"The prince of Nanban does have some skills, and he has rectified the situation in the southeast in less than a year, otherwise Duoduo would not have fought hard in Shandong. Therefore, in the battle of crossing the Huai, we have to plan well, and we must not fall into the way of the Nanban......"

Hauge tapped his fingers on the table, and said his analysis to Man Dahai, Ao Bai, Shuo Zhan, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others who rushed to the general's journey.

When it comes to fighting with soldiers, Hauge is not as good as the two brothers, Dorgon and Dordor, but he is also a veteran of battle. And there are also fierce generals like Man Dahai and Ao Bai around him, and the level is naturally not low.

Of course, he will also attach great importance to Zhu Cihong's opponent - speaking of which, the Qing Dynasty has not taken any advantage of Zhu Cihong! How dare he take it lightly?

"King Su," it was Dai Shan's grandson Man Dahai who spoke, he led the soldiers and horses of the Red Banner to join the expedition this time, ranking second in Haoge's way, "Do you think Nanban will set up a trap for us in Huainan?" ”

"Hehe, of course." Haoge smiled, "Zhu Cihong is different from his honest father, this kid is cunning!" Duoduo suffered a lot in Shandong...... The regent also has a headache because of him all day! ”

Speaking of Dolgon's headache, Hauge gloated with a grimace. Zhu Cihong, this kid is really bad, while slandering and smearing Dolgon, he sent troops to harass Liaoxi and Liaodong, and at the same time he also had to eat Tofu from Donggu Gege...... But he also let Duoduo get stuck in the mud pit in Shandong, I don't know when it will be finished?

Man Dahai touched his beard and frowned slightly, "We are strong now, there are fifty or sixty thousand people in the Eight Banners, the Han Army, and the Green Battalion, and there are 40 Hongyi cannons...... What tricks can they do? ”

Ao Bai said: "It's nothing more than to let us fortify the city, and the old soldiers of the division are tired, and then hit it with heavy troops...... Fengyang Mansion City may be the bait he left for us! ”

"Aobai," Hauge looked at his good helper, "what tricks do you have?" ”

"Yes!" Ao Bai laughed, "King Yu's tricks in Shandong can be used...... Those Nikans refer to the fatigue of our veterans, so let's give him a steady fight. Crossing the Huai first, then setting up camp, and then storming Fengyang. When the southern barbarians come, we will fight a decisive battle with them. If they advance with a fortress, we will reject it with a fortress. The Nanban prince did not turn Fengyang into a golden soup castle, which was a mistake! If we capture Fengyang Mansion City, then we won't leave, see what he does? ”

Fengyang Mansion City is not an ordinary mansion city, it is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents.

Hauge nodded repeatedly: "Okay!" Worship you is worthy of the emperor's love...... What else can you do? His gaze swept over the thatched hall, "If not, let's come and worship it!" ”

Shang Kexi immediately stood up, "Lord Wang, Fengyang Mansion City will be handed over to his subordinates to fight!" ”

Kong Youde also stood up: "Lord Wang, my subordinates are also willing to fight Fengyang Mansion." ”

"All right," Hauge said, "just go together." ”

"Wow!" Shang Kexi and Kong Youde both received the order.

"Mandahai!" Hauge is a bit of a Mandahai name.

"The last general!" Man Dahai also stood up respectfully.

"Huaibei will be handed over to you!" Hauge commanded, "Look at the little yellow and get the gong!" ”

"Please rest assured, your subordinates will not disgrace their lives!"

"Aobai, Shuo Zhan," Hauge added, "you will cross with this king...... The commander of the garrison is Huaiwei, just wait for the Nanban boy soldiers to come! This king is not Duoduo, and he doesn't want to occupy much of Huainan's territory, just to let Zhu Cihong know how powerful my Qing Heavenly Soldiers are! ”

"Wow!"

......

The news that Haoge's army had crossed Huainan was rushed to the camp in Jiangbei by 600 li as soon as possible.

At this time, Prince Zhu was surrounded by a group of high-ranking civil and military officials, standing on the wall of the Jiangbei Camp Castle, which was more than one zhang high, looking at the new army that was conducting drills outside the city.

In the days after crossing the river, Zhu Cihong waited for Hauge to go south, while he was busy reorganizing his infantry division of the New Army.

After the introduction of the European-style model regiment, the military system of the new army has undergone great changes. Division-level units were temporarily virtualized, and most of the officers serving in the divisional command department were sent to study in the 12 infantry model regiments or the Nanjing Martial Arts Academy.

And the four divisions of the Sixth Division of the New Army that were deployed in the Yingtianfu area were also left with an empty shell that could not do things because the officers had gone to "study." Therefore, the "regiment" (including model regiments and non-model regiments) has become the de facto largest tactical unit of the main force of the new army (referring to the army stationed in Yingtianfu).

Before Zhu Cihong led his troops to the north this time, there were a total of 31 regiments stationed in Yingtianfu, of which 15 belonged to model regiments and 16 were non-model regiments. And there are four division-level empty shells, which are the front division, the middle division, the rear division and the first division.

In addition, the left division was moved to Shandong in the spring of the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, and was under the control of the Shandong General Military Division. The right division was moved to Fengyang Mansion and returned to the central capital to stay in the division to control it. These two divisions are different from the four divisions that remained in Yingtian, and they still maintain the best state of combat readiness, the division commanders are fully manned, and the four regiments below are also fully manned. It's just that it is not equipped with any new firearms, nor is it equipped with cavalry, so it does not have the ability to go out of the city to fight in the field.

Of the 31 regiments remaining in Yingtian, 25 regiments have now moved to Jiangbei camp with Zhu Cihong. Zhu Cihong assigned them to the front division, the middle division, the rear division, the first division, and the Jiangbei Battalion Garrison Division.

The four divisions consisted of three exemplary infantry regiments, two non-exemplary infantry regiments (the two regiments were almost identical, except that the latter had no firearms), two cavalry battalions, two regimental artillery companies (with 12 three-pounder regimental guns) and a baggage battalion, with a total strength of about 14,000 men. Two of the cavalry battalions and two regimental artillery batteries were from two cavalry regiments and one artillery regiment of the Model Army.

The cavalry regiments of the Model Army were still two, with a total of 32,300 cavalry. However, some changes have taken place in terms of establishment and equipment. Originally, these two cavalry regiments were "heavy cavalry", but now they have been changed to a regiment of heavy cavalry and a regiment of light cavalry.

Among them, the heavy cavalry was a lancer, equipped with simple plate armor made of iron sheets, a Ming-style eight-petal iron helmet and arm armor. The light cavalry, on the other hand, was also equipped with improvised plate armor and eight-petal helmets, but was not equipped with arm armor to facilitate the opening of bows on horseback and to reduce weight. The horse bow is a Kaiyuan bow with a bow strength of forty or fifty catties.

The Model Artillery Regiment is constantly expanding, and now has 10 artillery companies, including 8 regimental artillery companies and 2 Hongyi artillery batteries, with a total of 48 3-pounder regimental guns and 8 12-pounder Hongyi cannons.

At present, the four divisions of the new army have been reorganized and are practicing division-level combat formations on the open ground near the Yangtze River in the south of the Jiangbei camp. A contingent of tens of thousands of people formed an innumerable number of company-level formations, spreading, changing, and moving along the Yangtze River, with earth-shattering cheers from time to time. It looks well organized and very imposing.

At this moment, Li Yan, the commander of the military commander guard, suddenly received the Tang newspaper handed by the army below, unfolded it, and suddenly changed color, and then came to Zhu Cihong's side.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the Central Capital Guards Division Urgent Military Report!" Li Yan said in a low voice, "The Qing army has crossed the Huai near the Changhuai Acropolis......"

"Crossing Huai in a big way?" Zhu Cihong asked, "How many people?" ”

"There are tens of thousands!" Li Yan said, "And there are many Hongyi cannons!" ”

"A lot of Hongyi cannons?"

"Yes," Li Yan said, "it is reported that the Qing army first built a fort on the north bank of the Huai River, and then bombarded the south bank with artillery, blocking the river and covering the craftsmen to build a pontoon bridge. After the pontoon bridge was completed, a bridgehead was built while crossing the Huai...... It seems that the Qing army fought very carefully this way, using the method of step-by-step, which is similar to Duoduo's fighting style in Shandong. ”

Zhu Cihong frowned slightly: "What about being careful?" As long as they come, don't think about getting out of the way...... When the military exercise is over, a military meeting will be called! ”

"Commandment."