Luo Zhixue knew something about Lu Xiangsheng. Even if he did not go out of his way to collect news about him, as the most outstanding and famous military commander and civilian official in the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, his news was flying all over the sky. Even if Luo Zhixue

Some of Lu Xiangsheng’s deeds can only be learned through ordinary channels.

Luo Zhixue didn't want to be targeted by Lu Xiangsheng too early. Otherwise, with the current scale and equipment level of the Baoxiang Army, coupled with combat experience and the quality of the generals, Luo Zhixue was really worried that he would be completely defeated.

Like the rebel leaders, they were forced to flee deep into the mountains.

He needs time to accumulate strength and cannot attract the Ming court's attention in a short period of time.

Only now that he has accumulated enough strength can he stand in the Nanyang Basin and look south to the Jianghan Plain, and in the process deal with the encirclement and suppression of the main force of officers and soldiers led by Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and others.

This also makes Luo Zhixue adopt a more cautious strategy when expanding, and the method is different from other rebels.

Luo Zhixue adopted a low-key development strategy, occupied the countryside, and tried not to overly stimulate the Ming court. In this process, he adopted a base area model, which basically controlled the local area, governed the local area, restored people's livelihood, collected taxes to support the army, and then expanded.

method.

However, the various action strategies of the various rebel forces led by Gao Yingxiang are typical mobile operations, and all of their goals revolve around evading encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers in the process of obtaining food.

Because they do not have a stable base, they cannot set up internal affairs agencies like Luo Zhixue to collect taxes from the controlled areas and raise the army.

This forces them to continuously attack one city after another, plunder one area after another, and continue to expand and develop in the process in order to survive.

But at the same time, this also forces them to expand their scale and need to attack more cities and plunder more food, creating a vicious cycle.

Luo Zhixue doesn't want this, and this model is not in line with his development strategy.

The bandit model seems to be gaining momentum all of a sudden, but it lacks foundation, and it has not implemented some of the conditions for developing armaments in Luo Zhixue's plan.

The most important thing is that you want Luo Zhixue to fight a group of ancient people. In the traditional contemporary sense, cold weapons are mainly used, firearms are supplemented, and various tactics and tactics still remain ancient wars. To be honest, Luo Zhixue really doesn’t have that ability.

, I don’t have that confidence either.

That is the expertise of Li Zicheng, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng, and it has nothing to do with Luo Zhixue.

Luo Zhixue has always been very clear that compared to other contemporary rebel leaders, officers and generals, his advantage does not lie in intelligence or military talent.

It lies in some military technological innovations in my own mind.

If he can't win a traditional war, then Luo Zhixue won't fight like this. Instead, he will change his style and play directly with artillery and guns, and even go one step further and even play queuing to kill.

In this regard, Luo Zhixue has always been very clear about his shortcomings and strengths, so he has never planned to play mobile operations like Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.

Even Luo Zhixue doesn't intend to engage in any advanced art of war, long-distance raids, or surprise attacks with the enemy. Luo Zhixue won't touch them if he can.

He just wants to fight a seemingly stupid and artless war for hegemony: use more and better artillery, more and better muskets, more and better armor, and more and stronger soldiers to push forward.

Past.

This is the path for hegemony that a time traveler like me should take.

Otherwise, Luo Zhixue is worried that if he plays tactics and tricks with these famous generals in ancient times, he will be played to death without a burial place.

Luo Zhixue's idea is very simple. I think I can't beat you in terms of tactics, so I'll play with equipment and logistics, and just rely on hard power to kill you.

This set of things has been played most smoothly by the Yankees in the history of the earth. They have almost no tactics at all in fighting, and they just rely on massive tanks, aircraft and cannons to push them all the way.

It may seem like a poor method, but the effect is great.

The status of world hegemon was achieved through this stupid method.

If you want to play the kind of push-pull hegemony planned by Luo Zhixue, you must have a solid base to develop industry and people's livelihood.

Only in this way can we obtain a large number of good ordnance and sufficient food.

The Nanyang Basin and Jianghan Plain must be captured and actually controlled.

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That night, Luo Zhixue couldn't sleep for a long time after the military meeting ended, and didn't fall asleep until midnight.

The next morning, he summoned Guo Quanshu, Director of the Civil Affairs Department, Yuan Gaofeng, Director of the Industrial Department, Shi Wenbin, Director of the Commerce and Trade Department, Huang Chengxuan, Deputy Director of the Grain and Rates Department; Chen Xingkai, Director of the Grain Recruitment Department, Wang Daqian, Captain of the Engineering Team and other internal affairs officials.

Official.

The above-mentioned people are all the main internal affairs officials who went south to Li Qingdian with Luo Zhixue. Luo Zhixue's purpose of summoning them to the meeting was also very simple.

It is to require all departments in the internal affairs to cooperate with the upcoming military operation of the rural protection army.

He didn't introduce too much about the military's plans. He just talked about the threats from officers and soldiers and then began to arrange tasks.

"The Personnel Affairs Office must do a comprehensive job of coordinating work, speeding up the preparation work in each township, speeding up inspections, and dispatching elite soldiers and generals to perform their duties, so that the Grain Recruitment Office can fully launch the grain requisition work as soon as possible."

Guo Quanshu stood up and said: "General, don't worry. This time we go south, our Civil Affairs Office has prepared fifty people in advance for various township affairs. After we go south, our Civil Affairs Office continues to recruit talents. Recently, we have recruited people who can read and write."

There are thirty-six document holders, which is enough to ensure the initial personnel needs after this trip south."

Luo Zhixue smiled and nodded: "Okay, I can rest assured that Mr. Guo will do his job."

Luo Zhixue then gave tasks to several other people one by one.

He asked Shi Wenbin to continue his efforts, completely open up the channel of Fenghe Trading Company, and ask them to urgently order a batch of strategic materials. It would be best to urgently purchase a batch of finished gunpowder. The more strategic materials such as saltpeter, sulfur, and iron materials, the better.

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Shi Wenbin maintained an optimistic attitude towards this: "Fenghe Commercial Bank's intention to cooperate in depth with us is very obvious, otherwise the uncles and nephews of the Li family would not come to our Li Qing store in person. They also mentioned it yesterday

If we need it, they can urgently mobilize a batch of supplies."

At this point, Shi Wenbin smiled and said: "These are people who are not afraid of anything in order to make money. As long as the order we give is big and the price is high, they will dare to transport these things here one after another."<

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Luo Zhixue said: "That's good. You tell them and let them do business with confidence and boldness."

Luo Zhixue then asked Yuan Gaofeng of the Industrial Department to do a good job in the production work of the Songshan Village Arsenal. He must rush to produce a batch of muskets and other ordnance south as soon as possible, and ensure that the second batch of artillery, which is what the second artillery sentry has been waiting for,

Construction work of six 600-pound artillery pieces.

At the same time, he also asked Wang Daqian of the engineering team to cooperate with the Industrial Department to complete the construction of the barracks at the Li Qingdian Arsenal as soon as possible.

The Industrial Department is only responsible for the design of the factory buildings and the construction of equipment, while the engineering team is responsible for the leveling of the area and the construction of the factory buildings.

The engineering team in the Baoxiang Army is also highly qualified. An engineering team was already established during the Sanshui Village period to build Wuli Pass, barracks and other matters.

Subsequently, he was responsible for a series of construction work on the defense line of Songshan Village.

After going south this time, Wang Daqian, the captain of the engineering team, and a group of craftsmen under him also went south with the army. They were responsible for the construction of a new arsenal, as well as the construction of docks and barracks.

In addition, their essential work is missing, which is to build defense facilities.

The engineering team is currently building a fort on a low hill near the river in Li Qingdian. However, this fort is only a preventive measure, and no artillery has been deployed yet. It remains to be seen whether it will be used in the future.

But, regardless of whether it can be used in the future, this thing must be repaired in advance to prevent the army from going south from being defeated in the future. After retreating to Li Qingdian, there will be a fort that has been built in advance.

After a series of tasks were assigned, these internal affairs officials left one after another, but Luo Zhixue himself did not stop.

As soon as the internal affairs meeting here ended, he held a military meeting without stopping.

This time the military meeting was not to discuss grand strategy and general direction issues, but to listen to the detailed tactical arrangements reported by Ernst & Young.

At this time, An Yongduo pointed to the crude map and reported to Luo Zhixue: "According to our prediction, the enemy's troops going north will range from three thousand to five thousand, and there is a high probability that they will go north along the west bank of the Baihe River.

Finally, he went straight to our Li Qing store."

"At the same time, it is not ruled out that they will send part of their divisions to go north along the Yahe River, and after meeting with more than a thousand officers and soldiers in Nanzhao County, they will march west from the north bank of the Baihe River, eventually forming a two-pronged pincer attack."

The predictions mentioned by Anyongduo are actually not difficult to guess. It is certain that the Ming army will go north, and the only way they can take is to go north along the Baihe River.

As for whether the troops will be divided and go to Nanzhao County in the middle, it actually doesn't matter.

Just listen to An Yongduo continue: "The enemy's ultimate goal must be to aim at our Li Qingdian. After all, they should also know that we are different from those bandits and cannot fight on the move. We have Li Qingdian."

This is a tactical support point and logistical supply point."

"As for our strategic goal, according to your instructions, the general, the priority in the early stage of operations is to delay time. While delaying time, we must also protect our strongholds in each township as much as possible."

Luo Zhixue nodded and said: "Delaying time is important, but it is equally important to ensure the normal work of each township. We cannot let them disrupt the normal work of each township. The local money, food and soldiers are related to our continued military expansion in the future, and must not be allowed.

There is a mistake.”

Anyong said: "That's right. Therefore, after many discussions, we believe that the battlefield should be moved southward. On the one hand, it is to preserve the strategic security of several townships in the rear. On the other hand, it can also avoid Nanyang, Zhenping, Nanzhao, etc.

When local officers and soldiers join forces, we must strive to let them fight independently."

"In terms of specific tactical ideas, on the one hand, cavalry harassment is used to slow down their marching speed and attack their logistics lines, while the 1st Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Battalion and artillery posts are the main force, and they flexibly attack the enemy's partial divisions, causing the enemy to

The army did not dare to march northward boldly because it was a rat-proof weapon."

"As long as there are no big problems, we can definitely get half a month, or even a month is possible."
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