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Chapter 716 Controversy (asking for a ticket, asking for a monthly ticket recommendation ticket)
It wasn't until the sound of the Xu clock that the noisy military equipment hall gradually quieted down.

Zhang Ruoqi, Governor of Liaodong, Qiu Minyang, Governor of Liaodong, Ma Shaoyu, Joining the Army, and all the civil servants, military personnel, supervisors, food judges, supervisors and other civil servants, followed Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, and turned around from behind the screen.

It can be seen that Hong Chengchou is in a very good spirit at the moment, with a very elegant face full of smiles, he greeted the generals cordially, and after he was seated, he ordered his attendants to take out nearly a hundred Wu fans and distribute them to the generals in the hall .

All the generals held Wu fans in their hands, and they didn't shake them slowly like the civil servants and scholars, but they shook them wildly and carelessly. The atmosphere made Qiu Minyang, Zhang Ruoqi and others feel quite helpless.

Governor Hong Chengchou ordered his attendants to bring out trays of chilled melons and fruits. There was a tray on the small table next to the seat of each commander, and the same was on the small table next to the seat of the civil servants on the left.

This frozen melon and fruit is a good thing right now!

In August, the sun is so poisonous that it is sultry and hot even at night. When you are so thirsty, if you can eat ice-cold melons and fruits, it will be a fairy-like enjoyment.

At the moment, the voices of the commander-in-chiefs eating melons can be heard endlessly, such as Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Li Fuming and a few rough people even ate the skin.

People in the capital like Chen Jiugao are also eating in a mess at this time, with no dignity at all, and the generals behind each of them, watching the general soldiers eating melons and fruits, can only envy them, but I can't eat a penny.

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After all the officials and generals finished eating the iced melons and fruits, Hong Chengchou's expression became serious, and he began to discuss the Liaodong military.

"...Outside of Jinzhou City, the layout of the slaves is very clear. Although it is not yet certain how many troops there are, the slaves have dug trenches and erected walls according to the dangers of the mountains, in order to consume our army's fighting strength. Therefore, we Don't let it hold you by the nose."

The Qing army's deployment of camps around Rufeng Mountain, as well as its trench fortifications, have been roughly investigated by the Daming King's Division.

Although the Qing army's sentinel cavalry went out everywhere, constantly intercepting the Yebucha sent by the Ming army's battalions for reconnaissance, but they didn't know that among the elite sentry cavalry of the Xuanbei Army, binoculars were already standard equipment for the Yebucha sentry. Although there is no one in hand, it is enough for reconnaissance.

Although the telescope at this time is not as good as that of later generations, it can be magnified many times to observe the distance, but those big objects a few miles away can still be seen clearly, which is indeed much farther and clearer than the naked eye. Many are indeed sharp weapons for reconnaissance.

Even under the strict defense of the sentry cavalry of the Qing army, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army did not dare to approach too closely, but the rough situation of their camps and defenses, the Xuanbei Army still basically checked clearly.

This is an important military matter, Zhang Cheng will naturally not hide it, and of course he will generously share it with all the generals.

What's more, this afternoon, the generals climbed to the peak of Rufeng Mountain in Shanxi, and they also took a look at the layout of the Qing army inside and outside Jinzhou City, such as Governor Hong Chengchou, Chief Army Zhang Ruoqi, Governor Qiu Minyang, etc. Each of them brought a binoculars, so they can observe the real thing from the mirror.

According to the sentinels and observations, the layout of the earthen walls and trenches of the Qing army is mainly concentrated on the east side of Rufeng, as well as Huangtuling, Shimenshan, Songshanling, and Maojiagou. Most of them follow the trend of each mountain. layout.

The trenches are different from those dug by Zhang Cheng on Changling Mountain. The trenches of the Qing army did not have traps and spikes. , but not life-threatening.

Moreover, the earth and stone walls they built were not low walls like Zhang Cheng's, but resembled a kind of village wall, like a small city wall, about ten feet high.

Everywhere where the mountains are gentle, the wall is slightly higher, like a city wall. Although people can climb the wall to fight, it is not as thick as the city wall, but there are many gates according to the terrain.

The wall in the dangerous place is a little shorter, reaching almost to the chest of the people, and the guards are mostly patrolling. This kind of wall is the main wall, and a deep trench is dug in front of the main wall, making the wall In fact the height is higher.

In front of these ditches for the wall, two small ditches were excavated, and these two small ditches were slightly shallower. Behind the ditches, low walls were built, or horses were arranged, and some wooden stakes were placed along the ditch edges.

There are ropes tied to these wooden posts, bells are hung on the ropes, and big dogs and hounds are tied beside the bells, in order to prevent people from stealing camps and filling trenches at night.

Both Rufeng Mountain and Huangtu Ridge are composed of many mountains of different sizes, but there are not many tall and steep mountains, but hills and slopes are densely covered. Along each mountain, there are many trenches dug by the Qing army.

The Qing army set up defenses layer by layer. Even if they captured one mountain, they still had to face another mountain. If they forced their way to the city of Jinzhou, they would not know how to fight hard, let alone how many casualties would be incurred.

This is only in the areas of Rufeng Mountain and Huangtuling. In fact, the Qing army has been besieging Jinzhou for more than a year, and has also deployed defense lines in other places, such as Songshanling and Maojiagou.

These places are not only on the side of Songshan Ming army's king's division, but also important military sites for advancing and solving the siege of Jinzhou, not to mention the other side of Nuer River and Xiaoling River. How did the Qing army arrange them?

In the Xingyuan official hall of Governor Ji Liao, all the officers and generals first shared the information they had obtained, and they all felt that the Tartar thieves had set up a well-defended room, and it was really too difficult to break through their defense line.

However, the generals also knew that no matter how difficult it was, no matter how many casualties, the siege of Jinzhou must be resolved.

Such large-scale masters of the king gathered here, and the food and grass piled up all the way from Ningyuan to Tashan and Xingshan. If the siege of Jinzhou cannot be solved, let alone the generals who are unwilling, it is the gang of officials in the court who can only yell. , even Emperor Chongzhen would not spare them.

Now, the focus of the dispute among the officials and generals is whether to capture Rufeng Mountain or Huangtu Ridge first?

Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan, is a representative of the faction that supports the capture of Rufeng Mountain first. He believes that now that Jinzhou is in danger, the first priority is naturally to capture Rufeng Mountain first and open the key to the siege of Jinzhou.

The commander-in-chief of Jizhen Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Miyun Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Liu Zhaoji, Liaodong general Zu Dale, Songshan deputy Xia Chengde, Youying general Liu Zhengjie and other Liaodong officials gave strong support.

Zhang Cheng was indeed inclined to attack the Qing army's outlying camps such as Huangtuling, Songshanling, and Maojiagou first. He believed that the Qing army's camp on Rufeng Mountain was heavily arranged and the most difficult to attack.

Therefore, we should not fall into the treacherous tricks of the Tartars, so that the army of Wang Shi who aided Jin would suffer a large number of casualties in the process of attacking Rufeng Mountain, and lose all the vigor of the army accumulated in the previous small victories. Enter the siege of Jinzhou!

(End of this chapter)