"Qianzao once taught us that war is never a tit-for-tat confrontation, but an act of finding the opponent's weaknesses and giving the opponent the most fatal blow. Taking the Battle of Sarhu we have learned as an example, Nurhachi's actions The same goes for the strategy of "coming all the way, I'm only going all the way." Now that the Tatars no longer have the threat of North Korea, Pidao, Barbarian Jurchen, Chahar and other tribes, in terms of strategic situation, they have completely crushed the Ming Dynasty. Under such circumstances, in order to weaken the opponent and supplement oneself, the best way is to move the battlefield to the interior of Ming Dynasty."
"The Ningjin Defense Line has continuous castles and a narrow terrain, which is not conducive to the deployment and maneuvering of the army. Therefore, if the Tatars want to achieve the above goals, they will inevitably choose to detour through Mongolia and break through the Great Wall."
Zuo Yong was talking eloquently in front, and his performance made Zuo Mengeng extremely happy.
Unexpectedly, among the eight people who enjoy glory and wealth forever, there is also a military genius.
His analysis is not only proven to be absolutely correct historically, but is also the most feasible from a tactical perspective.
The Western Liaoning Corridor has always been a bad place for war.
It is bordered by the sea to the east and Yanshan Mountain to the west. It is only a narrow area, but it is also hilly and crisscrossed with ravines, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army at all.
During the Battle of Liaoshen, this was also the reason why our army did not encircle the enemy troops advancing westward to provide reinforcements, but only blocked them.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Hou Jin Dynasty was much stronger than that of the Ming army, it was really overthinking to penetrate the Liaoxi Corridor one castle at a time.
At the very least, it is absolutely impossible to do it with Houjin’s current strength and reserves.
After Zuo Yong's analysis, Zuo Mengeng stood up again and asked everyone questions.
"The current enemies include Tatars, government troops, rebels, pirates, and foreigners. I would like to ask, who can fight best?"
The answer to this question is obvious.
Everyone spoke one after another.
"Tatars, of course."
"Who doesn't know that the Jurchens are less than ten thousand and invincible?"
Zuo Mengeng waited until everyone became quieter and asked again: "Then, can we be considered a strong army?"
No one needs to answer this.
"In my opinion, it doesn't count. Because we have no record and have not competed with any enemies. Compared with those opponents, we are like newborn babies."
His words were recognized by everyone.
After all, an army that has been on the battlefield and an army that has not been on the battlefield are really two different things.
"If we don't touch the most powerful army in the world, we will always be working behind closed doors. How about it, everyone, do you dare?"
Regarding the changes in Ji Si, Zuo Mengeng's thoughts were very simple.
It is to participate in the first hand and use the back money to show the back camp, practice your skills and gain experience. By the way, I took another bite to prevent Hou Jin from reaping such a big harvest and paying a higher price.
He never thought that with his participation, he could wipe out Hou Jin and leave Huang Taiji behind.
This is an impossible task, even if he knows the entire Jisi incident.
The gap in strength is there, and no amount of planning can make up for it.
Do you really think that between 800,000 and 600,000, I have the advantage?
And then went straight to A?
It is true that the Ming army has more people, but there is no guarantee how many of these Ming soldiers are human beings.
In the final analysis, if the Houying participates in Jisi's change, it is actually a lonely army.
Even though you are on the land of Ming Dynasty, you will not get any help.
Ironic or not?
Think about Lu Xiangsheng, and everything will be clear.
There are only three thousand people in the Hou camp, and they want to defeat Hou Jin's tens of thousands of troops...
Give me some weapons, tanks, and machine guns first...
When they heard that they were going to fight Houjin, the officers present were both excited and worried.
But overall, it seems that most of them are eager to try.
Just because Zuo Menggeng never failed to instill in them the difference between the rear camp and other armies during daily training.
Moreover, the weapons of the rear camp are indeed very powerful, which somewhat increases everyone's self-confidence.
Zuo Mengeng convened this meeting to unify the thinking of the entire army to avoid chaos when the war comes.
"As I said before, sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war. If you don't want the soldiers' relatives to ask you where your children are when you return to the army in the future, do you know what to do?"
All the officers could not help but shudder. As long as they thought about the scenes where the villagers and elders they knew stopped on the road to ask people, there was no trace of luck or slackness.
Of course, in order to cope with the changes that have already occurred, preparations for war must also be done well.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Zuo Mengeng named Zhang Yan.
"The barley will be harvested soon, and the wheat will be harvested in another month. You should contact the major local families immediately. We want all this year's grain. We also need to ask the grain merchants in the city to help buy grain from various places. The more the better."
Once a war breaks out, the consumption of supplies will be massive.
Zuo Mengeng didn't want his army to go hungry, so he started preparations months in advance.
Zhang Yan accepted the order and was full of confidence in completing the task.
The local wealthy families in Linqing are basically involved in Zuo Menggeng's business and stand on the same front as him, so it is not difficult to prepare food and grass.
Zhang Yan was just a little worried.
"Chizao, our department may not have enough funds."
Zuo Mengeng didn't think it was a big deal.
"Let's make it clear to everyone that we will owe it for the time being and repay it later with Fuyao Group's earnings."
This is also a test.
Those who agree are allies, those who do not agree...
Let’s hope Zuo Mengeng doesn’t show his butcher knife.
Zhang Jimeng watched the entire meeting without saying a word.
He was on the defensive and didn't want to put pressure on Zuo Mengeng.
Furthermore, he discovered that there was no room for him to interfere in the way the back camp was run.
However, when only the two of them got along, Zhang Jimeng couldn't help but raise objections.
"We can notify the court in advance."
Zuo Menggen poured tea for Zhang Jimeng and asked, "Will the court believe it?"
"this……"
Zhang Jimeng paused, thought about it, and realized that the court might not believe it.
In other words, I don’t want to believe it.
Rather, even if you believe it, you can't do anything about it.
It is said that the imperial court believed the judgment here, and Hou Jin would join the invaders.
So what can the court do?
Send troops to strengthen border defense and nip problems in the bud?
Where do soldiers come from?
Where did the money and food for deploying troops and generals come from?
Just now, due to the financial collapse, the reduction of troops in Xuanyongji and other places led to mutiny.
If we have money, do we still need to disarm?
Even if he could barely raise money, he could get enough money and food to deploy troops and generals.
What if Houjin doesn’t come?
"The strategic initiative does not lie with the imperial court. Hou Jin can come and leave whenever he wants. He can come whenever he wants. Only those who can catch thieves in a thousand days, how can they guard against thieves in a thousand days? Hundreds of thousands of troops are deployed At the border, the court simply cannot afford it in the long run.”
After explaining the objective reasons, Zuo Mengeng finally showed his cold side.
"Besides, this court...is not weak enough."
As long as Ming Ting still has considerable strength, his rebellion will be more difficult to handle. Therefore, it is actually in Zuo Menggeng's interests to see the Ming Dynasty weakened.
Zhang Jimeng looked at him faintly.
"Did you know that hundreds of thousands of people may have their families destroyed because of your thoughts?"
Zuo Mengeng looked back.
"What should we do? If we don't let this old dynasty fall, more than hundreds of thousands of families will be killed in the future? By that time, the whole world will be destroyed."
Zuo Mengeng's words also contained anger.
"Also, it is not me who brings disaster to the people, but the corrupt and degenerate old dynasty. If they really did a good job, why would the Eastern captives rape and riot the people?"
Zhang Jimeng clearly knew that what Zuo Mengeng said was right, but he just couldn't accept it for the moment.
He didn't want to quarrel with Zuo Mengeng on this issue.
After waving his hands, he asked: "What are you going to do next?"
Zuo Mengeng said matter-of-factly: "I have to go to the capital once to talk to all the adults. Without their care, I would not dare to send troops."
A general cannot lead his troops to leave flooded areas without orders.
This was also one of the crimes for which Mao Wenlong was killed.
Therefore, whether Houying can participate in the Jisi Incident requires the imperial court's order.
Without the cooperation of several adults in Beijing, no one would probably care about such a "small" battalion.
Moreover, Zuo Mengeng had to maintain the independence of the rear camp and could not be ordered around by the imperial court.
In that case, there is no need to fight. Just wrangling will be exhausting.
Zhang Jimeng strongly agrees with this idea.
"It's best. When will you leave?"
Zuo Mengeng was also afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he said: "We will leave tomorrow. I will take the reconnaissance team with me."
Zhang Jimeng was startled.
"You want to lead troops to the capital? This is a way to die."
Zuo Menggeng hurriedly explained: "Bingxian misunderstood. I am the only one going to the capital. The reconnaissance brigade will disguise itself as a caravan and go to various places in Jifu to conduct reconnaissance and mapping to provide information for our army's subsequent operations."
