In the Yamen of the governor of Jinzhou, after Sun Chuanting showed the orders of the General Staff to the civil and military officials who had been called, he said calmly to everyone: "From this moment on, all military and political affairs outside the Shanhai Pass must be submitted to the Former Enemy Committee first, and the official will decide whether to report to the capital, what objections do you have?" ”

After confirming the emperor's signature on the order and the seal of the General Staff, everyone naturally said that they had no objection and asked Sun Chengzong to preside over the implementation of the next combat operation.

After Sun Chuanting glanced at everyone, he continued: "Then Governor Wang, as my deputy, will handle civil affairs, and Staff Officer Li Hongyuan will set up the former enemy's staff to assist me in handling military affairs.

The troops participating in this operation included the entire Second Field Army, the First Division of the Third Field Army, the First Field Army, the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 6th Cavalry Divisions, the Eight Banners of Loyalty and Righteousness, and the Mongolian Self-Defense Army, with a total strength of about 50,000 troops. In addition, there are more than 5,000 logistics troops.

Among them, the 6th Cavalry Division, the Eight Banners of Zhongyi, and the Mongolian Banner Self-Defense Army will be commanded by Deputy Chief of Staff Mao Yuanyi to cooperate with our army's operations. Therefore, you must first understand one thing, our side is a frontal battlefield, whether it is merit or responsibility, it is our priority, and Deputy Chief of Staff Mao is only a partial division after all.

In the next day, Staff Officer Li Hongyuan will set up the framework of the former enemy's general staff, and then connect with the staff system of each department, and the exact instructions for each army will be issued by the former enemy's general staff one by one. The officer hereby declares in advance that all units must act in accordance with the instructions of the former enemy's general staff. If someone acts without permission, he will not be rewarded for his victory; Whoever does what is commanded will not be punished if he is defeated..."

Although Sun Chuanting's tone was not very harsh, the frightened generals of Liaoxi, who had been purged by the General Staff before, did not dare to raise any objections, but just listened to Sun Chuanting's orders quietly.

“… Since it is a combat plan, it naturally has a combat goal. Although I can't tell you the detailed battle plan right away, I can tell you the objectives of this battle first, so that you don't make mistakes in implementing the battle plan.

There is only one major objective of this operation, that is, to test the achievements of the armies in reorganizing the army over the past two years. There are three small goals, the first is to save yourself; the second is to destroy the enemy; The third is to seize the land of Uiju..."

After Sun Chuanting conveyed the order of the General Staff Department, Li Hongyuan and his accompanying staff officers quickly set up a former enemy staff headquarters to connect with various armies and departments. On the morning of 2 October, Li Hongyuan presented Sun Chuanting with a detailed battle plan and explained to him that he and other staff officers had supplemented the battle plan.

“… According to our inference, although the army of the Later Jin invaded Korea was overwhelming along the way, under the premise that the king of Joseon and Wang Shizi had already left the capital to defect to Jiangdu, the Later Jin should not be able to control the Korean region, especially the southern prefectures and counties, in a short period of time.

The Houjin invaded North Korea this time in order to plunder the population and materials, and the northern part of the country is mountainous, and the population and materials are not rich. Therefore, if they want to get a satisfactory harvest, they have to go deep into the Jeolla Province area. Looting people and collecting supplies is not a battle between the two armies, and they can be fought in one drum. Therefore, no matter how weak North Korea is, without two months, Houjin will not be able to return to Shenyang.

Without Huang Taiji presiding over the center, it will be difficult for the Houjin country to integrate forces to deal with the offensive of our army. Therefore, the lower officials and others unanimously agreed that if they wanted to attack Uiju and let all units of our army get proper training, they should end this war within two months. Regardless of whether there are results or not, after 60 days, all units of our army should return to the place of departure. ”

Sun Chuanting was suddenly a little dumbfounded, and he couldn't help but interrupt Li Hongyuan and said, "Sixty days? It will take about 10 days for Mao Yuanyi's side to arrive at Longcheng, and it will take 5 days to reach the entrance of the Great Wall in the west of Yizhou. In other words, if we want to launch a joint attack on Uiju, we only have 45 days of combat time, right? ”

Li Hongyuan shook his head and said: "In order to ensure that the armies can withdraw safely, we believe that we should reserve 15 days for retreat, and you should know that it is more difficult to command the retreat of the armies in front of the enemy than to command them to attack. If there is not enough time for staggered cover, the retreat can also turn into a rout. ”

Sun Chuanting frowned and said, "Although I want you to be cautious, but you won't be so cautious, right?" Although the Derge class stationed in Yizhou is not well-known, the Zhenglan Banner led by him is still not famous. The last time Huang Taiji went on an expedition to the grassland, and Yue Tuo was stationed in Yizhou to monitor Jinzhou, Yue Tuo also renovated the city of Yizhou, and it is said that the defense measures were still good.

The Zhenglan Banner has a strong city, and in the east there is a red flag led by Yue Tuo, who is stationed in Beizhen, and there are Azig and Abatai on this side of the Liao River. Do you really think 30 days is enough time for us to attack Uiju? ”

Li Hongyuan spread out the map he brought in front of Sun Chuanting, which was a map near Jinzhou, and what was more special was that it was covered with hexagonal grids.

Li Hongyuan pointed to the map and said: "The side length of each grid here is one kilometer, and the distance between Yizhou and Jinzhou is about 55 kilometers, and the two places are extremely flat, and the army will only travel for 2-3 days."

Houjin occupied this place, and if he raided Jinzhou with cavalry, it would be a day's work. Although our army built three fortresses in the north of Jinzhou, we must always worry about the Houjin cavalry attacking south. There are many river valley basins and hilly grasslands near Uiju, which are extremely promising, whether it is tuntian or grazing.

Therefore, the importance of this place to Houjin is even higher than the importance of Daming to me. Once our army regained Yizhou, Houjin would have one less place to garrison near Jinzhou. As for Beizhen, it is separated from Jinzhou by mountains and rivers, and it is difficult to see Jinzhou with its geography after all.

Therefore, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Houjin will not give up on Yiju. In that case, we should force the Houjin army to engage in a battle with our army here. The 4th, 5th, and 6th Divisions of the Second Field Army ordered He Kegang to lead the 6th Division to sit in Jinzhou, the 4th Division to garrison Jinxian County to guard the Daling River to contain Azig and Abatai, and Zhang Chun to lead the 5th Division to guard Kaizhou Tun and Tuanshan Fort to guard the rear road of our army.

The 1st Division, the 7th Division, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Cavalry Divisions and all the artillery units in western Liaoning were all pressed to the front of Yizhou, which was more than 20,000 people. It is comparable to the number of Mongolian tribal soldiers in the Blue Banner, the Red Banner and the local Mongolian tribes. With the nature of Yue Tuo and the Jurchens, they will inevitably not be trapped in the city of Uiju by our army to fight a defensive battle, but will choose a field battle that is more beneficial to them.

Since it is a field battle, we believe that the 30-day combat period is already very much marginal. Of course, in this war, Houjin has the advantage of many cavalry, and our side has some advantages in artillery. In order to make better use of the power of artillery, we proposed to build a wartime railway from Jinju to Yiju to facilitate the transfer of artillery shells and * and other materials from Huludao.

The Kannai Railway has been extended to Jinzhou, and there are abundant materials and manpower to build the railway. Therefore, we believe that this railway can be completed in less than ten days, and of course this will require the mobilization of all our troops. ”

Sun Chuanting looked at the map for a long time before he looked up at him and asked, "Why did you put the Second Field Army, which is more familiar with geography, behind and on the side?" Didn't the 1st Division just arrive in Huludao? ”

Li Hongyuan hesitated for a moment before saying: "Since the completion of the purge of the armies in western Liaoning, the General Staff has not fully assessed their combat effectiveness. In contrast, Zuo Liangyu's 1st Division and the 7th Division led by Man Gui himself were reliable. ”

Sun Chuanting thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Then refine it according to this plan, and contact Mao Yuanyi's side as soon as possible to understand their advance plan, so that our side can cooperate."

In addition, according to His Majesty's intentions, although it is natural for us to fight Houjin, but we just made peace with Houjin Yanyan last year, and it is easy to fall into the mouth of the tongue even if we attack so suddenly, and we don't have so many cavalry to raid Yiju.

Since there are still 15 days to prepare for the battle, then you can choose the one who is bold from the army and send him to Yiju to question the Derge. Question: Why did they take in the rebellion of the 36 departments of my Ming Dynasty, and they were responsible for returning all the 36 rebellious people and animals to my Ming Dynasty, otherwise this official will personally go to Yizhou to arrest the rebels, not to mention unforesight..."

With the establishment of the former enemy's headquarters, one after another orders were sent to various parts of western Liaoning, and the entire western Liaoning and Chengde areas were in tense action. But once inside the Kannai, the tension in the wartime quickly eased. As for the Gyeonggi area, there is no feeling of war among the people at all.

Chongzhen also had time to take Xia Yunyi and Niu Jinxing to the nearby counties of Gyeonggi to do research to understand the harvest of this autumn harvest and the fluctuation of grain prices.

Although there are still brocade guards on the side, they are much more free than the brigade that Chongzhen patrolled before. Of course, this is also because the Gyeonggi counties have benefited from the economic development of the capital, and the security in the counties has been much better than before. Although the county seat is not large, there are basically no idlers on the streets. This can also allow Chongzhen to dress up as a noble son from the capital and take a group of family members to relax a little.

Chongzhen didn't want to embarrass Jinyiwei, and he didn't come to play any micro-service private visits. He just wanted to know whether the reform policies in the past few years had benefited the local people.

Xia Yunyi was a little puzzled by the emperor's actions, he believed that the purpose of reform was to restore the normal operation of the country, as long as the country resumed normal operation, the people would naturally benefit, how could the people feel that they had received benefits, to measure whether the reform policy was appropriate?

Regarding Xia Yunyi's idea of refuting the emperor head-on, Niu Jinxing was a little unimpressed. In his opinion, how could a courtier refute the emperor's thoughts in person, which was also too disrespectful. He felt that it was necessary to understand the meaning behind the emperor's proposition, which was the morality of serving the monarch.

However, the emperor did not seem to be angry because of this, but said to several of them: "Master said: Only the superior wisdom and the lower foolishness are unswerving..."