"Young Sima, do you want to go to Liaodong by sea?"

When Li Zan arrived at the Dagu Haifangkou before, he was sent by Chen Yichen to help Liaodong.

He immediately realized Chen Yichen's strategic intention and planned to use sea routes to help Liaodong again.

"That's right, Yesen's goal is Liaodong!"

Chen Yichen replied with certainty.

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best must be his enemy. Chen Yichen and the Grand Master have also fought so many times, but they dare not say that the other party's habits and motivations can be interpreted 100%. It is still okay to have eight or nine points.

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In history, after the attack on the Ming Dynasty was unfavorable, he chose the most common retreat route in the northwest direction. But the problem was that the Datong Xuanfu stood up, and when the Mongolian army was in full swing, it could only be called two lonely cities.

But once the Mongolian army shows its decline, these are the two strong iron cities. Once the Taishi is closed, retreat to the gate first!

Luo Tong, the governor of Juyong Pass, blocked the Mongolian army's retreat for seven days, dragged the reinforcements to the Ming Dynasty to continue to arrive, forming a pursuit of the Tartars. When the Mongolian headquarters retreated to the outside world with great difficulty, they plundered them.

The people and their property were almost lost.

More importantly, this retreat path became the Mongols' death path, and the lives of tens of thousands of people were lost.

The casualties were so heavy that they were better than the attack on the Ming Dynasty’s capital!

Now history has changed. The Mongolian coalition forces have to be stronger in terms of their number and strength. Moreover, the camp was attacked by a sneak attack, which allowed the Taishi to retreat to a more decisive way, and in a sense, the strength of the Mongolian headquarters was preserved from the side.

The army is still there, so there is no need to flee in a hurry to retreat to the outside world, but instead have the energy to find the place from another aspect, and the goal is to Liaodong, which is strong outside and fight on the inside!

"But Grand Sima has issued military orders and deployments. Do we have to act recklessly?"

Li Zan showed a hint of hesitation, and Yu Qian issued an order to each of his troops early to pursue the Mongolian army from different directions, and then formed a huge encirclement net with Datong Xuanfu and Liaodong army.

If Chen Yichen acted without permission and the Mongolian army did not go to Liaodong, then the lack of this unit would be equivalent to opening a big hole in the encirclement and watching the Tartars retreat safely to the pass.

It was not just Li Zan hesitating, Chen Shangong, the rebel general who was planted in the navy next to Chen Yichen, also reminded: "Young Sima, Grand Sima was reorganized into the 10th battalion regiment before the war, and the troops of Fujian Navy were dispersed into various armies.

, it may be difficult to assemble now."

"I'll go tell the Grand Sima about this matter, General Li will go to Dagukou first to prepare!"

"Yes, I will obey the order!"

Now, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable, Li Zan and others will implement the matters decided by Chen Yichen without hesitation.

In the head commander's camp, Yu Qian was discussing combat plans with the generals of various departments. Now the main Mongolian army has retreated north, leaving 20,000 elite cavalry to fight and retreat to delay the pursuit of the Ming army.

Yu Qian naturally could not be dragged by only 20,000 Mongolian cavalry. He planned to let Wuqing Bo Shiheng lead a group of troops to fight the broken Mongolian cavalry alone, and then other troops would go around from the flanks and continue to pursue the Mongolian headquarters led by Yesen.

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But at this moment, Chen Yichen suddenly broke in. Before Yu Qian could ask what was wrong, he bowed and said, "Grand Sima, Xiaguan asked to convene the Fujian Navy in the 10th Battalion Regiment to pass through the Dagu Sea Defense

The treasure ship fleet at the mouth is heading straight to Liaodong to cut off the line!"

Chen Yichen's rash request made the generals in the main tent look different. Most people were puzzled. Even if the retreat direction of the Mongolian army was towards the northeast, this did not mean that they would

Going to Liaodong, after all, the northwest and outside the border are the old nests of the Tartars.

Now we will summon the army to Liaodong. What if we lose everything?

With Chen Yichen now in the limelight, and he did fight a few beautiful battles outside the border, even if he was confused, such as Sun Tong, Fan Guang and others, it is difficult to expressly object, and maybe he offends others invisibly.

It's right.

But Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji could not tolerate Chen Yichen's "rude actions". He asked with a serious expression: "Young Sima, how do you decide that Ye Tian will go to Liaodong first?"

Most people questioned, Chen Yichen might not explain too much. Wang Ji's military achievements and qualifications were there, so he could only respond respectfully: "Return to Jingyuan Bo, Xiaguan's childhood classmate was a general rushing to reinforcements from Liaodong.

Before heading to the Tumu Fort battlefield, they had already fought a bloody battle with the Tatar tribe and the Jurchen coalition forces near Guangning City in Liaodong."

"Now the three Jurchen tribes in Liaodong have completely surrendered, and North Korea actually chose to surrender, and the three Guards of Urianha were annexed to achieve Mongolian unification."

"It seems that the Liaodong army encircled the Tartars, but in fact they have fallen into the siege. Our army now lacks chariots and horses, and cannot catch up with the speed of the Mongolian headquarters led by Yesian. Only by passing through the Bohai Sea and reaching Liaodong can the Liaodong Dusi be resolved

In danger!”

Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji fought in Luchuan in the past two years, and this time he was an emergency to serve the king in the capital, so he didn't know much about the situation in Liaodong. After listening to Chen Yichen's explanation, he showed a look of skepticism on his face, and then he turned the

His eyes looked at Yu Qian.

But before Yu Qian could express his opinion, the right governor of the former army governor's office standing beside him, Zhang Fu, the younger brother of the former British Duke Zhang Fu, said with an unhappy face: "Even if the Tartars have the idea of ​​attacking Liaodong, the soldiers in the Beijing camp are now

All the horses were reorganized into the 10th battalion regiment, how could they draw out the former subordinates of the Fujian Navy who served as Minister Chen?”

The right governor Zhang Yi was among the list of important officials in the court whom Yang Shan contacted him.

Zhang Fu has a hot and upright personality and hates the traitors the most. Chen Yichen showed his intention to rebel before the Tumu Fort change, and later he turned his back on his master and sued him to the current emperor and obtained the following dragon.

Meet the minister of the Ministry of War.

The Grand Marshal Yu Qian reorganized the army of the capital into the 10th battalion. In addition to concentrating elite troops and better stationing the nine gates of the capital, he also had another purpose to disperse Chen Yichen and control the 100,000 reinforcements.

Now that the war is not over, Chen Yichen wants to summon the old subordinates of Fujian. It is hard to say that he has no other unfair intentions!

"Governor Zhang, it is not to draw the old subordinates of Fujian, but to dispatch the treasure ship fleet, which must be elite sailors. Only the Fujian Navy can start the Daming treasure ship!"

Chen Yichen had no choice but to explain that the navy has been a high-tech army since ancient times, especially in the sail era, it had a hundred years of navy. In this era, no one can control such super fleet except Fujian Navy.

Giant ship!

"Even so, will our troops and horses be dispersed again in an emergency before the war just to draw the Fujian Navy for Minister Chen?"

Zhang Fu still held objections, and there was no saying that when the war came, he would draw troops from various departments.

At the least, it will lead to personnel chaos, and at the worst, it may even cause the entire army and horse organization to collapse. You should know that there were as many as 50,000 reinforcements in Fujian this time, and almost all of them were incorporated into the elite of the 10th Battalion Regiment, occupying the pursuit.

Half of the main force of the Ming army.

If all of this is drawn out, how can we fight the other battles? Watch Chen Yichen perform alone?

"If the Fujian Navy is not transferred to the sea to support Liaodong, can you still catch up with the four legs of the Tartars?"

Faced with Zhang Yi's unreasonable opposition, Chen Yicheng also had some temper at this moment. Compared with the Ming army's extreme lack of chariots and horses, it was obvious that the Mongolian army headquarters led by him could almost rotate one person and two horses.

One war horse is used for combat, and another slow horse carries equipment and supplies.

As long as the 20,000 elite cavalry led by the Mongolian general Boluo did not die by himself, it would be impossible for the army of various troops in the capital to pursue Yesian's main force.

Even if you arrive at the Liaodong battlefield, the daylily will probably be cold. Chen Yichen has no trust in the Liaodong general Cao Yi who has experienced a defeat.

"Young mouth boy who is still young, you have only fought a few battles and dared to speak out here. If it weren't for Duke Cheng's face, I would have to discipline you well!"

Seriously speaking, Zhang Fu can actually be regarded as an old subordinate of Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong. However, after all, they are both Duke and Marquis and the sons of Xunqin. Naturally, it is impossible to have an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates. Zhang Fu can be called a dilemma.

Yichen's uncle generation, in the past, when Zhu Yi and Zhu Ji saw him, they mostly gave their children and nephews.

"Champion Hou was eighteen years old and sealed the wolf and Juxu, and drank Ma Hanhai. Does it depend on whether the victory of the war depends on age?"

Regarding irrelevant matters, Chen Yichen can choose to give in temporarily. But this is related to the entire situation in Liaodong. He must draw the Fujian Navy to seize the initiative. Even if the other party is a Shangguan and an elder, he cannot give in!

"No wonder the emperor did..."

Just when Zhang Fu subconsciously wanted to say something, Wang Ji, the boss of Jingyuan, interrupted and said, "Okay, after all, he is a general in the army. Wouldn't such a verbal dispute make the soldiers laugh at it?"

"Grand Sima, you will be the one who governs the troops of the capital. You will be left to you to decide at this time."

Wang Ji handed over the decision-making power to Yu Qian, and he was the supreme commander of the entire battle for defense of the capital.

In fact, when Chen Yichen and Zhang Fu were arguing, Yu Qian was already in thought. He learned from the scout that Yesian led the Mongolian army and did not enter the Zijing Pass route of the pass. Instead, he marched towards the northeast, and there was already a

A very wrong feeling.

Now it seems that Chen Yichen's reason was very credible, and the Taishi also wanted to unite the three Jurchen tribes and the three Guliangha guards to catch the Liaodong army off guard.

But what the right governor Zhang Fu said was also a man of a conspiracy. He drew out the former Fujian Navy's troops from the various troops pursuing, which would completely disrupt the existing organizational structure and lose combat effectiveness in a short period of time, let alone pursue the attack.

Battle.

What if the Taishi did not go to Liaodong in the first place, or if he learned about the Ming army, what should he do if he killed him and shot him back?

Standing at a strategic height, Yu Qian could let go of the Mongolian army or even throw away Liaodong. But he could never let the capital defenders be defeated and fall into the crisis of the siege and even the fall of the imperial capital.

"To the north, I can't let you draw troops from various Fujian Navy divisions. Doing so is too risky for each division and the capital."

Yu Qian finally shook his head. Those who are generals can be radical, while those who are commanding cannot be gamblers!

"Twenty thousand! Grand Sima, I only need to draw 20,000 troops to go straight to Liaodong for assistance."

"No, the total number of troops and horses to pursue each unit is only 100,000. The 30,000 troops you have to be deducted. You can't draw another 20,000 troops."

"Ten thousand, Grand Sima, only ten thousand people!"

Chen Yichen gritted his teeth and lowered his target again. There were 10,000 people in Fujian Navy and could also start hundreds of Daming treasure ships and supporting ships in the port. After all, this was just a simple transportation, rather than fighting with the enemy on the water, which was difficult to operate.

The coefficient is much lower.

But what followed was another problem. There was not enough troops. Even if Chen Yichen arrived in Liaodong, he might not be the opponent of the Mongolian army!

You should know that among the 30,000 people Chen Yichen currently leads, only half are veterans of the Fujian Guards or the personal expedition army. The other half are to select the remaining old camp soldiers, as well as the Henan Preparatory Army and Shandong Preparatory Army.

With 50,000 people plus tens of thousands of soldiers from the Liaodong Dusi, Chen Yichen was confident of fighting with the 140,000 Mongolian cavalry led by the Taishi Yeshen, as well as the unknown number of Jurchen and Urianha coalition forces.

If there are only more than 10,000 elites, it would be unrealistic to want to be one and ten.
To be continued...