Jinan Mansion

Shandong Governor's Palace

Sun Chuanting summoned the four general soldiers under his command, Bai Guangen, Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu, and Zheng Jiadong, who were able to fight well, to come to Jinan Mansion to discuss matters.

Sun Chuanting first informed everyone of the latest edict of the imperial court, which was to order the 200,000 elite Ming troops in Shandong to immediately go south and fight a decisive battle with Fang Yuan to relieve the siege of Fengyang.

Although this circular is only less than 100 words, it is related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of sergeants.

Sun Chuanting's 200,000 Ming troops, Fang Yuan gathered 180,000 Xuanjia troops, this battle was the largest military decisive battle in the Ming Dynasty in the past two hundred years.

The generals all exploded when they heard this, the strength of the Xuanjia Army has long been famous all over the world, and its elite Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is recognized as not inferior to the Manchu Eight Banners Iron Cavalry The number of various types of artillery is counted, in thousands, the most powerful red-coated cannon, at least fifty as many as 50 The Navy of the Xuanjia Army is also unparalleled in the world, even the great pirate Zheng Zhilong has been annihilated, and there is even the 5,000 special combat army that is armed to the teeth, equipped with the most sophisticated firearms, and is rumored to be invulnerable.

To fight head-on with this kind of army, just thinking about it makes the generals feel that their vests are cold. Not to mention the victory or defeat on the battlefield, even if they can win, how many of the sergeants under his command can return to Shandong alive?

The general soldiers looked at each other, and none of them came out first to explain their opinions.

Sun Chuanting put down the edict of the imperial court, looked at the generals for a week, and said slowly, "All the general soldiers followed me to Shandong from Shaanxi, and all of them are experienced in a hundred battles. How to fight this battle, the general soldiers will discuss it! ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Niu Chenghu's body, this person was a five-year-old and three-thick military man, and what he said was a foolish thing to listen to, and he was also a big one.

Niu Chenghu strode out and said loudly, "Governor Sun, the imperial court asked us to fight the Xuanjia Army, how many reinforcements were sent, how many silver taels were given, and how much military rations were given?!" ”

Sun Chuanting sat down and said, "No reinforcements, no silver taels, military rations!" The imperial court will support 100,000 stone of grain, and the rest needs to be raised by themselves. ”

Niu Chenghu was not happy when he heard it, and shouted, "There are no reinforcements, no silver, let the court fight by itself, we are born and die on the battlefield, we want silver, we want women." ”

He said it too bluntly, and directly treated the military meeting as a vegetable market bargain, Sun Chuanting scolded and said, "Niu Lao Rude! This is a military order of the imperial court, and I didn't joke with you. ”

Niu Chenghu snorted, but he didn't dare to collide with him, and retreated directly.

With Niu Chenghu coming out to clarify the thoughts of the generals, Gao Jie also sneered and said, "Governor Sun, the last general thinks that instead of fighting hard with the Xuanjia army, it is better to reverse the front of the army and point to the capital." It's much easier to grab silver and women from the capital than in Jiangnan. The last general went to Yangzhou Mansion that year, and was blocked by Fang Yuan in Huai'an Mansion and almost didn't come back, luck! ”

Sun Chuanting knew that this Gao Jie was born in a rogue, and in addition to silver in his eyes, he was a woman. gnawing hard bones, he can't count on it, but he is a good hand at looting, and he has scavenged millions of taels of silver from Yangzhou Mansion before.

Gao Jie's idea is both simple and crude, that is, to be loyal to the court, where there is a benefit, the soldiers will point.

Sun Chuanting couldn't cry or laugh at this rogue soldier, and scolded him sharply, "Gao Zongbing, you are a dignified general soldier, don't use silver and women at every turn." It is still time to be loyal and serve the court! As long as Fang Yuan is defeated, the silver and women in Jiangnan are not at your disposal?! ”

"Okay, okay, Inspector Sun has the final say."

Gao Jie shrugged his shoulders indifferently and stepped back.

Zheng Jiadong came out and said, "Inspector Sun, I think I want to serve the imperial court, and I don't have to serve the Beijing imperial court!" The Nanjing Imperial Court is also the Imperial Court, so it is better for us to also carry the banner of the Qingjun side, and the Qingjun side with Fang Yuan is also a road! ”

These general soldiers under Sun Chuanting's command are all experienced and unruly masters, and holding a military meeting is also a tune for hanging children. It was tricky for him to pull the group of army leaders towards a goal.

"Smack!"

Sun Chuanting slammed the table, shocking everyone with a pain in their eardrums, and got up and scolded, "This governor repeats again, this is a military meeting. A military meeting that will determine the general trend of the world! A military conference that is related to the life and death of our army! If we receive the emperor's favor, we should die, and if anyone dares to turn their heads to crusade against the court, they will immediately be imprisoned for the crime of treason, and there will be no forgiveness for killing! ”

"Someone! Please bring out the sword of Shang Fang, and this governor will kill the rebels today! ”

He was really angry, and ordered his soldiers to stand in the middle with Shang Fang's sword in their hands to deter the generals. The generals were all solemn at this time, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense again.

Bai Guangen, the fierce general under Sun Chuanting, stood up and said solemnly, "Inspector Sun, the imperial court has made it clear that we want to fight with Fang Yuan to lose both, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman." If our army goes south, we will fall for the tricks of the imperial court! ”

Bai Guangen saw the joint at a glance, and Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice, "Yes, this is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it!" What do you think?! ”

Bai Guangen continued, "The imperial court has a good plan, and we have a wall ladder. We want to go south because we want to go south, but how to go south can be considered. The last general thinks that we can advance to Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion step by step, but instead of facing Fang Yuan head-on, we dig deep trenches, accumulate grain, and spend money with Fang Yuan in Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion! ”

"Anyway, the imperial court has provided 100,000 stone of grain, which is enough for us for three months, so we will go to the imperial court to ask for food when we run out of food. If the court gives it, we will continue to consume it with Fang Yuan, if the court does not give it, we will justifiably withdraw our troops on the grounds of lack of food, who dares to say that we are not half a word?! ”

Sun Chuanting was very moved when he heard this, and Hong Chengchou's Battle of Songjin was also played like this back then.

It was a lot of luck to fight head-on with the Manchus, but if the siege of Jinzhou was not resolved, it could not be explained to the court and public opinion. Hong Chengchou had an idea, and simply dragged the 140,000 Ming army to a stalemate with the Manchu Qing on the front line of Songshan and Jinzhou, neither taking the initiative to attack nor retreating, and it took a year like this.

Hong Chengchou originally planned to consume the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty, so he solved the siege of Jinzhou. How do you know that Huang Taiji didn't withdraw as if he was crazy, and directly besieged Jinzhou for more than a year.

In the end, on the contrary, the logistics supply of the Ming Dynasty could not keep up, and Jinzhou City was even more precarious. Chongzhen had to urge Hong Chengchou to fight, but once he went to war, he was defeated by Songjin, and even Hong Chengchou himself was captured.

This rescue of Fengyang is almost a copy of the Songjin War that year.

Attacking the Xuanjia Army head-on, according to Sun Chuanting's estimates, has a chance of winning at most thirty percent, and the sergeants will suffer heavy casualties. It is better to follow the example, follow Hong Chengchou's method back then, and send troops to Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion, but instead of attacking, he set up camp and dug trenches, so he and Fang Yuan were consumed.

Moreover, compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty back then, Fang Yuan had one of the biggest disadvantages, that is, he couldn't afford it.

At that time, Huang Taiji had no worries, so he was relieved to boldly surround Jinzhou for one or two years. And Fang Yuan must also take care of the movements in the direction of Li Zicheng in Huguang and Henan, if the army confronts Sun Chuanting outside all the year round, it is difficult to predict whether Li Zicheng will take advantage of the fire to rob.

With Sun Chuanting's calculations, Fang Yuan actually can't afford to consume it, as long as the energy consumption is gone, and the siege of Fengyang is relieved without blood, then it is considered a great achievement, and it can be regarded as an explanation to the imperial court.

Sun Chuanting's plan has been decided, and he started to shoot the case, and said with great joy, "According to the opinion of General Bai, I will immediately send troops to the south, not to fight a decisive battle with the Xuanjia Army, but to set up camp, dig trenches, and confront the Xuanjia Army on the whole line!" ”

He saw that Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu and other generals were still looking stupid because they were unprofitable, and said happily, "The rich families in Xuzhou and the salt merchants in Huai'an can be plundered by you." According to the old rules, the plundered grain will go to the governor's palace silver, and the women will be divided in half, and all will be yours! ”

As soon as this promise was spoken, Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu and others suddenly became more energetic, like a cat smelling a fishy smell, and they all shouted, "Okay!" Inspector Sun, we will immediately send troops to Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion! ”