Chapter 198: The First Expedition: The "Closing the Door and Fighting the Dog" Strategy
When the ministers were sending farewell, they thought that Wang Li had taken over the post of "Governor of Breaking Prisoners", and they were all secretly happy;
Afterwards, when they learned that Wang Li politely refused, they couldn't sit still anymore!
Countless recitals flew to the Wuying Palace, with sincere words and justified evidence!
Seeing Zhu Youzhen's heart rippling, he wanted to get into it!
So, Zhu Youzhen couldn't sit still again!
Wang Li, who had already gone south, received a handwritten letter from Zhu Youzhen, and scolded his mother in his heart!
It's only been more than ten days since he left Beijing, and he hasn't arrived in Jingdu Mansion yet, so what does the kid want to do?
On the surface, it is asking about the military deployment of Liaodong!
In fact, he still wants to take up the post of "Governor of Destruction" himself!
I can only say that this guy is really like a child!
At this time, he was already twenty-four years old, and he was not stable at all!
Whatever comes to mind, you want it!
The face changes three times a day, completely by your own temperament!
Don't move, to put it well, it's going to change so quickly!
I'm only a few years older than you, and I'm not your own father!
pestering me all day long, is this necessary?
However, when you think about it, this kid is really pitiful!
He profoundly realized that Huang Taiji really dared to send troops to Korea, which was indeed a great opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to turn defense into attack and break the enemy soldiers!
It's a pity......
None of the civil officials in the DPRK and China are worry-free!
During this time, no one was scolding in the book, and they were all analyzing the current situation in Liaodong, which was enough to make him happy!
However, what is the use?
After the old man Sun Chengzong stepped down, there was no one in Liaodong to preside over the overall situation!
The ancestor with the highest official position, Da Shou, guards the Daling River all day long, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault!
It's no wonder he doesn't worry about such a situation!
Huh!
What's the use of just worrying?
Actually, I also want to make a contribution, and I also want to help you completely get the Huang Taiji!
However, the "Governor of the Five Provinces to Suppress Thieves" and the "Governor of Destruction" are all fire pits!
The officials of the DPRK and China all looked at me with wide eyes!
Their impeachment recital may have been written a long time ago!
I took over the post of "Governor of the Five Provinces to Suppress Thieves", and I jumped into the fire pit bravely, and I was already gambling my youth on tomorrow!
The position of the governor of Liaodong, I am really powerless!
Even if you really want to do something big, it's better to ask for another master!
Thinking of Zhu Youzhen's expectant and extremely pitiful face, Wang Li sighed lightly, crumpled the written letter, and threw it into the boiling Han water.
Because, I really can't bear to disappoint Zhu Youzhen!
Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, there are indeed very few emperors who are a little more normal like him, can be diligent in government affairs, and are ambitious and ambitious!
After thinking about it a lot, I decided to comfort him a lot and encourage him!
Instead of bluntly rejecting him, hitting him!
So, I picked up my pen and wrote another letter crookedly:
"Long live Lord Mingjian, as the saying goes: the country is small but not humble, the strength is small and not afraid of the strong, the rude and insulting neighbors, the greedy and clumsy friends, can also die.
Today, the construction of slaves is burdened with 100,000 yuan, and they try to shake the tree with ants, which is undoubtedly self-destruction.
The little slave is far away in Huguang, and he is exhausted in the big matter of suppressing the thief, and he really can't share the worries for the long-lived lord, which is really a sin;
At this moment, please also long live Lord Taoguang to recuperate, accumulate strength, not be in a hurry, and wait patiently;
One day, there will be a good opportunity to destroy the enemy. ”
The letter was sent, and Song Zhe hurried up: "Factory father, should we go down the Han River, or continue to ride horses?" ”
"Speak human words!"
Wang Li replied angrily.
"Well...... this" Song Zhe smiled and handed over a cup of gaiwan tea:
"Factory father, let's grind and chirp along the way, you have been inquiring about the movements of the thieves all day long, and you have stayed in Xiangyang for three days, it is already obvious!"
"Not bad, not bad! Your kid has been with me for more than seven years, and finally learned to figure out what you want, not bad! ”
"That's what it was! The thieves re-entered Shaanxi, and the combined army of 200,000 approached Xi'an, and the company camp was more than 50 miles!
If the factory is still in Huguang, the transmission and command of the news will be inconvenient, and I am afraid that the opportunity will be missed! ”
"Not bad!"
Wang Li nodded and said solemnly: "The main force of the thieves converges in Shaanxi, you don't need to catch them one by one, I just can't ask for it!"
The order went down, and the whole army diverted to the west and went straight to Wuguan! ”
Because he has watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and has a "God's perspective", Wang Li will not be unfamiliar with the terrain of Shaanxi!
Shaanxi, the land of Guanzhong, eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, the terrain is flat!
Here, it is the best place for the cavalry to show their might!
Two months ago, Wang Li ordered Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng to attack on two sides, and then ordered Cao Wenzhao to lead cavalry to guard Shanxi, his original intention was to drive the thieves to the Yunyang area;
Then, several soldiers and horses merged into one place, continued to drive the thieves to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then transferred Cao Wenzhao's iron cavalry to rush back and forth to kill;
If it goes well, even if you can't wipe out all the thieves, you can lose most of their soldiers!
And on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Jingdu Mansion, Cao Dingjiao and Cao Bianjiao's iron cavalry are waiting for them!
Even if some thieves crossed the Yangtze River, they did not dare to go east to the southern capital, nor did they dare to stay in the Jingdu territory for a long time, so they could only go up the Yangtze River!
Forcing it into Sichuan, it's just time to close the door and beat the dog!
However, plans are not changing as fast as they are!
Hong Chengchou, that guy, dropped the chain at a critical time!
Maybe he was frightened by the thief's momentum, or maybe it was a real mistake that made the thief go around in a circle and move to his base camp!
Hong Chengchou realized that the big thing was not good, and hurriedly asked his "righteous brother" for guilt!
The words are sincere and moving!
For Hong Chengchou, the "righteous brother", Wang Li did not blame!
Just ordered all the troops and horses to enter Shaanxi quickly, garrison Xi'an, and try to protect the mansion of Zhu Yiluo, the king of Qin, from being captured!
With such a mobilization, the thieves really hit the plan!
I thought that the Ming army from all walks of life was terrified, and only dared to defend Xi'an!
Gao Yingxiang joined forces with more than 200,000 troops to try to storm Xi'an, which was exactly what Wang Li expected!
"Changgong, in fact, the terrain of Shaanxi is similar to Sichuan!
The main force of the thieves gathers in Guanzhong, can they also close the door and fight the dog? ”
"I also want to close the door and beat the dog, but unfortunately, the timing is not too good!"
"Timing?"
Song Zhe was full of doubts, and hurriedly asked: "When does the factory think it is the best time?" ”
"It's June, and it's time for the wheat in Guanzhong!
Even if you trap the thieves in the pass, it will be difficult to starve them to death!
It's not what I want to do with the thieves! ”
Hearing the word "dead knock", Song Zhe couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine!
Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, Luo Rucai and other thieves are almost all foot soldiers, and it is not difficult to use cavalry to fight against them!
However, under the command of King Gao Yingxiang, there were more than 30,000 cavalry!
More than 10,000 of them are still iron horses!
If you really want to fight Gao Yingxiang to the death, it is difficult to predict the outcome or defeat!
Moreover, at this moment, the total number of soldiers and horses of all kinds of thieves may be far more than 200,000!
Because......
Shaanxi is the hometown of thieves from all walks of life!
In the past few years of gathering people to rebel, many people have died in battle!
However, there are many people who come back alive!
One by one, riding a high-headed horse, wearing gold and silver, it looks like returning home!
Under such human flesh propaganda, hundreds of people threw away their hoes and joined the rebel army without hesitation!
According to the letter sent by Hong Chengchou, the number of thieves at this time is likely to be millions!
And the total number of Ming troops gathered in Xi'an was only seventy or eighty thousand!
I'm afraid, I'm afraid!
Not only Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and Zuo Liangyu were afraid, but even Wang Li was afraid!
"Oh, that's not right!"
Song Zhe seemed to remember something, and came up with joy on his face: "Factory father, according to the past practice, June is indeed the wheat ripening season in Guanzhong!"
However, Shaanxi has been suffering from drought for many years, and this year is even better!
Even if it is the wheat season, even if all the grain in Guanzhong is obtained by the thieves, its millions of people will not last long! ”
I'll go!
Wang Li slammed his head and suddenly realized!
Three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang, this is really true!
If it weren't for Song Zhe's reminder, I would have really missed a big deal!
Alas!
I'm just a scumbag, and I'm forced to command all kinds of armies, which is really reluctant!
Didn't you say it in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": As a general, you don't know astronomy, you don't know geography, you don't know yin and yang, you don't know the strange door, you don't look at the formation map, you don't control the army, and you're mediocre!
Mediocre person!
What a mediocrity I'm in!
"Quickly pass the order: Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu will retreat to Wuguan and cut off the way for thieves to Nanyang;
Lu Xiangsheng and Ai Wannian retreated to Tongguan and the Yellow River crossing, cutting off the way for thieves to Luoyang;
Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and Cao Dingjiao quickly led the cavalry to assemble in Luoyang;
Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang suspended the training of soldiers and horses, and quickly transferred grain and grass to Wuguan and Tongguan!
In addition, he sent a message to Chen Wangting Feige in Sichuan, asking him to gather 5,000 villagers and quickly go to Meridian Road to set up an ambush! ”
As soon as the military order came out, Song Zhe was shocked and hurriedly stopped the Jinyi guard who gave the order!
"Factory father, do you really want to abandon Xi'an?
If Zhu Yiluo, the king of Qin, was killed by a thief, how to explain it to the Lord of Long Life? ”
"Uh...... Well, let Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng pay more attention, and when they retreat, take Zhu Yiluo away, won't it be over?
The rest of the county kings, generals, and guest of honor are estimated to be almost dead, so we don't need to worry about it!
That's it! ”
"Whoa!"
……
Riding a high-headed horse, Wang Li is radiant!
Unexpectedly, I really played a game of shutting down the door and beating the dog!
Although the terrain is flat, there are many passes around it!
The Dasanguan in the south is not garrisoned by Ming soldiers!
If the thieves dare to enter Chencang Road through Dasanguan, or go to Hanzhong through Bao Chuan Road and Fu Luo Road, they will be dead!
Trapped, these three passages into Shu have been blocked by the city plug, and they can't be opened!
If you dare to go to Hanzhong through the meridian road, it is also a dead end - Chen Wangting has been waiting here for a long time!
Xiao Pass in the northwest direction, there is no Ming army stationed!
If the thieves leave Xiao Pass, they will be greeted by the lofty mountains, the yellow sand outside the fortress, and the Mongol cavalry who surrendered to the Houjin!
So, this road is also a dead end!
Of course, the thieves can continue westward through the desolate Silk Road!
I'm afraid that they have a life to go out, but they don't have a life to come!
In the end, when the thieves can't stay in the pass, they can only smash Tongguan and Wuguan!
These two levels are heavily guarded by the Ming army, and they just can't ask for it!
All of a sudden, even if the thieves don't come to the death, at least they are locked up in the pass, Shanxi, Henan and Huguang, there are no more thieves raging!
Of course, when Cao Wenzhao's cavalry is in place, he can harass the thieves with impunity, making them sit like pins and needles, and they will not be at peace for a moment!
When they really had no choice, they could only choose to go north and try to cross the Yellow River east to Shanxi!
At that time, he only needs to send cavalry patrols to guard a few important ferries in advance, and the thieves can only look at the river and sigh!
Therefore, it seems that it is not very difficult to completely exterminate the thieves and kill Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng!
Hey!
If that's the case, we'll be able to fish for many more years!
"Report ...... Factory: Technician ...... of Wu County Iron Casting Bureau, Kuizhou Prefecture"
"Poof......
The brocade guard who reported the news fell and gnawed on the mud!
Wang Li's sweet dream was interrupted, and his face was full of gloom: "Frizzy, what's the hurry!" ”
"Factory father, can you not rush a million rewards?" Jinyi Wei Gu spit out the dirt, his face full of joy:
"Factory father! The mechanics of the Wuxian Iron Casting Bureau in Kuizhou have solved the problem of steam engine leakage!
When the subordinates came to report the news, the machine had been spinning for two days in a row, and it had met the reward requirements of the factory company! ”
"Oh? Really? ”
Wang Li frowned, his face was full of suspicion: "Tell me, between several valves, between the cylinder and the piston, how to do not leak?" ”