"Maybe Inspector Sun can take some of the pressure off of us." A staff officer made a suggestion, because Sun Chuanting insisted that he would definitely be able to pacify the thief in March - although it was not now but a year after the training, but Chongzhen Tianzi still appreciated this courage very much, promoted him to a supervisor, and expressed his infinite trust and encouragement to Sun Chuanting.

"Inspector Sun expressed his hope that Governor Yang could be sent to him to help," the staff officer of the new army put forward a suggestion: it is better to support this idea in the imperial court, and let Yang Wenyue take the Hebei army to join Sun Chuanting, so that the military pressure on the west side of the camp will increase dramatically, which is beneficial to Kaifeng to continue to hold on, and it is also very beneficial to the new army: first, the increase in military pressure on the west will allow the new army to have more freedom of action in the east; Second, there is no need to continue to face the urging of troops all day long, and the attention of the imperial court will be more focused on the front line of Tongguan.

Jin Qiude agrees with this opinion, in his opinion, the Hebei army to stay is also of no help to the new army, it is better to go to the west maybe it can also start to respond to the role, the current imperial court also intends to urge the Chu army to go north to Kaifeng to relieve the siege, Zuo Liangyu said that it is difficult to act before July. Jin Qiude thinks that the Chu army does not dare to go by himself, if July really goes to Kaifeng on his own, then Zuo Liangyu will most likely escape, even if he doesn't run, he will just send food to Xu Ping, but if the new army can take the initiative to cooperate with the Chu army's offensive, then hundreds of thousands of Chu troops can still share a lot of attention from the army. Therefore, he tried his best to persuade the Marquis of Zhendong to support Sun Chuanting's opinion, and transferred all kinds of troops and horses to Tongguan to attack Kaifeng from the west, so that the attention of the imperial court would not always be focused on the eastern front.

"Let's take the opportunity to attack Shandong, Master Hou." Jin Qiude had already drawn up a preliminary plan to sweep the Dongjiang Army, and he had been worried that he might not even wait for the New Army to send troops to Kaifeng, so that Xu Ping could have spare strength to support Ji Huisi and interfere with the New Army's actions: "Xu Ping inexplicably supplied food to Kaifeng, so that the Shanlan camp could hold on for a long time. Simple guerrilla warfare is not terrible, and a simple frontal battle is just a duel, but if the frontal combat and guerrilla combat are combined, it will be very troublesome, and we can't give Ji Huisi and Xu Ping a chance to merge in Shandong. ”

The Marquis of Zhendong did not agree immediately, and among all the people present, he was the only one who clearly knew that this was pushing Ming Ting to death. In Zhendonghou's impression, Sun Chuanting would train his troops for a year after this defeat, and then go out to attack Li Zicheng again, and next time in addition to the Qin army, Chongzhen Tianzi would also let Yang Wenyue's Hebei army to assist him, and even draw the elite from the Jin army, the Lu army, the Sichuan army, and the remnants of the Bian army, and send them all to Sun Chuanting to support his "March Thief" operation. The 200,000 troops of the seven northern provinces are the last family of the Ming court and the last gambling book in the hands of the emperor of Chongzhen. Then there is the risk of forgetting to carefully arrange the transportation of grain and grass, resulting in the collapse of the grain on its own; Then the core elite and standard battalions were defeated by the Chuang army and the division before they saw Li Zicheng's main force; At this most critical moment, Sun Chuanting rushed in front of the general troops of the provinces under his command and Yang Wenyue abandoned the letter of the superintendent and fled back to Tongguan with the banner. The Ming army in the seven northern provinces and hundreds of thousands of people requisitioned from the north were wiped out by Li Zicheng, and Chen Yongfu, the famous Kaifeng hero and Henan general who shot Li Zicheng blind in one eye, collapsed and bombed the camp because Sun Inspector abandoned the army and absconded.

Yes, Sun Chuanting was indeed loyal to the Son of Chongzhen in Tongguan, but not to mention the previous achievements, he guarded Tongguan with tens of thousands of people, and then was defeated by the enemy army who came from afar and had fewer people than himself in one day and captured Tongguan...... This defense is too ...... Except for Ge Shuhan, Zhendonghou really can't remember any examples of taking Tongguan by frontal attack in the short term.

The Marquis of Zhendong was well aware that if he supported Sun Chuanting's March Thief Suppression, which had been postponed to a year later, he had signed his name on the Ming Dynasty's death verdict notice. The forces that could be used for defense in the north would be concentrated in Tongguan for attack, and after these forces were annihilated by Li Zicheng, the rule of the Ming court in the north was effectively over - there were no forces in the north that could be used to defend the major cities.

And if he opposed this plan, Zhendong Hou knew that he had this influence, and the future military trend would be very different from the one he remembered. Because of Xu Ping's Li Zicheng, who is like a tiger with wings, he will be more comfortable in the Central Plains, but no matter to the west or north, Shaanxi and Shanxi still have the strength and confidence to hold on to the cities, and the military strength of the north will not be completely destroyed, and the new army can force the invading army to concentrate its forces for a long period of conquest. As long as Li Zicheng destroyed the Ming army in the north once and for all through several decisive battles, as in the history of Zhendong Hou, then the camp trapped in the land of the four wars may still be confined to Henan, and the strategic siege situation in all directions makes the camp unable to accept any defeat, and a big defeat means the collapse of the base area, and the army suffers losses that are difficult to recover.

In the history of Zhendong Hou, Li Zicheng did not encounter setbacks, but this is different, even if Xu Ping helps him, it is difficult to break into the camp and never lose the battle. As long as the Marquis of Zhendong fully opposes Sun Chuanting's plan, as long as the Ming army in the north unswervingly defends and makes it take time and resources to attack, and as long as the Ming court still allocates resources to the new army so that it can be rebuilt again and again, then there is nothing to be afraid of even failure - as long as the new army is responsible for the attack, even if the new army is responsible for the attack, then even if the victory and the camp will outweigh the losses, Henan's resources will be exhausted sooner or later. As long as Zhendonghou used his historical knowledge to help the Ming court correct its mistakes, it would still have an absolute strategic advantage over breaking into the Ming court.

"Okay," Zhendonghou nodded: "Inspector Sun has been in battle for a long time...... Although he used to be a homeless person, he has seen the battlefield after all, and I believe that this small setback will make him more cautious and steady...... The most unfortunate, Tongguan is still the world's Xiongguan, since ancient times want to take Tongguan, only after going to the Jin land, it is impossible to have a chance of winning the frontal attack, so it is also invincible to count the Sun Inspector Meng Lang. The Marquis of Zhendong assured his subordinates: "I will meet with the Son of Heaven tomorrow and fully support Inspector Sun's plan to attack the east and west and put down the thieves in March." ”

Leaving the New Army Staff Division, Zhendonghou got into his own carriage and returned to the capital. The army that was now surrounding the capital, in addition to the Beijing camp and the new army, there was also the Hebei army that had just returned from the battlefield, and some of these soldiers noticed the chariot and horse team of Zhendong Hou, and shouted to their companions to rush towards this group of men and horses.

After hearing the cheers from outside, Zhendonghou reached out and gently lowered the rolled up curtain, he was too familiar with the support of the people and soldiers for so many years. Everyone regards Zhendong Hou as the second king of Yue, the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, the Dinghai Divine Needle, even the ministers who are suspicious of his merits and fame, as long as they hear the words of the Zhendong Hou, they will take it seriously - one thing will not change, that is, everyone has no doubts about the loyalty of the Zhendong Hou, even today, he has privately apologized to the Zhendong Hou, and expressed his bitterness: not to doubt the loyalty of the Zhendong Hou himself, but to worry that some of his subordinates will act under his banner, so that the friendship between the monarch and the minister will not be guaranteed.

The heartfelt blessings outside the car window are still rolling, tomorrow, after affirming Sun Chuanting's plan to the imperial court, Zhendong Hou estimates that his affirmation may also be transmitted to the army, no, not maybe, the imperial court will definitely use his affirmative remarks to inspire the army.

"Huang Hou Fulu is healthy!"

"Huang Hou is full of descendants!"

There is nothing new, it has been many years, and the Marquis of Zhendong has not heard a fresh congratulatory message, but the people and the soldiers at the bottom will still bless him as always. These soldiers of the Hebei Army on both sides who shouted to the Hou of Zhendong will be sent elite to fight with Sun Chuanting under the leadership of Yang Wenyue after receiving military pay and equipment. Many people will never have the opportunity to set foot on the land of their homeland and reunite with their families.

Zhendonghou also thought of these things in his heart, probably since twenty years ago, he began to feel that foreknowledge of history is no longer a gift from heaven, but a lingering curse.

"Xu Ping," Zhendonghou couldn't help but think of this young man he had never had the chance to meet, now Zhendonghou already knew this person very well, when Zhendonghou saw Xu Ping's experience in Shandong, he remembered when he went to Liaoyang to do fine work: "But I don't need someone to force it with a knife; When Zhendonghou got the general content of the conversation between Xu Ping and He Baodao, he remembered the scene when he first met Huang Taiji: "But I will never shout out my true thoughts." As for Xu Ping's drastic reform of the regulations, from the new army to the breaking army, Zhendong Hou remembered his attitude towards the feudal conventions of the Ming army when he first went to Changsheng Island: "Since it's not right, then what are you waiting for?" In the past, Zhendonghou thought that although Xu Ping had a similar compassion to himself, he did not have his own ambitions: "The eldest husband is not ashamed of the humiliation of his crotch, and the shame cannot be famous in the world." Until Henan came up with a new policy for returning to Germany: "Sun Kewang definitely doesn't have such knowledge, it must be the change brought about by Xu Ping's accident." There is also the food policy for Kaifeng, which makes Zhendonghou feel that Xu Ping is not without the ambition of making China better like himself, but he is not cursed by himself, because he can't predict history and can do something without conscience: "If it weren't for the curse on me, I would never have been in the same league with this dark Ming court after seeing the events in Shandong." ”

The wishes of the Hebei soldiers outside the car window are still coming, and Zhendonghou's mind is no longer on them, what he wants to say to the emperor and the elder tomorrow has already prepared a draft, and he will definitely be able to persuade the imperial court to gather all the elites in the north as soon as possible, as well as the last manpower and financial resources of the Ming court, and put them in the hands of Sun Chuanting, and put them into the Henan battlefield, which is almost certain to be defeated.

"Curse, I'm almost happy now." Zhendonghou couldn't help but think of the new policy of Guide again, he guessed that there was probably a shadow of Xia Wanchun behind it, of course, he did not disclose this speculation to anyone: "The reforms caused by the political ideas I brought were protected by the bayonets of the army I brought...... Then turn against me. The new ideas he brought with him are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the military system he brings with him takes root and becomes a part of China instead of a flash in the pan, which is exactly the ideal of the traverser, but now the most in the interests of the traverser does try to destroy his own ideals: "Although you are against me, I don't want to go against you, at least, I don't want to kill you all." ”

……

Kaifeng is exchanging people for food on a large scale for the third time.

"Hundreds of thousands, millions of people in the city, although a few thousand people seem to be able to exchange a lot of food each time, but in fact it is still a drop in the bucket, and Kaifeng Mansion is not willing to exchange too much, as long as it can be eaten in the city and there is no large-scale panic, otherwise the more they exchange today, the greater their sin will be in the future." Xu Ping introduced the current situation to Li Zicheng, who had just returned from the Western Front, and although Kaifeng City agreed to exchange, the official newspaper ignored it: "The governor of Henan, Yamen, still retains illusions, hoping that one day the imperial court will relieve Kaifeng, and they still want to cover up all this as much as possible, or it is a small and last resort expedient." ”

"How much grain does Brother Xu plan to exchange for Kaifeng?" Li Zicheng was a little unsure of Xu Ping's plan in his heart, after all, it was ten stones of grain for one person, if Kaifeng City really didn't want to change it desperately, there would definitely not be so much food to exchange with them in the camp.

"One stone and ten stones are actually not much different for the last general," Xu Ping told Li Zicheng that he planned to exchange the grain brought by Pu Guanshui with Kaifeng, if it was not enough, Xu Ping might add the ones that were insufficient in the last exchange, but he couldn't take out too much grain if he wanted to: "General Pu desperately transported these grains to Kaifeng, just to save the people of this city, no matter how much grain King Zhou wants to exchange for one person, I will hand over these grains to Kaifeng, The exchange was a reason for the Yamen, the governor of Henan, to accept the grain, and it was also a strategy for our army to attack the heart. Of course, the effect of this strategy is not as significant as the direct siege of the city and the loss of food, but Xu Ping believes that it is possible to capture this fortress before Kaifeng finally runs out of food: "The exchange will make the people in the city gradually lose their fear of our army, and will also make the officers and soldiers defending the city gradually lose their hostility to our army. ”

Xu Ping actually has some reservations about Li Zicheng's words, if the food brought by Pu Guanshui is not enough, Xu Ping plans to make up for it out of his own pocket, of course, at the same time, he has been actively preparing for the siege, if he takes out more food, he can save these hundreds of thousands of people Xu Ping thinks it is very worthwhile, not to mention that Sun Kewang also promised to provide him with some of the capture of the Jiangbei Army.

Li Zicheng felt that it was good, and he was very much in favor of the policy of attacking the heart, although the peasants in Henan were already more supportive of the camp, and the farmers in the nearby provinces were not too afraid of the camp. But the most powerful scholars are still quite disgusted with breaking into the camp, Li Zicheng didn't have a deep feeling before, but since he went out of Luoshan and captured Luoyang to determine the policy of defending the territory, Li Zicheng deeply felt that the scholars were insufficient, he set up the imperial examination, but there were not many scholars to take the exam, or simply came to scold the camp in the examination papers.

"Although it is said that the heart is the best, but this allows the governor of Henan to last for two more months," Niu Jinxing had a lot of complaints about the exchange of food for people, and seeing that Li Zicheng seemed to be about to be persuaded by Xu Ping, he couldn't help but repeat the old words again: "The city of Kaifeng has contained too many of our troops, it is better to take it as soon as possible, if the exchange of grain is stopped, they will probably not be able to hold it for another one or two months." After taking Kaifeng, we can use this to attack Shandong, or simply go north to take the Beijing division. ”

"It means that they have eaten up all the people," Li Zicheng was a little dissatisfied, he thought that if Xu Ping's plan could really succeed, the rescued people would definitely be grateful to the camp, and it would be very beneficial for the camp to spread the word about the exchange of food, after all, Li Zicheng now has to take into account the purpose of competing with the Ming court for the hearts of the people, shaking the legitimacy of the Ming court's rule, and establishing the legitimacy of his own party, Li Zicheng said to Niu Jinxing: "I don't want to see this kind of thing, I think Brother Xu has done a good job." ”

Niu Jinxing frowned, and said, "The king thinks so, so let's do it." It's just that since the focus is on the heart, I think it would be better to publicize this matter widely, so that everyone in the world knows the benevolence and righteousness of our army. ”

"This is indeed a good idea," Xu Ping said casually, but after thinking for a while, he felt that it was inappropriate, shook his head and said: "It's just a little bad, now the exchange of people for food has made the court lose face, but the faint monarch and the ministers feel too embarrassed, so they pretend not to see and pretend not to know." If we are too public, and the faint monarch is annoyed and angry, maybe Kaifeng will be strictly ordered to eat people rather than change food. ”

"The faint king won't be so frustrated." Niu Jinxing's face was full of indifference, and said: "Even if he really does this, the governor of Kaifeng and the king of Zhou will not be so mad as to accept this will, and most of them will pretend not to receive the emperor's order." Wouldn't it be better to say this, so that everyone in the world can see the face of the faint king, and he is so mad. ”

"It's still not appropriate, I think that the faint monarch is likely to make this will, and the governor of Henan will most likely obey ......" Xu Ping was suddenly stunned when he said this, and looked at Niu Jinxing: "Lord Niu, this is not the idea you have in your heart, right?" Let this tragic incident happen in Kaifeng, so as to announce it to the world. ”

"Of course not!" Niu Jinxing immediately retorted categorically: "There is absolutely no such intention. ”

"Alright, alright." Li Zicheng jumped out to stop the quarrel between Xu Ping and Niu Jinxing: "Since this is the case, then let's not say more, just continue to use grain and Kaifeng to replace people." ”

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