Overnight, Hong Chengchou mobilized 50,000 horses, including 30,000 soldiers from the Jiangning battalion and 20,000 from the border army.

The matter of mobilizing soldiers and horses is not as simple as imagined, the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, logistics support is the basis of the war, if the grain and grass can not be guaranteed, the army cannot fight, Su Tiancheng asked for 100,000 horses, this is too difficult, you must know that the road stationed in the Guanningjin defense line, a total of more than 170,000 soldiers, and there are more than 70,000 people, in Shanhaiguan, more than 200 miles away from Ningyuan.

After a sleepless night, Hong Chengchou did not feel sleepy at all, and went directly to the Governor's Mansion.

Su Tiancheng also didn't sleep all night, this night, he thought a lot, what will be the movement in the capital, whether someone will take the opportunity to impeach him, whether he will encounter trouble, etc., the task of attacking Montenegro is very arduous, and it is also very risky, Huang Taiji will not take into account the defense of Montenegro, and this attack still needs to rely on the artillery battalion, and the transportation of artillery is not a simple matter, the time requirement is so tight, will there be any accidents.

The most considered is the question of the number of sergeants, whether there is a need for a 100,000 army, the total strength of the Guanningjin defense line is only more than 170,000, and 100,000 people were dispatched, if Huang Taiji bypasses the army and prepares to attack Dalinghe City, how to deal with it, then the battle will be a mess, you have me, I have you, everyone has advantages and disadvantages.

The battle needs to be carefully considered, once the decision is made, don't change it easily, especially when the army is ready to go, it can't be changed, but Su Tiancheng will not be limited to fixed thinking, for example, the question of how many sergeants there are, he needs to rethink, whether it is necessary to exclude 100,000 troops, how about 50,000. This time I didn't want to start a decisive battle with Houjin, the purpose of taking Montenegro was to deter Shenyang, which was the capital of Houjin, as long as it could capture Montenegro, it would inevitably cause a huge shock to Shenyang. Forcing Huang Taiji to react, the greatest possibility is that the Houjin soldiers who attacked Dengzhou and Laizhou will evacuate, including the Houjin Eight Banner Army that entered Mongolia, will also evacuate.

This is actually a contest of wisdom between Su Tiancheng and Huang Taiji, the real meaning, both of them understand it, tacitly. Once Su Tiancheng is able to defeat the Black Mountain, Huang Taiji will immediately make adjustments.

Su Tiancheng knew that even if the Jiangning battalion and the border army took Montenegro, it would be impossible to hold on, so it would touch the fundamental interests of Houjin, and Huang Taiji could not sit still, and he had to find ways to recapture Montenegro. From then on, the two armies would enter into an endless fight, forming a long tug-of-war. This is something that neither side wants to see.

Therefore, after capturing Montenegro, the Ming army will never stick to Montenegro, which has been out of the scope of the Guanningjin defense line, and it does not make much sense to station troops here. It's like saying that your strength hasn't reached that level yet. But if you want to force your head, it is only yourself who suffers.

After Hong Chengchou entered the lobby, he saw that Su Tiancheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he immediately spoke.

"Adults still have to pay attention to their bodies, Xia Guan has already organized 50,000 sergeants. Tomorrow we will definitely be able to organize an army of 100,000, and now the army of 50,000 has begun to gather towards Jinzhou. ”

Su Tiancheng nodded, as if he was asking, and as if he was talking to himself.

"Lord Hong, I've been thinking for a long time, is it necessary for us to send 100,000 troops, the Houjin Tartars stationed in Montenegro, that is, about 25,000 people, if we can dispatch 50,000 people, it is already more than double the number of the other party, and this attack also needs to rely on artillery battalions, Dalinghe City is more than 100 miles away from Montenegro, and Montenegro is more than 300 miles away from Shenyang, from the geographical point of view, we still have a great advantage, and at the same time, I also thought, if we send 100,000 troops, There are only more than 70,000 soldiers stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, and it is basically difficult to garrison, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, the cities everywhere, any place, can not be missed, if Huang Taiji is out of the way, ignore the Black Mountain, bypass the army, attack Dalinghe City, or Jinzhou, we will not be in big trouble. ”

Hong Chengchou also thought of this problem, but he had followed Su Tiancheng for so many years, and every time Su Tiancheng was a bamboo in his chest, he didn't think much about it, and he didn't expect that this time, Su Tiancheng also raised the question.

"My lord, Xia Guan thinks that it is better to be cautious, Huang Taiji can attack Dengzhou and Laizhou by surprise, and he may think of other countermeasures, I am afraid that Montenegro is ready to strengthen the guard, Xia Guan thinks that under the current situation, we still have certain difficulties in holding Montenegro, even if we take Montenegro, it is difficult to hold it."

Su Tiancheng kept nodding and stood up.

"Lord Hong, what you said is very right, our purpose is not to take Montenegro, let alone to stick to Montenegro, under the current situation, we don't want to fight, but Huang Taiji made such a move, we must fight, I think so, we will send 50,000 soldiers to attack Montenegro, the action must be fast, there are still more than 120,000 soldiers stationed in the Guanningjin defense line, there is no big problem."

After making up his mind, Su Tiancheng needed to care about the situation of the transferred sergeants.

Hong Chengchou also began to report.

"According to the deployment of the adults, the troops mobilized this time, including the 20,000 soldiers stationed in Dalinghe City, left 10,000 people, focusing on holding Dalinghe City, taking into account the rest of the strongholds and fortresses, Jinzhou mobilized 20,000 soldiers, leaving 20,000 soldiers to garrison, Ningyuan mobilized 10,000 soldiers, leaving 20,000 soldiers to garrison, as for the border army of Shanhaiguan, it will not be mobilized for the time being, Shanhaiguan is a little far away, and it will take time for the army to be pulled, and it will be too late for time."

"Okay, so it was decided, the army attacking Montenegro was set at 50,000 people, but the external propaganda was still 100,000 troops, in addition, it was necessary to notify Wu Sangui of Shanhaiguan to strengthen vigilance at all times to prevent accidents, and we must not take it lightly."

Wang Dazhi came in, saw Hong Chengchou discussing things with Su Tiancheng, and stood at the door temporarily.

"Daji, what's the matter?"

"My lord, Lord Hong, someone from the capital has come, and there is a holy decree."

Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou, the color of his face changed, the army had already made arrangements, and began to assemble in the direction of Jinzhou, at this time, the holy decree arrived, if the Jiangning battalion was asked to go to Dengzhou and Laizhou to rescue, it would be really difficult to do, this holy decree, sooner rather than later, but this time came.

Hong Chengchou saw Su Tiancheng's face, and he also knew Su Tiancheng's worries.

"My lord, when the lower official went to receive the holy decree, he said that the lord had already gone to Jinzhou, as long as it was delayed for two days, all the problems would be solved, no matter what the holy decree said, all the responsibilities would be borne by the lower official."

Su Tiancheng shook his head gently.

"This can't be done, I'm obviously in the Governor's Mansion, it's not okay to conceal it, it's better to go and receive the holy decree first, no matter what the holy decree says, the predetermined plan can't be changed, if I can't lead the army to fight, then please, I must take Montenegro, so that we can really rescue Dengzhou and Laizhou, and also calm the situation on the grassland."

"My lord, it's a little inappropriate to do this, so let's go down to the official to receive the holy decree."

"No, it's decided, you avoid it for the time being, and I'll take the holy decree."

In the living room of the Governor's Mansion, the incense case had already been placed, and Su Tiancheng didn't have time to bathe and change clothes, so he came directly to the living room.

Xu Er and the others have been waiting here for a long time.

When he saw Su Tiancheng, the official was very modest, although he came to announce the decree on behalf of the emperor, but when he arrived in Liaodong, he still had to keep a low profile, and he must not have any arrogance.

Su Tiancheng, Xu Er and others all knelt down and listened to the holy decree.

“…… Su Tiancheng is the governor of Jiliao, and he takes me to garrison Liaodong, and has the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and many things in Liaodong, Datong, Ningxia, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Tianjin and other places are decided by Su Tiancheng. ”

When Su Tiancheng received the order, he couldn't tell his feelings clearly.

The evaluation of Zhu Youzhen in history is very bad, especially when encountering things, he often makes unbelievable decisions, and he can't make any good decisions, although he has had a lot of contact with Zhu Youzhen, but in the matter of Sergeant Houjin's attack on Dengzhou and Laizhou, he still thought that Zhu Youzhen would intervene and make a decision directly, which would put him in a dilemma, he even thought of Yuan Chonghuan, when Yuan Chonghuan was appointed as the Jiliao Governor, Actually let the Eight Banners Army unknowingly hit the foot of the capital, this time, although the situation is different, but there are similarities, if you also encounter suspicion, it will be difficult to do.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youzhen made such a decision.

After receiving the holy decree, Su Tiancheng asked Wang Dazhi to take the officials of the Ministry of War to rest, and at this time, the officials of the Ministry of War took out a stack of letters from his arms, saying that it was information from Dengzhou and Laizhou.

Returning to the lobby again, Su Tiancheng's expression completely changed, and Zhu Youzhen's trust made him even more stressed.

After opening the letter and reading the contents inside, Su Tiancheng gasped, he didn't expect that it was Dolgon who attacked Dengzhou and Laizhou, this is a powerful person.

Hong Chengchou, Xu Eryi, Qu Qingze and others all came to the lobby.

"The emperor granted me the power to arbitrarily take the opportunity, this is the greatest trust in me, but also the trust of all of us, this time, we must do our best to solve the crisis in Dengzhou and Laizhou, these letters are very clear, attacking Dengzhou and Laizhou, it is Dolgon, it seems that Huang Taiji is really spending blood, sent the two most powerful generals around, Daishan and Dolgon both left Shenyang, Huang Taiji is not a lot of fierce generals, we must seize this opportunity, resolutely take Montenegro, forced Huang Taiji to make the decision to withdraw his troops. (To be continued......)