1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 568

August 1646, 8, Denglai, Penglai County.

When Zheng Sen heard that the other party said to gather an army, cross the sea, attack Liaodong directly, and enter the lair of Jiannu, his face suddenly showed a look of horror.

That's Liaodong!The place where the slaves started was the place they relied on as their foundation. They have operated for decades and buried hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. How can you just fight if you say so?
"What objection does General Zheng have?" Seeing that the other party hadn't spoken for a long time, Niu Hu couldn't help asking.

"To attack Liaodong across the sea, our army must not carry too many horses and livestock in order to march quickly. However, after landing, we need to attack all the way to Liaoyang. During the period, it may take at least six or seven days. However, there are many cavalry soldiers, and they must travel freely. They will harass and intercept our army along the way. If so, while the opponent is delaying our army, they will gather troops from various places in Liaodong and fight me in the open field, and there is a danger of their entire army being wiped out."

"Even if the Jiannu don't fight a decisive battle with my landing army, they only need to defend the city, consuming our army's time and supplies. When the reinforcements in the pass arrive, they will inevitably be surrounded by Jiannu's superior forces. You must know that they But there are a large number of cavalry, and their mobility and attack are better than my landing army."

After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he looked at the officers of the Qi State in black uniforms. Although he admired their courage in attacking Jiannu's lair, he also seemed a little contemptuous of their rash and blind actions.Don't think that you can attack Jiannu strongholds arbitrarily if you have mastered the maneuverability of ships at sea.It is reasonable for you to attack the coastal strongholds of Jiannu, but if you want to go deep into the inland and attack the strong city of Jiannu hundreds of miles away, I am afraid it will be a bit rash.

"Brother Pan, explain the situation in Liaodong to General Zheng." Niu Hu turned his head and said to a thick man in his thirties.

"General Zheng, let me tell you the truth. We have been planning to attack Liaodong Jianshou's lair for more than a year. We have sneaked across the coast of Liaodong several times to investigate the situation of Jianshou. Now, from Jinzhou to Gaizhou, Then we went to Yingzhou, Haizhou, and even Anshan and Liaoyang in the back, and we got to know the situation well." The man said proudly.

"Brother Pan, Pan Xuezhong, was a member of the remnants of Dongjiang Town before, and later moved to Shicheng Island. Although he was only a low-level military officer, he led Brother No. [-] and has been stationed on Shicheng Island. A long time ago, I was taken back to Denglai when I was encountered by a ship passing by the Qi State." Jiang Yongrui, the commander of Denglai, turned his head and said to Zheng Sen.

"We kept guard until the end of the 17th year of Chongzhen, and we didn't know that all the Jiannu who were killed by heaven had entered the pass!" Pan Xuezhong hissed: "We have fought against Jiannu for more than ten years, and we thought we wanted to fight. With my own life, I can drag Jiannu to Liaodong and prevent them from ruining the people in the pass. But who knows..."

"Cough..." Niu Hu coughed lightly, "Brother Pan, let's continue to talk about the situation of slavery in Liaodong, so that General Zheng can have some peace of mind."

"...We explored the coast of Liaodong to the vicinity of Liaoyang and Shenyang, and discovered a big secret." Pan Xuezhong's eyes were shining, "The secret is that Jiannu's military deployment in Liaodong is very empty, and there are almost no decent troops. .Moreover, most of the Jiannu left behind in Liaodong are old, weak, sick and disabled!"

"We traveled to and from Liaodong several times. At the beginning, we stayed at night and went out at night, so we were cautious. But when we went deep into Haizhou, Anshan and other places, we did not encounter a large group of slave soldiers and horses patrolling, and Gai, who had been attacked by the army of Qi, Zhouzhou and Jinzhou have been abandoned by Jiannu, and there are no people. Only in Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places where Jiannu's heart is full, there are sporadic soldiers and horses, but the number is not large. In addition, we also smoked and captured a few Jiannu Come back. After some interrogation, we also confirmed the results of our investigation, that is, the entire hinterland of Liaodong, Jiannu defense is extremely weak!"

"Although Liaodong is empty, there are always some soldiers and horses." Zheng Sen took a deep breath. Unexpectedly, the people in Denglai had already made up their minds about establishing a slave in Liaodong, and deliberately sneaked ashore several times for detailed investigation. When I find out that our army is coming, even if the people staying behind are old and weak, but mobilized, they can still defend the city and wait for help from the pass."

"We made a rough estimate. The Jiannu garrison in Shenyang, Fushun, Liaoyang, and Haizhou was no more than [-] at most. If it was two years ago, some Jiannu soldiers were still in Liaodong. At that time, Wu Sangui had tens of thousands of Guanning troops. Stationed in Ningyuan, and Jinzhou also has thousands of troops." Niu Hu said: "But since last year, the soldiers and horses of Guanning Army and Jinzhou were transferred into the pass to follow Azig to conquer Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army in Sichuan. A slave army has been established. Besides, we didn’t plan to attack Liaoyang one by one after landing.”

"We plan to quickly capture Haizhou after landing, seize the pastures there to obtain a large number of cattle, horses and livestock, and then gallop all the way up, bypassing Anshan and other cities, and go straight to Liaoyang. If Shenyang and Fushun send reinforcements, then It is the best. We will first defeat their reinforcements in the wild, and then bombard the city wall of Liaoyang, and wipe out some of the slaves and dignitaries who stayed in the city!"

"Why not attack Shenyang?"

"I'm afraid that we won't be able to attack. The main reason is that there are too many slaves left behind in the city. After all, Shenyang was the capital city where slaves were established before."

"How to avoid Jiannu's eyes and ears along the way?"

"When approaching the Jiannu stronghold, we concealed our tracks and passed through at night. Moreover, we also made several detailed marching routes. Although we cannot guarantee that it will be foolproof, at least it can slow down Jiannu's reaction speed."

"What do you... need our Zheng family to do?" Zheng Sen asked. Since the other party brought him over to discuss matters, it must be useful to their Zheng family.

"We need dozens of warships from you to help us transport our troops to the coast of Liaodong, and then cooperate with the troops in Denglai Town to launch a landing attack in Tianjin."

"It is said that there are more than [-] Mongolian Eight Banners cavalrymen stationed in Tianjin to build slaves."

"Jiannu's cavalry is coming, you can land in another place." Niu Hu said with a smile: "Let Jiannu think that we will attack Tianjin on a large scale."

"Can I accompany you to Liaodong?"

"Shouldn't General Zheng command the navy to attack Tianjin?"

"I want to visit Liaodong."

Niu Hu turned his head to look at Jiang Yongrui, who was also stunned, if something happened to the son of Marquis of Nan'an in Liaodong, then Zheng Zhilong would have to go berserk!

"I will send someone to send a message to Fuzhou." Zheng Sen said with a smile: "My Zheng family is good at water warfare, but I still lack land warfare. Therefore, I would like to experience it in Liaodong."

"As for General Zheng's request, I need to report to His Majesty." Jiang Yongrui said seriously: "Although the raid on Liaodong was planned for more than a year before and after Denglai, there are still some risks in it."

"The Great Ming Dynasty is in peril, and the country is in chaos. There is no danger anywhere!" Zheng Sen showed a bit of determination on his face, "This time, if we can invade Liaodong with Denglai's army, it will surely cheer up the decadent winds everywhere and show our Ming Dynasty's prestige. .Maybe, after this battle, we can turn the world around in one fell swoop, reshape our Daming country, and restore our Han civilization!"

Qi Dajiang silently looked at this young Nan'an Hou Shizi, and nodded slightly. Qi Tian once talked about Zheng Sen with him, and had a very high evaluation and affirmation of him.Based on his performance in today's military meeting, he was thoughtful and thoughtful, and he also mentioned many key points in his questioning. Now, he has taken the initiative to express his willingness to accompany him to Liaodong to raid and build slaves. The heart of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country.

This Zheng Sen was indeed different from his father.
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"Your Majesty, are you worried about the failure of our Da Ming and Qi Army's raid on Liaodong?" Huang Daozhou, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Yongchu court, saw that His Majesty was staring at a map on the wall, and he was speechless for a while, so he asked softly.

Huang Daozhou previously served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Minister of Rites in the Hongguang Dynasty. After the destruction of Nanjing City, the Hongguang regime perished, and Huang Daozhou returned to Fujian and went to Fuzhou.Last year, Emperor Yongchu succeeded to the throne, ordered him to enter Denglai, and made him a scholar of Wuyingdian and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.In February of this year, he was appointed to form a cabinet and served as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"I am worried that if Qi's army suffers too much damage in Liaodong, and loses its vigor, I may not dare to unite with us in the future to fight against Jiannu." Emperor Yongchu said: "Since the Jiashen Tianchang, Denglai, In the two places in Shandong, thanks to the support of Qi State’s army and food and wages, and its continuous defeat of the slaves, it was possible to protect millions of people in Denglai from the slaughter of slaves. It can be said that Qi Fan has done it for me. Extreme."

"Your Majesty, Qi Fan fulfilled his duty of being a friendly country and paid a lot for our Ming Dynasty. Although his actions are convenient for immigrants, they have made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty." Huang Daozhou said: "In another day, our Ming Dynasty will restore the rivers and mountains. , to reorganize the court, Your Majesty can bestow jade seals and ribbons and Qi Fan, and allow them to be the country of our Ming brothers, living separately in Nanyang, facing each other across the sea, helping each other, and making friends from generation to generation."

"Qi Fan will not care about the name and identity bestowed by our Ming Dynasty." Emperor Yongchu smiled wryly, and said: "They claim that the land of Hanzhou and the people it belongs to are also the inheritance of Chinese civilization. The establishment of slaves is shameful to the world. What Qi Fan has done is to show the prestige of the Han people, save China from peril, and save more Yanhuang Miao descendants."

"Your Majesty, although Qi Fan's actions are a little rebellious, Chicheng's heart can be seen. We should...do our best to win him over." Huang Daozhou said with his hands clasped.

"It is said that King Qi is still in his prime, and I want to marry my sister Kun Xing to King Qi as my concubine, what does Huang Qing think?" Emperor Yongchu asked.

"Yes!" Huang Daozhou nodded and said: "Marrying the princess to the king of Qi can improve the relationship between the two Qin and Jin families, and make Ming Qi watch over and help each other. This is a great kindness!"

(End of this chapter)