Chapter 2612 Gui Zi Juan is doing everything to win this battle
"Barbarian Jurchens?" Feng Ziying's heart trembled. This is a tribe that is no less powerful than the Haixi Jurchens, but its resistance to the Jianzhou Jurchens is much lower than that of the Haixi Jurchens. Nurhachi's skills are most vividly reflected in his conquest of the wild Jurchens. Maybe this is Nurhaci’s back-up plan?
"Five thousand savage Jurchens are so strong that they have been training at Tarumu Guards since last year?" Feng Ziying pondered. This was an accident. Even untrained savage Jurchens, after this year of training, may be able to They have become cannon fodder worthy of a battle. Besides, there are still nearly 10,000 Eight Banners garrisoned behind the Jianzhou-controlled area. If these scattered garrison troops are gathered together, they still cannot be underestimated.
I have somewhat neglected these small and scattered troops.
"Your Excellency, are you worried about this army?" Wu Yaoqing also rubbed his temples, "There should only be about 5,000 people, but because they have been outside Guangshun Pass, the distance is a bit far, so we have not seen a large army entering Anle Prefecture and Tielingwei. First line,…”
Feng Ziying shook his head: "If Nurhachi had the intention, he would not let this army enter the area where our careful scouts can find it. If I were Nurhachi and wanted to leave, I would go outside the wall north of Zhenbeiguan and go around the wall. Come here, come in from Liaohetao, can we detect it?"
Wu Yaoqing took a breath and said, "Sir, that's a long way around, at least twice the distance, and the Liaohe Tao area outside the border wall is too difficult to walk, with forests, mud, swamps,..."
"No matter how difficult it is to leave, as long as we can avoid our eyes, it will be worth it. Moreover, they now control the passes along the Yongning Fort, Qingyun Fort, and Qinghe Pass. Material supplies can be quietly transported from these forts to the border wall. The difficulty of supplying supplies will be greatly reduced, and walking along the side wall will be much easier as long as you don't enter the side wall." Feng Ziying shook his head, and his eyes fell on the side wall of Liaohe Tao.
Walking from the map to the sand table, Feng Ziying stared at the border wall of Liaohetao with burning eyes.
The side wall of the Great Zhou Dynasty is in an irregular "M" shape in Liaodong. The left half is slightly lower and extends diagonally downward to Shanhaiguan and even to Shuntian Prefecture. , and the bend on the right is taller. The top of the bend is the arc line of Qingyang Fort and Zhenbeiguan in Anlezhou, and it drags down to the border between Jiuliancheng and Yiju, North Korea.
And the downward twist in the middle is the Liaohe Tao.
During this period, the Liaohe Tao was mainly swamps, mixed with other terrains such as forests, grasslands, and plains. It extended southward to the line of Xining Fort, Dongchang Fort, and Dongsheng Fort. The Liaohe River ran from Xining Fort to Dongsheng Fort. It passes through the side wall between Changbao and flows southward into the sea.
The border wall follows the twists and turns southward along the Liaohe River. To the west are the Guangning Guards, and to the east are the Dongning Guards and Dingliao Guards. Now Shenyang, Tieling and Anlezhou are lost, which means that if the Jianzhou Army wants To avoid the eyes and ears of Zhou Jun inside the border wall, you can completely walk outside the border wall and walk close to the border wall, because now this line of border wall is within the control of Jianzhou, and you will not enter the border wall until you reach the Jingyuan Fort area. Within, by that time we will be very close to the battlefield.
Liaodong has widely deployed informants in Shenyang, Tieling and even Anlezhou, but who will arrange informants outside the border wall now? The border wall is under Jianzhou's control. Who would have thought that there could be something weird outside the border wall?
But if these new troops of the Savage Jurchens, and possibly even the scattered Eight Banners troops stationed in the rear in Jianzhou were gathered together, they would go around the outside of the border wall, and suddenly insert from the border wall at the most suitable location. , I am afraid that it is really a new force that cannot be underestimated. If it suddenly appears at the most suitable time, it may even become a killer weapon.
Wu Yaoqing followed Feng Ziying to the sand table and said subconsciously: "If the Savage Jurchen army wants to bypass the border wall, then at least they have already set off from Zhenbeiguan, Qingyang Fort, and Gushu Fort. , Xin'an Pass, and Laomi Bay, the road is rugged, difficult to navigate, and time-consuming and labor-intensive..."
“Yao Qing, I just want to ask, can you avoid our eyes by doing this?” Feng Ziying asked.
Wu Yaoqing was silent for a long time, then whispered: "It is indeed possible to avoid our eyes."
"Look again, these forts on this line originally belonged to our Liaodong Army, and their facilities are quite complete. If Nurhachi had planned it long ago, from last year to this year, he had stored enough grain and grass supplies in these forts and quietly transported them to the border. If we support the troops on the wall, can this army reach the Jingyuan Fort area?" Feng Ziying asked again.
Wu Yaoqing was speechless.
"I have always wondered why Nurhaci took such a bold risk, even if the opponent had various reasons, but Nurhachi's success was not accidental, and his courage to take risks was also based on the premise of having enough confidence. The relative strength of Gan and Ning's army Weak, I have thought about Wang Yiping and Bai Qice's internal reaction. It is indeed his confidence, but as a trump card, I always feel a little unreliable. If you add in the new talents who have always had 10,000 or even 15,000 people, By bursting out from the flanks at the most critical moment, I think we might really be defeated."
Facing such a war that concerns the overall situation and even the fate of the entire Liaodong, even Feng Ziying, who claims to be the son of destiny and the protagonist, feels unsure.
Although he knew that he could achieve final victory by persisting in the war of attrition, he still felt a little reluctant to take this step. However, Liu Dongyang still convinced him and really allowed the Jianzhou Nuzhen force to escape back to Hetuala. The old nest in the north and east was gone, and it might really take ten years to completely wipe out the opponent. This battle might win five years, and this was what impressed him.
Fortunately, I am not unprepared.
"What's going on with Ji Zhenjun?" Feng Ziying suppressed her inner emotions and asked in a deep voice.
“We have landed at Donghai Fort. According to the news from there, we expect to arrive at Xining Fort within ten days.” Wu Yaoqing replied immediately.
As early as two months ago, Feng Ziying secretly ordered Jizhen to quietly gather more than 20,000 people. Instead of choosing Dagu, they chose to board a ship from Yuguan and arrive at Donghai Fort by sea.
Donghai Fort is located on the east coast of Youtunwei in Guangning, more than 200 miles away from Niuzhuang. I was worried that there were spies from Jianzhou Jurchen at Niuzhuang, so I docked at Donghai Fort in advance at the rather crude pier. shore, allowing more than 20,000 Jizhen troops to land from here and quietly enter the battlefield along the line on the west side of Liaohetao. ,
"Ten days?" Feng Ziying calculated silently, pressed her hands on the edge of the sand table, and looked forward, so that she could get closer to the line between Hupiyi-Wujing Camp-Changyong Fort on the sand table.
If his prediction is correct, more than 200,000 troops from both sides may have to engage in a full-scale showdown on this 60-mile-long ground.
"It should be in time. If the soldiers and horses assembled by the Eight Banners Army behind them, which you are worried about, the savage Jurchens and Nurhachi, are going to bypass the border wall, it is expected that it will take that long to reach the line of Jingyuan Fort. Now we will We can send out detailed scouts to investigate in a targeted manner..."
Wu Yaoqing comforted Feng Ziying.
"Well, you go make arrangements right away. I want to be absolutely sure." Feng Ziying said in a deep voice: "Nurhaci must have calculated all the possibilities, so he prepared several moves to prevent one of them from having the expected effect. , then the other hand or two hands will be effective, and this is the real sophistication."
“Sir, isn’t it the same for you? If you calculate all the possibilities for Nurhachi and then make corresponding countermeasures, you will be sure of victory.” Wu Yaoqing flattered.
"Yao Qing, there is no need to say such things between you and me. If I want to be sure of victory, I shouldn't take this step. But Dong Yang is right. There must be a certain price for giving and getting. Such a risk is worth taking." Feng Ziying sighed and shook his head, "But when we reach this point, we must prepare all kinds of responses, and the armies on the southern front must also be prepared. Once we win on the northern front, we will not have any If there is no delay, a comprehensive general offensive will be carried out on the southern front, and the Jianzhou Army cannot be allowed to take the opportunity to escape."
"Don't worry, sir. Master Cao and Master Mao are well aware of this. Now they are determined to hold on to the Jianzhou Army on the southern front. In addition, Li Yongfang has sent people here to meet him. Jin Yuhe may have some intentions. But he may want a personal letter from you, my lord, assuring him that in the future..."
Wu Yaoqing glanced at Feng Ziying.
Jin Yuhe was bribed by Li Yongfang in the last war, and he was considered the culprit. However, as the situation changed, although Shenyang and Tielingwei were both controlled by Jianzhou, Jin Yuhe had already realized that the situation was not good. Bian also observed this keenly, so he took the initiative to contact Jin Yuhe.
The other party is interested, but they are worried about defecting and being liquidated, so they have been hesitant. Moreover, they may not dare to trust the other party easily, so Wu Yaoqing also feels that it is the icing on the cake. It is good if it works, but it will not have any impact if it does not work.
"Yes, but I also have conditions. He must draw more people over and play a prominent role in the next battle. If he wants to believe it, I will give it to him, but I have to write it clearly in the letter. If If he can play a special role, I can guarantee that the imperial court will pardon his previous sins in the name of Governor Ji Liao..."
At this time, Feng Ziying didn't care much anymore. As long as he could get more help to buy more insurance for this battle, he would not hesitate to offer various conditions, all just to win this battle.
(End of this chapter)