Chapter 59: Before the War (I)

After more than two consecutive years of exploration, Zhu Chongjiu's Governor's Mansion already has a complete set of mature operating mechanisms. As soon as he made a decision, all departments immediately began to act around this decision, and soon, two complete response plans were placed in front of him.

The first was made on the assumption that Xu Shouhui's envoys arrived in Yangzhou in time, with the minimum goal of repelling the combined attack of the Yuan army and Ni Wenjun's troops and ensuring that the Tianwan regime was not completely destroyed. With these two conditions as the core, the response plan put forward by the General Staff Headquarters was to first dispatch the naval division to quickly swim upstream and set up camp at the junction of the Yangtze River and Xishui. In this way, the grain routes of the Yuan army and the Ni army could be cut off at any time, so that they had to turn back to protect themselves.

If the Yuan army and the Ni army still did not know how to advance or retreat, the Huai'an army sent a main army to enter Qichun directly from the waterway. Together with Xu Shouhui, Chen Youliang and others, he defended the capital of the Tianwan regime. and seek opportunities to inflict great damage on the invading enemy. After the enemy army knew the difficulty and retreated, it was logical to ask Xu Shouhui to give up the emperor title and reunite with the red scarves in the north.

The second plan is based on the assumption that Xu Shouhui was quickly defeated and the entire territory of Qizhou was captured by the rebels and Meng Yuan. The strategic goal of the Huai'an Army has correspondingly become to support Peng Yingyu and let him lead the southern red scarves to surrender to Chizhou. In this way, Peng Yingyu on the south bank of the Yangtze River and Zhu Yuanzhang on the north bank have become two barriers blocking the two people who answer Ya Badulu and Ni Wenjun from going down the river. Coupled with the Huai'an Water Division, it is enough to ensure the safety of the Huaiyang area in a short period of time.

"Is there a better choice, such as letting Monk Peng go back to Qizhou and completely occupy Xu Shouhui's territory." Slowly putting down the two sets of plans, Zhu Chongjiu asked with a little unwillingness.

Both plans looked a little conservative, and they were not as magnificent as when he led his troops south to attack Yangzhou. At present, the number of troops and money and food he has at his disposal is more than 20 times that of the year.

"Lord Qiqi, this is the most beneficial plan for my Huaiyang..."Feng Guoyong, who consulted the army, thought about it and reported truthfully, "The ministers think that there is not much difference between Peng Yingyu and Xu Shouhui. No matter who controls the Tianwan Imperial Court, the relationship with my Huai'an Army cannot be too long. Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Chongba are precedents. However, the shape that our Huai'an army faced after sending troops was very complicated. Not to mention that Zhu Chongba's territory is just stuck between Qizhou and Yangzhou. Zhang Shicheng in the south also had constant contacts with the Pu family in Quanzhou after our army captured Jiqing. ”

"Zhang Shicheng is not credible than Zhu Chongba. Although Zhu Chongba is ambitious, he is not reckless. But Zhang Shicheng is not greedy enough, plus stupid and bold!" Su Mingzhe tapped the ground with a golden cane and added angrily.

This sentence immediately resonated with many people. Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Chongba both received strong support from the Huai'an Army in the early days of their careers. But after these two people hardened their wings, they both decisively chose to part ways with the Huai'an army. Especially Zhang Shicheng, because of his weak heart, actually colluded with the Pu family in Quanzhou, who gave the final blow to the Southern Song Dynasty. I have completely forgotten the original intention of raising an army against the Yuan, and I do not distinguish between the enemy and the enemy.

"Lord, among the heroes of the red scarves, our army is already woody and beautiful, and it is really not suitable for cross-border combat. Moreover, the Seventh Army Corps has not yet completed its training, and the second, third, and fifth regiments are also resting. The new liberation of various places has not been fully controlled..."In the midst of a noisy discussion, Liu Bowen, a Chinese soldier, stepped forward and reminded in a low voice.

The situation has changed, Zhu Chongjiu was only a tiger general under the command of Sesame Li, so the main targets of the Mengyuan court were Liu Futong and Xu Shouhui, and the other red turban princes would not be eyeing the Huai'an army. And now, the strength of the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion has jumped to the top of all red scarves. Not only did Meng Yuan regard it as the first target of eradication, so the other princes definitely did not want to see it continue to grow and develop. When you can stumble secretly, you will never pull your legs away.

In addition, the huge territory left by Sesame Plum was just accepted last year, and in the first half of this year, it swallowed the three roads of Taiping, Jiqing and Zhenjiang in one bite. The Huaiyang Grand Governor's Mansion has already swelled a little too fast. If we continue to expand endlessly, we will run into big trouble sooner or later.

Liu Bowen and Feng Guoyong's knowledge and ability are both leaders in the world. After Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he immediately understood that he was a little too greedy, and he had completely violated the principle of "accumulating grain, building more cannons, and slowing down the king" that he once said. So he smiled, nodded and said, "Well, who told that the distance over there is too far, and we ourselves are not strong enough to despise the others." Let's deploy according to the first set of plans, and let Wu Liang's department immediately end their rest and recuperate, assemble at Jiangwan Port, and be ready to board the ship at any time..."

"Yes..."Feng Guoyong agreed, and immediately put pen to paper to draft military orders.

"The officials seized the time and appointed local officials to Jiqing, Taiping, and Zhenjiang. All three of these areas are grain-producing areas, and at the latest, before the winter wheat is planted, yamen at all levels must be established. Zhu Chongjiu nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Lu Luzeng, "Try to send experienced people, don't send the new Ding who has just been selected, they are too easy to become playthings in the hands of the local gentry." If you really can't do it, even if you select from among veterans who have retired due to injury, it is better than using people who shouldn't be used..."

"The old minister obeys..."Lu Luzeng stood up with his waist bent and responded loudly.

"Liu joins the army, you give Xu Da an order for me. He was appointed as the general of the expedition to the south and the governor of all parts of Jiangnan. If you don't have time to ask for instructions in case of an emergency, you will decide to defend it yourself. At present, he is also fully responsible for all the armaments of the three roads in the south of the Yangtze River... The errand of the head of the military bureau will be temporarily handed over to Liu Ziyun to undertake..."The third order was given to Liu Bowen, but the specific target was Xu Da, the head of the military bureau. After hearing this, all the surrounding civil and military forces showed envy on their faces.

The governor of Jiangnan decided to defend the war on his own, and was fully responsible for military preparation, which was equivalent to having the power of a prince, and he was only one step away from opening the government and building teeth.

But everyone was envious, but no one spoke to dissuade them. First of all, with the current communication conditions, it will take at least two to three days for the news to reach Yangzhou for what changes will take place in Jiangnan. Many opportunities will be lost in a flash, never to be pursued. After Zhu Chongba's team gained a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it showed a great aggressive attitude. Although the Great Governor's Mansion was forced by the constraints of the Gaoyou Alliance, it was inconvenient to suppress it. But they can't fall behind him in any way.

Secondly, Xu Da is brave and strategic, cautious in his work, and strict in self-discipline. In the previous wave of clean government, several other leading figures of the five main forces were more or less found to be suspected of cronyism. Only Xu Da has never interfered in the personnel arrangements of other departments, and the selection of generals in the army has also been completely impartial, and he has not opened the back door to any relatives and friends at all.

Third, and most importantly, this is the point. Xu Da was born in the Xuzhou Left Army that year, and was a henchman excavated and promoted by Zhu Chongjiu. Trusted and relied on Cheng dù, no less than the elder Shi Su Mingzhe. If even he is not qualified to preside over the military affairs of one side, the others will never be qualified. Everything is handled by Zhu Chongjiu alone, and sooner or later he will be exhausted.

"Prepare as many weapons as possible for the Fifth Army. Let Wu Liang do his best to rush to the governor's mansion to see me, there are some things that I need to arrange with him in person..."After scanning for a week, seeing that everyone had no intention of objecting, Zhu Chongjiu continued to give orders.

After repeated tests in the war, the Huai'an soldiers' understanding and mastery of firearms are also increasing rapidly. Few people now respect the tactics of indiscriminately bombarding the enemy's advance route when they first possessed artillery. On the contrary, there are relatively clear statements about the coordination between different firearms, about the cooperation between cold and hot weapons, about the comparison of the power of different tactical queues on the battlefield, and about the placement and arrangement of artillery with different firing ranges.

Among them, the most outstanding and the greatest contribution to the new tactical theory is the trio of Wu Liangmou, Liu Kui and Lu Deshan. Because they have read a lot of books, they are young and bold and brave to explore, so many new tactics are first proposed by these three people, and then groped in the Fifth Army Corps. While the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Army Corps was increasing day by day, the armament of weapons was gradually simplified. Most of the cold weapons of the past have been basically abandoned, and in each company, only one platoon of cuirassiers has been retained...

The civil and military officials did not have any objection to this order. It is advisable to give face-to-face lectures before the expedition, which is originally a traditional way for the coach to embody a sense of existence. And Zhu Chongjiu's guidance to any general in the past has been proved by practice not only to reflect his personal authority. Rather, he always surprises something, and every time it is as accurate as the legendary pre-horse lesson.

This time, the commander of the Fifth Army and Wu Liangmou and Zhu Qiang, the governor of the naval division, jointly set out on the expedition, and of course, the tips of their own lords were indispensable. Maybe if you take it out at a critical moment, it will allow the two of them to open up and double the harvest. It is even possible to turn evil into good fortune and establish miracle feats

Just when everyone was thinking with a little envy, Zhu Chongjiu smiled again and took the initiative to uncover the mystery, "Wu Youtu has always complained that arquebuses are afraid of water and are inconvenient to fight in Jiangnan. Although the range of the Divine Machine is long, it is extremely troublesome to load. The Great Craftsman Institute and the Industrial Bureau issued a military order, saying that a solution would definitely be found. Now that new muskets and magic guns have been made, they are just enough to equip the Fifth Army with the first batch, so that Wu Youtu can take them to the battlefield to try the effect. ”

"What, Divine Machine, the Lord is saying that the Divine Weapon can be loaded as fast as an arquebus? Hearing this, the civil officials present said that they were fine, and the generals were overjoyed one by one. invariably ignored the difference between arquebuses and muskets in Zhu Chongjiu's words, and focused all his attention on the divine machine gun with a range of more than 400 steps.

"It's still a little slower, but it's nearly twice as good as the previous one..."Zhu Chongjiu smiled and nodded slightly. And the impact of the rainy weather is not as great as it used to be, and it can completely replace the strong crossbow..."

"The Lord is wise..."

"Congratulations, my lord..."

"Lord Hong Fu Qi Tian!"

The martial artists smiled happily, and used their poor vocabulary to pat Zhu Chongjiu's fart. Everyone knows that some time ago, his own lord ran to Jiangwan New Town almost every day, in addition to the matter of minting money, he was tied with Jiao Yu and the two of them, and they beat the arquebus and the magic machine.

Therefore, the rate of fire of the Divine Machine Gun can be doubled, and in the eyes of everyone, the credit must be the master's own, as for the master Jiao Yujiao, at best, he has given the master a start, and it is because of the person. And once the firing range of the Shenji gun, which is about the same as that of the four-catty cannon, solves the problem of dampness and reloading, it can increase the attack power of the Huai'an army by a large margin. In the future, even if you encounter an ally with the same large number of artillery pieces, you can defeat the latter without any defense.

"Everyone, don't be too happy..."Zhu Chongjiu pressed his hand down, and the expression on his face couldn't show much relief, "The problem of the magic machine is solved, and the arquebus will not need to carry the arquebus in the future." However, the contents of the manager's stomach have almost been emptied. For a long time to come, the weapons of our Huai'an army will not change much. At most, in terms of durability, some improvements"

His words were drowned out in louder cheers. The elated Huai'an civil and military officers, no one noticed that the eyes of their lords were revealing a faint regret and worry.

From the fire rope to the fire, from the simple smoothbore to the preliminary rifled soft lead bullet. In just a few years, under the impetus of Zhu Chongjiu, the craftsmen of the Huai'an Great Craftsman Academy have completed the process of upgrading weapons in another time and space for nearly a hundred years. However, the "welfare" of the traverser has been basically exhausted by now. The history of this plane is also messed up, and it is getting farther and farther away from the template of another plane in memory.

The next road, he must rely on his own, maybe a little wrong step, is the abyss.

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