Dengzhou, Governor's Mansion.

Su Tiancheng sat in the wing room and looked at the letter carefully, this letter was the most written by Hong Chengchou in more than a year, the content was very rich, and the words were also very intense, which completely reflected Hong Chengchou's personality.

Su Tiancheng, who crossed through, still has some understanding of Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou has self-esteem, self-esteem, ordinary people are difficult to control, Hong Chengchou is a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou in history, the reason why he surrendered to Houjin and became a loyal traitor is also because he cherishes his life too much and lacks the courage to see death as home, but he can't rely on this to completely deny Hong Chengchou's ability, from the combat aspect, Hong Chengchou has some foresight.

In the wing, Qu Qingze and Yan Yingyuan were accompanying them, after Su Tiancheng read a copy, he handed it to Wang Dazhi beside him, Wang Dazhi then handed it to Qu Qingze, and after Qu Qingze read it, he handed it to Yan Yingyuan, so at this time, inside the wing, it was very quiet, and everyone was carefully looking at the letter and figuring out the contents.

Yan Yingyuan looked at it most carefully, he had been by Qu Qingze's side for some time, he gradually felt that he had too many places to learn, and it was his luck to be able to do things in the Governor's Mansion, I don't know why Su Tian would trust himself so much, but he must seize such an opportunity, do things seriously, and improve his ability, so as to be able to live up to Su Tiancheng's trust, of course, these days have passed, Yan Yingyuan feels that his analytical ability has indeed improved significantly.

The three of them watched for an hour, with some time to think.

After putting down the letter, Qu Qingze and Yan Yingyuan both looked at Su Tiancheng.

"Lao Qu, Yan Yingyuan, tell me first, how you feel after reading it."

Naturally, Qu Qingze was the first to speak.

"Your Excellency. The first feeling of the lower officials was also very uncomfortable, the courage of the Jiangning camp was well known to the whole dynasty, and Lord Chen arranged the war in Liaodong, but he didn't care about the Jiangning camp. The combat effectiveness of the border army cannot be compared with that of the Jiangning battalion, and it is not even comparable to the Yulin battalion, and the border army has always had a fear of the Houjin Tartars, and over the years, they have rarely had a head-to-head confrontation with the Tartars, and their self-confidence is not very high. The situation in the Jiangning camp is different, he once exterminated 30,000 Tartars, and has a psychological advantage over the Houjin Tartars, these situations, Lord Chen should know, and the lower officials also feel strange to make such an arrangement. ”

After Qu Qingze finished speaking, Yan Yingyuan also spoke.

"Your Excellency. Xiaguan didn't know much about the situation in Liaodong, but Xiaguan knew the bravery of Jiangning's battalion. Exterminated the Liukou, conquered the Xibe tribe and the Dauri tribe in Mengu, defeated the Houjin Tartars, and recaptured Dalinghe City. In the battle of the Daling River, the border army was defeated, and this kind of fiasco must have left a shadow on the psychology, and the border army has always been on the field. They were all defeated by the Houjin Tartars, and in such a situation, even if the combat effectiveness of the border army has improved, it is still necessary to be highly vigilant when it comes to the real confrontation with the Houjin Tartars. ”

The analysis of the two of them all focused on Chen Xinjia's lack of attention to the Jiangning camp, in fact, the two of them were also fighting for the Jiangning camp, they didn't know what to do, Su Tiancheng didn't pay attention to this aspect of the problem at all, Su Tiancheng saw the overall situation, the courage of the Jiangning camp, there was no need for the soldiers to jump out and say, they needed to be proved by facts, these arguments were meaningless.

However, Su Tiancheng was still unable to attack Qu Qingze and Yan Yingyuan's analysis.

"What you said makes sense, but at present, our attention should not be focused on this point, what is the problem exposed by Hong Chengchou's letter, have you noticed, I once wrote a letter to Hong Chengchou, asking him to pay attention to the situation in the entire Liaodong, including what changes there are in the Houjin Tartars, such a large-scale operation, it is impossible for the Emperor Taiji of the Houjin Dynasty not to know the Dao, what kind of arrangements will the Emperor Taiji make, will he watch the loss of Montenegro, Yizhou and Guangning, will Shenyang have no support, This is the most important thing, if you can't thoroughly analyze these situations, just with a lot of blood, with the fighting spirit of the sergeants, this is a battle without the slightest chance of winning, such a battle, it is not bad that the Jiangning battalion does not participate. ”

After Su Tiancheng said these words, Qu Qingze and Yan Yingyuan were greatly surprised, they didn't expect it to be so far-reaching for a while.

Su Tiancheng looked at the two of them and continued to speak.

"We don't have a complete grasp of the situation in Liaodong, but our previous practice is to fully analyze the situation of Houjin Tatar, and give the opponent enough respect and awe, on this basis, we can really attach importance to the opponent, rack our brains to think of ways to defeat the opponent, self-confidence and morale can not be less, but blind self-confidence will be a big problem."

"The emperor's original intention, to take Montenegro, Yizhou and Quang Ninh within this year, this idea is very clear, and it is also in line with the actual situation in Liaodong, take a step back, temporarily unable to achieve this goal, as long as you can take Montenegro, even if you can win a great victory, it has dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Houjin Tartars, but Chen Xinjia ignored this article when discussing the deployment of operations, and did not particularly emphasize the specific tasks of the operation, according to my analysis, Chen Xinjia obviously wanted to be able to establish greater merits, Then we have to see if Liaodong is ready for this. ”

"Judging from the many situations we have, Liaodong has not made such preparations, and Chen Xinjia has not made such preparations, several main persons in charge of Liaodong, Chen Xinjia, Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi is a civil servant, and he is not familiar with the conquest matters, so there is no need to mention it for the time being, Hong Chengchou has experienced many battles and has rich experience, but Chen Xinjia has not noticed many suggestions put forward by Hong Chengchou, which is a very dangerous behavior in itself."

Chen Xinjia noticed that he was sticking to the Guanning Jin defense line, but he didn't know what he was buying for, and asked Qian Qianyi to be responsible for the entire defense matter, such an arrangement is incredible, how could Qian Qianyi compare with Hong Chengchou, how could he know how to defend the Guanning Jin defense line, 180,000 sergeants, 100,000 people were sent to fight, and the remaining 80,000 people must be strictly guarded to ensure the absolute safety of the Guanning Jin defense line, at this time, the responsibility of the Jiangning battalion was highlighted, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou, The defense of Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan cannot be negligent in the slightest, if any place is occupied by the Houjin Tartars, the 100,000 troops who are fighting outside will face great danger. ”

"If I come to deal with such a battle, I will not directly collide with the 100,000 army, even if I let you go and secretly mobilize elite forces to attack Dalinghe City or Jinzhou City, I will do whatever it takes, as long as I occupy Dalinghe City, I will firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and I will be able to make a calm deployment."

"I believe that Chen Xinjia is also aware of this, knowing that there can be no mistakes in the Guanningjin defense line, but how to realize and how to arrange, these are two different concepts, on the one hand, it is realized, and on the other hand, the arrangement is not in place, what is the role of such an understanding."

"Therefore, we must consider this battle as a whole, this is an extraordinary battle, all aspects need to be considered, and detailed deployments need to be made, and there can be no negligence, I have no intention of derogating Chen Xinjia's ability, but I am personally not very optimistic about such a battle."

Qu Qingze and Yan Yingyuan were both silent, and what Su Tiancheng said was the key. Yan Yingyuan didn't know much about it yet, but Qu Qingze knew that Su Tiancheng's analysis was extremely accurate and could grasp the key points.

After a few minutes of silence, Qu Qingze spoke.

"My lord, is it a report to the emperor, when it comes to these key places, Liaodong can't have any mistakes, otherwise it will endanger the Jingshi, the lower officials think that these analyses of the adults are accurate and in line with the actual situation in Liaodong."

Su Tiancheng shook his head slightly.

"The arrow is on the bow, at this time, if I raise these questions, the emperor may not be able to listen, the cabinet will definitely be dissatisfied, Chen Xinjia will not be convinced, the emperor and the court mean that they want Chen Xinjia to lead this battle, and I can't interfere in command."

Sighing slightly, Su Tiancheng spoke again.

"The current method is to write a letter to Hong Chengchou, asking Hong Chengchou to adhere to his own understanding, obey Chen Xinjia's arrangement at the same time, and make corresponding preparations, 30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, 20,000 Yulin battalion soldiers, all have combat effectiveness, plus the remaining 30,000 border troops, these 80,000 people, how to guard the Guanningjin defense line, this is the most important task, especially Dalinghe City, must not be lost, otherwise the soldiers who fought in front of the battle will face the catastrophe, once the Houjin Tartars control the Dalinghe City, with the solidity of the Dalinghe, Can resist reinforcements from the direction of Jinzhou, can only attack the army of 100,000, I believe, Huang Taiji's eyes, must be staring at Dalinghe City, as well as Jinzhou, Jinzhou and Dalinghe City, gathered only forty miles, these two places, can be said to be the strongest support of the 100,000 army, as for Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, the status is secondary, Houjin Tartar did not dare to take risks, crossed Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, to attack Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, if the attack is frustrated, Chen Xinjia with 100,000 troops to kill back, After that, the Golden Tartars will be in danger of being wiped out, and I believe that Huang Taiji will never do such a thing, so the most important defense line in Guanning Jin is Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City. (To be continued......)