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Updated: 2O12-O9-28

Yangzhou's glory began with the king who was eager for quick success but left a stench for thousands of years, but it was salt that really made Yangzhou always prosper for a long time in the city's history for more than 1,000 years, and it was the extravagance of salt merchants that made the city reborn from the brink of ruin like a phoenix of nirvana. However, around the 34th year of the Kangxi reign, the prosperity of Yangzhou was somewhat gloomy, with the Zheng army in the south repeatedly attacking, plundering, and destroying the two Huai salt fields along the northern coast of Jiangsu, and the Qing court in order to cope with the financial crisis that appeared after the fall of Jiangnan, the city of the former night and night finally appeared to decline. Since then, as Yangzhou has become the first line of the Zheng and Qing armies, the businessmen and soldiers who are worried about the recurrence of the "Yangzhou Ten Days" tragedy have fled, and the opposite is the continuous influx of tens of thousands of Qing troops

Sitting in the yamen hall of the Lianghuai Capital Salt Transport Envoy Division, the Shangshu of the Military Department, the Governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, and the Imperial Shi Maqi of the Right Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate looked at the civil and military generals sitting down with a solemn expression. Speaking of which, in the face of the Zheng army's Northern Expedition, Ma Qi's preparation was not insufficient, but it was precisely because of the strict defense everywhere that when the Zheng army really crossed north, Ma Qi was now only 20,000 mobile troops in Yangzhou City.

20,000 people to deal with the 500,000 Zheng army going north must be a mantis arm as a car, well, the figure of 500,000 is just Zheng Jun bluffing, but even if you subtract more than half, it is not Ma Qi can deal with 200,000, so Ma Qi can only hope that the reinforcements from Qingjiangpu, Xuzhou and other places can arrive quickly, but before the reinforcements arrive, he can only use the various cities that have been repaired for more than a year to implement strict defense.

Now that the idea has been decided, Ma Qi immediately spoke: "The sea is rampant, and we are reckless, and it is time for my generation to serve the country." ”

A group of Qing court civil and military have agreed, Ma Qi and encouraged: "Yangzhou city is the official personally supervised the construction, very strong, the city of grain and straw for a year, Zhoucheng and Hongyi cannon no less than fifty, although the sea is very urgent, but it is not a month to go, as long as the arrival of reinforcements from the north, the victory and defeat will inevitably be reversed, when the time comes, the official will personally show credit for you, the emperor has always been a saint, I want to have an immortal reward, I hope you will take it yourself"

"Look, Your Majesty." Yao pointed to Yangzhou City, which was lying under Shugang like a crouching tiger in the distance, and Yang Bokang, the deputy general of Tongwei and the commander of the second division of the Yongwei Army, introduced to Zheng Kezang. "Since ancient times, if you want to take Yangzhou City, you must first take Shugang, but Ma Qi obviously knows this truth, so he built a number of small bars and equipped with cannons on the line of Daming Temple and Ganquan Mountain, and strictly guarded it."

Zheng Kezhang looked at the low Shugang and his heart fluctuated for a while - now, the famous Slender West Lake is still a river of an ancient canal, Wuting Bridge, White Tower, and Hongqiao are still gone, and the Xiaojin Mountain in Changchun Ridge is still a potential underwater - the scenery of different time and space is intertwined with reality, how not to make people think about it.

After a moment of trance, Zheng Kezhang finally regained his mind, handed over the clairvoyant mirror to the guards beside him, and then asked Yang Bokang: "If our army only takes Shugang, will the enemy in Yangzhou send troops to help." ”

Yang Bokang affirmed: "Shugang has a lot to do with it, if Ma Qi has enough troops, he will definitely send troops to help." ”

Zheng Kezhang asked again: "Then if you directly attack Yangzhou City, will the enemy of Shugang send troops to help in the battle?" ”

Yang Bokang was stunned for a moment, then pondered for a while, and shook his head: "The enemy in Shugang has few soldiers, and most of them dare not send reinforcements, but they can use artillery to bombard our siege site to deal with the enemy defending in the city." ”

"How far can the Qingyu Hongyi cannon hit?" Zheng Kezang's problem made Yang Bokang stagnant again, that's right, even the three-and-a-half-inch (12-pound) cannon equipped by the 6th Division of the Zheng Army has reached the sky two miles away, and the accuracy does not need to be mentioned at this time, although the Qing army is extravagant to cast cannons with copper, but the range and accuracy are unlikely to change much.

"Your Majesty," whispered to the staff officers around him for a while, and Yang Bokang responded. "Although there are few soldiers in Shugang, once our army attacks the city, we always have to monitor the strength of the contingency under the flanks." There is a saying in the art of war that there is an unexpected victory and a defeat first, and Zheng Kezhang also agrees with the caution of Yang Bokang and others. "In addition, the moat of Yangzhou has been widened by Ma Qi, and there are many waterways outside Yangzhou, which is a great obstacle to the siege, so his subordinates think that it is not appropriate to attack."

"Shouldn't you storm it?" Although Zheng Kezhang was unwilling to lose the precious field forces in his hands under the fortified city, the location of Yangzhou was really important, so he said with a frown. "Yang Qing, in the past, Zhang Xun guarded Suiyang, so that the Anshi Rebellion Army could not sweep Jianghuai and thus protect Li Tang Tianxia, and now the same is true, if Yangzhou is not down, it will be like a stalk with this Northern Expedition."

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that today is different from the past." Looking at Zheng Kezang, who was a little surprised, Yang Bokang explained. "Now the northern expedition of this domain is to fight more with less, and to control the slow with speed, if the army is under the fortified city, the four Qing captives will inevitably come one after another, even if the army can be defeated in one fell swoop, but kill 3,000 enemies and injure 800 themselves, I am afraid that the domain will not be able to go north at that time." Seeing Zheng Kezhang nodding while listening, Yang Bokang's confidence suddenly increased. "In addition, the king also said that the Northern Expedition of this domain is because of grain and the enemy, if you can't quickly control the grain area in northern Jiangsu, how can you do this."

"That's right, there is only so little food in the world, and if we have more, we will have less." Zheng Kezang agreed that the Northern Expedition had economic significance in addition to military and political significance, which was exactly what he deliberately emphasized. "However, the enemy of Yangzhou must not turn a blind eye."

"That's what the king said." Yang Bokang complimented Zheng Kezhang a little, and then continued to explain. "The minister thought that he could surround the enemy in Yangzhou but not fight." Zheng Kezang's eyelids jumped, isn't it a contradiction, but he didn't express his position immediately, but listened patiently. "The so-called siege of the city is not to be besieged by a whole army." Speaking of this, Yang Bokang didn't look at Zheng Kezang, who had a suspicious face, but ordered to present a map of Yangzhou in his hand, and then pointed out on the map. "The minister thought that he could set up large battalions in the northeast and southwest of Yangzhou, and each had two divisions to echo it."

Zheng Kezhang keenly grasped the loophole in Yang Bokang's words and asked: "The two camps in the northeast and northwest are under the attack of Shugang and the Qing prisoners in the city. ”

"The minister thinks that as long as the camp is firm, the Qing army will not break the village in a battle." Yang Bokang knew that his answer would definitely not reassure Zheng Kezang, so he further explained. "There are four outposts in two camps and four divisions that do not collect at night, and the Qing army will definitely not escape from our army's exploration of horses if they make any moves; In addition, two camps could be set up along the ancient canal, so that the sailors could also take care of them; In the end, the minister thought that the artillery of the Qing army was mostly arranged at the head of the city, and even if it could be dismantled and transported down to attack the fortress, it could only be a small number of light artillery. ”

This makes sense, but this method is too risky, and it can't be said twice. Yang Qing, if you let you do a careful deduction with the staff office behind you, you will be able to ask for everything. As soon as Yang Bokang heard this, he knew that Zheng Kezhang was inclined to accept his proposal, and immediately ordered the staff officers behind him to discuss with the staff office, and at this time, he saw Zheng Kezang's eyes patrolling the map. Eighteen divisions, two divisions in the direction of Chuzhou, four divisions will remain here, and there are only twelve left."

Hearing Zheng Kezang's muttering, Yang Bokang's heart moved: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you should not rush north now, you should first take the line of Taizhou and Tongzhou, so that you can stabilize the line of the Yangtze River, and you can also let the two divisions of the water division get out of your hands." ”

"The General Staff has had a similar strategy before." Zheng Kezhang calculated clearly that even if he swept Taizhou and Tongzhou, before conquering Huai'an Mansion, Zheng Jun would inevitably need to divide troops everywhere, so that the small number of troops could only be reduced, and there was no possibility of increase. "But now the key is when the enemy of Anqing will come to the rescue."

Although there is still a Chizhou battalion in the south of the Yangtze River to contain it, Zheng Kezhang still has deep scruples about the enemy in Anhui, in case, the enemy of Anhui under the supervision of Kangxi regardless of sending reinforcements to the east, not more, but 10,000 soldiers and horses, it is a heavy pressure for the Tiger Ben army to contain the Zuò battle.

"Lord, rest assured," Yang Bokang said with relief. "Anqing is hundreds of miles away from Yangzhou, even if it is a fast horse, it has to be put down in a day, plus the Qing government has many doors, I don't think of such a quick response." In his opinion, Ming Zheng's forces have reached the limit of control, and the Northern Expedition is rashly launched when the internal relations have not been straightened out and the external conditions are not mature, and the result is bound to be a loss, but Zheng Kezang has made up his mind, and he can only contribute to the Northern Expedition with his arms and thighs. "If the Lord is still worried, it is better to transfer the first division of the Xuanwei Army in northern Jiangxi out of Pengze to threaten Wangjiang and Susong."

"It's a great strategy." Zheng Kezhang was full of praise, in fact, there were similar suggestions in the strategy of the General Staff Office, but here and now, Zheng Kezang had to play some tricks. "Someone is coming, immediately go to the staff hall to Nanjing, and send the fast ship to Jiangxi." The guards on the side just wanted to leave, and Zheng Kezhang suddenly stretched out his hand to signal. "In addition, let the General Staff Department discuss, after the Xuanwei First Division is transferred eastward, whether to let Yueqingbo's troops take over Jiujiang and Nankang."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that instead of letting Yueqing's Bobu move eastward, it is better to pretend to cross the river in Huangzhou in person, so as to force the Qing captives in Huguang not to transfer east to Anhui." Yang Bokang continued to build Yì Road. "In addition, didn't the Dangyu Bo Department take the city of Hanyang, so that it can continue to attack Chuyang and Hanchuan."

"Liu Ning'an?" Zheng Kezhang didn't think too much about it, just nodded. "Let's write it together."

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