Experiencing the scene of the battle again, Chen Xinjia still has a lot of feelings, he once participated in the command of the battle with the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong, but it was almost all passive response, and there were few battles that took the initiative to attack, and later came to the capital as an official, completely away from the battlefield, a lot of memories gradually blurred, and I couldn't imagine that now I personally commanded the battle to exterminate the Liukou. Chen Xinjia has the idea of great joy in his bones, in fact, any commander who commands operations has such an idea, but he can't control it well.

The battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion lasted for nearly a month, the casualties on both sides were somewhat heavy, after experiencing five large-scale attacks, Chen Xinjia had the idea of retreating, he thought that Xiangyang Mansion City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the resistance of the Liukou was unusually tenacious, it was impossible to capture in a short period of time, more than 100,000 troops were concentrated around Xiangyang Fucheng, so long time passed, I could not see any effect, it was better to transfer to Yunyang and other places to fight, and strive to be able to exterminate more living forces of the Liukou, In this way, the emperor and the court can see the real military achievements.

Yang Sichang wrote three letters asking about the progress of the battle, which was also one of the reasons that prompted Chen Xinjia to change the battle plan, and Chen Xinjia believed that the attitude shown by Yang Sichang's letter was actually the attitude of the emperor and the imperial court.

However, what Chen Xinjia didn't expect was that his idea was opposed by Sun Chuanting, Sun Chuanting thought that the most taboo thing for the army to fight was to change the battle plan at will, although it was said that the imperial army attacked Xiangyang Mansion City, temporarily in a disadvantageous situation, but as time went by, the battle situation will definitely develop in the direction of the imperial army, if the battle plan is changed at this time, the army will give up attacking Xiangyang Mansion City, which is also a heavy blow to the morale of the army.

In order to change the matter of the battle plan. Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting had already argued twice, but they were unable to unify their views and understanding, so Chen Xinjia decided to expand the scope of the discussion.

The Chinese army station.

Sun Chuanting, Wang Yongji, Liu Liangzuo, Zuo Liangyu and others came to the Zhongjun tent one after another, and Chen Xinjia was already waiting.

A discussion on whether the imperial army will change its battle plan has officially begun, and this discussion will determine the next move of the army. Decide the direction of the battle to exterminate the rogues.

The first to speak was Liu Liangzuo, the chief soldier of Songjiang.

“…… From the 24th of last year's twelfth lunar month began to attack the battle of Xiangyang Fucheng, to now it has lasted 32 days, a total of five large-scale attacks have been carried out, each attack invested about 10,000 troops, the army casualties reached more than 9,000 people, the combat effectiveness of the Liukou is indeed tenacious, the wall of Xiangyang Fucheng is tall and strong, but also caused a lot of difficulty to the attack of the army, the subordinates believed. If you change the battle plan and don't attack Xiangyang Mansion for the time being, it is also feasible......"

Liu Liangzuo was the chief soldier who directly commanded the battle, and he also showed ruthlessness during this time, but unfortunately every attack fell short and failed to achieve the final success, which made him, the chief soldier who commanded the battle, also feel that his face was gloomy. Well, every time they fight, Chen Xinjia, Sun Chuanting and others know the details of the attack.

After Liu Liangzuo finished speaking. Huguang General Zuo Liangyu also spoke, Zuo Liangyu's meaning is roughly the same as Liu Liangzuo, thinking that the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion can be temporarily delayed, or order the army to rest for a while, under the current situation, the possibility of capturing Xiangyang Mansion is not very large.

The two commanders-in-chief, who were directly in command of the battle, spoke. Supporting the change of the battle plan basically shows that the entire battle plan needs to be adjusted.

Although Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu both supported the change of battle plan, Chen Xinjia was not happy, and the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion was directly commanded by him, and a month passed. Xiangyang Mansion City was still not able to be taken, and the officials and people in other parts of the Ming Dynasty were happily celebrating the Spring Festival, but he was unable to sleep and eat, and the emperor and the court seemed to have complaints.

Changing the battle plan and giving up the attack on Xiangyang Mansion City, this is actually the defeat of the imperial army, it is not easy to make this determination, the battle plan to exterminate the Liukou is the most critical part is to recover Xiangyang Mansion City, if this step can not be completed, no matter how big the victory is later, it will be overshadowed, as the highest commander, Chen Xinjia certainly understands this.

Wang Yongji didn't speak, he, the supervising army, was mainly responsible for logistics and supply, as for how to deploy the battle, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting were both thinking, so he didn't need to talk much.

Sun Chuanting's expression has always been very serious, and after Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, he groaned a little before he slowly spoke.

"I insisted on attacking Xiangyang Fucheng, Liu Zongbing and Zuo Zongbing both thought that the Liukou combat effectiveness was strong, and it was impossible for the army to take Xiangyang Fucheng in a short period of time, or that the attack was likely to cause greater losses, I admit these circumstances, a month has passed, the army has lost nearly 10,000 people, such casualties are extremely heavy, and it is also difficult for us to bear."

"But if there is such a situation, we will change the battle plan and give up attacking Xiangyang Fucheng, I don't think it is necessarily, I have three reasons."

"The first reason, our losses are heavy, the rogues are not no losses, we feel tired, the rogues are still complacent, we are flesh and blood, the rogues are not iron-beaten, five consecutive attacks, the losses of the rogues are also heavy, they must also be panicked, at this time, I think whoever can hold on, who will be able to win the final victory, if we can't hold on at such a critical moment, it will be a great loss."

"The second reason, the battle of Xiangyang Mansion City, is the most important battle for us to exterminate the Liukou, once we get the victory, it indicates that we have completely exterminated the Liukou The battle has gotten the best start, otherwise we will be disadvantaged, Xiangyang Fucheng is an important town in Huguang, and it is also a hub connecting the north and the south, so that the Liukou will occupy this city for a long time, and it is also a shame for us to exterminate the Liukou army."

"The third reason involves our overall deployment, the 40,000 army led by He Renlong's general army, stationed in Xinye and Xinyang, to prevent the union of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng's two rogues, we deployed 40,000 troops to garrison the periphery of Xiangyang Fucheng to prevent Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi's reinforcements, which has laid the best foundation for us to attack Xiangyang Fucheng, although a month has passed, we have not been able to capture Xiangyang Fucheng, but as the most important battle to exterminate the Liukou, There must be many difficulties, and we can take advantage of the favorable situation, adjust the way of attacking, and take Xiangyang Fucheng in one go. ”

"If we change the battle plan halfway, then we need to make an overall adjustment, this adjustment of the deployment and plan of the operation, is not something that can be completed in a moment and a half, in case we change the overall deployment of the operation, and instead attack the rogue in Yunyang, and still encounter the current situation, then how should we deal with it......

Sun Chuanting was obviously well prepared, and the reasons he said were very sufficient, even irrefutable, and he didn't say it so in such detail when he talked to Chen Xinjia before.

Chen Xinjia and the others all fell into thinking.

After all, Chen Xinjia is the left squire of the military department, and he has also experienced many battles, and when he was in Liaodong, the situation he faced was much more severe than now, especially the battle of the Daling River at the beginning, that kind of tragic scene, it is impossible to forget it for a lifetime.

The battle to attack Xiangyang Fucheng encountered a setback, this is the actual situation, but if it encounters a setback, it is ready to change the battle plan, and it is ready to retreat, which will definitely become a stain, unless it is after changing the battle plan, it can achieve one brilliant victory after another, until the final extermination of the Liukou, then it can also be explained, otherwise this stigma will have to be carried all the time.

But no one dared to guarantee that after changing the battle plan, they would be able to win when they moved to Yunyang.

This is also where Chen Xinjia is most entangled.

Sun Chuanting's elaboration made Chen Xinjia unable to make up his mind.

The discussion, which was supposed to decide the next battle plan of the army, was still not closed, and no decision could be made.

When the soldiers entered the Chinese military tent with the letter in hand, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting were thinking hard, neither of them spoke, what should be done next, whether to continue to attack Xiangyang Fucheng, or even increase the scale of the attack, or change the direction of the battle, and turn to Yunyang, neither of them spoke easily.

When the soldiers opened their mouths to say that it was a letter from Zheng Xunrui, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the imperial history of the right capital, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting raised their heads at the same time, Chen Xinjia couldn't wait to take the letter, and began to look at Sun Chuanting's side and looked at Zheng Xunrui's letter together.

The two of them are still convinced of Zheng Xunrui, after all, Zheng Jiajun's courage is an obvious thing.

Chen Xinjia's face was a little serious, and Sun Chuanting's face was smiling.

After reading the letter, Chen Xinjia thought for a while and spoke.

"Lord Sun, I think Lord Zheng's suggestion is very good, we still have to insist on capturing Xiangyang Mansion City, the grain and grass organized by Lord Fang, the governor of Huguang, is being transported in a steady stream, at this time, we must really pay attention to protecting the grain road, we can't let the rogues invade the grain road, as for the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion City, it should need to be expanded."

"What Lord Chen said is that I suggest that the offensive be launched again at the end of the first month, and the number of sergeants participating in the attack can be expanded to 30,000 to 40,000 people, and the Hongyi cannons and Fulong machines that have been newly transferred from Wuchang can play an important role."

Chen Xinjia nodded slightly, as if he had made up his mind.

"Lord Sun, this battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion City is still under your command, I am responsible for guarding the grain road and preventing Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi and others from rushing to help, you and I are already one, one is prosperous, one is lost, you have rich experience in commanding operations."

Without waiting for Sun Chuanting to speak, Chen Xinjia waved his hand and spoke again.

"I'm waiting for the good news from Master Sun." (To be continued......)