Luo Youdu and Ouyang Hui explained the affairs in the south, thinking that there were no obvious flaws in their arrangements in Yunnan and Guizhou, and they would not have to worry about matters in the southwest for at least three to five years.
After five years, there will be a routine rotation of frontline coaches.
During this rotation, cleaning is inevitable. As long as it is arranged properly, it can be stable for a period of time.
Although the rotation of frontier commanders will have a certain impact on the stability of the border, it is more threatening to have a capable and capable general who can stand alone to guard a place for a long time.
Luo Youdu didn't want to be in a situation where he had to respect himself by raising bandits in the future.
Is Li Chengliang great?
Of course it’s awesome!
He guarded Liaodong, recovered the Jurchens, and defeated the Mongols until they cried for father and mother. The Ming Dynasty's border commanders were more powerful in martial arts than Li Chengliang, but the consequences of raising tigers are also an undeniable fact.
After being the commander-in-chief for a long time, no matter how loyal you are, you will inevitably become the uncrowned king of the place. You have no idea.
Where are the men?
Those vested interests clinging to the shadow of the big tree?
In ancient times when communications were extremely poor, rotation of frontline commanders was inevitable.
Something happened in the Southwest, and Luo Youdu couldn't help but think about the situation in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan has not sent any news for a while. Could it be that the war has reached a stalemate?
But as Luo Youdu thought, the situation in Jiangxi has indeed reached a deadlock.
But it is different from the deadlock you think of.
"Caodu!"
Li Chuchou strode into the military tent and said: "It's confirmed, Zheng Yanhua's troops are now hiding at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain."
Cao Bin said: "What a danger! This sudden move by Li Jing almost got someone in his way."
It turned out that Cao Bin personally led his troops directly to Nanchang Mansion with the clear purpose of capturing the thieves and the king. In Li Jing's name, he summoned all parties to completely end the war in Jiangnan.
Facing Cao Bin's attack, Li Jing, on Chen Chuyao's suggestion, sent his general Zheng Yanhua to make a surprise attack on Chizhou where Lin Renzhao was located.
Cao Bin didn't realize that Li Jing would do this.
Li Jing was too timid. When he learned that Cao Bin was coming to attack, he immediately adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the field to defend Nanchang Mansion.
From the analysis of Li Jing's character, he is not the one who divides the troops at this critical moment.
Not wanting to irritate his son, and being bewitched by Chen Chuyao, he felt a sudden change in his heart and gave an order that was totally out of character.
Not long after the order was issued, Li Jing regretted it. It was just that the order was issued and it was difficult to retract it.
However, Zheng Yanhua is a fierce general. If he is asked to charge into battle, he is not afraid of death and is invincible, but if he is asked to perform difficult operations, it will be difficult for him.
There are two difficulties in Chen Chuyao's strategy. First, Zheng Yanhua has to quietly bring 10,000 elites to the vicinity of Chizhou. Second, Zheng Yanhua has to cooperate with the naval forces in Ezhou and Jiangzhou.
Lin Renzhao was very powerful in water warfare, and Ezhou and Jiangzhou had been defeated by him many times. If the cooperation was not in place, it would be easy for both sides to fail to coordinate and defeat each other one by one.
This all tests Zheng Yanhua's commanding ability.
It is obvious that Zheng Yanhua lacks the strength in this area. He cannot mobilize an army of ten thousand people with ease, let alone move more than ten thousand troops from Nanchang Prefecture to the vicinity of Chizhou without being discovered.
When Cao Bin was about to surround Nanchang Prefecture, he sent generals to explore the situation in all directions.
When young general Yin Jilun went north to investigate the military situation, he discovered a cesspit left by Zheng Yanhua's troops, and he found traces of Zheng Yanhua's troops after peeling off silk and cocoons.
Cao Bin analyzed the traces left by Zheng Yanhua along the way, contacted the changes in Ezhou and Jiangzhou reported by Lin Renzhao, and saw through Chen Chuyao's intentions.
This method of using troops depends on the situation.
Cao Bin immediately changed his tactics and no longer stormed Nanchang Mansion. Instead, he shattered all Li Jing's illusions and forced him to surrender.
"General Li, I will give you five thousand soldiers and horses to go north and take Jiangzhou directly."
"Investor An, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses to march directly to Ezhou."
Cao Bin's eyes flashed and he said: "Have they ever thought that if Ezhou and Jiangzhou want to contain Lin Renzhao, their own rear will be empty?"
Generals Li Chuchou and An Shouzhong took orders together.
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Chizhou.
Lin Renzhao and Zhang Xiong sat opposite each other.
In response to Chen Chuyao's strategy, Cao Bin also made corresponding arrangements in Chizhou.
He allowed Zhang Xiong's naval force in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to support Lin Renzhao.
Let Zhang Xiong deal with the enemy from Ezhou and Jiangzhou, while Lin Renzhao deals with his old friend Zheng Yanhua.
The Yangtze River pontoon blocked Zhang Xiong's navy from moving north, but ships could block it, but people could not.
Lin Renzhao arranged for his soldiers to hide outside Chizhou City, while he arranged for Zhang Xiong's soldiers to take over Chizhou Water Village.
Compared with Zheng Yanhua's level, Lin Renzhao showed an extremely high level, and the rotation between soldiers was silent.
Unless people inside knew about it, it was almost unnoticed by others, not even Chen Decheng, who surrendered, knew about it.
Lin Renzhao drank several sips of wine for himself and said: "I'll leave the enemy coming from Ezhou and Jiangzhou to you. When fighting them, the only thing to be careful about is their fire-breathing ship."
"This fire-breathing ship is extremely powerful. In the battle with Chen Decheng, if I hadn't taken advantage of the downstream flow and gained the upper hand, I would have suffered a big loss. Above the river, the fire-breathing ship has too great an advantage. I
There is no warship that can confront it head-on,"
Zhang Xiong frowned slightly, but seeing Lin Renzhao's unconcerned expression and not saying anything, he looked at him quietly.
When Lin Renzhao saw that Zhang Xiong was not cooperating, he looked helpless. He drank a few more sips of wine and said, "You are just boring."
He has known Zhang Xiong for five years.
When Luo Youdu handed over Zhang Xiong to him, Lin Renzhao was still a little disgusted.
Why give him such a stupid deputy?
But as they spent more time together, Lin Renzhao discovered that Zhang Xiong's tenacity was terrifying to him.
Zhang Xiong's life is extremely boring. He doesn't drink and doesn't make close friends with others. Apart from studying, he just studies, and his life remains the same.
Even after becoming the deputy commander of the Central Plains Navy and having a fortune of over ten thousand, Zhang Xiong remained extremely self-disciplined.
In just five years, Zhang Xiong not only learned to read and calligraphy, and could recite the art of war freely, but he also learned a lot about water warfare.
Lin Renzhao is used to being called a monster, but he really feels that this Zhang Xiong is a monster.
A rock solid monster.
Lin Renzhao said: "I have been studying their fire-breathing ships these days and discovered an interesting thing. The fire-breathing ships in Jiangnan have fatal problems. The fire-proof effect is extremely poor... Can you believe that the power of the fire-breathing ships comes from
Fire itself does not have effective fire prevention capabilities. Are you really not afraid of playing with fire and burning yourself?"
He really got it right.
Historically, Li Yu also formed a powerful Jiangnan navy.
Their Jiangnan navy was on the Yangtze River and defeated the Song Dynasty navy.
Then Zhu Lingyun, the commander of the Jiangnan Navy, tried to use a fire-throwing ship to end the battle. However, the wind direction suddenly changed and the fire burned back. The Jiangnan Navy was defeated across the board, and the commander Zhu Lingyun was burned alive.
The navy of Jiangnan defeated the navy of the Song Dynasty with its strength, and then destroyed itself with its strength.
Just one word.
A smile flashed across Zhang Xiong's calm face.
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There will be another update in the evening, brothers, you can get up and watch it tomorrow.