Early the next morning, He Tengjiao invited Wang Kefan again, and convened important officials and generals such as Gu Yinxi, Fu Shangrui, and Li Guo to convene a small-scale military meeting.

Under the strong external force of the Qing army, Huguang, which was full of contradictions, finally united together, or put on a united appearance.

There could be no high hopes for this kind of alliance that seemed to be detached, so Wang Kefan kept a hand, only vaguely saying that he would send troops to harass the Qing army, but did not say the specific time, goal and scale. Some people may not be reliable, and there is no need to expose military secrets in advance.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Kefan said goodbye to his family and returned to Yuezhou Mansion by boat.

The ship was full of their own people, and everyone mentioned the plan to attack Huangzhou Mansion.

"Yuntai, the area around Huanggang is a place where soldiers died, you just have to make a scene outside Huangzhou Mansion, don't risk going to Huanggang, otherwise you will be cut off by the Tartars, and there will be more luck and less luck!" Li Guoyin instructed.

Huanggang is the capital of Huangzhou Prefecture, where the Yangtze River flows from northwest to southeast, blocking the way to the north and east, and there is Liangzi Lake (the second largest lake in Hubei) between the west side and Wuchang Mansion, if the Qing army blocks the retreat route to the south, it will be blocked by the Yangtze River.

"Yes, if Yuntai sends troops, it would be good to only attack the counties of Xianning, Jiayu, and Xingguozhou, and not cross Daye lightly, if the Tartars send a large army to attack, return to Yuezhou Mansion as soon as possible." Tian Jianxiu also helped persuade him.

In their opinion, Wang Kefan sent troops to harass Huangzhou Mansion, although it was a good intention. But it is a little rash and taken for granted, it is better to honestly defend the Yuezhou Mansion and help the loyal battalion to guard the Yangtze River waterway.

If you want to figure out the way to surround Wei and save Zhao to support the loyal battalion, you have to transfer the main force of the Qing army in Wuchang Mansion, and if you don't hurt Huangzhou Mansion, you won't be able to achieve this goal, but the terrain of Huangzhou Mansion is like a pocket, and the Chu army will get into it, and if you don't do it, the whole army will be wiped out.

The Chu army and the loyal battalion are in a relationship of lips and teeth, if the Chu army loses the battle. If the Yuezhou Mansion is lost, the loyalty camp will also fall into passivity, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu did not approve of Wang Kefan's plan after consideration, which was a good intention to Wang Kefan. It's also about their own safety.

However, Wang Kefan is the commander of the river. It's the boss of the loyalty battalion. It's not good for them to oppose it directly, so they want to persuade the Chu army to make a small fight, just mean it.

Du Yinxi also agreed with their opinions, but he considered the problem from a different angle and spoke more directly.

"Yuntai should also be seen in Changsha Mansion, Huguang is in chaos now. Many people are not convinced by you, the Admiral Cao Jiang, although you suppressed them at that time, it is difficult to ensure that they have other thoughts in secret. He said sternly: "If Huangzhou loses this battle, the vitality of the Chu army will be greatly damaged. They will jump out and fall into the ground, even if they are lucky enough to win, some generals will not listen to moderation in the future, and the command will not move, have you thought of these? ”

The risk is high, the return is low, and if you don't do it, it is a loss-making transaction, and there is no need to take risks.

He finally persuaded: "The battle of Huangzhou is just an inconsequential side, according to my meaning, it is better not to fight this battle!" ”

"Thanks for the pointers!" Wang Kefan first said politely, and then said solemnly: "I have also thought about these problems, but I can assure you that the Chu army will be able to fight this battle well, and Kong Youde will be hurt and afraid, so that he has to divide his troops, and if he does it well, he can also lead the Qing army to fight Hunan!" ”

Let Kong Youde divide his troops?! Let the Tartars divide their troops to fight Hunan?!

Du Yinxi, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu were all extremely shocked, looking at each other and no one spoke, their eyes clearly disbelieving, but they faintly held a trace of ardent hope.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kefan had such a big heart, and he had been planning the overall situation of the Huguang Battle for a long time!

If Kong Youde can be allowed to divide his troops, it will naturally reduce the pressure on the loyal battalion and ensure that the loyal battalion retreats safely from Hubei...... However, does Chu Jun have this ability?

The latter one is even more tempting and hard to refuse! If the Qing army can be caught in a two-front battle and involve He Tengjiao's troops in Hunan, this is a major strategic move, and the significance of the entire Huguang war situation is very important, no matter how you describe it, it can't be too much!

Everyone knows that the concentrated use of troops is a fundamental principle for commanding operations, and after Kong Youde led the Qing army into Huguang, he also obviously followed this principle. He dispatched troops and sent troops to surround Chengtianfu with an army of 150,000, but ignored Yuezhou Mansion and Hunan, clearly wanting to break the Ming army individually, first defeat the strongest loyal battalion, turn around and then fight the Chu army in Yuezhou Mansion, and then enter Hunan to eliminate He Tengjiao, and won the victory in the Battle of Huguang in one fell swoop.

This is a conspiracy on the battlefield, backed by crushing strength, which can be seen through at a glance, but it can't be cracked. The Ming army in Huguang was full of internal contradictions and uneven combat effectiveness, and could not fight a decisive battle with the Qing army in Hubei, so Du Yinxi, Li Guo and others planned to retreat to Xiangxi and look for opportunities for counterattack in Hunan.

However, if Kong Youde can be allowed to divide his troops, if He Tengjiao's troops can also be involved as soon as possible, it will evolve into a full-scale battle across Hunan and Hubei, breaking Kong Youde's plans to break through!

In this way, although the Ming army is still the weak side, it has the possibility of winning, but can Wang Kefan really do this?

"Yuntai isn't joking, Kong Youde is an old fox, a veteran who has fought for half his life, will he follow your orders?" Li asked.

"It's hard to say, it's man-made, I'll do my best." Wang Kefan's answer left room for improvement, but the smile on his face seemed to be full of confidence.

"If you hurt Kong Youde, be careful that he fights with you!" Tian Jianxiu kindly reminded.

The Qing army has been preparing to launch an attack on Chengtianfu, just like the martial arts master who was exercising his skills before the competition, his whole body was extremely excited, and he was in the fullest state of battle, and the Chu army hurt him at this time, which would definitely attract a strong counterattack.

"Just want him to fight hard! If you don't come to fight with me, how can you introduce Tartar to Hunan? ”

Wang Kefan said: "If Kong Youde really doesn't bite the hook, at least he can delay him for a few days, at least for the time being, he can't take care of attacking Hubei and help the loyal battalion...... But I believe that Kong Youde will not only bite the hook, but also swallow the hook into his stomach, and finally he can't vomit if he wants to! (To be continued......)