On the Liaodong side, Lu Xiangsheng had returned to Haizhou and did not stay at Anshan Posthouse, nor did he continue to attack Liaoyang. The reason is simple. There is not enough food and supplies for him to bring enough troops to attack Liaoyang.
If there are fewer troops to attack Liaoyang, although the Jianlu troops are declining, they still have fighting strength. Maybe they have to sacrifice their lives, which is obviously not possible.
But no matter what, the Ming army began to appear near Liaoyang at night, and the area from Anshan Posthouse to Liaoyang became a battlefield for scouts from both sides, at least for now.
At this time, at the governor's office in Haizhou, Lu Xiangsheng was standing in front of a huge map of Liaodong. He said to Li Dingguo, who had been promoted to a general, and Chen Shaoan: "The emperor has sent reliable news that the Japanese country has negotiated with Jianlu Forming an alliance will not only send troops to North Korea, but also transport food to the Jianlu. They will transport food from here to here..."
As he spoke, he pointed at a certain point on the map in the northern waters of North Korea with his hand, and then continued: "In order to save food as much as possible, the Jianlu did not want to waste it on the road. Therefore, they have decided to use ships from here on the Tumen River. If you want to transport inland, you can never take the land route if you can take the water route..."
Hearing this, Li Dingguo and Chen Shaoan both looked surprised. However, Li Dingguo, who went to participate in the military parade before the New Year, was better off because he knew that the only gold medal of the Ming Dynasty Heroes was obtained by the spies of the Jin Yiwei. And this Jinyiwei secret agent even became the son-in-law of Taiji, the former slave chief of Jianlu for a while. He had to admit that Daming's spying ability was really strong!
While they were thinking about it, Lu Xiangsheng had already solemnly announced: "Therefore, the emperor's decree is to select a cavalry army to secretly go to the mouth of the Tumen River to burn the grain sent by the Japanese to Jianlu. I decided to send You two go. How about it?"
Li Dingguo's war commanding ability has been recognized by everyone in the Battle of Yaozhouyi. He leads the army and can adapt to changes, so Lu Xiangsheng can rest assured. Chen Shaoan was a Han from Liaodong and had stayed with Jianlu for a long time. He didn't know as many people as Kong Youde. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng would be most at ease if he led the way and cooperated with Li Dingguo.
"General, I obey!" After hearing this, Li Dingguo and Chen Shaoan unanimously clasped their fists and accepted the order.
At this time, almost everyone knew how fatal a seven-inch hit to Jianlu was to Jianlu!
After hearing their replies, Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said: "Now Jianlu has shrunk a lot due to lack of troops. I have thought about it carefully and you should be able to avoid Jianlu's eyes and ears by walking along this road. You are here In battle, the strength of the army is not large, but surprise. Therefore, just lead the Dongjiang Army's cavalry."
The Hussars Battalion has 5,000 troops left in Liaodong, but relatively speaking, the Dongjiang Cavalry Army is more adaptable to the climate and environment of Liaodong. Furthermore, if there are too many people there, it will be easy for the Jianlu to find them. Without the suddenness, it will not be easy to destroy the Jianlu's food, which is not good!
Seeing that Li Dingguo and Chen Shaoan were listening attentively, Lu Xiangsheng continued to explain: "In addition, in order to protect you, I will intensify the harassment of Liaoyang to attract the attention of Jianlu. After you burn Jianlu's food, Just act according to the actual situation. If you can harass the Jianlu in the north, it would be best to make a big noise; if you don't have a fighter plane, don't force it, just come back..."
At this point, he raised his voice and emphasized solemnly: "The main purpose of this battle is to burn the food. In addition, we must minimize the casualties of the soldiers. This is also what the emperor emphasized. Do you remember it?"
"General, I obey!" After hearing this, Li Dingguo and Chen Shaoan immediately replied with the same seriousness.
As for the news that Emperor Chongzhen was about to lead his army to regain Shenyang, Lu Xiangsheng had already mentioned it to the two of them. This is why Lu Xiangsheng told the two of them to make trouble in the north of Jianlu if there was a chance.
On the third day, after preparations were completed, Li Dingguo, together with Chen Shaoan, quietly left Haizhou and disappeared on the land of Liaodong with three thousand Dongjiang cavalry.
As soon as they left, Lu Xiangsheng went to take charge of Anshan Posthouse and intensified the harassment of Liaoyang as agreed. Although the grain and grass are not enough to support the army to attack Liaoyang, there is no problem in sending more troops to stay overnight.
Regarding the reaction of the Ming army, Dorgon in Shengjing was very relieved after learning about the situation. He explained to Bumbutai, who had been worried: "After the Ming army captured Anshan Posthouse, at most they only sent troops to harass Liaoyang at night. It can be seen that the Ming army must also be short of food and grass, so they missed the opportunity."
At this point, he raised his voice a little more and said decisively with more confidence: "With the shrewdness of the Ming emperor, he would never fail to see that our Qing Dynasty was at its weakest, but it still did not send troops to attack, which shows that the Ming Dynasty There is no surplus grain in the country. When the grain from the Ming Dynasty is harvested and shipped to Liaodong, I will get the grain from the Japanese country early in the morning, and I will be relieved first."
"That's very good, I will feel at ease now!" Bumbutai was greatly relieved after hearing this. She still believed in Dorgon's judgment.
After Dorgon saw her reaction, he turned to look at Hauge and told him: "The food of Japan is related to the future of our Qing Dynasty. You must transport as much food back as possible."
When the Qing Dynasty needed unity the most, Dorgon finally handed over the matter of transporting grain to Hauge, which could be regarded as compensation for suppressing the Hauge family before.
In fact, he also hid his thoughts on this matter.
It's Hauge, a reckless idiot. If he gets the food but has other intentions, Dorgon will not be afraid. He believes that he can defeat Hauge.
In addition, with Hauge leaving, the only line left behind by Huang Taiji will be the guards led by Obai, and their strength will be greatly weakened, making it more difficult for Dorgon's authority to be challenged. Coupled with the fact that Bumbutai wore a pair of trousers with him, the regent was almost equal to the emperor.
Duduo was in Liaoyang, and only Yue Tuo was still in Shengjing.
As for Yue Tuo, although it seems that he has supported Dorgon at present, Dorgon is still worried about him. He would still be afraid if Yue Tuo had other intentions when he got the food.
Based on the above reasons, it was Hauge who finally went to pick up the food.
At this time, Hauge heard Dorgon's instructions and immediately patted his chest and said: "This is so important. Do you think I am a three-year-old child and I don't know?"
"Okay, don't be nagging, I'll set off early tomorrow morning!" Haug didn't want to look at the couple in front of him anymore, turned around and left, and said at the same time, "The future of the Qing Dynasty depends on me, just look at it!"
Seeing him walk out of the Chongzheng Hall, Dorgon turned his head and said to Yue Tuo kindly: "Now Shengjing has squeezed out food and sent it to Liaoyang. The situation of the people below still needs us to comfort them more." Take a moment. Here in Shengjing, if you can save more food, save more food. When Hauge comes back, you will no longer be hungry!"
"Uncle, don't worry!" Yue Tuo was very respectful to Dorgon. After replying, he left.
Once he left, there was no one in Chongzheng Hall. Dorgon looked at Bumbutai, sighed and said: "The palace still has to set an example, just endure this period of time and it will be fine!"
There is no way, what is most lacking right now is food. Dorgon had to go around telling people to appease people. Otherwise, if you get impatient, trouble will occur.
Bumbutai was relatively calm, and said to Dorgon with a smile: "Don't worry, with the hope of Japanese food, I believe everyone will be able to endure it!"
She was really sure about this. She didn't understand the matter of war, but she was still a little confident about the human heart.
Dorgon listened, nodded, and listened carefully. Shengjing City was now very quiet, not even the sound of birds. If it were different, maybe I would be happy with this tranquility. But at this time, Dorgon sighed, thinking: Shengjing today is like a dead city. I hope I can get over this predicament as soon as possible!
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Compared to Shengjing where all the birds were eaten, Ningjin was very lively.
On the coastline, transport ships formed a long queue as far as the eye could see, heading north.
On land, Emperor Chongzhen's chariot led the imperial army in a mighty march. Hong Chengchou has already made arrangements here. The camp for the army is properly arranged. Once the army arrives, they can eat well and sleep well.
It has to be said that Hong Chengchou really spent a lot of energy to arrange this. Of course, this is also inseparable from the support of the people in Guan Ning.
I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the news that the people in the capital were actively borrowing food to support the imperial court in building captives has already spread here. It inspired the people here, and imitated the people in the capital, to actively participate in the campaign against Jianlu.
When Hong Chengchou reported these things to Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen saw it with his own eyes, he happily issued an order that the people of Ningjin could also enjoy the benefits of the people of the capital. In other words, their efforts will be greatly rewarded.
Immediately, this news made the people of Ningjin even more enthusiastic. Emperor Chongzhen's expedition against Jianlu was a bit like the Battle of Huaihai in later generations, and it received enthusiastic support from the people!
In this way, in mid-May of the 18th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen led his army to Haizhou.
Before the arrival of the army, Lu Xiangsheng's additional troops had not been reduced, which also played a role in blocking news.
While the army was resting in Haizhou, Emperor Chongzhen listened to the details reported by Lu Xiangsheng to Liaodong, and combined with the feedback he received from the eavesdropping system, he began to make plans in his mind.
Five days later, the Liaodong War officially began!
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