Ming Zuo

Chapter 1153 Helpless
"Lu Xiangsheng told Yang Sichang that if you gather troops in one place, you can't use your strength; if you divide them into places, you will be alone. This is a big taboo for military strategists. Therefore, he proposed to hand over all the troops to him and Gao Qiqian respectively to deal with them. The offensive of the Qing army on two fronts."

At the military meeting of the Xia Kingdom, Zuo Fu informed everyone about the intelligence department's information.

The discussion process and results of the Great Ming Center are now on Xia Guo's desk.

In the face of the Qing army's attack, Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng's propositions were clear.

"How many troops does Lu Xiangsheng have?"

Zuo Menggeng asked a crucial question.

He vaguely remembered that it was recorded in "History of the Ming Dynasty" that Lu Xiangsheng had very few soldiers, and all of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.That's why he was besieged by the Qing army in Jiazhuang in Julu, and finally died tragically in battle.

Zuo Fu has also grasped this information.

"In Lu Xiangsheng's hands, there were the standard battalions of Xuanfu, Datong, and Governor Xuanda, with a total of [-] people. Hu Dawei led [-] soldiers from Shanxi, and Liu Guangzuo led [-] soldiers from Baoding. Besides, Ye Tinggui, the governor of Datong, and Song Xian, the governor of Shanxi, each led a battalion of [-] people, and they are already on their way. Yang Sichang was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng might make a mistake, so he dispatched the troops from Ji Town to him.”

Zuo Menggeng silently calculated, couldn't help being surprised.

Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Baoding, and Jizhen, these are the five towns with soldiers and horses, and there are as many as [-] people in total.

It is far from the old, weak, sick and disabled as recorded in "History of Ming Dynasty".

In other words, Yang Sichang's claim that he deliberately divided his troops and entrapped Lu Xiangsheng is completely untenable.

And another thing can prove that Yang Sichang never intentionally harmed Lu Xiangsheng.

There are different opinions. Yang Sichang advocated peace, while Lu Xiangsheng advocated war, so he was jealous.

Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian stood still and refused to save Lu Xiangsheng.

There is an important principle in distinguishing historical events.

That is, historical data can be falsified, but logic can never be falsified.

The biggest logical flaw in this statement is that after Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, Sun Chuanting was the governor recommended by Yang Sichang.

As we all know, Sun Chuanting, like Lu Xiangsheng, is a die-hard main fighter.

Since Yang Sichang insisted on making peace, why did he arrange for a main combat faction to take charge of the military affairs on the front line after entrapping Lu Xiangsheng?

This is the biggest flaw in logic.

And the situation that Xia Guo has now is enough to explain Yang Sichang's injustice.

The person who really wants to negotiate peace is not Yang Sichang, but Chongzhen behind him.

Even Chongzhen didn't really negotiate a peace, but just wanted to force Yang Sichang to speed up his progress in this way, expel the Qing army, return the capital to peace, and save his emperor's face.

Reminiscent of later, regardless of the situation, he forcefully urged Sun Chuanting to go out of Tongguan to fight the peasant army, which shows that the emperor has always been like this.

He never thought that Daming was too weak to be an opponent of the Qing army at all, he only thought that the subordinates were not loyal enough.

During the whole battle, no matter it was Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian, or Lu Xiangsheng, they had no selfishness in dealing with it.

If these three people can really unite and cooperate according to what they think in their hearts, maybe they can really repel the Qing army.

But it's a pity that the emperor above put a lot of pressure on him.Forcing the three main generals to go to the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountain.

"Lu Jian is in danger."

Sun Chengzong also appeared in this military meeting.

While watching a special meeting up close, he was also worried about Lu Xiangsheng's safety.

At first glance, it seems that Lu Xiangsheng has [-] soldiers in his hands, which seems to be more than Haoge's right-wing army.

But in fact, everyone understands that the combat power between the two sides is not proportional at all.

Once in the field, Lu Xiangsheng will undoubtedly lose.

"Zhongheng, is there any way to save Lu Jiandou? He is unparalleled in talent, loyal and resolute, and he should not die in vain on the battlefield."

Sun Chengzong knew that this request was too much, but he didn't want to watch Lu Xiangsheng step into death.

How did he know that in the original history, not only Lu Xiangsheng died heroically in this battle, but even his own family died under the butcher knife of the Qing army.

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly asked: "Gelao, Qian Yuegong, Zhong Yuangong's family members, can you escort them out?"

Zuo Fu gave him a reassuring answer.

"It has already been arranged, and we will arrive in Jinan tomorrow."

The families of Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, and Sun Qifeng are all in the Gyeonggi area, and they are all on the Qing army's offensive route.

Zuo Menggeng always remembered what happened to them in the original history, so he ordered Zuo Fu to find a way to get them out early.

Zuo Fu carried out the order without compromise, which finally let him breathe a sigh of relief.

As for Lu Xiangsheng who was in danger, Zuo Menggeng actually had no good solution.

"Elder Ge should know that if Xia Jun makes a move, it will definitely affect the whole body. If the capital is not destroyed, it will be difficult to end."

Even though the Qing army ravaged Gyeonggi, the Ming court made Hong Chengchou firmly nailed to the periphery of Xia Guo, just to prevent Xia Guo from taking advantage of the fire to loot.

Once Xia Guo made a move, there must be no room for relaxation with Daming.Only when one party is completely eliminated can the situation calm down.

But whether Zuo Menggeng or Xia Guo's center, they have long agreed that it is not yet time to replace Da Ming.

In particular, Japan is still in the midst of war, and war resources cannot be properly deployed for a while.

"As long as you can save Lu Jiandou."

Sun Chengzong also knew that this was difficult for the strong, so he didn't dare to expect too much.

Just saving Lu Xiangsheng alone, Zuo Menggeng thought over and over again, and felt that it should still be feasible.

He looked at Zuo Fu.

"Send someone to contact Lu Jiandou and explain to him. If there is any disagreement, you can lead the army to retreat to the Qinghe area, where we can provide him with some assistance."

Qinghe is just west of Linqing, but within the sphere of influence of Daming.

As long as Lu Xiang ascended and retreated here, even if Xia Jun didn't cross the border, just providing artillery support would be enough to keep him safe.

Zuo Fu received the order and immediately went down to make arrangements.

Xia Guo not only pays attention to the battle that is close at hand, but also studies and judges the subsequent development.

"The purpose of the Qing army's invasion this time is to plunder wealth such as population, food, gold and silver. But according to our estimation, the land of Gyeonggi has been barren for a long time, and I am afraid that it will not be able to satisfy the appetite of the Qing army."

Zuo Menggeng heard something immediately.

"You mean the Qing army...is likely to spy on Shandong?"

Liu Yiyuan looked very serious.

"It's not impossible. Ever since Nurhachi raised his troops, Manchu and Qing have developed an air of arrogance. The last time we were defeated by us in North Korea, I'm afraid we can't swallow this breath. Manqing relied on riding Shooting Wushuang, it turned out that it couldn’t be used in the mountains and hills of North Korea. Now it’s changed to the plains, maybe they want to get back the field.”

(End of this chapter)