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On January 24, on the battlefield of northern Guangdong, Prince Hui Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu, the mood has been very bad these days, and he has been insulting and punishing the generals at will, and there have been several unlucky ghosts who have been spanked. The war did not go well, so Prince Hui loved Xin Jueluo. Mianyu became very manic. The war has been going on for half a month, but the Qing army is still blocked in the Yichang River, and there is no way to move forward, but the losses are getting bigger and bigger.

"Damn the Xinhua Army, why are they so difficult?" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu gritted her teeth and said. After half a month of fierce fighting, the Qing army exhausted all methods, but it was still unable to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. Until now, Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. The main Qing army led by Mianyu has lost more than 20,000 people. Moreover, the morale of the troops was extremely low, and in the attacks of recent days, a large number of deserters appeared, which all showed that the Qing army's offensive had fallen into a difficult situation.

Soon, Monk Greenqin, Zhili Admiral Chen Jinshou, Hunan Admiral Changchun, Hubei Admiral Gui Ming and a few people, Yuguan walked into Prince Hui's military tent, since his face was not good-looking, Prince Hui glanced at a few people, and he knew that today's attack must have failed again. He was used to it. After several days of attacking, the Qing army tried all kinds of strategies, but they were unable to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army, but suffered more and more casualties.

"Lord Wang, today's attack failed again, with thousands of people lost. Several of the soldiers who led the flight had already been beheaded. However, the morale of the troops was very low. The last will be requested. Let the troops of the Hunan Green Battalion be able to withdraw for a while. Hunan Admiral Changchun pleaded. This time, the Hunan Green Battalion dispatched a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses. But now, tens of thousands have been lost. The rest of the troops were also unable to work during the attack. If this continues, the Hunan Green Camp will have to collapse.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. An angry look flashed on Mianyu's face, but in the end he suppressed it: "Okay, the Hunan Green Battalion will retreat to Chenzhou to rest first, and the attack will be tomorrow." Replaced by Hubei Green Battalion. This king doesn't believe that our army of more than 100,000 will not be able to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. ”

"Yes, lord." Hunan Governor Changchun and Hubei Governor Gui Ming said at the same time.

"Attacks from several other directions. Has any progress been made? "Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu asked. Although, the Qing army he led was the main force in the main force of the attack on Guangdong, and the other three Qing armies. Both in terms of the number of troops and their combat power. are far from being able to compare with him along the way. However, in the case of a long-term attack, Prince Hui had to put his hopes on the Qing army in several other directions.

"Your Highness, the attack in the direction of Jiangxi was blocked by the Xinhua Army on the Meiling Ancient Road in Nanxiong. The Xinhua army deployed heavy troops on the Meiling Ancient Road, and the Jiangxi army attacked fiercely for several days and suffered heavy losses, but it was still unable to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. Presently. The army on the Jiangxi side also suspended its large-scale offensive and began to take small-scale offensives. Qing troops on the Fujian side. It was also blocked in the north of Meizhou and could not enter Guangdong. The Qing army in Guangxi was also blocked by the Xinhua army in Zhaoqing. Admiral Chen Jinshou replied. The Qing army's four-way army was blocked by the Xinhua army one after another, which made them, the high-level leaders of the Qing army, a little unsure of what to do. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for them. Hundreds of thousands of Qing troops, the daily consumption of food and salary, is an astronomical amount. The Manchus had just been defeated by the British, and they had paid more than 20 million taels of silver in compensation, and the treasury was empty, and if this war dragged on again, it would definitely have extremely serious consequences.

"Bastard!" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu was furious, drew his sword, and cut the table in front of him into two pieces at once, as if it was Xinhua Jun who was cut in two by him.

"Lord Wang, what should we do next? The defense line of the Xinhua Army has been unable to be attacked for a long time, and if it continues like this, our losses will become greater and greater. Hubei Admiral Gui Ming asked. Tomorrow it was time for him to go to the Hubei Green Battalion, but, he knew, this was simply to send his soldiers to death.

"What else? Of course we're going to keep fighting. "Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu gritted her teeth and said.

"Lord Wang, Your Majesty has made a will, and asked about the development of the current battle situation, how should we answer?" Monk Lingqin asked.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. A trace of shame and anger flashed on Mianyu's face, and when he left Beijing, he promised Emperor Daoguang that he would definitely lead the army to defeat the Xinhua army and recover Guangdong. But now, he is blocked in northern Guangdong and cannot enter Guangdong at all, so how can he explain to Emperor Daoguang?

"Tell Your Majesty that although our offensive has suffered a setback, our soldiers are still highly motivated, and they will be able to break through the defense line of the Xinhua Army and enter the hinterland of Guangdong in a few days!" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said. He would never admit that his hundreds of thousands of troops had no way to take the Xinhua army. In this way, his future will be completely ruined, and he will probably only be able to live the days of fighting cocks and walking birds like those garbage for the rest of his life.

"This ......" Monk Lingqin hesitated, this is a crime of bullying the king, he will be killed, even if he is the king of the Mongolian county, he will not escape death.

"Just tell Your Majesty as I say!" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said angrily.

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Monk Grinqin had no choice but to comply. However, he also played a trick and first wrote a letter that made Prince Hui love Xin Jueluo. Mianyu was satisfied, and after that, he wrote a real book, two parts, and sent it to the capital at the same time.

Liu Zhongming, colonel and deputy director of the Operations Department under the General Staff of the Xinhua Army. Originally, during this expansion of the army, Lieutenant General Niu Meng, chief of the General Staff, planned to let him become a brigade commander. However, Colonel Liu Zhongming refused. Rather than going to the grassroots level to lead troops, he prefers to stay in the war department and plan a series of battles. He also enjoyed the feeling that all the troops were acting according to the battle plan they had drawn up.

At present, the Xinhua Army is engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing army in the vicinity of Guangdong. Although the Qing army had 300,000 men, it still hit its head and bled in front of the strong defense line of the Xinhua army. However, although the Xinhua Army was able to hold the defensive line, it was unable to launch a large-scale counterattack because of its small number of troops. Fortunately, the situation is almost resolved. There is still more than half a month to go, and the 20 infantry brigades of the Xinhua Army will be able to complete their training. The operations department of the Xinhua General Staff Headquarters has also begun to draw up a counterattack plan.

The operations department of the General Staff Headquarters has dozens of staff officers, who will draw up several sets of operational plans for the military top brass to make decisions based on the objectives of the operation and in light of the situation of the new Chinese army and the enemy's troops.

The main plan drawn up by the War Department is to use the main forces to counterattack from northern Guangdong, northeastern Guangdong, and western Guangdong. However, after going over all the operational plans, Colonel Liu Zhongming had another idea.

"Chief of Staff, I believe that our counterattack should not be limited to the perimeter of Guangdong. Compared to the Qing army, we have a strong navy. We can take advantage of the superiority of the navy and send our troops to the north. For example, along the Yangtze River. In the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong, the roads are difficult to navigate, which is not conducive to the march of large troops and the support of logistics. However, if it is possible to use the sea route, this problem is well solved. Colonel Liu Zhongming suggested to Lieutenant General Niu Meng.

After listening to Colonel Liu Zhongming's account, Lieutenant General Niu Meng nodded and expressed his approval of the plan he proposed. However, this is equivalent to fundamentally overturning the plan previously drawn up by the General Staff, which requires the approval of King Long Yufei.

"Colonel, come with me to see Your Majesty, I believe Your Majesty will be very interested in your plan." After Lieutenant General Niu Meng finished speaking, he led Colonel Liu Zhongming to Long Yufei's residence, and asked Colonel Liu Zhongming to personally explain his plan to Long Yufei.

His Majesty suggested that one or two fleets of the navy be dispatched to escort about 10 infantry brigades to attack westward along the Yangtze River, but the connection between the north and south of the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be severed. In this way, not only can the Manchu Qing control over southern China be severed, but it will also be able to encircle all the hundreds of thousands of Manchu troops deployed in the south, which will help our army annihilate all these Qing troops. If it succeeds, our army will be able to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost and in the shortest time. Colonel Liu Zhongming said to Long Yufei.

Long Yufei didn't understand military affairs in the first place, he was just a technical master. Therefore, he generally only puts forward a general target request to the military, and then lets the military implement it. To put it bluntly, he only looks at the results, not the process. Anyway, he doesn't know too much, and if he interferes too much, he may be like a certain chairman of the committee, because of blind command, which makes the originally good situation problematic.

"Chief of Staff, do you think this plan is feasible?" Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this plan is very feasible. With the naval strength of our Xinhua Kingdom, the Qing army could not be stopped at all, and it was completely possible to escort the army to the landing on the Yangtze River. Lieutenant General Niu Meng said immediately.

"Well, since you also think that this plan is feasible, then the General Staff will draw up an operational plan in accordance with this plan." Long Yufei said. He knew that although such a plan was a bit risky, the chance of success was also very high. If it succeeds, the time for the Xinhua Army to unify the whole country will be further shortened. Of course, if he was a little more bold and went north directly to land in Tianjin and attack Beijing, Long Yufei would probably refuse. During the Opium War, the British almost landed in Tianjin, and then the Manchus focused on strengthening the defense of the Beijing-Tianjin area. In addition, it has always been the center of Manchu rule, and if the Xinhua army rashly attacked, I am afraid that it would not take much advantage. In addition, even if Beijing and Tianjin are captured, China is so big, and the Manchus still have a lot of strategic space to turn around, so it is better to encroach on it step by step. (To be continued......)