Sun Chengzong's plan is actually very simple. It is to continue to consolidate Daming's existing strength in Liaodong, and then continue to advance north. As long as he can continue to stand firm and seek opportunities to win the battle, then the problem of Liaodong can be solved.
This may be the most realistic and effective method at the moment.
Zhou Zheng knew in his heart that things would not go as smoothly as Sun Chengzong expected, but he also wanted to try hard.
"My lord, don't worry, the subordinates will perform their duties, and will not be afraid of excuses!" Zhou Zheng said in a deep color.
Sun Chengzong looked at him, smiled approvingly, and said: "Okay! If you have anything in Songshan, you can directly contact me. If you have any questions, you can also ask Man Gui. I know he has a good relationship with you."
Man Gui, who was supposed to have died under the gate of Beijing in battle, is alive now.
"Yes." Zhou Zheng raised his hand.
Sun Chengzong seemed to know that Zhou was the'Guest Army', and did not say much, so he ordered Zhou Zheng to continue to go northward.
Zhou Zheng rushed to Songshan before the end of March, and took over the Songshan Fort formally with He Kegang, the deputy general of the defending army.
While Zhou Zheng asked Cao Bianjiao to arrange soldiers, he patrolled Songshan Fort.
He followed Meng Hezhou, Shangguanqing and a team of guards around Songshan Fort, carefully investigating.
As he walked, Meng Hezhou said: "My lord, this Songshan Fort is not even a small city. There are wasteland everywhere. The soldiers and civilians are either in Jinzhou or Ningyuan. There is no shop in front of the village. They can only move to Jinzhou and stick to it."
In the face of Jianli's offensive, the Ming army has been defeated. The so-called two great victories of Ning Yuan are nothing but defensible. The Ming army did not have the ability and strength to fight with Jianluo.
Zhou Zheng stood at the highest point of Songshan Fort, looked around, looked over, and finally looked to the north, falling on the Daling River.
Following Zhou Zheng’s gaze, Meng Hezhou said: “The Guangning Zhong and Youtun have been repeatedly damaged by the prisoners. It is not easy to build them. Across the Linghe River, if the prisoners come again, we will not be able to rescue them. The prisoners lie in ambush halfway. If they surround the Youtun and fight for aid, it will be difficult for us to deal with it and we can only give up."
Zhou Zheng nodded slightly, and the right village was built. It was advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending. This was definitely not what Jianlu wanted to see.
Zhou Zheng turned his head and looked at Songshan Fort again, and said, "If I try my best to build Songshan Fort, how long do you think it will take?"
Meng Hezhou also glanced at it, pondered for a while, and said, "My lord, we have 30,000, and if we draw from other places, we can have 40,000. If we do our best, it should be built in four or five months."
Zhou Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Let me keep an eye on the movements of the Jiankui people, rest for two days, and after two days, build the city with all my strength!"
Meng Hezhou looked slightly startled, and quickly reminded: "My lord, this requires a lot of money, and the other armies of Liaodong may have some ideas."
Liaodong has always been poor and the imperial court is in need. Every time it takes effort to get the military salary, but it is also less than half. The soldiers owe money and food, and the soldiers do not know how much. If Zhou Zheng spent a huge amount of money to build a city here, there would definitely be ideas elsewhere, and even some people in the court would file for impeachment, causing catastrophe.
Zhou Zheng naturally thought about this, waved his hand, and said, "I don't care so much. If Songshan can build a second Jinzhou, then Liaodong will be basically stable. I will bear the consequences."
Meng Hezhou hesitated, and did not persuade. He knew that Zhou Zheng had never spared himself for the sake of state affairs along the way.
Zhou Zheng observed for a while, then gathered the crowd and began to prepare.
Liaodong has been constantly building a city, and there is no shortage of tools, materials, and talents. What is lacking is time and persevering support.
After Zhou Zheng settled down in Songshan, he rushed to Jinzhou to meet Man Gui.
Zhou Zheng and Man Gui are old friends. The bearded Man Gui patted Zhou Zheng's shoulder hard and laughed: "I know that you are coming to Songshan. I am happier than anyone. No one else’s, just rest assured!"
Zhou Zheng felt that his shoulders were about to fall apart, and he smiled and said, "I am in Liaodong, but I want you to take care of it. Don't shirk it."
"It's easy to say!" Man Gui pulled Zhou Zheng to a side room, where the food and drink were already arranged.
Man Gui Da Ma Jindao sat down and said straight ahead: "Liaodong, you will know after a long time, everyone is unpredictable, you must be careful."
In Shanhaiguan Zhao led the teacher did not say much, and Zhou Zheng did not ask too much.
Zhou Zheng picked up the wine glass, touched Man Gui, and said, "How do you say?"
Man Gui took a sip and said, "Although the supervisor is in charge of Jiliao, he has the governor of Jizhen, the general army, the governor of Liaodong, and many general soldiers, plus the original Liao people, and the new middle-ranking supervising army. , The relationship is intricate. If you encounter war, you must beware of them, don't ask them to help, it's a blessing if you don't have a bad thing!"
Before Man Gui spoke, he continued: "Be careful of Qiu Hejia."
Qiu Hejia, governor of Liaodong.
Seeing what Man Gui said was direct and profound, he knew that it was inappropriate to ask more, and said, "I know. I plan to expand Songshan. You can lend me some manpower."
Jinzhou City was besieged three times by Jianluo, and broken several times. As the largest city in the north, Jinzhou has a wealth of construction experience and manpower.
Man Gui said indifferently: "Give you as much as you want."
Zhou Zhengdao: "Then lend me some people with rich combat experience, and I will return you in a year and a half."
Man Gui took a meal and looked at Zhou Zhengdao with his eyes wide open: "Are you planning to pay it back?"
Zhou Zheng picked up a mouthful of food, and said in a hurry: "I'm here for the first time, don't you take care of this senior?"
Listening to the words'old predecessor', Man Gui's eyes stared again, and immediately said: "It's fine, who asked you to save me under the capital? Give you a thousand people."
This time it's Zhou's turn to show surprise, the thousand people in Mangui are indeed magnificent!
Zhou Zheng quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Then I would like to thank my brother, um, I will give you ten artillery pieces."
Man Gui had just finished drinking, with a touch of beard, his eyes glowing at Zhou Zheng, and said: "Really ten gates, the kind you used in the capital?"
Man Gui knows how expensive this thing is, not to mention five or six thousand two, and give ten in one breath, it's really magnificent!
"Better, but you can hide something for me so that the adults in the capital don't bother me." Zhou Zheng smiled.
Man Gui nodded again and again, knowing that the thing was powerful, so he missed Harazi, and said: "Don't worry, I promise no one knows. Even if you know it in the future, it has nothing to do with you. Don't worry!"
Zhou Zheng drank another drink and said, "What's the situation in Youtun?"
Man Gui had guessed that Zhou Zheng was about to ask this, and said: "The superintendent wanted to regain Guangning. Youtun and Zhongtun are expanding, but Zhongtun is too far away. Youtun was stationed by Zu Dashou’s 5,000 people. It has been constructed since last year."
Zhou Zheng looked up at the sky, and the severe cold was about to pass.
Zhou Zheng pondered and said, "Jianlu people will not sit idly by, they have to be careful."
Man Gui said: "Now it's time to compete with Jianluo. In half a year, Youtun will look like that. Jianluo won't be able to win unless a large army attacks the city."
Zhou Zheng didn't take it lightly and said, "I'm in Songshan. If you have any news, Fei Ge will pass the book to me immediately."
Man Gui looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a deep voice: "I don't believe others, I believe you, don't worry!"
This is the trust that was fought in that battle in Beijing. (End of this chapter)