Chapter 497: Helpless choice

The second year of Chongzhen, on the 20th day of the first lunar month.

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Yang Jie, who received an urgent report from Liaodong, rushed to deal with the matter.

"Master Sun, please take a look at Yuan Chonghuan's letter." Yang Jing read it for a while, and said helplessly and amusedly. In the letter, Yuan Chonghuan reported the emergency military situation. The Donglu team had already crossed the Liaohe River and might be at the city soon. The war was about to come. Then he reported his good news, saying that he had killed more than ten cavalry and tatars, which gave him a good start this year, and offered his own "strategy", saying the benefits of this strategy, claiming that if he followed his strategy this year, he could get many brains. Finally, he asked himself for two thousand Mile Miles.

Faced with Yuan Chonghuan's almost rogue urgent report, Yang Jie could only shake his head after seeing it, two thousand Thousand Thousand Miles Miles! Yuan Chonghuan really thought that Liulizhai was exclusively opened by himself, and he could create as much as he wanted. The lenses of the Thousand Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Miles Money is a cost of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Sun Chengzong also kept watching the emperor read the urgent report quietly. He thought something big happened outside the pass, but when he saw the emperor laughing and crying, he was very curious. After taking the letter and reading it for a while, his face looked helpless and funny.

"Master Sun, according to you, what is Yuan Chonghuan's strategy? Haha, of course, let's not talk about Qianlijing for now." Yang Jing asked with a helpless smile. Yuan Chonghuan had a big problem for himself. Qianlijing was a "commodity" that he sold for money, but this guy asked himself, as if he had changed out of thin air, but he had a difficult problem for himself.

"By your Majesty, just from this strategy, it is a good strategy. If you can force the Donglu to retreat and make the Donglu become an invisible blind man and an inaudible deaf man, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to our Ming Dynasty. The battlefield mist that Your Majesty has said is completely covered by the Donglu, and the chance of victory this year will be even greater." Sun Chengzong said seriously. Putting aside Yuan Chonghuan's "unreasonable" request, this combat strategy is still somewhat noticeable. Sun Chengzong was also very surprised by Jinning's mind and the decision of the big and small officials to go out to find trouble for the Donglu. However, thinking about it, he was relieved. The emperor would connect the outside world.

The power of the external vassal was distributed to Liu Jishan, which caused the contact between the external vassals outside the pass to have nothing to do with Jinning. The consequence was that the external vassals, such as Lin Danhan, did not belong to Jinning's control. After Lin Danhan and others got the heads, they naturally would not look for them. This record was naturally not their heads. The direct consequence was that although they won the battle, they did not have any heads to buy it. This embarrassing situation really made Jinning's big and small army heads have fever and couldn't hold back their faces. If they still did this year, if they won the battle but had no heads, then their Jinning's official soldiers would probably have to stuff their heads into their crotch and would not be able to afford that person.

"Haha, there are fifty and one hundred cavalry in the East; there are one hundred cavalry in the East; there are one hundred cavalry in the East; there are one thousand cavalry in the East; if there are thousands of cavalry in the East; and there are two thousand cavalry in the East; if there are thousands of cavalry in the East; and they will send out ten thousand people. When the East is approaching, they will retreat. When the East is retreating, they will stick back again. This scout war, haha... the theory is really good, but I don't know what will happen if it is executed..." Yang Jing said with some helpless smile. This "scout war" is really good. He attacks the enemy with absolute advantage in local battlefields, avoids the decisive battle between the main force and the enemy, and drags the enemy into a tired situation.

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, if it is implemented well, there is indeed a lot to do. Then the Donglu besieged the city will last forever, at least two or three months, and at most six months. Although the Donglu seem to be fierce and dare to besiege the city under the eyes of the Ming official army, I will take my Ming official army seriously. But I think this is just an appearance. Although they look down on our Ming official army and do not take our Ming official army seriously, they have to find out that direction at any time. If they cannot find out this, I am afraid that they will not even sleep. The more arrogant they are, the more they look down on our Ming official army, the more they mean that they must always grasp the dynamics of our Ming official army.

We must always control our great civilian army from that direction to send troops from. Therefore, the spies of the Donglu must be spread all over the entire battlefield. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, they must be clearly seen. If so many spies are spread out, they will definitely be very scattered. If such a scattered spies gather more than ten times the superior forces of the Donglu and defeat them one by one, they will indeed have a great chance of winning. Without the spies inquiring about the news, they cannot grasp the surrounding situation in time. The dream of Donglu's besieging the city and fighting aid will not be able to do it, and they must be worried about the sudden assault of our Ming army. Therefore, I think that this tactic is acceptable..." Sun Chengzong made a long speech and made a positive evaluation of this scout war.

"Yes, I think so too. Judging from the current situation, the Donglu can only siege the city and forcefully attack the city. I believe that the Donglu will not do it. Not to mention the losses of the forced siege, if it is attacked a small city, the things inside may not be enough for them to eat. Even if they forcibly attack it, it is not cost-effective. What's more, now I have a strict order to retreat and when the city is broken, all the supplies must be burned. In this way, even if the Donglu captures a small city, the harvest will be extremely thin. Then the Donglu is just a robber group. He has spent so much effort and no such great losses. I guess Huang Taiji is not even able to do a stubborn position. Hahaha..." Yang Jing said with a smile. Yang Jing is now counting him as a death sentence. Huang Taiji is siege, and he will never really force the siege. They can't bear the loss of the siege. They didn't have any hands before.

Siege is a difficult problem when grenades, not to mention that there are grenades now, at least two or three times the death of the city guards can only capture a city. If Huang Taiji dares to do this, he is afraid that the internal disaster will be over. The robber group will naturally use the logic of robbers. As for big cities, such as Jinzhou and Ningyuan, Yang Jing believes that if Huang Taiji wants to fight, it is probably not even possible for Huang Taiji to fight. If the people in Jinzhou and Jinzhou are surrounded, they are afraid that the number of people in the besieged city is not much different from that of his besieged city, and even more than his. If this number of people is to risk red cannons, Folang machines, grenades, and strikes made by Danei to attack the city, Yang Jing believes that as long as Huang Taiji is not broken, he will not have the idea of ​​these big cities. If they dare to surround the big city, they are afraid that they will not even be able to bird him. Let him stay there and watch him consume logistics resources.

The so-called form is better than that of people. This is the case. The general trend is that there are not many ways to go. Things have not happened yet, but you can also predict what will happen.

"Your Majesty, although this battle method is good, I think it is a waste of money. If Your Majesty agrees to Ziru's request and gives Ziru so many thousand-mile mirrors, what about other places? What about Your Majesty's plan? If Mao Wenlong asks, will Your Majesty give it? Where is Man Gui, Zhao Rujiao? There are still new troops? Should Your Majesty increase it? What about Beijing camp? There are other borders and Weizhen? Your Majesty, you are not worried about the lack of worries but the unevenness!" Although Sun Chengzong was also very interested in this scout war and supported it, he had to deny the scout war from the overall height.

"Oh, Master Sun is right! Yuan Chonghuan, this guy has raised a problem for me!" Yang Jing smiled bitterly. This is really a troublesome. Now the Qianli Mirror is only popular at the Qianli Mirror level, and some are popular at the Hundred Mirror level. But now Yuan Chonghuan wants to directly popularize it to the Xiaoqi level. The difficulty is not very great. If Yuan Chonghuan's requirements are met, the officers and soldiers of other military towns in the world will definitely feel unfair and will definitely need it. That is a big trouble. If you don't use the Qianli Mirror and directly execute this scout war, it is OK, but the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Then, is Your Majesty going to get back to Ziru? Or?" Sun Chengzong asked. This is really difficult to open. Once it is opened, it will be a big trouble. The emperor agreed. It was to seek trouble and only cause resentment.

"...No, let's not go back for now. I have tried to find a way to satisfy Qianlijing's affairs, but it is impossible. It can be partially satisfied. In addition, if he fights well, I can reward Qianlijing with an additional reward. In this way, I can only do this, hahaha..." Yang Jing smiled helplessly. Yang Jing was unwilling to attack Yuan Chonghuan and the Jinning official army. Finally, these guys had to fight with the Donglu with real swords and guns, but he poured cold water on them. This is not in his own interests. Although Qianlijing is expensive, it is just a dead thing to him, but it is just an item on the assembly line. As long as there are enough people, he can produce it continuously. Compared with two points, Yang Jing has already made an idea.

"Your Majesty is wise." Sun Chengzong didn't plan to say anything about the emperor's sage. He had already said everything he should say. I guess the emperor had his own plans, and he didn't want to see Jinning's enthusiasm frustrated.

"Uh, by the way, Master Sun, look at these combat details and tactical issues, but what places need to be added?" Yang Jing asked again. Yuan Chonghuan sent a thick stack of combat plans and details, which portrayed the entire scout war quite beautifully, for fear that he would not impress the emperor.

After hearing the emperor's words, Sun Chengzong began to think intently. After a while, Sun Chengzong woke up from his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, after reading this strategy, I will consider the more detailed areas. After all, this war is unprecedented, and I cannot determine whether it is good or not. However, there is a place to remind Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said.

"Master Sun just say it." Yang Jiefu said.

"Your Majesty, this strategy mentions that those bounty hunters should be involved in it to play a role, but I think this is inappropriate." Sun Chengzong reminded solemnly.

"Oh, why is this? Master Sun can explain it in detail?" Yang Jing asked. In Yang Jing's opinion, it would be better to use bounty hunters to participate in this matter. After all, bounty hunters have experience and are flexible and mobile, which is far from comparable to the Ming Dynasty's official army. It is better to use bounty hunters to fight the scouts of the Donglu.

"Your Majesty has thought about where the heads hunted by those bounty hunters will go to exchange for rewards?" Sun Chengzong reminded seriously.

"Well, this is a problem." Yang Jing immediately realized that something was wrong. Now, the Donglu heads obtained by the foreign vassals outside the pass, including those who were given a reward from Liu Jishan, and it had nothing to do with Yuan Chonghuan. If the bounty hunter was allowed to participate in this matter now, would the hunted heads be considered Yuan Chonghuan or Liu Jishan? Although it was a small problem, a small problem would cause big problems. At that time, he divided a lot of his rights just to restrict Yuan Chonghuan.

"That's right, Your Majesty, if you get involved in this way, you will definitely have a gap between the heads. At that time, you may even steal the heads.... At that critical moment, it will ruin big things." Sun Chengzong reminded seriously.

"Well, this is indeed a problem." Yang Jingai also frowned and nodded.

"Besides, Your Majesty, in addition to this problem, there are also mixed personnel, which can easily reveal the whereabouts of our Ming Dynasty official army. If there are spies from the Donglu among these bounty hunters, it would be dangerous to report the details of our Ming Dynasty official army to the Donglu?" Sun Chengzong said again.

"...Well, this is a big problem! It seems that you cannot agree to the bounty hunter involvement in this matter. Yuan Chonghuan also wants these bounty hunters to be under his management. It seems that it is a big loophole!" Yang Jing got Sun Chengzong's reminder, and understood the problem, and thought about it, and understood. I was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan was not not understanding this problem, but was afraid that he deliberately did not consider the risk of using bounty hunters in order to get more heads. It seems that he also thought of the heads being crazy.

"That's right, Your Majesty, this risk has to be considered. The gaps between the Eastern Barbarians are everywhere, so you have to be careful! If you allow bounty hunters, idle people to enter and exit the battlefield and inform the news, it will definitely happen. Once the specific location and details of our Ming Dynasty official army are leaked, there will be major casualties. Your Majesty, you must investigate..." Sun Chengzong pointed out the problems.

"Well, I understand, then I will reject this, let Yuan Chonghuan execute this matter alone, and not let anyone approach the battlefield. Those who approach the battlefield will do it according to Tonglu's law. How about it?" Yang Jing said without thinking too much.

"Your Majesty is wise, but those bounty hunters are actually useful, not useless." Sun Chengzong thought about it and said again.

"Oh, what are Master Sun's ideas? How should he use those bounty hunters?" Yang Jie asked.

"When you go back to your Majesty, Jinning wants to fight the scouts. It is really not good to attack the spies from the East and allow the idle people to participate. However, if these idle people are placed north of Sancha River and east of Pingxi Fort, these people will be of great use. What do you think?" Sun Chengzong said while pointing out several locations on the sand table.

Yang Jie followed Sun Chengzong's guidance and looked at this location. He immediately understood what Sun Chengzong meant. It was indeed a good idea to let these idle people and bounty hunters harass the rear of the Donglu, or to replenish the supply route.

"Yes, Master Sun has a good vision. In this way, I am not afraid of spies among these bounty hunters." Yang Jingwei said with a smile.

"That's right, your Majesty, the ships that are connected to the coastal four cloths will give these people no worries. Although these bounty hunters may not cause much harm to the Donglu, they will also make the Donglu feel a headache. To the west of Pingxi Fort, any idle people are prohibited from entering and leaving to avoid being taken by spies..." Sun Chengzong pointed at several locations and explained.

Yang Jie nodded indifferently. Looking at the "Pingxi Fort" with only one place name but no city, he lamented that Jiang is still so spicy.

"Okay! That's it. In addition, what happened to Dongjiang Town? When will the news be heard? Where has Mao Wenlong been?" Yang Jie asked again.

"When you go back to your Majesty, it is also the news I just received in the past two days. Mao Wenlong has already boarded the boat at Shanhaiguan [now Qinhuangdao]. It is said that the ice is not too severe and you can already take a boat." Sun Chengzong replied again.

"Oh, that's good. Since the sailing is already available, the day for the sea surface to be unblocked has come. Mao Wenlong has to attack everywhere again. OK, that's it." Yang Jie said excitedly. The ice surface on the coast began to be unblocked. In other words, it is possible to harass the Donglu along the coast. Once Mao Wenlong attacks everywhere, the Donglu's headache will come, which will greatly alleviate the pressure on Jinning.

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Outside the pass.

Twenty miles east of Jinzhou.

Huang Taiji faced the fork in front of him, with anger and reluctance on his face.

"Da Khan, that Yuan Manzi actually hung the head of our Da Jin Warrior on the city wall. Da Han, let's go to Jinzhou..." A man begged really hard.

Yuan Chonghuan did a good thing a few days ago, hanging the killed Tartars on the city wall to stimulate the Tartars by learning from Mao Wenlong so that the Tartars could attack Jinzhou City.

"Khan, you have to make the decision for the servants..." More people began to beg Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji faced the fork in front of him, his face was full of blue veins and gritted his teeth. He also wanted to attack Jinzhou, Jinzhou, and Jinzhou. But could he defeat Jinzhou? He didn't please Jinzhou in the city of Jinzhou two years ago, and his father was also defeated in such a strong city. He wanted him to attack Jinzhou unless he was crazy! He brought only more than 40,000 troops, and the soldiers in Jinzhou City were probably not fewer than him. He surrounded many soldiers with few soldiers. Huang Taiji's head was not broken yet. What's more, the Ming Dynasty now used Folang machines and grenades. He wanted him to attack such a strong city without thinking about it.

He had no way to go besiege a small city. After all, the small city was limited in food, supplies and ammunition. After siege, he could consume the food, supplies and supplies inside, wait for the Ming Dynasty's official army to come to his door, and fight a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle, causing the defeat of a large number of officials and troops in the Ming Dynasty, and thus causing internal turmoil in the Ming Dynasty. He hoped that the Ming Dynasty court would have great political turmoil due to huge defeat. If he could take two steps to make a fool of himself, such as if he didn't know how to do things, his chance would come, otherwise he would definitely be trapped between the white mountains and black waters.

Huang Taiji is not only sighing, but also not even a decent cannon. Even the small cities such as Songshan were very difficult to surround. They could only force the city to be exhausted through long-term sieges and food, and asked him to attack the city. Even these small cities were not willing. Around the Chinese New Year, he received news that the Ming Dynasty suddenly strengthened the defense of these small cities. It is said that it suddenly reinforced and supplied a lot of people and materials, probably even the Red Cannon of the Folang Ji. After this news, Huang Taiji knew that the Ming Dynasty emperor was forcing him and forcing him to walk, and he did not want to follow the path designed by the Ming emperor, but he had no other way except this road. Now the Ming Dynasty surrounded his gold medals into an iron barrel, which could not allow him to move. He was not able to walk many ways except to struggle to take the initiative first.

Faced with the bitter begging of everyone.

Huang Taiji struggled in his heart. He still had some chance of winning according to the road arranged by the Ming emperor to go to Weishi City, and at least he could force the Ming Dynasty to rescue him. Once the Ming Dynasty's official army left the city, his chance would come. Fighting wild battles has always been his strength of Dajin and his capital to try; if he went to Weishi City now...
Chapter completed!