Daming Military Empire

Chapter 137 Ding Liao Right Guard
After reading Sun Chengzong's secret report, Zhu Cijiong immediately took out the map of Liaodong and looked it over carefully.

There is a huge watershed in the middle of Liaodong. Both Haizhouwei and Gaizhouwei are located on the west side of the watershed, while Dingliao Youwei is located on the east side of the watershed.That is to say, even if Daming has taken Gaizhou Guard now, Huang Taiji can still send reinforcements to Fuzhou Guard and Jinzhou Guard in the south through Dingliao Right Guard.

Zhu Cijiong roughly estimated the distance. If the ice and snow melted, then at most five days, at least three days, the Mongolian army dispatched by Huang Taiji could pass through Dingliao Youwei and rush to Fuzhouwei and Jinzhouwei.Of course, it only takes one day to go from Gaizhou to Fuzhouwei, but that is to siege the city and build siege equipment. It is very difficult to take Fuzhou within two days. When the reinforcements arrive, it will be really hard to say .

So Zhu Cijiong decisively ordered Mao Wenlong to prepare immediately, once the ice and snow in Liaodong melted, immediately attack Dingliao Youwei.Zhu Cijiong also promised that if the Dongjiang Army can win the Dingliao Right Guard within three days, he can be immediately promoted to the second-class army of the Ming Dynasty.
Mao Wenlong is a very controversial figure. Some people say that he went deep into the enemy's rear, causing Hou Jin to worry about his future, and he was unable to attack the Ning Jin defense line with all his strength. He was the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty overseas; Bad intentions.

False reports of military exploits, fraudulently receiving food and salaries, etc. can't be checked, so I won't talk about it for the time being.As for the unofficial history of colluding with slaves, it is said with certainty, as if there was something to it.Mao Wenlong's collusion with Jiannu comes from "Three Dynasties and Fields", which says:
Ascended the throne, strictly eliminated the redundant soldiers, and ordered to go down to Shandong Fuyong to call on Denglai to prepare the king's court for trial.The court tried to accept bribes, so he said that Wenlong's soldiers and horses were available, and he never pretended to be fake. Wenlong was also afraid of being wise and wanted to make a name for himself.So he conspired with Dong Nu, and was willing to donate 200 million Yijin to restore Erweidi, to perform restoration work, and to invite rewards.

Well, if some people believe this, it is really a worrying IQ.

If this is the case, if Huang Taiji is really greedy for money, Emperor Chongzhen will never be stingy with that little money. The second guards of Jinzhou and Fuzhou can buy it, and the second guards of Haizhou and Gaizhou can also be bought. Dingliao Zhongwei and Dingliao You Wei, Shenyang Zhongwei, Guangningwei, Tielingwei, and Liaohaiwei can also be bought. The larger cities in Liaodong are all like this. Let’s calculate how much it is. It’s only 1000 million taels of silver. Here, take it, Huang Taiji you Go be your rich man, and I, Daming, will take back all of Liaodong!
We must know that Liaodong's annual military expenditure was 900 million taels at its highest. Would Emperor Chongzhen care about the 1000 million taels?

Is Huang Taiji so greedy for money?Is Mao Wenlong betraying the country or buying the country?This rumor was fabricated, it's the biggest joke in the world!
I won’t go into these confusing wild histories. There is no separate biography of Mao Wenlong in "History of the Ming Dynasty". The only thing that is clearly recorded is Mao Wenlong's promotion experience:
Mao Wenlong, styled Zhennan, served as the sixth Anshan Baihu in Liaodong Wuju in the 33rd year of Wanli. He was later promoted to Qianzong. In the 36th year of Wanli, he was promoted to the defense of Yunyang.After the fall of Liaodong, he fled back by sea. Taking advantage of the emptiness of Houjin's defenses, he attacked Zhenjiang Fort (now Dandong) and killed Tong Yangzhen, the guard of Houjin Zhenjiang, and his son Tong Songnian. slave.

It can be seen from Mao Wenlong's promotion experience that he was born as an out-and-out general, quite brave, and also a little aggressive.As for why Yuan Chonghuan wanted to kill such a fierce general, it was probably because Mao Wenlong was a little arrogant in front of him and always disagreed with him.

No way, Mao Wenlong has reasons for his arrogance. He was already the commander-in-chief in the first year of Tianqi, while Yuan Chonghuan was only a commander in the sixth year of Tianqi, and his qualifications were much worse than him; The situation in Liaodong is very familiar, but Yuan Chonghuan was born as a civil servant. He has only stayed in the Ningjin defense line for a few years and is not familiar with other places in Liaodong. .

For Yuan Chonghuan, perhaps killing Mao Wenlong was also his way of death.

Of course, these are all things of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Now it is not Yuan Chonghuan but Sun Chengzong who is in power in Liaodong. Mao Wenlong is not dead yet, and he is still relatively obedient in front of the older generation of Liaodong bosses. defy.

It is said that although Mao Wenlong was not dead by chance, his life is not good now. Since North Korea surrendered to Houjin, his life has become more and more difficult day by day. In addition, he can be said to live like a year in the middle of these two enemies.

Just as he nestled in Phi Island and sighed, a surprise fell from the sky.

Zhu Cijiong ordered Cao Huachun to send his most capable men to Shandong, took the silver at the Rixinglong branch, and then took a fast boat from Denglai to Phi Island, and finally arrived at Phi Island before the ice and snow in Liaodong completely melted.

The eunuch who passed the decree not only brought him a reward of 50 taels of silver, but also brought him a big surprise. As long as he captured Liaodong within three days after the ice and snow melted, he could be promoted to a first-rank real military general!
People who are not aggressive may not have any feeling for this first-rank and second-rank, real and false positions, etc., but Mao Wenlong is not the kind of person who is not aggressive. How comfortable it is to eat, why risk your life and hang overseas alone.

How difficult it is to be a first-rank official, you must know that he was born and died in his twenties, and he was a general of the second rank, and he was still in vain. Now there is such an opportunity in front of him, as long as he can grasp it, he will be able to be a first-rank official immediately And it's still a real job, how could he not be ecstatic.

But after all, he is a battle-tested Lao Jiang. After being ecstatic for a while, he calmed down. Thinking of Dingliao Youwei, he couldn't help frowning deeply. It was not a piece of fat, but a hard bone.

Sun Chengzong could think of sending Mao Wenlong to attack Dingliao Youwei, so Huang Taiji could naturally think of it, so before the road was blocked by heavy snow a year ago, he sent Erbeile Amin with 1 horses to Dingliao Youwei, plus It turned out that the 2 defenders of Dingliao Youwei had a total of 10 troops. It should not be difficult for 2 people to attack a city guarded by [-] people, but if the defender is too strong, it will be hard to say.

Erbaile Amin can be said to be the most talented and tragic figure among the four major Baylors. He has a literary and military strategy, few enemies, and great military exploits. No one can compare, but he is not the son of Nurhachi, but Nurhachi The son of younger brother Shuerhaqi, this is doomed to his tragedy, he is destined not to be the master of gold, no matter how high his military exploits are, it will be useless!

What is even more tragic is that his father, Shuerhaqi, once separated from Nurhachi to seek independence, but was imprisoned to death by Nurhachi in the end. This destined him to be forever suspected by Huang Taiji. High will shake the Lord!
Therefore, as soon as Huang Taiji took power, he was immediately put under house arrest. As for what he wanted to dominate North Korea and stand on his own, how much of the history written by the victors was laid down by you, and then he Honestly, the teacher returned to court, what did he do?
Huang Taiji insisted that he did it, but there was nothing he could do about it, after all, Huang Taiji was the queen of gold, and he was just a criminal queen.

Just when he thought he was going to be put under house arrest like this to death, Huang Taiji suddenly came to him, and even he was a little moved by that set of rhetoric.

Huang Taiji said this: "Second brother, it's not that I want to do anything to you, but the officials in the court all say that you are rebellious, so let me get rid of you. I have to put on a show and put you House arrest in the mansion to silence their mouths. You see, I treat you pretty well. I don’t miss any of the servants and slaves, and I don’t skimp on any of the treatment that should be given. You can treat it as if you are tired from the war. Let's rest for a while. Now I have suppressed the voice of getting rid of you in the court, and you can go out too. How about this, first help me guard the Liaoyouwei, and wait for me to rectify the whole court. , I will transfer you back to take over the army again, and then we brothers will fight the world together."

In this way, he was fooled into leading [-] infantry to the Dingliao right guard city. He knew that Mao Wenlong might come to sneak attack at any time, but he was not worried at all. Mao Wenlong was beaten by him in North Korea. It's just a defeated general, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

Huang Taiji said it sounded good, but he kept a hand. In order to prevent him from rebelling, he was only given 2 infantry, and the original Dingliao Youwei defenders had a total of [-] horses.This point of rebellion is not enough, and the Dongjiang Army that defeated Mao Wenlong is not enough, and it is even a bit difficult to defend Dingliao Youwei. Is this a mistake in his decision-making?

Of course not, Amin is just a bait. He believes that as long as Mao Wenlong doesn't go crazy and sieges the city desperately, with Amin's ability and 2 horses, it will be no problem to defend it for three to five days. After Jin Tieqi sneaked up from behind, Mao Wenlong was considered to have won this way.

Huang Taiji did all his calculations and never realized that Mao Wenlong really went crazy, and he was so crazy. As soon as he received the imperial edict, he immediately gathered 5 horses, each of whom only brought three days' rations, and then used the war horse camel Put on tents and other daily necessities, just board the boat and rush to Dingliao Youwei!As for the other supplies, he handed them over to the deputy general Chen Jisheng, and asked him to lead the remaining 5 horses to Dingliao Youwei to join him when the ice and snow on land had almost melted.

Is he going to sneak attack?Of course not, in this icy and snowy place, unless he grows wings, it is impossible for him to climb the city wall of Dingliao Youwei. To attack the city now is to seek death.

In fact, he went to make siege equipment. You must know that for 10 people, it will take three or four days to make siege equipment. Fortress, Huang Taiji came out from behind his ass, and when the time comes, he will be attacked, let alone attacking the city, it is hard to say whether he can escape with his life.

He set off with 5 horses and horses in light clothes. It was unnecessary to attack the city, but there was no problem in building siege equipment.As for whether he will be discovered by the defenders of the Dingliao Right Guard, he is not worried at all. In this icy and snowy place, whoever has nothing to come out to investigate, as long as he does not get close to the city, he will not be discovered at all.

If you are discovered, don't be afraid, I have 5 horses, and you have 2 horses. If you have the guts, you will come out of the city and bite me.It's just that Amin will definitely report to Huang Taiji at that time, and Liao Youwei will not know if he will take it or not. Naturally, he will not think too much about such a matter with an extremely low probability. If he is found out, he will point his back , There is no life of the first rank of the official residence.

(End of this chapter)