"Commander, now that the Manchu Tatar army is confirmed to have withdrawn, what should we do next when all of us gather in Fuzhou City?"

"Yes, Governor, since only Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner troops are left in Gaizhou City, we might as well go north to Gaizhou in one go and destroy Gaizhou City as well!"

"That's right, our troops and horses have plenty of food and grass, sufficient ammunition, and high morale. Gaizhou City is not far from us, and it is also very close to the sea. We have assembled a large number of troops and traveled north by sea. We can still defeat him.

Gon was caught off guard!"

As soon as Yang Zhen heard the news that the Tatars with blue flags and white flags had evacuated Gaizhou City, everyone celebrated happily at first, and then many people began to suggest taking the opportunity to attack northward.

Yang Zhen smiled and looked at the generals under his command, talking to each other about imagining and describing the scene of Jinhai Town's army marching north to attack Gaizhou and capture Dorgon. After a while, when they had almost finished imagining, first

He chuckled, then his face darkened and he said:

"Go to Gaizhou? Who said we are going to go to Gaizhou? Are you out of your mind? Go to Gaizhou?"

As soon as Yang Zhen said these words, it was like pouring a basin of cold water on a small fire. The lively scene that was getting more and more happy with each other's words suddenly became quiet.

Those few generals who had just been clamoring to attack Gaizhou were now scratching their heads, laughing awkwardly, and no one said anything.

"You are all the backbone of our Jinhai Town and the pillars of our Jinhai Town. In the future, you will all be generals who will lead thousands of troops and act independently. When you speak and do things, you must have an overall view and pay attention to strategy and tactics."

The generals under Yang Zhen's command have complicated origins and complicated growth experiences. Some are hereditary military attaches and have read some military books, while more of them are from lower-level military households and have no sense of the overall situation.

There are also some generals who are simply from pirate backgrounds and cannot read a few Chinese characters. How do they know any strategic thinking?

However, the special location of Jinhae Town, especially the unique environment in which it must survive in the cracks, places high demands on the strategic literacy of the generals in Jinhae Town.

Relying on his understanding of the historical trends of the late Ming Dynasty, Yang Zhen certainly had an innate advantage in strategic issues, but his advantage could not be passed on to the generals under his command.

He hoped that when the war was over, he could hold a martial arts lecture hall and instill some of the things he knew in his previous life into his followers, the generals he relied on, so that they could change their minds.

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However, for more than a year, he has been struggling to survive in the cracks, and he has never paid attention to this matter and never handled it properly.

After receiving news from Hu Dabao today, he learned that Xiangbai Banner and Xianglan Banner had evacuated Gaizhou. Yang Zhen concluded that Dorgon would not send troops south again in a short period of time, such as three or two months, and he finally felt more relaxed.

, now that he had something to talk about again, he couldn't help but preach to the generals:

"Some things are feasible from a tactical point of view, but not from a strategic point of view. What should we do at this time? Should we do it or not?"

When Yang Zhen talked about this, he looked around at the generals and saw that they were all looking at him solemnly. He immediately smiled, changed his tone to a softer tone, and continued:

"For example, can we succeed in attacking Gaizhou? If we plan carefully and go all out, regardless of the cost, of course we may succeed.

"However, this is only feasible from a tactical perspective. If we look at the problem from a strategic perspective, it is definitely not feasible to attack Gaizhou City now."

At this moment, Yang Zhen felt that it was necessary to unify the understanding of the various generals in Jinhai Town about the future of Jinhai Town.

He told Emperor Chongzhen and Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, to implement the strategy of attacking from the east and defending from the west outside Shanhaiguan.

However, Yang Zhen's purpose in proposing this strategy was mainly to persuade Emperor Chongzhen and Minister of War Chen Xinjia to agree that he would take the main force of Songshan City across the sea and march eastward to establish a foothold in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Now that we have reached the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, if we really stick to our guns and launch attacks northward, we will really be in trouble with ourselves.

When doing things, you need to pay attention to methods, strategies, timing and heat.

Yang Zhen ran the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, which is now the town of Jinhai. His ultimate goal was to one day go north to eliminate the Manchu Tatars.

But at present, the first thing he has to do is to keep a low profile and bide his time, that is, on the premise of ensuring his own survival, he should keep a low profile and keep a low profile, and then quietly develop himself so that he can grow and grow as quickly as possible.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen glanced around the generals and continued to ask himself: "Why is it absolutely impossible to attack Gaizhou now? This is because, no matter whether we win or lose in the attack on Gaizhou, we will definitely attract second enemies full of Tatars.

The first attack, even the third or fourth attack.

"Although we have withstood the first attack of the Manchu Tatar army, how many more attacks can we withstand in the future?"

When Yang Zhen asked this question, several generals who had been vying for the opportunity and suggested going north to attack Gaizhou City lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Yang Zhen again.

At this time, Yang Zhen's face darkened and he said loudly: "Everyone of you must keep in mind that the current situation in the Liaodong Peninsula where the enemy is strong and we are weak has not fundamentally changed because of our victory this time.

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"We must keep in mind that until we in Jinhae Town truly become stronger and stronger, we should try our best to avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the Manchu Tatar army.

"Furthermore, in order to avoid a decisive battle with the enemy's main force in advance, as long as the Manchu Tatar army does not attack us, we must try our best to avoid launching a major attack northward for a period of time in the future."

As Yang Zhen spoke, his voice became stern again, and the generals present also became dull. None of them dared to face him, either bowing their heads in deep thought or looking away.

Just when the scene was at its most dull, Yuan Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai West Road Assistant Guards, who had always been more relaxed in front of Yang Zhen, suddenly smiled and said:

"Well, haha, the Commander-in-Chief taught you right, Commander-in-Chief taught you right. The morale in the army has been high these days, and some brothers are indeed very satisfied with their ambitions, and some are feeling arrogant.

"Yes, it was a little easier to win the previous battles. The brothers all want to take the opportunity to make new achievements and are somewhat eager to fight. The commander's lesson today comes at the right time. It comes at the right time."

Yuan Jin suddenly said these words with a smile, which immediately broke the somewhat boring and embarrassing scene. The others immediately climbed up the pole. Lu Pinqi, Xu Changyong, Li Lu, Gao Chengyou, Zu Keyong and others stood up one by one.

, bowed to Yang Zhen and said:

"Exactly, exactly. What Chief Yuan said is right. The Commander-in-Chief taught you the right lesson. The low-level positions are indeed a little bit off!"

"That's right, I will definitely keep in mind what the Commander-in-Chief just said - strategy and requirements. Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Yes, please don't worry, Governor!"

"Please don't worry, Commander!"

When Yang Zhen saw this, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly. At the same time, he also realized that there were more important things to talk about when he called all the generals here today.

Moreover, our side has won this war, so it is normal for the generals to be more optimistic. Everyone is happy, but his appearance is a bit disappointing.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen rubbed his face with both hands, smiled, and said: "Okay, okay, I am a little worried. Everyone, sit down, sit down!"

Yang Zhen sat cross-legged on the Kang in the monk's room, and instructed everyone to sit down again on the chairs and stools in the room. He also asked Xu Tingxuan and Ma Keqing to serve tea and water to the generals, and finally said to everyone:

"In the past few days, I have been worried that Dorgon is still evil and worried that Huang Taiji will not give up after losing his troops and generals, so I led everyone to stay near Fuzhou City to take precautions.

"But now, it is certain that in the next few months, the Tatar army will not gather again to come south to plot against us. And we ourselves should also plan the future affairs of Jinhai Town!"

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, he saw Yuan Jin once again taking the lead and clasping his fists at Yang Zhen and saying loudly: "Please give me your orders, Governor!"

Seeing this, the rest of the people imitated each other, clasped their fists at Yang Zhen, and shouted together: "Please give me the command, Governor!"

When Yang Zhen saw this, he said to himself, "Okay, this is nothing to discuss. There is no need to discuss it anymore. I can arrange it directly." He nodded immediately, then looked at Lu Pinqi among the generals and said:

"General Lu!"

"The humble position is here!"

Seeing that Yang Zhen was the first to call him, Lu Pinqi quickly stood up.

Although Yang Zhen had previously appointed him as the chief military officer of the Jinhai North Road Assistance Guard and stationed in Fuzhou City, there were so many soldiers and horses in Fuzhou City that he, the so-called chief military officer of the North Road Assistance Guard, could only command his original subordinates. In fact,

A bit in name only.

Now that the Tatar army has retreated, Yang Zhen will definitely go south. Now that he is the first to be targeted, he must be responsible for the defense of the North Road.

Lu Pinqi, who had been looking forward to this day for a long time, was actually a little excited when he thought that he could finally take charge as the commander-in-chief of Fuzhou.

Sure enough, when Yang Zhen saw him standing up, he immediately said to him: "You are the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai North Road Assistant Guards. After this governor leaves here, you will command the Fuzhou regiment camp, garrison Fuzhou City, and guard Fuzhou."

The city and the area north of it!”

"I humbly obey my orders! - But, Commander, this Fuzhou regiment camp -"

When Lu Pinqi heard this, he was indeed asked to guard the North Road alone, and he immediately loudly accepted the order. However, after receiving the order, he realized that Yang Zhen's words mentioned a Fuzhou regiment camp, and he looked at Yang Zhen hesitantly.
Chapter completed!