Chapter 897

Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang were right in their thinking. When they had a full-scale war with the enemy, the important town in the rear did not win. They sent troops back to pull out this nail, and then fought a decisive battle with the enemy without worries, so as to ensure the smoothness of the rear road. This is no problem and a wise move.

However, the proposal of the two generals was rejected by the imperial court.

The reason for the imperial court's veto is very simple. Now all the armies of Chinese thieves have successively entered Shandong and will soon enter Jinan. If they are allowed to enter Jinan, it will be very difficult for the imperial army to capture Jinan.

The best strategy is to take this place in one fell swoop before the enemy army enters Jinan. At that time, they can wait for work and resist the enemy army.

Traditionally, the cities in the rear must be taken. This is right, not only to ensure the retreat, but also to ensure the smooth flow of grain roads. This is almost the golden rule of strategists.

However, the imperial army did not have these two problems. First, the imperial court did not have enough food and supplies. They raised their own food, so there was no saying that the grain road was broken.

Second: in the words of the imperial court, they have no way back. They have no way back. Only when they capture Jinan and destroy Liu thieves, this is their only way out.

Third: as for the city guards who are afraid of being besieged by them and attacked day and night, can they fight back? Can you break their way?

Therefore, the imperial court rejected the suggestions of the two generals and ordered them to dig more trenches and set up more fences to besiege the two cities. As long as the enemy could not break through and go out, all other troops would be used for the attack in Jinan.

The court's reply surprised Hong Chengchou and Yang xusichang. The road behind them had not been straightened out. They dared to send hundreds of thousands of troops to go deep into the enemy array and attack Jinan. The strategy was right. The actual operation was very dangerous and it was easy to break the road behind them.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang used the army steadily. They didn't take such a risky policy, so they immediately rejected the will of the imperial court and continued to implement the established policy.

At this time, the land of Shandong is already covered with clouds of war. All cities in the South have been mobilized and prepared for war. Dongchang house is a war everywhere. Dongchang house has been divided into two battlefields. One part is Hong Chengchou department, which focuses on besieging Linqing, while the other is to besiege Dezhou led by Yang Sichang department. It can be said that there are wars everywhere, This also makes the strength of the Chinese army very insufficient.

According to the meaning of the Chinese army, they have given up the rescue of hejianfu, Linqing, Dezhou and other places. Their fate depends on their ability. They will concentrate their troops in Jinan and fight to the death with the enemy.

Because Liu Zhongyong's army did not move forward after arriving, but prepared for war in Jinan.

More than half a month later, Liu Yuanqiao's army will also arrive here to strengthen Jinan's defense.

It can be said that both sides are scrambling for time.

Hong Chengchou was very angry. Before the war, the emperor and the imperial court vowed to them that they would not interfere in their war and let them go. However, after the war, they immediately changed their mind and began to tell them what to do.

You know, the imperial court gave them full power at the beginning. The main reason for doing so was that there was no military pay and no food. They could only make some promises and deceive them to fight.

As a result, after they went out, they immediately changed their mind. The soldiers were very angry. More importantly, after they attacked Shandong, they did not have the imagined Jinshan and Yinshan. The other party implemented the policy of strengthening walls and clearing the wilderness. Wherever they could move, they would move and burn, so that they could not get any benefits.

Everyone has escaped. We just want to catch some people to be civilian husbands and logistics. It doesn't work. It puts great pressure on them.

Moreover, the tenacity of the Chinese army was beyond their expectation. In their imagination, they dispatched 700000 troops to crush the eggs with the momentum of Mount Tai. If it was the Ming army, they were afraid that they would run away.

However, the Chinese army did not escape. They just took the initiative to make a strategic retreat, contracted their troops and stood firm for help. Where they gave up, the imperial court's officers and soldiers easily occupied. They did not experience any difficulties. They easily occupied large cities and many counties, but did not get any benefits. Instead, they scattered their troops.

When they were asked to attack the county where the Chinese army was heavily concentrated, they were beaten in the head and blood by the Chinese Army's artillery and fire guns.

Although it is the rainy season now, it is raining, and the Chinese Army dare not fight in the field, they rely on the city wall and build many temporary sheds, but their guns and gunpowder are not affected by moisture, so they play their power. When the Ming army besieged the other party's city, their deaths and injuries were very heavy.

If you don't launch a group charge and don't use the sea of people tactics, you can't rush to them. If you use the sea of people tactics, you often become the live target of the other party's artillery. The other party's red cannon built on the city wall will plow out several blood and meat hutongs and kill dozens of people, which makes the Ming army very cold.

At the beginning, when the Ming army had sufficient troops, they were divided into many branches and blossomed everywhere. However, when the troops went deep into Dongchangfu, the front began to lengthen, and their troops were further dispersed, so they were not so sufficient.

Moreover, they did not have the disadvantages of the logistics team, and they all came out, that is, the food and baggage had been destroyed in the front, and no one in the rear had transported these things. In the original plan, they raised food locally, but they were burned by the Chinese army and raised a hammer?

This makes them have no choice but to choose a limited number of places to carry out key attacks.

Even if it is a key attack, they still want to clean up the back road first, ensure that their food channels are sufficient, advance and retreat freely, and then go to attack Jinan.

Yang Sichang's Ministry also said that only after winning Dezhou can they besiege Qingzhou and enter the East three houses to rob the food there.

However, the court has different views. The court hopes to make a quick decision. In the eyes of the court, as long as they capture Jinan, defeat Liu Yuanqiao's troops, kill or capture Liu Yuanqiao alive, they can win.

If Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou had their plans, they would spend months to win Hejian and Dezhou. It would be a waste of good time. Liu Yuanqiao would use this time to enter Jinan and stick here to fight to the death with them.

At that time, Jinan will become another Texas or Hejian Prefecture.

And after attacking Shandong, they found that they did not break into the peaceful world, and this is not a place for them to gallop and cross.

Although the Chinese Army abandoned most of the counties and concentrated its troops in the main counties.

This means that this vast field is where the Ming army Sahuan.

The main force of the Chinese army can't drive up, but their cavalry set out early and arrived here. They don't play a great role in guarding and attacking the city, but they play a great role in the vast field.

Burigude's cavalry division has basically been transferred to Dongchangfu. His cavalry division is divided into ten thousand troops. They come and go like the wind. They specially attack the weak links of the Ming army.

The Ming army formed a heavy army group. They dare not attack easily, but if the Ming army soldiers appear in the field, they are easy to be attacked by them, forcing the Ming army not to divide troops and can only hold the group for warmth.

Originally, according to the idea of many Ming army soldiers, they entered Shandong, which is the place where they have fun and the paradise where they gallop freely. Who knows that as long as they are an army with less than thousands of people, they will be attacked by the Chinese cavalry, beating them down and crying for their parents.

Burigude was originally a cavalry expert. He was very good at using cavalry, especially at the tactics of light cavalry. They came and went like the wind, attacking the enemy's weak links and making the enemy miserable.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang also sent their own cavalry teams to fight against them, chase and fight them. However, in the tearing and killing in the field, they let Bu rigu's cavalry cry for their parents, suffer heavy casualties and fear the enemy like a tiger.

Because Burigude's cavalry is mainly Mongolian mercenaries. These are fierce people who are very proficient in riding and shooting. They can eat and sleep on their horses, come and go like the wind, and attack the weak links of the enemy.

If you form an army and a hard stronghold, they don't attack you. If you are on the way or in the field, they will attack and attack you.

Although such tactics can not eliminate the main force of the Ming army, they greatly delay their speed. More importantly, they force the Ming army not to divide troops.

They simply did not dare to send a small group of troops to search for money and food. If they searched for money and food, thousands of people had to go out, which greatly reduced their efficiency in this regard.

The Ming army had to. They sent countless teams to the countryside to search for money and food and catch strong men, but most of them were attacked by the Chinese army. Once they fell into the other party's hands, they were beheaded by the other party and received a reward.

Moreover, the local people are still one-sided with the Chinese army. They oppose the Ming army everywhere, inform the Chinese Army cavalry, and make the Chinese Army cavalry grow eyes everywhere. As long as the Ming army cavalry dare to stay alone, they will be attacked by them.

In this way, Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang also wanted to return to the division and make a complete appeasement in this area to ensure that the rear road was unobstructed. After that, they would fight a decisive battle with the main force of the enemy.