Your Majesty has already made arrangements?
Listening to Yuan Keli's words, everyone felt calm instantly, but there were still some doubts in their eyes.
"Are you all curious about where Sun Chuanting, the commander of the Forbidden Army, and Huang Degong, the commander of Wu Xiang's left guard, went?"
So curious...
Listening to Yuan Keli's questions, everyone shook their heads in unison, secretly complaining that Yuan Keli was not a good person and actually set a trap for them.
This is the emperor's personal army, can they be curious about it?
After the emperor ascended the throne, he made it very clear that everyone is responsible for the affairs of their own ministries and should not inquire or interfere in the affairs of other ministries. Violators will be given a warning or dismissed from their posts and investigated.
Especially the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, these are the secrets among secrets. Anyone who dares to inquire about them will be directly charged with espionage. This is the existence of the Yi clan.
What's even more terrifying is that the emperor really dares to kill, who dares to touch this reverse scale.
"Everyone, Sun Chuanting has been transferred to Jinzhou, and Ma Xianglin has gone to the Liaodong Peninsula. Along with them are 70,000 to 80,000 troops drawn from various towns, with the purpose of supporting North Korea."
Everyone suddenly realized, and they now knew why the troops in various towns had been transferred out frequently in the past two or three months.
Without waiting for anyone to ask questions, Yuan Keli continued: "Unfortunately, we are separated from North Korea by a large area controlled by the Jiannu, including Guangningcheng, Zhenxi Fort, Xiping Fort, etc. We are powerless to support and can only contain them.
Although we did not save North Korea, it was not without gain. Yuan Chonghuan led the Ningyuan Army to capture Zhenxi Fort and besieged Xiping Fort.
Sun Chuanting's troops besieged Guangning City for two months. They dug trenches five meters wide and two meters deep outside several city gates outside Guangning City, and placed dozens of Franco machine guns outside the trenches. The cavalry in the city cannot go out to fight at all.
Guangning is now out of troops and food. Sun Chuanting means not to rush to attack the city for the time being, and gave three reasons:
First, it will be destroyed without attacking in two or three months. There is no need to lose troops and generals and waste troops for the sake of temporary pleasure.
The second is to see if there are reinforcements coming. If there are reinforcements coming, then surround and kill them with Yuan Chonghuan's troops. There are nearly 100,000 troops. Unless Jiannu mobilizes the strength of three or four banners, they can surround and kill any number they come.
The third is to train troops and achieve the purpose of dividing them. Watching your comrades die is extremely damaging to morale;
The Ma Xianglin tribe in the Liaodong Peninsula has already occupied the areas south of Niangniang Palace, Yaozhou, Xiuyan, Huancheng, and Zhangzi Island, and consolidated them;
The Mao Wenlong tribe occupied Tieshan, Xuanzhou, Xumi Island and other surrounding islands in North Korea.
Among the four divisions, Sun Chuanting's division suffered more than 1,000 casualties and killed 1,500 enemies; Yuan Chonghuan's division had 3,000 troops and killed 2,000 enemies; Mao Wenlong's division had 1,000 troops and killed more than 1,000 enemies; Ma Xianglin's division suffered the most losses and had 6 casualties. More than a thousand, kill two thousand enemies,
The main reason is that there are many cities and fortresses in the Liaodong Peninsula. Although there are white pole soldiers, attacking the city and taking out the stronghold consumes the most troops. The four divisions lost a total of more than 11,000 people and killed nearly 6,000 enemies. "
The one who took the initiative to attack was still the one attacking the city. The battle loss between Ming Dynasty and Jiannu was two to one. This record was considered good. The most important thing was that they both achieved the predetermined goals, which was very good.
Listening to Yuan Keli's report, everyone's eyes were full of thinking, and they couldn't figure out what the emperor was going to do.
With the current strength of troops in western Liaoning, if we attack with all our strength, even if we cannot save North Korea, the slave army will definitely come back to help. Guangning, Xipingbao, etc. have fallen long ago, but they have not yet.
Rather than containing the slaves, it is better to say that they are waiting for the destruction of Korea.
Without waiting for them to think too much, Chongzhen said calmly: "Yuan Aiqing, use the reports obtained by the cabinet to evaluate the gains and losses of the four departments."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Yuan Keli responded, he pondered for a moment: "Judging from the performance of the four teams, the one with the most offensive power is Ma Xianglin.
In a city with many fortresses, you can still quickly capture a predetermined area. This cannot be achieved by a sergeant's combat power. The spirit of the coach is very important.
This kind of military commander is particularly important both in times of war and peace. In times of war, it can boost morale. In times of peace, it can put pressure on all armies and become a grindstone for each army.
The most creative one is Mao Wenlong's department. It's not that the Dongjiang Army is powerful, but that Tieshan is where they operate.
In terms of familiarity, they are more familiar than the Jiannu, or even the Korean soldiers and civilians. Whether it is harassment or guerrilla attack, they are familiar with the road.
Mao Wenlong's troops have become proficient in the harassment tactics, and are well versed in the sixteen-character tactics His Majesty gave to the Warrior Battalion.
The best performer was Sun Chuanting. He had a sense of the overall situation, did not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, ate from the bowl while looking at the pot, focused on the future, and had the style of a general.
On the contrary, Yuan Chonghuan's performance in this battle was quite satisfactory. As the ministers said before, he was good at defending but not good at attacking. "
Everyone thought about Yuan Keli's analysis, with approval in their eyes.
The comments hit the nail on the head, and at the same time, everyone was deeply impressed by the emperor's vision. The military commanders personally selected by the emperor were all very capable and had the style of a general.
From the commander of the Four Guards of Tengxiang to the commander of the Forbidden Army, to the Tianxiong Army, Baigan Soldiers, etc., he is simply as discerning as a torch and able to predict events like a god.
Chongzhen also nodded secretly. Although Sun Chuanting was a little unfavorable, a famous general is a famous general. Where is the innate talent? It's just a matter of whether it will be stimulated sooner or later.
After the war to exterminate slaves, he will definitely become the mainstay of the army.
After secretly feeling proud, Chongzhen continued to ask: "What's the next plan?"
"After cabinet deliberations, I have drafted an order to Yuan Chonghuan's troops to capture Xiping Fort at all costs.
Let Ma Xianglin and Mao Wenlong attack Zhenjiang City on the Yalu River with all their strength. If necessary, they can move the occupied defense line southward. "
"Good plan!"
"Wonderful!"
Yuan Keli pointed at the map and just finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.
Although the six ministers have never been on the battlefield, if they can get into the position of the six ministers, they are definitely knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Naturally, they are also familiar with the art of war. They may not be good at command and coordination, but they still have strategic vision.
Now Ningyuan to Guangning is connected. As long as Xiping Fort is captured, Ningyuan to Liaodong Peninsula will be connected.
After Zhenjiang City was captured, the Liaodong Peninsula became connected with the Iron Mountains in North Korea.
In the past, when attacking Jiannu, one had to go from the grassland, cross the Liao River, and attack Kaiyuan, Tieling, etc.;
Either send troops directly from Jinzhou to attack Guangning and others;
The former not only has to cross the grasslands, but also passes through various Mongolian tribes.
Not to mention that the Mongolian tribes originally hated the Ming Dynasty. Even if they agreed to the Ming Dynasty's use of the road, the thousands of miles long supply line and several mountain ranges could directly drag down the army.
To transport a thousand stones of grain, half of it will be consumed on the way;
The latter is blocked by Guangning City, Zhenxi Fort, Xiping Fort and other fortresses. They can only capture the two, otherwise the army will be surrounded by Jiannu after bypassing it.
This is also the reason why for so many years, the Ming Dynasty could not fight out, and the Jiannu could not fight in. The forced Huang Taiji could only use the Haraqin Road to attack from Longjing Pass.
