Ming Empire

Chapter 254 What is the Purpose of Building a Slave

"Jianu actually took the initiative to launch an attack in the direction of Dezhou and Linqing?" Cao Yue was a little surprised after receiving the urgent military report from the outpost of the Special Guard Battalion, "Dorgon is so impatient, how dare he After our support army arrived, the bandits came back, and the Jiang brothers rebelled, did you launch an active attack on our Ming army?"

Although he was suspicious, Cao Yue didn't dare to be careless, and immediately called all the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Everyone, according to the information we have inquired, the Jiannu soldiers are splitting up and attacking in the direction of Dezhou, Linqing, and Liaocheng. The total force is estimated to be more than [-]. What kind of countermeasures we will take, please speak freely. , "After sorting out the military report sent back from the Special Guard Battalion and telling the generals, Cao Yue did not talk about his own arrangements first, but asked the generals what they meant.

Cao Bianjiao didn't express his opinion right away, he wanted to wait for all the generals to express their opinions, and before Cao Yue made the final decision, he would express his opinion.

"Since Jiannu dares to attack, we will fight bravely. The army led by the last general is willing to act as the vanguard of the army and take the first step to meet Jiannu!" Cao Yue valued it unexpectedly, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Second Guards Army Huang Degong, who was appointed to the post, was the first to stand up and express his opinion in order to gain the recognition and admiration of others, "The final general is willing to issue a military order. If Jiannu is not defeated, he will come to see the governor."

The red lady who had a special thought in her heart also stood up to express her opinion after Huang Degong: "The governor, the last general is also willing to lead the army to fight against Jiannu. The last general is also willing to issue a military order. If he cannot defeat Jiannu, he is willing to accept any punishment However, the general believes that our army can rely on the defense system outside Liaocheng, Linqing, and Dezhou to meet Jiannu. Utilize it, no matter how many Jiannu soldiers there are, they will still repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Liaocheng and return in a big defeat."

During this period of time, Hong Niangzi heard a lot of Cao Yue's discussion about how to fight Jiannu. As Cao Yue's closest person, she is also fully aware of Cao Yue's defense system outside Liaocheng, Linqing, and Dezhou. Therefore, it is not proposed to leave the defense system and take the initiative to attack Jiannu after marching north, but to wait for work at leisure and use the built defense system to attack Jiannu.

When Hong Niangzi said this, the other generals' eyes lit up, and those quick-witted people soon understood why Hong Niangzi said this.These people also knew about the relationship between Hong Niangzi and Cao Yue, knew that Hong Niangzi could learn many war strategies and arrangements from Cao Yue, and subconsciously believed that the suggestion Hong Niangzi said was Cao Yue's plan.So after thinking about it seriously, they all agreed with Hong Niangzi's proposal.

Later, Cao Bianjiao also stood up, agreed with what Hong Niangzi said, and added some of his own opinions. He believed that Jiannu is still hundreds of miles away, and we have enough time to make arrangements, and we can also send some suspicious soldiers. Delay the attack speed of Jiannu, and then lead them to our army's defensive position.

"Jiannu wants to defeat our army, they can only attack our main position, without the cooperation of a large number of artillery and muskets, they want to break through our army's position, defeating our army is tantamount to nonsense!" Cao Bianjiao expressed his contempt for Jiannu After that, he reminded the generals not to underestimate the enemy. After Jiannu suffered the defeat of Liaocheng, he would definitely learn a lesson and change his tactics.

Jiannu's best fighting method is to use the good maneuverability of cavalry to break through quickly. This time they attack, they probably will not attack our army's main position with all their strength, and send a certain amount of troops to attack in a roundabout way. possible.

After listening to the generals' discussions, Cao Yue finally made a decision, and waited for his work to stick to the defensive position built during this period of time to meet Jiannu's attack.He also ordered the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Guards Divisions, which had entered the border between Henan and Shandong, to be responsible for the defense of the canal beyond Liaocheng, preventing Jiannu from rushing long distances to transport ships on the canal.Then order the state capitals to mobilize the people to work with the state soldiers to protect the safety of the canal and prevent bad guys from destroying it.

The newly reorganized several guard divisions that were originally used as a reserve team were deployed on the canal line south of Liaocheng to prevent Jiannu from roundabout and outflanking attacks from this direction.

With tens of 10 horses in hand, Cao Yue can make arrangements calmly.The positions built are all formed by the canal, forming a complete defense system with the canal, and the soldiers of the Special Guard Battalion are widely distributed behind the enemy and at the junction of the two armies. Under such circumstances, they are unable to engage in large-scale special warfare against Jiannu, but they can still find out any movement of Jiannu at the first time.In terms of scouts inquiring about the situation, Jiannu lagged far behind the Daming army, which was also an important reason why Cao Yue was not afraid of Jiannu.

Cao Yue once again sent a letter to Sun Chuanting in Nanjing, asking him to find a way to transport more artillery, muskets and ammunition to Shandong, as well as food and other military supplies. This war should not end soon, he Already getting ready for next year.

Sun Chuanting's support for Cao Yue was still very active. Before Cao Yue wrote this letter, he, Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa had already sent supplies to the front as much as possible.After hearing that Jiannu had once again assembled a large army to take the initiative to attack, he also strictly ordered the Nanjing Arsenal and other weapon workshops, as well as the weapon workshops in nearby state capitals, to work day and night, trying to find ways to manufacture more firearms.Moreover, Sun Chuanting also strictly requires the quality of manufacturing, and will never allow fake and inferior products to be sent to the front.The same is true for food and other military supplies, and they must not be shoddy.

Cao Yue is also waiting for the navy to launch an attack on Tianjin Wei.According to the information sent back earlier, of the 55 warships of the navy that traveled by sea, except for five that sank or ran aground due to storms, the remaining [-] warships have passed the sea off Laizhou, Shandong, and temporarily rely on Laizhou to replenish their supplies. Going north, it is estimated that in a few days, you can reach the sea off Tianjin.

According to the situation inquired by the soldiers of the Special Guard Battalion, the number of slave-building guards in Tianjin Wei is not large. Army, about 1 North Korean troops.Equipped with ten Hongyi cannons, several other artillery pieces, and a musketeer team of 1000 people, the overall combat effectiveness is not strong.

There are more than [-] officers and men of the Daming Navy on fifty warships, more than three hundred artillery pieces of various types, and three battalions of Musketeers.

With such a powerful naval force, if there is still no way to break through the Tianjin Guard, then the naval generals don't need to come back to see Cao Yue, and just wipe their necks on the battlefield and commit suicide.

While Cao Yue was making various arrangements, news came from the special guard camp that a group of about 8000 Jian slaves had quickly traveled southward into the territory of Henan for an unknown purpose!
Jiannu's many puzzling actions aroused Cao Yue's suspicion, and he was a little confused about what Jiannu wanted to do!
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