Hangzhou City, in the conference hall of the Ministry of War, Zhang Huangyan, the executive officer of the Military Affairs Office, sat on the Taishi chair in the center of the hall, on both sides were Wang Xinyu and Zheng Cong, behind Wang Xinyu was Qian Qianyi, who was responsible for logistics support, and then on both sides were Gao Wengui, the representative of the Jin Dynasty left by Li Dingguo, and Yuan Zongdi, the representative of the Kuidong Righteous Army who stayed in Zhejiang, and then lined up on both sides, there were Ma Zide, the representative sent by Bai Wenxuan, Deng Yao, the representative sent by Guo Zhiqi, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xinyu's military advisor Wang Yuyou, and Zhu Shugui, the king of Ningjing, Zhu Cikuang, the king of Luxi, Zhu Jiang, King of Badong, Zhu Jun, King of Le'an, Zhu Zhu, King of Shucheng, and other representatives sent by the county kings of the Ming Dynasty, as well as representatives sent by the Jiangnan Shi clan Gu Yanwu, Wei Jing, Qian Zhangzeng, Pan Ting, Qu Dajun and others.

Zhu Shugui and the others are all in Dongfan, and these clans can be said to know nothing about commanding operations, so they stayed in Dongfan and did not come out, but only sent representatives to join the military council.

To be honest, Wang Xinyu didn't want the king of the Ming clan to come to the military meeting, these people just don't make trouble for themselves, anyway, it's useless for them to come, it will only add trouble.

"Guys, I'll tell you about my battle plan now!" Wang Xinyu pointed to the map and began to explain.

There are still more than two months to go out, and the plan of the Ming army is to go out after the year, first to use the advantage of the navy, transport the land division to take Ningshao Road directly, conquer the two prefectures of Shaoxing and Ningbo, and then take a series of surrounding county seats. In Shangyu, Yinshan, Zhenhai and other county seats, there are internal responses, and the Ming army can seize the county seat without much effort.

The green battalion soldiers of the two prefectures of Ningshao suffered heavy losses when they attacked the two castles of the Qi family and the Yu family before, and the green battalion Qing army of Ningshao Dao was demoralized, so although the two cities of Ningshao were the capital cities, they were not difficult to fight.

After capturing Ningshao Dao, it is to seize the Zhezhong Plain. The main Ming army could cross the Qiantang River and conquer Jinhua, Quzhou and other cities, and at this time a latent chess piece left in Jiangxi would not move for the time being.

After taking Jinhua and Quzhou, the Ming army divided its troops into two routes, one was to attack southern Zhejiang from the mountainous area of Chuzhou (now Lishui); The other way was to land on the sea and attack Wenzhou, Linhai and other places in southern Zhejiang.

After taking western and southern Zhejiang, he mobilized the troops of the Zhejiang army and entered southern Zhejiang, and at the same time recruited troops and horses in southern Zhejiang, recruited people, built cities, and blocked the counterattack of the Qing army. At this time, the chess piece arranged in Jiangxi played a role: it could cut off the Qing army's baggage transportation and supply lines behind the Qing army, and it could cooperate with the Ming army entering southern and western Zhejiang, attack and harass the enemy in Jiangxi, and take advantage of the situation to seize several cities in Jiangxi to prepare for entering Fujian.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have taken Zhejiang, and then we have taken the three prefectures of Fuzhou, Ji'an and Ganzhou in Jiangxi, so that we have formed a three-sided attack on the Tartars of Fujian! We can threaten the Tartars of Fujian from three directions: Zhejiang, Jiangxi and the sea! And Fujian's Tartars have only one way to retreat, that is, Guangdong! At that time, if Geng Jimao is aware of current affairs, I believe he will do it anyway! If he doesn't do it right, we might as well drive him to Guangdong, make Shang Kexi disgusted, and then we will take advantage of the situation to destroy Shang Kexi! Wang Xinyu pointed to the map.

Zhang Huang said: "At that time, Geng Jimao will only have two choices, one is anyway, in fact, it is the wisest choice for him anyway; The other way retreats into Guangdong. If he is driven to Guangdong by us, it will actually be a good thing for us. Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi have always been at odds, originally his Jingnan palace was also in Guangzhou, and he was driven out by Shang Kexi. If we drive King Jingnan to Guangdong again, he and Shang Kexi will be together, and they will definitely fall into each other and intrigue with each other. And if we take the whole territory of Zhejiang, the whole territory of Fujian, and the three prefectures of Fuzhou, Ji'an, and Ganzhou in Jiangxi, it will take some time for us to digest and absorb these territories, and I am afraid it will take a year to absorb them. In this year, Geng Jimao and Shang Kexi will definitely not have a good time. ”

"Then let them eat the dog for a while, and then we'll deal with them!" Gao Wengui said.

Wang Xinyu snorted coldly and said, "I'm afraid that's going to disappoint us!" Although there are internal contradictions between the Tartars, they will not really fight, they will not see death without help, and they will not meet each other with swords. At this point, the Tartars are much better than us! If they have their own contradictions, they can put them aside first and deal with us first! That's why we lost again and again, and lost most of the country. ”

Zhang Huangyan nodded thoughtfully: "Not bad!" At that time, the old slave engaged in a discussion of eight kings, which was to suspend their internal contradictions and use them to deal with us. ”

Gao Wengui asked again: "If we lay down Zhejiang and Jiangxi like this, I'm afraid it will take a year before and after, right?" It will take another year to digest and absorb it. How long will it take for us to take Guangdong? When will the soldiers of our Jin Palace's Mansion be able to move? ”

Speaking of which, Li Dingguo is still selfish, if the three armies of the Qiongzhou Army, the Zheng Family Army and the Zhejiang Army take all the territory in the south, and then wait for the opportunity to invade the Central Plains in the north, how much territory can the army of the King of Jin grab at that time? Li Dingguo is also worried about his lack of strength in the future, and after the world is peaceful, if he lacks the strength at hand, will he be settled by others. It is precisely because of this that Gao Wengui would ask such a question.

"When we fight Guangdong, you can use Annan to attack Guangxi! When the time comes, it is gratifying for us to attack from both sides, and we will definitely be able to break it in one fell swoop! Wang Xinyu said.

Gao Wengui asked again: "Can't we send troops in advance?" ”

"Sending troops early is harmful and beneficial, and when the time comes, you will have to face Monk Kong Sizhen alone, and Annan will definitely not be so honest. Sending troops in advance is not the best policy! Wang Xinyu said.

The muscles on Gao Wengui's face twitched a few times, but he couldn't find a rebuttal, so he could only agree to Wang Xinyu's proposal.

In fact, Wang Xinyu's battle plans were all formulated by Wang Yuyou.

But Gu Yanwu, Wei Geng and the others were still dissatisfied with this set of battle plans formulated by Wang Yuyou, they glanced at each other, lowered their heads and exchanged ears, and finally Gu Yanwu came forward to ask: "Lord Dudu, the two princes, and the generals, we think that after taking Jiangxi, we should fight Huguang first, not Guangdong first!" After taking Hunan and Hubei, we will completely cut off the connection between Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and other Tatars, and when the time comes, Shang Kexi, Kong Sizhen, Geng Jimao, and Wu Sangui will all be surrounded by us, or will we destroy them if we want to? ”

"No way!" Wang Yuyou stood up and spoke, "If you want to fight Huguang, you must take Jiangning!" And attack Anqing! Otherwise, our Yangtze River waterway is impassable, how can we attack Huguang? ”

In the end, there was no objection from all sides, and Wang Yuyou agreed to the plan formulated by Wang Yuyou. And Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, and Li Laiheng, although they were not here, their representatives all nodded in agreement.

The specific implementation plan is to first take Zhejiang and Jiangxi, then Fujian, then Guangdong and Guangxi, and when Guangdong is attacked, Li Dingguo will send troops to Guangxi to cooperate with the Qiongzhou Army. After taking Guangdong and Guangxi, they united with the Ming army of Badong and western Sichuan to attack Huguang, and the Ming army of Sichuan went downstream; With the cooperation of the Nanyang Navy, the Jiangnan and Zhejiang armies went upstream, attacking Jiangning and Anqing, and then Jiujiang and Nanchang. The Qiongzhou Army and the Zheng Jiajun joined forces with the Jin King's army to attack Huguang together. The final plan was for the three-way attack force to meet at Wuchang and control the entire south of the Yangtze River.

There is also an unpredictable factor, that is, Wu Sangui's side. It is estimated that when the situation of the Qing army is not good, Wu Sangui, a guy at both ends of the first rat, will definitely come to join the Ming army.

After Wang Xinyu, Zhang Huangyan, Zheng Cong, Qian Qianyi and other people were left in the meeting hall, and the rest of the deputies said goodbye and left, Wang Yuyou raised a question: "When we fight in eastern and southern Zhejiang, we have the convenience of sailors, and the problem of transporting grain and grass is easy to solve." But if you want to fight in the Zhezhong Plain and the Jiangxi Plain, I'm afraid that the Governor and the two princes have never fought this kind of battle without water transportation at all, right? ”

Whether it is Zhang Huangyan or Zheng Jiajun, it is true that they have never fought a battle to leave the sailor, and without the transportation of the sailor, the problem of grain and grass transportation on land is not so easy to solve.

Zhang Huangyan nodded: "It is true that the old man and Yanping have never fought a simple land war, and in this battle, the problem of our grain and grass transportation is much more difficult than before. ”

Wang Xinyu replied: "The military division can rest assured, Jiangnan and Dongfan have already begun to transfer grain, and the counties of Hangzhou, Songjiang and Suzhou have recruited a large number of people to form a grain transportation team. Moreover, Dongfan has also built a large number of new horse-drawn carriages and new wheelbarrows, which can ensure the transportation of grain and grass. The new vehicles use less manpower and animal power, and can transport a lot more grain than the old vehicles of the Tartars. In addition, the general also took into account that the grain transport team must not only ensure that our army eats and drinks, but also that the people and the strong people must eat and drink, otherwise how can they have the strength to transport grain for us. And the people are strong, we also pay the army, these ordinary people, as long as they are fed and paid, they will work hard. ”

Wang Yuyou stroked his beard and nodded: "Dashuai is really thoughtful!" But there is one thing: we are fighting in the plains of central Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and our grain convoys are vulnerable to the threat of Tartar cavalry! And cavalry is our weak point! Naturally, the Tartar cavalry did not dare to attack our army with hundreds of cannons, but the cavalry was nimble, and there was no need to confront the army head-on, and it was completely possible to attack the grain route in a roundabout way! I don't know if Dashuai has thought about this problem? ”

Wang Xinyu was taken aback after listening to Wang Yuyou's words, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know what solution the military advisor has?" ”

Wang Yuyou shook his head and said: "It is actually not difficult to solve the threat of the Tartar cavalry to our grain transport team, we will send more scout cavalry on the grain route, arrange a large number of secret agents, and build a post station." As soon as the Tartar cavalry was found, the grain convoy was immediately notified. At the same time, the grain transport team must also be protected by elite troops. In addition, a large number of forts and watchtowers were built on both sides of the grain road, and these fortifications were used in the event of an attack by the Tartar cavalry. ”

"The military advisor's plan is very good!" Wang Xinyu exclaimed.

Wang Yuyou said again: "However, the Tartar cavalry has always been a big problem for our grain transport team, and to really solve this problem, we have to come to a bait, and use elite soldiers to dress up as a grain transport team to attract the Tartar cavalry out and ambush and annihilate!" ”

"How exactly should this plan be implemented?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Wang Yuyou explained the specific implementation plan: transform some fire vans and artillery trucks, disguise them as grain trucks, use soldiers to disguise themselves as people, wear ordinary people's clothes or auxiliary soldiers' uniforms on the outside, wear armor on the inside, and blend into the grain transportation team. When the Qing army came to attack, the grain transport team could have used large carts to set up a formation, put the vehicles outside to form a formation, lure the Qing army into the firing range, and annihilate it in one fell swoop with a swarm of bee fire vans.

"It is the best way to eliminate once and for all the Tartar cavalry, which poses the greatest threat to our logistics line!" Wang Xinyu nodded approvingly.

Qian Qianyi interjected: "Everyone, please rest assured, the matter of people's strength and food and salary, the old man has already solved it." Wang Shi wanted to recover the entire south, and Jiangnan scholars were very supportive. The three major cases concocted by Tartars in Jiangnan have harmed so many innocents! The scholars in Jiangnan hated the Tartars to the core, and everyone enthusiastically contributed money to support Wang Shi. ”

"Qian Ge Lao has always been in Cao Ying's heart in Han, speaking of which, over the years, the old man and Yanping should be grateful to Qian Ge Lao! Now that my Wang Shi can win the battle, the old Qian Ge has a lot of credit! Seeing that the recovery of the Central Plains is just around the corner, it's a pity that Yanping is no longer there. Zhang Huangyan sighed.

"Four of you, please sit down on the old man's mansion and catch up on the old days!" Qian Qianyi made an invitation.

Wang Xinyu, Zheng Cong, Zhang Huangyan, Wang Yuyou and others were invited to the Qian Mansion, and Liu Ru commanded his subordinates, busy with the work, and prepared a table of banquets for several people.

"Here is a list of donations and contributions from Jiangnan scholars, there are many people in Suzhou Mansion who donate five or six thousand taels of silver, and some people donate ten thousand taels of silver. There are also people who have called their tenants, leaving only women and children, the old and the weak, to cultivate the land, and the young people have joined the people. It's all Zhu Guozhi, who killed Jiangnan Shizi and scared him! The old man told them that if the king was defeated, everyone would not be able to survive. The people are gone, what do you need to do with the silver! Qian Qianyi took out a list of donors.

Although the Qiongzhou Army and the Zheng Jiajun were rich, Zhang Huangyan's Zhejiang Army was very poor, and the Zhejiang Army did not do business, relying on part of the taxes and fundraising.

Wang Xinyu took the list, took a cursory look at it, put down the list and said: "If they are always asked to donate money to support the Zhejiang army, it is not a solution." The little nephew felt that we should set up a new company in Jiangnan to attract investment from Jiangnan scholars. They can get a profit, and we can increase the revenue. In particular, the establishment of a new company in the Zhejiang army can solve the problem of food and salary for the Zhejiang army, and it can also purchase new weapons and improve equipment. ”

"It's just that scholars don't want to go into business, and they'd rather buy land than do business." Qian Qianyi said. After all, in the minds of readers, business is the lowest thing.

"They don't need to be in business themselves, they just need to invest in the money." Wang Xinyu said.

"That's a good idea, but will starting a new company affect your business? As the saying goes, peers are enemies, you help us run a company, but you want to steal your business. Zhang Huangyan asked.

"No, the market is so big, the business can't be done."

While he was talking, the servants and the rough maids came to the table with a plate of wine and food.

After finishing the meal, Wang Xinyu said goodbye and left. As soon as he walked to the door of the Qian Mansion, a little girl called out to him: "Uncle." (To be continued.) )