Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 235 Strategy
"My emperor wants to conquer in person? Which traitor is this to deceive my emperor?! This thief should be killed! The change of the civil castle is not far away, and my emperor wants to follow Yingzong? The son of a daughter can't sit down! Work on your behalf! My emperor's personal conquest means that I am an unscrupulous general? I firmly oppose this matter!"

Lu Xiangsheng was furious, and he stood up suddenly, his slender eyes suddenly opened wide, a murderous aura overflowed from his brows, the aura cultivated in the battlefield for many years and in the sea of ​​corpses and blood was very frightening.

Wang Chengen, who first heard that the emperor had such an idea, was also terrified.Before that, Zhu Youjian didn't reveal any rumors, so Wang Chengen didn't know.

What are you kidding, do you think you read the playbook?It was because of the imperial conquest that Yingzong was captured by the Mongols, and the civil fortress incident became a great shame to Ming Dynasty!How many years have passed, the emperor, are you going to repeat the same mistakes?Are you disgusted that you have no capable people under your command?What do you feed so many civil servants and generals?
"Lu Qing, please listen to my words. The idea of ​​pro-conquest is because I thought about it by accident, not because of others' bewitching! Companion, pour tea for Lu Qing! Please sit down, Lu Qing!"

Zhu Youjian was taken aback by Lu Xiangsheng's actions, and then explained with a slightly embarrassed smile.

He knew that Lu Xiangsheng would definitely meet with fierce opposition if he announced his personal conquest; if it were Wen Tiren and Yang Sichang, there was still room for delay in this matter. Lu Xiangsheng's character is too loyal, and it is difficult to convince him with reason.

Could it be that I told Lu Xiangsheng: In order to let the book lovers who read this book find some refreshment, I was forced to learn from others?
Wang Chengen picked up the teapot and filled it up for Zhu Youjian first, and then walked up to Lu Xiangsheng with the pot in one hand and a cup in the other. Lu Xiangsheng looked at Wang Chengen who was approaching with unkind eyes, and he thought in his heart that someone close to the emperor must have encouraged the conquest Wang Chengen is one of the suspects.

Wang Chengen carefully handed the teacup to Lu Xiangsheng's hand, and while pouring the tea, lowered his head and said in a mosquito-like voice: "Scholar Lu, you must not let the emperor personally conquer!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng cleared up his misunderstanding of Wang Chengen. He held a teacup and told Zhu Youjian that he was being rude, and then sat down. thief.

"You can't let the emperor's temperament mess around! On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and bows, arrows and cannons are flying all over the sky. If you accidentally hurt the emperor, no one in the world can afford to accompany the emperor to be buried with him! The empress can't help it!" If you dare to interfere with the important affairs of the court, you must know Queen Hui Yi'an about this matter! The emperor can still listen to Queen Yi'an's words!"

Wang Chengen was thinking about how to dispel the idea of ​​the emperor's personal conquest, and he returned to stand behind Zhu Youjian, holding the teapot in his hand but didn't put it down, but he didn't know it.

"Lu Qing, let's not mention the personal conquest for the time being. What do you think I will discuss with this soldier? You have been fighting for many years, and you should have a deeper understanding of the battle. If there is any inappropriateness in this strategy, I hope you can correct it! "

The plan for using troops in Liaodong next year was formulated after several discussions between Zhu Youjian, Yang Sichang and other important members of the Ministry of War.Now this is only a preliminary strategy. In the end, Zhu Youjian will have to consult Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and other important military officials for their opinions, and then the Ministry of War will come up with detailed rules and complete them before they can be implemented.

"Sun Tzu has a saying: All fighters should use justice and surprise to win, and the use of surprise and righteousness lies in one's heart! I believe that although this strategy is generally feasible, it still needs careful consideration of the details; this victory or defeat is related to the future of Liaodong. Whether it will be safe for decades or not, you must make sufficient preparations. I reiterate that if the officers and soldiers want to make contributions to the Northeast next year, the matter of the Guanning Army must be completely resolved this year. Otherwise, I do not recommend that Jianzhou Use troops!"

Lu Xiangsheng was deeply impressed by Zu Kuan and his subordinates' domineering and difficult control.Although in the later stage, when the victory of suppressing bandits was in sight, the soldiers who aided the suppression in Liaodong were restrained a lot, but Zu Kuan and others dared to disobey orders with only a few thousand soldiers.

Zu Dashou pioneered the disobedience in the second year of Chongzhen. He actually put the capital in danger, ignored the emperor's decree, and led his troops back to Liaodong.

It is most appropriate to describe the Liaodong Army as not enough to succeed but more than to fail. It is the consistent style of Zu Dashou to disregard state affairs and only focus on self-interest. Something went wrong.

As long as this hidden danger is resolved, Lu Xiangsheng is still very confident in the eradication of Jianzhou.

In his eyes, no matter how strong Jianzhou is, it is nothing more than a tribe separated from the bitter cold land; if according to the strategy mentioned by the emperor, 10,000+ elite soldiers attack frontally, Jianzhou must use all its troops to compete with the official army. Lead the cavalry to give him a heavy blow from the side, and his defeat will be instant.

"Lu Qing's words are very true! Liaodong is what I'm worried about! It has become an unstoppable trend for many years, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, but there is no good solution! Now I can only hope that Hong Qing can find a good way to solve this stubborn disease. It also enables the imperial court to save a lot of expenses and spend on people's livelihood!"

At present, Hong Chengchou is the best candidate for governor of Jiliao.

Hong Hengjiu acted fiercely and decisively, but also good at flexibility. He was full of scheming and skill. I hope he can solve this big trouble.

Compared with the ancients, I still lack political wisdom and methods. I have been thinking about it for several years, and I have not thought of any good way to clean up Zu Dashou. I can only hold my nose and continue to send large sums of money and food to my ancestors every year. It is impossible not to be wimpy.

If Hong Chengchou can handle this important event, he will definitely not be able to escape from his position in the cabinet, and it is not impossible to even ennoble him, it depends on Lao Hong's ability.

Zhu Youjian knows that compared with these historical celebrities, his abilities in all aspects are much inferior; but his greatest advantage is that he is in a high position. As long as he always adheres to the policy of using people without suspicion and employing people without suspicion, he can delegate power to his subordinates to the greatest extent , to provide a broad enough stage for these talented people in history to let them do their best, and the results in many things should not be bad.

I can't be like other time-traveling great gods. Wen Neng makes glass to make perfume, and Wu Neng lifts a knife and mounts a horse to kill the Quartet. At best, he is an ordinary person with a normal IQ level. Missing, does not have a strategic vision in many things.It is not easy to manage the battered Ming Dynasty to its current state within a few years.

"After Lu Qing went to Xuanda, he dispatched 6000 elite soldiers from two border towns to the capital, and then joined the 3 Tianxiong Army under the command of Sun Yingyuan of the Yongwei Battalion. In this way, there will be more troops in the Yongwei Battalion. There are more than [-] troops, plus the [-] troops in the Beijing camp, the [-] strong army will be the main force for attacking Jianzhou next year. Judging from the current strength of Jianzhou, it can only fight against it by dispatching the main force. This move can create the most convenient conditions for your flank raid!"

According to historical records, the total strength of the Eight Banners of Manchuria is only about 10. Even if Huang Taiji attacks everywhere this year, gathers Horqin, Chahar and other Mongolian tribes, and expands the Eight Banners of Mongolia, its total strength is only about 15 of the Ming army. The number of people is about the same; don't forget that Jiannu still needs to leave people to guard Shengjing and Hetuala. It is impossible to use all the troops to confront the Ming army.

Moreover, Jianzhou's conquest of Mongolian tribes this spring just provided convenient conditions for Lu Xiangsheng's assault next year.

Huang Taiji moved the Mongolian tribes to Jianzhou, which happened to create a large area of ​​no man's land in the west, which made it easier for tens of thousands of cavalry to rush long distances to cover up the transmission of news.

"I obey the order! I suggest that after the officers and soldiers leave the customs next year, they should not divide their troops into several places, but gather them in one place and drive directly to Shengjing, the puppet capital! This means that they must be rescued if they are attacked! We must defend! Our army has fewer cavalry and more strides, and Jiannu is dominated by cavalry. The land of Liaodong is flat and open, which is most suitable for large cavalry assaults; The battalion has already built a chariot battalion, and this battalion is the sharp weapon for the infantry to restrain the cavalry! Back then, Qi Yuanjing used the chariot battalion to shock Jiliao! This battalion is the most suitable to block the frontal attack of the enemy cavalry!"

Zhu Youjian appreciated Lu Xiangsheng's proposal very much, because it was the same as what he thought: no matter how many ways you come, I will only go all the way.

But he came to the conclusion because of the lessons learned from the historical battle of Songshan, which is obviously not a skill.And Lu Xiangsheng made his judgment based on the experience accumulated on the battlefield, which showed Lu Xiangsheng's outstanding commanding ability.

(End of this chapter)