readx; Since Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, there has been a partial enlarged version of the "Ming Dynasty Mixed One Map" hanging high in the Qianqing Palace, clearly marking the geographical situation of the mountains and rivers of the country. Pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info@頂@点@小@ said, Li Dingguo pointed to the map and gave everyone a detailed introduction to the battle plan for the sneak attack on Luoyang.

First of all, he believes that the composition of the rebel army is more complicated, including Hong Chengchou's Hong soldiers, Luoyang official army, and a large number of thieves. In the past, these armies had their own subordinates, and even enemies of each other, and now although they all nominally obey Zhu Changxun's orders, it is obviously impossible for Zhu Changxun to quickly integrate so many armies into one large army. Therefore, the greatest possibility is that the various units of the rebel army are still led by the original commander-in-chief, and they are carrying out different tasks separately.

And the rebels must have known that the imperial court would send troops to conquer, so they would inevitably use a part of their forces to block the official army, and the rest of the troops would go to other places to conquer cities and occupy as many places as possible as quickly as possible, so as to weaken the strength of the imperial court to the greatest extent.

"Then what if the rebels want to get together and go north to attack the Jingshi?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"It is very unlikely that the end of the general will know about Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others." Hao Yongzhong said, "The operational policy of the thieves has always been to avoid the real and attack the weak, bypass the officials and troops as much as possible, and resolutely refrain from fighting a tough battle as long as they can grab enough trophies without fighting a tough battle. Even if Zhu Changxun or Hong Chengchou ordered them to go north, they would most likely disobey the yang and the yin. ”

Li Dingguo also said: "It is unlikely that Hong Chengchou will make such a decision. Because the Holy Lord had just commanded the Beijing camp and the border army to repel the Tartars' army of more than 100,000, and the rebels were mostly a rabble, and their combat effectiveness was not the same as that of the Tartars. Hong Chengchou has always been cautious in the use of troops, and he will not dare to venture into the Beijing division with the whole army. If they do come, it will be right for them, because then the thieves will not be able to plunder the rest of the country, and we will be able to take advantage of our firearms and destroy the rebels in a big battle. ”

This analysis made everyone feel happy and convinced, and Zhu Youzhen nodded again and again: "Well, it makes sense!" So in your opinion, which rebel army will come to confront the official army, and where will it choose to confront it? ”

Li Dingguo hurriedly pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, please see: the Beijing division is nearly two thousand miles away from Xiangyang, if you draw a straight line between the two places, the place where this straight line passes is basically a plain, which is conducive to marching. Therefore, the rebels will inevitably move north along this straight line, and in the same way, they will think that the officers and troops will also go south along this straight line.

And this straight line intersects with the Yellow River in the north of Zhengzhou in Kaifeng Prefecture. Zhengzhou is more than 600 miles away from Xiangyang in the south, nearly 1,300 miles away from Jingshi in the north, and only 200 miles away from Luoyang in the west. If the rebels were to defend here, they would first have to travel much less than the officers and soldiers, and they would be considered to be at ease; Second, the area around Zhengzhou was densely populated, which made it easy for the rebels to raise food and wages; Third, the rebels could rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River to confront the officers and troops across the river; Fourth, you can defend Luoyang. Therefore, if the last general is the commander of the rebels, most of them will also choose to garrison in Zhengzhou. And it is very likely that Hong Chengchou came in person, because Hong Bing's combat effectiveness is the strongest among the rebels.

And the plan of the last general is to plan the plan, let Governor Lu lead the main force to confront the rebels in Zhengzhou, and can also make a feint a few times, so that the rebels mistakenly think that the official army must take Zhengzhou first, and even transfer troops from Luoyang to assist in the defense. At this time, a detachment of detached divisions could be sent to detour to Shanxi, suddenly move south from Zezhou Prefecture, cross the Yellow River from Mengjin in Huaiqing Prefecture in Henan Province to Luoyang, and take the city in one fell swoop while the defenders were unprepared. ”

"General Dingnan's sword is really powerful, capturing thieves and capturing kings," Yuan Keli muttered after hearing this, "but why don't you go west along the Yellow River from Xinxiang, north of Zhengzhou, but take a detour to Shanxi?" ”

"This general has guessed it." Hao Yongzhong interjected, "Although it is not possible to fight with thieves, it is good to use sentry agents, or disguise yourself as ordinary people to lurk in areas controlled by officials and soldiers. If the main force of the rebels were to assemble in Zhengzhou, a large number of spies would be sent north of the Yellow River to reconnoiter the movements of the officers and troops. If you go west along the river, you will soon be discovered, and you will lose the suddenness of the sneak attack. ”

Li Dingguo bowed his head in approval, and Zhu Youzhen frowned again: "Since the rebels pushed Zhu Changxun as the mainstay, the symbolism of taking Luoyang is of course very significant. However, if you can't annihilate the living forces of the rebels in large numbers, it will not be of much benefit to only grab a city in Luoyang. I even have a feeling that in this rebellion, Zhu Changxun is simply a puppet who has been pushed to the front, and even if he is captured alive, it will have little impact on the rebels. ”

At this time, Wang Zaijin, who had been silent, suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "General Dingnan may not be embarrassed to say it thoroughly. Your Majesty begs your pardon for saying that in such a large-scale campaign, with the existing food and salary of the household department, it is simply not possible to maintain military supplies. And Zhu Changxun has been operating in Luoyang for decades, and he is as rich as the country, so he can at least solve the problem of food and salary by capturing Luoyang first. ”

As soon as Wang Zaijin said this, everyone couldn't help but smile bitterly, and Zhu Youzhen also said depressedly: "Yes, fighting a war is a war of consumption, how can you fight without food and salary?" It seems that this Luoyang must be beaten. ”

Li Dingguo hurriedly said: "In addition to obtaining supplies, taking Luoyang has another important advantage, that is, it can open up the road to Guanzhong. There are also elite soldiers such as Xie Yong, Zuo Guangxian, and He Renlong under the command of Governor Sun of Shaanxi, and if they can join forces with the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Division, and then act in unison, it will definitely be of great benefit to the entire battle situation. ”

After more than an hour, Zhu Youzhen finally decided to adopt Li Dingguo's battle plan. He immediately decided: "The courtiers don't understand military affairs, and this battle plan needs to be kept absolutely secret, and there is no need to discuss it at the court meeting." I have made up my mind, and I will go to the expedition in person within three days. Lee Rae-hyung! ”

"The last general!"

"Order you to be the vanguard, lead 5,000 light cavalry to start on the same day, quickly catch up with Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, and then slowly move forward and reach the north bank of the Yellow River!"

"Yes!"

"Hao Yongzhong!"

"The last general!"

"You are the chief general of the Chinese army, lead 10,000 cavalry to accompany me, and you must be ready within three days!"

"Yes!"

"Li Dingguo!"

"The last general!"

"You are the commander of the partial division, and you shoulder the heavy responsibility of sneaking up on Luoyang. I gave you 5,000 light horses, is it enough? ”

"Yes! Please wait for the good news of the last general! ”

"Victory!"

"The last general!"

"You are in charge of guarding the Jingshi, and you must make sure that the Jingshi is foolproof. In addition, let Meng Gong lead 5,000 infantry to form the first batch of rear army, and I want Hong Chengchou, an old bastard, to also taste the power of artillery! ”

"Yes!"

"Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Yuan Keli!"

"Wait here!"

"You stay in Beijing to take care of this family for me, and you must persuade the cabinet officials to do everything possible to raise food and salaries and ensure the military needs at the front!"

"Your Ministers obey!"

Everyone was ordered to retreat, and they were ready to go, and only Zhu Youzhen was left in the huge Qianqing Palace in an instant. Originally, the battle plan had been decided, and he had not slept all night, so he should go and rest for a while. But at this moment, he sat on the throne and fell into deep thought, always feeling as if he was missing something.

Suddenly, Zhu Youzhen was stunned, frowned and thought for a moment, and shouted hoarsely: "Go to the edict and bring Mao Wenlong out, I want to see him!" ”