"The prince is a wise man. www.biquge.info"Jiang Beiming explained Xu Lang's battle plan to Wang Chengen and Pan, because Jiang Beiming knew that without Wang Chengen's permission and without Guanning Iron Cavalry, this plan could not be implemented.

Wang Chengen was silent for a long time after listening to Jiang Beiming's narration and analysis, and Jiang Beiming and Han Wantao could only sit quietly with Wang Chengen.

"General Chiang." Wang Chengen finally spoke, "Do you really want to transfer all the elites of the Yulin Army to Xuanfu Town?" And you have to use the Guanning Iron Horse? ”

"Back to the prince, exactly." Jiang Beiming replied, "If this is not the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop the Tartar buckle." ”

"Mobilizing the Guanning Iron Cavalry is not trivial." Wang Chengen thought for a while, "We still have to discuss this matter with the cabinet, and we have to listen to what the Lord of Long Live means, so let's wait for the two of you." ”

"Yes, the lower official obeys the order, and the lower official leaves." Jiang Beiming and Han Wantao left Wang Chengen together.

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Wang Chengen served Emperor Chongzhen wholeheartedly.

"Wang Chengen." Chongzhen put down the tea bowl in his hand, "Are the six thousand Yulin troops going to be transferred to Xuanfu Town?" ”

"Back to the master, that's what Jiang Beiming said." Wang Chengen replied, "The Reverse Golden Emperor Taiji also has firearms and artillery now, and I'm afraid it won't work if I don't use the Yulin Army." ”

"But that's six thousand elites." Chongzhen was very uneasy.

"Master, at least now Jiang Beiming has no second thoughts about the imperial court." Wang Chengen analyzed to Chongzhen, "Although Jiang Beiming left his post without permission and returned to Yulin Bay without permission, he brought his family to Beijing, and they took the initiative to ask for the transfer of Guanning Iron Cavalry to jointly defend Xuanfu Town. Judging from these two points alone, they are still loyal to Banzai, and they are also thinking about the imperial court. ”

"I know that, too." Chongzhen asked, "Do you think their solution is feasible?" ”

"Master." Wang Chengen replied, "The matter of replacing Chen Qiyu with Hong Chengchou has been decided, and Hong Chengchou has also told the minions about the plan to clear out the Liukou, and the sergeants in Xuanfu Town and Datong Town will definitely follow Hong Chengchou to exterminate the Liukou." If the news of the reverse gold deduction next year is true, then we can only rely on the Yulin Army and the Guanning Iron Cavalry. ”

"Will this news be true?" Chongzhen really didn't want all the 6,000 people of the Yulin Army to go to Xuanfu Town. Last year, 3,000 people of the Yulin Army dared to travel thousands of miles to attack Shengjing, and this year 1,000 people went again, God knows what these 6,000 people will do, Xuanfu Town is too close to Beijing.

"Master, that's what the slave thinks." Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen's worries and comforted, "The master can also appoint Lu Xiang to be promoted to the commander this time, and the servants see that the Yulin Army is still obedient to Lord Lu." Moreover, if Ning Tie is riding, there will be no dissenting intentions among their six thousand people. Besides, the minion felt that if the reverse gold was really deducted this time, it would be a big battle, and it would be impossible to consume the strength of the Yulin army. ”

"But." Chongzhen is still not at ease.

"Master." Wang Chengen knelt down and said, "If the master is still not at ease, the slave will ask for his life, and this time he will also serve as a prison soldier and go with them to fight against the Tartars." ”

"Wang Chengen, I naturally know your loyalty." Chongzhen motioned for Wang Chengen to stand up, "But Guan Ning's side? Zu Dashou resisted the decree three times, who do you think is appropriate? ”

"Back to the master." Wang Chengen replied, "The slave thought that Zu Dashou would definitely not go. The minion's idea was to transfer Wu Xiang's people, and the minions heard that Wu Xiang's son Wu Sangui was also a fierce general, and he had already worshiped the guerrilla general the year before last. The master can give him another promotion to show the emperor's grace. The minions and Lord Lu personally commanded the Shenji Battalion, and the three-way soldiers and horses, plus Lord Lu's own men and horses, could resist the Tartars. ”

Chongzhen thought for a while: "You celebrant and supervisor will discuss it with the cabinet, and then ask Lu Xiangsheng what he means." If the news is confirmed, it will be arranged according to this meaning. ”

"But." Chongzhen suddenly became stern, "Wang Chengen, you and Lu Xiangsheng are at ease, and I can only use them first on the Yulin Army's side." Although resisting the Tartars is the most important thing, you also have to be optimistic about those Liaodong soldiers for me, the father and son of the Wu family and Zu Dashou are relatives. ”

"Don't worry, master, the slave will do his best." Wang Chengen knelt down again, "This time Wu Xiang was transferred to Xuanfu Town, and the idea of the minions was to win them over for the master, and not to let them get too close to Zu Dashou." ”

Chongzhen's face finally had a smile: "You know my thoughts best, you can arrange it." ”

A few days later, the decree of the imperial court came down.

Lu Xiangsheng was the governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi military affairs, gave Shang Fang a sword, and commanded the headquarters of 30,000 men and horses plus the Shenji battalion; Wang Chengen is the supervisor of the army; Wu Xiang was the commander-in-chief and added the rank of commander, Wu Sangui was promoted to general, and he commanded 30,000 Guanning iron cavalry; Jiang Beiming was a staff general and commanded the Yulin army of 6,000.

There are more than 80,000 people from all walks of life and the local garrison of Xuanfu, claiming to be a large army of 300,000. Make all preparations, and once the news of the Tatars' entry into the customs is confirmed, Xuanfu Town will be opened immediately.

The news soon spread back to Yulin Bay, and the Military Commission held another meeting.

"The order of the imperial court has come down." There was silence at the venue, and everyone was listening to Zhang Guodong's relay, "According to news from Beijing, Chongzhen basically agreed to our battle plan. It's December now, and the fake we prepared for Tao Min has already set sail last month, and Jiang Beiming will soon trade with Tao Min. Let's all talk about what we should do next. ”

"Xu Lang, do you think that Tao Min will definitely attack Xuanfu Town?" Lin Zhaolong was the first to ask.

"We have just received information from the Northeast, Xu Lang's judgment is accurate, and Tao Min's plan is to detain the customs around mid-February next year." Wang Hua received the second secret letter sent back by Jiang Beiming, and Ji Tonghai sent another piece of information to Jiang Beiming, and Tao Min entered the customs after the New Year. But Wang Hua did not reveal the existence of the cobra.

"It's December, and we're just over two months away from mid-February." Xu Lang said, "The opinion of our General Staff is that Lin Zhaolong doesn't have to wait for the Ming Dynasty's order, and he should set off now, otherwise it will be too late." ”

"We're ready to go." Lin Zhaolong replied with confidence.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Xu Lang took out another document, "Our General Staff Operations Department has discussed it, and now we will make a proposal to the Military Commission." ”

"What good ideas do you have?" Zhang Guodong took the document.

"This battle with Tao Min is militarily a large corps operation." Xu Lang explained, "Therefore, our General Staff believes that the current establishment of three independent regiments is not suitable for a battle of this scale. We propose that the three separate regiments be combined into a single brigade, and that the heavy artillery battalions and cavalry battalions of each regiment be combined into heavy artillery regiments and cavalry regiments, so as to deal exclusively with Tao Min's muskets and artillery. ”

"And." Xu Lang pointed to the document again, "I asked Shen Daxing, they made some barbed wire, although it is not much, but it is a few hundred meters." So we suggested that Lin Zhaolong bring these barbed wire fences to deal with the Manchu cavalry, and by the way, check the quality. ”

"Xu Lang." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "You have become a mode of World War I, trenches, pillboxes, barbed wire, just machine guns." ”

"That's fine." Lin Zhaolong shouted, "I can bring the 58 high machine, all right." The bullets on our 95 flight are gone, and there are still some 58 high planes left. ”

"Alright, no kidding." Zhang Guodong knocked on the table, "This time, we don't bring any modern weapons." The independent regiment went to Xuanfu Town, and our army in Yulin Bay was basically gone, and those weapons had to be left in Yulin Bay just in case. ”

After discussions, the Central Military Commission finally decided to merge the three regiments into an independent brigade, with Jiang Beiming as the brigade commander, Han Wantao as the deputy brigade commander and commander of the cavalry regiment, and Zhao Qi as the commander of the artillery regiment. At the same time, in addition to the equipment of his own independent regiment, Lin Zhaolong would carry another 2,000 flintlock pistols and dozens of 6-pounder guns to supplement Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang's troops. Because although the two regiments have begun to recruit soldiers, they have not yet gathered weapons and equipment, especially artillery, and each regiment still has the original 6 guns.

"Xu Lang, are you going this time?" Lin Zhaolong asked.

"Why did he go?" Zeng Guangxian didn't understand what Lin Zhaolong meant.

"When did Xu Lang not go to the war?" Lin Zhaolong smiled, "Otherwise, we don't have a chief of staff." ”

Everyone was amused by Lin Zhaolong's words, but Xu Lang didn't laugh: "Chairman Zhang, I officially applied to the Military Commission to go to Xuanfu Town, and Leng Tianbing was temporarily in charge of the General Staff. ”

"Are you really going?" Lin Zhaolong was stunned, "Why?" ”

"Xu Lang, the work of your General Staff is also very important." Zhang Guodong also asked, "Why do you want to go to Xuanfu Town?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, Beiming mentioned something in his letter." Xu Lang explained, "Wang Chengen talked to him about my stay in Yulin Bay. We can't turn our faces with the Ming Dynasty yet, and I may be able to make the Ming Dynasty government more comfortable when I go to Xuanfu Town. ”

"Is Leng Tianbing capable of the work of the General Staff?" Zhang Guodong was a little uneasy.

"No problem." Xu Lang replied, "It was Leng Tianbing who judged that the place where Tao Min broke through would be Zhou Lei's Yulin Fort." When this battle is over, I will find a reason to come back and prepare for the Japanese problem, Tao Min will not be able to go to Japan so soon, he does not even have the money to go to North Korea now. ”

"Alright then, now that you've decided." Zhang Guodong looked at the others again, "If you have no opinion, Xu Lang will serve as the chief of staff of the independent brigade, and together with Lin Zhaolong, he will take the independent regiment to Xuanfu Town and set off as soon as possible." ”

December 20, outside Lushun.

Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing stood on the bow of the Fuzhou and looked out towards Lushun City, and behind them were four battleships of the Dengzhou Second Fleet and several Da Ming Fu ships.

"Are you all ready?" Jiang Beiming turned his head and looked at the box containing silver behind him.

"Don't worry." Wang Zhaoxing said, "Don't say it, Shen Daxing's counterfeiting ability is quite strong, and I can't tell the truth from the fake silver." ”

"Hehehehe." Jiang Beiming smiled, "You can't see it, and Tao Min can't see it." ”

The two men were talking, and a small boat with a white flag rowed under the battleship Fuzhou. The last time he was on the deck of the Fuzhou again.

"Are you all ready?" Jiala's attitude is still arrogant.

"What about our people?" Jiang Beiming asked rhetorically.

"Our town Guogong said, you first move the things ashore, and then release the people after we have checked them."

"Jokes." Jiang Beiming sneered, "Go back and tell you Zhenguogong, you can't see anyone, you don't want to get anything." ”

Poor Ala's had no choice but to row back in the same boat as he had done last time.

"This Jiang Beiming." After listening to the report of Jia La's forehead, Tao Gong was really angry and wanted to jump to his feet again.

"Tao Gong." Tao Min shouted to Tao Gong and said to Jia Lae Zhen, "You go and tell Jiang Beiming that we will take the people to the beach and let them carry the silver first, and then the grain and cotton cloth." ”

206 prisoners of war were bundled up and escorted to the beach, the first being Andreas. Behind them, the Eight Banners' robbers began to move the remains of the martyrs to the beach.

"Our people are out." Jiang Beiming turned to Wang Zhaoxing and said, "I'll go up." ”

"Be careful." Wang Zhaoxing shook Jiang Beiming's hand vigorously.

Jiang Beiming came to the beach with 30 naval soldiers carrying flintlock pistols in more than two dozen small boats filled with wooden boxes and cloth.

The boatmen began to move down the silver box by box, and Jiang Beiming walked in front of the prisoners of war.

"Chief Jiang is very trustworthy." Tao Min asked on the side, "But if you don't bring a gun, why did you come up with a gun?" ”