"Ship Yue!"

"Well, please sit down for everyone." Yue Zhongqi, dressed in military uniform and had three general stars on her shoulders, walked into the hall, nodded slightly to everyone waiting for him, and then sat down in a low voice after sitting down at the main seat.

With a whisper, everyone present sat down neatly, put their hands on their knees, their waists straight, and their eyes were fixed intently looking ahead.

This is his subordinate! Yue Zhongqi sighed in her heart. Although he is no stranger to this scene, he still can't help but secretly compare with the soldiers he brought before whenever he saw them.

The Jiangbei Army is an elite force in Yue Zhongqi's hands, and is even among the top in the Qing army. Yue Zhongqi has always been proud of his ability to train troops, and is even more proud of being able to build a brave and powerful army.

However, after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi discovered that the Ming army was completely different from the ones she had known in the past. Sun Tzu's Art of War said: It was as fast as the wind, its sprint was as slow as the forest, its plunder was as fire as fire, and it remained as motionless as a mountain. It was perfectly reflected in the Ming Dynasty army, and coupled with strict training requirements and the style of prohibition of orders, the Ming army was even more powerful than the generals dreamed of.

The more he understood the Ming Dynasty, the more he understood why the Ming army could be invincible. Even if he did not fall into a dilemma due to the Huai'an Incident, he would not be able to truly defeat the Ming army if he continued to fight.

Only when you are in the Ming Dynasty and have a thorough understanding of the composition and organization of the Ming army will you find that the Ming army is simply a terrible weapon of war. Whether it is soldiers or officers at all levels, each person has his own position, from bottom to top, and closely combines, thus forming an entire army.

As for the generals who command the army, they can use it to play the highest command art of the general. For example, a commander like him does not need to consider the intelligence, training, logistics, equipment and other factors of the army on weekdays, because these are all subject to special departments and people, and he only needs to make decisions and commands wholeheartedly, and then convey the orders through his officers, and then every soldier will fully implement them.

At first, Yue Zhongqi was not used to this method. He had always been accustomed to doing it himself, but soon after, he discovered the benefits of doing it. As he spent the longer he spent in the Ming army, he became more and more impressed by this structure and regulations.

It has been more than two months since he arrived in Nanyang. Although the Ming army in Nanyang was not his old subordinate, these troops still strictly implemented his orders. However, in the past two months, Yue Zhongqi's main focus was to deepen his understanding of the troops, including the situation of his subordinates, and the stability of the local area and hoarding materials after the war. Yue Zhongqi did not impatiently lead troops to attack as others imagined.

The Qing Dynasty was indignant about the Yue family's killing of the nine clans, and with anger, he came to Nanyang.

Before coming to Nanyang, the troops were temporarily commanded by General Zhang Gaoji. After the Central Plains War, Zhang Gaoji was promoted from deputy general to general. He was later awarded the rank of lieutenant general according to the reorganization plan of the Ming army and was assigned to Yue Zhongqi's subordinates. Originally, Zhang Gaoji thought that Yue Zhongqi, who was jealous of the resentment, would be impatient to send troops to deal with the Qing Dynasty after arriving in Nanyang, and he was a little worried about this. But what he never expected was that Yue Zhongqi did not do that after arriving in Nanyang. Instead, he went deep into the army to understand the situation of the troops, prepare materials, and inspect and train.

Yue Zhongqi's actions surprised Zhang Gaoji and were also very impressed. In his opinion, it is not without reason that Zhu Yicheng valued Yue Zhongqi so much and entrusted important tasks. Yue Zhongqi has such a great reputation, and it is indeed beyond ordinary people's reach. This alone is not something that ordinary people can do.

"General Zhang, please tell me about the current affairs of Guizhou and Sichuan." After sitting down, Yue Zhongqi turned her eyes to Zhang Gaoji, who was sitting first in the left head, and spoke.

"Yes!" Zhang Gaoji stood up and responded, then walked towards the map hanging on the side, picked up a small stick, and said on the map.

"After receiving the intelligence, Zhao Hongcan of Guangxi called himself the King of Song and surrendered to our Ming Dynasty. Now Guangxi's troops have entered Guizhou, and their troops are mainly concentrated in the southeast of Guizhou, namely Tongren, Yuqing, Kaili, and Pingtang. The troops are known as 200,000 troops, but according to the information of the Jinyiwei, it is determined that there are about 700,000 to 80,000 people."

"Zhao Hongcan's troops in Guizhou are divided into two units, one is dominated by the Guangxi army, and the elite troops in the Guangxi army are 15,000 wolf soldiers, and the other ones are the previous green camp and the newly trained recruits. This unit has a force of about 45,000. As for the other unit, the Qing army in the two towns that Zhao Hongcan recruited after entering Guizhou, the number of people is roughly slightly worse than the former, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it is also worse..."

Everyone looked at the map intently, their eyes wandering on the stick in Zhang Gaoji's hand. They also drew different marks on the map with various circles, and marked the location, number and organization of these troops on the edges.

After talking about Zhao Hongcan's situation, Zhang Gaoji moved the stick in his hand to northern Guizhou and talked about the situation of Gao Jin's troops. Compared with Zhao Hongcan's troops, Gao Jin's troops exceeded the number of troops, but their equipment was not as good as Zhao Hongcan.

But this does not mean that Gao Jin's troops have no combat effectiveness. In fact, they have to be judged by combat effectiveness. Gao Jin's troops can be said to have experienced many battles. After all, Gao Jin has been fighting in various places over the years. There are many veterans in the army. In addition, Gao Jin's troops are the White Lotus Sect as the core and have a fanatical religious belief. Not only are they fierce when fighting, they are not afraid of death.

Apart from these two units, the others are some troops of the local Qing army and chieftains and heads in Guizhou. Originally, the local Qing army in Guizhou was not superior to Zhao Hongcan, but now the Qing court has attracted local forces in Guizhou, making Guizhou relatively stable, and has also received support from the local troops of the chieftains and heads.

Although these troops are not large, they are extremely useful in mountain warfare. Due to the familiarity of the terrain and the fact that they are locals, it is difficult to deal with.

More importantly, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou Bei Henuo personally led tens of thousands of troops to support Guizhou, which made the number of Qing troops in Guizhou exceeding 100,000. Such a huge army, coupled with local support, was difficult for both Zhao Hongcan and Gao Jin to resist.

Now, Zhao Hongcan and Gao Jin have joined forces, and the two units are joining forces to attack Pingyue Road. Pingyue Road is located in the eastern part of Zunyi and is not far from Zunyi. Once Pingyue Road is taken down by the two armies, Zhao Hongcan and Gao Jin can join forces, and then whether they are going westward to Zunyi or directly attacking Guiyang to the southwest, you can choose to do so.

Speaking of this, Zhang Gaoji specifically stated that Bei Henuo's Qing army now adopts a strategy of one offense and one defense, that is, concentrate its forces to attack Gao Jin's troops, and only conduct strategic defense against Zhao Hongcan's troops. It is not that Bei Henuo considers that Zhao Hongcan originally came from the Qing court and showed mercy between them. The real reason for him to do this is very simple, that is, he wants to use concentrated forces to solve Gao Jin's troops first, and then deal with Zhao Hongcan after he has dealt with Gao Jin.

Of course, it is not easy for Bei Henuo to defeat Gao Jin in a short time with Bei Henuo's troops. Although Bei Henuo has a little advantage at the moment, don't forget that Zhao Hongcan is still eyeing him. Once the opponent is asked to fight against Tong Pingyuedao's army, let alone deal with the opponent one by one, if it is done well, it will be removed by the opponent.

At this time, the stick in Zhang Gaoji turned northwest and pointed directly towards Sichuan, and said with a grim expression: "Please note that just yesterday, I just received the report from the Jinyiwei that the pseudo-Qing Cheng had led nearly 20,000 troops from Sichuan and headed south along Songkan River to Gui. This army is the elite of the Qing army in Sichuan, and the leader is the pseudo-Qing Prince. Once he enters Guizhou, he will definitely hit the flanks of Gaojin's troops. If Gaojin cannot stop it, the situation in Guizhou will probably take a sharp turn."

After saying that, Zhang Gaoji turned his eyes to Yue Zhongqi. Yue Zhongqi nodded slightly, and then Zhang Gaoji put down the wooden stick in his hand and sat back in his seat.

"Tell me what you think." Yue Zhongqi looked at everyone and asked.

After a moment of quietness, a major general began to say: "Master General Zhang, General Zhang, I thought that Guizhou is now in a group, which is not a bad thing for our Ming Dynasty. In fact, the imperial court issued an order to reward Zhao Hongcan, which also showed his support for the other party. As for Gao Jin, although Gao Jin has refused to submit to our Ming Dynasty, it is considered a rebel army after all, and Gao Jin has not done anything to our Ming Dynasty over the years, and the targets he fought have always been the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, I think that at this time, we should support Gao Jin appropriately to avoid Gao Jin's army being attacked from both sides."

After he finished speaking, Yue Zhongqi did not say anything, but turned her attention to others. Then a chief of staff with the rank of major general stood up and said, "From General Zhang's introduction just now, the situation in Guizhou is a bit dangerous for Gao Jin's troops, but I think the situation is not as bad as I imagined. The General Staff still has some understanding of Gao Jin's troops' military strength. Now Beihenuo attacks Gao Jin's troops at about 50,000. Even if the 20,000 troops of the fake Prince Cheng's troops are added, at best,

There are only more than 70,000 people. If the local chieftains and head men are added, they will definitely not exceed 80,000. These forces are enough to block them with hundreds of thousands of high-advance troops. Moreover, Zhao Hongcan will not sit idly by. If Zhao Hongcan really wants to do his best, it will be very difficult for Bei Henu's soldiers to stop him. Besides, it is winter now, Guizhou has complex terrain and many climate changes, and there are restrictions on its use of troops. Gaozhi's troops should be worry-free in a short period of time, so I suggest that it is safer to wait and see its changes for the time being."

The speech of the Chief of Staff has been recognized by many people. Since Zhu Yicheng established the General Staff Department, he has also implemented the staff system in the army, and the status of the staff in the army has been increasing. In addition, in recent years, all major and small battles have provided suggestions, so many generals attach great importance to the suggestions of the staff, especially the chief of staff.
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