A few days later, Zheng Haizhu and Ma Xianglin came to the banks of the Xibo River.
When Su Taifu saw that He Zhuo was also following him, he was overjoyed and said to Zheng Haizhu, "You are really cautious. You really want to be very real in your acting."
Zheng Haizhu said: "Because like Fujin, I hate the old chief of Jianzhou and his murderous sons, but I also know that they are the best hunters and will place sentries everywhere to detect hidden stakes, both inside and outside the pass.
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Su Tai nodded: "Don't worry, I know it well. Near the royal city of Chahanhot, there are small tribes that secretly have good relations with Horqin. There are often merchants or herdsmen competing for summer pastures coming and going. Until you start the war, I and I
General Ma, who discussed with Lin Dan Khan, and whoever spread the news, will be that General Ma's team will join forces with our Chahar to fight west."
Ma Xianglin listened quietly from the side.
He did not worry too much about whether Lin Dan Khan would be furious when Su Tai and Lin Dan Khan revealed the actual military plan of the Ming Dynasty.
As the biological mother of Lin Dan Khan's eldest son, Su Tai commanded the most prosperous households in Orduo, and was the most powerful concubine in Chahar. Moreover, she and Zheng Haizhu had already discussed the caliber, and Ma Xianglin needed to suddenly use Chahar.
When he crossed the Liao River to the east and penetrated directly to the south of Tieling, Su Tai's argument for Lin Dan Khan was that using the sudden arrival of a fighter plane to give Nurhaci a fatal blow first would be more conducive to Lin Dan Khan's grand plan to unify Monan Mongolia.
After Zheng Haizhu and General Su Tai discussed some details of the disguise, Ma Xianglin asked directly: "From Chahanhot to the west bank of the Liao River, if there is no baggage, how long will it take for one person and two horses to ride alternately?"
Su Tai and He Zhuo jointly recalled the experience of the Mongolian cavalry and said: "It is four hundred miles, three days of travel and two nights of stay, and we should be able to reach the west bank of the Liao River."
Ma Xianglin looked at the map and estimated: "It's a pity that it's not winter. There is no ice on the river. It will take some time to cross the Liao River. That means that it will take five or six days for our Sichuan army to finally gather to the north of Shenyang."
Zheng Haizhu was confident that "tactically he attached great importance to the enemy, but strategically he despised the enemy": "If you have enough time, believe me, Huang Taiji is determined to succeed to the throne. For the sake of military glory, he will definitely not be conservative in combat. He will fight in Kaiyuan and Tieling."
, to demonstrate his ability to siege cities and provide reinforcements, even if he suddenly discovers that the two cities of Tieling and Kaiyuan are as solid as rocks, he will definitely convince Nurhaci not to retreat to Hetuala so quickly."
Su Tai echoed: "Mrs. Zheng is right. This year, my people also tried to return to the vicinity of the old city of Yehe to inquire about the movements of the Jianzhou Department. The more famine there was, the more Nurhachi wanted to capture more
In the city of the Ming Dynasty, more Ming people were able to cultivate land and donate food. Huang Taiji had the ambition to be the king of Khan, so he naturally followed his Ama's thoughts and publicized to the outside world that the Ming Dynasty emperor withheld military pay, and Liaodong generals were in internal strife.
The Ming army could barely resist the Eight Banners only by relying on firearms. Once the people of Jianzhou had their own firearms, it would be easy to capture the Ming military fortresses."
A hint of smile appeared on the corner of Ma Xianglin's mouth, and soon faded away without a trace.
This is an expression that he may not even realize.
After Zheng Haizhu noticed it, he did not hide his deep admiration and said to Ma Xianglin: "It has been six years and you can compete with Huang Taiji again."
In the next few days, Zhang Mingshi, who was good at firearms, also came to the Xibo River from Xuanda Town.
After completing the disguise of the carriages, horses and personnel, Zheng Haizhu left behind He Zhuo and his bodyguard leader Cai Feng, creating the illusion that Ming officials were still lingering in Chahar.
She herself, Zhang Mingshi, and about a hundred Daning camp soldiers, pretended to be common merchants in the Kouwai grassland this season, and carried four-pound cannons and other firearms for field use, first along the Daling River to the east, passing by the Ming army.
Went to Guangning and arrived in Liaoyang.
Yang Lian has returned from the capital, and with him in Liaoyang is Xiong Tingbi.
To this day, although Xiong Tingbi's attitude towards Zheng Haizhu cannot be said to have changed from being arrogant to respectful, but at least he no longer has doubts about Zheng Haizhu's abilities and intentions as he did when he first took charge of the Ministry of War.
She has great skills in planning and mobilizing troops, and her own young men from Zheng Ziying will also join the battle.
Yang Lian's attitude was more complicated. Last year, Xiong Tingbi came to Liaodong and told Yang Lian about the emperor's over-the-top strategy. He asked Yang Lian to talk secretly with Li Rubai, the general of Liaodong, and arrange the payment. Yang Lian, who was determined to carry out the achievements of Ping Liao,
But he complied without saying a word.
But when he returned to Beijing at the beginning of this year and staged a fake show of disagreement with the Ministry of War, Yang Lian was shocked by another real incident.
That is, Zhao Nanxing, the leader of our sect, actually put the importance of building a palace and the prince's wedding before paying the soldiers at the border.
Although Yang Lian, unlike Zuo Guangdou who was kept in the dark, knew that the emperor deliberately caught a fish belonging to the leader of the Donglin Alliance, this also showed that Zhao Nanxing's understanding of "state affairs and world affairs" was wrong.
Even if it is for the sake of Donglin's holy love to be stronger and to prevent the Qi, Chu and Zhe party from coming back, how can they treat the Ming Dynasty's border problems as a child's play.
There was also Qian Qianyi, who was regarded by Donglin as the person who could replace Sun Chengzong and become the penmaster of the royal family. Shen Zong’s Records did not appear to have been edited very much, but he worked hard to write the "Four Evil Records" for Zhao Nanxing, writing articles eloquently, wishing that the pen and ink would be lost
It seems like it can drown Qi Shijiao and other political opponents.
Yang Lian suddenly felt bored with this.
He hurried back to Liaoyang without even going to Hetinglou to attend a Donglin sect gathering, as if this could temporarily relieve him of the burden of hesitation and disappointment with his sect.
Now, when facing Zheng Haizhu, whom he had followed Zhao Nanxing's instructions to attack and expel, Yang Lian felt somewhat awkward.
However, Xiong Tingbi and Zheng Haizhu went directly to the main topic of military discussions, quickly pulling Yang Lian back to his duties as a feudal official.
Xiong Tingbi was officially promoted to Minister of War on the first day of March.
As the commander-in-chief who will take up the post of commander-in-chief in Liaoyang, he completely put aside the stereotypes of gender differences and partisanship with his two deputies Zheng and Yang, and said frankly: "In the next few months, we will be like people on the same boat.
Sailors, not only did they not capture Sarhu and march directly to Hetuala, but they couldn't produce one or two thousand Jiannujia soldiers. They didn't need to understand the whole story to write impeachments. The emperor and several cabinet elders,
First, we need to ask the three of us for our responsibilities."
There was no fear or impatience in Zheng Haizhu's eyes, nor was she filled with the superficial excitement of eagerness to try. She only stared at the map of Liaodong hanging on the wall and said: "All the scripts that the Holy Emperor can play have been played. Xiong Benbing and Yang
Each of the military gates still has a play to perform. When Xiong Benbing goes to Mao Wenlong's place in Zhenjiang, and Yang Junmen scares the wealthy merchants in Liaoyang and Shenyang for a while, Nurhachi will definitely make the decision we want him to make."
Yang Liandao: "Does he really know how to send troops at the turn of spring and summer?"
"Yes, the more self-proclaimed savages and wise barbarians get in their twilight years, the more they can't wait to launch conquests."