Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 102 Talents who are good at attacking and generals who are good at defending

Since Wang Qi arrived in Liao, the situation on the Ningyuan front line that was almost falling apart has stabilized slightly. At least the defeated troops no longer fled south. Most of them were recruited by Wang Qi in the name of Liaodong's general military officer. As long as all soldiers, generals and subordinates can return to Ningyuan City, Those with numbers will be directly returned to the original deployment. If there are no troops with the same number, they will be directly divided into new camps and trained again using the method of recruiting troops.

As for the people in the southern part of Liaoning, Wang Qi has already written to the General Military Mansion of Shanhaiguan and the governor of Jizhou. All the refugees from Liaodong who enter Shanhaiguan and Jizhou must be properly comforted, provided with soup and porridge, and built with thatched huts. He lived in the capital to avoid causing panic in the capital and rumors in the capital.

At this time, Wang Qi was not worried about Hou Jin going south to besiege Ningyuan City. After all, Nurhaci was not yet old and senile. He knew how many cards he had in hand and would not press them all at once. It is only right to make the three important towns in the north completely owned by Hou Jin.

At present, what Wang Qi is most worried about is the court's problems.

Wang Qi knew the background of the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty best. If he received the news of Liaodong's defeat, his first immediate decision would be to "kill Xiong Tingbi and spread the news to all nine sides to serve as a warning to others!"

The next thing was to send additional governors to Liao, dispatch envoys, eunuchs to supervise the army, and at the same time recruit soldiers from all over, forcibly conquering Shanxi, Jiubian, Jiaodong Peninsula, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang troops to support Liaodong.
  It’s a cliché and a common tactic, but your sleeves are empty and you’re helpless.

The end result is that the country is in shock, the soldiers are exhausted, and there is no use other than that.

In Ningyuan City, the third courtyard of a wealthy businessman in the city was temporarily requisitioned as the general military office.

"The troops of the Later Jin Dynasty were as powerful as fire and as powerful as mountains. However, due to the limitations of the country's power and the limited population, they could not last long. Therefore, now the Hou Jin Dynasty can only guard these three important towns and important transportation chokepoints with heavy troops. The remaining towns We have no time to pay attention to the Fuwei Station, so we can start from here, continuously invade and attack, cut off the connection between the three major military towns, make it difficult for them to care about each other, and let us divide and fight!"

Lu Xiangsheng stood in front of the sand table and was demonstrating his strategic goals and intentions to the generals in the hall.

Wang Qi sat in the upper position, his eyes slightly narrowed and his face expressionless.

Zu Dashou, Man Gui, Luo Yiguan and others all frowned and looked a little confused.

On the other hand, Yuan Chonghuan crossed his arms and looked thoughtful.

"Master Lu, I have a question," Zu Dashou smacked his lips and said in a deep voice: "You said we should fight separately, but the three major towns of the Later Jin Dynasty are at each other's horns. If I use one army, won't I be affected by the other two? You are surrounded by a pincer attack and are immediately in a disadvantageous situation of being attacked from three sides?"

"General Zu, what I'm talking about is not a desperate fight with Hou Jin, but the use of mobile tactics, sometimes intruding, sometimes retreating, sometimes blocking his food routes, sometimes cutting off his transportation!" Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Wang Qi, his expression Yi Zheng added: "This is guerrilla tactics."

Hey!
  A smile appeared at the corner of Wang Qi's mouth. Lu Xiangsheng was a fast learner. When discussing military strategies with him these days, he only mentioned his thoughts on the mobility of cavalry and Hou Jin's inability to defend the city. Lu Xiangsheng then explored and studied on his own. Developing a set of practical methods of using troops is actually a general's talent.

"But," Yuan Chonghuan, who was standing aside, pursed his lips and said with a worried look on his face: "When it comes to mobility, the Houjin Cavalry is the best. Are we playing into their hands by attacking rashly? You know, at present, The entire east and west banks of the Liao River and the guard posts in Guangning City are full of wandering Houjin spies and scouts. Once our army is dispatched, it will be detected by their reconnaissance. This is not an open fire battle. Tell Nurhaci that I am going to attack you. Is it golden?"

Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at Yuan Chonghuan, who had a serious look on his face, and grinned suddenly: "The army is setting out. Mr. Yuan only needs to defend the city. Don't worry about attacking the city or invading the enemy's army."

Lu Xiangsheng's words were laced with a hint of contempt, which made Yuan Chonghuan, who was already more than a year older than Lu Xiangsheng, stiffen his face and the veins between his eyebrows jumped.
  Yuan Chonghuan was considered an experienced civil servant. After becoming a scholar, he first served as a local magistrate and engaged in politics. After wasting years, he relied on the support of the imperial police before he was transferred from the local area to the head of the Ministry of War. He once again failed to recognize his talent and wasted his time. Until now, he followed Wang Qi to the Liao Dynasty to attack the Hou Jin Dynasty. For decades in the first half of his life, he was busy writing papers and burying his head in solitude. Therefore, it is obvious that his military tactics and the things he said were all based on defense and passivity, and he did not want to have direct contact with Hou Jin.

Lu Xiangsheng was obviously different. He was born in the Lu family of Jiangsu Province in southern Zhili. He was a talented general and a high-ranking official. He was also a high school scholar in his twenties. He was proud of his talent and wanted to be a scholar. When he wanted to be a scholar, he followed Wang Qi. Going to Liao was also for the purpose of displaying one's ambitions. How can a true man deal with affairs and be idle in filing documents?
  Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng obviously did not want to argue too much with Yuan Chonghuan here. He just wanted to hear Wang Qi's final decision.

"Sir," Lu Xiangsheng's eyes moved to Wang Qi's hand and bowed.

"There is no distinction between good and bad generals who are good at attacking and generals who are good at defending. They just have different opinions when discussing the matter." Wang Qi slowly stood up from the armchair and walked to the sand table.

All the generals in the hall bowed.

"What you two said makes sense. Yuan Chonghuan is good at defending, and Mangui and Zhao led the army to stabilize the rear defense in Ningyuan City. Lu Xiangsheng is good at attacking and can lead thousands of cavalry to roam outside to contain and harass the slaves." Wang Qi He reached out and picked up the small red flag on the sand table, and then gently placed it on a mountain: "Currently, our first target is to occupy Songshan Fort and Xingshan Fort. With a favorable terrain, overlooking the Big and Small Linghe River, retreat with With Ningyuan City as reinforcement, we can attack the city and seize the territory. If we guard one place, we can control the overall situation!"

The two fortresses, Songshan Fort and Xingshan Fort, are built on the high slopes of the mountains. They are backed by Ningyuan City to the south and overlook the plains of western Liaoning to the north. They are considered battlegrounds for military strategists.

"At present, Houjin is focusing on operating the Ningyuan Guards Station and does not have the energy to guard this place with heavy troops." Wang Qi turned around and looked at Lu Xiangsheng: "You are leading our three thousand cavalry, can you safely lead my flag?" Set up base on these two forts?”

"The last general will live up to your trust!" Lu Xiangsheng showed joy and bowed loudly!
  At this moment, the guard outside the door came to report: "Sir, the Prime Minister has arrived!"

In the past few days, Xiong Tingbi has cheered up and started to sort out the civil affairs of Ningyuan City. He no longer interferes in military affairs. At the same time, he often comes to visit Wang Qi. Such a style and dignified strategy seems to be to help Wang Qi. If it is passed back to the court , will surely make your colleagues laugh.

But everyone in the hall seemed to be used to it at this time.

In matters concerning Liaodong, it would be better for Marquis Dingyuan to make the decision.
  After a while, everyone dispersed, and Wang Qi saw Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong manager, in the study.

"I pay my respects to Marquis Dingyuan!" As soon as he entered the door, Xiong Tingbi bowed his head.

"You don't have to be like this, Mr. Jinglue. Please get up quickly." Although Wang Qi was proud, there was no need to accept Xiong Tingbi's bow abruptly.

Although the war was defeated, in general, Xiong Tingbi still had some talents. At least in civil affairs, he was indeed a great talent. As long as he did not interfere in the military, Wang Qi was still willing to work with him.

At least there is no one in the court who is more knowledgeable and self-aware than Xiong Tingbi.

(End of this chapter)