Chongzhen said: "But fortunately, even if Jiannu changes course, it also adopts the strategy of 'hardening the village and fighting a dumb war', which does not have much adverse impact on the present, and its biggest harm is still when the army goes on a northern expedition in the future, when my Ming army will pay a heavy price for every step forward." ”

Chongzhen seemed to have foreseen the tragic scene of the sea of corpses and blood.

Of course, this is not completely unavoidable, if there is a way to lure the main force of Jiannu to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, this extreme situation can be avoided, but Chongzhen feels that Dolgon is not dead, this possibility is not very likely.

Because Dorgon is still a brain, the probability of being hot-headed is not very high.

In view of this, Chongzhen believes that Daming must prepare for the worst and be lenient against the enemy.

Zhu Cihong said: "Father, why don't you adopt Xu Youzhen's advice and recruit Korean servants to serve as cannon fodder?" ”

"This strategy is worth trying, after all, Datang has done it before, and the effect is not bad." Chongzhen nodded, and then said, "However, this strategy has advantages and disadvantages, and the disadvantages are quite large. ”

"My father is worried about the Korean rebellion? Fall back to the side of Jiannu? ”

"It's not this that I'm worried about my father, but I'm worried that the Korean servant army may be reborn, and in the process of serving as cannon fodder for the Ming Dynasty, it will become stronger and stronger, until one day the end of the year will become a problem for his henchmen."

"Father is worried that the Korean servant army will become the Khitan army of the Tang Dynasty?"

The Khitan army that followed An Lushan's rebellion was only cannon fodder for the Tang Army at the beginning.

However, with the collapse of the military system of the Tang Dynasty, such as the Khitan Army, the Xi Army, and the Goryeo Army became the main force of the Tang Dynasty.

"Compared with worrying that the Korean army will become the Khitan army of the Tang Dynasty, my father is actually more worried that the army of the Ming Dynasty will become arrogant, a person becomes arrogant and is just useless, if an army becomes a young master and soldier who is arrogant and habitual, it will perish the country, and the cage frame bird, fighting and lackey can't keep the foundation of the ancestors."

"How's that okay?" Zhu Cihong also ran out of ideas.

Chongzhen took the opportunity to teach: "So Hong'er, you must remember that there is no such thing in this world that only has benefits and no disadvantages, there are pros and cons to everything, there are pros and cons, as for whether you should do it or not, then you have to weigh the pros and cons yourself, such as whether you need to recruit Korean servants?" ”

After a pause, he said: "In the short term, it is absolutely necessary, but in the long run, especially after solving the great problem of Jiannu, it will do more harm than good to drive the Korean servant army on a large scale, but it is also necessary to depend on the situation, if you encounter a tough battle that requires heavy sacrifices, you can actually drive the servant army to act as cannon fodder." ”

"Understood." Zhu Cihong said suddenly, "It is also necessary to be specific to the current Liaodong, right?" ”

"Yes." Chongzhen nodded, and said, "Send an urgent delivery to Jiong'er immediately, and ask him to recruit the Korean rebels who participated in the rebellion to Gaizhou Wei, and blacksmiths and other craftsmen also need to be sent to Nanjing as soon as possible." ”

After a pause, he said, "Also, you can also send more female workers." ”

"Female workers?" Zhu Cihong was stunned when he heard this, "Father, it seems that there is no shortage of female workers in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"What do you know, if the father says that there is a deficiency, it must be a deficiency." Chongzhen said angrily, "Don't forget to tell your third brother again, you must choose a woman between the ages of thirteen and thirty, unmarried or married, isn't North Korea poor?" Daming will not sit idly by, and will definitely give their craftsmen and female workers preferential treatment. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong instantly reacted.

At the moment, he said: "The son obeys the order." ”

……

Five days later, Chongzhen's will arrived in Gaizhouwei.

At this time, Jiannu had already repaired the platform to less than five hundred steps away from the defense line of the Ming army, which means that the Ming army and Jiannu's platform were only three or four hundred steps apart, and the sound of the opposite side could almost be heard.

However, after reaching this distance, Jiannu could not go any further to build the platform.

Because this distance has entered the range of the Tiger Squat Cannon, even at night, it takes a lot of money to build the platform under the rain of bullets from the Ming Army's Tiger Squat Cannon, and Jiannu is obviously unwilling to pay this price.

As a result, the situation fell into a stalemate, and the two armies began to curse each other three or four hundred paces apart.

However, whether it is Jiannu or the Ming army, they are just calling and never moving.

Xu Yingwei read the holy decree and said: "In the end, it is sacred, that is, it is prescient. ”

Lu Xiangtong wiped the gun and asked, "Brother Zhen, what did the saint say?" ”

Xu Yingwei said: "The saint said that the harm of Jiannu changing course is not at the moment, but during the Northern Expedition in the future. ”

After saying this, he pointed to the Jiannu platform on the opposite side and said: "Isn't this just as the saint said, Jiannu has no movement after building the platform to our army's defense line for 300 steps, so at most it is just a confrontation, before I was worried that there would be danger at Dagukou, but now it seems that I am too worried, hehe." ”

"That's true." Jiang Tianyi, "On the premise that our army has repaired the fortifications, even if Jiannu follows the example of the east, there is a limit to building the fortifications to move forward. ”

"When it comes to the range of the Tiger Squat Cannon, it's over."

"But when our army goes on a northern expedition, I'm afraid the situation will be very different."

Xu Yingwei said quietly: "At that time, there will be countless groups of Gongtai along the Grand Canal, and if our army wants to push them over one by one, I don't know how many people will have to be sacrificed." ”

Jiang Tianyi and Lu Xiangtong were stunned at the same time when they heard this.

Because the scene Xu Yingwei depicted made them feel heavy.

Lu Xiangtong said: "If this is the case, don't fight north along the canal." ”

"That's not right." Jiang Tian said, "If you can't march north along the canal, the cost will increase by five times or even tenfold, and if you don't fight along the canal, you can avoid the Jiannu Gongtai group?" I'm afraid not. ”

"Definitely not." Xu Yingwei said, "Jiannu can rely on each city to build a group of towers. ”

"This ......" Lu Xiangtong's pair of thick eyebrows suddenly twisted into Sichuan characters, this thing is really difficult, you can't avoid the Grand Canal, and then avoid all the cities, right? In this case, will the logistics supply line be needed?

"But fortunately, the Ming Dynasty will not go on a northern expedition for at least two years." Xu Yingwei waved his hand and said, "We still have enough time to think about countermeasures, as for now, we should prepare as soon as possible to meet the arrival of the Korean rebels and the rotation of friendly troops, just wait for the rotation of friendly troops and soldiers to Gaizhou, we can return to Nanjing." ”

"Rotate allies?" Jiang Tianyi, "Brother Zhen, what's going on?" ”

Xu Yingwei said with a smile: "The Holy Lord has seen thousands of miles and has foreseen that Dagukou and Gaizhou Wei will fall into a confrontation, so he wants to take this opportunity to transfer more new troops to Gaizhou and Dagukou." ”

"As it should be." Lu Xiangtong deeply agreed with this, "Of the 270,000 officers and men of the New Army, only a very small number have actually been on the battlefield, and we should take this opportunity to let other New Army see the battlefield." ”

"How did you get here?" Jiang Tianyi asked, "It's also the first time we went to Liaodong, can we come over on the ice?" ”

"That's why we need to be ready." Xu Yingwei nodded and said, "Once Jiannu sends cavalry to intercept it, the infantry brigade will be dispatched to respond as soon as possible, and during this time, we will quickly practice the line formation on the ice." ”

"Also, the advancement of the hollow phalanx on the ice surface should also be practiced."

Lu Xiangtong and Jiang Tian should be the same voice.

……

At this time in Seoul, in the barracks of the Ming army.

Ju Tsek-hyung is inviting Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-woo to drink.

Seeing Zhu Cijiong lifting the wine jar, Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-yu quickly knelt down and sat up, looking terrified, Zhu Cijiong's over-spec courtesy made them feel flattered.

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Zhu Cijiong is the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

The status is more noble than that of the Joseon king.

"His Royal Highness King Ding, this is really frustrating for us."

"Hey, there's no prince at the wine table, only drinking friends."

"Drinking buddies?" Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-yu looked at each other, how dare they be?

We are just the vassals of the vassal state, how dare we be the drinking friends of the prince of the suzerain?

Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-woo always felt that Zhu Cijiong wanted the two of them to do something difficult, so their hearts were hanging from beginning to end, because the more Zhu Cijiong treated them politely, the more difficult it was to do it.

However, what they didn't expect was that Zhu Cijiong was really just looking for them to drink.

Until he drank a stomach full of clear wine, Zhu Cijiong did not make any demands on Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-yu.

After sending Park Dong-hee and Kim Jae-yu away, Xia Wanchun asked with a smile: "King Ding, are you taking a fancy to Park Dong-hee and the two of them?" ”

Zhu Cijiong hummed lightly and said: "If we want to do the few things that our father explained, I am afraid that it will not work without the help of North Koreans, Park Dong Hee and Kim Jae Yu's ability is okay, at least among North Koreans, they are outstanding, and more importantly, they have a lot of admiration for Daming." ”

"But what do I think they do to Lee? is quite loyal, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to rebel. ”

"Otherwise, there is nothing that can't be solved with one drink, and if one meal doesn't work, then two." Zhu Cijiong smiled, "I don't believe that I have been drinking with the two of them again and again, Li? There will be no doubts. ”

"Wonderful." Xia Wanchun exclaimed, "It turns out that Wang Cun's calculation is fixed. ”

"How?" Zhu Cijiong smiled and asked, "Do you think Lone's calculation can be successful?" ”

"It can be done." Xia Wanchun said with a smile, "King Ding found Pu Jin and the two to drink, and after going back, Li? Will be interrogated, once or twice with Lee? Said that the king didn't say anything, Lee? Maybe you won't be suspicious yet, but if you say it three times, four times, or even five or six times, Lee? It's hard to remember the suspicions. ”

"Haha." Zhu Cijiong laughed when he heard this, "I really can't hide anything from Brother Duan." ”

After a pause, Zhu Cijiong said again: "However, the matter of the 30,000 rebels must be hurried. ”

"Understood." Xia Wanchun said with a straight face, "Just wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and do it immediately." ”

By the way, the infantry brigade and artillery battalion that originally reinforced Gaizhouwei had already landed at Incheon and were rushing to Seoul day and night to join Zhu Cijiong.

[The plot is being paved, and then the biggest climax of the book is next, don't rush]