Among the attendees, in addition to Du Yinxi, there were Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the governor of the West Factory, and Zhou Yuji, the Zhongwu Bo Bo. There were no officials from the outer court.
At the beginning of the meeting, Wang Chengen introduced the latest military information obtained by the imperial court.
Just listen to Wang Chengen's introduction to Du Yinxi and others: "Jianlu had only been active near Jinzhou before, and rarely went to Ningyuan. But starting last month, they suddenly moved westward on a large scale, not only crossing Ningyuan City, but also
As far as Shanhaiguan, several guard cities and towns were in emergency, and the grain fields in the wild were looted by the rebels..."
In the past, it was Sun Chengzong who took the lead in building castles and advancing to Liaodong. The main force of the Guanning Army was stationed in Jinzhou, and Zu Dashou personally took charge.
This is equivalent to advancing the battle line to the east of Jinzhou, with Songshan and other castles as forward cities.
In this way, grain production can be guaranteed in the area from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, which to a certain extent ensures the grain and grass logistics problems of Guan Ning's army.
Of course, these places basically belong to the military posts, which are military camps. From Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, there are six guard posts in total. Between Ningyuan and Jinzhou, there are Guangning Zhongtun Post and Ningyuan Zhongzuo Post. Between Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan
In between, there are Ningyuan's middle right post, Guangning's middle and rear post, Guangning's front garrison and Guangning's front post.
These basic situations are known to everyone here, so Wang Chengen does not need to introduce them. He just continues to talk about other known situations: "After the Jianlu plundered the food, they did not return to Jinzhou, but attacked various guard cities.
Signs. Among them, Guangning Zhongtun Station and Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station have been captured by the Jianlu. Now they are threatening other guard cities. According to the conjecture of Governor Ji Liao, the Jianlu want to encircle the point and bring reinforcements."
Guangning Zhongtun Station and Ningyuan Zhongzuo Station had actually ceased to exist in name only after the Battle of Songjin. Therefore, no one cared much about the loss of these two places this time.
When Wang Chengen said this, he paused and then said: "Currently, the main force in Shanhaiguan is the Baigan Army of Marquis Zhongzhen. Facing the Jianlu, there is no field rescue force. Therefore, we have to mobilize Uncle Zhongwu from the south to return to the north!"
After speaking, he bowed to Emperor Chongzhen to indicate that he had finished introducing the situation.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at his right-hand man below and said with a serious expression: "I estimate that Jianlu is trying to test. If the court keeps ignoring them, they may capture the guard city and then Ningyuan City. They may also think that Gyeonggi Province
If the military strength of the land is empty, it is possible to think of ways to invade the Gyeonggi land again!"
Having said this, he paused, raised his voice a little, and said seriously: "Now the capital is in ruins and is being rebuilt everywhere. We must not let the Jianlu have another chance to enter the pass. We just strengthen Jizhou
The first-line defense line of the Great Wall is not reliable. There is no reason to guard against thieves day and night. Therefore, I mean, since the prisoner is uneasy and wants to cause trouble, I will give him a good beating to make him honest.
After we turn around and reorganize the pass, we will send troops to regain Liaodong!"
His words actually brought with it some habits of later generations, not for any other reason than because these words were actually said by Liu Weichao. Emperor Chongzhen thought it made sense, so he changed it to his own intention and let his ministers
clear.
Originally, Liu Weichao also said, hit Jianlu with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. Hitting Jianlu hard and hurting again will make Jianlu less troublesome and calm down for a while in the future.
At that time, Liu Weichao also introduced to him the origin of this statement. However, Emperor Chongzhen felt that this background was different from his. At least he felt that he was strong enough.
Therefore, he did not quote this sentence.
At this time, Du Yinxi heard what Emperor Chongzhen meant, and immediately nodded and said: "Your Majesty, after the battle in Jizhou, the court did not have to think about the Liaodong war for a year, and freed up manpower and material resources to fight the rebellion in the pass. But now.
, at least the rectification of the Central Plains area has already produced results. If we hit the Jianlu captives again, we will not have to worry about the outside world for a few years, and we will do our best to quell the chaos inside the customs."
Emperor Chongzhen listened and smiled slightly, that's what he meant. According to Liu Weichao, this Du Yinxi had a good strategic vision. He also thought so, and he was indeed a hero who saw the same thing!
Then, he said to Du Yinxi: "I have an idea. Please wait and see if it is feasible?"
Du Yinxi and Zhou Yuji looked at each other, then listened with their ears perked up.
Emperor Chongzhen then said to them: "Since the Jianlu dared to go deep into the hinterland of Guanning, they must have come prepared. If our reinforcements are weak, they will eat them. If our reinforcements are strong, they can return to Jinzhou in time."
. Therefore, my idea is to lure the enemy deep into Guan Ning, then use ships to transport elite troops to Juehua Island, go ashore and join forces with Ningyuan City to intercept them, and catch all the captives who have penetrated deep into Guan Ning, so that we can rebuild the captives again!"
The strategy to deal with Jianlu is to eliminate Jianlu. In this way, the population of Jianlu is limited. If you kill one less person, your vitality will be weakened. If you can fight a war of annihilation, then fighting a war of annihilation will do the greatest damage to Jianlu.
of.
This idea sounded very good, at least Emperor Chongzhen thought so. Therefore, after finishing speaking, he added: "But how to lure the enemy to go deep, and how to seize the opportunity to annihilate the Jianlu who penetrated deep into Guanning, this is
The control of this still requires you to make decisions on the front line. Of course, if there is no such opportunity, I will not force it. In short, I have only one request, you cannot lose the battle, just hurt Jianlu!"
If it were possible, Emperor Chongzhen actually wanted to lead the army and fight in person.
But fortunately, he also has self-awareness. Even if he has Liu Weichao as a golden finger, but he does not have the skills of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu, it is better not to play this kind of thing, or big trouble will happen.
This matter has already been taught in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's idea, Du Yinxi immediately frowned and said: "Your Majesty, transporting troops by ship can be a surprise, but there are no ships in Shanhaiguan! In this kind of war, the number of troop transport ships is not enough.
Decimal."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled slightly and said: "You don't have to worry about this ship. After the Jiangnan Procurement Office's sea-going ship arrived in Tianjin, I have asked them to park there and not return to Jiangnan for the time being. In addition, I will also be waiting for a month."
Before that, I asked Wang Daban to send people to Dengzhou and Laizhou to collect ships capable of transporting troops, and they have already been assembled at the Tianjin port."
In the past, the Ming Dynasty had Denglai Navy in the north. It was under the jurisdiction of the Denglai Governor and communicated with Dongjiang Town.
It's just a pity that Dongjiang Town no longer exists, and the Denglai Navy also suffered huge losses, and was taken to join the Jianlu by Kong Youde and others.
But no matter what, the Denglai Navy still had some ships left, but they were all divided up by the local guards and wealthy families.
No, Wang Cheng'en sent a Xichang fan over there. No matter what the reason, all ships suitable for transporting troops will be drafted. If you don't accept it, your house will be confiscated!
In this way, Wang Chengen quickly brought the ships to Tianjin Port. As for the ownership of these ships in the future, we will wait for later. But for now, we will first complete what is needed for the Guanning war.
When Du Yinxi heard that Emperor Chongzhen had been prepared, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately sighed and said: "You are no wiser than your Majesty. I am really convinced!"
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy after hearing this, but on the surface, he just said lightly: "It's just such a small thing!"
I mean, it's so common, it doesn't take much thought, and it's not worth mentioning.
In fact, it is because this idea was surpassed by Liu Wei.
For future generations, the thinking of sea, land and air combat is the most basic common sense.
Regarding the terrain over Guanning, Liu Weichao subconsciously thought of the idea of cooperating with the navy. But there is no air force, or else, another air force.
In the past, I had talked with Emperor Chongzhen about balloons and airships. However, Emperor Chongzhen had too many things to do here. Even if a lot of money was confiscated from his house, he still needed money to strengthen the army, and he still needed money to build up the waste.
Money, in the end, I will not consider the balloon airship or other contents that are not of high practical use.
If it were just to shock people of this era, the steam train would be enough.
Liu Weichao's idea of joint land and water operations may not necessarily be something people would think of in this era.
Because in this era, the Navy was just a vassal of the Army and had no status at all. Especially in the north, the Navy's status was even lower.
Therefore, from Du Yinxi's point of view, Emperor Chongzhen actually thought of this style of play and made preparations in advance, which made him, the coach, more comfortable in commanding the war. He was indeed very impressed!
To be honest, if Emperor Chongzhen hadn't said it, he wouldn't have thought of such a strategy. At least so far, if Emperor Chongzhen hadn't said it, he wouldn't have thought of it.
In fact, the practice of naval transport and landing to intercept the enemy has been rare since ancient times. The Ming army never used this method in the war against Liaodong.
Emperor Chongzhen put forward this combat idea under such a background, which made their eyes shine.
At this time, they were discussing, but Zhou Yuji remained silent. After hearing this, he suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder how many troops Jianlu has in Jinzhou?"
Obviously, compared to Du Yinxi and others discussing strategic issues, he is more concerned about tactics. Just thinking about this battle, how to fight it specifically?
Emperor Chongzhen heard his question and turned to look at Wang Chengen.
At this time, Wang Chengen was a little embarrassed, and replied to Zhou Yuji: "The Jianlu who are raging this time are about ten thousand cavalry. There are no infantry. If we estimate based on the Jianlu's previous cavalry and infantry, there are about three or four in Jinzhou."
Thousands of horses!”
When Zhou Yuji heard this, he frowned and said, "That means that it is just a guess as to the strength of Jinzhou's Jianlu troops?"