The battle between Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan lasted for six days, and except for the time to eat and sleep, everyone stayed in Yilun Hall to enjoy the battle between spear and shield.

The final result also lived up to expectations, wonderful but tragic to the extreme.

The "Qing army" commanded by Yan Yingyuan was stationed in the city of Beijing step by step, fortified everywhere.

The "Ming Army" commanded by Xu Yingwei had to pay a heavy price for every step forward.

But in the end, the "Ming army" still defeated the "Qing army" with its strong comprehensive strength.

The sign is that the main force of the "Qing army" has been annihilated, and although the remaining Lian Yong is numerous, it is no longer enough to turn the entire tide of the war.

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After the war games were over, the Ming army suffered more than 150,000 casualties.

The casualties of the Qing army were even more exaggerated, as high as 300,000, and the servant armies of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the Eight Banners of Han, the Green Camp and the Outer Domains of Mongolia were almost completely wiped out.

The most exaggerated is the duration of the campaign.

The sand table deduction lasted for six days.

The "actual" time is up to six months.

In other words, it took the "Ming army" commanded by Xu Yingwei a full six months and a heavy price of 150,000 dead and wounded before finally annihilating the 300,000 main force of Jiannu.

This result made all the scholars present feel a little heavy.

Because Chongzhen said that the deduction under the most extreme conditions was the deduction, but the war game deduction between Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan could not be regarded as the most extreme conditions, because the pseudo-shun did not participate.

If the pseudo-Shun army had been involved, the result would have been different.

In other words, there is still a possibility of failure in this Northern Expedition.

However, Chongzhen was relieved when he saw this result.

"It seems that this Northern Expedition, it will be difficult for me to lose if I want to." Chongzhen said with a smile.

Seeing that many scholars were at a loss, Chongzhen turned his head and said to Zhu Cihong: "Prince, tell me the reason, why I said that this Northern Expedition will win my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Cihong replied yes and said: "The reason is very simple, under the same conditions, the Ming army really has Xu Yingwei under the command, but the Qing army does not have Yan Yingyuan to command, not to mention those generals in Jiannu, they are replaced by other commanders in the soldier's battalion, can Xu Yingwei achieve such a result in the face of Xu Yingwei?" ”

"And that's just one thing, there's another two, that's three."

After a pause, he said: "Second, even if Jiannu is commanded by Yan Yingyuan, he will never be able to do this in the war game deduction, whether it is the Eight Banners Han Army, the Eight Banners Mongolia or the Eight Banners Manchuria, they will not be able to do such bravery, and Lone will never believe that any of Jiannu's troops can fight to the last and still swear to the death." ”

After another pause, he said in an accentuated tone: "The third is also the most important, that is, the organization and discipline of Jiannu are absolutely impossible to be at the same level as the Ming New Army!" Therefore, even if Jiannu also has a Yan Yingyuan, even if Jiannu can really fight to the last pawn and still swear to the death, he will not be able to play this result in the war game deduction. ”

"So it won't take six months at all, and the soldiers of the Great Tomorrow will be able to destroy Jiannu!"

Zhu Cihong's analysis can be said to be reasonable and well-founded, and all the officials and scholars present agreed with it.

But in fact, in addition to these three points, there is also a fourth favorable factor, and the importance of the fourth factor is even higher than the third reason mentioned by Zhu Cihong.

However, the first three factors are all at the military level.

The fourth factor is political.

That is, the political stability of the Ming Dynasty is far better than that of Jiannu.

Nowadays, the political situation in the Ming Dynasty is simply not too stable, and the government affairs of Chongzhen are completely handed over to the cabinet, but the military and industry and commerce are firmly in their own hands.

Chongzhen now holds a gun and a money bag in his hand, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the Internal Affairs Office is completely decided by him, and the cabinet is also very acquainted, Lu Zhenfei has never had an unpleasant relationship with Chongzhen since he became the first assistant.

Therefore, it is completely foreseeable that as soon as the Northern Expedition begins, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be united.

But I'm afraid this is not the case on Jiannu's side, first of all, there are hidden worries between Dolgon and Bumu Butai's mother and son.

As Shunzhi gets older, the desire for power will inevitably swell, and as Shunzhi accepts the influence of Confucian etiquette for a longer time, the shame brought to him by Bumu Butai's forced fornication with Dolgon will become stronger and stronger, so the battle for imperial power between Dolgon and Shunzhi may break out at any time.

Again, the nobles of the Eight Banners are now dissatisfied with Dolgon.

Because the Ming Dynasty cut off the trade route with Jiannu, the Eight Banners nobles could no longer obtain silk, tea, cigarettes, Ming wine and other luxury goods, resulting in the decline of the quality of life of the Eight Banners nobles, so these Eight Banners nobles without exception pointed the finger at Dolgon, believing that it was Dolgon's incompetence that led to the deterioration of life.

Thirdly, Dorgon began to use Hanchen in large numbers and even reused it.

Chongzhen actually knows better than anyone else about Dorgon's suffering.

Because the Manchus were not only greedy, but also conservative, they would call the old Khan ancestral system and oppose all forms of change, and if they reused these Manchus, they would not want to evolve from the age of mounted archery to the age of firearms.

Therefore, Dolgon's reuse of Hanchen was completely out of desperation.

However, the reuse of Hanchen also left a huge hidden danger for Jiannu.

Because these Hanchen who served Jiannu had no loyalty at all, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui could turn their backs on the Ming Dynasty, just as they could turn their backs on Jiannu, once Jiannu could not give them benefits and lost their deterrence, these seconders would throw away Dolgon or Shunzhi like garbage, and even killing the king was not impossible.

In a word, the Ming Dynasty at this time is united and united.

However, Jiannu is full of internal and external troubles and contradictions, and the monarch and ministers are becoming more and more centrifugal, and there will not be much problem in a short time, but once the two sides fall into a stalemate, the internal contradictions of Jiannu will quickly intensify.

Therefore, Jiannu simply did not have the ability to support it for six months.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen immediately asked: "Who else is confident that they can beat Xu Yingwei and come up with a better plan?" ”

There was silence in Yilun Hall, just kidding, Xu Yingwei had already fought to this extent, who could be better than him? If this was replaced by someone else, I am afraid that it would have been turned over by Yan Yingyuan against the wind.

"That's good." Chongzhen shouted, "Hurry up and go back and have a good rest." ”

"The day after tomorrow, at the right time in the morning, we will gather at the school field outside Jinchuan Gate and follow me on the Northern Expedition!"

"What?" Hearing this, the officials and scholars present were stunned for a moment.

One is surprised that the day after tomorrow will be the Northern Expedition, and the other is surprised that Chongzhen is going to go to the imperial frame in person.

"Hooray." Gao Qiqian whispered and persuaded, "It's Chinese New Year's Eve in a few days, otherwise wait until Chinese New Year's Eve and then go on the Northern Expedition?" Chinese New Year's Eve is, after all, a day of reunion. ”

"No waiting." Chongzhen said categorically, "There is a saying that time does not wait, for this Northern Expedition, I have been waiting for four years, and now I don't want to wait for a moment, I will swear to the Northern Expedition early the day after tomorrow!" ”

At this time, Xu Yingwei persuaded: "Holy Lord, you are a golden body, you should not go to the dangerous place lightly, it is better to lead the Northern Expedition by the minister, if the minister is not victorious, it is not too late for you to drive the expedition in person." ”

"No, I don't want to fake others in this war, I must destroy Jiannu with my own hands."

After saying this, Chongzhen continued: "Of course, the command is still commanded by you, and I will never interfere in the slightest." ”

Seeing that Zhu Cihong, Ma Mingluo and others still wanted to persuade again, Chongzhen immediately shouted: "I have made up my mind, Zhu Qingxiu wants to persuade again, today's imperial meeting is over, let's go back." ”

Ma Minglu and the others had no choice but to leave unhappy.

The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the soldiers of the Shizi Battalion soon left.

However, Jiang Tianyi and more than a dozen staff officers of the General Staff Section still did not leave, because they still had to hurry up to finish the unfinished work before they set out for the expedition the day after tomorrow.

"Holy Lord, the existing flintlock pistols are only enough to equip five Zhentai, what should I do?"

"Then equip the five towns first, if nothing else, the first phase of the Northern Expedition will not break out into a large-scale field battle, the biggest possibility is to continue to attack, attack, still attack."

"Therefore, it is enough to have five towns, and the remaining six towns and other arsenals will reorganize the flintlock pistols after they are made, and then transfer them to Beijing to help in the war."

"Okay, what about the garrison of Gai Zhouwei?"

There were three infantry brigades, three artillery battalions and 5,000 Korean troops stationed in Gaijuwei.

"The army of Gaizhou waited first, and after the Korean army led by King Dingwang arrived, Liying and Waihe first broke through Liaodong Jiannu, and then went straight to Shanhaiguan through the Liaoxi Corridor."

To be honest, Chongzhen was actually very worried about Jiannu escaping back to Liaodong.

After these Jurchens entered the customs, their combat effectiveness plummeted due to the corrosion of the Huahua world.

But once they return to the gate, they will live a hard life of licking blood with knives and heads, and they will immediately become Jurchen bandits between the white mountains and black waters, so it's better not to let them return to the white mountains and black waters.

It really doesn't work, even if they let them flee to Mongolia than to flee back to Liaodong.

Therefore, Zhu Cijiong led the Liaodong Army and the North Korean Army to block Shanhaiguan is a move that must be taken.

"Understood." Jiang Tian nodded, and then asked, "It's a cold winter right now, the North Sea has been frozen, and the ships of the Navy Division can only go to Dengzhou Port at most, and then march north along the land route, or attack on the ice?" ”

To a commander-in-chief on paper, there seems to be no difference between the two.

But for Jiang Tianyi, the staff officer, the difference is big.

If the Ming army was going to go ashore in Dengzhou and then march by land, it was necessary to inform the baggage department to prepare horse-drawn carriages, and the baggage battalions in each town should also be equipped with horse-drawn carriages and flatbed carts.

If you are treading on the ice to attack, you should prepare the ice plow in advance.

But fortunately, the Heavy Baggage Division has already prepared sufficient vehicles.

Whether it is a horse-drawn cart, an ox cart, a flatbed cart, or an ice climbing plow, there is no shortage of baggage sections, and it is more than enough to equip at least 11 towns and platforms with baggage troops.

Chongzhen pondered for a while and said, "Let's prepare everything first, and then decide." ”

【Kneel and beg for a commuter pass】