Wu Sangui pointed to the map and said: "We are in Ningyuan, sixty miles to the north is Bijiagang, and fifty miles to the north is Tashan City. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info one hundred miles north of Tashan is Xingshan City, fifty miles north of Xingshan is Songshan City, and fifty miles north is Jinzhou City. Jinzhou is 300 miles north of Ningyuan. ”

"Our army originally had 40,000 reinforcements assembled in Ningyuan, another 60,000 in Tashan, 20,000 in Xingshan, and 10,000 in Songshan. After the arrival of Xingguobo's army, our army had 55,000 people in Ningyuan. ”

"Although we have a large army, the Tartars are rampant, and the roads are not smooth in various places. At the beacon post between Tashan and Ningyuan, there were 20,000 slave soldiers stationed in the village to block the advance of our army. Although we could still reach Tower Hill by sea, the land route was blocked by the Tartars, and the army could not advance. ”

"Between other cities, there are also a large number of Qing army rangers, and the roads are impassable. Now our army is guarding the cities, and although there is no danger of being besieged, it is difficult for us to gather troops to relieve the siege of Geumsan. ”

"Although the Qing army was only 70,000 men, it was arrogant. Moreover, Ningjin is not far from Liaodong, and the Tartars can support from Shenyang at any time, so this victory is difficult to solve. The morale of our army is somewhat low. ”

Looking at the map, Li Zhi was a little surprised. He originally thought that the 130,000 Ming army was assembled, although it might not be able to defeat the Qing army, but at least it could advance to the front line and confront the Tartar strategy. Unexpectedly, now the 130,000 army is scattered in Zhucheng, and they can only defend the city, and they can't even take care of the roads outside the city.

Tartars are so arrogant! The situation is so sluggish!

Li Zhi remained silent, and asked Hong Chengchou: "According to the plan of the governor, how should my army fight?" ”

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said: "Now that the Xingguobo army has arrived, the morale of our army has risen greatly. At this time, it was time to attack the slave army on Beacon Hill. After our army opens the road between Ningyuan and Tashan, our 110,000 troops will be able to gather in Tashan and clear all the roads between Ningjin. ”

"After clearing the road, our army marched step by step and sent troops to Jinzhou to support Zu Dashou."

Li Zhi saw that as soon as he arrived in Ningyuan, Hong Chengchou sent troops, thinking that Hong Chengchou was waiting for him to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. He thought about it, and without waiting for Hong Chengchou to point his hand, he said, "The governor is high." Our artillery is numerous, and we are willing to attack the camp of Dongnu as the vanguard. ”

When Hong Chengchou heard Li Zhi's words, he stroked his beard and said: "Xingguo Boxiao fought bravely, and he is really a pillar of the country. It's just that the Tiger Ben Division came by trekking, and the journey was tired, so it was not suitable to immediately enter the battle. The governor is willing to arrange the soldiers and horses of Xingguo in the rear to supervise the soldiers and horses in front. If you encounter a soldier who escapes from the battle, Xingguobo's soldiers and horses shoot him, which can stabilize the army's heart. ”

Li Zhi was stunned, but he didn't expect Hong Chengchou to use himself.

As soon as his army arrived, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. According to normal logic, it is obvious that he should be used as the main force and lead the whole army with prestige. However, Hong Chengchou arranged himself in the back to charge, what does this mean?

Could it be that Hong Chengchou wants to hide his own tiger master?

The generals in the tent were also very puzzled, Yang Guozhu was very upright, and hurriedly said: "The military gate, Xingguo Bo is strong and strong, and he is the backbone of the army. Although the matter of supervising the war is also important, any soldier can do it. If you let Xingguo Bo soldiers and horses supervise the battle, it will inevitably be overkill, and the army will lose its edge. ”

Wang Puyi waved his hand and said: "Governor, I am willing to use 4,000 soldiers and horses under my command to supervise the battle, and replace 15,000 Xingguobo to go into battle to kill slaves." ”

Wu Sangui's scheming was deeper, he looked at Hong Chengchou, there was some doubt in his eyes, but he didn't say much.

Hong Chengchou looked at the generals in the tent and said lightly: "Xingguobo is the soul of my army and cannot be used lightly. This time, more than 50,000 of my troops attacked the camp of 20,000 Qing troops, and a great victory was expected, and there was no need for Xingguobo to do it. In the future, if it is a small battle and a weak enemy, the soldiers and horses of Xingguo should sit in the rear. If it is a big battle against a strong enemy, Xingguo Bo's soldiers and horses will go into battle. ”

When they heard this, all the generals fell silent.

Hong Chengchou's meaning is to give all the opportunities for easy meritorious service to other generals. And hand over the hard bones to Li Zhi to fight. Li Zhi has to do the hardest and most tiring work and earn the least meritorious service.

Hong Chengchou has a grudge against Li Zhi?

The generals muttered in their hearts, of course, such an arrangement is beneficial to themselves. With Li Zhi's soldiers and horses in charge, the morale of the Ming army was high, and they could already fight with the Qing army in the field. Li Zhi was not allowed to participate in the matter of fighting a weak enemy and stealing his military exploits, so wouldn't all his military exploits fall into the pockets of his own generals. And in case of encountering a strong enemy, Li Zhi, who is sitting in the rear, will be transferred out to meet the enemy, and the army is not in danger of collapsing weakly.

That's certainly a good thing.

It's just that such an arrangement, isn't it too harsh for Li Zhi, and Li Zhi will agree?

When Li Zhi heard Hong Chengchou's words, his face was also very ugly.

What does this take you for? Grab the merits of the war, I'll fight a tough battle, is this bullying yourself and talking? Didn't you have a holiday with Hong Chengchou? And with Hong Chengchou's character, he holds himself high everywhere, and it is unlikely that he will set such a strategy against himself, right? He was not afraid of provoking himself and waved his sleeves away, and the army was gone, and the main force was sluggish?

Li Zhi, Zheng Kaicheng and the others glanced at each other, their eyes full of doubts.

And Hong Chengchou has no motivation to do such a thing. Whether it is his own meritorious service or the meritorious service of other military generals, he Hong Chengchou has the merit of strategizing. Last time, he went to Qingshankou to fight alone, and in the end, Hong Chengchou still got the credit of command and was promoted to the crown prince and prince. As long as he makes meritorious service in Ningjin this time, Hong Chengchou will also be rewarded.

Such a strategy of suppressing oneself and preventing oneself from making meritorious contributions could not have come from Hong Chengchou's hands.

Who is afraid to make meritorious deeds themselves? And how can it influence Hong Chengchou's strategy?

Li Zhi pretended to be angry, slapped his chair and said: "The military gate is arranged like this, Benbo will not fight!" ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou's face turned pale all of a sudden. He stood up in a panic, smiled and arched his hand and said, "Why did Xingguo Bo say this? With more enemies and fewer small achievements, what is there if you don't take it? With Xingguobo's identity today, of course, it is necessary to make meritorious contributions in the tough battle to show his true heroic qualities. ”

Li Zhi looked at Hong Chengchou, who was panicked but didn't dare to change his words, and determined that this strategy must not have been set by Hong Chengchou. Behind Hong Chengchou, there must be unspeakable helplessness.

Hong Chengchou is the crown prince and teacher, and the only person who can make Hong Chengchou so helpless can only be Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven.

Over the years, he has been pressing step by step, and now he has controlled the whole of Tianjin. He killed gentry and officials in various places, which was very domineering, and it was obvious that the Son of Heaven did not want to see himself go further.

It is necessary to let yourself come to Ningjin to ensure that the Jinzhou War is foolproof. Don't let yourself go into battle until the critical time, and try not to let yourself make meritorious contributions.

The Son of Heaven has a good calculation!