"Rushing from the direction of Shandong to Guide Mansion?" Zhu Cihong looked at the map, "Then you have to cross the Yellow River, can Duoduo get by?" Now the Yellow River is abundant. ”

Li Yan didn't know much about the Qing army, so he set his sights on Wu Xiang.

Wu Xiang said: "Although the Dongyu are northerners, they can also drive boats, and there are also big rivers in eastern and western Liaoning. Moreover, Kaifeng and Henan have long been in the hands of Dongyu, and it is not difficult for Dongyu to collect some boats that can sail on the Yellow River to cross the river.

Therefore, the Yellow River in the territory of Guide Province, even in the period of abundant water, it is difficult to stop the Duoduo department. If Huang Zongrong could build a fortress on the south bank of the Yellow River, he could prevent Duoduo from crossing the river and advancing south. However, Huang Zongrong does not have many soldiers and horses, even if Lu Futai's patrol is added, there are 20,000 thousands of people who can fight. Now relying on the Sui River and the Marchand River to resist Haoge is very reluctant. If you have to divide your troops to defend the Yellow River, I'm afraid that there won't be enough manpower......"

Li Yan shook his head, "Your Highness, even if there are enough people, we can't use it like this!" If Duoduo crossed the Henan, it would be just right to lure the Qing army to the north bank of Hongze Lake to seek a decisive battle. ”

Now Hongze Lake is located at the confluence of the Huai River and the Yellow River, with abundant water, huge lake surface, and a dense network of rivers around it. Although it is located in Huaibei, the terrain is the same as that of Jiangnan.

And through the Huai River and the Grand Canal, Hongze Lake and the Yangtze River are the same. That is to say, the main force of the new army deployed in Nanjing can go to Hongze Lake by water transport, and logistics can also be supported by water transport.

Therefore, a decisive battle on the north bank of Hongze Lake is the first choice of the Ming army at the moment. The second is to lure the enemy to cross the Huai River and choose the decisive battle site south of the Huai River. The second was the decisive battle in Xuzhou...... As for the decisive battle in Shandong or even Liaoxi, it is not within the scope of consideration of the Conandian Hall at the moment.

"If we can fight a decisive battle on the shore of Hongze Lake, of course, it is the most advantageous." Zhu Cihong thought for a while, "I'm afraid that Huang Degong won't be able to retreat with his whole body......"

Wu Xiang said with a smile: "If you retreat with your whole body and don't lose a little, Hauge and Duoduo won't come to chase after you." However, Huang Zongrong is also a veteran general in the army, and there are many veterans from the Yongwei battalion in his department, who are still able to fight. From Shangqiu to the south, you can also go along the Suishui and Vortex rivers, and the main force should be able to retreat. ”

This old man Wu is a professional escaper, and he may not be able to win the battle, but the experience of slipping away from the battlefield is enough.

"As long as the main force can withdraw...... Zhu Cihong crossed his arms, looked at the situation on the big map, and exhaled lightly, "When will our model army go north?" ”

"There's no rush right now." Li Yan said, "It is only three or four hundred miles north of the Huai River from Nanjing, and it takes six days to reach it by water, and it is enough to take four days by land." Now that there is no movement on the Guide Mansion side, we don't have to rush to send troops...... After all, this battle must be carried out by His Royal Highness himself. ”

The nominal commander of the model army is Wu Sanfu, but in fact this is a "guard army" firmly held in the hands of Zhu Cihong, and no one else can touch it.

Wu Sanfu was used because this uncle knew how to be a good herald.

In addition, the troops that will participate in the war are not only the new army and the model army (they are actually a system), but also the two general soldiers of Huang Degong and Gao Jie, the two governors of Lu Daqi and Lu Zhenfei, and the army of Hou Sui, the governor of Jiangbei.

There are so many commanders, governors and governors, except for Zhu Cihong, who else can command?

Therefore, this expected battle must be carried out under the personal command of Zhu Cihong. But Zhu Cihong can't leave Nanjing for too long...... lest Emperor Chongzhen stumble up again - of course Chongzhen can't jump with a light pole alone. However, Zhu Cihong's imperial court had already extended the cause of clearing the tun and inspecting the fields and rectifying the banknotes and tax cards to the entire Nanzhili, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. And Zhu Cihong's "five-year exemption" was not a small blow to the Southeast Scholars. They don't pay the land endowment in the first place, so the exemption from the endowment will not benefit them, but will take away the benefits of the trickery.

Therefore, the eldest prince of Zhu must always be on guard against any changes that someone tosses in Nanjing, at least before he defeats the Tartars who went south, he has to bear this heart.

Zhu Cihong let out a sigh and turned the topic back to Shandong, "What's going on in Shandong?" ”

"Right." Wu Xiang said, "Anyway, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Zuo Maodi and King Lu sent troops...... You can always kill some Tartars! ”

In fact, Wu Xiang was not optimistic about the situation on the Shandong battlefield at all...... He had been fighting with the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and knew that it was impossible to defeat a figure like Duoduo by relying on a single "step by step".

However, the fortress plus regimental training, coupled with the method of diversion and return to the soil, which can greatly stimulate the local heroic combat effectiveness, can still turn Shandong into a quagmire that can drag the southward pace of the Qing Dynasty.

For Zhu Cihong, this is enough! Because his new army is growing stronger day by day. If it can be delayed for a year, then more than 100,000 new troops will be exemplary, and there will be nothing to be afraid of at that time.

"Master Chitose," Li Yan thought for a while, and said, "The minister thinks that Duoduo has no tricks...... How about the dirt bag to get the fortress, haven't we all tried it in the big school field? The Hongyi cannon really can't move! What else could Dordor do? Heap with human life? Even if a fortress takes four or five hundred tartars, he won't either! ”

"Yes...... too," Zhu Cihong thought for a while, "Then let's draw up the purpose!" ”

......

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi are really dispatched!"

In the Qufu camp, Duoduo, who was holding a copy of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and studying in the big tent, suddenly heard He Luohui's voice full of surprise.

He returned from Pei County with his troops three days ago, and he also brought back 30,000 or 40,000 Han people and a large amount of food and supplies.

However, Duoduo did not let these 30,000 or 40,000 people dig trenches outside Qufu City, but handed them over to Sun Zhiqi, who moved to Yanzhou City, and Sun Zhiqi placed them around Yanzhou City, distributed land, and cultivated them. Now, although I have missed the agricultural season and cannot plant wheat, I can still sow some soybeans, and I can always live.

As for the plan to dig a trench to besiege Qufu, it has now been abandoned by Duoduo, and he is now going to show weakness to the enemy, and the siege of the trench seems too fierce...... If Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi are frightened, it will be difficult to do.

He Luohui strode into the big tent, knelt down first, and then said: "Lord Wang, just now Atai sent a report from Liaocheng, saying that he found a large number of Nanban army regiments practicing to build fortresses in Chiping County!"

In addition, our sentinels also found that in Dong'e County and Ningyang County, there are also a large number of military regiments of the Southern Barbarians who are training, and they are also building fortresses. It seems that he wants to take it step by step and force us back! ”

Duoduo sneered and spat out two words: "Fool! Then continue to look down at his "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Lord Wang," He Luohui said again, "when are we going to send troops?" ”

"What's the hurry?" Duoduo dipped a little spit on the thumb of his right hand, and flipped the page of the book again, "When the southern army on the northern road arrives near Liaocheng, it's not too late for us to dispatch...... These few days have allowed the warriors to rest well and recuperate their spirits! ”

He Luohui seemed to be a little worried, "Lord Wang, the Tang newspaper said that the fortress built by Nanban is very strange, it is all a square with four corners...... It doesn't look very easy to chew! ”

Duoduo waved his hand, "Let them go...... And this king will not let the warriors gnaw at their fortress. ”

"So how are we going to fight?" He Luohui asked again.

Duoduo smiled: "There are many ways, and the worst thing is fortress to fortress...... Won't I build a fortress in the Qing Dynasty? These stupid Nikans want to use the fortress to cut off the king's back road, and the king will use the other way to return the favor to the other. used a fortress to surround their fortress, cutting off the back road of the Nanban to Liaocheng. But the king wants to see how much grain they have brought with them. ”

Now it's a ...... Duoduo actually knows the trick of "using the other way, giving back to the other", it seems that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not in vain!