Chapter 364 Sanxiang children

The second decision Lin Xiao made was to order Ding Shuai's subordinates to stop salvaging Shenyin at the mouth of the river, and immediately hand over the defense of northern Sichuan to Li Dingguo or Liu Wenxiu, and return to Qinzhou to recuperate.

At the same time, after Lin Xiao's dictation, he asked Master Qu Shiyun to repair a book, and sent someone into Sichuan to send Li Dingguo urgently.

The main content of the letter was to persuade him to withdraw at least half of the troops to Guizhou for recuperation and recuperation, leaving only some of them as guards.

In any case, Hong Chengchou's strategy of "attacking the west and defending the east" has been crushed, and Wu Sangui, who lost his troops and fled back to Hanzhong, is expected to be unable to fight back in the short term.

At present, Sichuan is sparsely populated and barren, and it is no longer a place for soldiers to fight, so it is not unacceptable to temporarily retreat the defense line to the line of Loushan Pass in northern Guizhou.

In fact, in the face of reality, Lin Xiao has already woken up - at least before the summer harvest, the conditions for a full-scale counteroffensive are not yet ripe!

So, after repeated trade-offs, he had to make this painful decision - in this direction, he could only give up the attack for the time being.

Just let Wu Sangui, the dog thief, live a few more days, and in the future, there will be a chance to clean him up!

And Sichuan, a beautiful and rich land of abundance, will be able to gradually recover and regain its vitality in the near future, as long as there are people......

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Lin Xiao's third decision was to telegraph to Liu Xulei that the main forces he placed in the Xianxialing area, that is, the two main battalions and an independent battalion, could start to act.

Lin Xiao couldn't wait, only by taking Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces as soon as possible could he get a large amount of grain and grass.

Especially in the southern Jiangsu region of Nanzhili, Lin Xiao planned to attack it personally, so the battle of Dayuan must be resolved quickly, and the time should not be delayed too long.

Southern Jiangsu is the old nest of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, and most of the baggage of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River has to be raised or transferred from there, and many cities have hoarded a large number of grain and grass materials.

As for the operational concept of the Zhejiang Campaign, there was a plan in place at the beginning, and Lin Xiao made some revisions according to the situation.

The task of the 1st battalion of the main force was to wave its division north to attack Quzhou, and then go east along the Xin'an River, successively conquering Jinhua and Yiwu.

Next, they were to divide their troops to establish a defense line of more than 100 kilometers from Quzhou to Yiwu in Quzhou and Jinhua Prefecture, cut off the entire Zhejiang Province, and send reconnaissance troops to advance to the Jiande area of Yanzhou Prefecture to create panic among the main forces of the Qing army gathered in Hangzhou Prefecture.

In fact, it was impossible to distribute a mere few hundred men evenly on this defensive line, so they only had to hold the three major cities, block several major roads and rivers, and prevent the main Qing army from counterattacking southward.

The task of the second battalion was to divide the troops to the east and comprehensively sweep the three prefectures of Chuzhou, Wenzhou and Taizhou in southern Zhejiang.

According to the intelligence of the reconnaissance in advance, the main force of the Qing army there had retreated to the front line of Hangzhou and Shaoxing Prefecture in northern Zhejiang more than a month ago since the fall of Xianxialing, so the task of the second battalion was relatively easy.

The independent battalion behind them did not have to go down the mountain, and still held several passes in Xianxialing to strictly prevent the Fujian Qing army from fleeing north.

Lin Xiao believes that according to the current situation, it is enough to leave an independent battalion there.

Because, Liu Xulei's six independent battalions have all been reequipped and equipped with "medium formalities", and their combat effectiveness has long been different from what it used to be.

In fact, after several failed onslaughts, the Qing army in northern Fujian had lost confidence in opening the pass, and at this time, the main force of the Qing army retreated to the cities of Fuzhou Prefecture and waited for reinforcements.

Lin Xiao's revised plan was to withdraw from Shanguan, and the main three battalions that were originally prepared to cooperate with Zhang Tongchang's Ming army to sweep the provinces on the east bank of Poyang Lake should immediately go to Xianxialing as a general reserve.

It only takes about half a month, and after Xia Bomin's Northern Route Army arrives in Pucheng, they can rest assured that they will go north, join forces with the first battalion, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Qing army in northern Zhejiang.

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Lin Xiao's fourth decision was to ask Liu Xulei to immediately tell Zhang Tongchang to let him go north immediately and march into Huizhou and Chizhou.

Of Zhang Tongchang's 50,000 troops, 30,000 had already formed an army, and it should not be a big problem to capture two or three prefectures in Anhui, and he could no longer rely on Jiangxi to consume grain.

As for Jiao Lian's department, Lin Xiao meant to let his people take over the tasks of Zhang Tongchang while training, and immediately sweep the provinces in Hudong.

Lin Xiao particularly stressed that they must find ways to mobilize large local households to donate grain and increase the reserve of military rations as much as possible.

"Remember, don't ask for money, ask for food! Lao Tzu is not short of money, what he lacks is food! ”

Finally, Lin Xiao yelled into the microphone.

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At the same time, in order to further alleviate the grain shortage in Jiujiang, Lin Xiao ordered Zhu Yujia to immediately raise civilian ships and use the Yangtze River shipping to transport grain to Jiujiang to solve Liu Xulei's urgent need.

At this moment, Zhu Yujia, who is training in Changsha and other places, except for the Baojing Tusi, Yongshun Tusi, and Shizhouwei in the deep mountains of Xiangxi, all the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have been in the bag.

The Hanyang Mansion, the Chengtian Mansion in Jiangbei, and the Jiangbei part of Jingzhou Mansion have also been captured by him, and the Hanshui defense line built by his main battalion in Jiangbei has taken shape.

If the grain ship brigade starts from Wuchang, it only needs to go down the river for more than 100 kilometers to reach Jiujiang.

Along the way, although the Huangzhou Mansion at the foot of the Dabie Mountains has not yet been recovered, there are poor mountains and bad waters, and there is no main force of the Qing army, as long as the troops are sent to escort the troops, there should be no major danger.

At present, Zhu Yujia, who has a lot of money, is the most smoothly developed among all the troops, and it can be said that he has enough food and is arrogant.

After annihilating the Nikan group in one fell swoop, with the cooperation of the Chufang Independent Regiment, Zhu Yujia not only successfully recovered most of the state capitals of Huguang Province, but also occupied the largest territory among the regiments.

What is even more enviable is that the Dongting Lake basin, where he is located, is also an extremely rich land of fish and rice, and thanks to the Yangtze River shipping, the handicraft industry and commerce there are also extremely developed.

The Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake basins, known as the "Two Lakes" area in history, and the "Suhu" area together with Huzhou in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, are the two main grain-producing areas in China.

At present, Zhu Yujia has completed the expansion of the army in various parts of Hunan, with more than 18,000 troops under his command, the four main regiments, as well as the battalions and companies directly under the division headquarters have been erected, and his subordinates have already called him Zhu Division Commander in advance, just waiting for Lin Xiao's appointment.

Not only that, but even Chu Fang's independent third regiment has expanded rapidly, and the number of troops stationed in various places has expanded to more than 10,000 people.

What is even more exaggerated is that in his hands, he can drive nearly 100,000 prisoners, most of whom are imprisoned by him in various mines, serving as free coolies.

This situation even made Lin Xiao have the idea of developing a second industrial base in Hunan.

Next, the second batch of "Zhong Zheng" produced in Qinzhou will give priority to equipping his second regiment, so to speak, this guy's fatness has greatly exceeded that of the "landlord" Xia Bomin.

Lin Xiao did this, but he was not particularly partial to Zhu Yu Jia.

The real reason lies in the fact that the north bank of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River has always been a battleground for soldiers, especially the Xiangfan area is the gate to the Central Plains.

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It must be noted that in addition to the original thousands of veterans, almost all of Zhu Yujia's recruits this time are Hunan natives.

When people in the 21st century mention Hunan, their first impression is Hunan Satellite TV, as if Hunan people are unbearable, and it has pioneered the trend of "entertainment to death" in the country.

In fact, the land of Hunan is outstanding and talented, especially since the beginning of modern times, a large number of people who have risen to the sky and the earth have risen to save the country, known as "Hunan talent in half of the country" reputation.

In terms of military talents, the children of Sanxiang are hard-working, resolute but brave and good at fighting, and also have the saying that "no Hunan can not be an army".

Because of this, in the extraordinary fiery years in the future, Zhu Yujia's troops shouldered the heaviest tasks and made the greatest military exploits.

Of course, that's all for later.

(Today's question: In Lin Xiao's Hong Kong construction plan, in what bay will the military port be built?) In what bay will the civil port be built? ）