The sixteenth year of Chongzhen was a time of constant war, especially in the second half of the year, after Zhu Cihong's cross-sea expedition to Korea to recover the lost vassals of the Ming Dynasty, the artillery fire of the war sounded everywhere.

Zhu Cihong's hard blow dealt a heavy blow to Jiannu, losing North Korea, half of his arm was damaged, Jiannu's strategic advantage over Ming was greatly reduced, and even began to fall into a disadvantage.

Fortunately, in the eyes of the Manchu nobles, this God is indeed favored by them. After the death of such a wise lord as Huang Taiji, the Qing Dynasty did not decline, and the competition between Hauge and Dolgon did not shake the country, and under the restraint of the critical moment of the competition, the Qing Dynasty quickly unified the contradictions with the outside world, aiming at the Ming army that was sharpened and killed.

In the face of the Ming army's offensive launched in Korea by a long-range attack across the sea, after Chahara's conservative defense failed, Dolgon's move quickly became effective.

Azig broke into Shanhaiguan and completely annihilated the troops and horses of Tang Tong, and Duoduo risked his life to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender to the Qing state. Such a feat can be said to have a great future and the first contribution to the founding of the country.

For the Manchu nobles, the Ningjin defense line was a tight spell that bound the Qing State for decades. This tight spell is so powerful that even if they have robbed the Ming Dynasty several times, they still can't win the Central Plains, and can only live in a corner, always worried about the footsteps of Goguryeo.

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, was ordered to repair Yongping, the Great Wall of Jieling, and moved to build Shanhaiguan in the sixty miles east of Guyu Guandong. The circumference of the city of Shanhaiguan is about 4 kilometers, although it is a small city, the whole city is connected to the Great Wall, with the city as the pass, there are almost no dead ends of defense. The entire Shanhaiguan Guancheng City is 14 meters high. 7 meters thick. As the focus of the eastern end of the Great Wall, its geographical importance is extraordinarily important.

Now. The Guanning army first lost Jinzhou, and then offered Shanhaiguan. It can already be announced that the border defense system of the Ming State has begun to collapse and become ineffective.

The hinterland of the Ming Dynasty opened the walls of defense to the Qing State, and the most critical ...... The Jingshi is less than a thousand miles west of Shanhaiguan, and there is no place to stop from Shanhaiguan to the west.

For the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Guizhou, this battle can already be called the biggest breakthrough in the Manchu Qing Dynasty's offensive against the Ming since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But right now, Zhu Cihong's army was on the opposite side of the Yalu River in Uiju, North Korea, and pressed the muzzle of the sword against the back of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Azig and Dordor wasted such a great effort. This can be regarded as recovering the strategic disadvantage and reoccupying the Ming and Qing offensives.

In order to completely overwhelm the Ming State, Dolgon firmly fulfilled his previous deployment, looted most of the Manchu soldiers and horses, and marched towards Shanhaiguan.

The Qing army marching from Shenyang crossed the Hunhe River and went all the way southwest, turned at the Liaohe River and headed westward, crossed the Hara River and the Langpu River all the way to Guangning City, and finally arrived in Jinzhou on September 17, the 16th year of Chongzhen.

In the Xingshan Mountains of Ningyuan, southwest of Jinzhou, Dolgon met with Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army, which had surrendered to the Qing army. The reward of King Pingxi was officially announced.

At this point, Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan changed hands, the gate of the Great Wall was open to the Qing army, and the strategic situation of the Ming Kingdom fell into extreme deterioration.

In the Liao land that is about to enter autumn. After receiving Wu Sangui, Dolgon rode on a pure black high-headed horse and looked at the western statue of the army, closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly the shadow of a person appeared in his mind.

Albeit. The face of this man was never guessed only by the portrait, and they were never masked.

"Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Kingdom...... God has been friends for a long time. This time, my letter. You should have received it! Suddenly Dorgon turned his horse's head and looked at the sea to the east.

He knew that beyond the Liaodong Peninsula was Yiju across the Yalu River.

There, there is an opponent who has been fighting for a long time.

……

In the makeshift barracks conference room in Uiju, the lid of the long conference table was lifted. Under Ni Yuanlu's hands, the civilian military teachers in light blue summer clothes were doing the final proofreading work on the sand table.

When the military retreated and stood still, Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice: "In the north, where the background color is yellow, this place is the current sphere of influence occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. There is a clay sculpture city pass model means that the Great Wall is all over the border passes, and then the city management model pass is larger, is all over the Great Wall border pass of the various military towns, which is the Ming Dynasty to maintain the nine border defense line of each support point. And a series of fortress cities throughout Liaodong, such as Ningyuan and Jinzhou, were the Ningjin defense line promoted by Sun Shi himself. This is the basic plate of the Ming Dynasty's war against Jiannu! From the Battle of Dalinghe in the fourth year of Chongzhen to the Battle of Songjin, efforts were made around the Ningjin defense line. It's a pity ......"

Ni Yuanlu paused, and a little gloom appeared on everyone's face: "These efforts have failed, which means that these things that we used to deal with our opponents have now become our own difficulties." The Ningjin defense line festered after the fall of Jinzhou, and now, Shanhaiguan was surrendered by Wu Sangui means that the Great Wall defense line, the last life and death bottom line of the Ming Dynasty has collapsed. ”

"Right now, that's the strategic situation. Everybody get up and look at the sand table. After Ni Yuanlu finished speaking, Zhu Cihong stood up, staring at the staggered form of canine teeth on the sand table, breathing heavily.

"The situation is very difficult, and it is precisely because of the difficulties that it is necessary to understand more clearly, so that we do not miss any valid information and make the most beneficial choices for us!" Ni Yuanlu exhaled lightly and said, "Next, it is up to me to explain the strategic plan provided by the Military Aircraft Department. ”

"The first is the defensive plan. Mobilize Fu Rugui's department in Wuchang, Wang Xie's department in Kaifeng, and Huang Degong's department in Anqing to go north to Qinwang to defend the Beijing division. At the same time, the army that readjusted the Ming Dynasty assembled in Nanpu and returned to China to aid the Ming Dynasty. Return home and choose a landing point. At present, the Military Aircraft Department considers the primary stopping point to be Dengzhou. Ni Yuanlu introduced, and was suddenly interrupted by Zhu Cihong.

"Dengzhou is too far away, and there is not enough time to aid Beijing by land." Zhu Cihong said.

Ni Yuanlu's face was a little difficult, and he said: "Among the second selections, the closest to the Beijing division is Tianjin Wei Dagu. However, there is no logistics and transshipment organization in the Tianjin Weijun Machinery Department, and the facilities of the Tianjin Weidagu port are also old and cramped, and they are really difficult to use in wartime, and they are not fully disposed of from top to bottom, so I am afraid that it will be a little difficult. ”

After speaking. Ni Yuanlu paused and said, "The Military Aircraft Department will readjust this plan. Prepare as much as you can. In this way, the first plan for comprehensive defense is to move the main force of the Korean Royal Guards Corps to Tianjin Wei Dagu. Cut off the Shanhaiguan attack on the Jingshi to invade Jiannu, thus forming a mutual horn trend with the Jingshi Qinwang's division. In this way, it may be able to deal with the situation of the Qing army's all-out attack. ”

Zhu Cihong bowed his head slightly and looked at Xie Hongyun.

Seeing this, Xie Hongyun coughed lightly and said, "Nanjing's response has been sent by the Falcon Flying News. The current situation at home is not good for us, the capital division is in danger, but the most powerful main army of the Ming Dynasty is among the overseas vassal states. If it weren't for the fact that the impact of the victory in Huangzhou Shaliyuan in the early stage had not subsided, we might have become the culprit at this moment. ”

The crowd fell silent. No one thinks this is alarmist.

"Not only are the Beijing divisions looking forward to His Royal Highness's return to China, but it is the ...... of Nanjing" Xie Hongyun originally wanted to say that all the generals in Nanjing wanted Zhu Cihong to return to China to preside over the overall situation, but suddenly thought that Yang Wenyue of the Military Aircraft Department was silent and the Nanjing cabinet was quite stable, so he changed his head and said: "Many ministers of the Nanjing gentry also complained about this, thinking that at this moment, they should take King Qin's Jingshi as the priority. ”

"I know what Xie Qing originally wanted to say. The private message from the cabinet and the military aircraft department also hoped that the palace would return to China, but they were not worried that the group of people in Jingshi would be able to organize the battle of King Qin. Even, few people dared to defend the vital Tongzhou. At that time, as soon as the luck of Cao was broken, the Jingshi would stop attacking and messing up. Zhu Cihong smiled bitterly.

Zhu Cihong's vision of using people is still very good. Li Banghua of the cabinet, Yang Wenyue of the Military Aircraft Department, all stabilized Zhu Cihong's basic plate, and they all saw that there was no available talent in the Beijing Division.

In this day and age, the core of a rational organization is often the most critical factor.

The people who were qualified to fight with Dolgon in the Ming Dynasty either died and surrendered or did not have enough power, not to mention Hong Chengchou, who surrendered to Sun Chengzong, who died. Naturally, if there is no power, it is Sun Chuanting.

At present, the only one who has the strength and ability to fight with Dolgon in Daming is Zhu Cihong. And in fact, Zhu Cihong has been fighting with Jiannu. It's just that the opponent changed from a mere Niu Lu Zhangjing to Abatai, and finally became Dolgon.

"Second...... It was a plan put forward by the new military adviser Li Dingguo. Ni Yuanlu hesitated slightly when he mentioned this point again. Roll this out. Ni Yuanlu had been thinking about it for a long time, so he made a decision.

Li Dingguo was the righteous son of Zhang Xianzhong back then. After the defeat and surrender, he was allowed to join the Ming Army School to study. The curriculum of the army school is mainly training in combat skills and the art of war. The former is easy to get started for a veteran who has been fighting for a long time, and all that is lacking is a systematic connection, and he will soon be the first to complete his studies. The latter is a little difficult for Li Dingguo, but when it comes down to cultural courses, regulation recitation and understanding of the art of war, Li Dingguo lived up to his name after all, and completed the assessment of all his coursework in just one month.

Naturally, such a fast genius will not be buried, and the war-torn Royal Guards will not miss this talent. Fu Rugui, who is in charge of the army school, also understands very well that the existence of the army school is originally to solve the problem of the shortage of officers, and of course such a talented person will not be wasted. Although from the perspective of military schools, it is more beneficial to continue their studies in military schools, but ......

Li Dingguo took the initiative to ask to join the Royal Guards Corps and fight as soon as possible.

At this time, the Military Aircraft Department, the top-level organ of the Military Affairs Department, began to be established in Nanjing, and Li Dingguo was recommended by the Army School as a trainee military division to join the Nanjing Military Aircraft Department. When Zhu Cihong decided to go on an expedition across the sea, Li Dingguo was conscripted into the military aircraft of the army and rushed to Korea, and finally played an outstanding role in the five-day assault battle in Seoul, and was recognized by Ni Yuanlu.

The so-called five-day assault battle means that the military aircraft department has made an operational plan for the rapid northern expedition of the army in just five days, and ensured the operation of logistics and transshipment.

Li Dingguo played the role of the backbone in it, proving his strong ability to coordinate and organize.

This time, when Li Dingguo proposed this plan, Ni Yuanlu decided to take a risk.

"This plan is considered very risky by the Military Aircraft Department, but it has reference value." Ni Yuanlu took out the responsibility of the first official, nodded to Li Dingguo with relief, and said: "The plan combines all the information such as the Liaodong Military Sketch Atlas and the geography, mountains, rivers, and water transportation obtained from Nanjing and Jingshi before, and plans a ...... Raid Shenyang to encircle Wei and save Zhao's plan! ”

At this time, Li Dingguo gestured to Ni Yuanlu, hoping to open his mouth. Although Li Dingguo felt Ni Yuanlu's love in his heart, he understood how much criticism this risky plan would cause to Li Dingguo. But Mr. Lee clearly and firmly understands the value of this strategic plan.

Ni Yuanlu saw the firmness in Li Dingguo's eyes, and then looked at Zhu Cihong, who had been thinking and meditating as if he was wandering into the world, pondered for a while, and saw that Zhu Cihong did not open his mouth in this gap, he exhaled a long breath and decided to let Li Dingguo speak.

"Dolgon plotted against Wu Sangui and broke through the Ningjin defense line and the Great Wall defense line, in the final analysis, it was to encircle Wei and save Zhao and solve the Korean problem. The more menacing and brave it is, the more it proves that Jiannu cares about North Korea and the safety of Jiannu's left wing, so much so that he will not hesitate to set off to force us back into China! Li Dingguo stood up at this moment, standing like a pine, leaving a good impression. When Li Dingguo said that the siege of Wei to save Zhao and the safety of Jiannu's left flank were safe, many people present quieted down. Everyone is listening very carefully.

Only Xie Hongyun frowned and said: "Dolgon is pouring out of the nest, but this is for Dolgon. The internal situation of Jiannu is still quite complicated, according to previous information, Dorgon will use this battle to weaken Hauge, so he will not bring Hauge with him. In this way, Hauge is still domestic. The slave chief Dolgon may take away more than half of the two yellow flags for the sake of life and death, but as long as Haoge does not leave, he will stay in part of the Jingshi, plus the Zhenglan Banner of Haoge's headquarters, Shenyang is not an empty place. Raids, the risks can be heavier than we think. ”

Ni Yuanlu didn't speak, and the generals present looked at each other, and many of them bowed their heads slowly.

For generals, think about defeat first and then win. Blindly attacking and assaulting and greedy for merit is not only irresponsible for oneself, but also irresponsible for one's subordinates who trust oneself.

At this time, Zhang Zhen suddenly walked in regardless of everyone's side eyes, his expression was anxious, obviously representing that the things he wanted to say this time were extraordinary. I saw Zhang Zhen whispering a few words in Zhu Cihong's ear, and then took out a battle report, and then stood in an inconspicuous place in the corner like an invisible person.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong waved his hand at everyone, signaling everyone to continue the discussion.

When everyone recovered and was about to speak, they suddenly noticed Zhu Cihong's surprise that he couldn't hide.

Zhu Cihong was stunned as soon as he unsealed the protective skin.

"Dolgon, the regent of the Qing Kingdom, to the Ming prince Zhu Cihong."

Dolgon's letter to Zhu Cihong! (To be continued.) )

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