Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 593

Li Zicheng actually underestimated the appeal of the Mongolian communist leader.

As the sole orthodox heir of the Golden Family, Sanggar nominally enjoys the right to recruit soldiers from various tribal alliances such as Horqin, Chahar, Oirat, Tumed, and Khalkha.

In theory, even the Kazakhs, Nogais, Kyrgyz, and Uzbeks in Central Asia have the right to conscript, because most of these Central Asians are the royal families of the Golden Horde, Blue Horde, and White Horde Descendants, legally speaking, must unconditionally obey the recruitment of the direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

If this is the case, it is also possible to summon millions of cavalry.

So now only [-] to [-] cavalry can be called, which is already very poor.

Li Yan echoed: "About [-] cavalry is indeed a lot, but it is a drop in the bucket for the Ming and Qing battles. I am afraid it will not be of much use. It is the two armies themselves that determine the outcome of the Ming and Qing battles. "

Li Zicheng asked again: "Then the left army thinks who will win the battle between Ming and Qing?"

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the minister is not sure." Li Yan shook his head, and then said again, "However, one thing is certain, regardless of the political situation in the court, the vigor of the army, and the adequacy of the military equipment, Nanming is far superior. Yu Jiannu, the only advantage of Jiannu is to fight at the gate of the house, while the Ming army is an expedition with the help of teachers."

Li Zicheng was stunned: "Master Zuo is saying that the key to this battle is the logistics supply?"

"Holy Master Mingjian." Li Yan said solemnly, "If Jiannu can cut off the supply line of the Ming army, then the Ming army will be defeated no matter how many troops there are, no matter how high their morale is. On the other hand, if the Ming army can ensure the safety of the supply line, Jiannu will be defeated." .”

Li Zicheng said again: "But no matter what, this battle cannot end soon."

"That's right." Li Yan said, "This must be a protracted battle."

Song Xiance also said: "It is possible to fight for a year."

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Chongzhen, who was far away in Dengzhou, also had the same judgment.

"The winner or loser of this battle is whether the logistics supply channel is safe or not."

"The security of food roads has been a key factor in determining the outcome of a war since ancient times."

"In this Northern Expedition, there were close to 30 soldiers alone, and more than 50 if you add the Korean servants, civilian husbands, and boatmen."

"In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of mules and horses."

"So many soldiers and horsemen eat horse chews, and the daily consumption of food and grass is astronomical."

"And this is just the consumption of food and grass. In addition to the consumption of food and grass, the consumption of ammunition is not a small amount, especially the cardboard shells, grenades, and air force tung oil are the big items."

"With so much food and supplies consumed, it would be a dream come true to carry it with the army."

"Accompanying the army can carry at most half a month's rations plus a base amount of ammunition. The follow-up food and luggage can only rely on the continuous delivery of logistics troops to the frontline battlefield."

"So, once the logistics supply line of our army is cut off by Jiannu,"

"The hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line will soon be in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, and they will collapse without fighting."

After a pause, Chongzhen said loudly again: "So the winner of this battle is the safety of the logistics channels! Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, before thinking about victory, we must first think about defeat, so we must do our best to ensure the safety of the logistics channels."

"Your Majesty, I'm about to talk about this matter. There is a big hidden danger in the safety of the logistics channel."

"Because naval warships cannot enter the North Sea, food and supplies can only be transported from the ice."

"Even if the ice sledge slides faster on the ice, there is still the possibility of being attacked."

Zhu Shunshui, as the logistics department, can be said to be the first person responsible for the safety of the logistics channel, so he is particularly concerned about this matter.

After a pause, Zhu Shunshui pointed to the spread map and said: "Because it is a full six hundred miles from Dengzhou to Dagukou or the Chaohe River mouth, and it will take several days at once. Vulnerable to attack by slave cavalry."

"Your Majesty, the slave cavalry is not something to worry about." Xu Yingwei said, "Just send a brigade of infantry for protection, which is enough to deal with the harassment of more than [-] slave cavalry. The real trouble is the ambush on the ice."

Speaking of this, Xu Yingwei turned his head to Yan Yingyuan and said, "Brother Wuheng is all to blame for this matter."

"That's right." Lu Xiangtong also echoed with a smile, "Brother Yan Heng set up ambushes on the ice twice under the city of Shanyang and at the entrance of Dagu, killing tens of thousands of slaves and making hundreds of Hongyi cannons still sink At the bottom of the Weihe River, it was not fished out, and brother Zhuheng is in front of him, even though Jiannu is stupid, it's hard to guarantee that he won't follow suit."

"God, this possibility really exists."

"This matter must be guarded against. It is better to believe it than to believe it."

"You can't be careless, otherwise it's not just the baggage that will be buried."

The scholars who participated in the military meeting also reacted after hearing this.

Jiang Tianyi finally said: "Not only the supply troops need to be more vigilant, but our main force also needs to be more vigilant, beware of Jiannu setting up an ambush on the ice ahead."

"That's not necessary." Xu Yingwei waved his hand and said, "The North Sea is so big, unless Jiannu has hundreds of millions of gunpowder that can cover the entire North Sea ice, otherwise, he will definitely not do this."

"But can Jiannu have so much gunpowder? Obviously impossible."

"However, it is still possible to pre-position gunpowder at several critical estuaries."

Yan Yingyuan continued: "If the army still wants to disembark at the mouth of the Chaohe River, it is necessary to send scouts to investigate in advance to make sure that there is no gunpowder buried in the ice before driving the army to disembark from the mouth of the river."

All the scholars agreed one after another: "That's right, the ice surface must be kept safe."

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Chongzhen shook his head and said, "I have an idea."

Hearing this, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan, Jiang Tianyi and other scholars pricked up their ears and listened intently.

To be honest, Xu Yingwei fought well in the Battle of Hunhe in Liaodong, Yan Yingyuan fought well in the Battle of Shanyang and the Battle of Dagukou. , including Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan, Chongzhen is the real master of tactics!
Xu Yingwei is a banner erected by Chongzhen for the Ming army.

But this does not mean that Chongzhen's use of troops is not as good as Xu Yingwei.

In fact, Chongzhen had overall consideration for the Northern Expedition from the very beginning.

Of course, Chongzhen would not directly intervene in the command. Since it was agreed that Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan would have full command, Chongzhen would definitely do it, so the wording used had an idea.

The implication is that this is just a suggestion from him.

Chongzhen asked Gao Qiqian to bring over a dozen cardboard shells to hold bullets.

Then the dozen or so bullets were placed vertically along the coast of the North Sea.

Place one every inch, from Dengzhou to Dagukou.

Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan had the highest savvy, and their eyes lit up when they saw this.

However, the other scholars were still at a loss as to what kind of medicine was sold in Chongzhen's gourd.

"This is called the Pearl Chain Defense Line." Chongzhen pointed to the dozen or so cardboard fixed-load ammunition placed on the map and said, "It is along the coast of the North Sea, and a simple camp is built every fifteen miles."

"From Dengzhou to Dagukou, it will take about [-] buildings."

"Then leave an infantry battalion for each simple camp."

"A total of about four townships are needed to protect logistics."

"In this way, the peasants can transfer food, grass and supplies between the two camps. The distance is short and safe. Because of the presence of the garrison, Jiannu can't set up an ambush on the ice. Protection, civilian husbands, food and supplies can also be transferred to the nearest camp."

"So that's how it is." All the scholars suddenly realized.

"String of pearls? This strategy is indeed good."

"In this way, the logistics channel can be secured."

However, Jiang Tianyi raised doubts about the incident in the staff department.

"The pearl chain line of defense mentioned by the Holy Majesty is indeed good, and it can guarantee the safety of the logistics channel to a large extent, but there is a fatal flaw."

Hearing this, Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan looked at each other and smiled.

If nothing else happened, Jiang Tianyi should have fallen into the trap carefully designed by the Holy Majesty.

As for the others, not only did they not discover the hidden traps, they didn't even discover the disadvantages. Jiang Tianyi's vision was quite sharp.

Chongzhen asked with a smile: "What are the disadvantages?"

Jiang Tianyi replied: "There is only one battalion of infantry stationed in each camp, and it is extremely vulnerable to Jiannu's attack. Jiannu only needs to mobilize enough troops and firearms, and it is not difficult to capture one or more of the simple camps. , The pearl chain line of defense carefully constructed by the Holy Majesty was cut in two directly from the middle, and the food, grass and luggage could no longer be transferred to the front."

"Hey, this is indeed a hidden danger." Only then did the other scholars react.

Chongzhen just smiled when he heard the words, but Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan laughed out loud.

"Brother Youzhen, Brother Wuheng, what are you laughing at?" Jiang Tianyi asked a little puzzled.

Xu Yingwei smiled and said nothing, but Yan Yingyuan said: "Brother Wenshi, Jiannu sent troops to attack our Liangdao. This is exactly what the Holy Majesty wanted. Jiannu taking the initiative to attack is easier to deal with than hiding in the solid fortifications of the gun platform. Much more, right?"

"Oh." Jiang Tian also realized in an instant, the pearl chain defense line of the Holy Majesty is actually a decoy!
Xu Yingwei said sincerely to Chongzhen: "The Holy Majesty's use of troops is really admirable to the ministers. If this strategy is successful, it may not take six months to recover the capital and return my country."

Yan Yingyuan also said: "Your Majesty, let's begin."

"Hey, the discussion still needs to be discussed. You can't treat it differently just because it's my suggestion. What if there are other disadvantages in it?" Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "What's more, Jiannu may not be the same. Will be fooled, if it is said that Jiannu is not willing to give in easily, is there a better way to lure the enemy?"

"The Holy Master Mingjian." Yan Yingyuan said sincerely.

"Brother Wenshi, I'll thank you for preparing for the war game."

"Hurry up, hurry up, set up the war game." Jiang Tianyi immediately called several soldiers from the staff section to set up the war game.

The war game was quickly set up, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and dozens of scholars also automatically divided into two factions, one faction commanded the Ming army, and the other acted as Jiannu, and started a fierce battle on the map.

(End of this chapter)