The so-called forty is not confused, at this age, it should be a mature and wise performance, and the career can also get the peak, but unfortunately, Yue Tuo's life is not good, the Year of the Ox is unfavorable, everything is not going well, from the prince to Beizi, the disparity is too great, he is Nurhachi's own grandson, Huang Taiji's own nephew.

Ambition is not easy to say, perennial conquest, mastering the army in his hands, that kind of domineering domineering, it is indeed desirable, Yue Tuo also completely felt this taste, actually grasped the red flag, the victory of the conquest again and again, it is normal for ambition to swell.

This kind of inflated ambition made Yue Tuo do a lot of unwise things, and he also suffered a heavy blow, if it weren't for his father's fame and prestige, he might not be able to keep his head.

The frustrated Yue Tuo was actually appointed as the head coach and stationed in Dalinghe City.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Yue Tuo understands that as long as he can defend Dalinghe City, and even strengthen the defense capability of Dalinghe City, and further threaten Jinzhou City, it will be a great merit.

Chongzhen's four-year battle of the Daling River, Yue Tuo knew too well, it was a tragic battle, the tactics of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, implemented to the extreme, it was also a great battle commanded by Huang Taiji himself, a brilliant victory, a heavy blow to the Ming army, so that the Ming army of the Guanning Jin defense line, since then, cowered in the city, dare not show their heads again.

As for the sergeants guarding Dalinghe City, the Han army is the mainstay, which is normal, the Han army is good at defending the city, and the children of the Eight Banners disdain to do it in this regard.

There are many Han troops, and it is better to lead some, and those who are disobedient can be disposed of at will, and no one dares to show their teeth.

Yue Tuo had a bad impression of Kong Youde, not only of Kong Youde. Including Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, his impression is not good, the Qing Kingdom is Manchurian, Manchu is the master, how can the Han people be crowned kings, the Han people are slaves. It is to serve the Manchurians, besides, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming are all generals who surrendered to the Daimyo, such people are looked down upon at all, who would like traitors and spies.

Although Yue Tuo knew that this was a gesture made by Huang Taiji, in order to divide and misunderstand the Daimyo Dynasty. But he still couldn't accept it, and he always felt that it was not a taste.

This time he is the coach, Kong Youde is the deputy marshal, in Yue Tuo's opinion, Kong Youde is not a deputy marshal, he is a dog, running errands, and conveying an order. Everything has to be listened to yourself.

After the decree came down, Yue Tuo waited at home. He knew that Kong Youde was coming to visit soon.

Sure enough, the day after receiving the holy decree, Kong Youde came to visit.

"The last general will meet with the marshal."

"Kong Youde, don't be so polite, just talk about your arrangement."

The Manchurians call the Han Chinese. It has always been a habit to call him by his first name and not to call him an official position, the only exception is Fan Wencheng, after all, Fan Wencheng is the minister next to Huang Taiji. He is also the most trusted Han person of Huang Taiji.

"The last general has ordered the sergeant to get ready, and he is ready to go at any time."

"Oh, yes, why do I see that the Han army seems to be moving, dragging the family with them."

Kong Youde took a look, isn't this a habit, whether it is the Eight Banners Army or the Han Army, when they are stationed in a place, they all drag their families and bring their families, this time they are stationed in Dalinghe City, I don't know how long Lu Dao is, and their families will definitely follow.

"The last general doesn't understand what the marshal means."

"Hmph, what do you don't understand, my meaning is very clear, you can't bring your family, not only that, but even the family members stationed in Dalinghe City will also be withdrawn, we will not only be stationed in Dalinghe City, but also ready to fight at any time, bring your family with you, how to fight, not only the Han army, but also the families of the children of the Eight Banners, all of them will be withdrawn to me, and you are not allowed to live in Dalinghe City."

Kong Youde was a little unconvinced, the sergeant's family members can't follow the army, which will bring a lot of trouble, eating and sleeping are problems, do you want the sergeant to cook and eat by himself, 30,000 troops, it's not a small number, the family can solve a lot of problems, especially the problem of sleeping, it's not a day or two, maybe a year or two, or even longer.

"The last general feels that the family members accompanying the army are conducive to boosting morale."

Yue Tuo sneered a few times.

"Kong Youde, I'm afraid you think that if the sergeant doesn't sleep with a woman, there will be no place to vent, right, with such thoughts, what kind of Dalinghe City is still stationed, and it can be given to the Ming army."

"The end will not look at it that way, and the family can still solve the problems of life."

"Nonsense."

Yue Tuo stood up and lifted the cloth towel covering the table, it turned out that there was a sand table on the table, and the sand table was the terrain and landform around Dalinghe City.

"Kong Youde, you can see clearly, around Dalinghe City, there are almost no fields, there is a lack of food supplies, Dalinghe City is more than 400 miles away from Shengjing, and the supply has to rely entirely on Shengjing to transport it, and it is only more than 40 miles away from Jinzhou City, if the Ming army besieges our supply line, our supply will become very difficult."

"If you bring your family, the population of Dalinghe City may exceed 100,000 people, what is the concept of 100,000 people, how much supply is needed, have you calculated, if the Ming Dynasty dispatches a large army and blocks the supply route, Shengjing cannot deliver it, what kind of consequences will it cause, have you thought about it, how did we achieve victory in the battle of Dalinghe in the fifth year of Tiancong, I am afraid you are not very clear, the emperor adopted the tactics of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, trapped the Ming army guarding in Dalinghe City, the Ming army could not be maintained, and was forced to surrender, do you think, Do I follow such a path in the Qing Dynasty? ”

Kong Youde opened his mouth and couldn't speak, he thought that Yue Tuo didn't think about anything, he didn't expect Yue Tuo to think so far, and he had already made a plan.

"Kong Youde, I have always been unambiguous in my wars, so you must obey all my orders."

"Yes, the last general obeys the marshal's arrangement."

Yue Tuo pointed to a place in front of Dalinghe City and spoke.

"Dalinghe City is built on the riverbed, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but we can't be negligent, I have decided, outside Dalinghe City, arrange two lines of defense to block the Ming army, you can also harass the Ming army stationed in Jinzhou in a timely manner, so that they dare not move, the two lines of defense are placed in the front and back of Dalinghe City one mile, the army needs to set up a fence here, if the Ming army launches an attack, the front and rear defense lines can delay the pace of the Ming army's attack."

"Yes, the last general will make arrangements immediately."

"Okay, I will personally supervise the arrangement of the defense line, and I will personally go to the place where the defense line is built to investigate, do you have anything else?"

"There will be one more request."

"If there's anything to say directly, I don't like grinding and chirping."

"The last general thinks that the role of artillery in garrisoning the city is huge, so this time he went to Dalinghe City to garrison, and the last general implored to bring thirty red-coated cannons."

"This suggestion is good, the power of the artillery is really good, but Dalinghe City is not big, the artillery must be placed on the city wall, it is too dense, I'm afraid it won't work, I think it's okay to carry twenty red-coated cannons."

"The last general obeys the order, but this red-coated cannon has a lot of consumption, and the problem of military salaries ......"

"The matter of military salaries, I will think about it, you go to gather the army, set off tomorrow, within five days, you must arrive in Dalinghe City, the army needs to carry a large amount of grain and grass, and the need to transport grain and civilian workers will be assembled within today."

After the farewell came out, Kong Youde's face turned the color of pig liver.

Yue Tuo's attitude is too arrogant, he simply doesn't put himself in his eyes, he has been demoted to Beizi, he is still so arrogant, what's the big deal, but Yue Tuo's arrangement is still reasonable, everything is to guard Dalinghe City, especially the matter of not being allowed to bring family members, which can greatly reduce the consumption of Dalinghe City and reduce the pressure of logistics and transportation.

Although it is uncomfortable, but these things, Kong Youde still has to do, the so-called transportation of migrant workers, it is impossible to invite so much, most of the grain and grass carried by the army are responsible for themselves, the court will not allocate much silver, if you hire migrant workers, you need to pay your own silver, Kong Youde will not take out his own silver from his pocket, so the sergeant is responsible for transporting grain.

The most critical is twenty cannons in red.

These red-clothed cannons are the treasures of the Great Qing Kingdom, if it were not for Yue Tuo's statement, they would not have been able to transport them, and the entire Great Qing Kingdom, but more than forty red-clothed cannons, he would have taken away nearly half of them at once.

The Qing Dynasty was not able to manufacture red-coated cannons, mainly because of the lack of iron ore and the inability to refine, and the Portuguese technicians and craftsmen who were taken captive to the Qing Dynasty were almost all gone, and their craft, in the Qing Dynasty, could not support themselves, and it is said that many of these people went to the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing Kong Youde leave in a huff, Yue Tuo's face showed a sneer again.

He must stop Kong Youde's momentum, otherwise with more than 1,000 Eight Banner soldiers, it is impossible to command nearly 30,000 Han troops, only by controlling Kong Youde, can he control the Han army, the best way to control is not to give Kong Youde a smile, so that Kong Youde is afraid of himself, and the grievances can only be swallowed in his stomach.

Of course, Yue Tuo will not go too far, after all, they need to work together, and when necessary, they still have to give Kong Youde face, and the Han people are the best face.

In fact, after receiving the holy decree, Yue Tuo locked himself in the house, spent a whole day, analyzed the situation of Dalinghe City, checked the map, made a sand table, repeated comparisons, slowly, his inner opinion was counted, the battle of Dalinghe that year, the Ming army and coolies guarding Dalinghe City, that is, about 30,000 people, the bearing capacity of Dalinghe City, that is, so many people, after all, it is a city to defend the city, and it is necessary to guard against the attack of the Ming army at any time, leaving the sergeants, and a small number of hard laborers, it is completely okay. (To be continued......)