This military meeting, in addition to discussing the planning and reform of the military structure of the Chuang Army, the more important purpose is to discuss the next step of the Chuangying strategy.
After Tian Jianxiu finished talking about the reform of the general system, Li Zicheng stood up, with his sheepskin jacket half draped on his shoulders. His whole appearance seemed very casual, indicating that everyone could speak enthusiastically and express their opinions.
Song Xiance seemed to have discussed the draft with Niu Jinxing. He was the first to stand up and expressed his plan for the next strategic direction of the camp: "Marshal, Luoyang is surrounded by strategic areas on all sides. Mengjin in the north is
It is an important gateway to Luoyang; Mianchi and Shaanzhou to the west control the strategic location of Mount Lu; Hulao Pass to the east is a world-famous important town."
"These places have been battlegrounds in military affairs since ancient times. Nanyang in the south has been known as the Imperial Township in ancient times. Now it is one of the few places in Henan Province that has not been affected by major disasters. It has more food and is more desirable.
It’s for backup.”
"If our army holds Wan and Luo, and uses a force of troops to cooperate with Cao Xian, it will gallop between Qin, Chu, Henan and Jiangbei, return to the Central Plains at any time, and then use the main force to deal with the enemy in Wan, Luo and the Central Plains. If something happens,
To fight, if there is nothing to do, cultivate and train. Either go where they don't expect, or attack what they must save, or wait for work, and attack them, or use more to defeat fewer, surround and annihilate them, which is enough to consolidate Wan and Luo and sweep the Central Plains.
If this is the case, the officers and soldiers will have no chance to go deep, they will not dare to go deep, and they will not be able to go deep."
"As long as Wan and Luo are slightly stabilized within two or three years, people come and return, grass grows gradually, people have the heart to protect their families, and soldiers have no worries about hunger and despair, then the overall situation of the Central Plains can be settled, and the Wan and Luo areas will be impregnable."
I know that today the imperial court is in a state of decline, and the power of the officers and soldiers is at the end of the Qiannu period. According to Wan and Luo, we can control the Central Plains. This is the right time."
Song Xiance's strategy was very different from the historical strategy of breaking into Luoyang and launching a surprise attack on Kaifeng, which shocked Li Laiheng. But before Li Laiheng could say anything, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and even Li Laiheng
After a while, everyone spoke out against it.
Tian Jianxiu believes that the rural areas of Wan and Luo are extremely dilapidated. The people are dead and displaced, and many of the ten houses are empty. Many counties are sparsely populated. If we hold on here, not only will the army be unable to supply food and fodder within two or three years, but we will also be overwhelmed with famine and life-saving efforts, and there will be no spare energy to settle the situation.
Exiled and restored farming. Although the situation in Nanyang is better, Nanyang is small and it is difficult to maintain a large army. Without a large army, it cannot compete with the official army. It cannot compete with the official army. It is completely impossible to consolidate the roots.
Liu Fangliang believed that there was a certain element of surprise in breaking into the camp and capturing Luoyang. Probably because Henan is the hinterland of the world and the official and military strength is empty. Once the court reacts, it will inevitably rush to compete with me with heavy troops. By then, wars will be frequent and the enemy will fight.
If I seize it and retreat repeatedly, the people will not be able to live in peace, and Wanluo will not be able to live there for a long time.
Yuan Zongdi's starting point was different. He believed that the overall situation in Henan was corrupt and natural disasters continued. Although he could provide a large number of soldiers for the camp, food would definitely become more and more difficult in the future. Instead of operating Wan and Luo and deepening the roots,
This view of not attacking the Huguang area as soon as possible for food has something in common with the strategy of occupying the three Chu states mentioned by Fang Yiren, which made Li Laiheng take a high look at Yuan Zongdi.
Li Guoze finally said: "Instead of running Wan and Luo now, and fighting hard with the army in Luoyang, it is better to go east to the east of Henan and central Henan, prepare to fight several battles, and determine the overall situation of the Central Plains as soon as possible. Once there is a little stability,
situation, and then proceed to reorganize the local area, set up officials to manage the people, reward cultivation, and restore mulberry farming."
With so many people speaking out against Song Xiance, Li Laiheng thought that he would be a little angry based on the extreme personality shown by Song Xiance. However, he didn't expect that Song Xiance just smiled and said nothing, and sat down. Niu Jinxing stood up immediately.
, offer another set of strategies.
It seems that these two military advisors have a close personal relationship, and they have a plan in advance...
Niu Jinxing said: "Although I am half Luoyang, I still feel that sticking to Wanluo's policy is inappropriate. In my early years, due to my studies and scientific examinations, I stayed in Luoyang and Kaifeng for a long time. I am the only one.
From a comparison point of view, Kaifeng is the capital of Zhongzhou. Not only is the city high and the ditches deep, but its population and wealth are far higher than Luoyang."
"The wealth of Luoyang can only be attributed to King Fu. In order to make King Fu rich, the local people in Luoyang have already been exhausted, and it is far from being compared with Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province. In my opinion, even if we want to find a site to set up government officials
To deepen our roots and consolidate our roots, we should also take Kaifeng as our first goal."
"The city wall of Kaifeng was built by King Hailing of the Jin Dynasty. It is extremely strong and is far above Luoyang. Once we capture Kaifeng, the official army will not be able to capture the city because we do not have several times the strength advantage. At that time, we can naturally resume production slowly.
, to reward cultivation.”
After Li Zicheng heard what Niu Jinxing said, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "Okay, great. Qi Weng's strategy is indeed half a step ahead of Xian's. It's just that since Kaifeng was built for King Hailing, it is so strong.
I’m afraid we may not be able to conquer this big city, right?”
Niu Jinxing smiled, pointed to Song Xiance and said, "Xiance has been selling divination in Daliang for several years. He knows the situation in Biancheng best. I think Xiance can introduce this."
Daliang and Biancheng are both aliases for Kaifeng. Song Xiance was a fortune teller in Kaifeng in his early years. He had a wide network of contacts among the three religions and nine streams in Kaifeng, and he had a large number of intelligence channels. At this time, he was planning on how to attack Kaifeng.
introduced.
"Although the city of Kaifeng is extremely dangerous, it does not have many troops. It is worth mentioning that there are only two troops, deputy general Chen Yongfu and guerrilla Gao Qian. After breaking into Henan, Henan Governor Li Xianfeng did not dare to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress our army, which had a greater reputation.
He kept hiding his ears and stealing the bell, leading Chen Yongfu and other troops to encircle and suppress the local bandit Yuan Shizhong in northern Henan."
"This time Luoyang is captured by our army, Li Xianfeng's drama cannot be concealed no matter what. Under the pressure of Emperor Chongzhen, Yufu must bring a large number of troops to rescue Luoyang. When Kaifeng is empty, it will be our opportunity for a surprise attack
.”
When Song Xiance said this, Liu Fangliang couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Song, the ears and eyes of the army are not completely blocked. If we abandon Luoyang and take Kaifeng, they will definitely rush back to help. Since Kaifeng is a strong city, we can't
The chance of victory is based on being able to quickly attack the city like this time when Luoyang was taken lightly. When the official and army reinforcements arrive, how will we deal with the invasion of the camp and the fortified city, and the flanking attacks from both front and rear?"
Song Xiance did not speak, but Niu Jinxing said with a meaningful smile: "My method is to imitate the Marquis of Huaiyin and use the method of building plank roads in the open to covert Chen Cang. Ruzhou controls the "Wan Hub" from Luoyang to Xuchang, Nanyang and Runan
"For the main road, we attack Ruzhou first. The officers and soldiers must think that we will develop to the southeast and use their main force to rescue Luoyang."
"Ruzhou and Luoyang are separated by Songshan Mountain. Once we arrive in Ruzhou and the army arrives in Luoyang, it will be difficult for Henan Governor Li Xianfeng to grasp the direction of the camp invasion. Our army only needs to ask Shao Shichang and others to bring some troops from Luoyang.
Army, to lure the main force of the army, while we ourselves hurried from Ruzhou day and night to Bianliang."
"Coupled with the fact that I am familiar with Kaifeng's human geography, Ling Tian Hu, Ren Jirong and other newly attached generals from Henan, pretending to be officers and soldiers, will definitely be able to easily defeat Kaifeng."