Chongzhen was in the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, dealing with memorials, when he saw Wang Chengen hurriedly walked in.
"What's the matter?" Chongzhen asked without raising his head, continuing to read the memorial.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation." Wang Chengen quickly handed the frontline emergency report in his hand to Chongzhen's desk. Chongzhen put down his brush and rubbed his eyes before picking up the military report.
As he became emperor for a long time, he began to pay attention to cultivating his majesty. He was afraid that his ministers would deceive him when he was young. He also acted cautiously.
He opened the military newspaper, glanced at it, and then his brows jumped. His heart skipped a beat, and then his anger rose.
From the beginning, he was worried about angering Jiannu, so he opposed pushing the defense line to the edge of the Liao River. Both the Ministry of War and the Cabinet said that the defense line should be based on the river, and the Liao River was a natural barrier.
I don't think it's reliable, so it would be more practical to set up passes on the transportation routes in the mountains.
However, Sun Chengzong and others said that they should guard the banks of the Liao River and form a straight line with Lindan Khan's territory in Chahar. Starting from Chahar in the north and reaching Jinzhou in the south, they could lock Jiannu to death in Liaodong.
The Liaohe River, like the Yellow River, is a zigzag-shaped river. Its upper reaches are in western Liaoning, flowing from southwest to northeast, then sideways to the east, and finally to the southwest before entering the sea.
In other words, the Liaohe River has two parallel north-south rivers.
Sun Chengzong and others used the upper reaches of the river. At this time, the water in the Liaohe River was very large, especially during the flood season. It was a vast ocean. In the downstream section where it entered the sea, the other side was almost invisible. It was endless and vast.
Although the upper reaches is not as wide as the lower reaches, it is still a big river. In Liaodong, a large swamp has been formed in the lower reaches of the Liaohe River. This wetland is called Liaoze, which is a paradise for migratory birds and animals. However, it also blocks traffic. .Making traffic in the Liaodong and Western Liaoning corridors inconvenient. It is also a military barrier.
It was not until the 1950s that the water conservancy project in Liaoze was overhauled and the water in the swamp was drained. The banks of the Liaohe River were turned into farmland. Liaoze completely disappeared. In this era, it was still a muddy swamp.
Therefore, Sun Chengzong and others did not choose the downstream river, but chose the upstream. In addition, because the downstream river was too close to Shenyang, they did not dare to get so close.
The result is now good. Jian Nu raised 25 troops. They crossed the frozen Liao River overnight and attacked Baicaotan Castle. There were only 5,000 defenders there.
However, the defenders transferred from Jincheng, Gansu Province, fought tenaciously. They have been guarding for three days since the military report was sent out. Now it takes three days to receive the military report, which means that six months have passed by now. Damn it. I don’t know if the castle is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Two hundred and fifty thousand people, this is a full two hundred and fifty thousand people, including 60,000 slaves.
Chongzhen's eyes suddenly turned black. When there were 40,000 to 50,000 slaves in Liaodong, they defeated over 100,000 people in the Ming Dynasty. Now there are 250,000 people coming, what should we do? For a moment, he felt confused.
"Immediately summon the five military governors, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the cabinet ministers to go to Wuying Hall to discuss matters." Chongzhen calmed down and said.
Wuying Hall has been used as a headquarters since the Jizhen mutiny was suppressed. It has been a tradition that all important military affairs are held and commanded there.
Before Chongzhen got the news, Yang Fan had already got the news. Yang Fan looked at the telegram and shook his head helplessly. History has not changed. The Jian Nu still went south in large numbers this winter.
Yang Fan is now in Vladivostok, and he does not plan to go back. But the territory is to the west of Zunhua, and it is still on the way to the capital from the west of Zunhua Valley. Building a slave must pass through Yang Fan's territory. Therefore, Yang Fan must do
Nice layout.
Fortunately, by the end of last month, the Zhouhe Dam was repaired and water storage has begun. The water storage will be completed during the flood season next year. One hundred thousand migrant workers have already gone home for the holidays.
The crops in the territory have been harvested and the winter wheat has been planted. Now the farmers are fine. They have been undergoing military training for a month. The militiamen have been given weapons and armor.
Each militiaman has a set of plate armor, a spear, a waist knife, and a flintlock gun. Grenades will be distributed before the war begins. These were arranged by Yang Fan before he left.
Yang Fan, Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were in the telecommunications room, sending a telegram to Xincheng.
"From now on, the temporary wartime command team in the city territory will be promoted to the team leader with Song Ying as the team leader and Zhang Geda as the deputy team leader. Mo Zhuo will be the commander-in-chief of the militia. The heads of other departments will serve as team members. All militiamen will be mobilized immediately to strengthen the walls and clear the fields.
The wells should be filled in. No food, horse feed, or water sources should be left in the wild. All industrial equipment should be sent to nearby earth buildings and castles for storage. The same goes for farmland water conservancy equipment."
"Each castle and earth building formed a command team. Hold the castle and do not go to war without orders. Open the firearms warehouse, distribute firearms, and set up muskets and artillery on the castle. If the slaves pass, they can ignore it. If they attack the city, they will resolutely fight back."
In order to ensure victory in the Battle of Jiuyuan, Yang Fan's cavalry army and infantry army had been lurking in the Yinshan Mountains. Later, they suddenly came out and occupied the Komodo area. They threatened Mongolia's retreat, which forced them to collapse and flee back to the Tianshan Mountains.
Beilu.
At the same time, this also caused this team of 100,000 people to be restrained in the Komodo region and unable to move. As long as they were in the Komodo region, they threatened Mongolia in the desert to the west, threatened Tangnu Ulianghai to the southwest, and threatened Tangnu Ulianghai to the southwest.
To the north, it threatens the Great Lakes Basin of Zasak Tuhan.
Like a hedgehog between them, no one of them dared to move.
Therefore, in Yang Fan's territory now, there are only 3,600 cavalry from the Jiading Regiment led by Zhang Geda, 3,600 cavalry from the Cavalry Teaching Regiment led by Mo Zhuo, and two regular armies. However, there are now more than 20 town and bastion groups in the territory, with a population of nearly
Two million. The militia has two hundred thousand.
The 100,000 people who built the dam are finished. These workers are very well organized and disciplined. Because the construction site is also under military management. After all, if such a large-scale project is not strictly managed, big problems will occur. These people issued weapons
, can also fight.
Therefore, Yang Fan is not actually worried about problems in his hometown. Even if the slave-building army enters the Great Wall, they will inevitably go to Jizhou through his territory. Yang Fan is not worried either. The bastions on his territory are like hedgehogs and porcupines.
No matter who wants to come up with ideas, they have to knock out a tooth.
There is food and wealth in Yang Fan, and it is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for slaves to be tempted. After all, there are slave slave spies everywhere in the Ming Dynasty. There are no secrets at all. Huang Taiji knows all about Yang Fan's situation.
As long as Yang Fan's territory is conquered, he can have enough food at once, which will be enough for several years.
However, that also depends on whether they have such good teeth.
Xiao Niangpi asked: "Sir, the problem of the territory is not big. The Jian slaves cannot be conquered. What about Zunhua? There is an old steel factory there, and the open-hearth furnace cannot be moved. Moreover, there are still students from the Steel School.
The northeast corner of the city is our community. There are 70,000 to 80,000 people there."
