Wu Sangui pointed to the map and said: "We are in Ningyuan. Sixty miles to the north is Bijiagang, and fifty miles to the north is Tashan City. One hundred miles to the north of Tashan is Xingshan City, fifty miles to the north of Xingshan is Songshan City, and fifty miles to the north is Jinzhou City. Jinzhou is three hundred miles north of Ningyuan."
"Our army originally had 40,000 reinforcements gathered in Ningyuan, another 60,000 in Tashan, 20,000 in Xingshan, and 10,000 in Songshan. After Xing Guobo's army arrived, our army had 55,000 in Ningyuan. "
"Although our army has many soldiers, the Tatars are rampant and the roads in various places are not smooth. At Bijiagang between Tashan and Ningyuan, there are 20,000 slave soldiers stationed to block the advance of our army. Although we can still contact Tashan by sea , but the land route was blocked by the Tatars, and the army was unable to advance."
"There are also a large number of Qing troops roaming between other cities, and the roads are blocked. Now our army is guarding each city. Although there is no danger of being sieged, it is difficult to gather troops to relieve the siege of Jinshan."
"Although the Qing army only has 70,000 men, it is arrogant. Moreover, Ningjin is not far from Liaodong, and the Tatars can provide support from Shenyang at any time. It is difficult to win or lose this battle. The morale of our army is somewhat low."
Looking at the map, Li Zhi was a little surprised. He originally thought that although the 130,000 Ming army soldiers might not be able to defeat the Qing army, they could at least advance to the front line and strategically confront the Tatars. Unexpectedly, now there are 13 Tens of thousands of troops were scattered across the cities, and they could only defend the city, not even taking care of the roads outside the city.
The Tatars are so arrogant! The situation is so depressed!
Li Zhi remained calm and asked Hong Chengchou: "According to the governor's plan, how should our army fight?"
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said: "Now that Xing Guobo's army has arrived, the morale of our army has greatly increased. At this time, we should make an all-out effort to attack the slave army in Bijia Mountain. After our army opens the road between Ningyuan and Tashan, our 110,000-strong army will We can gather together on Tashan and clear all the roads between Ning and Jin."
"After clearing the road, our army formed a camp step by step and sent troops to Jinzhou to support Zu Dashou."
Li Zhi saw that Hong Chengchou had sent troops as soon as he arrived in Ningyuan, thinking that Hong Chengchou was waiting for him to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. He thought for a while, and before Hong Chengchou ordered his generals, he handed over his hand and said: "My dearest minister, I have many artillery, and I am willing to be the vanguard." , attack Dong Nu’s camp.”
When Hong Chengchou heard what Li Zhi said, he stroked his beard and said: "Xingguo Boxiao fought bravely and is really a pillar of the country. It's just that the Tiger Guards have trudged here and are tired from the journey, so they are not suitable to go into battle immediately. The governor is willing to arrange Xingguo Bo's troops and horses here. Guard the formation at the rear and supervise the soldiers and horses in front. If they encounter soldiers who escape before the battle, Xing Guobo's soldiers and horses shoot them with muskets, which can stabilize the morale of the army."
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Hong Chengchou would not use him.
As soon as his own army arrived, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. According to normal logic, it was obvious that he should be used as the main force and use his prestige to lead the entire army. However, Hong Chengchou placed himself behind the formation. What does this mean?
Did Hong Chengchou want to hide his Tiger Ben Master?
The generals in the tent were also very confused. Yang Guozhu was very upright and quickly raised his hand and said: "In the military gate, Xing Guobo has strong soldiers and horses, and he is the backbone of the army. Although supervising the war is also important, any army can do it. If it is Letting Uncle Xingguo supervise the battle would be overkill and make the army lose its edge."
Wang Pu waved his hand and said: "Supervisor, I am willing to supervise the battle with 4,000 soldiers and horses under my command, and replace Xing Guobo's 15,000 men to go into battle to kill the slaves."
Wu Sangui was more scheming. He looked at Hong Chengchou with some doubts in his eyes, but didn't say much.
Hong Chengchou looked at the generals in the tent and said calmly: "Uncle Xing Guo is the soul of our army and cannot be used lightly. This time, I have more than 50,000 men to attack the camp of 20,000 Qing troops. A great victory is expected, and there is no need for Uncle Xing Guo to take action."
From now on, if there is a small battle with a weak enemy, Uncle Xingguo's troops and horses should stay in the rear. If there is a big battle with a strong enemy, Uncle Xingguo's troops and horses will go into battle."
Hearing this, all the generals fell silent.
What Hong Chengchou meant was to give all the easy opportunities to make meritorious deeds to other generals, and to leave the hard bones to Li Zhi to fight. Li Zhi had to do the hardest and most tiring work and earn the least merit.
Does Hong Chengchou have a grudge against Li Zhi?
The generals murmured in their hearts that such an arrangement was certainly beneficial to them. With Li Zhi's soldiers and horses in charge, the morale of the Ming army was high, and they were able to fight with the Qing army in field battles. Li Zhi was not allowed to participate in the matter of defeating weak enemies to gain military exploits, so how could military exploits be achieved?
Not all will fall into the hands of generals like myself. But if they encounter a strong enemy, Li Zhi, who is sitting in the rear, will be mobilized to meet the enemy, so the army is not in danger of being weakened and collapsing.
This is of course a good thing.
But is this arrangement too harsh for Li Zhi? Will Li Zhi agree?
When Li Zhi heard what Hong Chengchou said, his face was very ugly.
What do you think of yourself? You take the battle glory, and I will fight the tough battle. Is this bullying yourself to be easy to talk to? I have no feud with Hong Chengchou? And with Hong Chengchou's character, he always praises himself so highly that it is unlikely to be determined.
Is he planning such a strategy for himself? He is not afraid of irritating himself and waving his sleeves to leave. The main force will be sluggish after the army is gone?
Li Zhi, Zheng Kaicheng and others looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts.
Moreover, Hong Chengchou had no motive to do such a thing. Whether it was his own meritorious service or the meritorious service of other generals, he Hong Chengchou had the merit of strategizing. Last time he went to Qingshan Pass to fight alone, but in the end Hong Chengchou still got the credit of commanding and was promoted to the title of Crown Prince.
Master. As long as I make meritorious service in Ningjin this time, Hong Chengchou will also be rewarded.
Such a strategy of suppressing oneself and preventing oneself from making meritorious deeds could not have come from Hong Chengchou.
Who is afraid of making meritorious deeds on his own? And how can he influence Hong Chengchou's strategy?
Li Zhi pretended to be angry, slapped the chair and said: "With the military sect's arrangement, I will stop fighting!"
Hearing these words, Hong Chengchou's face suddenly turned pale. He stood up in a panic, held up his hands with a smile and said: "Why did Uncle Xing Guo say this? These small achievements with more enemies and fewer enemies, Uncle Xing Guo has nothing to gain if he doesn't take them."
What? With Xing Guobo’s current status, of course he must win meritorious services in tough battles to show his true qualities as a hero.”
Li Zhi looked at Hong Chengchou who was panicking but did not dare to change his words, and determined that this strategy must not have been decided by Hong Chengchou. Behind Hong Chengchou, there must be unspeakable helplessness.
Hong Chengchou was the crown prince and grand master, so the only one who could make Hong Chengchou so helpless was the emperor Zhu Youjian.
Over the years, he has been advancing step by step, and now he controls the entire Tianjin. He kills gentry and officials everywhere, and is very domineering. Obviously the emperor does not want to see him go further.
He wanted to come to Ningjin to ensure that the battle in Jinzhou was flawless. But he also wanted to prevent himself from going into battle until the critical moment, and try not to allow himself to make meritorious deeds.
