Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Wu Shigong continued to persuade: "As for people, my son has [-] yuan, and it is not too much to ask Ningyuan Wu Zongbing to give half of it to [-] yuan! You have [-] yuan here, and you can make up one if you put it together in other places." Ten thousand. Let me practice with full power for a month, and then I can barely make a good appearance, and I can meet the conditions for going out to rescue."

"But I'm afraid that the two cities of Songshan and Jinzhou will not be able to support it after a long time?" Yang Zhen worried.

"In three months, Songshan City should be safe, while Jinzhou is in accordance with the destiny." Wu Shigong also said truthfully, "When the preparations are complete, the army will first break through the Tartars, and then go to Songshan to rescue Hong Dushi and the more than 1 soldiers and civilians in the city. Let’s talk again. Then look for an opportunity to rescue Jinzhou!”

In fact, this is the method Wu Shigong considered to break the game during the return trip.Although the Ming army returned from this expedition in a disastrous defeat, Wu Shigong discovered a very important point-the Qing army had no good way to deal with the chariot formation and firearms.Whether Hong Chengchou used this tactic to advance to the foot of Jinzhou City, or the Runing Army used this tactic to return safely, the Qing army felt helpless.

So Wu Shigong had to make good use of this.He conceived an enhanced version of the car array plus firearms: use a small car barrel array composed of large carts to surround the front and sides of the troops, support each other, and leave a channel in the middle for the cavalry to counterattack, which is to turn the troops into a battleground. "Moving city".

And this time Wu Shigong will also allow the entire army to carry enough food and grass, not to be afraid of the Qing army intercepting food roads, and allow the whole army to camp at any time and place, not to mention the need to allocate troops to protect the army's food and grass supplies.

As long as this tactic is adopted, although it is extremely conservative and there is no possibility of defeating the Qing army, it can completely repel the Qing army and break the Qing army's obstruction.And it is enough for the Runing Army to do just that.

As long as you can reach Songshan, or even Jinzhou if you are lucky.At least [-] Ming troops can be rescued.After that, Wu Shigong will abandon Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan and other cities, and retreat the defense line of the Ming army to the line of Ningyuan City.With such a reduction in troops, coupled with the mutual horns of Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, although the Ming army was unable to attack in Liaodong, it was enough to defend.

At that time, Wu Shigong will also get out, and he will lead the main force of the Runing Army back to Runing to join the Great War in the Central Plains.At most one general should be left in Liaodong, and another [-] people can be left.For the Runing Army, Liaodong is a very secondary battlefield after all.

But carry out the plan.Two conditions need to be met: one is that Wu Shigong has full command; the other is that there must be at least [-] troops.

According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, such a large army should be commanded by civil officials.But Wu Shigong had suffered enough from the civil servants during the Songjin War, and he would never hand over the command of his troops to others.

And Wu Shigong will not lose his strength for the sake of the court Mo Ming.Although with the current strength of the Runing Army, it may barely be able to complete the rescue mission.But Wu Shigong was by no means Lei Feng, it was his utmost benevolence to dispatch his own troops to rescue.So he needs at least [-] cannon fodder troops.Fight around the periphery of the main force of the Runing Army.Of course, the best situation is to assimilate those Ming troops as well.Let it become part of the Runing Army.At least it is the peripheral troops of the Runing Army.Therefore, Wu Shigong had the requirement of at least [-] troops.

Although Wu Shigong persuaded Yang Zhen sincerely, Yang Zhen couldn't believe Wu Shigong.And here, Wu Shigong has an information blind spot. He doesn't know that the imperial court has appointed Wu Sangui as the head of military attache in Liaodong.

But Yang Zhen knew the news.So although what Wu Shigong said was straightforward, Yang Zhen knew it in his heart.Even if this military plan is implemented, it will be commanded by Wu Sangui, not to mention the tradition of civilian command in North Korea.So no matter what the turn, it will not be Wu Shigong's turn.

So Yang Zhen shook his head.He began to settle for the second best: "Although President Wu has a plan, no one knows whether the court will agree. But saving people is like putting out a fire, and the last general is also following orders. How dare you delay? If President Wu is not stingy, give Finally, some soldiers! There is also more hope of rescuing Lord Superintendent."

Of course, Yang Zhen didn't want Wu Shigong's direct troops, he was looking for the defeated soldiers Wu Shigong rescued.But as soon as he said this, Wu Shigong's face suddenly turned cold.He already regarded all the troops brought back as his own, how could he let outsiders get involved, let alone let Yang Zhen squander at will.So Wu Shigong refused straight away, "No one!"

Although a little disappointed, Yang Zhen was also psychologically prepared for Wu Shigong's refusal to deploy some troops to supplement his troops.So he once again retreated to the next best thing, saying: "Then General Wu is willing to give some horses, weapons and luggage!"

"No!" Since he was already being rude, Wu Shigong didn't mind being rude to the end.Now every bit of people and things in Liaodong are precious, Wu Shigong will not let Yang Zhen waste wantonly, even if his motives are very noble.

"Hey!" Yang Zhen let out a long sigh, he bowed his hand to Wu Shigong, and without saying anything else, he just wanted to turn his head and leave.

"Wait!" Wu Shigong wanted to make his last effort, and he finally persuaded: "Now Liaodong's troops are insufficient. If you do this, although you can win a posthumous name, what good will it do for the court? What good will it do for the world? It's just reckless behavior. Stay and plan for the long term!"

Yang Zhen nodded, agreeing with Wu Shigong's statement.He is not a fool, knowing that the possibility of his success is one in a million.But Yang Zhen was also very wronged in his heart, he said bitterly: "The military order is like a mountain! The governor ordered the last general not to stay, and to send troops immediately."

"Then...!" Wu Shigong felt hopeful when he heard this, and he said hastily, "Then, Vice General Yang will stay here for a while, and wait for my officer to go to Shanhaiguan to persuade him, at least not Let your troops die in vain."

Yang Zhen thought for a while, then agreed with some hesitation: "That's good! The last general will wait until noon tomorrow. I look forward to good news from Zongbing Wu."

Wu Shigong immediately left the Runing Army to Yu Ji's command, and asked him to place the troops in the camp of the Ming Army in Shanhaiguan. Then, he took his own soldiers, knocked on the city gate, and went inside to find the governor. Yizao and the supervising army dived together.

And Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian also knew about the return of the Runing Army long ago, they had already assembled the city's Wenwu, and sent people to the gate of the city to meet Wu Shigong.After all, Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian, who had been having trouble sleeping these days, were overjoyed that such a Ming army had returned, and the number of them was so huge.

But as soon as they met, a fierce quarrel broke out between the two sides.Of course Wu Shigong put forward his plan, while Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian strongly opposed it.They were all frightened by Hong Chengchou's fiasco, and they didn't dare to send such a huge Ming army again, otherwise, there would be another fiasco, and the Ming Dynasty would really want to sing "Empty City Strategies" in Liaodong.

Besides, both Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian absolutely supported Wu Sangui.It is already unbearable for Wu Shigong to fight against the court. He actually wanted to seize part of Wu Sangui's troops and control the main military power in Liaodong. This was something Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian would never agree to.

The two sides were at each other's throats, and they quarreled for a long time. In the end, Wu Shigong saw that there was no result in the quarrel tonight, so he decided to take the next best thing, and demanded that Yang Zhen's order to rescue Songshan should be canceled at the very least.

In Wu Shigong's view, it was also in the interests of Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian to preserve the strength of the Ming army in Liaodong. As long as they explained clearly to them, they should cancel this ridiculous order.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian's minds were quite clear, so they flatly rejected Wu Shigong's request.And on this issue, Wu Shigong is definitely talking to these two people like chicken and duck.Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian are both political figures, so everything they do is in the service of politics.

For Fang Yizao and Gao Qiqian, as long as they sent troops and proved that they worked hard to rescue Songshan, they could confess to Emperor Chongzhen.As for whether such a dispatch of troops is feasible?What about Yang Zhen's life and death?These two don't care at all.

In the end, Wu Shigong was finally irritated. He started to fight against one faction, and persuaded Gao Qiqian: "Eunuch Gao! I am from a noble family who lived with the country, and you are the emperor. Internal servant. The Ming Dynasty has safety concerns, and the emperor has safety concerns. Even if we want to run away, we can’t run away. Unlike those civil servants, they have a lot of options!”

When Gao Qiqian heard this, he also had a bitter face and could not speak.Wu Shigong's reasoning is quite right, but the current Gao Qiqian is also difficult to get off.

But these words immediately angered all the civil servants present.Zhang Ruoqi, the representative of the Ministry of War, immediately yelled: "Idiot! How dare you openly provoke the monarch and ministers with evil intentions! You should be killed! You should be killed! I will impeach you! Impeach you!"

"Flick your Ma De's head?" Wu Shigong immediately displayed his taunting skills, "Taizu system, the leader should have come from the five armies' governor's mansion, and civil servants should not interfere in the military affairs. And now what? The civilian officials not only stretched their hands into the army, but even came to command the army when they got dizzy. What is your command? You treated us general officers as pawns. Let me tell you: Your civil officials can at most decide whether to or not To fight? How to fight? When to fight? It should be decided by our military officers. This is the original intention of Taizu Ye's civil and military system. And now you have to control all military affairs. What is your intention? Do you want to take away all the civil and military affairs and then take away all the rights of the emperor? You are the rebels! I will also impeach you!" (To be continued...)