Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 265
The Zhaoren Hall on the east side of the Qianqing Palace is the side hall where Qianlong collected books in later generations, but now it is the main office where Zhu Youjian met important officials.In the small hall, apart from an imperial couch in the north, there are several brocade piers on both sides of the lower head for the important officials to sit.

This is also a measure proposed by Zhu Youjian on his own initiative, and it was arranged in the name of imitating the sitting and discussing between the monarchs and ministers of the two Song Dynasties.This behavior of the emperor was unanimously praised by the important ministers, because it fully reflected the emperor's respect for the ministers.

At this time, there is a sand table in the middle of the hall, on which there are patterns of mountains, rivers and rivers in the Ningjin area made by the skillful craftsman who specializes in making clay figurines in the capital after the Ministry of War's official party secretary based on the map and field survey.

Of course, this was proposed by Zhu Youjian after inadvertently thinking about it, and then it was produced by the Ministry of War. Although it is only a rough appearance, it is at least more intuitive than the impression given by the map.

"I think Hong Hengjiu's concerns are very reasonable. When the main force of Jiannu's westward expedition has not returned, and the south has suffered a serious setback, in order to restore the passive situation, it is imperative to mobilize troops to retake Yizhou, and even take the opportunity to attack Jinzhou! "

After everyone passed on Hong Chengchou's memorabilia, Yang Sichang was the first to speak out.

"According to Qing, is it feasible for Hong Qing to increase the troops? If we send troops out of the pass to reinforce Yizhou, can we take advantage of the situation and take back Guangning after the enemy is defeated, so that there will be another gate north of Jinzhou?"

Zhu Youjian asked Yang Sichang continuously.If the official army can capture Guangning, then Yizhou, Guangning, and Jinzhou will form a triangle defense zone, which will make Jinzhou's defense line more stable, and will also give the army a more advanced base to attack the Northeast next year.

"Qi Zou Shengshang, I thought it was inevitable to increase our troops, but this time not only will Guangning not be taken back, but even Yizhou will be abandoned!"

The handsome and elegant Yang Sichang suddenly uttered shocking words, and the rest of the people, including Zhu Youjian, were astonished when they heard it.

Zhu Youjian knew that Yang Sichang was not a person who pretended to be a big talker and a sensationalist.Regardless of whether it is judged from history or the current world, Yang Sichang is indeed far-reaching in wisdom, deep in his chest, and has a long-term strategic vision. His words just now must have profound meaning.

"Why did the military constitution make such a statement? Yizhou was easy to capture, but firstly, Jianlu's defense force was weak, and secondly, we never thought that our army would attack suddenly, so we missed it in a careless manner. On the other hand, both the east and north sides of Yizhou City Surrounded by the Daling River, the enemy is facing south. With this favorable location, only a few thousand defenders need to be placed in the city to keep the slaves out. Besides, it is our responsibility to recover the lost land, so how can we deliberately abandon it? explain?"

Wang Jiazhen, the left servant of the Ministry of War, asked with a puzzled face. Xue Lian, Wei Shichun, and Sun Yingyuan also looked at Yang Sichang with puzzled faces. Only Zhu Youjian waited calmly for Yang Sichang's next explanation.

"Yucun, listen to me: Yizhou is indeed dangerous. If the enemy attacks by force, there are [-] defenders inside the city, and it will be difficult for the enemy to break through in the short term. But what if the slaves dig trenches and build walls to surround it? It is far from Jinzhou For more than a hundred miles, there is an open plain in the middle. If our army wants to rescue, we must cross this area. With constant harassment along the way and unstable food roads, it will take a lot of money to reach Yizhou. Moreover, there are deep trenches and walls blocking us. When the veterans of our military division are tired, we are in the middle of the strategy of building slaves to besiege the city and fight for aid. The ending is really worrying! "

Yang Sichang got up and walked to the sand table. A clever little eunuch hurried forward and handed him a long and thin wooden stick. After Yang Sichang took it, he pointed to the sand table and talked freely.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help admiring in his heart: under the great name, there are no worthless people. He is worthy of being a historical celebrity, and his focus in everything is really different from others.Most people, including myself, think about how to defend against Jiannu's heavy army. They never thought that if Jiannu did not attack by force, but used the method of besieging the city to lure the Ming army to rescue from Jinzhou, and then Deploy a large group of cavalry assault reinforcements in the plains.At that time, no matter how many reinforcements there are, and there will be cavalry guarding the two wings, it will be difficult to move even an inch in the wilderness where the cavalry is surrounded by enemies.In the end, it will be difficult to do anything when they barely reach Yizhou, and the loss of troops will be secondary. Once the decision is made wrong, the entire army is very likely to be wiped out.

"Yang Qing deserves to be the humerus of the Ming Dynasty. This analysis is really far-sighted and penetrating! Everything can be done without warning! Regardless of whether the war is as Yang Qing said after the official army rushes to help, it is a matter of tens of thousands of soldiers. The safety of Liaoxi is in danger, and the leader needs to think about everything! According to Yang Qing, how should we deal with the upcoming battle?"

Zhu Youjian unabashedly praised Yang Sichang, and Yang Sichang, who was praised by the emperor, was overjoyed and continued to speak: "My emperor's praise is false, and my ministers are sincere and terrified! I occasionally get something under consideration. All colleagues correct me!"

The little eunuch who had just handed over the stick just now brought a cup of tea graciously, Yang Sichang took a few sips after taking it, the little eunuch stepped aside after taking the teacup.

"I look at the topography of Jinzhou. Only Songshan and Xingshan are suitable for fighting against Jiannu. The narrowest and longest part of the western Liaoning is under the jurisdiction of these two castles. There are several large and small hills on the land, which is good for infantry to line up. It is not conducive to the galloping of cavalry. After our army abandons Yizhou, the enemy will definitely invade Jinzhou, but Jinzhou City is hard to fall, and the slaves are not good at attacking the city. Yichen speculates that it should mainly besiege Jinzhou, and then four Supplemented by looting. Songshan and Xingshan are easier to capture than Jinzhou, so they should dig trenches and build walls and divide their troops to bypass Jinzhou to attack Songshan and Xingcheng. At that time, our army will set up an ambush here in advance to wait for work and play. The advantage of our army's firearms is to strive to severely injure the invading enemy!"

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, he bowed to Zhu Youjian and returned to his seat. The little eunuch quickly ran over to take the long stick and retreated. The hall was silent, and everyone was thinking about the strategies and plans proposed by Yang Sichang.

"Yang Qing's strategy is very good! This time the battle against the establishment of slaves and reinforcements can be done according to Qing's strategy! However, there are only Yongwei Battalion and Jingying Battalion in the capital area, and there are only more than [-] soldiers left in the Yongwei Battalion. The horses are on the side, and the capital camp only has more than [-] people. Sun Qing's Qin army is far away in Shaanxi, and the Sichuan army is even farther away. Zuo Liangyu and other generals do not have too many troops. The capital must have strong troops stationed far away. It will take too long to deploy troops everywhere, can you have a good plan?"

According to the speculation of Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang and others, if Jianzhou wants to send troops to retaliate, then the number of troops it can dispatch is only 2. .Considering Jiannu's astonishing fighting power, the officers and soldiers would have to have more than double the number of soldiers and horses to be sure of winning a big victory, otherwise the outcome would be difficult to predict when the numbers were the same.If a strong army like the Yongwei Battalion suffers too much, they will lose one of their most powerful fists when attacking Shengjing next year.

Including Yang Sichang, everyone did not count the Liaoxi Army.The facts are obvious, if Zu Dashou can fight, why have they been passively beaten for so many years?

If the Jinzhou Army is forced to go into battle, it may drag down the Ming Army in Guannei. This kind of incident has not happened before.

But if the Qin army and the Sichuan army were transferred to help, the time would be delayed. Maybe by the time these two powerful troops arrived, Jiannu would have swept away the surrounding areas of Jinzhou and returned to Shengjing.

It will take more than three days at the fastest to rush from the capital to Xi'an Mansion by 20 miles. From receiving the imperial decree, Sun Chuanting ordered the assembly of the Qin army scattered in various prefectures in Shaanxi, and then collected food and grass, and prepared various materials. It will take at least 3000 days; and then lead the army from Xi'an Prefecture across Shanxi and Gyeonggi to Jinzhou. The journey of more than [-] miles, calculated at a daily marching speed of [-] miles, will take nearly two months. It still does not include all kinds of emergencies encountered on the way, such as heavy rain and mountain torrents, broken bridges, sick soldiers and so on.

As for the Sichuan army, the distance is even further, and there is no way to count on it for the time being.

"Invitation to the Holy Majesty, I think that there is no need to use too many soldiers and horses in the next battle. I suggest that we fight a war of attrition with the enemy, prolong the war, and gradually eat away at the enemy this time, so that the slave chieftains will send a large army of slaves to Jinzhou one after another. On the front line of Songshan and Songshan, the Qin army, Sichuan army and other strong troops can rush to the outside of the pass calmly, and when the army gathers, our army will fight the enemy in Songshan and strive to defeat them in one battle!"

Yang Sichang got up solemnly and saluted.

Zhu Youjian instantly understood that this was Yang Sichang's fundamental purpose: first to stalemate with the enemy in Jinzhou and Songshan, so that Jiannu felt that he could win, but he could not win; to kill the enemy, but not make him discouraged, the ultimate goal It was delayed until the return of the main force of the Jiannu Western Expedition. Huang Taiji would definitely send the main force to destroy the Ming army in Jinzhou and Songshan. decisive battle!

This strategy works!

Zhu Youjian couldn't help admiring Yang Sichang's plan.This plan chose the most suitable area for the Ming army to give full play to its firepower superiority to fight the enemy, avoiding all kinds of unpredictable factors and dangers that may be encountered when going to the Liaozhong Plain, and allowing the war to develop in the direction that is most beneficial to the Ming army. This makes the lair of slaves who have exhausted their main forces empty, and the possibility of Lu Xiangsheng's flank assault succeeding will be greatly increased.

"Yang Qing, if you win this battle, you should take the lead!"

While Zhu Youjian praised him, he didn't promise anything, but his attitude was quite clear. Yang Sichang straightened his robes, bowed and sat down after bowing, showing no complacency on his face.

"Qizuo Shengshang, I have been ordered to reorganize the Beijing camp with Uncle Xuan Cheng for nearly two years. Thanks to the benevolence and generosity of the Shengshang, the Beijing camp has sufficient food and soldiers, and the soldiers are sharp. Usually, there are exercises every two days and performances every ten days. , All the officers and men are grateful for the kindness of our emperor, and vowed to serve our emperor with death! Now the morale of the Beijing camp is available, and I implore the emperor to send the Beijing camp out to fight Jiannu! The Yongwei camp has taken over Jiannu Two battles, the same army, my emperor can't treat one more than the other! Does my emperor think that the Beijing camp is not as good as the Yongwei camp? Are the ministers and Xuancheng uncle incompetent?"

Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, got up and gave a salute, and said generously.

The two soldiers and horses who were also guarding the capital, the Yongwei Battalion had already fought two battles with Jiannu in Changping and Yizhou, and had gained a great reputation. However, only some soldiers of the Jingying Battalion participated in the battle to wipe out Zhang Xianzhong. The dissatisfaction in Ying's heart also made Xue Lian and Wei Shichun feel very uncomfortable.If the fight continues like this until Jianzhou is destroyed, someone from the Yongwei Battalion, the main force, will probably be granted the title of Uncle Hou, and the generals of the Beijing Camp that he has purged by himself will get nothing. This will not be conducive to the future survival of his family. And development.

"Xue Qing, please rest easy. How can I not know the loyalty of you and Wei Qing to the country? The Beijing camp has changed from being weak to the current strong army. The contribution of the second minister is indispensable. I will remember the contribution of the second minister. The hearts of the soldiers in the capital camp are available. , I am also delighted to hear this! This time I did as you wished. The two Qing families will return to the camp to prepare later. The whole army of the Beijing camp will leave the camp five days later to help the Jinzhou front line. The remaining troops of the Yongwei Battalion will temporarily stay in the capital to obey The Ministry of War hastened to raise food and supplies, escorted by the supply battalion, and left the customs with the army!"

There are more than 3 horses in the Beijing camp, plus 2 people in the Yongwei Battalion in Yizhou, and there are cavalry teams of varying numbers in Jinzhou to support them. These tens of thousands of horses should be enough to deal with the southward army assembled by Huang Taiji.

　Thanks to the book friend KingOfBlade for the reward.

　　Back to Kai Kai Lingyun, the reason why the Eight Banners make good use of time in history is that the channels are nothing more than the inner ghosts of Shanxi merchants and Liaoxi generals. These two channels have provided him with the greatest help. Basically impossible.

　　
　
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