If you just defend, not only will the defense line be too long, but the defense force will be weak, and it will be easy to be broken by Jiannu and cause an unfavorable situation.

He looked at Gou Zhenhuai, although Mao Wenlong didn't say anything, Gou Zhenhuai would not be silent.

Because such a passive defense strategy does not conform to the actual situation of the Dongjiang Army, and is even contrary to the principles explained by the emperor.

Gou Zhenhuai stretched out his finger and drew half a circle on the map, saying, "The defense line is really too long to defend the entire Xinyizhou. I think that since the old and weak people are going to move away, it will be meaningless if Xinyizhou is not defending."

After pausing, he added: "Manpu, Changcheng, I agree with Deputy General Chen's opinion, leaving only a few people to guard and monitor. If the enemy attacks in large quantities, they can abandon the defense at any time."

Mao Wenlong also had a slight head and continued to ask: "General Gou, how should our army act and counterattack Jiannu's attack?"

Gou Zhenhuai smiled and said, "I think he will attack him, let's fight ours. There is a defender in Pidao. With the cooperation of the navy, Jiannu can only sigh. It is better to go straight to Liaonan and fight with the left and right associations to attack the four guards in Liaonan."

The emperor's enthusiasm for the four guards in southern Liaoning was surprising and encouraging, which meant that the court would strongly support it in material terms.

But defending first and then strengthening is the real thoughts of Mao Wenlong and Gou Zhenhuai.

In fact, this was also influenced by Zhu Youxiao and realized that the four guards in southern Liaoning were crucial to pacifying Liao in the fifth year. I had a cognition before, but I did not attach so strongly and so much importance.

In the title book, Sun Chengzong, Minister of War, clearly pointed out: "If you want to restore the entire Liao Dynasty, you must first restore the Jin Dynasty and the Hai Gai. The four guards are located in the east of Sancha Hei, but they are actually a fertile land of Liao."

"The northern mountains and southern seas are only a few dozen miles wide, and the narrowest ones are more than ten miles. The old town of Liaoyang is located east of the river, but the Kaiyuan and Tieling are all close to the northern breeze, and the land is also barren. Only the four guards are fertile and close to the sea, which is why Liao is rich and solid."

Martial arts professors and officers also had this argument, believing that "if you enter from the four guards, you will put your blade in your belly, and you will be defeated by Liao, Shen, and suddenly arrive."

Obviously, Sun Chengzong and others attached more importance to the four guards in southern Liaoning than Zhu Youxiao. This made the emperor a little strange, and asked Sun Chengzong and others to elaborate on the reasons in detail.

After receiving a more detailed report, Zhu Youxiao realized that this was the difference between the two eras’ cognitions, and that something was wrong with him.

What kind of black soil, Beida Cang, does not exist! Beida Wilderness does exist, but it is much more "wasteful" than he thought.

The Liaodong Peninsula is divided by Changbai Mountain, and the right bank of the Bohai Bay is a narrow alluvial plain.

The Qianshan Mountains, which start from Benxi Lianshan Pass in the north and end at Laotie Mountain in Lushun, run across the entire Liaodong Peninsula, causing the geographical characteristics of winding coasts on the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, with many harbors, island moves, and short rivers.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Four Guards were very important to Liaodong. It was not only geographical location, but also reflected in the economy. The so-called "Jin replenished seas and was also called Wolao", "Jin replenished seas and four Guards are the first ointment land in Liaoyang, and all the grain and grass are stored here."

To put it bluntly, the level of development in Liaodong is too low. The four guards in southern Liaoning are the best developed, and they produce a lot of grain. They can be called the granary of Liaodong.

Since it is so important, why didn’t Jiannu realize it, or did he pay far less attention?

Actually, this is not difficult to explain.

First of all, the Jurchens were a fishing and hunting nation, and they were not good at farming; secondly, after Jiannu rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, he was able to say that he had won many battles and lived a prosperous life by looting, and was also strong by looting. How could he appease the Liao people and attach importance to agricultural farming?

After Zhu Youxiao thought about it, he immediately made up for the loss and strengthened his support for the major areas.

The large supply of weapons, ammunition, food and supplies is not counted. He also asked Teacher Yuan to draw the officers and soldiers of Dengzhen to the aid brigade to defend this bridgehead with all his might in order to capture the entire four guards of southern Liaoning in the future.

Even if it cannot be occupied in full, it will at least destroy the local farming and harvest, so that Jiannu will not have the opportunity to develop agricultural self-sufficiency.

You won’t let you rob, or you will not let you develop or expand production. Just rely on the family background of the Later Jin Dynasty and the level of productivity at that time, you don’t have to wait until the Little Ice Age. There is a small natural disaster and man-made disaster, which is enough to make Jiannu starve.

Mao Wenlong and Gou Zhenhuai learned about the emperor's strategic adjustments and changes. Therefore, they had the idea of ​​joining forces in the brigade and expanding the occupied areas in southern Liaoning.

Of course, they knew the rules of secret comments better than anyone else, but it was inconvenient to tell Chen Jisheng.

"The so-called gains and losses of not fighting for a city or a place..." Gou Zhihuai looked at Mao Wenlong and blinked his eyes and said, "Right, Mao Shuai."

Mao Wenlong nodded vigorously and smiled and said, "If you lose the land, you will be free from the land; if you lose the land, you will be free from the land. If General Gou said so much, I agree very much."

Looking at the map, Mao Wenlong said: "When the Dongjiang Army first attacked southern Liaoning, several coasts were frozen, which was quite difficult. If this winter still happened, our army would go ashore from here or Lushun, cooperate with the left and right troops, and attack Fuzhou together."

What Mao Wenlong mentioned is Dalian Bay. Because there is no big river entering the sea around Dalian Bay, the sea water has a relatively high salinity, and the opening of Dalian Bay faces the Yellow Sea, which makes the sea water flow strongly and will not freeze easily.

However, such a landing is not a plagiarism, but a nature like a reinforcement brigade. But this is the safest. The four-member army launched a war in southern Liaoning, which was enough to make Jiannu feel tricky.

"The left and right alliances occupy Lushun, and Dengzhen Jinzhen Liaozhen can also land safely and fight together." Chen Jisheng felt that since he wanted to fight head-on, the more troops the better.

Mao Wenlong'shou said: "Liao Town must guard against the attack of the Donggu, and there is no problem with the town of Jin. Lord Yuan and Lord Bi will support him, and General Zhang is also good at naval combat."

Speaking of this, Mao Wenlong felt that the use of the four alliances was enough to cause storms in southern Liaoning, forcing Jiannu to return to rescue.

But Chen Jisheng did not finish his words, and insisted on his own tactics and continued: "The General of the Imperial City thought that defending the defense line of the whole province was too long, but defending the city of the state could consume the enemy's troops. Please lead 4,000 troops to build fortifications, accumulate materials, and stick to Yizhou City alone. The General of the Imperial City is confident that he will achieve a record that is not inferior to that of Lushun Fort."

So - Mao Wenlong stroked his beard, looked at Chen Jisheng, and then looked at Gou Zhenhuai.

Chen Jisheng was preparing to defend to the end, and did not need friendly troops to rescue him. He fought with Jiannu to the end in Yizhou City.

According to the battle loss ratio of Lushun Fort and the current strengthening of weapons and equipment, 4,000 troops can defeat at least tens of thousands of Jiannu?

Gou Zhenhuai smiled and said, "Brother Chen is loyal and brave, and I admire him very much. But in my opinion, it is better to guard Yizhou than to guard Tieshan. There are seas on three sides and directly facing Pi Island. You can attack Jiannu and kill them in a mess."

Tieshan County is located on the Tieshan Peninsula on the western coast of North Ping'an Road. It is located in the east, west and south of the West Korea Bay and the Pancheng Islands, including Pi Island, in the south.

From the geographical perspective, this place is similar to the Luda area. Although it is not as narrow as it is, and it is not as prominent as it enters the sea, the navy landed and posed a great threat to the Jiannu who came to attack.

Mao Wenlong nodded with a smile and said, "General Gou's plan is very good. General Chen, I will leave Tieshan County City to your headquarters to defend."

Chen Jisheng bowed to take the order. Although he was a bit conservative in guarding Tieshan, it was convenient to transport food, supplies and store ammunition. Mao Shuai and Gou Zhenhuai were also considered to take care of him, and he settled for the second best, and he didn't have much complaints.

Moreover, this is just one of the strategies to fight against the enemy.

In Xinyizhou and Tieshan, the fortifications that should be built need to be repaired. If Jiannu had few soldiers, he could resist directly or take the initiative to attack.
Chapter completed!