Dashun Yongchang

Although these civil and military officials voted from Daming to Dashun, it was because they felt that Daming had lost their destiny, so surrendering to Dashun was not disloyal.But if Dashun could not defend China from the invasion of the Hulu, then their surrender would not have followed the transfer of the destiny, but had become greedy for life and afraid of death.

Therefore, these former Ming officials actively demanded the implementation of the defense strategy formulated by Li Zicheng before going south, and opposed the idea of ​​the peasant army generals wanting to retreat south.Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and others were vacillating between these two factions. They neither wanted to stand against their old brothers, nor did they want to go against Li Zicheng's strategy, so they had to keep writing letters to let Li Zicheng go north.

However, Li Zicheng also heard from the debate between the two sides that the views of the generals of the peasant army are still at a disadvantage. It is not that these former Ming officials have grasped any truth, but that there are too many supplies brought in from the south these days. This makes many of the reasons put forward by the generals of the peasant army unreasonable.

The logistics supply was jointly managed by the General Staff Headquarters and the Civilian Government. In these two departments, the former Ming officials had the dominant advantage. Therefore, the former Ming officials who had the power to distribute materials naturally overwhelmed the generals of the Peasant Army in terms of momentum.

The general of the Peasant Army, who was at a disadvantage in the debate, soon said, "Let's listen to His Majesty. Now that His Majesty has returned, it is natural for His Majesty to call the shots."

This proposition quickly won the support of everyone. Under everyone's gaze, Li Zicheng sat upright, cleared his throat, and said: "Just now I heard someone say that there are too many people who have betrayed us. We are defeated, so we should withdraw the troops in front, fight mobilely as in the past, drag the Jiannu to exhaustion, drag them down, and then eliminate them. This idea can’t be wrong.”

Han Lin frowned and was about to speak, but Yuan Yuzong, who was sitting next to him, held him down and motioned him to continue listening.Sure enough, Li Zicheng just paused for a moment, seeing that no one came out to oppose him, he continued to speak.

"But we can't simply apply the old experience to the current situation. In the past, we were able to fight mobile because of the right time and place. What kind of time and place? Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places have been suffering from famine for years, hungry people are everywhere, and the government is mean and refuses to fight. Disaster relief, so as long as someone raises their arms and shouts, there will be poor men who can't survive and rebel.

We are all locals, familiar with the topography of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan, and rely on the Qinling Mountains.

But what is the situation now?After more than ten years of fighting, most of the north has become a blank land.In the past densely populated Henan, some places can be said to be completely uninhabited.Our hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting guerrilla warfare against Jiannu in the north. How do we raise supplies?How will our dependents survive?If these two problems cannot be solved, the current hundreds of thousands of troops will be dispersed in an instant. Should we continue to drill the Qinling Mountains? "

When Li Zicheng asked this rhetorically, Liu Zongmin and Li Guo didn't care. They had been with Li Zicheng for a long time, and they didn't mind continuing to drill the Qinling Mountains.But for those Ming officials who surrendered and some generals of the peasant army, this was obviously absolutely unacceptable. They were not Li Zicheng who followed for the sake of drilling deep into the mountains and old forests.

Seeing the generals who advocate mobile warfare shut up, Li Zicheng said again: "Of course, we can't let those traitors continue to lurk inside us and stab us at a critical moment. This is also dissatisfying to our brave fighters." Responsibility. So what we should do now is to find out why these people betrayed Dashun first? How should we stop the continuous appearance of traitors? If we can’t let the soldiers deal with Jiannu with peace of mind, how can we ask them to obey our orders? ?”

Gu Junen thought for a while, and then said to Li Zicheng: "The generals of Tian Hu just said that it is true that some cities on the front line should be directly controlled by the army, and the family members of the gentry and landlords should be brought to the rear. In this way, at least they will not I will take refuge in Jiannu with the idea of ​​protecting my family..."

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Yuzong also voiced his support for Gu Junen, and pointed out that the rich families in several places should let them move to Xuzhou as soon as possible or make it harder.With these two people taking the lead, other civil officials also chose to sacrifice some of the interests of the gentry and landlords.By this time, they could no longer care about the interests of the gentry in these places. After all, if Dashun was defeated, their prospects would not be bright.

Li Zicheng nodded slightly after listening to these officials' suggestions to prevent the local gentry from rebelling, but he quickly said: "These measures can indeed solve some practical problems, but I think that after all, they will only treat the symptoms rather than the root cause."

Gu Junen was a little puzzled, but he still asked Li Zicheng: "I am stupid, I don't know what is the solution to the root cause that Your Majesty said?"

Li Zicheng pondered for a long time before he said: "The solution to the root cause is actually very simple. Let the army and the people know why we are fighting against Jiannu? Who are we fighting for?"

Gu Junen was a little hesitant, he didn't know how to answer Li Zicheng's words, but Yuan Yuzong asked Li Zicheng with the same expression: "Your Majesty raised two good questions, but since Your Majesty can ask these two questions, I think it will come to His Majesty's heart." There should be an answer. I also ask Your Majesty to clear up the doubts in my heart..."

Chapter 298 Military Discussion II

As a senior fruit fan, someone is actually quite reluctant to use the teacher's theory, because the contrast between theory and reality is too great, and in the end, only a generation of dedication has made a group of thieves.

After these thieves took away the fruits of the people's labor, they boasted that they got rich through hard work.Anyway, someone can't figure out how hard a disabled person must be to create trillions of furniture in less than 40 years.This has broken through the scope of the theory of capital, and can almost be compared with Jesus who fed tens of thousands of people with five loaves and two fish.

From a moral point of view, the four major families of the Republic of China headed by Chang Kaishen are more noble than these thieves, at least they will not advertise that they rely on hard work to get rich.

But at this critical moment of life and death, only correct theories can unite people's hearts.After all, these people in front of them have never received nine-year compulsory education, so they will not trust themselves unconditionally.

The lobby of the Marshal's Mansion was quiet. Dozens of generals and officials sitting on the east and west sides of the lobby all focused on Li Zicheng sitting on the upper chair, waiting for his explanation.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Zicheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Since the old slaves raised their troops in Liaodong, the purpose of every Jiannu attack is actually very clear, to plunder people and property.

No matter how sweet Jiannu's words are now, and what they say to help teachers and suppress thieves, but judging from a series of actions that Jiannu occupied the Forbidden City, the inner city of Beijing, and enclosing land within [-] miles of the capital after entering the customs, Jiannu and the invasion of past dynasties There is no difference between the Hu people in the Central Plains. This is a war in which the Hu people invaded the Central Plains.

In this way, it is very clear why we have to fight against the Jiannu. To oppose the invasion of the Central Plains by the Hu people and to defend the Chinese civilization, this is the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period.

What is the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period?The first is to respect the king and fight against the barbarians; the second is to take revenge.The so-called those who respect the king and fight against the barbarians means respecting the emperor of Zhou and begging the barbarians, the inner China and the outer barbarians.

Therefore, in the past when the Jin Kingdom invaded the Great Song Dynasty, the Heluo bandits who opposed the Song Dynasty also put down their hatred with the court and went to the anti-golden battlefield.Therefore, there is a poem by Lu You that says: Mountains and rivers have been divided into obedient ones since ancient times, but the fishy smell in Jingluo has never been heard.The bandit was once ordered by his father, and the survivors still look forward to the Yue family's army.

We used to oppose the imperial court because the imperial court did not allow us to live.But the enmity between us and the imperial court is ultimately less important than the preservation of Chinese civilization.Therefore, when Jiannu invaded China, we had to fight for the Chinese civilization first, and put aside other conflicts first. This is the highest priority goal of the Chinese nation at present.

In the face of the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Hui is still trying to put personal interests and family interests ahead of national interests.When we fight against barbarians, we must also be wary of Qin Hui inside, because these people are not only maggots who destroy the cause of barbarians, but also the biggest enemy of the Chinese nation.

Why do you say that?Just look at the history of the Mongolian Yuan ruled China.When Meng Yuan entered China, those Qin Huis like Xu Heng and Wu Cheng all bowed their heads and proclaimed themselves ministers.Only people like Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu, and Xie Dieshan refused to submit to Yuan, and they all died. In the middle of 90 years, although some heroes rebelled and recovered, they were regarded as thieves by those Qin Hui with the righteousness of the monarchs and ministers, and they immediately calmed down for the Yuan Dynasty.

What does this mean?It shows that the Qin Hui people deceived the people with their stupid loyalty and filial piety, trying to cover up the righteousness of the spring and Autumn period advocated by Confucius, and domesticated our Chinese people into slaves of the Hu people.What behavior is this?It is really a minion for a tiger.

But now the people don't know the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period at all, but only remember these stupid loyalty and filial piety.So are these people learning the teachings of Confucius?No, I think they are learning Shaozheng Mao's learning..."

Hearing Li Zicheng's scolding of those literati, the generals were all overjoyed, and they almost clapped their hands.For a long time, they have a sense of inferiority in front of civil officials, not only because of their vulgar words, but also because of the loyalty and filial piety that literati naturally possess.The emperor was wary of generals, not because he was afraid that someone would be Zhao Kuangyin.

Chai Rong loved Zhao Kuangyin so generously, but as soon as he died, Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao Mutiny.After this incident, the emperor's trust in military generals was completely destroyed, and military generals were also considered to be eagle dogs lacking in loyalty and filial piety, and they must not be given to Tuogu.It was based on this conclusion that civil officials in the Ming Dynasty were superior to military officials.

Therefore, the military generals in the late Ming Dynasty were polarized. Either they took the path of pure martial arts, and what entanglements occurred with different civil officials, they just focused on showing their brave and foolish image; or they simply abandoned martial arts and took the path of civil officials up.Military generals who tried to maintain their independence, such as Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Mao Wenlong, etc., were suppressed by civil officials and were either dismissed, resigned themselves, or were executed by civil officials.

Now that Li Zicheng reprimanded those literati who surrendered and became slaves with the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, the generals were naturally very happy to hear it, and immediately found a point of identification with Li Zicheng, that is the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Although Gu Junen and other civil officials were not very comfortable listening, they could only keep silent, because they all knew in their hearts that Daming's emphasis on loyalty and filial piety was actually to maintain the stability of the country.Because although Zhu Yuanzhang won the country, his background is really low, which is why Zhu Yuanzhang purged Huaixi nobles.

Just like after Li Zicheng entered the capital, the generals of the peasant army lost their restraint, thinking that the world has been settled, and if you become the emperor, King Chuang, we will always be the heroes of the founding of the country.Everyone in the world is surnamed Li, so why can't we give some soup and water to these meritorious ministers?

After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, the situation he faced may not be much stronger than that of Li Zicheng. In order to consolidate his own world, it is only natural to clean up a group of heroes who are proud of their achievements.But after clearing up this group of heroes, how to make the people of the world accept Zhu as the emperor requires a unified understanding of ideology.

Zhu Yuanzhang hated Mencius' theories so much, so he naturally didn't like Chunqiu.So Zhu Yuanzhang also encountered the same problem as Song Taizu, how to improve the prestige of the royal family without restricting the imperial power. In the end, he made the same choice as Song Taizu, elevating the status of the Analects and suppressing the Spring and Autumn Classics.

The Spring and Autumn Classics emphasize the benefits of the country, while the Analects emphasize self-cultivation and family management.When the Analects of Confucius is the first among all scriptures, personal interests and family interests are placed above the interests of the country.Zhu Yuanzhang's family is stable, but the power of the local gentry has also risen accordingly. This is the result of effective actions.

Now that Li Zicheng has brought up the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period again, in fact, Li Zicheng's own family is the first to be hit. Li Zicheng even took out his own family. Naturally, the civil servants present will not run out to be the first bird now, so as not to be caught by Li Zicheng. It became the chicken that scares the monkey.

After Li Zicheng suppressed the people with the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, he continued: "...The barbarians invaded China, which is the fundamental reason for us to rise up and fight. But how to let the common people and our soldiers know this truth?

We can't shout to the soldiers and the common people that the fight against slavery is to defend the Chinese civilization and it's over.What exactly is Chinese civilization, and what is the relationship between Chinese civilization and these soldiers and ordinary people, this point still needs to be clarified.

For example, why did the frontier soldiers on the Nine Sides surrender Jiannu so quickly?Because they can plunder materials by going south with Jiannu, these frontier soldiers are owed military salaries by the court every year, and the army in some places has been owed military salaries for more than 13 months. At this time, you are talking about defending Chinese civilization with them, it is nonsense , because they didn't feel that the Chinese civilization brought them any benefits, but followed Jiannu to the south to plunder their own people and let them eat a few full meals.

That's why Guanzi said it well: the granaries know the etiquette when they are real, and they know the honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing.If we want soldiers and common people to know what Chinese civilization is, then we must at least let them have enough food and clothing.Is it civilized to try to let a group of soldiers who lack food and clothing to defend a rich and wealthy family?Even Jiannu would not let his soldiers fight hungry.

If we call ourselves civilized beings, we must at least do what is civilized.If we are worse than those barbarians, then it is obvious that the people will turn their backs on us and the soldiers will not fight.

Therefore, the first priority we have to do now is not to dispatch troops to meet Jiannu, but to ensure the food and clothing of the army and the common people first.It is not a big problem to suffer a few defeats on the front line and lose a few counties.

Are the soldiers defeated by the enemy gathered?Did the injured soldiers receive proper medical treatment and care?Did the people who fled specially send someone to resettle them?Do they have enough clothing and food and fuel?These are the manifestations of Chinese civilization.

So now, has anyone told me that someone in the Marshal's Mansion is already handling these matters? "

Facing Li Zicheng's question, the civil and military officials in the hall first lowered their heads, but soon some people turned their attention to several senior officials sitting on the east and west sides of Li Zicheng, mainly the deputy commander-in-chief Liu Zongmin, general Li Guo and the civil government participating in politics. On the three of Gu Junen.

The three of them were sitting on pins and needles under the attention of everyone. Li Guo and Gu Junen were the first to react, and got up and confessed to Li Zicheng. Then Liu Zongmin could only stand up slowly, and admitted to Li Zicheng in front of everyone that he was too much. Focus on the military situation and forget about these things.

This time, Li Zicheng did not let go as before, but said to the three sternly: "How can this be a trivial matter? Without the support of the common people and the dedication of the soldiers, can we still sit here and discuss countermeasures? We are now I have to flee back to the Shangluo Mountains to become hunters. The civil government and the general staff must immediately come up with a plan to gather the defeated army and fleeing people and make proper arrangements. All three of you should write a review to me, and you must go deep It is necessary to review this issue. You may not take Zhen in your heart, but you must take the people in your heart..."

Chapter 299

Li Guo and Gu Junen accepted Li Zicheng's criticism calmly, Liu Zongmin blushed a little, but finally agreed sullenly and sat back.

Although Liu Zongmin sometimes confronts Li Zicheng, he is not really a fool. Obviously, he cannot disobey Li Zicheng in such a meeting, because this is not to anger Li Zicheng but to provoke Li Zicheng in public.

However, Li Zicheng won a complete victory in his southward journey this time. Not only did he conquer the four Jiangbei towns at a very small cost, but he also forced Emperor Hongguang to resign to the throne and broke up the already formed Southern Dynasty.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the South wants to reintegrate a center independent of the Marshal's Mansion, it will be impossible in a short time.

Therefore, in a short period of time, Dashun could no longer worry about the problems in the south, and could concentrate on dealing with the Jiannu in the north.In addition to removing the threat from the south for Dashun, Li Zicheng also resumed the commercial exchanges between the Yangtze River waterway and the southern seaway, which won a large amount of supplies for Dashun, thus alleviating the shortage of supplies that everyone was worried about.

It can be said that Li Zicheng's trip to the south this time greatly restored his lost prestige in Beijing, and made the army once again fear the Emperor Yongchang.On the other hand, those of them who stayed in Xuzhou have now become sinners who are disadvantaged by the war in the north.

Li Zicheng was extremely lenient in not holding them accountable for losing the line of defense.If he refuses to bear even this small crime, outsiders will probably think he is too domineering.It's just that Liu Zongmin always felt that something was wrong, and when he saw the other people in the hall sitting upright with awe-inspiring expressions, he faintly felt that he had become a monkey who wanted to make an example of others.

Li Zicheng didn't pay attention to what the three of them thought. After beating the three of them, he looked at the people in the hall and said, "Of course, it is not enough to have enough supplies for the soldiers to go to the battlefield. We also need to educate them. How to fight and why to fight Jiannu.

The fall of the front line was certainly due to the betrayal of traitors, but our lack of ideological education for soldiers is also a problem.Otherwise, how could those traitors easily pull away those soldiers to become slaves?

Therefore, in addition to finding those internal traitors, we also need to teach the soldiers what is right and wrong, and we can no longer let them follow the superiors in a daze, otherwise we will never be able to rectify the internal problems.

For this reason, I decided to change the former Department of Examination and Punishment into the Political and Educational Department, and the personnel in the department will remain unchanged. This time, I have recruited many scholars from Yangzhou. Various policies, and continue to be in charge of rewards and punishments, personnel appointments and dismissals in the army..."

Li Zicheng naturally had no objection to the change of the Department of Examination and Punishment. After withdrawing from Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng had established many new yamen and reformed many old military systems. Getting used to it.Moreover, Li Zicheng, who came back with a big victory, also has enough reputation to carry out reforms. Who will let them have no way to deal with Jiannu's southward movement.

After unifying the thoughts of civil and military officials in Xuzhou and further restraining the army, Li Zicheng finally turned the topic to the specific combat discussion on dealing with the two groups of Jiannu going south.

"... After the army and the people have settled down and let the army and the people know why they are fighting, the next step is naturally how to deal with the Jiannu, the two armies going south. After all, the dust will not go away without a broom. We can Make a plan to clean the house, but in the end you still have to reach for the rag and broom to get the house clean.

So what do you think about the two armies of Jiannu?It's better to take turns to express their opinions one by one, and then we can discuss it.Jiexuan, let's start with you. "

Seeing that Li Zicheng still respected him, Liu Zongmin, who was a little unhappy just now, felt better again. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since we can't leave the people to run away, then we can only try our best to eliminate one of them. Compared with the army going south, the road to the west is obviously weaker, and I thought that Azig should be defeated first, and then return to the north to deal with Doduo..."

Li Guo also supported Liu Zongmin's opinion, but his opinion was slightly different, "...the minister supports the attack on Azig, but there are many slaves, and our army should try to avoid field battles with him. It is best to use a large number of troops in the battle of defending the city. Kill a group of slave soldiers, then it will be safe to fight back..."

Gu Junen supported Li Guo's idea, and believed that the city should be defended first, and then fight back after Jiannu was exhausted.Yuan Yuzong repeated his advice to Li Zicheng in the morning, advocating to continue to lure the Azig army to the south, and throwing Chenzhou to Jiannu is fine, but the distance between the eastern and western armies of Jiannu must be widened so that they cannot echo each other from afar. .

After removing the option of mobile warfare, defensive warfare has become the mainstream choice. It is nothing more than defending the city, or defending first and then counterattacking.Advocating to attack the Azig army first, although it has won the support of most people, but everyone also thinks that it is too risky to directly start a field battle with the Azig army, because the main force of the Azig with a large number of horses is too difficult to catch up.

But at the end of the discussion, Gu Junen suddenly suggested: "Or we can send someone to contact Wu Sangui, as long as he is willing to fight back, then we can make him King Pingxi in the name of the prince. If Wu Sangui can fall to us, then Azig is really in a desperate situation. If Azig's army is destroyed, Doduo will retreat."

Liu Zongmin, Tian Hu and other generals didn't take it seriously after hearing this. They felt that Gu Junen was too wishful thinking. Liu Zongmin said: "Wu Sangui is already the King of Pingxi who established slaves. Will he still care about the King of Pingxi given by the prince? It is obvious that he is a slave now. And I am weak, even if Wu Sangui is really a living Lu Bu, it is impossible to turn against him at this time."

However, unlike the generals who sneered, the civil servants were very supportive of Gu Junen's idea.One is represented by Liang Qilong, "It doesn't cost much to send someone to Wu Sangui's army. Even if he can't be persuaded to go anyway now, it can be regarded as a good fortune for the future. If Wu Sangui really did not forget the old kindness of the late emperor , Even if he hesitates for a few days, it is a good thing for us, isn't it?"

There is another opinion, represented by Yuan Yuzong, "It is possible to contact Wu Sangui, but it should not be to persuade him to do anything wrong, but to pretend to surrender to Wu Sangui and lead Wu Sangui's army into the area where we ambushed, so as to give him a head-on A hard blow. Wu Sangui has now clearly become Azig's pathfinder and flank guard, if he can defeat Wu Sangui's troops first, then Azig's main force will also be in a dilemma."

During the debate among the crowd, Li Zicheng simply asked people to bring up the sand tables of Shandong, Henan, and Hebei, and compared the opinions of the people with the topography on the sand tables.The military meeting lasted from afternoon to night, and the dinner was just Li Zicheng's fried noodles with a few poached eggs.

Twenty-odd tallow candles are placed in the lobby, illuminating the room like daytime.After listening to the military discussion all afternoon, Li Zicheng, who was looking at the sand table, finally had a clear idea.

It's not that he wants to show something, it's that he realizes that the generals present here lack some perspective on the overall situation, and although Gu Junen and Yuan Yuzong can grasp the general direction, they lack a little courage and always want to ensure their own interests first. Safe before seeking to defeat the enemy.Although someone only absorbed Li Zicheng's past memories and did not personally command any wars, he is also a modern person who has read a lot of war books and movies, and he is not ignorant of wars, so he knows that blindly seeking stability I am afraid that the current predicament of the Shun army cannot be solved.

So at the beginning of the evening meeting, Li Zicheng patted his palms to calm everyone down, and then pointed to the sand table and said: "Jiannu's three-way army is heading west and two south. own intention.

The idea of ​​building slaves is to attack Datong and Shanxi with the west route army, and restrain our army stationed in Shaanxi and Shanxi, so that they have no time to go south to meet us; the two armies going south, the Shandong one seems to be the main force, slowly oppressing our army in the canal all the way The line of defense is to prevent us from turning around and fleeing, with the intention of destroying the main force of our army in a short period of time, so as to occupy all the land in the Central Plains and prepare for the next attack on the south of the Yangtze River;

Although the road in Henan is not the main force, it is Jiannu's surprise army. Jiannu used this army to try to disrupt the layout of our Yellow River defense line, so that we could not deal with the enemy in Shandong with all our strength, and made preparations for cutting off the way for our army to flee south. .In other words, once we can't reach the attack of the Dodor army from the front, the Azig army will become a dagger and stab directly at the waist of our army, that is, Guide and Xuzhou. In a panic, our army It is not retreat but defeat. "

Li Zicheng paused, thought for a while, and finally said firmly: "So, if we want to repel the attack launched by Jiannu, we must do two things. The attack must at least be delayed; second, the Azig army must be hurt so that it does not dare to stay in the hinterland of Henan. If it is delayed for a long time, the Azig army will gain the support of the Henan gentry, and our army will fail gone."

After an afternoon of discussion, everyone's opinions were basically summed up by Li Zicheng. Naturally, no one would object, but some people asked Li Zicheng in doubt: "Your Majesty is right, but how can we hurt Azig?" Army? Jiannu has a large number of horses, and Henan is a land of flat rivers, and the rivers are frozen in winter. Their marching speed in the wild is much faster than ours.

Li Zicheng picked up a wooden stick in front of the sand table, pointed to the sand table and said, "If we were to catch Azig's main force, it would be difficult to catch them. But we can let them come to the door by themselves. As the saying goes, I The point is the point of the other.

As long as Azig wants to attack our flank, Guide and Bozhou are the key places he has to take.Similarly, if we want to keep the Azig Army, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou will also have to be taken.

The former deputy minister just had two very good suggestions. One is to contact Wu Sangui. Regardless of whether Wu Sangui is sincerely loyal to Jiannu, it is always good to first determine the position of the main force of Wu Sangui's department; the second is to attract Azig to Chenzhou Go, Azig wants to take Bozhou, and Chenzhou is inevitable, and when he takes Chenzhou, we will naturally determine where Azig's main force is..."

Chapter 300 Military Discussion IV

"...Azig's men and horses, in terms of combat effectiveness, there are probably three levels. The first level is the Eight Banners Army. According to the information we obtained from our investigation, Huang Taiji established the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Dynasty on the basis of the Manchurian Eight Banners established by Nurhachi. The Eight Banners of the Army, although Jiannu still regards the Eight Banners of Manchuria as the core combat power, but the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army are not outsiders to Jiannu, they are reliable companions who need to be vigilant.

The second level is the Liaodong Ming Army, including the Wu Sangui Department. Although the Liaodong Ming Army and Jiannu have been at war for decades, under Huang Taiji's Huairou policy, the Liaodong Han people are also regarded as part of Manchuria, so these families The Ming army who surrendered in Liaodong was a force that Jiannu could absorb, but it was not necessarily a companion.

The third level is the various armed forces that surrendered in the pass, including the former Ming army and local militias. Although Jiannu didn't trust these people, he regarded them as heads that could replace him on the battlefield.And because these people are familiar with the local geography, they are also important guides for Jiannu and helpers in suppressing the local people and plundering food and fodder. "

Li Zicheng paused, looked at the generals around the sand table, and then concluded: "The third level is just trash to Jiannu, and they won't feel sorry for how many deaths, because as long as the strength of the Eight Banners is maintained, there will always be trash. The fish swim over by themselves. The second level is a bit different for Jiannu. After all, there are not many people outside the customs. If there are too many people who will die, there will be no one in the hands of Jiannu. The first level is the root of Jiannu. It will weaken the strength of Jiannu.

Therefore, if Azig was to be defeated, it would be meaningless to eliminate as many third ranks as possible. Only by eliminating the first and second rank slaves would Azig consider fleeing.Therefore, the important thing for us to deal with the army of Azig is not to repel them, but to effectively eliminate part of its core forces.

As the saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers.When the positions of Azig's main force and Wu Sangui's main force are determined, we should contain them with a small number of troops, and then concentrate our efforts to destroy the rest of the army.

From Kaifeng to Chenzhou, which is more than 300 miles long, the Azig army has not many troops. If we wiped out some of them, what power does Azig have to cover his back?If we take the stance of taking back Zhengzhou, can Azig still be able to sit still in Chenzhou?After cutting off the Azig army's back route, how much food does the Azig army have to support its actions? "

Li Zicheng's proposition immediately opened the minds of the civil and military officials present. Liu Zongmin was the first to react. He slapped his palms hard, looked at the sand table and said with bright eyes: "Your Majesty, this idea is good. Why should we stare at Aji?" If you want to fight with Ge's main force, cut off his wings first, and then deal with him, can Azig still fly into the sky?"

Li Guo also came to his senses, nodded his head slightly and said in support: "Didn't Jiannu always say that to deal with Ming Dynasty, you need to use the strategy of cutting trees. First remove the branches and leaves, and then cut the roots. This time, we can also let them have a taste. What is logging?" Big wood."

Yuan Yuzong also immediately adjusted his strategy and said: "Your Majesty's suggestion is indeed reasonable. In this way, we not only have to evacuate the people in the Chenzhou area, but also have to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and take away the food that can be taken away. If slaves attack Chenzhou, there will be no doubts, and it will make it more difficult for them to collect grain on the spot.

Attract the main force of Wu Sangui and Azige's army to around Chenzhou, then the main force of our army can go up along the Yellow River and destroy the slave army in the Lanyang-Yifeng area.Or, cooperate with the Suizhou garrison, first undo the siege of Suizhou, then go north to capture Kaifeng, block the Lanyang-Yifeng enemy's rear, and then gather and annihilate them..."

As soon as the mind was opened, everyone began to continuously enrich the details of the entire battle plan.The sudden outburst of enthusiasm from the crowd surprised Li Zicheng, but he quickly realized that this was a war where the strong bullied the weak. As long as it was well planned, it would almost never fail, and everyone's enthusiasm naturally rose up.

Before the military meeting started, everyone was depressed because no matter whether they were fighting against Dodo or Azig, it seemed like a tough battle with more losses and fewer victories. Thinking of the loss of personnel in this battle, everyone naturally wavered Not sure.

Although Li Zicheng used the General Staff to reorganize the armies, it is obviously impossible to completely wipe out all the hills in the army.Since there are mountains, there are naturally people who want to preserve their strength and are unwilling to make unnecessary sacrifices.

When everyone was talking about it, Li Zicheng couldn't help but said again: "Actually, we can also learn from Jiannu. When Jiannu and the Ming army fought outside the pass, their favorite tactic was to besiege the city and fight for aid.

Now compared with the Azig army, we still have the advantage in strength, but the Azig army has more horses, so we can't catch up when we join forces, and it is easy to defeat them individually if we divide our troops.

But if we give Yifeng City or Kao City to Jiannu, and then send troops to surround the city, lay an ambush on the main road to wait for the slave soldiers to reinforce.Then the slave soldiers come to help, we will eat the slave army reinforcements first, hit the morale of the slave army guarding the city, and then break the city.If the slave soldiers dare not send troops to help, will the slave soldiers dare to stick to it in the future? "

For Li Zicheng's suggestion, Liu Zongmin and other generals of the peasant army thought it was good, but the officials of the former Ming Dynasty were hesitant. For example, Yuan Yuzong was very worried. If the army set up in ambush could not stop the reinforcements of the slave army, then it would be self-defeating. .

Regarding the concerns of these former Ming officials, although Liu Zongmin and other generals scoffed, they believed that it is impossible to be unstoppable under the advantage of geographical advantage.After all, when they defeated the official army in Zhuxian Town, they fought a similar ambush.

However, Li Zicheng could understand the worries of these former Ming officials, because they all knew the achievements of the Ming army, and they were afraid that the Shun army would be like the Ming army.This is the most common reason for the defeat of the Ming army and Jiannu for decades, and it also makes these Ming officials seriously lack confidence in field battles with the Qing army.

Li Zicheng then emphasized: "This time our army will be reorganized, and those troops with strong combat effectiveness will be drawn out to form field troops, which will be responsible for fighting against the slaves. As for the other troops, they will be fortified in different areas to control the local area and delay the actions of the slave army. as the main task.

For example, Yanzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture set up a war zone, with Niu Wancai and Baijiuhe in the middle to preside over it; Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture set up a war zone, presided over by Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun; In the first war zone, Runing Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture set up a war zone, Qingzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture established a war zone, and Xuzhou was the general headquarters and logistics base.

Each army obeys the orders of the theater directors in each theater, and the theater directors obey the orders of the general staff, so as to perform their own duties, naturally there will be no such thing as an unauthorized retreat.In short, without the order of the General Staff, the army and the director of the theater who left the defense area without authorization will be held accountable.As for this field battle with Jiannu, I will be in charge together with Jiexuan.

The civilian government did a good job of resettling the evacuated civilians and taking care of the injured soldiers. The General Staff went further to understand the specific situation of the Azig and Doduo armies, and then formulated a plan for the evacuation of the civilians in the warring areas, intercepting, and encircling and annihilating the slave army... In short, I have only one request for you today, to fulfill your responsibilities, and leave other issues to me to deal with. Do you have any questions? "