Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"So, take a break from school at the Martial Academy and go to Dengzhou and Liaodong. If there are no accidents, there should be a few big battles in the near future. Go there and watch and learn more."

"The last general will never disappoint the general's expectations!"

Li Dingguo knelt down, kowtowed and shouted loudly.

Li Xiu didn't say any more, war, waved his hand, and signaled Li Dingguo to back down.

Li Dingguo kowtowed again, got up, and strode away resolutely.

When this scene came into view, Li Xiu's eyes flickered for a while.

As the old saying goes, three armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. Of course, a handsome man is even harder to find!

Now there is no shortage of generals under his command, and the ones he sends to take charge of one side can all be considered good generals.

Such as Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Shun, etc., can even be called famous generals of the previous generation.

Lead an army and fight everywhere!

However, he is only a general. It is naturally no problem to sit in one place, command an army in one place, and do a good job in one-third of an acre of land.

But there is no handsome talent who can plan strategies and coordinate the overall situation.

The difference between general talent and handsome talent is like the upper limit of a person.

A person, a normal person, as long as he is willing to cultivate, willing to work hard, and become a good general, there is no problem.

But being handsome doesn't have to be cultivated. What's more, it needs that elusive talent.

As for this talent, Li Xiu has seen a little bit from Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, and this Li Dingguo is a piece of rough jade that even Li Xiu is quite happy to see.

As if, this person was born for war.

Its talent is vertical and horizontal, and its keen sense of war is really rare!

After confirming this talent, Li Xiu certainly doesn't mind cultivating one or two.

From the beginning of the expedition to the grasslands, the battle of Mobei, he served with him, preached and taught by example, and then he was sent to the Fenyong Cavalry Battalion for training in the battle of Liaodong in Monan.

This Li Dingguo obviously did not disappoint Li Xiu. After several battles, he has made great military achievements, from the general banner, to the hundred households, and then to the deputy general manager.

All of this is a well-deserved promotion due to military exploits without Li Xiu intervening in the slightest.

After confirming the talent and using military exploits to prove that it is worthy of training, Li Xiu is naturally not stingy with training.

After returning to Beijing, Li Xiu directly threw it to the Martial Arts Academy, where he studied for half a year, strengthened his background, and built a solid foundation. Now, the Liaodong War is about to start, and Li Xiu slipped it out again and threw it to Liaodong.

The general died in a hundred battles!

There are many, many wars, and if you get through it, you will be completely successful!

Chapter 255 Liaodong's anticlimax.

Chongzhen three years.

It is destined to be a troubled year.

The shadow of war is still shrouded, the emperor died, the young lord ascended the throne, the Duke of Qin assisted the country in governing the country, and interfered in the government and military affairs wantonly. People are in danger and panic all day long.

And this doesn't seem to be over yet.

In October of the third year of Chongzhen, less than half a year had passed since that great war. The war clouded Liaodong, and the war resumed!

This time, it is not the usual small fights, but a real big battle!

Liao thieves join forces with Jiannu to attack North Korea!

North Korea urgently sent envoys to Beijing, knelt down in the hall of Huangji, and cried out to the upper kingdom for help.

In the past, if such a thing happened in a vassal state, it must be appeased by the emperor, the courtiers discussed it, and made a decision. But now, all the officials in the palace, including these Korean envoys, are also looking at the figure in the python robe.

"The war in Liaodong has resumed, Duke Qin, what do you think?"

Behind the gauze curtain, the Empress Dowager Zhou moved her lips lightly and made a sound slowly.

"Report to Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the minister has made proper arrangements."

"Monan Mongolia, Shanhaiguan, and Dongjiang's three armies took the rear of the Jinliao thieves, and the Denglai navy responded to North Korea..."

"North Korean soldiers and civilians should unite as one to resist the invasion of Jiannu and Liao thieves. In this way, this battle will undoubtedly be won."

Of course, there was one thing Li Xiu didn't say, that is, since the war had started, North Korea was doomed to suffer.

After all, persimmons are picked softly. Today, the entire strategic blockade, which is North Korea, is a soft persimmon, and the characteristics of North Korea's farming nation are obviously self-evident for Houjin and Liaozhen.

Unless in a short period of time, the four-way army achieved results, forcing the Hou Jin Liao bandits to return to the division to support, or North Korea's combat power exploded, directly blocking the Hou Jin Liao bandit allied forces from the country, otherwise, it would be a disaster. certain.

Just like when Nurhachi led his army to break through and enter the Central Plains, no matter whether the Ming Dynasty won or lost, the destruction of the Jingji area was already a fact.

The only difference is how serious the damage is.

In fact, Li Xiu didn't pay much attention to this battle.

In today's Liaodong, the strategic situation faced by the Houjin Dynasty is far more severe than in history.

Historically, in Houjin, apart from Liao Town, an enemy who was more than capable of defending the territory but not aggressive enough, looking around, everything was smooth.

But now, there are enemies on all sides, and there are heavy troops on all sides to contain them!

Wherever you go, don't take it lightly!

Under such siege, this war was destined to be a battle of trapped beasts from the very beginning!

Even, even if North Korea was pacified by Hou Jin, it would only be lingering on its last legs.

However, this possibility is really too low.

In fact, it was just as Li Xiu thought, whether it was for Yuan Chonghuan or Daishan, it was a forced and helpless choice for this battle to go to Korea.

The restlessness caused by Ming's strategic blockade and natural disasters forced them to have no choice but to choose foreign wars to vent their internal conflicts.

But in today's strategic dilemma, how can it be so easy to conquer North Korea!

Monan, Shanhai, Denglai, Dongjiang, in every direction, are hoarding heavy soldiers, eyeing them like a tiger.

To go out, every direction naturally has to hoard heavy troops to deal with it.

How could it be so easy to pacify a country under such heavy restraints.

Not to mention, these big Ming places hoarding heavy troops will never sit back and watch their actions.

They have already experienced the fighting power of the Beijing army. The army is mighty, but it is definitely not the soldiers of the weak Daming Guards in the past!

This war, just as Li Xiu concluded, was nothing more than a lingering struggle of trapped beasts.

However, as a soldier, no matter how important the country's affairs are, Li Xiu will not underestimate his opponent because of this.

The military order had been issued to each military town long before Houjin and Liaozhen took any action.

Today, although the court is still discussing, in fact, the war has already started.

As soon as Jinliao Town sent troops after learning about it, Monan Mongolia, Shanhaiguan, Denglai, and Dongjiang followed closely behind.

A war that spread to the entire Liaodong also began!

On the Monan Grassland, Mongolian iron cavalry galloped, drinking horses in the Liaohe River, and overlooking Houjin.

There is no doubt that Mongolia is a fierce and cruel wild wolf, but the two battles in the south and the north have deterred the wolf and put a rein on the wolf!

Now, under the power of the mighty soldiers sweeping across the grassland, Mongolia can only be driven by Li Xiu.

And in Shanhaiguan, the army marched eastward, approaching Guangning, the second important town in the Liaodong Corridor!

And Dongjiang is the first vanguard of the army, and the boats and boats are lined up, and they have already entered the hinterland of Houjin.

Denglai Town, on the Bohai Sea, there are many warships, naval and land battles, also under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, the troops are divided into two groups, while supporting North Korea, they are also harassing Houjin and Liaozhen from the long coastline The logistics supply line of the coalition forces.

Under the attack of so many sides, the coalition forces of Houjin and Liaozhen fell into an absolute predicament at the beginning of the war.

It is true that today's North Korea is extremely weak.

But no matter how weak it is, North Korea, which has studied with Daming for more than 200 years, has everything it should have.

Of course, the most important thing is that North Korea has a lot of confidence.

In the past, being oppressed by Hou Jin, North Korea dared not speak out. After all, the suzerain country Daming didn't seem to be very powerful.

But now, the capital of Houjin has been bullied to such an extent by the suzerain, how can North Korea be afraid of these barbarians they have despised for a long time.

Not to mention, there is Daming's full support!

The speech of imitating Duke Qin of the Ming Dynasty, fighting to the death, and burying the Houjin barbarians in North Korea has filled the court and the people of North Korea from the very beginning.

Of course, this is not a wishful thinking of passion. Everyone can see clearly that as long as North Korea resists, no matter how difficult it is, with the progress of Ming's war in other directions, even if there is only one direction. The Jin coalition army is in danger!

North Korea, maybe it can really make an indelible achievement!

Who would not have such a great wish to achieve immortality!

In North Korea, there is naturally no shortage of people with great ambitions.

As a result, North Korea, one of the rare ones, swore to the death to resist the invasion of the Hou Jin coalition forces.

Although this resistance did not have much effect, the Houjin coalition forces were still invincible and achieved great results.

However, the momentum of the Houjin Dynasty was like a broken bamboo, and the results were not cheap, and it was only in North Korea.

In the rest of the battlefields, the main force of the Ming Dynasty was fought by partial divisions. They either suffered continuous defeats, or struggled to support them. Requests for reinforcements were sent one after another.

Not to mention, there is also the Denglai Navy's elusive, killing and raiding skills, which are almost out of control.

Under such a harsh situation, the outcome of this massive expedition seemed to be doomed.

In late November of the third year of Chongzhen, under the blow of the encirclement from all sides, the Houjin coalition forces were forced to return to their divisions.

But this war, or the war in Liaodong, is far from over.

Shanhai, Denglai, Dongjiang, and Monan were all mobilized by Li Xiu, bleeding Liaozhen and Houjin bit by bit.

If we say that the great battle launched by Li Xiu in the second year of Chongzhen marked the beginning of Ming's shift from strategic defense to strategic offense.

And the end of the Battle of Monan and Mobei means that Daming has already held the strategic dominance in his hands.

The Liaozhen Mutiny and the Shanhaiguan Rebellion can be seen as a counterattack by the Hou Jin Dynasty to regain strategic dominance.

Obviously, Houjin and Liaozhen failed.

After that, it naturally entered a period of strategic stalemate.

And this battle to pacify North Korea initiated by Houjinliao Town, this anticlimactic war clearly revealed that Houjinliao Town was completely unable to take any action under this strategic blockade encirclement. offensive.

This……

Undoubtedly, it indicated that the post-Jin Liao thieves had completely lost their strategic dominance over Daming, and even failed to achieve a strategic stalemate.

From then on, we can only turn to the long strategic defense period of being bloodletted one by one!

The economic and military double blockade, the bitter cold land of Liaodong, and even self-sufficiency are problems!

In this way, the future of Liao Town and Houjin seems to be very clear...

Chapter 256 The First Year of Jingwu

Although the Battle of Liaodong did not produce much results, when it was reported back to the capital, the hearts of the people in the court were encouraged and joyful.

No matter how much the courtiers disliked Li Xiu, a warrior in power, they had to admit that the glory of Ming's martial arts today was all due to the existence of this Duke of Qin.

Without him, Da Ming might have been Nan Ming, and the fate of the country was in jeopardy. He didn't know what the result would be. How could he be as powerful as he is now? After hitting the stronger one, Jin rubbed on the ground.

So far, the situation is undoubtedly very optimistic!

Everyone can see that as long as Shanhaiguan is in control of the current situation in Liaodong, the post-Jin and Liao bandits will be the turtle in the urn, and it can even be said to be a turtle in the urn whose blood is bled all the time.

So long as this strategic oppression is maintained.

One day sooner or later, the confidant's trouble that has plagued Ming Dynasty for decades, Hou Jin, will completely become history!

The courtiers rejoiced, and what's more, they even yelled the words of doing their best in the first battle and suppressing the bandits and destroying the bandits.

And with the sudden onset and end of this battle, the courtiers also suddenly discovered that the corrupt military in the past, the internal and external troubles that made them worry endlessly, now, it seems, they don't need to worry about it at all.

Even, even the middle process, they can only see clearly through the good news.

The figure that made them extremely afraid took away the power from them, and at the same time carried that heavy burden, and gave an answer that was far more perfect than when they were in power.

Under the splendor of this scene, the courtiers also found that their confidence was getting weaker and weaker, just like today's Houjin!

But they are also like Hou Jin, like turtles in a urn, bloodletting with knives, the situation is involuntary, completely, and there is no way to do it.