"God bless the Ming, God bless the emperor! Although that tension is domineering and like a separation, but Your Majesty, think about it, what kind of place does he occupy?! He occupies Liaodong and Jiannu to the death, and the imperial court can accumulate strength and concentrate on suppressing thieves! And this time the North Korean country asked for help, and it was also possible to order Zhang Zhang to fill the hole! ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded again and again when Wen Tiren said this, and after thinking for a while, he asked a little unconfidently: "That tension, will it rescue the Korean country?" I'm afraid ......"

Wen Tiren smiled and said lightly: "The emperor's holy decree clearly tells the world - as for whether he can save North Korea or not, that is his business......

"Hmm-Aiqing is right!" Emperor Chongzhen reacted, yes! Anyway, this Nima court is asking you to go to the rescue of North Korea, you are the closest, who can you be if you are not? If Zhang Zhang doesn't save it, then it is not the "pot" of the imperial court, and the "man who carries the pot" is Zhang Li!

Haha, it's still Wen Aiqing who has become a country and successfully got rid of the "pot"!

"I have made up my mind, according to the decree of the cabinet, declare the world, and order Zhang Zhang to send troops to rescue the Korean country!"

"The emperor is sage, and the ministers obey the order!"

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The summer of the eighth year of Daming Chongzhen was as usual, in the Xiaoice River period, the summer in Liaodong was tepid, and there was no unbearable feeling of heat at all. Although the weather was not hot, Jinzhou City seemed to be very busy, and an atmosphere of imminent war enveloped the entire city, and even the entire Liaodong.

The Later Jin State, uh, no, it should be called the Manchu Qing now, has sent 100,000 troops to Korea, this must be an opportunity for the Tuanshan Army.

Zhang Zhang was the first to know about the Manchu Qing conquest of Korea. A first-class combat readiness order was issued, and a large number of soldiers began to assemble from various cities in Liaodong to Liaodong. Even Lu Xiangsheng, who was far away in Shandong, sent 20,000 soldiers.

Is the decisive battle with the Qing Kingdom about to begin?

Everyone is eagerly looking forward to it. Although Zhang Zhang has not officially ordered to go on the expedition, he is just gathering troops and war materials, but everyone has no doubt at all that maybe in a few days, Lord Zhang will give the order to attack Liaoyang and even Shenyang......

In fact, Zhang Li did intend to do so, the Manchu Qing had heavy troops outside, and the troops were scattered. It's the best opportunity. Although Liaoyang and Shenyang are not easy to fight, after all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also purchased a large number of artillery, but Zhang Li does not care about these, the so-called "soldiers come to block, water comes to cover the soil", is it possible that the howitzers of the Tuanshan Army are vegetarian?

However, at the last moment when the Tuanshan Army was actively preparing to go to Liaoyang, the envoys of the Korean State rushed to Jinzhou and cried blood for help......

Jinzhou Governor's Mansion. The Tuanshan Army is holding a military meeting.

All the senior generals of the Tuanshan Army in Liaodong attended, and Lu Xiangsheng did not have his stiffness because he was guarding Shandong. Zhang Li is still sitting on top of the handsome position, and Gao Yuanliang is sitting on the left hand. The first position on the right is vacant, and then there are Pan Batian, Mu, Chaolu, Chen Zhengcao and others.

The meeting had been going on for half an hour, and everyone was unanimous. That is to repeat the scene of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", and ruthlessly Liaoyang and Shenyang. If they can capture the capital of the Manchus, what is the use of their occupation of Korea?

After everyone's opinions are published. The tension is noncommittal, and a person quietly thinks about his thoughts......

Everyone doesn't know who "Jingjing" is, but everyone is anxious, and they all set their eyes on Gao Yuanliang - "Lao Gao" is the only existence in the Tuanshan Army, and now the official title is also the governor of Liaodong, and his subordinates are in charge of Pan Batian, Mutou, Chaolu, these chief military officers!

Gao Yuanliang took everyone's eager eyes into his eyes, looked up at Zhang Li, but saw that Master Zhang was also looking at him!

Gao Yuanliang immediately stood up from his seat and said, "My lord, everyone's opinion is very unanimous, you see ......"

Gao Yuanliang opened his mouth, and the others also turned their eyes to Zhang Li, waiting for him to make a final decision. With the character of tension, this kind of emptiness in the rear of the enemy is his favorite right now, and he should seize the opportunity to take off Jiannu's lair in one fell swoop, right?

Zhang Zhang did not make a decision, but asked Gao Yuanliang: "Yuanliang, do you know how many cannons the Tartars bought from the West?" ”

This is not a secret, at the moment in the cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang, there is naturally the eyeline of the intelligence department of the Tuanshan Army, and the enemy wants to place heavy artillery on the city wall, and the movement is not small, and it is impossible to hide it from the people in the city.

Gao Yuanliang groaned slightly, and said loudly: "The Zheng family's fleet has transported a total of three times, and each time there are no less than 100 pieces of artillery. ”

Zhang Zhang nodded, glanced at the rest of the people, and said in a deep voice: "The current artillery of the Tartars is purchased from the West, and the firepower is not bad. At present, there are only three or four hundred new artillery pieces of our regiment's mountain army, which may not completely crush the enemy. ”

As we all know, the new howitzers of the Tuanshan Army have also been test-fired, and the firepower is quite strong, but it is not so strong that it crushes everything. The biggest advantage of this new howitzer is its mobility. For example, the Western artillery purchased by the Tatars this time was very large in caliber and bulky, which was not suitable for field combat.

However, now the Tartars are defending the city with artillery, and they don't need any mobility at all, and the howitzers of the Tuanshan Army do not have much advantage.

Although the Tuanshan army still has sharp rifled guns, the importance of artillery for both the attack and defense is far greater than everything else in attacking the fortified fortress. If the Tuanshan Army had no advantage in artillery, it would certainly not be able to defeat Liaoyang and Shenyang, but I am afraid that there will not be any one-sided situation in this battle.

However, Sun Tzu said that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and at any time on the battlefield, how can there be a battle that must be won?

I can't say it, as long as the soldiers use their lives to capture the enemy's city, it is also possible. The generals were silent, but Pan Batian, who had been guarding Ningyuan's middle and right station, stood up, took two steps forward, and said to Zhang Li: "This siege war is about attrition, and the speed of our regiment's mountain army producing shells far exceeds that of Tartars, so you don't need to worry about it!" ”

What Pan Batian said is not unreasonable, as the so-called "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one will not be defeated in a hundred battles", judging from the analysis of strength on paper, if the artillery is attacked, the Tuanshan Army will at least not fall behind. Moreover, with the passage of time, if the war is fought for a long time, the Tartars will eventually run out of ammunition and food one day, but this will not be the case with the Tuanshan army.

Therefore, if the Tuanshan Army attacks Liaoshen now, the victory rate is not small.

However, Zhang Zhang was slow to make a decision, which made everyone feel bottomless, what did Master Zhang mean?

Zhang Li, who was sitting in the handsome seat, looked very calm, and all the calculations had been gone through in his mind...... After a long time, Zhang Zhang stood up and said with a calm expression: "The battle is to be fought, but not to attack the city." (To be continued.) )