East Factory Governor

Chapter 582 Situation in Ji Town

"Currently, the imperial court has a total of 20 troops in Jizhen, including 13 Guanning Army of Yuan Dushi, [-] each of Datong Army, Changping Army, and Xuanfu Army, and the original [-] local guards in Jizhen (Note: It is commonly known as the Tuntian Army)." Sun Chengzong pointed to the map and said, "In Zunhua City, there were originally a total of [-] troops, which were [-] Guanning Army and [-] Guard Army, but until now, According to the latest Tang Bao, there are still about [-] troops left. As for the establishment of slaves, there were originally [-] elite besieging the city, and after this month's defeat, it is estimated that there are still [-] elite troops left."

Qin Shuhuai nodded slightly, thinking that Yuan Chonghuan's ability to defend the city was really good. Under the circumstances that the quality of the officers and soldiers was not as good as that of the Tazi soldiers, he managed to achieve a one-to-one battle loss ratio, and Zunhua was not lost.

After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Where are the other troops of Jiannu?"

Sun Chengzong pointed to the Santun camp and said, "Jiannu has 200 elites deployed near the Santun camp, but they did not attack. Another [-] troops have just captured Qian'an to the south of the Santun camp, and they will continue to attack Qian'an." Yongping City to the south. By the way, Yongping City and Qian'an are only more than [-] miles away from Shanhaiguan."

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Who is guarding Shanhaiguan now?"

"Wu Xiang, General Soldier of Liaodong." Sun Chengzong said.

Qin Shuhuai blurted out, "Wu Sangui's father?!"

To be honest, Qin Shuhuai was very worried about Wu Xiang guarding Shanhaiguan.In history, Wu Xiang, in Chongzhen's four-year Dalinghe Battle, was ordered by Zu Dashou to go for reinforcements, but he ran away halfway and was imprisoned.Later, for some unknown reason, Chongzhen reused him until Li Zicheng came to the Forbidden City, and Wu Xiang served as the admiral of the Beijing camp, but he was defeated and was captured alive by Li Zicheng.Such a person, even if his son Wu Sangui is left aside, he is not a reliable person.

But he can't say it now.Do you want him to tell Chongzhen that Wu Xiang is not a good thing after doing the calculations?
"Master Hou knows him? Who is this Wu Sangui?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"This..." Qin Shuhuai laughed dryly, and then said vaguely, "I have heard a little bit, Mr. Sun Ge, please continue."

Sun Chengzong stopped asking, and continued, "In addition to these, Jiannu probably has [-] to [-] main forces and tens of thousands of soldiers scattered in Hanerzhuang and other places that have already been occupied. In contrast, our army has [-] soldiers in Zunhua. , there are also [-] to [-] in Jizhou and Santunying respectively. The situation in Jizhen is probably like this."

At this time, Chongzhen interjected, "Brother Qin, to put it simply, Jiannu surrounded Zunhua City, and then moved eastward to Qian'an and Yongping. Do you think they will go to Shanhaiguan, and then turn around and fight with the Duoyan tribe?" Attack Jin Ning together? Now Ning Jin doesn't have many soldiers!"

The Ningjin line of defense is a narrow strip, geographically speaking, sandwiched between Duoyanbu and Houjin.If Shanhaiguan was breached, Houjin would send troops from Shanhaiguan and Shenyang to attack from two sides, while the Duoyan tribe would attack from west to east, forming a three-sided attack, but Ningjin's defense line would be very dangerous.

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while and said, "Probably not. Jiannu is currently in short supply of money and food, and they entered the Central Plains only for looting, not for territory. And if they want to take Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other places, they will definitely not pay the price." Small. You must know that Jiannu has gathered the power of the whole country this time. If more than half of the 10,000+ soldiers are lost, most of their deterrent power in front of the Mongolian tribes will also be lost. At that time, these Mongols will not only refuse to listen to him, but also Going to grab his grass and pastures, it's not worth the loss."

Sun Chengzong asked, "How can the Lord Hou be sure that the Jiannu who invaded this time is already the power of their country? How did the old man hear that they still have [-] elite soldiers in Shenyang? Having said that, in recent years, Jiannu has not only occupied Liaodong. Ministry, and also conquered the Mongolian tribes and North Korea, could it be that they have all these soldiers and horses?"

Chongzhen also expressed surprise, and after listening to Sun Chengzong's words, he continued, "Brother Qin, is Jiannu really just this little man?"

No wonder they.The Ming Dynasty did not have high technology such as satellites, so the blockage of news is certain.Although the Ming Dynasty also sent secret agents to stay in Shenyang City for a long time, but the secret agents can't count the population of Houjin, can they?Even if a few secret agents were mixed into the Houjin army, at most he could only know roughly how many soldiers there were in the camp he was in, and it was impossible to know how many soldiers there were in the whole country of Houjin, right?Furthermore, in the land of Jiannu, the Han people were not allowed to move around at will. Xizuo might be able to guess how many soldiers there were in his area through some appearances, but how do you ask him to calculate whether there are soldiers in other places and how many there are?
In this way, it is not surprising that Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong did not know how many troops Houjin had.In addition, generals from all over the country always like to falsely report the number of enemy troops, which is why they think that there are at least [-] troops in Houjin.

However, Qin Shuhuai said firmly, "Jiannu has at most [-] to [-] soldiers in his lair. This is the limit. The emperor and Ge Lao believed in me. I sent an internal response in Shenyang City a long time ago. It can't be wrong."

Chongzhen said, "Since brother Qin said so, it must be true. Then, what is their intention of attacking Qian'an and other places? Could it be that they want to bypass Jizhen and follow Fengrun, Yutian, and Xianghe? Come to the capital?"

Before Qin Shuhuai could open his mouth, Sun Chengzong said, "Don't worry, your majesty, they will not dare to come to the capital before taking down Zunhua and Jizhou. Because they also know that Lord Qin's army has already arrived in the capital, and there is no way out." , how dare they make a rash move?"

Qin Shuhuai continued, "Sun Ge is right. If Huang Taiji wants to plunder the rich and prosperous capital of the capital, he must leave a way of retreat. If they don't take down Zunhua and Jizhou, they won't be able to get out of the ruined areas. Go back to the pass, and we will be able to grind them to death when the time comes."

Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully, "So they attacked Qian'an and Yongping for the sole purpose of looting?"

Qin Shuhuai said with great confidence, "That's right, I think that's the case. The food and grass in Jiannu's country is not good enough. This time, the labor division's expedition must be in short supply, so it needs to be supported by war. However, the villages near Da'ankou, Malanyu, The county town, after the Jisi War, was already depopulated and had little food left, so they rushed to raise food everywhere. From this point of view, if we can drag them to Ji Town, Huang Taiji himself will have to retreat soon! "

Chongzhen couldn't help saying, "Brother Qin really did his homework! So, Brother Qin is confident now, right? Hehe, let me just say, with Brother Qin on the job, what is that little Huang Taiji?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, this is just my conjecture, and we will not know the details until we arrive at Ji Town. Last time Huang Taiji only led an army of 10,000 to [-] and we were beaten into a mess. This time he brought a full [-]+ The army, we need to be more careful."

"What Brother Qin said is true. However, our Daming is not what it was a year ago! We have Brother Qin's [-] strong soldiers, and we also have [-] Guan Ning Army in the hands of Governor Yuan. We are not afraid of him this time! "Chongzhen said confidently, "Brother Qin, just as you said, this is the critical moment for us to realize the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty. As long as we can defeat Huang Taiji, our Ming Dynasty will have no foreign troubles. From then on, Vientiane will be reformed, and the Ming Dynasty will surely return to prosperity!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, "Don't worry, your majesty, I will definitely do my best."

At this time, the book boy shouted childishly from outside the door, "Mr. Sun, it's time to eat!"

Sun Chengzong said with a chuckle, "Your Majesty, Lord Qin, let's have a light meal in the academy, shall we? We'll chat after eating."

So the three of them had a light meal in the academy, and then went back to Yinfeng Bookstore to discuss ways to relieve the siege of Zunhua.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Suddenly the book boy came to report that there was a man named "Meng Wei" asking to see him.

(End of this chapter)