Chapter 2609: The Gui Zi Scroll is filled with fog, and murderous intent looms
After brewing for a long time, Abai slowly said: "Father Khan, how to force and induce the Zhou army to fight decisively with our Jianzhou Army? Father Khan already had some strategies in mind, and even made some preparations, and it worked. , but to be on the safe side, I’m afraid we need to make the other party feel more at ease, otherwise the other party may give up the battle midway at any time, because the initiative is in the other party’s hands.”
Nurhachi nodded slowly: "Well, you say."
"Our army has 60,000 men on the northern front. Father Khan's intention must be to look for an opportunity to fight a battle on the northern front. So it's not easy for eldest brother to overdo this bait, otherwise it will make him suspicious. After all, eldest brother has spent so much time on the northern front in recent years. I have never been favored by my father, and the sudden change is too big and inappropriate..."
In fact, Nurhachi had already considered this, but he never revealed it. Unexpectedly, his third son had also considered it, and he nodded slightly to show his approval.
“An appropriate advantage will deepen the other party’s confidence, but an excessive advantage that is too obvious may make the other party suspect that it is a trap,…”
Abai's thoughts on Zhou Jun's side were also very good, which made Netu on the side look at him with admiration, and Nurhachi was even more happy.
"Second, when choosing the location for the battle, it should not be too favorable to Zhou Jun, but it should not be too powerful for us. The reason is the same. It is best to make the other party feel that we are falling into their trap consciously or unconsciously. Only in this way can they strengthen their determination and confidence to fight."
This point is also described incisively and meticulously, but it does not involve specific tactical arrangements. Abai only grasps the situation on the Zhou intelligence side and does not know the battlefield situation in Shenyang, Liaodong, so he can only make a general suggestion.
"The third thing is what Father Khan mentioned last. The opponent already has an advantage on the northern front. Even if we choose the right opportunity to fight with it, given that the opponent's current advantage in firearms is getting stronger and stronger, we are still likely to be self-defeating. Once this battle If we cannot defeat it, we will find ourselves in a desperate situation. Then we must strengthen our advantages in all aspects, in terms of military strength, combat effectiveness, and tactics. I dare not lie about this. Father Khan, second brother, and eighth brother My younger brother and fifth brother must have known this for a long time,..."
At the end of the day, confident yet humble, Netu felt that he had underestimated Sanbeile, who had been following him for several years and was usually taciturn.
They all say that he is mediocre, but now it seems that a person cannot be judged by his appearance, or that he is no longer Wu Xia Amen.
Nurhaci fell into deep thought.
He understands the first two points, and he also understands the last point, but it is a difficulty that is difficult to overcome. Although Feng Keng is young, he is cunning and cunning, and Liu Dongyang is a veteran of many battles. It is difficult to hide it from their eyes and ears. Or almost impossible.
To lure them into the trap, you must give full play to your own advantages. The advantage of your own state-building army is its mobility advantage and fighting will.
Judging from the recent battles, the combat effectiveness of the Ganning Army on the northern front is not as good as that of the Shanxi Army last year. If you want to win, you may have to break through on the Ganning Army. The Datong Army on the southern front is also not as good as the Denglai Army. However, the main battle in this battle is The battlefield must be on the northern front, and the southern front can only be used as support.
Of course, Nurhaci naturally has his own confidence to dare to fight this battle.
The trump card that Li Yongfang had kept secret for many years was not used up in the Shenyang battle, and he still had some spare hands.
The reason why I feel pressure and want to fight this battle as soon as possible is that I am worried that as Zhao Shujiao and his group make adjustments one after another, Feng Ziying's adjustments will gradually deepen and intensify, and may soon be adjusted to guerrilla and defensive types. There are mid-level and low-level generals. Once the adjustments are completed, this trump card will no longer be useful.
Ganning Town is certainly a breakthrough point, and Liaodong Town also has a trump card. Combining the two, if our side is more fully prepared and adds Chu Ying's bait, Nurhachi feels that this battle is still 70% certain.
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Feng Ziying had enough time to put down the newspapers and newspapers from Beijing.
Obviously, they are from the Ministry of War and the General Affairs Department. The General Affairs Department is responsible for transmitting reports, miscellaneous, and briefings on various situations. Of course, there are also focuses. For example, the situation in the Ministry of Household Affairs is the most important.
The Ministry of War is quite special, because Liaodong is at war, so no matter how big or small, the Ministry of War must have special information sent to it.
The dark channels are Wang Wenyan’s main channel and Long Jinwei’s separate channel.
Wang Wenyan’s main channel covers everything Feng Ziying needs, including some private channel information. Long Jinwei is relatively narrow, mainly focusing on the activities of the Jianzhou Jurchens in Beijing.
Of course, Nurhachi arranged more than one informant in Beijing, but Netu took the lead. Later, Abai left, and Netu assisted Abai in taking charge. However, in actual operation, Netu was still the main one. Abai was more interested in learning and observing, and of course he would also put forward some suggestions and opinions of his own. Later, even Tabai also joined in.
Abai and Netu disappeared, probably sneaking back to Liaodong secretly. Only Tabai is still in the capital.
Feng Ziying had arranged for Wu Yaoqing to cooperate with Long Jinwei a long time ago for Nurhachi's spying in Beijing. Later, Bushiya Mara also joined in, so he quickly found some clues and began to follow the clues to dig out their secrets in Beijing. den in.
Feng Ziying resolutely rejected Long Jinwei's intention to catch them all in one fell swoop. Even if he could even capture Nurhachi's two sons in one fell swoop, he would not agree.
Abai and Tabai are not outstanding people in Feng Ziying's impression. If it were Daishan and Huang Taiji, or Duoduo and Dorgon, he might still be able to move, but the first two are now the most valued by Nurhaci. Of the two heirs to the Khanate, the latter two are still in their infancy and are worthless.
In Feng Ziying's view, by firmly locking the Jianzhou Jurchen's final intelligence stronghold in the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, without alerting them, he can roughly know their activity trajectory and trends, and even roughly grasp their activities. The goals and intentions of the activities are extremely beneficial to our side. It also means that we can roughly understand the short and medium-term focus of Jianzhou Jurchen and provide us with a decision-making reference.
In the early stage, Netu quietly published some opinions in newspapers through some of his "partners" in the capital city and some scholars he funded, or clamored through some channels that the war in Liaodong was prolonged and costly and should be ended early.
He even expressed his opinion through a member of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs, saying that the war in Hebei was over. In order to ensure that there would be no more refugees and riots due to floods and droughts in Hebei and Henan this year and next, he requested that more funds be allocated for water conservancy and road construction in Henan and Hebei. Invest in construction on a large scale, and at the same time prepare sufficient relief money and grain.
This seems normal, but as the news came from Cao Yu, many people also received greetings, asking "Today's News" to be slightly biased in its reporting, and to suggest to the court that the war should be ended as soon as possible and that the war should be ended as soon as possible. The focus should be on infrastructure construction and relief in the North to avoid new civil unrest.
These suggestions sound lofty and concerned about people's livelihood, but the implication is that the war in Liaodong cannot be delayed for a long time, and the court cannot focus on the war for several years in a row. It should be brought to an end as soon as possible and the people's livelihood issues in the north should be solved first. .
A lot of effort was put into building momentum in the early stage, but now Netu and Abai suddenly disappeared. They must have returned to Liaodong to report to Nurhaci. This shows that Nurhachi must have made some decisions.
Combined with the fact that Chu Ying's contact with his side during this period was also neglected, the news coming back from Busia Mara's channel also said that Nurhaci seemed to be slowly but surely lifting Chu Ying's ban, and even giving Chu Ying a ban. Ying's right to lead troops made Feng Ziying more and more interesting. It seemed that Nurhachi was also very patient and was methodically trying to lure her into a trap.
Nurhaci obviously also knew that his side also had spies inside them. Feng Ziying estimated that Busia Mara had been mastered by Nurhachi through the information channel arranged by her aunt Menggu Gege at Huangtaiji, and it seemed that she had also noticed it. Just like the Netu line, everyone is quietly trying to use these channels to pass on the "intelligence clues" they want to pass on to each other.
“Is there any other movement?” Feng Ziying asked, tilting her head.
Wu Yaoqing was also sorting out the information from all parties in his hands and nodded: "There are no clues yet. Jianzhou is also very cautious now. As the Lord said, when entering the final preparation stage, we must prevent the secret from being revealed or suspicions raised. , so as not to miss the mark, and to cover up the increasingly fierce small-scale fighting, many details are difficult to analyze, but one thing still makes people suspicious. Some of the Jianzhou New Army originally stationed on the front line of Fengji Fort seem to be moving south, posing a The deputy commander was in a posture of fighting a battle with Jianchang Fort. Mang Gurtai was very active there. Master Cao also wrote a letter saying that a battle involving 300 people from both sides had occurred around Jianchang Fort this month. There were five incidents, and there were two battles involving thousands of people, which were much more intense than in the previous months..."
Feng Ziying touched her chin with interest, "Yao Qing, do you think Nurhachi will choose the southern front as the decisive battle point?"
Wu Yaoqing pondered for a moment, "According to common sense, the main force of Jianzhou's elite has always been in the north, and Shenyang is also the place they must defend. It is impossible to move south on a large scale. At least it cannot hide their tracks, but it does not rule out that the fighting on the southern front will become more intense. , the Jianzhou Army felt that it was easier to gain an advantage on the southern front, so it first mobilized some new troops for reinforcements and observation. If it found it effective, it was not impossible to mobilize their elite cavalry to go south, because the forts along this line along the border wall were all under their control. Under control, if they want to mobilize some, it is still possible to achieve a scale of 10,000 or 20,000 people..."
(End of this chapter)