In fact, according to the original operational deployment and plan, Zheng Jiajun took all the cities, castles, etc. west of the Liao River within a month, and confronted the Great Qing State on the Liao River, and then rested for a while, and then the Zheng Army launched a full-scale attack in Liaodong and Liaonan at the same time, fundamentally shaking the foundation of the Great Qing State.

Zheng Xunrui made the decision to attack Shenyang, Zheng Jinhong and others began to prepare, the first round of battle, Zheng Jiajun took all the places from Shanhaiguan to Dalinghe City, it didn't take long, and the army still had enough food and grass, so the next round of attack was launched, and the problem was not very big.

Just when Zheng Jiajun entered the intensive preparation process, Xu Wanghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, wrote a recital.

Xu Wanghua wrote an urgent recital, and Zhou Yanru sent someone directly to Jinzhou to present the emperor.

Zheng Xunrui read the memora written by Xu Wanghua, and was silent and pondered for a whole day.

A day later, Zheng Xunrui issued an order, and Zheng's army continued to prepare for the recovery of cities and castles such as Quang Ninh, Yizhou, and Xiping Fort, but did not continue to mention the order to attack Shenyang immediately.

Although it is said that the Zheng family army still wants to continue to attack, but the subtle changes in this, Zheng Jinhong and others can feel it, occupy the cities of Guangning, Yizhou and Xipingbao, and completely control all the places west of the Liao River, this is just a gesture, after the Zheng family army wiped out the main force of the Eight Banners Army in Liaodong, it is impossible for the Eight Banners Army to continue to control Guangning and other cities.

Jinzhou City.

The original Jinzhou General Military Mansion was temporarily set up as the Chinese military tent of the Zheng Jiajun.

Yang Tingshu, Zheng Jinhong, Hong Xintao, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Su Manzi, Wang Xiaoer, Su Congjin, Ma Xianglin, Wu Sangui, Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen are all concentrated in the wing.

Everyone's expressions were very serious, they knew that the emperor would make a major decision today, and the reason for this must be the twists and turns of Xu Wanghua, the first assistant to the cabinet.

When Zheng Xunrui entered the wing, everyone was ready to salute, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down. No need to be polite.

"I summoned you today, for what reason, I am afraid you know, after the battle of Liaodong, although it is said that the Zheng family army has won a huge victory, but the loss is also very large. So far, the total strength of the Zheng army is 200,000 people, the newly recruited sergeants from all over the Ming Dynasty, there are no specific statistics, these newly recruited sergeants need a period of training, and can not participate in the battle for the time being, the Zheng army of the Zheng family army in Liaodong is 150,000 people, after the battle of Liaodong, the loss of two percent. This is also an unbearable loss for us. ”

"Some people will say that the losses of the Eight Banners Army are even greater, and the Zheng family army will take this opportunity to attack Shenyang, and will obtain unexpected results, and even completely destroy the Qing Dynasty, but there is one fact, that is, the total strength of the Eight Banners Army is still about 200,000. And its most elite Manchu Eight Banners did not suffer much damage, once the Zheng Jiajun decided to launch a large-scale attack on Shenyang. Then the Eight Banners Army will definitely resist to the death, so the losses of my Zheng Jiajun will be greater, whether they can take Shenyang, no one dares to guarantee what will happen later. ”

"Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention the Eight Banners Army, which has extraordinary combat effectiveness."

"Therefore, Zheng Jiajun must change its strategy and temporarily abandon the offensive posture. Take other offensive methods, as for what kind of strategy you are going to adopt, Yang Tingshu, you talk about the situation. ”

Yang Tingshu hurriedly stood up and saluted Zheng Xunrui before speaking.

"After Zheng Jiajun took the cities and castles of Yiju, Quang Ninh and Xiping Fort. Confronted the Eight Banners Army in the Liao River, completely blocked the way of trade with Houjin, and at the same time the Zheng Jiajun stationed in southern Liaoning also blocked the trade route of southern Liaoning, the land of Houjin was barren, with its own ability, it was impossible to maintain, according to the information obtained by the Investigation Bureau, Houjin sent the Eight Banners Army to the grassland to conquer, raised a large amount of grain and grass, for this battle of Liaodong, it was also a huge consumption, and it was difficult to maintain, so the imperial court took measures to block, so that Houjin was on the verge of collapse in a short period of time......"

"Zheng Jiajun stuck to the west of the Liao River in Guangning and Xiping Fort and other city castles, always to form a deterrent to Shenyang, this move made it difficult for the Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty to be peaceful, must send a large number of Eight Banner Army sergeants stationed in Liaoyang and Anshan area, no time to take care of the grassland, its national energy must be placed in the expedition, and it is difficult to consider its livelihood matters, so maintain it for a period of time, there must be major changes within the Later Jin, at that time, the Zheng family army will carry out a large-scale expedition, and it will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

After Yang Tingshu finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui stood up.

"The battle of Liaodong, the Zheng family army casualties are quite large, I can not accept, I thought to personally lead the army to kill the Liao River, directly take Shenyang, Xu Wanghua wrote to play, dissuaded me, if it is not Xu Wanghua's letter, I am afraid I will really be hot-headed, more than 100,000 Zheng family soldiers, if they forcibly attack Shenyang, the losses caused are immeasurable, and they may not be able to win in a short period of time, if the battle is extended, my Ming court is also difficult to bear such a huge consumption."

"Xu Wanghua's suggestion is very good, this time I was busy with conquest and fighting, I didn't pay attention to some information about Houjin, Houjin land is barren, relying only on its own food production, it can't be maintained at all, and Houjin has experienced large-scale conquest this time, the consumption of grain and grass is even greater, over the years, every time Houjin enters the customs to loot, they have to hijack a large number of people, on the one hand, they need to rely on these people to farm and produce, get enough food, on the other hand, they also have to think about it, so many people, The consumption is also enormous. ”

"I have decided to take this suggestion, and after completely recovering the area west of the Liao River, I will take blockade measures to prevent any goods from entering the east of the Liao River, so that the Houjin will not be able to sustain their livelihood and cause civil strife."

Speaking of this, Zheng Xunrui showed a sneer on his face.

"There are many people in the DPRK and China who believe that the Houjin is extremely powerful and monolithic, but in fact, the Manchurians are brave and ruthless, and their combat effectiveness is indeed good, once they encounter external pressure, they can often unite and work together with the outside world, but when the external pressure temporarily disappears and the internal stability cannot be achieved, their competitive character will be fully revealed, and it will be difficult for them to be truly stable internally."

"The best opportunity for the Zheng Jiajun to attack is the moment when there is civil strife in Houjin, I expect that it will not be long before there will be a huge shock inside Houjin, there is food in his hands, he is not panicked, after the lack of food and clothing, even if Huang Taiji has great ability, I am afraid that he will not be able to stabilize those full of nobles."

Zheng Xunrui's speech has always been true, and since the combat deployment has been determined, everyone will implement this plan according to it.

Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen stayed, and Zheng Xunrui had to make arrangements for the investigation of the Bureau.

After everyone left the room, Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen walked behind Zheng Xunrui and helped rub Zheng Xunrui's shoulders, although the two participated in the expedition as the head of the investigation department, but the queen mother arranged for the two to take care of Zheng Xunrui's daily life, but once the battle began, Zheng Xunrui needed to strategize, and many times they were busy, and the two could not really take care of Zheng Xunrui.

"The main task of the Investigation Agency in the next stage is to collect the internal intelligence of Houjin, there were businessmen to help raise intelligence in the past, but after the complete blockade of commercial transactions, there will be many fewer ways to obtain information, when Hong Chengchou hanged himself, you have seen the letters left behind, I think that the dead horse is used as a live horse doctor, you can send someone to contact those people mentioned by Hong Chengchou, if you can get valuable information from it, then I will be able to give Huang Taiji a fatal blow."

Xu Fojia rubbed Zheng Xunrui's shoulder and spoke.

"The concubines obeyed the order, but Hong Chengchou once returned to Huang Taiji, I don't know if the candidates he provided are reliable."

"People are about to die, their words are also good, Hong Chengchou did not have to hang himself before he died, but also thought about calculating the Ming Dynasty, no matter what, he was once the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the military department, and returned to Huang Taiji, it seems that he was forced to do so, Hong Chengchou must have guilt in his heart, so the candidates provided can still be trusted, and Hong Chengchou chose to hang himself in Ningyuan City, and did not flee, which also shows that he does regret returning to Huang Taiji."

Yang Aizhen pursed her mouth.

"Hmph, Your Majesty, the concubines feel that Hong Chengchou is self-inflicted, and she can't bear this grievance."

Zheng Xunrui smiled, Hong Chengchou's behavior was indeed problematic, and choosing to surrender to Huang Taiji was inexplicable from any aspect, not to mention that Hong Chengchou's identity was different.

But at this time, Zheng Xunrui thought of Wu Sangui, if it weren't for his letter, Wu Sangui would also be Guishun Huang Taiji and the Great Qing Kingdom.

As for the people around him, Zheng Xunrui didn't dare to fully guarantee it, all of them were loyal, but he knew very well that as long as he was strong enough, the people around him would never have a heart of betrayal, after ascending to the throne, Zheng Xunrui gradually understood the deep truth, you don't want to let people show loyalty all the time, there are still many ordinary people in this world, what you have to do is to give people enough respect and treatment, and do your best to be benevolent and righteous.

"Okay, don't talk about these things, the two of you also have to prepare quickly and act immediately, these days, you have been marching and fighting with the army, it is very hard, you are stationed in Jinzhou during this time, you will rest more, you can't compete with Zheng Jinhong and others."

The emperor's concern has always been real, Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen heard such words, their hearts were sweet, they leaned behind Zheng Xunrui, and rubbed their shoulders more carefully. (To be continued.) )