Chapter 796 Stop talking, I will believe you if you say it again
On the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of the Restoration, the Sixth Emperor braved the severe cold and fierce wind to arrive at Songshan, and ordered Songshan and Xingshan to be used as food and grassland for the army.
However, this arrangement was unanimously opposed by the imperial camp civil and military forces.
In particular, Tuo Yong, the former Minister of War and the current Manchurian Senator of the Council of Government, was firmly opposed.
The objection was that the land of Songshan was ominous.
Nonsense. Hong Chengchou, the former Ming governor, was killed by our Qing troops in Songshan. Now that His Majesty the Emperor has set up Songshan as the headquarters, it is very likely to repeat the mistakes of Hong Chengchou. Moreover, this place is really not safe. What if Jinzhou
The bandit army sent a small group of elite soldiers to attack this place at night, which could easily plunge the army into chaos.
After all, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the forts set up by the former Ming Dynasty in the Liaoxi Corridor were all demolished, leaving Shanhaiguan with no insurance to rely on from Jinzhou.
Even Jinzhou's fortifications were dismantled and the city walls were destroyed during the Shunzhi period. The city walls were rebuilt during the Kangxi period. When the Eight Banners outside the Guan Dynasty wanted to resist the imperial court, they sent people to build many fortifications in Jinzhou. This made Jinzhou once again become a major town outside the Guan Guan.
According to detailed information from refugees outside the customs, Jinzhou's defender was Ande Manfu, who was born in the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria. He had more than 7,000 Eight Banners soldiers, as well as three to four thousand coated slaves and Mongolian soldiers.
Most of the Eight Banners soldiers under Ande Manfu were cavalry. If they found out where the imperial camp was and used cavalry to attack them, it would cause serious trouble.
Therefore, Toyong's objection is tenable.
Even if the imperial court has a military advantage in this eastern expedition, it must be cautious.
If a war could only be won by the side with more people, then there would not be so many classic battles and so many famous generals for thousands of years.
Once the imperial court was defeated in the Battle of Jinzhou, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Not to mention that the Eight Banners outside the Guan are determined to resist the imperial court from now on. I am afraid that the provinces within the Guan will also swarm up, with smoke everywhere, recreating the scene of national subjugation during the Chongzhen Dynasty of the previous Ming Dynasty.
The Sixth Emperor himself was dismissive of this, and even sneered: "Feudal superstition is unacceptable!"
Jia Liu really didn't expect that in the late 18th century, feudal superstition was still so serious among the courtiers. He was so angry that he wanted to strip Tuoyong of his status as a councilor and remove him from his position as military counselor of the imperial camp.
Ji and Kui were dissuaded from doing so.
It is said that Tuoyong was a higher-ranking official among the surrendered officials, and he had served during the Yongzheng period. Regardless of his seniority or age, he belonged to the category of Manchu officials with high moral standards and high reputation.
In any case, it is absolutely beneficial to retain Tuoyong and give him the treatment of a minister.
In this way, Jia Liucai did not dispatch Tuoyong, but moved the imperial camp from Songshan to Ant Village on the seaside overnight, and sent a telegram to the Beiyang Navy's ten main warships stationed in Huludao to immediately sail east to Ant Village.
If an ominous incident does occur, the navy will become the last bastion of His Majesty the Emperor, and at the same time activate the second communication system for commanding the overall situation at sea.
No matter what, Jia Liu will never return to the mainland in disgrace.
At the same time, the soldiers of the imperial camp were ordered to dig trenches outside Ant Village, deploy various obstacles to deal with the cavalry, and deployed more than 400 Jatling hand-cranked muskets to strengthen the firepower.
If it weren't for the lack of tools and raw materials, Jia Liu would have wanted to build another hundred or so bunkers in Ant Village.
It may not be possible to let him attack, but let him defend. Looking at the world, no one's tortoise shell is as hard as the Six Emperors.
At this time, more than 40,000 soldiers of the First Forward Army of the East Marching Corps and the Second Mixed Town were approaching Jinzhou and were clearing out the bandit strongholds outside Jinzhou.
Jia Liu didn't ask how to fight, but that didn't mean that the Dongjin Corps didn't even show him the plan on how to fight.
Wang Fu, commander-in-chief of the Corps, submitted two specific strategic plans to the imperial camp.
The first plan is to gather the main force of the corps to attack Jinzhou and strive to capture Jinzhou in the shortest time. After that, the corps will immediately move eastward to capture Guangning City, the gateway to Shengjing.
After capturing Guangning, Shengjing will have no barrier.
Wang Fu judged that General Hongxiang of Shengjing would either declare Shengjing an undefended city and lead the soldiers and civilians to move to Liaoning, Jilin and other places; or he would lead the Eight Banners soldiers and civilians in the city to resist stubbornly and suffer the consequences.
The latter case can bring an early end to the war outside the Pass, because Shengjing General Hongxiang's Department is the main force behind the Eight Banners rebellion outside the Pass.
The destruction of Hongxiang will definitely shake Jilin General Fu Zhen and Heilongjiang General Fu Yu. By then, these two Manchu generals who followed Hongxiang will probably surrender.
If the former is the case, it will prolong the war, and it is possible that the complete pacification of Guanwai will be delayed until the second half of next year.
After all, the area outside the Pass is too big. Even if the imperial court mobilized a hundred thousand troops for this eastern expedition, it would not be enough to spread across the vast land outside the Pass.
In addition, it was a cold winter and transportation was inconvenient in many places. Except for the area west of Shengjing, which could end the fighting in winter, other places had to wait until spring before large-scale troops could be deployed.
The second plan is to use the First Army of the Corps, mixed with the First Town, and mixed with the Second Town to set up camps around Jinzhou and dig three large trenches, each eight feet deep and more than ten feet wide, to surround the Jinzhou rebels and cut them off.
Its connection with Shengjing and Guangning.
In addition, the main force of the Second Army crossed Jinzhou and crossed the Daling River to attack in the direction of Guangning. This could cut off the enemy's food routes and cause panic among the Jinzhou rebels. It could also intimidate the Shengjing and Guangning rebels, causing them to panic.
He did not dare to come to Jinzhou to aid, so as to facilitate the main force's attack on Jinzhou.
Perhaps in order to let His Majesty the Emperor better understand the war and the strategic plan he adopted, Wang Fu's telegram was too detailed, covering a full seven or eight pages.
In response, Jia Liuxian called back: "The Corps' message has been received. There is no need to be so detailed in the future. Just focus on the key points."
After that, they checked the map and compared the two plans for the strength of the Eight Banners outside the Pass. Finally, they adopted the second plan. However, when they were about to notify the East March Corps to adopt the second plan, Qianlong, the fourth-year-old devil who was helping His Majesty the Emperor carry the oil lamp, suddenly became confused.
Dan Dao said: "Your Majesty, I think some fine adjustments can be made to this plan... Of course, this is my personal suggestion and a small opinion."
Jia Liu nodded slightly and encouraged Lao Chen to express his opinion boldly.
Then Lao Chen asked if he could encircle the area for reinforcements, attracting the Eight Banners Army from Guangning and even Shengjing to come to Jinzhou's rescue like refueling, and then concentrate his superior forces to eliminate them one by one.
"you,"
Jia Liu looked thoughtfully at Qianlong, who looked like he had a long life.
Qianlong's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "My loyalty to Your Majesty is like the water of the Yellow River, and like the Great Wall... it is always unswerving!"
"Okay, stop talking, I will believe you if you continue."
Jia Liu pondered for a moment and then sent a message to Wang Fu: "The main purpose is to annihilate the enemy's effective forces and minimize the sacrifice of troops in attacking fortresses. In addition, if the Second Army marches eastward to the Daling River, can it encircle the points for reinforcements? If so, let's study it."
Less than a day after the telegram was sent, I received a reply from Wang Fu, saying: "His Majesty suggested the finishing touch, and the Corps will implement it unconditionally!"
Be concise and concise.
After that, Jia Liu stopped asking about the war. Even though he was very itchy, he would never bypass the corps and send command orders directly to the armies or towns.
After the Eastern Expedition, the Ministry of War will introduce a system of conferring titles. As the emperor, it is better for him to let the generals give full play to their talents.
After all, only by fighting in battles and performing meritorious deeds can you get a matching military rank.
After receiving the order, the warships of the Beiyang Navy sailed to Anttun on the third day. Looking at the naval warships on the sea, Jia Liu became more confident.
After dinner, I learned the news that He Shen, the Minister of Household Affairs and the director of the National Museum of China, who had escorted grain and grass from the capital, had arrived.