After night falls, the bunker hall is brightly lit.
As Chongzhen's leader, the bunker at No. 2 gun platform on the ninth peak of Yunlong Mountain was expanded again. It was dug deeper and larger. It was ten steps long and wide, almost half the size of a basketball court.
In the center of the hall is a huge sand table.
What is simulated on the sand table is the mountainous terrain of Xuzhou.
Zheng Sen led his team to add many war games to the sand table.
Looking at the war chess model added to the sand table, the prince Qin, generals of the border army, several eunuchs, Li Xiangjun, Ruan Dacheng, etc. all surrounding the sand table had solemn expressions on their faces.
Because Jian Nu went to the Xuzhou battlefield to increase troops and adjust supplies.
Zheng Sen said: "Your Majesty, if the Jian slaves who arrived today did not follow Dong Zhuo's example of going out at night and entering during the day, then the number of Jian slaves gathered on the Xuzhou battlefield at this time would have been close to 400,000!"
There were at least 200,000 slaves who came to Xuzhou for the first time.
This time another hundreds of thousands were transferred, which adds up to almost 400,000.
"Four hundred thousand, this is very close to the limit of the military strength that Jiannu can recruit."
Chongzhen said: "The total number of slaves is only 300,000. The maximum number of real slaves that can be recruited is 120,000. The Eight Banners Han Army plus the Eight Banners Mongolia are only about 40,000 at most. The outer vassal Mongolia is almost 40,000. In addition, there are
There are 300,000 coats of clothing, but there are also a few women and children among them, so the number of coats that can be recruited is about 250,000!"
After saying this, he added: "Two hundred thousand plus two hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and fifty thousand is the limit."
Hearing this, Jin Shenghuan, Ma Huabao and other frontier generals had no special reaction. These frontier generals had frightened Jiannu and had completely lost their offensive thinking.
But the eyes of those diligent princes and Li Xiangjun lit up.
Zhu Cijiong's face turned red with excitement: "In addition to the troops sent to Xuzhou, the Jiannu slaves in Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and even Liaodong will definitely need to leave some defenders. This means that Beijing has become an empty city!"
"The city should not be empty," Chongzhen said, "but in addition to some guards in the palace, there are also a small number of guards at the princes, princes and Baylor's house. The rest are Han troops and Bao Yi, and their number is not large.
There will be too many, and all of them combined will definitely not exceed 5,000 people!"
"Five thousand people!" Huang Zongxi, who had been to Beijing once, said, "If we spread out evenly across the nine city gates, there are only about 500 defenders at each city gate. Even the battlements are not enough!"
Xu Yingwei then said: "In this case, you don't even need to build a large ladder, you can directly set up a simple long ladder to attack the city and invade Beijing!"
Jin Shenghuan and other frontier generals looked confused when they heard this.
What do you mean? Do you want to conquer Beijing?
Are you all stupid? We are now trapped in Xuzhou by the Jian slaves.
Even if we have the guts to attack Beijing, we can't get our wings and fly out of the city, right?
Wang Huzhi, a scholar from Hunan, said: "It doesn't really matter whether we attack Beijing or not. As long as our Ming army appears outside Beijing and assumes an siege posture, Jiannu will probably have no choice but to retreat."
"That's it." Gu Yanwu, a scholar from Nanzhi, said, "because the slaves did not dare to risk losing Beijing."
Zhang Huang, a scholar in Yinxian County, said: "So, as long as a large army appears outside Beijing, the siege of Xuzhou by the Jiannu will be broken."
Chongzhen nodded and said: "If we miss this time, Jiannu will no longer be able to send all his troops southward, and the Huanghuai defense line will be truly defended."
There is another half sentence that Chongzhen did not say.
As long as he stabilizes the Huanghuai defense line, he can slowly reorganize the imperial court, develop the economy and climb the technology tree. After three to five years of accumulation, he can launch the Northern Expedition.
So the question now is, from which direction will troops be mobilized to Beijing?
The Qinwang scholars surrounding the sand table expressed their opinions one after another.
Gu Yanwu said: "Your Majesty, the border troops in the ten towns of Marquis Jingnan are all elite, and Xia Town is to the north of Xuzhou. We can take advantage of Jiannu's unpreparedness and march northward day and night."
Zhang Huang said: "No, Jingnanhou's ten-town frontier army once re-established the slaves in the battle of Xia Town last year, so Jiannu will definitely leave a force to monitor Xia Town, so unless Jingnanhou's ten-town frontier army
Go out in full force, otherwise the number of troops dispatched will be less, and the root will be (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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There is no way to break through the obstruction of Jiannu."
After a pause, he added: "So we should use Pizhou's border troops!"
"You're right, just use the border troops from Pizhou." Xu Yingwei said loudly, "And you can't go north along the canal. You have to go along the Yishui River through Yizhou and enter Qingzhou Prefecture. Qingzhou Prefecture is still under the control of our Ming Dynasty.
, so you can avoid Jiannu's eyes and ears, cross Qingzhou Prefecture, then go north out of Jinan Prefecture, and go straight to Beijing!"
"At that time, if our great soldiers suddenly appeared outside Tianjin, the Qing court would be shaken."
"If nothing else happens, the Jiannu who stayed in Beijing will definitely send their horses to Xuzhou for help."
After talking about this for a while, Xu Yingwei said again: "In this case, the slaves of Xuzhou will definitely return to help at night."
"Well, your methods are not safe. The ten-town frontier army in Xia Town is under the supervision of the slaves. Aren't the ten-town frontier troops in Pizhou under the surveillance of the slaves?" Zheng Sen said, "I'm afraid it's the Road Department.
The front leg of Tang had just led the army away, and the Jiannu cavalry was chasing after him. How many border troops do you think Lubu Tang needs to bring with him to have the confidence to fight a field battle with Jiannu?"
The dozens of soldiers present were immediately speechless. Only the frontier troops in several towns had the confidence. I am afraid that even ten towns did not have this confidence.
After a long while, Xu Yingwei frowned and asked, "Brother Damu, what do you have to say? Let me tell you."
Zheng Sen said: "I think the border troops in Xia Town and Pizhou must not move lightly, because if they do not move lightly, Jiannu will need to set aside enough troops to monitor these two border troops!"
Chongzhen nodded, Zheng Sen's judgment was still reliable.
There are twenty frontier troops in Xia Town and Pizhou. Jiu Nu must set aside special troops to monitor them. Otherwise, the troops from Xia Town and Pizhou would come to Xuzhou every now and then to cause trouble, and Jiu Nu would not even think about farming.
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At the same time, Dorgon also arrived at the camp with a white flag.
Duduo ordered Vasinga to move a screen, then pointed to the map of Xuzhou hanging on the screen, and introduced to Dorgon the troops and farm deployment in Xuzhou.
"Brother Fourteen, come and see the map of Xuzhou."
"Zhengbai Banner is stationed in Xin'an Town, responsible for monitoring the Pizhou Ming Army."
"Zhenghong Banner and Zhenglan Banner are stationed in Pei County and are responsible for monitoring the Ming army in Xia Town."
"Garrisoned at Dangshan with a red flag, responsible for guarding against the puppet troops invading from Henan."
"The Xianglan Banner is stationed in Xiao County and is responsible for guarding against the Ming army that may move north from Fengyang Mansion."
"The White Banner, the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the Eight Banners of Han Army are responsible for blockading Xuzhou, the Mongolian cavalry of the outer vassal are responsible for protecting the farmland, and those coated slaves only need to be responsible for farming."
"Between Xiaoxian, Dangshan, Peixian and Xin'an Town, there is at least three million acres of land, enough for more than 200,000 soldiers to farm. Moreover, the land in Xuzhou is fertile and was re-cultivated last year, so the output should not be
It’s low, but it’s a little bit troublesome if you want to catch more coats.”
"Because there are no common people within two hundred miles around Xuzhou, but only the army."
From this arrangement, we can see that it was not easy for Jiannu to farm in Xuzhou.
Because Xuzhou is really a place of four battles. There are enemies on all sides, and the enemies in every direction cannot be underestimated. Sufficient troops must be set aside to prevent their attacks.
It was also because of this that Dorgon couldn't make up his mind before.
Because the risk of farming in Xuzhou is too high, there is a high possibility that there will be no harvest.
But then again, even if Xuzhou's farmland really failed to harvest anything, Dorgon actually had a way to raise food, but he didn't want to do it unless he had to.
Because the cost of doing so is too heavy.
It may even shake the Qing court's foundation in Beizhi.
In this case, the hope of unifying the world will be gone.
While Dorgon was thinking, Duduo continued:
"Among these, the two directions I'm most worried about are Dangshan and Xin'an Town."
"Because in the direction of Xin'an Town, in addition to the Ming army in Pizhou, we also have to guard against the hundreds of thousands of Xiangyong from Huai'an Prefecture."
"If Yan Yingyuan leads the hundreds of thousands of people from Huai'an Prefecture to rush to Xuzhou's aid, or if the puppet troops from Luoyang also invade in large numbers, the two red flags plus the blue flag may not be able to stop them."
"I'm not worried that the Two Red Banners and the Zhenglan Banner will lose the battle, but I'm worried that the Two Red Banners and the Zhenglan Banner have too few troops, while the Huai'an Prefecture's Xiangyong and Puppet Shunjun troops have very few troops. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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There are more than 100,000 people. If we cannot stop them and let the local braves or the puppet army from Huai'an Prefecture rush into the vicinity of Xuzhou, a fire will burn all our wheat."
After saying this, Duduo said again: "Fortunately, Brother Fourteen came with Xianghuang Banner. With Xianghuang Banner's thirty outstanding elites, plus 20,000 newly recruited Han troops, there will be no
That’s a problem, this time we can definitely kill Chongzhen in Xuzhou, and we can also destroy the 300-year-old Ming Dynasty in one battle!”
At this time, Hong Chengchou suddenly interjected: "Master, we need to send a cavalry to patrol the embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River, and be careful to prevent the Ming army from digging up the north embankment of the Yellow River. Otherwise, once the north embankment is dug up, not only the farmland on the north bank of the Yellow River will be wiped out.
Even the Eight Banners troops stationed north of the Yellow River will face threats."
"Ah?" Duduo said horrified, "Digging the Yellow River? Mingguo wouldn't be so crazy, right?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected." Dorgon said, "Fifteenth brother, you are personally responsible for patrolling the river embankment. Don't make any mistakes this time, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
"嗻!" Duduo knelt on one knee and struck Qian.
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In Yunlong Mountain.
Chongzhen asked: "So, Zheng Sen, what is your method?"
Zheng Sen said: "Your Majesty, the students' opinion is to directly transfer rural warriors from Huai'an Prefecture to the north via Qingzhou Prefecture. After these rural warriors have been tempered by the Shanyang War, they already have a tenacious will and strong combat effectiveness. The students think that their combat effectiveness is
They are no longer inferior to the border troops from other towns!"
Hearing this, Jin Shenghuan and other generals looked a little unkind.
Who are you looking down on? You actually said that the combat effectiveness of the Xiangyong can be compared with that of our frontier troops? If the Holy Father had not called for a halt in Anqing Mansion, we would have killed you scholars, not to mention the Xiangyong.
However, no military commander dared to express his inner thoughts.
Because even a fool can see the Holy Sage's preference for these hard-working scholars.
And if you quarrel with these scholars, isn't that making you uncomfortable?
As soon as Zheng Sen finished speaking, Huang Zongxi said again: "Brother Damu is still too small."
"My situation is too small?" Zheng Sen said unconvinced, "I wonder what Brother Taichong has to say?"
"Students think that we, the Ming Dynasty, can force the Jian Nu to retreat without spending a single soldier." Huang Zongxian smiled, then pointed to the sand table and said, "Look at Luoyang, what is there in Luoyang?"
"There are hundreds of thousands of Pseudo-Shun troops in Luoyang City!" Zheng Sen frowned and said, "Brother Taichong means to send people to persuade Pseudo-Shun to send troops? I'm afraid this is just your wishful thinking? If Pseudo-Shun is willing to send troops to help,
How could we wait until today? When Duduo divided his troops to sack Huai'an Mansion, Pseudo-Shun had already sent out his troops."
"Brother Damu is ridiculous." Huang Zongxi waved his hand and said, "If it is to help our Ming Dynasty, Pseudo-Shun will not be willing to send even a single soldier, but if it is to open up territory for Pseudo-Shun's own family,
, Hypocrisy is bound to be unwilling to be followed by others, especially the hypocritical coach of Luoyang is Niu Jinxing. This person is said to be jealous of talents but also eager to achieve success. All he needs to do is to believe that Beijing is already an empty city at this time, and all he needs is elite troops along the way.
If we can easily capture it, this person will definitely send troops!"
The entire bunker hall immediately fell silent, and everyone was thinking about the possibility of hypocritically sending troops.
Even Chongzhen was seriously considering the possibility of this proposal, because Huang Zongxi's analysis was really reasonable. With Niu Jinxing's virtue, it was really possible to send troops.
At this time, a weak voice sounded: "However, Xuzhou City is now surrounded by water, and even the Yellow River waterway has been blocked by Jiannu with forts, and naval warships cannot enter. How should we deliver the news?"
Go out and then pass it on to the hypocritical Prime Minister Niu Jinxing?"
All the scholars were a little stunned.
Chongzhen also scratched his head subconsciously, this was really troublesome.
In the past few months of being blocked by the slaves, Chongzhen did not know how many groups of messengers he sent out, but in the end, without exception, they were all hunted down by the slaves Ye Bushou.
Why do you know that the messenger was hunted by Jiannu?
Because after hunting down Ming army messengers at night, Jiannu would cut off the heads and put them on spears to show off to the Ming army. This was also a bad habit retained by Jiannu.
So it's really troublesome to send the letter out.
At this time, Jin Xuan raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it is better for me to lead the cavalry to protect the messenger. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Break into the ditch blocked by the slaves?"
"Inappropriate." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Jiannu built a large number of forts along the blockade ditch. The forts were no more than a hundred steps apart. Before your cavalry could cross the blockade ditch, the Jiannu stationed in the nearby forts
The slaves have already arrived, and then the cavalry from the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Outer Mongolia will continue to kill you, and you will not be able to get out."
Jin Xuan didn't say anything after hearing this.
Because he really didn't have much confidence.
"Let's go here tonight and think about it carefully when we go back."
Chongzhen said: "I always believe in the wise saying that there are always more solutions than difficulties. We, as many scholars, can always think of ways to break through the blockade of establishing slaves."