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The level of intense security has not been reduced, but it has been mixed with festivities. The opening of the supply and marketing cooperatives has added to the atmosphere of the New Year.

The shortage of materials for nearly a year has caused the military and civilians to accumulate a lot of enthusiasm for consumption. Not to mention that silk, cotton, tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, these are more expensive, but needles, threads, brains and the like are indispensable for getting by!

"This is sponsored by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce." Wang Yining accompanied Mao Wenlong and other generals in the bazaar, making an introduction, "The price of commercial goods is not high, and they are not here to make money. ”

Mao Wenlong smiled and said, "Ben Shuai has heard of this, I want to be happy with the people, or to make Long Live happy!" ”

Gou Zhenhuai bought a bottle of soju, carried it in his hand, and said with a smile: "They are also planning for the long term, and when the territory of Dongjiang Town expands, the number of people increases, and their reputation also starts." After Pingliao, they are the most powerful of these merchants. ”

Wang Yining said: "If they can sell goods back and forth without running empty, they will make more money." Dongjiang's production is still small, and it is better to continue to find ways to increase it. ”

Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment and said: "If the brigade can be stable, then the four guards in southern Liaoning can be expected; If Liaonan can be occupied, then Liao's right guard can be determined. ”

From Gaizhou Wei to Dingliao Right Wei (Zhishu Phoenix City) to draw a straight line from west to east, you can see Mao Wenlong's vision.

This is tantamount to occupying all the areas along the eastern coast of Liaodong that are nearly 100 miles deep and connecting them with the southern Liaoning theater.

Taking a step back, if southern Liaoning is stabilized, the Dongjiang Army will be able to occupy the Zhenjiang area again, and it will be able to play a corresponding role. One east and one west, will make Houjin take care of one and lose the other. This is also like what the book of war says, the trend of becoming horns.

The northern part of Zhenjiang (Dandong) area is mostly mountainous and hilly, the forest is rich and vast, not only ginseng medicinal materials and mountain goods, but also can obtain animal skins, which are all special products of Liaodong region, and are also sought-after commercial goods for foreign sales.

Gou Zhenhuai smiled and said, "Pingliao is the first, and the production is the second. The current situation requires Lord Wang to bother a lot. ”

The words were not said too thoroughly, but they reminded Mao Wenlong that the army does not interfere in politics, and fighting a war is its own job, and it is better to take care of less production and economy.

To put it bluntly, the task of the Dongjiang Army was to level Liao, not to formulate military plans for the purpose of production. It's better to be able to occupy a larger territory, but don't force it.

Mao Wenlong immediately understood, hurriedly made amends, and said: "What General Gou said is very true, and this marshal also thinks so. When the combat strength of our army increases again, it will occupy Zhenjiang, seize the right guard of Liao, and respond to the attack and defense of southern Liao, but force the eastern captives to shrink Liaoshen and wait for death. ”

Wang Yining nodded again and again, hoping that the territory and population would increase, so that he could better implement the intentions of the imperial court and try to achieve self-sufficiency.

Walking out of the bazaar, everyone bought some commercial goods and chatted and laughed casually. A few officers who arrived in a hurry spoiled the relaxed and relaxed atmosphere.

After listening to the report, Mao Wenlong and Gou Zhenhuai hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Yining and hurried back to the barracks.

Everyone wants to have a year of dissipation, but Dongyu obviously won't let you get your wish, and they launched it.

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Da Beile Daishan led the two flags of red and red, and thousands of Mongolian and Han vassal soldiers were stationed in Fuzhou, and the forward went to Luangu Pass, and the troops pressed the brigade;

The second Belle Amin rate inlaid with the blue flag, and the eighth Belle Huang Taiji led the white flag, and the troops entered Zhenjiang, as if they were going to attack Sinuiju and Tieshan;

And under this superficial feint, the old slave led two yellow flags, and the blue flag of Mang Gurtai, as well as more than 10,000 Menghan vassals, who had crossed the frozen Liao River and drove towards Liaoxi.

In addition to the white flag lord Du Du stayed in Liaoshen, the feint attack and the main attack, Houjin almost used all the mobile forces, which can be said to be an all-out attack in order to succeed.

The reason why Liaoxi was chosen as the main target is actually simple, mainly for the purpose of looting.

The value of Luda and Dongjiang is relatively small, at most they repelled the Ming army and returned to the island, but they still could not fundamentally solve the problem of being attacked and disturbed.

Historically, the Dongjiang Army had easily occupied Fort Arthur abandoned by the Later Jin several times, and the Later Jin did not regard it as a major disaster, which can be seen that the Later Jin despised the coastal areas, or said that they were helpless.

Since attacking Luda and Dongjiang could not inflict heavy damage on the Ming army, and there were not many supplies looted, it was not so strange that Houjin targeted Ningyuan and Juehua.

Ningyuan and Juehua were already the last bastions of the Ming army outside the pass. If it fails, there will be only one barrier left at Shanhaiguan.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Ming army to abandon the defense, and it must be defended with all its might.

Because it is very important, the stockpiled grain and grass materials must be very sufficient. Just abandoning Quang Ninh, the amount of rice beans transported from Youweitun is very staggering.

All things considered, only by attacking Ningyuan and Juehua can Houjin solve the economic crisis that has already emerged.

That's right, since the defeat of Quang Ninh at the beginning of the year, Houjin, who has not gained much, has increasingly felt the lack of grain and grass materials under the blockade arranged by the Quartet.

History is always similar, and the current Houjin is very much like the situation before the change of Jisi.

That was the first time that the Later Jin Dynasty invaded the Guannei, and Huang Taiji personally led tens of thousands of troops, detoured through Mongolia to break through the border wall, and approached the Beijing Division.

Judging from the results, Huang Taiji's plundering was successful, and a large number of materials and a large number of people were grabbed.

However, from a military point of view, breaking into plunder is an out-and-out military adventure.

As long as the Guanning Army, which was built with a lot of money by the Ming Court, has the slightest desire to take the initiative to attack, does Houjin dare to risk the emptiness of the old nest and carry out a long-distance attack without rear and logistics, and go deep with a lone division?

And the reason why Houjin had to take risks is that after the defeat in the Battle of Ningjin, because he got nothing and returned empty-handed, Houjin broke out into an unprecedented famine.

According to the "Qing Shilu", "When there was a great hunger in the country, the price of rice was eight taels of silver, and there were cannibalists." Although there are many silver in the country, there is no foreign trade, and everything is expensive because of the cheapness of silver. ”

It's useless to have money, there's nowhere to buy food! There were cannibalists, which shows how severe the famine was at that time.

It was also under the persecution of the Great Famine that Huang Taiji had to take a dangerous move to survive the crisis. Luckily, he succeeded.

Therefore, the change of self-determination is not a far-sighted plan and the use of soldiers like a god, but a crazy action that has been starved miserably.

The current Nurhachi is also thinking in a similar way, and must implement the strategy of "feeding war with war", and there is only one way to save Houjin's economy from collapse.

And this time to launch the offensive, Nurhachi is also taking a risk, risking that after the defeat, the grain stock will be consumed a lot, and the economic crisis will be even deeper.

You know, fighting a war and staying still, the consumption of food is very different.

Usually drink some porridge, less activity, at least not starve; But on the battlefield, the soldiers have to fight desperately, and the mental pressure and exercise are large, you have to at least come to dry goods and let them eat enough, right?