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Chapter 795
"According to Li Changsheng's sentry, the Tartars have gathered more than 5 horsemen near Baimiaobao, and there are clear horses on both sides of Jinxi's Naughty River. The camps are densely populated. There are roughly [-] to [-] horses. The Tartars obviously have a plan. !"

Lin Fangping reported in detail the results of the several days of inspections to everyone, and finally concluded that the most suspicious part of the Qing army was in the Baimiaobao area.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Nuuhe section in the west of Jinzhou City on the sand table, and everyone was thinking about it secretly. After a long time, Guo Yingxian was the first to say: "If you want me to say, we will also lead the army back to the west and hide among the pines and apricots." In the valley, if the Tartars really dare to attack my grain road in Xingshan, they will make dumplings for him and eat them in one bite."

Zhang Guangda interjected: "General Guo is really heroic. It's just that the stuffing of this dumpling is probably very tooth-smacking, so don't break the good teeth of the brothers."

"Afraid of balls. The tartar is also a flesh and blood body raised by his mother's biological father. What's so scary about piercing the same bloody hole with a white knife?"

Guo Yingxian said with a stubborn face, since he killed Yang Guozhu, he would always gnash his teeth every time he mentioned the Tartars, wishing to eat their flesh raw.

At this time, Wei Zhice said: "General Guo's words are not unreasonable, it's just that my family of the Xuanfu army may not be able to fight against the tens of thousands of fine horsemen of the Tartar thieves alone.

Moreover, the transfer of the army requires the military order of Governor Xingyuan, and everything is just inference, and I may not be able to get the transfer order from Governor Hong. After all, the military situation at the front line of Jinzhou is also generally urgent, and the army should not be lightly adjusted. "

He pointed to Jinzhou City, Shimen Mountain, and Huangtu Ridge on the sand table, and said to everyone: "Now these places are mostly guarded by the Mongolian army, the slave Han army, and the Korean army. At most, there are some soldiers from the Eight Banners of Mongolia." horse.

Even if [-] Qing cavalry were hidden in the Baimiaobao area, where were the rest of the Tartar soldiers hiding?

This question is not clear, I think Hong Duchen will not agree with my Xuanfu army to return to aid Xingshan, after all, it is only speculation that the Tartars want to attack my Xingshan food road, and there is no real evidence. "

Zhang Guodong then said: "From my point of view, the Tartars may not just be staring at me at Xingshan and Gaoqiao Liangdao."

He pointed to the Niangnianggong fish market at the mouth of the Xiaoling River on the sand table, and then said: "I'm afraid the place where our army stores food at the mouth of the Xiaoling River is also in the scheme of the Tartars!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, but they heard Zhang Guodong continue to say: "The elite Tartars must have plans to hide. Looking at the situation in Jinzhou, it is nothing more than trying to lure our army to attack, capture Huangtuling, and break into the encirclement of Jinzhou." .

In this way, the army that I assisted the Liao King Division was restrained by him under the city of Jinzhou. At that time, the attack could not break through the defense line of the Tartars, and the retreat was blocked by his concealed cavalry.

And Xingshan, Xiaoling River Estuary and other important food roads, there are frequent warnings, our army is entangled by the Tartars, and we cannot escape, so we must be powerless to rescue them.

If the Tartar bandits are lucky enough to capture the important points of the Xingshan and Xiaoling River estuaries, my army to aid the Liao king will be in disarray, how can we talk about working together to defend against the Tartars? "

Zhang Cheng never said a word. He has always encouraged the generals under his command to stimulate their ability to think independently. After all, most of these people in the military camp today have to stand alone.

Now everyone has adapted to this environment. Every time there is a military meeting, everyone can express their opinions. Watching them mature day by day, Zhang Cheng also feels an extremely proud sense of accomplishment!

Zhenbiao Zuoying Guerrilla He Zhenxiong also said at this time: "According to General Wei and General Zhang, our Wangshi army is now in a dilemma. I don't know how to make a decision?"

After all, he is a newcomer to Zhang Cheng's camp, although he and the generals often meet each other, but he has not gotten to know each other well, and he is still a bit reserved.

Sure enough, Zhang Guangda felt that his title was a bit awkward, and interjected: "Brother He, we are discussing matters in private, not in front of outsiders, so don't mention the titles of general commander and general short again.

If not, it would appear that you and I are brothers, right? "

"Hahaha……"

There was a burst of laughter from the military tent, and everyone felt a little more relaxed.

At this time, Zhang Guangda sighed, and said: "Now that the Tatars are rushing to attack Jinzhou, although I guess it must have a deep meaning, but Wu Sangui and others can't hold back anymore, and they are eager to go to the rescue.

Even Lord Governor Hong and Commander General Zhang were also worried that Jinzhou would be difficult to defend. They were afraid that once the city was captured by the Tartars, they would not dare or bear the consequences. "

Everyone in the military tent nodded their heads, because the Tatars rushed to attack Jinzhou, Wu Sangui, Zu Dale and other Liaoxi generals were a little impatient. After all, Zu Dashou was the leader of the Liaoxi generals, so there was no room for loss.

"No, how about I give him a thunderous blow and punch the Tartar thief in the stomach?"

Zhang Cheng followed the prestige, but saw that Li Jiyu couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the sand table, looking eager to try.

Guo Yingxian was at the side, and asked in a tone of voice: "How do you call it on the belly?"

Li Jiyu had been with Zhang Guangda and the others for a long time, and they were already familiar with each other, but for some reason, he felt a little in awe of the veteran Guo Yingxian in front of him.

He clasped his fists and said, "Return to the old general to know. The last general just thinks that the Tartars retreated from Shimen Mountain and Huangtu Ridge to lure me into attacking, so that we can lead our army to the city of Jinzhou and entangle them again.

That being the case, why doesn't our army follow suit. "

Zhang Guangda was also a little impatient, and asked anxiously: "How to plan, please come quickly, don't try to trick me here!"

"My Xuanfu army has fought repeatedly with the Tartars on Huangtu Ridge for a long time, and I have already grasped a few grasses on this ridge, since the Tartars intend to lure me to attack the mountain.

Why don't I wait for tomorrow's round of battle and secretly send more elite warriors and sharp artillery, take it by surprise, and take it down in one fell swoop. In this way, whether to save Jinzhou in the future, or when to save Jinzhou, the right to decide will not be returned in my hand? "

Everyone discussed the specific content, and everyone was thinking faster.

Wei Zhice said again: "Although the plan of the thieves and slaves is like this, our army can also follow the plan and attack Huangtuling, so that our army camp can reach the west bank of Xiaoling River.

Afterwards, control all sections along the river, and directly use ships to transport grain, grass, firewood, gunpowder, and gunpowder into Jinzhou City with the convenience of waterways. Even reinforcements can also go up the river and enter Jinzhou City from the south gate.

In this way, even if the siege of Jinzhou cannot be completely solved for the time being, at least it can alleviate the temporary danger of Jinzhou, and stabilize the hearts of the generals in western Liaoning so that they can continue to stand firm and wait for help.

Today, I observed with the commander-in-chief that smaller boats can pass through the Xiaoling River in the south of Jinzhou City. "

Zhang Guodong also said: "If this is the case, our army has one more choice. We can send an army and horses to cross the Xiaoling River and set up camp on the east bank.

In this way, not only to protect the safety of the river, but also to attack at any time to harass the food roads of the Tartars, which is the so-called courtesy! "

"I'm afraid that the Tatars will hide a strong army in the hiding place on the east bank of the Xiaoling River and attack me halfway through. That would be dangerous."

Lin Fangping is worthy of being by Zhang Cheng's side for a long time, and he is not only thoughtful, but also prepared for danger in times of peace.

Wei Zhice also said: "Actually, under the current situation, the best strategy is to stick to Songshan and fight the Tartars for a long time!"

He went on to say: "Now hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting each other between the pines and brocades. The supply of food and grass is generally difficult for both sides. However, our Ming Dynasty's national strength is stronger, and now we have dried fish and other things to supplement it. Can last.

If the stalemate persists like this, once the food and grass run out, the army's morale will be broken, and the soldiers will be exhausted due to hunger. At that time, when they march into Jinzhou, killing slaves will be like cutting melons and vegetables, and searching for things! "

Seeing Wei Zhice's resolute expression, his eloquent and eloquent demeanor, and his demeanor being realistic, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but nodded approvingly.

He wanted to test Wei Zhice, so he asked: "The enemy situation is like this, according to General Wei, how should our teacher deal with it, which is the safest?"

Wei Zhice pondered for a moment, and then said: "No matter what, we must not let the Tartars lead us by the nose. This battle must be fought, and it should be fought. But how to fight and where to fight must be up to me, and I must try my best to fight back. Come here, fight for a fight to hold the bull's nose of the Tartars."

Pointing to Rufeng Mountain and Shimen Mountain, he said: "Our army's Shanhaiguan Town Ma Zongbing can kill from Rufeng Mountain, pretending that he wants to completely break the siege of Jinzhou, so as to contain the west and south Tartars of Jinzhou City, and dare not turn to other places.

The front battalion of the Shenji Battalion bombarded the Tartars' line in Shimen Mountain intensively with artillery, and then sent a general to attack Shimen Mountain to trap the Tartars around Shimen Mountain.

As for our line, as Li Jiyu said, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Huangtuling Tartars, we used a large number of artillery to open the way, made a fierce attack, and took it directly. . "

He added: "If this is really the case, even if we temporarily stop our troops and don't understand the siege of Jinzhou, at least the initiative is already in the hands of our army.

In addition, there is an extra road across the river, and it turns into a Tartar thief who wants to guard against our army crossing the river, capture Xiaolinghe Fort, and harass its important grain road! "

After hearing Wei Zhice's strategy, everyone was moved for a while.

They all stared at Huangtu Ridge closely, looked and looked, and then looked carefully at Xiaolinghe, some of them had already looked in the direction of Xiaolinghe Fort.

Indeed, as long as Huangtu Ridge is taken, the Xiaoling River can be crossed in the east, Jinwei can be relieved in the north, and if we stick to Huangtu Ridge, we can also defend the southern section of Xiaoling until the food road at the mouth of Xiaoling River is safe.

More importantly, the Niangnianggong Fish Market, where all the generals have shares, is not far to the south of Huangtuling.

Now, the dried fish market is a treasure they use to make money. If it is said that they rely on loyalty, it is difficult to drive the current commanders of these towns, but if they use money, it will be different.

He Zhenxiong also said: "Commander, the general thinks that we should pull out the elite cavalry from each town and form another mobile force, which can rush to support Xingshan and Gaoqiao at any time, and can also support the battlefields in Jinzhou at any time.

In case our army is dragged down by the Tartars, if there is a beacon to send a message elsewhere, and there are no soldiers to use, wouldn't we be caught in the treacherous tricks of the Tartars. "

When Guo Yingxian heard the words, he immediately praised: "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and the situation of the battle changes so fast that we can't imagine it. We should keep an elite team for emergencies!"

Zhang Cheng nodded slowly. He was very satisfied with the performance of the generals today. Many points were discussed, and they were more or less involved.

It's true that one person counts the disadvantages, and three people count the strengths, not to mention that there are more than three people participating in the military meeting today!
He also thinks it is feasible for the opinions finally agreed upon by the generals.

According to his guess, after the arrival of the captive chieftain Huang Taiji, the Qing army not only mobilized the whole country and increased its troops in large numbers, but even the morale that had been slightly low before had been revived.

In this regard, he still admires Huang Taiji very much. He really is a generation of heroes and heroes.

In fact, when Huang Taiji had just taken over the position of Houjin Dahan from the old slave Nurhachi, it was also a critical moment when the military group Jiannu was facing its own major crisis.

At the beginning of Huang Taiji's accession to the throne, the situation faced by Hou Jin was already very severe.

At that time, in the external environment, Houjin had been in an isolated and helpless situation, tightly surrounded by Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, and North Korea.

And internally, Huang Taiji's ascension to the throne was the result of the election of the eight major Baylors.

As the new Khan who was elected, he still presided over the government together with the other three princes at the beginning. It is called the period of the Four Great Baylors.

It can be said that during this period, Huang Taiji was severely constrained in many affairs, whether it was internal politics or external military affairs.

But among the four, Huang Taiji ranked last, which does not mean that his status is low.

It wasn't until the fifth year of Tiancong that Erbeile Amin was imprisoned by Huang Taiji Qijue because of his rebellion, disobedience to his orders, burning, killing and looting, and this situation began to gradually reverse.

In the sixth year of Tiancong's reign, Huang Taiji's wings became more and more prosperous. He ordered to cancel the form of the four major Baylors sitting side by side and governing.

At the same time, the old slave Nurhachi had always hated the Han people during his period. They first captured the Han people as slaves, which aroused great resistance from the Liaodong Han people. For this reason, Nurhachi massacred the resisting Liaodong Han people.

In the end, even the Han people who had not participated in the rebellion were slaughtered by the Tartars. This practice once made Liaodong thousands of miles barren and uninhabited.

Because a large number of fields lost their owners and no one cultivated them, they eventually became barren fields, which also greatly exacerbated the food shortage in Liaodong.

After all, the Tartars made a living by fishing and hunting, so they were not good at farming, and the weather in Liaodong was bad, so the output was already very low. Now that a large number of fields have been abandoned, famine is inevitable.

When Yuan Chonghuan was governor of Liaodong, the grain in Shenyang City in Houjin even rose to ten taels of silver a bucket, so it was difficult to buy grain.

Thanks to Huang Taiji, through his own efforts, he consolidated the ruling foundation step by step and formulated a system that prevents the killing of Han people indiscriminately. He cherished the power of the people and proposed "specialize in southern mu and focus on duties", which eased social conflicts.

Then the Eight Banners system was reformed, and the elite of the Eight Banners were dispatched to fight, while Yu Ding stayed at home to engage in production, conquered Mongolia and North Korea successively, and changed the dilemma of being attacked on three sides.

It can be said that without Huang Taiji, there would be no Qing Dynasty today!

(End of this chapter)