Everyone was shocked when they suddenly heard that his judgment was that Huang Taiji wanted to ask for peace.

Fang Yuan judged that Huang Taiji wanted to seek peace by war, and it was definitely not without a target, and he guessed by feeling.

Although Huang Taiji is an opponent, it is a veritable generation of heroes, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty can enter the Central Plains, all of which are the foundation laid by Huang Taiji, and Dolgon just picked the fruits of the final victory.

While the Ming Dynasty was immersed in the so-called Ningjin Victory, Huang Taiji had already conquered Korea; When the Ming Dynasty was still building the so-called Guanning defense line, Huang Taiji had already subdued the Mongols; When the Ming Dynasty was still anxious about the Liukou, Huang Taiji had basically completed the centralization of the Manchu Dynasty.

At the time of Nurhachi's death, the Manchus were still struggling with the four-sided encirclement of the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, Korea, and even Mao Wenlong. By the time Emperor Taiji died, the Manchu Qing had completely unified the north of the Great Wall and became a well-deserved overlord of northern Xinjiang.

Huang Taiji is accustomed to using the strategy of cutting down big trees to consume the vitality of the Ming Dynasty step by step, so most of the time is spent outside the customs to recuperate, sitting and watching the war between Chongzhen and Liukou. It is only when the rogues are at a disadvantage and are facing the critical juncture of annihilation that a war similar to the Battle of Songjin will be launched to relieve the pressure of the rogues. After that, he recuperated again, and sat back to watch Li Zicheng conquer Kaifeng, occupy Shaanxi, and finally destroy the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Taiji, who has never cared about the gains and losses of a city or a place in western Liaoxi, is sick and may return to the west at any time, and suddenly besieges Ningyuan City with the strength of the country, which is an abnormal move in any case.

From the perspective of strategic form, Li Zicheng's attack on Shaanxi is very urgent, and the most important goal of Huang Taiji at present is by no means to hit the main force of the Ming army again, that is, to make a dish for Li Zicheng and help Li Zicheng unify the northern part of the Central Plains.

In terms of the internal situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, suppressing the power of Dolgon's family was far more important than foreign wars, otherwise his orphans and widows might have been served by Dolgon. Relying on the so-called adultery of Xiaozhuang and Dolgon, he wanted to save the lives of orphans and widows, which was just a romance for the struggle for imperial power.

Therefore, Fang Yuan was almost certain that Huang Taiji launched the Battle of Ningyuan again, with only one purpose, that is, to seek peace through war. Previously, Huang Taiji took the initiative to throw out a peace treaty to the Ming Dynasty, and in the strong situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was no doubt that it was a diplomatic trick; This time the situation is changeable, and if Huang Taiji really wants to seek peace, he will never take the initiative to show weakness, but must show strength and force the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative to seek peace.

Fang Yuan has to admire Huang Taiji, he is worthy of a generation of heroes, and he is simply proficient in military and diplomatic methods, which is amazing!

Fang Yuan patiently explained the reason for the judgment, and everyone was immediately impressed.

Qin Zhan asked, "Boss, what do you think we should do next?" Since the purpose of Huang Taiji is to negotiate peace, can we stand still this time? Your Majesty and the civil servants who are accustomed to talking about peace talks are the best at it. ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Fourth, it is also a peace talk, and the difference is big. Indemnity is a peace negotiation, land cession is also a peace negotiation, and even a minister is still a peace negotiation. As the old saying goes, the benefits that cannot be obtained on the battlefield mountain will inevitably not be obtained at the negotiating table. If the war situation outside the customs is in a mess, and even Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan are all lost, how can we talk about it at the negotiation table except for ceding land and claiming to be vassals? Huang Taiji came with the strength of the whole country, that is, he was striving for the best negotiation conditions! ”

Qin Zhan suddenly said, "According to the boss's idea, he still has to go north to fight the Manchus, as long as he can repel the Manchu attack, he can take the initiative in the peace talks." ”

Jing Jie hesitated and said, "But Ningyuan City is far away from the pass, and when we go out of Shanhaiguan, our Xuanjia Army will not have the home advantage, and we will no longer be able to use guerrilla tactics, so we must face the frontal attack of the Manchu Iron Cavalry." What's more, if all the Xuanjia iron horses are filled in the big pit in Liaodong, Jiangnan must be unstable, which is very unwise. ”

Fang Yuan looked around and said in a deep voice, "Fighting is a must be beaten, not only to fight, but also to fight hard!" Otherwise, it will be impossible to explain to His Majesty at all. But how to fight in order to exchange for the greatest victory at the least cost. ”

Chigutai said loudly, "How can you fight on the battlefield? A real war! ”

Jing Jie immediately vetoed his idea of rushing and fighting, "With 8,000 cavalry from the Xuanjia Military Region, meet the 50,000 iron cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, attack head-on, the loss is too great!" ”

Fang Yuan was thinking about the tactics of this battle, and he was silent.

Shi Lang said, "Fang Junmen, I suggest that the sailors attack Liaodong by surprise, land at Lushunkou first, and then go straight to Shengjing, and the enemy's place must be saved, Huang Taiji will inevitably return to the division to rescue, and the siege of Ningyuan will be relieved." ”

Fang Yuan was startled, Shi Langqi's attack on Liaodong made him excited, staring at the map for a while, if he could land from Lushunkou, he would be able to avoid the main force of Huang Taiji and hit the weakest rear of the Manchu Dynasty, Huang Taiji could only withdraw his troops to relieve the siege and return to the division to rescue.

That's how Mao Wenlong fought guerrillas in the rear of the Qing Dynasty, but Mao Wenlong's sergeants and land battles were really poor, and they couldn't deal a fatal blow to the Manchu abdomen, so they could only stop at a shallow taste. If you change to a Xuanjia Iron Horse, if Huang Taiji dares not to return to the division to rescue, it is also a high probability event to directly defeat Shengjing all the way.

"Commander Shi, this move of yours is simply wonderful!"

Fang Yuan praised Shi Lang, looked at the map and asked, "But Shang Kexi, who surrendered to the Manchus, has a naval division in Lushunkou, how sure is Commander Shi that he can annihilate this naval division?" ”

Speaking of naval battles, Shi Lang was 100% confident, patted his chest and said to Fang Yuan, "Shang Kexi is a bird, I beat him all over the ground looking for teeth!" ”

Fang Yuan didn't have the confidence to open his mouth, after all, Shang Kexi was Mao Wenlong's right-hand man. When he surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he brought with him most of Mao Wenlong's elite sailors, and it was also the most powerful naval division of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, with at least forty or fifty warships. If you don't completely annihilate Shang Kexi's sailors, crossing the sea and attacking Liaodong is a joke!

Fang Yuan explained, "Commander Shi, you immediately lead Jinshanwei north to Weihaiwei to station, I will persuade Your Majesty to assign all the naval warships of Tianjin Wei and Weihaiwei to your command, and you must completely annihilate the still gratifying naval division in one battle!" ”

Jing Jie is the commander of the Xuanjia Army, and what he needs to consider is not only how to win in the north, but also all potential enemies must be analyzed, "Boss, if the Xuanjia Army pours out of the nest, and even the water division goes north to fight, Zheng Zhilong takes the opportunity to go north, how to deal with it?" ”

Fujian's Zheng Zhilong is indeed a threat that cannot be ignored, fortunately, he defeated the Zheng family's Guanhaiwei and Haimen guards in Zhejiang before, otherwise it would be a loss of ground.

Fang Yuan was very satisfied with his overall vision, and said in a deep voice, "Third brother, immediately kill all the seized Qian Qianyi clansmen, and order the envoy to take the head to Fujian, hand it over to Zheng Zhilong, and repair a letter, agreeing to the peace talks on the condition that neither side of the forces enter Zhejiang. ”

"Repair another letter and hand it over to Liu Zeqing in Shandong, my Xuanjia cavalry needs to enter Weihaiwei. If he fully cooperates, I will not be responsible for the previous Yangzhou rebellion. ”

He killed Qian Qianyi's clansmen, that is, he learned the methods of Huang Taiji, and showed strength to Zheng Zhilong with brutal killing, as long as Zheng Zhilong dared to take the opportunity to sneak attack Fang Yuan's rear, Fang Yuan's revenge afterwards would inevitably be even more tragic. This time it's Qian Qianyi's clansmen, and next time it's the Zheng family!

Jing Jie saw that he was decisive in killing, and directly threw out all the chips that were exchanged for Liu Ruye, that is, he completely put aside Liu Ruye's safety with practical actions, and immediately surrendered his order to the overall situation of the Xuanjia Army.

Fang Yuan said to Qin Zhan again, "Fourth, go to Nanjing City immediately, and in the name of King Qin in the north, requisition all the sailors of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, as well as the troop carriers." Then I will inform Xi Benzhen, Shen Xiang, and the officials of Songjiang Prefecture that I will collect merchant ships from Suzhou and Songjiang Prefecture and transport troops north. ”

Qin Zhan promised, "Yes!" ”

"Third brother, this time you are still in the rear, and the 8,000 Xuanjia infantry in Malin also stayed in the four mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, always paying attention to the movements of all parties. If Zheng Zhilong's sailors dared to go north, they only needed to hold the coastal towns and prevent Zheng's army from invading the interior. ”

"Hu Qi, this time you led three hundred brocade guards to go with me to the capital to face the saint."

"Chigutai, 8,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry equipped with sufficient firearms, armor, and 20,000 war horses go straight up the canal, you don't have to enter the capital, you can go directly to Weihaiwei to station, and meet with Shi Commander."

"Zong Ze, all the artillery battalions have boarded the ship to support Commander Shi to annihilate Shang Kexi's sailors."

All the generals received the orders together, Fang Yuan stared at the Taihu Lake in the distance, and muttered to himself, if this battle can force Huang Taiji to sign the alliance under the city, at least in two or three years, there is no need to worry about the threat from the Manchus outside the Guan. Da Ming can completely free up his hands to solve the problem of the rogues.