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Chapter 327 The Curtain Opens
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A master's move is naturally extraordinary. Before the decisive battle in Liaodong has officially started, Young Master Zhang and Nuerhachi and his son are already like two brilliant chess players, using the world as a chessboard and everything as a chess piece, in order to compete for the first move at the opening game. The machine launched a series of dazzling and dizzying confrontations.In choosing the time for the decisive battle, in order to avoid starting the battle in August, which is extremely unfavorable to the Ming army, Young Master Zhang decisively chose to pretend to be sick to confuse the enemy, so that Nuerhachi and his son saw the hope of a complete victory, and subconsciously gave up fighting against their own side. Talk about a very favorable plan for marching troops in August.However, the strategy of slowing down the army has initially paid off. After winning a crucial month, Master Zhang escaped from the Shaanxi-Gansu quagmire under the pretext of recovering from his illness, and returned to the capital to wait for the opportunity to persuade Ming Xizong and Wei Zhongxian to agree to start the decisive battle in Liaodong. The elites from the five provinces who came out rushed to Liaodong to gather for the war. They not only got rid of the various unfavorable factors caused by the hasty assembly in a short period of time, but also stabilized the hearts of the hungry people in Shaanxi and Gansu by forcibly promoting the harvest of sweet potatoes. During the decisive battle in Liaodong, the possibility of a fire in the backyard of the Ming army.

The dog is less evil, and Jianu is not stupid. Before making the decision to change the time to send troops, Jianu did not spend less effort to find out the truth of Young Master Zhang's illness. Even the dregs of Young Master Zhang’s medication were collected in every possible way, and then the top famous doctors judged the real condition of Young Master Zhang through the ingredients of the medicine. Diagnosis by the young master's side can be regarded as a miracle in spy warfare in this era!But it is a pity that Jiannu encountered Gou Shao this time, a young master Zhang who had more than 300 years of experience, so when Master Zhang imitated Uncle Saddam, Uncle Churchill and old Stalin and used the trick of stand-in, These tricks of Jiannu not only failed immediately, but also wrongly concluded that the sky is jealous of talents, and Gou Shao is seriously ill and hard to recover. He completely missed the favorable opportunity to send troops in August, and has since become passive.

Step by step, step by step, after misjudging Young Master Zhang's condition, although Jiannu once ushered in the god-given opportunity for Shanzong to completely rebel against Daming and join his own side, and almost seized the opportunity to watch the fire from the other side in the upcoming decisive battle in Liaodong, but What made Nuerhachi and his son furious was that Master Zhang, a talented opponent, also judged the favorable position that Jiannu would have after the start of the war, and decisively used the only elite force in his hands to raid Jinzhou City thousands of miles from the sea, destroying the city in one fell swoop. In the decisive battle of Liaodong, the most strategic forward base, general headquarters and general granary for the main force of slavery!It also greatly weakened Jiannu's sustainable combat capability, and what made Jiannu even more angry and terrified was that their army was fighting at home, and they still couldn't figure out whether the commander-in-chief of the Ming army who attacked Jinzhou was right or not. Young Master Zhang, the God of Plague, is a scourge!This seems to be insignificant, and even makes people feel that it is just a trivial matter, but Nuerhachi and his sons and Master Zhang are very clear that this matter not only affects the strategic deployment of the main slave builders, but even influences build slaves The main strategic choice!

Generals meet good talents, chess meets opponents, after losing two moves in a row, the cautious Nuerhachi and his son found a third move that might be lost——Nurhachi's ambitious nephew Amin !Originally replaced by other enemies, Nuerhachi and his son absolutely did not have to worry about nephews or cousins ​​betraying themselves, but the problem is that the opponent of the genius strategists Nuerhachi and his son this time is the even more talented Young Master Zhang, a civil and military man. Fighting for power, fighting for power, fighting for power, fighting for everything, a freak who knows everything!So Nuerhachi didn't dare to be negligent. After discovering that there might be problems on Amin's side, he decisively made the decision to switch the station between the bordered blue flag and the bordered red flag, and transferred Amin, a dangerous person, back to Haizhou. Keep an eye on the bottom, so as not to give Young Master Zhang, the God of Plague, an opportunity to take advantage of it—it is a pity that Nuerhachi was a step too late this time. After being reminded by Song Xiance, a dog-headed military strategist who is also a raccoon, Young Master Zhang immediately took the lead again Finally, before Xianglanqi and Xianghongqi switched defenses, they got in touch with Amin through the Pidao army, and successfully reached a secret agreement with Amin, and seized the opportunity for the third time, and also in the upcoming decisive battle in Liaodong There is a fuse buried in it, a fuse that can detonate Jiannu's internal contradictions once it is lit!
The splendid pre-war confrontation gradually came to an end, and the curtain of the decisive battle in Liaodong began to gradually open.On August 26, the tenth year of Ming Dynasty, when Song Xiance led A Min's fourth son, Guo Gai, back to the capital of Daming, most of the troops dispatched by Master Zhang from the five northwestern provinces had already arrived in the capital of Daming. The outside of Tongzhou City, which is also the largest granary in North Zhili, is already densely covered with tents and flags. The Ming army with different accents and numbers can be seen everywhere in the mountains and plains. Either the flags are bright, or the team is neat. , the entire Tongzhou area has turned into a huge military camp.Seeing such a scene, Song Xiance was of course beaming with joy, while Guo Gai, who represented Amin and came to Daming to accept the conferment, was in a mixed mood. He was excited about the strength of his allies, but also worried that the Ming court would not keep his word and let him go further. Following in the footsteps of Tang Shu Dege, he sacrificed his own head to the Ming army.

To Guo Gai's great relief, in the large tent of the Chinese army outside Tongzhou City, Young Master Zhang, who was welcoming the generals of the five provinces with his deputy, the new Governor of Liaodong Yuan Keli, quickly received him cordially, not only did he not take his head Sacrificial to the flag, he also threw down a lot of famous generals who had just arrived from the five northwestern provinces of the Ming Dynasty. They threw all the trivial matters to Yuan Keli, and accompanied him personally.The only thing that made Guo Gai feel worried and regretful was that Young Master Zhang’s illness was obviously much more serious than what Song Xiance described. Not only did he cough out of breath after taking a sip of wine, but even walking seemed very difficult. Difficult, can only sit in a wheelchair, and the wheelchair is pushed by the soldiers. Seeing this, Guo Gai, who grew up reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", will inevitably think of Zhuge Liang in Wuzhangyuan. The brother-in-law is both sympathetic and greatly gloating.

After the banquet, Young Master Zhang asked his soldiers to take Guo Gai down to rest, and was going to take Guo Gai to Jingmian Sheng the next day. After leaving, Young Master Zhang, whose face was covered with white make-up paint, stood up from the wheelchair. While moving his legs and feet that were almost numb, he asked Song Xiance: "Master Song, how is Mao Wenlong's situation? Do you think that with his current state, he can shoulder the heavy responsibility of guerrilla warfare in the enemy's rear alone?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Song Xiance replied in a deep voice: "Because of the famine and Yuan Chonghuan's deliberate sabotage, Dongzhen's army has suffered serious attrition. There are only less than 4 left, and most of them are pale and emaciated, morale is low, weapons and food are seriously insufficient, and training is even worse. At the same time, because of the scarcity of war horses, the ability to continue guerrilla warfare is also greatly reduced. The students made a rough estimate, Mao Wenlong Now there are less than 5000 troops that can really fight in the field, which may be more than enough for self-protection, but it may be beyond our reach to completely contain the slaves who embroidered the red flag or implement the boss's harassment operations behind the enemy lines."

"Yuan Chonghuan, a national thief who has ruined the country and the people!" Young Master Zhang cursed bitterly, and then asked in a deep voice: "If we fully strengthen the support and supplies for Mao Wenlong, how much will his combat effectiveness recover? Can he complete the counterattack against North Korea and contain the construction?" The task of enslaving the red flag?"

"If we give Mao Wenlong another batch of supplies and the support of the North Korean army, then Mao Wenlong may be able to regain his foothold on North Korean soil." Song Xiance replied honestly: "But let Mao Wenlong's army alone annihilate the Jiannu embroidered red flag , or to restore Mao Wenlong's fighting power in its heyday, and to be able to directly threaten Saerhu and Hetuala, it must be an absolutely impossible task for Mao Wenlong's army. The students believe that Mao Wenlong's current situation can contain The establishment of slaves with red flags made it impossible for Nurhachi to deploy troops bordered with red flags to reinforce other battlefields, which is basically the limit of Mao Wenlong."

Young Master Zhang stopped talking, and after walking around the tent for a few times with his hands behind his back, Young Master Zhang finally said, "That's enough. With Mao Wenlong's current situation and the combat effectiveness of the army, it's quite remarkable to be able to hold back Jiannu with the red flag on his own." That's it." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang turned to Shi Kefa and said, "Xianzhi, draw up an order, let Denglai send another [-] sabers, [-] sets of military uniforms, [-] bayonets, [-] three Shotguns, [-] Franco cannons, and supporting ammunition. In addition, another [-] shi of grain will be sent. The food shortage in Dongzhen is too serious. If the grain and grass problem is not completely solved, Mao Wenlong's army will not be able to calm down."

"Master Shaobao, it's okay to talk about other things. I'm afraid Denglai won't be able to produce so much food." Shi Kefa reminded softly.Young Master Zhang replied without even thinking about it: "Call Shandong governor Zhao Yanchu. Eighty percent of the food grown in Shandong this year is dog potatoes and dog taro. It has just been harvested in autumn, so there must be so much food. Also, by the way, help me To draw up an official document and say hello to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed.”

"Yes, please don't worry about less insurance." Shi Kefa agreed, and hurriedly buried his head in writing.Song Xiance who was next to him said again: "Boss, Mao Wenlong's side, the students have already greeted him, telling him to arrive at Shanhaiguan before the fifth day of September to participate in the pre-war military meeting. But the students are still worried, if Mao Wenlong's army can at most If we can restrain Jiannu with red flags, then we will not be able to send a guerrilla force to Jiannu's rear at the time of the decisive battle as planned, destroying Jiannu's rear foundation and prompting Jiannu to speed up the pace of the decisive battle, let alone make Nu Erhachi, an old fox, made up his mind to use all of Jiannu's strength to fight us to the death."

"I have already considered this point." Young Master Zhang stopped, looked up at the top of the tent, and said with a smirk: "Since Mao Wenlong can restrain Jiannu with the red flag, then I can send troops directly from the rear and send a The army landed from Jinzhou, entered the hinterland of Liaodong where Jiannu troops were empty, turned him upside down, and completely disrupted Jiannu's strategic deployment!"

"Boss, I'm afraid it's not so easy?" Song Xiance warned: "The sea is very windy and dangerous, and supplies are extremely difficult. It may be possible for our troops directly from Tianjin to harass the coast of Liaodong, but if they kill the Jian slaves who have no food and no aid Guerrilla warfare in the hinterland disrupts the strategic deployment of the slaves, so how to ensure the food supply? How to supply the logistics? Even if this army has only 5000 people, it will take more than 3 people to ensure their supply of food, grass and supplies. More than [-] troops protect the grain road, so many civilian troops, where can we find them in the hinterland of Jiannu?"

"Master Song, you seem to have forgotten an important issue." Young Master Zhang's smile became more ferocious, and he said with a grin: "Under my command, there are two talented guerrilla generals, as long as they are thrown into the hinterland of Liaodong, as long as Liaodong There are also Jiannu, they will never have to worry about the logistics of the grain road! Because for them, the supply is always ahead, and the transportation is completely dependent on the old slaves! Their rations, their rations!"

"Li Zicheng! Zhang Xianzhong!" Song Xiance subconsciously remembered these two dangerous names.Young Master Zhang nodded, continued to grin and said, "That's right, it's time for them to flex their muscles. I believe that as long as their army is thrown into the hinterland of Liaodong, it will bring countless surprises to the slaves and traitors! Think about it!" Unexpected surprise!"

Seeing Young Master Zhang's smug yet ferocious smile, Song Xiance couldn't help shivering, and began to understand the good intentions of Young Master Zhang to recruit Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong at any cost, and such a picture appeared in his mind involuntarily , On the stalemate world chessboard, a lone piece suddenly plunged into the empty hinterland of the enemy, rushing left and right, up and down, wherever he went, villages were on fire, trees were smoking, and the enemy's women and children, old and weak, were lying on the ground. Crying in despair in the sea of ​​mountains and blood, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, whose faces and bodies were covered with blood, laughed wildly in it...

After shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Song Xiance asked again: "Master, have you considered such a possibility? If Jiannu is not sure of defeating you head-on, will Jiannu make the second choice—that is, give up Ningyuan and Yuan Chonghuan's Shanzong army set up defenses along the Sancha River, waiting for work to meet your Northern Expedition army? If this is the case, then your wonderful move will be declared useless."

"No!" Young Master Zhang replied resolutely: "Abandoning Ningyuan and Yuan Chonghuan and fortifying along the Sancha River is certainly a safe and secure strategic choice for Jiannu, and it also has the advantage of fighting inside -- but , Jiannu would never make such a conservative choice!"

"Why?" Song Xiance asked.Young Master Zhang raised his head again, and said calmly: "Because the leader of Jiannu is Nuerhachi, he has been waiting for a long time to make a final break with me."

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Because everyone is not a good thing, when Young Master Zhang frantically assembled the army in Daming Gyeonggi to prepare for the war, on the same day of August 26, Nurhachi also officially promulgated the highest conscription order in Liaoyang, Jiannu 15 All males over the age of 60 were recruited into the army to form the largest troop in the history of Jiannu, ready to face Master Zhang, the most powerful and dangerous opponent since Jiannu started the army.In the next few days, trumpets were heard everywhere in the Jiannu-controlled area of ​​Liaodong, conscription orders and horses were constantly coming and going. Countless Jiannu husbands and sons carried bows and arrows on their backs to make a living, bid farewell to their gray-haired Gaotang parents, and forced a smile His wife and infant children, riding horses on their laps, flocked to Liaoyang endlessly along the roads and trails, gathering under the city of Liaoyang into a sea of ​​flags, swords and guns.

In the face of the threat of extinction, not only the Chinese nation will rise up, but Jiannu will also do so. However, these Jiannu strong men and soldiers who are determined to fight the Ming army may never dream that when the Ming army is about to end and At the critical moment of launching the Northern Expedition, the princes and princes Baylor who established slavery have not yet made a strategic choice!The main reason for this situation is nothing else, it is because Master Zhang, the natural Jiannu nemesis, succeeded in attacking Jinzhou, which completely shattered Jiannu's dream of sitting on the sidelines and watching the Ming army merge with the Shanzong fire, and also let the Jiannu kings Baylor There are two completely different viewpoints in strategic selection, and they are arguing endlessly.

"Ama, the opinions of all brothers and princes have been counted, and they are mainly divided into two." After Jiannu held the highest military meeting, Huang Taiji entered Nuerhachi's sleeping hall and asked Nuer who was lying on the bed. Ha Chi reported: "The first one is that according to the original plan, the main force of Dajin will send Jinzhou and build a big camp on the ruins of Jinzhou, and then depending on the specific battle situation in Ningyuan, go south to rescue Ningyuan if you advance, and fight or fight on the spot if you retreat. It is to retreat to the Sancha River. The second opinion is to abandon the armies of Ningyuan and Yuan Chonghuan, deploy defenses along the Sancha River, prolong the barbarian army's food road, and take a defensive position to face the main force of the barbarians. These two options have their own advantages and disadvantages. Opinion If it is impossible to unify, I ask Ama Gangang to be arbitrary and point out the road to victory for Daikin."

In fact, there is no need for Huang Taiji to report at all. Nuerhachi has already expected that these two completely different strategic choices will appear in the high-level Jiannu—because Nuerhachi himself has hesitated for a long time between these two choices, and he is also very concerned. Be aware of the pros and cons of both options.The advantage of dispatching troops to Jinzhou according to the original plan is that Ningyuan can be rescued in time, and at the same time, a counterattack can be launched quickly, creating a good opportunity for annihilating the main force of the Ming army in one fell swoop; Jinzhou was destroyed, and the main force of building slaves did not have a reliable advance base and a safe army granary, which would not be conducive to the long-term combat of the main force of building slaves.Another option is to deploy defenses along the Sancha River. The advantage of this option is that it is difficult to transport food and grass when building slaves to fight on the inside. At the same time, Haizhou serves as a granary for the army, which greatly improves the safety factor and extends the Ming army’s grain road to nearly [-] miles. , which is conducive to long-term combat; the disadvantage is that it is too conservative, and it is destined to be unable to rescue Ning Yuan. Not to mention, if Young Master Zhang suddenly dies of illness or the Ming army makes strategic adjustments, abandons the plan to recover Liaodong in one fell swoop, and chooses to regain control of the Liaoxi Corridor. Then the main force of building slaves is doomed to do nothing, and can only watch the Ming army pull the battle back to the situation in the fifth year of the apocalypse—after all, thinking about the emergence of a slave-building benefactor like Yuan Chonghuan in the Ming court, it is almost better than that in the Ming Dynasty. The winning rate of the Jiangnan lottery is even lower.

After a long silence, Nurhachi finally opened his mouth, but he did not rush to answer Huang Taiji's question, but instead asked: "What's the latest trend on the Mongolian side, North Korea and Mao Wenlong's side?"

"Mao Wenlong has newly received a large number of food and grass supplies from the barbarian court, and he has basically recovered." Huang Taiji replied in a deep voice: "But thanks to Yuan Chonghuan, the Pidao army was blocked and seriously injured. During the Korean War, because we could not get the support of the barbarian army, we were hit hard one after another by our army. Even if we got food and supplies, it would be impossible to restore the combat effectiveness of the heyday in a short period of time. Therefore, Erchen estimated that when the decisive battle in Liaodong came, It is basically his limit that Mao Wenlong Manzi can not stand against Yue Tuo."

"Very well, then let Yue Tuo go to a stalemate with Mao Wenlong." Nurhachi nodded, and asked again: "Where is Mongolia? Is there any news about Oba?"

"Oba secretly promised to remain neutral, and the secret envoys of Wu Keshan and Se Leng also made a promise of neutrality." Huang Taiji replied solemnly: "But these foolish words must not be believed. If we win, they may obediently remain neutral. , and even return to our arms, but once the war situation is against us, I believe that these grasshoppers will unceremoniously enter our hinterland, take advantage of the fire, rob money, food and women, and stab us in the back. According to the information, Zhang Haogu barbarian is also very aware of the standpoint and character of these idiots, so he did not daydream like Wang Huazhen, expecting the Mongolian army to be his pawn, but chose to order these Mongolian princes to station troops on the border. Let them fight freely, and at the same time let Abnai's army also station troops on the eastern border to form a deterrent situation, preventing these walls from falling on both sides, and turning back again when the barbarian army is in a bad situation."

"As expected of Zhang Haogu's little savage, he is really pragmatic in his actions. If he dreams of counting on the Mongolian army to confront us, then he will lose!" Nuerhachi snorted coldly, admiring Young Master Zhang's love A character whose destiny is in his own hands.Huang Taiji nodded and said: "Ama's words are very true, the Mongols are not stupid, if Zhang Haogu pulls them out to confront us, then under the resentment of the Mongolian army, we will have more opportunities. But instead of pulling the Mongolian army out, this cunning little barbarian put them behind us to wait and see. The threat to us is actually greater. If we are not careful, the army will be defeated like a mountain, and there is no chance of a comeback gone."

"Then we have to wait for Zhang Haogu to defeat me head-on. If Zhang Haogu can't win, these scumbags will not be a threat." Nuerhachi snorted again, and said lightly: "I have decided Now, after the army is assembled, send troops to Jinzhou, and face Zhang Haogu, the little barbarian in Jinzhou!"

"Ama, have you thought about it?" Huang Taiji was so nervous that his voice trembled because of the fate of the nation, he said hesitantly: "Actually, I think that giving up Ningyuan and sticking to the defense line of Sancha River is a safe choice. "

"You don't need to persuade me, I've made up my mind." Nurhachi shook his head and said calmly: "Abandoning Ningyuan and sticking to the Sanchahe defense line is indeed a safe and secure choice. But in this way, the control of the Liaoxi Corridor The power will also be taken away by the barbarian army. At that time, we will go there and find another barbarian official like Yuan Chonghuan to secretly provide us with information on the barbarian army, provide weapons, food, seeds and slaves? The barbarian court can be attacked We can retreat and defend, while we have to prevent the barbarian army from counterattacking, and at the same time, we will fall into the predicament caused by the barbarian blockade. We will be consumed by the barbarians. At the same time, we will lose the strategic initiative. What year and month will we have to wait for?"

"Ama, but if we retreat to the Sancha River, we can extend the barbarian's grain road by seven hundred miles!" Huang Taiji persuaded, unwilling to give up.Nuerhachi smiled and replied: "What's the use of extending Zhang Haogu's grain road for seven hundred miles? The central plains of Manzi are so rich. This year's high-yield grain harvest in the north of Manzi is no longer afraid of confronting us. Zhang Haogu is backed by an old eunuch Wei, trying to raise money and food for him, are you afraid of fighting with us for consumption?"

Huang Taiji was stunned for a while, and he finally understood that his father had considered the long term than himself this time. Adopting a passive and conservative strategy can certainly delay the time of slavery's downfall. How long did Jiannu consume before joining forces?After thinking about this, Huang Taiji couldn't help lowering his head. Nuerhachi saw his son's thoughts, nodded and smiled and said: "It seems that you have also awakened. We can only give it a go in this decisive battle. It's a gamble." It is Daikin's national destiny! If we win, we will have hope of revival, but if we lose or dare not gamble, then we will not even have a chance to seek peace."

"I understand, I'm going to deliver the decree to my brothers." Huang Taiji replied solemnly.Before the words were finished, Dai Shan, Mang Gurtai and other Jian slaves had already rushed into Nurhachi's bedroom, all of them were nervous, excited, or excited, and shouted the same sentence, " It's coming! Ama, Zhang Haogu is here! I just received the news that on the first day of September, Zhang Haogu personally led an army of [-] troops to swear in Tongzhou and officially attacked Shanhaiguan!" Finally came in Fan Wencheng also shouted: "Master, this little barbarian Zhang Haogu has brought a coffin this time, and is going to fight you to the death!"

"It's finally here." Nuerhachi closed his eyes, and said slowly in a voice that seemed calm but couldn't conceal his inner excitement: "Zhang Haogu, I've been waiting for this day for too long, too long .”

"Propagate my will, prepare my coffin and bring it with the army."

(End of this chapter)