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Datong City, the original Fan family compound.

Lin Feng moved his temporary residence here because he was afraid of affecting the official duties of the Datong government office.

One day, just after breakfast, Lin Feng was still doing stretching exercises in the public room after dinner.

Huang Hongchang ran in with a happy face and said, "Your Majesty, what great news."

"Oh, what's the good news?" Lin Feng stopped moving and asked.

Huang Hongchang handed over a report and said: "Director Lu of the Tartar Corps came to report urgently. They have occupied the entire Western Liaoning Corridor and controlled Shanhaiguan."

Lu Xiangsheng's Tatar Regiment was originally the furthest away from Datong, but after they occupied Shanhaiguan, the distance became very close, so his report arrived in Datong immediately.

"Oh, let them go to fight the Tatars. Jiandou actually took over the entire Liaoxi Corridor. What a surprise. I'll take a look at his report first." Lin Feng replied while taking the report.

After browsing it quickly, he went back and read it carefully, and then said: "Jiandou is the commander I need. He can adapt to changes and flexibly adjust strategies according to my overall intentions. He The decision to occupy the Western Liaoning Corridor was very correct.”

"Your Majesty, what is the response to Commander Lu's request for instructions on how to arrange the surrender of Liaodong generals?" Huang Hongchang continued to ask.

"The former senior generals of the Guanning Army, such as Zu Dashou, the Commander-in-Chief of Jinzhou, and Liu Zhaoji, the Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Army, could not stay in western Liaoning. They were all sent to Datong to serve as senior counselors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Other demoted generals of the Liaodong Ming Army will be arranged by Lu Xiangsheng at his discretion. use."

"understand!"

"In addition, the order was given to commend the achievements of the Tartar Corps and Governor Lu, and to reward Governor Lu with 0.1% of Zhenming Group's shares." Lin Feng went on to explain that he was very satisfied with Lu Xiangsheng's initiative to take advantage of the opportunity to control the Western Liaoning Corridor.

This means that the Zhenming Army can encircle the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It seems that it can force Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty to abdicate in advance and make Zen his own.

Lin Feng thought about it again and again, and still felt that what Lu Xiangsheng said was reasonable. Letting Emperor Ming take the throne was the most correct way to obtain the throne, and it was also the easiest way to quell civil strife.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng then ordered: "After occupying the Western Liaoning Corridor, we can threaten the Ming Dynasty's capital from the north and west at the same time. The focus of the next step in using troops must be adjusted to force the Ming Dynasty to surrender.

Therefore, Governor Lu was ordered to bring back Zhou Rui's Shanxi Combat Division 1. At the same time, the Liaoxi garrison division was formed, with Zhou Cong, deputy commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, as the division commander, to jointly defend the Guanning defense line.

The vacancy left by Zhou Cong was taken over by Zhang Yan, the general of the Shanxi Combat Brigade.

After completing the formation of the Liaoxi garrison division and the layout of the Guanning defense line, Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to lead a cavalry division into the pass and jointly forced the Ming Dynasty capital. "

"Yes!" Huang Hongchang said after the order.

Just after finishing the arrangements for Liaodong, at noon, the report from Song Jilie, the supervisor of the Eastern Expedition Corps, also arrived.

Lin Feng immediately looked carefully.

Zhengdong Group entered Shandong at the end of July after setting off from Henan in late July.

There are no elite troops of the Ming Army in Shandong. There are only tens of thousands of troops led by Shandong General Liu Zeqing, and they are unable to fight a tough battle.

Especially in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Tatars invaded Shandong and captured the city of Jinan. Shandong's soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and even those who could fight were gone.

Therefore, Song Jilie boldly divided his troops into three groups. Zhou Yuji led the 3rd Henan Operation Division to go straight to Denglai. The Guards Division General Li Dingguo led the troops to press against Jinan City. Finally, he and Lu Jun led the 1st Henan Operation Division to siege the east. Changfu.

In mid-August, Song Jilie adopted the method of luring the snake out of its hole, and continued to divide his troops into multiple routes to fully capture the prefectures and counties under Dongchang Prefecture, forcing Liu Zeqing, the Shandong general in Linqing, to lead his troops to rescue.

Then relying on the Ming army's huge advantages in battlefield detection and message transmission, it took only one hour to quickly annihilate the 10,000 reinforcements sent by Liu Zeqing.

Then he pretended to be Liu's defeated army and returned to Linqing. Liu Zeqing knew that his troops could not fight a hard battle, but he was a first-rate escaper. He did not expect that his 10,000 men would be annihilated in such a short time, so he let the defeated army in without any precautions.

As a result, Linqing City was quickly attacked from both inside and outside, and Liu Zeqing was captured.

According to Lin Feng's explanation in advance, Song Jilie did not let Liu Zeqing go because he was captured. Instead, he held a public trial, found out Liu Zeqing's countless crimes, and sentenced him to public imprisonment.

Because Liu Zeqing was extremely angry among the people in Shandong, this verdict quickly won the Zhenming Army unanimous support from the army and people in Shandong. Zhou Yuji, Li Guo and other two armies marched into Shandong very smoothly. The Ming army almost surrendered wherever they went.

Only the Ming army in Dengzhou City resisted. Under Zhou Yuji's concentrated firepower bombardment, they resisted for a long time before declaring the city was broken.

As of early September, the Zhendong Corps led by Song Jilie had taken control of all the prefectures and cities of the Chief Secretary of Shandong and began to raid the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction.

After reading Song Jilie's report, Lin Feng felt even more confident. Occupying Shandong would have completed the complete siege of the Ming capital.

Lin Feng immediately summoned Huang Hongchang, Ma Ang, Li Xin and other royal staff, Luo Kai and Li Dingguo of the Guards Division, Yang Heng of the 1st Mobile Division, and Cao Xiong of the Datong Garrison Division to discuss the siege of Beijing.

"Chief Huang, please first inform everyone of the latest progress of our army." Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes. According to the latest battle reports from the Tartar Corps and the Eastern Army, Governor Lu has led troops to occupy the entire Western Liaoning Corridor, controlled Shanhaiguan, and cut off the connection between Manchuria and the Ming Dynasty.

The Song Governor led the Zhengdong Corps to occupy the entire Shandong, cutting off the Ming court's way of seeking help from the south. "Huang Hongchang gave a brief briefing.

Lin Feng continued: "With the great progress made by the Zhengtar and Zhengdong Corps, we have completed the encirclement of the Ming Dynasty's capital, and the time is ripe to completely eliminate the Ming Dynasty. Today we have called everyone back to discuss how to attack the Ming Dynasty's capital. "

"Your Majesty, after our army encircles the Ming capital, it will inevitably cause great panic in the Ming court. The general will think that an emergency landing can be carried out." Cao Xiong was the first to suggest.

"Your Majesty, the walls of the capital city of the Ming Dynasty are extremely strong. A forceful attack will definitely cause huge losses. I Tingfeng Guard has been deployed in Beijing for a long time. Under the strong pressure of our army, we should be sure to instigate some officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to rebel, and we can coordinate the attack internally and externally. Go to Beijing." Ma Ang then suggested.

"Your Majesty, at this time, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be at an end. Officials at all levels are bound to have uneasy feelings. At this time, it is most suitable to use heart-attack strategies." Li Xin suggested.

"Then how to attack the mind?" Lin Feng asked.

“A three-pronged approach can be used to attack the heart. First, send troops to capture Hong Chengchou’s troops in Changping and eliminate the Ming court’s last support;
The second is to cut off the water transportation to the capital, causing Beijing to fall into a panic of food shortage.

The third was to send Tingfengwei personnel in Beijing to incite rebellion against Ming court officials and distribute leaflets to shake the hearts of the military and civilians in the capital. "Li Xin put forward a relatively complete strategy to attack the heart.

"Your Majesty, the general also very much agrees with Li Zanhua's strategy of attacking the heart. We can also concentrate artillery to bombard the city of Beijing and force them to surrender." Li Guo added.

After listening to the opinions of the generals, Lin Feng stared at the map for a moment and then said: "Everyone has the same opinion. Attacking the heart of Beijing City should be the priority, but attacking the heart must be coordinated with military pressure."

"To this end, Yang Heng was ordered to lead the First Mobile Division to Yuzhou quickly, join Deng Hao's Second Henan Combat Division, and then head towards Changping.

Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to lead a cavalry division southward and attack Changping from the east.

At that time, I will personally lead the attack on Hong Chengchou's headquarters in Changping, and we must defeat it in one fell swoop. "

"Yes!" Yang Heng and others accepted the order.

"Order Song Jilie to immediately cut off the water transportation to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and lead the Henan Combat Division northward to press against Beijing from the south." Lin Feng continued to order.

"Your Majesty, we are pressing against the city of Beijing from the south. One division may still have too few troops. I suggest that Superintendent Song send some troops of the Third Henan Combat Division northward. There is no threat around Shandong, so there is no need to leave too many troops." Li Dingguo suggested.

After hearing this, Lin Feng thought for a moment and said: "The idea of ​​establishing the country is reasonable. Then let Song Jilie lead the Henan First Division and the Third Division to go north together.

Regarding the defense of Shandong, Li Guo transferred some backbones from the 1st and 3rd Henan Combat Divisions and the Guards Brigade to supplement the Ming army that surrendered in Shandong, and established the Shandong Garrison Division to be responsible for it. Li Guo served as the brigade commander.

The remaining troops of the Guards Brigade will continue to be commanded by Li Guo for the time being, waiting for orders to return to the army. "

In this way, retaining a garrison division of 10,000 people in the Shandong area, plus a guard brigade of 2,000 people, is enough to suppress possible disturbances.

After this deployment, the Zhenming Army will concentrate five divisions and about 100,000 people to besiege the Ming Dynasty's Beijing City, and the battle to determine the world is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)