army will choose this path.But Wu Shigong also had an extra heart.After all, the Peasant Rebel Army did not know the true strength of the Runing Army.They also don't know the situation of Ehuzhai and Qianhusuo Fortress, maybe they thought the defense here was weak and came here just like that.Therefore, the Runing Army still has to deploy heavy troops on the front line of Ehuzhai and Qianhusuo Fortress;

Then the rest is to enter Nanyang in the south, and then enter Huguang.Wu Shigong believes that the possibility of the peasant rebel army choosing this path is the greatest.

As long as you reach Huguang, it is the area where the Ming army's defense is weak, and there is a lot of room for movement in the southeast, northwest, and north.Coupled with the fact that Huguang is cooked and the world is full, Huguang's sufficient food and grass are too attractive to the peasant rebel army who rose up because of the famine.

But the peasant rebel army wanted to go to Huguang.Then you must pass through Nanyang Mansion.Then the threat to Ye County and the west line of Runing Mansion is too great.The Peasant Rebel Army will turn to enter these areas controlled by the Runing Army at any time.

After thinking about everything, Wu Shigong began to think about how the Runing Army should deal with it.

First of all, the strength of the Runing Army must be concentrated.The current peasant rebel army has exceeded 30, and with the continuous refugee refugees in Henan, it is possible to exceed 50 by then.If the Runing Army is not concentrated.Relying on two or three thousand people in twos and threes to refuel respectively, when the time comes, they don't even know how to die.

However, the Guide Army must not be able to move. First, three militia groups of 500 people were used to defend Ehuzhai, Qianhusuo Fortress, and the county where Yu Zilian was located, forming an iron triangle defense circle.Then put the Guided Army on this line, and support the attack at any time.Then first of all, the foundation of the Runing Army in Guide Mansion was preserved.

As for the city of Guide Prefecture!Zhao Ming, the commander of Guidewei, can always gather two or three thousand military households, plus the young and strong households owned by the nearby gentry, there will be five thousand.There is no problem in guarding the city of Guide Mansion for a period of time.

But Wu Shigong finally thought about it, and decided to send a militia group to Zhao Ming's support.After all, where the Hou Mansion is, Zhao Ming is also an ally of himself, so he has to express it no matter what.

After all, the Guide Mansion did not implement the three laws, and the time for the Jimin Reclamation Firm to start farming there was too short, and the farm guards did not have much training at all, so they could not form combat effectiveness.So after the peasant rebel army is resolved this time, the Runing Army will also strengthen its control over Guide Mansion.

In Yexian County, Luojia Town Daying and Longyan Town bases in Nanyang, there are 1000 soldiers of Li Lu, more than 4000 local private mining gentry, and [-] people in Jimin Reclamation Firm, mainly Ye Zhong miners ( This time Wu Shigong is going to withdraw an infantry regiment that supported the wasteland reclamation business), plus the transfer of two militia regiments, the local village and mine protection teams have been trained for a long time. If it is an auxiliary soldier, there must be no problem in guarding this line.

If this is the case, the Nanyang Legion can all be freed up as a mobile force.

As for the northern mountainous area of ​​Runing Mansion, no matter what, there must be two militia groups defending it.But at that time, Wu Shigong was the first to distribute land to his retired veterans and domestic slaves in this area, so the village guards and road guards there had the highest level of training and were the most loyal to Wu Shigong. The number of people could be more than 3000, so this direction You can basically rest assured.

However, in the south of Runing Mansion, there is only the Runing Army, and the defense of the two militia groups is the weakest part of the entire defense line.Although the village and road guards in this place can gather more than 3 people, firstly, they don't have much training, and secondly, there are only five thousand at most with weapons, so field battles are definitely not possible.This also made Wu Shigong feel how short-sighted it is to sell so many second-hand weapons!

The last one is the headquarters of the Runing Army.No matter what, leave a regiment to defend the city of Runing Prefecture and the camp of the Runing Army.Anyway, the families of Wu Shigong and the officials of the Runing Army are all here.

Of course, there are more than 1000 people in the company controlled by the Department of Internal Affairs and the Department of Mountains and Rivers, and the craftsmen who have received military training in the Department of Workshops can also make up nearly [-].

In addition, there are village guards and road guards.This is even more exaggerated here, all mobilization can gather more than 4 yuan, but it is still the same problem as the southern part of Runing Mansion, lack of training and no weapons, at most it can gather [-] to [-] yuan.

But in this way, the mobile strength of the Runing Army is only the two legions of the headquarters and the troops directly under it, plus the Nanyang Army.The total number is only in the early 30s. How can such strength hurt the 50 to [-] peasant rebels?

Now Wu Shigong felt a little headache.It's true that when the soldiers are in use, they hate less!In fact, according to Wu Shigong's plan, as long as the Runing Army develops step by step and expands at the rate of one or two legions per year, this will not only allow the Runing Army to develop in a balanced manner in all aspects, but also make the Runing Army's field troops three years later Expand more than 3 people.Coupled with the preparation of [-] reserve guards and road guards who have been trained for more than one year, the Runing Army is absolutely confident that it will compete with the Peasant Rebel Army and the Houjin Army.

But it's too late to say these things now, how can we spread beans into soldiers?So Wu Shigong looked at the points one by one, and felt that the troops laid at each point could not be moved.

Suddenly, Wu Shigong remembered what the modern Taizu did. At that time, he was so bold that he gave up the capital Yan'an to fight for the initiative, and finally won the national victory.Then why should I want everything, when the time comes, I might not be able to keep everything?

Wu Shigong suddenly felt that his mind had been opened up, and his eyes suddenly became brighter.

Since the peasant rebel army was most likely to go to Nanyang Mansion, he simply transferred all the cavalry and an infantry regiment of the Guided Army to come here.Anyway, the infantry regiment left by the Guide Army just lost its mobility. As long as they defended the Iron Triangle and Zhao Ming guarded the Guide City, if the peasant rebel army invaded, they only needed to hold on for a while and wait for their own attack. The main rescue will do.

And the Runing Legion can also be fully drawn out.If the peasant rebel army who invaded Nanyang is hurt, they will not dare to approach the south of Runing Mansion no matter what.If they are defeated, then the small number of troops of the Runing Army will not be able to stop the peasant rebel army with a large number of people.It's better to be together.

So with this calculation, the main force that the Runing Army can concentrate can reach about 6000 people.This made Wu Shigong very excited. (To be continued..)