All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 42 The advantage is mine!

Amin stated the facts.

What the Jiannu should have done at this time was to lick their wounds, resist the pressure from Ligdan Khan and Sun Chengzong, squeeze Korea more vigorously, and accumulate strength for the next military expedition.

If we force the army to go to war at this time, the losses and impacts will be no less than stabbing ourselves in the stomach!

But Huang Taiji didn't think so. "Second brother, over the years, when the Ming army faced our Great Jin warriors, they were already beaten out of temper, and countless of them fled. This is the reputation of our Great Jin, and it is also an advantage."

"Chen Ran is different. Not only did he not flee, he even dared to confront our Great Jin head-on."

After hesitating for a while, Huang Taiji finally said, "He can still win! If he is allowed to continue, it will definitely seriously damage the prestige of the Great Jin Dynasty and encourage other Ming troops to confront the Great Jin Dynasty."

What was not said was that, given the population and economic size of the Ming Dynasty, if all the Ming troops were encouraged by this man and dared to confront the Jin Dynasty, even if the consumption ratio was ten to one, the Jin Dynasty would definitely not be able to outlast them!
"So, just like the Zhejiang and Sichuan soldiers on the banks of the Hun River, we must destroy him at any cost!"

Amin was in a dilemma.

The reason why he became one of the four great beiles was not only because he was a representative of a distant branch of the Aisin-Gioro family, but also a reflection of his personal ability.

Of course, he also understood the principles that Huang Taiji understood.

Soldiers like Chen Ran who dare to fight must be eliminated at all costs.

But the problem is, if the entire army is really dispatched to eliminate Chen Ran, Huang Taiji's prestige, which has already been shaken, will immediately soar!

He had long known about Huang Taiji's ambition to hold power alone.

If he succeeds in taking power, it may be good for the Great Jin, but for Amin, it will be a dead end!
If a person does not serve himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth.

For his own sake, Amin could not allow this expedition to succeed.

After a moment of hesitation, Amin said, "Great Khan, we must fight, but if we send out our entire army, the Jin dynasty will not be able to sustain it."

An army of tens of thousands going to war is not like what is described in novels, where it can be easily described as "a million troops besieging a village".

Especially during this spring ploughing season, withdrawing a large number of strong laborers to fight would bring a devastating blow to spring ploughing.

That’s not all. In this era of low productivity, in order to serve so many soldiers, at least an equal number of civilian laborers are needed.

Tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of laborers were mobilized, and spring ploughing was simply abandoned.

Without spring plowing, when autumn comes, will the entire Jin Dynasty go out to dig wild vegetables together?
Wang Baochuan is everywhere in the mountains?
Huang Taiji smiled casually and was about to express his opinion, "Dajin has plenty of gold and silver, and can buy enough food from Shanxi merchants."

But then he changed the subject and said, "Second brother is right. Sending out a large army will damage the foundation. I think sending out one flag will be enough."

Amin was stunned, dumbfounded.

"I am opposing for the sake of opposing. Do you have any other conspiracy?"

Manggurtai also nodded in agreement, "Then Chen Ran is just lucky. Last year in Tongzhou, if the wind hadn't suddenly changed direction, the Second Prince and I would have rushed over and broken the formation!"

There is some truth in what he said.

If the wind direction had not changed, the flying sand and rocks mixed with thick smoke would have blocked the charge of the cavalry group and it is possible that they would have been able to break through the formation.

"In that case, please ask Fifth Brother to drive away Chen Ran." Huang Taiji looked at the younger generation below and said, "Dergelei, Yue Tuo you also go to assist Fourth Brother. Each flag should select 20 Niulu to send troops together."

"Okay." Manggurtai simply stood up and laughed, "I'm familiar with Lushun. It was me who broke into Lushun a few years ago and killed Zhang Pan. I'll go there again this time, burn Lushun, and kill Chen Ran!"

Outside Gaizhou City, beside the Biliu River.

Chen Ran, who was on horseback, looked across the river and asked, "How many soldiers and horses does Jiannu have?"

"According to the scouts' report, the Jiannu on the other side are mainly from the Zhenglan Banner, and the remaining banners have a dozen or so Niulu soldiers and horses."

"The number of people in the Jiannu Niulu is different." Chen Ran frowned. "How many people are there?"

Kong Youde did not dare to neglect it and quickly responded, "General, the Zhenglan Banner should mobilize the entire banner, and the troops sent by the other banners are almost 6,000 people."

"Six thousand, that is, one out of three?"

"almost."

"The Zhenglan Banner has brought along the remaining soldiers, about 8,000. Including the auxiliary forces, 14,000? We have 16,000. We can fight, and the advantage is on my side!"

Kong Youde, who accompanied them to check the enemy situation, was dumbfounded on the spot.

"Master, do you want to listen to what you are saying?!"

"When did the Dongjiang Town's 16,000 troops versus the Jiannu's 14,000? Did I have the advantage?"

Back then, Marshal Mao led hundreds of thousands of people and took advantage of the fact that the old slave went to fight Ligdan Khan to launch a surprise attack on Liao territory. However, they were chased by the enemy's few thousand men and fled all over the mountains and plains like rabbits!

That’s 14,000 Jiannu!
Before Kong Youde could finish his words of advice, Chen Ran had already turned his horse around and returned to the camp.

"I have made up my mind." When the drum sounded for the last time, all the generals in the camp had gathered in Chen Ran's tent. "We will prepare dinner at the fourth watch tomorrow, and at the fifth watch we will send troops across the river to fight to the death with the Jiannu!"

The generals looked stern, but no one dared to object. They all bowed and echoed, "Yes, sir!"

Of course, Wang Dezhu, Lai Tong and others who followed Chen Ran to Dongjiang looked very excited, and it was obvious that they wanted to do something big.

But Geng Zhongming, Huang Long and others looked very unhappy.

Chen Ran looked over and said, "You guys send out troops tomorrow to surround Gaizhou City and don't let the defenders leave the city."

The former generals of Dongjiang only brought their servants with them, but each tribe had a large number of troops, and even if they only brought their servants, there were nearly two thousand men.

It is enough to blockade the garrison in Gaizhou City.

"Ohh ...

Inside Manggurtai's tent, the shaman who was performing a ritual dance suddenly felt as if struck by lightning. His body began to tremble and he made strange noises.

Instead of being surprised, the people around became more cautious and looked solemn.

After a long while, the shaman shouted in a hoarse voice, "There will be no wind tomorrow! The Great Jin will win~~~" Manggurtai, with a tense expression, exhaled heavily.

He was not afraid of Chen Ran, and even wanted to avenge Daishan.

The only thing we fear is a sudden strong gale with a change of wind direction during a battle.

The shadow of last year's battle took him a long time to recover.

"Since there will be no wind tomorrow, let's send out the troops!" Manggurtai looked at Yuetuo, Degelei and others, "Make dinner at 4am tomorrow, and send out the troops at 5am. Cross the river and kill all those Ming people!"

"Cha~~~"

The next day, the sky was slightly bright.

The continuous military camps on both sides of the Biliu River were already bustling with people and noisy.

Compared to the civilians who had no oil or water in their stomachs and could only eat more rice, the soldiers who had been eating meat for a long time had started to eat large chunks of meat and drink large bowls of wine.

Most of Chen Ran’s troops were veterans, many of whom had participated in the series of battles with the Jiannu last year.

They had no fear of the Jiannu and even had a psychological advantage over them.

At this time, we gathered together to eat and drink, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

If it were the Liaozhen soldiers, they would probably have been frowning, thinking about their escape route after the battle started.

Chen Ran was also eating.

Although he didn't need to fight in the battlefield, commanding a war was an extremely physically demanding task, and filling his stomach was a must.

He stretched out a wooden spoon, pulled out a spoonful of pure natural honey from the honey jar, and spread it on the big white steamed bun.

This combination is very eye-catching, but it is a great way to replenish energy. Sugar is the most important supplement consumed by human activities.

Not to mention him, the soldiers who were drinking at this time all added honey to their wine bowls.

'The changes have been made, and the rewards are now being distributed.'

'Note: 7,300 dan of rice seed grain, 3,300 dan of wheat seed grain, 1,800 dan of millet seed grain, 5,500 dan of corn seed grain, 2,400 dan of sweet potato seed grain, and 1,800 dan of potato seed grain were distributed.'

"It really is timely relief." Chen Ran was anxious to fight because it was already the spring farming season and time was tight.

During spring ploughing, the most important material is seeds. Without seeds, there will be no spring ploughing.

He had brought a batch of them before, and also arranged for people to go to Denglai and even Jiangnan and other places to buy seeds.

But now every place is busy with spring plowing, and grain is in extremely short supply, even to the point where you can’t buy it even with money.

This wave of rewards is undoubtedly a timely relief.

"This battle must end as soon as possible, we must win!"

At five o'clock in the morning, the sky in the distance was already turning pale.

The camps on both sides opened their gates almost simultaneously, and large numbers of soldiers and horses poured out.

The Biliu River is just a small river, and there has been a severe drought in Liao area in the past two years. The river is shallow, so people can wade across the river without looking for shallows.

The scouts from both sides met on both sides of the Biliu River almost at the same time.

The fighting between scouts has always been the most brutal.

The Jiannu scouts were mostly white-armored soldiers.

The Ye Bushou under Chen Ran's command were composed of the most elite soldiers selected from the entire army.

When elite troops collide with each other, naturally no one will retreat and they kill each other to their heart's content.

The white-armored soldiers used heavy arrows, while the Ming army used bows and crossbows at night, shooting at each other across the Biliu River.

Then they simply rushed into the river and fought in close combat.

From time to time, someone would fall off his horse with a groan or scream and sink under the water.

When the first rays of sunlight shone in the early morning, the vanguards of the two armies gradually arrived, and the brutal outpost battle came to a temporary end.

The person serving as the outpost of Dongjiang Town was Shang Kexi.

The other former generals of Dongjiang Town all breathed a sigh of relief and went to surround Gaizhou City. Only Shang Kexi chose to demand progress and resolutely stayed with more than a hundred of his servants.

Faced with the King of Pingnan's initiative to surrender, Chen Ran immediately accepted him and even arranged for him to be the vanguard officer.

"General." Seeing the mighty Jiannu army on the other side of the river, a servant whispered to persuade them, "Let's wait for the commander to come."

Shang Kexi immediately glared at him and said, "The Marshal trusts me so much that he ordered me to be the vanguard of the army. If I hide when something happens and wait for the Marshal to solve it, wouldn't I be a waste? How will the Marshal look at me?"

Don't be fooled by his title of guerrilla general. He actually has no real power.

Even the servants under his command numbered no more than a hundred people.

There are simply countless people like him in Dongjiang Town.

As soon as Marshal Chen arrived, Shang Kexi knew that his chance to stand out had come.

Despite the strange looks from his colleagues, he took the initiative to approach them and seek advancement.

I finally got the Marshal's appreciation, but now you want me to be a coward? How can I make progress? How will the Marshal see me? Will he think I am a useless person?

Shang Kexi stopped talking nonsense, turned around and looked at the elite troops arranged for him by the Marshal behind him, and a sense of heroism suddenly rose in his heart.

Pull out the Yanling knife, raise your arms and shout "For the Marshal, charge~~~"

PS: During the Spring Festival, Shangshan wishes all the masters good luck and prosperity in the new year~~~~~~
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