Zhu Su glanced at Zhu Di with some surprise. Based on the differences between the Ming Dynasty at this time and the Ming Dynasty in history, he could barely analyze what Nahachu wanted to do.
But this fourth brother was able to get the same answer as him in such a short period of time... It can only be said that he is worthy of being the only emperor in history who sealed the wolf as a vassal. His innate sensitivity to the battle situation is unparalleled. .
"Since this army is serious about attacking Ming Dynasty, its main force must have entered the pass and pushed into the Yongping area." Zhu Di used his finger to draw the location of Yongping Mansion on the simple map on the ground: "Yongping is located in Shanhaiguan. To the west is where our Ming Dynasty has accumulated heavy troops. If we want to capture Yongping, we can’t just send a partial army. Naha’s main force must be at least a hundred thousand troops to attack Yongping City together.”
"In other words, Liaodong today... is extremely empty!"
Everyone looked at each other. Naha sent out the main force to besiege Yongping? Zhang He frowned and asked: "I heard that Naha came out of his hometown in the Jinshan area. Could it be that His Highness King Yan planned to take advantage of Naha's absence in Liaodong to seize his Jinshan land?"
"This is a good idea! Old Chang likes it!" Chang Mao laughed. "Just in the heart of that thief, the world is turned upside down!"
"No." It was Zhu Su who spoke.
Everyone was stunned. Zhu Su glanced at Zhu Di and explained: "We can't attack Jinshan for three reasons."
"First, we are very weak now, with only a thousand people. Even if the main force of Naha is not there, there will definitely be more than ten thousand people guarding the Jinshan lair, which is not something we can gnaw away."
"Second, is the situation in Jinshan and Shanhaiguan. Jinshan and Shanhaiguan have now become horns. If we attack Jinshan, Shanhaiguan will definitely mobilize its troops to rescue us. When the time comes, under attack from both front and rear, How can we survive?"
"Third, it's food and grass... Even if we have soldiers in hand, in the land of Liaodong, the food and grass have just been burned by Naha. Where can we get the food and grass needed to support the soldiers who can compete with tens of thousands of troops?"
After Zhu Su finished speaking, everyone was silent. Zhang He said softly: "If we still have ships, then whether it is a way to avoid the enemy's attack or a way to transport military supplies, it will be no problem."
Zhu Su was also silent. He also knew this. Unfortunately, the boats that had previously docked at the beach near Jinzhou were already weathered by wind and waves and could no longer be used.
Otherwise, they would not have gone through such hardships and tried to cross Shanhaiguan with just one foot. Wouldn't it be enough to just continue taking the waterway after confirming the location and replenishing supplies, and return to the Ming Dynasty along the coast?
"You can't enter Shanhaiguan, and you can't attack the thieves' lair, so what should you do? Should you continue to find a mountain den to hide in?" Zhu Xi said irritably.
"The lair where Naha came out can't be touched now, but Shanhaiguan... can still be plotted." Zhu Su touched his chin. Everyone was stunned. The Jinshan Mountain with tens of thousands of people couldn't hit it, but the Shanhaiguan Pass with its towering walls can be touched?
"The reason is actually simple." Seeing the surprised looks in everyone's eyes, Zhu Su explained with a smile: "Because Jinshan Mountain is only a few days away from Shanhaiguan Pass, and the two are like horns, they cannot be easily captured."
"But Jinshan is Naha Chu's lair, and Naha Chu's family fortune is all here. Based on the cautious nature of the old fox, he must have taken this lair very seriously, and he must have ordered the guard not to go into battle easily."
"If we attack Jinshan, the Shanhaiguan defenders will definitely send out troops to attack together. But if we attack Shanhaiguan...the Jinshan defenders will not move if they throw rat-proof weapons!" Zhu Su was extremely sure.
"And after capturing Shanhaiguan, even if we just break out of the encirclement, we can be considered to have turned the corner."
"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized. Ru Taisu gently stroked his long beard and asked: "What His Highness the Fifth Highness said is true. But His Highness Cai also said just now that we are weak now and our number is no more than a thousand."
"Even if we include the garrison under Qianhu here, there are only a few thousand. How can we attack Shanhaixiongguan?"
"So, we have to think of a way to gather a suitable army first." Zhu Su stood up. He turned to Shao Biao who was standing in the corner and said, "Shao Xiaowei!"
"Yes." Shao Biao responded quickly.
"From what Qianhu said just now, our Ming garrison in Liaodong was not completely wiped out, but was dispersed by Naha's Yuan army."
"If we can find their traces and gather them together, they will probably become a usable force. Lieutenant Shao, you are the most proficient in the terrain here. Can I entrust this task to you?"
When Shao Biao heard this, his face became solemn. He cupped his fists and said, "Whatever your Highness wishes, I dare not say goodbye! I will do my best."
"Very good." Zhu Su nodded. The Jin Yiwei have great magical powers, and there must be some of them in the Liaodong Army. It would be perfect to hand this task over to Shao Biao.
"Mr. Dai, many of the defenders here have been seriously injured. If the emergency response is handled properly, there may be more soldiers who can fight."
"Can you please go to the wounded barracks to help with medical treatment?"
"This is the duty of a doctor." Dai Sigong bowed, then picked up the medicine box and went out.
Zhu Su acted as the central coordinator, assigned tasks to everyone, and naturally took over the command of the beacon fire here. Although Wu Zhou felt uneasy, he was injured and lacked energy, and his status was far inferior to that of Zhu Su and others, so he had no choice but to bend down and obey orders. In the blink of an eye, only the two Zhu brothers were left in Fengsui Fort. Even Zhu Ping was assigned a task by Zhu Su, asking the second brother to follow Chang Mao to boost the morale of the soldiers.
"Lao Wu." Seeing that there was no one else nearby, Zhu Difang said: "You want to seize Shanhaiguan, but actually you still want to assist the Ming Dynasty's Northern Army. Let's see if we can take advantage of the situation to draw Naha out, right?"
"How did fourth brother figure it out?" Zhu Su was stunned, then asked with a smile.
"What's so difficult about this?" Zhu Di squatted down next to Zhu Su. Pointing to Shanhaiguan painted on the ground map, he said: "This Shanhaiguan is a way of escape for us, but for him, when Naha comes out, it is not a necessary retreat."
"It was precisely because of the capture of Shanhaiguan that Naha thought that his retreat was guaranteed, so he took the risk and tried to test the strength of Ming Dynasty while my army was taking Yunnan."
"If Shanhaiguan is lost, Naha's main force will be isolated from his lair, so what if he has captured the entire territory of Liaodong? Even if his lone army numbers one hundred thousand, it will still have to be slowly swallowed up by our Ming Dynasty. .”
"It's just that Shanhaiguan is a dangerous place. Even if we gather the remaining soldiers of Dingliao Guard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture it by force... Lao Wu, do you have some plans?"
(End of chapter)
