"Okay, the military discussion will begin next!" Zhang Mingwei said seriously, "The preliminary plan is as follows. If you have any ideas, please wait for the supplement!"

While talking, Liu Jin directed two Jinyiwei lieutenants to unveil a screen with a giant map of Liaodong hanging on it.

Zhang Mingwei stood up and walked to the map with a thin stick.

First, he looked at the famous generals in front of him, glanced at them, and then said to them: "Based on the military information collected by Ye Bu, and the information provided by Jianlu soldiers who abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, the current situation of Jianlu is as follows..."

He first explained the situation of Jianlu that he had mastered, and then continued his plan: "I have ordered the Dongjiang Army and infantry and cavalry to land in Gaizhou and create a situation of attacking Haizhou. From a time perspective, they should be almost here."

Speaking of this, he pointed the location of Gaizhou with a thin stick in his hand, just a 120-mile south of Haizhou.

Then, he tapped the location of Juehua Island with a thin stick in his hand, and continued: "The army originally at Shanhaiguan set out from the sea to Gaizhou and join the Dongjiang army to make a decisive battle against Haizhou!"

After saying that, he held the thin stick with both hands, looked at the group of generals in front of him and continued, "Our troops, not including the navy's troops, are nearly 80,000! These troops have been learned by Jianlu before, and they all appear here. It can make Jianlu relax his vigilance and think that all our troops are here and we will capture Haizhou."

Zhang Mingwei stretched out two fingers and continued to explain his plan: "There are two purposes here. The first is to take down Haizhou and eliminate about 30,000 Jianlu in Haizhou. In other words, no matter whether Jianlu fights or not, Jianlu in Haizhou must not let go. This requires the cavalry to move quickly and cut off the Jianlu's retreat."

Holding a finger, only one finger was left, he continued, "Now Jianlu wants to fight us in Haizhou, which is the best. If Jianlu wants to fight to the decisive battle, he basically has to devote all their troops to the point. With all the plans, Jianlu's troops will not exceed 100,000!"

Speaking of this, he tapped the map with a thin stick in his hand, pointed to the location of Jinzhou, and then said with a line on the map: "The army returning north who had not appeared on the battlefield in Liaodong was waiting in Jinzhou and confirmed that the main force of Jianlu was going to fight Haizhou, and then went out of the grassland, broke through the pass near Changshan, rushed directly to Shenyang, and took down the Jianlu pseudo-capital. For this reason, more than 15,000 mules and horses would be allocated to transport food and grass supplies."

The thin stick pointed to Haizhou again, and Zhang Mingwei continued: "Once it leaves the grassland and communication is inconvenient, you can only estimate the time according to the itinerary. In Haizhou, the general attack will be launched at about the time when the surprise troops break through the pass and enter Liaodong. If it is best to eliminate most of the Jianlu, it will be better to advance northward if it cannot be eliminated."

He held the thin stick again and looked at the group of generals in front of him and said, "There is something to be noted here. The food and grass transportation to Haizhou has been specially allocated five steam paddle-ship transport ships to pull other transport ships and flowing upstream from the Liaohe River. However, if you fight north, you will only have land transportation. The food and grass consumption will increase. Therefore, the war should not be delayed for a long time!"

After saying this, he looked at Zhou Yuji and said, "This is the general plan! Overall, the surprise weapon is the most dangerous. Now, if you have anything to say, just say it freely!"

Seeing Duke Xingguo walk towards the main seat, the generals below didn't say anything for a moment, but looked at the map and saw the combat plan that Zhang Mingwei said in his mind.

What Zhang Mingwei did not expect was that instead of the governor of Shanyong Zuo Yingxuan, he spoke to him first: "Duke, in the Battle of Sarhu in the 47th year of Wanli, the imperial officials and soldiers divided into four groups, giving Jianlu the opportunity to defeat each other. Why are we going to divide the troops again and encircle one by one?"

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately smiled and replied: "I have studied the Battle of Sarhu back then. At that time, I was too scattered. Before going to war, I actually told Jianlu clearly about the combat plan. In this way, Jianlu would have the opportunity to deploy the combat plan of the imperial government army. If confidentiality is done, how could Jianlu go to various places and defeat the three imperial government army in just five days?"

In fact, there is another saying that this combat plan was not announced by Yang Hao, but revealed to Jianlu by Li Rubo. Not only did his Li family have a close relationship with the wild boar Pi Nurhaci, but Li Rubo's advance along the way was very strange, as if he knew that Jianlu would concentrate his troops to defeat them one by one, and he slowly advanced. When he heard that the other routes were retreating, he immediately acted quickly and fled back.

Of course, Zhang Mingwei didn't have the intention to verify the truth. But one thing is certain. If Jianlu wants to concentrate his troops to defeat the three imperial officials in such a short five-day period, he must have learned in advance that the Ming army's march route, military distribution, and even the combat power of the army must be clear.

Moreover, in this era, there were no telephone calls or transmitters from later generations. If you learn about these news, you will definitely not be able to find out and inform them in time.

For this war, confidentiality work is definitely the best. Zuo Yingxuan also knew about this. Even the senior generals in the army, including him, Governor Shan Yong, only then did he truly know the entire action plan.

Therefore, after hearing this, he thought about it and felt that it was indeed different from the Battle of Sarhu back then.

In fact, if the imperial army at that time was stronger enough, what if Jianlu concentrated their troops to defeat them?

Du Song had 60,000 troops along the way, while Jianlu concentrated all his troops, which was only more than 60,000. Logically speaking, the troops were equal, so it would take several days to fight, right? In fact, it was decided by Jianlu.

In addition, Li Rubai also had 60,000 troops along the way, but this person was slow to go and never fought, and his troops were completely wasted.

On the side of the Southern Army, Liu Ying had 40,000 troops and the North Korean army cooperated. Liu Ying himself was a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. He killed Dongwu's army that invaded Yunnan and cried and called him "Liu Dadao". His army was also a long-standing battle formation.

Unfortunately, Jianlu took Dusk's token and deceived him into hiding and dying!

It can be said that in the Battle of Sarhu, Jianlu fought like flowing, just like the imperial army was made of paper.

When Zhang Mingwei was in later generations, he felt very regretful every time he saw the Battle of Sarhu!

However, the regrets of the Battle of Sarhu that year will definitely not happen again!

Today, the 110,000 imperial officials are all real. Not only are there any empty salary, but they are all war soldiers and elite soldiers who have experienced many battles. Zhang Mingwei is in control of these situations.

There was no conflict between the generals in the army, and no general dared to obey his military orders, and generals like Li Rubai appeared.

There are also weapons and armor, which are both excellent and sufficient food and grass, at least not short of them in the short term.

Such all kinds of things are comparable to those of the imperial army during the Battle of Sarhu?

Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei sneered in his heart: The Battle of Sarhu that year made Jianlu a successful battle, allowing them to start raging in Liaodong; and now this battle is bound to turn Jianlu into a key battle of destruction!

Thinking of this, he said to Zuo Yingxuan again: "The most important thing in dividing troops is to try to eliminate more Jianlu, so that Liaodong can settle down as soon as possible. If Jianlu escapes a lot, then their encirclement will waste a lot of manpower and material resources!"

After hearing this, Zuo Yingxuan nodded again and stopped talking.

At this time, the other generals had already thought about it and brought up some of the things they had considered.

Some generals proposed responses to the possible responses of Jianlu, which were specifically at the tactical level.

Some generals are supplementing unexpected situations, such as weather.

In short, no one denies the overall combat plan or proposes a more reasonable combat plan. All of them are supplemented based on the proposal of Zhang Mingwei.

Only Li Dingguo had one question: "Duke, why didn't the Dongjiang army raid the hinterland of Liaodong from Zhenjiang Fort, thinking that another strange army?"

Zhang Mingwei had thought about this, so he immediately gave an answer: "Because the Dongjiang Army's food and grass were not enough to allow them to go deeper through land. Moreover, Jianlu was prepared for the Dongjiang Army and deployed troops in Phoenix City to guard against the Dongjiang Army."

Hearing this, Li Dingguo had no doubts. The issue of food and grass alone was enough to reject the Dongjiang Army's actions there. Not to mention that Jianlu was prepared for the Dongjiang Army and was far from sudden from the grassland.

He had no problem, but Zhang Mingwei continued to add to him: "The Dongjiang Army came to Gaizhou to land and joined forces with the troops on Shanhaiguan. Another advantage is that it has a strong enough momentum to force Jianlu to deal with it, thus creating the most favorable opportunity for the grassland surprise!"

"I understand!" Li Dingguo heard this and then clasped his fists and responded.

After they added their opinions and suggestions, Zhang Mingwei was still a little worried, so he transferred Zu Dashou to Zhou Yuji's surprise soldier. No matter what guidance there is, if Zu Dashou is added, it would be much more safe!

Afterwards, Zhang Mingwei once again pondered the plan for the entire war, and after going through the generals again, it was decided.

"In this way, all the generals must work hard to fight this battle and restore Liaodong!" Zhang Mingwei slapped the table and shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!