When Wang Yongji finished talking about hunting down Dorgon, the generals had different expressions.
Some looked excited and began to cheer: "Great, we didn't catch up when the Wenyu River encircled and suppressed Dorgon, but we finally caught up this time."
Someone looked worried: "Our army's food supply has been cut off, and morale is low! Can we send troops to encircle and suppress them now?"
Someone objected: "Our army is only thirty miles away from Shenyang! The main force of the Jiannu is not in Shenyang. Now is a good time to attack Shenyang City instead of attacking Dorgon! Please think twice, Governor!"
There were also people whose faces were full of joy, but they began to worry in their hearts.
This person is Wu Sangui.
Before this, he did not know Wang Yongji's plan.
In his opinion, Wang Yongji should attack Shenyang City next instead of encircling Dorgon.
Now that the plan had changed, he immediately became nervous.
If they succeeded in encircling and suppressing Dorgon and destroying his main forces, the Jian Nu would never be able to turn things around.
After dealing with the Jiannu, the imperial court will deal with him.
No, we have to think of a way.
It is not appropriate to oppose openly, and I can't think of any other way.
Wu Sangui asked anxiously: "Does the Governor-General have a plan to encircle and suppress Dorgon?"
"Of course!" Wang Yongji replied with a smile.
"Then, Governor, would you mind telling us the plan?" Li Xianzhong asked impatiently.
After entering Liao, although he made a long-distance attack on Khorchin Mongolia, that little military achievement was not enough for him.
Seeing that Li Xianzhong asked the question he wanted to ask, Wu Sangui almost jumped up with joy.
In order to get rid of suspicion in advance, he pretended to scold: "This is a military secret, how can it be leaked?"
Li Xianzhong glared at him and said, "You are really meddling in other people's business. You are not the governor of Ping Liao, so why do you say this is a military secret?"
"Please stop arguing!" Wang Yongji stretched out his hands and pressed them down. "This is indeed a military secret, but in order to avoid any mistakes, I will explain the plan in detail."
All the generals responded in unison: "Please tell me clearly, Governor General!"
"Yeah," Wang Yongji nodded and began to speak.
"I would like to state first that this plan was not my own, but was proposed by Li Dingguo."
Amid the envious eyes of the generals, Wang Yongji continued, "When Li Dingguo heard that the main force of the Jiannu army moved south from the grassland and captured Zhenjing Fort, he immediately wrote to this governor to offer advice."
"In Li Dingguo's opinion, Dorgon's purpose of going south must be to cut off our army's food supply."
"He made two preparations for this."
"If Dorgon pushed all the way south, he would defend Guangning to the death and refuse to fight."
"In order to cut off our army's food supply as quickly as possible, Dorgon has only two choices,"
"One is to lead all the troops southward; the other is to divide the troops, with one part of the troops to contain Li Dingguo's main force, and the other part to go south to cut off our army's food supply."
"The result was just as Li Dingguo expected. Dorgon really divided his troops."
Hearing this, the generals were somewhat confused.
Huang Degong asked: "Anyone with a little common sense would divide the troops. Li Dingguo wouldn't have thought of so many things, right?"
"Of course not," Wang Yongji smiled slightly. "After the division of the troops, Li Dingguo also chose to divide his troops. In the midst of the chaos, he sent a cavalry unit disguised as Eight Banners soldiers to leave the battlefield and head north to the grassland to cut off Dorgon's food supply."
"Then... Li Dingguo led all his cavalry south. If you were Dorgon, how would you respond next?"
The generals looked at each other and thought quickly.
Li Xianzhong was the first to speak: "I will go north to open up the food route, and then go south to pursue Li Dingguo."
"Me too!" Huang Degong chuckled.
"I will continue to divide the troops. Some people will go north to open up the food route, and the other part will go south to pursue." Wu Sangui said.
After others had expressed their opinions, Wang Yongji smiled and said, "Don't worry about the grain route. Li Dingguo's sneak attack on Dorgon's grain route was just a feint."
"A feint?" Li Xianzhong narrowed his eyes.
"Yes!" Wang Yongji nodded seriously. "When you focused on the grain route, you fell into Li Dingguo's trap. Also, Li Dingguo's southward march was just a feint!"
"How... could this happen?" The generals looked at each other again, bewildered.
Wang Yongji continued with a smile, "You can go north to open up the food supply route first, and then go south to pursue Li Dingguo; or you can continue to divide the troops, with one part going north to open up the food supply route, and the other part going south to pursue. As long as you want to attack Li Dingguo from both sides, it's over!"
"Because... Li Dingguo's march south is just a cover to lure your main force to follow him south. When he learns that you are marching south, Li Dingguo will immediately lead his troops north and send the infantry in Guangning City out of the city to recapture Zhen'an Fort, Weijialing Pass, and Huaerying City."
"After Li Dingguo arrives, the two armies will join forces to block your retreat!"
"Now it's my turn to dispatch troops! I will personally lead the main force back to the west bank of the Liao River. By then, I will be in the south and Li Dingguo will be in the north! Under the attack of the two armies, everyone... No, Dorgon will definitely be defeated!"
After Wang Yongji finished speaking, the central military tent fell into a long silence.
The generals present had not expected the plan to be so complicated and...weird.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Xianzhong asked softly, "That is to say...if Dorgon and Shi Tingzhu want to attack Li Dingguo from both north and south, they will be attacked from both north and south by Li Dingguo and us?"
"Hmm..." Wang Yongji pondered for a moment: "That's right! As long as Dorgon doesn't have the intention to kill, Li Dingguo can do nothing to him. As long as he has the intention to kill, he will fall into Li Dingguo's 'trick'!"
"It is said that war is a game of deception. This is the first time I feel that this statement is true!" Gao Yigong, who had been silent, sighed.
Many generals nodded in agreement.
After the central army camp returned to silence, Li Xianzhong asked, "Excuse me, Governor-General, where is the situation now?"
Wang Yongji walked to the table, pointed at the map and said, "A few days ago, Dorgon led his main force north to the grassland to open up the grain route! According to the time calculation, he is now heading south to attack Li Dingguo."
"Then...what should we do next?" Li Xianzhong asked again.
"Divide the troops!" Wang Yongji said this and looked at all the generals in the central army tent. "Li Dingguo has set up a huge pocket on the west bank of the Liaohe River. Dorgon will soon get in."
"Next, the front army will become the rear army, and the rear army will become the front army, and we will split up and move."
"Wu Sangui!" Wang Yongji began to call out his generals.
"I am here!" Wu Sangui stepped forward and clasped his hands together.
"I order you to lead your troops back to Liaoyang to set up a defense line to resist the enemy that may attack from Shenyang!"
"I obey your command," Wu Sangui said without hesitation.
"Li Xianzhong, Liu Zhaoji, Huang Degong!"
"I will be here in the end."
"You lead your cavalry and go ahead. When you reach the Liao River, do not cross the river yet. Wait for news from Li Dingguo."
"I will obey your orders."
"Everyone else," Wang Yongji raised his head and looked deep, "follow me back to the west bank of the Liao River, kill the Jiannu, and recover Liaodong!"
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