Since the day before yesterday, cavalry have been crossing Nurul Tiger Mountain one after another, from the Haraqin Grassland, and entered the Liaoxi Corridor. As the troops from the Beijing camp gradually arrived, news of the battlefield also spread to the Liaoxi Corridor.
Liaodong currently only has a narrow strip of land between the Bohai Sea and Nurul Tiger Mountain. It is located between the mountains and the sea. From Shanhaiguan, follow this narrow corridor all the way to Jinzhou, a total of 185 kilometers.
On this Guanningjin defense line, there are more than 150,000 regular troops and an unknown number of regiment-trained militia. Juehua Island is also stationed with the Longhu Navy, one of the three major fleets in the Bohai Sea (the other two fleets are from Shandong)
Denglai Navy and Dongjiang Navy stationed in Lushun and Phi Island in Dongjiang Town)
Yuan Chonghuan has been under great pressure in recent years.
At first, he had to bite the bullet, and in order to give Donglin an explanation for helping him rise to power, he boasted and promised the emperor to return to the Liao Dynasty in five years. As a result, the emperor was too young and suddenly became extremely excited. He gave him whatever he asked for, which made Yuan Chonghuan helpless.
Subsequent changes have taken a turn for the worse.
The time is now half way, and the task is supposed to be half way.
But until now, not even an inch of land has been recovered.
It would have been fine in the original history, but now with Yang Fan in comparison, he was on pins and needles, restless day and night.
Marquis Dingyuan directly destroyed Monan, severely damaged Mongolia, and basically pacified the northwest. Although the emperor spent four million on military expenses, Yang Fan directly used the 100,000 captured war horses to fill the three million
In terms of military expenditures, when we look back at the accounts, it means we spent one million to solve Monan.
This is such a good deal.
Moreover, I heard that Yang Fan and Zhang Shize auctioned off all Mongolian cattle, sheep and war horses. Not only did they replenish the arrears of military pay for the Beijing Camp and several border towns participating in the war, they also paid for the troops when they withdrew.
Jingying was given a large amount of severance money.
I don't know how much they took.
Moreover, according to his intelligence personnel, Yang Fan has the intention to reopen the Silk Road.
Now he has built some kind of railway and some kind of train, but it reaches Linhe, and I heard that it will be built to Yili. If this trade route in the Western Regions is opened, it will be worth tens of thousands of gold.
But it's useless for him to be greedy.
He is in charge of the Ji Liao division, not in the northwest.
That place is now Yang Fan's territory. Although Donglin was afraid that Yang Fan would interfere with Liaodong's trade, so he forcibly poached the eastern half of Monan and established the Rehe Province, but they were still unable to do anything to the northwest.
In fact, Yuan Chonghuan had been paying close attention to the movements of Jiannu. When the three generals' army collapsed, he got the news the next day because many defeated troops fled to his side.
When he knew that Jiannu had gathered the Mongols and moved to the outskirts of Jizhen, he was heartbroken. Although the Ministry of War also placed the 150,000-strong army in Rehe under his management, the Third Chief
Soldiers don't always ask for his advice on everything.
He is in Ningyuan, which is far away from Chifeng and communication is not convenient.
However, since he accepted this jurisdiction, he has a responsibility.
At this time, since the main force of the Qing army on the opposite side has been transferred to the direction of Chifeng, he is supposed to respond to the attack on his own jurisdiction.
There are two options available. One is to send troops to Jinzhou, advance northwest from the Xiaoling River Valley to Chaoyang, and then go straight to Chifeng. Guan Ning's army can send at least 80,000 to 100,000 troops, including 10,000 Guan Ning cavalry.
Yuan Chonghuan reported to the emperor in the past two years and applied for the establishment of a cavalry force for the restoration of Liao Dynasty in five years. The number of cavalry was 80,000 horses. The court allocated the money. However, this matter was not implemented.
Originally, we were going to buy some horses from Su Budi, but then Monan was ruined, and Yuan Chonghuan wrote to buy from Lin Danhan instead. Then there was the wrangling over various issues such as price and quality. So far, not a single horse has been bought.
Lin Danha was also confused and didn't know what Governor Yuan was trying to do.
For this matter, some censors impeached him. They directly questioned him, saying that the cost of raising cavalry is 16 times more than that of infantry. Now that horses have not been implemented, how are military salaries spent? According to cavalry or infantry.
In the end, Yuan Chonghuan had no answer at all. It was Qian Longxi who used his own people in the court to suppress the matter.
Yang Fan brought back 100,000 warlike horses to Chongzhen. Yuan Chonghuan had another idea and tried to use these 100,000 horses to arm Guan Ning's army. As a result, he was scolded by the emperor.
The money to buy the horse has already been allocated. How can you still have the nerve to ask me for a war horse? How about you return the funds to me and I will give you a war horse?
Everyone knows what happened in the Ming Dynasty. As soon as the money left the household department, 30% of it was lost. Governor Yuan and the general had to get another 20%. The rest would really go to the ground. What refund do you want him to get?
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As a result, what is the situation of Guan Ningjun now?
At this time, Guan Ning's army was seriously short of horses. The cavalry was estimated to be only fifteen thousand, which was at its limit.
After checking the Guanning Military and Horse Engineering Department, Ma Sili said: before the battles of Changshan and Daling River, "15,200 horses and mules were reported to the Liao Dynasty." The troops mobilized from the three towns in Guannei to participate in the battle of Changshan and Daling River
There are also "3,100 horses, mules and oxen" among the troops.
The data is clear. Including the reinforcements in the pass, there are only 18,300 horses and mules. This is the real horse and mule family left by Yuan Chonghuan.
Yuan Chonghuan's previous report of 80,000 horses was completely false.
But the infantry is very sufficient. If Yuan Chonghuan wants to support the three generals, he can at least spare 70,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
However, he watched from the sidelines from beginning to end and did not send out a single soldier.
After the three generals retreated and Chongzhen Yujia went on a personal expedition, Yuan Chonghuan once again faced the choice of whether to cooperate with the Beijing camp and attack from the flank of Jiannu. But he once again stood aside and stood still.
In addition, he has a third option, which is to send his army northward, directly attack Shenyang and Liaoyang, and attack the core areas under Jiannu rule. Encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao is also a good strategy. Attacking what must be saved and mobilizing the Qing army to return can also
It will be effective.
But he continued to stand still. The discerning people in the court and all the forces were not fools. Everyone was staring at him at this juncture, watching his movements and trying to figure out his thoughts.
However, everyone was disappointed. He actually did nothing and just watched.
You must know that Re, Ji, Liao, Tianjin, Lu, Deng, and Dongjiang are all under his jurisdiction. As the commander-in-chief of the theater, he actually did nothing at all during the entire process. This is puzzling.
In the original history, he didn't know whether it was due to poor intelligence capabilities or some other reason, but he did nothing. It wasn't until Huang Taiji broke through the Great Wall that he became anxious and sent Zhao Lingjiao with 4,000 cavalry to attack Santun.
camp, and the entire army was annihilated.
Then, he brought more than 9,000 Guan Ning cavalry to rescue him. Everyone knows what happened next.
It can be seen that Guan Ning's army only had this cavalry. The situation was urgent at that time, and the only cavalry that could arrive was the cavalry. He sent them all. The infantry was not fast enough, and it would take ten days to reach the capital. If the money was not paid quickly, it would take half a month.
None can arrive.
This chapter has been completed!