Fighting a war is never something that can be decided with a pat on the head, especially in large-scale wars between countries. This time, he was attacked by the Japanese and robbed by Huang Taiji, resulting in almost all the deaths and injuries of 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Army, and Jiayuguan almost fell into the hands of Huang Taiji.

As a result, although Huang Taiji lost several times the number of soldiers and horses, Mao Wenlong still couldn't swallow this breath, and he decided to attack the Jin State directly and cut off Huang Taiji's head, so as to completely end the continuous conflict between Liaodong and the Jin State.

As the saying goes, long pain is better than short pain, Huang Taiji's repeated and repeated provocations have made Mao Wenlong unbearable. Even if this was not the best time to attack the Kingdom of Jin, he decided to pay a certain price and put an end to such frequent frictions once and for all.

Like this time, the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army directly lost nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, and nearly 1,000 people were killed and wounded on the Japanese side. Two or three times a year, about 20,000 soldiers lost their precious lives. Rather than slowly consuming more lives in this way, it is better to make up your mind to make an end with Jin Guo at once.

But with Mao Wenlong's current strength, it is absolutely impossible to send an army to attack the Jin State and ensure victory, without 300,000 soldiers and horses. 300,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized have stumped Mao Wenlong, judging from the current situation, even if he tightens his belt, he can only send 100,000 soldiers and horses at most.

Mao Wenlong closed his eyes in pain, rubbed his dry eyes, and asked Chen Jisheng, who only rushed back yesterday, "How did you tell the military advisor to come over?" ”

Mao Wenlong, who had a headache, had no choice but to pin his hopes on Hong Chengchou, hoping that his arrival would come up with a solution for himself.

Chen Jisheng originally heard that Mao Wenlong had finally made up his mind to attack the Jin Kingdom, and he was very excited and agreed. However, after in-depth discussions with Mao Wenlong, he found that the Dongjiang Army alone did not seem to have enough strength to kill Huang Taiji.

The grassland is endless, and the river is flat. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom is a nomadic people, which means that it will be more difficult to defeat them completely.

The tribes and herders of the steppes, who live in no fixed place, move up and down the vast grasslands. Unlike the cities of the Ming Dynasty, there are fixed goals and fixed targets, and each way of life has its strengths and weaknesses, which must be taken into account by Mao Wenlong.

It is precisely because of the characteristics of the nomads that Mao Wenlong has not directly sent troops to attack Huang Taiji, even when he has the absolute upper hand, he only chooses to blackmail.

Chen Jisheng clenched his fists and said to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, according to your orders, the hot air balloon has been lifted into the air two days ago, and your letter to the military division will be sent to Xi'an as quickly as possible. If nothing else, five days later, the military division will be able to reach Liaodong. So, now we have to wait 10 more days. ”

Mao Wenlong patted his head and said helplessly: "Once and again, we have to lose nearly a month, and we see that spring is coming." If we can't attack Jin before spring arrives, we will lose a great opportunity. ”

Chen Jisheng agreed: "What the general soldier said is that those nomadic tribes will not run around in winter now, so that our Dongjiang Army can have a greater confidence in defeating Huang Taiji." Once spring starts, they will wander around, which will bring more problems to our attack and more uncertainty to our attack. ”

"Alas......"

Mao Wenlong let out a light sigh, and then waved his hand: "You stand down first, remember to watch the matter of the Japanese Invaders, and inform the navy at sea that if they let the Wolves break through the coastal lock line during this period, be careful of their heads." ”

The scourge of the Japanese was much greater than that of Huang Taiji, and often hundreds or thousands of people were able to inflict irreparable losses on Liaodong. For this reason, Mao Wenlong was more strict in this matter than Huang Taiji.

Chen Jisheng didn't say much, he immediately resigned and retired, and went to find Adou to ask about chasing and killing the Japanese Kou?

Ten days is a long time for Mao Wenlong at this moment, and in his tormented waiting, he finally looked forward to Hong Chengchou. The latter was shocked when he received a letter from Mao Wenlong and learned that he was determined to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

Hong Chengchou did not dare to delay, and immediately took the fastest transportation at present, the hot air balloon, to meet Mao Wenlong. Along the way, Hong Chengchou was already thinking about the feasibility of Mao Wenlong's attack on the Jin State, but he came to the conclusion that it was not suitable to send troops to the Jin State at present, and it was even more impossible to send troops on such a large scale.

The two of them sat down separately in the study, Mao Wenlong was not polite at all, and opened his mouth to say: "The military advisor must already know my thoughts, can there be a way to solve the current shortage of troops?" ”

Before Hong Chengchou arrived in Liaodong, he obviously had a plan in his heart, and when he was mentioned by Mao Wenlong at this moment, he said unhurriedly: "Why should the general soldier rush to go to the Great Emperor Taiji in this month or two. Wouldn't it be better to wait until we are well prepared and have the perfect time to act. As the saying goes, 'If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools', and sending troops out without adequate preparation will only increase casualties. ”

Mao Wenlong frowned and said: "I also understand the truth, but you don't ignore what kind of nation Huang Taiji is." They are nomads, they have no fixed place in the steppe, if they cannot attack them in winter. But when spring is coming, do you think our Dongjiang Army can still kill him on his territory? ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head unexpectedly and said, "Can't! ”

Mao Wenlong paused for a moment before continuing: "So we must strive to take action before the arrival of spring, and this is an excellent time. If the military advisor has a good way, he might as well talk about it and refer to it. ”

Hong Chengchou was even more straightforward this time, and opened his mouth to say, "There is no way." The Dongjiang Army is currently in short supply, especially in Shandong, Jingshi, Datong and Liaodong. If the general army is determined to go its own way, then the only way to do it is to abandon some of the garrisons in these places and send them over to participate in the attack on Jin. Other than that, we simply couldn't find any more soldiers and horses coming out at this time. ”

After listening to Hong Chengchou's explanation, no matter how unwilling Mao Wenlong was, he could only accept the reality. But he absolutely didn't believe it, and if Hong Chengchou came in a hurry without other proposals, he didn't believe it either.

After hesitating for a moment, Mao Wenlong said in a deep voice: "Since it is impossible to send troops, the military division is still coming, it must be something else, right?" ”