In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
? Zhao Han, Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, Qin Liangyu, Xu Nianzu, and Mao Yuanyi sat together to discuss this year's troop dispatch plan.
Due to the lack of a map of Sichuan, Qin Liangyu drew a rough one, marking only important rivers, mountains and cities.
"You must take Yunyang first, and if it is too late, take Wanxian," Xu Nianzu said, pointing to the map, "This will prevent Zhang Xianzhong from going west. This guy was already attacking Kuizhou last winter."
Li Banghua shook his head: "If so, we must start a war with Zhang Xianzhong in advance."
Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to fight. If there is a real fight, whoever goes to Sichuan will cross the river and fight directly in the hinterland of Hubei!"
Pang Chunlai interjected: "If we send troops to Hubei, our army's plan to march will be completely messed up. Fei Ruhe and Zhang Tieniu are both in Shandong, Li is in Xuzhou, and Huang Shun is in Lu'an. Returning to the army will inevitably consume food and grass, and the gains will not be worth the losses. .¡±
Zhao Han said: "After Huang Yao formed a new army, he immediately attacked Yunyang or Wanxian. The navy went to Huangzhou and Jingzhou to cruise around and test Zhang Xianzhong's reaction."
"Do you really want to start a war with Zhang Xianzhong?" Li Banghua frowned.
Zhao Han said with a smile: "There may be small battles, but I don't think there will be big ones. Zhang Xianzhong dare not fight at all. Once the two sides start a war, Guizhou (Zigui), Yiling, Jiangling, Jianli, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Qizhou These cities are all likely to be attacked by our army crossing the river. How can Zhang Xianzhong defend them? He is engaged in farming in Hubei, and he has finally made progress. How can he allow it to be lost so easily?"
"Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case," Li Banghua said, "What if Zhang Xianzhong goes crazy?"
"I'm not afraid of going crazy," Qin Liangyu said, "Take Yunyang down, and I will defend the city with Shibabai soldiers. As long as there is no shortage of rations, he will not be able to attack it for ten years. If he is stuck here, Zhang Xianzhong still wants to go west to Sichuan. You have to slowly climb over the mountains along the way."
Zhao Han made a decision and said, "Okay, give the Shi Jie Independence Regiment 5,000 soldiers, and the grain and grass will be raised by Shi Jie for the time being. I will send a fleet to bring in the follow-up military food. You can fly the banner of the Datong Army and wait until the summer grain harvest season. At that time, I will have enough food and soldiers, and Huang Yao's troops will also march into Sichuan to reinforce."
Pang Chunlai asked: "How far should Sichuan fight?"
"Sichuan can't invest too much troops and food," Zhao Han explained. "This year's plan is only to capture three to five counties in Sichuan, and send officials to divide the land in Yunyang, Wanxian, and Zhongxian. Wait. After the civil affairs are done well, relying on these three counties, we will slowly continue to divide the fields westward. Train as many local farmers, soldiers and officials as possible in Sichuan, so that we can use Sichuan's grain and Sichuan's soldiers to defeat the whole of Sichuan. To attack Sichuan, I will only send Huang Yaona 7,500 people."
"That may take several years." Mao Yuanyi said.
"Two or three years at most," Zhao Han said with a smile, "There are still advantages to fighting like this. If you want to attack Yunnan and Guizhou in the future, you only need to send troops from Sichuan, and you only need to collect food from Sichuan, instead of transporting it all the way from Hunan."
As a land of abundance, Sichuan suffered relatively few natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty.
As long as Zhang Xianzhong is blocked from going west, there will be no decent hostile forces in Sichuan. Then what kind of heavy troops will be sent to conquer?
The 7,500-person mountain division, plus 5,000 white soldiers, only needs to provide food and grass for the first year, and will definitely be self-sufficient in Sichuan in the second year. At that time, Sichuan will not only not be a burden, but also become Zhao Han's food and military base. He can attack Yunnan and Guizhou in the south and go out of Shanxi in the north.
As for Hunan, the training of farmers and soldiers cannot be stopped.
In case Zhang Xianzhong is in a hurry, tens of thousands of farmers and soldiers will be recruited immediately, bonds will be issued to collect grain from the people, and they will directly cross the river to fight Zhang Xianzhong in Hubei!
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Han proclaimed himself king.
No ceremony was held, because all the altars in Nanjing were destroyed, and even the ancestral temple of Lao Zhu's family fell into disrepair.
If the ceremony is to be held, it is necessary to work hard to restore the buildings such as the Temple of Heaven and Earth.
However, the official organization has changed greatly.
?The Dudu Mansion was changed to the Wu Wang Mansion, and the subordinate organizations were changed to: the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Dudu Mansion, and the Secretariat.
Ministry of Rites: Reformed by the Department of Propaganda and Education, it focuses on Datong ideological work and is also responsible for the Ministry of Education.
Ministry of Industry: In charge of transportation and water conservancy affairs.
Ministry of Commerce: in charge of national industry and commerce.
Ministry of Households: Equivalent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Ministry of Finance: Equivalent to the Ministry of Finance.
Ministry of Punishments: Leads and manages courts across the country.
?The Department of Anti-corruption changed its name to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is not allowed to gossip, and everything is based on evidence.
The Military Academy was changed to the Governor's Mansion, where soldiers were recruited, trained, and fought.
 I will do it myself! "
?With Qin Liangyu as the backbone, the entire county quickly began to operate.
Although Xie Zongtai doesn't know how to defend the city, he has the ability to obey orders, and he does all kinds of affairs in an orderly manner.
Qin Liangyu's name was put on display, and the king of Wu was used as a signboard. The rich people were afraid of Zhang Xianzhong's robbery, so they donated money and food very simply.
Then the Baojia law was implemented in the city, and all outsiders were detained in a centralized manner to prevent Zhang Xianzhong's spies from making trouble.
There must be Zhang Xianzhong's spies in the city, he used this trick to capture countless cities.
Zhang Xianzhong was injured.
Seven years ago, he fought against Kuizhou once.
?The magistrate hadn¡¯t taken office yet, and the judges, officials, and county magistrates all ran away, and the prefect He Chengguang stepped forward.
He Chengguang led thousands of people, faced with the siege of tens of thousands of people, and held on until the army food ran out.
The spies reported that there was food in the school yard. Taking advantage of He Chengguang's opportunity to transport the food, he robbed the prison and released the prisoners, and set fire to create chaos. Zhang Xianzhong broke through Kuizhou in one fell swoop.
He Chengguang fought bloody battles. None of the seventeen members of his family surrendered and were all killed.
After that time, as a precaution, two bronze cannons were installed in the capital of Kuizhou.
Two months ago, Zhang Xianzhong personally supervised the siege of the city, but was shot by a cannonball.
The man was fine, but the horse was frightened and fell down and broke his leg.
During his recuperation, he caught a cold again in the winter, and he was so angry that he plundered Kuizhou City for three days.
Now that the leg injury is healed, the bone setter is not skilled enough to treat Zhang Xianzhong into a lame man.
After taking Yunyang, Zhang Xianzhong divided his troops into two groups, led the main force to Wanxian, and asked Li Dingguo to go to Kaixian County.
On the way, a spy reported the military situation: "Your Majesty, the city has lost contact with the city. According to the local people, Shi Jie and Qin Liangyu have led white soldiers to garrison Kai County. And"
"What else?" Zhang Xianzhong frowned.
The spies said: "Emperor Chongzhen married his daughter to King Zhao, made King Zhao the king of Wu, and sent all his sons and daughters to Nanjing. Shi Jie's white soldiers also voted for King Zhao. Today, the city of Wanxian, There are Datong military flags, as well as the Qin flag and the horse flag of the white soldiers. From a small distance, many defenders in the city are holding white guns."
Zhang Xianzhong was furious: "Farting Zhao Tianwang, that is Zhao thief! First rob Lao Tzu's Huangmei County, and now come to rob Sichuan!"
Hearing that the white pole soldiers were stationed in Wan County, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly had a headache.
He had suffered a great loss from white soldiers. He was attacked by Qin Liangyu, Qin Yiming (Qin Liangyu's nephew), and Ma Xianglin.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good!" A messenger came on horseback from the east.
Zhang Xianzhong said unhappily: "What's the matter?"
The messenger reported: "Zhao Tianwang's navy bombarded Guizhou and Yiling!"
"Thieves Zhao bullied me too much!" Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Zhao Han has taken the Jianghuai area, which is equivalent to surrounding Hubei on two sides.
In the northeast, the Datong Army can attack De'an Mansion from Xinyang.
? In the southeast, the Datong Army can attack Huangzhou Prefecture from Guangji.
In the south, the cities along the river are all within the attack range of the Datong Army.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that Zhao Han's strategic goal was to attack Shandong first. From his point of view, Zhao Han was likely to attack himself first, and then unify Huguang first.
"Return to teacher!"
Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that his teeth were itching. He was afraid that Wanxian, where the white soldiers were stationed, would not be able to attack for a long time, and his hometown Hubei would be copied by Zhao Han again.
Not only did Zhang Xianzhong choose to withdraw his troops, he even vomited out the Kuizhou and Yunyang that he ate. Because these two cities cannot be defended, once the Datong Navy cuts off the traffic on the Yangtze River, they will all become isolated cities hanging outside-the grain can also be transported by land, but the consumption is too high.
? Qin Liangyu only took a few entourages, and used a small plan to cooperate with the threat of the Datong Navy, so he forced Zhang Xianzhong to abandon Sichuan.
Zhang Xianzhong found himself in a difficult situation. If he chose to fight Zhao Han, he didn't know where to fight first.
Crossing the river and attacking Hunan is sure to seek death. Once the army goes south, it is very likely that the soldiers and food will not be able to continue, and the food will be stuck on the north bank by the Datong Navy. Moreover, De'an Mansion in the northeast and Huangzhou Mansion in the southeast will all be attacked by the Datong Army.
If it were to attack the Jianghuai River instead, the Datong Army might cross the river and attack the cities along the river.
With a fixed site, it is so difficult to choose.
It's not like being a rogue in the past, just rushing forward recklessly.
Zhang Xianzhong returned to Jingzhou Mansion and received a letter from Zhao Han. The content was easy to understand: "I want Sichuan. You can go to Shaanxi and Henan. I promise not to take advantage of it."
Just kidding, Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to use troops at all.
?Because Huang Shun and Fei Yinggong had already stationed troops in Xinyang, and Li Zheng and Xiao Zongxian were transferred to Guangji, they might attack from these two directions at any time.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to move, at least before Zhao Han officially attacked Shandong, Zhang Xianzhong's army would never dare to mess around.
(Thanks to the leaders of the two brothers cz` and Liu Zuma sb for the reward.)
(Ask for a monthly ticket.) It took me a second to remember the address of this site:Well, you can go to Shaanxi and Henan, and I promise not to take advantage of it. "
Just kidding, Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to use troops at all.
?Because Huang Shun and Fei Yinggong had already stationed troops in Xinyang, and Li Zheng and Xiao Zongxian were transferred to Guangji, they might attack from these two directions at any time.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to move, at least before Zhao Han officially attacked Shandong, Zhang Xianzhong's army would never dare to mess around.
(Thanks to the leaders of the two brothers cz` and Liu Zuma sb for the reward.)
(Ask for a monthly ticket.) It took me a second to remember the address of this site.