Although Qi Jin didn't know why Mao Wenlong wanted to ask him, but the war was imminent, he didn't care to think so much, and directly told all his thoughts.
In the past few months, he has understood the entire army clearly and covertly.
Although the Zhenjiang Army is a regular army belonging to the imperial system, and it was supported by His Majesty.
But the real leader of this army was Mao Wenlong.
After a few months in Phi Island, he already had a pretty clear idea of what kind of person Mao Wenlong was.
Moreover, some of the main generals of the Zhenjiang Army were either his adopted sons or his adopted grandchildren, and they were all close associates whom he had trained and promoted.
Especially Mao Yongxin's men, who were only in their teens or 20s, each led hundreds of elite soldiers and only listened to Mao Wenlong's military orders.
As for the ordinary soldiers, they also trusted and surrendered to Mao Wenlong personally.
In their eyes, Mao Wenlong is the savior, and they are there because of Mao Wenlong.
Obviously, these people have been trained and their thoughts have basically changed, and they will never be able to break away for a while.
Although he has controlled the most important grain depots and military pay, this is only a check and balance.
Regarding the control of the army, no matter what method or means he uses, he cannot significantly improve it.
So at this time, he needed military merit and prestige to overwhelm the generals and ordinary soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army.
He was not afraid that Mao Wenlong would rebel. After all, his logistical supplies were guaranteed by Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai.
Liaoshen also has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, who can quickly suppress Pi Dao once it is out of control.
Moreover, although most of the thousands of people in the Zhenjiang Army admired and believed in Mao Wenlong, they did not necessarily have the courage to rebel.
He just wanted to let the entire Zhenjiang Army know that Mao Wenlong was not the only one who knew how to fight, and he was not the so-called savior.
He joined the army with his uncle when he was just a teenager, and in the past few decades he fought all over the country, including Japanese pirates, Mongolian Tartars, and those chieftains and barbarians. Who was not beaten to pieces by him?
Although he is getting older now and his body is far worse than before in all aspects, he does not feel that Mao Wenlong's abilities can match his.
Mao Wenlong didn't know Qi Jin's inner thoughts either.
However, he generally agreed with what Qi Jin said.
This battle cannot be fought recklessly. Although he has eight thousand elite soldiers under his command, Boar Skin has a main force of twenty to thirty thousand.
Moreover, the tactics he has always implemented are guerrilla warfare.
Specifically looking for the weak points of Jiannu and delivering a fatal blow.
This trick is indeed tried and true. Jiannu has suffered several losses, but it is still impossible to guard against it.
However, although Mao Wenlong agreed, he still had his own little thoughts.
Like Qi Jin, he wanted to win the war.
But while winning the battle, he hoped that Qi Jin would die under Jiannu's sword.
In this way, he won't have to engage in intrigues and fight for power and gain.
Moreover, he had already made a plan with his trusted generals and was waiting for Qi Jin to get in on his own.
And judging from the current situation, he has obviously succeeded.
This old man is still so strong even after being dozens of years old. He is really not afraid of death.
Mao Wenlong secretly thought.
Soon he made strategic plans and tactical arrangements based on Qi Jin's ideas.
He and Qi Jin commanded two armies, each with 3,000 men, to cross the sea and leave Pi Island.
Mao Wenlong went around to the rear of Jiannu and followed him, waiting for the opportunity to make a move. This was what he was best at.
When it comes to sneak attacks from behind and the use of guerrilla tactics, Qi Jin considers himself inferior to Mao Wenlong, so he has no objections.
Qi Jin, on the other hand, led the army into North Korea and cooperated with the North Korean army to block and delay the attack on the front, forcing Ye Bohskin to divide his troops as much as possible.
Because only by dividing the troops can Jiannu expose more and bigger flaws, and Mao Wenlong will have more opportunities to act.
The reason why Qi Jin must appear in the front is also to lower the old slave's wariness.
When they invaded North Korea in such a big way, they would definitely take Mao Wenlong's troops into consideration.
If the Ming army from Pi Island did not show up, Ye Zhupi would naturally be extremely careful, especially at his rear weak point.
The remaining two thousand people stayed on Pi Island to prevent the wild boar skin from cutting their way out.
Although Boarhide does not have a warship navy, it still has to be guarded against.
Then Mao Wenlong sent his cronies to Shenyang as quickly as possible to report the situation to Xiong Tingbi and ask him to put pressure on Lao Nu from the front.
This is the advantage of taking the initiative in war. Once the enemy's movement changes, the Ming army can attack at more points to harass and consume the opponent.
After the arrangements were made, the troops began to be divided.
As Mao Wenlong is the absolute controller of the army, it is naturally easy for him to use his hands and feet.
The three thousand men assigned to Qi Jin were all newly recruited soldiers last year or this year.
There are only about 800 armored soldiers, and the others are wearing cloth or leather armor.
And in terms of weapons, there is no comparison.
Mao Wenlong's three thousand men were all forged from fine iron and carefully polished. They were brought by His Majesty from the capital.
As for the 3,000 people I have, most of them are from the past, or were shipped from Liaoshen, which is a big difference.
Qi Jin was naturally dissatisfied with this arrangement. When he went to argue, Mao Wenlong said:
"Old General, you must understand that the key to winning this battle and defeating Old Slave lies in me, so our unit must have the most elite soldiers."
"The old general is just trying to contain the enemy from the front. He can fight and retreat at the same time, and with the assistance of the North Korean army, all he needs to do is proceed as planned."
"Besides, Pi Island is our army's main camp. Once it is lost, everything will be lost, so it must be garrisoned with elite troops to be worry-free."
"His Majesty has repeatedly reiterated the importance of leather islands. The old general must know that."
"I hope the old general can understand me. At this time, state affairs should be our top priority."
Seeing Mao Wenlong's serious nonsense, even the elderly Qi Jin was filled with anger.
But at this time, he could only choose to endure it temporarily.
When a battle is imminent, it is taboo for generals to be at odds with each other.
We can only wait until the battle is over.
Therefore, he said some harsh words and said that he would settle the accounts when he got back.
But Mao Wenlong didn't care, looked at his back and whispered:
"You're still coming back."
Just when the Ming army was deployed and attacked under the leadership of Qi Jin and Mao Wenlong, Nuerhachi's army was not far from the Yalu River.
He was naturally on guard against Mao Wenlong, whom he hated very much, but he was not too worried.
After all, for this attack on North Korea, he had gathered troops from the Five Banners: White, White, Blue, Blue, and Yellow.
There are a total of 26,000 people, and including those coated Aha, cannon fodder, etc., there are almost 30,000 people.
He didn't care at all about those useless armies of the Ming Dynasty.
Except for the two Liao-Shenyang battles, where he suffered some losses at the hands of Xiong Tingbi, he was victorious in every battle against the Ming army, and all with minimal casualties.
As for the North Korean army, he even looked down upon it. Those so-called armies were not as effective as his coated minions.