Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Choice (Part II)
Ganzhou capital city is located in the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River at the intersection of Zhangshui and Gongshui, surrounded by water on three sides, the geographical location is superior, the city wall is tall and majestic, the defense facilities are complete, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be described as a strong city in the strong city.
The fortified city was located at a corner where Zhangshui and Gongshui meet, surrounded by rivers and unfavorable to the deployment of the attacking forces. To the east and south, it is the mountainous area of Kongtong Mountain, and there was a peerless seven injuries in the martial arts of later generations, that is, the one who practiced seven injuries and seven injuries were all injured, and paid attention to hurting others and hurting oneself first. In fact, there is indeed such a school in China, and it continues to be inherited even in the era in which Chen Kai once lived.
The large mountainous area made it impossible for the Ming army's westward group and the northbound group to meet smoothly, which was undoubtedly a fatal problem for the Ming army. However, there are no trains, planes, not to mention the teleportation proposed by Einstein, under such technical conditions, what can be done is to move steadily and steadily towards the capital of Ganzhou, and realize the convergence in the area of Shahe Town in the southeast of the city.
This is undoubtedly very dangerous, but the topography of Ganzhou Mansion is like this, which is undoubtedly very unfavorable for the attackers. The problem is that even if it is not good, he must launch this offensive because this is already the best opportunity in recent times.
In fact, Chen Kai's decision to start the recovery of the Southern Jiangxi region was not a whim. According to his memory, the chain reaction in history was not only the confrontation between the southwestern Ming army in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, but also the re-fall of Guangxi.
Both of these results were very unfavorable for the Ming army, but the problem was that Sun Kewang's usurpation ambition made the Yongli Emperor, the banner of resistance against the Qing Dynasty that was collectively supported by the Ming army from all walks of life, always be in a situation that could be shattered at any time. Once this banner falls, Sun Kewang is expected to stand on his own, Zheng Chenggong is likely to raise the banner of the Tang Dynasty again, Li Dingguo and Guo Zhiqi will also support other clans to ascend the throne, and even Zhang Mingzhen and Kui Dongmingjun may have to show the banners of Lu Jianguo and Han Zhu Dingwu.
Since ancient times, there has been no greater merit than support, and today's great tomorrow is completely supported by various feudal towns. Like the four towns of Jiangbei, or Zheng Zhilong, it is basically the dream of every feudal town. Now, it is nothing more than that the co-owner of the world is still there, so no one will jump out to make trouble for themselves, and after so many years of infighting, they have been taken so much advantage by the Qing court, and most of the remaining batch also have an impression in their minds, about not being able to play the set of another emperor anymore. But if the co-owner goes, then for the sake of their own interests, these will naturally not be taken care of.
This banner is too important, so even if they join forces to recover Guangdong, Chen Kai must help Li Dingguo to get Emperor Lao'er to a safe place. That place, for Chen Kai, should be Yunnan, which is both for the public and for the private, because he knows very well the destructive power of his pig teammates, and if he wants to do things, he must first throw these constraints away.
However, in this way, history will continue to develop in the same direction as it once was, and Chen Kai believes that Hong Chengchou will definitely take advantage of the emptiness of Guangxi to try to re-cut the connection between the southeastern Ming army and the southwest Ming army, just as he firmly believes that once Li Dingguo returns to Yunnan with the Yongli Emperor, in the face of Sun Kewang's army, the famous general who will soon be canonized as the king of Jin will inevitably transfer the troops of Guangxi back to fight this inevitable civil war.
In Guangxi's affairs, Chen Kai can't get involved at this stage, because the threat of Southern Jiangxi is more direct - if he leads the army to Guangxi to help in the war, then the Qing army of Southern Jiangxi will inevitably move south. With the more than 20,000 mobile troops in his hands, it is difficult to deal with two battlefields at the same time, and as for Lian Chengbi, as well as those generals in western Guangdong and Guangxi, they dare not count on it at all.
These generals are not Li Dingguo, nor Zheng Chenggong, Chen Kai does not dare to invest too much trust in them, this is no way. But if nothing is done, then the situation will definitely develop in the direction that the Qing court wants to see, which is even more unacceptable to Chen Kai.
With this prediction, Chen Kai began to discuss this collaboration with Zheng Chenggong by letter. Today's Zheng Group, which controls a Fujian Province plus most of Guangdong Province, also has to take into account the Zhejiang battlefield, and the stalls are very large. This year's recuperation, due to the destruction of the two provinces, also forced them to give priority to the construction of local city garrison troops in the process of army expansion, rather than expanding the strength of mobile troops.
In Zhejiang, Zhoushan was owned by the Ming army, and the Ming troops of the three groups of Dingxi Hou Zhang Mingzhen, Zhongjing Bo Chen Hui and Zhong Governor Gan Hui were all assembled here. On the Fujian side, the premise governor Huang Ting guarded the Jianning Mansion, controlled the Xianxia Pass and other northern Fujian passes, and fought against the Prince Zheng of Quzhou, Jierharang; Later, Admiral Wang Xiuqi led the towns to hold Shaowu Mansion and confronted the Fujian Qing army that retreated into Jiangxi; Only the right commander Huangshan and the towns are located in Tingzhou Mansion, and their opponents are the same group of people as Chen Kai's opponents this time, so Chen Kai simply asked Zheng Chenggong for the help of the Huangshan Division, so that there was a combination of the two roads.
In fact, compared with Huangshan, Chen Kai is more inclined to invite Zheng Chenggong to enter Jiangxi, and the two have cooperated for many years, and the tacit understanding is much stronger than that of Huangshan. But at this stage, as far as Zheng Chenggong is concerned, he is still more inclined to the Zhejiang battlefield, which is indeed a little helpless, because Jidu's Eight Banners Army is on the side, because the Zheng Group's naval advantage is more limited the deeper it goes inland, and because Zhejiang is closer to Nanjing, and it is the most important city south of the Yangtze River at present, which is enough to completely change the general trend of the world!
"Nanjing, Nanjing, I don't know if I will be lucky enough to see Zheng Chenggong's feat of floating thousands of miles to Nanjing in this life."
Riding on the horse, Chen Kai wanted to come. On both sides, the peaks of Kongtong Mountain swept by, and the way back to the camp of the northbound group was also constantly shortening.
Here, this is not a place that the Ming army is familiar with, especially compared to the group of local snakes in Nanjiang, even more so. Fortunately, the members of the Heaven and Earth Society in Nan'an provided guides, and those shortcuts hidden in the mountains were only known to the true locals, compared to them, the land snakes of Nangan were just a group of strangers with black eyes.
It's a pity that such an advantage has reached the strategic level, and it is really difficult to convert it into a geographical advantage in the capital city of Ganzhou, and it is not even possible to achieve the balance of power. This is what Chen Kai had expected earlier, Yu Dili, but it will be transferred to the hands of the Qing army in this way, and there is only one person in his hands, and it is still based on the operation of the Heaven and Earth Society for many years. As for the time of day, the two sides are only five or five.
Against the disadvantage of geographical advantages, Chen Kai's steady and steady attack is not limited to the westward expansion group in Huangshan, but also the northbound group of Ke Chenshu. Now, the Beishang Group has crossed Tandong Town, and in the advance from south to north, one by one pulling out the peripheral nails of the Southern Jiangxi Qing Army, just like the Westward Group advancing to Jiangkou Town.
When I rushed back to Tandong Town, it was already late at night, and the Ming army of the Zheng group highlighted a strict military law, even Chen Kai returned to the Chinese army's big tent after layers of investigation at night like this, and the cavalry of Hu Cong was placed in a special camp, and the Ming army patrolling there would take more care of it, so as not to really mix in anything like this.
Back to the big tent of the Chinese army, Ke Chenshu is still planning tomorrow's operations in front of the map, these are to be assigned tasks during the military meeting early tomorrow morning, and the towns will continue to advance to the capital of Ganzhou according to Ke Chenshu's deployment.
Walking into the big tent, Ke Chenshu was still concentrating on the map. Chen Kai walked closer, tilted his head sideways for a moment, and the latter reacted, and then asked Chen Kai about the situation on the side of Huangshan.
"Life in Huangshan is much better than ours, but if you want to make progress, you have to take your time, not a matter of a moment."
After many years of friendship, the relationship between Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu cannot be compared with Huangshan. Chen Kai talked eloquently, explained the situation on the Huangshan side one by one, and then mentioned his relevant arrangements, which were no different from those who informed Ke Chenshu before departure. After saying this, Ke Chenshu seemed a little silent, and then picked up a report from the rear from the case and solemnly handed it over to Chen Kai.
"This was delivered less than an hour before you came back, and it was urgent, so I opened it and read it."
The wax seal was gone, Chen Kai took the letter, looked at Ke Chenshu's expression, and couldn't help but be suspicious. However, at this time, the movement of his hand did not stop, he opened the opening of the envelope, and pulled out the letter, which was only a thin piece of paper, and through the light, it seemed that there were not many words from behind. However, it would not be an understatement to be able to make Ke Chenshu, a handsome and talented person who was evaluated by Zheng Chenggong as "Shen Yi and strategic".
The left hand pinched the lower end of the letter, and the right hand gently unfolded it, and there were not many words inside, about twenty or so, and it was all under Chen Kai's eyes. It's just that in these two and a half lines of text, the handwriting alone shows the word "hurry", Chen Kai couldn't help but sink his face after reading it, and then scolded out.
"Damn, this old traitor really went with me!"
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The heavy military situation was slapped on the case, and Hong Chengchou's anger shocked everyone present to be silent. At the moment when the Qing army swept through Pingle Mansion, this is not a good news, and it can even be described as big bad news, otherwise Hong Chengchou would never have had such a fierce reaction!
The heavy breath, accompanied by the sound of coughing, sounded in the lobby, and the original exhilarating atmosphere was gone, only Hong Chengchou's anger and those weak creatures trying to dodge the anger.
"Omitted ......"
Behind Hong Chengchou, Zhang Dayuan stood there as always, watching everyone present, and Wang Fuchen had already come to Hong Chengchou and served on the side. After a long time, Hong Chengchou raised his hand and motioned for Wang Fuchen to step down, and he sat down on the Taishi chair again, and then raised his head, and the cold and majestic Hong butcher on weekdays came back, as if the scene just now had not happened.
"The capital city of Tingzhou has fallen, and the army of Haikou has invaded the border of Ganzhou Prefecture. In addition, the traitor Chen Kai was also in Chen Bing's Nanxiong Mansion and confronted the Nanxiong defenders. The war in Guangxi needs to be readjusted. ”
This remark caused an uproar in the lobby. As a result of Li Dingguo's westward advance, the Qing army was given a golden opportunity to advance into Guangxi, which was becoming increasingly empty. This was precisely to isolate the southeastern and southwestern Ming armies again, so that they could be broken in the future.
Hong Chengchou didn't foresee such a good opportunity, but once it appeared, he didn't plan to let it slip through his fingers, even if he reacted.
However, now that the army is progressing smoothly, Pingle Mansion is almost without a fight, and the next step can be to directly take Wuzhou Mansion and lay the initial victory of this strategy. But what he never expected was that Chen Kai, the spoiler, actually made another move, and as soon as he made a move, he still greeted Zheng Chenggong together.
The Ming army occupied most of Fujian Province and Guangdong, the naval division was the largest in the China Sea, and the land division also had no less than 100,000 troops. This time, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong did their best, which is obviously the collective action of the Zheng Group. On Hong Chengchou's side, the 5,000-mile long side became 10,000 miles long, and the Qing court increased its troops and expanded the army, and invested more money and food, but after all, it was necessary to take into account such a long line of defense. Every point on this line of defense must not be lost, otherwise the Ming army can drive straight into the country and completely overthrow the Qing court's rule south of the Yangtze River. And this time, the Southern Jiangxi region targeted by the Zheng Group is the most important place, once the Southern Jiangxi is lost, Jiangxi will face a situation where there is no danger to defend.
If Jiangxi falls, then even if Hong Chengchou blocks the east-west communication of the Ming army, it will also be worth the loss. Because Jiangxi is connected to the Yangtze River, the Qing court's control area south of the Yangtze River will also be divided into two - the Yu Ming army, which is already two systems of armies, will be separated if they are separated, and it will not prevent each from launching a counteroffensive against the Qing court according to its own strategy. But for the Qing army, once cut off and the Ming army cut off the Yangtze River with its naval division, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be attacked everywhere, and without the goods of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the shipping capacity of the canal, the Qing army in the southwest, and even the Qing court, will be unable to continue, which is a matter of life and death!
"Chen Kai is attacking the old man's salvation place."
In the wild darkness of the night, two foxes looked at each other from afar, giving a striking gaze. Hong Chengchou was sitting precariously, sitting north facing south, looking in the direction of the south, but at this moment, there was no one in the lobby in his sight, and there was only the opponent he had never met, and he let out a strange smile in his imagination. As if asking him: "Guangxi or Southern Jiangxi, you can choose one." ”
"Then let's try it."