When they saw that Dolgon did not mean to ask for the advice of the prince Baelor, they did not bother to pay attention to them, and saw that these people were tired of talking about the river, and they were all hungry, and the rest of the time belonged to BBQ and karaoke time. However, before eating barbecue, singing, and drinking beer together, they still did two meaningful things, the first was to let the 5,000 people of Jumala under the command of Zilharang and the 10,000 people of Tan Tai, who are now under the command of Azig, return to the division to defend Beijing. The second is that everyone should not forget to go home after the barbecue karaoke, and don't go to the wrong door, because there is a Ming army not far away. As for the opinion that can change the situation of passive battles, no one has mentioned it. The congress ended with peaceful singing and applause, and the slogan of the congress was 'Raise the sledgehammer of the proletariat and smash all the blacksmiths in the world.' That's right, if you crush the blacksmith to death, people's sledgehammers will become the only ones in the world, so let's hold them well.

When autumn comes on September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom.

The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor.

In the Chongyang season of the fifth year of Yongli, chrysanthemums bloom all over the country. In the Imperial City of Nanjing, as well as on the campus of Nanguo City, hundreds of thousands of sabers and guns were lined up, and the armor was shining, waiting for the emperor's order at any time. First of all, let's explain the problem of armor reflection, this sentence is just to set off the atmosphere.

In fact, since the Yongli New Deal, the Ming army has only been equipped with two types of armor. The first is leather armor, most of which are made of cowhide, some of the raw materials are self-produced, and some are purchased from Tibet and Mongolia. The second is the cotton armor, the cotton armor is made of iron sheets in textiles, which can be mass-produced, and the protective effect is better, especially when wet can also increase the resistance to firearms. Neither type of armor emits light, and only high-ranking generals wear placket chain mail. What is the purpose of such a large army stationed in one place to train and prepare for war? Because Zhu Si is planning an unprecedented battle.

The general headquarters of the Ming army, that is, in the Nanjing Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, bigwig-level figures gathered around the sand table and listened to Zhu Si's speech. "Let's take a look at the confrontation between the two armies on the Huai side now, at this time, before the Qing army in our army's naval division Zhu Chenggong's division went up to control the Huai River valley, it let the convex front in the south of the Huai River Zuo Mengeng's department retreat north, according to the information sent by Jinyiwei, Zuo Menggeng's department went to the direction of Laizhou. The 33,000 people of Tongyang in Huai'an have now also retreated to Yizhou in Shandong, as the least effective force in the Lianghuai region except for the Zuomengeng Department who retreated north, his purpose of retreating so deep is questionable. Then in the entire Huaibei region, only Xuzhou was stationed in the Qing army, Meng Qiaofang and Li Guohan. Our army has 11,000 Wang Jincai and 10,800 Wang Yuncai in front of him, as well as 13,200 Jiaolian and 70,000 Zhu Chenggong, who have already advanced to occupy Huai'an, and 71,000 Hao Yongzhong in Yangzhou. The total strength is several times that of Meng Qiaofang and Li Guohan, which is our advantage. And what about the disadvantages? Our disadvantage is that we have learned the combat effectiveness of this Qing army, and it is really very capable of fighting, even the King of Shu and the Duke of Eguo suffered huge losses due to the competition for Hanzhong and Xi'an with Li Guohan and Meng Qiaofang, which is the joint of my first-class famous generals in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Ma Jinzhong sighed and said: "The minister also has to say that the battle was too bad, if it wasn't for the most critical moment when Li Jin could arrive in time, I and the King of Shu would be wiped out, and that battle was really comparable to Xiang Yu's battle of the giant deer." It's just that the rebels who were too frightened to fight were not in the city, but stood by the river stupidly and watched the excitement. In Chen's opinion, Li Guohan's bravery is especially greater than Meng Qiaofang, and Meng Qiaofang can definitely be regarded as a wise and brave general, and he is also one of the few admirable generals in the Han army. ”

After Ma Jinzhong interjected, Zhu Si smiled at him, and continued the topic just now: "These two are both elite troops in the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, and their loyalty is also very high. It's almost impossible to fight back before the war, but Jinyiwei is also working on it. It is not easy to destroy them, and thousands of miles away in Kaifeng, there are more than 100,000 troops of Jierharang, and a little farther away, the main force of the Dolgon Qing army on the north bank of the Yellow River. The cavalry units of these two armies could reach Xuzhou within ten days at a normal marching pace. ”

Zhu Si's words paused, wanting to listen to the opinions of others, Mr. Tinglin took over the topic and said: "Xuzhou has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and I built the two capitals together, Xuzhou is in the center of the north and south of the two capitals, and it is the water and land throat of the north-south traffic. It also guards the Yellow River, controls the western traffic of Kaifeng and Luoyang, and has a strategic position of running north and south, across east and west, and has always been called the key to the north and the gateway to the south. Xuzhou is located in the middle of the Grand Canal, through the five provinces, the ancient name of Zhulu, can be attacked everywhere to determine the world. ”

Zhu Si said: "Oh, so Mr. wants Daming to chase the Central Plains?" Mr. Tinglin bowed deeply after hearing this, but did not reply. Fu Shan originally planned to return to the garrison of the Northern Army of the Imperial Camp in Shaanxi, but Zhu Si and his troops were also transferred back to Nanjing, just to gather the main force for a decisive battle. In this way, Fu Shan couldn't go, and he seemed to have some doubts about attacking Xuzhou, after Zhu Si finished speaking, Fu Shan asked: "Can our army bypass Xuzhou and go straight to Shandong and then go straight to the enemy's heart?" ”

After tasting the sweetness of causing endless troubles to the Qing army after taking Denglai Erzhou, the thoughts of these thinkers really became more and more unrestrained. Hao Yongzhong also agreed with Fu Shan's opinion, he said: "This is very good, so that our army can advance by land and water, and it will be easy to take the entire territory of Shandong in advance." ”

Chen Youlong shook his head and said no, but he didn't think of a good reason, but he was always cautious and still felt that it must be risky to do so. Du Yinxi also disagreed: "If the northward advance along the narrow strip between the Grand Canal and the coast is too violent, the flank of our army will be completely exposed to the Qing army, and if you enter Shandong in the north, you must first take Yizhou, but Tong Yangliang is also very difficult to deal with." The army attacking Yizhou also faced the risk of being attacked by Li Guohan and Tong Yangliang in Xuzhou, and he would definitely do this when analyzing Li Guohan's style during the Xi'an War. If it is not necessary, we should not repeat a battle similar to the Battle of Xi'an. ”

Later, Ma Jinzhong also said: "It is not feasible to enter Shandong by land. If you go north, the weakness of the baggage grain route will inevitably be taken advantage of by the enemy, and this plan is definitely not feasible! If we do this, our army will be defeated. Hao Yongzhong retorted: "Our baggage can be taken by sea." "Du Yinxi said again, is the territory of the Ming Dynasty all by the sea? The danger of sailing on the sea is ten times greater than that of the rivers, and with the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops, how can the future of the Ming Dynasty be decided by the mood of the sky and the sea? ”