The sudden withdrawal of the Liukou Water Division made Sun Chuanting overjoyed, although it was said that after the Liukou withdrew to Xiangyang Fucheng, it meant that the difficulty of attacking the Fucheng increased, but as long as the attack on the Fucheng could be launched as soon as possible, the rest did not need to be considered for the time being.

After Sun Chuanting consulted with Chen Xinjia and others, he decided to launch an attack on Xiangyang Fucheng on the first day of December.

Liukou's sailors have shown extraordinary combat effectiveness, and Sun Chuanting also knows that the next attack on Xiangyang Mansion City will be particularly difficult, thinking that it is almost impossible to take Xiangyang Mansion City in a short period of time, so when discussing specific tactics, Sun Chuanting tends to besiege the Liukou in the city on all sides, and at the same time adopt small-scale harassment siege tactics, so that the Liukou in the city is always in a state of high tension, once the Liukou is difficult to support, and then start a large-scale battle to attack the cityIn order to do this, it is necessary to ensure the sufficiency of food and grass for the army.

Sun Chuanting gave a battle time of about two months to attack Xiangyang Fucheng, that is, before February of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, to strive to be able to take Xiangyang Fucheng.

It should be said that Sun Chuanting's battle plan fully took into account the combat effectiveness of the Liukou and the hardships of attacking Xiangyang Fucheng, but unfortunately Sun Chuanting's battle plan was rejected by Chen Xinjia.

The battle that began in September needs to continue until February of the following year, and I don't know if I can take Xiangyang Fucheng, which is not something that Chen Xinjia can bear, and besides, an army of more than 100,000 people besieged Xiangyang Fucheng, who knows how long He Renlong, who is holding on to Xinye and Xinyang, can hold out, who knows whether Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi and others in Yunyang will rush to the aid of Xiangyang Fucheng, if the army can't take Xiangyang Fucheng soon, once the Liukou in the city gets external reinforcements, and even encounters the union of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. Then the outcome of the battle is difficult to say.

In Chen Xinjia's heart, he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Liukou, and he didn't think that the Liukou was strong.

The concepts between Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting are different, and the battle modes to be adopted are naturally different.

This time, Sun Chuanting did not flinch, he knew very well what the consequences would be if he rashly launched a strong attack. The losses of the army must be heavy, and such heavy losses are a devastating blow to the morale of the army.

Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting could not agree on their opinions, so much so that they affected the attack on the first day of December.

Chen Xinjia insisted on going his own way, insisting on his own opinion, he thought that Sun Chuanting was timid and cowardly, and the sailors who attacked the Liukou before lasted for more than ten days, if it weren't for the sailors of the Liukou who took the initiative to withdraw into the city. I don't know when I will be defeated, which fully shows that when Sun Chuanting commanded the battle, he was timid and was not able to take out all his strength.

Chen Xinjia insisted on launching a general attack on Xiangyang Fucheng, but Sun Chuanting resolutely disagreed, and the rest did not show their attitude.

Chen Xinjia, who was angry, wrote a letter to Yang Sichang, the cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sun Chuanting was not to be outdone. also wrote a letter to Yang Sichang, and the two explained the reasons respectively.

Until mid-December. When the edict from the Ministry of War arrived, its opinion was to support Chen Xinjia.

In other words, the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion City must be a quick battle and a large-scale attack.

The edict rarely reprimanded Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, believing that Sun Chuanting was indeed cowardly.

This made Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting understand. The so-called edict of the Ministry of War is actually the meaning of the emperor, and the emperor did not issue a holy decree, probably considering that the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion was underway.

The edict of the Ministry of War reprimanded Sun Chuanting, which is a rare situation. It is also an almost impossible situation to happen, but it happened, it can be seen that the emperor is very dissatisfied with the battle that has begun to exterminate the Liukou, in fact, He Renlong stuck to Xinye and Xinyang, and did not launch a general attack on Li Zicheng for the time being, which has revealed Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting's combat intentions, that is, the focus is on Zhang Xianzhong, to prevent the union between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, such combat intentions, the emperor cannot be unclear, but the wood has been completed, the emperor is not good how to object, can only be acquiesced, Now that Sun Chuanting is ready to fight steadily, the emperor has finally found a place to vent his anger, I am afraid that he will be furious, it is conceivable that the ministers of the DPRK and China have been comforted, otherwise Sun Chuanting may suffer more severe punishment.

When things came to this point, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting didn't expect it.

Sun Chuanting quickly changed his attitude, he already knew that he couldn't stick to the idea of fighting steadily, otherwise the emperor would really blame, so he began to discuss with Chen Xinjia how to attack.

An important discussion unfolded in the military tent.

"This official suggests attacking from two directions, land and water, the land attack is mainly based on the south gate, the water attack is mainly based on the west gate, and the attack is carried out in two directions, the Liukou is not easy to defend, and the land and water attacks cooperate with each other, and you can take Xiangyang Fucheng as quickly as possible......"

Chen Xinjia said his plan to the map, which was also the battle plan he had thought about a long time ago.

Sun Chuanting has been a little silent, suddenly changed the battle plan, and the emperor is already a little dissatisfied, these need time to accept and digest, from the current situation, Sun Chuanting has not been able to find the best way to attack, that is to say, the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion City is destined to be an abnormal bloody battle, or a protracted war, thinking about taking Xiangyang Mansion City in a short period of time, it is almost impossible.

The grain and grass of the army can not last long, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting have written a letter to Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, asking Fang Kongzhi to start transporting grain and grass one after another to ensure the supply of the army, in the direction of Shaanxi and Sichuan, Chen Xinjia also wrote a letter, asking Shaanxi to quickly Wen Zhenheng and Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, to find a way to delay the Liukou led by Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, as for He Renlong, the responsibility on his shoulders is even more important, and he must hold the two cities of Xinye and Xinyang, Prevent the union between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, and then it depends on the combat effectiveness of the army under Sun Chuanting.

Seeing that Sun Chuanting did not speak, Chen Xinjia spoke again.

"The official also knows that this battle must be cruel, the city of Xiangyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you can't fight hard, it is impossible to capture, so all the soldiers must work together, all those who retreat from the battle and do not obey the command will be marched, and the officer, Lord Sun, and Wang Jianjun can be slashed and ......"

Chen Xinjia's words made Sun Chuanting a little surprised, not that he would cut first and then play, but how could Chen Xinjia be involved, Chen Xinjia led a large army stationed on the periphery, and would not participate in the battle to attack the city.

Before Sun Chuanting could speak, Chen Xinjia revealed the mystery.

"The battle of attacking Xiangyang Mansion City this time is under the command of this officer, and Lord Sun is responsible for commanding the battle on the periphery, ensuring the supply of grain and grass for the army, and preventing the Liukou from reinforcing Xiangyang Mansion City......"

Sun Chuanting's face turned a little red in an instant.

He looked at Chen Xinjia and spoke with some hesitation.

"Lord Chen, this matter of changing the commander is not something to be said casually......

"This official knows what Lord Sun thinks, and this matter will be discussed later."

Chen Xinjia's face was very calm, which made Sun Chuanting even more worried, you must know that if Chen Xinjia did not get strong support, it would be impossible to change the commander on the spot, it is taboo to do so, and Chen Xinjia has not really commanded a major battle, and the battle to attack Xiangyang Mansion must be cruel, which requires the commander to make corresponding adjustments on the spot.

Of course, Chen Xinjia directly commanded the battle to attack Xiangyang Fucheng, that is, he assumed the main responsibility.

Chen Xinjia proposed that the general offensive should begin on 24 December.

This day is very special, it is a small year, there is a good saying, long and short work, the twenty-fourth day of the month is full, that is to say, no matter what you do, you should have to rest on the twenty-fourth day of the month, and after the New Year, Chen Xinjia launched an attack on the Liukou at this time, which shows that he has a very firm confidence in his heart.

Sun Chuanting didn't pay special attention to the later arrangements, he was already entangled in the matter of changing the commander.

After many of the general soldiers, deputy general soldiers and staff generals left the Chinese military tent, Chen Xinjia looked at Sun Chuanting and spoke.

"Master Sun, are you thinking about why this official will change the commander on the spot?"

Chen Xinjia said this, took out a document from his arms, and handed it to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting took the document with some doubts, opened it and looked at it carefully for a while, and his face immediately changed.

Sun Chuanting, whose face was pale and his body trembled slightly, returned the documents to Chen Xinjia.

"Thank you, Lord Chen, for your help."

It turned out that this was a document written by Yang Sichang, which explained the controversy in the court about the battle against Xiangyang Fucheng, as well as the emperor's anger, the emperor was originally ready to directly remove Sun Chuanting from the post of governor of the five provinces, and ordered him to be escorted to the capital, but fortunately, Yang Sichang and others argued with reason, so that the emperor gave up this decision, but it was obviously inappropriate to command the battle of Xiangyang Fucheng and continue to be responsible for Sun Chuanting, if he could not capture Xiangyang Fucheng in a short time, then Sun Chuanting would definitely be severely punished, Therefore, Yang Sichang suggested that Chen Xinjia should command the battle against Xiangyang Fucheng.

What Sun Chuanting needed to do next was to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the army and prevent the Liukou from reinforcing Xiangyang Fucheng.

All the preparations have been rolled out, and since it is a general attack, there are more corresponding preparations, and all aspects need to be taken into account.

It was not until 22 December that the officers of all levels of the army learned that the time of the attack began at midnight on the 24th, and that the attack was divided into two directions, land and water, with the land route as the main route and the water route as the supplement, and the total number of non-commissioned officers who participated in the attack on Xiangyang Fucheng reached 80,000.

Of course, the handsome man has also become Chen Xinjia. (To be continued......)