Chapter 2: The troops are at the city (2)

Comparing the deployment of defense on the south bank below, the troops in Jiangxi are not counted. Because Xiong Tingbi's Western Front Corps were restrained, they did not have the courage to come over. In the Anhui Hukou to Tongling and then to Ma'anshan section, Wei Zhongxian re-appointed Li Qi as the governor of Jiangxi, and eunuch Li Shi as the military supervisor, leading about 70,000 defenders here. In the middle section, from Ma'anshan to the west of Nanjing, Tang Shilong was the central army with a force of 50,000. Dong Fangming, the left governor of Zhenjiang to Jiangyin section east of Nanjing, was the main general, with a force of 30,000, and Songjiang Prefecture had the least force of 5,000, with the pirate forces of the Yangtze River Navy and Zheng Zhilong, Nanjing arranged about 180,000 troops on this Yangtze River defense line, and was equipped with a small number of shore defense cannons, so the power should not be underestimated.

Besides, the deployment of defense in Nanjing City, the Jing camp plus the Jinyi Guards, and the troops guarding Nanjing City were about 250,000. In order to defend Nanjing with all his strength, Wei Zhongxian almost transferred all the soldiers from the surrounding prefectures and counties to Nanjing. It can be said that Nanjing City is now a forest of guns, swords, and plants and trees are all soldiers. Cui Chengxiu was promoted to the position of the Minister of War and the Grand Secretary, and was promoted to the Prince Taibao as the governor of Zhili, and was fully in power to defend Nanjing. Unfortunately, if he was asked to give advice and make some conspiracies, it was no longer a problem. However, it was not his director who asked him to arrange troops. The generals in Nanjing City either inherited Zuyin or were idiots. As a result, the generals did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers, and they were in chaos.

"Emperor, I have studied the rebellious generals of the Yangtze River defense line. Jiangxi Governor Li Qi is a defeated general under Lord Xiong. After returning, he was suspicious of Wei Zhongxian and was very unhappy and kept idle. This time he was appointed. According to the information we received, it should be the result of the compromise between Wei Zhongxian and the pseudo-queer Xu Rongrong. Li Qi has actually left Wei Zhongxian. His current master should be Xu Rongrong, so Wei Zhongxian simply kicked him out of Nanjing. Although this person is useless,

It is quite talented. Our army's purpose is Nanjing City. The defense line he is located is a distance from Nanjing. As long as our army does not attack his defense line, the greatest possibility is to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. At least before the war begins, our army will not encounter him. Lingbi Hou Tang Shilong is a descendant of Tang He, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. Before Wei Zhongxian came to Nanjing, he was the richest in the entire Nanjing city because he also served as the admiral of the canal transportation. Several of Wei Zhongxian's confidants have always been very

I want to take over this position. Although most of the canal transportation is controlled by us, the canal transportation is also in charge of sea transportation. It is not a small amount. Tang Shilong and the current Fujian Wang Zheng Zhilong have a wealth of money, so it is reasonable to push him to the front line of the Yangtze River. The left governor Dong Fangming relied on Wei Zhongxian to get into his current position. He was a fool. The most important section of the Dongzhenjiang to Jiangyin where he was stationed in Nanjing is the most important.

Especially the Wulong Mountain Fortress, it is a must-beat place for our army. His position in the entire Yangtze River defense is the most critical, but the commander is the most cowardly one. I wonder why Wei Zhongxian arranged this way. As for Songjiang Prefecture, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and there is not enough weapons and armor, and there is no combat effectiveness. As long as our army increases its troops on Chongming Island, it will not dare to move!" As the front commander of this battle of crossing the river, Hong Chengchou is necessary to understand the enemy's shore defense.

Hearing Hong Chengchou's tone, he deliberately selected the main attack section from Zhenjiang to Jiangyin east of Nanjing. Zhu Yinglong nodded in agreement with his analysis and said, "Hong Aiqing has already told the general situation of Jiang Fang on the opposite side. Is there anything else that you can add?"

Xiong Zhaolian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Tang Shilong's deputy general is Xu Da, the former governor of the Nanjing rear army, Xu Kongji. According to Weichen, he had to force the eunuch party to rebel. The reason is that his family is all in Nanjing. If he did not follow, he would have been purged by Wei Zhongxian. This time the court sent troops to wipe out the eunuch party. As long as the envoys were sent to contact him quietly, Weichen would be 90% sure that he would turn to the light."

Zhu Yinglong nodded. He had already learned about Xu Kongji's situation through Shadow and Eagle Group, and had sent someone to contact him quietly. However, his attitude is now unclear and he is an indecisive person. Now the gap in military strength between the two sides of the Yangtze River is 4 to 1. Xu Kongji is still watching. He knows the psychology of such a person best. Therefore, what Xiong Zhaolian said is 90% unrealistic. However, his strategy is not wrong, but he is not considering it thoroughly, and he is even a little risky. If his father Xiong Tingbi had to do this, he would have prepared both hands. People's hearts are separated from their belly, so he must be careful.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task is to reorganize the army. Except for the navy, our army is almost temporarily pieced together, and the new army is not other than the new army. Therefore, I suggest that it be reorganized immediately, for half a month." Yuan Chonghuan is worthy of being a veteran trained by many years of military training. His eyes are so sharp. This southern expedition, the new army is the main force, but the new army was also drawn from four large battalions. They are trained and trained separately. Although there are some communication, they are all small-scale and can only be considered small-scale fights. This is the first time for a large-scale joint battle. And it is still a practical battle. If you don't get it done, you will not win the battle.

Zhu Yinglong nodded solemnly and agreed to Yuan Chonghuan's temporary reorganization and running-in suggestions. He was the main commander of the south this time and the world-famous Supervisor Yuan. This work was naturally handed over to him. In fact, Zhu Yinglong was also helpless at this point. He also wanted to conduct large-scale military exercises, so that the new army would soon become familiar with entering the battlefield as soon as it came up, but he couldn't do it. Confidentiality was secondly. All guns and ammunition production was strictly kept confidential. Even if the opponent got the physical objects and wanted to be truly produced, it would probably take several years. He was not worried about this. More importantly, the treasury had no money. You should know how much money it would cost to make a large-scale exercise. It would be small, no effect, and the financial situation was tight, so he could only sharpen the guns in the face of battle.

"Your Majesty, if you drag it down for half a month, won't you achieve the goal of the surprise attack? The Jiang defenses on the opposite side are full of loopholes. We cannot miss this opportunity!" Chang Yanlin said anxiously. Although Wei Zhongxian learned about Zhu Yinglong's personal expedition, he urgently dispatched troops to arrange and strengthened the Jiang defense. At present, their Jiang defense has loopholes. If you wait for another half a month, you may not have such a good opportunity.

Although the south bank has been continuously strengthening the river defense, there has never been a qualified commander. Therefore, the solid river defense and the Yangtze River in Wei Zhongxian's eyes were like a solid river defense and the natural barrier of the Yangtze River. In fact, in the eyes of Yuan Chonghuan and others, the Yangtze River defense created by Wei Zhongxian with nearly 200,000 troops was a decoration. If it should be defended, it is a heavy defense. As long as it breaks through a little, the entire defense line will be broken.

"Emperor, the old saying goes, sharpening a knife will not delay chopping wood. Our army has only more than 100,000 troops, and the total strength of the opponent is four times that of me. Although our army is stronger than that of the opponent, if our army is not integrated into a whole, even if we have a tactical advantage, even if our army wins in the end, it will be a tragic victory." Yuan Chonghuan said.

Zhu Yinglong nodded and said, "What both my dears say makes sense. Chang Aiqing is worried that the opportunity will be fleeting and missed the opportunity to attack. Yuan Aiqing is worried that the army has not undergone a certain amount of running-in, and it is easy to make mistakes when cooperating with the command of the cooperation, and even a catastrophe. It is not easy to train the new army, so you cannot sacrifice innocently because of this."

"But what determines the victory of the war is not the solid defense line, but the people. What kind of general and what kind of soldiers are? A fool general. Even if he builds his defense line seamlessly, a smart general can always find a gap to drill in, so the sage decides to reorganize and run in first, and then attack!" Zhu Yinglong's face was announced. Whether from the perspective of the commander or the actual situation, Zhu Yinglong must support Yuan Chonghuan because he wants to establish his absolute authority, otherwise how will he command the army to fight next?

Although Chang Yanlin was born in a family of generals, he had not yet really trained. I hope he could fully mature this time and live up to Zhu Yinglong's expectations for him.
Chapter completed!