Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1343 Chapter 1345 Strategy of Destroying Gold

Luoyang City, approaching the New Year, the city gradually became lively.

The gentry in Henan did not know where they got the news, saying that Jian Guo came to Luoyang this time, not only to personally command the battle to destroy gold, but also to investigate the relocation of the capital.

It is said that when Jian Guo came to visit Kaifeng, he was not very satisfied. Recently, he was inspecting the surrounding areas of Luoyang. He probably wanted to see if Luoyang was suitable for establishing the capital.

If the capital can be built in Luoyang, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for the gentry in Henan. They can be closer to the power center of the empire, and even the land price will soar several times.

In view of this, the famous gentry in Henan gathered together and asked officials from Henan to find out that there was indeed such a rumor.

In order to leave a good impression on Wang Yan, these people not only spent money to decorate the city with lanterns and festoons, dredged the secret passages, repaired the streets and laid bluestone slabs, but also lowered the prices of goods in various shops against the market, attracting many people to come to buy.

As the end of the new year approaches, the prices of various items should have increased, but instead of rising in Luoyang City, they have fallen, attracting people from all over the world to come to the city to buy some New Year's goods.Due to the increase in the flow of people, the streets and the city became extraordinarily lively, creating a bustling scene.

If they knew that Wang Yan just wanted to set up Xijing, and then sent a member of the Grand Scholars to take turns to strengthen the imperial court's control over the northwest region, they would definitely be disappointed.

In fact, even in Xijing, Wang Yan did not plan to put it in Luoyang after he inspected Yifan, but planned to put it in Chang'an.

The image of the Ming Dynasty in Guanzhong is not very good. Even if the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed, the gentry and common people in Guanzhong may have a certain hostility towards the Ming Dynasty for a short time. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must strengthen its control over Guanzhong and make Chang'an It is very necessary to set it as Xijing and send senior officials to guard it.

But right now the Kingdom of Jin is still alive and well, although Wang Yan has great confidence in defeating the Kingdom of Jin, but no one can be sure of the outcome of the war, so Wang Yan did not mention his thoughts to others.

It was just dawn that day, in the Luoyang Posthouse, the generals who rushed over from the front line washed up, changed into official uniforms, had some breakfast, and then headed for the jail of the prison.

Liu Shun, Liu Fangliang and others came out of the post house together, and when they were on the street to the palace, they happened to meet Dai Zhifan who was in charge of the five-army governor's mansion.

When he arrived in Luoyang with Wang Yan's frame, he was arranged to live in a mansion in the east of the city.

"Your Highness!" Liu Shun was a little surprised when he saw him, and rushed over on horseback, clasped his fists and saluted.

Seeing that it was Liu Shun, Dai Zhifan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and said, "Ziming, why are you being polite to me? When did I arrive? Why haven't I heard the news?"

"The city we entered last night just happened to catch up with today's agenda." Liu Shun laughed.

Dai Zhifan looked him up and down, and found that he hadn't seen him for two years, this guy was much fairer, his belly bulged out of his official uniform, his face was greasy and swollen, he couldn't help but hehe said: "I heard that you paid four more Concubine Fang, life in Shanxi is going well."

This color is really a bone-scraping steel knife. In less than two years, this guy has no restrictions on the place, and he has become so corrupt.

"This, this~ I can't help it. That guy Jiang Xiang insists on giving me his niece. I'm afraid that he's paranoid and it's hard to refuse, so I can only accept it!"

"Looking at your figure, I don't see why you don't like it!" Dai Zhifan gave him an expression, let him experience it for himself, and then reminded: "The relationship between your wife and the two princesses is very good. When I was in Nanjing, I heard that your wife often went to the palace, and even Jian Guo asked about you."

"This auntie, who used to keep the house in order, why is she causing trouble for me now, and going to the palace to sue me..."

Dai Zhifan disrespected him, exchanged a few words with his old partner Liu Fangliang, saw several generals coming out of the posthouse, and immediately said: "It's getting late, let's go to the discussion first."

Immediately, the three of them went to Jian Guo Xing Palace together, and talked about some frontline matters along the way, and they arrived in front of the palace gate after a while.They dismounted from their horses, and the guards guarding the palace gate came up immediately, led the horses away, and the servants greeted them into the palace.

The three of them were introduced into the palace and entered a magnificent hall. This was not because Wang Yan was extravagant, but because Shang Kexi built it really well and it was not damaged.

At this time, many people had already arrived in the main hall. Besides the generals from Henan and Shanxi, Hao Yaoqi from Huguang also rushed over.

In the main hall, everyone was standing together in twos and threes, whispering and talking about the affairs of the Kingdom of Jin, while seven or eight officials in the center were assembling a huge sand table.At this time, a guard shouted: "Jianguo is here!"

The small officials who assembled the sand table immediately stepped back, and the generals quickly stood on both sides, bowing in unison, "Your servants are waiting to welcome the supervisor."

Surrounded by several guards with knives, Wang Yan walked in quickly. Instead of going to sit in the main hall, he walked directly to the sand table, looked down, nodded in satisfaction, and then waved his hands and said: "Everyone don't have to. More courtesy, gather around, let's discuss together how to destroy the Kingdom of Jin!"

After hearing the words, everyone straightened up one after another, and then gathered around the sand table.

According to the distribution of the two armies, the small officials on the sand table have been filled with small flags of various colors, so that everyone can see the situation at a glance.

Wang Yan took a look and found that there was basically no problem, but there was a new situation in Mongolia. "Except for the accident that Mobei Mongolia invaded the front line of the Great Wall, the rest is basically the current situation."

Wang Yan raised his head and looked at Dai Zhifan, "The entire strategy for conquering the Kingdom of Jin was formulated by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. Governor Dai, please tell me again, the layout of each battlefield." Wang Yan raised his head and looked at the side of the sand table All the generals glanced at him, "Commanders and generals also listen carefully, knowing what their mission is, and seeing if there are any difficulties or omissions."

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan saw that everyone had no opinion, so he signaled Dai Zhifan to explain.

Dai Zhifan bowed to Wang Yan first, then picked up the wooden pole, and pointed at the Great Wall first, "Let's talk about the emergency that happened in Mongolia first. Shetu Khan, Zasak Tu Khan, and Chechen Khan went south to plunder the front line of the Great Wall, but their strength is not strong, only 5 to [-] people, and Gao Dudu, who is in Beijing, has launched a counterattack from the Guiyi Horse Army, so we don’t need to Worried about the battle on the front line of the Great Wall, it does not affect our overall battle to destroy gold."

Among the several Mongolian tribes, only Mobei Mongolia still has some strength, and the others were either crippled and absorbed by the Ming Dynasty or controlled by the Jin Kingdom.

With the current strength of Mobei Mongolia, it should not have the courage to go south to attack the Ming Dynasty. After hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help asking: "This time Mobei Mongolia invaded south, is there any shadow of the Jin Kingdom?"

Dai Zhifan replied: "Back to the supervisor, according to the information provided by Jin Yiwei, there is indeed a presence of the Jin Kingdom, but the most important thing is that Mobei Mongolia suffered a snowstorm, a large number of cattle and sheep died, and our dynasty has sufficient supplies, so they will accept the incitement. Go south to plunder."

With such a heavy snowfall in Henan, Mobei can imagine that they have suffered a disaster, so it is not surprising that they went south to loot.

Wang Yan nodded without saying anything, and motioned Dai Zhifan to continue.

Dai Zhifan nodded, "Judging from the current situation, there is no need to change the five-way attack plan. The key is to clarify the responsibilities of each way and the goals to be accomplished."

As he spoke, he glanced at the generals present, "Except for Dushi He's people who didn't come, the other roads are here. Among the five roads, northern Shaanxi, Shangyong, and northern Sichuan, the tasks of these three roads are actually the same. It is a partial division, and the task is to divide the Jin army to defend and weaken the strength of the Jin army in Guanzhong."

Taking advantage of Dai Zhifan's pause, Wang Yan looked at Hao Yaoqi, "Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and his opponent is Wu Sangui. It is a great achievement for Hao Dudu to invade Hanzhong. If he can't, it is also a challenge to drag Wu Sangui's 6 troops into Hanzhong. A great feat."

As long as Wu Sangui is held back, and when the Ming army invades Guanzhong, Wu Sangui will be the turtle in the urn, with a dead end, so there is no need to rush into Hanzhong.

"Don't worry about Jianguo, I dare not say anything about defeating Wu Sangui, but I can guarantee that I will hold him back." Hao Yaoqi clasped his fists proudly.

Wang Yan nodded, then looked away, swayed around, moved away from a fat white man, and then moved back again, startled, "Liu Shun!"

Liu Shun came out and cupped his fists, "The minister is here!"

Wang Yan didn't dare to recognize him anymore, he stared at him differently, remembered some things he heard in Nanjing, and then said in a deep voice: "Mongols are going south to plunder, and Shanxi has to stand firm in northern Shaanxi." Heels, keep Meng Qiaofang in check, and at the same time defend the Datong line, if Mongolia breaks into the Great Wall, it will cut off the fat on your body."

Liu Shun's heart trembled, he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry about the supervisor, I will make sure everything is safe."

Wang Yan nodded slightly, signaling Dai Zhifan to continue.Dai Zhifan picked up the wooden stick and pointed at the multiple passes on the front line of Tongguan: "Meng Qiaofang and Wu Sangui are restrained, and the main attack will be from Henan, and we will attack Guanzhong with all our strength."

As he spoke, he pointed the wooden stick in the direction of Qinghai, "Qinghai's [-] troops are surprise soldiers. After the war started, they went straight to Xining, Liangzhou, Suzhou and other places, surrounded and shut down all the Jin troops, cutting off their westward escape. the road."

After Dai Zhifan finished speaking, the strategy of the Ming Dynasty became clear. The Ming army contained the strength of the Jin army in Hanzhong and northern Shaanxi, leaving Tongguan and other places with insufficient troops. Chang'an.

At this time, Qinghai's partial division attacked Liangzhou and Suzhou, prevented the Jin army from fleeing westward, and annihilated all the main force of the Jin army in Guanzhong.

Once the Ming army blocked the Jin army's retreat and occupied the Guanzhong Plain, whether it was Meng Qiaofang in northern Shaanxi or Wu Sangui in Hanzhong, defeat would be a matter of time.

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