Looking at the entire Battle of Daling River, Huang Taiji's calculations and control over people's hearts are definitely textbook-level.

Why did he lead his army to attack until two months after the construction of Dalinghe City?

First, as mentioned in the previous article, he wanted to use the tasteless food and the pity that he abandoned it, to seduce the live forces of the Ming Dynasty to fight in a field, further weaken the Ming Dynasty's military strength.

As for whether Dalinghe City is solid or not, it actually doesn’t matter.

Anyway, the city is there.

Since ancient times, very few people have won the war without external support and rely solely on defending the city.

If people have lost their land, they will all live; if people have lost their land, they will all live; if people have lost their land, they will all live, they will all live, obviously Huang Taiji has already understood it.

Another reason why he sent troops late was naturally the plot of the human heart.

Just because the person responsible for building Dalinghe City was Zu Dashou, Huang Taiji understood that there were many articles that could be used.

The performance of Zu Dashou in the Jisi transformation made him very embarrassed in the Ming court.

He never dared to leave the barracks alone, which shows that he did not trust the court.

Similarly, Gao Qiqian, who was sent to Liaodong by Chongzhen, was also eyeing him, and he had the intention to take the punishment.

Therefore, letting Zu Dashou build Dalinghe City became a test and opportunity to forgive him by the Ming court.

Zu Dashou also understood this.

Unfortunately, people's hearts are complicated and the consequences are very serious.

Huang Taiji understood this deeply.

He knew that if Zu Dashou had attacked from the beginning of building a city, then the Ming court would not have sent troops to rescue him. On the contrary, if Qiu Hejia, Gao Qiqian and others were not good enough, they would have suspected Zu Dashou had lied about military affairs, but in fact he had surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty.

In that case, his strategic intention of besieging the city and fighting aid would not be realized.

The result of winning Dalinghe City and Zu Dashou alone is not rich enough.

So, he waited patiently.

When Dalinghe City was about to be completed and not completed, and after the Ming Dynasty had already invested a huge amount of costs, it would have to follow his wishes and have a field battle with him without any victory.

After studying the strategies and deployments of Ming and Jin, Zuo Menggeng consciously learned a lot.

At least he understood a little.

The human heart is the most untestable thing in this world.

"Whatever Liaodong is like is nothing to do with us. Next, our focus is still on Yimeng Mountain. However, the current two divisions of our army are slightly insufficient, which is not conducive to the follow-up plan. Therefore, I suggest that from now on, we will prepare for the framework of the Third Division and the Fourth Division. Every time our army pushes further into the Yimeng Mountains, we will have to train a group of new recruits to come out at the camera."

In response to the future situation, expanding the army is imperative.

Even if he doesn't mention it, others will suggest it.

Currently, the two divisions of the new army have about 30,000 people. With the reserve, there are 50,000.

The reserve service is always a reserve service. If it is not necessary, Zuo Menggeng does not intend to use it.

Originally, the 30,000 army was already very risky, and if it expanded, it would probably not be hidden. But considering that it was about to enter the Yimeng Mountains to fight, the ruling foundation of the imperial court there had been destroyed.

No matter how many people hide in the vast mountains, they are not afraid of being exposed.

As the Minister of the Training Department, Zhou You is the scope of his responsibility.

"At present, the manpower in Linqing, Dongchang, Anshan Lake and other places has reached its limit. Although we have started to recruit workers around, it is not possible to relieve it for a moment. This time, I recommend that new recruits be recruited from there."

Zuo Menggeng's eyes lit up.

"This method is good. The Lingshan Guard and Fushan Guard are all the original garrisons. The court ignored the court, and the military households were not concerned about it, and many people could not survive. As military households, no matter how bad they are, they have a certain foundation for military training. At least they don't have to worry about organization. The speed of recruiting into the army should be very fast."

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng agreed to his plan, Zhou You said, "Then I will take you with the new First Brigade in person and train troops directly in the local area."

The new army uses the word "new organization" as the new recruits. It has not been included in the formal organization, so they are all called "new organization".

Ten days later, Zuo Menggeng and Zhou You rushed back to Lingshanwei with the newly-edition First Brigade, and the situation here also changed significantly.

Corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry were cleaned up, and military households were no longer bullied. Although life was still difficult, their spirits were no longer the same.

Fu Yusun was so tired that he looked gone, so he still reported the situation diligently.

"Shense, I have visited the entire Jiaozhou Bay coast these days. In addition to Lingshanwei and Fushan District, there are eight villages in this area. They are all poor people who make a living by farming and working."

He pointed to the depths of Jiaozhou Bay and said, "There are large areas of salt fields at the mouth of the Dagu River over there. According to ancient legend, the salt production of our ancestors began here."

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a primitive tribe in Jiaozhou Bay, one of which was smart and capable.

Once he was cooking fish by the river, but when he saw a wild boar running by, he went to hunt pigs.

When he came back with the dead pig, he found that the water in the pot had been dried up and a layer of white fine powder was left at the bottom.

Susha dipped it in her fingers and put it in her mouth, and found that the fine powder tasted salty and fresh. Eat this fine powder with roasted wild boar meat, and the taste was great.

And that fine powder is salt.

Therefore, Susha is also known as the Salt Sect.

The history of salt making here in Jiaozhou Bay has been around for thousands of years.

In order to manage the salt administration in the Ming Dynasty, six units of the Duoduo Transportation Salt Envoy were established, with branches below. There were two branches under Shandong, one was Jiaolai Branch and the other was Binle Branch.

The salt farm in Jiaozhou Bay is under the jurisdiction of Jiaolai Branch.

However, first the White Lotus Sect caused rebellion, and then the military households rebelled, so the officials in the salt farm here had already run away.

"Salt is a major event, and you cannot be neglected. Since the court abandoned the salt farm here, don't be polite, just take it."

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while and said to Fu Yusun: "You are doing well here. I plan to keep you here. Do you have the confidence to do it well?"

Fu Yusun did not answer, but his heart plummeted.

"I...I'll stay here, what should I do if I'm with the seat?"

Zuo Menggeng called someone over and said, "I'll let Fu Yijian take over your job."

Fu Yusun lowered his head and held back that it did not reveal it, but the veins on his clenched fist were like dragons.

Zuo Menggeng did not notice his abnormality at all, and was still giving instructions to Fu Yijian.

"From now on, you will be my secretary and also in charge of the secretariat. If you don't know anything, hurry up and ask your seniors for advice. I can tell you that if something goes wrong, I won't lower the standards just because you are a novice."

Fu Yijian hurriedly responded and walked to Fu Yusun.

"Brother Sixun, we are from our own family. You can't hide it if you have any tricks."

Fu Yijian never expected that he would become Zuo Menggeng's secretary.

This is the position of the emperor's close minister, and many people are jealous of them.

During the Qing Dynasty, when Zuo Menggeng proposed to change his secretary, many people recommended themselves, and each family also tried their best.

As a result, no one expected that such a great good thing would fall on him, a poor boy.

Fu Yusun smiled with a strong face.

"Haha, you're welcome."

He didn't know how he left the camp, but he was staggering and confused.

There are hundreds of thoughts in my mind that conflict, but I just can’t figure out why I lost Zuo Menggeng’s trust in absolute way?

"Silly boy, he's also a stupid guy."

Mao Yuanyi's voice sounded from behind.

As early as in the camp, he noticed that Fu Yusun was in a wrong state. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood what was going on.

I was afraid that the young man would not be able to make a turn, so I came over to wipe Zuo Menggeng's butt.

"Political Commissar, I..."

Fu Yusun could no longer bear it, and the huge man's eyes suddenly turned red.

Mao Yuanyi couldn't hold back her laugh and asked, "Do you think Zhongheng has disliked you?"

Fu Yusun looked up in shock, not understanding why.

Mao Yuanyi pointed to Jiaozhou Bay in front of him and pointed out: "Before this, our army had only three lands. Think about it, who are the people in charge of these three places? Qu Shisi, Huang Daozhou, and Chen Zhi, who are not members of the Standing Committee? This is the fourth land."

A thunder flashed through Fu Yusun's mind, splitting the chaotic mist for him.

"Seat him...he..."

Mao Yuanyi patted his shoulder and said earnestly.

"You are the secretary of Zhongheng, and this identity determines your bright future. When we are booming, should a talented man like you always be trapped by Zhongheng and be just a little secretary? You, you are blinding your eyes."

Fu Yusun was not stupid at first, but he had never experienced the officialdom and could not understand many things thoroughly.

Now that Mao Yuanyi has spread the matter, he immediately turned his worries into joy, and was excited to beat him up.

Mao Yuanyi still pointed to Jiaozhou Bay and said solemnly: "This place is poor, you have seen it yourself. If you want to do it well, it will take a moment to achieve it. The hard work cannot be done in the Tao. But God will give you great responsibilities to this person, which is a must-pass. Especially if you are a secretary from Zhongheng, if you want to make great use, you need to have real results to convince the public."

Fu Yusun already understood everything, but was no longer depressed, but was full of motivation.

"Political Commissar, don't worry, I will do my best to build this place, no worse than Linqing and Anshan Lake."

Mao Yuanyi patted his shoulder and left after the matter.
Chapter completed!