Chapter 119: Pre-War Preparations
First of all, according to the intelligence, the staff calculated that the time when Jiannu arrived on Juehua Island should be around the 28th of the first month. Therefore, an order was issued, and the Dongjiang Army and the 3rd Division began to attack the two blue flags in Liaodong on the 22nd of the first month, and the 1st Division tried to attack the two red flags in Haizhou on the 24th of the first month.
The order of the General Staff was to create a momentum and make the Jiannu in these two places feel the pressure, so that the news of the attack would be transmitted to the Nu chieftains, and then the Nu chiefs would be affected.
Of course, if you don't spend too much money to capture it, you can also take the opportunity to capture it, and then loot the supplies, rescue the Liao people here, and withdraw from this place before the enemy attacks.
Secondly, Juehua Island is now all an army, so Jiannu does not know the strength of Juehua Island, so it can create the illusion that Juehua Island is insufficient, and on the 26th of the first month, some soldiers began to be dispatched to dig the ice, only to let the enemy see the situation of the ice, not to succeed in the ice, of course, in such weather conditions, the hasty ice digging operation is unlikely to achieve any effect.
Finally, a wall was built on the mainland side of Kyaw Hwa Island to deal with a possible attack by Jiannu. The task of repairing the city wall was given to Zhang Xinchen's Second Brigade, and Dai Chunfeng volunteered to come to the Second Brigade to ask for help.
Zhang Xinchen smiled: "Brother Chunfeng, you don't know how to repair the city, why are you running here, don't worry?" ”
Dai Chunfeng said with a smile: "I don't know how to repair the city, but now I just want to build a small wall to block the construction of the slaves, so that our firepower advantage can be fully played, I know that you are straightforward, I am afraid that you will build an indestructible city wall, so I want to give you a suggestion." ”
Zhang Xinchen touched his head with a smile and said: "I am a tendon, you know, you don't say, I am really going to build a strong city wall, but I am a little worried that I don't know where to find sand and stones." ”
Dai Chunfeng smiled mysteriously: "No need for sand and stones, I'll teach you a way, you first use branches and weeds to build a shape, and then pour water on it, it will soon solidify into an ice wall, and Jiannu can't climb it at all." ”
Zhang Xinchen patted his head and said: "I originally heard from the people in the staff department that your brother Chunfeng is a smart person, but I never knew where you were smart, but today I finally understood." ”
Zhang Xinchen used the method of wearing a spring breeze to quickly repair a wall about one zhang high, leaving only a few small openings in the middle to facilitate entry and exit. A large number of nine-pound guns were arranged behind the small opening, and the back of the wall was raised with something to allow the infantry to stand and fire from above the wall.
After the city wall was repaired, it began to wait for the attack of Jiannu. After arriving in Ningyuan, Nurhachi sent scouts to reconnoiter the situation on Juehua Island, but the scouts reported that Juehua Island was digging ice, which may have just begun, and the effect was extremely poor, and there was no way to stop the attack.
Nurhachi convened the generals to discuss the issue of attacking Kyaw Wah Island, and Azig said: "They didn't expect us to attack Kyaw Wah Island, so they started to dig ice now, and there is no way to successfully dig ice." From here, it can be seen that they are scared, and we can push them all the way and wipe them out. ”
After Du Du suffered the loss of the Guards last time, he was a little afraid of the Ming army, and he said carefully: "If the Ming army has enough troops, it will be difficult for us to fight over. ”
Nurhachi glanced at this grandson with displeasure and said, "It won't be difficult to fight anyone?" The enemy will never lie down and let you fight. ”
Du Du didn't dare to say any more, Huang Taiji said: "There are nearly thirty miles from the land to Juehua Island, it is difficult to walk on the ice, and it will take us nearly two hours to reach Juehua, if we can occupy Juehua Island in one battle, it will be fine, but if the attack is blocked, the soldiers who attacked the island will have no way to come back." Father Khan pondered. ”
Nurhachi has always valued this son, and of course his words must be carefully considered. He thought for a while and said: "The soldiers of the Four Banners, of course, the battle must be decided, and the day after tomorrow, you will personally lead the team to sweep away the Ming army on Juehua Island in one fell swoop, and transport all the materials there back to Liaoshen." ”
Huang Taiji replied: "Father Khan, just rely on scouts to observe from a distance, I'm afraid that I can't know the reality of the Ming army, why don't you go and see for yourself tomorrow?" ”
Nurhachi shouted impatiently: "What else is there to see, my scouts see the Ming army digging the ice, if the Ming army is numerous, why should they do more?" ”
Huang Taiji knelt down on the ground and said: "Father Khan, the Ming army is cunning, if a large number of troops are ambushed and waiting for us to attack, won't they just fall for their tricks?" ”
Nurhachi smiled: "It's good that you think it through, but you don't have to think too smart about the Ming army. If they were really smart, we would all be dead in the battle of Sarhu. We have been letting go of the wind to rob North Korea, giving the Ming army enough time to deploy troops, and the spies reported that the Ming army had already moved to the Dongjiang River, and how many Ming troops could there be on Juehua Island? Explain how many troops there are, and how are they the opponents of our Jurchen warriors. ”
The generals shouted in unison, and although Duoduo was only ten years old, he also shouted: "The Ming army is weak, how can it be my opponent of Zhushen, Father Khan, the child is willing to lead troops to attack Juehua Island the day after tomorrow." ”
Nurhachi looked at Duoduo lovingly and said: "My warrior, the place of the Ming Dynasty is very big, and when you lead the troops to sweep away the Ming people, let you fight the starling the day after tomorrow." ”
Huang Taiji saw that he couldn't do anything, so he had to nod and say: "The day after tomorrow, the son will definitely lay down Juehua Island for his father Khan." ”
Nurhachi said: "The day after tomorrow, you will bring a white flag, and all the armor soldiers with the white flag, and I will pull out twenty oxen for you with the yellow flag, so that you will not be afraid anymore." ”
Such words are already very serious accusations, such as the Yellow Banner generals of Azig and the Yellow Banner generals of Duoduo, some people have already begun to look at Huang Taiji with mockery. Du Du has always been good friends with Huang Taiji, but he can only worry about his eighth uncle and dare not come out to say a word.
Huang Taiji's face remained unchanged and replied: "The son will definitely lay down Juehua Island for his father Khan." ”
After the meeting broke up, Du Du asked worriedly: "Eighth Uncle, is it really possible for the Ming army to ambush a large number of troops on Juehua Island?" ”
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "I'm just worried, we have sixty-three cattle records in the two white flags, and twenty cattle records in the yellow flag, so there are eighty-three cattle records, and there are nearly 10,000 soldiers in the armor, and the Ming army has an ambush, and we can easily defeat them." ”
Du Du put his mind at ease: "The Ming army's guards are indeed very strong, the spies have reported, a large number of guards have gone to Dongjiang Town, Liaonan was originally a guard, and if you want to come to the Ming army in a hurry, I am afraid that I will not be able to train a lot of strong soldiers." ”
Huang Taiji nodded: "Training requires money, for a while, where are so many strong soldiers." It's just that he doesn't think so in his heart, compared to Daming and Jianzhou, what a tall giant, with their financial resources and population, it can be said that it is easy to train strong soldiers.
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