During the month Feng Ziying worked hard in Beijing, the war in Hebei also entered a critical stage.
Sun Chengzong followed Feng Ziying's previous strategy.
Relying on the advantage of mobile troops with stronger combat effectiveness, and using the right combination to achieve a surprise victory, integrate the three forces of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Jingying, or use Jingying and Xuanfu to attract the main force of the rebel army, and then use Jizhen The cavalry raided its flanks, or the Xuanfu cavalry was used to stir up chaos in all directions, forcing the rebel army to be difficult to see from head to tail. In the end, superior firearms forces were used to engage in a decisive battle, defeating the main force of the rebel army in one fell swoop.
After three consecutive battles, the main force of the rebel army in southern Zhending and Shunde and Guangping Prefectures was reduced. The remaining rebel forces were compressed in the northern part of Daming Prefecture and the southern part of Zhangde Prefecture.
At this time, Jiangbei Town led by Liu Baichuan also won successive victories in Weihui Mansion and Huaiqing Mansion, and the rebel army was forced to flee north.
Now the rebels in the north and south of Henan are besieged in the Tangyin and Anyang areas of Junxian, Neihuang and Zhangde Prefecture in the north of Daming Prefecture. The combined number of rebels on both sides is still more than 100,000.
However, in terms of morale and combat effectiveness, these two rebel armies no longer have the ability to change the general trend.
Even if they are trapped here for two months, these more than 100,000 people will eat up everything they can eat and collapse immediately.
Of course, after all, these were more than 100,000 rebels. If even one of them escaped, it might turn into a tiger returning to the mountain. Therefore, Sun Chengzong did not dare to be careless and kept in touch with Liu Baichuan's Jiangbei Town at all times. Tie the pockets tightly to prevent the rebels from escaping, so they can be compressed step by step between these two or three counties, just waiting for the final general attack.
Feng Ziying mentioned in her letter to Sun Chengzong that there was no need to launch a general offensive. It would be a waste of troops. What's more, Luzon, Dongfan and Ezo still need a lot of labor. If this battle is to be annihilated, tens of thousands of casualties will be lost. It's such a pity for the army.
He suggested to Sun Chengzong that there were two ways to directly deal with the more than 100,000 rebel troops in one fell swoop.
One is to stir up suspicion between the Henan rebels and the Hebei rebels, or to say that the Henan rebels are ready to surrender to Jiangbei Town, but they need to produce a surrender certificate, which is to attack the Hebei rebels to show their sincerity anyway, and conversely on the Henan side You can also use this method, and then use troops to provoke internal strife between the two sides, and then persuade them to surrender.
Or just choose one or two of them who are inherently unstable and promise to surrender at a huge profit. As long as there is a demonstration effect, this group of rebels will be cornered and only need to be defeated, and they can all be surrendered without any bloodshed.
Feng Ziying felt that this was all she could do for the Hebei war. As for how to operate, I believed that Sun Chengzong would have his own judgment and skills, and he would not be inferior to himself.
While writing the letter, several general soldiers from Jiubian also arrived in Beijing one after another in accordance with Feng Ziying's request.
The Mongolian harassment in the north did not have much impact, which made Feng Ziying increasingly see through Lin Dan Batur's weakness, and his control over the Chahar tribes became increasingly limited.
In his previous life, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Lindan Batur was still stubborn for a while, and even demonstrated his control over the Mongolian left wing. However, in this life, Zasai led the five Inner Khalkha tribes to suddenly emerge with the support of Feng Ziying, which greatly not only controlled It also had a huge impact on the Chahar tribes, making Lindan Batur's ambitions become an illusion in front of Zaisai.
The nobles of the Chahar people did not believe Lindan Batur's boasts, and were even more worried that the rise of the Inner Khalkha people might pose a huge threat to the Chahar people. Now that they want to challenge the Great Zhou, wouldn't they be attacked from both sides?
In this case, the cooperation between Lindan Batur and the Jianzhou Jurchens in the eyes of many Chahar nobles became a scapegoat for the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the Chahar people did not get anything. any benefit.
Therefore, the attacks on the border walls under the control of Xuanfu and Jizhen were very scattered, with almost no decent attacks, which was far less than the original estimates of the Ministry of War and Feng Ziying.
Later, after the Jianzhou Jurchens won a great victory in Liaodong and captured Shenyang, the Chahar people even stopped attacking the border wall and ceased their activities.
Lindan Batur even used this as an excuse to ask for rewards from Nurhachi, but Nurhachi believed that the Chahar people were not mobilized to play a role at all, and were simply perfunctory, and did not fully meet Lindan Batur's requirements, which made Not very pleasant on either side.
All this news was fed back to the Ministry of War, and Feng Ziying also did some analysis.
From this time on, cracks between the two sides have begun to appear. It will not be so easy for Nurhachi to want Lindan Batur to be used by him again and coordinate his attacks to harass the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Not to say it is absolutely impossible, but the Chahar people will definitely have to ignore the rabbit, and it is more likely to be perfunctory.
Since the Liaodong issue is to be completely solved, Liaodong Town and Dongjiang Town alone will definitely not work, and a considerable number of existing generals and military attachés in Liaodong Town are suspicious and lazy. In Feng Ziying's view, these are areas that need to be adjusted. Who will do it? If they were replaced, of course it would be the soldiers and horses from other towns.
Liu Dongyang from Shanxi Town, Yang Yuan from Ji Town, You Shigong from Xuanfu, Liu Qing from Datong, Chai Guozhu from Yulin, and Cao Wenzhao from Denglai all arrived in Beijing one after another.
Feng Ziying talked to several general soldiers respectively, with varying degrees of depth. For example, You Shigong, Cao Wenzhao and Liu Dongyang spoke frankly and clearly asked them to fully support him in the war after arriving in Liaodong.
The three of them also patted their chests, giving whatever they wanted, and supporting which one they wanted.
Liu Dongyang even took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to fight in Liaodong, which made Feng Ziying very tempted.
If Liu Dongyang and Zhao Lijiao were to exchange positions as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, it would undoubtedly be a matter of course, but this still needs to be done slowly and cannot be accomplished in one step.
With Yang Yuan, Chai Guozhu, and Liu Qing, the conversation was more businesslike.
Yang Yuan is better. He also knows that serving as the commander-in-chief in Jizhen is his limit. Moreover, he also knows that Jizhen has been run by You Shigong for so many years. He is considered a direct descendant of the Feng family. At his age, he may be able to work for two years. Since he was about to become an official, there was no need to offend others, so he was very happy and made it clear that Jizhen would definitely support You Shiwei when he returned from the southern route.
Chai Guozhu and Liu Ting also had a relatively positive attitude. Of course, because they did not have so many personal relationships, they were not as close as others. However, Feng Ziying was a rising political star, so they both expressed their support clearly.
After arranging this series of affairs, Feng Ziying felt at ease.
"Why Dongyang, you haven't left yet?" Feng Ziying also found Liu Dongyang's second visit very interesting.
This guy and Liu Baichuan are both the direct confidants of the father. Even though the father has already gone to drink tea at the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, in the eyes of outsiders, the two Liu plus Cao Wenzhao, He Shixian and others are still the Feng family. Absolute direct lineage.
If you add You Shigong and the newly recruited Mao Wenlong, in a sense, the nine border towns plus Denglai and Jiangbei towns, there are already six border towns among the eleven towns that have a close relationship with the Feng family. There are no military men at the level of deputy commander-in-chief such as Ma Kongying, Tu Wenxiu, and Qi Bingzhong.
From this point of view, Feng Ziying herself felt that it was unreasonable for the court not to be suspicious.
Fortunately, my father has now retreated to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to drink tea. He is a civil servant and has been going to Liaodong for several years, so this worry has slowly subsided.
In the eyes of the court, as long as it takes a few years, the Feng family's influence in the military will slowly decline. Feng Ziying can't just be a warrior after joining the cabinet, right?
"I haven't left yet. I went to see Mr. Feng." Liu Dongyang also said, "The situation in Shanxi is calm now. The Su Nang Department can't make much trouble. Mr. Feng also sent a letter to Su Nang." , I guess it should have an effect, and now even the Chahar people can’t bother with the wind and waves, so the relationship between Bu Shitu and Su Nang is slowly settling down again.”
"Haha, then you think there is nothing to do here in Shanxi Town?"
Feng Ziying understood what Liu Dongyang meant. It was the most difficult thing for people like him to have no battle to fight. He wanted to go to Liaodong.
"Yes, sir, I want to go to Liaodong." Liu Dongyang made it clear, "Since there are constant troubles in Liaodong, and the Ministry of War also intends to transfer the Liaodong Army on a large scale, which is also necessary, please give priority to our Shanxi town. Not to mention too many, it’s no problem if you can replace them with 30,000 to 50,000 people. I myself also hope to go to Liaodong to meet the Jurchens for a while. I’m tired of fighting the Mongols all the time.”
With a clear attitude and confident tone, Feng Ziying also admires Liu Dongyang's high morale.
"Really want to go to Liaodong? Liaodong is different from the northwest. The snow is thick, the mud is deep, the mountains are covered with forests, and the geographical environment and customs are different. If you want to go, you must be prepared to adapt to various situations..." Feng Ziying It's really a bit moving.
According to his idea, in the first year he went there, he would gradually replace some military attachés such as generals, guerrillas, and garrison officers. In the second year, he would consider replacing Zhao Lijiao, Du Song, and the Zu brothers. In the third year, we must consider launching a comprehensive counterattack.
Even in the past two years, the Great Zhou Dynasty would continue to launch offensives against the Jianzhou Jurchens, but the scale was not very large. This continued to consume the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens, forcing them to bleed continuously and make it difficult to recover, that is, to adopt the method of round-robin warfare. Keep fighting with the old and the new.
In the third year, we will consider a strategic counterattack and fight some key battles according to the situation, such as attacking Shenyang, or attacking Hetuala from south to north.
During this period, we will definitely need some strong men who are accustomed to fighting. Liu Dongyang and Cao Wenzhao are both suitable. Together with Mao Wenlong from Dongjiang Town in the south, Feng Ziying is still very confident.
However, this is a quite large comprehensive strategy, and I only have this idea and plan. The specific operation will have to wait until I go to Liaodong, but I can give Liu Dongyang some assurance to reassure him.
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(End of chapter)
