At this time, the Jingshi was not gloomy for a long time, the streets were very lively, and the vast majority of the soldiers and civilians who came and went were beaming.

Without him, it was because the "Red Banner Army" reported again, and the "Great Victory of Partial Touguan" beheaded more than 3,000 Tartars and Jiannu, and beheaded the son-in-law of the old slave and the first-class chief soldier Darhan.

Chongzhen hated Jiannu to the bone, how did he not want the Ming army to kill more enemies, seeing that the great eunuch Fang Zhenghua personally ran back to Beijing to ask for an order, he immediately met him in the imperial study, leaving only Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun to wait.

Seeing the emperor, Fang Zhenghua 1510 talked about the advantages of going to war, and asserted that Jiannu had no time to take care of anything else at this time, and if the slave chieftain suffered a defeat when he fought with the "Red Banner Army" in Shanxi, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chongzhen has been a little overly optimistic by a series of good news, and he even expects the "Red Banner Army" to be able to completely annihilate the main force of Jiannu or behead the pseudo-Chongde Emperor, he is not sure whether Huang Han has such strength.

Asked Fang Zhenghua and said: "Fang Daban, you have fought several victories with the general of the conquest, you should have a good idea of the overall strength of the current 'Red Flag Army', do you think that Dongnu will fight a decisive battle with the 'Red Flag Army' in Shanxi, what are the chances of our side winning?" ”

Fang Zhenghua is not a courtier who relies on sycophants, but a great eunuch who is a master of ceremonies and a real gun, usually good at reading and loving the art of war, and the object of his research during this time is Huang Han.

He had already figured out Huang Han's intention to deploy the battle situation in Shanxi, and when he saw the Son of Heaven asking, he immediately said frankly: "Back to Your Majesty, now I am afraid that Dongnu will avoid the war, if they really dare to concentrate their forces to have a main battle with the 'Red Banner Army'."

The slave estimated that after this battle, Dongnu would lose the ability to take the initiative to attack from now on, and it was inevitable that my Ming would change from the defensive side to the offensive situation! ”

These words were in his ears, Chongzhen felt like drinking sweet springs, and his heart was extremely happy, Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun didn't expect that Fang Zhenghua, who had always been steady, had so much confidence in Huang Han, and the two glanced at each other. Cao Huachun said:

"Brother Fang, how can you see that Dongnu's concentration of the main force is definitely not the opponent of the general of the conquest?

This will be a big battle in which the two sides dispatch more than 100,000 regular soldiers, plus the people and auxiliaries, that is a general battle of hundreds of thousands of people, and the general has never commanded such a large battle, is it too optimistic to assert that the 'Red Banner Army' will win at this time? ”

Being reminded by Cao Huachun like this, Chongzhen suddenly woke up, and he hurriedly said: "Cao Banban's words are reasonable, the upcoming war should be a rare occurrence in a century, there are too many variables, who can guarantee victory in sight?" ”

Fang Zhenghua said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the generals are known for their firearms, and at this time, they should like Dongnu to concentrate their forces on battle, so that those small cannons can fire scattered bullets and scatter the enemy's corpses all over the ground."

If the slave chief is really dizzy and decides to fight the 'Red Flag Army' in Shanxi, and the slave dares to pack the ticket, Dongnu will definitely be defeated! ”

Chongzhen saw that Fang Zhenghua was still full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of the "Red Flag Army", and he was happy, and said: "I am also full of confidence after listening to the words of my partner, so let's wait and see!" ”

Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen also showed joy on their faces when they saw Fang Zhenghua being so high-profile.

Fang Zhenghua said: "The slave maid analyzed that the slave chief did not dare to press all the soldiers and horses to fight with the 'Red Flag Army', and judged that the final result was that the slave chief led most of the men and horses back to Liaodong, and our army recovered all the lost territory.

Therefore, the slaves and maids deliberately rushed back to Beijing to ask for a pursuit, the purpose of which was to try to bite a group of Dongnu men and horses to intercept the Han people they were holding and the looted food and materials. ”

Chongzhen pondered for a moment and said: "A few days ago, the platform played right, I discussed this matter with several ministers, and they thought that if Dongnu did not dare to touch the 'Red Banner Army' and deliberately turned around and ate your men and horses, how would you deal with this situation?" ”

Fang Zhenghua said: "The slave and maid will be extremely careful, they will calculate the time accurately when pursuing, they will send elite cavalry to explore a radius of fifty miles, and they will also make several emergency plans."

In the event of an attack by the cavalry of the major shareholder, it is necessary to ensure that the infantry can rely on the favorable terrain to hold on or can quickly enter the nearest city for defense.

If Dong Nu still dares to die at this time, and chooses to turn around and fight the slave and maid, the general will have a lot more time to capture the general, and their situation will be more dangerous in the future.

Maybe the 'Red Banner Army' defeated the main force of Dongnu near Shuozhou City, and there would be time to arrange the men and horses besieging the Nu chieftains. ”

Chongzhen didn't know much about military deployment, but he could judge that Fang Zhenghua was confident, and advised: "I can give an order to agree to your pursuit, but you must ensure that you can't damage this army that dares to fight." If you find that you can't do anything, you must stick to the city to ensure safety! ”

Fang Zhenghua kowtowed and thanked him: "The slave and maid obey the order, and they will definitely bring the people of Jingying back to Jingshi safely!" ”

After facing the saint, Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun kept sending Fang Zhenghua out of the Forbidden City, and along the way, the three talked about the situation in Shanxi, and Fang Zhenghua's confidence infected the two, and they were also full of expectations for the next battle.

Fang Zhenghua, who got the holy decree, galloped again, he believed that he would return to Beijing in person to ask for war, and the emperor would definitely approve it, so he had already made an appointment with Liu Zhilun to send troops to Huaiqing Mansion to Shanxi.

On 27 November, the Tianxiong Army, the Jingying Army, and Liu Zhilun's troops joined forces in Huaiqing Mansion with more than 40,000 men and horses.

Liu Zhilun and Fang Zhenghua imitated Huang Han's method of leading troops, and in order to boost morale, they had already carried out a general mobilization.

They publicized the Shuozhou battlefield where the main force of the Qing army was going to rescue the captured generals, and reminded the soldiers that a great opportunity to fight a cheap battle had appeared.

Many of the old subordinates were soldiers who followed them from birth to death, and now most of them have become grassroots military attachés.

They believed in the combat effectiveness of the "Red Banner Army", and believed that since the main force of the slave chieftains went to Shanxi to fight a decisive battle with the general of the conquest, the rear troops transporting looting materials should be able to attack.

Jiannu plundered many cities, how much gold, silver, treasure, food, and supplies should have been accumulated?

The Ming army was excited, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as imposing as a rainbow.

The Tianxiong Army, Jingying, and the former Zunhua Liu Zhilun Department united, and Fang Zhenghua selected more than 2,000 cavalry to form two Sentinel Horse Thousand Corps, which were led by the fierce generals Hu Dawei and Zhou Yuji.

When the sentry horse team investigated, the number of people in each group must reach a general flag, and it is necessary to ensure that the information can be transmitted to the main force in a timely manner, so Founder coordinated and concentrated more than 4,000 good horses for them to use.

Whether the intelligence collection is timely and fast, can hit the enemy more accurately, and can also avoid being dumpled by the enemy, Liu Zhilun and Lu Xiangsheng, Hu Dawei, Huang Degong and other civilian and military generals have strong support, so that the vast majority of the sentry horses are from their ironclad team.