"Xi'an Fort is more than sixty miles away from Datong City. If we send troops today, we should be able to arrive before dark." Chen Xunping said, looking at the map.
Zhang Hong said thoughtfully: "Fifty miles to the east of Xi'an Fort is Wengcheng Station, to the west is Huairen County, and to the south is Yingzhou. If we capture Xi'an Fort, we can take advantage of the situation to capture nearby prefectures and counties, and even eat Shuozhou. , blocking the way for the Ming army to march north to Datong."
"Both divisions are right. The most important point is that Xi'an Fort is not as important as the side forts on Zuowei Road and Yanghe Road. There will not be too many defenders in the fort and it will be easy to capture." Jia Liu said .
Liu Heng picked up the teapot and took a sip of water, and then said: "It seems that you all know Xi'an Fort very well. In this case, we will follow Jia Shizheng's suggestion and have a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers from Taiyuan at Xi'an Fort."
"yes."
Several generals in the room responded at the same time.
"Jia Liu!" Liu Heng called Jia Liu's name, "Since you proposed it, your personal division will go to Xi'an Fort to fight this battle. Let's set off as a whole army today, let's go!"
"Yes." Jia Liu agreed loudly, then turned and left.
Zhang Sancha next to him said at this time: "Proprietor, why don't you let your subordinates go with you? The battle in Datong City was fought jointly by the First Battle Division and the Personal Division. The subordinate Third Battle Division has never been able to fight. If you can participate in this battle with the officers and soldiers coming from the direction of Taiyuan, it would be hard for my subordinates and the entire staff of the Third War Division to watch from the sidelines."
He wanted to bring the third combat division and the personal division to work together to win this battle.
As for the idea of letting the Third Battle Division fight the battle against the Taiyuan army alone, he only thought about it in his mind and did not say it out loud.
After all, it was Jia Liu who first proposed the decisive battle with the Taiyuan army in Xi'an Fort, and he could not take advantage of it.
"The Third War Division stayed in Datong City." Liu Heng glanced at Zhang Sancha.
Zhang Sancha looked bitter when he heard this and said: "Master, please let your subordinates and the Third Battle Division go to fight. Since the First Battle Division and the Personal Infantry Division came to Datong, the Third Battle Division has I didn’t win many battles.”
"The next task of the Third War Division is to garrison Datong. In the future, if Datong City is captured, all border forts and prefectures and counties will be garrisoned by the Third War Division." Liu Heng told Zhang Sancha about the Third War Division. The next task of the division.
Zhang Sancha was unwilling to give up and said: "The task of garrisoning Datong can be given to the personal division, or the first battle division. The subordinate third battle division is the first team to enter the Datong border fort, and also the first to attack The attacking team at Datong Border Fort is experienced and can attack other prefectures and counties in Datong that are to be recovered."
"It is precisely because the Third War Division is the first team to enter Datong that I entrust you with the task of garrisoning Datong. Okay, that's it." Liu Heng made a decision.
Seeing this, Zhang Sancha knew that he could not change the outcome of the Third Battle Division stationed in Datong, so he could only acquiesce even if he was unwilling to do so.
Liu Heng turned to Chen Xunping and said: "The next task of the First Battle Division is to capture Hunyuan City, Lingqiu City, Guangling City, Guangchang City, and Yuzhou City."
"Yes." Chen Xunping nodded in agreement, and then said, "Guangchang and Yuzhou belong to the Xuanfu. If my subordinates want to capture Guangchang and Yuzhou, they can directly send troops to the Xuanfu and capture other prefectures and counties within the Xuanfu." ?”
Liu Heng waved his hand and said: "Taking Yuzhou is equivalent to locking the pass into Datong. As a result, it will become more difficult for the Ming army to recapture Datong. Once they continue to send troops to Xuanfu, the stalls will be bigger and the military strength will be reduced." We are stretched thin, and it is not economical for us to take over Xuanfu at this time."
Rejected the proposal to send troops to Xuanfu.
"Actually, we can recruit new soldiers." Chen Xunping said, "Now that our Tiger Character Banner has captured Datong, as long as we provide some food and wages, we can immediately form an army of tens of thousands of people, and the captured officers and soldiers can also Choose some to join us."
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "Although your method can quickly increase the number of troops, it will lose the overall combat effectiveness. The reason why our Tiger Character Banner can take Datong City so smoothly depends on the elite troops and strong generals. Without this, , simply increasing the number of soldiers will not only be of no benefit, but will only drag down the economic structure of the Tiger Banner, and in the end we will become as bad as the Ming army. By then, we will have no advantage at all. We have more soldiers. It can’t compare to the Ming Dynasty, which dominates the world.”
From the beginning, he had no intention of taking down the Xuan Mansion as well.
Taking over the entire Xuanda, compared with occupying Datong, would only multiply the threat to the Ming court and further stimulate the heartstrings of the princes in the court.
Once the imperial court uses the elite soldiers and generals of Liaodong to deal with the Tiger Flag, no matter what the result is, it will be the strength of the Han family that will be compromised, and the slaves and thieves of Liaodong will take advantage.
"Don't we want Xuanfu anymore?" Chen Xunping frowned slightly.
Xuanda's military strength was completely destroyed after Yang Guozhu and Wang Bao were captured. All that remained were the local defenders and guard troops, leaving Xuanda with no internal strength.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "Eat the food one bite at a time, and wait until you have swallowed the food in your mouth before taking the next bite, so as not to choke yourself."
"The Ming court may not give us this time." Chen Xunping said worriedly.
Liu Heng chuckled lightly and said: "Don't worry, they will give you this time, and it is not up to them to decide whether to give you time or not."
The Foreign Intelligence Bureau has been receiving news from the DPRK Bureau in Beijing, so he is very aware of how serious the party disputes between the DPRK and the DPRK are. Even the ministers in the DPRK have no time to care about other things for the sake of the party disputes.
As long as the Tiger-Charactered Banner wins the next few battles and makes the princes of the court realize that the Tiger-Charactered Banner is not to be trifled with and stops attacking other state capitals, the court will most likely choose to turn a blind eye until the party fights. Until one side wins.
"I hope everything will be as the proprietor said." Chen Xunping didn't understand why Liu Heng was so confident, but he still chose to believe Liu Heng.
Over the years, from bandit to Tiger Flag, his strength has grown little by little, proving that Liu Heng is right.
Liu Heng said: "You and the First Army Division should also hurry up and recover those states and counties that are still under the rule of the Ming court as soon as possible. There are still big battles to be fought, and we don't have time to waste all our energy on these states and counties. "
"Yes, my subordinates will go back and assemble the army right away." Chen Xunping saluted with his right hand across his chest, turned and left the signing room.
When Zhang Sancha was left alone, Zhang Sancha didn't know what he should do, so he asked: "Proprietor, if you don't live in Dai Wang's Mansion, what should I do with Dai Wang's Mansion? It can't always be empty."
"Send all the maids and eunuchs from Dai Wang's Mansion back to Dai Wang's Mansion." Liu Heng said, "Let them stay in Dai Wang's Mansion from now on and manage the cleanliness of Dai Wang's Mansion."
