"One route is solid, two routes are empty?" Huang Degong did not understand Li Dingguo's idea. He pondered and asked, "How should we divide the troops specifically?"
"The Northern Army is real, while the Central and Southern Armies are virtual." Li Dingguo replied.
Huang Degong frowned: "It's fine to divide the troops like this! But the problem is... once the northern army's attack is blocked, the other two routes can't help. What should we do then?"
Li Dingguo pointed to the map on the table and said, "The Jiannu can't stop us!"
"Why?"
Li Dingguo did not answer immediately, but waved his hand towards Bakeyong to signal him to speak.
Bakeyong immediately stood up and said, "In fact, as long as we rely on firearms and advance step by step, the Jiannu can't stop us at all. The reason why the troops were blocked last time was mainly because Wu Sangui fought passively. When he attacked Jiefan Village, he deliberately made random commands and killed many soldiers. At least hundreds of my men died because of this!"
"Wait!" Huang Degong thought of another problem: "The east side of Fushun is full of mountain roads. Even if we have a million troops, we can't deploy them all on the front. We can't play our military advantage at all. How do we fight this battle?"
Li Dingguo said quickly: "Although the northern army is real, we need to create a false impression. The central and southern armies are fake, but we need to create a real illusion. Once the Jiannu misjudge the main attack direction of our army, they will move troops in the wrong direction."
"By the time they realized our main attack direction and turned their troops back, our army had already occupied a favorable position."
"By then, whether attacking or defending, the Jiannu will not be able to take advantage of the terrain."
"Without the advantage of terrain, the Jiannu can only compete with us in terms of military strength."
"Our military's advantage in manpower will naturally be brought into play!"
"Oh, that's it!" Although Huang Degong didn't quite understand what he heard, he still nodded seriously.
After a moment of silence, Huang Degong looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "Deputy General Zheng, tell me what you think."
"No need for that, right?" Zheng Chenggong scratched his head. "I'm good at naval battles, but I know nothing about land battles."
Huang Degong was a little surprised and asked in a low voice: "Then why did you shake your head just now?"
"Ah?" Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized, and he immediately explained: "Just now I felt that there was no place for the navy to play, so I shook my head and sighed."
"This..." Huang Degong was a little embarrassed.
Zheng Chenggong was even more embarrassed than him.
Others wanted to laugh but were too embarrassed to do so, so they lowered their heads and forced themselves not to laugh out loud.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively.
After everyone stopped laughing, Huang Degong said to Zheng Chenggong: "I asked you to come here because I want to ask you a question."
"Excuse me, Governor."
"Does your navy have the ability to fight on land?"
Zheng Chenggong pondered for a while and said, "Yes, there is, but it depends on who we fight! If we fight against the Jiannu, it will be difficult to win head-on!"
"Fighting with the North Koreans?" Huang Degong asked promptly.
“North Korean?”
"right."
"Haha!" Zheng Chenggong laughed loudly. "As long as the enemy's troops are not too large, I am 100% sure of winning."
"I feel relieved with your words."
"What do you mean, sir?"
Huang Degong said slowly: "What I mean is to open up a second battlefield in Korea and force Jiannu to send troops to Korea. Even if we don't send troops, it will divert their attention. It will increase the chances of victory for our army in the next battle!"
Li Xianzhong and Liu Zhaoji said almost at the same time: "Attacking Korea is a big deal. I'm afraid the court and His Majesty will not agree!"
"Based on my understanding of Your Majesty, this is almost certain." Huang Degong said, patting his chest.
Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "As far as I know, Korea has already sent envoys to Beijing to prepare to rejoin the Ming Dynasty. There is absolutely no need to send troops to Korea at this time."
"Ah?" Huang Degong was stunned.
He was happy about his strategy the moment before, but the news poured cold water on him the next moment.
But Huang Degong was not discouraged. He asked Li Dingguo to write out the plan in detail.
Then he dictated and asked Zhu Cijiong to write down the plan, combining Li Dingguo's plan with his own, and sent it to the capital as soon as possible.
On the ninth day of April, the news arrived in the capital.
While Chongzhen was looking through the battle plan, the Korean envoy was kneeling on the ground and apologizing to Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty! At first, everyone in Korea did not want to surrender to the Jiannu, but the Jiannu invaded Korea twice and killed countless people. In order to protect the people of Korea from being slaughtered by the Jiannu, they surrendered to the Jiannu. Now the Jiannu are hiding in Hetuala and struggling to survive. The threat from Korea has been eliminated. From the king to the people, everyone is willing to return to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty."
"I hope your majesty will grant me this!"
Chongzhen put aside his battle plan and said to the envoy, "No!"
"Ah?" The North Korean envoy was suddenly panicked.
Not only was he panicking, but Wang Chengen, who had seen countless big scenes, was also a little panicked.
It was the first time he saw someone voluntarily surrender but Chongzhen disagreed.
This is so abnormal!
The Korean envoy immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging: "The Joseon Dynasty has been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for generations. Please grant me your approval, Your Majesty!"
"I said no, leave now!"
The Korean envoy dared not disobey and could only leave the hall with a deathly pale face.
As soon as the messenger left, the chief minister of the cabinet, Fan Jingwen, walked in.
He saluted Chongzhen and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you agree to Korea's submission? Korea was originally a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Now that it has returned to the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great thing for the Ming Dynasty and a fatal blow to the Jian Nu."
Chongzhen smiled and said nothing.
Fan Jingwen blinked his eyes: "Could it be that... Your Majesty wants to send troops to Korea?"
"I do have the idea of sending troops to Korea, but now is not the time."
"So what does your majesty mean?"
"Wait!" Chongzhen said without hesitation: "Wait until the Ping Liao army captures Hetuala, then it won't be too late to send troops."
"Your Majesty, why don't you send troops now? Sending troops to Korea now can not only completely cut off the smuggling channels of the Jiannu, but also attack the Jiannu from both sides from Korea to the north. Under the two-sided attack, the Jiannu will surely be defeated!"
Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to hand over Huang Degong's battle plan to Fan Jingwen.
After Fan Jingwen finished reading, Chongzhen said, "Huang Degong also has the same idea, but I think it is inappropriate."
Fan Jingwen bowed again: "I am stupid, please explain my doubts to your majesty!"
Chongzhen smiled and said, "If you were a Jiannu, where would you go after losing Hetuala?"
Fan Jingwen was stunned, "I...I will run to the mountains."
"It's OK if there are few of us, but if there are too many of us, there won't be enough food in the mountains for you to eat."
Fan Jingwen suddenly realized: "So your majesty is planning what to do after pacifying Liao!"
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