Chapter 3: Direct attack on the Yellow Dragon (IV)

"Before this, Huang Taiji has been testing my attitude towards his ascension to the throne, but I have never responded. If it weren't for a sudden change, I wouldn't have made this decision." Zhu Yinglong said.

"Did the emperor want to send troops to the north at this time?" Yuan Chonghuan was shocked and asked.

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After receiving Zhu Yinglong's affirmative answer, Yuan Chonghuan was extremely surprised. Although the Liaodong Military Region was well prepared and if he wanted to fight the Northern Expedition, he could only draw 200,000 troops. No matter how much it was, it would not work. However, the 200,000 troops alone seemed too thin. The troops of the Later Jin Dynasty were at least two or three times more!

"I have thought that if this Northern Expedition cannot be fully accomplished, at least I will force Huang Taiji to move the capital. Once Huang Taiji moves the capital, I can cut the Jurchens and Mongolia with one knife, and then divide them and eat them!" Zhu Yinglong looked at Yuan Chonghuan, Yan Peiwei and Song Xiance with bright eyes and said.

Song Xiance's heart moved. This idea was much more operational than what the emperor told him at the beginning and was easier to do.

Force Huang Taiji to move the capital was very vicious. If the capital of Shengjing was lost, Huang Taiji's prestige would inevitably be greatly reduced. If the Ming Dynasty occupied Shengjing in one fell swoop, the restoration of the lost territory would be just around the corner.

Yuan Chonghuan was also moved after hearing this. It would be difficult for 200,000 troops to destroy the Qing Dynasty. If Huang Taiji was just forced to move the capital, it would not be difficult to achieve the right strategy, and it might even make him mess up. If Huang Taiji could be allowed to take the throne himself, the Qing Dynasty would become a huge laughing stock. If Huang Taiji wanted to stand up again, it would be impossible.

"Emperor, what accident happened? The emperor did not hesitate to hide all officials and come to Jinzhou in secret?" Yuan Chonghuan was a steady person, and he was a chief official in the border area. He did not only look at the result if he considered the problem, but did not ask the reason.

"I have three daughters around me, two of them are sisters, one is Hailanzhu, the other is Bumubutai, and the other is her maid, Sumoer, the three of them. Bumubutai was rescued by me eleven years ago, and later I learned about her true identity. The daughter of Beilezang, the Korqin tribe of Mongolia, married Huang Taiji as a concubine. She did not want to be captured by the Chahar tribe's robbery cavalry, fell into the deep pit of the bear hunting, and was rescued by me. After that, she followed me into the pass, was named a virtuous concubine by me three years ago. For eleven years, she has been by my side under the pseudonym of Li Yu, so outsiders do not know her true identity. Hailanzhu

I was accused by Su Moer on the way to marry, but I was also in a moment of intent to repay the hatred of Dongjiang. Now I have been named Concubine Jing and have given birth to a princess for me. Su Moer has also been named Zhuang Concubine. Now I don’t know who recognizes Su Moer, so that Sahalin learned that Bumubutai and Hailanzhu had the news that I had been included in the palace and spread the news back. If Huang Taiji learned that the two concubines he married have now become my women, I don’t know that there would be such an expression?" Zhu Yinglong said with a funny expression, as if he did not take Huang Taiji’s possible angrily to attack Ming.

The expressions on the faces of Yuan Chonghuan and the other three were extremely exciting. If Zhu Yinglong hadn't told such secrets of the palace in person, he might not have heard such a wonderful story in his life.

It turns out that there is not only the struggle between the emperor and Huang Taiji, but also the struggle between men and women, which is really complicated.

Song Xiance looked at Zhu Yinglong enviously. A man who can be the lord of the world is even more blessed and can also put a big cuckold on his opponent. Even if Huang Taiji can tolerate it now, he may not be able to tolerate it in the future.

"So, Huang Taiji is likely to send troops to attack my Ming Dynasty?" Yan Peiwei blurted out his thoughts.

"Of course not. Huang Taiji must be furious when he received this news, but he would never send troops rashly. Calm down. What he had to do was to verify the accuracy of the news. If it was nothing, if he sent troops in this name, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the world? Even if the news was true, Huang Taiji was good at forbearing. If I send troops at this time, how could I not be prepared for my Ming Dynasty? I was defeated in the first battle after ascending the throne. How could it be proved that he was the true emperor? He lost his prestige and Huang Taiji would not make fun of his power." Song Xiance analyzed.

Yuan Chonghuan also nodded in agreement with Song Xiance's analysis.

"If we had the Northern Expedition at this time, wouldn't Huang Taiji be prepared? Wouldn't the Northern Expedition be thankless at this time?" Yan Peiwei said in confusion.

"General Yan only knows one thing, not the other, and his thinking falls into inertia. It's true that according to normal ideas, the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty was indeed extremely unfavorable, but in fact, from the other hand, through the leak of the identity of the three empresses, we can do it in reverse. When we know that Huang Taiji knew the leak of the identity of the three empresses, the guards there were naturally very nervous, because we would think that Huang Taiji would send troops to attack at any time. As long as we acted as a gesture of being a soldier, loose on the outside and tight on the inside, then Huang Taiji would definitely think that we should be guarding against his advance. At this time, they were originally going to defend our troops. Now if we were to defend, they would naturally relax. At this time, we suddenly advanced. What would happen to General Yan?" Song Xiance said with a smile.

"I will definitely catch Huang Taiji off guard. Moreover, although the Qing army was defeated twice at the city of Jinzhou, its generals were very arrogant. Moreover, Dorgon's defeat was mostly attributed to the Na Ge of the Mongol tribe of Chahar. Instead, he lacked the understanding of our Guanning Iron Cavalry's combat effectiveness. It was just a little strange. Why did Dorgon know this but not correct the wrong understanding of the Qing army's generals at all levels?" Yan Peiwei said in confusion.

"Major General Yan also noticed this?" Yuan Chonghuan said in surprise.

Yan Peiwei smiled awkwardly and said, "I just think about it casually."

Being able to notice this means that Yan Peiwei is already mature and can stand alone. Zhu Yinglong is very happy, but he doesn't want to tell the reason, and now it is not the time to announce this secret. He just smiles indifferently and does not comment.

"Didn't Huang Taiji want to take advantage of the time when I pacified Jiangnan to have no time to attack Jinzhou? This time, I will learn from him. I will directly attack his lair, attack Huanglong, and attack Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, which is my Ming Dynasty Shenyang!" Zhu Yinglong said loudly.

Yuan Chonghuan was about to say no, but found that Song Xiance was sitting upright like a mountain, with a strange smile on his face, as if he was not surprised at all. He immediately took back his words and found that Zhu Yinglong's words were still unsatisfied and did not fully reveal them.

"Yuan Aiqing, come and have a map!" Zhu Yinglong ordered.

Why didn't Yuan Chonghuan's study lack a map? Soon a detailed military map was spread out on the table.

"Look, I plan to divide the troops into two groups, one by one, mainly cavalry, and rush to Chenyang, and all the way to Hupi Post. Our army attacks Shengjing. If it is unexpected to take Shenyang, it is best. If it is dragged for a long time, the Liaoyang City defenders will rescue them. Liaoyang City defenders go north to rescue Chenyang. Hupi Post is the place that must pass, and it is also the fastest to go through the Tiger Post. Therefore, our army surrounded and annihilated the reinforcements of Liaoyang City. If Chenyang is easy to fight, then quickly return to the army to attack Shengjing. If Shengjing is difficult to chew, Then the army quickly heads south. Liaoyang City must be air-defense at this time. The army will take Liaoyang City first. After obtaining Liaoyang City, they can attack and defend. Even if they cannot attack Shenyang, they can threaten the safety of Shenyang at any time. Even if Huang Taiji guards Shenyang, they will definitely be unable to sleep or eat. Even if he does not want to move the capital, the people below will probably force him to move the capital. Is it difficult to fight without Huang Taiji?" Zhu Yinglong expressed his general strategic ideas.

The idea is not difficult, but the difficulty is how to achieve this strategic goal and temporary control of the battlefield requires an extremely clever commanding general, otherwise all this can only be lost on paper and become a talk on paper.

"How many troops are the emperor planning to use?" Yuan Chonghuan frowned. He was not good at surprise attacks, so he was not sure about this strategy. However, it can be seen that if this strategic goal can be achieved, it would be like the most fatal blow to Huang Taiji!

Liaoyang was once the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom established by Nurhaci. Later, Nurhaci moved its capital to Chenyang because Liaoyang was too close to the Ming Dynasty. Liaoyang was called "Tokyo" by the Jin people. Chenyang was originally a military center, and its city defense was three more solid than Liaoyang. After repairing and strengthening by the two generations of Jin masters, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, it was even more difficult to attack these two cities. Therefore, these two cities were no less than Jinzhou and Ningyuan's strong cities. If there were no sharp weapons to attack the city, it would be time and effort to attack these two cities.

"Twenty-hundred thousand, no less, no less, it will be thin." Zhu Yinglong stretched out his two fingers and said.

"Your Majesty knows that the entire Liaodong Military Region is full of units, including logistics, medical care, boat bridge and other auxiliary troops, is only 180,000. Even if the two cavalry divisions transferred from the Beijing Military Region, the total number is only 200,000. If all these 200,000 are pulled out, wouldn't the entire Liaodong become an empty city?" Yuan Chonghuan said with wide eyes.

Zhu Yinglong smiled and shook his head and said, "Yuan Aiqing, in fact, there are at least 300,000 soldiers who are good at fighting in Liaodong, but Yuan Aiqing has missed them all."

"In the fifth year of Chongzhen, the Military Machinery Pavilion announced the disarmament and the establishment of seven major military regions. The Liaodong Military Region had about 180,000 troops, and finally 20,000 troops were disarmament. These 20,000 troops were successively left at the border in the name of border farming. There were about 30,000 soldiers of the Liaodong Army who had been discharged in the past five years, and they were also stayed. Later, the imperial court announced the establishment of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps. There were 30,000 people from various local military regions to form a production and construction corps of about 80,000 people. In addition, there were several armed security groups that assisted and supported local public security. There were also 100,000 troops in pieces. Among the seven military regions, only the Liaodong Military Region had this special nature. Although the organization was less than 200,000 on the surface, it actually had 300,000 combat power. General Yuan, Song was right?" Song Xiance said with a smile.

Yuan Chonghuan didn't know how he had a little bit of land. He didn't want to hide it. But now he suddenly exposed the strength of the Liaodong Army, which was too early. He originally thought that he would use it as a surprise weapon in the future, but now he was exposed in advance.

"With these 100,000 troops, the security of Liaodong will be guaranteed. Before sending troops, I will give the Beijing Military Region an order, allowing Lu Haotian to mobilize 50,000 troops into Liaodong to make temporary defenses or reserve troops." Zhu Yinglong's words dispelled Yuan Chonghuan's concerns. If another 50,000 troops were drawn from the Beijing Military Region, even if there was a case, the current situation in Liaodong could be maintained.
Chapter completed!