On the wall in front of the central military tent, there is a huge map, which marks the locations of various bandits.

All the officers above the commanding deputy command of Denglai New Military Camp came to the Chinese military tent.

"Wen Ru, please tell us about the distribution of rogue bandits."

Liao Wenru walked up to Wu Zongrui, clasped his fists and performed a military salute, turned around and walked to the front of the map.

"In the eighth year of Chongzhen, the rogue bandits gathered in Xingyang and held the so-called Xingyang Conference. At that time, the rogue bandits were known as 13 families and 72 battalions, with a total strength of about 200,000."

"More than a year later, the bandits are divided into twelve families, known as the eighty-fifth battalion, and the total strength is still about 200,000."

"The former leader of the rogue bandits, King Chuang Gao Yingxiang, was captured alive by our Denglai new army. The rogue bandit leader Pan Lao Hui Huima Shouying was also captured alive by our Denglai new army. After the two were escorted to the capital, they were executed by the imperial court."

"The rogue bandits under Ma Shouying were recruited by Li Zicheng." Li Zicheng was elected as the new leader by the other bandits in charge and became the new king of Chuang. The total number of troops under his command is close to 40,000, and they are active in the Pingyang Prefecture area of ​​Shanxi."

"The situation of the remaining eleven rogue bandits is as follows."

"The Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong has about 30,000 troops under his command and is active in the Xiangyang area of ​​​​Huguang."

"Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, has about 20,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi Province."

"Ge Liyan He Yilong has about 20,000 troops under his command and is active in Nanyangfu, Henan."

"He Jin, King of Zuo Jin, has about 15,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​Ruzhou, Henan."

"The king of the new world has allowed the change. He has about 15,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi Province."

"Li Yangchun, the Four Heavenly Kings, has about 15,000 troops under his command and is active in Nanyangfu, Henan."

"King Shuntian Gao Yingdeng has about 15,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi Province."

"The sky is full of stars and Zhang Damou has about 10,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​​​Xiangyang Prefecture, Huguang."

"One hundred thousand horses have entered Zhongzhong, and there are about 10,000 troops under his command, operating in the area of ​​​​Xiangyang Prefecture, Huguang."

"Zhang Yichuan, the sweeper king, has about 10,000 troops under his command and is active in Nanyangfu, Henan."

"Li Wanqing, who shoots down the sky, has about 10,000 troops under his command and is active in Nanyangfu, Henan."

"Of course, this is only the nominal number of troops that the bandits have. The actual number is more than that. The bandits' troops are divided into old camp sergeants and new camp sergeants. The famine in Shanxi, Nanyang, Henan, and Shaanxi has caused a large number of refugees to join the ranks of the bandits.

Among them, the number of rogue bandits increased sharply. For example, Li Zicheng, whose troops appeared to be 40,000, could actually be gathered to nearly 100,000."

"There are also small groups of bandits in some places in Shaanxi, but they are not powerful and can be ignored."

"The Twelve Bandits were active in Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi, Nanyang Prefecture in Henan, Ruzhou Prefecture, and Xiangyang Prefecture in Huguang. Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were allowed to join the three bandits in one place, and their power was the strongest. Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Da were united.

He Yilong, Li Yangchun, Zhang Yichuan, and Li Wanqing are all active in the Nanyang area. They work together at different times, and most of the time they are active alone. The remaining He Jin is active alone in the Ruzhou area.

, Gao Yingdeng, is active alone in the Pingyang Prefecture area."

"Most of the places where rogue bandits gather are in mountainous areas, with high mountains nearby. If they are encircled and suppressed by the imperial army and unable to resist, they will retreat into the mountains, leaving the encircling and suppressing army to look at the mountains and sigh."

"After years of fighting, all the bandits have gained a certain level of strength, especially their old battalions. The sergeants are either the former imperial sergeants who mutinied, or the sergeants who survived several battles. Their combat effectiveness is pretty good. I think.

To completely annihilate them, we need to use all our strength.”

...

Everyone listened very carefully and looked at the map on the wall with wide eyes.

The map marked the approximate location of each bandit, as well as the number of troops under his command. It also marked the distribution of the armies in the five provinces and the current situation of encircling and suppressing the bandits.

"Wen Ru, please tell me about the distribution of troops in each province. Just give it a rough outline."

Liao Wenru nodded and pointed the bamboo whip in his hand at the map again.

"Shaanxi's troops are basically concentrated in the area near Xi'an Fucheng. The border troops stationed in Ningxia, Yansui and other places will not be mobilized under normal circumstances. Sichuan's troops are basically stationed in the Chengdu area, and a small number of troops are deployed to Kui.

In order to prevent rogue bandits from entering Sichuan and Henan, the troops in Henan are mainly concentrated in Kaifeng Fucheng, with a small number of troops in Zhengzhou. After the Denglai New Army decided to station in Luoyang Fucheng, all the troops originally stationed here were withdrawn to Kaifeng Fucheng.

Huguang's military strength is mainly concentrated in the Yunyang Fucheng area, under the direct control of Huguang Xingdusi..."

Not only Wu Zongrui, but also many officers were not very interested in the garrison situation of troops in various provinces. They knew that the next battle to annihilate the rogue bandits would not be able to rely on the various armies stationed in the local areas.

After Liao Wenru finished speaking, he placed the bamboo whip on the table.

Wu Zongrui walked to the front of the map, but he did not pick up the bamboo whip on the table.

"The bandits of the Twelve Routes are basically distributed in three places. Among them, the bandits in Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi are the most powerful, followed by Xiangyang Prefecture in Huguang. The weakest are the bandits in Nanyang and Runing, Henan."

"As you all know, our Denglai New Army has shouldered the important task of exterminating rogue bandits. We have already marched to Luoyang Fucheng to exterminate rogue bandits from all walks of life. This is our next combat mission."

"The distribution of the twelve bandits is too wide. Although we have 70,000 soldiers and are strong, if we divide our troops, our strength will become weak."

"It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. This is our combat principle in suppressing rogue bandits."

While speaking, Wu Zongrui stretched out his right hand.

"A slap to the face with open fingers is the same as a punch to the face with a clenched fist. You can imagine the intensity of it. It is the same reason for us to wipe out the bandits. Denglai's new army concentrated its forces and wiped out all the way."

The effect of rogue bandits is completely different from that of dividing troops into multiple battles."

Having said this, Wu Zongrui picked up the bamboo whip on the table and pointed it at Nanyang Mansion.

"There are four groups of bandits in Nanyang Mansion. Their strength is the weakest. Our first target is Nanyang Mansion."

"Nanyang Prefecture has encountered a major famine that has not happened in a century. There are refugees all over the place. The four groups of bandits operating here have difficulty raising food and grass. It would be good if they can sustain it, but they must have a lot of troops. Most of the refugees are desperate.

Next time, they will all join the bandits."

"Wen Ru, formulate a detailed battle plan within ten days."

"Luo Dianzhao, the scout battalion must investigate the topography of the area where the bandits are located within five days, and draw a detailed map to provide support for the army's operations."

"All soldiers participating in the battle must be prepared to go deep into the mountains. Even if the bandits escape to the ends of the earth, we must completely wipe them out and never leave any future troubles. Especially when the bandits are in charge, our Denglai New Army is fighting

The first goal is, in principle, I don’t want to capture the bandit master alive, and I don’t want to accept the surrender of any bandit master.”

It became extremely quiet inside the central military tent, and everyone listened extremely carefully.

"The base camp of the Denglai New Army used to be Dengzhou and Laizhou, but now it has completely changed. Wherever we set out, that is our base camp. For a long time to come, we will go to fight in various places, and all soldiers will follow the local customs.

"

"Everyone must keep military discipline and rules in mind. I don't want any soldiers to fight bravely and achieve military success, but then be severely punished for violating military discipline and rules."

"Okay, everyone, go get ready. Wenru, Liu Ning, Qiao Mingjun, and Luo Dianzhao are staying."

...

Wu Zongrui sat at the top, while Liao Wenru and others stood at the bottom.

"We have determined that we will first annihilate the bandits in Nanyang Prefecture, Henan. This is the weakest bandit among the twelve bandits. In this battle, our Denglai New Army will take the initiative to attack and must annihilate all the bandits in Nanyang Prefecture.

Rogue bandits, behead the four groups of rogue bandits. The battle must be fought quickly."

"The Denglai New Army has arrived in Luoyang Prefecture, Henan Province. I believe the news will leak out soon. We must arrive at Nanyang Prefecture to fight before the news leaks out."

"Luo Dianming is in Xi'an Fucheng, Qiao Mingjun, for the time being, you are responsible for all matters of the logistics camp. The soldiers and horses have not yet used food and grass. If the army cannot completely wipe out the bandits due to food and grass problems, you know what kind of punishment you should accept. You should

He is the commander of the law enforcement camp, I won’t say more.”

"My suggestion for entering Nanyang Prefecture this time is to mobilize an army of 50,000 people and strive to completely wipe out the rogue bandits in Nanyang Prefecture within three months. In other words, at the beginning of the autumn harvest season, the rogue bandits in Nanyang Prefecture will be completely wiped out.

disappear."

"The battle plan must be formulated as soon as possible, Wenru. Although I have given you ten days, I hope that all preparations will be complete before the army sets off."

...

It became quiet in the Chinese military tent.

After time travel, the development of the situation has gone against Wu Zongrui's original plans and ideas. It is untenable and impossible to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. However, it is also something Wu Zongrui is unwilling to do to completely wipe out the bandits. Although the Ming Dynasty was ruined

It is unbearable, but it is still surviving. If it is pacified internally, there are no rogue bandits, and there are no external intrusions from the post-Jin Tatars, there will be no problem in maintaining it for decades.

Wu Zongrui could not wait for decades.

Despite the careful planning, and despite the fact that Denglai's new army has become unprecedentedly powerful, there are some things that Wu Zongrui cannot fully control.

How to control the world and implement the set goals, the prospects become increasingly blurred.

Wu Zongrui stood up, walked outside the Chinese military tent, looked up at the blue sky, and let out a long sigh. According to the process of historical development, some important things should happen. When the time comes, how will he get out of the chaos?
Chapter completed!