Huang Taiji's main concern is still the deployment of the campaign, and he said so much earlier, but it is just to remind everyone, because these people are the main generals who are going to lead the army to fight, and they must make everyone sober, and they can't have the slightest idea of luck, but to put it simply, the most important thing is the pertinence of the campaign deployment.

After many years of conquest, Huang Taiji believes in one, let you come a few ways, I will go all the way, even if the opponent has thousands of troops, but also turn a blind eye, dealing with your many roads in the army, once the annihilation of the army, victory, the opponent will encounter a major impact, forced to change the combat deployment, at this time, the opportunity comes.

Therefore, no matter how Su Tiancheng arranged, Huang Taiji was still concerned about the confrontation between the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, as for the Mongolian steppe, don't care about it for the time being, the peace of the grassland is needed at present, once the battle between the Qing Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty is in a stalemate, the Meng Eight Banners will be used to deal a major blow to the Ming army.

There are three aspects that Huang Taiji needs to determine, and they are also the three most critical issues.

The first question, this time the Ming army's attack, is it a large-scale attack, or whether it is a decisive battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, this question is the premise of all campaign deployments, to determine that the Ming army is the deployment of the decisive battle, then the Qing Dynasty needs the overall mobilization of the whole country, and the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty is also in one fell swoop, the battle was won, or the Ming army was tied, for the Qing Dynasty, it was a victory.

The second question, whether the direction of the Ming army's main attack is Liaodong, will there be any problems here, or there will be a situation in the last grassland expedition, for the Qing Dynasty. It is extremely unfavorable, and may even affect all battles, and it will also cause major omissions in the deployment of the Great Qing State.

The third question, the deployment of the army of the Great Qing State, can only be clarified after the first two questions have been clarified. Of course, we cannot completely rely on the analysis of intelligence, no matter what the intelligence is, the defensive deployment in the three directions of Liaodong, Shenyang, and Haizhou must be in place.

After figuring out these three aspects, it was possible for Huang Taiji to consider the problem of the counteroffensive, which was definitely to avoid the elite troops of the Ming army. Attack from weak spots.

Huang Taiji really admired Su Tiancheng, judging from the information collected, Su Tiancheng's arrangements were very in place, the three directions of Liaodong, Fuzhou and Datong were all properly arranged, and while attacking, he did not forget to defend and avoid problems in the rear. Such a comprehensive deployment and arrangement will cause headaches for the opponent.

But the battle is approaching. No matter how comprehensive the deployment and arrangement Su Tiancheng made, Huang Taiji had to find out the shortcomings and weaknesses from it, and launch a large-scale counteroffensive while the Ming army was attacking.

The discussion was intense, and everyone expressed their opinions. This is also the advantage of the Great Qing State, when it comes to major matters, everyone thinks about the fate and future of the country, and no one will consider their own interests for the time being, such as when sending troops to meet the battle. No one thinks that their army has taken on the heaviest tasks, that they may incur great sacrifices, etc., and that everyone wants to be able to take on the most difficult tasks.

This is the fine tradition of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the place where Huang Taiji is proud, and it is precisely because of the lack of such fighting spirit that the Ming army passed the buck to each other and preserved its strength, which led to the defeat and retreat, and lost a lot of territory.

Of course, in front of Su Tiancheng, the situation has completely changed, this is a strong dialogue, don't think that there is a problem with the cooperation between the Jiangning battalion and the border army, Su Tiancheng can completely overcome these problems.

On the issue of determining whether this is the general offensive of the Ming army, the opinions are basically the same, but Dai Shan also raised objections, Dai Shan mainly believes that the negotiations between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have been relatively smooth, and the Ming Dynasty also believed in the intention of the Qing Dynasty to submit, but later established the crown prince, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, felt that he was being played, and asked to attack the Qing Kingdom in a fit of anger. Because Su Tiancheng's expedition was very cautious, he would not launch a large-scale expedition without a clear certainty, let alone think of a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty.

According to the information obtained, the possibility of the Ming army to launch a general offensive is very large, almost no doubt, from the perspective of the scale of the army used, the Jiangning battalion, the Yulin battalion, the Liaodong border army, and the Datong border army are all involved in the battle, hundreds of thousands of troops, small-scale attacks are almost impossible, and the cost of the army is huge, from the three directions of Liaodong, Datong and Fuzhou to attack, the momentum is huge, Unless there is a lot of silver in the Ming Dynasty, there is no place to spend it, besides, Su Tiancheng used so many troops and spent a huge amount of silver taels, just putting on a shelf, and he couldn't explain it.

The consensus that the Ming army was launching a general offensive was soon formed, and Huang Taiji finally made a decision, believing that this was the general offensive launched by the Ming army, and that the Qing Dynasty must mobilize the whole country, and the previous tactical arrangement would not waver......

The issue of the main direction of the Ming army's attack has caused a lot of controversy.

According to the main direction of attack of the Ming Army, it is very clear that it is in Liaodong, but it is precisely because it is too clear and obvious that it arouses suspicion, and the first to raise objections is actually Fan Wencheng.

After a lot of analysis, Fan Wencheng vetoed the route of attacking from the Mongolian direction, because the border army of Datong had already begun to act, and the sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe also cooperated with the action, but the deployment in the direction of the grassland was defensive in nature, and there was no attack, besides, the attack from the direction of the grassland was far away and the cost was huge, and the Ming army was not particularly accustomed to fighting in the grassland, and the attack from the grassland was probably in the face of the Mongolian Eight Banners, which was by no means a wise choice. I believe that Su Tiancheng will not make such a choice.

All that remains is an attack from the two directions of Liaodong and Haizhou.

Fan Wencheng is most worried about the reason, it is actually intelligence, Fan Wencheng believes that he has obtained too much information from Liaodong, which is not very normal, according to the description that the army is about to launch a large-scale attack, in terms of intelligence, it is absolutely necessary to keep it secret, even if Tang Haitai is not exposed, it is impossible to obtain a lot of information so easily, is this intelligence too easy.

Dolgon also raised objections, believing that the main direction of the Ming army's attack was likely to be carried out on both sides at the same time, that is, from the direction of Liaodong and Haizhou, and launched an attack at the same time, but there may be a difference in the intensity of the attack, if the Ming army took Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, Guangning and Xipingbao would be dangerous, and the Jiangning battalion and the Liaodong border army could echo each other, on the one hand, do a good job of defense, and on the other hand, exterminate the Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners stationed in Guangning and Xipingbao.

Dai Shan and Zilharang also put forward their opinions, believing that this defense must be comprehensively balanced, and there can be a slight emphasis, but neither of them has a clear position on which direction to focus on.

Haoge's view is a little different from everyone else, after becoming the crown prince, Haoge's vision is different, and the problem is slightly more comprehensive, he believes that the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners can use a combination of defense and offense, and take a defensive strategy in the direction of Liaodong, and in the direction of Fuzhou, take an offensive strategy, the Guanningjin defense line in Liaodong is unusually firm, and it is not very possible to break through this defense line, but it is not very possible to attack from the direction of Fuzhou, and the situation is different. It can exterminate the vitality of the Ming army to the greatest extent, and the Great Qing State also has a certain foundation in these places, but in the process of conquest, pay attention not to damage the interests of the people too much, you can ensure the smooth attack.

In the process of discussion, Huang Taiji did not speak, there was a map on the table, and the marks on it were very clear, and the direction and route of the Ming army's possible main attack were all marked, including the direction in which the attack was possible by water.

In fact, the opinions discussed by everyone combined the second question with the third question, and they all expressed their own views, but no one dared to be sure on the issue of clarifying the key direction of the Ming army's offensive, because this issue was too important, and it might affect the comprehensive deployment of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, and they would lose all the battles if they were not careful.

When everyone finished speaking, Huang Taiji slowly spoke.

"The main direction of the Ming army's offensive is the most critical issue, we must figure it out, as for Liaodong and Haizhou are the key offensive directions, this possibility is not large, Su Tiancheng will not make such an arrangement, the attack he arranged and deployed, there must be a focus, our arrangement is the same, I have said a long time ago, they are all focused, then there is no focus, the direction of the attack, there is only one, we must make a decision in this regard."

"I ask you a few questions, first, the source of the intelligence, is there any problem, that is, in the direction of Liaodong, Daming Jingcheng and Anningbao, Jingbian, whether there is an abnormality in the intelligence network, if there is no abnormality, do not doubt the accuracy of the intelligence, otherwise all the decisions made will not be established."

"Second, launching an attack from the direction of Liaodong and launching an attack from the direction of Haizhou, which direction is more advantageous for the next move of the Ming army, can directly threaten Shenyang."

"Third, what is Su Tiancheng's habit of fighting, whether he is fully prepared every time, whether he does not fight an unprepared battle, and whether he will take risks."

"If these aspects are analyzed well, I can see that the direction of the Ming army's main attack will be clear."

Huang Taiji finally made a decision, focusing on the defense of Guangning and Xiping Fort, it was necessary to resist the attack of the Ming army, and the city must not be lost, and at the same time, from the direction of Haizhou, launched an attack on the Jiangning battalion, a two-pronged attack. (To be continued......)