The contest between Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan lasted for six full days. Except for the time for eating and sleeping, everyone stayed in the Yilun Hall for the rest of the time to enjoy the contest between spears and shields.
The final result lived up to expectations, being wonderful but extremely tragic.
The "Qing Army" commanded by Yan Yingyuan was stationed at every step in the city of Beijing, with fortifications 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 all the main forces of the "Qing Army" were annihilated. Although the remaining Lian Yong was large in number, it was no longer enough to reverse the entire war situation.
After the war game, an inventory was taken and it was found that the Ming army's casualties exceeded 150,000.
The number of casualties of the Qing army was even more exaggerated, reaching as high as 300,000. The Eight Banners of Manchuria, Eight Banners of Mongolia, Eight Banners of Han Army, Green Camp and the servant armies of Outer Mongolia were almost completely wiped out.
The most exaggerated thing is the duration of the battle.
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 paid a heavy price of 150,000 casualties before finally annihilating the main force of 300,000 Jiannu.
This result made all the scholars present feel a little heavy.
Because Chongzhen is talking about the deduction under the most extreme conditions, but the war game deduction between Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan cannot be regarded as the most extreme conditions, because Pseudo Shun did not participate.
If the pseudo-subordinate troops were involved, the results would be different.
In other words, there is still a possibility of failure in this Northern Expedition.
However, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this result.
"It seems that in this Northern Expedition, it will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to lose." Chongzhen said with a smile.
Seeing that many scholars looked confused, Chongzhen turned to Zhu Cixiang and said: "Prince, please tell me the reason why I said that the Ming Dynasty will win this Northern Expedition."
Zhu Cixiang agreed and said: "The reason is very simple. Under the same conditions, the Ming army was really commanded by Xu Yingwei, but the Qing army was not commanded by Yan Yingyuan. Not to mention the generals who established the slaves, they were replaced by those in the scholar camp.
Could other soldiers in command be able to achieve such results against Xu Yingwei?"
"This is only one, there are two, and three."
After a pause, he then said: "Secondly, even if Jiannu was commanded by Yan Yingyuan, he would never be able to do what was shown in the war game. Neither the Eight Banners Han Army, Eight Banners Mongolia, nor Eight Banners Manchuria could achieve such bravery and loneliness.
I don’t believe that any army of Jiannu can fight to the last man and still refuse to retreat.”
After another pause, he said in a more serious tone: "The third and most important thing is that the organization and discipline of Jiannu can never be at the same level as the new army of the Ming Dynasty! Therefore, even if Jiannu has a Yan Yingyuan, even if Jiannu can really
Even if you fight to the last pawn and still refuse to retreat, you will not be able to achieve the result in the war game."
"So it won't even take six months for the Ming Dynasty soldiers to destroy the Jian slaves!"
Zhu Cihong's analysis was well-founded and was recognized by all the officials and scholars present.
But in fact, in addition to these three points, there is a fourth favorable factor, and the importance of the fourth factor is even higher than the third reason mentioned by Zhu Cixiang.
However, the first three factors are all at the military level.
The fourth factor is the political factor.
That is, the political stability of Ming Dynasty was far better than that of Jiannu.
Nowadays, the political situation in the Ming Dynasty is not very stable. The government affairs of Chongzhen are completely handed over to the cabinet, but the military, industry and commerce are firmly in their own hands.m
Chongzhen now holds the gun and the money bag in his hands. The appointment and dismissal of personnel in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are completely decided by him. The cabinet is also very understanding. Lu Zhenfei has never had any trouble with Chongzhen since he became the chief minister.
unhappy.
Therefore, it is completely foreseeable that when the Northern Expedition begins, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be united.
But this may not be the case with Jiannu. First of all, there are hidden worries between Dorgon and Bumbutai mother and son.
As Shunzhi gets older, his desire for power will inevitably expand. And as Shunzhi accepts the influence of Confucian etiquette for a longer time, the shame brought to him by Bumbutai being forced to have an affair with Dorgon will also increase.
It is becoming more and more intense, so the imperial power struggle between Dorgon and Shunzhi may break out at any time.
Furthermore, the nobles of the Eight Banners are also very dissatisfied with Dorgon.
Since the Ming Dynasty cut off the trade channels with Jiannu, the Eight Banners nobles could no longer obtain silk, tea, cigarettes, Mingjiu and other luxuries, which caused the quality of life of the Eight Banners nobles to decline. Therefore, these Eight Banners nobles without exception would
The target of the attack was Dorgon, believing that it was Dorgon's incompetence that led to the deterioration of life.
The third point is that Dorgon began to use a large number of people and even reused Hanchen.
Chongzhen actually knew Dorgon's difficulties better than anyone else.
Because the Manchus were not only greedy, but also clinging to the old-fashioned way, adhering to the old khan ancestral system, and opposing all forms of change. If these Manchus were reused, they would not be able to evolve from the age of riding and archery to the age of firearms.
Therefore, Dorgon's reuse of Hanchen was completely out of helplessness.
However, the heavy use of Han ministers also left huge hidden dangers for Jiannu.
Because the Han officials who surrendered to the slaves had no loyalty at all. If Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui and others could turn their backs on the Ming Dynasty, they could also turn their backs on the slaves. Once the slaves could not bring them benefits and lost their deterrence, these two officials would be like throwing away garbage.
Throwing away Dorgon or Shunzhi, even regicide is not impossible.
In short, the Ming Dynasty at this time was united and united.
However, Jiannu was plagued by internal and external conflicts, and the monarch and his ministers became increasingly alienated. There would not be much problem in a short period of time, but once the two sides fell into a stalemate, Jiannu's internal conflicts would quickly intensify.
Therefore, Jiannu simply did not have the ability to last for six months.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen immediately asked: "Who else is confident that he can beat Xu Yingwei and come up with a better plan?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There was silence in the Yi Lun Hall. Just kidding, Xu Yingwei has already hit this level, who can be better than him? If it were someone else, I'm afraid Yan Yingyuan would have been beaten long ago.
It's a comeback, right?
"Okay." Chongzhen shouted, "Hurry back and have a good rest."
"Gather at the school field outside Jinchuan Gate at 10:00 the day after tomorrow and follow me on the Northern Expedition!"
"What?" Upon hearing this, the officials and scholars present were all stunned for a moment.
One was surprised that the Northern Expedition was about to happen the day after tomorrow, and the other was surprised that Chongzhen actually wanted to go on a personal expedition.
"Long live my lord." Gao Qiqian whispered, "New Year's Eve will be in a few days. How about waiting until New Year's Eve to start the Northern Expedition? New Year's Eve is a day of reunion after all."
"No more waiting." Chongzhen said flatly, "There is a saying that time waits for no one. I have been waiting for this Northern Expedition for four full years. Now I don't want to wait any longer. I will swear to fight for the Northern Expedition early the day after tomorrow!"
At this time, Xu Yingwei advised: "Your Majesty, you are a man of ten thousand gold. You cannot go to dangerous places lightly. It is better for me to lead the northern expedition. If I am defeated, it will not be too late for you to lead the expedition yourself."
"No, I don't want to take advantage of others in this battle. I must kill the Jiannu with my own hands."
After saying this, Chongzhen continued: "Of course, the commander is still Youzhen, and you will take charge. I will never interfere in the slightest."
Seeing that Zhu Cihong, Ma Mingluo and others still wanted to persuade, Chongzhen immediately shouted: "I have made up my mind, please don't persuade me any more. Today's imperial meeting ends here, please go back."
Ma Mingluan and others had no choice but to leave unhappy.
The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the scholars from the scholar camp left quickly.
However, Jiang Tianyi and a dozen staff officers from the Staff Section still did not leave, because they had to hurry up and finish the unfinished work before setting off for the expedition the day after tomorrow.
"Your Majesty, the existing flintlock guns are only enough to equip five forts, what should I do?"
"Then equip five towns first. If nothing happens, the first stage of the Northern Expedition will not break out in large-scale field battles. It will most likely be a continuous attack, attack, and attack."
"So, five towns are enough. The remaining six towns can be reorganized after the arsenal has made the flintlock guns, and then transferred to the capital to assist in the battle."
"Okay, what about the garrison of Gaizhou Guards?"
Gaizhou Guard has been stationed with three infantry brigades, three artillery battalions and 5,000 Korean troops.
"Gaizhou's army waited first. After King Ding led the Korean army to arrive, Li Ying Wai cooperated to defeat the Liaodong Jiannu first, and then attacked Shanhaiguan through the Liaoxi Corridor."
To be honest, Chongzhen was actually worried about Jiannu escaping back to Liaodong.
After these Jurchens entered the customs, their combat effectiveness plummeted due to the corrosion of the colorful world.
But once they return to the outside of the customs and live a miserable life of licking blood with a knife, they will immediately become Jurchen bandits among the white mountains and black waters, so it is better not to let them return to the white mountains and black waters.
It really doesn't work, even if they are allowed to flee to Mongolia, it is better than fleeing back to Liaodong.
Therefore, it was a must move for Zhu Cijiong to lead the Liaodong Army and the Korean Army to block Shanhaiguan Pass.
"Understood." Jiang Tian nodded and asked, "It's winter now, the North Sea has frozen, and the navy's ships can only reach Dengzhou Port at most. After that, should they march north along the land route, or attack on the ice?
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To the armchair commander, there seems to be no difference between the two.
But for Jiang Tianyi, a member of the staff department, the difference was huge.
If the Ming army is planning to disembark in Dengzhou and then march along the land route, it will notify the baggage department to prepare carriages, and the baggage camps in each town and platform will also be equipped with carriages and flatbeds.
If you are attacking on ice, you must prepare an ice sledge in advance.
But fortunately, the Transport Department has already prepared sufficient vehicles.
Whether it is horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, flatbed trucks, or ice sledges, the baggage department has no shortage of them. It is more than enough to equip at least 11 platforms for the baggage troops.
Chongzhen pondered for a while and then said: "Let's prepare everything first, and we will decide when the time comes."
