Chapter 206: Linkage Scheme
In accordance with this strategy, the Supreme High Command began to formulate a specific plan for the movement of troops.
At this time, rumors spread in Jingshi that Sun Chengzong was likely to rebel in Liaodong. Such rumors seemed to appear in Jingshi overnight, and also caused some officials to compromise.
Zhu Youxiao hurriedly summoned Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng to discuss the matter.
"It can be determined that this is Jiannu's discordant plan, and Jinyiwei has arrested more than a dozen spies sent by Jiannu." Tian Ergeng said.
"Your Majesty, this Jiannu thief is not dead, and our Dongchang has also arrested eight Jiannu spies. They are all black households who have just been sent to Beijing. Wei Zhongxian also said.
This rumor-mongering operation by Jiannu is obviously a relatively unsuccessful operation. Because Jiannu's intelligence network has been attacked before, and this time Jiannu sent spies to spread rumors, because of the lack of cooperation of smugglers, and there is no innovation in the means, so that they were easily arrested by Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
"It seems that Jiannu is really uncomfortable now, and we can't get any bargains on the frontal battlefield, so we can only expect us to make mistakes ourselves." Zhu Youxiao sighed with emotion, such a situation naturally made him happy. Jiannu really can't grab things head-on, so he can only rely on the trick of discord.
It's a pity that what Jiannu didn't know was that Zhu Youxiao was a traverser and knew that Sun Chengzong could not rebel. At this time, it is natural not to self-destruct the Great Wall.
Similarly, Zhu Youxiao is actually not defenseless against Sun Chengzong. Even if Sun Chengzong died heroically in the original history when he was fighting against Jiannu, Zhu Youxiao had to guard against being 'Qingjun's side', so it was necessary to use Sun Chengzong. But it's not all about betting on Sun Chengzong. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao established the Central Army. The size of the Liaodong border army was expanded to 120,000. There will be no more expansion.
This is a kind of balancing hand, under the power of balance, Zhu Youxiao can not only be a referee but also play football, in order to ensure the supreme imperial position like 'God'.
Under such checks and balances, Zhu Youxiao was really not afraid of Sun Chengzong's rebellion, because it was impossible to succeed at all.
First of all, Sun Chengzong, as a civil servant with a good character, already has a 99% chance that it is impossible to rebel. In addition, at this time, the strength of the Central Army had surpassed that of the Liaodong Border Army, so that the rebellion had no possibility of success. In addition, Zhu Youxiao's prestige in the army at this time was also high, which completely killed the possibility of the last 1%.
Therefore, at this time, Jiannu's discordant plan was completely useless, Zhu Youxiao didn't eat this set at all, but Jiannu damaged the spies who had just been re-sent.
"Jinyiwei and Dongchang will continue to strengthen their counter-espionage efforts, and in this month's evaluation, Jinyiwei still has a slight upper hand!" Zhu Youxiao explained, while taking out the evaluation to talk about things.
"The emperor can rest assured, the slave and maid will definitely strive to surpass Jinyiwei in next month's evaluation." Wei Zhongxian said on the spot, and Tian Ergeng smiled. Didn't speak. As a combination of 'Royal Police' and 'State Agent', it is not just a matter of playing lip service to improve performance.
Wei Zhongxian as a minister. Tian Ergeng naturally will not directly tear up with Wei Zhongxian. Anyway, the emperor only looks at whether things are done beautifully now, so Tian Ergeng really cares about the management of Jinyiwei. Of course, Wei Zhongxian is also dedicated to managing the East Factory, but Wei Zhongxian is a little self-aware, except for grasping the main direction, everything else is handed over to Wang Sijin to do.
Wang Sijin's ability impressed Tian Ergeng, because of his outstanding ability, Wang Sijin had become the second-in-command of the East Factory at this time. It's just that because of the system, he hasn't become a real leader, but it's better than a leader.
Obviously, Jiannu's discordant plan did not hinder Zhu Youxiao's military plan. The Supreme High Command soon worked out a new plan for the deployment of troops and a plan for linkage.
The first is to strengthen the strength of the Central Army in the direction of Jinzhou and build Jinzhou into a core point for the Central Army to put into the battlefield in eastern Liaodong.
At present, Zhu Youxiao has 14 infantry divisions in his hands, and one infantry division has already been put into Jinzhou, and he plans to put nine more infantry divisions into Jinzhou Town before the spring of the third year of the Apocalypse, so that Jinzhou will have 10 infantry divisions, and another cavalry division will be transferred to nearly 120,000 troops.
The Guangning defense line has 120,000 troops of the border army of Liaodong Town, plus 30,000 troops of Dongjiang Town.
On the battlefield of Liaodong, the Ming army will form three arrows that can attack Jiannu at any time, with a total strength of 270,000.
However, due to the limitations of communication in this era, the Ming armies in the three directions coordinated with each other, and it was very easy for problems to occur. In response to this problem, the principle of linkage is that the main force of Jiannu attacks in one direction, and the other two directions immediately launch a counteroffensive of a certain scale.
However, there is also a need to pay attention to how to counterattack, and the current allocation of troops has emerged.
The task of attracting the main force of Jiannu was assigned to the Central Army in the Jinzhou area, first of all, the Central Army had enough troops and equipment to keep up, and the training would continue to keep up. In addition, the Central Army is equipped with a large number of firearms, and it is easy to set up a formation in the plain area in the direction of Jinzhou, and it is impossible for Jiannu to launch a sudden attack, so the Central Army can completely withstand the attack of Jiannu on the frontal battlefield, and can defeat Jiannu.
The worst result is that the Central Army will suffer heavy losses, but even if the Central Army suffers heavy losses, it will be able to retreat to Jinzhou Pass for defense. And even if Jiannu wins in the direction of Jinzhou, he will not be able to rob much, because the area north of Jinzhou Pass has no population and production at all.
Even if Jiannu cripples the Central Army in this direction, he will have to break his teeth. The Central Army can also continuously train a large number of grassroots officers through the Royal Military Academy, and recruit a large number of soldiers to replenish their strength, which can completely withstand attrition.
In contrast, the Ming army on the Quang Ninh Line was less able to withstand attrition. Once the main force of the Ming army on the Guangning defense line was annihilated by Jiannu, Jiannu was likely to drive straight into the western Liaoning region, thus capturing a large amount of materials and population, which was what Jiannu needed most.
Therefore, the 120,000 Ming army of the Quang Ninh defense line, when the main force of Jiannu confronted it, could not take the initiative to attack, and could only defend it strictly.
At the same time, the Supreme Command set a rule for the Ming Army of Guangning, that is, when the main force of Jiannu was involved by the Jinzhou Army and the Dongjiang Army, even if it took the initiative to attack, the number of troops dispatched could not exceed 50,000, and it was necessary to ensure that the Guangning Defense Line had at least 70,000 troops to defend, so as not to give Jiannu any chance to rob.
It is equivalent to saying that the Central Army is the only one that is allowed to take the initiative to go out to fight in the field, so as to attract the main force of Jiannu. Liaodong Town and Dongjiang Town, on the other hand, had to ensure that the main force of Jiannu was not available to attack.
The Ming army of Dongjiang Town led by Mao Wenlong must abide by it in principle, and its autonomy is higher than that of Liaodong Town, and the number of troops dispatched is what Mao Wenlong says.
The Dongjiang Army is also a new army, and the number is only 30,000, so it is easy to replenish. The Dongjiang Army led by Mao Wenlong was mainly responsible for operations in the mountainous areas, and when necessary, they copied the nest of Jiannu. (To be continued......)
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