Chapter Eighty-Six: The Current Situation of the Lake Estuary

When Zhang Xuan returned to Pengze again, it was already October.

A lot has happened in this period of time.

The main force of Cao Ying, in the Yangtze River section of Hukou, attacked fiercely on both sides, Zuo Liangyu did not give an inch, and the two sides could be said to be fighting a bloody battle step by step. The south bank of the Yangtze River is okay, after all, the land route is connected, and even if you can't win, you can retreat, but in Jiangxinzhou, it's a different story.

Even if you can't win, there is the rolling Yangtze River behind you, and there is no way to retreat.

Many times, after going to Jiang Xinzhou, you can't come back. Every attack resulted in heavy casualties, even with the support of the Zheng family's fleet.

Even Cao Ying had to give up and attack Jiang Xinzhou, trying his best to attack the barrage on both sides of the river. However, the two sides of the Yangtze River here are mostly mountainous, although the mountains are not too high, but they are still condescending, Cao Ying must attack from the back, it can be said that there are many casualties, and it is not cheap to stand in the exchange ratio.

Zuo Liangyu's department may be weak in field combat, but in terms of defense, it still has some ability, plus enough firearms to support it.

After nearly half a month of onslaught, Cao Ying was no longer tired of the veterans of the division. But it can be regarded as a stop under the fortified city. Morale was a little low.

It can be said that Zhang Xuan's method came at the right time.

And the situation in the north has also changed, and the battle of Huaiqing has come to an end.

Breaking into the camp was not without all his might, and he beheaded Jin Yuhuai, the chief officer of the Qing army. Calm Dolgon, and temporarily send Dordor for emergency reinforcements. Now the situation has been reversed, and it is not conducive to breaking into the camp, and in the same month, Taiyuan fell, and Jiang Xiang surrendered. When the camp was evacuated from Shanxi, a large number of troops and generals were arranged to be stationed in Shanxi.

There's no way around it.

In the battle of a stone, the main force of the camp, to be precise, Li Zicheng's descendants, suffered too heavy losses. It is no longer possible to send them to guard Shanxi, which will further weaken Li Zicheng's descendants and make it impossible to maintain the inside of the camp.

But what about surrendering troops and generals, they can serve the camp with a dead heart.

Naturally, it is to break in and surrender, and to surrender to captivity.

Jiang Xiang is one of the representatives.

Jiang Xiang surrendered to Azig, and the strategic situation of the Qing army attacking Shaanxi on two sides has been formed. On the one hand, there was the heavy army group of Azig, which entered Shaanxi from the northern part of Shanxi. Li Zicheng sent a high power soldier to resist, and on the other hand, Li Zicheng personally led the army and continued the follow-up battle of Huaiqing with Duoduo. The battle of Tongguan is about to break out.

In such a situation, Luo Rucai naturally desperately wanted to find a way to break the situation.

As soon as Zhang Xuan arrived, Luo Rucai immediately summoned Zhang Xuan and asked directly, "How sure are you of your method?"

When Zhang Xuan came, he specially inspected it. Spread out the map behind him and said: "There is a pass here, the terrain is flat, from here to the southeast, digging less than thirty miles, you can communicate with Poyang Lake." I also watch

Passing through the Zheng family's boats, not to mention the big ships, the general lucky ships are only a few zhang wide. ”

"I don't dare to say that I will win." Zhang Xuan said: "But it is possible to lead the official army to attack. ”

"Okay." Luo Rucai said: "I will hand over this battle to you, and Yang Chengzu will assist you." The Zheng family will also listen to your orders, but there is no father and son on the battlefield, before the end of the year, if there is no progress, don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Please rest assured father-in-law. Within a month, there will be results. ”

Zhang Xuan suddenly felt heavy in his heart.

He understands very well that after the elder teacher, if there is no progress, Luo Rucai can only withdraw the army.

Although this expedition to the west occupied Nanzhili and a large area east of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi.

But in the future, Cao Ying may not have a chance.

Timing is a thing that is difficult to recover once it is lost. Perhaps in Luo Rucai's view, Cao Ying has the capital to fail. But in Zhang Xuan's view, if he can't succeed now, Cao Ying will need to work a hundred times harder in the future to redeem today's losses.

As soon as Zhang Xuan agreed, he didn't say a word. Get ready to get started.

However, the first thing Zhang Xuan did first was not to measure the land and plan this artificial waterway, but to let out the wind and let Zuo Liangyu know about this matter.

This is a conspiracy.

What Cao Ying wants to do is here. If Zuo Liangyu doesn't stop it, then bypass the mouth of the lake and let part of Zheng's fleet enter Poyang Lake.

Once the water advantage of Poyang Lake is lost, a fire breaks out behind the lake's mouth, and it is impossible to support it.

And if Zuo Liangyu blocks it, then in the east of Hukou County, before this populous waterway, this open land is the place where the two sides will fight each other.

This is even more in the arms of Cao Ying, and Cao Ying is not afraid of a decisive battle with Zuo Liangyu.

After the rumor was released, Zhang Xuan and his group came to this ordinary pass again.

There is no place here, but a flat area several miles wide between two hills, most of which has been reclaimed into farmland.

But this is the easiest place to dig on the south bank of this section of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Xuan looked at it, but there were thousands of people on guard at the outermost periphery, and many people in the middle were starting construction, and they had already dug several meters deep, so it seemed that there was no difficulty in construction. Digging down for several meters, mostly sandy, and some pebbles or something, it seems that this place, thousands of years ago, may have been the site of an ancient river channel. It's not hard to excavate. Not without its problems, though.

"My lord, it's October now. The weather will get colder and colder in the future. Yao Qisheng said: "I'm afraid, this project can't be completed within a month or two." ”

The Chongzhen period was the peak of the Xiaoice period.

So although in the south, the Yangtze River and other rivers will not knot

Ice does not mean that the land will not be frozen. At that time, the difficulty of construction will greatly increase. In this era, there were no heavy equipment at all, and they were all built by manpower.

The weather factors have too deep an impact on the construction.

"Your Excellency." Hu Tang said: "It's not impossible? Have you ever heard of land boating? ”

"Land boating?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"In many places, if there is a difficulty in the dangerous beach, this method is used, the most typical is the Tang Dynasty, there are people near the pillar, gods, ghosts three gates, often there are boats submerged in the waves, so there are people who will transport the ship through the three gates on land, and then let the boat go into the water." "It's not that boats can't move in the water. ”

"Those are all small boats, but the Zheng family's fleet is all sea boats." Yao Qisheng said: "A boat has at least hundreds of materials, and it can't be pulled at all, how can it act?" ”

"In other seasons, it may not be possible, but now it is just right." Hu said.

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and he said, "You said it was ice." ”

Hu Tang said: "Exactly. ”

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and he suddenly felt good. It's a good idea. To greatly reduce the amount of work, only a diversion ditch needs to be dug up. After the winter solstice, the weather is cold, and it is natural to transport ships on ice. Of course, this idea is feasible, there are still many things to deal with, after all, most of the Fu boats are pointed bottoms, how can you let the Fu boats drag on the ice without preparing them in advance.

Zhang Xuan changed his plan, and tens of thousands of people put down their weapons and began to dig under Zhang Xuan's command.

The entire battlefield suddenly fell silent, and the two armies, together with hundreds of thousands of troops, sat still for a while, as if they were not here to fight, but to watch.

Although Luo Rucai handed over this matter to Zhang Xuan, but for such a big matter, how could he not ask, he saw that Zhang Xuan's arrangements were in order, and the appeasement of the generals at all levels was also in place, and the generals of all departments did not mean to embarrass Zhang Xuan for the sake of Luo Rucai's face.

Luo Rucai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ahem, ahem." Luo Rucai's pale hair couldn't stop moving, but he couldn't stop his violent coughing. He overestimated his body, and when winter came, Luo Rucai also reflected all kinds of discomfort. He didn't dare to reveal anything, and even Luo Yujiao sent her to find Zhang Xuan.

Otherwise, how could Luo Rucai believe in Zhang Xuan so much.

"That's not bad for this kid." Luo Rucai secretly said in his heart: "After I leave, Yulong will sit in the rear, and if there is a major event, you can send him to the command." I don't dare to think about it, but this half of the south of the Yangtze River is my Luo family's. However, before I go, I must leave a good situation for Yulong. ”

"The Yangtze River line, it must all be in hand."

As soon as Luo Rucai thought of this, a surge of strength suddenly arose in his heart, and he took out a bit of information again, carefully judging Zuo Liangyu, an old opponent, what to do now.

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