After a busy day, Zhu Heng returned home and asked his servant to fetch cold water directly from the well for him to wash his face. The well water in autumn was very cool, with a hint of chill, which made him feel much more awake. Visit and download the txt novel From the Water
In the reflection, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be more white hair on his temples.
The official in Changde is indeed powerful, but he is not easy to be in. According to intelligence estimates from all parties, there are about 80,000 regular troops in this large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign. There are sufficient ordnance, including a large number of firearms, most of which were made during the Yongle Dynasty.
The old equipment of the Suzaku Army; and the maximum number of people in the Suzaku Army who can be used in the battle formation is thirteen thousand." "There is an extremely disparity in strength. Under normal circumstances, if the troops in such a condition do not start fighting, there will be problems due to morale; unexpectedly
At present, the Suzaku Army is actively preparing for war and wants to compete with the official army. After several days of observation, Zhu Heng was indeed right.
Perhaps it was the influence of the previous battles in which a small number defeated a large number. However, Zhu Heng was not affected by the previous events, so he really did not feel optimistic in his heart.
In the past few days, there have been discussions within the government office on how to deal with the army's invasion. Zhu Heng has not expressed any opinions for the time being. He is busy understanding the situation. The army's laws, organization, equipment and supply rules and other files need to take time to figure out in detail;
He also needs to spend time visiting various garrison locations to see the training of soldiers and estimate their combat effectiveness.
Fortunately, he was trusted and reused by the King of Xiang. His status as Senate President saved Zhu Heng a lot of trouble. As the highest level of military and political bureaucracy, he had access to almost all military aircraft and secret files. This allowed Zhu Heng to be very capable.
To find out the details of the Suzaku Army, tèbié is a firearm with only rumors but no specific information; only by seeing the descriptions of the weapons' manufacturing, performance, and tactical records from the confidential files can Zhu Heng first "know himself" and then "know the enemy."
He does not need to know how the firearm is made, as long as he understands how to use and maintain it, he can use it as a basis for formulating tactical plans. One of the things called "gun regulations" aroused Zhu Heng's great interest.
As a scholar who had studied abroad, Zhu Heng felt that it contained a kind of academic knowledge, and he wanted to study and understand this kind of thing, but unfortunately he did not have the time or energy to pay attention to it for the time being.
At this moment, Chang Sui came and asked Zhu Heng to go to the dining room for dinner. Only the father and son sat at the same table for dinner at home, because the servants could not sit on equal terms with them, so the meal seemed a bit deserted.
The eldest son Zhu Sheng was sitting on the seat next to his father, a little absent-minded. Zhu Heng knew his son well in his heart, because he had heard Zhu Sheng mention his mother in Nanjing several times, and he might be concerned about the safety of his relatives. In this state of mind, Zhu Heng probably
Sheng didn't care much about studying on weekdays; Zhu Heng really didn't want to ask about it and would talk about it later.
He is too busy and does not want to affect important events with his own family affairs.
However, Zhu Heng was very optimistic about the defected King of Hunan. The fact that the King of Hunan made a big fanfare to accept Xu Guangxu's granddaughter as his second concubine was indeed a good move. Therefore, Xu Guangxu got along well with Zhu Heng in the official office.
It's harmony; Zhu Heng doesn't want to offend the local elders when he first comes, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain even if the prince is important to him. Jia Yi in the Han Dynasty is a good example. Xu Guangfu does not have to be subject to Zhu Heng in terms of etiquette, and Zhu Heng does not care.
For this kind of thing, he himself wants to be in a high position and show off his power; but if he wants to do practical things, he only needs to have real power, and there is no need to worry about status.
Zhu Heng had dinner and went straight into the study. Although he had been busy all day, it was not the end of the day when he returned home. In the evening, he continued to plan tactics based on the situation he learned at the government office.
The commander put the ground ink and paper and pen on the table. Zhu Heng picked up the brush and dipped it in the inkstone, but did not start writing. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head to look at the moonlight outside. His other hand habitually
Twist | move the beard on the chin.
In the moonlight, Zhu Heng's thoughts began to fly. He seemed to have seen the vast river of history, the twists and turns of civilization, and the skills of the army, agriculture and hundreds of workers. This will definitely be an important battle that can be described in the history of history.
...In the Suzaku Army Senate Office, several civil servants put down what they were doing and walked in sequence along the corridor to the study room at the back. On the eaves corridor at the other end of the yard, a group of military generals wearing gray military uniforms and armor also
They came one after another, and when they reached a doorway, they consciously took off their swords and handed the knife and other ice blades to the guards for storage.
Everyone walked into an inconspicuous study, which was just an old house. However, this was the place where Zhang Ning worked daily and met with his subordinates. In addition, many confidential files of the Suzaku Army were stored here, so it was considered an important military location. This is
The people who can come here to discuss matters are important figures with real power in the Suzaku Army.
Zhu Heng, Wang Yu and other literati still followed the custom of many years and bowed down to salute, clasping their fists and saluting, "See you, Your Majesty." But the military generals all straightened their backs, raised their left arms and stamped their feet to salute solemnly. Zhang Ning also raised his head.
He raised his arms in return, walked a few steps in front of everyone, then walked back to the chair to the north and sat down.
He patted the file paper on the case and said: "During this period, many people expressed their opinions in documents, and we have also gathered together for several small discussions. Now the situation is urgent and time is running out. It is time to come up with a solution."
Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Zhang Ning continued his opening remarks: "Mr. Zhu is the Senate President of our Suzaku Army. He leads the officials to coordinate the strategy. I invite him to come and tell you about the strategic layout."
After hearing this, Zhu Heng first bowed to Zhang Ning, then turned to bow to others. In the meantime, he bowed to Old Xu to express his greeting, and then said slowly: "I have been trusted by the King of Xiang to serve as the Senate President.
I have been in office for some time. The most urgent task at the moment is naturally how to deal with the governor of Huguang deploying troops from the north and south to attack us. I have some humble opinions and have drafted a plan. This is not done by me alone, but is the result of discussions with colleagues in the government office.
Draft. And this dossier is not the final plan. If you think there is anything inappropriate, you can bring it up for discussion..."
He was worthy of being a minister of the Ministry of War in the palace of the Han Dynasty. He was very precise in his manners and tone in front of all the officials. For a while, Zhang Ning's simple governing body seemed to be dignified and orderly.
Zhu Heng paused and then got to the point: "In my opinion, the Suzaku Army has strict military discipline, neat ranks, and sharp firearms. It is actually an elite division. It has strong combat power against the main army of the Ming Dynasty's Mainland Guards. I inspected it from many sides.
Colonel, I thought that the Suzaku Army's 10,000-strong force could magnificently defeat the Guard Army's 20,000 to 30,000 troops, or even more. Some people may say that the Battle of Gaodu; as far as I know, the Battle of Gaodu was a huge one.
The victory was not only due to combat power, but also due to Cheng Guogong being caught off guard and causing obvious tactical errors..."
"We cannot place our hopes on the enemy's mistakes. After Yu Qian, the right minister of the Ministry of War, took office as governor of Huguang, he made a comprehensive inspection of our army; some files of the Council of Ministers have this record, and there is even news that the imperial court has copied such things as '
Firearms such as matchlocks and gunshots. However, from a time perspective, the officers and soldiers cannot use the weapons on the upcoming battlefield, and there is no time to manufacture equipment in large quantities and formulate corresponding training tactics."
"Therefore, the officers and soldiers will still use the usual weapons and formations in this battle, but the tactics should be adjusted for our cannons and muskets. The firearms currently used by the officers and soldiers in various places are mainly manufactured under the supervision of Yongle 20 years ago;
The normal firearms and equipment of the regular army in each important town ranges from one tenth to three tenths. Based on this situation, I made the judgment that the 10,000 Suzaku Army can defeat the 20,000 Guards Army. If the gap is too big on a certain battlefield, even if our soldiers are
It is difficult to win without fear of death; as the size of the army increases, coordination becomes complicated and difficult, and it is easy to fall into the dilemma of being encircled, losing important territory, and being cut off from food routes."
"I made my first plan based on this. We should try our best to avoid falling into a situation where we are forced to fight one to three or more; we should focus on the strategy of concentrating our troops to defeat the enemy one by one."
Zhu Heng wanted to explain his thoughts as clearly as possible, but he saw that several generals looked confused, and they probably couldn't understand. He saw Zhang Ning signaling to him, and then he continued to discuss.
"The news reported from the scouts in various places has the following general situation: the government troops attacked in two routes, the north and the south. The troops on the north route are mainly soldiers and horses gathered in Jingxiang and Wuchang Prefecture. They are relatively strong, with 40,000 arriving.
Fifty thousand people will advance to the northwest of Changde Prefecture; the south road will gather from Changsha Prefecture, there may be more than 20,000 people, and they should wait for an opportunity to attack Chenzhou Prefecture."
"We are trapped in a situation where we are surrounded by enemies from both sides. If we divide our forces to resist the enemy and fight for strength, we may be playing into the hands of the officials and soldiers. But if we want to abandon one place and concentrate our forces against the enemy, the situation of being attacked from both sides will not be improved. On the contrary, the strategic depth will be compressed, and we will be trapped and exhausted.
situation. To break this plan, the only way is to take the initiative and seize the opportunity accurately. Timing is the key to victory or defeat."
"Changde Prefecture is a land with abundant crops and abundant crops, and its terrain location is also important. We had better focus on Changde, and the officers and soldiers should also make this judgment. They must have thought that we would deploy heavy troops in Changde, so we used the Northern Route Army to attack this place.
.If our army does not divide its forces to stop the enemy, it will definitely gather heavy troops near Changde Mansion; the official army will use the northern route to attack Changde Mansion to contain our main force, and then the southern route to Changsha will attack Chenzhou like a bag."
Zhu Heng pondered for a moment before saying: "If our army had attacked first and eliminated the weaker Southern Route Army, the situation would have been very different."
"But there is a very important moment here. If the attack is too early, the South Route Army may avoid fighting and find it difficult to annihilate the enemy; if the attack time is too late, if the main force is transferred away, the North Route Army will take advantage of Changde behind the scenes.
No loss. Colleagues from the Ordnance Bureau present must know that a large number of firearms in our army need repair. Without the Ordnance Bureau, it is difficult to maintain the workshops built in Changde; firearms are also very dependent on medicine. Therefore, we must maintain the foundation of Changde Mansion.