(..b1 3kanwang/bread) Shanhaiguan, officially called Yuguan in the Ming Dynasty, is located at the easternmost end of the Great Wall, with mountains on its back and the sea, so it is called Shanhaiguan, and this pass guards the western end of the Liaodong Corridor. , is a key place in and out of Liaodong, and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
The front line of Shanhaiguan was originally the border defense line of the Ming Dynasty to guard against the King of Liao and the Three Guards of Duoyan. There were 120,000 border troops, which governed the entire Yongping Prefecture, and more than 300,000 soldiers and civilians, most of whom were garrisoned military households. It seems that There are many defenders, but they are surrounded by enemies on all sides and their strength is obviously insufficient.
As the guardian of Shanhaiguan, Guo Ying also had a headache about how to guard the border. To the southwest was Shuntian Prefecture, to the northeast were Liaodong and Duoyan Sanwei, to the west was the Tatar tribe, and to the east was the sea. Yongping Prefecture was like being surrounded by A piece of meat stared at by a pack of wolves will be eaten at any time.
Although Yongping Mansion is surrounded by enemies from all sides, the Peking Army led by Wan Lei has not planned to touch it. After all, this mansion is not a rich "natural wealth", and taking it down will become a heavy burden. The Peking Army does not want to do it too early. Close to the very unfriendly neighbor of the Liao Army,
Yongping Mansion is useless to the Beiping Army, but to the Liao Army, it is the gateway to life. Since the Beiping Army's navy rose up in the Bohai Sea last year, it cut off the Liao Army's sea lanes. If the Liao Army wants to go south, it must take Land Road, to put it bluntly, if the roadblock of the Peking Army is not kicked away, Zhu Gaoxu will only be able to stay in Liaodong and eat ginseng for the rest of his life. He will have no share in the pursuit of the Central Plains.
To attack the Beiping Army, the Liao Army has only two ways to go. One is to take Shanhaiguan, but this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The King of Liao accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty emperor and dare not come openly for the time being, so this road is temporarily The second option is to bypass Shanhaiguan and go from the territory of Duoyan Sanwei to the north of Shuntian Prefecture to directly attack the Peking Army. However, Duoyan Sanwei is at war with the Tatars and the King of Liao does not want to intervene in the civil war between the Mongols, so he chooses After conquering North Korea and strengthening our strength, we can then fight to the death with the Peking Army.
Just when the Liao army was in trouble with the local "rebels" in North Korea, the Ming Dynasty sent a special envoy to bring him a special order, and actually gave him the Shanhaiguan Pass that he had only dreamed of. Not only that, but also More than 100,000 frontline defense troops from Shanhaiguan and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from Yongping Prefecture also packed packages for him.
It's pie in the sky, it's pie in the sky, it's almost like gold falling from the sky. Zhu Gaoxu got this special order and was so happy that he could wake up from sleep laughing. However, he was not a fool. He knew the purpose of the court's move. The intention was to borrow the sword of the Liao army to kill the Peiping army.
Although he knew that the court was borrowing a knife to kill people, Zhu Gaoxu was still very willing to use it for personal purposes. Wan Lei and he had a hatred of killing his father. This hatred was irreconcilable. Wan Lei had ruined his good deeds many times, and he was so tired that he could only Taking my subordinates to Liaodong to enjoy the cold weather is a real pain.
Yu Gong, Shuntian Mansion is the only place he must pass when he goes south to fight for the Central Plains. If he wants to fight for the throne in the future, he must first capture Shuntian Mansion. In addition, the Peiping Army has artillery, sea ships, iron factories, etc. He is jealous of something. As long as he swallows Shuntian Mansion, his strength will be doubled. He will be invincible in the world. The emperor's throne in Jinling City will be within his reach.
With infinite hatred and endless greed, Zhu Gaoxu not only issued a general mobilization order in Liaodong, but also ordered all Liao troops in North Korea to withdraw. He also used many means to bribe many indigenous tribes in Liaodong, and gathered nearly 150,000 troops. The Nanxiashan Navy, in short, came out in full force this time,
The coffins have all been taken out, Peking Army, I will fight with you.
On March 17, Shanhaiguan ushered in another mighty team, holding the military flag with the word Liao. Needless to say, this was the personal army of the Liao King Zhu Gaoxu. In addition to the personal army, there had been several armies a few days ago. arrived and began to take over the military and civilian money and food from Shanhaiguan and Yongping Prefecture. By this time, the transfer work had been completed.
As the guardian of Shanhaiguan, Wuding Hou Guo Ying was also one of the officials responsible for the handover. He personally led the civil and military officials outside Shanhaiguan to welcome Zhu Gaoxu's arrival. After all, Zhu Gaoxu was still a prince canonized by the imperial court and had a very high status. The superficial etiquette must be used up,
And Guo Ying also knows that the King of Liao is different from ordinary princes. The ordinary princes do not rule the people, and do not enfeoff the land. Even some special "border kings" have been stripped of their bodyguards and various privileges by the current emperor. , among more than ten princes, only the King of Liao could lead troops and own land.
To put it bluntly, the average prince is a pig raised in captivity and poses no threat to the court; while the King of Liao is a free-range wolf, and a complete white-eyed wolf. Everyone in the court knows that he will rebel sooner or later, and His Majesty the Emperor is also worried. Courageously guarded,
However, defense must be used when it should be used. In the eyes of the imperial court, the Peking Army is also a vicious wolf. To deal with the wolf, of course, a more vicious wolf must be used. Only when the two wolves fight can the imperial court benefit.
"Old Minister Guo Ying, pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Liao." Facing the prince who was conferred by the imperial court, Guo Ying, who was named Marquis of Wu Ding, had to bow his head. He had no choice but to not only have the surname Zhu, but also have the strength.
"You don't need to be polite, Mr. Guo Hou," Zhu Gaoxu put on the most friendly smile, "Mr. Guo is a hero who founded the country, and he is still guarding the country's borders. He is really a hard-working hero. I admire you infinitely."
"Your Highness is making ridiculous compliments. I am ashamed of myself. It is my duty to serve the country and guard the border. What contribution is there?" Guo Ying responded in a decent manner, but his attitude was very clear. He was not interested in the wooing of Liao King Zhu Gaoxu.
But it’s no wonder, Guo Ying is already a long time old and has long passed the golden age of rebellion. Moreover, he is now a Marquis and will start a business again with the King of Liao. Unless his brain is kicked by a donkey,
Seeing that the win over was ineffective, Zhu Gaoxu did not show any disappointment on his face, because this was what he had expected. He put on this polite and virtuous corporal look, not for Guo Ying, but for those behind Guo Ying. The civil and military officials could see it, so after he exchanged a few words with Guo Ying, he met with the group of people at the back one by one to find out who might seek refuge.
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhu Gaoxu finally entered Guancheng, and the work of military and civilian money and food had already been taken over by the people below. He just glanced at it for a few times and it was over. Guo Ying didn't want to stay in this ghost place any longer. Looking for With an excuse, he left Guancheng with his subordinates and hurried back to Jinling to enjoy his old age.
After sending away Guo Ying and other civil and military officials, Zhu Gaoxu summoned all his cronies and held an emergency meeting. On the one hand, the Yongping Mansion area was only nominally owned by the King of Liao, but the soldiers and civilians below still did not truly surrender; On the one hand, the main force of the Liao army has arrived. How to use troops against the Peiping army is also an urgent matter that needs to be discussed.
Since they came out in full force this time, most of Zhu Gaoxu's cronies followed, leaving only a few people to manage affairs in Liaodong. As the military advisor of the King of Liao, Dao Yan also followed him south. However, after a few years of traveling and tiring, and adding Tortured by the bitter cold in Liaodong, he has grown old.
"General Zhu, you are the first to arrive at Yongping Mansion and know the current situation of Yongping Mansion best. Please tell me first," Dao Yan said in a hoarse voice to a general named Zhu Neng.
"According to the general's information, Yongping Prefecture has a name of 120,000 frontier troops, but in fact there are only more than 70,000 people, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. There are up to 50,000 people who can be used by our army," Zhu Neng frowned. Dao, as a general, of course he knows that there is a special skill of corruption in the army, which is to take short quotas. It is obvious that one of the original generals is good at it.
"Only 50,000 are available." Zhu Gaoxu frowned when he heard the news, but he also knew that now was not the time to fight corruption, so he asked: "How many people are there in Yongping Mansion, and how many people are strong?"
The reason why Zhu Gaoxu asked this was to recruit strong men on the spot. Of course, he did not expect these temporary strong men to win the battle, but it was good to recruit them as cannon fodder.
"There are 40,000 registered households in Yongping Prefecture, 70,000 military households, and 20,000 craftsmen households. However, according to the people sent by the general, they were bewitched by the Peiping thieves. A few days ago, the people in Yongping Prefecture fled south in large numbers to Shuntian Prefecture has gone, and many villages have become empty."
"What," Zhu Gaoxu was furious when he heard the news. He thought he could get a big mansion with a large population and a lot of money, but he didn't expect that what he actually got was a mess. But after thinking about it, he understood this One of the explanations is: This is the trick of the imperial court. The imperial court deliberately left a mess for him. The purpose was to check and limit the development of the Liao army.
Zhu Gaoxu's mood was certainly not much better after he got a "three-no" house where he needed money but no food, no food, no people, and no one. Of course, Zhu Gaoxu's mood was not much better. Seeing his master's gloomy face, Dao Yan explained: "It's better if we leave. The battle between our army and the Peking Army is about to begin, and we have no time to pay attention to those idle people."
Hearing what Dao Yan said, Zhu Gaoxu's face looked better. Although Yongping Mansion was almost an empty mansion, there were still tens of thousands of border troops, and they totaled nearly 200,000 troops. So many. If we attack Beiping City, it should be enough to break it. As long as we capture Beiping City, we won't have to worry about the lack of people under our control.
"General Zhu, have you ever discovered the military situation of the Peking Army?" Zhu Gaoxu asked in turn,
"The general has already sent people to sneak into Shuntian Mansion, but most of the people sent out have no news at all. We can only get some information from some businessmen. It turns out that the Peking Army has more than 60,000 people, mainly cavalry, and the Peking Army has just attacked When we go to Baoding and Hejian Prefectures, these 60,000 troops will be divided and stationed in various places, and the strength will definitely be insufficient."
"It's been several years, why are there still only 60,000 people?" Dao Yan asked with some disbelief.
"This subordinate has no way of knowing, but the businessmen also said that the city wall of Beiping has been built, and cannons have been installed on the wall, so it may not be easy to capture,"
"Cannons have been added." Zhu Gaoxu was not surprised when he heard the news. He had already known that the Peking Army had artillery. He asked Dao Yan: "Military advisor, what do you think should be done in this battle?"
"Since the defense of Beiping City has been strengthened, if our army wants to attack by force, we are afraid of heavy casualties, which is a bad idea." Dao Yan said this, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then said: "It is difficult to win by force. We can only use the strategy of trapping the enemy." , Lao Na thought that our army would first send a small number of troops to pretend to attack the city, and most of them would bypass Beiping City, rush into the two Hejian Prefectures of Baoding, cut off the hands and feet of Beiping City, and then join forces to surround the city, and they would be able to defeat it in one battle. "
"Okay, just follow what the military advisor said," Zhu Gaoxu agreed immediately, "Soldiers are very quick. Send the order, and the entire army will set up camp immediately, march all night, and arrive at Shuntian Prefecture before noon tomorrow. The Peking Army will be caught off guard."