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Chapter 433

The process of war is often difficult to control.After all, this is a battle between the enemy and ourselves, and it is not easy to achieve unity of opinion.

At this point, the emperor's thinking was simple, who told him that he was not a war wizard, but a master of war on paper!
But veterans like Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong, how could they not know how difficult it would be to control them freely once the battle started?
Therefore, these two people have reservations about the time of the big counterattack set by the emperor.They did not indicate in the melodies that the emperor's plan was somewhat conservative and somewhat overly cautious.

Of course, if they insist on launching an offensive, they also need to look at the specific situation and results before making further plans.

If the attack goes well and the supply of materials and fodder can be guaranteed, then continue to expand the scale; if the battle is not going well, or if there is not enough food and ammunition, southern Liaoning can retreat to the Haicheng River, and eastern Liaoning can use the Taizi River as a barrier.

However, neither Xiong Tingbi nor Mao Wenlong expected the development of the situation afterwards.The Huduntu's crusade plan forced the emperor to launch it in advance, and he did his best to kick off the prelude to the big counterattack.

The emperor's secret decree and the Ministry of War's writing came very quickly. Now the communication is transmitted from Beijing to Tianjin by signal tower, and then the fast boat goes out to sea, directly to Liaoxi, Liaonan, and Liaodong, which is much faster than the land route.

Xiong Tingbi first obtained the secret decree and the written document of the Ministry of War. At this time, the Ming army had completed a breakthrough in Haicheng River.Three pontoon bridges were erected, and the surrounding camps were built, firmly guarding the landing site.

Xiong Tingbi was not in a hurry to attack the nearby Haizhou Acropolis.This attitude of attacking but not attacking has indeed attracted the two red flags of Jiannu, or it may be said that they are restrained so that they dare not move lightly.

The purpose of doing this is very simple. A part of the Ming army has already gone up the Sancha River along the Sancha River, successively captured Niuzhuang Station and Dongchang Fort, posing a threat from the west of Haizhou Acropolis.

Xiong Tingbi is also planning. Niuzhuang Station and Dongchang Fort are sandwiched between the Sancha River and the Haicheng River. Jiannu has no boats and is difficult to capture.Moreover, these two fortresses have no strategic value for Jiannu.

But it was different for the Ming army. Not far from the Sancha River was Xining Fort in western Liaoning.

In other words, the Ming army in western Liaoning could cross the river and enter Haizhou from Niuzhuangyi and Dongchang Fort, forming a two-wing attack with the Ming army in southern Liaoning.

Of course, the Ming army in western Liaoning will not join the battlefield in southern Liaoning yet, and the defense of the Guangning area also requires considerable troops, so beware of Jiannu jumping over the wall in a hurry.

It's just that the imperial court has long decreed that Liaoxi, Liaonan, and Liaodong each expand a mixed association.Coupled with the Beijing Flying Cavalry entering Liao Dynasty, with sufficient troops, they can flexibly change the direction of attack, making Jiannu difficult to defend against.

"Master Yuan has to be appointed as a supervisor, and he will enter Liao soon." Xiong Tingbi showed the military department's document to all the generals, and said: "Master Yuan will command the decisive battle of Ping-Liao. Make great achievements and serve Long Live, and serve the imperial court."

"Yes, I would like to follow your lord's instruction." All the generals bowed in response.

Xiong Tingbi pressed his hands down, motioned for the generals to sit down, looked around, and said slowly: "The Panshi Mixed Association has completed its reorganization and training, and will soon arrive at the front line. With the help of this powerful force, our army's combat strength will increase a little bit more." Minute."

The generals made a slight comment. This rock-and-stone association was named and given to the flag by Long Live himself, and it was formed by drawing elites from various ministries.I heard that the artillery unit it belongs to is also the strongest in each department, and it is indeed a powerful force.

And the commander of the Mixed Association was a general appointed by the emperor himself. No one expected that it would be the not-so-famous Huang Long.

Xiong Tingbi also had some guesses, and naturally there was a candidate in his mind, but the emperor appointed him, so he could only act according to the order.

"According to the order of the Ministry of War, each of the western Liaoning and the southern Liaoning will expand a mixed association as a reserve corps." Xiong Tingbi continued: "Now the two mixed associations are full and have undergone training, but most of them are recruits."

After a pause, Xiong Tingbi smiled, and said: "This scripture has already asked the imperial court for instructions to break up the two mixed associations and add them to each department, so as to form combat power as quickly as possible."

Bringing the new with the old has always been the method of military expansion advocated by the emperor, and it has also been adopted by various ministries.It was on this basis that Xiong Tingbi made suggestions to the imperial court.

"Your Excellency is wise." Zhu Mei cupped her hands and said, "If the recruits are mixed together to fight independently, the combat power may be worrying. It should be the best way to supplement the various ministries."

All the generals also expressed their approval one after another. There are more people under his command, so everyone is naturally happy, and there is no reason to object.

Of course, Xiong Tingbi's suggestion is to reduce the establishment of the two mixed associations, which invisibly reduces the number of officers who may be promoted. It is inevitable that some people will feel dissatisfied.

Anyway, the old bear doesn't care, he does less things to attract people's scolding, and he talks more about attracting people's hatred.But the emperor obviously didn't care much about this, and the old bear was relieved to clean up the court hall, no one impeached him.

According to the current transportation speed of materials, Old Xiong estimated that there will be more than one month, which is almost enough for the decisive battle.

In other words, from now on, more than a month will be spent on preparations.Although wars still have to be fought, large-scale ones should be avoided as much as possible.

After re-adjusting the deployment, Xiong Tingbi ended the military discussion and waited for the emperor Yuan Keli to enter the Liao Dynasty so that he could visit him and accept leadership and command.

For the emperor's arrangement, Old Xiong thought he had also guessed the reason.

The reason why Yuan Keli was not allowed to take command in Liao Dynasty before was because he had to go to Beijing to report on his work in autumn.

The emperor had to teach the opportunity face-to-face, but also had to resolve the issue of Ping Liao's command power, and possibly bridge the gap between the two, and let Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong cooperate well.

Now that it has been launched ahead of schedule, the debriefing in Beijing will be cancelled. There is too little time!

That's why the emperor moved out Mr. Yuan, whose seniority and official position were enough to overwhelm Lao Xiong and Mao Wenlong.He also gave Master Yuan the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, the post of Liaodong Supervisor, and the sword of Shangfang.

Moreover, Yuan Keli's tripartite arrangement was basically the same as Xiong Tingbi's, and Teacher Yuan was still Mao Wenlong's immediate boss.After counting and counting, there is no one more suitable than him.

When Mao Wenlong received the secret decree and the Ministry of War issued the document, it was not much later than Xiong Tingbi.But unlike Xiong Tingbi's treatment, the emperor sent an imperial envoy.

"Long live the oral order, let Mao Shuai read these first, and then it will not be too late to receive the order." The imperial envoy is the Jinyiwei of the Zhenfu Division, but he is a hundred households in charge of the palace confinement. His surname is Chen Mingzhong.

Mao Wenlong didn't understand what he meant, but he got up following Chen Zhong's gesture, took a stack of documents, and started to look at them.

"In charge of the iron cavalry battalion and the commander-in-chief Mao Wenlong, he abandoned Confucianism and joined the army. His ambition was to destroy the captives. His fortifications were wide and wide. He didn't understand the dangers of the mountains and rivers in all Yi lands. He was proficient in all the methods of attacking and defending. How can there be more people with insight, courage, and achievements? They should be taught by the capital to show their talents."

After Mao Wenlong finished reading a memorandum, he was very surprised, and then carefully looked at the name signed on it, and his eyes widened.

This memorial was actually written by Xiong Tingbi a few years ago, and it was called "The Aid Generals Toil Abnormally". He did not know that he had such a high evaluation.

The estrangement between Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong, or grievances, was recorded in history because Xiong Tingbi was critical of Mao Wenlong's surprise attack on Zhenjiang, and launched it too early, which caused the slaves to hate the Liao people, burned them to death, and messed up the three parties. Jie, is a disaster.

However, the negative comments that have been circulated are not Xiong Tingbi's original words, but generalizations taken out of context.

Xiong Tingbi's real expression was not aimed at Mao Wenlong, but criticized Wang Huazhen for his indecision, which made it impossible to make full use of the results of the surprise attack on Zhenjiang.

Moreover, after the Battle of Zhenjiang, Xiong Tingbi not only did not stop the rescue, but on the contrary suggested that if he wanted to be rescued, he should do it seriously, and if he wanted to do it, he would do it hard, but Wang Huazhen timidly refused.

"The incident in Zhenjiang is like plotting to beat someone up. Whoever takes the lead will be the one who rescues. After all the calculations must be made and scheduled, and then the action is taken. Today, if you plan to attack but not rescue, you will arrive quickly, and you don't plan to save them. This is also what the audience said Self-knowledge."

"The servant was rewarded with great success. On the sixth day, he left the customs and went to Guangning. It was discussed that if he wanted ten thousand people to attack the sea and prosperity, don't send five thousand to seize Gaizhou and cut off his way back. But the audience did not dare to let him go. That's why he knew it. Yes, and this soldier will take it as a servant's fault for not taking a step into Guangning."

Since Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong had feuds and feuds because of the surprise attack on Zhenjiang, the emperor naturally started from here.The memorials and letters were collected and listed, and they were clearly placed in front of Mao Wenlong.

After reading these documents, Mao Wenlong had complex expressions on his face, red and white, and he was speechless for a while.

"Shuai Mao." Chen Zhong asked from the side: "Long live asked you, do you know the deep meaning of this?"

Mao Wenlong hurriedly fell to his knees and kowtowed deeply, "I understand that I am ashamed to let Wansui worry about disagreements between generals and personal fights."

Chen Zhong remained silent and looked at Mao Wenlong condescendingly.

Mao Wenlong knew that Long Live would be dissatisfied with such an answer, so he hurriedly added: "This minister has realized his enlightenment today, and he knows that Mr. Xiong is a true soldier. Wang Huazhen pretends to be aggressive, but in fact he is cowardly. All the misunderstandings in the past are due to my lack of tolerance. Listening to the rumors and misunderstood Mr. Xiong, you must face-to-face and plead guilty."

Chen Zhong let out a long breath, took out the imperial decree, and read it aloud.

When Mao Wenlong heard the imperial decree, he knew that he had passed a test.If the attitude is a little dishonest, the Dongjiang town will have to change its commander, and it will not have its own share in the great achievement of Ping Liao's extermination of slaves.

"Thank you for the imperial decree, long live my emperor!" Mao Wenlong kowtowed heavily, raised his hands, and accepted the imperial decree.

Adding grace and rewards is the proper meaning, and encouragement and warning are also included.The extermination of slaves in Pingliao is the most important event. If anyone misses the emperor's plan because of selfish use, the consequences will be determined by himself.

"Mao Shuai, please." Chen Zhong changed his smile, stretched out his hand to support Mao Wenlong, and said with Yan Yan: "Long live so much Mao Shuai, the reward of being a Marquis is also common, Mao Shuai has a bright future!"

"Emissary Xie Qin said auspicious words." Mao Wenlong cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and said: "Please bring Xie Enshu with you when the imperial envoy returns. Please don't worry long live. If you dare not die and be loyal, you will repay the emperor's kindness."

"Fix the king's affairs in the world, and win the fame before and after." Chen Zhong nodded repeatedly, and said: "This is given to Mao Shuai by Long Live, please remember it."

Mao Wenlong knelt down again in the direction of the capital, "I would like to abide by the long live hadith, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

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(End of this chapter)