In the barracks of the Yulin Army in Dengzhou City, a huge map of Liaodong was placed in front of the senior officers, and Jiang Beiming was making the final arrangements.

"Ladies and gentlemen, no matter what aspect you may be, our attack on Lushun this time is inevitable, and we must defeat Lushun no matter what." Jiang Beiming raised his head and glanced around, "I have already told you the specific route and method of the attack just now, and now who has any questions will be raised immediately." ”

Before coming to Dengzhou, Jiang Beiming had already thought of the way to attack Lushun, imitating the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War in the later generations, landing from Nanshan in Jinzhou, and attacking Jinzhou first. After conquering Jinzhou, the terrain of Jinzhou Isthmus and Nanshan was used to build a fortification, and the Jinzhou Isthmus was blocked with heavy artillery, and half of the warships were assigned to blockade Jinzhou Bay and Dalian Bay. After stabilizing the Jinzhou defense line, then turn back to attack Lushun, if Lushun's Qing troops move north to Jinzhou, use the other half of the warships to attack Lushun from the sea; If the Qing troops defend Lushun, they will attack Lushun from behind from the north to the south from the land. The focus of all this is on the Golden State, and only by successfully laying down the Golden State can there be a stable foothold. Therefore, Jiang Beiming decided to collect all the ships in Dengzhou and use all 50,000 horses to take Jinzhou in one go.

"Beiming, haven't you considered what to do if Taomin and Dolgon come back to help?" After listening to Jiang Beiming's plan, Leng Tianbing was the first to ask, and he had been studying the method of attacking Lushun with Li Wenqing and others in the past few days.

"They don't have time to do it." Jiang Beiming replied affirmatively, "Tao Min only has a total of ten warships, and he can't transport many soldiers. Moreover, Tsushima Island is more than 2,000 miles away from the sea of Golden State, as long as we move quickly, Tao Min will not be able to return to help. ”

"Sir, and Nanpu." Ye Zhan asked again, "There are 20,000 new Korean troops in Nampo and 10,000 in Dolgon's Eight Banners, and they may come back to help." ”

"They won't be in time." Jiang Beiming said, "Nanpu's army can only take the land route to return to Jinzhou, and the distance by land is 14,500 miles, and they will not be able to return for more than half a month." ”

Others still wanted to speak, Jiang Beiming waved his hand: "Shengjing's Eight Banners can't come over." Shengjing is 800 miles to Jinzhou, and it is necessary to gather troops, and it is difficult for their reinforcements to reach Jinzhou in half a month. The only possibility is that the Qing soldiers in Lushun will go to support Jinzhou. As I said just now, once the Qing troops in Lushun go north, we will use warships to defeat Lushun from the sea, and the warships blocking Jinzhou Bay and Dalian Bay can also assist the army in sniping Lushun's Eight Banners. ”

"Sir, I have one more question." Zeng Guangxian raised his hand and asked, "Even if it is as the chief said, we have successfully taken Jinzhou and built a defensive line." But if Lushun's Qing troops defend Lushun, then we are bound to divide our troops to besiege Lushun, and it may drag on for several months to defeat Lushun. And even if Tao Min and Dolgon don't return to Jinzhou, there are still as many as 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the Eight Banners in the entire Manchuria, if Huang Taiji gathers all these troops to rush to Jinzhou, will we be able to hold the Jinzhou defense line. ”

"Guangxian, you asked this question very well, there is indeed such a possibility." Jiang Beiming said with a smile, "I'll tell you another piece of news, Zhang Hai has gone to Ningyuan now. Although the family's decision was to give up using the power of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou, I still let Zhang Hai go to Wu Sangui. Once there was a situation like what Guangxian said, Zhang Hai would try his best to persuade Wu Sangui to attack Shengjing from Ningyuan. ”

"Will Wu Sangui go to Shengjing?" Everyone expressed their doubts, "Beiming, he didn't go to Shengjing last time you went to Ningyuan in person, can Zhang Hai go this time?" ”

"Let's not think about it yet." Jiang Beiming smiled, "What else do you have to ask about the plan to attack Jinzhou, if there is no problem, I will go and inform Zheng Zhilong and Yang Wenyue, we must fight quickly and start acting immediately." ”

Everyone looked at each other: "Sir, we have no problem. ”

Jiang Beiming didn't say anything, his order to Zhang Hai was that as long as Wu Sangui promised to attack Shengjing, Yulin Bay could give him benefits. The specific advantage is that Yulin Bay can provide Wu Sangui with 24-pound and 32-pound city defense guns, and the price of all commodities now traded will be reduced by 20%.

Yulin Bay has so far only sold Wu Sangui 12-pounder guns and 6-pounder guns, and 24-pounder and 32-pounder guns have not been traded. Jiang Beiming felt that this condition should make Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui father and son tempted.

Jiang Beiming went to Zheng Zhilong first after this meeting, as long as Zheng Zhilong agreed to this plan, then Yang Wenyue's side should not disagree. Zheng Zhilong had no opinion on this plan, but raised a question about who would be the main attacker in the attack on Jinzhou and Lushun. Jiang Beiming naturally understood what Zheng Zhilong meant, so he just smiled and asked, "General Zheng, do you think Governor Yang can go to Jinzhou in person?" ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled knowingly: "General Jiang, Zhilong obeys the general's arrangement." ”

The two of them went to the Denglai Governor's Mansion together, and Yang Wenyue hesitated a little after hearing Jiang Beiming's plan: "General Jiang, according to your plan, all the troops in Dengzhou will be sent to Liaodong now." As you said, the Tartars also have a lot of troops in Nampo and Tsushima, so what if they come to attack Dengzhou, there is not a single soldier left in Dengzhou City. ”

"Governor, please relax." Jiang Beiming said confidently, "The second batch of our Yulin Army and the follow-up troops of General Zheng Zhilong will be able to reach Dengzhou in half a month at most, with a total of no less than 20,000 troops. These troops will all be stationed in Dengzhou at the disposal of adults, and they will carry dozens of heavy artillery, so Dengzhou's defense is foolproof. ”

Before Yang Wenyue could speak, Zheng Zhilong glanced at Jiang Beiming first, because he knew that Jiang Beiming was bragging. Even if there are follow-up troops in Yulin Bay, it is impossible for them to reach Dengzhou within half a month, because the news from the Taiwan side has just arrived, and no fleet has yet passed through the Taiwan Strait.

Yang Wenyue didn't know the real situation, and he was a little relieved to hear Jiang Beiming say this: "General Zheng, General Jiang, it is the emperor's will to recover Lushun this time. It's just that the official still has to guard Dengzhou, and the attack on Lushun has to ask the two generals. ”

Zheng Zhilong and Jiang Beiming stood up at the same time: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, the next official will not dishonor the holy order." ”

Coming out of the governor's yamen, Zheng Zhilong was still a little uneasy, and pulled Jiang Beiming into his camp: "General Jiang, is it true that what you just said to the governor is that your reinforcements can reach Dengzhou within half a month?" ”

Jiang Beiming didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "General Zheng, the main force of the Yulin Army won't be able to reach Dengzhou even if it sets off for half a month now. But please rest assured, our 50,000 horses will attack Jinzhou, even if we can't defeat Lushun, we can occupy Jinzhou. ”

Zheng Zhilong silently calculated in his heart for a while, he dispatched four 500-ton warships this time, plus 30 gunboats and the original battleships, a total of sixteen or seventeen, plus the Daming Fu ships he collected, which could fully load five thousand army forces. Even if there is a problem with the war in Golden State, he can get out of it with his whole body. Zheng Zhilong didn't ask anything more.

Jiang Beiming was actively preparing for an attack on Jinzhou in Dengzhou, and Li Fuqiang and Lin Zhaolong of Puliango were also very busy.