In late May, Mr. Li and Sheng Yongping'an jointly wrote a strategy.Zhu Gaoxu took a rough look and found it reasonable, so he immediately summoned several people to discuss it.
The time was not very appropriate. When Mr. Li sent the file, it was almost the hour of You. When everyone came to the study in the front hall one after another, the sun had just set.But this is the quietest time of the day.
Yunnan is lush in summer, and the most special place is the insects and birds.
During the day, all kinds of birds sing, and at night, insects will come out to join in the fun, and even in the Han Palace, you can hear frogs from time to time.
Only when the sun sets and the night falls, the birds and insects are screaming magically, and the world is extremely peaceful.
When Zhu Gaoxu walked outside the study in the front hall, he saw soldiers standing in Sichuan within a hundred steps around him, and idle people were not allowed to approach him; on a square table outside the study, there were a few swords.
He walked into the room and looked back and saw that he could easily see that the few people he summoned arrived.
Mr. Li, Hou Hai, Sheng Yong, Ping An, Wang Bin, and a total of five civil and military officials, all of whom were confidant members of the Han Palace.
Apart from this, there was only one eunuch, and Wang Gui stood by the side.
Everyone held their fists and bowed.
Forgot.Zhu Gaoxu casually clasped his fists and said. He glanced at the large desk in the middle of the study. There were several large maps on it, and then said: Find a stool next to the table. Let's sit closer, so that you can hear your words clearly, and the map is easy to see.
Everyone thanked each other and sat down around the rectangular table.Zhu Gaoxu sat in the upper position facing the door, and Mr. Li sat opposite him, and the two were very close.
Zhu Gaoxu said directly: Please tell me the strategy first.
The subordinates obey the order.Mr. Li bowed with fists, and he buried his head and looked at the map on the table, clearing his voice quietly.
Mr. Li spoke slowly and said: After the wars in the southwest, the Han Palace actually occupied Yun, Guizhou and Sichuan.There are many roads entering and leaving the southwest, and all of them are rugged and tortuous, making it difficult for the enemy to attack; we do not need to overdo our troops, which is beneficial to defend the hinterland.After several great victory and rewards to the soldiers, the officers and soldiers who were punished were also very motivated.
However, our army cannot be trapped in the southwest and must go east.
Today, the pseudo-emperor has a lot of troops, and the number of people is still far better than that of me.
According to the detailed reports from the Northern Division of the Guardian Prefecture and others, the officials believed that the enemy had deployed Beijing camps and local garrison troops in Huguang, and there might be between 400,000 to 500,000 people; there were more than 100,000 people in Zhang Fu's army in Guangxi; there were estimated that there were still more than 200,000 to 300,000 elite troops in the capital.
Because before the Battle of Guizhou, the enemy was expected to be able to capture Guizhou and wanted to march into Sichuan, the main force of the Huguang Army should be in Jingzhou.In addition, Wu Gao's army was in Changde Prefecture; Huguang's governor's jurisdiction was also deployed with many troops and horses.When our army goes east, the enemy troops in the capital may continue to mobilize to Huguang.
Zhu Gaoxu just nodded without saying a word to avoid interrupting Mr. Li.
So Mr. Li continued: In this battle, he will march south of the Yangtze River. There are many rivers and lakes in Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. The navy must not be underestimated!The Ming navy all held the hands of the pseudo-emperor, which originated from the Chaohu navy. Now, the warships were numerous and the ships were wide. The combat power was extremely strong. Except for Chen Xuan surrendered without fighting at the end of the "Jingnan Battle", the Ming navy had never been defeated.Obviously, with the Sichuan Navy, we are by no means a rival to the enemy navy in the first battle.
The waters of Dajiang (Yangtze River), Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Xiangjiang River, Ganjiang River and other areas are all controlled by the enemy.
If the Crime Army cannot compete with the enemy navy on the Dajiang River, it will have almost no chance of winning if it goes east of Sichuan.
Another road to Guizhou and Huguang Road and attack Changde Prefecture is also very unfavorable.
The roads entering Huguang Road were rugged, the main force of the destruction army was too large, and it was inconvenient to transport grain.
When our army entered Huguang, we had to face the 100,000 Wu Gao's army relying on the city.
If the time delays a little, the enemy will gather from all directions from all directions; if the criminal army cannot be carried out, they can only carry their backs into Huguang Road to transport grain. If they cannot break through and fall into a major waste, they will be put to rest.
If you march by Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture, then the Xiangjiang River, which is more than one mile wide in the water, is controlled by the enemy navy; in the rear, the Wu Gao army threatened to enter Huguang Road and cut off the retreat route of the food road.Whether our master crosses the river or not, he will be in a dilemma.
Mr. Li pointed to a line on the map and said: Therefore, the officials and others discussed and presented the strategy of "based in western Hunan and waiting for an opportunity to fight together."
First, two large armies jointly attacked the Guangxi Provincial Administration and the Yunnan Army headed for Tiandong, and the Guizhou Army headed for Liuzhou Prefecture in the middle.
When Zhang Fu's army heads north to fight, our division will wait for an opportunity to attack Zhang Fu's army; if Zhang Fu's army retreats, the two large armies in Guangxi will advance north to Guilin Prefecture and occupy the third Guangxi department to mobilize military rations.
Then the north passerby marched into Huguang Road and pretended to march into Yuanling and Changde Prefecture; the army reached Chenxi, but turned southeast of the road, and took this route to Baoqing Prefecture and Wugang Prefecture (Xinhua County, Shaoyang).
At the same time, two armies in the south advanced north from Guilin Prefecture to join the North Route Army.
By then, the main force of the attacking army will occupy the territory in northern Guangxi and west of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang, and the Xiangxi Administration Office can be added to manage the land west of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang; the three Guilin officials will still lead the prefectures in northern Guangxi.The main force of the enemy Huguang Army comes, and the prince can lead his army to fight with the enemy!As long as you win a big battle, you can seize the enemy's aura, and the mountains and rivers can no longer block the prince's sharpness!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly, looked at the rough map thoughtfully, and didn't say anything for a while.
Ping An Shengyong also participated in the production strategy, and he definitely agreed.
Wang Bin and Hou Hai did not say anything easily. The process was a bit complicated and they might not be able to understand it immediately.
Zhu Gaoxu looked and thought about each step.Mr. Li did not explain it in detail, but Zhu Gaoxu still figured out the relationship.
For example, the strategy of dividing troops to advance eastward should be to consider the practical problems of roads and supplies. The fewer people on a road, the less problems they will have in marching and transporting grain.
From the east of Guizhou, there are snowy mountains and heavy mountains of all sizes, which is not easy to walk.
The Northern Army's fake move to advance to Changde Prefecture may also be seen through by the court.
If the Huguang reinforcements gathered the main force first and headed south, the Northern Army was weak, so they had to retreat south first and approached the two armies of Guilin Fuzhong Road South Road.
The strategy that Mr. Li and others planned was generally agreed with, and then we summoned you to discuss it again.Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke, in comparison, Mr. Li took the doctrine of the mean, neither too rushing nor too conservative.
Mr. Li said: Prince, "A clarification."The officials were concerned about the navy, so they could not formulate a strategy to follow the river and also believed that the first attack on Changde was not the best strategy.Huguang's strategy is more risky to force the enemy to fight together.
If the prince intends to make stability in this battle, he will be Zhang Fujun, the main force who went south to attack Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi; the subordinates will make a plan and re-design the strategy.
However, in this case, Zhang Fu is most likely unwilling to fight with our division's superior forces, and the prince's results will inevitably be less effective.The places controlled by the Han Palace ranged from Sichuan to Jiaozhi, Guangxi, to form a long dragon with high mountains and ridges in the middle, making it difficult to travel. The army was far away in Nanling and could not immediately threaten the hinterland of the pseudo-emperor.The pseudo-emperor sent generals to divide their troops to manage the north and south, and our army could not open up the situation for a while.
Mr. Li should have seen that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to make substantial progress as soon as possible, so he first presented the strategy of Huguang.Zhu Gaoxu finally decided on how to make a decision.
Mr. Li then said, on military expenses, the subordinate officials made suggestions to allow merchants to open new mines such as gold, silver, copper, and lead to increase their income; to open a loan from the Shu Wangfu; when silver and money are insufficient, they will use grain, cloth, salt and other items to charge part of the military pay.When the prince occupies the prefectures in northern Guangxi and western Huguang, he can also obtain the capital of the treasury and collect taxes from various places.In this way, military expenditure may be maintained before the Battle of Huguang.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded without hesitation and said: Just do political affairs like this!Ask the Ministers and the Ministers to issue a government order accordingly.
Mr. Li said, "Sir, obey the order."
Before we knew it, the noisy insects were ringing everywhere, mixed with the occasional croaking of frogs, and the night outside the door was very lively.
The night was soaking the air like water. Zhu Gaoxu clearly felt that the temperature was much lower than before, and there was a coolness on his arms.
The temperature difference between day and night here seems to be relatively large.
Zhu Gaoxu sat for a long time and saw that there was no one around him, so he pressed his hand on the table, stood up and said: Follow this strategy of Huguang, prepare everything.If there is no better way to go from now on, it will be decided.Everyone goes back and rest.
Several people successively said: Xiaguan (the last general) and others retired.
After everyone left, Zhu Gaoxu was still standing next to the table, looking at the file written by Mr. Li, while looking at the general drawings on the picture.
He knew very well that the risks of this strategy were still very high.
There are multiple steps, and it is difficult to deal with any problem in one place.
But for a moment he couldn't think of an easier way.
When Emperor Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, the world had long been pacified, but only wars were still fought in the southwest during the Hongwu period.
This is the place, with high mountains and long roads, as if it is surrounded by a city.
It is difficult to advance outside to pacify; but it is difficult for the people inside to fight from the southwest.
No wonder since ancient times, there have been few forces that have won the world from a corner of the southwest, and it is really difficult to get out.
Many people have no choice but to do anything, and simply live a peaceful life. When the general situation is doomed, they can only sit and wait for death.
So we must find a foothold outside the mountain!
Uncle Liu lost his sworn brothers and insisted on fighting with his allies for Jingzhou. This is why.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it and thought again. He moved the Han Palace to Guizhou so that Mr. Li could command the Chief Secretary’s Mansion and control the government affairs of the three provinces.Zhu Gaoxu himself must lead his troops to fight in person.
He didn't like writing before.
Although I have obtained good calligraphy, my habits have not changed. I just keep everything in my heart and don’t write it down.
At this time, Du Qianrui brought a few palace maids and brought food boxes to deliver food.
Seeing that the meal had been delivered to the study, Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to put it on the round table and had dinner.
The time was not very appropriate. When Mr. Li sent the file, it was almost the hour of You. When everyone came to the study in the front hall one after another, the sun had just set.But this is the quietest time of the day.
Yunnan is lush in summer, and the most special place is the insects and birds.
During the day, all kinds of birds sing, and at night, insects will come out to join in the fun, and even in the Han Palace, you can hear frogs from time to time.
Only when the sun sets and the night falls, the birds and insects are screaming magically, and the world is extremely peaceful.
When Zhu Gaoxu walked outside the study in the front hall, he saw soldiers standing in Sichuan within a hundred steps around him, and idle people were not allowed to approach him; on a square table outside the study, there were a few swords.
He walked into the room and looked back and saw that he could easily see that the few people he summoned arrived.
Mr. Li, Hou Hai, Sheng Yong, Ping An, Wang Bin, and a total of five civil and military officials, all of whom were confidant members of the Han Palace.
Apart from this, there was only one eunuch, and Wang Gui stood by the side.
Everyone held their fists and bowed.
Forgot.Zhu Gaoxu casually clasped his fists and said. He glanced at the large desk in the middle of the study. There were several large maps on it, and then said: Find a stool next to the table. Let's sit closer, so that you can hear your words clearly, and the map is easy to see.
Everyone thanked each other and sat down around the rectangular table.Zhu Gaoxu sat in the upper position facing the door, and Mr. Li sat opposite him, and the two were very close.
Zhu Gaoxu said directly: Please tell me the strategy first.
The subordinates obey the order.Mr. Li bowed with fists, and he buried his head and looked at the map on the table, clearing his voice quietly.
Mr. Li spoke slowly and said: After the wars in the southwest, the Han Palace actually occupied Yun, Guizhou and Sichuan.There are many roads entering and leaving the southwest, and all of them are rugged and tortuous, making it difficult for the enemy to attack; we do not need to overdo our troops, which is beneficial to defend the hinterland.After several great victory and rewards to the soldiers, the officers and soldiers who were punished were also very motivated.
However, our army cannot be trapped in the southwest and must go east.
Today, the pseudo-emperor has a lot of troops, and the number of people is still far better than that of me.
According to the detailed reports from the Northern Division of the Guardian Prefecture and others, the officials believed that the enemy had deployed Beijing camps and local garrison troops in Huguang, and there might be between 400,000 to 500,000 people; there were more than 100,000 people in Zhang Fu's army in Guangxi; there were estimated that there were still more than 200,000 to 300,000 elite troops in the capital.
Because before the Battle of Guizhou, the enemy was expected to be able to capture Guizhou and wanted to march into Sichuan, the main force of the Huguang Army should be in Jingzhou.In addition, Wu Gao's army was in Changde Prefecture; Huguang's governor's jurisdiction was also deployed with many troops and horses.When our army goes east, the enemy troops in the capital may continue to mobilize to Huguang.
Zhu Gaoxu just nodded without saying a word to avoid interrupting Mr. Li.
So Mr. Li continued: In this battle, he will march south of the Yangtze River. There are many rivers and lakes in Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. The navy must not be underestimated!The Ming navy all held the hands of the pseudo-emperor, which originated from the Chaohu navy. Now, the warships were numerous and the ships were wide. The combat power was extremely strong. Except for Chen Xuan surrendered without fighting at the end of the "Jingnan Battle", the Ming navy had never been defeated.Obviously, with the Sichuan Navy, we are by no means a rival to the enemy navy in the first battle.
The waters of Dajiang (Yangtze River), Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Xiangjiang River, Ganjiang River and other areas are all controlled by the enemy.
If the Crime Army cannot compete with the enemy navy on the Dajiang River, it will have almost no chance of winning if it goes east of Sichuan.
Another road to Guizhou and Huguang Road and attack Changde Prefecture is also very unfavorable.
The roads entering Huguang Road were rugged, the main force of the destruction army was too large, and it was inconvenient to transport grain.
When our army entered Huguang, we had to face the 100,000 Wu Gao's army relying on the city.
If the time delays a little, the enemy will gather from all directions from all directions; if the criminal army cannot be carried out, they can only carry their backs into Huguang Road to transport grain. If they cannot break through and fall into a major waste, they will be put to rest.
If you march by Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture, then the Xiangjiang River, which is more than one mile wide in the water, is controlled by the enemy navy; in the rear, the Wu Gao army threatened to enter Huguang Road and cut off the retreat route of the food road.Whether our master crosses the river or not, he will be in a dilemma.
Mr. Li pointed to a line on the map and said: Therefore, the officials and others discussed and presented the strategy of "based in western Hunan and waiting for an opportunity to fight together."
First, two large armies jointly attacked the Guangxi Provincial Administration and the Yunnan Army headed for Tiandong, and the Guizhou Army headed for Liuzhou Prefecture in the middle.
When Zhang Fu's army heads north to fight, our division will wait for an opportunity to attack Zhang Fu's army; if Zhang Fu's army retreats, the two large armies in Guangxi will advance north to Guilin Prefecture and occupy the third Guangxi department to mobilize military rations.
Then the north passerby marched into Huguang Road and pretended to march into Yuanling and Changde Prefecture; the army reached Chenxi, but turned southeast of the road, and took this route to Baoqing Prefecture and Wugang Prefecture (Xinhua County, Shaoyang).
At the same time, two armies in the south advanced north from Guilin Prefecture to join the North Route Army.
By then, the main force of the attacking army will occupy the territory in northern Guangxi and west of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang, and the Xiangxi Administration Office can be added to manage the land west of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang; the three Guilin officials will still lead the prefectures in northern Guangxi.The main force of the enemy Huguang Army comes, and the prince can lead his army to fight with the enemy!As long as you win a big battle, you can seize the enemy's aura, and the mountains and rivers can no longer block the prince's sharpness!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly, looked at the rough map thoughtfully, and didn't say anything for a while.
Ping An Shengyong also participated in the production strategy, and he definitely agreed.
Wang Bin and Hou Hai did not say anything easily. The process was a bit complicated and they might not be able to understand it immediately.
Zhu Gaoxu looked and thought about each step.Mr. Li did not explain it in detail, but Zhu Gaoxu still figured out the relationship.
For example, the strategy of dividing troops to advance eastward should be to consider the practical problems of roads and supplies. The fewer people on a road, the less problems they will have in marching and transporting grain.
From the east of Guizhou, there are snowy mountains and heavy mountains of all sizes, which is not easy to walk.
The Northern Army's fake move to advance to Changde Prefecture may also be seen through by the court.
If the Huguang reinforcements gathered the main force first and headed south, the Northern Army was weak, so they had to retreat south first and approached the two armies of Guilin Fuzhong Road South Road.
The strategy that Mr. Li and others planned was generally agreed with, and then we summoned you to discuss it again.Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke, in comparison, Mr. Li took the doctrine of the mean, neither too rushing nor too conservative.
Mr. Li said: Prince, "A clarification."The officials were concerned about the navy, so they could not formulate a strategy to follow the river and also believed that the first attack on Changde was not the best strategy.Huguang's strategy is more risky to force the enemy to fight together.
If the prince intends to make stability in this battle, he will be Zhang Fujun, the main force who went south to attack Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi; the subordinates will make a plan and re-design the strategy.
However, in this case, Zhang Fu is most likely unwilling to fight with our division's superior forces, and the prince's results will inevitably be less effective.The places controlled by the Han Palace ranged from Sichuan to Jiaozhi, Guangxi, to form a long dragon with high mountains and ridges in the middle, making it difficult to travel. The army was far away in Nanling and could not immediately threaten the hinterland of the pseudo-emperor.The pseudo-emperor sent generals to divide their troops to manage the north and south, and our army could not open up the situation for a while.
Mr. Li should have seen that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to make substantial progress as soon as possible, so he first presented the strategy of Huguang.Zhu Gaoxu finally decided on how to make a decision.
Mr. Li then said, on military expenses, the subordinate officials made suggestions to allow merchants to open new mines such as gold, silver, copper, and lead to increase their income; to open a loan from the Shu Wangfu; when silver and money are insufficient, they will use grain, cloth, salt and other items to charge part of the military pay.When the prince occupies the prefectures in northern Guangxi and western Huguang, he can also obtain the capital of the treasury and collect taxes from various places.In this way, military expenditure may be maintained before the Battle of Huguang.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded without hesitation and said: Just do political affairs like this!Ask the Ministers and the Ministers to issue a government order accordingly.
Mr. Li said, "Sir, obey the order."
Before we knew it, the noisy insects were ringing everywhere, mixed with the occasional croaking of frogs, and the night outside the door was very lively.
The night was soaking the air like water. Zhu Gaoxu clearly felt that the temperature was much lower than before, and there was a coolness on his arms.
The temperature difference between day and night here seems to be relatively large.
Zhu Gaoxu sat for a long time and saw that there was no one around him, so he pressed his hand on the table, stood up and said: Follow this strategy of Huguang, prepare everything.If there is no better way to go from now on, it will be decided.Everyone goes back and rest.
Several people successively said: Xiaguan (the last general) and others retired.
After everyone left, Zhu Gaoxu was still standing next to the table, looking at the file written by Mr. Li, while looking at the general drawings on the picture.
He knew very well that the risks of this strategy were still very high.
There are multiple steps, and it is difficult to deal with any problem in one place.
But for a moment he couldn't think of an easier way.
When Emperor Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, the world had long been pacified, but only wars were still fought in the southwest during the Hongwu period.
This is the place, with high mountains and long roads, as if it is surrounded by a city.
It is difficult to advance outside to pacify; but it is difficult for the people inside to fight from the southwest.
No wonder since ancient times, there have been few forces that have won the world from a corner of the southwest, and it is really difficult to get out.
Many people have no choice but to do anything, and simply live a peaceful life. When the general situation is doomed, they can only sit and wait for death.
So we must find a foothold outside the mountain!
Uncle Liu lost his sworn brothers and insisted on fighting with his allies for Jingzhou. This is why.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it and thought again. He moved the Han Palace to Guizhou so that Mr. Li could command the Chief Secretary’s Mansion and control the government affairs of the three provinces.Zhu Gaoxu himself must lead his troops to fight in person.
He didn't like writing before.
Although I have obtained good calligraphy, my habits have not changed. I just keep everything in my heart and don’t write it down.
At this time, Du Qianrui brought a few palace maids and brought food boxes to deliver food.
Seeing that the meal had been delivered to the study, Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to put it on the round table and had dinner.