Chapter 7 The key to Liao affairs is the field battle
Update time:2012-09-23
The convoy carrying grain and grass was naturally not very fast. It arrived in Jinzhou only when it was getting late. It did not enter the city and camped outside the city for the night.
Before dawn the next day, we rushed towards Jinzhou. In the evening, we set up camp at Jimingyi, less than ten miles away from Dalinghe City. Apart from the fast horses of the Ming army traveling between Jinzhou and Dalinghe, we saw no one along the way.
To the appearance of Hou Jin's reconnaissance cavalry.
Before dawn the next day, Shi Dayong ordered the entire army to set off, and finally arrived at Dalinghe City at noon.
Two months of continuous construction has brought Dalinghe City to its initial scale. The walls on the three sides of the city have basically been completed, leaving only the north wall unfinished. There are busy soldiers and civilians everywhere inside and outside the city, densely packed like worker ants.
generally.[
Dalinghe City was built to the south of the Daling River. There used to be a small city in the north, called Xiaolinghe City. However, it was demolished by Hou Jin three years ago. This time, Sun Chengzong, the Liaodong Manager, asked Zu Dashou to rush to repair it.
It is Dalinghe City. There is no order to build Xiaolinghe City again. Maybe they know that the task of building the city is too heavy and consumes too much money and food. It is impossible to build the small and large Linghe City at the same time in the short term.
The person who implemented it, Dayong, did not know much about the Liaodong war in this era, but he knew that Sun Chengzong was the founder of the so-called "Guan-Jin" defense line in the Ming Dynasty and the founder of the so-called "Guan-Ning cavalry".
However, looking at the "Oriental Maginot" line of defense built by Sun Chengzong from the perspective of later generations, we can only say that he wasted money and food, because every major construction project he made accelerated the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, I heard from Governor Qiu Hejia that the last time Sun Chengzong came to Jinzhou, he told the civil servants and generals in Jinzhou City, "If the Ming Dynasty wants to consolidate Liao, it must build this city; and if the Jin Dynasty wants to attack the Ming Dynasty, it must
This city will be demolished."
This shows the importance of Dalinghe City in Sun Chengzong's Liaodong strategy. In fact, ever since Yuan Chonghuan became the governor of Liaodong, the competition between the Ming and Jin Dynasties for the two cities of Linghe and Linghe has been fierce. Take Dalinghe City as an example.
It has been built twice and demolished twice, and this time it is rebuilt for the third time.
Alas, I really don’t know what Sun Chengzong is thinking. Why does he like to repeat something that requires hard work? What will happen if this Daling River City is built? The Jin soldiers only need to cut off the passage between Daling River and Jinzhou, and there is no need to fight.
, sleepiness can also trap Daling River City to death.
Perhaps Sun Chengzong's idea was good. He built a strong city to consolidate an area, and then moved forward and continued to build new cities. Each new city was like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of Hou Jin Dynasty, and finally squeezed Hou Jin Dynasty through several strong cities.
territory, reduce their strategic space, and then engage in a decisive battle with them. Although they cannot win, they can also rely on the strength of the fortified city to consume Houjin's troops.
As time goes by, Houjin will be doubted, and on the surface it seems like it should be so.
But the problem lies in this time. You must know that God did not give Ming Dynasty much time, and every time you spend a lot of money to build a new city, you will force the people in the pass to rebel.
When war breaks out everywhere in the Central Plains, where will the huge sums of money come from for you to continue building a fortified city?
Besides, without strong cavalry, no matter how many fortified cities you build, Hou Jin will surround the city and block your food routes. No matter how fortified the fortified city is, it will end up either eating people or surrendering.
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The key to the Liao affair is still the issue of field capability. If this is not resolved, any line of defense will be useless.
An army that only passively defends will never change the fate of the dynasty's demise.
Shi Dayong is also anxious. "Vicious cycle" is his comment on Sun Chengzong's Liao strategy. But what can you do if you know, what can you do if you don't know, if you are not in your position, and if you don't plan for it, some things are just so helpless.
Instead of worrying about things that you shouldn't worry about, it's better to work hard to do your own things well.
The top priority is to train the Songshan Army, use the Songshan Army as the foundation, climb up step by step, and finally be able to single-handedly pull the wheel of history in another direction.
Whether he is a gambler, a scoundrel, or a rich man, he is always a son of the Han family, and he must not be a slave.
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Daling River City must have been surrounded by Huang Taiji's heavy troops, otherwise there would not have been Zu Dashou's first surrender. I just don't know the specific day when Daling River City was besieged. To be honest, every time the food and grass escort came
, Shi Dayong was actually very uneasy in his heart. He was afraid that he would be surrounded in Dalinghe City, and would end up being eaten or eating people, and then follow Zu Dashou to become a traitor or a slave for the Manchus.
Fortunately, God bless me, and I didn’t encounter the Hou Jin army after several escorts. But God can’t bless me every day. He always takes a nap. God knows whether he will encounter him next time when he comes to transport food and grass.
The Jin army attacked the city.[
For the sake of safety, Shi Dayong thought that after returning this time, he would find an excuse to offload this job and let Qiu Hejia find someone else to do this death-defying job.
He never thought of telling Qiu Hejia that Zu Dashou was over this time and Dalinghe City would soon be surrounded by the Jin Army, because he couldn't explain how he knew that the Jin Army was coming to besiege the city.
Besides, the construction of the Daling River was Sun Chengzong's order. Even if Qiu Hejia knew that Daling River City was in danger, he could not order Zu Dashou to abandon the city and retreat. Moreover, it has been more than two months since the construction of the Daling River City, but it has not stopped.
After seeing no movement from the Hou Jin Army, most Jinzhou officials, including Qiu Hejia, were optimistic that the Hou Jin Army would not send troops. In this case, Shi Dayong insisted that the Hou Jin Army would attack soon.
, will probably be considered alarmist.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether we say it or not, the tragedy in Dalinghe cannot be avoided. Unless he has tens of thousands of strong soldiers, he can go to rescue him. Unfortunately, Shi Dayong only has 900 people in his hands. To rely on these 900 people
Damn it, that's really an idiotic dream.
It is good for time-travelers to be ambitious, but they must also recognize the reality. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. In many cases, it is the only way to persuade people to surrender and become traitors, but sometimes, it may not be wrong.
The convoy stopped outside Nancheng, and Shi Dayong sent people into the city to contact the grain officer as usual, and then prepared to unload the grain and return to Songshan.
However, after waiting for half a stick of incense, Shi Dayong still didn't see the city's forage officer come out to contact him and go through the formalities. Shi Dayong was a little impatient. The sun was very hot on a hot day, and his subordinates and civilians were exhausted after traveling all the way.
For both reasons and reasons, the city should send people out to contact him as early as possible, and then let his people go into the city for a short rest before going back.
This was the case a few times before, but what happened today?
"Guo Yi, take people over to urge them and tell them to move faster." Shi Dayong asked Guo Yi to lead people to the city gate to urge the defenders.
"Yes, sir!"
Guo Yigang had just taken a few steps when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the city, and then saw a white-robed young general leading dozens of cavalry rushing out of the city.