"What's the situation with Li Zicheng?"

"Report to your Majesty, God really helps our army. They are also good at doing things in detail. I guess they learned that our army was going south to attack the Jianghuai area, and found out that Huang Degong's army and Zuo Menggeng's army were mobilized. They arranged a large army in Huangzhou Prefecture, Wuchang Prefecture, and stared at Anqing Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture."

"Haha", Nikan couldn't help but smile, "This is their only chance, but since they want to take over the land in Jiangnan, they will naturally rob Anqing Prefecture. However, the terrain of Jiujiang Prefecture is dangerous, and it is not easy for them to take over. In my opinion, they will most likely attack Ji'an Prefecture."

"Why is this?"

"You think, for Li Zhe, Guangdong is too hot, and they are afraid of it. However, if they take down Jiangxi, it will border Jiangnan. With the prosperity of Jiangnan, it is still feasible to support 500,000 elite troops. They do not have the convenience of a navy. It is not easy to take down Jiujiang from land. However, it is still very possible to advance from central Hunan and raid Yuanzhou. With the scale of a camp, as long as they take down these two places, they can go north to Nanchang and south to Ganzhou. OK, I won't talk about this."

"Since Li Zhe is so arranged, Jin Shengheng's troops will probably not be able to go too fast. In my opinion, they will most likely be temporarily stationed in the Anqing area. Where they can go north to support Mou Wenshou and others, and can also attack Hubei to support Jiangxi."

"In other words, what our army needs to deal with is the four towns in Jiangbei!"

"But Gao Jie, Huang Degong's whereabouts are unknown..."

At this time, Chuckdan, who had always been cautious, spoke. Now he is thirty-three years old. It was only Nikan who included him in the Hanhai Army's personal army series based on his grace to Suha. After more than ten years, he has become the top five general in the Great Xia Kingdom. Compared with his brother Suha, he is not as tough and cunning as he is, but he is thick and steady, and he is also a rare general.

"I have expected this section long ago, everyone."

Nikan's voice suddenly became louder, "Not to mention the camp in the south of the Yangtze River, the most elite soldiers in the Ming court were in the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Menggeng. The elite soldiers in the four towns in Jiangbei were Gao Jie and Huang Degong. They still had tens of thousands of cavalry on hand. If they won in one battle, they would be unable to recover their vitality."

"Because whether it is Gao Jie or Huang Degong, their horses come from the north, most of Huang Degong's horses come from Hebei, Liaodong, and Xuanda, while Gao Jie's horses come from the camp and Shaanxi. If their cavalry are destroyed in one battle, they will have no cavalry in the future."

"As cavalry with powerful power, they are justified in doing this, but I am not unprepared."

Nikan suddenly clapped his hands, and then a person came in through the side door.

It turned out to be Chen Qixin!

This year is the seventh year of Dongxiao, and Chen Qixin went there in two years, and this year is exactly five years. According to the practice of the Great Xia Kingdom, those who are serving as governors in different places can only serve for five years at most. Now there are many large Albatross transport ships equipped with steam engines. In this way, the ships do not have to get stuck and go north from the west coast of America, waiting for the northeast wind of Alaska to return to the Asian continent from near Nunivak Island to the north of the Aleutian Islands, but just follow the steam engines to the south of the Aleutian Islands.

By this time, the Kingdom of Daxia had completely controlled the Aleutian Islands and set up a cargo warehouse on important islands to store the coal, fresh water and other things that ships need the most. Returning from the southern part of the Aleutian Islands can shorten the return journey by two months and you can set off at any time.

After meeting everyone, Nikan said after Chen Qixin sat down: "Chen Qixin is from Huai'an and is quite familiar with the Jianghuai area. This time, he led the Shenwu Army to sneak into Xuzhou, Huai'an and Fengyang Prefecture areas."

Zhuketu quickly said, "Your Majesty, since you are sneaking into the enemy territory, just draw a cavalry brigade from the commander of the Mo General or Chuckdan. If you draw the Shenwu Army away, there will be only one legion by Your Majesty."

"It's okay," Nikan waved his hand, "Although the Shenwu Army is elite, it lacks practical opportunities. Moreover, when I set out from the capital, I expected this to be released. I have prepared a set of Ming army summer clothing for you and trained for a month according to the rules of the Ming army. It is not appropriate to draw the army you are waiting for."

"Bombogour!"

Bomubogore is Nikan's personal guard leader. He was standing behind Nikan's side and guard, but he quickly stepped forward to obey the order.

"After you and Chen Qixin go south, you must discuss matters of all sizes with him. Only after reaching an agreement can you take action. If there is any inconsistency, Chen Qixin's opinions will be the main focus!"

Bomu Boguo's heart was shocked, but when he thought that Chen Qixin was Nikan's brother-in-law, in the eyes of the Soren people, he was the prince. In the Mongolians, he was Tabuen, all of whom were extremely noble, so he replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chen Qixin also stood up and said, "I will fulfill my mission!"

Nikan nodded and continued, "Although you only have three thousand cavalry, they are all elite, and the war horses have also been in the rainy season and adapted to the humid climate. You have two missions."

"First, find Gao Jie's army, and then harass it in guerrilla warfare, and quickly notify Bozhou. Of course, Gao Jie has nearly 20,000 cavalrymen, so it is impossible for them to gather together. If there are fighters, it is better to fight a battle, but be careful to be surrounded by them."

"The second is to carry out a raid behind enemy lines. You only have to bring food and grass for ten days, and the rest can only be used to support the war. However, when I talk about the front, the Jianghuai land is about to belong to the Great Xia Kingdom. You must not attack the common people on a large scale. You are allowed to attack the local landlords, big squires, local forts and manors, and even attack county towns. However, you cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately. Chen Qixin is a military supervisor, so you must pay attention to this."

Chen Qixin and Bomu Boguoer quickly replied: "Abide by the order!"

Chuckdan said: "Your Majesty, since that's the case, Gao Jie's army should be able to find it, but that Huang Degong's army?"

Nikan did not answer his words directly, but asked Chen Qixin: "Do you think of any way to find Gao Jie?"

Chen Qixin smiled and said, "Then we need the cooperation of Wang Zhaozhang."

Wang Zhaozhang, of course, it was Wang Wenhui. Nikan seemed to have guessed something, but he still asked, "Oh?"

Chen Qixin replied: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhaoshi said just now that Gao Jie's army's food and grass were transported through canal ships. As long as the ship is found, wouldn't they be found? Even if they are on land and the ships are on the canal, they will definitely need a larger dock to dock those ships. On the Grand Canal in Jiangbei, southern Zhili, and near Sizhou, there are not many docks that meet this condition."

"These wharfs are mostly near Hongze Lake. In this way, there are only four places that meet the conditions. The first is naturally Xuyi County where Sizhou is located, one is Shanyang County where Huai'an Prefecture City is located, the other is Wuhe County, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River nearest Hongze Lake, and Taoyuan County, the lower reaches of the Grand Canal, north of Hongze Lake."

"Your Majesty, everyone, Xuyi County is the garrison of Cao Hu, the general under Liu Liangzuo, and Shanyang County is the garrison of Li Weiquan, the general under Mou Wenshou. These two are generals. No matter how generous they are, they will not let the 20,000 cavalry wander under their noses, not to mention that Gao Jie's reputation is not good."

"So, these two people will take out at most one county and give it to Gao Jie to take him as the rear. In this way, only Wuhe and Taoyuan counties meet the conditions, there are wharfs, one is close to Fengyang and the other is close to Pizhou, and they are all very close to the main battlefield. They are all cavalry and can move with cameras."

"Wait a minute", Nikan approached the map, looked for a while and asked, "Why can't it be Lingbi on the Bian River, Hong County, these two places are also on the river, and are close to Suzhou..."

"Your Majesty", Chen Qixin gave a gift, "Weichen almost traveled all over the entire Huaihe River Basin when he was young. At that time, he wanted to rely on martial arts scholars, and geography was an important part of the literary examination. Weichen spent three years traveling all over the Huaihe River, including large and small tributaries. Gao Jie had 20,000 cavalrymen, and there was no need to say that there was a lot of food and grass."

"Compared with the Huai River, the pier of the Bian River is generally smaller, and it is impossible to moor too many ships, and can only moor small boats. In this way, they can only moor in Taoyuan and Wuhe."

Nikan nodded and said to Wang Wenhui: "The inspection department will need to be more detailed in the future terrain exploration. Where can large ships be parked, where can small boats be parked, and how many ships can be parked must be clearly marked. Only in this way can it be useful in military information, otherwise it will only be used by merchants and travelers."

Wang Wenhui quickly replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, it was a negligence from the Ministry of Justice. Please punish him."

Nikan waved his hand, "They are all enemy territory, and they are not professional drawing personnel, so just pay attention in the future, but I won't do it as an example!"

At this time, he looked at Chuckdan, "The question you asked just now is very good. In Henan, near Nanzhili, Xiao Alin has a legion wandering there. Xiao Alin is good at breaking in alone. I have notified him before and asked him to send a cavalry brigade to inspect Huoqiu, Lu'anzhou, and Huoshan area. It's still an old method to dress up as a Ming army. Zhao Yingyuan came from the Fifth Camp of the Gleading Zuo and was very familiar with the geography there. He had already asked him to go to his place."

Chuckdan continued: "Even if Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Xiao Alin, and Bomu Boguoer were found, they would probably be difficult to annihilate them..."

Nikan said: "It is said that there is a saying circulating in Central China today, saying that cavalry warfare is the most powerful. The first recommendation is our Hanhai Army, followed by the Eight Banners of Manchuria. The difference between the cavalry of the border army in the Ming Dynasty and the elite cavalry of the bandits seems to be, it depends on the arrangement of troops, courage and strategy of the generals. With the standards of the Shenwu Army and Xiao Alin, even if they are surrounded by Huang Degong and Gao Jie, they will send someone to break through and notify Bozhou, or rely on favorable terrain to carry out defense. At that time, we will send another cavalry brigade to rescue the enemy. Due to the limited cavalry of the enemy, it is impossible to stop it."

"Your Majesty is wise!"
Chapter completed!