Speaking of Yang Hao, who has been dead for many years, people who knew Yang Jinglue, such as Pei Dahu, Jin Yuji, etc., all feel sad.
Yang Jinglue's past emerged before his eyes.
This tenacious old man did not die on the Ulsan battlefield where Wanli aided the Dynasty, he did not die in the Battle of Sarhu (as a commander, he should accompany the army on the expedition), he did not die on the way to the "King Qin" of Kaiyuan Army, and finally died inexplicably in Capital.
When he was in Kaiyuan, Liu Zhaosun once heard this sentence:
Liao soldiers are good at traveling and managing strategies.
It is said that Liao Zhen is good at running away in war, and Yang Jinglue is good at protecting himself in war.
The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sarhu was a huge tragedy for Liaodong and the entire Ming Dynasty.
Past experience guide for the future.
Although thirteen years have passed since the Battle of Saarhu, reviewing the experiences and lessons of this war is naturally of great significance to Liu Zhaosun, one of the parties involved in this battle.
In August of the 47th year of Wanli, Nurhachi went to Fushun and other cities in Liaodong. Emperor Wanli decided to do a "digging and sweeping holes".
The bureaucratic machinery of the Ming Empire quickly moved into action.
At this time, the North Korean envoy informed that Jiannu would not only attack Liaoshen, but also break through Shanhaiguan and enter the pass to plunder.
Emperor Wanli, who had been idle for more than 20 years, finally began to go to court. He was very busy dispatching troops and generals and raising military pay.
Due to the onset of an old illness, the old emperor was dizzy, so he had no choice but to instruct Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, to instruct the Ministry of War to immediately write out a letter and send people to convey the decree to the governors, general managers and general soldiers of various places: select strong troops, rectify the men, horses and equipment, and carry out conquests in advance. Eliminate border troubles.
Next, the Ming Dynasty gathered the elites from all over the world and besieged Hetuala in four groups, and was finally defeated in Sarhu.
Now the Supreme Emperor has exhausted all the national power and mobilized 80,000 troops. He has three groups of elite troops to jointly attack Pyongyang, determined to win.
Although the combat capabilities of the Ming and Qi armies are not the same, and the Korean army and the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty are not the same concept, the situation in the war thirteen years ago is quite similar to the situation on the Korean battlefield today.
In Liu Zhaosun's view, there was nothing wrong with the four-pronged army strategy formulated by his father-in-law to advance separately and attack together, but it was just because of serious mistakes in the specific implementation.
At that time, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was asked to personally conduct an expedition, and the elite Ming army was beaten to death in a Tumu Fort. After that, the Ming generals marched and deployed their troops, and they tried to separate their forces as much as possible, which was called dividing and attacking together.
In the three major campaigns of Wanli, the Ming army used this strategy of dividing and attacking together to deal with the rebellion of the Mongols Kuai Bai and to put down the rebellion of the Miao chieftain Yang Yinglong.
The terrain of Saarhu is rugged, the mountains are not high, and there are dense forests everywhere. The trails are not suitable for large regiments to fight. The logistics of 70,000 to 80,000 people is also an unsolvable problem, so there is nothing wrong with dividing the troops.
Yang Hao's division and deployment of troops was nothing more than a traditional skill of the Ming army. It was the optimal solution based on common sense, and there was nothing to criticize.
If this strategy can be effectively implemented (under a strong command, Jun Jun does not rush in, Li Rubai does not wait and see, Marin does not divide the troops, and the four groups of troops cooperate with each other), the four groups of troops each perform their duties, and the east route The army acted as a suspect, Li Rubai stepped up his offensive, and Juniper Marin succeeded by surprise. Nurhachi had no chance of survival.
The original upgraded version of Chenghua Liting eventually became the death knell of the Liaodong war.
As for announcing the time of the expedition to establish slaves in advance and announcing the strength of various Ming armies (although there was some exaggeration, the 80,000 Ming army was advertised as 470,000), this was nothing more than Yang Hao's strategy of doubting the troops. In addition to intimidating Nurhachi, The actual time of dispatching troops was a full five days later than what was advertised in the Di newspaper.
To be fair, thinking from the perspective of Hou Jin, in a battle of the scale of Sarhu, knowing whether the Ming general who came to attack him was Jun Song or Du Bo, Marin or Niulin, it was actually worthless.
Because this is a conspiracy and an open secret, it goes without saying that everyone knows it.
Under the neglected government in the middle and late Wanli period, if we look at the entire Ming Dynasty, there will be no more than ten generals who really know how to fight and understand the situation in Liaodong, and can take advantage of them. Li Rusong is either Ma Lin or Niu Lin.
Therefore, even if you ask a scholar who doesn't go out much, who the imperial court will send to sweep holes and plow the court this time, as long as the scholar is not autistic, you can guess a lot.
Not to mention General Longhu, who was born in the Liaodong frontier army and was assisted by Li Yongfang, who had a clear political background in the Ming Dynasty.
Later generations of keyboard warriors always like to criticize Saar Hu for not dividing his troops, and laugh at Yang Hao for releasing the news of the four-pronged army's advance in advance. They criticize Yang Hao for not having any awareness of intelligence confidentiality, and can only say that he only knows one but not the other.
If Yang Jinglue's strategy of dividing the troops and attacking together could be thoroughly implemented, and if Yang Hao was more courageous, took command of Du Song's army, and dispatched other troops in time, in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, why would the Ming army not be able to clear holes and plow the court?
However, this plan was too perfect, but due to the situation of the Ming Dynasty at that time, it could not be implemented at all. From the first day when the Fourth Army sent troops, various bugs appeared one after another.
First of all, the four groups of people did not buy each other's account. The southern and northern armies were at odds with each other. Liu Wei and Yang Gai could not deal with each other. Several generals in the army regarded Yang Jinglue as the defeated general. They did not buy his account at all. They all thought Finish the fight as soon as possible and go back to each house to find each mother.
Juniper not only divided his troops, but also divided them one by one. The original strategy of dividing and advancing and attacking together was implemented by several generals into dividing and attacking separately.
Yang Jinglue repeatedly warned them to finally rendezvous near Hetuala and then divide their forces to attack, but no one listened to him.
During the march, Yang Jinglue repeatedly warned the four generals to keep in touch at all times, but no one listened to him.
The only person who resolutely implemented Yang Jinglue's battle plan was Liu Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, who had the worst relationship with Yang Hao and was in hot water.
As the weakest of the four groups, the Eastern Route Army is actually just a suspicious soldier. Its function is to confuse Nurhachi and make him think that the Eastern Route Army is the main force, allowing Juniper Marin to pick up the slack.
Liu Wei overfulfilled this task. After the destruction of Juniper Marin, the East Route Army continued to advance towards Hetuala. Before entering the ambush circle of the Later Jin Army, Liu Zhaosun appeared in this time and space.
In short, the Houjin Army led by Nurhachi had an absolute advantage in strength on all battlefields in Sarhu, either 30,000 against 10,000 or 20,000 against 5,000.
How can the Ming army remain undefeated since then?
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"What else did Qing'er say?"
Emperor Wu Ding turned his back to Jin Yuji and stared at the map of North Korea on the wall of the main tent. The map was jointly drawn by Francisco, Jin Nige and Jin Yinghe. The map was skillfully crafted and the colors were elegant. , and it also combines the natural and humanities from all over North Korea, showing different colors, colorful, and exuding a strong oriental classical beauty.
"She said that she should ask her husband to keep in good contact with various departments to ensure that the separate attacks can eventually converge into a joint force and not be defeated by North Korea individually."
"Hahaha, defeat each one?"
Liu Zhaosun looked back at the Empress Dowager Cisheng and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"One third corps can fight with half of North Korea. I have eight corps in North Korea now! I really want to see how Li Zhu defeats them all?!"
When Jin Yuji saw the arrogant look on the Emperor's face, she couldn't help but think of the story of the attack on Hetuala. She carefully put away the family letter sent by Yang Qing'er and persuaded her husband:
"We haven't started fighting yet, but you're making the same old habit again. Although North Korea is weak, Dingkou's military strength is more than ten times that of Houjin. Besides, when you attacked Hetuala, Huang Taiji was already at the end of its strength, and the fight was so difficult. Now ·······”
Emperor Wu Ding knew what Jin Yuji wanted to say, so he listened patiently to the Empress Dowager Cisheng while adjusting her armor.
"Of course I know that an arrogant soldier will be defeated. Jin Yuji, do you know that the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string?"
The Empress Dowager Cisheng was surprised and asked: "What arrow is on the string?"
Liu Zhaosun put on his helmet. At this time, two guards carried the Emperor's Liquan Spear and placed it at the entrance of the camp.
"I am familiar with the topography of North Korea and the situation of each battlefield. I have personally visited many places in the past, and so did Deng Changxiong and others. This is a favorable location; this winter is extremely cold, and the North Korean fields have experienced reduced harvests year after year. This year, food is particularly scarce. This is It is the right time; the Qi army has sufficient food and grass, and the morale of the army is high. The common people in all parts of Korea have eaten the food of the Qi Dynasty and are grateful to me. This is human harmony, not to mention that our weapons are sharp and our combat power is unparalleled. Moreover, before the war, I have prepared a complete plan with the Ministry of War, so please rest assured, Queen Mother, there is no possibility of failure this time."
Emperor Wu Ding said too many words in one breath, without blushing or out of breath. He paused for a moment and concluded:
"The purpose of my personal expedition this time is to rescue the Korean soldiers and civilians, kill local tyrants to divide the land, eliminate two groups of ministers, cleanse the Li family, provide food and clothing to the common people, and allow them to live and work in peace and contentment.
"You have to remember that the most important thing is that the people have enough to eat. In comparison, benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, the inheritance of teachers, and the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Permanences have to be put aside. If you solve the people's problem of eating, they will regard you as a saint. Jun, I don’t care who you want to kill..."
Jin Yuji remained silent.
From the beginning to the end, the Empress Dowager Cisheng was always dissatisfied with this unscrupulous behavior to achieve her goals.
However, as her understanding of Emperor Wuding deepened, this dissatisfaction gradually disappeared, and the Empress Dowager Cisheng showed more and more obedience to her husband's national policies.
Of course she would not embarrass her husband in front of the Emperor, especially in front of the Emperor's ministers.
"Don't worry, I have already prepared what Yang Qing'er told me. Do you know where Liu Xingzuo went?"
"ah?"
The Empress Dowager Cisheng shook her head and then remembered that she had not seen the intelligence leader for several days.
Emperor Wu Ding put on his armor, gently held the beauty's waist, and laughed in a low voice:
"He and Zhang Dong, one inside and one outside, one in the dark, one lurking in Seoul, and the other liaising with the three-way army. At the moment, the entire Linyi Guard is extremely busy, busy with these two things. Every half day, There will always be a Tangma riding down from the battlefield to report to me the details of the East Route Army and the West Route Army."
"Every half a day?" Jin Yuji opened her mouth and showed an incredulous expression. Although she is a female, she has had the experience of fighting with the army several times. She knows that it is not easy for Tang Ma to convey information, let alone this foreign country, where she has to travel back and forth for many times in the winter. Hundreds of miles of land.
"Soldiers are very fast, and intelligence is even more so. The key to separate and combined attacks is the smooth flow of information between each other."
The Supreme Emperor looked at the gradually dim tent, took out his hand from Jin Yuji's waist, picked up the thin needle on the lamp, and gently flicked the wick, and the surrounding area suddenly became brighter.
"The three armies have no contact with each other. In a foreign country, the generals are busy competing for glory and fighting independently. They don't know how to advance or retreat, or whether to attack or defend. Even if Yue Wumu is reincarnated, he will be like a blind man riding a blind horse, entering a deep pool in the middle of the night."
"I am not the father-in-law of the country, and I will never make the same mistakes made by the Ming army during the Sarhu period."
Jin Yuji gently hugged Emperor Wu Ding, as if she wanted to soothe his restless heart.
Dongfang Zhu winked, and Pei Dahu and the guards immediately retreated. Before Eunuch Dongfang left, he did not forget to close the curtain of the big tent and stood guard at Liu's gate himself.
Only the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager Cisheng were left in the big tent. From time to time, the dull sound of field artillery bombarding the city wall could be heard outside the tent, like muffled thunder in the distant horizon.
"I asked the artillery battalion to prepare for a full-scale siege and continue to bombard Pyongyang City day and night, in order to make..."
Liu Zhaosun looked sideways at the gloomy night outside the big tent. A little red flame appeared on the artillery position two miles away, like a will-o'-the-wisp in the dark night.
Emperor Wu Ding was about to continue speaking, but when he felt a refreshing fragrance, his lips were suddenly sealed by Jin Yuji.
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