The latter item marked by Zhu Linmiao was about the outside of the plug. However, since Jinyiwei's intelligence network has not yet covered the outside of the Guan, what is reported is only some movements in Beijing.

"At the beginning, the puppet army department transferred 4,500 people from the green battalion in northern Shaanxi to the north to reinforce Duoduo, and the thief chief Dolgon sent a beyler to Mobei to recruit Teng Jisi's army, and it is said that the conditions were very good."

Although Yu Xin did not mention the specific battle situation in Mobei, everyone understood that judging from the situation of the Qing court's increase in troops and the pacification of the Sunit troops on favorable terms, Jianyu at least did not win.

After Yu Xin handed over the official documents, Zhu Linmiao looked at the officers present, "I think everyone knows that the thieves are fighting everywhere right now." In fact, it didn't take long, and there were still Su Song and the Ming generals who surrendered to Shanxi.

"Although the captives have been able to maintain a balance of power or even a slight advantage everywhere for the time being, they are already at the end of their power. If we break through the defense line of Hong Chengchou's Nanjing, it will be difficult for the thieves to have adjustable forces. At that time, they will either withdraw their men and horses from Sichuan and Huguang, and then we will take advantage of the situation to attack Shaanxi and Henan and seize the Central Plains. Either the defenders of Jianzhou will be transferred to strengthen Beijing, which will inevitably cause the rear to be empty, and I have also made a plan for this, which will definitely make him uneasy day and night!

"No matter what the situation is, it will be the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and the thieves to attack and defend the situation!"

He took a breath and said solemnly: "Therefore, this Northern Expedition is related to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The entire staff hall suddenly erupted in a thunderous chorus: "Break the war and conquer the capital!" ”

Zhu Linmiao calmed down a little while while waiting for the generals, and continued: "For this Northern Expedition, I have already made some plans before. Based on this, everyone discussed and improved it. ”

It's not that he thinks how powerful his art of war is, but mainly because he has the ready-made experience of Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition in history, and he is also very clear about the mistakes, and it is definitely faster to apply them than to study tactics from scratch.

As for the officers under his command, most of them have seen the "miracle" of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King repeatedly anticipating the enemy's opportunities and planning against the enemy, so naturally no one has any objections.

Zhu Linmiao got up and pointed to the Qiantang River on the map: "If you want to recover Nanjing, you must first restore Zhejiang, and the key to recovering Zhejiang lies in Qiantang." ”

He didn't mention the secret letter sent by Qian Sule, after all, if the news leaked, it would be much more difficult for Qian Sule to persuade King Lu to return to the domain.

And even in the current situation, King Lu still deployed thousands of people east of Quzhou to guard against the captive camp, which shows that he is still wary of the Taizheng Dynasty. Therefore, he did not expect Qian Sule to open up a passage in Zhejiang, so that the Long Wei army could go directly to Xiaoshan to attack Ma Degong's department.

"I won't hide it from you, in fact, my sailor is about to go north today to find a decisive battle for the Qiantang sailor."

After Zhu Linmiao finished saying this, all the generals looked at each other, and said in their hearts, Didn't the sailors all be taken to Shandong by Zheng Zhilong, where did the sailors come? If you put together a sailor in a hurry, why is Your Highness so confident in your words?

Zhu Linmiao didn't explain much, only said: "As for the combat strength of my naval division, you don't have to worry, in addition, I also transferred some of Luo Mingshou's warships of the Yangtze River Naval Division to Qiantang for reinforcements." Therefore, at most half a month, the Qiantang will be owned by me.

"After that, the focus will be on how to eat the nearly 40,000 horses that have been credited with horses."

He pointed to the location of Xiaoshan on the map, "Zhiyu lost the Qiantang River, and Ma Degong's department was cut off from grain and grass." And Xiaoshan was guarded by Zhang Huangyan, and it was difficult for the captives to capture for a moment. ”

He also pointed downstream along the Qiantang River to the west, "Therefore, Ma Degong will go downstream to Qiantang at that time, in order to cross the river with fishing boats in the shallow water around Tonglu."

We followed his thoughts and let out rumors that King Lu was asking for grain from Quzhou, and a large amount of grain and grass was being transported through Tonglu. And our army is in ambush in Tonglu, and we will be able to break the enemy in one fell swoop!

"There are two keys here, one is not to let the captives from Nanjing rush to occupy Tonglu, and the other is to keep an eye on Ma Degong's movements at any time and beware of his smuggling."

When Zhu Linmiao said this, he looked at the scribe and said, "The heavy task of seizing Tonglu and keeping an eye on the Ma Degong Department will be handed over to the Broken Camp."

"Tonight, the Ministry of War will write a document, and General Zhen will lead 10,000 horses to Tonglu in the north. If necessary, you can take a detour from the west side and walk along the Majinling on the edge of Huizhou to avoid the Zhejiang army. ”

Tonglu is in the middle of Yanzhou, and Quzhou is just south of Yanzhou, although Yanzhou is unlikely to have too many Zhejiang troops, but it is still better to avoid conflict.

"Rest, such as setting up an ambush or taking advantage of the Qing army's smuggling, are all done cheaply by the camp."

Yu Xin, the squire of the military department on the side, immediately stood up and saluted, "Yes!" ”

"As for the defense of Quzhou, it will be handed over to the recruits sent to the broken camp by the Jian'an Infantry Military Academy." Zhu Linmiao thought for a while and said, "It's best to bring these recruits with you during the decisive battle of Ma Degong and let them practice their hands." ”

"Yes!"

The 40,000 Qing troops practiced this kind of thing, I'm afraid only Zhu Linmiao dared to say it. However, he knew very well that the main force of Ma Degong's department was 6,000 Han troops with yellow flags, and the rest were recruited by Jianyu to incorporate the original Zhenjiang Ming army, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. Coupled with the lack of food and grass, it should not be able to support it for a long time, and it is a good opportunity for recruits to familiarize themselves with the battlefield and enhance their confidence.

Zhu Linmiao continued: "After the Ma Degong Department is cleaned up, it is likely that King Lu's side will abdicate the Xuan Department and return to the domain." If he still made a retrograde move, he ordered the small warships of the naval division to surround Shaoxing from the waterway, fire air cannons to warn him, and forbade anyone to enter or leave the city. ”

Shaoxing is a city surrounded by rivers, as long as the waterways are controlled, the city will be almost cut off from the outside world, and then the king of Lu will be sent to pardon his sin of self-reliance, I believe that he will not be able to continue to resist.

"To Zhejiang, the main force of the Longwei army crossed the river to attack Songjiang and Jiaxing, and the main force of the captive battalion passed through Tonglu and attacked Xincheng, Fuyang and other places. The first part of the camp was guarded on the south bank of Qiantang.

"At this time, I did not fight hard with the thief army, and only took advantage of the convenience of our sailor division to shuttle between the upper and lower reaches of Qiantang, and where the enemy's defense was weak, I immediately landed on the shore to attack it. If the city is defended, then he will get on the boat and go elsewhere. Qiantang is hundreds of miles long, and it is impossible for the captives to fortify everywhere.

"Wait for me to seize one or two footholds, and then garrison troops on the north bank, looking for an opportunity to fight the enemy in a decisive battle."

When he said this, he smiled and said: "But as I expected, at this time, Hong Chengchou has already drawn his troops to return north, and we only need to capture Hangzhou Jiancheng." ”

The generals looked at each other, and they didn't seem to understand why the enemy army was retreating at this time, but in the past, His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King said something similar and unthinkable, and no one questioned it.

"In the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, there is no danger to defend south of the Yangtze River. Our army will march in two ways," Zhu Linmiao pointed to the map again, "Since Hong Chengchou has mobilized the Qing troops in Huizhou and Anqing, how can we not take them." ”

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