Chapter 38 Mess
Ye Chen's words made Meng Brother Timur's heart beat wildly.
In Meng Brother Timur's opinion, this was Ye Chen inviting Meng Brother Timur to plunder Goryeo together. This is the Jurchen's favorite thing. In fact, the Jurchens' plundering of Goryeo has long been noted in the cracks of history. Historically, after the founding of North Korea, all the Jurchens were driven away. Mengge Timur and many other Jurchen leaders died at the hands of the North Koreans.
Not without reason.
In the eyes of Meng brother Timur, Ye Chen wields soldiers like a god, like a man from heaven. There are only advantages and no disadvantages to following him, not to mention that with Daming's backing behind him, there is really something wrong. If I defect to the Ming Dynasty in the future, will the Ming Dynasty not accept me? It can also bring many benefits to your own people.
Why not?
Meng brother Timur said: "I will obey your orders."
Ye Chen said: "Okay. Don't worry, listen to me. I don't dare to say that everyone will come back alive this time. At least, there won't be too much loss."
The cavalry is a clutch of soldiers and is not originally used to defend the city. A horseman can separate and join together, disperse and gather together, travel hundreds of miles, travel thousands of miles, come and go without interruption. This is the usage of cavalry. He had no intention of fighting openly with the Koreans.
If you want to fight them, you have to catch them first. Therefore, the biggest advantage of these Jurchens is not their fighting power, but their war horses.
Ye Chen made a decision immediately. He had been around He Xi and naturally knew He Xi's temperament. He Xi said: "You rely on asking for instructions to fight, and you can't even eat shit to get warm food." So he left a few people to appease the people of Yizhou City, and left Suddenly the Jurchens were guarding, and with three thousand cavalry, they roared eastward.
And his report is still on the way.
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Ye Chen's report came to He Xi. After reading it, He Xi slammed it on the table and said, "General Ye, this is your good son."
After Ye Wang carefully picked it up and read it, he immediately knelt down and said, "This general is not strict with his children. Please punish me."
After all, Ye Chen was young and very talented in the military. Ye Wang didn't try to push back the efforts. He had been transferred to the lowest level for more than ten years, and he had spent some time in front of He Xi. Although He Xi was not good at fighting, he was a good fighter on paper. When I have time, such as on a boat, traveling across the ocean, and being bored to death, I will tell people around me something, and the art of war is one of them.
Ye Chen gained the most. Without him, Ye Chen has stayed at the grassroots level for the longest time and has a deep understanding of the Ming army. In addition, as a general's son, he has his father's words and deeds to teach him. The foundation itself is good, coupled with He Xi’s guidance from a high position. The most promising.
He is also one of He Xi's favorite generals. He is very spiritual. There is also courage and determination.
But Ye Chen's shortcomings were fully exposed in this battle.
Yes, Goryeo has sent more troops to the front line. It can be said that Goryeo has decided to attack Liao. However, they have not yet fought against Ming Dynasty. There were no envoys to declare war. In other words, there is no rift between Goryeo and Ming Dynasty.
To start a war with Goryeo, Nanjing's orders were needed.
This is not a small friction between hundreds of people.
Well, after all, Goryeo was designated by Zhu Yuanzhang to be destroyed. He Xi has this mission since he came here. Therefore, this matter is easy to solve. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang can easily pass the test if he is not in trouble. However, the reason why He Xi didn't send him more troops was because the Ming Dynasty didn't have any troops?
No, it’s because there are no soldiers in Liaodong.
These are two concepts.
Hundreds of thousands of troops have just returned to Peiping from Liaodong. Among these armies, many troops were purely marching this time and did not win a single battle. I don't know why they were depressed. If He Xi opens his mouth and Feng Sheng decides how many troops to mobilize, then he will have the strength.
Why doesn't He Xi do this?
It was because He Xi had realized the differences between him and Feng Sheng, and He Xi wanted to attack Goryeo and the Jurchen side first. But Feng Sheng, he didn't want to, who couldn't guess his thoughts? The word "Yuan Ting" is written on the foreheads of many veterans.
He Xi was afraid that if he opened his mouth, Feng Sheng would intervene in the Goryeo war. At that time, Feng Sheng would have the right to speak in the Goryeo war. Many of He Xi's plans have become a piece of paper. After all, in terms of military affairs, He Xi was far from comparable to Feng Sheng.
Unless He Xi invites Zhu Yuanzhang to die in person. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to come back.
Therefore, He Xi wanted to grit his teeth and survive this period of time.
But it was definitely not this method. Ye Chen did not think of other methods, such as sending envoys and bluffing to make the Koreans hesitate. After all, now that Nahachu is gone, it is already too late for the Koreans to send troops again. There must be hesitation within him.
It's just that Ye Chen used this method to make Daming morally passive and He Xi passive politically, which increased the risk.
In the battle, He Xi didn't trust Ye Chen much.
After all, Ye Chen was young and had no brilliant record before, let alone a famous general in history. Ye Chen's plan was good, using a few thousand men to delay an army of hundreds of thousands. Well done, of course there is nothing to say. But what if you don’t do it well?
Not to mention there are not many people on both sides of the Yalu River, even east of Shenyang.
His own defeat was a minor matter, and the situation in Liaodong suddenly became unbearable.
He Xi took a few deep breaths and said, "General Ye, get up. This matter has nothing to do with you. I can also trust Ye Chen. I believe that there must be his reasons for this matter. You are responsible for the matters here. Don't worry about it. Do your job well. Now the river has reached the most difficult part. Once it is repaired, there won't be so many troops here to support Ye Chen. Do it well. Don't let Ye Chen down. Be attentive.”
How can it be so easy to be the boss?
Most of the time, he just cleans up the mess for his subordinates.
Especially Ye Chen is a person that He Xi loves and hates at the same time. Those who love him dare to fight and can fight. Although it is said that there are many famous generals in the Ming Dynasty, there are also young generals who are brave and good at fighting. Ye Chen is just one of them, but the problem is that the other generals all have their own factions. For example, Ping An, who is currently under He Xi's tent, has great martial arts skills and can kill galloping horses. But he was left by Feng Sheng for a while. Who is behind this peace? It's self-explanatory.
This era was the era when the Ming Dynasty's nobles were at their most powerful, and all the good young men in the army had their own masters.
Ye Chen also grew up in his own field.
How could He Xi not be partial?
If Ye Chen is defeated in this battle, it goes without saying that it is his own failure. If Ye Chen wins this battle. Based on this record, He Xi was willing to put an even heavier burden on Ye Chen. After all, it is safe to train your own people.
He Xi is still angry, this mess should be cleaned up, and it needs to be cleaned up.
First of all, he could not put all his hopes on Ye Chen alone. He first ordered the navy to go to Lushunkou to patrol the Yalu River. When the maritime navy came, he would also intercept it and replenish it to the Yalu River.
As the first line of defense.
Secondly, it is to withdraw the Dingliao Guards from the army and let them go home, which is the Dingliao Guards Station and later the Phoenix City of Liaodong. As the second line of defense, it is also the second line of defense in Shenyang East.
Finally, and what He Xi was least willing to do, he wrote to Peiping and asked Feng Sheng to mobilize troops.
However, He Xi made a final struggle and specifically told the messenger to meet Lan Yu first when he arrived in Beiping City. Then listen to Lan Yu's orders.
As for what kind of things Lan Yu will do.
He Xi couldn't figure it out, but at least he knew a little bit. Lan Yu may seem domineering, but she is still very measured in some matters. Don't worry about him doing anything out of the ordinary.
There is nothing left.
All that can be done has been done. He could only focus on the present.
That is, this one is more than two hundred miles wide, more than one foot deep, and more than three feet wide. Liaosong Canal. At this moment, the Liaosong Canal is progressing smoothly, even at a rapid pace. We have reached the most difficult part of the project, which is the watershed.
What had been a hill, not even a hill, was now a gentle slope.
This is a depression between two hills. It is also the lowest place on the watershed, but there is a height difference of more than ten meters. If you want to dig it out, it's not impossible. It’s just that the amount of work is huge. There are also many technical problems in building ship locks. The most important of these is the issue of water diversion. Ship locks cannot turn mountains out of thin air. There must also be water.
It is also very troublesome to build a small reservoir here.
He Xi decided to use a new technology, namely blasting.
