Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 306 Unstoppable, Fire Pig Formation
16 Qing troops came south to oppress and stationed in Yanjin, Yangwu, and Fengqiu, forming a triangular formation with mutual horns, and tightly guarding the north bank of the Yellow River.

The Ming army crossed the south and withdrew, and the crisis in Weihui Mansion was finally resolved.

Duoduo was very proud, and patted Yue Le on the shoulder and said: "March and fight, we still have to rely on our Manchurians. You did a good job. The battle in Chenqiao Town has the style I used to have!"

"Prince Yu's praise!" Yue Le said modestly.

Monk Geng Jimao looked at each other happily, with a slightly embarrassed expression.When Doduo said this, it was clear that he looked down on the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty, but due to Duduo's status, the two dared not argue openly.

Duoduo had just smoked enough opium and was full of energy. Shang Kexi, the commander in charge of the army, shouted: "King Pingnan, just cross the river and fight there. First occupy Tao's shop, then take Kaifeng City, and capture Chongzhen alive!"

Shang Kexi said: "No, firstly, the Ming army has 30 troops in this Northern Expedition, and our army is at a disadvantage, so we should not attack rashly; secondly, I always feel a little strange, the Ming army was so powerful a few days ago, why did we just arrive at Weiwei?" Hui Mansion, after only one battle, the Ming army abandoned the north bank of the Yellow River? Something is always wrong..."

"Oh, what's wrong, the Ming army can't beat us, so you're afraid!" Dodo was very disdainful, and shouted, "In war, what matters is momentum. Our army defeated the Ming army in Chenqiao Town, and the morale is high. It’s time to make persistent efforts. Duke Zhen, what do you think?”

Yue Le said: "King Pingnan is the commander in chief of the army. I am a young general with little experience, so I should obey the commander's orders."

"You, you are a cunning at such a young age!" Duoduo was extremely dissatisfied and stared at Yue Le.

At this time, the spies walked into the tent of the Chinese army and reported: "My lords, it's not good. The main force of the Ming army has entered the territory of Shandong, and there are several cities in succession. A few days ago, Cao County and other places fell, and these days, Caozhou , Yuncheng, Juye and other places also fell into the hands of the Ming army."

"What?" Duoduo jumped three feet high like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Isn't the main force of the Ming army in Kaifeng?"

"Prince Yu, what the little one said is absolutely true, Chongzhen led an army of 15 into Shandong." The spies said.

Duoduo was speechless for a long time, Yue Le said: "Oh, we were fooled, the Ming army crossed the Hebei and attacked Weihui's mansion, it was a trick to attack the West!"

Geng Jimao patted his forehead and said: "Chongzhen uses troops, it's impossible to defend against!"

Shang Kexi hurriedly stood in front of the map, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "Chongzhen used tricks to drag my army to the Weihui Mansion, taking advantage of Shandong's unpreparedness, and in just a few days, he took the south and west of the mountain into his pocket. A clever move. After passing Jiaxiang, it will be Jining Mansion, and Chongzhen will join the defenders of Jining Mansion..."

While talking, he moved his fingers on the map, and suddenly his scalp became numb and he said, "No, could it be that Chongzhen's next target will be Jinan Prefecture?"

The other three also felt that Shang Kexi's analysis was correct, Chongzhen must have gone for Jinan Mansion.Jinan Prefecture, like Kaifeng Prefecture, is located in the heart of the province where it is located and has extremely high strategic significance.

Shang Kexi stroked his beard, and his face became more and more gloomy: "Xi'an and Kaifeng have already fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. If Jinan Prefecture falls again, the territory of our dynasty will be greatly reduced. The key is to go south and west. They were all blocked by the Ming army, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to use their hands and feet in the future."

"Is it so serious?" Geng Jimao asked, he knew almost nothing about leading troops to fight.

Duoduo shouted: "Why don't we use our strategy? The main force of the Ming army went to Shandong, and the Kaifeng area is short of troops. We can storm Kaifeng. If Chongzhen comes back to rescue, we will fight him decisively; if Chongzhen ignores it, we just take Kaifeng back." .”

Shang Kexi had other ideas, but he was very deep in the city, so he didn't say it immediately, but asked Yue Le, "Duke Zhen, what do you think?"

Yue Le pondered for a long time, and said: "I heard that Huang Degong is guarding Kaifeng City. He is very knowledgeable about military affairs. There are [-] defenders in the city. Recently, the Japanese and Ming troops have built Kaifeng City aggressively. The fortifications are very strong. There are still [-] to [-] Ming troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, and we won't be able to take Kaifeng in a short time."

"Once the war drags on for too long and our army is exhausted, Chongzhen will fight back again, it will be an enemy on both sides, and it is extremely dangerous!"

"I agree with the Duke of Zhen. It is too dangerous to attack Kaifeng. This year, the pimple plague is too violent, the treasury is empty, and the food and grass are extremely scarce. The regent finally managed to gather the 16 horses. We bear a huge responsibility , once we have a decisive battle with the Ming army in the Kaifeng area, we can say that we win, but we will never recover if we lose. If we can't afford to lose, we can't afford to lose!" Shang Kexi said.

Duduo said angrily: "Are we just watching Chongzhen continue to be arrogant?"

Shang Kexi said: "Prince Yu, don't worry. Our army, especially the cavalry, is stronger than the Ming army. If we adopt a flexible attack style and retreat with one bite, the Ming army will definitely be devastated. As long as we survive this winter, the court will Prepare enough food and grass, and then form a large army, we can fight the Ming army."

Yue Le nodded: "King Pingnan's thoughts are very far-reaching, so this is the only way to do it. But Jinan Mansion is at stake, and our first consideration is to keep Jinan Mansion."

"Of course!" Shang Kexi thought maturely, and ordered, "Duke Zhen, King Jingnan, I beg you two to guard the Hui Mansion; Prince Yu, let us lead the troops to support the defenders of the Jinan Mansion."

……

At the end of December, Li Cunming came to Jining City, and Yan Yingyuan and Weng Zhiqi went out of the city to meet him.

Li Cunming looked at the thin Yan Yingyuan and said: "Yan Aiqing, you already have a white beard, you have worked hard these past few years! Guarding Jining for me, this is the front line, it must not make you less worried."

"Guarding the land for the country, the minister dare not speak bitterness!" Yan Yingyuan said.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "Your loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon, and I will always remember it! Speaking of it, you are the poorest governor under my command. Other governors control the territory of a province, but you only have a few cities. This time the Northern Expedition is here to open up the territory for you, so that you, the governor, can straighten your back!"

The courtiers around him all laughed, and Yan Yingyuan said: "I never feel that I am poor, but I am very proud. No other governor has such a blessing as a minister, who always faces the tartars. Killing the tartars is my lifelong wish! "

"Okay, very good!" Li Cunming praised repeatedly, and then asked, "General Weng, how is the cavalry tempered?"

After returning from Chengtian Mansion, Weng Zhiqi was ordered to go to Jining to help Yan Yingyuan defend the city while building a cavalry.

This cavalry is different from those in Li Dingguo and Li Guo's army. It is directly subordinate to the Beijing camp and can be regarded as the central army.

Li Cunming said at the beginning that if he wanted to build a cavalry team that could compete with the Manchu cavalry, he should hone his skills on the front line. Therefore, Weng Zhiqi has been training the cavalry team in Jining City for the past two years and has fought several times. battle.

Weng Zhiqi introduced: "The current cavalry battalion has 3 people, and the equipment is all made by the military academy. The training method is carried out according to His Majesty's requirements, which is extremely strict. Your Majesty, the cavalry battalion has assembled in the school grounds. Are you going to inspect it?" "

Li Cunming waved his hand and said, "I don't look at the advertisements, I only look at the curative effect. Anyway, I will be marching and fighting all the time during this period, so I don't need to inspect them. Let the cavalry go to the battlefield directly. Whether it is a hero or a bear, it will be clear after the battle."

The reason why he didn't want to waste time was because Li Cunming knew in his heart that Shang Kexi had some skills, and he could quickly judge the strategic intention of the Ming army and came to support Jinan Prefecture.

Soldiers are very fast, and Li Cunming must lead his army forward as much as possible before Shang Kexi recovers.

When he came to the government office and had a quick meal, Li Cunming held a military meeting in the lobby, saying: "January is coming soon, and the weather will become even worse in midwinter. In order to realize our strategic goals as soon as possible, we must speed up marching speed."

"I decided not to delay for a moment. I will send troops to attack Yanzhou Mansion tomorrow. Yanzhou Mansion is close to Jining City. Yan Aiqing and Weng Aiqing must be familiar with the situation there. Do you have anything to say?"

Weng Zhiqi said: "Your Majesty, there are more than 1 defenders in Yanzhou Prefecture, so there is nothing to fear. But because Yanzhou is too close to Jining City, the Manchu Qing court attached great importance to this place. Last year, they sent a magistrate named Liu Qingfeng. Ren used to be the subordinate of Sun Yuanhua, an artillery expert in my court, and he was proficient in making firearms. He planted countless mines outside the city of Yanzhou Prefecture."

"Hey, the enemy is not stupid, just follow suit!" Gong Yonggu shouted.

Everyone remembered the defense battle between Ningling and Jining back then. Li Cunming relied on laying mines outside the city to defend the city, and changed his fate against the sky to start his great cause of revival.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "There is such a saying, which is to despise the enemy strategically, and to value the enemy tactically. There are not many fools in the world, and most of them are normal people. One of the characteristics of normal people is that they can learn from others' strengths. Tartar It is reasonable to use landmine tactics. You must remember, don’t treat the enemy as a fool, otherwise you will suffer a lot!”

The courtiers nodded, remembering the emperor's instruction.

Weng Zhiqi said again: "Liu Qingfeng is not a fool, so naturally I dare not underestimate him. But he is a paranoid. For the past year, he has done nothing in Yanzhou Mansion, only focusing on producing all kinds of landmines. Chen and Yan The governor once sent spies to investigate, and I heard that there are landmines in a radius of seven or eight li outside Yanzhou City."

"No way?" Gong Yonggu was taken aback, and said, "There are landmines planted in a radius of seven or eight miles, heh, is this person surnamed Liu leaving the city?"

"On weekdays, there is only one gate in Yanzhou City for the people to enter and exit, and a hole has been dug. Whenever there is an emergency, landmines will be planted immediately." Weng Zhiqi said, as if he had suffered a lot outside Yanzhou City.

Gong Yonggu looked at Li Cunming and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do? I remember that when the Tartars attacked Jining, they used innocent people to clear mines, but how should we respond?"

Li Cunming stroked his chin and said, "Of course I won't be as cruel as the Tartars, and let innocent people be cannon fodder. If you do this kind of thing, you will be struck by lightning. But, I have an idea. You know the fire bull formation." ?"

Xia Wanchun said: "You know, when Le Yi attacked the Qi State and conquered 72 cities, the Qi State was about to be destroyed. The Mo guard general Tian Dan pretended to surrender to the Yan army, paralyzing it, and used more than a thousand cattle at night. , tie weapons to the horns of the bull, tie reeds to the tail and fill it with oil, light it with fire, and charge at the Yan army... Oh, Your Majesty wants to use the fire bull formation, what a good idea!"

As soon as the words came out, the courtiers all reacted and applauded.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "I don't have so many cattle, and I don't want to hurt the farm cattle, but I can use pigs instead, let him have a fire pig array!"

(End of this chapter)