"Snap into Guide Mansion from the Shandong direction?" Zhu Cixiang looked at the map, "Then we have to cross the Yellow River. Can Duduo survive? The Yellow River is full of water now."

Li Yan didn't know much about the Qing army, so he turned his attention to Wu Xiang.

Wu Xiang said: "Although the Donglu are from the north, they can also sail boats. There are also big rivers in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning. Moreover, the two prefectures of Kaifeng and Henan have long been in the hands of the Donglu, and the Donglu also collected some

It is not difficult for ships that can sail on the Yellow River to cross the river.

Therefore, the Yellow River in Guide Prefecture, even during the flood season, cannot stop Duduo's troops. If Huang Zongrong can build fortifications on the south bank of the Yellow River, he can stop Duduo from crossing the river and marching south. However, Huang Zongrong can

There are not many soldiers and horses under his command. Even if Lu Futai's patrol is included, the number that can fight is only 20,000 or more. Now relying on the Sui River, Mashanghe can barely resist Haoge. If we divide our troops to defend the Yellow River, we can only

Afraid of not having enough manpower”

Li Yan shook his head, "Your Highness, even if we have enough manpower, we can't use it like this! Putting Huang Zongrong in Guide Mansion has the intention of luring the enemy. If Duduo crosses the Henan River, he can use his plan to defeat the Qing army.

Lure them to the north bank of Hongze Lake and seek a decisive battle."

Today's Hongze Lake is located at the intersection of the Huaihe River and the Yellow River. It has abundant water, a huge lake surface, and is surrounded by a dense network of rivers. Although it is located in the north of Huaibei, the terrain is the same as that in the south of the Yangtze River.

Moreover, through the Huaihe River and the Grand Canal, Hongze Lake and the Yangtze River are the same. In other words, the main force of the New Army to overcome difficulties deployed in Nanjing can go to Hongze Lake through water transportation, and the logistics can also be guaranteed through water transportation.

Therefore, a decisive battle on the north bank of Hongze Lake is the first option for the Ming army at the moment. The second is to lure the enemy to cross the Huaihe River and choose a decisive battle location south of the Huaihe River. The third is to fight in Xuzhou. As for a decisive battle in Shandong or even western Liaoning, it is not yet available.

It is within the consideration scope of Kenan Hall.

"It would be most advantageous if we could fight on the banks of Hongze Lake." Zhu Cixiang thought for a while, "I'm just afraid that Huang Degong won't be able to escape unscathed."

Wu Xiang smiled and said: "If we retreat without any losses, Hauge and Duduo will not come to pursue us. However, Huang Zongrong is also a veteran in the army, and there are many veterans from the Yongwei camp in his unit.

We can still fight. Going south from Shangqiu, we can also go along the Suishui River and the Guohe River, and the main force should be able to withdraw."

This old man Wu is an expert in escaping. He may not be able to win a battle, but he has enough experience in escaping from the battlefield.

"As long as the main force can withdraw, it will be fine." Zhu Cixiang crossed his arms, looked at the situation on the big map, and breathed out softly, "When will our model army go north?"

"There is no rush now." Li Yan said, "It's only three to four hundred miles from Nanjing to the north of the Huaihe River. It can be reached in six days by water and four days by land. There is no movement at Guide Mansion yet, so we don't have to be in such a hurry.

After all, sending troops to this battle must be done by His Highness himself."

The nominal commander-in-chief of the Model Army is Wu Sanfu, but in fact it is a "guards" firmly held by Zhu Cixiang and is not allowed to be interfered with by others.

Wu Sanfu was chosen because the uncle knew how to be a good messenger.

In addition, the troops that will participate in the war are not only the New Army to Overcome Difficulties and the Model Army (they are actually the same system), but also the two generals Huang Degong and Gao Jie, the two governors Lu Daqi and Lu Zhenfei, as well as Jiangbei Governor Hou Xun and others

's army.

With so many generals, governors and governors, who else but Zhu Cixiang could command them?

Therefore, this expected great battle must be carried out under the personal command of Zhu Cixiang. But Zhu Cixiang cannot leave Nanjing for too long now, lest Emperor Chongzhen start jumping around again. Of course, Chongzhen alone cannot jump around. But this section of Zhu Cihong's court

Time has already spread the work of clearing the land and rectifying the customs and tax cards to the entire southern Zhili, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. And Zhu Cixiang's "five-year tax exemption" was a big blow to the southeastern scholar-officials. They did not pay taxes in the first place.

Land tax, so exempting them from the tax will not do them any good, but will take away the benefits of Guiji.

Therefore, Prince Zhu must always be on guard against someone trying to seize the throne in Nanjing, at least until he defeats the Tatars who are marching south, he has to worry about this.

Zhu Cixiang breathed out and turned the topic back to Shandong, "What's going on over there in Shandong?"

"That's right." Wu Xiang said, "Anyway, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Zuo Maodi and King Lu can always kill some Tatars if they send troops!"

In fact, Wu Xiang was not optimistic about the situation on the Shandong battlefield at all. He had fought with the Qing Dynasty for many years, and knew that it was impossible to defeat a figure like Duduo by just "step by step".

However, the combination of fortresses, regiment training, and diversion and returning to the homeland, which can greatly stimulate the fighting power of local heroes, can still turn Shandong into a quagmire that can hold back the Qing Dynasty's southward march.

For Zhu Cixiang, this is enough! Because his new army to overcome difficulties is getting stronger day by day. If it can be delayed for a year, then more than 100,000 new troops will be modeled, and then there will be nothing to fear.

.

"Master Chitose," Li Yan thought for a while and said, "I think Duduo has no tricks. How about building a fortress built by a bunch of dirtbags? Haven't we tried it in the big school grounds? The Hongyi cannon is really useless.

Move! What else can Dodo do? Use human lives to pile it up? Even if four or five hundred Tatars are attached to a bastion, he won't do it!"

"That's right." Zhu Cixi thought for a moment, "Then let's draft the decree!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi are indeed on the move!"

In the Qufu camp, Duduo, who was studying the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in his tent, suddenly heard He Luohui's voice full of surprise.

He led his troops back from Pei County three days ago, and brought back 30,000 to 40,000 Han people and a large amount of food supplies.

However, Duduo did not let these 30,000 to 40,000 people dig trenches outside Qufu City. Instead, he handed them over to Sun Zhixian who moved to Yanzhou Fucheng. Sun Zhixie placed them around Yanzhou Fucheng and distributed the land.

Reclamation and cultivation. Although it is already late for farming and we cannot sow wheat, we can still sow some soybeans, which will at least keep people alive.

As for the plan to dig trenches and siege Qufu, Duduo has now given up. He now wants to show weakness to the enemy. Digging trenches and sieging the city looks too fierce. If Gao Hong's plan, Zuo Maodi and others are frightened, it will not be good.

Done.

He Luohui strode into the tent, knelt down first, and then said: "Your Majesty, Atai just sent a report from Liaocheng, saying that a large number of Nanman troops were found building fortresses in Chiping County!

In addition, our sentries also discovered that there are also a large number of Nanmanzi troops training in Dong'e County and Ningyang County, and they are also building fortresses. It seems that they want to force us back step by step!"

Duduo sneered and uttered two words: "Idiot!" Then he continued to look down at his "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Your Majesty," He Luohui said again, "when will we send out troops?"

"Why are you so anxious?" Duduo dipped his right thumb into a little spit, then picked up a page and turned a page, "When the Southern Army on the North Road arrives near Liaocheng, we will be dispatched again in the next few days and let the warriors have a good rest.

, enough energy!"

He Luohui seemed a little worried, "Your Majesty, the Tang newspaper said that the fortresses built by the Nanman are very strange. They are all square with four corners and they don't look very easy to chew!"

Duduo waved his hand, "Let them go and I won't let the warriors attack their fortress."

"Then how should we fight?" He Luohui asked again.

Duduo smiled: "There are many ways, but the worst is to use fortresses against fortresses. Don't I, the Qing Dynasty, know how to build fortresses? These fools want to use fortresses to cut off my retreat, so I will use their methods and give them back.

They used fortresses to surround their fortress and cut off the southern barbarians' retreat to Liaocheng. I would like to see how much food they brought here?"
Chapter completed!