Xi Yazhou ignored Lao Di's interruption, "Yes, but under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, Wuzhou, Pingle, and Guilin were the areas with the most officials in Guangxi, and they were also relatively stable places. The west and north of Guangxi were left for Xiong Wencan.
There are Yao people and chieftains from all over the country. Of course, in history, the people of Guangxi have always been one of the important sources of troops for the Ming Dynasty in the southwest. But if you want to mobilize the chieftain wolf soldiers, you have to have money. Chongzhen gave him a mere 20,000 taels of silver.
How many have been recruited? Last year, Linlan miners revolted and sent his Biao battalion to help defend Yongzhou. As soon as they left Liuzhou, the Yao Rebellion broke out. Maping County, where Liuzhou Prefecture is located, was burned to ashes. At present, the Ming jurisdiction of Guangxi
It can be said that smoke rises in all directions. Most of the remaining Ming troops are guards and can barely guard the stronghold. Even if Lao Xiong wants to drive the Yao people to our place to drive away tigers and devour wolves, he can't do it.
——We don’t have any field troops, so we can’t drive him away! Do you want him to personally lead the troops to fight against Kun? Why don’t we just give him a rope and ask him to hang himself.”
"As for Fu Zonglong, Chongzhen asked him to train his troops until now. It is said that there are ten new firearms training battalions. In fact, there are no more than 3,000 people. Most of them are recruited miners, and they don't even have muskets. He still doesn't like them.
For muskets, you need to buy Nanyang style. As long as the miners are paid military pay, they can fight. The problem is that his military pay has never been paid enough. Last year, Zhang Puwei’s Tantric Rebellion suppressed Fu Zonglong and others in Jiangxi. Compared with
However, Governor Chen Ruimo of Pianyuan is more worthy of our attention. After all, he has 15,000 men under his command. Except for the miners he recruited, they are adapted from the original guard soldiers and their combat effectiveness is not strong. However, we must pay attention to the jurisdiction of Governor Pianyuan.
It includes Shizhouwei, Yongshun Xuanwei Division, Baojing Prefecture Xuanwei Division and other chieftain areas. If the three chieftains of Yongshun, Baojing and Rongmei in this area are fully mobilized, they can provide between 3,000 and 1,000 troops.
About ten thousand. These chieftain soldiers are best at climbing mountains and cliffs and drilling into forests. Even if they are unable to compete with Fubo's army in frontal combat, they can still cause great damage once they penetrate into our control area through the mountains and move around."
"We've already talked about Chieftain, where's Qin Liangyu?" The question came from Li Di, the only navy veteran in the inspection group: "I really want to get to know the female soldiers under her."
"There are no female soldiers under Qin Liangyu's command. Stop thinking nonsense."
"Zhu Youjian will definitely not forget the most capable chieftains from eastern Sichuan. However, the Shizhu, Youyang, and Xiushan tribes in eastern Sichuan, especially the Shizhu chieftains, the Qin Liangyu tribe you miss, and Li Chuang, who visited Sichuan many times,
There were many battles in Xiying and there were losses. In the past twenty years, Ding Zhuang of Shizhu went to war for the Ming Dynasty, and almost every family suffered casualties. No matter how loyal Qin Liangyu was to the Ming Dynasty, he could not defeat all his own children. It is estimated that this time going south, the chieftain of eastern Sichuan
There will be about three to four thousand troops sent out. If we join forces with the Huguang chieftains, it will indeed be a big threat."
"No wonder the National Army needs to recruit Vietnamese monkeys to fight fire with fire. Are there other troops?"
"The Zheng family in Fujian. Zhu Youjian has made great efforts to win over the Zheng family in the past two years. He also promoted Zheng Sen to an official position and allowed them to move to Ningbo to take charge of maritime trade. He also summoned Zheng Hongkui to see him. This time he suppressed Kun.
Can they just watch? Yes, the Zheng family's basic financial income and military strength have long shrunk to a disgrace under the blockade of the Senate, but no matter what, there are several battalions of troops on land and dozens of ships at sea.
It can still be obtained. Moreover, according to the Manila Station report, Zheng Hongkui has always been in contact with Hale. If he can get something new from Hale, it may not be impossible for us to open our eyes."
Li Di pursed his lips, hesitated to speak, and listened to Xi Yazhou continue: "Of course, the real main force of the Ming Dynasty's northern frontier army, especially Jizhen, Guan Ning and Xuan's army are less likely to go south. After all, the Qing army is relatively small.
The Kun thief is much closer to Beijing. But the northwest frontier army is a variable. If Li Chuang's defeat is true, Chongzhen is very likely to dispatch Sun Chuanting or even Hong Chengchou to lead the Qin army to participate in the suppression of Kun. There is also the Yongwei camp of the Beijing camp system. These two
The army is probably the king bomb in Chongzhen's hands. In short, if he uses all his strength, Chongzhen can probably mobilize 70,000 Ming troops to suppress the Senate. Our opinion is that the main force of the attacking Ming army is around 30,000 to 40,000 people."
The horse whip moved to the south on the map again: "The General Staff has deduced several marching plans of the Ming army. In fact, the enemy does not have many choices. The most likely is to march from Yongzhou, with the first goal of capturing Guilin Prefecture, and then capture Guilin
After the government, start from Guilin and gradually reduce the power of the Australian and Song Dynasties in Guangxi. At the same time, send a separate partial division from Dao County to Jiangyong, Zhongshan County to take the Yinzhu Ridge to invade the direction of Hezhou, or start from Chenzhou and take the direction of Yangshanguan to reach the Lianzhou area.
, and then go down the Beijiang River to harass Guangzhou. The route from Linwu in Hunan to the direction of Shaoguan via the Wujiang River is unlikely due to the turbulent flow of the Wujiang River. To divide the troops from the direction of Hunan and Jiangxi, it is more likely to take the Meiguan Ancient Road from Ganzhou to Shaoguan
direction to attack. At the same time, the imperial court will also mobilize Zheng's armed forces to penetrate the Chaoshan area, or launch attacks from the sea to contain our military strength."
"If the main force of the Ming army does not aim to capture Guilin directly, it is also possible to set out from Yongzhou and Chenzhou respectively, with the main purpose of capturing Hezhou and Lianzhou. The two main marching roads of this plan are relatively narrow and rugged, and are not suitable for large army operations.
However, once Hezhou and Lianzhou are captured, Guilin can be threatened from the northwest, and Guangzhou can be threatened from the southeast along the river. We can also judge that once the Ming army crosses the Nanling Mountains, it will inevitably divide its troops and attack in various directions, forcing us to put out fires everywhere and ignore the other.
"
??????????.??????
"The third possibility is that the entire Ming army attacks Shaoguan through the Meiguan Ancient Road. There is a complete post road system in this direction, and the march is relatively convenient. Once Shaoguan is captured, there is also the benefit of water transportation for supplies. This is the main offensive method of going south to Guangdong and Guangxi. But the corresponding
The difficulty of our army's defense is also small, and the General Staff believes that the probability of the Ming army using all its strength to attack from this direction is low."
"This means that the Ming army will either use Guilin as the center to attack in unison, or they will disperse in multiple ways and infiltrate into the territory of the Senate to cause damage." Chairman Wang concluded, "Does the General Staff have a plan to deal with it?"
"The most mature and least technical Plan A," Xi Yazhou's horsewhip drew a line on the map: "Our army started from Guilin in the west to Shaoguan in the east and set up a long snake formation. Specifically, it was in front of the Fubo Army.
From the Xing'an-Guanyang-Daoxian-Ningyuan-Chenzhou-Rucheng line, which is roughly equivalent to the G76 national highway in the old time and space, we established defensive positions to meet the Ming army's attack. The National Army held key points in each town on the second line to fight against those who might penetrate the defense line.
A small group of enemies. Since the battle line is too long and the troops are limited, the defensive forces will be spread thinly."
A sneer came from the carriage: "What kind of pig tactics is this?"
"That's right. During the deduction, we thought that this plan was too complete. The shortcomings of being too complete would make it passive and rigid. It would be easy for the enemy to find weaknesses, penetrate and break through, and cause damage to the rear. Of course, this has no impact on the strategic level.
What, the Ming army does not have the ability to accumulate tactical victories and achieve strategic breakthroughs. It’s just that our victory will not look good.”
"Plan B uses offense instead of defense. Specifically, two mixed brigades will go north from Guilin and one mixed brigade from Lianzhou to Hunan to attack the Chenzhou-Hengyang-Changsha line. By threatening key areas in Hunan to attract the main force of the Ming army to come to the rescue, the plan
Launch a decisive battle under the walls of Hengyang or Changsha and eliminate most of the enemy's effective forces in one fell swoop. This plan can create a larger buffer zone for the Senate in southern Hunan, and at the same time prevent the Ming army from moving south here within a few years after heavy losses."
"This plan B sounds like it is reversing the route that the Ming army took to attack southward from Yongzhou and Chenzhou." Jiang Ye chewed jackfruit and said: "For the Ming army, the problem of narrow roads and difficulty in supplying supplies is not a problem for the Ming army.
Does the Fubo Army also exist? From the map, there are no waterways available along this line."
"Yes, and if the Fubo Army were to advance to the Hengyang-Changsha line, the supply line would be very long, providing many opportunities for the Ming Army or the local armed forces. I personally do not recommend this plan." Xi Yazhou said.
The horse whip started from Changsha and retracted: "Plan C is a shortened version of it. With a mixed brigade stationed in Guangxi as the main force, it will march north from Guilin to capture Yongzhou. At the same time, one infantry battalion from Zhaoqing will go out from Hezhou to defend, and one battalion from Lianzhou will cooperate.
This battalion monitors various traffic arteries. Or two battalions set out from Lianzhou to encircle Chenzhou. In the final analysis, it is to attract the Ming army to relieve the siege or retake Yongzhou and Chenzhou, and actively enter our army's preset battlefield and annihilate them.
Of course, the navy also needs to cooperate in attacking the Zheng family forces in Fujian."
"But what if the Ming army doesn't follow our plan? For example, Chen Ruimo is eager to regain Yongzhou or Chenzhou, but he can't command Zuo Liangyu. Suppose Zuo Liangyu is not interested in rescuing Yongzhou or Chenzhou, but wants to find a way to consolidate them
If Wei Ling comes to our territory to wreak havoc and wreak havoc, what will we do then?"
"I understand what you mean. If you attack the enemy, you must save it. The key lies in the word 'must'. Let's talk about my personal favorite plan D." The riding whip was swung to the sea, and he drew a half circle along the coastline, finally settling on the Yangtze River.
Mouth: "This plan can also be called the Southern Zhili Strategy. It will be based on a mixed brigade of the Fubo Army to strengthen artillery, reconnaissance, and logistics units; at the same time, the Marine Expeditionary Team and foreign troops from the National Army will be mobilized to form a task force.
.The navy dispatched a task force with the following action plan: to confirm the Ming Dynasty’s determination to go south for T-Day,”
“T+1 day: Issue mobilization order and combat order;
T+5: The naval expedition team and task force assembled in Kaohsiung and were on standby;
T+2 week: The main force of the task force has completed its assembly and preparations for landing operations, and is on standby in Hong Kong and Kaohsiung;
T+10-15: The naval expedition captured Zhoushan and established an advance base;
T+25: The main force of the task force landed in Zhoushan to gather and rest;
T+1 month: The task force entered the Yangtze River and landed at Wusongkou;"