The Ming Dynasty Palace, the center of the Ming Dynasty.

On this day, as the Battle of Jiangxi was completely over and the entire Jiangxi fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yicheng suddenly held a military opportunity meeting. In addition to the five military opportunity ministers of the Military Affairs Office, there was also Zhuang Yan of the General Staff.

The meeting was not held at the office of the Military Affairs Office, but was placed in the side hall where Zhu Yicheng's daily office work. When everyone walked into the side hall, the first thing they saw was a huge map hanging on the wall and a sand table placed in the center.

Everyone looked subconsciously and moved slightly. It seemed that Zhu Yicheng had to make big moves, otherwise it would not have been like this.

After everyone arrived, they waited for a while. Zhu Yicheng, who was wearing regular clothes, walked in with great strides, and everyone quickly got up to salute.

"Please sit down, everyone." Zhu Yicheng pressed his hands and went straight to the center to sit down. After he got into the seat, everyone sat down.

"I have a key explanation to you today." After taking the seat, Zhu Yicheng said with a serious expression: "The content of today's meeting is confidential. All my dear friends are pillars of the country and my strong responsibilities, but it is of great importance. I also need to remind you that after leaving this palace, you must not disclose any of this matter!"

Everyone was shocked and quickly said yes. No wonder there were people serving in this side hall on weekdays. Today, when Xiaohuangmen led everyone into the hall, there was no one inside. Even the Xiaohuangmen who was along the way led them to leave quickly. I am afraid that Zhu Yicheng would have explained it a long time ago.

Among the six people, Wu Sidao's expression was the calmest. Perhaps in this palace, except for Zhu Yicheng himself, the only person who knew what was going on today was Wu Sidao. It was not that Zhu Yicheng had a private understanding of Wu Sidao first. In fact, Wu Sidao had vaguely guessed Zhu Yicheng's thoughts before.

"Zhuang Yan!"

"I'm here!"

"You can tell you about the situation in Jiangxi and Hubei first."

"yes!"

Immediately, Zhuang Yan briefly talked about the situation in Jiangxi and Hubei. After the capture of Xinjian and Nanchang, the Ming army advanced westward and basically captured the entire territory of Jiangxi. Now the Ming army in Jiangxi is sweeping all over the place and encircling and suppressing the remaining Qing army forces.

As for Hubei, the Ming army was still in a stalemate with the Qing army. This was mainly because Longkodo's strong military strength, and he fought steadily and used his cleverness to defeat the cleverness. Although the Ming army's training and equipment exceeded that of the Qing army, in this case, there were not many ways to deal with the Qing army for a while.

The negotiations of Gao Jin's troops were quite smooth. Gao Jin had agreed to assist the Ming army in attacking Longkodo northward. Although he failed to achieve the initial goal of using the road to attack the north and the south, overall, the general strategic deployment was not much different. As long as Gao Jin could resolutely move northward and ensure the flank of the Ming army, it would be enough for Longkodo to drink a pot.

After Zhuang Yan finished reporting, his eyes looked at Zhu Yicheng. Zhu Yicheng nodded slightly, and then said, "Now, Jiangxi has basically been pacified. Next is the Hubei battlefield. However, judging from the mobilization of Qing troops, the Hubei battlefield may be difficult to solve for a while. Moreover, there are Qing troops in Hunan and Guangxi. It is reported that the Qing troops in these two places are also ready to move. For example, one city and one county to conquer cities and land, it not only took too long, but also greatly increased the logistics pressure of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I have thought about it and decided to break this deadlock and start a new battlefield!"

As soon as Zhu Yicheng finished speaking, everyone was shocked, especially Wang Fan, who, as the Minister of Revenue, did not know about military affairs. Zhu Yicheng said he wanted to open a new battlefield. Was he planning to attack from Anqing to the north? In the Jiangbei area, Anqing is now the prominent part of the Ming army. If he attacked north, he could enter the territory of Huizhou. But what is the point of doing this? You must know that the Qing court has set up a Jiangbei camp, and its purpose is to prevent the Ming army from attacking north. If so, would Zhu Yicheng attack directly north without solving the situation in Hubei?

Liao Huanzhi was also a little worried about this and felt that Zhu Yicheng was not appropriate to do this. Dong Dashan and Wang Dong didn't agree with it, and even looked excited. As soldiers, fighting is of course a good thing, and they were eager to go to the battlefield to fight with the Qing army.

Zhuang Yan was thinking. As the Chief of Staff, Zhuang Yan had a thorough understanding of the overall situation. He believed that Zhu Yicheng had specially brought them in, and was so cautious, that was definitely not as simple as sending troops from Anqing. Zhuang Yan's eyes couldn't help but look at the map on the wall, and something that happened not long ago suddenly flashed in his mind, as if he had thought of something.

Only Wu Sidao seemed to have known what Zhu Yicheng would say for a long time, and his expression remained silent, waiting for Zhu Yicheng to say it down.

"I wonder where the emperor is planning to open another battlefield? Is it An Qing..." Liao Huanzhi couldn't help asking.

Zhu Yicheng shook his head and smiled, "Although Anqing is the fulcrum of the northern attack, I do not plan to attack Anqing north this time. My goal this time is very simple..."

As he said that, Zhu Yicheng stood up, picked up a wooden stick and walked to the edge of the map, raised the wooden stick and pointed to the northeast: "This is my goal! Tianjin Wei!"

"Tianjin Wei?!"

When the answer was revealed, everyone was shocked. No one except Wu Sidao expected that Zhu Yicheng would actually choose Tianjin Wei as the target. Even Zhuang Yan, who had vaguely felt that Zhu Yicheng's target was in the north, was surprised.

But when Zhu Yicheng told everyone that the target he chose was Tianjin Wei, everyone couldn't help but think about it again in shock. After a while, Wang Dong patted his thigh and shouted: "I understand, no wonder the emperor agreed to attack North Korea before. After a long time of trouble, the emperor had already stared at Tianjin Wei. So that's it! So that's it!"

The more I think about it, the more I feel that fighting Tianjin Wei is a reliable thing. Not to mention anything else, with the strength of the Ming Navy, it is absolutely no problem to take down the Dagukou of Tianjin Wei. Although there is a fort at Dagukou, this fort was still set up during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Since the Qing army entered the pass, it has not been added to Dagukou. I am afraid that God will know whether the cannons of grandfathers on the fort can be fired.

Furthermore, the Qing Dynasty naval army has been swept away by the Ming Navy, and even if there are still some residues, it is impossible to be an opponent of the Ming Navy. As long as you take Dagukou, the door of Tianjin Guard will be opened. If Tianjin Guard is captured, then the portal of Beijing City will fall into the Ming Dynasty. What kind of result will be there at that time? This is conceivable!

"It's amazing! It's really wonderful!" Dong Dashan and Zhuang Yan thought about it and felt that this plan was feasible. Moreover, after taking over the Tianjin Guard, the Qing court would be shocked. By then, it would only be three hundred miles to enter Beijing. If they could fight to Beijing in one go, they might be able to decide the world in one battle.

In fact, Zhu Yicheng had this idea a few years ago, taking Tianjin Wei straight from the sea and then attacking Beijing. To put it bluntly, this was still inspired by the Eight-Nation Alliance's march route. However, although this tactic is good, it is difficult to implement. Tianjin Wei cannot fight just by saying that it is.

First of all, it requires strong maritime power to implement this tactic, especially ocean transportation and attack capabilities. Before, although the Ming Navy was powerful, the various naval forces of the Qing court were still there, especially the joint fleet of the Nan'ao Navy and Lan Yanzhen. Without solving the naval power of the Qing army and ensuring ocean control, a lot of chaos will occur once the rear is attacked by maritime.

Later, the Battle of the South China Sea broke out, and although the Ming Navy won, it suffered heavy losses. Even if it obtained the warships of the Portuguese Far East Fleet, the running-in and personnel arrangement of these warships would take time to improve, as well as the construction of new navy ships and other factors, which restricted the implementation of this plan.

Secondly, simply taking over Tianjin Wei will certainly threaten Beijing, but also cause shock to the world. But just taking over Tianjin Wei is the first step. The real purpose of fighting Tianjin Wei is not in Tianjin, but in Beijing. So there are still many fierce battles waiting on the land. The Qing court has heavy troops stationed in Fengtai. Once the Tianjin Wei is taken down and the Ming army is unable to follow up, the Qing court has reacted that it will inevitably mobilize Fengtai camp and other troops to serve the king. If the Ming army does not have the ability to defeat these troops, then this tactic will still not be effective, and may even be driven back from Tianjin Wei.

Furthermore, the north was the old nest of the Qing court. Compared with Jiangnan, the Qing court operated the New Year in the north and had deep-rooted power. Although the Ming army had information from the Jinyiwei, it could not cover everything. In addition, a series of uncertainties, Zhu Yicheng's idea has not been realized and he could only wait for the opportunity patiently, but now this opportunity has finally come.

After more than a year of rest, the Ming Navy has now completely ensured the sea control. Moreover, the continuous launch of new ships and the digestion of Portuguese warships have enabled the Ming Navy to have sufficient ability to support this war.

In addition to Chongming's new army, the establishment of this army is for tough battles and big battles. The new army will be the main force in the Battle of Tianjin Guards and the subsequent Battle of Beijing. At the same time, the army will also send a force to jointly fight with the new army. According to preliminary calculations, the new army and an army will invest about 30,000 people in this war, and use the sharp attack power of the new army to become the sharp spear in Zhu Yicheng's hand and directly penetrate the heart of the Qing court.

In the landing operation, it is destined to be impossible to invest too much personnel. The number of people transported by sea is extremely limited and uncertain. More than 30,000 people are the accurate figures that Zhu Yicheng has obtained after calculating recently. No matter how many people there are, the capabilities of the Ming Navy cannot support it.

Similarly, this is also the reason why the new army is adopted as the main force. In terms of combat effectiveness, only the new army can undertake this task.

In addition, the continued battlefields in Henan and Hubei have attracted a large number of main forces of the Qing army to move south, not only Mongolian cavalry, but also the elite Qing army from Fengtai camp to transfer to the south. Therefore, the Qing army's military strength in Fengtai camp is only less than half of its peak period, which greatly weakened the Qing army's military strength in Zhili, which is also what Zhu Yicheng considered.

In addition, because of the death of Liang Concubine, Kangxi and the Eighth Prince are now incompatible with each other, and father and son are suspicious. The princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty are resuming the system of discussing the king. The Jinyiwei is not idle in secret and fanning the flames in Beijing. The Qing court is now in chaos, which is a god-given opportunity for the Ming Dynasty.
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