Five hundred and sixtieth chapters two handsome meet
When the rebels rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong fell, most of the responsibility must be borne by the imperial court, especially the civil servants who controlled the government.
The shortcomings of party strife, using civil society to control military force, and lack of consideration for the people have long been apparent. However, these guys didn't realize it, and still worked with the emperor to lead the Ming Dynasty towards the abyss of decline.
Unfortunately, now Dongjiang Town not only has Mao Wenlong, but also Guo Dajing.
He would never allow the dirty hands of civil servants to reach out to Liaodong, and he would never push the Liao people who were about to enjoy peace and happiness to the incompetent and corrupt court and bureaucrats.
This is the land that countless soldiers took back with their blood and lives. It was left for the Liao people to live and work in peace and contentment, not for the imperial court to expropriate and exploit for officials to make money.
Because of this confidence and principle, Guo Dajing did not care much about the imperial court's thoughts and the secret conspiracy of the civil servant group.
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Without the backing of strength, all conspiracies and tricks are empty talk. Loyalty to the emperor and righteousness cannot restrain Guo Dajing, so naturally he is too lazy to pay attention to those petty tricks.
The arrival of Mao Wenlong caused another burst of joy among the besieging troops. Wherever the flag went, the soldiers waved the flag and shouted and cheered, which made the prisoners guarding the city tremble with fear.
Receiving such support, Mao Wenlong felt happy and excited. Accompanied by Guo Dajing, he inspected Liaoyang City. After returning to the camp, his mood could not be calm for a long time.
"Unless the general comes to Liaoyang, the morale of the army cannot be so high." Guo Dajing served tea and complimented with a smile: "The city of Liaoyang was destroyed with one drum, and there is no problem."
Mao Wenlong glanced sideways at Guo Dajing and scolded with a smile: "Stop flattering me. I'm here to take credit for my merits. I don't want to bother myself and work so hard."
Guo Dajing chuckled and hurriedly presented the detailed plan for the siege and said, "Please ask Marshal Mao to review and correct it."
Mao Wenlong took it without looking at it. He reached out and patted it and said, "Just follow this and look at it later in the evening when you have time."
The siege plan was very detailed, ranging from the time for blasting the tunnels to the order of the various troops to attack the city.
Moreover, Guo Dajing had carefully discussed with the siege troops in advance, and all the ministries were making preparations, waiting for the general attack on the city the day after tomorrow.
Mao Wenlong seemed careless, but in fact he showed his trust in Guo Dajing. As he joked, he was just here to take the credit and there was no need for him to point fingers.
Holding out his hand to signal Guo Dajing to sit down, Mao Wenlong drank tea and asked slowly: "Tomorrow we are going to cross the river and go north. Are the two associations a little short of men and horses? It wouldn't be too late to wait one more day to break through Liaoyang and increase the number of troops."
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Guo Dajing pondered for a moment and said: "According to the latest information, there are not many Jianlu troops left on the north bank, so it is not difficult to cross the river and land. Moreover, the general will not lead his army too deep. He will march thirty or forty miles north and wait for reinforcements.
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Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "This is quite safe. Jianlu may have other plans to shrink his troops. He must not be willing to just run north in such a panic."
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "I just want to reenact the Battle of Saarhu and concentrate my forces to defeat a certain group of my troops. When my main force is assembled, will they resist like this?"
Mao Wenlong gently stroked his beard, looked at Guo Dajing with great admiration, and said: "Thirty thousand elite cavalry went straight into the enemy's rear. Although it was risky, it was able to secure victory in one fell swoop. It is a wonderful move."
Guo Dajing said humbly: "Jianlu thought that the general was always timid and cautious and did not dare to take risks. The general was only bold once in a while. The victory or defeat is not yet known."
"Otherwise." Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said: "The Jianlu have not given up on Shenyang yet, and their troops are concentrated here. They penetrate directly behind the enemy's rear, criticize those who are overbearing and attack those who are weak, and attack their vital points."
Guo Dajing smiled dullly and said: "Jianlu is like a gambler. He has lost everything, but he still has to rely on the few chips in his hand to make money. When he loses everything, he will only starve to death."
"Jianlu's hesitation is the opportunity for our army to win." Mao Wenlong turned his eyes to the map on the table, pointed at it and said: "Shenyang and the territory to the north are not a bargaining chip. How can Jianlu
Will you give up easily?"
After a pause, Mao Wenlong laughed, looked at Guo Dajing, and asked jokingly: "If you were Dorgon, would you abandon several cities and hundreds of miles of land?"
Guo Dajing shrugged his shoulders and said: "Of course I am not willing to give in. I have to give it a fight."
Mao Wenlong chuckled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said thoughtfully: "Dajing, look at the current situation. It is very similar to that after the Battle of Guangning. It's just that the enemy and we have changed places."
After the disastrous defeat in Guangning, Xiong Tingbi gave up all the fortress land outside the pass and returned to Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop.
At the time, it was an unpardonable crime. But history has proven that if the Ming Dynasty had kept its doors closed and not entangled with the Jianlu in Liaodong, it would have been a wise strategy.
First of all, there is no need to exhaust all the national financial resources to support the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the customs; secondly, the built captives are not given the opportunity to continue to plunder and enrich themselves. The low productivity of the Houjin will fall into the dilemma of scarce materials in a few years.
But the tragedy in history began with the overhaul of the Guanningjin Defense Line. It not only depleted the country's financial resources, but also depleted the Ming Dynasty's fighting troops.
Of course, the smarter strategy is to abandon Liaoxi and support Dongjiang Town. Even if it is just an attack on Jianlu, it can trap Jianlu in Liaodong and leave nothing to chance.
If it weren't for Guo Dajing's foresight and the technology of later generations, Dongjiang Town would definitely not be as strong as it is now, and the Jianlu would have become a thorn in the side of the Ming Dynasty.
Regarding Mao Wenlong's analogy, Guo Dajing thought for a while and said: "There are indeed similarities. If the Jianqi had the courage to move all of them northward, leaving only empty cities and destroyed farmland, our army would not be able to
Plow the courtyard and sweep the holes."
The grain road is too long, which is a problem that is difficult to solve. Even if there is water transportation, winter is approaching and the rivers are frozen, which will cause considerable logistical difficulties.
Moreover, troops must be retained in the occupied cities and important areas must be defended. By the time the Dongjiang Army reached the Liaodong border wall, a lot of troops had already been occupied.
The main problem is that Jianlu retreated on their own initiative and did not suffer heavy losses. Although they were still unable to defeat the Dongjiang Army in a head-on battle, the Dongjiang Army had to be vigilant and cautious and did not dare to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
"Jianlu didn't have the courage. In other words, they were poor people. They finally made some money, how could they spit it out?"
Mao Wenlong sneered and shook his head and said: "Besides, Dorgon's prestige is not enough. Even if he has the intention, he is powerless."
Guo Dajing smiled and nodded repeatedly, and said: "The commander-in-chief said it clearly and the metaphor is vivid. When the Jianlu rebels first rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, they were barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Everything they grabbed was their own. Apart from destroying Jianzhou, there was nothing they could do.
What a loss.”
"But things are completely different now. No one can accept the idea of giving up a big and comfortable house to others and sleeping in a pigsty!"
"What you said is quite damaging." Mao Wenlong laughed loudly and said: "Whether it is a pig pen or a dog kennel, Jianlu has to go there. But it is only temporary. It will be difficult to survive in the future, so there is no need to worry about where to sleep!"
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Jianlu's psychology has been carefully studied. He wants to retreat but is unwilling to do so, wants to fight but is afraid of heavy losses, which is both contradictory and helpless.
In this dilemma, although the Jianlu people had moved north, not all of them had moved. Although they wanted to fight a tough battle in order to reverse the situation, they were not so determined.
In the end, it was just a specious battle plan, preparing to escape while preparing to fight. You say, how could this not make the Jianlu army confused, the people's morale scattered, and they would be defeated before they fought!
Guo Dajing refilled Mao Wenlong's tea and said with a smile: "If we can rebuild the captives in Liaodong, maintain peace in Liaodong for two or three years, and run it well, that will be the best result."
Although the territory of Dongjiang Town will not be limited to the existing Liaodong territory, that is, it will stop at the Liaodong border wall. The attack on the North Fleeing Jianlu will also continue, but this will still require a period of rest.
To put it bluntly, it has occupied the entire Liaodong area at once. How to recover and operate it will be the most important task within two or three years.
Cultivated land must be fully developed and utilized, commerce must flourish, and towns must be planned and rebuilt. Destruction is far easier than construction. The damage caused by a fire may take months or even longer to rebuild.
While managing Liaodong, it also shortened the distance of grain and ammunition transportation for the army to advance northward. This was a necessary condition for clearing holes and annihilating the remnants of the rebels.
A relatively stable development environment must ensure that the Jianlu are unable to carry out raids, that is, the Kou border. The Dongjiang Army divides troops at the border and takes precautions at all times, which is actually not what Guo Dajing wants.
Mao Wenlong looked at the map, which already had Guo Dajing's scribbles on it, which showed his general plan for the post-war period in Liaodong.
Moreover, before the war began, Guo Dajing also discussed with Mao Wenlong and basically determined the rough strategic adjustments.
Liaoyang will become the political center, with Chen Jisheng in charge; Shenyang will be the military center, and the army will mainly be concentrated in the area north of Shenyang.
The principle of separation of civilian farming and military settlements was still followed. The fifty miles north of Tieling and within the Liaodong border wall were all designated as military settlements, and the remaining fields were allocated to the common people for cultivation.
In addition to regaining central Liaoning, eastern Liaoning, and northern Liaoning, Dongjiang Town also wanted to drive the Mongolian tribes in Guangning and Jinzhou areas to the north and allocate the Horqin Prairie to them for grazing.
As the Horqin tribe, Jianlu's closest ally, Jianlu was defeated and could not go unpunished.
If they know the current situation, they can fight back and use the heads of the captives to redeem themselves, and the punishment will be lighter. If they are stubborn, the Dongjiang Army can easily defeat them based on their strength.
However, Guo Dajing would not use all the power of the Dongjiang Army to gain territory for other Mongolian tribes. If he wanted to, he would send people and troops to contribute. There is no reason to get something for nothing.
"It's enough to have a rough plan now." Mao Wenlong nodded with satisfaction and said: "There are still many uncertainties in the situation after Liaodong is pacified."
With a wry smile, Mao Wenlong said hesitantly: "There is an undercurrent surging over at the imperial court!"
Guo Dajing was a little disdainful, rolled his eyes and said: "The war has not yet been decided. Are the princes in the imperial court going to kill donkeys or come to snatch fruits?"
Mao Wenlong chuckled, with a look of helplessness on his face, and said: "Those civil servants can't see the military generals' status rising. No wonder they have to raise the ancestral banner of using civil society to control military affairs and dictate the post-war Liaodong!"
"It's not surprising." Guo Dajing said dullly: "I'm afraid that even Jianlu knows the virtues of the princes and hopes that they will cause trouble so that we can develop the mentality of raising the enemy to respect ourselves and be merciful and let them go.
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Dorgon and other slave chiefs did have such a lucky mentality, believing that the Dongjiang Army would not pursue and fight fiercely, and after winning one or two victories, or occupying one or two cities, they would stop in order to benefit from the long term.
The bird is gone, the bow is hidden, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked. This idiom has been around for a long time. It is not a tradition that only came from the Ming Dynasty, or it is a bad nature.
When the foreign enemies are eliminated, it is the beginning of the control of the generals. Few of those who have great achievements in shaking the master will have a happy ending. Even if they do not shake the master, they will be jealous and people will attack him in groups.
Let’s not talk about how many founding heroes Zhu Baba killed, but only those who were not too old, such as Grandpa Qi, who “only wanted peace in the sea”, and famous generals such as Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting who did not show their prowess due to historical changes.
Unfortunately, if Guo Dajing had not been behind the scenes, Mao Wenlong might have given Jianlu a chance to survive.
But now, Mao Wenlong has a way out, but he has to completely defeat Jianlu before he can sleep peacefully.
"Uncle Ning Yuan, who was self-respecting, ended up raising tigers, and even his own descendants were ruined in his own hands."
Mao Wenlong shook his head slightly and said: "We must eliminate all evil responsibilities against the Jianlu. No matter how many years it takes, we must persevere in order to maintain long-term peace in Liaodong."
Ning Yuanbo was Li Chengliang. It was his mistakes in his later years that led to Nurhachi's rise. In the end, even his sons Li Ruzhen and Li Rubai died due to the Liaodong War.
After experiencing a cruel war, the hatred between Mao Wenlong and Jianlu was hard to resolve. At the same time, he also recognized the essence of Jianlu and no longer harbored illusions.
This is exactly what Guo Dajing hopes. Only by sharing the same hatred with the enemy can we achieve the goal of plowing the streets and clearing holes and eliminating evil. In Dongjiang Town, Mao Wenlong still has a very high prestige, and Guo Dajing knows that he has not been able to surpass it.
The two talked for a while, then Guo Dajing stood up and left, asking Mao Wenlong to have a good rest.
After Guo Dajing left, Mao Wenlong did not rest. He picked up the siege plan and read it carefully.
Although it was expected that Guo Dajing would do a good job and Mao Wenlong would not need to do anything more. But when he saw the detailed plan, Mao Wenlong still nodded from time to time and could not hide his admiration.
"The main attack is in the east city. The city wall will be dug out and filled with a large amount of gunpowder. There will be four blasting points, and the Liaoyang city wall will be blown open in one fell swoop..."
"When blasting, we strive to kill two birds with one stone. It will not only destroy the city, but also cause heavy casualties to the captives, making it difficult to stop our army from entering the city in time. Therefore, our army does not need to cover up the gathering of troops before attacking."
"At the same time, mortars were used to bombard the city wall, causing the prisoners to hide under the city wall. They were killed or injured during the explosion and fell into chaos..."
Mao Wenlong finally finished reading the siege plan and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. With such means of destroying the city, there was no suspense about Liaoyang's recovery.
More than 30,000 Jianlu were wiped out, which should be the largest number of enemies wiped out in a single battle. After this battle, even if the Liao Dynasty could not be completely defeated, how many Jianlu troops could still resist?