In early April, the tenth year of Hongwu.

The news that the Liao King Zhu Qi had landed on the Liaodong Peninsula and besieged and attacked Liaoyang City was conveyed in the shortest time.

After all, Zhu Qi did not have the troops to encircle Liaoyang City on all sides.

Moreover, when the opponent has a strong fighting will, unless you want to fight a protracted battle, it is not a good idea to surround the city on all sides.

Generally, one or two sides should be left, and one side should be burned and the other should be united.

If you have hope of running away, who wants to fight to the death?

Besides, the other party still has the opportunity to go out of the city to fight. In general, they don’t want to fight the city if they can solve the battle outside the city.

Zhu Qi didn't understand these principles before, but after all, he learned them with Xu Da for a while and often went to the battlefield.

So when Jack Ma proposed the strategy of siegeing two and releasing two, Zhu Qi happily agreed.

By the way, you can also send people to cut off reinforcements and supplies.

Unfortunately, there was no reinforcements, and the entire Northern Yuan army in Liaodong had no intention of supporting Liaoyang City.

At the same time, Fu Youde, Duke Ying Guo who was fighting against Wang Baobao on the battlefield in the southern desert, also received news that King Zhu Qi of Liao had raided the Liaodong Peninsula and had besieged Liaoyang at this time.

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The northern route of the Ming army, the central army camp.

Fu Youde, wearing a mandarin duck battle armor, walked into the camp with a smile. The number of deputy generals following him also had joyful expressions on their faces.

Fu Youde just walked into the tent and laughed:

"Okay! That's really great!

His Highness the King of Liao surrounded Liaoyang like this, and the entire Liao area was going to be in chaos!

I’m afraid there’s no good life to live here, hahaha!”

The deputy generals under their command also agreed:

"General, I was wondering before, why did this third Northern Expedition allow us to restrain ourselves instead of attacking the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Now that I see His Highness the King of Liao stopping to Liaodong, the situation is very different.

As long as we let Wang Baobaoteng fail to take action, it will be a matter of time before His Highness the Liao King takes over Liaodong!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"That's right!"

"I knew before that His Highness of the Liao King had many ways. The commander's army on the east side must be extraordinary, and it was true!"

The generals were talking there, but Fu Youde was happy, and when he saw everyone's a little complacent look, he knocked and said:

“Oh, it’s not the time to take it lightly.

This Liaoyang City cannot be conquered casually.

Even His Highness, the King of Liao, may not be able to get it in less than a month or two.

Whether His Highness the King of Liao can continue to expand the results of the battle depends on whether you and I can hold back the king Baobao in the south of the desert."

The deputy generals hurriedly restrained themselves, and some of them wanted to put on flags and stopped talking at this time.

Soon someone brought the map, and Fu Youde and his lieutenants began to plan the next combat plan.

And on the other side, the Northern Yuan Central Army camp.

Wang Baobao had a blue face and looked at the information he had just sent, and couldn't help but get furious:

"Waste! They are all a bunch of waste!

I reminded Naha early that the Ming army cleared the sea route and asked many to guard against sea attacks!

Naha is completely indifferent to this. Do you really think you can encounter storms every time you go to sea?"

Wang Baobao gritted his teeth with hatred. Su Zhongxiao, the adviser beside him, did not react much, so he crossed his hands and closed his eyes there to rest.

The rest of the people were trembling with fear, and Wang Baobao, who was angry at this time.

Although Wang Baobao was angry, as the Prime Minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he naturally would not be overwhelmed by anger. After just cursing, he looked at the map and started to ponder.

At this time, Su Zhongxiao also walked up, looked at the map and said:

"Prime Minister, since the Liao King Zhu Qi has already been on the Liaodong Peninsula, and things have come to this point, I can only think about how to deal with it."

Wang Baobao then asked:

"What are Mr. Su's insights?"

Su Zhongxiao touched his beard and said:

"This Liao area is vast, but what is suitable for farming is only the Liaoxi Corridor and a small area of ​​territory in Liaodong.

After crossing the Liao River to the north, even in the lower reaches of the Liao River, the land is difficult to cultivate.

In addition, outside the wall, the Jurchens were fierce, and there were many savages and beasts, and even the Yuan people were a little willing to go there.

Not to mention us Han people, so according to my opinion, the Ming Dynasty will at most fight to the Liaohe generation. After taking over Liaoyang, it should stop moving forward.

Naha should be immediately allowed to leave western Liaoning, organize superior forces, deploy defenses along the Liao River, and defend Shenzhou.

Although I will give up the two lands of western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, there is nothing I can do about it. I can only cut off my arms to protect myself.

Otherwise, the Liao King of the Ming Dynasty would take over western Liaoning and cooperate with the Ming army to encircle Nahachu in western Liaoning.

If Naha died, the Liao and Yuan troops would all be destroyed. Even if the Ming Dynasty did not have land north of the Liao River.

Whether it is used to win over the Jurchens or Goryeo, it is not a good thing for me, Dayuan."

Su Zhongxiao's analysis was very good. He could be a counselor or a chief counselor by Wang Baobao's side, so his IQ would naturally not be much lower.

And as Su Zhongxiao expected, although the Central Plains dynasty was very keen on controlling Liao territory.

But in fact, the real places where the Han people gathered were the two pieces of land in western Liaoning and Liaodong.

These two plots of land are suitable for cultivation. After crossing the Liaohe River north, they are suitable for cultivation only three or four months a year.

It is unrealistic to rely on three or four months of farming to feed a large population.

But the common people have nothing to eat, but they will rebel.

This is also why the Han Dynasty had always been difficult to control the grasslands and the other two rivers north of Liaodong.

The cost of governance is one aspect, and on the other hand, it is impossible to carry out large-scale immigration.

Even if forced migration passes, the population exceeds the maximum amount that the land can support now, and the people will either starve to death, escape or rebel.

This is not something the court wants to see.

This is really not because the Han dynasty did not want to expand its basic structure and territory. As a feudal dynasty for farming, it has already classified large areas of land suitable for cultivation in East Asia as basic structures.

Where it is difficult to cultivate, it will naturally become a place where there is no place to be transformed.

Wang Baobao also knew that Su Zhongxiao’s analysis was correct. Continuing to stick to western Liaodong at this time would only make the situation more passive.

Although after losing western Liaoning and Liaodong, it was like losing an arm to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

But if you keep this arm, you may not even have a life in the end.

Su Zhongxiao paused, so he continued:

"Besides, Liaodong and Liaoxi were taken over by the Ming Dynasty, which is not a bad thing for me, Dayuan."

Wang Baobao was stunned, his heart moved slightly, but he still asked:

"Sir, please speak."

Su Zhongxiao pointed to the map, and the east and west sides of Liaodong were continued:

"The Liaodong and western Liaoning are both places of four battles.

The terrain in western Liaoning is narrow, and the terrain is gradually low from north to south.

My Dayuan is high, and his Liaoxi Corridor is low. My Dayuan is ready to send troops to harass the Liaoxi Corridor at any time.

This is one of them.

As for Liaodong, once it was taken away by the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty not only bordered by our Dayuan, but also bordered by the Goryeo and Jurchen tribes.

This Goryeo had long been ambitious about the land of Liaodong. Can he sit still in Liaodong?

As long as we acquiesce Goryeo to occupy Liaodong, there will be a tiger fight between Goryeo and the Ming Dynasty.

Although this Jurchen tribe is not yet in a state of climate, once these tribes can be integrated.

Due to their hatred with the Han people and the fertile land in Liaodong, it is impossible for them to be at peace.

This Ming Dynasty, Liaoxi and Liaodong, and adds enemies may be a great opportunity."

Although Su Zhongxiao's analysis was correct, Wang Baobao also knew that such analysis was actually better to comfort himself.

It's the kind of solution that has no choice.

After all, if we can control western Liaoning and Liaodong, who would be willing to throw away these two treasure lands?
To be continued...