Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 153 Strategies of all parties, bringing troubles to the east

Hongwu ten years, early April.

The news that Liao King Zhu Qi had landed on the Liaodong Peninsula and besieged and attacked Liaoyang City was passed on in the shortest possible time.

After all, Zhu Qi didn't have the troops to encircle Liaoyang City from all sides.

Moreover, when the opponent's will to fight is strong, unless you want to fight a protracted war, it is not a good idea to surround the city on all sides.

Under normal circumstances, one or two sides should be set aside. On the one hand, the other party will be defeated, and the will will be forged.

With the hope of escape, who wants to fight to the death.

Besides, the opponent still has the opportunity to go out of the city to fight in the field, and the battle that can be resolved outside the city usually does not want to fight the city hard.

Zhu Qi didn't understand these principles before, but after all, he learned from Xu Da for a while, and often went to the battlefield.

So when Ma Yun proposed the strategy of encircling the second and releasing the second, Zhu Qi readily agreed.

By the way, you can also send people to cut off reinforcements, supplies and so on.

It's a pity that there is no reinforcement supply, and the entire Beiyuan army in Liaodong has no intention of supporting Liaoyang City.

At the same time, Duke Ying Fu Youde, who was fighting Wang Baobao on the Monan battlefield, also received news that Liao King Zhu Qi had raided the Liaodong Peninsula and had already besieged Liaoyang.

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Monan, North Road Ming Army, Chinese Army Camp.

Fu Youde, who was wearing mandarin duck battle armor, walked into the camp with a big smile, followed by a group of lieutenants, all of them also had joyful expressions on their faces.

Just as Fu Youde walked into the tent, he laughed loudly and said:
"Okay! That's great!

His Royal Highness the King of Liao surrounded Liaoyang like this, and the entire Liao land was going to be a mess!
This is Naha, I'm afraid there will be no good days to live, hahaha! "

The lieutenants under his command also echoed one after another:

"General, I was still thinking about why this third Northern Expedition, let me wait to contain it instead of focusing on Beiyuan.

Now seeing His Royal Highness King Liao making such a stop to Liaodong, the situation is quite different.

As long as we keep Wang Baobao from making a move, it is only a matter of time before His Royal Highness King Liao wins Liaodong! "

"Yeah yeah!"

"That's right!"

"I knew earlier that His Royal Highness King Liao has many methods. This time, the commander of the East Road Army must be extraordinary, as expected!"

A group of generals were talking over there, but Fu Youde was overjoyed. Seeing that everyone was a bit complacent, he tapped and said:
"Hey, this is not the time to take it lightly.

This strong city of Liaoyang cannot be conquered casually.

Even His Royal Highness King Liao might not be able to take it down within a month or two.

Whether His Highness King Liao can continue to expand the results of the battle depends on whether you and I can hold back Wang Baobao in Monan. "

The lieutenants hurriedly restrained themselves, and some who wanted to plant flags stopped talking at this time.

Soon someone brought up the map, and Fu Youde led a group of lieutenants, and began to plan the next battle plan.

On the other side, the Beiyuan Central Army Camp.

Wang Baobao's face was ashen, looking at the information just sent over, he couldn't help being furious:

"Trash! It's all a bunch of trash!
I have reminded Nahachu early on that the Ming army has cleared the sea routes, so everyone should beware of sea attacks!
Naha didn't take it seriously at all. Do you really think that every time you go to sea, you will encounter wind and waves! "

Wang Baobao gritted his teeth with hatred, but Su Zhongxiao, the adviser beside him, didn't react too much, so he crossed his hands and closed his eyes to rest.

The rest of the people were trembling one by one, beside Wang Baobao who was getting angry at this moment.

Although Wang Baobao was angry, but as the prime minister of Beiyuan, he would not be dazzled by anger. After cursing, he looked at the map and began to think.

At this time, Su Zhongxiao also walked up, looked at the map and said:

"Prime Minister, since the Liao King Zhu Qi has already landed on the Liaodong Peninsula, we can only think carefully about how to deal with the situation."

Wang Baobao then asked:
"What's your opinion, Mr. Su?"

Su Zhongxiao stroked his beard and said:

"The land of Liao is vast, but what is suitable for farming is only the Corridor of West Liao and a small piece of territory in East Liao.

Beyond the Liao River to the north, even in the lower reaches of the Liao River, the land is difficult to cultivate.

In addition, outside the wall, the Jurchens are tough, and there are a lot of savages and wild beasts making troubles, even people from the Yuan Dynasty are willing to go there.

Not to mention us Han people, so from my point of view, this Ming Dynasty can at most reach the Liaohe generation, and after taking Liaoyang, it should stop.

Naha should be let out immediately, withdraw from western Liaoning, organize superior forces, deploy defenses along the Liaohe River, and stick to Shenzhou.

Although they will give up the two lands of Liaoxi and Liaodong, there is no way to do it. They can only break their arms in order to protect themselves.

Otherwise, the Great Ming King Liao won the west of Liaoning, and then cooperated with the Ming army to encircle Naha in the west of Liaoning.

If Naha dies, all the Yuan troops in Liaodi will die. Even if the Ming Dynasty does not want the land north of the Liaohe River.

Whether it is used to win over Jurchen or Goryeo, it is not a good thing for me, Dayuan. "

Su Zhongxiao's analysis is very good. Being able to be a counselor next to Wang Baobao, or the chief counselor, naturally his IQ will not be so low.

And just as Su Zhongxiao expected, although the Central Plains Dynasty was keen to control the Liao land.

But in fact, the places where the real Han people gather are still the two lands of Liaoxi and Liaodong.

The climate of these two fields is suitable for farming, and further north across the Liao River, only three or four months of the year are suitable for farming.

It is unrealistic to rely on three or four months of cultivation to feed a large population.

The common people have nothing to eat, but they will rebel.

This is why the Han Dynasty has always had difficulty controlling the grasslands and the other two rivers north of Liaodong.

Governance costs are on the one hand, and on the other hand, large-scale immigration cannot be carried out.

Even with forced migration, the population exceeds the maximum number that the current land can support, and the people either starve to death, flee, or rebel.

This is not what the court wants to see.

It's really not that the Han Dynasty didn't want to expand its basic territory and territory. As a farming feudal dynasty, it had already classified large swaths of land in East Asia suitable for farming as its basic territory.

Where it is difficult to cultivate, it will naturally become a land of alienation.

Wang Baobao also knew that Su Zhongxiao's analysis was correct, and continuing to stick to Liaoxi and Liaodong at this time would only make the situation more passive.

Although losing Liaoxi and Liaodong, for Bei Yuan, it was like losing an arm.

But if you continue this arm, you may lose your life in the end.

Su Zhongxiao paused, then continued:
"Besides, the two lands of Liaodong and Liaoxi were taken over by the Ming Dynasty. It is not a bad thing for me, Dayuan."

Wang Baobao was taken aback for a moment, his heart moved slightly, but he still asked:
"Sir, please speak."

Su Zhongxiao pointed to the map, east and west of Liaodong, and continued:

"Both Liaodong and Liaoxi are the places where the Fourth World War was fought.

The terrain in western Liaoning is narrow, and the terrain is gradually lower from north to south.

My Dayuan is high, and his Liaoxi Corridor is low. My Dayuan can send troops to harass the Liaoxi Corridor at any time.

This is one of them.

As for Liaodong, once it is taken by the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will not only border on Dayuan, but also border on Goryeo and Jurchen tribes.

This Goryeo has long had ambitions for the land of Liaodong. Can he sit back and watch Daming sit firmly in Liaodong?
As long as we tacitly allow Goryeo to occupy Liaodong, there will be a fierce battle between Goryeo and the Ming Dynasty.

And this Jurchen tribe, although it is not yet in its infancy, once these tribes can be integrated together.

With the enmity between them and the Han people, coupled with the fertile land in Liaodong, it is absolutely impossible to live in peace.

This is a great opportunity for Ming Dynasty to conquer Liaoxi and Liaodong and add enemies. "

Although Su Zhongxiao's analysis is correct, Wang Baobao also knows that this kind of analysis is actually more about self-comfort.

It belongs to the kind of no way.

After all, if you can control Liaoxi and Liaodong, who is willing to lose these two treasures?

With Liaoxi and Liaodong, it is tantamount to putting one hand on the head of the Ming Dynasty.

Especially in the Liaoxi Corridor, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are many fortresses, allowing Bei Yuan to take the initiative.

But now, we can only give up Liaoxi. Otherwise, Naha will lead the Yuan army, and the Ming Dynasty will make dumplings in Liaoxi and eat them all!
Wang Baobao sighed, and then said:
"This is the end of the matter, and this is the only way to do it, come here!"

Soon a person came in, and Wang Baobao began to give orders.

Let him arrange immediately, order Naha to lead the army to withdraw from the Liaoxi Corridor, deploy defenses directly along the Liaohe River, and stick to the ferry and Shenzhou.

As for Liaoyang, it is natural that the longer the delay, the better. If it can be held, it will be like a nail inserted into the land of Liaodong, that would be great.

But always remember one thing, that is to preserve your strength, and you must not head-to-head with the Ming army.

After arranging everything, Wang Baobao remembered something again, and said to Su Zhongxiao:
"If I remember correctly, the new king of Koryo is now the former Great King of the Jiangning Mansion, right?"

Su Zhongxiao nodded and said:

"It is rumored that he was not the son of the former king, Wang Zhuan, but the illegitimate son of a powerful minister. In his later years, Wang Zhuan tried to abolish Wang Yu's inheritance rights, but he failed."

Wang Baobao said in a deep voice:

"This person was in contact with the Ming Dynasty before and accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. Now that we have lost Liaoxi and Liaodong, I am afraid it will be more difficult to control Korea.

And I heard that Wang Xuan is ambitious and doesn't like to be restrained, so I'm afraid he won't listen to us even more.

Is there any way you can provoke the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Korea? "

Su Zhongxiao said with a smile:

"The prime minister knows it in his heart, so why ask me?"

Wang Baobao said:
"I still want to hear what Mr. Su said."

When Su Zhongxiao heard what Wang Baobao said, he paused and said:
"This former king of Goryeo was courageous since he was a child, and he didn't like to be restrained. He had a long-standing speech about the matter of me marrying the princess of Dayuan to control Goryeo.

This time he refused to marry my Dayuan princess and accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, which is enough to show that he wanted to unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against my Dayuan.

What he did was nothing more than the territory of Liaodong.

Since we can no longer defend Liaodong, it is better to confer Liaodong and Liaoxi together to Koryo, and also confer Wang Xuan a Liao king!
When the time comes when the Ming Dynasty occupies the lands of Liaodong and Liaoxi, Wang Xuan will definitely not be able to hold back and will ask for it.

Whether the Ming Dynasty gives or not, it is beneficial to Da Yuan.

Haha, but with Zhu Yuanzhang's personality, he probably wouldn't give it.

In this way, I don't have to do anything. It is naturally impossible for Korea and the Ming Dynasty to unite together. "

After listening to Su Zhongxiao's analysis, Wang Baobao also laughed.

He also thought so in his heart.

If we can't get Dayuan, then you don't want to get it easily in Ming Dynasty.

He quickly called another person to come over, and then wrote a letter with his own handwriting, asking him to send it to the current emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and let him seal it.

There is only one content, canonize Goryeo as the king of Liao!
The fiefdom of Liao and the west of Liao!
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While Wang Baobao was doing his best to remedial measures, stumbling the Ming Dynasty.

The entire war between Bei Yuan and Ming Dynasty has entered a fierce stage.

Liaoxi is still in the confrontation, while Monan is fighting more and more fiercely.

Of course, it was mainly Wang Baobao who ran, Fu Youde who chased after him, and the occasional contact, both sides would leave at the touch of a button, with no intention of fighting a decisive battle.

The center of the entire battlefield is actually still on the Liaodong Peninsula, and almost everyone's eyes are focused on the city of Liaoyang.

And whether Liaoyang can be taken as soon as possible is related to whether the Ming army can encircle Naha in western Liaoning with the Northern Yuan Army.

If it can be encircled, it is the best situation.

However, most people are not very optimistic about this situation, including the Ming Dynasty.

The problem is that Liaoyang is not so easy to take down.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty didn't know that Wang Baobao, the prime minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, had already made the decision to cut off the wrist of a strong man immediately.

And led the disaster to Korea, and at the same time ordered Naha to retreat back to Shenzhou immediately.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty were looking forward to His Royal Highness King Liao being able to occupy Liaoyang within a month or two and open up the situation.

Zhu Qi naturally didn't know that so many people outside were paying attention to the situation in Liaoyang.

I don't know the generals like Fu Youde, optimistically estimate that he will take Liaoyang in about a month or two.

Zhu Qi's plan was based on Naha returning to Liaoyang as soon as possible, that is to say, his plan was to win Liaoyang within [-] days!
But according to the plan, the first step has been successful, that is, to let Tuo Mi, who is sticking to Liaoyang, confirm that he, Liao King Zhu Qi, is really leading the battle.

Next is the second plan, put the bait!

The plan is simple and the most commonly used strategy, bluff!

The false defeat mentioned here, of course, does not mean deliberately attacking the city, and then pretending to be defeated and retreating.

Even if Tuo Mi is a fool, it is impossible to go out of the city to chase him.

And Zhu Qi, Liu Bowen, Ma Yun and others discussed the strategy of letting part of the Ming army pretend to be the Yuan army.

Then there will be a military exercise outside the city, and under such circumstances, there will be another false defeat.

It happened to be fighting all the way, and there were not a few Yuan Dynasty military armor and flags seized on the way.

Now, it's all available.

(End of this chapter)