Chapter 342: Personally Commanded
The battle plan was quickly determined, Zheng Jiajun dispatched 25,000 soldiers to conquer Lushun and Shuangdao, leaving 10,000 soldiers stationed in Huai'an, about who commanded the operation, caused a great controversy in a small area, Zheng Xunrui insisted on personally commanding, after all, this was an extraordinary battle, and it was meaningful, from the beginning of this battle, Zheng Xunrui not only fought for the Ming Dynasty, but also for his own future.
Zheng Xunrui's deep meaning, Zheng Jinhong and Xu Wanghua are incomprehensible, so they are strongly opposed.
Zheng Xunrui served as the governor of Caoyun for a short time, and carried out a large-scale rectification of Caoyun, now is the time for a smooth transition, this time Zheng Xunrui needs to be stationed in Huai'an, stabilize the situation in all aspects, and go to Lushun and Shuangdao to fight, there is a great danger, this is a battle without backup, every step of the battle is dangerous, we must do a good job of careful deployment, a little carelessness may cause a catastrophe.
Under such circumstances, Zheng Jinhong and Xu Wanghua naturally opposed Zheng Xunrui's personal command of the battle.
Zheng Xunrui has his own ideas, and there are many reasons that make him have to take charge himself.
First of all, from the aspect of the particularity of the operation, this is an operation that lacks the support of backup, and from the place that has been occupied by the Houjin Tartars, a world has been forcibly carved out, and the complicated situation he is facing can be imagined, and he must personally command such an important battle, and in accordance with his prestige, he can quickly carry out all operational arrangements and ensure the victory of the operation to the greatest extent.
Secondly, considering the sinister situation they are facing, once the Zheng Jiajun occupies Lushun and Shuangdao, they will definitely face the crazy counterattack of the Houjin Tartars, and passive defense will not work at this time. It is necessary to kill out, take the initiative to face the counterattack of the Houjin Tartars, and even launch an active attack to completely destroy the arrogance of the Houjin Tartars, so as to be able to protect Shuangdao and Lushun.
Again, from the point of view of secrecy and suddenness of the battle. It should be said that this attack on Lushun and Shuangdao was completely unexpected by Huang Taiji, and even the adults in the court could not think of this, Huang Taiji had already led a large army to fight in Korea, Zilharang was stationed in Shenyang, and Duoduo Azig and Abatai and others were stationed in Gaizhou. Lushun and the Twin Islands are not the key areas of the Houjin Tartar defense, so it is very important to use the blitzkrieg to take the Lushun and Twin Islands.
Finally, from the aspect of logistics supply, once the Zheng Jiajun took Lushun and Shuangdao, it was necessary to ensure that the city of Penglai was firmly controlled. The sailors stationed in Penglai can ensure the supply of Lushun and Shuangdao, and if they want to really control Penglai City, the sailors stationed in Penglai City can only be seen by Zheng Xunrui in person.
This series of reasons prompted Zheng Xunrui to take charge in person.
But there are pros and cons to everything, Zheng Xunrui is in charge personally, and the disadvantages of saving zài are also obvious. This is what Zheng Jinhong, Xu Wanghua and others talked about.
From February to May of the following year, it is the season of green and yellow, and the task of water transportation is particularly arduous. It is necessary to ensure that about 2 million stone of grain is transported from the south to the north, and the storage capacity under the jurisdiction of the Caoyun Governor's Office is only 800,000 stone, and there are more than 1 million stone of grain, which must be collected during this time period, and this task of collection is not light. The slightest negligence can provoke a popular uprising.
Zheng Xunrui has already made up his mind. This grain will not be levied by the common people, but will be provided by the scholars and merchants in the south. He had a large amount of evidence in his hands, which could kill certain scholars and businessmen in the south, and Zheng Xunrui had to rely on these evidences to force the scholars and businessmen in the south to take on the task by using two methods, both openly and covertly.
Such a heavy matter also needs to be presided over by Zheng Xunrui himself.
As long as all the grain transported to the north can be guaranteed before May, as long as the people do not undertake the task of collecting the grain, they can really reduce the burden of the people and let the Baixin in the south recuperate, so that the task of collecting the grain in the second half of the year can be completed smoothly.
Therefore, Zheng Jinhong and Xu Wanghua's worries are also reasonable.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zheng Xunrui decided to personally command the battle, in his opinion, the battle to recover Lushun and Shuangdao was not a long-term battle, and it was full of all the time, that is, within a month, once the Zheng army firmly occupied Lushun and Shuangdao, he could return to Huai'an and start the collection of grain.
After all, the main forces of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions are all in Korea, and the defense of Shenyang is not so stable, if the main force is concentrated on Lushun and Shuangdao again, the Ming army stationed in Liaodong will be slightly disturbed, even if it is a posture of preparing to attack Shenyang, Huang Taiji will worry about the safety of Shenyang, that is the lifeblood of Huang Taiji, he will definitely defend with all his might.
When he returned to the backyard, Zheng Xunrui was a little difficult to speak.
He has said before, in the future, try to avoid going out to conquer in person, this time as the governor of Caoyun, the family came to Huai'an, Wen Manshan and others are very happy, after all, Huai'an is the south, the living customs are similar to Suzhou, even the taste has a great similarity, and compared to Shaanxi to be prosperous, to be able to live in such a place, is a good thing.
It's a pity that Zheng Xunrui doesn't have the life to live a stable life, I'm afraid that for a long time in the future, there will be no such luck, and he needs to run around, and his family will inevitably be frightened.
According to Zheng Xunrui's judgment, although his requirements are very high, the emperor will definitely agree, so this expedition is an inevitable result.
Once the Iron Blood Army occupies Shuangdao and Lushun, the blow to Huang Taiji is very big, and it will also make Huang Taiji make extraordinary moves, which will definitely affect Huang Taiji's plan to conquer Korea.
The attentive Wen Manshan discovered Zheng Xunrui's hesitation.
Under Wen Manshan's inquiry, Zheng Xunrui was also calm, saying that in the past few days, he was about to lead the Zheng family army to conquer, and this Spring Festival, I am afraid there is no way to be with his family.
Hearing Zheng Xunrui say this, Wen Manshan's face was not very good, to be honest, after coming to Huai'an, Wen Manshan was very happy, and her brother Wen Kun's status is not ordinary now, not only became a court official, but also became one of Zheng Xunrui's most trusted henchmen, taking on heavy responsibilities, every time she saw Wen Kun's busy appearance, as well as her greatly changed temperament, Wen Manshan felt Zheng Xunrui's love and concern, but just after she stabilized, Zheng Xunrui was about to go on the expedition again.
What women want is stability, especially the stability of our men.
Wen Manshan knows very well that Zheng Xunrui is the pillar of the family, it can be said that the family has a qiē, all thanks to Zheng Xunrui, this kind of stable life is what every woman looks forward to and looks forward to, but Zheng Xunrui has led the Zheng family army to conquer many times, and he is in danger all the time, which makes Wen Manshan suffer, in case of any accident to Zheng Xunrui, the harmony in the family will disappear in an instant, and there will be no more qiē.
Zheng Xunrui didn't explain much, and all the explanations seemed pale at this time.
silently accompanied Wen Manshan, even when they were walking in the back garden, there were very few words between the two.
Dongmei Lotus Leaf and Yang Aizhen and others all noticed it and found that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and even Zheng Hanyu, who was more than two years old, felt that the situation was wrong.
After coming back from a walk in the back garden, Dongmei and the others also knew that Zheng Xunrui would lead the Zheng family army to conquer again.
The atmosphere in the house became frozen again, and everyone knew what the conquest meant.
Zheng Xunrui had to explain.
"This expedition is very important, I must personally command, you don't have to worry too much, the time of this expedition will not be very long, at most it will be about a month, after the expedition is over, I will return to Huai'an immediately, there are a lot of things here, waiting for me to deal with it, things at home, trouble you to bother, several Spring Festivals, I have not been able to spend it at home, I think it is very guilty, such a regret, only to make up for it in the future."
After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Wen Manshan also spoke.
"The husband went on the expedition, the slave family should not complain, but thinking that the husband led the army to conquer many times, the slave family and the sisters were very worried, the husband is the backbone of the family, when he is not at home, the slave family has nowhere to rely on the heart, the slave family just thinks that the husband can be safe and ......"
Before Wen Manshan could finish speaking, tears came out.
Zheng Xunrui can only dissolve this oppressive atmosphere in a joking tone.
"Don't worry about Madam, I lead the army to fight, I think about safety all the time, there are so many people waiting for me at home, I don't dare to be careless, but before this expedition, I still want to hear your encouragement, if you are all sad and sad, I don't feel good in my heart, it has been infected to many soldiers, everyone is wiping tears and going out to fight, it is a joke."
Wen Manshan heard Zheng Xunrui say this, and quickly wiped away her tears, before the war, you must make your husband happy, otherwise the result of a bad relationship will definitely be bad.
After pacifying his family, Zheng Xunrui came to the study alone, spread out the map, and looked carefully.
This has become his habit, before the crossing, I saw the generals who commanded the operation in the movie, often looked at the map and meditated, and I thought it was funny at the time, but now I finally understand that the deployment of every battle is inseparable from the map, which is the most basic thing, and the commander can only calmly make deployments after being familiar with the terrain and landforms.
Slowly, Zheng Xunrui's mind sank into the deployment of the operation, and carefully thought about whether there was anything missing, after all, this battle was very important, and there could not be the slightest omission in terms of deployment. (To be continued)