Ming politicians

The first thing that Chen Xinjia thought of was the choice of the battle location. This time the battle is different from the past. I am afraid it will not work to rely on the city to hold on. Go forward and let the Jiangning battalion besiege and attack. I am afraid that he, a general, will not be able to keep his head. In Huang Taiji's hands, this time he was going to lead the coalition forces to fight. Chen Xinjia knew very well that he had to make detailed and reasonable deployments, so that he could convince the crowd.

After discussing with Wang Daozhi for more than an hour, Chen Xinjia made a preliminary decision. The location of the decisive battle was Hejian Mansion and Baoding Mansion. Different opinions were raised, and he believed that such a determination of the location of the decisive battle was too broad and would not be conducive to the preparation of the army. If he waited for the Jiangning battalion to come to attack, it would be too hasty to act according to the route of the Jiangning battalion. He had done an analysis and thought that The Jiangning Battalion is most likely to take Tianjin and then attack the capital. From this point of view, Cangzhou and Tianjin can be chosen as the location of the decisive battle, and other places can be completely ruled out.

Chen Xinjia was a little puzzled, thinking that such a judgment was too arbitrary, lacking the support of intelligence, and no one knew which road the Jiangning camp would follow and where it would launch its attack. Wang Daozhi further explained that Su Tiancheng appeared in Dezhou , indicating that the Jiangning Battalion mainly attacked by land, and there may be some sergeants who launched attacks by sea, but the scale will not be very large, nor is it the main force.

Starting from Dezhou, the possibility of attacking Zhending Mansion was first ruled out, then the Jiangning Camp would be concentrated in Wucheng.After Dezhou enters Beizhili, it will directly arrive at Jingzhou. From Jingzhou, it can attack along the direction of Fucheng and Xiancheng, take Hejianfucheng, enter Baoding, and take Baodingfucheng.Taking the opportunity to occupy Hejian Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture, this is an offensive route. The second route is to pass through Dongguang and Nanpi, go straight to Cangzhou, after occupying Cangzhou, pass through Xingqiao, Qingxian, and Jinghai, attack Tianjin, and finally take the Under Tianjin, after controlling Tianjin.Then you can plan to attack the capital directly.

At first glance, it seems impossible to determine the choice of the Jiangning Battalion for the two offensive routes, but as long as you pay attention and combine the characteristics of Su Tiancheng's previous combat command, you can analyze it. Su Tiancheng will definitely choose to take Tianjin. , directly attack the capital.In this way, the court was destroyed at the fastest speed.Su Tiancheng was able to unify the Central Plains. As for the Jiangning camp recovering other places after the imperial court was destroyed, it would be much less difficult.

After some analysis, Chen Xinjia felt that it made sense, so he gave up the idea of ​​fortifying Hejian Fucheng and Baoding Fucheng.Instead, focus on Cangzhou and Tianjin.

This time, without Wang Daozhi's suggestion, Chen Xinjia directly decided to start a decisive battle with the Jiangning camp in Cangzhou, in case he lost in Cangzhou.You can also retreat to Tianjin. If you choose Tianjin directly, once Tianjin falls, the capital will be in danger.

Wang Daozhi fully agrees with this arrangement.

A large-scale decisive battle finally revealed its embryonic form.

After discussing seriously with Wang Daozhi again, Chen Xinjia quickly reported the deployment of the battle to the emperor, and obtained the emperor's approval.

Chen Xinjia's arrangement was originally very good, and he also grasped the key points. It is said that after all his achievements are made in one battle, it is still uncertain who wins and who loses. But Chen Xinjia's biggest mistake was to report this battle deployment to the emperor. The general's orders are not accepted. Now that the decision has been made, as long as the main commanders who are in the battle know it, it is enough to report the combat deployment to the emperor too early. Pointing fingers, affecting specific deployment.

It's a pity that Chen Xinjia's thinking is too conservative. This is also because the court has such a practice. Chen Xinjia can't guarantee a [-]% victory, so he reports the battle deployment to the emperor. This is tantamount to shirking part of the responsibility. borne by him alone.

The emperor and Chen Xinjia would never have imagined that Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Su Tiancheng were inextricably linked. Su Tiancheng would be able to get information on many confidential matters of the court at the first time, although it was not completely accurate. However, as long as a simple analysis is made, the truth can be obtained.

After the emperor approved the battle deployment, Chen Xinjia quickly worked out a specific battle plan, and at the same time notified the plan to Dorgon who had secretly entered the customs in the form of top-secret information.

Dorgon was a little unconvinced at first, thinking that this battle should be commanded by him. Chen Xinjia, the second assistant of the cabinet of Ming Dynasty, was once a defeated general, so what qualifications did he have to be the commander-in-chief, but Huang Taiji had already fought Greeted, Dorgon can only obey the overall situation.

After receiving the specific combat deployment plan, Dorgon read it with a contemptuous attitude, but gradually, the expression on Dorgon's face became more focused. He held the combat plan in his hand and began to look carefully at the map. In the end, he had to be convinced. It seemed that the Ming court was really talented, able to make such accurate analysis and judgment, and the chosen location for the decisive battle was also the most suitable.

As for the deployment of the army, which army will undertake the mission of the vanguard, although the combat deployment plan did not mention it, but the meaning revealed from the text, it seems that the Ming army is responsible for the main offensive task, not those, the Manchu nobles I understand that the full Eight Banners will fight in the front, and the Ming army will benefit from the rear.

Dorgon has extraordinary military talents. Since he is leading the battle, he must think about how to win the battle, and don't think about how to preserve his strength before the fight has started. Strength will also lead to the failure of the battle.

Therefore, Dorgon began to face up to this battle. He is clear about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. In any respect, the vanguard should be full of Eight Banners.Besides, if the Ming army were to be the vanguard, once the Ming army was defeated, Man Baqi would just want to turn the tide of the battle, and it would be difficult, and the army would be defeated like a mountain. This reason, the officers who have been fighting for a long time understand.

After careful consideration, Dorgon suggested that the nearly [-] soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner should be the vanguard of the Jiangning Battalion, and the Ming army and the soldiers of the Xiangbai Banner should fight the Jiangning Battalion one by one according to the combat deployment. In the case of a short-term victory, the method of wheel battles was adopted to gradually weaken the strength of the Jiangning battalion.

Dorgon also put forward a bold idea that the location of the final decisive battle may be in Tianjin instead of Cangzhou.But the battle in Cangzhou is crucial, and it can basically determine the final outcome of the decisive battle in Tianjin.

After receiving Dorgon's letter, Chen Xinjia was very happy. He knew that Dorgon approved the deployment of the Cangzhou battle, and proceeded from the overall situation, and took the initiative to undertake the mission of the vanguard, which made this battle a success. A very good start.

Chen Xinjia reported the news to the emperor in time, and set off from the capital to Cangzhou at the same time.

As for the army led by Dorgon, after passing through Shanhaiguan Pass, it will quickly move towards Tianjin and Cangzhou along the direction of Changli and Luanzhou. After the reunion, the arrangement will be carried out according to the combat deployment.

Coincidentally, the combat deployment suggested by Su Tiancheng also chose Cangzhou.

After learning the information that the Houjin Tatars were likely to join forces with the Ming army, Su Tiancheng thought about it seriously. He believed that the [-] soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion led by Sun Chuanting would still arrive at Dagukou directly by boat according to the original plan. To attack Tianjin from the direction of Dagukou, there is no need to rush to Cangzhou because of the alliance between the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars. The [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers are enough to deal with the combined forces of the Houjin Tartars and the Ming army. Besides, Sun Chuanting Leading the army to attack from Tianjin is also a huge threat to the coalition forces in Cangzhou, prompting the coalition forces to change many deployments, taking Tianjin's defense into consideration.

At the same time, Su Tiancheng believed that since the Later Jin Tartars and the Ming army formed an allied force, the main opponent of the Jiangning Battalion in many key battles would be the Later Jin Tartars. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Later Jin Tartars were obviously stronger than the coalition forces Therefore, all the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp must be prepared for brutal fighting, and they must not slack off in the slightest.

Su Tiancheng even pointed out that Cangzhou is only a place for fighting, and the final decisive battle is likely to continue to Tianjin. If the Ming army cannot unite with the Houjin Tartars, and the Jiangning Battalion will deal with the Ming army alone, I am afraid that Cangzhou will be defeated. It can completely solve the problem, making the Ming army unable to resist.

According to Su Tiancheng's proposals and suggestions, Hong Chengchou began to think about revising the previously determined combat deployment, adjusting some of the details, and taking into account as many aspects as possible.

Because of the important information received, the departure time of the Jiang Ning Battalion from Dezhou was delayed by two days.

This kind of analysis of the battle situation has reached an astonishing level of coincidence. None of Su Tiancheng, Chen Xinjia, and Dorgon would have thought of it, but they all know very well that this battle is very important. If the Jiangning Battalion wins Victory, the Ming Dynasty is in danger of being destroyed, and the situation of the Jin Dynasty is not much better. Once the Jiangning Camp has a firm foothold, it will launch a large-scale attack from Liaodong. Resistance, there is no other way out, the conquest needs money and food to guarantee, the land occupied by Hou Jin is barren, far from being able to compare with the Central Plains, so there is no need to think about the outcome of the final battle. (To be continued..)