Chapter 870: Su Tiancheng's plan
Occupied Fuzhou, Xuancheng, Xuanzhou and other places, the blow to Houjin is huge, when Mao Wenlong occupied Phi Island, so that Huang Taiji did not dare to enter the customs and loot, the reason is very simple, Huang Taiji led the army to the expedition, Mao Wenlong can give the Houjin Tartar a direct blow from the rear, and can even attack Shenyang, the Huang Taiji who led the army to the expedition, it is impossible to leave enough people to garrison Shenyang.
Of course, Su Tiancheng understands this truth, since he has occupied Fuzhou and other places, he will not let Huang Taiji relax, but from this time on, the Jiangning battalion may also encounter a fierce attack from Houjin, in terms of troops, the Jiangning battalion is still a little insufficient, if Huang Taiji does his best to attack, the Jiangning battalion may be difficult to resist.
Su Tiancheng wrote a secret fold to the emperor, which meant that Hong Chengchou led the Jiangning battalion stationed in Liaodong to come back, return to Dengzhou, and attack the focus of the Houjin Tartars, from Liaodong to Fuzhou, Xuancheng and Xuanzhou, and from these places to attack the Houjin Tartars, on the one hand, it can weaken the strength of the Houjin Tartars, and on the other hand, it can recover the lost territory, but the emperor quickly agreed, after learning the news, Su Tiancheng wrote directly to Hong Chengchou, asking Hong Chengchou to lead 30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, From Dagu in Tianjin, take a warship and go directly to Fuzhou.
Qu Qingze came in with a stack of letters.
"Lao Qu, how is the situation in various places?"
"My lord, the situation in various places is good, these letters are about the situation in Lushun, Jinzhou, Tieshan, Xuanzhou, Xuancheng, Fuzhou, Yongning and other places, the people here, most of them are Han Chinese, and they all support the Jiangning camp, but the lower officials have also found some problems, that is, there are many Houjin spies in various places, especially those Manchus who stayed."
"This is a normal situation. There's nothing remarkable, I don't even read these letters you brought, you can just read them, and the relevant situation, let's take a look at it. List the requirements and let the local government deal with them directly. ”
Su Tiancheng pointed to the map spread out on the table and slowly spoke.
"Lao Qu, Huang Taiji has withdrawn his troops from Liaodong, in the next step, the Houjin Tartars will definitely concentrate towards Haizhou and prepare for a decisive battle with my Jiangning battalion, Huang Taiji can't wait to eat me, this time he will definitely send an army of at least 100,000 people. The number of people in the Jiangning camp cannot be kept secret, presumably Huang Taiji also knows the way. ”
"My lord, the news that Xia Guan got from Shenyang is true, the white flags and blue flags are all assembled, plus the positive red flag of Daishan, there are more than 60,000 people in total. There are also 40,000 Han troops in Haizhou, a total of 100,000 troops. It seems that Huang Taiji is also ruthless this time, Xia Guan is a little worried, Lord Hong led 30,000 soldiers to Fuzhou, and the Jiangning battalion is a total of 80,000 people, and there is still a shortage of troops, Xia Guan felt. Is it a conscription of Jiangning battalion officers stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. ”
Su Tiancheng shook his head with a smile.
"There is no need for that, Hong Chengchou came to Fuzhou with 30,000 people, which is enough, but. Hong Chengchou can't stay in Fuzhou, he must go to Xuanzhou, I will also go to Xuanzhou, you take 30,000 soldiers, stationed in Fuzhou, no matter how the Houjin Tartars attack, don't take any initiative to face the battle, just hold the city. ”
Qu Qingze nodded, Su Tiancheng arranged it like this, the purpose is very clear, since the Jiangning battalion has begun to fight a decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars, there is no need to be polite, with the main purpose of exterminating the vitality of the Houjin Tartars, the main purpose is to gather 50,000 soldiers in Xuanzhou, mainly for Daishan, and the division of labor of these 50,000 soldiers is also different, of which 30,000 people are mainly responsible for exterminating the 20,000 Houjin Tartars of Daishanzheng's Red Banner, and the remaining 20,000 people block the Houjin Tartars who may come to Xuanzhou to reinforce Daishan.
"My lord, 30,000 soldiers, it is enough to hold the city, but it is difficult to take care of the villages and towns, there are 40,000 Han troops stationed in Haizhou, these Han troops, who used to be Shang Kexi's subordinates, also participated in some siege battles, in terms of siege, it is much stronger than Houjin Tartar, Xia Guan predicts, these Han troops, the main responsibility, I am afraid is to siege the city."
"Your analysis is not wrong, Duoduo and Zilharang, it is impossible for the two of them to go to Haizhou at the same time, among them, one of them will stay in Haizhou, and one will go to Xuanzhou, in this case, Haizhou has 20,000 Houjin Tartars and 40,000 Han troops, a total of 60,000 people, you are under great pressure, when you are stationed in the city, use as much artillery as possible, give Houjin Tartars huge casualties, your responsibility, but also to defend Lushun, Jinzhou and other places, you can't let Houjin Tartars continue to plunder."
"My lord, the lower officials promise to protect Lushun, Jinzhou and Fuzhou."
"I believe you can do it, artillery is the biggest advantage of the Jiangning battalion, it must be fully utilized, the Houjin Tartars who have tasted the bitterness, when facing the Jiangning battalion, they dare not easily divide the troops, which is not good for them, I believe that Huang Taiji will definitely make strict requirements, Fuzhou can be stabilized, I am confident that the deployment of the Houjin Tartars will be completely defeated, this time, Huang Taiji should not think about retracting so easily."
Su Tiancheng's face rose with a Ling Ran breath, Qu Qingze hadn't seen it for a long time, he remembered that Su Tiancheng had shown such an attitude during the Kuizhou Campaign, which was the key battle to exterminate the Liukou.
"My lord, the lower officials must ensure the stability of Fuzhou."
Su Tiancheng nodded slightly and walked to Qu Qingze's side.
"Lao Qu, stabilize Fuzhou, it will drag the strength of 60,000 Houjin, this is the most important, according to the current situation, Huang Taiji is most worried about the Jiangning battalion soldiers in Fuzhou, he will think, I must be the soldiers who led the Jiangning battalion, starting from Fuzhou, directly attacking Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, in fact, this choice is also the most appropriate, but unfortunately this time he expected to be wrong, I will not launch an attack from Fuzhou, the focus of our attack, chosen in Xuanzhou, and the purpose of our attack, It's not about how many places to occupy, but to exterminate the soldiers of Houjin to the greatest extent, and when Huang Taiji really understands our deployment, I'm afraid there will be no time to regret it. ”
"My lord, the lower officials understand that everything has been arranged."
"Very good, after Hong Chengchou came to Fuzhou, he sent the letter I wrote to Lu Xiangsheng and sent it to Lu Xiangsheng, remember, we must send someone to send it directly to Lu Xiangsheng's hands, the sailors of Houjin were annihilated by us, Bohai Bay is already under our control, once we achieve victory in Xuanzhou, the next attack on Gaizhou will be divided into three directions, from the direction of Xiuyan, the direction of Yongning and the attack on the sea, when the time comes, the Houjin Tartars will not be able to resist."
The battle situation in Liaodong, Su Tiancheng knew everything, he had some self-blame, originally thought that the loss would not be so big, he had already had a certain understanding, without experiencing the baptism and lessons of blood, the emperor would not understand and wake up, many adults in the court were also complacent, but this kind of bloody lesson, too big and too heavy, if it wasn't for his sudden attack from Dengzhou, which caused the Houjin Tartars to be caught off guard, I am afraid that the current Liaodong is in great danger.
100,000 border troops, the loss of nearly 70,000, really from the battlefield back only more than 10,000 people, if it were not for the cleverness of Zu Dashou, with the 20,000 border troops stationed in Yizhou, decisively withdraw, the loss may be even greater, such a loss, is unbearable in the Ming Dynasty, all the troops of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Jiangning battalion, even if it is the border army and the Yulin battalion, when training these border troops, Su Tiancheng also spent a lot of effort, because Zhu Youzhen couldn't hold it back, because Chen Xinjia's great achievements, basically cut off the border army.
Judging from the final losses of the battles on both sides, the overall loss of the Houjin Tartars was only about 30,000 people, including 15,000 sailors.
Of course, this is a battle that is far from over, it can be said that it has just begun, and the next highlight is Fuzhou, Xuanzhou, Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, etc., Jiangning Battalion will fight to the death with Houjin Tartars in these places, this is a battle that no one can afford to lose.
After arranging everything, Su Tiancheng stood up and slowly walked outside.
The situation in Fuzhou City is very stable, the officials drawn from Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou have all taken office, they are familiar with the people's livelihood, after coming here, first stabilize the people, fortunately, the fighting is mainly in Lushun, did not affect the rest of the place, plus the Jiangning camp adopted the strategy of treating the people well, to stabilize the situation to the greatest extent.
The autumn harvest is imminent, the tax policy launched by the government is exactly the same as that of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, the burden of the common people is not heavy, and the government has also paid attention to supporting the people to the greatest extent, not allowing people to starve to death, and warships have also brought a large amount of grain from Dengzhou, ready to help the victims at any time.
When Su Tiancheng walked out of the courtyard, Wang Dazhi quickly followed with more than ten people, although the security situation in Fuzhou City was good, but who knew if there were spies in Lu Dao who would want to assassinate Su Tiancheng, because of this concern, Wang Dazhi even talked to Su Tiancheng, thinking that Su Tiancheng should not walk around casually.
Su Tiancheng is still thinking about the affairs of Liaodong, Lu Xiangsheng, who is stationed in Liaodong, is also a tiger general, if the Jiangning battalion launches a comprehensive attack from Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Yizhou, Liaodong must also have a move, once Houjin loses Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Yizhou, there will be great fluctuations, and the Houjin Tartars stationed in Liaodong may also face the situation of being dispatched, at that time, Lu Xiangsheng can transfer the Datong border army, concentrate superior forces, launch an attack on Montenegro, Yizhou and Guangning, and take advantage of the situation to capture these places, Confronted the Houjin Tartars across the Liao River.
Launching an attack on both sides will make it impossible for Houjin to deal with it with all his might, ignoring either side, and the disaster will be devastating, at that time, look at how extraordinary wisdom Huang Taiji can still embody.
(A few old friends got together, drank too much, almost went to the hospital, my head was a little dizzy, and it took a few days to recover, so the update is unstable, I beg your understanding, as for being a eunuch or something, it will never be, thank you readers.) (To be continued......)