Ji Zi Volume Chapter 181 Feng Jiajun (big update, please vote for me!)
It can be seen from the geographical terrain of the entire Yongping Prefecture that it is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Coming from the northwest, it is condescending.
If the Mongols choose a breakthrough point among the hundreds of miles from Xifengkou to Jielingkou, they will most likely choose to attack Qian'an first when going south. They do not rule out directly attacking Lulong. However, Lulong is southeast of Qian'an. If only
If they attack Lulong and spare Qian'an, then the Mongols will have to consider that the Zhou army in Qian'an will go south and give the Mongols a blow in the back.
But if you attack Qian'an, you don't have to worry about this. You only need to firmly guard against the Jizhen army coming from the west.
Hence Feng Ziying's judgment is that the Battle of Qian'an should be the first battle and also the most critical battle.
If this battle is fought well, it will create great momentum and dampen the confidence of the Mongols, making them unable to act arbitrarily in subsequent battles.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Mongols will advance in multiple directions and launch attacks on Qian'an and Lulong at the same time. In this case, there is no need to say that they can only engage in an all-out attack.
Zuo Liangyu was too young, You Shiren had no war experience, and Qian'an City was lower than Lulong City, and its moat was narrower. There was no room for failure in the first battle, so Feng Ziying thought about it and decided to personally take charge of the Qian'an battle.
In comparison, Lulong City is high and the river is deep. In addition, the city has a larger population, and the number of young men gathered is more abundant. In addition, with the prefect Zhu Zhiren sitting in charge, it can at least boost some morale. Huang Degong is several years older than Zuo Liangyu, and has more experience.
It's richer, so it's more reassuring to leave it to him.
“Ziying, you have to think carefully.” Zhu Zhiren was also a little moved.
Everyone knows that Qian'an is much more dangerous. As a colleague, Feng Ziying has every reason to sit in Lulong and hold on. No one can say why, but the other party decided to go to the front line of Qian'an in person. This is a responsibility.
Zhu Zhiren knew very well that if it were him, he would not have the courage.
"My lord, I have thought it over carefully. I will move to peace. I will ask your lord to take command of Lulong. The specific defense will be left to Hushan. He is rich in experience. He also used to be on the side wall when he served as an officer in the military camp for my father.
I have fought against the Mongols and Jurchens many times, and I am both brave and brave, so don’t worry,..."
Seeing that Feng Ziying had made up his mind, Zhu Zhiren did not give much advice, "Well, Ziying, you are in Qian'an. I will send another letter to You Shiren, asking him to obey your orders. He and I are also considered fellow villagers.
He is also a relatively disciplined official, and I believe he can cooperate with you very well. In addition, I am signing a few blank documents for you. If there are disobedient officials and gentry in Qian'an City, I authorize you to handle everything on the spot.
The responsibility lies with me!”
This is pretty much it, Feng Ziying nodded secretly, Zhu Zhiren was still a little concerned.
To deal with officials above the ninth rank, I, as a Tongzhi, have no power, so I must have the magistrate’s personal decree and seal. The same applies to dealing with the gentry. Although Tongzhi has the power, he must also bear the responsibility. With the magistrate’s order and seal,
Then it doesn't exist.
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While Feng Ziying and Zhu Zhiren were discussing how to defend Yongping Mansion, Feng Tang also received an urgent delivery from Feng Ziying via carrier pigeon at the Jiliao Governor's Mansion in Liaoyang.
After seeing the express delivery, Feng Tang looked a little ugly.
He did not expect that his son would still decide to take this risk. In his opinion, this risk was completely unnecessary.
Since the Ministry of War has opened an attack on You Shigong, as long as he ensures the Shuntian Prefecture, local officials will not bear the main responsibility for the gains and losses of Yongping Prefecture. Even if Yongping Prefecture is looted by the Mongols, the local officials will
We must take responsibility, but it is also a secondary responsibility, and we will not be held accountable excessively.
But it would be too risky for Ziying to go to Qian'an.
It would be better to take a step back and guard Lulong.
Seeing that Feng Tang's face was ugly, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong who were behind him didn't know what happened.
“Sir, what happened to Donglu?” Cao Wenzhao asked in a low voice.
"There's nothing wrong with Donglu. It's a letter from Ziying. This little brat doesn't make people worry. He wants to personally guard Qian'an, so he relies on Zuo Liangyu, a camp civilian who has trained him for three months?!"
Thinking of this, Feng Tang became even more flustered and irritable.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong were both Feng Tang's confidants and were shocked when they heard this.
It is no secret that the Chahar people have gathered various Khalkha tribes inside and outside to prepare for a large-scale invasion southward. Liaodong's careful scouts on the grasslands have already spread the news.
Currently, soldiers and horses from the five tribes in Inner Khalkha are gathering towards Chahar, while soldiers and horses from the tribes in Outer Khalkha are still on the way. It will take some time to complete the assembly, and the collection of grain and grass from Chahar has also not been completed.
In full swing.
If there are no accidents, the Mongols will move south in a big way within ten days at most.
Judging from the current situation, the Mongolian left wing has almost assembled more than 100,000 troops, reaching nearly 150,000. If nothing unexpected happens, the troops should be divided into several groups to invade south.
Now the whole north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, from Shanhaiguan to Wandu Division, is full of turmoil.
It is not yet certain which route the main force of the Mongolian army took to move south, but preliminary analysis points to three passages.
The first is the line from Longmen Guards to Gubeikou.
This line is the junction of Xuanfu Town and Ji Town, and the section between Sihaizhi-Bohai Institute-Chaohe Institute is particularly dangerous.
Bohai is under the jurisdiction of Ji Town. It is too close to the capital in a straight line. Almost as soon as it breaks through, it reaches the capital city. Ji Town has heavy troops stationed here.
Sihai is governed within the territory of Yanqing Prefecture, which belongs to Xuanfu Town, and there are two border walls inside and outside, so in theory it should be relatively safe.
The section from the Bohai Sea to the Chaohe River is also quite dangerous, which is the area where the Zhongmiyun Reservoir was located in later generations, but it was still a lowland in this era. From here, you can break through and follow the Tanghe or Chaohe River through Miyun, Huairou, and Changpinghe.
Between Shunyi and directly into the capital.
In other words, the most dangerous areas are within the jurisdiction of Ji Town. As for Xuanfu Town, there are two inner and outer walls. Generally speaking, the Mongols, who mainly rely on cavalry, will not choose to break through the two walls and go south. They would rather fight fiercely.
It is more cost-effective to break through a side wall.
The second is the section from the Chaohe River to Xifengkou. This section is located northeast of the capital city. It is a little far away, but the terrain is flat. If you break through the line from Modaoyu to Malanyu, you can easily reach the capital city directly.
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Because of this, Jizhen deployed heavy troops on this line to deal with it.
The third one is the line within Yongping Prefecture.
Theoretically, this line is far away from the capital city. Even if we break through the border wall and enter Yongping Prefecture, if we really want to attack the capital city, we still need to traverse the entire eastern counties of Shuntian Prefecture and the areas under the jurisdiction of the guards.
But this line of defense is weak. If you only want to plunder and plunder, it is the best line, such as Qian'an, Lulong, Fengrun, Yutian, Baodi, Xianghe, Wuqing, Liangchengsuo to Hejianfu, the fertile fields
Thousands of miles away, there is a flat river, and the population is densely populated, and the garrison strength is either sparse or mainly composed of garrison guards with poor combat effectiveness, which is perfect for the Mongolian cavalry to break through and sweep through.
Feng Tang, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong are all experienced in battles, so they naturally understand the priorities of the entire northern defense line. Although Yongping Prefecture will not be the main attack route of the Mongolian army according to common sense, even if it is
Even a partial army cannot be resisted by a few thousand people.
Taking the letter from Feng Tang, Cao Wenzhao read it and handed it to He Renlong.
“Sir, the Mongols coming to Yongping Mansion should be just a partial force. The general estimates that Bohai Station and Malanyu are the two most dangerous places.” Cao Wenzhao comforted Feng Tang.
Feng Tang shook his head: "Where is Xifengkou?"
"Your Excellency has reminded Mr. You that the Santun Camp is behind Xifengkou. Lin Dan Batur will know it. I estimate that Lin Dan Batur may use a partial force to feint attack on the front line of Xifengkou to attract and hold back the three troops.
The Jizhen Army on the other side of the camp is looking for opportunities to break through from several other places."
Cao Wenzhao had many dealings with the Tumuts and Ordos in Datong, and he was very familiar with the habits of these Mongols. They ran thousands of miles and attacked in the east and west very smoothly. But you have to say how strong they are in attacking hard.
I really can't say that my ability to fight tough battles is much worse than that of the Jianzhou Jurchens.
"Lindan Batur wants to feign an attack at Xifengkou, and You Shigong can only sit in the Santun camp. Otherwise, if we break through from here, the entire central part will be in danger." Feng Tang sighed, "Now we can only place our hope on the Mongols.
Don’t have too many partial divisions here in Yongping Mansion.”
"Sir, why don't you ask Long to lead his troops south to Shanhaiguan to provide assistance?" Cao Wenzhao knew that his superior was worried about his only son, but he couldn't show it.
Feng Tang almost agreed, but in the end he shook his head: "It's not easy for us here either. Nurhachi seems to be going to attack the Haixi Jurchens. Fortunately, we have arranged the affairs of the Ula tribe in advance. Now
It just depends on whether there will be any problems on Shulhaqi’s side.”
"Sir, the Ula tribe and the Ye He tribe are united. Nurhachi can't swallow them both so easily. I'm a little curious about how Nurhachi will deal with it. Shuerhaci also followed your instructions and approached Fushun. There is Li Yongfang,
In addition, Brother Xilong’s main force is in Tielingwei, and Brother Laiqing’s main force is in Shenyang. As long as there is any movement, we can respond at any time, so the problem should not be big.”
Cao Wenzhao is currently Feng Tang's most important assistant. He controls Feng Tang's most important mobile force, which numbers up to 18,000 people, of which 8,000 are Cao Wenzhao's thousands brought from Datong.
The elite cavalry expanded based on the elite, known as the Tiger Roaring Cavalry, imitated Cao Cao's elite cavalry during the Three Kingdoms. The other 10,000 people were the elite infantry of the Liaodong Army, including two fire gun battalions.
In addition to Cao Wenzhao's most powerful force, there are 15,000 men in the hands of General You Shiwei. Among them, 5,000 cavalry are elites formed from the old troops brought by the You brothers from Yulin, and another 10,000 infantry.
Including a firecracker battalion being formed.
The other one is controlled by He Renlong. In addition to a cavalry battalion, there is also a sword and shield infantry battalion and a fire gun battalion under construction.
If you add in Feng Tang's gun battalion led by Feng Zuo and a cavalry battalion led by Feng You, which are Feng Tang's personal troops, this is the Liaodong Army that Feng Tang can absolutely control.
The entire Liaodong Army has 120,000 troops. Feng Tang has firmly controlled nearly 50,000 troops in just over a year. If you add in the fact that Zhao led the Ministry of Education and Du Song, who have completely fallen to Feng Tang, The army that Feng Tang could control reached nearly 90,000 people, which basically minimized Li Chengliang's influence.
"Wen Zhao, it is precisely because I feel that everything has been arranged properly and there seems to be no problem anywhere that I feel uneasy." Feng Tang sighed, "You should all know who Nurhachi is after we have been dealing with each other for more than a year. , I feel that whether it is Lin Dan Batur's southern invasion or the chaos in the southwest, he is inseparable from it, and I even feel that Nurhaci's methods do not stop there, he should have back-ups. "
Both Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong felt that the Governor was a little too nervous. Although Nurhachi was cunning and cruel, he remained unchanged in response to changes. The Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe united, and Shuerhachi shrank to Fushun. Du Song and Zhao led the teachers to provide support, what else could they do?
As for matters within the customs, that is not something they should consider.
He Renlong was young and energetic, and couldn't help but said: "Sir, do you think too highly of Nurhachi? The Jurchens in Jianzhou have developed so fast in recent years. I feel that it has a lot to do with Li Chengliang's indulgence. After you come here In fact, Nurhaci has become a lot more honest. Jianzhou Jurchen has not done much in the past year. At most, he keeps wooing the Horqin people. But his wooing of the Horqin people will definitely make Lin Dan Batur dissatisfied, so now he can only The ones hiding underneath are flirting with Horqin, so we might as well find an opportunity to challenge them and let the Chahars and Jianzhou Jurchens fight first..."
Feng Tang smiled and shook his head. He Renlong was a good fighter, but he took political matters too simply.
The Horqin people nominally obey the Chahar people, but they are different from the inner and outer Khalkha tribes. They are not the traditional 30,000 households of the left wing of Mongolia, but an independent eastern Mongolian vassal town. Lindan Batur calls himself the Great Khan. His attitude is to listen to the instructions but not the propaganda, and sometimes he even just ignores them.
Lindan Batur also coaxed and coerced the Horqin people, mainly using inducements and coercion as a supplement. As for the Jianzhou Jurchens, they even tried to win over the Horqin people in every possible way. They were all well aware of this and would not let it go if they broke it. What substantive changes have occurred in the relationship between the parties?
"Renlong, things on the grassland are not that simple." Feng Tang waved his hand, "Slowly we will understand, and we will have to deal with them more in the future."
Cao Wenzhao also agreed, "But sir, what do you plan to do with Ziying...?"
"Isn't he very capable? He can persuade the armored cavalry of Ye He's tribe to go south to help him. That's his ability. I don't bother to care about it. He himself is not young anymore. A gentleman does not build dangerous walls. Now, he should know how to survive." Feng Tang shook his head.