Apocalypse first concluded that the current Ming army could not do the invasion and plundering like fire and immovable like a mountain, which was equivalent to not being satisfied with the current army's attack and defense, which was also in line with the current actual situation. The latest chapter of this book was first published by Shuhe as early as the Nurhachi period, the Jurchens had defeated the Ming army in field battles and siege battles, and every time it was a big victory, which made the Ming army very faceless, until the fifth year of the Apocalypse had a draw with the Jurchens in Ningyuan, and the Ming army, which had been accustomed to losing, regained a little self-confidence. Three years have passed, and if there is any progress in the army, it is mainly reflected in obeying orders, and it will not run away when it sees the Jurchens, and other things such as offensive and defensive tactics have not yet been talked about where to go to the latest chapter of the first martial god.

Zhang Xiangan saw that Tianqi asked about the plan, so he said: "The ministers also understand that the combat effectiveness of the Ming soldiers is not strong at present, especially in the grassland, they do not have the strength to fight with the Jurchens, so the ministers think that the offensive force and the defensive force should be separated first, and then cooperate with each other to strike at the enemy, which is equivalent to using two hands if one hand can't beat it." The specific idea was that Ningyuan Pass and Ningyuan City should be defended with 10,000 troops, and 10,000 soldiers should be deployed along the ancient road of the Daling River from the mouth of the two rivers to Yizhou, and each hill should be occupied, and supply stations and garrisons should be built in the recesses of the mountains halfway, and 7,000 cavalry should be stationed in the moon-shaped city, all of whom were commanded by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong. ”

Sun Chengzong gently explained to Tianqi: "The Northeast Military Region took the lead in separating the field troops from the defensive troops, and this arrangement has been explained to Xiong Tingbi, the overseer of the Northeast Military Region, which is equivalent to using people to block the paths, and Xiong Tingbi also agreed to go back immediately and arrange according to this plan." The seven thousand cavalry were recruited by Yuan Chonghuan himself, and he meant that in case someone abandoned his horse and crossed the mountains on foot to sneak attack, the cavalry could quickly defeat the enemy, which had been used in the Battle of Ningyuan. ”

Tianqi nodded and said: "The Jurchens are also majestic on the horse, and if they really get off the horse, they will be cut down when they meet my Ming cavalry." ”

Zhang Xiangan continued: "Jizhou because the Mongols are unlikely to attack, so only 10,000 defenders need to be arranged, stationed at important passes such as Juyong Pass, Gubeikou, Xifeng Pass and cannons, only a small number of guard posts are left on the Great Wall, and the others are stationed at important ♀ passes 10,000 people under the command of Governor Wang Huazhen, mainly to guard against the enemy's sneak attack from the north. ”

Wang Huazhen said at this time: "Your Majesty, there are only 10,000 ministers left in such a long area, or the ministers will recruit some cavalry by themselves like Yuan Chonghuan, and with cavalry in hand, even if the enemy crosses the Great Wall, as long as he does not break the pass, the ministers are confident." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Lord Wang is reasonable, confidence is very important in fighting, Yuan Chonghuan recruits seven thousand, you can recruit three thousand, but be careful not to fill the number indiscriminately." ”

Wang Huazhen was overjoyed when she heard this: "The minister obeys the order!" Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Zhang Xiangan smiled and said: "After the defense is finished, let's talk about the attack, since the defense of the two major military regions has been handed over to the local governor, the two general soldiers Lord Lu and General Man Gui should move out of the original station, and the ministers and others discussed that the two should each bring 20,000 cavalry to garrison the latest chapter of the two daughters-in-law in Daning City and Shanhaiguan respectively. ”

Tianqi asked: "Who is in Daning and who is in Shanhaiguan?" And how is the composition of the troops arranged? ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The purpose of the garrison is to go forward to harass the Mongols who have taken refuge in the Jurchens, and Shanhaiguan belongs to the garrison and support Jizhou and Ningyuan, once there is an enemy situation, the 20,000 cavalry of Shanhaiguan can immediately go to the position and rotate the general army regularly, one is to take turns to rest and recuperate, and the other is to learn from each other's experience against the enemy, which is conducive to jointly improving combat effectiveness. Lord Lu's troops consisted of 10,000 cavalry from Shanhaiguan plus 10,000 cavalry from the Karaqin Division, and General Mangui's troops consisted of 10,000 cavalry originally stationed in Ningyuan Yuexingguan City plus 10,000 cavalry from Duoyan. ”

Chen Qiyu added: "The purpose of this arrangement is to let the two annexed Mongols work for the Ming Dynasty, and to remove the people with combat effectiveness is also to prevent them from making trouble inside." ”

Tianqi nodded and said: "This is reasonable, people are like this, when you don't eat or drink, you have to be obedient and sensible, once you are full and warm, you will have trouble." Drain away the unstable factors, and arrange the rest of the people to graze or farm. You only said 80,000 people, how did you arrange 40,000 people? ”

Chen Qiyu said: "Zu Dashou's 30,000 sailors and marines can go up the mountain or into the sea, half of which will be divided into the mountains near Daning to defend, and the other half will be centered on Juehua Island to harass Songshan, Tashan and other places near Jinzhou, so that the Jurchens will always be nervous so that they will not be too leisurely." There are also 10,000 of Zuo Liangyu's cannonball battalion, and the ministers and others discussed that they should put these 10,000 people at the mouth of the two rivers, which can not only support Daning City but also put pressure on Lord Ni, so that he knows that there are 10,000 brothers waiting for him to make the cannon smaller, so that Lord Ni will not have to do things. ”

Ni Yuanlu shook his head and said: "Engaging in research is not urged, and even if it is done well, it will not be Zuo Liangyu's turn, I am only here to make a sample because of the complete equipment, and it is Sun Yuanhua's business to make a cannon, and he is already waiting in Dengzhou." Moreover, after the miniaturization of this cannon, it is necessary to first satisfy the sailors, and the overseer of the Southeast Military Region, Lord Yuan Keli, is my mentor, and he has long asked to build a cannon that can be used on the ship for them, which the emperor and Lord Sun both know. ”

Apocalypse said: "As long as the test product comes out, I'm afraid that I won't make much?" It's just a matter of priority, and the president ran the latest chapter. Now let's talk about your thoughts first, you have finished your thoughts, I want to ask you a few questions now, the first question is to go out of the Great Wall to settle on the grassland, why did you choose Daning? ”

Chen Qiyu said: "Daning City is backed by a mountain, suitable for the soldiers of the Marine Division to be garrisoned, the enemy is too strong, you can take advantage of the situation to go up the mountain, on the mountain, everyone has no horses, our chances of victory are much greater." The terrain of the Laoha River in front of Daning is relatively flat, which is suitable for the cavalry to gallop back and forth, and Daning is chosen to facilitate the cavalry's attack and the infantry's defense. At first, the ministers also considered settling in Lingyuan, the advantage of which was that it was close to the mouth of the two rivers and was about 100 miles away for support, but Lingyuan was the place of four battles, the enemy in the east could come along the Daling River, the enemy in the north could go down the Laoha River, the south was the Qinglong River, and the west was the gap between Nuruerhu Mountain and Qilaotu Mountain. ”

The apocalypse said, "I know your thoughts, and what you want is to carry the mountain on your back and not be afraid of being surrounded, so if you can't do it, go up the mountain." But have you ever thought that Daning City is equivalent to death for the cavalry, as long as the enemy is blocked on both sides and our own reinforcements can't come, the people in Daning City will wait for death except to abandon the city and go up the mountain. The cavalrymen can go up the mountain, but the horses have become the enemy's trophies, and you don't feel sorry for the 20,000 horses? ”

When Chen Qiyu heard this, he suddenly sweated, and Zhang Xiangan whispered at this time: "The ministers only thought of people and horses, and they didn't think of asking the emperor for forgiveness!" I don't know where the emperor thinks he should settle down? ”

The apocalypse said: "I will not talk about it first, I am asking you the second question, we have to gain a firm foothold on the grassland, if we stand firm, what should we do next?" ”

Zhang Xiangan thought for a while and said: "At first, what the ministers thought about was to advance northward until they gained a firm foothold, and advanced all the way to the foot of the Great Xing'an Mountains, cutting off the Xilamulun River and blocking the Jurchens in the east. When our power grows, we will slowly tighten our oppression, and finally force it to withdraw from Liaodong, or we will destroy it all. Later, I thought that in this way, I would be attacked by the Jurchens in the east and the Mongols in the west, so it was better to stay in Daning and leave them a space to fight each other, and when they fought almost enough, we would reap the benefits of the fishermen. ”

Tianqi asked, "What do you think Lin Dan Khan should do if he extinguishes the idea of revenge from the east?" ”

Chen Qiyu said: "If that's the case, the only way to do that is to fight with the Jurchens in the grassland to kill the stunner military divisionRead the full text." ”

Tianqi said: "Since you want to fight, what do you think is the advantage of my Ming army?" Was it that there were more cavalry than the Jurchens or was it stronger than them? ”

Chen Qiyu said: "The Jurchens are all soldiers, our cavalry cannot be more than them, they have grown up on horses, and our cavalry cannot be stronger than them. ”

Apocalypse said: "Since we are neither more or better than others, the idea of winning with cavalry must be dispelled, because there is no point in winning without certainty." began to say that the invasion in Sun Tzu's Art of War is like fire, fire is the power that burns everything, and it can only be consumed by circulation, not fire but warm water, and pouring warm water on others all day long is time-consuming and laborious, and it can't hurt people. ”

Seeing that Chen Qiyu and Zhang Xiangan no longer spoke, Sun Chengzong said: "They also have some opinions in Daningchen, Daning City itself is not big, if you want to station 20,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry, just the transportation and storage of grain and forage is a big problem. Salhu City was because the city was too small so that the forage had to be stored in the mountain jacket outside the city, and as a result, the city was attacked and burned by our army. If the troops in Lingyuan supported each other, and they were afraid of being surrounded by the Jurchens to help, they were now very proficient in this trick. ”

Ni Yuanlu said at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister remembered one thing, maybe it is useful, I heard that half a year ago, Huang Taiji attacked Lin Dan Khan mainly to capture Daning, and later after Lin Dan Khan withdrew from Daning, Huang Taiji did not chase westward, it is said that Huang Taiji is also afraid of being ambushed by Lin Dan Khan. ”

Apocalypse asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "The minister means that the Jurchens are also afraid, if he is afraid, he will not dare to cause trouble, let alone surround us casually." ”

Tianqi nodded and said, "Two months ago, I went to visit the old minister in the Holy Academy, and when I met Lord Ye Xianggao Ye, I played Go with him on a whim. Lord Ye is worthy of the national hand of the Ming Dynasty, so that my five sons I can't get off him, when reviewing the review, Lord Ye said a sentence that I agree with, he said that the main point of the enemy is the main point of his own v Xiang'an and Chen Qiyu You two are staff officers, you should always remember this sentence. At first, Ni Yuanlu said that Huang Taiji was afraid of ambushes, you look at the map and talk about it if you were Lin Dan Khan, where would you ambush people and attack Huang Taiji? ”