Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

After all, on the frontal battlefield, the main forces of both sides are there. In the early stage of the war, it is basically impossible to establish an annihilation, but on this road, basically every fight is to be defeated or even destroyed. for the result.

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On the food road.

Armored cavalry criss-crossed, weapons collided, and arrows rained. The shivering peasants hid behind the carts full of grain and grass, and on the periphery, there was a defensive circle temporarily surrounded by chariots.

The harassing Mongolian iron cavalry is attacking the food transport team frantically at this moment.

Going deep into the enemy's rear is an extremely dangerous thing, not to mention attacking the food road, it is a narrow escape!

According to Li Xiu's arrangement, each food transportation team has a battalion of infantry guards, and the entire food transportation channel is hundreds of miles away, and there are not counting ranger scouts. Fifty miles away, a battalion of rangers was arranged.

Even if Hou Jin breaks through the scouting circle and raids the food transport team, the infantry guarding the food and grass only needs to send out a signal, or send out a ranger for help. Under such careful arrangements, it will take no more than a quarter of an hour. , is enough to rush to support.

Under such a careful and strict arrangement, the hundreds of miles long grain road has also become a slaughterhouse for Mongolian cavalry.

Just like this raid now, after the infantry sent out the signal, the cavalry who came to help came in a surge!

"kill!"

While the iron cavalry was rushing, Li Dingguo, who had been promoted to the general banner and volunteered to surrender, was holding a broadsword at this moment, galloping his horse and galloping at the forefront of the iron cavalry.

Immediately get the honor of a soldier!

For Li Dingguo, any opportunity to express himself should not be missed!

To be trained as a general is a heaven-defying opportunity and glory, but it is also an extremely heavy burden!

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, how can you win the favor of the general?

If Li Dingguo can't give a perfect answer to this question, then he is destined to struggle in the army!

In this way, Li Dingguo saw the reality bit by bit after the initial excitement.

It was precisely because he saw clearly that he volunteered to be sent down from the personal guard battalion to the front line.

Real gold is not afraid of fire, he wants to prove that he is a piece of real gold!

A piece of real gold worthy of a general's cultivation!

The iron cavalry charged and killed several enemies with their hands. They were also the Mongolian cavalry who directly penetrated the raid.

Divide, intersperse!

In less than a moment, this group of Mongolian Rangers completely collapsed!

Pursue and kill, extend the investigation, return to the division, and the food and grass are shipped again.

A set of procedures seems to have become the standardized operation of the soldiers who guard the food road.

And this is just a microcosm of the scene on the grain road that stretches for hundreds of miles. The same scene, or different results, are also being staged all the time.

Compared with the fierce confrontation on the food road, on the main battlefield, after the first tentative confrontation, the armies of both sides appeared extremely restrained.

Just like the two top fighters, they kept probing, and never showed their full strength easily when they didn't notice the right opportunity.

In a war of such scale, there is not much difference in the quality of soldiers and generals, and in the case of a frontal battle, in fact, the comparison depends on the coaches of both sides, who will make fewer mistakes, or in other words, the test is the command level of the coach.

With an army of 10,000+, everything is concentrated on the coach alone, and the coach alone makes decisions. It is conceivable how high the requirements are for the coach.

The so-called one general is incompetent and exhausts the entire army, which clearly shows how important a qualified and excellent commander is to an army.

In fact, looking at the entire history, there are very few generals who can smoothly command an army of 10,000+ in battle, and each of them can be called the pinnacle of an era.

But for Li Xiu, who has gathered the experience of famous generals from ancient and modern times, this is naturally not a problem, and even, this is far from his limit...

The so-called immovable like a mountain, moving like a thunder, its ultimate meaning is that an army, whether it is attacking or defending, is unable to find the slightest weakness and weakness, and it is impossible to adopt targeted strategies.

As far as Mang Gurtai, the commander-in-chief of the post-Golden and Mongolian coalition forces, at this moment, he finally understands why Father Khan regarded the Northern Marquis of Zhenbei as a serious problem in the first place, and even, He didn't hesitate to risk his life, but also wanted to get rid of this Zhenbeihou!

He is also commanding an army of 10,000+, and he is also a Mongolian tribe. There is no qualitative difference in the quality of the soldiers. However, when he is attacking and Zhenbeihou is defending, he always gives him a deep sense of powerlessness, just like a child Facing an adult, just fiddle with it at will, and you can play around.

However, when Zhenbeihou commanded the offense and he was defending, even if it was just an ordinary trial, he felt like a top expert. Trembling!

Once upon a time, he always thought that he was no weaker than those famous generals in history, but now, when he really stood in front of Zhen Beihou, Mang Gurtai knew what a real famous general was!

The two armies fought, but in just ten days, Mangurtai, who was in the prime of life, was under such a mountain of pressure, strands of white hair appeared on his temples!

The melancholy, even from the beginning to the end, has never dissipated in the slightest!

Chapter 219 Mang Gurtai's Enlightenment

Chapter 2 Twenty This is Really Disgusting

"Fifth Brother, let's eat something."

After Jin Shuai's tent, Dorgon took the food from his subordinates and brought it to Mang Gurtai who was busy with military affairs.

But Mang Gurtai, as if he had never heard of it, his eyes were still fixed on the military report in his hand.

Looking at Mang Gurtai's appearance, Dorgon also had mixed feelings in his heart, he pursed his lips, and in the end he didn't say anything more, put down the food, and quietly exited the tent.

As the deputy commander of the army, he naturally understood how terrifying the oppression brought by the Beihou of Daming Town was.

If it is said that before, he had a lot of complaints about the Fifth Brother who abandoned his father Khan and fled back from the army to occupy the position of coach, and he still had contempt for his so-called North Marquis of Daming Town, but now, he has presided over several After a small-scale temptation, he was easily pressed and rubbed on the ground by the Beihou of Zhenbei several times, and all his criticisms and contempt were completely wiped out.

Even, he couldn't help worrying, even if Liaodong's plan was completed and the main force of Hou Jin arrived, would he really be able to defeat the North Marquis of Daming Town?

Or, such a commander-in-chief, has he not considered the possible changes in Liaodong?

Dorgon was also a little dazed as he stared at the stretching Daming army stronghold in the distance, and the surging Sun and Moon flags.

Just a year ago, the Daming in his memory was still so decayed and vulnerable.

However, just because of the existence of the Beihou of that town, all this has been completely changed.

Help the building to collapse and turn the tide from collapse!

Until now, standing in front of them like a mountain...

"If you lose this time..."

Suddenly, this terrifying thought appeared in Dorgon's mind uncontrollably.

lost...

Dorgon couldn't imagine the consequences...

In fact, what Dorgon dared not imagine, in the coalition army commanded by Li Xiu, is already an established fact, and it is a good benefit that has been divided.

It's just that the various Mongolian tribes who are now fighting with Ming Dynasty, including Lin Danhan, also know clearly that their division belongs to division. will be the real fact.

Just like the terrifying pressure that Li Xiu brought to Manggur Taiyu Dorgon, Lin Danhan and the various tribes of Mobei Mongolia under Li Xiu's control will naturally only feel it more deeply and thoroughly.

If the tribe that is devoted to Daming is okay, there is no need to worry about anything, such as Lin Danhan who has evil intentions and has his own planners, that is the real anxiety and fear.

To them, Li Xiuzhi's existence was like a towering mountain, suppressing them.

It seemed that as long as there was a slight misconduct, the mountain would crash down and crush them to pieces.

Although Li Xiu was aware of all this, he didn't take it too seriously. Grassland favors martial arts, and worshiping the strong is a deeper instinct than farming people.

Even if the strategic goal is achieved this time, it will leave a lot of trouble on the grassland. His prestige can be suppressed for a while, which is a good thing.

Compared with foreign aggression, the mess inside Daming is what really worries people.

In the handsome account.

As usual, a thick stack of envelopes from the capital was placed on Li Xiu's desk.

In fact, from the beginning of this war, Li Xiu's attention has never been fully focused on this war.

There is also an endless stream of messengers going to and from the capital every day, including his connection with Zhu Youjian, news from Jin Yiwei, Dongchang, Xungui, and the civil servants he gathered.

Such a multi-pronged approach is enough for him to grasp any slightest change in the situation in the capital in a timely manner, and make some targeted arrangements.

Of course, the most important thing is the physical condition of the emperor.

After reading through the letters that arrived at Daying, Li Xiu felt a little uneasy and calmed down a lot.

If it is only about war, he has absolute confidence, but if there is a change in the capital, it will be hard to say anything.

Fortunately, after several months of expedition, everything is still calm, and the emperor's body is also normal, showing no signs of deterioration.

After reassuring, Li Xiucai turned his attention to the military affairs on the other side of the table.

When he turned to the memorial from Yan Shun, Li Xiu's brows also furrowed.

"Liaozhen... Yuan Chonghuan..."

Muttering softly, while his thoughts were flowing, Li Xiu also habitually tapped on the table.

According to Yan Shun's report, Liao Town seems to be... a little abnormal...

Amidst the knocking sounds, Li Xiu was also slowly sorting out all the news about Liao Town in his mind...

"Liaozhen...it's really unusable!"

In the end, the knocking sound stopped suddenly, and Li Xiu also sighed lightly.

In a state of vigilance, many things cannot stand scrutiny.

The relationship between cause and effect also exists clearly...

After a moment of silence, Li Xiu also got up slowly, his eyes focused on the Great Ming Qiankun Map, and finally fixed on the place in Liaodong.

In the beginning, his vigilance towards Liao Town was due to the nature of Liao Town's self-respect of tyranny, but now, through Yan Shun's report, the situation seems to be more than that.

Then, the situation seems to be a bit wrong...

After a long period of silence in the tent, Li Xiu's voice suddenly sounded.

"Pass down the order and order the camp owners and Mongolian chiefs to enter the accounts for discussion. Also, immediately send this letter to Liaodong Yanshun..."

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Liaodong, Tashan!

Tashan, which was originally an important town in eastern Liaodong, has completely become an indestructible military town after Yan Shun led the army to station there.

But now, at every moment, you can see that the soldiers in the city are busy, and they are constantly strengthening the city defense facilities. From time to time, you can also see a large amount of food and grass being transported into Tashan City in a steady stream.

More than ten miles south of Jinzhou is Songshan City, more than ten miles southwest of Songshan is Xingshan City, about twenty miles southwest of Xingshan is Tashan City, and dozens of miles southwest of Tashan is Ningyuan, another important military town of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass.

Undoubtedly, for the strategic purpose of supervising and deterring the war, Tashan, an important town in the rear, is undoubtedly the best choice.

Therefore, after leading the army into Liaozhen, Yan Shun decisively led the army and supplies, and stationed in this important town in Liaodong.

The war in Liaodong has already started, but in Yan Shun's view, he really can't imagine that the court has spent countless manpower and material resources to build such an indestructible line of defense, and the war can still be fought in such a mess!

The Guanning Jin Line of Defense, as the name suggests, is a line of defense built on the three absolute military towns of Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou. In the middle of these three military towns, there are countless fortresses of various sizes, filling any possible loopholes.

With such a line of defense, in Yan Shun's view, if Hou Jin wanted to attack, it would be difficult to threaten any of the castles behind without pulling Jinzhou.

Fighting around the city is a taboo for military strategists, let alone a strategic defense line like Guan Ningjin!

But this is not the case.

Between Ning Jin, Hou Jin can come and go freely, with so many towns and forts, Hou Jin only needs to leave one of his troops as a deterrent. The courage to fight head-on.

The line of defense that was supposed to be able to advance, attack, retreat, and defend, giving full play to strategic dominance, has completely lost the option of attacking, leaving only defense, and it is really a defense that is completely huddled in the city...

The strategic dominance that should have been in Da Ming's hands was completely and completely lost, and it was in the hands of Hou Jin. Hou Jin could attack as well as retreat.

In this magnificent defense line built by countless manpower and material resources in the Ming Dynasty, it is like entering the back garden of your own home, and you can come and go freely!

The war can be fought to this point, and Yan Shun is 1 people who look down on the Liaozhen frontier army, which was once called the most elite in Ming Dynasty.

He was even thinking that if the general led the army here and Hou Jin dared to be so reckless, the so-called Hou Jin would probably cease to exist long ago.

It is also because of this that Yan Shun originally carefully selected this important town in the rear, the word "rear" has obviously lost its meaning. In the case of Hou Jin's random plundering, Ning Jin is all on the front line, so there is no rear. to speak of.

This kind of situation, of course, disrupted many of Yan Shun's plans, and it was impossible not to participate in the war. Moreover, if he participated in the war, the defense of Liao Town was really just a defense of the city. Who will support yourself.

If so, then you have to change your strategy.

As long as he is firmly nailed here and Hou Jin sees the sharpness of the Beijing camp, then Hou Jin will never dare to easily mobilize the main force to go to Monan, and the task assigned by the general can still be completed.

However, this prediction seems to have gone a little bit wrong.

Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Tashan, and the supply of food and grass naturally had to go through Liao Town. Recently, the number of times food and grass were attacked and burned by Houjin Rangers was also increasing.

Tashan is originally the rear. After Tashan, it is Ningyuan. After Ningyuan, it is Shanhaiguan. After Shanhaiguan, it is almost to the capital...

In this way, the rear of the rear, and the rear of the important town, can't even keep a grain road...

This is no longer a matter of cowardice, Yan Shun would not believe it if there was nothing tricky about it.