My life skills in Daming Liver

At this time, the Ming court's army returning from the north had arrived at Hejian Mansion. Hejian was in the area south of the capital and Tianjin, less than four hundred miles away from the capital.

Yang Bo looked at Li Chengliang and Gao Gong and asked quickly:

"The southeastern bandit army has withdrawn from the capital. Are they planning an empty city to ambush our army?"

Yang Bo was really frightened by Su Ze. He finally led his troops south, but he didn't even fight a single battle, and now he returned north in despair.

It’s not so easy to walk a dog!

This is not because Yang Bo is a rookie, but there has never been such a war in history!

Rush across the sea and capture the capital. This kind of combat method is not found in any military books! There is no such battle in history!

In this situation, the famous generals from ancient times will be reborn, and they will also lament that the people of Ming Dynasty fought really well!

In terms of momentum, Yang Bo has completely lost. Now the morale of the entire army is low, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

So Yang Bo was the first to suspect that Su Ze had deliberately given up the capital to lure him into an ambush.

Li Chengliang first refuted this view: "Impossible! Our army still has 70,000 people, and the southeastern thieves simply don't have that many troops to surround our army!"

Gao Gong also nodded and said: "There are no high mountains or dense forests near the capital, so there is no place for an ambush."

Since it was not an ambush, Yang Bo breathed a sigh of relief. He asked in disbelief: "The Southeast bandits really retreated?"

Gao Gong said: "The current plan is to ask Yang Rongzheng to immediately send out reconnaissance cavalry to find out the whereabouts of the southeastern thieves!"

Yang Bo nodded quickly and said: "Then please ask Mr. Li to quickly send out elite cavalry to investigate the dynamics of the capital!"

Li Chengliang went out after receiving the military order, quickly summoned his Jurchen cavalry, and sent them to inquire about the movements of the rebels near the capital.

Tasks are assigned layer by layer.

Li Ruzhen received the order. He led his fellow tribesmen to leave the camp quickly and began to explore the villages near the capital.

This group of cavalry came to a village near the capital. The people in the village were collecting the remaining grain in the fields. When they saw Li Ruzhen and the group of cavalry, they quickly blocked the entrance of the village and refused to let Li Ruzhen and the others enter the village.

Li Ruzhen could only dismount his horse and walk to the entrance of the village, explain his identity to the village, and find out the whereabouts of the Southeast New Army.

An old man in the village must be the village leader. He walked over tremblingly and said to Li Rushe: "Master Jun, our village is remote and we really don't know the situation in the capital."

Li Ruzhen couldn't help but became furious and cursed loudly, but the men in the village were holding farm tools and guarding the entrance to the village.

Li Ruzhen was even more furious. He said to his men: "This village is a collaborator with the enemy! Let me kill them!"

Naturally, ordinary villages could not stop Li Ruzhen's group of skilled cavalry. The defense at the entrance of the village was quickly broken through, and Li Ruzhen led his men into the village and started a massacre.

The village was originally populated by old and weak people. After the village was massacred, Li Ruzhen ordered the property to be looted and the village set on fire. He then took the women, children and Lao Li out of the village, and asked the soldiers to rape the women while interrogating them. Lao Lizheng.

Lao Li's eyes were bursting with tears. Facing Li Rushu's long sword, the old man shouted at the top of his lungs: "Officers! Bah! Thieves!"

"Death is death!"

After saying this, the old man refused to tell the whereabouts of the new southeastern army, so he jumped on Li Rushe's blade and died.

At this time, Li Rushe's soldiers were also a little scared, and they all asked in Jurchen language:

"Commander, what should I do?"

Li Ruzhen calmed down and said: "Give me the order to kill the southeastern bandits hiding in this village. Find a few strong young men to chop off their heads and falsely accuse them of being hidden bandits. Remember, everyone will be killed in one bite!"

After Li Ruzhen passed the order, an adjutant came up and asked: "Commander, what would you say if the general asked about the whereabouts of the Southeast Thieves?"

Li Ruzhen waved his whip irritably and said, "Why don't we go to other villages to inquire!"

A group of people like Li Ruzhen were covered in blood and looked fierce. Several surrounding villages did not dare to let them in.

Li Ruzhen was also afraid of massacring too many villages and causing commotion, so he just scared the villagers and left. When he returned to the camp at night, he only vaguely heard that the Southeast New Army had withdrawn from Tianjin.

After returning to the military camp, Li Ruzhen quickly reported this information to Li Chengliang.

Not only Li Ruzhen, but other scouts sent out also said the same. Some scouts even made up false information that the southeastern rebel army fled in a hurry and the soldiers were scattered.

Anyway, let’s get the military glory first!

Li Chengliang was not really stupid, but since entering the capital, Su Ze had been using the Bei Canal to move things to Tianjin. Naturally, such a big movement could not be concealed.

After the two facts were confirmed, Li Chengliang believed it.

Li Chengliang quickly reported this information to Yang Bo and Gao Gong.

Gao Gong quickly asked: "General Li, how is the situation in the capital?"

Li Chengliang said: "The scouts sent to the capital have not returned yet, but according to the scouts sent out, many southeastern bandits were found hiding in the villages near the capital. It seems that the bandits heard the news of our army returning to the north and hurriedly withdrew. of."

Yang Bo also nodded and said: "It seems that the bandit army is also afraid of our army and does not dare to fight us in the capital."

Li Ruzhen and many scouts were trying to kill good people and take credit, although Li Chengliang knew the virtues of his men.

But Li Chengliang never thought that among the heads sent up by his scouts, there was not a single southeastern soldier! All are ordinary people!

Li Chengliang originally thought that they had partially exaggerated their military achievements, but he did not expect that all their military exploits were falsely reported!

But Gao Gong frowned and said: "Su Ze has always been steady and steady in his military deployment. The walls of the capital are tall and the southeastern bandits have powerful firearms. There is still a battle in the capital. If we retreat to Tianjin, wouldn't we be asking for our own shortcomings?"

Gao Gong obviously did not believe the intelligence collected by Li Chengliang. He did not think that the Southeast New Army retreated hastily.

Li Chengliang was not happy now. He said: "What does Gao Jijiu mean? Now many sources of information indicate that the southeastern bandits have withdrawn from the capital. It is common sense for the bandits to land in Dagu and retreat from Tianjin. Are these military reports false? ?”

Gao Gong said quickly: "I'm not saying that the military situation is false, but the difference is huge whether the Su thieves took the initiative to withdraw from the capital, or whether they were forced to withdraw from the capital under pressure from our army."

Li Chengliang said impatiently: "Gao Jijiu, you are not familiar with military affairs. It is normal for the Su thieves to be unable to defend the capital with their troops. It was because of pressure from our army that they retreated quickly, so that all the soldiers were left behind."

Li Chengliang said to Yang Bo: "Rongzheng! The general requested to lead the Liaoyang elite cavalry to attack Tianjin!"

The reason why Li Chengliang asked for a fight was because he felt aggrieved.

Liaoyang was outside the customs. He was run from the north to the south by Su Ze like a dog, and then back to the capital. Not a single battle was fought!

Li Chengliang's fighting style outside the customs is called bravery if he has high emotional intelligence, and he is reckless if he has low emotional intelligence.

This is not to say that Li Chengliang cannot fight. It is naturally best to fight the small Jurchen tribe in the black soil of the White Mountains outside the pass.

But when commanding a large army in battle, it is easy for such superiors to make military aggressive mistakes.

Gao Gong naturally continued to express his opposition. He said: "General Li! Just recapturing the capital is already a great achievement! The southeastern thieves have taken the initiative to withdraw. At this time, we should win over the hearts of the capital, maintain law and order, and wait for the prince to return to the court!"

Li Chengliang said to Yang Bo: "Yang Rongzheng! The southeastern bandits are fleeing in panic! If our army's surprise attack on Tianjin at this time is fully successful, then the southeastern bandits will be defeated! This is a great achievement!"

Yang Bo also hesitated. His character was mature and prudent, and he was not willing to risk his life at this age.

But now all the cavalry in the army are Li Chengliang's Liaoyang cavalry. If Li Chengliang really leaves alone, then the coach Yang Bo will not be able to step down.

Yang Bo said: "Then send scouts to investigate near Tianjin and confirm the situation of the rebel army before making a judgment!"

At this time, all materials and non-combat personnel that need to be transferred have left Tianjin Port.

The construction of the Daku Bastion has been completed, the ship has been berthed in the Tianjin port, and the second and third brigades are ready to board the ship.

Lu Tianshou's capital intelligence station had already deployed eyes and ears along the canal. The movements of the Ming court's troops returning north were all under Su Ze's control.

Seeing the Ming Dynasty's army returning from the north stopping at Hejian Mansion, Su Ze knew that the Ming Dynasty's army returning from the north felt that they could do it again.

Su Ze immediately convened an emergency military meeting. Looking at Lin Liangjun and Lin Deyang sitting below, Su Ze said:

"It seems that Mingting still wants to fight us. Since the other party wants to fight, then we will fight!"

"'Fight with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches.' After this battle, we can ensure peace in Dagu for several years!"

When they heard that there was going to be a war, Lin Liangjun and Lin Deyang became excited!

"We're finally going to fight! You don't know, Commander-in-Chief, that when we went north to the capital, we didn't fire a single shot, and our soldiers were going crazy!"

Lin Deyang also said: "Grand Governor, the military morale is available. Everyone is waiting to fight the Ming army!"

Su Ze nodded and said: "The decisive battle will be near Dagu. I will personally direct this battle."

"Among the troops returning from the Ming Dynasty, Yang Bo is experienced, but Li Chengliang is impatient and has many cavalry men, so he will definitely take the initiative to ask for a battle."

"Second Brigade, Lin Liangjun!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Order your army to set up defenses in Tianjin, fight and retreat after the engagement, gradually withdraw to Dagu, and lure the enemy to a decisive battle in front of the Dagu Bastion!"

Lin Liangjun's face immediately fell. He actually accepted the task of making bait.

"Third Brigade, Lin Deyang."

"My subordinate is here!"

"Order your troops to expand trenches near Dagu, set up defense lines, and ambush Li Chengliang's Liaoyang Jingqi!"

Lin Deyang's face turned even more ugly, while Lin Liangjun smiled directly.

Compared with the task of luring the enemy deep, Lin Deyang's task of digging was more uncomfortable.

But who knows that what Lin Deyang is best at is fighting this kind of defensive counterattack?

Now each department under Su Ze's command also has its own fighting style.

Lin Liangjun's second brigade is the Fujian New Army formed by Su Ze himself. The officers and soldiers are the most organized and capable of large-scale mobile operations.

The Second Brigade is good at assaults. It attacked Jiujiang and fell into Anqing in one day. These are all achievements of the Second Brigade.

Lin Deyang's third brigade is the former Zhejiang New Army. The quality of its officers and soldiers is not as good as that of the second brigade, so it has always been engaged in defensive counterattacks based on positional warfare.

In particular, there are many Zhejiang miners under Lin Deyang, who are especially good at digging trenches.

The army that defended Ming Dynasty Zhang Juzheng's troops in Jingdezhen and was able to counterattack Fengyang were all achievements of the third brigade.

Therefore, Lin Deyang was also called "Country Master" in the army. This was because his colleagues laughed at him for digging holes when fighting. Fighting was like robbing tombs.

The next day, the Ming court in Hejian Mansion returned to the north and finally got the exact information.

The New Southeast Army withdrew from the capital, transported a large amount of supplies to Tianjin, and prepared to withdraw from Tianjin to the southeast.

After receiving the news, Li Chengliang couldn't sit still even more.

The capital is the best place in the Ming Dynasty. The Zhu Ming royal family has accumulated countless treasures, and there are so many officials and ministers who have made their homes in the capital.

On that day, the emperor was hunting in the west and the prince was patrolling in the north. They both ran in a hurry and did not have time to take away most of the treasures in the capital.

Li Chengliang took it for granted that Su Ze had not had time to evacuate because he was carrying treasure.

This strengthened his previous judgment that the southeastern thieves were scared away by him!

Yang Bo was also excited now. If he could really defeat the Southeast Bandit Army, or even severely injure the elite of the Southeast Bandit Army, then he would be as great as Guo Ziyi!

Now Gao Gong's further persuasion was meaningless. The general and deputy generals reached an agreement. Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, led his 7,000 Liaoyang cavalry to attack Tianjin first!

Yang Bo led the soldiers from the Beijing camp to follow closely and set off immediately.

But after the army set off, Li Chengliang's cavalry quickly lost touch with the infantry in the Beijing camp.

However, Li Chengliang was not a pure fool. His 7,000 men and horses, with 3,000 Jurchen cavalry on the periphery as the vanguard, dispersed towards Tianjin while inquiring about the situation.

In addition, Li Chengliang also ordered his troops to avoid rivers and seas to prevent being attacked by gunboats from the Southeast New Army.

Three thousand Bianzhen cavalry from Liaoyang Town acted as the central army and headed straight for Tianjin.

And Li Chengliang led a thousand of the most elite "housekeepers". These were all cavalrymen wearing armor. They were Li Chengliang's treasures. They followed at the back as support for the Chinese army.

Hejian Mansion is only two hundred miles away from Tianjin. It took Li Chengliang less than two days to see the city of Tianjin.

At this time, Li Ruzhen, the Jurchen cavalry in charge of peripheral operations, came to report and found traces of the southeastern thieves in Tianjin. These southeastern thieves were only busy loading and unloading goods. They were defeated by the Jurchen cavalry and have now withdrawn towards Dagu.

Li Chengliang couldn't help but be overjoyed. His judgment at the beginning of the war was correct. The southeastern bandit army was also a human being. They were also dazzled by the wealth of the capital. At this time, they were still carrying treasures, so much so that they even forgot to form a formation to fight.

By this time, Po Tian's achievements were in front of him, and Li Chengliang did not go to get those "treasures" in Tianjin.

Instead, he directly ordered all the central and rear troops to march forward, give up entering Tianjin City, and go directly to Dagokou.

Li Ruzhen led the Jurchen cavalry into the vicinity of Dagukou, and soon ran into trouble.

Dagukou is the mouth of the Yellow River and is a wetland at the mouth of the river. The vegetation here is rich but the roads are muddy, which is not suitable for cavalry charges at all.

Entering near Dagu, Li Rushe also lost track of the "escaping" southeastern bandits.

Li Rushe's beast-like instinct felt something was wrong, but he still continued to receive orders from the rear urging them to move forward.

Li Ruzhen could only continue to lead people deeper into the direction of Dagu. After walking in the muddy wetland for an hour, Li Ruzhen saw a strange-shaped castle standing on a high hillside at the entrance of Dagu.

The war is about to begin.