On the first day of April in the twelfth year of Hongxing in the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Palace.

Emperor Zhu, who just tasted the rare Japanese high sister last night, is now in good spirits and is now in good spirits as the first assistant in the pot and Huiguo, Shi Kefa, who played soy sauce in the Battle of Pingliao, and Zhu Cijiong, who was dizzy by the Mongols hiding in Tibet on the Mobei grassland, and Wu Sanfu, the "first herald" of the Ming Dynasty, were reading maps together in a large hall in the palace.

The map was brought by Wu Sangui's elder brother Wu Sanfeng from the Northwest Army—Wu Sanfeng was summoned to Tianjin by Zhu Cihong, along with a group of bad guys surnamed Zu. Emperor Zhu was going to let Wu Sanfeng and a group of villains surnamed Zu supervise the division of the city between Jianzhou and Heilongjiang, and also be responsible for detaining the families of the city lords to Nanjing.

They are all familiar with this matter, and they will definitely be able to do it well!

If you don't do it well, you won't be able to kill your head, Zhu Cihong is a benevolent monarch!

However, Emperor Zhu was preparing to establish a colonial base in Alaska, and there was a shortage of exiles. The surname Wu and the surname Zu are not afraid of the cold anyway, and it is still very suitable to settle in the past.

As for the northeastern tribes who dare to resist the relocation of the city and the district, there is nothing to say, the Pingliao army has not yet been killed!

"Your Majesty, you see, there are already twenty infantry regiments in the Qishan area, of which there are eight elite infantry regiments belonging to the Eighth and Ninth Divisions of the Army. In addition, there are three cavalry regiments drawn from Hexi, Anxi, and Shuofang...... With so many elite soldiers standing in the way, Li Dingguo, who is known as Sai Zhuge , is afraid that he will not be able to get out of Qishan...... As soon as the reinforcements mobilized by the eldest uncle arrived, the rogues had to return defeated! ”

It was Wu Sanfeng who was explaining the situation on the front line to Emperor Zhu, he came all the way from Shaanxi, although he was tired all the way, but he was full of spirit.

Zhu Cihong smiled faintly, but a name that scared Wu Sangui to death still appeared in his mind - Sima Yi!

Li Dingguo is all Sai Zhuge , Wu Sangui is in the deep ditch of Qishan again, he doesn't dare to fight a decisive battle, can he still say that he is Cao Zhen of the Ming Dynasty? It's clearly a Sai Zhongda!

The reason why Wu Sangui adopted the tactics of deep ditches and high fortifications was not because he listened to Emperor Zhu's words to fight a protracted battle with Li Dingguo, but after fighting a few tough battles with Li Dingguo on the Jian'an waterfront south of Qishan, he felt that he was not an opponent, so he retreated to the Qishan area to build a fort and hold on.

"Let's talk about the battle of Jian'an Water!" Zhu Cihong really didn't open any pot and which pot to mention, and directly asked about the battle of Jian'an Water that was fought in Xihe County in February.

Wu Sanfeng sighed when he heard Emperor Zhu's question. After sighing, he lowered his head and said: "Xihe County, where Jian'an Water passes, is located between Qishan and Qiuchi Mountain, and the terrain is not high. This piece of land resting on the east side is really a poor mountain and a bad water, and no one can see it. But how can people in other places imagine the barrenness of sweetness and barrenness? Therefore, many terraces have been opened on the slopes on both sides of the salt water and Jian'an water.

And the Li Dingguo actually fell in love with this terraced field, and sent troops to Xihe last winter to occupy all the terraced fields on both sides of Yanshui and Jian'an Water. At that time, Changbo had just arrived in Qishan and decided to set up a defensive position first, so he did not send troops to fight for Xihe with Li Dingguo.

Unexpectedly, Li Dingguo actually sowed corn on the terraces on both sides of the salt water and Jian'an water after the beginning of spring this year. The eldest uncle felt that there was an opportunity, so he sent elite soldiers to Jian'an Water to attack the Tuntian soldiers of Liukou. Unexpectedly, he was detected by the rogues in advance, and he ambushed elite soldiers among the hills on both sides of Jian'an Water...... And our army is not good at mountain warfare, and was suddenly ambushed, caught off guard, so it was cut into several sections by the suddenly killed rogues on a mountain road on the edge of the Jian'an water. The eldest uncle himself was surrounded by rogues, but fortunately, the general Wu Guogui seemed to be killed by breaking through. However, our army still lost thousands of soldiers in this battle, and some vitality was injured. ”

"Your Majesty," as soon as the first herald Wu Sanfu and his elder brother Wu Sanfeng finished speaking, they hurriedly added, "The establishment, equipment, and training of the imperial army are not very suitable for mountain battles. Because Liukou has lived in Sichuan and Yunnan for a long time, he specializes in mountain troops, and most of his soldiers are foot soldiers, with fewer spears and more knives, and they are good at crossing mountains and mountains. Often a team of 100 people, flexible and mobile, difficult to deal with.

In addition, the terrain from Qiuchi Mountain to Qishan Mountain is roughly high in the south and high in the north, and it is gradually declining until Qishan has a highland that is conducive to the northern army. Therefore, on the battlefield of Xihe, the rogues are condescending and have the tendency to break bamboo. ”

"Then why did you fight in Xihe?" Shi Kefa asked.

This Shi Kefa "moved" to Tianjin. Emperor Zhu's northern business route was based on Tianjin-Tianhe (Liaohe Estuary) Twin Cities, of which Tianjin was the sea route hub between North China and Northeast China. Therefore, Shi Kefa, the "Shangshu of the Beijing Military Department", naturally had to move to Tianjin.

In addition, after moving to Tianjin, the name of his official position was also changed, and he was no longer the unworthy Shangshu of the Beijing Military Department, but the Beiyang Governor and Minister who was in charge of the defense of Liaoyang and Hebei provinces, and controlled the five major towns of Anbei, Beiping, Daning, Jianzhou, and Heilongjiang.

Shen Tingyang, the former secretary of the household department in Beijing, who was in charge of people's livelihood and financial affairs in the north, was transferred to the governor of Hebei and the governor of Tianjin, and the great development of Tianjin depended on him.

And Zhu Chunchen, who "made meritorious contributions" in the Battle of Pingliao, was reappointed to a civilian post and served as the governor of Liaoyang and the governor of Tianhe Mansion - the people of "Yingkou" relied on him.

Qin Mingtao, who commanded the young soldiers to show his might, was also promoted to an official and served as the governor of the Liaodong Army, equivalent to the commander of the Liaodong Group Army, stationed in Shenyang, ready to extinguish the resistance of the tribes in Jianzhou, Heilongjiang and other places at any time. If the tribes in Jianzhou, Heilongjiang and other places are all obedient and obedient, then Qin Mingtao will wave his army in the Horqin grassland......

"Governor," Wu Sanfeng certainly didn't dare to ignore Shi Kefa's question, "The battle of Qishan is not only about military aircraft, but also about logistics. Our army did not dare to use more soldiers and horses because of the shortage of grain and grass and the difficulty of transportation. And the thief army is also trapped in the grain road...... And once the Li thief cultivates in Xihe Tuntian, even if he earns 100,000 stones of corn a year, it can greatly reduce the difficulty of rear transportation! ”

Shu road is difficult!

Li Dingguo stationed 100,000 troops in Qiuchi Mountain, and he could not afford to rely on a Hanzhong Basin alone in any case. But if it is transferred from the Chengdu Basin, then the consumption of one stone of rice on the way is as much as eight or nine stones. Qiu Chishan's 100,000 army, one soldier supports five buckets of rice, and needs to consume 50,000 stones of grain and rice every month. It is necessary to transport four or five hundred thousand stones from the Chengdu Basin...... That's five or six million stones a year!

Wu Sanfeng said again: "So my second brother is mobilizing troops and horses, preparing to fight Xihe again, even if he can't regain the land of Xihe, he must destroy Xihe as much as possible." As long as Li Dingguo failed in Xihe Tuntian, then the Battle of Qishan would be undefeated. ”

"Can you be sure of fighting Xihe again?" Zhu Cihong paused, "If you are not sure, you can stick to Qishan until next year...... At that time, the Second Division of the Young Guards Army will be able to complete its training and can be transferred to Sangui for use. The road to Ganlong is far away, so it is advisable to use elite soldiers! ”

Part of the reason why Zhu Cihong spent a lot of money to train the Nine-sided Youth Army was that the country was too big, and the places where soldiers needed were often far away.

Wu Sanfeng shook his head and said: "Tuntian is not only farming, but also building forts to tun. If the Liukou Tuntian is successful, then the south of Qishan will become a garrison of the Liukou, and if you want to recover, I am afraid that you will have to break through dozens of strong walls, and then the losses will be great.

In addition, the Western Regions are not stable now, and if the Battle of Qishan is protracted again, I am afraid of changes. ”

"Does Sangui have so many soldiers?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Wu Sanfeng said: "The younger brother is ready to transfer Shang Kexi and Kong Tingxun to join the two armies. and then draw elites from Hexi and Anxi...... We can always gather 100,000 soldiers in Qishan this summer! ”

Zhu Cihong nodded lightly and said, "The elder is in the military, and he has 100,000 soldiers to fight in Qishan, even if he does not win, he will not be defeated...... So be it! ”