Duerde advanced with light cavalry and was completely annihilated by the Gongyi battalion in Tingzhou, and the Qing army suffered a solid defeat, and the speed of the pursuit slowed down significantly.

The Gongyi battalion calmly retreated, joined the main forces of Wang Sheng and other departments, and escorted Emperor Longwu into Jiangxi.

With the departure of Emperor Longwu, Fujian is no longer the main battlefield of the Ming and Qing armies, as long as Zheng Chenggong can be stronger than in history, can contain more Qing troops, so that the Ming army can hold Guangdong, this trip to Fujian will be considered a successful completion of the task.

Jiangxi and Huguang are the main battlefields in the future.

On the way to the march, Emperor Longwu often silently distracted, and Wang Kefan did not bother him.

Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, Emperor Longwu fell such a big heel, there are too many things to reflect, how much can be realized depends on himself, it is useless for others to say it.

The first stop in Jiangxi is Ruijin County.

Rui metal in Ganzhou Mansion, but far away from Ganzhou, the Ming and Qing armies could not take care of it for a while, it belonged to the military vacuum, the Gongyi battalion took the opportunity to rest, and Emperor Longwu, who had fled for many days, also had a chance to breathe.

Li Si and Zhu Ji were waiting in Ruijin, they brought the military rations urgently needed by the Gongyi battalion, and they were both stunned when they heard that Emperor Longwu was coming to Ruijin.

"It's a coincidence, it can't be settled early!" Li Si didn't understand, didn't believe, and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Three months ago, Wang Kefan borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from them for military expenses, and then went all the way to Jiangxi, which seemed to have no purpose.

"I've heard it all, it's calculated by the Flower Heavenly Master!" Seal Ji is also very excited, cooperating with Wang Kefan to rescue Emperor Longwu means hugging the emperor's thigh, if he seizes the opportunity, he may really become an official and businessman of the Ming Dynasty.

The two of them went to find Wang Kefan together. More than half of the 100,000 taels of silver have been spent, and Wang Kefan is now short of money, so he is just in the middle of the snow to discuss the next step of cooperation.

Came to the Gongyi camp in a hurry, but Wang Kefan was not there, and after inquiry, he learned that he had already been called by Emperor Longwu......

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"Wang Qing, what do you think about the war between Jiangxi and Huguang?" Emperor Longwu is still an examination school this time, but he has already raised Wang Kefan's scoring standard by one level. Wang Kefan was familiar with these two provinces, and Emperor Longwu wanted to hear what other clever opinions he had.

"In the short term, the battle of Ganzhou is the key, but in the long run......" Wang Kefan suddenly stopped talking. frowned.

"What? What's wrong with it in the long run? Emperor Longwu's heart sank, could it be that Wang Kefan's view was very pessimistic?

"The Manchus were strong. If we concentrate the strength of the whole country to attack our province. Whether it is Jiangxi or Huguang, it is difficult to resist. ”

As soon as Wang Kefan spat out these words, Emperor Longwu immediately showed a look of disappointment, and was silent for a moment before nodding, the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was there, if it wasn't for Zhang Xianzhong. Nanming's life is even more difficult now.

Nanming's mess looks like it can't be cleaned up.

"Bixia is relieved, and the minister has a strategy to break the Manchu Dynasty."

As soon as Wang Kefan spat out these words, Emperor Longwu couldn't help but be stunned. The turn was so abrupt that he hadn't reacted yet.

"Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strong, it was full of internal contradictions......"

Wang Kefan has been preparing for a long time for this monarch and minister's countermeasures, and he talked endlessly after he spoke.

The contradiction between Dolgon and Hauge was a contradiction between the two major factions, and although Dolgon Zuihou was victorious, the Manchus were also severely damaged by this, and when the little emperor Shunzhi grew up, there was another struggle between him and Dolgon.

Moreover, there were various other contradictions within the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as the contradictions between Han officials and Manchu officials, and the contradictions among Han officials...... Although the Manchus occupied a large territory, they also carried a heavy burden, and a backward fishing and hunting people, suddenly having to rule a huge empire, faced another kind of difficulty, more difficult to solve than military problems.

All in all, Wang Kefan pointed out to Emperor Longwu that the Manchu Qing was a paper tiger, although it was powerful for a while, it would eventually be defeated, and the struggle against the Qing Dynasty was a protracted war.

Emperor Longwu must be made to understand that both the theory of quick victory and the theory of surrender are unacceptable.

"The Manchu Qing Dynasty is strong, if they attack with all their might, Jiangxi and Huguang can only be used as buffer zones, and the key is to hold the ...... of Guangxi and Guangzhou."

Li Dingguo was able to fight against the Manchu Qing for more than ten years, that is, there were two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou as the rear, and the Southern Ming Dynasty was now a plate of scattered sand, and the Liliang resistance to the Qing Dynasty in only one province would be broken one by one, and a stable rear base was needed to support the attrition of the long-term war.

This is a very pragmatic analysis, and Emperor Longwu listened very carefully.

With Huguang and Jiangxi as strategic buffers, and operating in Guangdong and Guangxi, there is a basic idea.

However, this plan only defends and does not attack, it seems to be a bit too conservative, only relying on the two Guangxi to fight against the whole country, comparing each other with consumption, Zuihou will still lose.

"What the Manchus and my Ming Dynasty are fighting for is actually a Yangtze River ......"

In addition to the army, the key to deciding the outcome of a war lies in logistics, and if you want to win a war, you must have enough food and wages, and you must also smoothly transport it to the front line.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, China's economic center had shifted southward, and the north had basically been broken after years of war, and the anti-Qing struggles in various places were one after another, providing the Manchus with little war resources.

The key to the victory or defeat of this war lies along the Yangtze River.

In the Kangxi period, with the three feudatories, river affairs, and Caoyun as the three major events, Caoyun is the main artery to maintain the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, without the blood transfusion of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Nanzhili, the Eight Banners in Beijing starved to death, which shows the importance of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Nanzhili.

Huguang is the granary, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Nanzhili are the money bags, and if these two places are destroyed, the Manchus will not have the ability to go south.

In the rear of the Liangguang operation, there was a tug-of-war with the Qing army along the Yangtze River, and Zheng Chenggong, Lu Wang Zhu Yihai, and Sichuan's Great Western Army harassed on the flank, this was Wang Kefan's basic idea.

When the Qing army is driven across the Yangtze River, the economic strength of the south will gradually give full play to its advantages, and the balance of victory and defeat will be tilted in favor of the Ming army.

"Yangtze River, Yangtze River ......" Emperor Longwu muttered, his eyes lit up, the key to this jihua is to have an elite division, to fight in the north and south of the river, to be able to kill the hinterland of Nanzhili, and turn the rear of the Qing army into a battlefield.

Emperor Longwu has put the responsibility of running the two Guangxi and controlling the overall situation on his shoulders, and who should take on this heavy responsibility for the war along the Yangtze River?

"Wang Qing, are you recommending yourself?"

Speaking of which, of course Emperor Longwu understood, Wang Kefan knelt down again and solemnly made a big salute.

"Chen Wang Kefan is not talented, he is willing to the river for one!"

Cao Jiang, the full name of Admiral Cao Jiang, to put it bluntly, is the Admiral of the Yangtze River. (To be continued......)