Birthday is a very festive thing, especially a big man like Han Wendeng, the birthday is even more grand, even the king of Shu sent a housekeeper to give gifts, and the big people of the Sichuan capital system gathered together, which can be said to be very lively.

The banquet of the military generals, the emphasis is drenched, although the banquet is not like the literati chanting poems against each other, there is no silk and bamboo with the ears and no courtesans singing, but there is no lack of liveliness at all, a group of soldiers drink in a big bowl, eat meat in large pieces, drink to the hearty, some people fight wine, some people drink too much, and roll up their sleeves and go out to compete, of course, these are all goodwill, point to stop.

Lu Haoshan was fortunate to sit on the main stage, and sat at the same table with the commander Guo Wendeng, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou, and the commander of the same commander Wei Wentong, Han Wendeng, who valued Lu Haoshan very much, also introduced Lu Haoshan to the people present, Lu Haoshan, as a rising star, was also very modest to greet the people present, and the juniors regarded themselves as talented and capable, especially when they were not stained with mud, they shined, and everyone had a good impression of him.

All commanded the birthday banquet, all the people who could come were his cronies, a small thousand households could sit at the main table, everyone did not underestimate him, on the contrary, one by one, they looked at him differently: the more impossible it is, the more intriguing it is, and Lu Haoshan is self-aware, all the way along the meaning of the people present, modest and polite, talking extraordinary, from time to time there are one or two jokes or funny jokes, anyway, these can be said a lot in later generations, making the people present laugh, Wei Wentong, who knew the same thing as the army, also patted Lu Haoshan's shoulder while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes and said it was interesting.

Of course, it wasn't because of the pain, but the tears that came out of laughter.

So many "giants" got together, and most of them were military attachés, and the topic naturally mentioned Houjin at the end.

"It's really hateful, those Tartars, who have disturbed the borders many times, livestock, food, people, etc. It's like being poor and crazy, grabbing whatever you see, alas, it's just a misery for the people of the Ming Dynasty. Han Wendeng suddenly said a little angrily.

The Liaodong front is rectified year after year, but it is still lost every year, after many years of Taoguang and obscurity, Houjin has trained an iron cavalry that can fight well, it can be said that it swept the invincible hand of the Ming Dynasty, the setting of the Eight Banners is like this, 300 people are a bull record. Set up Niu Lu Ezhen one person, 5 Niu Lu for 1 Jiala, 5 Jiala for 1 solid mountain, set up Gushan Ezhen 1 person, so calculated, the real Eight Banners soldiers are only 60,000 people, according to historical records, the late Ming Dynasty used to fight the Houjin soldiers, including Han Chinese, Mongolian people. There are more than 100,000 troops, and these more than 100,000 troops must maintain the governance of Houjin, guard the territory, and also be assigned to the Ming Dynasty to protect and plunder. It can only be said that it is against the sky, and when fighting, the Ming army mostly uses the city's artillery to fight against the Eight Banners, and rarely fights in the field. Because the field battles were all defeated by Houjin, they were at an absolute disadvantage.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten by tens of thousands of troops and left them to burn, kill and loot in the Ming Dynasty. It has to be said that it is a disgrace to the military.

In ancient times, the traffic was blocked, and the people might not know, but as the commander of a province, it was impossible for Han Wendeng not to know.

Wei Wentong immediately echoed: "Yes, those pig tails are really hateful, this battle has been fought for decades, and the dignified Ming has not wiped them all out until now, it's really a sigh, don't say it." ”

As a courtier, he couldn't say bad things about the emperor, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back hard.

Woe comes from the mouth, who knows if there are any spies from Jinyiwei now?

"Alas, it's difficult" a guerrilla general surnamed Mo who retired from the Liaodong War shook his head and said: "Those Tartar soldiers, one by one, are not afraid of death, do not want to die in battle, the army of the Ming Dynasty can only hide behind the city wall and artillery, some troops are scared, as soon as they hear that the Tartar soldiers are coming, they will be chaotic without a fight, and they will collapse at the first touch, how can they fight like this?" ”

After a pause, General Mo said: "I heard that there are still many people who collude with the Tartars to provide them with intelligence, lead the way, transport food, etc., but they have not been able to find out, and their own people are not full, so these dogs have betrayed the enemy and committed treason." ”

Hong Chengchou said with some caution: "After the Jin Tartar has disturbed the border for many years, the more I fight in the Ming Dynasty, the weaker I become, it's time to find the root cause. ”

This Hong Chengchou, talented, long-term vision, in the suppression of the peasant rebel army, early on saw that even if they surrendered, sooner or later they would rebel, so he never relented, in the maintenance of imperial power, the maintenance of the Zhu family's country, rather resisting a "thirst for killing" charge, but it is also a loyal minister's expression, but he was not good at fighting with Houjin later, and he could also see that the Ming Mansion would fall, so "those who know the times are Junjie" surrendered Houjin, and also mentioned a lot of construction that was conducive to Manchu rule after the establishment of the Manchu Dynasty. He was a great contributor to the stability of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it was extremely controversial in later generations.

For Lu Haoshan, admire his ability, but be ashamed of his character, now hearing his words, he knows that he has a skeptical attitude towards Daming, and it can be seen that the idea of "loyalty to the monarch and patriotism" is not so important in his mind.

Everyone began to express their opinions from the perspective of war, and the table was lively for a while, but in Lu Haoshan's ears, these were just disease-free "Shen" groans, the imperial power was high, and he didn't dare to talk about the court and officials, just said something like not using force, and the soldiers were afraid of death, which didn't matter, and Lu Haoshan couldn't help but secretly shake his head when he heard it.

At this time, Han Wendeng found that Lu Haoshan had not spoken, he was listening from the sidelines, and Lu Haoshan's pouting action also fell into Han Wendeng's eyes, and he couldn't help but name curiously: "Haoshan, what do you think about this." ”

"My lord, all the veterans present are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and the lower official is only a small thousand households, so he doesn't dare to criticize himself." Lu Haoshan hurriedly said.

"Don't panic" Han Wendeng waved his hand and said: "It's all your own people here, just chat casually, care about the battle situation, and don't let you formulate a national policy, you can say whatever you want, don't be restrained." ”

"This" Lu Haoshan hesitated for a moment, but still decided to say it, Han Wendeng was named, he couldn't brush his face in public, he thought for a while, and quickly said: "My lord, Xia Guan thinks that Houjin is so strong, and the million-strong male division of the Ming Dynasty with the Eight Banners can still play this kind of momentum, which is indeed outstanding, and sometimes, we also need to admit the fact that Houjin is no longer the Houjin who obeyed the orders of the Ming Dynasty before, and we want to list him as the number one rival." ”

Wei Wentong nodded and said: "That's right, the entire Houjin, the army is only more than 100,000, and the population is less than 2 million, but now it is a big problem for the Ming Dynasty with a population of 10,000. ”

A sigh, I don't know how much bitterness was revealed.

Soldiers are honored and disgraced, and they are proud, and now they can't protect their homes and defend their country, so where is there any pride to speak of.

General Mo said with a wry smile: "Now it's hard to guard, it's the city wall and cannons, and now there is intelligence that Houjin took away craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty, and now they have begun to cast cannons, so that the situation of the Ming army is even more difficult." ”

When everyone heard this, they sighed again, Houjin used to be a barbaric place in the eyes of everyone, but they have been trying to learn from the Ming Dynasty, and when they were captive, they also subconsciously abducted the craftsmen who were familiar with the Ming Dynasty, and let the craftsmen and technicians build weapons and equipment for them.

Seeing that everyone's feelings were a little low, Han Wendeng smiled and said, "Haoshan, in your opinion, how can Da Ming turn the tide of the battle?" ”

"Don't despise your opponents, don't be arrogant." Lu Haoshan said cautiously.

The previous Ming didn't put Houjin in his eyes, thinking that a small race, as long as he made a move, he couldn't collapse, and then he ate a lot of defeats, and began to look down on himself, doubt himself, despise himself, that is, he didn't have the courage to face the enemy, that is, no matter how well armor he had, but he was cowardly in his heart, and he was cowardly before he fought, and the momentum was in the end, and it was strange if he was undefeated.

Even so, many people are still immersed in the dream of "Heavenly Empire" and are reluctant to wake up.

"Let's be more detailed, don't be sloppy." Han Wendeng said without hesitation.

Lu Haoshan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "From the point of view of the last general, the two sides of the war are strong and weak, and there are different countermeasures at different times, just like Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, and only by being guided by profit can we win, obviously, in the military, it is now the Houjin Tartars who have the upper hand, although we are very reluctant to admit it." ”

Everyone's faces were pale, although this statement was a little uncomfortable, but other people's armies had reached the capital, and they had to admit it if they didn't want to.

Seeing that no one objected, Lu Haoshan paused for a moment, and then said: "You can't become a fat man by eating a bite, take down Houjin, you have to come step by step, with the idea of the last general, it is best to divide it into three steps, strategic defense, strategic confrontation and strategic counteroffensive, first based on defense, do not let Houjin Tartars enter the middle at will and be willing to loot, and consume with them, the second is strategic confrontation, which has the ability of the Ming army to resist the Houjin Iron Cavalry, has the ability to go out of the city to fight, and slowly drag them to death, and finally the strategic counteroffensive, when the time is ripe, there is the ability to counterattack, It is undeniable that this is a difficult period, and the stage of strategic defense is also the most difficult stage, especially when they are at a disadvantage or entangled, in addition to the contest of troops, national strength, and logistics, there is also a contest of willpower, and whoever can hold on will will be able to achieve the final victory. ”

These words are a great man in the later generations of the war against foreign invaders said, very meaningful, the scene at that time and the end of the Ming Dynasty this situation has too many similarities, the same into the invasion, the same is the opponent who looked down on the past, the same is in the military disadvantage, the same is in the internal and external troubles, very meaningful for reference, although there is a desire to change, overthrow this situation, but blood is thicker than water, see the Houjin raging in the Ming Dynasty, JIAN killing and plundering all evil, or this opinion said.

I don't know if this had any effect on the trilateral governor who later defected to the Manchu Qing (to be continued......