Facing the invasion of the Later Jin Dynasty, the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty had surprisingly unanimous thoughts.
That is, keep, keep, keep.
Wherever Houjin attacks, he will defend it.
But the military education Zuo Menggen received clearly told him.
On the battlefield, you must not let your enemies lead you.
Although the Ming army at this time did not have the ability to fight in the field with Houjin, and Houjin was not involved in defending the territory, so it had better mobility.
But he has been passively defensive and allowed Hou Jin to attack wherever he wanted. It would be strange not to lose this battle.
Zuo Mengeng found that the current government and the public did not seem to understand the purpose of Hou Jin's invasion clearly enough.
"The Donglu invaders only want to plunder. The population, materials, and treasures will all be turned into the Donglu's blood and nourish their muscles and bones. In this case, we cannot make them happy."
Zuo Mengeng expressed his thoughts.
Sun Chengzong looked at him curiously, wondering how Zuo Liangyu's son was taught.
"What do you want?"
This was listened to.
This made Zuo Mengeng quite excited, and he hurriedly said: "Mr. Ge, after all, the Donglu people are small. It is impossible to carry the plundered things with you, but they are all concentrated in Zunhua. But Zunhua only has 800 soldiers. Once we are well-organized, we can attack immediately. As long as we capture Zunhua and the gains of the Eastern captives are wiped out, and their return route is cut off, we must retreat."
Sun Chengzong looked at the map. Although he admitted that what Zuo Mengeng said was reasonable, he was not optimistic about the plan.
"You also said that the Donglu are all cavalry. Once we learn that Zunhua is in danger, and Xingye returns to help, won't we put our army in danger?"
The most frustrating thing about the Ming army in this battle was that they were not as fast as Hou Jin.
This is also the reason why the Ming army did not dare to act without authorization. It was easy to be wiped out in the wild by the Houjin who came by surprise.
But Zuo Menggeng said: "If the army attacks Zunhua, this will happen. However, the general's troops only have more than a thousand troops, so he can attack by surprise."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.
Is this boy crazy?
Actually want to use more than a thousand people to attack the fortified city garrisoned by 800 Tatars?
According to past experience, when the Ming army encountered the Tatars, it would have to be five times more powerful to maintain a stalemate. This is almost a one-to-one comparison of forces, and we still have to attack the city. I'm afraid it's not a dream, right?
"Young people have wild imaginations and regard war as child's play."
Sun Chengzong was a little angry and felt that Zuo Mengeng was entertaining him.
Hou Xun quickly became the peacemaker.
"Mr. Ge, when I was dealing with the Chaoguan Incident in Linqing, I had many encounters with this kid. The Feng Lun disaster was quickly quelled, thanks to this kid. He still has some abilities, so you might as well listen to his details."
Zuo Mengeng was very grateful and said quickly: "Mr. Ge, the advantage of having fewer people in our army is that the target is not obvious and it is easier to move. The Tatars have spies everywhere. Once our army makes the slightest move, they will be immediately attacked. The Tatars learned about it. But with such a small number of people in our department, as long as we pay attention to our actions and rush across the state to attack Zunhua, we are still very confident. Even if the Tatars discover the encirclement and suppression, our troops can enter the mountains and forests and deal with the Tatars as much as possible. One or two. In short, this move seems dangerous, but it is actually harmless."
A large army has the advantages of a large army, and a small stock has the magical effect of a small stock.
In later generations, our Eighth Route Army often broke into pieces and made fun of the Japanese army. Zuo Mengeng's idea is just to imitate.
Sun Chengzong was still angry.
"Even so, you only have a thousand troops, how can you be the opponent of the Zunhua Tatars?"
Zuo Mengeng did not say that he would be able to capture Zunhua, but used words.
"Old Ge Mingjian, the attack on Zunhua does not necessarily require the capture of Zunhua. Of course, it will be great to be able to capture it. If it cannot be captured, it will also be a victory for the Tatars to know that the rear is unstable and have to retreat to reinforce."
"Huh?"
At this time, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Yes, now everyone is thinking hard about how to resist Hou Jin's attack, and the only way they can come up with is to station defenses in various places.
But no one has ever thought of getting behind Hou Jin's butt and giving them a try.
According to Zuo Mengeng, Zunhua was the storage point for Hou Jin's plundered materials, so it must be extremely important.
In addition, Zunhua is also the only way for Hou Jin to return to the outside of the Great Wall, and there is absolutely no room for failure. Otherwise, once the Ming army is blocked in the pass, the outcome will be unpredictable.
In other words, as long as Zunhua is attacked, Houjin will definitely respond at full speed.
After thinking about this, when Sun Chengzong looked at Zuo Mengeng again, he couldn't help but be amazed by this young man.
It is rare for a young man to be brave enough to do his job and not afraid of hardships.
With a love for talents, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but think more about Zuo Mengeng.
"Then let me ask you, if your troops really attack Zunhua and the Tatars return reinforcements too quickly, will you be able to retreat safely?"
Zuo Mengeng chuckled and pointed at the pessimistic Geng Zhangguang on the side.
"This requires Geng Zhongcheng's help."
Everyone was a little confused and didn't understand what it had to do with Geng Ruxi, who was in danger.
Zuo Mengeng entered a good state and understood the battle situation very smoothly.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the Tatars will be able to reach Tongzhou City tomorrow. This city is strong and there is no possibility for the Tatars to capture it. Then the Tatars will definitely go west to the capital to see if there is any chance. But Governor Yuan will definitely be able to arrive in time. There is no possibility for the Tatars to attack the capital. Mr. Ge, General Secretary, think about it. The Tatars came all the way from Jizhou. They cannot attack Tongzhou and the capital cannot attack. After the continuous battle, will the military supplies still be sufficient? In order to What can the Tatars do to get supplies?”
Zuo Mengeng clicked on Liangxiang, Gu'an and other places on the map.
"The Tatars will definitely go west to plunder these two places."
Everyone here is very capable in military affairs. As soon as he said it, they all understood.
The situation in Gyeonggi Province is now clear.
Once Hou Jin reaches the capital city and cannot break the city, he can only attack south and west.
Why can't it go north or east?
To the east is Tongzhou, which the Tatars cannot capture.
To the north are Changping and Shunyi, which are also garrisoned by large armies, and the Tatars cannot attack them.
But once the Tatars leave for the good land to the west...
"Liangxiang City alone will not be able to stop the enemy. But tomorrow at the latest, Geng Zhongcheng's troops will arrive at Liangxiang. If Geng Zhongcheng's troops are ordered to enter Liangxiang City, they will defend on the spot. There will be five thousand elite troops to help Liangxiang. It must be foolproof.”
Zuo Mengeng proposed a way to kill two birds with one stone.
That is to use Geng Ruchi's troops who will arrive in Liangxiang tomorrow to assist Liangxiang's local defense.
If the Hou Jin Dynasty had followed the original history and attacked Liangxiang on December 1, with so many five thousand elite Shanxi soldiers, could the Hou Jin Dynasty still be able to break the city?
In the original history, how was Liangxiang conquered?
When they heard that Hou Jin was coming, most of the people in the city ran away. The county magistrate's party still had the responsibility to defend the territory and could not escape, so they had to defend the city by force.
There are no soldiers at hand, so relying only on local bravery, of course, we can't defend it.
If there is support from Geng Ruxi's troops, Liangxiang can definitely be saved.
Zuo Mengeng's hand gestured between Liangxiang and Zunhua.
"The two places are more than four hundred miles apart. With the speed of the Tatar cavalry, it will take two days and nights to return reinforcements at full speed. With this time, the general will be able to retreat calmly. If Geng Zhongcheng and the Dang County magistrate can delay and delay more at the foot of Liangxiang City, If we delay, we will have more room here."
Zuo Mengeng Tuqiong saw that he planned to use Liangxiang to delay the Hou Jin army and buy time for himself to attack Zunhua.
And this was also the only opportunity for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield.
Everyone looked at the map and thought about it carefully, and found that the feasibility of this strategy was really high.
The only thing to worry about...
The scribe behind Sun Chengzong spoke again.
"But Geng Zhongcheng's troops have been without food for three days. They will arrive in Liangxiang tomorrow. Can the local people provide food and grass support?"
This situation made everyone's complexion darken again.
It is very difficult for a small town in Liangxiang to support an army of five thousand.
Geng Zhangguang originally thought that his father would be able to get out of trouble, but when he saw everyone's appearance, he knew that the predicament was not resolved. I felt so sad that I couldn't help crying again.
Zuo Mengeng stopped him and said with piercing eyes: "Brother Geng, if I can provide your father with food and grass, can your father guarantee me in return?"
Geng Zhangguang was excited and grabbed Zuo Mengeng's sleeve.
"Brother Zuo can really help?"
He woke up quickly and patted his chest on the spot without even asking Geng Ruxi for instructions.
"Brother Zuo is so kind to me that I, my father and son, have nothing to repay. We will do whatever Brother Zuo says."
Once the guarantee is met, Zuo Mengeng has no worries anymore.
"Okay, if that's the case, then if our troops attack Zunhua, we won't have anything to worry about."
He smiled at everyone and said: "When our troops came, we thought that there might be trouble with food and grass, so we prepared more reserves in advance of other places. In the Daxing area north of Anci, there is enough for a five thousand army to consume in ten days. of food and grass.”
A group of people quickly got down on the map and quickly found where Daxing was.
It turned out that if Geng Zhangguang wanted to go back to find Geng Ruxi, he would happen to be passing by Daxing. The journey from Daxing to Liangxiang is only a hundred miles.
If we set off at this time, we can even reach Liangxiang ahead of Geng Ruqi.
As soon as he heard that he could get food and grass from his father, Geng Zhangguang was so surprised that he returned to the world by the bridge. He was so surprised that he almost lost his strength.
Without saying anything, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zuo Mengeng on the spot.
"Brother Zuo, from now on, my brother will only look up to you, ride in front of the horse and behind the horse, and serve life and death."
Zuo Mengeng hurriedly pulled him up.
"Brother Geng, this is not the time to talk about this. Just be quiet and wait for me to submit my strategy to the Chief of Staff and the General Administration for decision."
Geng Zhangguang then remembered that Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun's nods were needed to make this happen.
