The conference also has a small meeting.

After the relevant arrangements were over, the chief military officers of Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan stayed behind and held another meeting, in fact, the issues discussed in this meeting were more important.

There were still a lot of people attending the meeting, such as Su Tiancheng, Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou, Xu Eryi, Qin Sande, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Fengyi, Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and so on.

This meeting was held in the wing room of the General Military Administration.

In the middle of the wing room, there is still a huge sand table, and in the sand table, what is shown is the situation of the Guanning Jin defense line, this sand table, everyone is very familiar with it, and they do not feel surprised.

The time of this meeting is also very short, and the time planned by Su Tiancheng is half an hour to solve the problem, the key is the relevant arrangement, there is nothing worth discussing, and there is no need to discuss.

After everyone entered the wing, Su Tiancheng stood next to the sand table and picked up the wooden stick.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this meeting is very simple, it is a topic, how to recover Dalinghe City."

As soon as Su Tiancheng's words came out, there was a deathly silence in the room.

Chongzhen's four years of the battle of the Daling River, everyone remembers it very clearly, there are people here who have personally experienced the battle, although such a long time has passed, but everyone will not forget, it was a too tragic battle, the soldiers and civilians who were besieged in the Daling River, and finally there was a tragic situation of cannibalism, no one escaped from the Daling River, either killed, or surrendered to Houjin, it can be said that the battle of the Daling River hit the Ming Dynasty far greater than the later Tartars entered the pass and plundered.

Su Tiancheng served as the governor of Jiliao, and the first thing that came to mind was to recover Dalinghe City, which required a lot of courage.

Even Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was taken aback.

Su Tiancheng wrote a memo to the emperor. He has read it, and the main thing he is talking about is the issue of military salary, Su Tiancheng said in the fold, I implore the imperial court to solve the two years of sufficient military salary, and there will be no arrears, two years later. Military salaries will drop dramatically. In the memoir, he also talked about the problem of rectifying the border army, mainly to solve the problem of the border army's fear of war, starting with the officers, and all unqualified officers will be dismissed from their posts on the spot, and in the future, officers will be directly promoted from among the brave sergeants.

Some other things, I talked about at yesterday's meeting.

But there was no mention of the attack on Dalinghe City.

Dalinghe City is a place that Hou Jin is particularly concerned about. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, the imperial court decided to build Dalinghe City in this place of Dalinghe, and Houjin Emperor Taiji felt the danger and personally led the army to attack the unfinished Dalinghe City, and took the way of heavy encirclement to come to the aid of the Ming army. All of them were defeated and returned, and the Ming army stationed in Dalinghe City. With all the ammunition and food, there was no way out, and he was forced to surrender, and since then Dalinghe City has become the stronghold of Houjin, threatening the Guanningjin defense line all the time.

Su Tiancheng ignored everyone's surprise and pointed to the location of Da Linghe City on the sand table. He spoke again.

"You can take a look, Dalinghe City is like a dragon head, if we master this dragon head, we can always monitor Houjin's every move, and defend Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan behind. The entire Guanningjin defense line has become a whole, and the most important thing is that the defense line of Guanningjin for 400 miles can become a whole, and the people are farming in Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and the security is much more. ”

"Houjin occupies Dalinghe City, always posing a threat to our Guanningjin defense line, except for Jinzhou, Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan several important towns, as well as fortresses and strongholds along the line, the rest of the place, basically a barren, we want to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, is delusional, Houjin Tatars want to attack, from Dalinghe City, galloping horses, there are many roads, so that we can't guard against it, take care of one and lose the other, this is the biggest problem."

"Yesterday I have made a request, the army is to protect the people, but how to do it, it is impossible to let the sergeants stand next to the fields in rows, these days, I have analyzed the terrain of the Guanningjin defense line, and the only way to solve the problem is to recapture Dalinghe City."

Speaking of this, Su Tiancheng's face turned grim.

"No matter how much sacrifice we pay, we have to recapture Dalinghe City, and we have to make a big show to rebuild Dalinghe City, if Houjin wants to send a large army to attack like back then, then we will start a decisive battle in advance, I don't believe it, just rely on this Houjin projectile land, thinking of confronting my Daming."

"I don't mind another battle of the Great Ling River, so that the Houjin Tartars will bleed in front of the Great Ling River City."

There was silence in the chamber for a while.

Zu Dashou suddenly knelt on one knee and knelt in front of Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, over the years, the last general has dreamed of this day, the last general is willing to make a military order, lead the vanguard troops, if you can't open the gap, the last general is willing to sacrifice his head."

Zu Dashou had just expressed his position, and Wu Sangui immediately knelt in front of Su Tiancheng to express his position, saying that he was willing to follow General Zu and become the vanguard to attack Dalinghe City.

Hong Chengchou did not speak at this time.

Su Tiancheng smiled, this effect is good, but attacking Dalinghe City requires detailed planning and careful preparation, and it is absolutely impossible to defeat Dalinghe City with a lot of qi and blood.

Dalinghe City is a typical easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to take it, it is not simple, I am afraid that it has paid a huge sacrifice, and it may not be able to take it, if the food of the Houjin Tartar in the city is sufficient, it can hold on. Back then, Huang Taiji captured Dalinghe City, not to fight it, but to surround it, and the soldiers in the city could not hold on, and were in a state of waiting for death.

"General Zu, General Wu, you all get up, the attack on Dalinghe City must be carried out, as for how to attack, it still needs to be discussed."

After helping Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui up, Su Tiancheng spoke loudly.

"Since we have decided to attack Dalinghe City, we must take it down, my consideration is that before June, it must be taken, and within this year, Dalinghe City will be fully repaired, and I will garrison heavy troops here to consolidate the Guanningjin defense line to the greatest extent."

Yang Sichang finally spoke.

"Lord Su, the defense of Dalinghe City is not ordinary, it can be said that it is a husband and a man, such a place, if you want to attack it, it is not a casual talk, Houjin Tartar is not used to attacking the city, but over the years, there have been more people who have surrendered, and they are also familiar with it, besides, they are very brave in defending the city, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

Zhang Fengyi looked at Yang Sichang and also spoke.

"My lord, the lower officials also think that we need to be cautious, the importance of Dalinghe City, this is needless to say, if it can be taken down, not to mention the integrity of the Guanningjin defense line, it can be said that it is truly impregnable, after the Golden Tartar leaves Shenyang, we will be able to find it, and we can make corresponding deployments, but the terrain of Dalinghe City is too dangerous, and if you take it here, you need to pay a huge price, I am afraid that some of the gains outweigh the losses."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the two of them and didn't speak, even Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, who were invited to fight, didn't speak.

The most familiar with Da Ling River is Zu Dashou, he knows very well that Da Ling River City is strong, and if he really attacks, he can't make a detailed plan, and he may really not be able to take it.

Su Tiancheng's face showed a smile again.

"These aspects, I have already considered, if you use a sergeant to attack Dalinghe City, such a approach, it will definitely not work, such a dangerous city, relying on a breath of blood, thinking about taking it down, that is stupid, and it is also a disregard for the lives of soldiers, I have already said before, we have to prepare to rebuild Dalinghe City, so I mean, not to lay down Dalinghe City, but to destroy Dalinghe City and start construction again."

Inside the wing, it was even quieter, everyone didn't understand what Su Tiancheng meant, how could such a big city be destroyed, could it also adopt the tactics of siege and besiege the Houjin Tartars in the city, but this approach is too risky, if the Houjin Tartars send a large army to help, the Ming army besieging Dalinghe City will be dangerous, and they may encounter attacks from both sides, such a result, no one dares to imagine.

Su Tiancheng looked at everyone, pointed at Da Linghe with his finger, and opened his mouth categorically.

"My plan is to use artillery to blow up the city wall, annihilate the Houjin Tartars waiting in the Daling River, and then rebuild the Daling River City."

Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang and others showed smiles on their faces, they knew the power of the Jiangning Battalion Artillery Battalion, not to mention blowing up the city wall of the Daling River, even if it blew up the entire city wall, the artillery battalion could do it, but in this way, a large number of red-coated cannons and general cannons were needed, and a lot of silver was needed.

The rest of the people were a little incomprehensible, especially Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, who didn't know the power of the Jiangning Battalion Artillery Battalion at all.

"Okay, let's not talk about the superfluous, start preparing from now on, Lord Hong is responsible for all the preparations, list the detailed plans, after the rainy season in April passes, the attack will be launched in May, and before June, Dalinghe City must be taken, as for the specific arrangements, wait until the preparations are almost the same, and then discuss."

Walking out of the wing, Su Tiancheng spoke to Hong Chengchou beside him.

"Lord Hong, yesterday I have already told Lord Bi, immediately start large-scale production and storage of artillery shells, attack Dalinghe City, I plan to use a hundred red-coated cannons, a hundred general cannons, this expenditure is huge, but it is also necessary, as long as we take Dalinghe City, we can start to dismantle the border army, we can save a lot of silver, and we can cultivate barren land, so, this matter, you must supervise in place, our time is very tight, from now on, we will start transporting artillery, Two hundred large artillery pieces, transportation is not so simple. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will definitely do a good job." (To be continued......)