On the first day of April in the twelfth year of Hongxing's reign in the Ming Dynasty, I went to the palace in Tianjin.
Emperor Zhu, who had just tasted the rare Japanese high school girl last night, is now in high spirits with Wei Zaode, who has returned to serve as the first assistant, Shi Kefa, who played soy sauce in the Battle of Pingliao, and who was hiding in the Mobei grassland. Zhu Cijiong, who was confused by the Mongols in Tibet, and Wu Sanfu, the "first messenger" of the Ming Dynasty, were looking at a map together in a hall in the palace.
The map was brought by Wu Sangui's brother Wu Sanfeng from the Northwest Army - Wu Sanfeng was summoned by Zhu Cixiang from Tianjin, and a group of bad guys named Zu were also brought with him. Emperor Zhu planned to ask Wu Sanfeng and a group of bad guys named Zu to supervise the division of city jurisdictions between Jianzhou and Heilongjiang. They were also responsible for detaining the families of the city lords of each city to Nanjing.
They are all familiar with this matter, and if they work hard, they will definitely be able to do it well!
If you don't work hard, you won't be beheaded. Zhu Cihong is a benevolent king!
However, Emperor Zhu was preparing to establish a colonial base in Alaska and was short of exiles. People with the surname Wu and Zu are not afraid of the cold anyway, so it is quite suitable to settle in the past.
As for the northeastern tribes who dare to resist the relocation of the city, there is nothing to say. The Pingliao army has not had enough of killing them!
"Your Majesty, you see, twenty infantry regiments have been deployed in the Qishan area, including eight elite infantry regiments affiliated with the Army's Eighth and Ninth Divisions. In addition, there are also cavalry drawn from Hexi, Anxi, and Shuofang. There are three regiments... With so many elite soldiers blocking there, Li Dingguo, who is known as the Zhuge Conqueror, may not be able to get out of Qishan... As soon as the reinforcements mobilized by the elder uncle arrive, the rogue bandits will be defeated and return. !”
The person who was explaining the situation on the front line to Emperor Zhu was Wu Sanfeng. He had traveled all the way from Shaanxi. Although he was tired along the way, he was full of energy.
Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly, but a name that made Wu Sangui scared to death still appeared in his mind - Sima Yi!
Li Dingguo is already in competition with Zhuge, and Wu Sangui is standing high in the deep ravine of Qishan Mountain, not daring to fight decisively. Can he still say that he is Cao Zhen of the Ming Dynasty? He is clearly a Sai Zhongda!
The reason why Wu Sangui adopted the retreat tactic of deep trenches and high bases was not because he listened to Emperor Zhu's words and fought a protracted war with Li Dingguo, but after fighting several tough battles with Li Dingguo on the Jian'an River south of Qishan Mountain, he felt that it was not the case. The opponent then retreated to the Qishan area to build a fort and hold on.
"Tell us about the Battle of Jian'an Water!" Zhu Cixiang really didn't want to mention anything, and directly asked about the Battle of Jian'an Water that was fought in Xihe County in February.
Wu Sanfeng sighed after hearing Emperor Zhu's question. After sighing, he said dejectedly: "Xihe County, which the Jian'an Water passes through, is located between Qishan Mountain and Qiuchi Mountain. The terrain is not high, and there are salt water and Jian'an Water flowing through it, so it is considered humid. This piece of land is on the east side Those are really barren mountains and rivers, no one can tell. But how can people from other places imagine that Gansu and Shaanxi are so barren? Therefore, many terraces have been opened on the slopes on both sides of Yanshui and Jian'an rivers.
And that damned Li Dingguo actually took a fancy to this terraced field, and sent troops to Xihe last winter to occupy all the terraced fields on both sides of the Yanshui River and Jian'an River. At that time, Chang Bo had just arrived at Qishan and decided to go on the defensive first, so he did not send troops to fight for Xihe with Li Dingguo.
Unexpectedly, Li Dingguo actually farmed in front of the battle, and started sowing corn on the terraces on both sides of the Yanshui and Jian'an rivers in the spring of this year. The eldest uncle felt that there was an opportunity, so he sent elite soldiers to Jian'an River to attack the rogue bandits' field soldiers. Unexpectedly, they were detected in advance by the rogue bandits, and elite troops were ambushed in the hills on both sides of the Jian'an River... Our army was not good at fighting in the mountains, and was ambushed suddenly, so we were caught off guard, so we set up an ambush on the edge of the Jian'an River. A mountain road was cut into several sections by rogue bandits who suddenly appeared. Chang Bo himself was surrounded by rogue bandits, but fortunately General Wu Guogui managed to escape after seemingly breaking out of the formation. However, our army still lost thousands of troops in this battle and lost some of its vitality. "
"Your Majesty," as soon as the first messenger Wu Sanfu and his elder brother Wu Sanfeng finished speaking, "the organization, equipment, and training of the imperial army are not suitable for mountain battles. The rogue bandits have been specialized in training because they have lived in Sichuan and Yunnan. The mountain army's soldiers are mostly infantry, with fewer spears and more swords. They are also good at crossing mountains and ridges. They often form teams of hundreds, and are flexible and difficult to deal with.
In addition, the terrain from Qiuchi Mountain to Qishan Mountain is roughly high in the south and high in the north, gradually descending, until Qishan Mountain there is a highland that is beneficial to the Northern Army. Therefore, on the battlefield of Xihe, the rogue bandits were condescending and had the potential to break the bamboo. "
"Then why fight in Xihe?" Shi Kefa asked.
This Shi Kefa "moved" to Tianjin. Emperor Zhu's northern business route was based on Tianjin-Tianhe (Liaohe estuary) two cities, in which Tianjin was the sea route hub between North China and Northeast China. Therefore, Shi Kefa, the "Minister of the Ministry of War in Beijing", naturally had to move to Tianjin.
In addition, after moving to Tianjin, his official title also changed. He was no longer the Minister of War in Beijing, but was in charge of the defense of Liaoyang and Hebei provinces, and controlled Anbei, Peiping, Daning, Jianzhou, and Heilongjiang. The Governor-General of Beiyang in Wudajie Town.
Shen Tingyang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing, who was previously in charge of people's livelihood and financial affairs in the north, was transferred to the governor of Hebei and also the governor of Tianjin - Tianjin's development depends on him.
Zhu Chunchen, who "made meritorious service" in the Battle of Pingliao, changed his position to a civilian position and became the governor of Liaoyang and the governor of Tianhe Prefecture - the people of "Yingkou" relied on him.
Qin Mingtao, who commanded the young soldiers to show his prowess, was also promoted to an official position and served as the governor-general of the Liaodong armies, equivalent to the commander of the Liaodong Group Army. He was stationed in Shenyang and was ready to quell the resistance of tribes in Jianzhou, Heilongjiang and other places. If the tribes in Jianzhou, Heilongjiang and other places all obey orders, then Qin Mingtao will send his army to the Horqin Grassland...
"Governor," Wu Sanfeng certainly did not dare to ignore Shi Kefa's question. "The battle at Qishan is not only about military aircraft, but also logistics. Our army does not dare to use more troops and horses because of the lack of food and grass and the difficulty of transportation. And the rebel army They are also trapped in the grain road... And once Li Thief cultivates the fields in Xihe, even if he can earn 100,000 shi of corn per year, it will greatly reduce the difficulty of transportation in the rear!"
The road to Shu is difficult!
Li Dingguo stationed 100,000 troops in Qiuchi Mountain, which could not be supported by the Hanzhong Basin alone. But if it is transported from the Chengdu Basin, then the cost of transporting one meter per stone may be as much as eighty or nine stone. Qiu Chishan has an army of 100,000 people. Each soldier supports five buckets of rice, which requires 50,000 shi of grain and rice every month. It would take four to five million stones to be transported from the Chengdu Basin...that's five to six million stones a year!
Wu Sanfeng added: "So my second brother is mobilizing troops and horses to prepare for another attack on Xihe. Even if he cannot regain the land of Xihe, he must destroy the grain of Xihe as much as possible. As long as Li Dingguo fails in the Xihe field, then The Battle of Qishan will be invincible."
"Are you sure about fighting Xihe again?" Zhu Cixiang paused, "If you are not sure, you can stick to Qishan until next year... By then the Second Division of the Young Guards will be completed and can be transferred to the Third Division. Gui uses it. The road from Gansu to Long is far away, so it is better to use elite soldiers!"
Part of the reason why Zhu Cixiang spent a lot of money to train the Nine-Border Youth Army is because the country is too big and the places where troops are needed are often far away. If there are no special soldiers, it will all rely on the soldiers to crush them, and the logistical pressure will drag down the Ming Dynasty's finances.
Wu Sanfeng shook his head and said: "Garrisoning is not only farming, but also building forts. If the rogue bandits are allowed to successfully farm, then the south of Qishan Mountain will become a garrison stronghold for the rogue bandits. If they want to regain it, they will probably have to break through dozens of strong walls. , then the losses will be huge.
In addition, the Western Region is not stable now. If the battle of Qishan lasts longer, there is fear of changes. "
"Does Sangui have that many soldiers?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
Wu Sanfeng said: "My brother is planning to mobilize Shang Kexi and Kong Tingxun's armies to come in for reinforcements. Then we will mobilize elite troops from Hexi and Anxi... We can always gather 100,000 troops in Qishan this summer!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly and said: "Uncle Chang is good at military affairs. He has a hundred thousand soldiers to fight in Qishan. Even if he loses, he will not be defeated... Let's do it!"
