Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 419 Seizing Liaodong
"The second Bei Yuan?"

Yan Yingyuan was also taken aback when he heard the words.

He really hadn't thought about it.

Xu Yingwei nodded, and continued: "Mongols originated on the banks of the Onan River. Originally, they were just a barbarian tribe, but they ended up ruling the Central Plains by chance."

"As a result, the clothes of the Han family were lost, and the land of Shenzhou sank."

"Fortunately, my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, turned the tide and saved the Confucian ancestral temple from danger."

"However, after Meng Yuan was defeated and left Mobei's lair, the power of Taizu Fen and Chengzu II could not be wiped out at once."

"So I have to be worried. After Jiannu is expelled from the capital by my Da Ming soldiers in the future, will he also be defeated in Liaodong and even Hetuala? Will he be a disaster like Beiyuan for hundreds of years and still be difficult to wipe out? ?”

Hearing this, Yan Yingyuan, Zhu Cihong, and Zhu Cijiong were all lost in thought.

Only Chongzhen knows that the story of Beiyuan will never repeat itself on Jiannu, because Jiannu is not Beiyuan, and Chongzhen is not Yongle Emperor, but Xu Yingwei's strategic foresight is very commendable.

Because Xu Yingwei wants to go with him, that is to steal Jiannu's retreat!

Even if Jiannu fled back to Liaodong one day in the future, or even fled into the deep mountains and old forests of Hetuala, Chongzhen was confident to wipe them out, but then again, if there is a chance to wipe out Jiannu in the pass, why not?It is always easier to wipe out Jiannu in the pass than go to the white mountains and black waters to fight guerrillas with Jiannu.

Yan Yingyuan is undoubtedly a tactical genius, while Xu Yingwei has a more strategic vision.

Immediately Chongzhen asked: "So what can you do to eliminate this hidden worry?"

"My lord, there is only one way." Xu Yingwei said, "That is to seize Liaodong!"

"Seize Liaodong?" Zhu Cijiong said.

Xu Yingwei said: "Although Liaodong is the old nest of Jiannu, according to the information we have, it can be said that Jiannu's entry this time can be said to be out of force..."

"All out?" Zhu Cijiong said, "Is there such a thing?"

Zhu Cihong also said: "The third brother is right, we don't have any source of information from Liaodong at all."

"Prince, King Ding, there is no need for information sources from Liaodong." Xu Yingwei smiled and said, "It can be deduced only by the information sources of the capital."

Zhu Cijiong asked: "How to deduce this matter?"

Xu Yingwei said: "I looked through the fish-scale atlas in the Wanli period. Before the rise of Jiannu, the total population of the Liaodong capital was about 200 million. After that, the old slaves ravaged for decades, and the total population of the Liaodong capital dropped sharply to less than one million. Then nearly 50 Liao people moved inward, so the population of Han people in Liaodong is about 50."

After a pause, he continued: "Most of these 50 Han people were reduced to coats."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Well, your inference is still credible."

Xu Yingwei added: "In the spring of the 17th year of Chongzhen, after Jiannu won the capital from the puppet Shunzhi, the Jiannu puppet Emperor Shunzhi led 30 Manchus and 50 wrappers to move into the customs in a large scale. This is also traceable."

"The false Emperor Shunzhi led 80 Manchus into the customs. That's a fact." Zhu Cihong nodded. "So, there are really not many Jiannu people outside the customs, because the total population of Manchus is only 30."

"It's really like this." Zhu Cijiong suddenly said, "Didn't Liaodong become a barren land?"

"It's not a barren land." Xu Yingwei shook his head and said, "But it's a fact that there are not many people. At this time, hitting them all the way is like cutting mud with iron!"

"However, this is still only speculation." Zhu Cihong said.

"What if the information is wrong and the total population of the Manchurian exceeds 30?"

"The information should be true." Xu Yingwei waved his hand and said, "Because the total population can be deduced from the number of Jiannu cattle. There are more than 300 Jiannu cattle, more than 9 strong men, and a maximum of 30 including old and young women and children."

"Lang'er, Youzhen's analysis is no problem. The total population of the Manchu population is at most 30." Chongzhen said, "At this time, Liaodong is almost a barren land, with at most [-] to [-] armored people."

Chongzhen knew the truth about Liaodong, but not through Li Ruolian's intelligence network.

Chongzhen vaguely remembered that after Jiannu entered the customs in a large scale, the population of Liaodong dropped sharply from nearly one million before to less than 5000, and Shengjing, that is, Shenyang, only had a population of more than [-].

Acropolises like Gaizhou and Haizhou have only a few hundred mouths.

Pay attention, there are hundreds of people, not hundreds of defenders!
Of course, the population of Liaodong is basically the same as the number of defenders.

Because apart from the armored men in Liaodong, they were just a few prisoners sent by the army.

Xu Yingwei didn't know this, but he could make a judgment based on the facts.

Xu Yingwei said: "Even if there are [-] to [-] armored men, they will not be able to defend such a large Liaodong."

Speaking of this meal, Xu Yingwei pointed to the map and explained: "Our army doesn't need to go too deep, we only need to occupy Gaizhou Guard on the right side of Liaodong Bay."

"Gaizhou is on the right bank of the North Sea, and it can be resupplied by sea, so it costs very little."

"However, Jiannu needs to send troops from the capital to attack Gaizhou soldiers, and it needs to transport grain through the Liaoxi Corridor. The journey is more than a thousand miles? It costs dozens of times more than me."

"So fighting Jiannu in Gaizhouwei can consume Jiannu to the greatest extent."

"Jiannu's national strength is far inferior to my Ming Dynasty, and it will only become weaker in the long run."

"In two or three years' time, when our great tomorrow's soldiers are ready for the northern expedition, we will definitely be able to defeat them in one battle."

"At this time, the partial divisions stationed in Gaizhouwei can take the opportunity to go northward and occupy Haizhouwei. If this is the case, the Jiannu in the pass will be cut off after they go to Liaodong and even Hetuala, and they will become turtles in the urn."

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong have a first-class sense of sudden enlightenment.

I thought that Xu Yingwei's hand was really powerful, and he hit Jiannu's seven inches directly.

After a short pause, Xu Yingwei continued: "Of course, there is a prerequisite for all this, that is, our Daming Navy must first defeat the Jiannu Navy, so as to ensure the smooth flow of water."

Chongzhen ordered Gao Qiqian to say: "Gao Banban, call the Duke of Min to come to the Imperial Academy for an audience."

"The old slave leads the decree." Gao Qiqian went straight to the government of Fujian regardless of it being New Year's Eve.

When receiving the imperial decree, Zheng Zhilong was drinking in the yard with Zheng Hongkui and other brothers, and looked up at the fireworks his son set off in the sky from time to time. To be honest, Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied.

Today's days are much more beautiful than when they were in Jinjiang.

Recalling that I was content to be a coastal defense guerrilla before, it was like a dream.

After receiving the imperial decree, Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly followed Gao Qiqian to Yilun Hall.

"Holy Zheng Zhilong, please..." Zheng Zhilong was about to pay respects, but was stopped by Chongzhen.

"Zheng Qing, come quickly." Chongzhen beckoned Zheng Zhilong to go to the map on the north wall, and said, "I have been back and stayed for so many days, but I haven't had time to ask you how the Naval Academy is doing?"

"The return to the Holy Master went smoothly." Zheng Zhilong hurriedly said, "The minister has already taken the students out to sea, and even fought a battle with Gu Sanmazi's pirates, sinking more than a dozen small boats of the pirates."

Chongzhen said again: "How is the current situation of Longjiang Shipyard?"

The 5000 million taels of silver in the shipping shipbuilding bank is used to support the shipbuilding industry and build a navy.

After the establishment of Shipping Shipbuilding Bank, the first sum of money was invested in Longjiang Shipyard outside Caochangmen.

After Zheng Zhilong invested 500 million taels in the shipping and shipbuilding bank, he did not hesitate to move the materials and workers from the Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou shipyards to Nanjing to become a shareholder of Daming Longjiang Shipyard.

Zheng Zhilong said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, Longjiang Shipyard can now build two-thousand double-decker bird boats. The next step is to build five thousand extra-large three-story bird boats."

【Note: 2000 material is about 1000 tons】

"Two thousand materials?" Chongzhen had no idea about the material unit, and asked, "Zheng Qing, how much material was the batch of bird ships that participated in the Xuzhou War before?"

Zheng Zhilong said: "Returning to the Holy Lord, the navy bird ships participating in the battle of Xuzhou were all small bird ships of 30 materials, and each ship had 400 to [-] soldiers, but each double-decker large bird ship of [-] materials There are [-] soldiers, and the Hongyi cannon equipped on the ship has a larger caliber and a longer range."

Chongzhen asked again: "How many bird boats have been built with two thousand materials?"

Zheng Zhilong said: "At present, a total of 10 ships have been built and launched, and 10 more ships will be built soon."

Chongzhen asked again: "With these 10 ships of two thousand birds and more than 200 large and small warships, it should be no problem to clean up the Jiannu navy?"

"Jiannu Sailor?" Zheng Zhilong's expression became a little strange.

Zhu Cihong immediately asked with concern: "Duke Min, is it difficult to deal with the Jiannu navy?"

"Cough cough cough cough, this." Zheng Zhilong said with some embarrassment, "Prince, the Jiannu navy is actually the Dongjiang navy brought by the traitor Kong Youde, and the Dongjiang navy is made up of the Liaonan navy."

"The Liaonan navy may be regarded as a navy in the eyes of Jiannu, but in the eyes of the minister, it is a chicken and a dog."

"Your minister led the Daming navy to deal with the Jiannu navy. That is really bullying them. Even Gu Sanmazi's pirates can clean up the Jiannu navy, but there is one thing that is very troublesome."

Speaking of this meal, Zheng Zhilong said again: "At this time, half of the North Sea has been frozen, and the Jiannu navy is huddled in the dock. No matter how sharp your navy is, it is impossible to slide over the ice and kill them. Cleaned up."

"It doesn't matter, and it's not about using troops against Jiannu immediately." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Zheng Qing, you just need to tell me, can you crush the Jiannu navy?"

Zheng Zhilong said: "My lord, there is absolutely no problem in crushing the Jiannu Navy. Even if there are not 10 large bird ships of 10 materials, it is more than enough, and there are [-] large double-decker bird ships. There is no problem."

Speaking of this meal, he said: "My lord, my goal is to defeat the Hongyi fleet!"

Chongzhen smiled and said: "Don't worry, sooner or later you will achieve this grand goal."

(End of this chapter)