Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 183 The mobilization of soldiers and horses, each has its own plan

Every siege will cause huge casualties, especially fortified cities like Dongchang Fucheng. If you want to rely on a strong attack, it is impossible to win without filling in 10,000+ people. But with 10,000+ people killed and injured, there is no need to fight this battle , Now he has only more than 21 people, of which [-] are recruits, and the rest are guard soldiers.

If you want to attack the city, you can only rely on the [-] recruits. Those guard soldiers can only serve as logistics. Once those recruits suffer too many casualties, the entire army may mutiny. Secondly, those recruits who died or injured will have to pay a lot of pensions Yes, otherwise it will be impossible to recruit new soldiers next time, and ordinary people are not fools.

Therefore, if you want to attack Dongchang Mansion, a strong attack is the next strategy, but if you can't attack by force, there are only two ways left, one is to besiege, if you trap Dongchang Mansion until the food is exhausted, you will win without a fight. But as far as he knew, there were about [-] rebels in Dongchang Prefecture, and the food in the city was enough to feed the rebels in the city for two or three years. They might not be able to siege for that long, and the other side might not have reinforcements.

The second way is to break through from the inside of the city, but now it is difficult to contact the wealthy families in Dongchang Prefecture, and it is not so easy for those wealthy families to agree to cooperate with him.

You have to know that this kind of thing is to gamble the whole family. If it succeeds, it’s okay. There is too great a reward.

If it was at the beginning of the founding of the country, maybe there would be a hereditary title, but in the past hundred years, the imperial court has basically never granted a hereditary title. , and no one confers a hereditary title, even if you help him break through the city of Dongchang, you can at most give a thousand households in the guard house, and the rest is unlikely, but for a wealthy family, a mere guard house with thousands of households is not good thing.

The benefits are too little, and the cost is too great. If you want those wealthy families in the city to cooperate with him, unless they have an absolute advantage, those wealthy families may be the icing on the cake, but if you want them to send carbon in a timely manner, then don't daydream.

Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan only felt that his head was big. He didn't want to take this errand at first, but he didn't expect that it would still fall into his hands in the end, but he couldn't refuse. He just returned to Beijing. If the first errand given by Zhu Youjian Just prevaricate, then he can continue to go back to his hometown to live in seclusion.

If possible, he would rather fight the Jurchens. Although the Jurchens are more valiant, they also have obvious disadvantages, that is, they lack means of attacking the city. As long as they advance step by step, be steady and steady, and rely on the advantage of the city wall, they can at least block the Jurchens in Liaodong.

But this side is going to attack the city. If the soldiers of Ming Dynasty were so brave, why would they be rubbed on the ground by the Jurchens in Liaodong.

"Governor, the soldiers and horses have been rectified and can be dispatched at any time!"

At this time, a general in armor walked in and said.

"Then call."

Yuan Chonghuan looked serious. Although he still had no idea how to break through the Dongchang Mansion, the soldiers and horses had to be mobilized. There were 10,000+ soldiers and horses. The number of people eating horse chews every day was a huge number. If they continued to stay in Xuzhou, Someone in the court should be dissatisfied.

Soon, as orders were passed down, the army officially moved towards Shandong.

...

Jinan Fucheng.

With the end of Su Hao's big wedding, the festive atmosphere in the city gradually dissipated, and a heavy atmosphere began to pervade the city, and countless people showed sorrowful expressions on their faces.

The royal army is here!

Although Su Hao has established the country and proclaimed himself emperor, in the eyes of the common people, Su Hao and the others are still rebels, but not many people want Su Hao and the others to be defeated by the court. During Su Hao's occupation of Jinan Mansion for more than half a year, they paid all kinds of exorbitant taxes. Almost all of them are gone, and even the corvee is reduced. If the imperial court calls back, they will definitely have to pay those exorbitant taxes again.

In the Hanyuan Hall, many civil and military officials from Daqi gathered in the hall.

On the dragon chair, Su Hao had a dignified expression. Although he didn't think highly of Daming's soldiers, Yuan Chonghuan, who led the soldiers this time, was more or less aware of the military affairs. He will not make such simple mistakes as Wang Congyi.

"Jiang Shizhong, Gan Yang, Peng Guan, Guo Hong, the four of you led the left army, the five governors of the right governor's mansion and 30 soldiers, and escorted [-] shi of grain to Dongchangfu City to support Tang Xiangjin and them."

After thinking for a while, Su Hao calmly said, after conquering Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture, except for the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture who refused to surrender, most of the masters in the city died in battle, and the masters of the other two prefectures basically They all trusted him.

Now his number of first-rate fighters is not too small, including Tang Xiangjin and the others, there are already 24 people, and there are about sixty second-rate fighters. Although they are nothing in front of the whole Ming Dynasty, they are not too weak.

After all, his territory is not big, and the ones he really needs to defend are Dongchang Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture. If they don’t take these two, Yuan Chonghuan will never have the guts to attack Qingzhou Prefecture and Denglai Second Prefecture, otherwise, once he cuts off the logistics, More than 20 armies have to collapse.

At the beginning, the Mongols were invincible in the world. When they attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, they were blocked in Xiangfan for five years because of logistics. The daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops was a huge number. Once the logistics were cut off, even if it was looting It is also impossible for all the people nearby to provide what the army needs, and they will only end up in collapse.

Now there are Tang Xiangjin and his five people in Dongchangfu city, plus Jiang Shizhong and his nine people. Fourteen first-class warriors should be enough to defend Dongchangfu city. After all, those who defend the city will always have an advantage over those who attack the city.

"I will obey your orders!"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Jiang Shizhong and the other nine stood up and bowed in response.

"Wu Feng, you bring [-] soldiers and horses to aid Tai'an Prefecture."

Su Hao continued: "If the two counties of Ningyang and Sishui encounter strong attacks, they can give up and save their troops and retreat to Tai'an Prefecture."

The city wall of Tai'an Prefecture is not too low, with a height of two feet five to eight meters. Wu Feng has two first-rate warriors and six second-rate warriors, plus Gao Ting's personal soldiers. As long as Yuan Chonghuan doesn't send 7 to [-] people to attack Tai'an Prefecture, Wu Feng and Gao Ting should be able to defend here.

Tai'an Prefecture is the place where Yanzhou Prefecture must pass through to enter Jinan Prefecture. If Yuan Chonghuan and the others want to attack Jinan Prefecture, they can only go to Dongchang Prefecture. There are no decent roads in other places with high mountains and dense forests. , It is impossible to march at all, let alone the logistics of grain transportation.

Wu Feng also cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

...

When Su Hao returned to the Zichen Palace, Liao Qing, Wu Shi and Xu Zhou had already been waiting here.

"See Your Majesty!"

Seeing Su Hao coming, the three quickly saluted.

"Exemption."

Su Hao said calmly: "Liao Qing, Wu Shi, I asked you to investigate Yuan Chonghuan's logistics route. How is the situation?"

As for the Yinshan faction and the Meishan faction, he didn't let them all join the army, because the army is an army of warriors, and it is difficult for a small number of heretical warlocks or ascetics to play a big role.

Even he is the same, don't look at the three natal paper figurines under his command now, he can summon two to three hundred armored paper figurines comparable to third-rate warriors at any time, but the battery life is not long, at most two quarters of an hour, his mana is just It's almost exhausted.

The endurance is also the reason why there are not many ascetics and heretic warlocks in the army, otherwise Dongchang Mansion City would not be so easy to defend and difficult to attack. Back then, Zhao Xiaoer could easily summon an earthen ladder to capture Dewang Mansion, and Da Ming could mobilize There are more ascetics and leftist warlocks, and there are many Taoist spells for land reclamation. Dozens of earth ladders can be created casually to attack the city wall.

The key is endurance. With Zhao Xiaoer's strength, he can only hold on to a dirt ladder for fifteen minutes. For ordinary soldiers, this time is just enough to attack the city wall. Without backup, they will die if they go up the city wall.

As for finding hundreds of heretic sorcerers of Zhao Xiaoer's strength to cast spells continuously, that is a joke. There are hundreds of first-class heretic sorcerers, which is enough to conquer the world. After all, Xu Hongru chose hundreds of thousands of them. Among the disciples, there are only two or three.

Therefore, his positioning of the many disciples of the Yinshan faction and the Meishan lineage is the special forces, to cooperate with ordinary warriors to sneak into the back of the Ming Dynasty, destroy food roads, assassinate, and collect intelligence. For disciples of Mai, it is completely their own job. Of course, Daming also has this kind of special forces, that is Jinyiwei.

"Returning to Your Majesty, now Yuan Chonghuan's logistics are gathered in Huai'an Mansion, where the defense is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to have a chance to intervene."

Liao Qing clapped his hands in response.

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Su Hao's expression was calm. He had expected this kind of situation. Yuan Chonghuan is also a well-informed soldier. It is impossible for him to leave such a big opening.

After thinking for a while, Su Hao said: "Think of a way to find out the method by which the Ming generals in Huai'an Mansion invaded the military rations, and see if there is any opportunity to borrow from it."

The biggest problem in Daming is corruption. Even party struggles are only for profit. Now that the army is going to fight, logistics is like a mountain of gold and silver. A casual bite is a huge benefit. Those officials in Daming will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

After a pause, Su Hao continued: "If it doesn't work, then find a way to slow down the speed of the other party's logistics."

The current Daqi is in a weak position, with a small territory and a small population. If it goes head-to-head, it may not lose, but the casualties will definitely not be small. Daming has a large territory and a large population, even if it is three to one, or even five to one. Compared with Da Ming, Da Qi's losses are more serious than Da Ming's, so fighting recklessly is the best strategy, and fighting wisely is the best strategy.

Even if it is going head-to-head, it is necessary to gain a little more advantage, and attacking logistics is the easiest and most effective. Once there is a problem with logistics, the morale of Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers will definitely drop, and there will be more chances of winning if they head-to-head.

"I will obey your orders!"

Liao Qing and the three clapped their hands in agreement.

...

After Liao Qing and the others retreated, Su Hao summoned Ding Zimo and asked him to monitor Jinan Fucheng and eliminate the spies who sneaked into Fucheng.

Today, Ding Zimo is already the leader of his pro-army. The main responsibility of the Black Ice Platform in charge of Liao Qing is to supervise officials and collect intelligence during wartime and other special tasks. Be safe and guard the palace.

.........

On the other side, Yuan Chonghuan's army did not go straight to Dongchang Mansion, but stayed in Yanzhou Mansion City.

In the government office, Yuan Chonghuan summoned officials of all sizes in the Yanzhou government. This time he went to Shandong to fight the rebellion, and the positions he hung on him were Minister of the Ministry of War and Governor of Shandong.

Looking at the information in his hands, Yuan Chonghuan looked solemn. The more he understood the situation at Su Hao's side, the more uncertain he was. Now Su Hao's method of governing the people in Jinan Mansion is not like those rebels who came up on the spur of the moment. , but extremely organized, from the governance of the people to the governance of the army are well-organized, which is not the case in the past rebels.

To be honest, he didn't pay much attention to those White Lotus Sect rebels who were good at deceiving people's hearts in the past. Although those people could gather the people more easily with the help of the sect, they didn't have much cohesive force.

For example, Xu Hongru's slogan calling on believers is to convert to the White Lotus Sect, so that they will not be poor for life, can see the gold and silver mountains, rice noodles mountains, oil springs and wine wells, satisfy their desire to be full, and never go hungry.

It is possible to confuse people with these slogans, but it is not realistic, because no one can come up with these things, and there are tens of thousands or tens of thousands of believers. The imperial court's advance and suppression will soon be defeated.

As for Su Hao's current situation, only a grass-headed king with a separate regime can have a climate, an army, a territory, can collect taxes, and can recruit soldiers. This is the most troublesome part. This means that once Su Hao cannot be wiped out at once, Then the opponent can make a comeback soon, and with the leadership of veterans, the combat effectiveness will be guaranteed. Unlike those White Lotus Sects, except for the large number of people, they are completely a group of ordinary people.

"Wang Qianhu, I asked you to investigate the situation of the puppet Qi traitor before, how is the situation now?"

After closing the information, Yuan Chonghuan asked.

"Returning to the governor, before the lower officials let people watch over Jinan Mansion, Su Hao sent 2 soldiers to escort a large amount of food and grass to Dongchang Prefecture, and also sent 7 soldiers to support Tai'an Prefecture, now Dongchang Mansion There are about 1 soldiers and horses over there, more than [-] soldiers and horses in Tai'an Prefecture, more than [-] soldiers and horses in Jinan Prefecture, and more than [-] soldiers and horses stationed in other cities."

Wang Yi clapped his hands and said, although the security in Jinan Fucheng is quite strict, but this kind of simple information is still easy to find out. After all, people are there, and the stoves that are turned on every day can be estimated at [-]% to [-]%. .

"Guo Zongbing, how do you think we should advance?"

After Yuan Chonghuan thought for a while, he looked at Guo Qin, who was full of white hair. Guo Qin used to be the general soldier of Zhejiang. Come out and become the commander-in-chief of this counter-insurgency.

"I don't know if the element wants to complete its merits in one battle? Or do you want to make some achievements first?"

Hearing Yuan Chonghuan's question, Guo Qin thought about it for a moment, then asked back.

(End of this chapter)