Thinking of this, Wu Zhenghuo got up.

He paced back and forth, and after several laps, he thought, "No, the number of 180,000 shouldn't be wrong, and Shen Zhiyuan can't deceive me...... But what's the problem? Is it false information? Shen Zhiyuan was deceived? Is he that stupid? ”

Song An rushed out and said: "Maybe the information is half-true and half-false, for example, the number of the army is true, but the goal is false, and it is precisely because of the half-truth that Shen Zhiyuan was fooled." ”

These words made Wu Zheng suddenly enlightened, yes, this is very possible.

"Good! Let's guess according to this line of thought, where is the main force of the Qing army? What exactly did Dorgon want to do? ”

Song An pondered: "In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the Qing army used 50,000 or 60,000 people as bait, so there are only two more important targets than Jingjiang, one is Yingtianfu, and the other is Xincheng." But to attack the new city, Tongzhou is the main direction of attack, the Qing army has 40,000 or 50,000 in Taizhou, but Tongzhou is only 10,000, so this is unlikely, and the only thing left is Ying Tianfu. ”

Wu Zheng pondered: "But this doesn't make much sense, Liao Zhongping's department was transferred to Changzhou, which I suggested to the imperial court to take precautions." There are only more than 10,000 people mobilized, in addition to the original 30,000 Jingwei in the capital, there are also 80,000 new troops newly recruited, plus the emperor's own nearly 10,000 imperial forest army, this force still has nearly 120,000 troops, can the Qing army conquer Yingtianfu in a short time? You must know that once it is confirmed that the main direction of the Qing army's attack is Yingtianfu, as long as two days, Liao Zhongping's troops can return to the capital, and at most three days, our troops can also be reinforced...... How did Dorgon come from such a deluded confidence? ”

That's right.

Yingtianfu was once the capital city, and the city defense was very strong.

Needless to say, there are enough defensive forces in the city, even if it is discounted by half, there are only 60,000 defenders, and the 120,000 Qing army cannot be broken in two days, which is an obvious reason.

Wu Zheng said: "Besides, the sailors of the prince of Xingguo are still there, although half of them were lost before, and the imperial court only replenished the soldiers because of lack of money, and did not replenish the warships and artillery, but with this half of the warships, it can also block the Qing army, at least delay the landing of the Qing army on the south bank." ”

The generals fell silent.

If these reasons are true, then the assumption that the main direction of attack of the Qing army was not Jingjiang will be overturned, and the question will return to the original entanglement, that is, whether the Qing army has 180,000.

Wu Zheng did have a terrible headache.

At this time, Chi Erhan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Anyway, if I am Dolgon, since I am determined to take revenge, it is impossible to pretend." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Chi Er said in a dull voice: "If you can't beat it, you have to bite the other party to death." Moreover, Dorgon had an army of 180,000 men. ”

"Are you convinced that Dorgon really gathered 180,000 men this time?"

"Hmm!"

Wu Zheng looked at Chi Erhan in a daze, and had to say that Chi Erhan's words strengthened Wu Zheng's inner guess.

That's right, Wu Zheng did focus on the main target of the Xinqing army at this time, but because he couldn't explain how the Qing army could attack successfully in two days, he had some wavering speculation in his heart.

But at this time, Chi Erhan, who rarely spoke, relied on his instinct to make a statement, which made Wu Zheng have to pay attention to it.

This is a battlefield intuition, and it has nothing to do with tactics or strategic capabilities.

This is like an old man who has never read a book and does not understand the art of war, but he can still lead his troops to win a battle and become a generation of famous generals, intuition and instinct are indispensable prerequisites for becoming a famous general, otherwise, it is Zhao Kuo.

Intuition and instinct are by no means empty and illusory, they require the innate animal-like acumen and battle-hardened accumulation, both of which are indispensable.

Chi Erhan's words, although rough, represent his perception and perspective from a bystander.

Wu Zheng couldn't help but pay attention to it.

"According to the Qing army's main attack direction is Ying Tianfu's assumption, what do you think the Qing army will use to ensure that Ying Tianfu will be broken within two days?"

Wu Zheng set the tone for this pre-war military conference.

Tomorrow is the day the battle begins, and there is no time.

Now that the goal has been set, the general thinks in this direction.

"Since the 180,000 army is true, in addition to the 60,000 troops in Taizhou and Tongzhou, it is enough for the Qing army to attack Tianfu from the west and north at the same time, so that Ying Tianfu will withstand the simultaneous attack of the 120,000 army in both directions, so as to shorten the time to break through Ying Tianfu."

"Jiangpu ...... It must be Jiangpu. ”

"Spread rumors, and 80,000 recruits may lose their will to fight."

"If there is an internal response in the city, the time can be shortened."

"Artillery, lots of artillery at close range."

"Yes, it is also the most convenient to go ashore from Jiangpu recently."

…… A burst of gossip and assumptions made Wu Zheng frightened.

What would have been impossible has become more and more real when it is said like this.

It's as real as it has already happened.

Wu Zhenghuo stood up, looked at him on the map, and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, then how should we deal with it?" ”

As soon as the question was raised, there was silence.

It will take at least two or three days to mobilize the three large armies.

Personnel are still hurrying, what to do with artillery?

The key is that Jingjiang is still being held back by the 50,000 Qing troops in Taizhou, and there are 10,000 Qing troops in Tongzhou.

Can I transfer?

Once mobilized, what should the Qing army on the other side really do?

Originally, the Northern Expeditionary Army was short of troops, and 30,000 people relied on the Yangtze River moat to fight against the Qing army to cross the river.

No one dares to speak, even if they have an idea in their heart.

Because the consequences are too great.

If the troops are transferred to rescue Yingtianfu, the troops from Jiangyin to Yangshe are empty, and the Qing army on the other side of the river immediately crosses the south to attack, then Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing are all the way to Hangzhou.

Relying only on Chen Sheng's 8,000 Li Haiwei?

Wu Zheng understands why the generals refuse to speak, and he can't force people to speak, right?

Wu Zheng himself is also weighing the pros and cons, and Dolgon's hand is indeed too ruthless.

Attacking it will be saved, not to mention, but also with a sound to attack the west, true and false, false and true.

This is a conspiracy.

Baoying Tianfu, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing are all the way like a bamboo, until Hangzhou Mansion will be Taizhou, Tongzhou 60,000 Qing troops into a no-man's land.

Keep Jiangyin, then the capital Yingtianfu will be lost.

No matter how Wu Zheng chooses, it will be the beginning of the decline of the power of the Yixing Dynasty.

At this time, Wu Zheng blamed himself for being too light on the enemy and underestimating Dolgon.

But, is it still useful?

Wu Yidao, deputy commander of Jin Shanwei: "At the time of life and death, we are not sages, we can only protect our army from heavy losses first, in order to plan for the future." ”

Lu Zhiyu nodded in agreement: "It is impossible to protect the capital, we can only round off one and the other, as long as Lihaiwei resists Suzhou Mansion, Yan Zhouwei prevents the Qing army that landed from Jiangpu from going south, and then the loyal battalion of Wang Ye Zhao'an can deter the Fujian Qing army from going north, and our army can hold the south of Suzhou...... Please also ask the prince to decide. ”