Chapter 345: Prepare for war, everything is ready

When Li Wanchang's 170,000 army failed in Jiangbei, Jinyiwei sent the news of Li Wanchang's defeat back to Songjiang as soon as possible, and killed two horses halfway.

"Yang He's soldiers are divided into two routes, one is led by him personally, one is the people and horses of Zhao'an, Shaanxi, with Wang Ziyong as the general soldier to go to Hezhou, Yang He contained Li Wanchang's main force in Chuzhou, and was occupied by Wang Ziyong at night, and the two sides launched a big battle in Wujiang Town in Jiangbei, Li Wanchang was defeated and killed a deputy general soldier and two guerrillas;"

"Wang's self-use department was called the 'Qin Army' by Yang Heguan, and the manpower formed by this group of displaced people is really powerful."

In the governor's yamen, the specific military reports arrived as scheduled for three consecutive days, and the news sent by train was indeed faster than that of the war horse.

The round table was a bit lively, and everyone wanted to see how the Nanjing court ended now.

Chen Cao didn't say a word, he listened to the people below analyze the current situation.

"I thought that Yang He would definitely take advantage of the situation to attack Luzhou Mansion, after occupying it, the southwest can threaten Anqing, and the east can enter Taiping, this season is the flood season of the Yangtze River, if you go down by boat, it only takes one day to reach Dasheng Pass."

"Li Wanchang still has more than 80,000 troops stationed at the mouth of the Xijiang River in Liuhe, and I heard that the Nanjing Imperial Court has issued a death order, I think they will draw Zhang Gaoping's troops from Yangzhou."

The discussion was very hot, Huang Chunyao looked at Chen Cao, who didn't speak, and said, "Lord Wang, are you worried about the situation in Yangzhou?" ”

After Huang Chunyao spoke, the originally lively round table quickly quieted down, and all eyes were staring at Chen Cao.

Chen Cao took his eyes off the military intelligence document in front of him, looked around for a week, and said: "Hundreds of thousands of troops of the Northern Army are stationed in Yangzhou, Zhang Gaoping is stationed in Jiangdu, there are also 300,000 people, Nanjing is dangerous, if Zhang Gaoping gives up Yangzhou to aid Jiangbei, it is the way to die." ”

Chen Cao breathed a sigh of relief: "After all, Wang's self-use department is composed of the people in the west, and after the start of the flood season of the Yangtze River, the sand boat is not stable at all, if you go straight to Nanjing by boat, hehe..."

In the arid land of Shaanxi, although the Yellow River flows through the territory, not all of them are fishermen on the Yellow River, and most of Wang's subordinates are plateau men from northern Shaanxi, how to take a boat?

"Therefore, as long as Li Wanchang is not stupid and guards the Dangtu Waterway, the Yangtze River does not have to worry," Chen Cao pointed to the map behind him: "Yang He's specific information Jinyiwei has just been delivered, but judging from his arrangement, it should be to echo the northern army in Yangzhou, any of them arrive in Nanjing all the way, the imperial court will definitely choose to shrink the defense line, and from this, the rest of the way can easily come to the tail." ”

"Lord Wang, so the court is facing a dead end?"

As soon as Tang Yannian said, Chen Cao shook his head: "Even if Jiangbei is lost, as long as the Yangtze River is choked, Yang He will not have any chance to cross the river, and the victory pass and the Xijiang estuary are the key." ”

Xu Fuyuan interjected: "Li Wanchang's troops are now discouraged, and the students think that they can't hold the mouth of the Xijiang River, and they may cross the river to reach Dasheng Pass in the next few days." ”

"I heard that before the fall of Nanjing, Qin Liangyu took away a lot of Nanjing elites, and now they have merged with the Yangzhou Northern Army."

Chen Cao stood up and tidied up his robe: "The Korean army in the First World War suffered serious losses, and it is necessary to immediately replenish the troops in Songjiang, the situation in Nanjing is now on the bow, I believe that the imperial court will definitely come in the next few days, so all the departments will go back to practice and wait for orders." ”

Everyone is gearing up one by one, and it is not fun to destroy the North Koreans, but the current situation is that everyone here will become the heroes of Chen Cao after the founding of the country.

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Well...

Chen Cao clasped the edge of Shen Zhuangling's hips on both sides with all his might, slowly retreated in his muttering, and sat on the chair behind him slippery.

Shen Zhuangling turned around and cleaned him up, and Chen Cao touched her hair: "Bolin is obedient?" ”

After cleaning up after Chen Cao was cleaned up, he looked up: "Well, obedient, I can already play with a few of his brothers." ”

"What's going on at the company?"

"The Portuguese and Spaniards were the first to be sold to the Northern Dynasties after the flintlock pistols bought from us."

Chen Cao smiled, and now he found that Shen Zhuangling was still paying attention to his morality when doing business: "In front of the rifle, the flintlock pistol is outdated. ”

"The concubine knows this, but now the north and the south are fighting, and what they fight for is strength, and the northern army has a flintlock pistol, so isn't it pressing the southern army to fight?"

Chen Cao tapped the bridge of her nose: "Don't worry, the flintlock pistols given in Nanjing are no less than those sold to the north;

Zheng Zhilong is now attached, you can use his fleet with confidence, and in addition, in the name of our foreign trade company, send more ordnance and materials to the old port, and all hoard them there. ”

Shen Zhuangling was curious: "Does the prince have to fight the idea of the South China Sea?" ”

Chen Cao squinted at her: "It's not to fight, but the South China Sea was my Chinese territory during the Western Han Dynasty, and now the Europeans have come to us, and after Jiannu is cleared by me, it is my main purpose to occupy that side and close the door and beat the dogs, and you have to keep it secret from me, don't leak the news." ”

"Well, the concubine understands, lord, the concubine wants to come again..."

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"Melt?"

Chen Cao glared at Bi Maokang, and then pointed to the pile of black rotten iron that melted together: "Old Bi, you are not a newcomer anymore, don't bother me with this question, everything is busy now, if the revolver machine gun made by the arsenal melts after three hundred rounds, then what else do you produce?"

I have to have enough money to experiment with it. ”

In the face of Chen Cao's questioning, Bi Maokang did not panic at all, and pointed to the pile of scrap iron: "It's not the prevarication of the lower officials, it's just that the iron ore transported from Shanxi is not in good condition, if the price goes up again from the outside, the output of molten steel during this period is too low, and the quality is not good;

If it weren't for the prince's urging for weapons, this side wouldn't have been able to do it at all. ”

"Hey, do you blame me for the feelings?"

Chen Cao looked surprised, and then smiled helplessly: "The control of the North Korea has now reached the point of madness, and the iron ore of North Korea will be sent at least at the end of the year. ”

Bi Maokang arched his hand: "Thank you for your understanding, all the machine guns have been sent to Oman, and we have not vigorously built them in our Liang Domain, except for some of those reserves." ”

"How about the improvement of the rifle?"

Song Yingxing came up, pointed to the drawings and said, "I studied the drawings given by the prince and the teacher carefully for a long time, and then tried them together with the students of the Military Academy; ”

Only one semi-finished product was placed on the assembly table, which Chen Cao had seen before.

"The design of the magazine is really good," Song Yingxing looked at the semi-finished product with some envy: "After it is fully pressed, it is a full six rounds, and the sergeants can greatly reduce the reloading time when they are actually fighting." ”

Bi Maokang held his beard: "The old man can get the guidance of the prince before his death, it is really in vain in this life." ”

Chen Cao is very good to Bi Maokang, so he can indulge himself in front of him.

Chen Cao nodded, and then instructed: "The progress of the rifle must be fast, but the quality must be guaranteed, although the machine gun matter is stumped by iron ore, but it is also guaranteed to change the equipment of the troops, do you understand?" ”

"Yes, please rest assured, prince."

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Chen Cao wanted to drag it, but Zhu Yousong couldn't afford it, and the eunuch who delivered the decree did not have the opportunity to take the train from Zhenjiang to Shanghai, but used the old method to speed up the whip, and it took three and a half days on the road.

"Defeated?"

Chen Cao looked at the eunuch with some surprise: "Li Wanchang is His Majesty's henchman, how can the old man of the Qiandi surrender?" It must be a divisive plan of the Northern Army. ”

"Lord Wang, quickly order General Song to send troops, the Yang He Department of the Northern Army has already crossed the mouth of the Xijiang River, and the Great Victory Pass is about to be saved."

The eunuch did not answer Chen Cao's words, because his rank was too low, and his knowledge of this kind of thing was really limited.

Chen Cao nodded: "You go back and reply to Your Majesty, just say that this king will go to Nanjing in person in the near future." ”

The eunuch was overjoyed and went back again and again to restore his life.

Zhao Xin came up and handed over the sorted out official documents: "Wang Ye has seen it, two days ago, Yang He and Li Wanchang, who retreated to Jiangbei, fought at the mouth of the Xijiang River, the two sides fought for a day and a night, and the Qin Army of the Northern Army dug the embankment of the Xijiangkou in a geotechnical way, and the water of the Yangtze River poured into the Xijiangkou, Li Wanchang's department was defeated, and was intercepted when crossing the river, and Li Wanchang did not know where to go for the time being;

It was the Northern Army that released rumors that Li Wanchang had surrendered in order to break the military morale of the defenders of Nanjing. ”

"The Nanjing guards can't suppress those soldiers, they have to be Zhang Gaoping or Li Wanchang."

Huang Chunyao analyzed.

Chen Cao put down the official document: "Zhang Gaoping led the main force in Yangzhou, once evacuated, Nanjing must be attacked from two sides, and the intention of the Northern Army will be achieved, it seems that those people in the Northern Dynasty are not fools." ”

"Lord Wang, it is the best policy to hold the Dantu waterway." Xu Fuyuan spoke.

Chen Cao looked at the map behind him: "The canal waterway is not to be afraid, Zhao Tianlin does not have the courage to enter the Yangtze River." ”

"If the Northern Army goes down the canal?"

"Unless Zhang Gaoping really chooses to give up Yangzhou."

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"Ben Shuai will never give up Yangzhou..."

Facing the eunuch who passed the decree, Zhang Gaoping looked serious: "Go back and tell Your Majesty that giving up Yangzhou is giving up Nanjing." ”

The adjutant general, Zhang Yuan, looked at the eunuch and said: "My father-in-law went back and told the court that if the marshal gave up Yangzhou, hundreds of thousands of troops of the northern army could arrive in Beijing in an instant, and the marshal was here, and he could hold back the main force of the northern army." ”

Zhang Gaoping was impatient and scolded: "Does Li Wanchang eat? ”

The eunuch was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly bowed down: "An Guogong is angry, Changguo Gong is now missing, the northern army has gathered at the mouth of the Xijiang River, and he can cross the river at any time to attack Dasheng Pass. ”