Chapter 823: Preparation (2)
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During this time, Fan Wencheng was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, as long as it was about the information about Liaodong, no matter what aspects were involved, he had to carefully analyze, even including the prices of grain, salt, etc. in Liaodong, all of which had to be carefully analyzed, through this information, he constantly adjusted his own thinking, and the information he received about the movement of the border army in Liaodong in the recent period was something he paid special attention to, although it was impossible for the person who provided the information to say how much troops were mobilized, but Fan Wencheng naturally had a way, He synthesized a variety of intelligence, including the consumption of items around Dalinghe City, the consumption of Jinzhou City, etc., after the transfer of sergeants, and finally analyzed the number of sergeants transferred in Liaodong this time.
All this information must be reported to Huang Taiji in a timely manner.
As for Huang Taiji, he has long been focused on this battle, except for Dai Shan, who returned to North Korea, and the officers of the Han Eight Banners who returned to Montenegro, the rest stayed, and they did one thing every day, specifically discussing how to deal with the attack of the border army, and it was not necessary to spend so much energy to discuss the general combat deployment, but this time Huang Taiji's idea was different, he had a great appetite, and the purpose was to completely exterminate the invading border army.
According to Fan Wencheng's analysis, the border troops participating in the attack this time were at least more than 100,000 people, and after getting this number, Huang Taiji couldn't suppress his excitement and immediately asked everyone to come to the Chongzheng Palace.
The outside of the Chongzheng Hall is tightly guarded, and without permission, not a single mosquito should think of flying in.
"Wen Cheng, tell me about the information you analyzed."
"Yes, the slave is based on information from Liaodong. Analyzing the Ming army that participated in the attack on our Qing Dynasty, the number of people was more than 100,000, and the time of the Ming army's attack was about the beginning of May, and the Ming army would directly attack Montenegro from Dalinghe City. The first step is to occupy Montenegro, and then attack Yizhou and Quang Ninh, the slave has one thing, which has not been figured out, that is, the Ming army does not seem to particularly emphasize the defense of Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, it is said that Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City are the rear bases of the Ming army, which need to be heavily guarded, and the intelligence from Jinzhou and Dalinghe City shows these two places. There are not many Ming troops left, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, there are many Ming troops guarding, how many Ming troops are guarding these places, and the minions are still continuing to collect intelligence......"
In the process of Fan Wencheng's analysis of the situation, the hall was very quiet, and everyone did not speak, facing the active attack of the Ming army. There has been no consensus on what method to take to meet the battle. After several days of debate, two completely different opinions were formed, one was that it should be attacked head-on and dealt a devastating blow to the Ming army in the field, and the other was that it was said. The Ming army should be lured to the place where the ambush was set up, and take the opportunity to annihilate the Ming army. Both analyses make sense, and neither side can convince the other, so to speak. The information provided by Fan Wencheng is crucial.
After Fan Wencheng finished speaking, Huang Taiji spoke.
"Wen Cheng, I want to thank you, this battle, you have worked hard, although you can't go to the front line in person, but your merit is no less than any general who went into battle to fight, everyone, Wen Cheng's analysis, you have all heard it, the two sets of combat plans you put forward, I am also clear, now the situation is gradually clear, what do you think, Haoge, you insist on facing the enemy head-on, Zilharang, you insist on setting up an ambush, Dolgon, you have always made it clear, today I want to listen to you, The rest of the people don't talk about it for the time being, and wait until the three of them finish talking and see if there is anything to add. ”
After Huang Taiji finished speaking, he casually glanced at Azig, and he had to emphasize this, otherwise Azig would have fired the cannon again, and opened his mouth to talk nonsense.
Hauge spoke first.
"Father, the son of the minister thinks, or should face the Ming army head-on, in order to show the might of my Qing warriors, sons and the Ming army have fought many times, they are about to collapse at the touch of a button, not at all the opponent of my Qing warriors, this time, the Ming army dispatched 100,000 soldiers, it is the opportunity of my Qing country, to be able to annihilate 100,000 Ming troops in one fell swoop, sons and daughters think, even able to capture Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City and Ningyuan, close to Shanhaiguan......"
After Hauge finished speaking, Huang Taiji looked at Zilharang.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it should still be ambushed, the warriors of my Great Qing Kingdom, I have not fought with the Ming army for many years, whether the Ming army has changed, the minister is not very clear, in this case, the method of ambush can be used to annihilate the Ming army to the greatest extent, if it is a head-on duel, even if the Ming army fails, they can go straight back to Dalinghe City or Jinzhou City, which will increase the difficulty of my Great Qing warriors' attack......"
Without waiting for Dolgon to speak, Huang Taiji spoke first.
"Haoge, I came to ask you, if the Ming army is about to collapse at the touch of a button and retreats to Dalinghe City, what should you do?"
"Erchen thought about it, the soldiers were divided into two routes, after the Ming army left Dalinghe City, set up an ambush about fifty miles away from Dalinghe City, and cut off the retreat of the Ming army.
"It seems to make some sense, but what if the Ming army from Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City come to the rescue?"
"Just block them, what is the ability of the Ming army."
"Tell me how many troops are needed for the offensive and how many troops are needed for the ambush."
"The safest way is to attack 100,000 men and ambush 50,000 men, so that a complete victory can be guaranteed."
"Bastard, as a deputy marshal, how can you say this, if the Jiangning battalion comes to attack, the ambushed sergeants can't resist it, what should I do, could it be that the sergeants who set up the ambush encountered the front and rear attacks of the Ming army, so that our deployment, wouldn't it be completely disrupted, besides, how do you know that the Ming army of Lu Dao does not have the slightest combat effectiveness, and the Ming army dares to take the initiative to attack, won't it take into account such a method of flanking before and after, 100,000 troops, you think it is so light to talk about it, mobilize 150,000 troops, Do you think the commander of the Ming army is blind, can't see anything, the Ming army stationed in Liaodong, hundreds of thousands, if they see through our arrangement and go out, at that time, who is annihilated, can you know the way, set up an ambush fifty miles away from Dalinghe City, have you calculated, how much time can the cavalry reach, about half an hour is enough, the Ming army stationed in Liaodong is all fools, okay, don't you say it again, listen carefully to the opinions of others. ”
Hauge was a little dumbfounded.
"Prince Zheng, I ask you, what do you think is the best place to set up an ambush?"
"The minister thinks that it is best to be near Quang Ninh."
"According to your intentions, we must give up the cities of Montenegro and Yiju, can you tell me what kind of arrangement we have made for Lu."
Zilharang spoke unfazedly.
"Chose to give up Montenegro and Yizhou, this is to let the Ming army have the idea of lightly attacking the enemy, the Ming army has not taken the initiative to attack for many years, Chen remembers, the last time was the battle of Salhu, so many years have passed, the Ming army can take the initiative to attack my Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's Chongzhen must have high hopes, but also expect to be able to achieve a huge victory, if it is an ambush in Montenegro, too close to Dalinghe City, the Ming army reinforcements, will increase the difficulty of the ambush, at the same time, the morale of the Ming army must not be weak, set up an ambush in Montenegro, the Ming army is bound to resist desperatelyAfter the Ming army occupied Montenegro and Yizhou, it must be a morale boost, and I feel that the warriors of my Great Qing Kingdom are just like this, continue to attack, and Guangning is far away from Dalinghe City, and it is a long-term control area of my Great Qing State, and it can be attacked here from front and back, so that the Ming army can not reinforce, and there is no possibility of escape, to use this tactic, there is another point, that is, after the Ming army occupies Yizhou, it is necessary to send surprise troops to control the main road from Montenegro and Yizhou to Guangning to prevent the Ming army from reinforcing ......"
Huang Taiji smiled on his face and nodded frequently.
"Brother Twelve, what do you think?"
"The younger brother agrees with Prince Zheng's tactical arrangement, but the younger brother has to add, while ambushing the Ming army, you can consider attacking Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, if you can win, you will gain a lot, if you can't win, it will also make the Ming army unable to reinforce, you can use both sides, the most important thing is to seize the opportunity, after the Ming army occupies Yizhou, you can take action, so the advantage is that the Ming army occupying Yizhou and Montenegro will not be able to escape the fate of being annihilated."
Huang Taiji raised his head and smiled.
"Very good, I think it's very good, but there is one thing, you haven't thought about it carefully, for what is the weak defense of Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, if you want to annihilate the 100,000 Ming army, the Great Qing Kingdom needs to mobilize a large number of troops, I am afraid that some people think that my vision will focus on Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, such a good opportunity, pour out the nest, occupy Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City, and then plot against Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, and even point to the Jingshi, regardless of the 100,000 Ming army for the time being, at that time, Shenyang must be empty, If the Ming army can attack Shenyang, wouldn't it show that they have won a complete victory, and wouldn't our Great Qing Kingdom be chaotic. ”
Everyone was stunned, no one thought of this.
Huang Taiji restrained his smile.
"Because of this, I asked you to discuss carefully, such a good opportunity, how can I lose it, the Ming Dynasty used a feast to entertain the warriors of my Great Qing Kingdom, but it was disrespectful."
Everyone laughed, this is indeed an excellent opportunity, Huang Taiji has analyzed this, and must have thought of countermeasures, and the corresponding tactical deployment is also clearly targeted.
"I led the troops to conquer in person, the defense of Shenyang, Prince Zheng Zierharang and Duoduo are responsible, to absolutely ensure the safety of Shenyang, Dolgon, Haoge, Azig with me on the expedition, this time, we not only want to annihilate 100,000 Ming troops, but also take Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City, the commander of the Ming army is Chen Xinjia, this Chen Xinjia, isn't it a great achievement, then let him make a good meritorious service." (To be continued......)