Ming politicians

The Jiangning Battalion has not experienced such a large-scale campaign for a long time. It is extremely rare to mobilize [-] soldiers at a time. Moreover, Su Tiancheng's plan is to mobilize [-] Jiangning Battalion soldiers. , captured Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou, fully recovered Xiuyan, Fenghuangcheng, Xindian, Dadian, Changdian, Kuandian, Yongdian, Tianshui, Niu Maozhai and other places, completely controlled North Korea, and made the Jin Dynasty Losing the support of North Korea made Hou Jin's support less and less, and eventually the national strength began to decline.

Although Huang Taiji won the battle in Liaodong, it was still somewhat fatal to the relatively weak Houjin. In this battle, Houjin did not get much substantive gains. Bi’s arrangement was that Zu Dabi took the initiative to stay and block the Houjin Tartars. He had deployed soldiers to blow up the artillery and burn the food and grass, so that he could not leave it to the Houjin Tartars. The frontier army also did this. So, This is the only time that the Houjin Tatars have not benefited from many conquests. To mobilize so many soldiers, the Houjin also needs to consume a lot of food and grass. Tai Chi is exhausting.

The situation in the Jiangning camp led by Su Tiancheng is completely different. The rapid development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, especially the wharf of Weihaiwei, has become a cornucopia. A large amount of food and commodities pass through here continuously. The income has entered the Shibo Division, and the Jiangning Camp can be said to have enough soldiers and food.

In the process of fighting, morale is important, but logistics supply is also decisive. In many cases, war is a competition in logistics. From this aspect, Jiangning Battalion has a huge advantage.

Later, the Jinshui Division was wiped out, and Bohai Bay was completely occupied by the Jiangning Battalion.The attack and supply of the Jiangning Battalion can be completed by the navy. In this regard, the blow to Houjin is also heavy.

Combining so many factors, Su Tiancheng has absolute confidence.

When Hong Chengchou entered the wing, Su Tiancheng stood up.

"Lord Hong, it's been hard work staying in Liaodong for such a long time."

"I am ashamed that I have failed my lord's expectations. The Liaodong Frontier Army has suffered such a disastrous defeat. The lower official has not been able to stick to my own opinions and has not been able to give Chen Xinjia more advice. The Liaodong Frontier Army suffered a disastrous defeat. responsible."

"You are right. You do have some responsibilities. But some things are beyond your control. The disastrous defeat of the Liaodong Frontier Army can be said to be expected. When you come to Fuzhou, don't blame yourself for this matter. Now, I can tell you clearly that it is my idea to let you leave Liaodong. You stay in Liaodong. It is difficult to play a big role."

"When Xiaguan was on the road, I also analyzed it. Only by following the adults can Xiaguan really perform. It is really a bit aggrieved to deal with the time in Liaodong for a year."

"Well. This expedition is no small matter. You just came to Fuzhou and you are not very familiar with the situation, so you joined me in the expedition against Daishan. The Zhenghong Banner that completely wiped out Daishan. After this battle, the army sent troops to Gaizhou, At that time, you need to lead the army, start from Xuanzhou, pass through Xiuyan, and go straight to Gaizhou. I will take another army from Fuzhou to attack Gaizhou head-on. Inserting Gaizhou, the three-way army will attack Gaizhou from three directions and strive to win Gaizhou in one battle."

Hong Chengchou stared at the sand table closely. He has been looking at it for about half an hour. On this sand table, there are many flags that he is familiar with. Unfortunately, Chen Xinjia did not agree.

"My lord, I understand that this time, Zhenghongqi, who is destroying Daishan, will be a vicious battle."

"You are right. We must have a clear understanding that the fighting power of the Manchu Banners is not weak. Their bravery is mainly manifested in their persistence. They will not collapse easily. Even if they suffer a heavy loss, they can persist until In the end, it is not easy to be able to achieve this. I once said that in individual contests, although the Houjin Tatars are stronger than the frontier troops, they do not have an absolute advantage. The victory lies in their persistence. Chongzhen’s four-year battle of Dalinghe was particularly outstanding. On the other hand, our Ming’s army is poor in persistence. If there is a slight problem, they will not be able to persist, and the army will collapse. , This is actually a manifestation of the basic quality of the army, but you and I should rest assured that the Jiangning Battalion is stronger than the Houjin Tartars in terms of persistence."

Hong Chengchou nodded.

"My lord, Sun Chuanting led [-] sergeants to wait in Xuanzhou, and Jierhalang led [-] sergeants inlaid with blue flags to attack. It is impossible to take advantage of it. The lower officials are considering whether to ask Sun Chuanting to hold Jierhalang back." , The army wiped out Daishan's Zhenghong Banner, and turned around to encircle Jierhalang's Xianglan Banner."

Su Tiancheng's face was a little serious.

"Lord Hong, the lesson of Liaodong is still in front of us. Chen Xinjia's plan is not wrong. Thinking about it, he also wanted to completely solve the problem of Liaodong. Unfortunately, he underestimated Huang Taiji's ability, and underestimated the ability of the Houjin Tartars. Combat power, the problem we face is the same. The Zhenghong Banner that wiped out Daishan, have you ever thought about what kind of shock this will cause in Houjin? If we still want to wipe out the Xianglan Banner of Jierhalang, even Destroying Duoduo's inlaid white flag will shake the foundation of Houjin and Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji may lead an army to overwhelm it regardless of everything. This is not good for our plan. Our goal is to knock them down one by one. The Eight Banners of Houjin will be full. Within this year, knock down Daishan’s Zhenghong Banner, wipe out the Han army stationed in Haizhou, occupy Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, and echo Liaodong. If Liaodong’s frontier army and Yulin camp are dispatched If there is any difficulty, the Jiangning Battalion will go straight to Guangning and Xiping Fort, and confront the Houjin Tartars across the Liaohe River."

Hong Chengchou blushed a little. In his heart, he hated the Houjin Tartars. This time in the battle of Liaodong, the Houjin Tartars behaved too cruelly. Wherever they passed, no grass grew. Huang Taiji led the army to prepare When attacking Dalinghe City, he specifically bragged about the situation in Montenegro. The [-] Ming border troops guarding Montenegro were all slaughtered by the Houjin Tartars. Huang Taiji meant that if the Ming army in Dalinghe City did not surrender, the city would be destroyed. When it breaks, the situation is the same.

"My lord, this lower official didn't think well. He just wanted to kill as many Empress Jin Tartars as possible."

"I can understand your mood. The battle in Liaodong was a great stimulus to you. This matter is a huge stimulus to all of us, but the more it is like this, the more we need to calm down. It is not as simple as we imagined to wipe out the post-golden tartars, the combat effectiveness of the post-golden tartars is not weak, if we can't make a good plan, it may be wasteful."

After Qu Qingze entered the wing room, Su Tiancheng stood beside the sand table and looked at Qu Qingze.

"Old Qu, I want to ask you a question. If Duoduo divides his troops to attack Jinzhou and Lushun, how are you going to deal with it?"

Qu Qingze was a little caught off guard. This has always been a headache for him. The army led by Duoduo has a total of 6 people. Don't think that the Golden Tartars can be shaken, but if the later Golden Tartars attack Lushun and Jinzhou, it will be really troublesome.

After thinking for a while, Qu Qingze blushed and shook his head.

"My lord, the lower officials didn't think of a good solution, except to divide the troops and leave [-] soldiers to guard Fuzhou, [-] soldiers to guard Jinzhou, and [-] soldiers to guard Lushun."

"Oh, the [-] soldiers left in Fuzhou can hold back Doduo's [-] troops. You can guarantee that [-] soldiers will guard Fuzhou. If there is an accident in Fuzhou, it will disrupt the overall situation."

"This, please make it clear, my lord."

Su Tiancheng smiled. Actually, he had thought about this problem for a long time. It is indeed difficult to solve this problem. If you gain something, you will lose something. It is impossible to cover everything.

"You are the commander-in-chief in charge of guarding Fuzhou. Let me give you a suggestion. It is unlikely that you want to defend the three cities. You must have a focus. Either defend Fuzhou and Jinzhou, or defend Fuzhou. Fuzhou and Lushun, my suggestion is to guard Fuzhou and Lushun. Fuzhou is the most critical place, leaving [-] soldiers to station here. As for Lushun, leaving [-] soldiers to wait is enough. "

"My lord, don't tell me that Jinzhou is not guarding. Besides, five thousand soldiers are guarding Lushun. Isn't there too few people?"

"Analysed from two aspects, Dodo dare not take too many risks. First, if Dodo divides his troops, occupies Jinzhou, and attacks Lushun, how many troops will be needed? At least 3 people are needed, and the soldiers who attack Fuzhou will be left behind. There are only 3 people left. The army led by Doduo includes [-] Han troops. In any case, the combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of the Manchu Banners, and the Manchu Banners are somewhat contemptuous of the Han army, and even they are not used to it. , Duoduo commanded the army, there were difficulties in the first place, and it took a lot of thought to command well. Second, Duoduo occupied Jinzhou, which didn't make any sense. Jinzhou was between Lushun and Fuzhou. Fuzhou and Lushun are occupied by our Jiangning camp, I am afraid that Duoduo is likely to sleep, I am afraid that he is always worried."

"This is Duduo's difficulty. In addition, don't forget that there is also the Penglai warship formation stationed on Shuangdao. At critical moments, they can play a huge role. If Dodo wants to attack the Penglai warship formation, But there is some suffering."

"In fact, Duoduo can divide his troops, which is beneficial to us. If his troops are scattered, it will take time to assemble. If his troops are too scattered, don't forget the Jiangning battalion soldiers in Xuanzhou."

"Of course, you also need to prevent unfavorable situations. If you feel danger, or Doduo's attack is reckless, then you must promptly mobilize the [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers gathered in Dengzhou for reinforcements. Guarantee, keeping Fuzhou and Lushun is not a big problem.” (To be continued..)