The office of the Chinese Army’s old camp. Yin Feng’s office (already known as the presidential signing room).
A group of senior officers gathered here. A map of Liaodong spread out on the large table in the middle was whispering and whispering. The map's painter, Yu Wenhui, was probably the first person in China to learn Western oil painting. The Jesuit missionaries learned a complete set of Western latitude and longitude map mapping methods. Now they are teaching many Chinese children in technical schools to take this map drawing class. He was wearing a Confucian uniform and robe standing at a corner of the table. He patiently answered the officers about the terrain of Liaodong from time to time. Some questions.
Colonel Kutrei, the chief of staff of the old battalion's combat department (Chief of Staff), is 55 years old. He is now a naturalized Portuguese who speaks Minnan dialect and Mandarin. He has already married, had children and settled in Taiwan. If he doesn't wear military uniforms, he looks like an old Chinese man. The same is true. What is unique is Colonel Kutre's sharp eyes and his always straight waistline, showing his military characteristics.
The head of the Navy Command Department of the Lao Battalion Operations Department, the Navy Commander Colonel Mai Dahai, the Second Fleet Chief Colonel Ye Hua, and the head of the Taiwan Corps of the Mariner Marine Corps, Ye Ying, were sitting on the chair on the other side and whispering. Several highs of the Navy system The rank officer instinctively believed that this Liaodong battle would basically not have any naval battle. Just escort at sea and fire guns at the land. So it was easier to act.
There are exceptions. A lieutenant officer wearing a blue and white navy uniform was also crowded in the crowd and participated in the discussion of a group of infantry officers. This person was very young, less than twenty years old. He was of medium shape and should have been considered a pretty one. There is a scar on his face and forehead. With this person's fierce eyes, this person looks extremely delicate.
This is Liu Xiang, a staff officer of the Navy Command Department of the New Operations Department. He is from Lamma Island, Aberdeen, Guangdong Province. In another time and space, he is Zheng Zhilong's old partner and old opponent.
Among the infantry generals, Colonel Maide (and commander of the Fourth Division) and Zhao Tie, commander of the First Division, were the oldest. The two stood side by side. Colonel Yan Siqi, commander of the Fifth Division, gathered around. Deputy Division Commander Lieutenant Colonel Luo Quanxiu and other infantry officers, as well as Lieutenant Colonel Lu Xiaotian, who had just returned to Taiwan to report his duties.
"The king said he wanted to take action against North Korea first. But now it is September. It is about to be the death-lossing winter in the north. This battle is not easy to fight."
"What are you afraid of if the weather is colder? Let us go to the cavalry. We are all from northern China. But why do we fight North Korea? I have seen the map. There are too many mountains in North Korea..."
"There are still places suitable for cavalry warfare in the area south of the Han River in Korea. Back then..."
"Boss Luo, Deputy Commander Luo, don't mention your old and dirty things. Tens of thousands of people can't defeat the castle guarded by thousands of Japanese people. I'm so embarrassed to say it every day."
"The guys from the Planning Department of the Operations Department have made plans. Everyone thinks that there are pros and cons for us to send troops now. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages."
"The weather is getting colder day by day. It will snow in the ghostly place in Liaodong in another month. There is no way to fight. If we want to do it, we have to wait for the next year whether it is to deal with the government army, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, or the North Korean country. It’s time to start spring.”
"I still don't understand why we should attack North Korea first. This Korean vassal state will definitely ask the court for help..."
"So what? So what if the official army comes? Just fight. North Korea is just behind the Jianzhou Wei Ju. It seems that our king treats the Eight Banners of Manchuria as the main enemy. So in fact, dealing with North Korea The emperor is to deal with the Jurchen barbarians."
Yin Feng's voice suddenly rang behind everyone: "Brother Zhenquan. You are really the soulmate of this king. That's what I think."
The last guy who made the comment just now was Yan Siqi.
The navy officers hurriedly stood up from their chairs. The infantry officers turned around and stood at the sight of Yin Feng together and saluted.
Yin Feng returned the gift casually. He walked to his desk. He followed the secretary Zeng Shan, the head of the logistics department, and Zheng Dong, the head of the grain and grass department of the logistics department.
Although Zheng Dong also wore a black Chinese military uniform, he was short, fat, round-headed and round-headed. No matter how he looked, he didn't look like a soldier. This man was originally a accountant in the Zeng family's Manila shop. He became a man after escaping from Manila. The main official of the logistics department of the escort team established by Yin Feng. Since Lu Shitou is also the head of the company's military farm department and the Chinese Army Reserve Department, Zheng Dong is actually responsible for a lot of daily work in the logistics department.
Yin Feng said straightforwardly with his usual style: "I have decided to seize Liaodong at the beginning of spring next year. Before that, we will attack North Korea...at least before the weather in Liaodong is frozen to death, occupy the northern part of North Korea first. Now.”
Everyone looked at each other, then stood attentively and responded in unison: "Yes."
"Okay. Now let's discuss the specific combat plan..."
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Half a month before this military meeting of the Chinese army, the Ming Dynasty's official army launched the Battle of Sarhu, aiming to eliminate the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe in one fell swoop. It was in the area around Hetuara, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty. After three days of fierce battle, it was defeated. To a crushing defeat.
This battle was postponed by half a year than the Battle of Sarhu in another time and space.
Due to Yin Feng's anti-sea ban war, the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty court was unprecedentedly serious. In order to gather troops to attack the Later Jin Dynasty, the entire empire's treasury was turned to the sky.
The border troops of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi suffered great losses due to the battle in the eastern suburbs of the capital. In total, only 15,000 elite cavalrymen were transferred to Liaodong; border troops in Yansui, Ningxia, Gansu, Guyuan and other places. Last year, he suffered consecutive failures in Beijing, Tianjin and other places. He tried his best to gather a total of about 25,000 elite cavalrymen;
More than half of the Sichuan Baigan soldiers were injured and killed in the Battle of Hexiwu. They were unable to attack again in the short term; Shandong and Shaanxi all caused civil unrest due to the collection of Liao and sea salaries. In addition, they were unable to transfer troops to aid.
Because the "pirate army" was in peace talks with the court, a large number of troops that had been assembled were idle. Instead, 35,000 infantry and cavalry were dispatched to Liaodong; while Zhejiang General Luo Qing said that there were pirates in the province to cause trouble. . Only three thousand good combat firearms were dispatched to head north;
The chieftain soldiers in Yongshun, Baojing, and Shizhou were from all over the world, and the earth soldiers in the east and west of the river. The number ranged from two to three thousand to three thousand. There were about seven thousand people in total;
The Ming army, plus the few soldiers from the Northern Zhili and Jing camp, gathered a total of about 85,000 people in the Liaodong area, and the Yehe army in the Haixi Jurchens and Yehe tribes. The Korean vassal states had 15,000 firearms and soldiers. There are more than 110,000 people in total, known as 470,000. Yang Hao is still the governor of Liaodong. The governor of Ji and Liao, the governor of Ji and Liao, Zhou Yongchun, the inspector of Chen Wangting, and other three generals. The generals Du Song, Ma Lin, Li Rubai and others Everyone will go to fight.
In another time and space, the number of troops gathered by the Ming army was basically this number. There were also a few people who led the troops: in addition to a powerful general Liu Jing, who was killed by the Chinese sailor musket team in Henan last year in Tonghui, and Ji Liao. Governor Wang Keshou committed suicide due to the failure of the Eastern Suburbs of the Capital. The current Governor of Ji Liao is Wenqiu. The historical whirlwind of Yin Feng's big butterfly only delayed the dispatch of troops by the huge Ming Dynasty for half a year. The court's financial situation is facing bankruptcy .That's all.
However, since the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty had already built fortresses and guarded in Kaiyuan and other places on the North Road, the Ming army marched in three directions during the Battle of Sarhu. There was no such unit on Kaiyuan Road. Only Kaiyuan Manager Deputy The general guerrilla gneiss led thousands of Liaodong cavalry to carry out some harassment and restraint activities near Kaiyuan:
The Western Army, namely Fushun Road, was led by Du Song, the general of Shanhaiguan, as the main general. He led the general of Baoding Wang Xuan, general Zhao Menglin, and Liu Yujie, the guerrilla chief of the right wing battalion of the Biaoying, Li Xibi, and other Xuanfu, Datong, and Liaodong. More than 30,000 officers and soldiers from the border army were more than 30,000. Tieling guerrillas Zheng Guoliang, Guangyun in charge of guerrilla affairs, Dou Yongcheng and others were below Zhending, Baoding, Hebei, Shandong and other officers and soldiers. The total force was 50,000. The sub-array troops were prepared for deputy envoys. Zhang Quan was the supervisor of the army. He went from Shenyang to Fushun Pass, along the right bank of the Hun River (north bank), entered the Suksuhu River Valley, and attacked Hetuara City from the west. He was the main force of the Ming army.
This road is dominated by border cavalry. The military vehicle battalion troops of the Liaodong border led by Li Xibi and others were completely destroyed by the First Division of the Chinese Army on the North Canal last year. Due to the lack of military pay and personnel, Li Xibi and others had to do so. He brought the few cavalry troops left by the Liaodong border army to the battlefield. In this way, the mobility of the Ming army's Western Route Army greatly increased and the marching speed increased a lot.
The Southern Army is still Qinghe Road. The Liaodong General Li Rubai was the main general. He Shixian, the deputy general of Liaoyang, the Wujing Camp guerrilla You Shigong, the Western Ping Preparation Imperial Xu Chengming, the guerrilla Zhang Changyin and others led the Liaodong border army and the Beijing camp officers and soldiers. More than 20,000 people were appointed as the military supervisor of Yan Mingtai. From Qinghe, they came out of Yajuan Pass and attacked Hetuara City from the south. The Marshal of the North Korean capital, Jiang Hongli, the left counselor of the government, Li Jixian, the governor of the Central Army, and the general general. Deputy Marshal Ping'andao Jiedushi Jin Jingrui, Central Army officer Yu Hou Anruna and others led 15,000 Korean musketeers to attack Li Rubai.
The Eastern Army, namely Kuandian Road, was dominated by Ma Lin, the former general of Kaiyuan General. Guan Kuandian Guerrilla Affairs Zu Tianding, Nanjing Luying Dushi Yao Guofu, Guan Zhenjiang Guerrilla Affairs Qiao Yiqi, and Tongzhi Huang Zongzhou Wei Zanli led more than 10,000 officers and soldiers from Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Fujian and other southern regions. More than 10,000 Allied troops from Yehe's Beile Jintaishi and Buyanggu. From Kuandianbao, Liangmadian Starting and attacking Hetulala from the east. It is actually a flanking feint.
In this way, the Ming army's South Road, the East Road Army and the Wanli Army set out in mid-August 2016. The main force of the West Road was one day late. The entire division of the Ming army was slightly better than the situation in another time and space. The troops were relatively concentrated. However, The food and salary of the Ming army was very bad. The food and grass carried by various troops could only support the entire army's 20-day combat needs. If the war had no result in 20-day war, the battle would be declared defeated.
Therefore, the Ming army from all walks hurriedly, and the target was directed at the military idiot Hetuala Yang Hao. He wrote a letter to Nurhaci. He informed Nurhaci in detail about the date of the Ming army's dispatch and the situation of the dispatch. It seemed that I want to win without fighting by verbal intimidation.
Nurhaci also adopted the policy of "just a few ways, I will only go all the way". He planned to concentrate his troops to defeat them one by one, and fight with more and less on local battlefields.