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Because Zhang Guowei, Wang Gongbi, and Zeng Ying, who had previously actually controlled the Second Prefecture of Denglai and the southern coastal areas of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, took the initiative to submit to the Wei army, and handed over Denglai and other places to the Wei army with almost complete cooperation.

Therefore, Peng Youyi, who had the seal of General Zhenbei, sent only one brigade (the fifth brigade of the standing army led by Zhang Xin) to take over the garrison tasks in Denglai and other places.

One regiment is responsible for garrisoning Laizhou, and the other two regiments are garrisoning the southeastern coastal areas of Qingzhou and Yanzhou respectively.

As for Dengzhou, because it is to the east of Laizhou and is surrounded by the sea on three sides, it has not previously bordered the area controlled by the Shun Army. Therefore, there is no need for the Yi army to move in as soon as possible. It can allow the original Ming army and others to maintain basic order, and then slowly attack the Ming army. , rural soldiers, etc. can be reorganized.

Therefore, Peng Youyi summoned the generals for a meeting this time. In fact, only the brigade and regiment generals from the Standing Army's Fourth Brigade (i.e., the Second Division Headquarters), Sixth Brigade (led by Qu Xiaofeng), and the Xuzhou Garrison Brigade came to the division headquarters. ,

Guide Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture at the junction of Henan and the area controlled by the Shun Army, as well as Huai'an Prefecture at the junction of Huainan and the area controlled by the Ming Army, all the departments of the Yi Army were under Peng Youyi's jurisdiction.

However, the military situation was urgent, and Peng Youyi had no time to get the generals from Kaifeng, Guide, Huainan and Shandong to arrive.

The Second Division was previously stationed in Xuzhou, so it built permanent barracks (masonry structures), including several conference rooms.

That day (the sixth day of November).

In the largest conference room, Peng Youyi and the generals sat around a long conference table.

Peng Youyi said: "Now that everyone is here, An Junzheng will read out His Majesty's telegram."

An Jun nodded and stood up. He first showed the generals the imprint of the telegraphed military order sent from Ruyang, and then began to read out the military order.

From the early morning, Da'ei's military orders only pursued precision, clarity, simplicity, and were basically in plain language.

So is this letter.

"The Second Division of the Standing Army is hereby ordered to serve as the vanguard of the Northern Expedition. It will dispatch troops to the north within three days from the date of receipt of the telegram.

After Li Zicheng was defeated in Shanhaiguan, he led the main force of Shun Army to abandon the capital and fled westward. Wu Sangui invited Jiannu to enter the pass, and Jiannu might drive straight to Shandong.

Therefore, the goal of our army this time is to capture Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and even Dongchang and Jinan, and prepare to defend against Jiannu's march south to Shandong.

In this battle, the main task is to occupy the city. If the troops are willing to surrender, they can accept it.

Civil servants from Henan and Huainan can be recruited to assist in logistics operations. The original garrison tasks of the Second Division were transferred to the local garrison.

——Da'ei Military Academy's telegram on the afternoon of November 4th. "

After reciting An Jun, he sat down and passed the general's order to other generals.

After all the generals had finished reading, Peng Youyi stood up, took a bamboo stick, pointed to a large military map in the conference room, and said: "The mission given to our second division by His Majesty is very clear - this time, troops will be sent north to Yanzhou and Qingzhou. The two prefectures must be captured. If there is spare power, Dongchang and Jinan prefectures can also be captured.

In addition, the main focus is to capture the city, not how many enemy troops are killed. Finally, we have to guard against Jiannu going south to Shandong..."

Although Peng Youyi was a rough man in the past and could not recognize a few big characters, he has been making progress since he followed Liu Sheng. Although he doesn't like reading and literacy, his reading, writing and arithmetic skills now meet the basic requirements of a division-level general in the Wei Army.

In addition, he also read a lot of military books, often studied the battle record books circulating within the Yi army, and even summoned generals to discuss and study together.

Therefore, at this time, when analyzing the military orders issued by Liu Sheng and the situation in the north, he was very clear-minded and his thinking was extremely clear.

He finally said: "Although the military order only states that Yanzhou and Qingzhou must be captured by our army, I hope that we can capture Dongchang, Jinan, and even get a glimpse of Hejian Prefecture in one fell swoop!"

Although Peng Youyi wanted to touch the capital, he did not say it out at this time - Jiannu was famous for his fierceness and good fighting skills in the Central Plains for more than 20 years. He had never fought against Jiannu before, and he really didn't know whether he could defeat him. , and it takes some effort to defeat.

He was worried that telling the goal of getting a feel for the capital so early would cause the generals to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, leading to a disastrous defeat when encountering Jiannu's troops heading south.

In that case, he will definitely remember a big mistake after the war, and it may even affect his current position and future.

Therefore, Peng Youyi decided to be a little more cautious and wait to see the situation after winning Dongchang and Jinan.

Even so, some generals had doubts after Peng Youyi finished speaking.

The commander of the Sixth Brigade, Qu Xiaofeng, raised his hand and said: "Master, our army is just the vanguard. The military order only requires that Yanzhou and Qingzhou be captured. There are no strict requirements for Dongchang and Jinan. Will it be needed by the main force? It took a long time to arrive, or is it because our army's food, grass and other supplies are difficult to support the attack too far and capture too many state capitals?

After all, we had previously sent troops to Sichuan, Guangdong, and Fujian, and now our Second Division has sent troops north again, which can be regarded as a four-front battle. "

Not many generals attended the meeting, but after listening to Qu Xiaofeng's words, two people still nodded slightly and agreed with what Qu Xiaofeng said - the steady style of the Yi army has been passed down for a long time, and many generals have been affected.

Peng Youyi smiled after hearing this and said: "Although our army has sent troops to Sichuan, Guangdong, and Fujian before, the troops were sent to Sichuan in August and September, and now most of the cities in Sichuan have been captured.

Even though Sichuan is far away from Shandong, it is unlikely that the DPRK will transfer the Third Division out of Sichuan and go north, but it is possible to transfer the Fourth Division back to Henan and go north from Nanyang to Henan Prefecture to coordinate our army's Northern Expedition.

In addition, both Guangdong and Fujian were under the leadership of the governor of the Qian Ming Dynasty. The entire province changed its banner and surrendered, so even if there was a war, it would not be serious.

Therefore, if the troops in the north are insufficient, the DPRK and China can also dispatch some troops from the First Division and the Fifth Division from Fujian and Guangdong to go north.

Moreover, if there is no large-scale war in Fujian and Guangdong, the consumption of grain, grass and armaments (mainly guns and ammunition) will not be too great.

In other words, the pressure on the imperial court to support the Northern Expedition in terms of food, grass, and armaments was not that great—if the food, grass, and armaments were really insufficient, I believe His Majesty would not order the Northern Expedition.

In fact, the main force of this Northern Expedition is most likely to be the Guards and the Nanjing Garrison. "

After hearing what Peng Youyi said, all the generals nodded as if they had some understanding.

After all, Peng Youyi has followed Liu Sheng for the longest time and knows Liu Sheng better. He knows that Liu Sheng is basically very thoughtful and stable in military matters.

Then, Peng Youyi and others discussed other aspects, and finally decided on the specific march route of the second division going north, and then adjourned the meeting.

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On November 8, the Yi army sent troops to Yanzhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture. The force was driven by the front, and the momentum was like breaking bamboo!

One reason is that the fighting power of the Yi army is indeed high, especially the standing army. Not only are the weapons and armor prepared advanced and sophisticated, but most of the soldiers are truly elites who have been trained for several years of fighting.

Most of the Shun army were either directly surrendered by the original Ming army, or they were peasant armies that had only been in rebellion for about a year. Their equipment was also very poor, and they were also much inferior to the Yi army in other aspects. How could they be the opponents of the Yi army?

Second, there have been rumors in these places recently that Emperor Yongchang (Li Zicheng) was defeated by the allied forces of Wu Sangui and Jiannu on a stone outside Shanhaiguan. He had abandoned the capital and fled westward to Shanxi with the remaining main force of the Shun army.

Northern Zhili and Shandong have both been abandoned by Emperor Yongchang!

With this kind of news circulating everywhere, people in the areas controlled by the Shun army in Yanzhou and Qingzhou were in panic, especially those former Ming officials and Ming troops who had surrendered.

In this case, some people saw that the Wei army was attacking so powerfully that it was difficult to stop them, so they simply killed the Shun army defenders and changed their banners to surrender to the Wei army again...

Dashun Tokyo.

That is, the former Yanzhou Prefecture governed Ziyang.

Dashun Ziyang Bogao Yigong was furious.

"These dog officers and officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are really untrustworthy! Several cities in a row surrendered to the Wei army when the Wei army was attacking, and they even killed my generals. They should have been chopped down and fed to the dogs!"

After scolding, Gao Yigong looked at the staff aside and asked, "What did the Kong family say? How much food did they get?"

Although Gao Yigong was considered a relative in Dashun, Li Zicheng only gave him the title of earl after he ascended the throne in Xi'an and proclaimed himself emperor (historically, he was only given the title of Linqu Nan). In fact, he was a general of the Nongming Army who started the army at the same time as Li Zicheng in his early years. one.

Specifically, it was actually the second generation of the Nongming Army. In his early years, Gao Yigong's father Gao Qing was the leader of the Nongming Army in the same group as Gao Yingxiang. He was defeated soon after, and Gao Yigong and his sister Gao Guiying inherited the leadership of the army.

At that time, Gao Yigong was still young and had average abilities, so it was difficult to convince the public. Although Gao Guiying was capable and qualified, she was a woman and could not secure her position as leader.

The siblings happened to know Li Zicheng before, so they rescued Li Zicheng when he was defeated by the army. After Li Zicheng married Gao Guiying, Gao Jiajun became a member of the Li family.

In these years of fighting with Li Zicheng in the north and south, Gao Yigong, although his military talent was average, had also developed some skills.

Therefore, when he learned that the Tai army was heading north, he thought that he was short of money and food, so he immediately sent someone to ask the Kong family to "borrow" it. When they first invaded Yanzhou last year, Li Zicheng and others did not know how rich the Kong family was. I understand a little bit.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Kong family is as rich as the country.

Therefore, Gao Yigong felt that if the Kong family did not spend enough money and food to support the Shun army, Kong Yinzhi would not be worthy of being the Prime Minister of Dashun and Duke Yansheng. (End of chapter)