After Dorgon turned attack into defense, the front line became a confrontation between the two armies. The Ming army did not launch a large-scale counterattack, but only launched harassment and sniper wars, and occasionally launched one or two tentative attacks. The determined combat policy was nothing more than to consume the Qing army in the confrontation. The Ming army's current focus turned to Ajige's troops in the encirclement. The Ming army's strategy was not to blindly force it, but to first recruit Han soldiers who surrendered the Qing army's naval division, so he did not launch a fierce attack for a while.

In Chongzhen's eyes, this situation seems a bit unreasonable.

Imperial commanded for two months, and the battle situation is now developing in the expected direction. A small victory is a big victory, and the pace of victory is irreversible. It is only a matter of time to defeat the Qing army. When returning to Nanjing at this time, it is no longer normal in Chongzhen's opinion. As long as the established strategies and tactics are implemented, the battle situation is at the control. The specific battle is the general's business. Is the emperor? In addition to military affairs, he also has to take charge of various political plans. He can't just equate himself with a general!

However, Du Jun has different opinions on this:

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate to go back to Nanjing at this time."

Du Jun has always been used to speaking in front of Chongzhen and has no taboos. Chongzhen asked:

"There is no suspense about the Qing army's battle. Dorgon's defeat was decided. In another two or three months, Dorgon will be defeated. It doesn't matter whether he is here or not. When he returns to Nanjing, he also wants to plan the next step to deal with Dashun. Is there anything wrong with the so-called preparations for the future?"

Chongzhen heard these days and praised merits. Originally, the Ming army had been unable to win the Qing Dynasty before, and regarded Liaodong as a fear of the way. If the emperor had not built a new army, made weapons, managed the army, and had good combat, how could he defeat the Qing army? Therefore, Chongzhen felt that these flatteries that praised merits were just an appropriate evaluation of the facts, and did not think they were excessive flatteries. Du Jun was not happy to speak, and often spoke with thorns, which made Chongzhen feel a little unhappy. Despite this, after all, the sense of equality in later generations was deeply rooted in the bones, and he was not too concerned about Du Jun's abrupt words.

Du Jun seemed to have not seen the emperor's unhappy expression, and still said to himself:

"I believe that military is the greatest politics. Liaodong is a confidant of the Ming Dynasty. If Liaodong can be successfully restored, all other things are not enough to be considered. Dashun Li Zicheng is just a disease of ringworm. I believe that if the emperor returns to Nanjing, who will be the commander of Liaodong? First of all, although Dorgon's attack was defeated, the main force is still there, and although it is difficult to have a chance to turn the tables, if our army is inappropriate and is ridden by Dorgon, it will be beyond the reach of regret. Third, I believe that the emperor should have won a great victory before returning to the court. Then he will return triumphantly, which will also inspire the morale of the Ming Dynasty."

Chongzhen's original idea was that the main battlefield on the Liaodong Peninsula could be handed over to Zhang Huangyan to command the unified command, and Wu Sangui's side was the secondary attack direction, so he could control it remotely. However, Du Jun mentioned the command again, and it was not that simple to think about the problem. As for the third point, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty personally needed a convincing good news, which was indeed a convention in this era. It was considered good to eliminate almost 20,000 Qing troops. In the words of later generations, it was a package and make the battle report more decent. It was also a convention for the era to eliminate 30,000 to 40,000 Qing troops. It was also a convention for ancient and modern times. Slowly! Even if he took the lead in making fraud, then some would look good after that. If falsely reporting military information, you must never set this precedent.

Chongzhen looked at Du Jun and said with a wry smile:

"But the lord of a country is sitting here. Today I heard the report below that dozens of Qing troops were killed, and tomorrow I heard the report below that one hundred Qing troops were killed. This is just a battle record that a battalion commander is interested in. How can the situation be felt!"

When Du Jun heard this, he immediately offered his advice:

"The emperor, according to my opinion, you can consider attacking on the eastern front, first attacking the five Kuandian Fortresses, and then capturing Phoenix Castle in one fell swoop. If the Qing army on the eastern front collapsed, Dorgon's central army would not be able to hold on. In this way, our army will be expected to win a great victory. After the end of this battle, the emperor will then return to the court and let the King of Zhennan return to Nanjing with him. The whole country was happy at that time, and the commander of the Liaodong front could be assigned to one person. The emperor would no longer worry about command. I wonder if the emperor thought this strategy was feasible?"

Chongzhen walked to the sand table, picked up the baton and gave some advice, and then smiled:

"At this time, the Qing army implemented intensive defense in the middle, and the two sides were empty. We adjusted our tactics and broke through from the side. Well, this is an idea. Shanhaiguan on the western front is the most empty, but the capture of Shanhaiguan is not considered. The Qing army's 20,000 troops on the eastern front are divided into several places. If we can attack one by one, the process of pacifying Liaodong can be greatly shortened. But this is a bit risky!"

Chongzhen said it was a bit risky, but in fact he was already very moved. Especially, winning this battle would allow Wu Sangui and him to return to Nanjing. From then on, the command here could authorize Zhang Huangyan to command with him in full. There would be no need to worry so much. This is indeed a win-win situation.

Of course, this combat plan is indeed a bit risky. After all, the Ming army on the Eastern Front was not the main force, and the most worrying thing was whether the cavalry confrontation could be won. Although the plan for the attack on the Eastern Front was very attractive, Chongzhen did not want to engage in it rashly. If the leader was to brainstorm, he naturally had to listen to opinions from all parties. He held a solemn meeting for this. The number of people attending the combat meeting was the longest time of all combat meetings.

The meeting lasted for three days, and during the meeting, various pros and cons of the Eastern Front offense were presented.

The reason for opposition was that the Ming army on the Eastern Front was mainly cavalry, and the Ming army's cavalry had no advantage in confrontation with the Qing army's cavalry, and it could even be said to be inferior to the Qing army. Attacking the Qing army's castles could not encircle and annihilate the Qing army's extremely mobile cavalry, and could not achieve the goal of eliminating the Qing army's vitality. If it was not won, it would encourage the Qing army's arrogance, drag down the entire battle situation, and even endanger the battle situation on the Liaodong Peninsula. Moreover, Wu Sangui, as the commander of the Eastern Front, is still unfamiliar with the new tactics, and the commanding personnel are very diverse, including the New Army, Guanning Cavalry and the Korean Army, so the combat power may be difficult to exert.

The reason for supporters is that the Qing army on the Liaodong Peninsula is no longer threatening. In the past few days, the Ming army's harassment war and the sneak attacks carried out in the rear of the Qing army have made the Qing army full of troops, and the Qing army may no longer be able to organize an attack. The Ming army can free up hands to launch an attack on the Eastern Front. Guo Yunlong especially advocates attacking on the Eastern Front, because the new cavalry of the Ming army is not inferior to the Qing cavalry. If 5,000 new cavalry can be invested, we will have an advantage in the cavalry decisive battle. Moreover, to completely pacify Liaodong, the cavalry cannot be bypassed. On the Eastern Front, the combined combat of infantry and cavalry can be used, and the cavalry will finally chase and annihilate the Qing cavalry.

The focus of supporters and opponents was on the combat power of the Ming cavalry. So far, the Ming army has never defeated the Qing army in the decisive cavalry battle, and all the victories are the victory of the infantry.

The meeting was held on the afternoon of the third day, and three things eventually led to Chongzhen's decision to implement the Eastern Front combat plan.

The first thing is that during these days, while launching an offensive against the surrounded Qing army in Lushun, the Han army surrendered as the Qing army navy launched a war of offensive against the Han army surrendered as the Qing army naval division. As long as they were willing to return to the Ming army, they would be left unrestrained. The besieged Han navy officers and soldiers of the besieged Han army were besieged for half a year. They had been hoping that Dorgon would be able to escape the siege as soon as Dorgon arrived. As a result, they had been waiting for more than ten days. They heard that Dorgon was also repelled by the Ming army. In addition, the rumors of fire-breathing iron armored vehicles were terrifying. These Han soldiers were already timid. Then some people ran to the Ming army to surrender. Once the surrender started, more and more surrendered back to the Ming Dynasty like a flood with a gate opened. More and more people surrendered to the Ming army. Some even volunteered to instigate the Han army soldiers commanded by Dorgon on the northern front. This was a good omen, which made Chongzhen feel the possibility of large-scale rebellion of the Han army.

The second item is the ten "Chang'an Type 2" armored vehicles transported from Nanjing. This armored vehicle has two 107 rocket launcher launch barrels on both sides, and its weight has increased to 1.2 tons, but its attack power has suddenly increased to a new height.

The third thing is that Nanjing has transported another 500 six-shot pistols, which can enable 500 cavalrymen to change their continuous pistols, and their combat power will be improved to a higher level.

With these three things, there will be no worries about fighting on the Eastern Front, and it should be reasonable to win. Therefore, Chongzhen decided to make a decision, and the staff immediately operated at high speed and formulated an Eastern Front combat plan.

(I love writing and sports. It is the Olympics, so I changed it to update every two days. I will explain it here.)


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