"Mr. Yuan Ge, if only our Liaoxi Army is the main attack force, we will eventually choose the sea route. If we include the Northern Army..."
Yuan Chonghuan looked at the generals and looked at the map again, and said hesitantly: "In the end, the general did not choose any of the three routes. Instead, he chose to wait for the Liao River to enter the dry season and bypass the Liao River from the Liao River Valley.
The Jiannu cavalry in the river valley cannot charge, so we use Fo Lang machine guns, tiger squat cannons, etc. to fight against them, so that we will have the advantage! "
"It's a good choice, but unfortunately we don't have time to wait. According to the intelligence we got, Jiannu attacked North Korea this time and obtained North Korea's firearms technology.
And we reached an agreement with Fuso and obtained some firearms and firearms technology. You know what this means! "
"It means that Jiannu has made up for some of its shortcomings and its overall strength has increased!"
Yuan Chonghuan murmured to himself, his face looking very ugly.
Zu Dashou on the side looked at Yuan Chonghuan's gloomy expression and said in a deep voice: "Old Yuan Ge, the general also has an idea, and he doesn't choose any of the three paths.
Instead, they concentrated their forces from Guangning to attack Xinmin with all their strength, and directly attacked Shenyang from Xinmin.
More than 200 miles from Wangping to Xinmin, hundreds of thousands of troops mobilized and learned from the way Taizong of the Tang Dynasty crossed the Liaoze River, building aqueducts, retaining walls, and building bridges. The situation in Liaoze is much better. "
“It’s a good idea, but it’s unrealistic!”
Yuan Keli shook his head: "If Huang Taiji placed half of his troops in Xinmin City, and you spent a lot of effort to lead the exhausted army to Xinmin, should we fight or not? This is a dilemma.
What should you do if the other half of the troops cross the river directly through the three roads you mentioned after you are halfway through the journey and steal your retreat? "
"this……"
Zu Dashou's face also changed drastically, and a look of fear flashed in his eyes.
If this is the case, then not only will the entire Beitu army be annihilated, but Jinzhou and Ningyuan will also be lost, and the Guanning defense line will also be broken.
Yuan Keli looked at the generals, turned to look at the emperor, and said softly: "Your Majesty, based on my judgment, I will choose the first path!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals were a little stunned. Although the first road was smooth, there was a large army of Jiannu assembled.
Without waiting for everyone to think too much, Yuan Keli continued: "First of all, excluding sea routes, it will take several days to transport two to three hundred thousand military supplies plus military supplies, etc. by warships.
Moreover, our soldiers are all from the north. It is difficult to say whether they will get seasick or not, which will affect their combat effectiveness.
The important thing is that after Jiannu learns of our movements, he will definitely deploy heavy troops at Yingkou, making landing particularly difficult. Even if Ma Xianglin from the Liaodong Peninsula joins forces to attack with us, it will be extremely difficult. "
"The second passerby also doesn't recommend it. The Liao River here is the Daliao River formed by the convergence of the Hun River, Taizi River, Sancha River and other rivers. It is close to the mouth of the sea. It has large water volume, fast current and wide river surface. Although it bypasses the Hun River, River, Taizi River, but crossing the river is more difficult.”
"After excluding the second and third roads, only the first road remains. Although it has to cross three river defense lines, its advantages are that the river is narrow, the water flow is gentle, it is highly controllable, and the risk is low.
The most important thing is that we can attack Liaoyang directly, which will save us a lot of time.
As for Anshan, Haicheng, Yingkou, etc. south of Liaoyang, it was left to Ma Xianglin. The two units attacked at the same time, opening up multiple battlefields to reduce resistance and spread pressure. "
The generals nodded secretly. Yuan Keli's analysis was correct. The place is so big, there are only so many plans, and only the first one is the most suitable.
Yuan Chonghuan, who had calmed down, couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yuan Ge, but Huang Taiji has assembled a large army over there. The infantry is against the cavalry. Even if we have firearms, it is difficult to resist!
According to the general's investigation, Huang Taiji prepared a large number of cattle and horses. The general guessed that they might be used to break our chariot formation.
Coupled with their carriages and chariots, our firearms cannot exert half of their power. We may not be able to stop their cavalry charge.
And even though the river on the first route is narrow, it is still more than 120 meters wide, and there are tens of meters of beach land on both sides, making it difficult to cross the river! "
"Hahaha... I'm not afraid of them gathering, I'm afraid they won't!"
"His Majesty said that the first battle will be the last battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle. I will make my own arrangements for this matter. When the time comes, you just have to act as ordered!"
Yuan Keli had a mysterious look on his face, and then turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I would like to conduct an on-site inspection to confirm some situations, and then decide when to start the attack!"
"Okay, I also want to see the largest river in Liaodong, and show my face to Huang Taiji!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside.
A group of generals also quickly followed, but their faces were full of confusion. They couldn't figure out what Yuan Keli and the emperor were going to do, and why they took the initiative to expose their Luan Jia.
They even didn't know how to cross the river. Even if they built dozens of warships in advance, those ships were four or five-meter-long fishing boats and they were of no use.
The emperor was driving, accompanied by a camp of warriors. Thousands of people were strolling along the Liao River. Those who knew it were inspecting the terrain, but those who didn't knew it thought they were touring the mountains and rivers.
The Liao River is more than 100 meters wide, and the scenery on the other side is clearly visible. Through clairvoyance, one can clearly see the layout of Jiannu on the other side, which is more than a mile away from the shore.
Moreover, there are two people standing by the river every thirty or fifty meters on the bank, patrolling the river. There are even watchtowers several meters high standing on the river bank to monitor the other bank.
More than 100 meters wide, here refers to the width of the water area, plus the river bed, it is at least 300 meters.
Yuan Keli walked on the beach to test the hardness of the sand, and then tested the water flow, open space width, etc. at the river before returning to Luan Jiaqian on the shore.
Seeing this situation, Chongzhen said softly: "Yuan Aiqing, Huang Taiji's arrangement obviously guessed that we might attack from here!"
"Your Majesty, this is to be expected. After all, excluding the area covered by Liaoze, there are only a few places where the army can cross the river.
Including the baggage, carriages and horses, etc., the full dozen would not exceed one hand's worth, and this was the most suitable place.
The matter of fighting can be said to be complex or complicated, and it can be said to be simple or simple. Especially when the two sides are facing each other across the river and have very little room for choice, it is obvious that there is no other choice except head-on confrontation. "
"Too!"
The river wind blew, causing waves to rise in the river.
"Your Majesty, there is movement on the other side!"
Just as everyone was looking at Liaohe, Cao Bianjiao beside Chongzhen said softly and handed over the telescope.
Sure enough, a group of people rushed out from the distance on the other bank and stopped by the river. Dozens of horsemen gathered together. The leaders also looked at Chongzhen and others with telescopes.
