On the same night, the Yamen of the Generalissimo's Mansion in Tangquan Town was brightly lit.
Including Military Advisor Wu Sanfu, the various envoys under the Generalissimo's Mansion, as well as lower-level staff officers, are working overtime tonight to prepare the draft of the Northern Expedition plan!
After the news of the Korean National Revolution came, the middle and high-level officials of the Generalissimo's Office already knew that the Northern Expedition would be brought forward!
And the master of the Ming Dynasty and ZTE who is particularly good at making money in Laoshan Palace may be asked about the strategy of the Northern Expedition during the court meeting tomorrow, so he must be prepared!
In the middle hall of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, a very strong aroma of tea was wafting at this time. Wu Sanfu was sitting at the top, while Yan Yingyuan, Xu Ermo, Qi Yuanbi, Sun Fugui, Zheng Jiangong, Zhu Chunjie and other chief officers and guards were sitting down respectively, and they all praised Taking a teacup and drinking refreshing strong tea, they discussed the general strategy of the Northern Expedition.
"In my opinion, this time the Battle of Pingliao cannot be decided quickly. It would be good if we can win it in three years... This Pingliao still has to be fought for a long time and consumes money and resources. As long as the Manchurians can be defeated If the financial resources are exhausted, the Battle of Pingliao will be a complete victory. To exhaust Manchuria's financial resources, there are two keys. One is to block the sea routes! They cannot be allowed to export furs and pearls to New Spain. The other is to last for a long time It is best to fight every day, every moment, so that the farmers of Donglu are unable to cultivate, the land is barren, and all industries are withered. After two or three years, they will naturally collapse."
The one who is expressing his opinion now is Wu Sanfu. He is from Liao and was born in Liao Town, and he is also familiar with the affairs of farming and farming. Liao Town also engaged in farming in the past, but it could not support the soldiers at all, and the court had to pay for it every year. Millions of dollars for food.
Since Liao Zhen cannot survive by farming, it is impossible for Donglu to maintain its army by farming. Therefore, as long as their trade is cut off and continued attacks are made, the people of Donglu will be on the battlefield for a long time without being able to rest or cultivate. Then in three or two years, the people will be completely impoverished.
By then, Doni's Manchu soldiers will be as good as the hungry guardsmen of the Ming Dynasty, and they will naturally perish!
"It is impossible to completely block fur and dongzhu," Zheng Jiangong immediately raised objections. "There is a huge demand for fur pearls in the southeast and Europe... If we block fur and dongzhu outside the customs, Then the Rakshasa Kingdom will benefit. The Rakshasa Kingdom has a lot of conflicts with us in Mongolia and Mongolistan, and they have a transportation advantage, so it is difficult to completely defeat them. If the Rakshasa people are allowed to pass through the fur , Dongzhu trade has enhanced financial strength, and the problems in the northwest and north have become difficult to solve."
Of course, what he said was not 100% truthful - the reason why he opposed the blockade of fur and Dongzhu trade was because Zhu Cixiang had begun to regard fur and Dongzhu as a growth point in China-Europe maritime trade.
With tea temporarily unable to develop and silk and porcelain being monopolized by the Dutch, if you wanted to get involved in the Sino-European maritime trade, you had to find new ways to trade. Luxuries such as furs and Dongzhu are undoubtedly important commodities that can support shipping routes.
And having long-distance maritime trade routes can greatly promote the development of the navy!
Zhu Chunjie knew that what Zheng Jiangong meant was what Zhu Cixang meant, so he quickly said: "What Duke Xingguo said (Zheng Jiangong was promoted to the title after the Battle of Kagoshima) is absolutely true. It is not necessary to completely block the silk and porcelain trade, and it is also Improbable...the navy only has a few warships? Now it has to transport people to the New World, chase down Spanish pirates, and transport troops to Siam. How can it be so busy?"
Chief of Staff Yan Yingyuan said: "Then we must quickly capture Liaodong and Western Liaoning... Although the Donglu have spent several years developing Manchuria, the real granary outside the Pass is still the Liao River Basin. As long as we can quickly capture the fertile soil on both sides of the Liao River , Dhoni’s momentum is gone.”
"How to get it quickly?" Wu Sanfu asked.
"We can land at the mouth of the Liaohe River!" Zheng Jiangong said. "The navy can't spare many ocean-going ships, but there are still many sand ships. It's not a problem to transport one division at a time to the mouth of the Liaohe River. As long as we make a few more trips, we can Transport tens of thousands of people ashore.”
"Landing ashore by sea is one way. If we fight all the way from Shanhaiguan, it won't be fast." Wu Sanfu waved his hand, "But just transporting infantry is not possible. Both sides of the Liaohe River are very open, and there are battlefields for cavalry... We have to Plan carefully, plan carefully, and always come up with a feasible strategy."
Qi Yuanbi, the infantry chief of the Generalissimo's Mansion, said: "We have to send troops to attack Shanhaiguan Pass! We also need to attack Jinzhou Pass. Otherwise, how can we attract the main force of Donglu?"
"Shanhaiguan, Jinzhouguan, Liaohekou...there are three roads," said Sun Fugui, the cavalry commander. "How about adding two more roads! One road along the Daling River and one road along the Xiaoling River!"
"Divide the troops into five routes?" Artillery Commander Xu Ermo frowned a little, "Isn't this Saarhu's deployment? Saarhu marched in four routes, but because Liu Wei and Du Song's armies were too far apart, it was actually five routes. , the five-pronged army was unable to cope with it, and was defeated one by one by the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Eight Banners of Donglu. Now that we are divided into five routes, will it..."
"No, no," Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "How could it be? How could the officers and soldiers of Saerhu at that time be compared with the new army now? Although we are divided into five groups, each group has its own individual The ability to defeat the main force of Donglu.
Moreover, the five-way march will definitely make the Eastern captives overwhelmed and exhausted. They will either give up Liaodong or flee to western Liaoning, or stick to the city to delay the time. No matter what countermeasures are taken, our army is sure to win!
If Donglu makes a desperate move and learns from Nurhachi... haha, the defeat will only be worse! "
Sun Fugui also said: "If we concentrate our troops on one road, we can only advance through Shanhaiguan and the Liaoxi Corridor. The Donglu have been preparing there for several years. The more than 300 miles between Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou have long been fortified and cleared, and all the land along the way has been cleared." Abandoned, all villages and towns were deserted, all unguarded castles were destroyed, and ports and bridges were demolished. Only a few castles such as Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Songshan were left with heavy troops stationed there. Among them, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Songshan were all It has been transformed into a bastion.
If we want to march from the Western Liaoning Corridor, we may be blocked by the bastions of Jinzhou and Songshan when winter comes. "
When Duduo was alive, he knew that Zhu Cixiang would not let go of this area outside the Pass. The reason for not fighting for the time being was because Hebei, Henan, Shandong (western), Shanxi and other places had just recovered and needed time to rebuild. Zhu Cixiang's reconstruction was not just about building bridges. Building roads and building houses also includes practical control of population and land!
This involves many interest disputes, which is not a good thing for the local snakes in the above-mentioned areas. Therefore, Emperor Zhu's army must always be prepared to suppress the resistance of the local snakes in the north!
Taking advantage of this respite, the Anton Army made every effort to promote eastward migration and at the same time abandon Western Liaoning. In the area around Xingkai Lake today, in addition to the Laoba Banners from the Second Ring Road in Beijing, they are the people who migrated from the Western Liaoning Corridor. .
Therefore, the Liaoxi Corridor is now basically in ruins, and the attacking Ming army is basically unable to supply supplies on the spot.
But what Duduo and Doni can move are the people in the Liaoxi Corridor, and the Liaohe Plain east of Jinzhou cannot be moved.
The Liaohe Plain, especially the eastern part of the Liaohe Plain, is a good place to be rich. It is the economic center and the most densely populated area under the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate. It is also the granary of the Andong Protectorate. This is a prosperous land that was developed and built by the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. There is no way to give up, otherwise the days of the Anton Protectorate will be over!
Wu Sanfu was so familiar with the terrain in western Liaoning that he knew what was going on even with his eyes closed. He nodded and said: "It's impossible to march all the way. We must divide our troops... Let's divide our troops into five groups!" Work harder, take out the draft first, and submit it to His Majesty after noon tomorrow."
