In fact, for the current situation in Liaodong, Yang Hao is like a mirror in his heart. Starting

He had a good relationship with the Li family general in Liaodong before, and Nurhachi once served as a riding slave for Li Chengliang, so he was not a stranger to this person Yang Hao. He knew very well that Nurhachi was by no means a good type, and he also knew that with the current strength of the Ming army in Liaodong, it was impossible to launch an effective counterattack against it, and what he just said about taking advantage of the situation was just a disguise.

For this kind of force, which has become a great climate, only by gathering an overwhelming force that is more powerful than them, surrounding them from all directions with a thunderous force, completely bulldozing them, and showing the huge strength of the Celestial Empire, can we effectively deter the various feudal tribes that are about to move outside the fortress. Yang Ho came from Beijing, and he knew very well that what the bigwigs in the DPRK and China were most worried about was not the Jurchens, but the Mongol tribes.

The last time Nurhachi captured Fushun, there was the secret help of the Mongolian Zaisai and the Rabbit Stewed Rabbit.

Later, when Zhang Chengyin led the army to Fushun, the Mongolian Zaisai and Zhuangtu battalions were still concentrated on the west bank of the Liao River, and the soldiers of Chahar Lindan Khan pressed from the west to the east, and the troops of the Fried Flower Department were stationed outside the Zhenjing Fort. The Jianzhou soldiers lured the Ming army in the east, and the battalions of Zai and Xuan echoed in the west, so that the Ming soldiers were in a dilemma and worried. Zhang Chengyin had few soldiers, and in order to prevent the Mongols, he was forced to divide his troops and set up camps, and finally the three major battalions were broken by each and the whole army was annihilated.

Some time ago, the Red Banner Army of Jianzhou destroyed the border wall and entered it, plundered the north of the Hunhe River, and lost half of the castle east of Kaiyuan. The Mongolian Naiman and the Fried Flower Department also sent troops to cooperate and invaded Changyong Fort, so that the Ming army suffered from the enemy and did not dare to move easily.

All kinds of signs show that the Mongolian tribe, the number one enemy of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, may be ready to move again.

Although the current Mongolian cavalry has lost the invincible spirit of their ancestors of the Yuan Dynasty, the current Ming official army is not the strong army of the heroic division at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. And how many pairs of eyes outside the Saiwai are paying attention to this war, once the attack is unfavorable and the state of the strong and middle-class cadres outside the imperial court is exposed, it is estimated that many forces will immediately follow the example and attack in groups, and then the border relations that the imperial court has carefully cultivated for more than 100 years will be ruined.

The Jurchens are already chaotic enough, and once the Mongols make trouble again, the entire Great Wall of Northern China will not be at peace. Therefore, this battle was not only fought against the Jurchens, but also for the Mongols. Let them know that the Central Plains Dynasty is still strong and inviolable, and only by showing strong strength can it effectively deter these ambitious elements.

This battle is crucial, so without full certainty, Yang Ho will not make a big move at all.

For Yang Hao, the so-called grasp is the army. The more troops he can muster, the more certain he is of victory. But the assembly of the army takes time, so Yang Hao's real lifeline is time.

The matter of Fushun has happened, and no one can do anything about what has happened. But Li Weihan has been dismissed, and now Liaodong is in charge of him Yang Hao, he serves as the governor of Liaodong, and the emperor also verbally promised to give him the sword of Shang Fang, and the military power and provincial power are concentrated in one, how many parties in the court are jealous of him waiting to find his fault, and how many imperial histories are waiting to impeach him.

He had suffered such a big loss before, so he was doubly careful this time. When he was in charge of Liaodong, he didn't want to hear the news of the fall of the city, otherwise it would be his responsibility. First published in:

But the Jurchens will not follow his wishes, and who can guarantee that Nurhachi will not take the opportunity to continue the invasion until he has gathered enough strength. At this rate, perhaps by the time his army was mobilized, Nurhachi had already reached the city of Shenyang, and he needed money to speed up.

The location of Gao Huai's gold hidden provided to him by Yue Xiang, with his current strength, he has not been able to move it for the time being, and he has not yet judged the authenticity, which is also a reason why he temporarily maintains the status quo relationship with Yue Xiang. The location of the treasure turned out to be far away in the territory of Sanwanwei Kaiyuan in Anle Prefecture, near the vicinity of Qingyang Fort, which was close to the border of Yehebu.

If you want to dig up treasures, he will definitely not be able to do it alone. It is necessary to mobilize a large army to mobilize the army to go to the construction and protection, which will inevitably attract the attention of Nurhachi. It is said that this person is also thinking of Gao Huai hiding gold, in case the army goes to rob it, wouldn't it be hard to make someone else's dowry.

What's more, there are not enough troops for him to move now, but if there is no money, the troops will be transferred more slowly, which forms a vicious circle.

Yang Hao had long realized that this situation would only get worse if he was allowed to do so, so he made up his mind that all the soldiers and horses transferred into the pass would be counted as one, and they would all be pulled to Zhenbei Pass to dig treasures first. At the same time, he also needs a strategic factor that can temporarily contain Nurhachi, so that Nurhachi cannot easily interfere with him, and then buy him enough time.

Qinghe has a special geography and is suitable for such a role.

As long as Qinghe can dig up the treasure by himself, so that the Jurchen can't act rashly. Of course, it would be even more ideal if he could contain him after he had assembled a large army. Of course, this idea of treating the Qinghe garrison as a consumable can't be said too explicitly, so Yang Hao still went through some whitewashing when he said it.

"Generals, now the Liaodong army is unable to complete the attack on the rebels in Jianzhou. If you want to win, you can only wait for reinforcements from the pass to come out. Until then, you need to do your best to keep the existing city intact. However, blindly retreating to avoid war will only encourage the arrogance of the traitors, and the officers and soldiers must take action to protect themselves. In the past, the Three Kingdoms Shu was weak and Wei was strong, and Zhuge Wuhou still dared to attack the Central Plains six times, and what he did was to attack instead of defending, if Shu Han blindly retreated, it would have been destroyed by Cao Wei. The situation in Liaodong is the same now, if you want to survive, you can only fight to survive. ”

Yang Hao had also been in the army for a long time before, and knew that these border army generals liked to speak straightforwardly, and if they wanted to win their favor, they simply used the vernacular to express their meaning straightforwardly.

"The terrain of the Raven Falcon Pass is dangerous, it is the natural danger of the natural danger, and these key passes are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which is a barrier given to us by God. I intend to station a group of troops and horses in this Raven Pass, and put on the appearance of being ready to attack at any time, but I do not send troops easily, and secretly go deep and high. Jianzhou Laozhai is so close to here, in order to guard against the attack from Yahu Pass, Jianyu will always be on guard, and he has no time to send troops to take care of other things. ”

In all fairness, Yang Ho's tactics do have some truth. Yue Xiang had also guessed six or seven points just now, and when he saw the terrain of the Yahu Pass, he was also amazed at the danger of this place.

There is a large road leading to the Qing River here, and logistical support should not be difficult, and there is a small river tributary near Weiziyu of the Taizi River that branches north and flows about three miles west of Yahu Pass, and the water source is not a problem. If you can station a group of elite soldiers here, with sophisticated equipment, and select capable generals to lead the way, even if Nurhachi leads the troops to knock on the pass, the Ming army can also block layer by layer by virtue of the terrain of the wall, and the soldiers of Qinghe echo as backup, if you purely fight a defensive war, the Ming army may not be a soft Shuzi who is easy to pinch.

If the Jurchen soldiers do not come, they can make a big noise, and tens of thousands of troops can exaggerate casually and put on a posture of attacking at any time, which can indeed play a certain role in deterring and deterring.

But now where the soldiers come from are transferred to the Yahu Pass, and the soldiers and horses in each city are not enough to protect themselves. Moreover, in order to form a substantial combat force, it is not possible to do it without it, and at least 10,000 people must be brought in. Although Yang Hao's plan is good, it is unrealistic.

The rest of the generals didn't know the inside story, and when they heard that Yang Hao's strategy was indeed reasonable, they immediately became sycophants, and praised the clever calculations of Lord Jingluo, Wei Chao and Li Jinzhong were eunuchs, and they were amateurs in the military, and they couldn't intervene. Yang Hao became more and more proud, and felt that he had come to Yahu Pass to inspect today, and he had inadvertently discovered such a clever plan for him.

"Fu Shuai's plan is indeed a clever plan, but as Fu Shuai said, the Crow Pass is located in a key area, and if a large army is stationed here, it will definitely pose a direct and deadly threat to the Jianjiao. Nurhachi has this thorn in his side, and he must have no time to care about it. But in other words, if Jianyu wants to take care of him, he must first eliminate this threat. If Jianyu leads the crowd to attack, what can he do? ”

Yue Xiang came out again, he felt that Yang Hao's intentions were quite intriguing, he himself had no soldiers to adjust, but he was so confident, what kind of bad idea was he fighting. Could it be ...... Yue Xiang thought of a very bad possibility, so he wanted to ask Yang Hao for clarification.

"Hehe, General Yue is a brave general on the battlefield, and he has fought many times with the rebels in Jianzhou, how can he ask such a simple question. The soldiers will block the water and come to the earth, that's all. The Jurchens are no different from the Mongol cavalry, nothing more than cavalry. He has a strong bow and fast arrows, and our Ming also has firearms and cannons, so I don't believe that this artillery can beat the Mongols, but it can't hit the Jurchens? Moreover, this Raven Pass is not a desert grassland, suitable for cavalry galloping chase. No matter how fast the cavalry's horses are, they may not be able to climb walls and rocks. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Hao laughed, and the rest of the people also laughed a few times.

Yue Xiang frowned, and when he finished laughing, he said: "What Fu Shuai said is very true, but according to what the lower officials have seen and heard, the Eight Banners of Jianzhou are different from the Mongols. The Mongols are nomadic peoples, living in search of water and grass. However, although this Jurchen was also nomadic and hunting, like the Han people, they chose land to cultivate, and were not completely nomadic cavalry, and could go into battle on foot and horse when necessary. Moreover, the impact of mountain warfare on it is not great. These are all seen by the lower officials with their own eyes, and there are no lies, please Fu Shuai to see clearly. ”

"That's okay, what Ben Shuai said just shows our strengths. The location is in my hands, even if the Jurchen can ride on foot, what am I afraid of? ”

Yang Hao's confident expression infected the others, and Zou Chuxian's eyes looked at Yang Hao like a person who was about to drown and suddenly saw a lifebuoy. Soldiers are straightforward, and they will spontaneously respect the leader who can lead them to victory. Yang Hao's resolute attitude towards the main battle at least reassured these generals who were at the forefront of the battle.

"Besides, the people who are planning to build the captives are just plundering goods, and to put it bluntly, they are a group of bandits. If such people are acting in a way that puts their interests first, if they find that they are losing money, how can they attack them with force? As long as Nurhachi knows that if you dare to raise troops to attack, you will definitely pay a heavy price that you can't afford, and then he will feel that it is not worth the loss, just imagine this, Nurhachi is not a fool, will he come? ”

Yang Ho's appearance is really in his chest, and he speaks with a kind of confidence. But the vague implication was that the garrison of the Raven Pass should be regarded as an outcast that consumed Nurhachi's strength. Yue Xiang heard it, although he felt that what he said was nothing wrong from the perspective of the overall strategy, but the uneasiness in his heart was even worse.

Fu Shuai really had a far-sighted plan and ordered the lower officials to open up. I just don't know how many soldiers and horses are needed to send troops and horses to this Raven Pass, where to transfer them, and when they will be able to arrive. How to raise grain and grass, please show the commander, so that the Qinghe government can prepare earlier, so as not to make mistakes. ”

This sentence is to the point, and it is also the question that everyone present is most concerned about. The increase in troops at Yahu Pass has directly strengthened the defense capability of Qinghe, and the transportation of grain and grass must also pass through Qinghe, and some of them can also get a little light on their side. It can be said that there is a hundred benefits and no harm, so everyone's hearts are full of expectations.

"This marshal just said that now the reinforcements in the pass have not arrived, and the garrisons of the cities outside the pass are already stretched, and there is really no force to adjust. If Qinghe wants to protect itself, he can only rely on his own strength to tide over the difficulties, so the commander is ready to transfer troops from Qinghe nearby and station them at Yahu Pass. ”

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Zou Chuxian and the other generals seemed to have a muffled thunder in their minds, and the whole thing was as stupid as a wood carving clay sculpture. Yue Xiang smiled bitterly, thinking that I had guessed it, it was really a good and not a bad spirit, and Yang Hao really had this bad idea.

"Fu Shuai...... This one...... Qinghe's soldiers are outnumbered, and if they are redeployed, they are only afraid of ...... I'm just afraid of ......" After a long time, Zou Chuxian stammered and expressed his meaning.

"It's okay, Ben Shuai has thought about it, there were more than 5,000 soldiers and horses in Qinghe, 3,000 people were brought by Zhang Guerrilla, more than 2,000 soldiers were defeated in Fushun, and more than 2,000 militia volunteers in the city, with a total of 12,000 men and horses. 9,000 people were transferred to Yahu Pass, with a total of 10,000 officers and soldiers, and 3,000 people were left to defend the city as backup. Qinghe is the land of all people, if the Crow Falcon Pass is lost, Qinghe will not be protected, with this joint inspired, the soldiers will inevitably use their lives. I see that the morale of the soldiers and horses in Qinghe is high, and the army is majestic, and having such elite soldiers is the success of the plan of the commander of the Heavenly Sect. ”

Speaking of which, Zou Chuxian couldn't say anything more, so he had to stand aside with a blue face and a dejected face. Looking at Zhang Jing, Zhang Yuncheng and others, all of them were ugly.

Yue Xiang muttered in his heart on the side, this Yang Hao is too taken for granted. I don't know the real situation of the Qinghe garrison, so I give such an order. Of course, there are also Zou Chuxian's problems here, they don't dare to let Yang Hao see the real situation, so they are now shooting themselves in the foot.

The soldiers of Qinghe come from all over the world, what sense of belonging do they have in Liaodong? The city is the only place that can give them a sense of security, and letting them out of the city, with their little combat power and morale, is simply sending them to death. If you don't start fighting, you probably have to run away for the most part. The Volunteer Militia has combat effectiveness, but it is the private soldiers of each family, and their lives are in the city, so naturally they will not run willingly to guard the mountain pass.

These people are not elite soldiers, just a group of improvised motley troops, and the only way to maintain their morale is to keep them in the city. A sheep is a sheep, and it is impossible to let a sheep do the work of a tiger.

If you rely on Yang Hao's thoughts, the loss of Qinghe is just around the corner.