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Chapter 971 Don't Say It, I'll Believe Anymore
On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of the Restoration, the six emperors braved the severe cold and wind to arrive at Songshan, and ordered Songshan and Xingshan to be used as food and grass storage areas for the army.

However, this arrangement was unanimously opposed by the civil and military forces of the imperial camp.

In particular, Tuo Yong, former Minister of the Ministry of War and current member of the Manchurian Senate of the Senate, firmly opposed it.

The objection is that the land of Songshan is ominous.

It is nonsense to say that Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, wiped out the Qing soldiers in Songshan, and now His Majesty the emperor has set up Songshan as the headquarters, which is very likely to repeat Hong Chengchou's mistakes.Moreover, this place is really not safe. If the Jinzhou bandit army sends a small group of elite soldiers to attack this place at night, it will easily cause the army to fall into chaos.

After all, after the Great Qing Dynasty entered the customs, all the guards and fortresses set up in the Liaoxi Corridor in the former Ming Dynasty were demolished, resulting in no danger from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou.

Even Jinzhou was demolished during the Shunzhi period, and the city wall was destroyed. The city wall was rebuilt during the Kangxi period.

According to information from refugees outside the customs and detailed information, the guard of Jinzhou was An Demanfu, who was born in the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria. He had more than 7000 soldiers from the Eight Banners, and three to four thousand enslaved servants and Mongolian soldiers.

Most of the Eight Banners soldiers under An Demanfu's command are cavalry, if it is really found out where the imperial camp is located and the cavalry rushes to attack, it will cause serious trouble.

Therefore, Toyon's objection is tenable.

Even if the imperial court has an advantage in military strength in this Eastern Expedition, it must be cautious.

If only the side with more people wins a war, then there will not be so many classic battles and so many famous generals after thousands of years.

Once the court was defeated in the Battle of Jinzhou, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Don't say that the Eight Banners outside the pass have been determined to fight against the imperial court since then, and the provinces in the pass may also swarm up, everywhere, recreating the scene of the subjugation of the Chongzhen Dynasty in the previous Ming Dynasty.

Regarding this, the Sixth Emperor himself dismissed it, and even sneered: "Feudal superstition is outrageous!"

Jia Liu really didn't expect that in the late 18th century, feudal superstition was still so serious among the courtiers. In anger, he wanted to deprive Tuo Yong of his status as a councilor and remove him from the post of military councilor in the imperial camp. Ji and Kui were dissuaded by Zhongtang.

It is said that Tuo Yong is a relatively high-level defector official, and he served during the Yongzheng period. Regardless of his seniority or age, he belongs to the kind of Manchurian officials with high morals and high reputation.

Anyway, it means keeping Tuo Yong and giving him treatment as a minister of state affairs, there are absolutely advantages and no disadvantages.

In this way, Jia Liucai did not assign Tuoyong, but moved the imperial camp from Songshan to Antun by the sea overnight, and ordered the ten main warships of the Beiyang Navy stationed in Huludao to immediately sail eastward to Antun.

If an ominous event really happens, the navy will become His Majesty's last bastion, and at the same time activate the second communication system to command the overall situation at sea.

No matter what, Jia Liu will never return to the mainland in despair.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Imperial Battalion were ordered to dig a large trench outside the Ant Village, deploy various obstacles to deal with the cavalry, and deployed more than 400 Jatling hand wheel guns to strengthen the firepower.

If it weren't for the lack of tools and materials, Jia Liu would have liked to build another hundred bunkers in Ant Village.

It may be impossible to let him attack, but let him defend. Looking at the world, no one's tortoise shell is as hard as his six emperors.

At this time, more than [-] soldiers from the first forward army of the Eastward Advance Corps and the mixed second town had approached Jinzhou, and were clearing out the bandit strongholds outside Jinzhou.

Jia Liu didn't ask how to fight, but it didn't mean that the Dongjin Corps didn't even show him how to fight.

The commander-in-chief of the Corps, Wang Fu, submitted two specific strategic plans to the imperial battalion.

The first plan is to gather the main force of the corps to attack Jinzhou, and strive to take Jinzhou in the shortest possible time. After that, the corps immediately moves eastward and takes Guangning City, the gateway to Shengjing.

After capturing Guangning, Shengjing will have no barriers.

Wang Fu judged that at that time, Shengjing General Hongxiang would either declare Shengjing an undefended city and lead the army and civilians to transfer to Liaoning, Jilin and other places;

The latter can bring the war outside the pass to an early end, because General Sheng Jing's Hongxiang Department is the main force of the Eight Banners rebellion outside the pass.

The fall of Hongxiang will definitely shake Jilin General Fu Zhen and Heilongjiang General Fu Yu. At that time, these two Manchurian generals who followed Hongxiang will probably surrender.

If the former is the case, it will prolong the war time, and it is possible that the complete pacification of the customs will be delayed until the second half of next year.

After all, the outside of the pass is too big, even if the imperial court has mobilized [-] troops in this eastward expedition, it is far from enough to scatter on the vast land outside the pass.

In addition, it was cold winter, and transportation was inconvenient in many places. Except for the area west of Shengjing, where the fighting could end in winter, the rest of the area had to wait for spring before large-scale use of troops.

The second plan is to set up a camp around Jinzhou with the First Army, the Mixed First Town, and the Mixed Second Town of the Corps, and dig three large trenches, each eight feet deep and more than ten feet wide, to encircle the Jinzhou bandit army and cut off the enemy. Its connection with Shengjing and Guangning.

In addition, the main second army crossed Jinzhou, crossed the Daling River and attacked in the direction of Guangning. This would cut off the enemy's food road and cause panic among the Jinzhou bandits.It can also form a deterrent to the Shengjing and Guangning bandits, so that they dare not come to aid Jinzhou, so as to facilitate the main force to conquer Jinzhou.

Perhaps in order to let His Majesty the Emperor better understand the war and the strategic plan he adopted, Wang Fu said in too much detail in the telegram, a full seven or eight pages.

In this regard, Jia Liuxian replied: "The message of the Corps has been received, and there is no need to be so detailed in the future, just focus on the key points."

Afterwards, the lantern was compared to the map, and the forces of the Eight Banners outside the pass referred to the two plans. Finally, the second plan was adopted, but when he was about to inform the Eastward Corps to adopt the second plan, Qianlong, the fourth devil who was helping the emperor carry the oil lamp, suddenly became angry. Boldly said: "Your Majesty, I think some fine-tuning can be done on this plan. Of course, this is my personal suggestion, and it is also a small drop of opinion."

Jia Liu nodded slightly, encouraging Lao Chen to express his views boldly.

Then Lao Chen asked if it was possible to encircle and fight for help, attracting the Eight Banners Army from Guangning and even Shengjing to come to rescue Jinzhou like fuel, and then concentrate their superior forces to wipe them out one by one.

"you,"

Jia Liu looked thoughtfully at Qianlong, who had a long-lived face.

Qianlong's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "My loyalty to His Majesty is like the surging water of the Yellow River, and it is also like the Great Wall. It is always steadfast!"

"Okay, stop talking, and I will believe you if you say it again."

Jia Liu pondered for a moment, then sent a telegram to Wang Fu, saying: "The focus is on annihilating the enemy's vital forces, and minimizing the sacrifice of the troops in attacking fortifications. In addition, can the Second Army march eastward to the Daling River to encircle and send reinforcements? If so, please do some research."

Less than a day after the telegram was sent, Wang Fu received a reply, saying: "Your Majesty suggested finishing touches, and the Corps will implement it unconditionally!"

Concise and concise.

After that, Jia Liu didn't ask about the war, even if he was very itchy, he would never bypass the corps and send command orders directly to the armies or towns.

After the Eastern Expedition is over, the Ministry of War will introduce a system of conferring titles. His Majesty the Emperor still needs to let the generals play more.

After all, only when you have fought a battle and made meritorious service can you get a matching military rank.

After receiving the order, the warships of the Beiyang Navy sailed to Ant Village on the third day. Looking at the naval warships on the sea, Jia Liu became more confident.

After dinner, I heard the news that He Shen, the servant of the household department and the president of the National Museum, who had escorted the grain and grass from Beijing, had arrived.

(End of this chapter)