Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After a day of military discussions, Wu Shigong felt physically and mentally exhausted.But at today's military meeting, the amount of information Wu Shigong obtained was simply too great, which made it impossible for him to fully digest it for a while, and even felt a sense of bewilderment.

Wu Shigong finally learned from the military discussion how many Qing troops besieged Jinzhou.However, the information of the Ming army is quite vague. There are three sources of information, one is the messenger sent by Jinzhou ancestor Dashou risking his life; the other is from Mongolian tribes and caravans; Known to Matsuyama and other front-line military fortresses.

However, Wu Shigong was surprised to find that among the information, there was no news of reconnaissance at all.According to the theory, in order to ensure the reliability of the information, it is necessary to send several reconnaissance cavalry detachments, or even a large force to conduct fire reconnaissance against the Qing army, and obtain information such as the number of Qing troops, their deployment, and combat characteristics, but the Ming army does not have such information at all. Moreover, the Ming army, from the governor Hong Chengchou, the supervising army Gao Qiqian, down to the major generals, are veterans who have experienced battles. It is impossible to ignore this kind of reconnaissance. This shows that the Ming army has no guts at all. The troops sent out for fire reconnaissance have lost the means to grasp first-hand intelligence.

Therefore, the information about the Qing army is quite confusing and vague.The number of people ranged from 30 to [-], and it was unclear how to deploy them.The tactics of the Qing army were also calculated according to the deployment of the Qing army in the previous Dalinghe City Battle. This kind of intelligence collection work was completely left to Wu Shigong.

The deployment of the Ming army was also very different from what Wu Shigong judged. Wu Shigong was surprised to find that the Qing army had besieged Jinzhou for more than three months, and his Runing army stationed in Henan had already arrived at Shanhaiguan. , However, many troops of the Ming army are not yet in place.

And this kind of efficiency in troop deployment made Wu Shigong add words to his words.I wonder if the independence of the various Ming armies is too strong?Or is it too careless about the assembled Qing army?

Now the commander-in-chief of Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, has left the pass and moved to Ningyuan. The three armies of Zuo Guangxian, the commander of the aid and suppression, Ma Ke, the commander of Shanhai, and Wu Sangui, the commander of Ningyuan, also accompanied Hong Chengchou there.In today's military meeting, Hong Chengchou ordered Wu Shigong, the commander in chief of Runing, and Liu Zhaoji, the commander in chief of Liaodong, who were already in Shanhaiguan to pick up supplies, and asked them to also move forward to Ningyuan before July. The five routes should be assembled first.A total of 9 troops.

As for the other Ming armies, either they have their own garrisons and it is difficult to move, or they are still far apart, so they are already too late.

The situation between the enemy and us made Wu Shigong very unconfident about the prospect of the battle.Knowing oneself and not knowing the enemy, plus [-] against at least [-], this made Wu Shigong no longer have any hope of defeating the Qing army. [

The only thing that surprised Wu Shigong was that.The deployment of the Ming army told by Chang Qiu was surprisingly similar to the actual deployment of the Ming army reported in the military meeting. While admiring Chang Qiu's energy, Wu Shigong spoke again about the secrecy of the Ming army.

Obviously, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, also clearly saw these shortcomings, so he was in the military discussion.He clearly stated that the Ming army's primary campaign goal is to rely on the [-] troops to fight a bloody way through the interception and siege of the Qing army, and to deliver a large amount of grain, grass, and supplies to Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City at any cost, and to bring the Qing army back to the city. The army was dragged into a protracted war, and the Manchus retreated because of the lack of logistical supplies.

Therefore, the goal of this campaign has completely given up defeating the Qing army in combat.Hong Chengchou only wanted to keep Jinzhou City, maintain the integrity of the Ningjin defense line, and prevent the situation in Liaodong from further deteriorating.

Although this campaign goal was quite conservative and discouraging, Wu Shigong calculated it from the perspective of a bystander, and found that this campaign goal was the most practical.If the current situation is maintained, the annihilation of the Qing army is completely a dream, so it is an extremely risky behavior to take the risk of taking the fully transparent Ming army into the decisive battle.

Maintain the integrity of the Ning Jin line of defense.To prevent the Ming army from collapsing on the Liaodong battlefield, and to use the protracted war and the sufficient logistics of Ming Dynasty to drag down the Qing army, that is a wise choice for steady victory.

But also in this military meeting, Wu Shigong discovered dissonance.Gao Qiqian, the supervising army, proposed to let Hong Chengchou fight against the opportunity, and wanted to attack with the Zu Dashou Department in Jinzhou City, and strive to win a big victory.

The reason for the supervising army's high potential is equally sufficient, and his views also represent the imperial court.Mainly the view of Emperor Chongzhen.The most important thing is: the Manchu Qing couldn't afford it, and the Ming Dynasty couldn't afford it either.Therefore, the "Sufficient logistics of Ming Dynasty" that Hong Chengchou believes is already difficult to realize.

But fortunately, Gao Qiqian still respects Hong Chengchou's choice.Because he is also very sober, if the Ming army goes to aid Jinzhou City.In addition to the necessary troops to besiege Jinzhou City, the Qing army could at least mobilize 5 to [-] troops to stop the Ming army.

Even though Hong Chengchou's 20-strong army is the most elite of the Ming army, the commanders of the Ming army who were beaten by the Qing army still think that in terms of combat effectiveness, the comparison between the Qing army and the Ming army is at least one to four. The combat power of the Qing army is equivalent to the [-] horses of the Ming army. Compared with the Ming army in terms of strength, it still has an absolute disadvantage.

If under such circumstances, the Ming army could still break through the interception of the Qing army and transport the grain, grass and supplies to Jinzhou City, in fact, this would be considered a big victory.Therefore, Gao Qiqian, who knows military affairs, did not ask Hong Chengchou to do things beyond his ability.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou finally determined the general strategy of the Ming army's actions in the military discussion, and that was one word-stable!Never divide the troops, never advance aggressively, just step by step, relying on the military forts in front as cover, gradually approach Jinzhou City.

"General Soldier Wu!" Wu Shigong suddenly heard someone calling behind him. He turned around and saw that it was Liu Zhaoji, General Soldier of Liaodong who had also left the governor's office. I have prepared thin wine, and I want to get acquainted with you, the hero of the Hejian victory."

"You're welcome! You're welcome!" Wu Shigong hastily cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Zhaoji, "I have to take advantage of the time to go to the military quarters to collect food and pay. I may not have time. Mr. Liu! How about tomorrow?"

Before the end of the military meeting today, Hong Chengchou gave Wu Shigong and Liu Zhaoji warrants to go to the military supply office in Shanhaiguan to collect grain, grass and supplies.But Wu Shigong was afraid that something might happen to the military supplies, so he wanted to take the grain, grass and supplies back to the camp while the iron was hot.But after receiving it, it was time to entertain the military supplies, so Wu Shigong could only temporarily decline Liu Zhaoji's kindness.

"Why is there such a rush to get the food and pay? I just saw that the supervisor cares a lot for Mr. Wu, and the military supplies will never make things difficult for him. So what if Mr. Wu waits for a day?" Liu Zhaoji was still quite enthusiastic.Because this time he and the Runing Army went to Ningyuan together, Liu Zhaoji also wanted to deepen his relationship with Wu Shigong. [

"That's not good! It's always quick to do this, but slow!" Wu Shigong said with a smile.

"Fast hands? Slow hands?" Liu Zhaoji was not very used to Wu Shigong's modern words for a while, but he quickly understood Wu Shigong's words from the literal meaning.So Liu Zhaoji immediately laughed and said, "Haha! Zongbing Wu is really funny! It doesn't matter, there has never been any shortage of food and wages in Liaodong!"

"Really?" Wu Shigong couldn't believe it.It has been so many years since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and he has not met the court to pay the food and salary readily, so he is a little skeptical about Liu Zhaoji's statement.

"Absolutely! Liaodong has always been a place where the army gathers. Although the garrison and the guards are a little underwhelming, they never dare to neglect the soldiers who want to fight. Otherwise, who would work for the court?" Liu Zhaoji replied.

What Liu Zhaoji said was true.Because it is necessary to fight against the capable Qing army, the supply of food and salaries to Liaodong has always been a priority.Although the supply of collateral generals like Ma Wenlong and the military households of the Liaodong Guard Station may not be sufficient, the supply of combat soldiers has always been open.Especially after the governor Ji Liao was captured by mutiny soldiers and "suicide" due to lack of food and payment, the imperial court dared not embarrass these troops who were about to fight against the Qing army.

Since this is the case, Wu Shigong is also interested in having a few more words with Liu Zhaoji, so he asked again: "Then Mr. Liu, I have another difficulty I would like to ask for advice. This time I brought too many auxiliary soldiers and horses. There is always a shortage of food and grass. Liu Zongbing is a local, do you know where I can buy some food and grass?"

This time, in the imperial court transfer order, 7000 people and horses from the Runing Army were recruited, and the horses were also calculated as [-] horses.According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of the number of troops going on an expedition, they will be supplied with food and grass according to the number of troops on the dispatch order.If there are too many people, then the generals who lead the troops have to find a way to solve it themselves.

The Runing Army dispatched 7000 men and more than [-] horses this time.Especially the fodder for the horses, the amount needed by that horse is enough to be equivalent to three to five people, so the supply of fodder for the Runing Army is quite tight.

Although Hong Chengchou really took care of Wu Shigong, in his warrant, he gave the Runing Army half a year's salary for 1 people, and gave another 1 people a month's food, and [-] horses for a month's fodder, but these are not satisfied with Ru Half of what Ning Jun needed.

So Wu Shigong wanted to use the silver he carried to buy the last batch, supplement the supply of grain and grass, and increase the storage in the army.But this person was not familiar with the place, and he didn't know where to buy so much food and grass, so he took this opportunity to ask Liu Zhaoji, who is resident in the local area, for advice.

"How much does General Wu need? If there is a small amount, some can be allocated among the troops." Liu Zhaoji said politely.

"Five thousand stones of grain, 50 bundles of fodder." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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