Chapter 584 Liao Affairs

The sixth year of Chongzhen, the twelfth lunar month.

Macheng was also afraid that the night would be long and dreams would be too long, so he decided to send troops to Outer Mongolia in winter. He sent 5,000 troops from the left wing under Li Zhengming to replenish him cotton-padded ammunition horses. For Kaiyuan Town Army, sending troops to Outer Mongolia in winter is extremely dangerous.

In the behavior, Kaiyuan was facing the war of counterattacking Liaodong in Kaichun. The ammunition and troops were seriously insufficient. In extremely difficult situations, Ma Cheng still resolutely squeezed out ammunition and troops and sent troops brazenly.

One thousand cavalry and four thousand horse-riding infantry braved the cold to fight against Mobei, and brought 10,000 young and strong men who volunteered to clear the land in Mobei. Ten thousand Ming people carried a large number of supplies and headed towards the northwest and set off in a mighty battle.

, with a very generous and intense feeling, most of the 10,000 young and strong men received military training, which was roughly equivalent to the agricultural reclamation force in the Kaiyuan military system, and pioneered the use of short guns made by Taiwan as the main combat weapon.

The Taiwan-made light musket, which weighs 8 and a half pounds, was soon popular on Kaiyuan and the grassland.

Because it is light and uses gears to ignite and has a fire door cover to cover the medicine pool, it is not afraid of the strong wind and sand in the northern grassland, so it is very popular. Openly selling firearms to the people, Kaiyuan Admiral's Office has created an era.

A great era with fierce ambitions, an era of external expansion where people's wisdom gradually begins.

At Kaiyuan Beiguan, the army heading for war was lined up in three columns, leading horses slowly.

Li Zhengming said goodbye to his beautiful wife, walked over and gave a slap in a hammering manner: "Young Master, Li Zhengming is gone!"

Ma Cheng frowned and said, "Don't be lucky!"

Li Zhengming grinned and quickly spitted a few spits on the ground. He stepped on it, and then he was considered unlucky.

Ma Cheng waved his hand and his personal soldiers handed over a big red general's uniform. A golden thread was on the collar, and a golden bean was shining. The material was 30% more than that of ordinary cotton armor. It was thick and could prevent cold. Li Zhengming was overjoyed and was in a hurry.

He knelt down on the ground and respectfully took over the Dahong General's official uniform.

He was promoted to major general, and with his qualifications, it was a huge surprise.

Ma Cheng looked at his beloved general and instructed: "I know you have a lot of thoughts. Don't be careless when you arrive at the Chechen tribe. This tribe has always been unruly, so be careful."

Li Zhengming said respectfully: "Receive the order under the mark."

Ma Cheng gave a few more instructions before waved his hand lightly, shouting: "Get out!"

Li Zhengming held his big red general's uniform with a gust, turned over to the horse, and finally glanced at his wife and gently stomped the horse's belly, following the brigade to the northwest. This seemingly loyal and honest general of Liao Town will be allowed to enter the grassland.

The big red general armor was worn on it, but it was worn the other way around. He was not stupid enough to know that it would be very dangerous to march on the grassland in such a cool set of general armor.

Li Zhengming was very proud. Is there a thick and warm armor not worn? What is the reason? If you wear it in turn, it won’t be so silly and cool.

The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the end of the year.

Glazed glasses and big red lanterns are hung on the streets and alleys of Kaiyuan. The New Year atmosphere is very rich.

At noon on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Kaiyuan Beiguan.

Sun Chengzong was wearing a black mink cloak and stood on the Beiguan cannon tower. He watched the one thousand Yehe cavalry and two thousand Kaiyuan iron cavalry rolling out and heading towards Yehe City facing Kaiyuan. Jianlu Da

The defeat, now the recovery of Yehe City is natural, but Yehe and the east and west cities have long been demolished by Jianlu, and now there are only a few earth walls left. The recovery and reconstruction of Yehe was decided by the military to maintain the right

Military pressure in the direction of Jianzhou Laozhai and Hetuala.

Such a large battlefield in Liaodong, it is impossible to kill the cannons and cavalry rush. Isn’t that a kid’s war game for playing house? If you compare the map, the soldiers will have to run away. Liaodong Until the Xing'an Mountains in the north, they had a vast territory and had three provinces, so they were naturally divided into several local battlefields. The Ming army had an absolute advantage in Kaiyuan, and in the east of Linghe and North Korea, they were all at a disadvantage. In the vast Liaodong, the Ming army and the Later Jin forces were intertwined and were completely entangled.

However, since the end of Wanli, the Liao army has been defeated thousands of miles away, and now it has the ability to turn defense into offense, which is a great achievement.

Sun Chengzong straightened his back a little straightened and said worriedly: "This Liao incident is probably going to be a little repetitive. The most fear of Jianlu fleeing north and burrowing into the mountains and forests. In a few years, it will be a major concern again."

Ma Cheng nodded and said, "Mr. Sun Gong doesn't have to worry. If you want to take Chenyang, you must take Jianzhou first. I know in my mind that the Yehe and the East and West cities are to be rebuilt."

Sun Chengzong felt relieved and said ashamed: "I have lost my words. You are an ever-present general. I am a defeated general, so I cannot speak of courage."

Ma Cheng couldn't help but say a few words of relief. Mr. Sun had a very clever strategic vision. When Liaohe was defeated, he lost because he had no experience in commanding the army to fight.

The war is not about being invincible by studying military books and deducing them with sand tables. Can’t Zhao Kuo, who is talking about war on paper? No matter how skilled a strategist is, he cannot command 100,000 without the rich experience of long-term command operations. When a large army goes to war, there is a set of rules and regulations, and it is impossible to be messed up.

If the cold land is frozen today, the Liaodong war has temporarily subsided. No experienced general will fight a tough battle in such weather. Then he will become the German army during World War II. He died of starvation under the city of Moscow. There are still many deaths, even if people suffer from animals and horses, they cannot bear it. If they want to attack the old camp in Jianzhou, they have to wait until the flowers bloom next spring.

The strategy of the Kaiyuan Staff Office's advance was to rebuild the two cities of Yehe as a bridgehead for attacking the old village of Jianzhou.

Once the old Jianzhou village was captured and the mountain road was blocked, the Jianlu escaped northward. Macheng did not want to see another cavalry army jumped out of the deep mountains and forests a few years later. How big is the northeast? It's not just In Liaodong, the northeast is too big. Once the Jianlu army fled north to the Far East and Xing'anling area, there will be endless troubles.

Three thousand iron cavalry rolled eastward, and Sun Chengzong finally said resolutely: "Kaicheng, let's part with you. I want to go to Guanning and my entourage. You can send some powerful subordinates to me."

Ma Cheng felt a little surprised and tactfully advised: "Mr. Sun, it's the New Year."

However, Sun Chengzong was very stubborn and insisted: "Time is not enough. Just send some deployments with me. There is no need to be too many, just two hundred people."
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