Chapter 338: Co-ordination of operations
In the Jinzhou City Council Hall.
Zhu Cihong looked at Fang Zhenghua and said, "As the supervisor of Liaodong, what are the plans for the next war?" ”
Fang Zhenghua hurriedly got up, bowed down and said: "Your Highness can coordinate the overall situation, and the slaves and maids are only responsible for verifying military merits, supervising grain and grass, and not daring to sacrifice ugliness." ”
Zhu Cihong nodded, he was very satisfied with the other party's Zhenghua acquaintance, he looked at Hong Chengchou again, and said: "Then Governor Hong, let's talk about it, as the governor of Jiliao, you are guarding Liaodong, and you can't be a judge in the battle of Liaodong." ”
Hong Chengchou hurriedly humbled a few words, then stood up, looked at the direction of the Jingshi and hugged his fist and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's appreciation and Your Highness's trust, this governor feels that my Ming elite gathered in Liaodong, won the first battle, and the military heart is available. ”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the generals in Liaodong changed, if the land of Liaodong was completely recovered, then how could they, the warlords of Liaodong, be mixed? The annual salary of several million taels will definitely be gone, and maybe it will be divided into various places, and this will be the days to come........
Zhu Cihong had a full view of the expressions of the generals in Liaodong, he sat with a smile, silently, and at the same time looked at Hong Chengchou more and more pleasing to the eye, these years, it is not easy to find a minister who has the ability and eyes.
Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou glanced at each other and immediately expressed their support, he came to gild, the greater the credit, the higher his gold content, and it is indispensable to be promoted and make a fortune after going back.
Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, has a dignified appearance, a square face, a thick beard, and an interesting and worried look at it, and he rarely speaks out in support.
Sun Chuanting was originally a person with a heroic personality, but he was imprisoned for no reason, which made him figure out a lot of things, and he began to become silent, and he didn't talk to a few people along the way.
Next, the general soldiers of the three towns of Xuanda also began to express their support, supporting the pursuit of victory, expanding the results of the battle, and it is best to win Shengjing, but when it comes to the back, their confidence is obviously insufficient.
Not only them, but everyone present knew that the Manchu Qing was powerful, and it was very difficult to break into Shengjing, and in everyone's plan, there was a Tianwu army, and it would be good to recover Gaizhou, Haizhou and other places, and if Liaoyang was recovered, it would be greatly beyond expectations.
Zhu Cihong didn't wait for Guan Ningjun and other Liaodong generals to speak, he had already made a decision, and said: "Since everyone intends to recover Liaodong, let's talk about how to enter!" ”
Several sergeants of the Tianwu Army carried a huge sand table into the hall, on which a vast terrain from Jinzhou to Shengjing was drawn, with mountains, rivers and valleys.
Zhu Cihong came to the sand table, pointed to the direction of the Daling River and said: "The strategy of the slave chieftain is obvious, it is to have another blocking battle on the north bank of the Daling River and consume our army, I don't know what the generals have to solve it." ”
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said: "Our army can only cross the Daling River, in order to drive straight in, when the time comes, the Daling River is full of heavy troops, there must be a bloody battle, the battle of Jinzhou, there is a Tianwu army to forcibly cross the Xiaoling River, the battle of the Daling River, and which people and horses are the vanguard, forcibly crossing the river?" ”
The generals looked at each other, and they all said nothing, the price of the strength of the Ling River was too great, and even the Tianwu Army lost thousands of people, if they were allowed to go, none of them would be able to hit the other side if they were all dead.
For how many pounds and taels you have, everyone still has a number.
Everyone gathered around the sand table and began to ponder, and at the same time, their ears were erected, wanting to hear which great god was willing to be the vanguard.
Sure enough, suddenly there were still people, and the taciturn Sun Chuanting immediately stood up and said, "I, Qin Bing, am willing to be the vanguard, and the strength is great!" ”
Sun Chuanting's face showed perseverance, and the arrogance between his eyebrows was faintly revealed again.
All the generals present raised their thumbs and praised Master Sun and Qin Bing.
Only He Renlong, the chief soldier of Shaanxi, looked confused, and secretly dragged him behind Sun Chuanting, but Sun Chuanting pretended not to see it.
"Donkey Ball!" Seeing that Sun Chuanting ignored him, He Renlong muttered.
However, he was naturally loud, and it just so happened that the hall fell silent all of a sudden, and this muttering was heard by everyone.
Zhu Cihong looked for the sound, and saw that the person who spoke was a middle-aged general with a strong body, and his face was full of horizontal flesh like a big thief who robbed the road.
Zhu Cihong pointed at him and said, "What's your name?" ”
He Renlong stabbed another military general beside him, and the general was startled, and immediately said: "The last general Lintao chief soldier Niu Chenghu!" ”
Zhu Cihong waved his hand, pointed to the person behind Sun Chuanting, and said, "I didn't say you, I said that the one with a scar on his face, what is your name?" ”
It was only at this time that He Renlong knew that the crown prince's name was really himself, and he came out and replied: "He Renlong, the last general of Shaanxi." ”
"It's you, the task of attacking the Daling River will be handed over to you!" Zhu Cihong said excitedly, and finally caught He Renlong's criticism.
Historically, He Renlong was also a representative of the arrogant generals in the late Ming Dynasty, the war was fierce, and the strength of the later period was also fast, and he wanted to learn from Zuo Liangyu to threaten the imperial court, and was finally cut down by the old boss Sun Chuanting.
He Renlongren looked ugly, the armor he wore was also ugly, and he was covered in broken copper and iron, at this time he was crying and sad, looking at Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, wanting to ask for help.
Hong Chengchou took He Renlong with him when he was serving in Shaanxi, and he was not optimistic about the prospect of He Renlong's main attack on the Daling River, he said: "Your Highness, if our army crosses the Daling River by force, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. ”
Everyone was shocked and looked at several cities on the sand table.
Sun Chuanting looked at the sand table and pondered, "What does Brother Heng mean by Yizhou in the east?" ”
Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Yes, Yizhou is where Jiannu is located on the south bank of the Daling River, if we can take Yizhou, Jiannu will have no place to stand near the Daling River, and can only retreat to Xipingbao and Sancha River fifty miles away." ”
He Renlong also shouted: "It's good to fight Yizhou, it's easier to fight to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements than to force the Daling River!" ”
Everyone looked at the surrounding terrain of Yizhou, and they were all a little excited, but after a closer look, someone said: "It's difficult to fight Yizhou!" ”
Not to mention the distance, it is a hundred miles away from Jinzhou, and Jiannu must have deployed heavy troops there, otherwise how dare they retreat to the north bank of the Daling River and hang Yizhou alone outside the river.
Chen Xinjia also said: "I think it's better to be safe!" ”
"Our army can approach Yiju and make a trend of attacking, but if it doesn't really fight, let Jiannu take the initiative to come to help, and it can also realize the strategic intention of besieging the city and sending reinforcements........"
Zhu Cihong has been silently observing the arguments of the generals, and at this time he secretly praised in his heart, Hong Chengchou's overall view is really needless to say, he can see the problem at a glance, and he has long had the idea of attacking Yizhou.