After An Yingchang left, the other generals present also generally knew Yang Zhen's style of play this time.

That is to fortify the walls and clear the fields, defend by the city, and rely on the relatively sufficient supply of ammunition, food and grass in the Zhenjiang Fort to withstand the enemy's offensive.

Therefore, the generals watched An Yingchang leave in silence, and no one stepped forward to ask for orders to go out to fight against the enemy.

Until An Yingchang's figure disappeared from the gate, Zhang Chen saw that no one spoke and Yang Zhen did not continue to make new arrangements, so he stood up and said:

"Captain, Zhenjiang Fort has strong defenses, sufficient food and grass, and sharp firearms. Your humble position does not worry that we will not be able to hold on in the city for a long time. What is worrying now is the fact that the Qing army will use the name of siege to attack the city again!

"The Qing Dynasty soldiers surrounded Zhenjiang Fort, and the governor was in the city. If General Zhang on the south road, General Zu on the east road, General Lu on the north road, and General Xu on the middle road heard the news, they would separate their troops.

If you try to save him, you may fall into the trap of the Qing captives!"

"Yes, Governor, besieging the city and seeking reinforcements is a common method used by the Qing captives. Currently, the Qing captives have many soldiers and horses, and they are good at field battles. If the generals of various commanders lead their troops to come for reinforcements without knowing where they are, but are defeated by the Qing captives one by one, then we will stick to our position.

Inside Zhenjiang Fort, the fundamentals have been lost!"

After Zhang Chen stood up and expressed his views on the battle, Li Lu also stood up immediately. He also said that the Qing captives might besieging the area for reinforcements, but his statement was different from Zhang Chen's.

"In addition, we must be on guard against the Qing Dynasty army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. This time the Qing Dynasty troops are large. If they attack our Zhenjiang Fort instead of attacking it, they will divide their troops to attack Zhuanghe Fort on Jinhai East Road.

, or simply divide the troops across the river to fight against the Uiju City, Dingzhou City, Anzhou City where the Koreans revolted, or even Pyongyang City where Mr. Shen Qicheng and Shen Qicheng and the others are located. Then, Governor, should we save it at that time or not?

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"If we choose to divide our forces for rescue at that time, whether we divide our troops to go south to rescue Zhuanghe Fort, or divide our troops to go east to rescue Dingzhou, Anzhou, Pyongyang and other cities, we will probably fall into the trap of the Qing army.

This is a plan. Once this happens, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Li Lu didn't say what the consequences would be if he succeeded in Qinglu's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but everyone present was a veteran of battles, so there was no need for him to say everything, everyone understood what he meant.

Therefore, after Zhang Chen and Li Lu finished speaking, the generals present looked solemn again.

All the generals who originally belonged to Jinhai Town knew about Yang Zhen's unique position in Jinhai Town, and also knew about the soldiers and horses on Jinhai South Road, Middle Road, North Road, especially the nearest Jinhai East Road. Once they learned that Zhenjiang Fort was besieged by heavy Qing troops

, there is a possibility of falling, and Yang Zhen himself is in the city, so he will definitely send troops to save it.

However, as long as they send troops to rescue them, they will definitely fall into the encirclement of the Qing army.

In fact, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had played this trick of encircling a point and calling for reinforcements countless times in various places in western Liaoning.

However, what is unclear is that the Qinglu Eight Banners' trick of encircling the target to call for reinforcements always succeeded.

For example, the Songjin War that originally began in the 14th year of Chongzhen's reign originated from the siege of Jinzhou City by the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were surrounding Jinzhou, waiting for the Ming Dynasty to send troops north to rescue Jinzhou. The situation of encirclement and reinforcements at this point was very clear.

It stands to reason that this is a situation that clearly invites you to bury yourself in a urn, and a person like Hong Chengchou should not be able to see it, and it is impossible not to see it.

However, Hong Chengchou saw that it was useless. He delayed and delayed, and finally he had to lead his troops north to rescue Jinzhou City, because he was accompanied by supervisors sent by the imperial court. On top of the supervisors were the Minister of War and the Imperial Guard.

Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen ordered you to go, how dare you not go?

Although Emperor Chongzhen did not kill military generals lightly, he would always fall out with his civil servants and kill them whenever he wanted.

Therefore, even if Hong Chengchou knew that there was probably a trap near Jinzhou, he could only bite the bullet and jump in.

In this life, with Jinhai Town and Yang Zhen moving around on the Liaodong Peninsula, the Songjin War in history is basically impossible to happen again.

But after listening to the words of Zhang Chen and Li Lu, Yang Zhen began to worry a little whether he would turn the Zhenjiang Fort defense battle in front of him into a replica of the Songjin Battle.

It would be self-defeating if news spread that he was leading the main force of the Eastern Expedition Army and was surrounded by Zhenjiang Fort, forcing other people in Jinhai Town to come to rescue him.

"Well, what you two said makes sense. The Qinglu's best strategy is indeed not to attack the city, but to use the siege as a guise to encircle the point and call for reinforcements. We must guard against this move.

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After listening to what Zhang Chen and Li Lu said, Yang Zhen thought for a moment and immediately made his decision. He turned to look at Yuan Jin and said to him:

"Well, Commander Yuan, I will have to work hard on this matter for you again. After the discussion is over, you immediately return to the ship and command your naval battalion fleet to withdraw to the direction of Dalu Island and send people to the rear.

Pass my order on the road——"

It has been several days since Yuan Jin led his fleet to transport a large amount of ammunition, grain and grass to Zhenjiang Fort.

In the past few days, the ammunition, food and fodder supplies sent by the fleet have already been disembarked and transported to the city for storage.

As the commander-in-chief of the Navy, he neither had to lead his men to reinforce the city defenses inside Zhenjiang Fort nor direct his men to dig trenches everywhere outside Zhenjiang Fort. He was in a state of doing nothing for many days.

At this moment, when Yang Zhen heard his name, he immediately stood up from his seat, clasped his fists and said yes to Yang Zhen, and then listened carefully to the order Yang Zhen asked him to send someone to deliver.

"First, order Zu Keyong, the commander-in-chief of the East Route, to gather all the soldiers and horses under his command, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, return to defend Zhuanghe Fort, and tell Zu Keyong and the others that if the Qing Dynasty army goes to besiege Zhuanghe Fort, they can only rely on their own troops and horses.

They defended the fortress and there were no reinforcements outside Zhuanghe City.

"Second, order the North Road Commander Lu Pinqi to gather his troops and defend the defense area. After the war starts at Zhenjiang Fort, as long as he can contain the captives in front of him, there is no need to send troops to rescue them.

"Third, order General Zhang Degui to lead all the troops and horses on the south road and the middle road, guard the important areas in the rear, continue to manufacture ammunition, guns, and ships, and ask the Assistant Camp Affairs Office to continue to do a good job in autumn harvest and winter storage."

"Yes, I humbly obey my orders!"

In this way, when Yang Zhen said something, Yuan Jin immediately followed up with a promise, and all the generals present also nodded together.

At the end, Yang Zhen thought for a while and added: "You have to send someone to deliver the order. In addition to the orders above, you must also make it clear that after the Qing Dynasty army surrounds Zhenjiang Fort, no matter what the battle situation is here,

, no matter what orders are issued from the imperial court after the news spreads, the words of this governor will prevail. Without the order of this governor, no one is allowed to act rashly!"

"I understand the humble position!"

It's not that Yang Zhen doesn't want other people from all walks of life to come to help, nor does it mean that he doesn't want to gather all the people to complete the battle and wipe out the main force of the Qing army in one battle.

If it could be done, of course he would want to do it.

But he was very aware of the consequences of doing so. Historically, this was what Emperor Chongzhen and others had envisioned and done before the Songjin War.

But what about the result?

As a result, the Qing army's plan fell into place. The Ming Dynasty's remaining elite army of hundreds of thousands was completely wiped out and completely lost the chance to make a comeback.

Therefore, in this life, he would rather stick to Zhenjiang Fort and face the Qing army alone than take such a risk.

For him, when Zhenjiang Fort can no longer be defended, he can abandon Zhenjiang Fort and then leave without fear.

Anyway, Zhenjiang Fort is close to the river and the sea, and he has a large navy. He just needs to make up his mind before the river is completely frozen. He has a way out.

And once other parties are involved, the consequences will be beyond your control.

But after Yang Zhen finished speaking, he thought that Yuan Jin would either sit down and continue the discussion, or he would take his leave and go back to make arrangements. However, he found that Yuan Jin was still standing motionless, looking like he was hesitating to speak.

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"What? Mr. Yuan, do you think there is anything wrong?"

"No, the Governor is prepared for a rainy day. There is nothing wrong with thinking ahead. I am just thinking that the Qing army only has so many people. If Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, personally leads the Eight Banners' main force of tens of thousands to Zhenjiang Fort, then what will happen to the Qing army?"

Isn’t it empty to the west of the captives——"

Seeing that Yuan Jin hesitated to sit down or leave, everyone knew that he might have something to say, but no one expected that what he said would be such a thing.

Therefore, as soon as Yuan Jin said these words, he immediately aroused the surprised attention of the generals present, including Yang Zhen himself, who was stunned for a moment.

"You mean?"

"The humble position means that since the main force of the Qing rebels has come to Zhenjiang Fort, then the Qing rebels must be empty in western Liaoning. If the governor is worried that the people from Jinhai Town who rescue Zhenjiang Fort will fall into the trap, then why not inform Commander Hong and Liaoxi about the situation here?

Generals, tell them to launch an offensive to the west of the Qing Dynasty to help the governor share some of the pressure?"

"Hold on!"

"yes!"

"It's time to ask them to share our worries!"

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After Yuan Jin made his intention clear, the generals of Jinhai Town, including Qiu Zhenhai, Li Lu, Yang Shen, Zhang Chen and others present, immediately responded and greatly agreed to the proposal.

Including the few imperial generals left in front of them who had not spoken much, such as Lin Qingye, Liu Lin and Shen Qizhou, they all stroked their beards and nodded constantly.

Obviously, Yuan Jin's strategy of trying to enlist the Ming soldiers and horses stationed in western Liaoning to fight against the Qing captives is in line with what most people want at the moment.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Yang Zhen stretched out his hand and pressed down. After the venue became quiet again, he said with a smile: "Very good, very good. I understand what Mr. Yuan means and what you mean.
Chapter completed!