Chapter 906 995 Dispatching Troops

In Liaodong, Ming Dynasty, there is a dense forest not far from Xianshanbao.

Although in the forest, there is still a layer of white snow on the surrounding ground and treetops.

In the dark shade of the big trees, several figures gathered together.

"Aqige, are those Ming people out on patrol or something?"

"They are not patrolling around, but they seem to be heading to Kuandian Shichakou."

"They should be going to attack the outpost. It seems that the Ming people will come out soon."

"There are not many of them. Should we just take them."

When the man called Aqige spoke, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Those people should be the Night Guards in the Liaodong Army. We don't have as many people as them, so it may not be easy to succeed. Let's go back and report to Manzhu and ask Master Manzhu to make the decision."

After saying this, the leader turned his head and said to another man beside him: "De Kele, you go back to Gule City to report this to Manzhu, and remind him that the Ming people should soon leave the dangerous mountain fort and enter Kuandian."

"Yes, Master."

De Kele clasped his fists and said in a low voice, then turned around and ran to the back.

In that direction, there are their hidden war horses.

In Liaodong, if you rely on walking, you can't do anything, so they go in and out on horseback.

But horses are not as obedient as humans after all, so they can only hide in a place a little further away from the Ming people's castle, so that the horse's neigh will not alert the Ming people.

"There are many people on the top of these dangerous mountain forts, they should be the soldiers and generals who came to reinforce the Ming people."

Azig said again.

"Building a city requires a large number of craftsmen, and there will be no shortage of troops to protect them.

But don't be afraid, the Ming people are not protected by the city walls this time. As long as we rush in, they will flee in all directions."

The leader said disdainfully, "If it weren't for those city walls, we would have occupied the dangerous mountains and lonely mountains long ago, and we would have to climb over the walls to grab crops there."

"Leader, the crops of the Ming people are still very good and can be stored. At least they won't starve in winter."

Azig said stupidly.

"You are a pig. As long as you occupy the territory of the Ming people, the crops there can be harvested at will."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Being scolded, Azig hurriedly nodded in acknowledgment.

"Go, observe closer to the city gate. The Ming people will not have only one team of people coming out. Remember, count carefully how many people there are."

The leader gave another order and let Azig leave.

"General, should we first camp in Kuandian and then send the craftsmen over after the camp is firmly established?"

Liaodong deputy general Yu Zhiwen bowed in front of Li Chengliang to report.

Li Chengliang listened to Yu Zhiwen's words, but did not answer him directly. Instead, he turned to a general next to him and said, "Xiong Chaochen, do you think it is necessary?"

"I don't know, I will listen to the general's orders."

Xiong Chaochen pretended to be dull.

"Hehe, Jiang Guotai, Park Shouzhen, you also tell me, will Wang Gao lead his troops out of Gule Village on this snowy day?"

Although the snow stopped yesterday, it was still white when looking out from the tower.

Well, in such weather, it is no problem to send a small group of elite troops, but if a large army is dispatched, there is no fear of arousing dissatisfaction among the government troops and then causing a mutiny.

Now, because of the Longqing Peace Agreement, most of the nine borders of the court are no longer threatened by a major war.

But in Liaodong, that is an exception.

The Jurchens in the northeast were not obedient to the king, and only flattered on the surface, but secretly did countless sneak attacks and stabbings, while the Tuman in the west would often raise troops to attack the border cities.

For this reason, when the Ming court gradually reduced military expenditures, the huge military expenditures in Liaodong also stood out, because not only did it not decrease, but it had a tendency to increase.

Because of military pay, the Liaodong army had made trouble several times, no worse than other Ming armies.

This may also be the tradition of the Ming army. I don’t know when the Ming army started to mutiny because of military pay.

Even if the Ming court knew this, it would be helpless, because the military pay was allocated, but the soldiers did not get all or none, but they were powerless.

They could only wait until the incident happened and deal with the military generals who led the team. What else could they do?

This matter cannot be dug deep, because the bulk of the lost military pay was not taken by these generals.

It would be a disgrace to investigate the matter clearly, so just pretend not to see it and fool around.

"This war will not be small. You all should take good care of your subordinates and have a good rest these days.

Wang Gao should send people to monitor us, but he will not take action at this time.

Even if he wants to take action, he will have to wait for a few months. When our castle is half built, the materials and manpower will be used up. Then they will rush over to destroy the city walls and materials and kill the craftsmen who build the city.

Therefore, we must arrange people to start building the city first, and complete the construction of some city piers as much as possible before Wang Gao leads his troops to attack.

At that time, the infantry can rely on the city walls to resist the attack of the Jurchens."

Li Chengliang narrowed his eyes and looked around the room.

In fact, at this moment, his battle plan was already clear in his mind.

Using civilians, craftsmen, and infantry guards to attract the siege of Wang Gao's troops, he personally led the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to attack Wang Gao's headquarters.

Capture the king first to capture the thief. This trick is applicable to any battlefield.

As long as the enemy leader is killed or expelled, the remaining enemies will be nothing more than a group of mobs. Enemy troops without a commander are easier to kill than a group of sheep.

With more heads, it will be easier to ask for merit from the Ministry of War in the capital, and it will be easier to get money.

As for attacking the lairs such as Gule City, Hongli Village and Shaji City occupied by Wang Gao's tribe, Li Chengliang was actually not interested.

Those fortresses are there and can't be moved, so what's the point?

With these fortresses there, the Ming army can be more defensive. At least they can rule out staying at night to detect the enemy's situation.

If these cities were really burned down, many Jurchens could be killed, but so what?

Most of those killed when breaking through the walled city were the old, weak, women and children, and their heads were not worth much.

Moreover, after destroying the walled city and hiding in the mountains, the Jurchens could no longer be annihilated.

As for the imperial court's earlier document that mentioned that the Jurchens should be driven north, it really drove people away. How will they get credit in the future?

Without military exploits, the good days of generals will come to an end.

After the generals left, Li Chengliang returned to the desk. There was a relatively detailed map of Kuandian, which he had only sent people to draw last year.

This time he set up an ambush to ambush Wang Gao. Of course he wanted to hurt him, and he would not let go of the opportunity to harvest his head easily.

Moreover, Wang Gaobu's actions in recent years have indeed been too big.

However, Li Chengliang actually had other thoughts when building Kuandian Liubao, which was to make Wang Wutang of Dong'e tribe feel uncomfortable.

Although Wang Wutang's tribe had always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, Li Chengliang did not need to obey the people.

After Wang Gao's tribe was defeated, it would take a long time for his tribe to recuperate before Dingkou could be restored. It was impossible to continue to pursue and attack this tribe.

Near Kuandian, not only was Wang Gao's tribe a hunting ground, but Wang Wutang's tribe also often hunted here.

It can be said that the reason for the discord between Wang Gao and Wang Wutang is also related to this place.

After all, the two films often have small conflicts over hunting. Under such circumstances, it is strange that the relationship can be good.

Moreover, Wang Gao also has the intention to unify Jianzhou Jurchen, and then unify the entire Jurchen three guards. How can they not be on guard against each other?

Li Chengliang moved the Ming Dynasty border wall here with the intention of forcing Wang Wutang's tribe to rebel.

However, this place has abundant water and grass and fertile land, which is also a rare treasure for the Ming Dynasty.

He is not afraid of too many rebels. In his eyes, this is merit. The more Jurchens who rebel, the better.

On the map, the locations of the six forts scheduled to be built, Kuan Dien Fort, Chang Dien Fort, Yong Dien Fort, Damian Fort, Xin Dien Fort, and Sumien Fort were all marked on the map. What he needed to judge now was, Wang Gaohui Choose where to lead your army.

Although the Sixth Fort is relatively close, it still takes half a day to travel. Without knowing the enemy's movements, it is particularly important to mobilize troops and generals.

The six Kuandian forts, including Kuandian Fort, Changdian Fort, Yongdian Fort, Damian Fort, and Xindian Fort, are actually the outline of the Liaodong Great Wall and are integrated into the defense system of the Great Wall. Sudian Fort is located behind it. Li Chengliang planned to use it as a storage place for the Six Forts' supplies.

The Great Wall composed of Wubaosou can be roughly divided into the northern Great Wall composed of Kuandiian Fort, Damian Fort and Xindiian Fort, and the southern Great Wall composed of Changdiian Fort and Yongdiian Fort.

Obviously, Li Chengliang had to judge whether Wang Gao was planning to attack the northern or southern front.

Relatively speaking, the greatest threat to the Jurchens was actually Kuan Dian Fort. The nearby Shichakou was where Wang Gao led his troops to the south many times, and the nearby terrain was not conducive to setting up ambushes.

Wang Gao also had his reasons for choosing this place for the Ming Dynasty to send more troops.

Thinking of this, Li Chengliang naturally put his main force on the northern front, preparing to fight Wang Gao's tribe here.

"Someone's coming."

"exist."

Li Chengliang shouted, and then some soldiers came in and bowed to obey the order.

"Issue the general's order to order Gushan Fort guerrilla Pei Chengzu to lead his troops to Chang Dien Fort and Yong Dien Fort. The assigned civilians and craftsmen will accompany him and set off in ten days."

Li Chengliang issued an order.

As for the dangerous mountain fortress where he is now, there is no need to send someone to deliver the order, he can just make arrangements later.

This time, Li Chengliang and Zhang Xueyan had already discussed the move of the Ming army's garrison forward. The garrison of Gushan Fort was moved to Changdian Fort, and the garrison of Xianshan Fort was stationed in Kuandian Fort. The other forts were also selected from the two places and moved with the army. There are also the families of these soldiers, that is, military households.

How can the fertile land be left uncultivated? It must be cultivated.

In Gule City, Wang Gao already knew the news that Deke Le had returned to report, and summoned him immediately.

"Are you saying that the Ming army has sent Ye Bushou to search near Kuandian? Did you see traces of Ming army activities when you came back this time?"

Wang Gao did not expect that Li Chengliang would take action at this time and wanted to occupy the territory near Kuandian first.

"Manzhu, when I came back this time, I found traces of Ming army activities near Caopo and Shichakou.

According to our surveillance of the dangerous mountain fortress of the Ming army, we sent out several teams and stayed overnight.

Lord Laman thought that Akito might make big moves in the near future, so he asked me to come back and report. "

Dekler bowed and said to the leader.

"If Xianshan Fort takes action, Gushan Fort will not be left behind. Ming troops should also be active."

Wang Gao just said to himself.

"You said you saw the banner of Ming General Li Chengliang on the top of Xianshan Castle?"

Wang Gao suddenly thought of something and asked more questions.

"Yes, Azige has met Li Chengliang. He said that many people appeared on the city wall one time, and the one in the middle looked a bit like him.

It's just that the distance is too far, so he can't be sure whether it's true or false. "

Dekler immediately replied.

"Li Chengliang is in Xianshan Fort, so the troops he leads should be stationed near Shichakou."

Wang Gao muttered something, and then a cruel smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe. If Azige hadn't discovered it, maybe I would have walked through Shichakou again this time.

Since you, Li Chengliang, have already put your hands here first, I won't do what you want. "

After reciting, Wang Gao put away his smile and said to Deke Le: "Find a few good people to monitor the movements of the Gushan Ming Army. If there is any news, come back and inform me immediately."

That day, Li Chengliang went up to the city wall. He originally planned to see the situation in the north to confirm the time to dispatch troops.

But he didn't expect that he would be recognized by a Jurchen spy who had seen him.

Although the distance is too far to confirm, you can actually guess more or less the generals surrounding him. Even if you only see three or four similarities from a distance, it is enough.

The Ming army sent out sentries to investigate the situation, which was actually a precursor to the Ming army's upcoming big move.

Li Chengliang didn't check this time, and Wang Gao discovered his movements in a daze.

A few days later, the small square in Gushan Fort was filled with selected soldiers. They would follow the guerrilla general Pei Chengzu northward and stationed near Changdian Fort and Yongdian Fort to protect the craftsmen and civilians building the city here.

On the streets inside the fort, many carriages and wheelbarrows were arranged in an orderly manner. Most of these were civilians and craftsmen recruited by Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong.

Although they did not want to leave here and go to the unpredictable and dangerous north, they had no choice. This was an order from the imperial court.

However, after seeing the elite Ming troops arrayed neatly in the square in front of the city gate, they still felt a little bit safe.

Well, they know that those Ming troops were ordered to protect them.

When the city gate to the north of Gushan Fort slowly opened, and the Ming army marched out of the city gate, the conscripted civilian men also followed the army out of the city with carriages, wheelbarrows and poles, heading towards the north.

At the same time, the same scene as Gushan Fort was also playing out at the gate of Dangerous Mountain Fort in the north. After the large group of Ming army cavalry and infantry left the city, they were followed closely by civilian husbands with various vehicles. after them.

Li Chengliang was standing on the top of the dangerous mountain castle, watching the crowds leaving the city.

Suddenly he waved his hand and said to the soldiers next to him: "Send the official document last night to the governor. Our army will leave the fort today and go to various places in Kuandian to build cities."

"Yes, sir." The soldier clasped his fists and then withdrew from the crowd, heading back to the camp via the horse path down the city.

Last night, Li Chengliang ordered his scribes to write down the news of the army's dispatch in an official document and prepare to submit it to the governor Zhang Xueyan.

After all, it is a big event, so we should report it before setting off.

Civil servants, even if this is a frontier, they still can't be offended.

At this time, in the cabinet of the Forbidden City, Zhang Juzheng, Wei Guangde and others were also frowning.

An emergency report was issued in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Large icebergs began to break off and float downstream with the river water, which may form freezing floods. The emergency report was also sent to Xuzhou, asking ships not to enter the Yellow River section for the time being.

"This year's cold weather is half a month earlier than in previous years, and the ice is too big, so it's a bit troublesome."

Zhang Juzheng sighed. (End of chapter)