The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 774 Opening Up a Second Battlefield
Zhu Linmi's expression didn't change when she heard the words, she just said: "Continue talking."

Aruna fell on the ground and spoke very fast, "All the tribes in the East China Sea were defeated by Nurhaci. My grandfather died in front of the battle as a protector. At that time, my father asked for help from the court, but the reinforcements did not come. My father was trapped for several months. There were so many casualties among the clansmen that they had to surrender to Jianzhou.

"Hou Twelve Clans of the East China Sea secretly negotiated and wanted to escape to the north with their entire clan, but unexpectedly, the incident was revealed and they were intercepted by troops sent by Huang Taiji. Nearly half of the clan was enslaved, and the rest were taken as hostages.

"For more than ten years, under the persecution of the Jianzhou Department, my father led the army to fight for them. The civilian daughter was also called into the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Huang Taiji. If she refused, Jebuku threatened my clan's life.

"Afterwards Minnv discussed secretly with Hauge, and he promised me that as long as I could save him from trouble, I would not embarrass the Twelve Divisions of the East China Sea. Afterwards, Minnv mobilized various forces and entered the palace while Dorgon was going to Xingjing. Save Hauge."

She nodded again, "The daughter of the people has committed a serious crime and does not ask His Majesty for forgiveness, but the Twelve Departments of the East China Sea have always been devoted to the imperial court. Seeing that Master Wang is about to fall into the quagmire, I am specially ordered to come here to warn."

"Warning? In detail?"

"Yes." Aruna said, "Haoge is rushing here with a five thousand Beijing battalion, and he will arrive at Songshan the day after tomorrow at the latest. There are nearly ten thousand Jianzhou soldiers on the Songshan line alone. They rely on the mountain fortress to hold on. In order to hold back the imperial army.

"By the way, does Your Majesty know that this kind of fortress built by Hauge is extremely strong, with two layers inside and outside, and there are many guns inside, and the attack will surely cause heavy casualties."

As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it out, "This is the structure diagram of the fort that I bought with a lot of money. Your Majesty will know it right away."

"Get up and talk." Zhu Linmei asked people to put away the pattern, smiled and shook her head, "I built this bastion first, Haoge just stole the teacher, and the fire is still far behind. To tell you the truth, at most In a month or so, I will be able to defeat the Songshan captives."

At this time, he was still not completely sure that Aruna was fine, so he deliberately exaggerated the Ming army's combat power to deter the enemy.In fact, he negotiated with Zhang Jiayu and others, and it took at least two months to win Songshan.

Aruna said anxiously: "Your Majesty doesn't know, what Hauge used was a trick to delay. After Songshan, he also built forts in Dalinghe, Jinzhou, and Yizhou. He strictly ordered that he was only allowed to defend to the death, and he was not allowed to go out of the city and the court. The army joins the battle. If things go on like this, even if Your Majesty uses his troops like a god, and the soldiers work desperately, it will be difficult to attack Shengjing in less than half a year... No, it is Shenyang Wei.

"Even if the soldiers come to the city of Shengjing, Hauge will continue to retreat to Xingjing, and then retreat to the ancient pagoda... He has ordered all males over the age of 16 to be recruited, and Han and Korean slaves to serve as soldiers , to restore their freedom. Another [-] Horqin cavalry are also coming.

"That's why the imperial army will be struggling in Liaodong, but Hauge's troops are getting more and more. The imperial court transported food, grass and supplies from far away, and the cost must be huge. If it continues like this, it will inevitably lead to insufficient food and salaries, or negligence. Food and grass were attacked by Hauge. Such an unfavorable situation is because of being trapped in the quagmire."

Zhu Linmei nodded slightly. It turned out that Jianlu relied on the remoteness of Liaodong and the freezing weather, and set up defenses everywhere along the way in order to drag down Daming.This is the only feasible strategy for them right now.

But Hauge's strategy is doomed to fail.Not to mention that with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, combined with the super-large-caliber artillery that will be manufactured soon, the entire Liaodong can be flattened in at least half a year.Even if it really becomes a protracted war and falls into a situation of confrontation, with the wooden rail supply line that penetrates into Liaodong and the terrifying financial resources brought to Ming by overseas trade, it will not be a piece of cake to exhaust Jianlu.

Of course, Zhu Linmi's eyes were never limited to Liaodong. The vast Siberia is still unclaimed land, waiting for Ming to pick it up, so the Liaodong war should not be delayed for too long.

Aruna said again: "Your Majesty, the daughters of the people are bold and admonishing. At present, the imperial court should base its operations on Ningyuan, expand the army town, and gather food and supplies. The East China Sea Department acts as an internal response, and it is said that it will send down the various departments in Liaodong, and disperse the captive Han people and Koreans. People." She said and took out another piece of paper, "This is the deployment plan of the Liaodong Jianzhou Army's troops, food, grass and supplies. After the court soldiers have enough food, they will strike a thunderbolt, and Liaodong will be settled..."

Zhu Lin thought in her heart, if she didn't have her own experience in future generations, what this woman said was indeed the safest strategy, but it was useless right now.

He took the deployment plan and was about to send Aruna back when he suddenly remembered something and asked her, "By the way, you just said that Haoge transferred all the troops in Liaodong to the Songjin area?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, not only soldiers, but almost all men."

Jinzhou is the only way to go north to Shenyang. As long as this can be blocked, the Ming army can be blocked from going north. It can be said that there is no problem with Hauge's deployment.

But for Zhu Linmei, who is familiar with the war history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, World War I, and World War II, the loopholes are very obvious!

He tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, and whispered to himself, "There are even Horqin Mongolian soldiers, as well as Han and Korean slaves. In other words, the entire north-central part of Liaodong is just an empty shell..."

He thought for a moment, and said to Aruna: "The Twelve Divisions of the Eastern Sea are loyal to the imperial court, and I am very relieved. As for the previous things, they were all unavoidable, and I forgive you all.

"I will send two people to go back with you, and then agree on the contact method. I will have my own instructions to the East China Sea Department in the future."

Aruna was overjoyed and quickly bowed down to thank her.Afterwards, Jin Yiwei North Town selected two capable people according to the order, and they went north with her the next day.

Zhu Linmei handed over the construction plan left by Aruna to Beizhen to verify.As for the structure diagram of the bastion, he went to see it on Baitai Mountain the day before yesterday, and it was indeed the same as the real thing.

A few days later, fans from all over the country found out one after another that at least the movement of Jianlu in the central and southern parts of Liaodong was basically consistent with the deployment plan.

So far, Zhu Linmei has roughly judged that what Aruna said is true.However, if you want to be completely sure, you have to wait for the insiders in the Northeast of Liaodong and the Twelfth Department of the East China Sea to send back news.

He immediately convened a meeting of the Chief of Staff, and first explained how Hauge gathered all the power to build the state, fortified layers of defenses, and prepared to bring down the Ming Dynasty, and then took out the Jianlu deployment map sent by the East China Sea Department to display.

"Since Jianlu wants to hold us back on the front line of Songjin, we might as well use our strategy." Zhu Linmi looked around at the generals in the tent, and slowly said six words, "Open up a second battlefield."

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