Chapter 628: Bashu's Strategic Position
Since Cuba Shu is known as the country of abundance, rarely persecuted by war, as long as the Central Plains is unified by the dynasties, Bashu will inevitably be annexed.
Wu Sangui valued this place, nothing more than wanting to establish a piece of his own territory as a future development base, and at the same time, it can also be used as a bargaining chip for the new imperial court in the future, but it is not so easy for him to take down Bashu, and Bashu is controlled by Zhang Xianzhong.
After the Daxi regime was officially established in Bashu, Zhang Xianzhong implemented strict control over the entire Bashu, and it was more difficult for ordinary people to enter Shu, let alone Wu Sangui's army to enter Shu to fight.
Entering Shu to fight was a task given to Wu Sangui by the Manchu court, and it was also a task for Dolgon to test whether he had a rebellious heart, and of course it was also a test for him, if he really had thoughts about Bashu, Dolgon would not hesitate to kill him.
Here is not only Wu Sangui valued, the Manchu nobles who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms know the importance of Bashu, Bashu can take Shaanxi and Gansu, retreat can seize Yunnan and Guizhou, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is very suitable for development in terms of strategy, and there is no room for development compared to the Central Plains when the enemy is on all sides.
Of course, there is also a very important problem in the development here, that is, the problem of weapons, although Zhang Xianzhong took Bashu, but his troops rarely use firearms, not that he can't afford to use them, but they can't buy them here.
Not to mention that it can't be bought, even if it is bought, it is difficult to transport it in, and it has to pass through one checkpoint after another, and at present, the territory of Liangguang is still limited to Guizhou and other places, and Muwangfu in Yunnan has not officially announced that it has joined the Liangguang regime and pledged allegiance.
Therefore, the provinces that Liangguang currently actually controls are three, and in order to deal with Azig's army, they also ceded most of the territory of Hunan and Jiangxi, and withdrew the army into Liangguang to defend, for Shen Youlong, the security of Liangguang is the most important.
Although Azig's army has stopped moving south at present, Wu Sangui's attack on Bashu has made him a little worried, once Bashu is broken, the enemy can go all the way south from Bashu into Liangguang. This is an extremely dangerous thing.
It is still a big problem for the Daxi regime to hold on to Bashu, Dolgon's move is nothing more than to kill three birds with one stone, but Zhang Xianzhong is not so easy to provoke, Wu Sangui's Guanning army is powerful, but the combat effectiveness of the Bashu army is also very powerful, so it is probably very difficult for the two sides to distinguish a winner or loser.
If Wu Sangui takes Bashu, I am afraid that Azig will form a flank attack on both sides to encircle Liangguang, and at the same time, as long as Haoge takes Quanzhou, then the situation of encirclement on three sides will be formed.
This is an extremely dangerous matter, and if the Manchu plan is not to succeed, it must be kept by Bashu. It's just that whether the Onishi regime can keep Bashu is probably really a difficult problem.
The army of Liangguang and Zhang Xianzhong fought each other, and at that time it was mainly a war fought by the Australians, but for Shen Youlong, he was still very unoptimistic.
Although Shen Youlong is not optimistic about Wu Sangui's entry into Bashu, he is still very concerned about this matter, after all, the starting point of others is himself.
After laying down Liangguang, it was not possible to obtain Yungui, and Bashu and other places naturally became the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so Dolgon's original plan was to lay down Liangguang and have a plan for Yungui.
But now it seems that it is not a matter of all at all. Dolgon is already ready to take Bashu first, and then take Yungui, so Lao Shen is equivalent to being attacked on both sides.
It is very difficult to fight when faced with an enemy on both sides. So to a certain extent, in fact, this strategy Dolgon is right, and it can also see the true face of Wu Sangui.
Everyone saw the importance of Bashu, but at present, Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that everyone was preparing to do something to Bashu.
Although the new army of Liangguang was not sent out to take Bashu. However, the soldiers of Guizhou can fight against Bashu, and the Great Western Army is very familiar with less than 100,000, while the army stationed in Guizhou has tens of thousands, so there is no imbalance of power.
But it is still very difficult to defeat Bashu. At present, Yunnan's attitude is not clear, and if Yunnan's attitude is clear, then it will be more likely that Liangguang will win Bashu.
The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for generations, and according to the development of history, the Mu family is taking refuge in King Gui, but they don't know what the reason is that they haven't responded to Shen Youlong.
I'm afraid that this time it is whether it can resist Dolgon's attack, and if it can, it is very likely that he will defect to King Gui after this incident, then for Liangguang, half of the provinces in the entire Jiangnan are already under their control.
Once the territory of Liangguang expands, it will also launch an attack on Haoge, although Haoge attacks Liangguang is known as hundreds of thousands of troops, the real Manchu Eight Banners are only less than 10,000, once these people die in battle, it is difficult to say whether those new Ming people will buy him.
Therefore, Haoge is not a threat to Shen Youlong, but the actual threat to Dolgon is indeed greater, after all, Dolgon's army is equipped with firearms, and those who can fight against the new army of Liangguang belong to him.
If it weren't for the limitation of troops, Shen Youlong would probably send a team into Guizhou to coordinate the operation and take Bashu, which would be equivalent to taking Yunnan and stabilizing the rear for Liangguang.
Only when the rear was stabilized could he have the ability to confront the Manchu army head-on, although Shen Youlong did not send troops there, he still sent many people into Guizhou to assist the local army.
After all, Wu Sangui is much stronger than Zhang Xianzhong, and the Onishi regime may not be able to resist, and the Onishi regime did not resist the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history.
On the issue of Bashu, the advice given by the Australians is to temporarily not send troops to observe the reaction, after all, the whole battle situation is delicate now, and it is very likely that the entire battle situation will change once the troops are dispatched, and maybe this is Dolgon's strategy, and it is possible to use the opportunity of Wu Sangui to send troops to Bashu to attack Liangguang.
The Australians can do this kind of thing to save Zhao from Wei and even more so with the Manchus, after all, they are also familiar with the Three Kingdoms, and they are very familiar with the art of war and tactics they use.
If you want to completely resolve the current situation, you can take the initiative to attract Azig's army to attack Liangguang, and only by attracting their troops to Liangguang will it play a role in the current situation, and the most important point is that Azig's current army is dispersed, which is an excellent opportunity for Liangguang, this opportunity is mastered, and Dolgon's plan can be successfully broken, which is the result of He Yu's consultation with Wang Tiehammer, Shen Yulong and others.
In order to realize this plan, Shen Youlong ordered his troops to take the initiative to attack Azig and lure it into the ambush circle set up by Liangguang. (To be continued.) )