Chapter 987 Ji Zijuan Feng Jiajun (big update, please vote for me!)
It can be seen from the geographical terrain of the entire Yongping Prefecture that it is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Coming from the northwest, it is condescending.
If the Mongols choose a breakthrough point among the hundreds of miles from Xifengkou to Jielingkou, they will most likely choose to attack Qian'an first when going south. They do not rule out directly attacking Lulong. However, Lulong is southeast of Qian'an. If only If they attack Lulong and spare Qian'an, the Mongols will have to consider that Qian'an's Zhou army will go south and give the Mongols a blow in the back.
But if you attack Qian'an, you don't have to worry about this. You only need to firmly guard against the Jizhen army coming from the west.
So Feng Ziying's judgment is that the Battle of Qian'an should be the first battle and the most critical battle.
If this battle is fought well, it will create great momentum and dampen the confidence of the Mongols, making them unable to act arbitrarily in subsequent battles.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Mongols will advance in multiple directions and launch attacks on Qian'an and Lulong at the same time. In this case, there is no need to say that they can only engage in an all-out battle.
Zuo Liangyu was too young, You Shiren had no war experience, and Qian'an City was lower and had a narrower moat than Lulong City. There was no room for failure in the first battle, so Feng Ziying thought about it and decided to personally take charge of the battle in Qian'an.
In comparison, Lulong City is high and the river is deep, and the city has a larger population, so the number of young men gathered is more abundant. In addition, with the prefect Zhu Zhiren sitting in charge, it can at least boost some morale. Huang Degong is a few years older than Zuo Liangyu and has more experience. It’s richer, so it’s more reassuring to leave it to him.
“Ziying, you have to think carefully.” Zhu Zhiren was also a little moved.
Everyone knows that Qian'an is much more dangerous. As a colleague, Feng Ziying has every reason to sit in Lulong and hold on. No one can say why, but the other party decided to go to the front line of Qian'an in person. This is a responsibility. Zhu Zhiren knew very well that if it were him, he would not have the courage.
"Sir, I have thought it over carefully. I will go to Qianan. Lulong will ask your Excellency to take command. The specific defense will be left to Hushan. He has rich experience. He also used to be on the side wall when he served as an officer in the military camp for my father. I have fought against the Mongols and Jurchens many times, and I am both brave and courageous, so don’t worry,..."
Seeing that Feng Ziying had made up his mind, Zhu Zhiren did not give much advice, "Well, Ziying, you are in Qian'an. I will send another letter to You Shiren, asking him to obey your orders. He and I are also considered fellow villagers. He is also a relatively disciplined official, and I believe he can cooperate with you well. In addition, I am signing a few blank documents for you. If there are disobedient officials and gentry in Qian'an City, I authorize you to handle everything on the spot. The responsibility lies with me!”
This is more or less the same, Feng Ziying nodded secretly, and Zhu Zhiren was still a little concerned.
To deal with officials above the ninth rank, I, as a Tongzhi, have no authority, and must have the magistrate’s own orders and seals. The same applies to dealing with the gentry. Although Tongzhi has the power, he must also bear responsibilities. With the magistrate’s orders and seals, Then it doesn't exist.
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While Feng Ziying and Zhu Zhiren were discussing how to defend Yongping Mansion, Feng Tang also received an urgent delivery from Feng Ziying via carrier pigeon at the Jiliao Governor's Mansion in Liaoyang.
After reading the urgent delivery, Feng Tang looked a little ugly.
He did not expect that his son would still decide to take this risk. In his opinion, this risk was completely unnecessary.
Since the Ministry of War has opened its mouth against You Shigong, as long as he ensures the Shuntian Prefecture, local officials will not bear the main responsibility for the gains and losses of Yongping Prefecture. Even if Yongping Prefecture is looted by the Mongols, the local officials will We must take responsibility, and it is also a secondary responsibility, and we will not pursue it excessively.
But it would be too risky for Ziying to go to Qian'an.
It would be better to take a step back and guard Lulong.
Seeing that Feng Tang's face was ugly, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong who were behind him didn't know what happened.
“Sir, what happened to Donglu?” Cao Wenzhao asked in a low voice.
"There's nothing wrong with Donglu. It's a letter from Ziying. This little brat doesn't make people worry. He wants to personally guard Qian'an, so he relies on Zhuang, a camper who has been trained by Zuo Liangyu for three months?!" Thinking of this, Feng Tang became even more flustered and irritable.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong were both Feng Tang's confidants, and they were shocked when they heard this.
It is no secret that the Chahar people have gathered all the Khalkha tribes inside and outside to prepare for a large-scale invasion southward. Liaodong's careful scouts on the grasslands have already spread the news.
Currently, soldiers and horses from the five Inner Khalkha tribes are gathering towards Chahar, while soldiers and horses from the Outer Khalkha tribes are still on the way. It will take some time to complete the assembly, and the collection of grain and grass from Chahar has also not been completed. In full swing.
If there are no accidents, the Mongols will move south in a big way within ten days at most.
Judging from the current situation, the Mongolian left wing has almost assembled more than 100,000 troops, reaching nearly 150,000. If nothing unexpected happens, the troops should be divided into several groups to invade south.
Now the whole north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, from Shanhaiguan to Wandu Division, is full of turmoil.
It is not yet certain which route the main force of the Mongolian army took to move south, but preliminary analysis is nothing more than three passages.
The first is the line from Longmen Guards to Gubeikou.
This line is the junction of Xuanfu Town and Ji Town, and the section from Sihaizhi - Bohai Institute - Chaohe Institute is particularly dangerous.
Sihai is governed within the territory of Yanqing Prefecture, which belongs to Xuanfu Town, and there are two border walls inside and outside, so in theory it should be relatively safe.
The section from the Bohai Sea to the Chaohe River is also quite dangerous, which is the area where the Zhongmiyun Reservoir was located in later generations, but it was still a lowland in this era. From here, you can break through and follow the Tanghe or Chaohe River through Miyun, Huairou, and Changpinghe. Between Shunyi and Shunyi, it goes straight into the capital.
In other words, the most dangerous areas are within the jurisdiction of Ji Town. As for Xuanfu Town, there are two inner and outer side walls. Generally speaking, the Mongols who mainly rely on cavalry will not choose to break through the two walls and go south. They would rather fight fiercely. It is more cost-effective to break through a side wall.
The second is the section from the Chaohe River to Xifengkou. This section is located northeast of the Capital City. It is a little far away, but the terrain is flat. If you break through the line from Modaoyu to Malanyu, you can easily reach the Capital City directly. .
Because of this, Jizhen deployed heavy troops on this line to deal with it.
The third one is the line within Yongping Prefecture.
Theoretically, this line is far away from the capital city. Even if we break through the border wall and enter Yongping Prefecture, if we really want to attack the capital city, we still need to traverse the entire eastern counties and guard areas of Shuntian Prefecture.
But this line of defense is weak. If you only want to plunder and plunder, it is the best line, such as Qian'an, Lulong, Fengrun, Yutian, Baodi, Xianghe, Wuqing, Liangchengsuo to Hejianfu, fertile fields Thousands of miles away, there is a flat river, and it is densely populated, and the garrison strength is either sparse or mainly composed of garrison guards. The combat effectiveness is very poor, which is just suitable for the Mongolian cavalry to break through and sweep.
Feng Tang, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong are all experienced in battles, and naturally understand the priorities of the entire northern defense line. Although Yongping Mansion is not the main attack route of the Mongolian army according to common sense, even if it is A partial army cannot be resisted by thousands of people.
Taking the letter from Feng Tang, Cao Wenzhao read it and handed it to He Renlong.
"Sir, the Mongols should only be a partial force coming to Yongping Prefecture. The general estimates that Bohai Station and Malanyu are the most dangerous places." Cao Wenzhao comforted Feng Tang.
Feng Tang shook his head: "Where is Xifengkou?"
"Your Excellency, you have all been reminded that the Santun Camp is behind Xifengkou. Lin Dan Batur will know it. I estimate that Lin Dan Batur may use a partial force to feint attack on the front line of Xifengkou, attracting and dragging down the three troops. The Jizhen Army on the other side of the camp is looking for opportunities to break through from several other places."
Cao Wenzhao had many dealings with the Tumuts and the Ordos in Datong, and he was very familiar with the habits of these Mongols. They ran thousands of miles and attacked in the east and west very smoothly, but you have to say how strong they are in attacking hard. I really can't say that my ability to fight tough battles is much worse than that of the Jianzhou Jurchens.
"Lindan Batur wants to feign an attack at Xifengkou, and You Shigong can only sit in the Santun camp. Otherwise, if we break through from here, the entire central part will be in danger." Feng Tang sighed, "Now we can only place our hope on the Mongols. There shouldn’t be too many partial divisions here in Yongping Mansion.”
"Sir, why don't you ask Long to lead his troops south to Shanhaiguan to provide assistance?" Cao Wenzhao knew that his boss was very worried about his only son, but he couldn't show it.
Feng Tang almost agreed, but in the end he shook his head: "It's not easy for us here either. Nurhachi seems to be going to attack the Haixi Jurchens. Fortunately, we have arranged the affairs of the Ula tribe in advance. Now It just depends on whether there will be any problems on Shulhaqi’s side.”
"Sir, the Ula tribe and the Ye He tribe are united. Nurhachi can't swallow them both so easily. I'm a little curious about how Nurhaci will deal with it. Shuerhachi also followed your instructions and approached Fushun. There is Li Yongfang, In addition, Brother Xilong’s main force is in Tielingwei, and Brother Laiqing’s main force is in Shenyang. As long as there is any movement, they can respond at any time, so the problem should not be big.”
Cao Wenzhao is currently Feng Tang's most important assistant. He controls Feng Tang's most important mobile force, which numbers up to 18,000 people, of which 8,000 are Cao Wenzhao's thousands brought from Datong. The elite cavalry expanded based on the elite, known as the Tiger Roaring Cavalry, imitated Cao Cao's elite cavalry during the Three Kingdoms. The other 10,000 people were the elite infantry of the Liaodong Army, including two fire gun battalions.
In addition to Cao Wenzhao's most powerful force, there are 15,000 men in the hands of General You Shiwei. Among them, 5,000 cavalry are elites formed from the old troops brought by the You brothers from Yulin, and another 10,000 infantry. Including a fire gun battalion being formed.
The other one is controlled by He Renlong. In addition to a cavalry battalion, there is also a sword and shield infantry battalion and a fire gun battalion under construction.
If you add in Feng Tang's gun battalion led by Feng Zuo and a cavalry battalion led by Feng You, which are Feng Tang's personal troops, this is the Liaodong Army that Feng Tang can absolutely control.
The entire Liaodong Army has 120,000 troops. Feng Tang has firmly controlled nearly 50,000 troops in just over a year. If you add in the fact that Zhao led the Ministry of Education and Du Song, who are now completely siding with Feng Tang, The army that Feng Tang could control reached nearly 90,000 people, which basically minimized Li Chengliang's influence.
"Wen Zhao, it is precisely because I feel that everything has been arranged properly and there seems to be no problem anywhere that I feel uneasy." Feng Tang sighed, "Who is Nurhaci? We have been dealing with each other for more than a year. You should all know it. , I feel that whether it is Lin Dan Batur's southern invasion or the chaos in the southwest, he is inseparable from it, and I even feel that Nurhaci's methods do not stop there, he should have back-ups. "
Both Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong felt that the governor was a little too nervous. Although Nurhachi was cunning and cruel, he remained unchanged in response to changes. Yehe tribe and Wula tribe united, and Shuerhaqi shrank to the edge of Fushun. Du Song and Zhao led the teachers to provide support, what else could they do?
As for matters within the customs, they are not something they consider.
He Renlong was young and energetic, and couldn't help but said: "Sir, do you think too highly of Nurhaci? The Jurchens in Jianzhou have developed so fast in the past few years. I feel that it has a lot to do with Li Chengliang's indulgence. After you come, In fact, Nurhaci has become a lot more honest. Jianzhou Jurchen has not done much in the past year or so. At most, he keeps wooing the Horqin people. But his wooing the Horqin people will definitely make Lin Dan Batur dissatisfied, so now he can only The ones hiding underneath are flirting with Horqin, so we might as well find an opportunity to challenge them and let the Chahars and Jianzhou Jurchens fight first..."
Feng Tang smiled and shook his head. He Renlong was a good fighter, but he took political matters too simply.
The Horqin people nominally obey the Chahar people, but they are different from the inner and outer Khalkha tribes. They are not the traditional 30,000 households of the left wing of Mongolia, but an independent eastern Mongolian vassal town. Lindan Batur calls himself the Great Khan. His attitude is to listen to the instructions but not the propaganda, and sometimes he even simply ignores them.
Lindan Batur also coaxed and coerced the Horqin people, mainly using inducements and coercion as a supplement. As for the Jianzhou Jurchens, they even tried to win over the Horqin people in every possible way. They were all well aware of this and would not let it go if they broke it. Any substantive changes in the relationship between the parties.
"Renlong, things on the grassland are not that simple." Feng Tang waved his hand, "Slowly we will understand, and we will have to deal with them more in the future."
Cao Wenzhao also agreed, "But sir, what are your plans for Ziying...?"
"Isn't he very capable? He can persuade the armored cavalry of Ye He's tribe to go south to help him. That's his ability. I don't bother to care about it. He himself is not young anymore. A gentleman does not build dangerous walls. He should figure out how to survive." Feng Tang shook his head.
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