Blood from Daming

Chapter 390
When the torches were lit in the military barracks of the East and West Route Army of Liao, a high-level military meeting was going on in the big tent of the commander of the East and West Route Army of Liao Dynasty. In this secret meeting, only Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, Zhao Ledjiao, and Xue Polu five The topic of the five of them is to renegotiate the specific combat plan for rescuing North Korea's Uiju Prefecture without the support of the Liaodong Army on the West Route.

Commander Mao Yuanyi said: "Everyone, now Yuan Chonghuan's West Route Army can no longer be relied on, and we will rely on our East Route Army to rescue Yizhou Prefecture. Everyone express their opinions and talk about any good ideas."

At noon, Yu An and Xue Polu had already had a short communication with Mao Yuanyi, and now only Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao had not communicated with each other in the big tent. Strictly speaking, the meeting tonight was between Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, The three of Xue Polu want to unify the thoughts of Man Guihao and Zhao Liaojiao.

Man Gui said: "Mr. Mao, at the end of the night, the general captured two Jianlu vests. After torture and confession, according to the vests, the Jianlu Xianglan Banner Jierhalang's headquarters is near our northeast."

Mao Yuanyi said: "It seems that the Jianlu Xianglan Banner Jierhalang Division is planning to have some ideas near the Shuangtaizi River, but our entire East Route Army has crossed the Shuangtaizi River, and only a part of the Jianlu Xianglan Banner Whether it is enough to pose a threat to us, the key is where are the yellow and white flags now."

Man Gui said: "The final location of the Liaodong Economic and Strategy Mansion is that the Zhenghuang Banner of Jianlu Azig should still be in Uiju Prefecture of North Korea, and the Xiangbai Banner of Du Du is close to Tieshan and Xuanzhou in the Maowenlong Department of Phi Island."

Mao Yuanyi said: "It is time-consuming for spies to go back and forth. Speaking of which, this news should have been half a month ago. It is hard to say where Erbeile Amin, Azig, and Dudu are now, but the students know Going to Uiju must be a disaster."

Zhao Lengjiao asked: "Mr. Mao, do you mean that Amin, Azig, and Du Du's three-banners set up nets on our way to Yizhou Prefecture?"

Mao Yuanyi said: "Jianlu was originally in Yizhou to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, waiting for our Liaodong Army to throw itself into the trap, but if our Liaodong Army does not go to rescue Yizhou, Yizhou will fall into Jianlu's hands sooner or later. what."

Man Gui said: "Let's go to Yizhou Prefecture to ambush us in the Liaodong Army Association. If we don't go to Yizhou Prefecture to rescue, we will not escape responsibility for the fall of Yizhou Prefecture. This is really embarrassing."

Zhao Lijiao said: "Mr. Mao, according to this statement, we were in a desperate situation as soon as we crossed the Shuangtaizi River. No wonder Yuan Chonghuan took advantage of the opportunity to hide across the Shuangtaizi River and refused to come. He is ready to run away at any time."

Man Gui said: "Then we can get in touch with Dongjiang Mao Wenlong. If we can get the support of Dongjiang Town, our East Route Army will have a better chance of winning the rescue of Yizhou Prefecture."

Mao Yuanyi said: "General Man, it takes time to contact Chairman Mao, and we don't know how effective it will be if we contact Chairman Mao. We don't have time to do things that are far away from the water but not close to the fire. Well, Zhongqing, Polu Why don't you two talk, you two should talk."

Yu Anxing said: "Mr. Mao, I am not proficient in military affairs, why don't you let General Xue talk about it."

Yu Anxing benefited a lot from discussing the military situation with Xue Polu, but Yu Anxing felt that he could not speak out Xue Polu's thoughts as his own, so he recommended Xue Polu to talk about the plans that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Before Xue Polu had time to refuse, Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao stared at him, asking Xue Polu to talk about Xue's army's plan for this rescue of Yizhou Prefecture. Mao Yuanyi also encouraged Xue Polu to know everything and speak for the East The army rescued Yizhou Mansion to make suggestions, Xue Polu was carried on the fire by everyone, Xue Polu had to say something according to everyone's wishes.

Xue Polu said: "Mr. Mao, Master Yu, Man Zongbing, Zhao Zongbing, I have discussed the military situation of Yizhou Prefecture with the lieutenant generals, and now I will summarize these contents for your reference. The Xiangbai Banner in Dudu should no longer be in the area of ​​Tieshan and Xuanzhou. As for the Zhenghuang Banner Azig's troops who besieged Yizhou, they could withdraw at any time, while Mao Wenlong in Pidao and North Korea's Yizhou did not dare to pursue Jianlu. In particular, the actions of Amin, the main force of the Xianglan Banner, are very secretive, and Jierhalang's attack on Youtun in the Xianglan Banner a few days ago may have been the bait for Jianlu."

After hearing Xue Polu's words, Mao Yuanyi immediately became interested and asked: "Polu, you said that the Xianglan Banner Jierhalang's attack on Youtun might be Jianlu's bait. Is there any evidence for this?"

Xue Polu said: "Yes, after the Youtun defense battle, the last general and his generals watched the Jianlu heads captured by Zhao Zongbing, and inadvertently discovered a problem, that is, although these heads did not have the Han army, they There are very few real Jurchen Jianbu Tartars, and most of them are the heads of Mongolia and other Jurchen tribes, so the general has to suspect that the purpose of attacking Youtun by Xianglan Banner Jierhalang is not pure."

Zhao Lengjiao said: "Xue's army didn't expect you to observe so carefully. In fact, my subordinates also said that there are not many real Tartars in the first rank. It's like a fake."

Xue Polu said: "Mr. Zhao, Jierhalang of Xianglan Banner did not cheat in attacking Youtun, but the general suspects that Jierhalang was dragged into the chariot of Bipoyoutun by his unsuspecting men. , Jierhalang is ready to take advantage of the situation when riding a tiger, and Jierhalang's abandonment of the camp seems very hasty. With Jianlu's psychological advantage over the Liaodong Army for many years, if they want to let them flee without a fight, the general will not believe it anyway of."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Polu, you are right. If you judge according to your judgment, how will Jianlu deal with our Liaodong reinforcements next?"

Xue Polu said: "It's easy to judge. Jianlu should have ambushed us on the way from the East Route Army to Yizhou. If there is no accident, Jianlu should be able to eat us without too much effort."

Xue Polu's remarks made Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Shujiao very depressed. Everyone analyzed Jianlu's intentions for a while, but they didn't know how to solve this problem. Thinking about it, Jianlu waited for work with ease. I have been preparing for two months, and now I am a blind man riding a blind horse. The number of winners and losers is self-evident.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xue Polu knew that they had fallen into a blind spot of thinking, so Xue Polu had to enlighten Mao Yuanyi, Man Gui, and Zhao Rate to teach them, so that they could get rid of the rigid thinking of following the orders of the court or superiors in all actions.

Xue Polu said: "Masters, can we think about the problem from another way of thinking, since Jianlu set up an ambush on our way to Yizhou Prefecture, then our East Route Army can jump out of Jianlu's encirclement and follow up with the enemy on the periphery. Jianlu fought guerrilla warfare, so our Eastern Route Army would be invincible."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Polu, it is the court's military strategy to rescue Yizhou Mansion. We will change the battle plan of the court and Liaodong Jinglue Mansion arbitrarily. After returning to Jinzhou in the future, I am afraid that what is waiting for everyone is the prison of Jinyiwei."

Xue Polu said: "Didn't Yuan Chonghuan change the marching route, then we should be able to adjust the marching route a little bit, there is no reason to take soldiers to take risks knowing that there is an ambush ahead, how will we face those orphans and widows in the future?" .”

Mao Yuanyi's expression fluctuated, and for a long time Mao Yuanyi said, "It's because the students are too persistent. As long as they can hit Jianlu severely, the students will resist no matter how serious the crime is, Polu. What good ideas do you have?"

Xue Polu said: "Mr. Mao, if we can mobilize Jianlu, I believe that the siege of Yizhou Prefecture will be solved by itself. The main forces of Jianlu's Xianglan Banner, Zhenghuang Banner, and Xiangbai Banner should all be on the east side of the Shuangtaizi River. South, and west to monitor the Shuangtaizi River, then we will go north."

Mao Yuanyi read: "Go north, north."

Man Gui said: "Brother Polu, there is the team of Jierhalang with the inlaid blue banner in the north, and then there are Liaoyang and Shenyang of Jianlu, which are heavily guarded by the Eight Banners of Jianlu. Isn't it too dangerous to go to the north? .”

Xue Polu said: "The more dangerous the place, the more opportunities there are. It is precisely because Jianlu believes that Liaoyang and Shenyang are heavily guarded. We know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer to go to the Tiger Mountain. According to the secret report of Xue's army, the main force of Jianlu's Eight Banners is in Guangning, Daling River. The north is eyeing a tiger, trying to cut off our Liaodong Army's retreat westward, and our East Route Army will attack Liaoyang City in vain."

Mao Yuanyi pondered and said: "Polu, your plan is too risky. If our East Route Army is under the strong city of Liaoyang, and Liaoyang City cannot be broken, and then Jianlu surrounds them, my East Route Army will go to heaven." There's no way in, no way out."

Xue Polu said: "Mr. Mao, since the battle of Sarhu, our Ming army has been defending everywhere, and we can't defend everywhere. Why can't we take the initiative to attack, so that our Ming army can lead the war to Jianlu's land. Going up, the unlucky ones will naturally be Jianlu, and as for Liaoyang City, my Xue family army promises to open the city overnight, and then everyone will leave after looting, which is a great achievement."

What Xue Polu said made Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Liaojiao excited. If they could enter Liaoyang City, this would be the greatest achievement of the Ming army since the rise of Jianlu. Don't let Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao be tempted.

(End of this chapter)