"Your Majesty, please give me some advice!" Li Banghua bowed.
If someone had said before the Battle of the Capital that Chongzhen was an emperor who gave orders recklessly, did not understand military affairs, and did not understand strategy.
If Li Banghua agrees with this.
So if anyone dares to say this again after the Battle of the Capital, Li Banghua will be the first to rush up and slap the other person in the face.
In his opinion, when it comes to strategic command, the Ming Emperor in front of him is the best today!
Chongzhen took out the map as usual, placed it on the dragon desk, pointed at Miyun and said, "Master Li, please take a look!"
Li Banghua hurried forward to Chongzhen and looked at the map.
"Dorgon has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command. In front is Huang Degong, and behind is a mountain road connecting to Qiangziling."
"We can attack or defend. Even if we are defeated, we can set up heavy artillery on both sides of the mountain road to cover the main force's retreat from Qiangziling, right?"
Li Banghua nodded.
"Look at Duoduo again!" Chongzhen pointed his right index finger at Xuanfu Town. "He entered the pass from Dushikou, first captured Longmenwei, and then marched straight in to besiege Xuanfu Town."
"If we send a surprise attack to capture Longmenwei, Duoduo will have nowhere to retreat. If defeated, he can only go west to Datong and retreat to the grassland from the trade area there, right?"
Li Banghua also nodded without comment.
All these situations were laid out in plain sight, and not only the emperor, but even the clerks in the Ministry of War could understand them clearly.
The key to the problem is that Duoduo is not afraid of the loss of Longmenwei.
Because the terrain in the Longmenwei area is open, it is possible to avoid the artillery on the city wall and pass by from a distance.
Unless there are soldiers in the city who can fight the Jiannu in the wild.
The problem of the problem arises again. Except for Xuanfu Town which has more than a thousand combat soldiers outside Juyongguan, there are basically no soldiers capable of field combat in other places!
No matter how hard you try, you can’t stop Duoduo!
Chongzhen looked at Li Banghua, who was frowning, and smiled slightly: "This is my plan."
He first pointed to Shanhaiguan and said: "I will first transfer 5,000 Guanning cavalry from Shanhaiguan to Jizhou Town, and then follow Wang Yongji and Gao Diyi from Jizhou Town to Miyun."
Li Banghua was afraid that Chongzhen would go further down the wrong path, so he spoke up to stop him: "Your Majesty, wait a moment."
"What's wrong?" Chongzhen raised his head and looked at the 70-year-old man.
Li Banghua pointed at Qingshan Pass and said, "Your Majesty, the Guanning Cavalry cannot move! Although the cavalry does not participate in the defense, their mission is more important than anyone else! Once the Jiannu divide their troops and enter the pass from Xifengkou or Qingshan Pass, they will provide support immediately!"
"Otherwise Shanhaiguan will be attacked from both sides!"
"Also, Wang Yongji and Gao Di are used to defend the Xifengkou area. After they are transferred away, these two gates will be wide open, and the Jiannu will be able to enter the pass without a trace."
"Doesn't Li Shoufu still have 5,000 newly recruited soldiers in Zunhua? As long as we defend Santunying, the Jiannu will never be able to enter the pass from Xifengkou! As for Qingshan Pass, let Wu Sangui find a way to defend it himself! If I were Jirgalang, I would never take the initiative to provoke Wu Sangui." Chongzhen said.
this...
Li Banghua had no words to refute.
However, he thought of another question: "Your Majesty mobilized so many people, is it to encircle and annihilate Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner?"
"No!" Chongzhen did not answer immediately.
Li Banghua was very puzzled.
Huang Degong led his army of 40,000 troops, and Gaodi Wang Yongji led his army of more than 20,000 troops. However, their target was not Dorgon.
But who else could it be except Dorgon?
Suddenly, Li Banghua looked towards Xuanfu Town and understood Chongzhen's intention. He immediately advised: "Your Majesty, this plan is too risky. I... think it is really inappropriate."
Chongzhen stared at Xuanfu Town and said firmly, "Yan Yingyuan has been fighting for five or six days. Even if the Jiannu were made of iron, they would have suffered at least three or four thousand casualties. I think the time is ripe."
"But if such a large-scale mobilization of troops is discovered by the Jiannu, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Moreover, Gao Diyi alone cannot defend Miyun!" Li Banghua argued.
Li Ruolian was stunned. He looked left and right and had no idea what the king and his minister were talking about.
"Commander Li, what do you think?" Chongzhen asked.
Li Ruo Lian lowered his head and whispered, "I don't understand."
Chongzhen smiled and looked at Li Banghua.
Li Banghua immediately explained: "Your Majesty means to transfer 5,000 Guanning cavalry to Jizhou Town, and then go to Miyun with Wang Yongji."
"Then..." Li Banghua swallowed.
Li Ruo Lian knew that this was the key point, and she pricked up her ears to try not to miss a word.
Li Banghua continued, "Your Majesty's intention is to have Gao Di disguise himself as Huang Degong and deal with Dorgon in Miyun!"
"With so many people...how could they possibly deceive Dorgon?" Li Ruolian looked surprised.
Li Banghua blinked his eyes and said, "It's not impossible. After Gao Di arrives at Miyun, he can take advantage of the night to exchange guards with Huang Degong. Only the personnel will be replaced, and nothing else will be changed, including flags, firearms, and baggage."
"All the firearms and supplies Huang Degong needs are dispatched from the capital... Even if Dorgon is very careful, he won't be able to find anything unusual in a short time!"
"Oh..." Li Ruo Lian suddenly realized, "Then what?"
"Then Huang Degong and Wang Yongji, together with Wu Sangui's 5,000 Guanning troops, will go to Xuanfu to launch a surprise attack on Duoduo!"
"Great!" Li Ruolian slapped his thigh suddenly.
This plan actually doesn't have much strategy, but the cleverness lies in the word "strange"!
Everyone knew that there were not many available soldiers in the capital, but under this premise, they still managed to put together a powerful force.
Needless to say, the Guanning Army has been fighting with the Jiannu in Liaodong for many years and is very experienced in both combat power and capability.
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