Chapter 332 Breaking the game
"This Zhu Yigui was played with a trick in a war." The report of the Battle of Wangjiang reached Nanjing. Zhu Yi was so amazed and laughed when he saw it. Even Dong Dashan, Zhuang Yan and others were laughing.
However, the battle of Wangjiang greatly trained the Ming army, which had just been trained, so that a group of Ming army that had just been trained quickly grew and became qualified soldiers in a very short period of time. Moreover, Zhu Yigui experimented with various siege tactics through Wangjiang. These tactics were summarized and sorted out and analyzed by the General Staff Department, as valuable experience in the future fighting between the Ming army and the Qing army.
All this was done by only a few hundred casualties. It has to be said that Zhu Yigui made a lot of profit in this battle, and he was indeed the right one.
However, wars like the Battle of Wangjiang are not casual. This battle has its own speciality and irrepeatability. If Longkodo had not been unable to escape in the Central Plains, if the Qing army of Anhui was scared and retreated, if Bao Jian from Jiujiang had not had other ideas from the beginning, he would have known to protect himself, then Wangjiang would never have fought like this.
After joking, Zhu Yicheng put the battle report aside and asked about the dispatch and assembly of the troops. Due to the changes in the Central Plains, the Ming army must make arrangements as soon as possible. Although the attack on Jiangxi by Anqing's Ming army restrained some of the Qing army's troops, the Qing army in the Central Plains was still extremely advantageous.
Once the Qing army and Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing decide the winner, the Ming army will face the main force of the Qing army directly. This will be a big battle. Whether it is Zhu Yicheng, Dong Dashan, Zhuang Yan and others, they all know its importance.
"Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing may not be able to withstand it. Some time ago, news came that Chengdu had fallen into the hands of the Qing army. Now Wang Zhiqing's way to retreat to Sichuan is cut off. If he cannot join forces with Zhu Jiancai to block the Qing army, then they will have the only way and go south."
Zhuang Yan used the wooden stick in his hand to point at several places in the big sand table. Dong Dashan stood aside with Zhu Yicheng, staring at the situation on the sand table.
The fall of Chengdu was about half a month ago, but the news had just reached Nanjing. Thanks to the continuous improvement of the intelligence network of the Jinyiwei in recent years, otherwise such news would not be known in two or three months.
After the Qing army entered Sichuan, Yue Zhongqi first joined forces with local chieftains to attack Cangxi and curbed the important roads in northern Sichuan. Then, Yin Tai, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, led the main force from Guangyuan to Cangxi, and then divided the entire Sichuan into two. Yue Zhongqi led the main force to attack towards Chengdu.
Yue Zhongqi is worthy of being a famous general. He uses his troops to be wild and powerful, and has both righteous and strange. He has entered Sichuan for more than 30 battles, killing countless enemies and captives. The White Lotus Sect was afraid and fled when he heard the news.
Chengdu failed to hold on for long under the attack of Yue Zhongqi. After taking Chengdu, Yue Zhongqi was quite orderly and did not kill prisoners in large numbers. She only guarded Yue Zhongqi, an important figure in the White Lotus Sect. Except for some people who intend to resist, she adopted a policy of opening up the net against ordinary rebels.
Of course, Yue Zhongqi was selected in detail. As a general, he was not a Bodhisattva, and he would not be ruthless when he wanted to start. He was hard on one hand and comforted the other. Soon Chengdu stabilized under Yue Zhongqi's means, which made the Qing court regained the huge city without much time after regaining Chengdu.
"Yue Zhongqi was a general before?" Zhu Yicheng asked.
"The emperor is right. Yue Zhongqi was a guerrilla warrior in Guangyuan before. Later, because of his surprise attack on Cangxi, he was promoted to a sergeant general by the Qing court. However, this time he took Chengdu and stabilized Sichuan in one fell swoop. It would not be an exaggeration to lead the general of the first army with his contribution." Zhuang Yan said from the side.
Zhu Yicheng nodded slightly. It is true that Yue Zhongqi is brave and good at fighting. Although she is young, she has great achievements in fighting. It is very likely that she will be appointed as the general after this battle. Moreover, in today's chaos, no one can use the famous general in Kangxi's hands. Yue Zhongqi was born out of nowhere. With Kangxi's shrewdness, he would not be without this person. Perhaps it won't take long. This famous General Yue will be transferred to the Central Plains by Kangxi.
"This person needs to be careful!" Zhu Yicheng reminded him seriously, but he only valued Yue Zhongqi. After all, Yue Zhongqi is not the general who has experienced many battles in the future. At this time, he was just showing his strength, but no one knew whether this person would cause trouble to the Ming army afterwards. It would be good to remind him.
Dong Dashan and Zhuang Yan nodded silently. Yue Zhongqi's military talent is indeed outstanding, but they only pay attention to it now. After all, the Ming army is not the mobs of the White Lotus Sect. It is not that easy for Yue Zhongqi to fight against the Ming army.
At present, Sichuan has basically fallen into the hands of the Qing army except for some parts of eastern Sichuan, which means that Wang Zhiqing's retreat has disappeared. This is also the reason why Wang Zhiqing had tried to rescue Zhu Jiancai before. Although Wang Zhiqing took a lot of wrong paths since leaving Sichuan, he lost a great opportunity at his peak, which made the White Lotus Sect fall into a dilemma.
However, Wang Zhiqing chose the only right direction at the last moment. If he had not fought to rescue Zhu Jiancai, perhaps Zhu Jiancai's troops had been defeated by Longkodo now, then Wang Zhiqing in Nanyang would face a Jedi, and the only thing waiting for him was a road to defeat.
"What is the situation of Gao Jin's army now?" Zhu Yicheng still recognized the judgment of the General Staff. Once Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing's army could not stop the Qing army, they would have the option of going south. Going south is to join Gao Jin's army, and the strength of the three departments would increase greatly.
"Gao Jin's troops are in good condition, but in Jiangxia, they were stubbornly blocked by the Qing army and could not open the road to Jiangxi for a while. However, in my opinion, Gao Jin's chances of breaking the deadlock are extremely likely. I wonder if he can meet with the other party before the Qing army surrounded the Central Plains Rebel Army going south."
Dong Dashan said at this time: "Since that's the case, it's urgent to attack Jiujiang. The main purpose of our army to take Anqing was to open up the situation in Jiangbei. Now the Central Plains Rebel Army is in danger. Although Gao Jin's troops can rescue them, they cannot do it in a short period of time. If Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing of the Central Plains were destroyed, there would be no suitable way for our Ming Dynasty to plan for the Central Plains in the future."
Speaking of this, Dong Dashan looked at Zhu Yicheng. Zhu Yicheng certainly understood his thoughts. Dong Dashan wanted to use the Ming army to attack Jiangxi and put pressure on the Qing army. At the same time, he used the attack on Jiangxi to force the Qing army to mobilize troops and create opportunities for Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing to go south.
Chapter completed!