Ten days later, Fang Yuan sent spies who contacted Niu Chenghu and Zheng Jiadong respectively, and the two generals promised Fang Yuan to send someone to negotiate in half a month.

Fang Yuan waited in Jining Prefecture for half a month, but he didn't see Niu Chenghu and Zheng Jiadong come to negotiate. The two commanders-in-chief only sent sergeants to contact them, one put forward a proposal to be appointed as the chief soldier of Shaanxi, and the other proposed to be appointed as the chief soldier of Shanxi.

Shaanxi and Shanxi border Mongolia and are important border towns in northern Xinjiang, so whether or not they can appoint the two of them as the commander-in-chief of such an important border town also needs to examine the actual ability of the two, and Fang Yuan cannot casually agree at the moment.

He also sent a sergeant and invited the two commanders to negotiate in person and reach the terms of surrender. As a result, for more than ten days, Niu Chenghu and Zheng Jiadong never replied.

On this day, Fang Yuan had just gotten up, still sleepy-eyed, Jing Jie suddenly came in a hurry to report, last night Jiningwei sent an emergency military report, after nightfall, by the Ming army sneak attack. The fifty warships of the Gongwei Jiningwei were all annihilated, and countless Ming troops landed from the port of Jiningwei and attacked the Jining Acropolis overnight.

Jining Wei's Xuanjia army was tight, and had lost a small half of its position, so it sent people to Jining City for help.

Previously, there were 50,000 Xuanjia soldiers stationed in Jining Wei, and later, in order to consolidate the defense of Jining City, Fang Yuan transferred 10,000 Xuanjia soldiers into Jining City. In order to flank Yanzhou City in the east and west, another 20,000 soldiers were sent to capture Zou County in the southwest of Yanzhou City.

At present, there are only 20,000 soldiers left in Jiningwei, and there are only 50,000 soldiers in Jining City.

The Ming army's large-scale attack was indeed beyond Fang Yuan's expectations. With the absolute superiority of the Xuanjia Army's naval division, how could the warships of the Beijing Imperial Court wipe out the water potential of Jiningwei? Unless it's ......

An ominous sign suddenly appeared in Fang Yuan's mind, unless it was Zheng Sen from Weihaiwei who made a move. Zheng Sen had just repelled Shi Lang's first wave of offensive against Weihaiwei, and he was indeed able to free up his hands to support Sun Chuanting's offensive.

There are as many as 20,000 Xuanjia soldiers in Jiningwei, and the general combat power of the Xuanjia army is higher than that of the Ming army.

While the two were discussing, the sergeant hurriedly came to report, and two armies of soldiers and horses also appeared in the north of Jining City, overwhelmingly coming. One is under the banner of 'Niu', and the other is under the banner of 'Zheng', and each team has at least 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers.

Needless to say, these two teams are Niu Chenghu and Zheng Jiadong, who have been fighting with Fang Yuan to surrender before.

Fang Yuan didn't know until this moment that he had fallen for the two of them, these two commanders didn't think about surrendering at all, and the reason why they were dealing with him was just a paralyzing tactic to delay time.

With the scale of Niu Chenghu and Zheng Jiadong's troops, it is obvious that they are also pouring in.

Fang Yuan paced back and forth in the dormitory, and as his mind gradually calmed down, he gradually sorted out the ins and outs of this sneak attack.

This is a joint battle between Sun Chuanting and Zheng Sen.

Sun Chuanting did not go to save Dongchang and Qingzhou, and his strategic intention was very obvious, that is, to imitate the Battle of Salhu, let you come a few ways, and I will only go all the way. Ignoring the Xuanjia Army that divided troops into Qingzhou and Dongchang, he concentrated his superior forces to attack Jining Wei and Jining City, where Fang Yuan was located.

The purpose of attacking Jiningwei was, of course, to come for the military rations in Jiningwei. As long as Jiningwei is captured, it can not only burn the military rations of the Xuanjia Army, but even cut off the grain route for transporting grain and grass in the Grand Canal.

Fang Yuan secretly compared the strength of the two sides, the quality of the troops, and the number of artillery.

In terms of the number of troops, Sun Chuanting's army mobilized to attack Jining City and Jiningwei was at least more than 120,000, while the defensive strength of Fang Yuan's side was only 50,000 at best, and even if the Xuanjia army in Zou County was transferred back, it was only 70,000. It is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops.

In terms of the quality of the army, Sun Chuanting poured into the nest with at least 50,000 new-style Ming troops, plus 70,000 Ming troops. On Fang Yuan's side, the most elite Xuanjia Iron Cavalry has been sent to Dongchang Mansion; And the ace division of the special operations army was also sent to Zhang Ying of Qingzhou Mansion. The two main trump cards were not there, and those who remained in Jining Prefecture were actually the soldiers of the infantry battalion with slightly weaker combat strength. The comprehensive quality of soldiers is only under Sun Chuanting's army.

In terms of the number of artillery, Fang Yuan had already allocated two-thirds of the artillery to the two lines of Chigutai and Zhang Ying's division of troops, and there were less than 100 artillery pieces left in Jining Prefecture. Although there were a lot of gunpowder and lead bullets, they could only last one or two large-scale artillery battles.

Fang Yuan secretly compared, and couldn't help but sigh deeply, what he didn't expect was that the main decisive battle between the two sides would fall from the sky like this, and it started when he was caught off guard!

The military situation is urgent.

Jing Jie obviously also realized that Sun Chuanting was desperate in this war, and led the main force of the Ming army to a decisive battle with Fang Yuan. At present, Sun Chuanting is ready for a decisive battle, and the Xuanjia Army is in a hurry, if the war is compared to a game of chess, at the beginning of this decisive battle, the Xuanjia Army lost the lead and fell into an absolute inferiority.

Jing Jie said in a deep voice, "Boss, Sun Chuanting led the main force to come to a decisive battle with our army, and we will immediately transfer back the 20,000 Xuanjia troops stationed in Zou County!" ”

Fang Yuan looked at the sand table with a solemn expression, and said slowly, "Third brother, Jining Wei is not in danger, and the transportation channel of the waterway has been cut off by Sun Chuanting; If the Xuanjia Army of Zou County is transferred back to help and Zou County is lost, the land transportation line will also be cut off. As soon as the grain road is cut off, how can this battle be fought, the 20,000 Xuanjia troops in Zou County must not move! ”

Jing Jie also knew that his doubts were very reasonable, and said, "Boss, then we will immediately send sentry cavalry to Dongchang and Qingzhou Erfu, and order Chigutai and Zhang Ying to immediately return to help, and surround Sun Chuanting's Ming army!" ”

Fang Yuan still shook his head and said, "Third brother, Zheng Sen of Weihaiwei has already participated in the war, so it can be seen that the imperial court is not trying to save Sun Chuanting. At least a few governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies also understand the truth of cold lips and teeth. If Zhou Yuji's Jin army, Wu Sangui's Guanning army also went south to support the Shandong battlefield. The outcome of this battle is no longer predictable, and our army will lose a lot. ”

Jing Jie walked around the sand table a few times, and sighed, "Boss, this time in the Northern Expedition, our army has annihilated 10,000 train battalions, 10,000 new-style Ming troops, captured Bai Guangen, killed Gao Jie, and cut off Sun Chuanting's two arms. The military prestige of the Xuanjia Army has already shocked Shandong, so it is better to accept it when it is good and withdraw the troops! ”

Jing Jie's suggestion was a cautious strategy, give up this kind of unexpected decisive battle, and retreat back to Nanzhili.

Fang Yuan sat back in the handsome chair, closed his eyes slightly, and said lightly, "Third brother, what is it to capture Bai Guangen and kill Gao Jie?" This time, our army's Northern Expedition is well prepared, if it returns without success, it will be defeated, where can we say that we will receive it when it is good?! ”

Jing Jie walked up to him and persuaded him earnestly, "Boss, our army is sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, and if you want money and food, you will have food and grain, and you will be able to fight for a long time; And Sun Chuanting used a corner of Shandong to attack Jiangnan, and the advantage was in the decisive battle. If our army hastily fights a decisive battle with it, it is a long and short one, and I am afraid that it will repeat the mistake of Yuan Shao's defeat in the battle of Guandu! ”

Fang Yuan had to admit that what Jing Jie said was extremely reasonable at the military level, and in this kind of disadvantaged situation, a hasty decisive battle was indeed extremely dangerous. However, Fang Yuan's concerns go far beyond military risks.

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