Zhang Pili had just returned from the palace with a group of Yulin troops. Li Laiheng stood up in a simple robe to greet him. The guards of the Yulin army were all elites of the palace army. Although their strength was less than one division, their actual combat effectiveness was of course far greater.
Super Dashun field combat strength of any division of the five armies.
Li Laiheng walked to the door of Xingyuan Mansion. He took Zhang Pizhu in his arm and asked:
"How is the physical condition of Gu's father... How is the health of Gu's father? From now on, the security and guarding of the palace will be left to the Longyi Guards."
It is obvious from the name of Longyiwei that this is an organization established by Niu Jinxing in imitation of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty system. However, compared with the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, the scope of power and responsibility of Dashun's Longyiwei has been greatly reduced, and their power is completely limited.
Comparable to the Ming Dynasty.
After Li Laiheng relied on pacifying the Tianniu Incident and actually took control of the Dashun regime, he merged Chu Chuang's red team system with the Long Yiwei who only had the function of driving the emperor's chariot and honor guard in the Yongchang Dynasty, and ordered him to lead the red team on special missions for a long time.
Yan Xin, who worked in love affairs, served as the Longyi Guard, which gave Longyi Guards a certain amount of energy.
Now the personal safety of Empress Dowager Gao and Emperor Guangzhong Li Guo, as well as the protection of the palace, are all the responsibility of the Longyi Guards. Although Li Laiheng has begun to use female officials to replace the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty and is preparing to rebuild the inner court, because he is not Dashun yet
The official emperor does not have a large harem and is busy with military affairs, so there is no need for an inner court for the time being. Some darker matters can be handled directly by the Longyi Guards.
"Your Majesty is in good health and Queen Mother Gao is taking good care of you." Zhang Pili replied.
"Okay, where is Yi Gong? We need to inform the Queen Mother of his situation so that the Queen Mother should not worry too much."
Zhang Pili then replied: "Commander Gao has arrived at Lingbao. When the military information from Tongguan was sent to Luoyang, the army behind the throne was already ready to rush to rescue. As soon as His Highness's military order was conveyed, Marshal Gao was already in a hurry before he could say goodbye to the Queen Mother.
Go to the army and fight."
The staff members of the military government and the Military Academy led by Gu Junen were also helping Li Laiheng handle military documents in the Supervisory Office. Gu Junen spread out the map and ordered his deputy Cao Benrong to bring many military reports sent from the front.
,explain:
"According to the military information delivered by Tongguan, the Qing army may launch a large-scale offensive on the northwest front."
Although Dashun's central court is now relatively complete, since Li Laiheng still oversees national affairs as a supervisor, the importance of the court is still lower than Li Laiheng's personal shogunate.
Fang Yiren, the political official of Pingzhang, who was the head of the hundred officials of the Dashun court, was also in the Supervisory Office. He brought another group of bureaucrats who handled the documents and edicts to assist in the work.
After Fang Yiren read the military information document that was sent to him after being processed by the Military Academy, he said directly:
"The Qing army is not that stupid. No matter how we talk about Tongguan, the terrain in the Huashan area is small and it is not convenient to deploy the siege force. I'm afraid the knock on the pass is false, and the main force of pretending to attack to lure me is real."
In fact, Gu Junen's own judgment was the same, but now he was not just a counselor, but the Minister of the Military Government and the President of the Military Academy of Dashun, so it was not convenient for him to directly give such a conclusion to Li Laiheng.
Gu Junen sorted out various military intelligence documents, sorted all the clues into categories, and showed them to Li Laiheng so that King Jin could make a more objective judgment of the situation.
After Li Laiheng ordered Zhang Pizhu to take the soldiers of the Yulin Army down to rest, he muttered:
"Dorgon used a small number of Eight Banners soldiers to reinforce Wu Sangui. This does not look like he really intended to launch a large-scale offensive on the Tongguan front line. Leshan is right, this approach is basically a feint attack.
but……"
Li Laiheng smiled and said: "Dorgon's approach was too deliberate. It was many times cruder than Huang Taiji's method of coercing Beiming."
Gu Junen tied up his hands and replied: "Chief Rui is confident that the Yellow River is frozen and the Dashun army will be unable to withstand the thunderous attack of the Manchu soldiers. Naturally, there is no need to conceal the main direction of attack."
After Gu Junen spoke, the staff of the Military Academy immediately sent the various conclusions they had drawn after analyzing military affairs to the King of Jin for review.
Li Laiheng was flipping through the pamphlet of the Military Academy with his eyes fixed, and he highly praised the ability of these young staff officers to analyze the military situation.
He then handed the pamphlet to Fang Yiren to read and said: "Leshan, you should also take a look. The Military Academy has done a good job, and the primary and secondary analysis has been thoroughly analyzed. I think Dorgon's military strategy will probably not exceed the expectations of the Military Academy."
How much."
Fang Yiren quickly read the brochure and said:
"We used to think that the Qing army would open up its two fists and focus on Shaanxi and Shandong. Does the Military Academy now think that Dorgon will use the middle section of the Yellow River as the main breakthrough direction?"
Gu Junen winked at Cao Benrong, and Cao Benrong introduced to Taishi Fang:
"The Military Council conducted an analysis based on the military information submitted by the garrison from various places. Judging from the current distribution of the Qing army's forces, there is no doubt that the northwest front line is a feint attack. On the Taiyuan front line, we are almost certain that Dorgon has regarded Taiyuan as useless, and I am afraid that he has also
We will not attack with the main force. The only direction that is convenient for the Qing army to break through is the Shandong area in the middle reaches and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Our army just defeated the Qing army not long ago, and Dorgon is unlikely to repeat the same mistake."
Fang Yiren shook his head while drinking tea. He did not agree with the analysis of the Military Academy, but he did not say anything more. He just looked at Li Laiheng and said:
"After our dynasty rested for an autumn and winter, we have successively mobilized troops from Huguang to the north. Now Your Highness has gathered most of the troops of the Central Army, the Right Army, and the Left Army in Kaifeng. Almost 100,000 elite troops have gathered in Kaifeng, but they have not been transferred to
It means to defend the enemy on the front line.
Please help me clear up my doubts about Your Highness’s plan?”
Of course Fang Yiren understood Li Laiheng's intention, but he still hoped that Li Laiheng would announce all his thoughts here in the Military Academy to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
King Jin frowned. He was also well aware of Fang Yiren's intentions. He was thinking that the so-called emperor's mental tricks could not be used on trusted ministers like Fang Yiren and Gu Junen.
Li Laiheng said: "The defeat of Huolu was all due to the blind action of a single man. In this battle of Jiahe, I thought that our army could not repeat the mistakes of the late Emperor of Liang, so we must guard Kaifeng with heavy troops to prepare for the Qing army.
After taking action, our army will strike again."
Gu Junen was thoughtful, while Fang Yiren said playfully: "How could your Highness be so brave before and now so prudent? Could it be that after a battle with a deer, you were timid from the enemy?"
Li Laiheng laughed loudly and said: "Leshan, Leshan, one moment and another moment. In the Battle of Jiahe, our army will use troops with caution. It will be good if the Military Academy formulates the arrangements for the deployment of each army's forces for this purpose."
In fact, Li Laiheng, Fang Yiren, and Gu Junen all agreed on the point of prudent use of troops. Even before Gao Yigong left Kaifeng and went to Tongguan to supervise the division, Li Laiheng personally found his elder brother Yigong, whom he had not seen for a long time, and discussed it with him.
The future battle plan of the Dashun Army was revealed.
Everyone agrees that the time advantage is on Dashun's side, so prudent use of troops is undoubtedly the best choice.
Li Laiheng said calmly: "Time is on our side, we don't have to worry. When the spring flood comes and the Yellow River thaws, it will be more difficult for Dorgon to cross the Yellow River. Of course, the one who is anxious now is Donglu, Dorgon is more resourceful.
It is not as good as Huang Taiji. Once the Qing army jumps over the wall in a hurry, it will inevitably expose more flaws."
Time is always on the side of Dashun, so everyone agrees on this. Dashun should adhere to the overall strategy of defense and counterattack at this stage.
At the same time, the reform of the camp system and water conservancy repair and construction in Henan and Shandong provinces cannot be relaxed. The human and material resources in the south must also be further mobilized.
Most of the Shaanxi and Yanyun lands where the Qing army currently holds sway have been devastated by war, and now they have been punished for the second time by the hair-cutting order. The people's power is extremely dilapidated. With these capital, why should Dorgon compete with Li Laiheng in the Central Plains?
Li Laiheng knocked on the table and said:
"The biggest advantage of the Qing army now is still the brutal and powerful Manchu soldiers. The number of their elite soldiers and horses is still slightly better than that of the Dashun army. Therefore, the advantage of a quick decisive battle lies with the prisoners, and the advantage of defensive counterattack lies with us.
Use troops prudently, concentrate 100,000 elite troops in Kaifeng, and wait and see how the situation changes before making adjustments. This is Gu's strategy for defeating the captives."
Li Laiheng imitated the military strategy of Emperor Chen Wu and Chen Baxian in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, concentrating the best troops on health to observe the changes in all parties. What Li Laiheng was observing was the food shortage of the Qing army, as well as the diplomatic trends of the Western Ming and Southern Ming.
He murmured to himself again: "I don't have any hope in Jiangnan. I hope we can get some good news from Zhang Xianzhong!"