Ming politicians

Dengzhou, Governor's Mansion.

A rather intense discussion is also going on.

Liaodong's intelligence came to Dengzhou in a steady stream, including Hong Chengchou's letter, which covered all the actions of Chen Xinjia leading the army to fight, including the victories achieved.

Chen Xinjia's move to lead the army to attack Yizhou was reprimanded by Su Tiancheng. In the middle, Chen Xinjia explained that Chen Xinjia was worried that the Mongolian tribes would send troops, which might block the defense line of the Ming army. Su Tiancheng felt unbelievable. If Huang Taiji really made such a big decision and was ready to use the Mongolian Eight Banners, this time the battle would be the same. It is not on such a scale. I am afraid that when the army attacks the city of Montenegro, it will encounter tenacious resistance.

Based on a lot of information, Su Tiancheng has already discovered the danger. Although he believes that some things need to pay a price of blood before the emperor and the court can realize it, but the price he paid is too tragic, and he is not willing to see it . [

The frontier army led by Chen Xinjia was able to easily take Heishan City and Yizhou City. Judging from the superficial results of the battle, it completely surpassed that when Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Battalion soldiers and the frontier army to take down Dalinghe City. Such a huge record Ordinarily, you should feel happy, but judging from the battle report, it is impossible to be happy. There are only two thousand golden tartars guarding the city of Heishan. This is too strange. Next, attack Yizhou , Chen Xinjia wrote a memorial to the court, which stated that he had wiped out tens of thousands of post-gold tartars.But from Hong Chengchou's letter, Su Tiancheng learned that a large number of post-gold tartars were already attacking.Withdrew from Yizhou, and after the frontier army captured Yizhou, they adopted the strategy of massacring the city. I am afraid that many ordinary people were also counted as post-gold tartars.

Su Tiancheng didn't have time to condemn such atrocities committed by the frontier army, but he could tell from the casualties of the frontier army.After the two battles that were truly wiped out, the frontier army suffered less than 4000 casualties. This shows that the attack cannot be very intense, and the battle to wipe out a large number of opponents generally lasts for a long time. .Unless one side has an absolute advantage and can win the other side in one fell swoop, but the frontier army does not have such strength, including the Jiangning Battalion, they dare not make such a guarantee.

But the army led by Chen Xinjia actually occupied Heishan and Yizhou.

Su Tiancheng looked at the map of Liaodong.After thinking hard for a whole day, he needs to realize what kind of arrangement Hou Jin's Huang Taiji will have, and the reason for his delay in making a move.What exactly is it.

Based on a lot of information, Qu Qingze analyzed the best time for the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion to set off.It was the time when Chen Xinjia led the army from Yizhou to attack Guangning.

In fact, time is already very tight. The time when the frontier army captured Yizhou was the ninth day of May, and the time when Dengzhou received the information was May [-]th. According to Chen Xinjia's arrangement, on May [-]th, the army returned from Yizhou Zhou set off and began to attack Guangning.

After receiving the information, Su Tiancheng analyzed it for a day.

There is only one day left for Su Tiancheng and the others to make a decision, and the time Qu Qingze suggested to dispatch the Jiangning Camp is also on May [-]th.

However, there are some questions that Su Tiancheng has not found the answer to, so he needs to discuss with everyone.

Qu Qingze, Sun Chuanting, Yan Yingyuan, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, Li Dingguo, and officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion and guards gathered in the governor's office, including Bi Maokang who stayed in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou.

With so many people participating in the deliberations, it does not mean that everyone has to express their opinions, but that everyone can grasp the situation in Liaodong, and then know their own responsibilities. After making a decision, after all, the Jiangning camp crossed the Bohai Bay and arrived in Lushun, the battle was launched from multiple angles.

Everyone who came to the Governor's Mansion looked very serious. They knew very well that being summoned to the Governor's Mansion this time meant that the army was about to launch operations. The three who were most excited were Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo. Through their own efforts, they gained a firm foothold in the Jiangning Camp, and were recognized by everyone, and even appreciated by Su Tiancheng. After such a long time, they all knew that as long as they worked hard, they would become Jiangning Camp. the backbone of the.

Qu Qingze was still the first to speak, explaining the situation in Liaodong, including the conquest of the frontier army, and his analysis that tomorrow is the best time for the Jiangning battalion to move out. At the end, Qu Qingze analyzed the importance of time .

"It takes two to three days for the Jiangningying Navy to reach Shuangdao from Dengzhou. Our warships and patrol boats are much faster than ordinary warships. They sail day and night, which means two days and two nights. The time can be reached. The Houjinshui division is mainly concentrated in Lushun. There are some Tartars on Shuangdao. When we arrive at Shuangdao, that is when the attack begins."

"The Liaodong frontier army set off from Yizhou on May [-]. Yizhou is a bit remote, but it is more than [-] miles away from Guangning. It takes at most two days for the army to reach Guangning and launch an attack. "

"From the point of view of time, the time when the Jiangning battalion began to fight was exactly the same as the time when the Liaodong frontier army started to fight. We have analyzed it before. Hou Jin put all his energy in Liaodong. People will notice the situation in Lushun. With [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers, facing the Houjin [-] navy, there is an absolute chance of winning. Annihilating the Houjin navy will definitely deal a huge blow to the Houjin Tartars and cause the Houjin Tartars to panic. This will help the war in Liaodong."

After Qu Qingze finished speaking, everyone looked at Su Tiancheng. The final decision still came from Su Tiancheng.

"Everyone, the departure time of the Jiangning Battalion is set for tomorrow, that is, at Maoshi on May [-]th. I won't repeat the details of this battle. You are all clear about it. But regarding the situation in Liaodong, I still want to It may not take long to tell you, and I am afraid that some of you will go to Liaodong."

"The imperial court decided to launch an attack in Liaodong first. This is the best move to show the power of the Ming Dynasty, but this time, at this moment, neither the emperor, the imperial court, nor Houjin's Huang Taiji can decide the war. From the day Chen Xinjia led the army to set off, the decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin Dynasty began.”[

"The capital of the Later Jin Tartars moved to Shenyang and established the Qing Dynasty. Liaodong became a place they had to conquer. Everyone understands the importance of this place. The Ming Dynasty lost Liaodong, and the capital was directly affected by it. Threat, the loss of Liaodong will shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. On the other hand, the Jin Tartars, who lost Liaodong, can only use the Liaohe River as a boundary to resist the attacks of our Ming soldiers. Apart from the first time, there is no stronghold that can be relied on. So they can't lose Liaodong, at least they can't lose Guangning, Uiju and Montenegro."

"But the situation of the Liaodong campaign is too strange. I received the information yesterday and analyzed it all day. I feel very bad. Chen Xinjia led the army to capture Heishan City and Yizhou City. It seemed too easy. This is hard to explain. Later The fighting power of the Golden Tatars is not something to boast about, but something that has been honed through years of fighting, and they cannot easily lose Heishan and Yizhou."

"On the surface, the Liaodong Army's offensive adopted a step-by-step tactic. After occupying Montenegro, they rested for three days and after occupying Yizhou, they rested for five days. But behind this rest, there is a huge danger. That is, the Houjin Tartars have not taken any action for such a long time. It seems that the attack of the Liaodong army has nothing to do with them. The loss of Heishan and Yizhou has nothing to do with the overall situation. This is obviously impossible matter."

"Chen Xinjia led the army to conquer. It should have been the most effective offensive strategy. Abandon Yizhou and attack Guangning directly. Once Guangning is captured, the Tartars in Yizhou will naturally retreat, otherwise they will fall into heavy siege. Among them, as long as the army can take Guangning City and hold on to the city, even if the Houjin Tatars frantically counterattack, they will be afraid. At this time, the emperor can mobilize the army to start a large-scale fight with the Houjin Tatars in Liaodong gone."

"The Liaodong frontier army successfully captured Heishan and Yizhou. According to my analysis, this was intentionally done by the Houjin Tartars. This is Huang Taiji's strategy."

When Su Tiancheng uttered these words, the room fell into a deathly silence. Everyone knew what these words meant.

"Huang Taiji's appetite is huge. It's bigger than I expected. After a whole day of thinking, I finally feel that Huang Taiji wants to wipe out the [-] frontier troops who are attacking."

Discussions arose in the room immediately, Su Tiancheng's test was jaw-dropping and frightening, if one hundred thousand frontier troops were wiped out by Hou Jin Tartars, such an ending would be a fatal blow to the emperor and the court.

"Look at the map, everyone. The Houjin Tatars did not choose to fight in Montenegro, because it is too close to Dalinghe City, which is not conducive to their defense and annihilation of the frontier army. Yizhou is located in a remote area and has no important strategic value. Only Guangning, the Houjin Tatars chose here to start a decisive battle with the frontier army. The garrison in Dalinghe City cannot be rescued. I thought, Huang Taiji will personally go to Liaodong to command this time. I am afraid that there will be more than one army. If I were to command , I will arrange an army to fight head-on in Guangning, and another army to go straight to Dalinghe City. Under such circumstances, the [-] frontier army led by Chen Xinjia will become extremely dangerous."

There was silence in the room again, and no one spoke.

"This possibility exists. If Huang Taiji makes such an arrangement, the situation in Liaodong will be extremely serious and dangerous. Everything depends on our actions. If we can wipe out the rear-invading army and occupy Fuzhou and Yongning , Xuancheng, Tieshan, Xuanzhou and other places, the army is marching towards Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, which will completely shake Huang Taiji's deployment, and the situation in Liaodong will be eased to the greatest extent." (To be continued.. .)