Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang's idea was not wrong. When they were in a full-scale war with the enemy, the important town in the rear was not taken down. They sent troops back to pull out this nail and fought a decisive battle with the enemy without any worries to ensure the smooth flow of the rear. This is no problem and a wise move.

However, the suggestion of the two of the generals was rejected by the court.

The reason for the court's veto was very simple. Now the Chinese thieves have entered Shandong one after another and will soon enter Jinan. If they are allowed to enter Jinan, it will be difficult for the imperial army to capture Jinan.

The best strategy is to take this place in one fell swoop before the enemy army enters Jinan. At that time, they can wait for their hard work to resist the enemy's army.

Traditionally speaking, the cities in the rear must be taken down. This is right, just to ensure the retreat and to ensure the smooth flow of food channels. This is almost a golden rule for military strategists.

However, the imperial army did not have these two problems. First, the imperial court did not have enough food, grass and supplies. They raised their own grains, so there was no saying that the food route was cut off.

Second: In the words of the court, they had no way out at all. They had advance but no retreat. They had to conquer Jinan and destroy Liu thieves. This was their only way out.

Third: As for the fear of being besieged by them day and night, they are so scared that they are possessed. The city guards who are in danger of being able to fight back? Can they cut off their retreat?

Therefore, the court rejected the suggestion of the two generals and ordered them to dig more trenches and set up more fences to siege the two cities. As long as the enemy cannot break through and go out, all other troops will be used to attack in the Jinan direction.

The court's reply surprised Hong Chengchou and Yang Xusichang. Before the road to the rear was straightened, they actually dared to dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops to go deep into the enemy's formation to attack Jinan. The strategy was correct, but it was very dangerous to operate and it was easy to cut off the rear.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang have always used steady military force. They did not do such a risky strategy, so they immediately rejected the imperial court's will and continued to implement the established policies.

At this time, Shandong was already covered with clouds of war. All cities in the south had mobilized and prepared for war. Dongchang Prefecture had fought everywhere. Dongchang Prefecture had been divided into two battlefields. One was Hong Chengchou's troops. They concentrated on besieging Linqing, while the other was besieging Dezhou with Yang Sichang's troops. It can be said that wars were everywhere. This also made the Chinese army's troops very insufficient.

Judging from the meaning of the Chinese army, they have given up their rescue in Hejian Prefecture, Linqing, Dezhou and other places. Their life and death will depend on their own abilities. They will concentrate their troops in Jinan and fight to the death with the enemy.

Because after Liu Zhongyong's army arrived, he never took a step forward, but instead prepared for war in Jinan.

In more than half a month, Liu Yuanqiao's army will also arrive here to strengthen Jinan's defense.

It can be said that both sides are fighting for time.

Hong Chengchou was very angry. Before going to war, the emperor and the court swear to promise them that they would not interfere in their battles and let them go. However, after the battle, they immediately changed their minds and immediately began to point fingers at them.

You should know that the court granted them full authority at the beginning, and the main reason for this was that there was no military pay or food, so they could only make some promises and fool them into fighting.

As a result, after they went out, they immediately changed their minds. The soldiers were very resentful. More importantly, after they attacked Shandong, they did not have the gold and silver mountains they imagined. The other party implemented the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. Wherever they went, they could move away, and burned them, so that they would not get any benefits.

Everyone escaped from Qingguang, so we wanted to catch some people to be civil servants and logistics. This was not enough, which put them under great pressure.

Moreover, the tenacity of the Chinese army was beyond their expectations. In their imagination, they dispatched an army of 700,000, and pressed it with the momentum of Mount Tai to crush the eggs. If it were the Ming army, they would probably flee after hearing the news.

However, the Chinese army did not flee. They just took the initiative to carry out strategic retreats and narrowed their forces to defend and wait for assistance. The places they gave up, the imperial government troops easily occupied them. They did not experience any difficulties, easily occupied large areas of cities and many county towns, but did not gain any benefits, but instead dispersed their troops.

When they were asked to attack the county where the Chinese army had gathered heavily, they were hit by the Chinese army's cannons and muskets.

Although it is rainy now and it is raining, the Chinese army dare not fight in the field, but they rely on the city walls to build many temporary sheds, but their muskets and powder are not damp, and they exert their power. When the Ming army launched a large-scale besiege of the other party's high-profile city, their casualties were very heavy.

If you don't launch a group charge and use human sea tactics, you will not be able to rush to them. If you use human sea tactics, you will often become a living target for the opponent's cannon. The red-clothed cannon built on the city wall will be bombarded with one cannon, and a few flesh-and-blood alleys were plowed out, killing dozens of people, which made the Ming army very scared.

At the beginning, when the Ming army was sufficient, they were divided into many groups and bloomed everywhere. However, when the troops penetrated into Dongchang Prefecture, the front line began to lengthen and their troops were further dispersed, and they were not that strong.

Moreover, the disadvantages of their lack of a logistics team have also emerged. Even if the food and supplies have been wiped out in the front, no one has transported these things from the rear. In the original plan, they raised grain on the spot, but they were all burned by the Chinese army and raised a hammer?

This made them have no choice but to choose a limited number of places to conduct a key attack.

Even if they were focusing on attacking, they still wanted to clear the way out first to ensure that their food supply was sufficient and they were free to advance and retreat before they attacked Jinan.

Yang Sichang's troops also stated that they had to take over Dezhou before they could be besieged Qingzhou and enter the three eastern prefectures to rob the food there.

However, the court had different opinions, and the court hoped to be able to fight quickly. In the eyes of the court, as long as they captured Jinan, defeated Liu Yuanqiao's troops, and killed or captured Liu Yuanqiao alive, they could win.

If they had plans like Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou and others, they would spend several months taking over Hejian Prefecture and Dezhou Prefecture, which was a waste of great time. Liu Yuanqiao would use this time to enter Jinan to stay here and fight to the death with them.

By that time, Jinan will become another Texas or Hejian Prefecture.

And after attacking Shandong, they realized that they did not break into the world of peace, nor were they allowed to gallop and traverse.

Although the Chinese army gave up most of the county towns and concentrated their forces to defend the main county towns.

This means that this vast field is where the Ming army celebrates.

The main force of the Chinese army was unable to drive up, but their cavalry set out early and arrived here. The role of defending and siegeing was not very big, but in the vast wilderness, their role was great.

The cavalry divisions of Burigude have basically been transferred into Dongchang Prefecture. His cavalry divisions were divided into ten thousand-man teams, coming and going like the wind, and they specifically attacked the weak links of the Ming army.

The Ming army formed a heavy army group, and they dared not attack easily, but if the Ming army soldiers appeared in the field, they would be easily attacked by them, forcing the Ming army to not dare to divide the troops and could only join forces to keep warm.

Originally, according to the ideas of many Ming soldiers, they entered Shandong, where they were happy and the paradise where they galloped freely. Who knew that as long as they were troops less than a thousand people, they would be attacked by the Chinese cavalry, which would make them fall into tears and cry for their parents.

Burigude was originally a master of cavalry, very good at using cavalry, and especially good at the tactics of light cavalry. They came and went like the wind, attacking the weak links of the enemy, making the enemy miserable.

Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang and others also sent their own cavalry teams to fight against them, chasing and fighting them, but in the fight in the wild, they made Burigude's cavalry fight so hard that they cried and cried, with heavy casualties and feared the enemy like a tiger.

Because the cavalry in Burigude is mainly Mongolian mercenaries, these are fierce men who are very proficient in riding and archery skills. They can eat horses and sleep on horseback, come and go like the wind, and attack the weak links of the enemy.

If you form a military formation and a strong camp, they will not attack you. If you are marching or fighting in the wild, you will be attacked and attacked by them.

Although such a tactic cannot destroy the main force of the Ming army, it greatly delays their speed. More importantly, it forces the Ming army not to divide the troops.

They didn't dare to send small troops to plunder money and grain. They had to go out with thousands of people, which greatly reduced their efficiency in this regard.

The Ming army had no choice but to send countless teams to the countryside to plunder money and food and catch strong men, but most of these people were attacked by the Chinese army. Once their soldiers fell into the hands of the other party, they would be chopped off their heads and used to receive rewards.

Moreover, the local people are in the same mind as the Chinese army. They are opposed to the Ming army everywhere, informing the Chinese cavalry, and making the Chinese cavalry look like they have eyes everywhere. As long as the Ming cavalry dares to be alone, they will be attacked by them.
Chapter completed!