"Why do you think these are all my plans?"
Yuan Keli asked with a smile, but his smile was a little mysterious.
Isn't it your plan? Could it be that it's the work of the Sixth Department of the Cabinet? Or is it the emperor's?
With the thought, everyone was shocked, their scalps were numb, and goosebumps instantly covered their bodies.
Without waiting for anyone to think too much, Yuan Keli continued: "Marching and fighting are nothing more than the right time, the right location, and harmony! The harmony of the people here also includes the strength of the troops and the mentality of the enemy commander. There are only so many combinations.
Just have a countermeasure for each type, but the premise is that you have enough confidence to deal with emergencies, otherwise you will be walking on the edge of death, and you may be undone at any time.
Okay, you all go to the river and take a look. If there is any movement among the slaves, come and report it immediately! "
The generals clasped their fists and saluted before exiting the tent.
Chongzhen took the battle report compiled by Cao Wenzhao and said softly: "It's a pity that these 90,000 people were not killed at once. If I had known, I would have made the mines bigger. Jiannu now knows that we have this big killer weapon." , it will be unusable in the future!”
Cao Wenzhao on the side twitched the corners of his mouth unconsciously, and the corners of his eyes twitched wildly.
The minefields in the Battle of the Grassland were all arranged with fifty kilograms of ordinary gunpowder, but today they were all equipped with one hundred kilograms of granulated gunpowder, a total of one hundred pellets.
If the battlefield area were not large enough, the 90,000 people in Jiannu could really be killed directly.
"Your Majesty, it's not necessarily true. If the Jiannu retreat to Pyongyang City according to our plan, and Mao Wenlong can occupy Seoul, then the road to retreat south will be completely blocked.
The Jiannu coalition forces could only withdraw towards Hamgyong Province in the northeast or Gangwon Province in the southeast. There were only a few roads that could accommodate the passage of large armies.
We can completely arrange them in advance, and we can arrange a few more routes along the way, which not only consumes their strength, but also gives us time to pursue.
But this matter is not needed yet. It is hard to say whether Jiannu will retreat to North Korea. It will be too late to make arrangements when they cross the Yalu River. "
"Yuan Aiqing is sure of this matter and will never allow the three-party coalition forces to withdraw!"
"I understand!"
After explaining how to stop the enemy, Chongzhen thought for a moment and asked softly: "Yuan Aiqing, Huang Taiji lost nearly 70,000 people in two days. How will he respond next?"
"There are two ways. One is to retreat directly across the Taizi River. There is a distance of nearly a hundred miles from the Taizi River to Liaoyang. It is relatively flat all the way. The power of the cavalry can be maximized, and it is an area they control. We can't make any moves even if we want to. .
The second is to directly retreat to Liaoyang City. Liaoyang has been a major city of Yan since the Warring States Period. The Yuan Dynasty established Liaoyang Province and Pingzhang was stationed there.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the capital city of Liaodong was located in Liaoyang, with jurisdiction over the 25th Guards of Liaodong. It was the political and economic center of the Ming Dynasty in the Northeast. Its scale and population ranked first in Liaodong, and it was known as the first fortified city in Liaodong.
There are several castles in the surrounding area such as Fengji Fort, Weining Fort, Hupiyi, and Wujingying. Each of them can station thousands to more than ten thousand soldiers. It is only more than a hundred miles away from Shenyang and can be built into a Shenyang-Liao defense circle. To defend the city is to consume us.
According to the news we have received, Liaoyang City and surrounding castles have collected a large amount of defense materials.
According to Huang Taiji's intelligence, our most important weapons at this stage are palm mines, crossbows, fierce oil tanks, Folan cannons, tiger crouching cannons, etc. Apart from the palm mines and crossbows that can attack cities, these weapons are not the same. You cannot attack the city directly, you can only suppress it.
For a big city like Liaoyang, it doesn't matter whether it is suppressed or not. It is extremely difficult to attack the city.
The palm mine needs to be close to the city wall, and it will be killed by Jiannu's bow and arrow. The chariot and crossbow are not very good, and can break through the city gate, but we can't get close. "
At this point, Yuan Keli fell silent, seeming to be sorting out his thoughts.
After about half a stick of incense, Yuan Keli raised his head and said: "If it were just Huang Taiji, I thought he would choose the first option, but now the three-party coalition forces will probably choose to refuse to defend Liaoyang City and consume us!"
"Refuse to defend Liaoyang City?"
Chongzhen frowned: "Doesn't that mean we will destroy this big city when we attack it?"
"If we can destroy the slave-building alliance, we will destroy it. It will only cost a million taels of silver!"
Yuan Keli shook his head, his eyes full of worry: "I am worried that once we attack too eagerly, they will go to extremes and imitate us!
If we fail to attack and we run out of ammunition and food, they..."
"You mean they will hang the people in the city on the city wall to prevent us from attacking the city with thunder cannons and red cannons? After the food is used up, they will probably kill the people to satisfy their hunger?"
"Yes, there are two reasons why I didn't dare to let the Feilei Cannon and Hongyi Cannon participate in the battle. One is to show the enemy's weakness, and the other is that I am afraid that if pressed, they will retreat directly to Liaoyang."
Yuan Keli had helplessness and worry on his face.
He had considered all of this before the army went out for battle, but Liaoyang was in the hands of Jiannu, and he had no choice.
Even if he doesn't use Hauge, Saharian, Shuotuo and others as bait to stop the enemy, Huang Taiji will still do this when the critical moment comes.
Using the people to defend the enemy and killing the people to satisfy hunger have appeared many times in countless wars in history.
Compared with the future of hundreds of thousands of troops and the establishment of slaves, what does it mean to use the common people as a shield and bear decades of infamy?
At this moment, confusion slowly emerged in Chongzhen's eyes. This was the most confusing moment since he ascended the throne.
"Your Majesty, if that moment comes, this guilty minister..."
"I'll think about this again. You go and see the battlefield first, and be ready to cross the river at any time!"
Seeing what the emperor said, Yuan Keli wanted to persuade him, but after opening his mouth, he slowly left the tent.
Standing at the door of the big tent, he looked at the big tent and then at the other side of the river. Smelling the strong smell of blood, he sighed and said to himself: "If your Majesty can get through this, there will be nothing you can do in the future." It’s hard for him, the emperor of the ages..."
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On the other side, in the camp of the Jiannu Allied Forces, Huang Taiji, Baoshi Masayuki and others looked so gloomy that they could shed tears.
Duduo said softly: "Great Khan, there are 1,960 heavy cavalry returned to the army, 9,352 light cavalry returned to the army, and 6,738 infantry returned to the army. A total of 1,000 people returned to the army. Eighteen thousand and fifty people, 72,000 died in battle,
Among those who returned to Jian, 1,361 were seriously injured, 9,635 were slightly injured, and the 7,000 who were intact were all too frightened.
In addition, eighty-three carriages were lost, and all the weapons on the battlefield...all metal ones were taken away by the Ming army! "
Wow...
Huang Taiji stood up suddenly and pushed down all the pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the desk.
His eyes were red and his breathing was rapid, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.
After so many years of joining the army and dozens of battles, the losses have never been as great as today, which is comparable to the losses in the past few years combined.
What made him most heartbroken was the heavy cavalry. There were only 30,000 people in total, but they lost 25% in the first battle. This was the key to Dajin's ability to suppress various ministries.
Hoshina Masayuki and others were shocked by Huang Taiji's sudden move.
It had been a year since they had known Huang Taiji, and this was the first time they had seen him lose his temper like this. They wanted to accuse him, but they shut up instantly.
The only sound in the big tent was Huang Taiji's heavy breathing.
