Sun Tianhao explained his work in Guangzhou and returned to Yulin Bay by boat.

Xia Yang has no opinion on Sun Tianhao's suggestion, whether it is the Qiong Fair or the Canton Fair, it is all done by the Commercial Bureau anyway, and Xia Yang agreed with Sun Tianhao's opinion on postponing the Canton Fair.

Xu Lang was a little hesitant after hearing Sun Tianhao's meaning: "Tianhao, you also know that Leng Tianbing and their senior officers are not at home, and I am left alone in the General Staff now, if I go to Guangzhou, what will happen to the work of the General Staff." ”

"Brother Xu." Sun Tianhao tried his best to persuade, "Just because Han Wantao and they are all gone, there should be nothing important about your General Staff, and besides, Zhang Guodong and Wang Hua are still at home." Now you are the only one in the family who has an official status, and you don't go to anyone. ”

"Even if I go, it may not be of any use, I am a third-grade general, or a military attaché, and it is not necessary if Zhang Jingxin sees me or not."

"Brother Xu, you don't have to worry, Xia Yang promised to go to Qiongzhou Mansion to find Wang Kezong, and try to persuade Wang Kezong to go to Guangzhou as well."

"Can Wang Kezong go to Guangzhou to participate in the Canton Fair? Can you also help us contact Zhang Jingxin? Xu Lang didn't believe it, "I think it's enough, have you seen when Wang Kezong came to Yulin Bay alone." ”

"You don't know about this, I've discussed it with Tianyang." Sun Tianhao said with a smile, "Wang Kezong didn't come to Yulin Bay alone, he came from Chen Mincheng, but this time he went to Guangzhou, and he went to see the governor of Liangguang, which is different." Wang Kezong's Qiongzhou prefect has also been working for several years, and Qiongzhou Mansion has developed well in recent years, doesn't he have the idea of rising again? ”

"Tianhao, you can do it, the analysis is very thorough." Xu Lang agreed, "Then when will I leave?" ”

"Don't worry, Tianyang will go to Qiongzhou Mansion first to lobby Wang Kezong, and if you agree there, you can go together."

He Jiong reported to Jiang Beiming in Beijing about the Military Commission's plan in person, and inspected Ge Tao's work, and then secretly went to Nanpu alone. Jiang Beiming also received a letter from home that Han Wantao and Zeng Guangxian would arrive in Dengzhou with Zheng Zhilong's fleet in about October, and the exact location and time of the attack were to be determined, either Nanpu or Lushun.

Jiang Beiming didn't pay much attention to the bitter plan, he felt that the possibility of success of this plan was relatively small, so he simply talked to Pan Xuezhong and asked Pan Xuezhong to be specifically responsible for selecting the right candidate. But Jiang Beiming had his own new idea for Han Wantao to come to Dengzhou.

Yulin Bay, plus Zheng Zhilong, plus the Ming army in Dengzhou, the total strength may be more than 20,000, and there are nearly 30 warships. This is a powerful force, although the main purpose of this time is to prevent Tao Min from going to Japan, and by the way, to provoke the relationship between Huang Taiji and Tao Min and Dolgon, why can't he take this opportunity to strike hard at the Manchu Qing. Wu Sangui's combat effectiveness in Ningyuan's Guanning Iron Cavalry has become stronger and stronger in recent years, but he has never taken the initiative to attack.

Jiang Beiming has a huge map of Liaodong in front of him, Wu Sangui is stationed in Ningyuan, Zu Dashou is now in Jinzhou, if the two can join forces to recover Dalinghe City, and then rely on Dalinghe to build a defensive line, then the situation in the north will be improved. And Dengzhou can do its best to defeat Lushun and set up a defensive line in Jinzhou to defend Lushun, so that Lushun can be used as a nail wedge in Liaodong. If these two goals are achieved, it is impossible for Tao Min not to return to Huang Taiji, and the Japanese problem will be solved.

Entering the Daling River, Wu Sangui should have no problem, but can Zu Dashou be reliable. Moreover, there are 20,000 Eight Banners in Lushun, and a lot of artillery to defend the city has been added, and the army in Dengzhou is only 20,000, and the Yulin army is only 7,000.

Jiang Beiming was pondering his own idea, Zhang Hai quietly walked behind him and looked at it: "Beiming, what are you thinking, why are you so distracted." ”

"There are more than 10,000 people in the fast gun team, and 5,000 in the Shenji battalion." Jiang Beiming muttered to himself and suddenly turned his head and asked, "How is the fight between Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou, and is he still in a stalemate with Li Zicheng in Xi'an?" ”

"It's been a stalemate." Zhang Hai didn't understand why Jiang Beiming suddenly asked such a sentence without a head.

"How many soldiers and horses can be transferred from Datong Town and Xuanfu Town? I'm talking about the Ming army. ”

"The two places together can mobilize 20,000 or 30,000." The more Zhang Hai listened, the more confused he became, "Beiming, what do you want to do?" ”

Jiang Beiming silently calculated in his heart, pointed to the map and said: "Transfer the 30,000 people from Datong and Xuanfu to Ningyuan, and cooperate with Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou to attack the Daling River; Let's take the fast gun team and the Shenji battalion to Dengzhou, and cooperate with Han Wantao to defeat Lushun. ”

"Beiming, if you want to take the initiative, this is absolutely impossible." Zhang Hai was taken aback, "Huang Taiji will never sit idly by, he will definitely send reinforcements, and if you don't get it, Dolgon and Taomin will also come back." We only have Han Wantao's 7,000 army in the north, and we have not yet reached Dengzhou, Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang together have more than 2,000 people, and the rest are Ming troops. But do you think the Ming army will win, the original historical Songjin Battle of 130,000 Ming troops also lost. Beiming, although the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has increased now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is also developing, especially the Korean New Army, whose combat effectiveness I have seen with my own eyes. ”

Zhang Hai wanted to go on, but Jiang Beiming raised his hand to stop him: "Zhang Hai, this is just my preliminary idea. We have been on the defensive side with the Ming Dynasty all these years, so I had the idea of taking the initiative to attack. You go and call Pan Xuezhong over and let's discuss, if it is feasible, come up with a plan and send it home." Han Wantao: They will only arrive in Dengzhou in October, and we still have time. ”

The three traversers in Beijing held a secret meeting, and Jiang Beiming said what he didn't think to Zhang Hai just now.

Han Wantao They have a total of thirty warships, and they are attacking Lushun from the sea, even if there are certain casualties in the siege battle, it should not be the casualties of the Yulin army, because the commander of this battle should be Han Wantao.

The 30,000 people from Datong and Xuanfu were transferred to Ningyuan, and the total number of men and horses of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou could reach 70,000 or 80,000, even if Huang Taiji transferred reinforcements, the final defeat of the Ming army would inevitably be a heavy blow to the Manchus.

The three of them know the bitter meat plan in the family, since the family means to contact Huang Taiji to divide Taomin, then when this battle reaches a certain level, it is completely possible to find someone to negotiate a truce with Huang Taiji. If this plan is implemented, Jiang Beiming estimates that he will have to wait until early December at the earliest, and at that time, I am afraid that He Jiong will have already provoked the contradiction between Huang Taiji and Dolgon in Korea.

And there is one of the biggest benefits in this, once this battle is expanded, the power of the Ming Dynasty and Huang Taiji will be weakened, which is good for Yulin Bay. Sometimes politics is just so dirty.

Zhang Hai and Pan Xuezhong asked a few more questions, and Jiang Beiming answered them one by one. Seeing that Jiang Beiming was so insistent, the two of them no longer raised opposing opinions. Jiang Beiming wrote a letter with his thoughts in detail, and asked Ge Tao's people to send them back to Yulin Bay as soon as possible.