Ming Zuo

Chapter 126 Prepare for battle

"Qianzuo once taught us that war is never a confrontation between the tip of a needle and wheat, but an act of finding the opponent's weakness and giving the opponent the most fatal blow. Take the battle of Sarhu that we have learned as an example. The same is true for Lu Lai and I only go all the way. Now that the Tartars are not threatened by North Korea, Pidao, Savage Jurchen, Chahar, etc., in terms of strategic situation, they have completely crushed Ming. In such a situation, in order to weaken the opponent and supplement oneself, the best way is to transfer the battlefield to the interior of Ming Dynasty."

"Ningjin's defense line is full of castles and narrow terrain, which is not conducive to the deployment and maneuvering of the army. Therefore, if the Tartars want to achieve the above goals, they must choose to detour through Mongolia and break through the Great Wall."

Zuo Yong talked eloquently in front of him, and his performance made Zuo Menggeng very happy.

Unexpectedly, among the eight people who are rich and honored for generations, there is also a military genius.

His analysis is not only proved to be absolutely correct from the perspective of history, but also the most feasible from the perspective of tactical research and judgment.

The Liaoxi Corridor has never been a good place to fight.

Here, facing the sea in the east and Yanshan Mountain in the west, it is only a narrow area, but there are still hills and ravines, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army at all.

During the Battle of Liaoshen, why our army did not adopt the method of encircling the enemy troops advancing westward, but only stopped them, is also due to this reason.

Although Houjin's combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the Ming army, it is a bit overthinking to penetrate the Liaoxi Corridor one by one.

At least with the current strength and reserves of Houjin, it is absolutely impossible to do so.

After Zuo Yong's analysis, Zuo Menggeng stood up again and asked everyone questions.

"The enemies of this world include the Tartars, the officers and soldiers, the rebels, the pirates, and the foreigners. I want to ask, who is the best at fighting?"

The answer to this question is obvious.

Everyone opened their mouths.

"Of course the Tartars."

"Who doesn't know that the Jurchens are dissatisfied and invincible?"

Zuo Menggeng waited for everyone to be quieter, and then asked: "Then we ourselves, are we considered a strong army?"

This does not need everyone to answer.

"In my opinion, it doesn't count. Because we don't have any record, and we haven't competed with any enemies. Compared with those opponents, we are like newborn babies."

His words were accepted by everyone.

After all, an army that has been on the battlefield and an army that has not been on the battlefield are really two different things.

"If we don't touch the most powerful army in the world, we will always be behind closed doors. How about it, everyone, dare you?"

Zuo Menggeng's thoughts on Jisi's change are very simple.

It is to participate in the first hand, and use the money to show the back camp, practice hands, and increase experience.By the way, take another bite, so as not to let Hou Jin gain so much, and pay a higher price.

He never felt that with his own participation, Hou Jin could be wiped out and Huang Taiji would be left behind.

This is an impossible task, even if he knows the whole process of his own change.

The gap in strength is there, and no plan can make up for it.

Really think that [-] vs. [-] is my advantage?
Then go directly to A?
It is true that the Ming army has more people, but there is no guarantee how many of these Ming troops are people.

In the final analysis, if the Houying participated in the Jisi Change, it would actually be a lone army.

Don't look like you're on Daming's land, but you won't get any help.

Irony or not?

Think about Lu Xiangsheng, it's so transparent.

There are only [-] people in the rear battalion, and they want to force Houjin's tens of thousands of troops...

Give some Wuzhi, tanks, machine guns first...

Hearing that he was going to fight Hou Jin, the officers present were both excited and apprehensive.

But on the whole, it seems that the mood of eagerness to try is still the majority.

It's just because Zuo Menggeng instilled in them the difference between the rear battalion and other troops during daily training.

Moreover, the weapons of the rear battalion are indeed very powerful, which somewhat increases everyone's self-confidence.

Zuo Menggeng convened this meeting to unify the minds of the top and bottom, so as to avoid confusion when the battle is about to happen.

"It's still the same sentence. Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war. If you don't want to return to the division in the future, the relatives of the soldiers will ask you where the children are. Do you know what to do?"

All the officers could not help but shudder, as long as they thought about the scene where the old folks they knew blocked the way and asked people, there would be no chance of luck or slack.

Of course, in order to cope with the changes we have had, we must also do a good job of preparing for war.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Zuo Menggeng called Zhang Yan's name.

"The barley will be harvested soon, and the wheat will be harvested in a month. You should immediately contact the major families in the area. We will have all the grain for this year. We will also ask the grain merchants in the city to help buy grain from various places. The more the better."

Once a war starts, the consumption of materials will be massive.

Zuo Menggeng didn't want his army to starve, so he started preparations several months in advance.

Zhang Yan took the order and was full of confidence in completing the task.

The local rich families in Linqing basically participated in Zuo Menggeng's business and stood on the same front with him, so it was not difficult to prepare food and grass.

Zhang Yan was just a little worried.

"Qianza, our department may not have enough funds."

Zuo Menggeng didn't take it seriously.

"Make it clear to everyone that I owe it for the time being, and I will repay it with the income of Fuyao Group later."

This is also a trial.

Those who agree are allies, those who do not agree...

Pray that Zuo Menggeng won't light up the butcher knife.

During the whole meeting, Zhang Jimeng watched the whole process without saying a word.

He is a soldier, and he doesn't want to put pressure on Zuo Menggeng.

Another one, he found out how the rear battalion works, and there was no room for him to intervene.

But when there were only two people getting along, Zhang Jimeng still couldn't help raising objections.

"We can inform the court in advance."

Zuo Menggeng poured tea for Zhang Jimeng and asked back, "Will the imperial court believe it?"

"This……"

Zhang Jimeng paused, pondered for a while, and realized that the imperial court might really not believe it.

Or rather, don't want to believe it.

Rather, even if you believe it, there is nothing you can do about it.

It is said that the imperial court believed the judgment here, and later Jin would join the bandits.

What can the court do?

Sending troops to consolidate border defenses to prevent problems before they happen?

Where do soldiers come from?

Where does the money and food for dispatching troops come from?

Just earlier, because of the financial collapse, the elimination of troops in Xuanyongji and other places led to a mutiny.

If there is money, do we still need to disarm?

Even if you barely raise money, you can get money and food that can be used to dispatch troops.

Why isn't Houjin coming anymore?

"The strategic initiative is not on the imperial court's side. Later Jin can come and leave whenever he wants. He can come whenever he wants. There are only those who can catch thieves for a thousand days, how can there be those who can prevent thieves for a thousand days? Hundreds of thousands of troops will come and go." On the border, in the long run, the imperial court simply cannot afford it.”

After explaining the objective reasons, Zuo Menggeng finally revealed his cold side.

"Furthermore, this imperial court...is not weak enough."

As long as Ming Ting still has considerable strength, his rebellion will be more difficult.Therefore, it is in Zuo Menggeng's interest to see the Ming Dynasty being weakened.

Zhang Jimeng looked at him quietly.

"Do you know that hundreds of thousands of people may be destroyed because of your thoughts?"

Zuo Menggeng looked back.

"Then what should we do? If we don't let this old dynasty be destroyed, hundreds of thousands of families will be ruined in the future? At that time, the whole world will be destroyed."

There was also anger in Zuo Menggeng's words.

"Also, it's not me who brought disaster to the people, but the corrupt old dynasty. If they really do a good job, why would the Eastern captives rape and the people wreak havoc?"

Zhang Jimeng knew that what Zuo Menggeng said was right, but he just couldn't accept it for a while.

He also didn't want to quarrel with Zuo Menggeng on this issue.

After waving his hands, he asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Zuo Menggeng said truthfully: "I have to go to the capital once to communicate with the adults. Without their care, I would not dare to send troops."

Without an order from the general, you can't lead your troops to leave the flooded area without authorization.

This is also one of the crimes for which Mao Wenlong was killed.

Therefore, whether Houying can participate in the Jisi change requires the transfer order of the imperial court.

Without the cooperation of several adults in Beijing, no one would care about such a "small" battalion.

Moreover, Zuo Menggeng had to maintain the independence of the rear battalion and could not be ordered around by the court.

In that case, there is no need to fight, and you will be exhausted just talking about it.

For this idea, Zhang Jimeng very much agrees.

"So best, when are you going?"

Zuo Menggeng was also afraid that Ye Chang would have many dreams, so he said: "I will leave tomorrow, and I will take the reconnaissance team with me."

Zhang Jimeng was taken aback.

"You want to lead soldiers to the capital? This is the way to die."

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly explained: "The military constitution has been misunderstood. I am the only one who goes to the capital. The reconnaissance brigade will dress up as a caravan and go to various places in Jifu to conduct reconnaissance and mapping, and provide information for our army's follow-up operations."

(End of this chapter)