At the same time as the army set off, Hong Chengchou's defensive deployment was also launched simultaneously, because Qian Qianyi was responsible for the defensive deployment of Liaodong in the early stage, and when he did not get the emperor's holy decree, he had already transferred the sergeants in accordance with the determined defensive deployment, so this made the defensive deployment of Liaodong fall into chaos for a period of time, fortunately, Hong Chengchou had enough experience to start adjusting the defense in the shortest possible time, and his kind of adjustment was not in place at one time, but gradually adjusted, so as to avoid causing some panicWhat makes Hong Chengchou amused is that before the army set out, Qian Qianyi was still emphasizing the importance of secrecy, and the defensive deployment of Guan Ningjin must be carried out after the army is deployed, Hong Chengchou has no heart to argue with Qian Qianyi, and in the face of the idiots on the military deployment, he is unwilling to say more.

It is precisely because of this that Hong Chengchou was a little disappointed in the imperial court, and he also faintly felt that after this expedition, the Golden Tartars, the ending may not be good, the coach Chen Xinjia has not experienced a major war, Qian Qianyi and Tang Haitai around him are idiots in strategic deployment and offense, Zu Dashou, Zu Dabi and Zu Dale and others who are familiar with the conquest can't enter the decision-making circle, not to mention Zu Dashou and others, they can't enter, if there is no support from the court, without the emperor's approval, such an arrangement is impossible to imagine, I think that when Su Tiancheng led the army to fight, the fierce generals around him were like clouds, and everyone knew about major decisions and fully expressed their opinions, Su Tiancheng also made special requirements because the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion and the guards only knew that Lu Dao obeyed the orders from above, and made special requirements, requiring these officers to think independently.

Because of those outdated consciousnesses, because of the so-called high merit and high power, such arrangements and deployments were made. You must know that the Houjin Tartars of the Lu Dao expedition, but the 100,000 border troops used to fight against the Houjin Tartars, and there are too many such painful lessons, don't you know that the Dao of the Lu Dao learned a lesson and avoided heavy losses.

The more so. Hong Chengchou felt more and more that the burden was heavy, he knew very well that Su Tiancheng's requirements must be done, stick to the Guanningjin defense line, especially to keep Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City and other fortresses, this is non-negotiable, if it is because of his own negligence, resulting in a mistake, it is estimated that he should not think about continuing to be an official. Don't think that you can fight with the Houjin Tartars, and prepare to go home in disgrace, or even be thrown into prison.

On the day when Chen Xinjia led the army to set off, Hong Chengchou personally came to Dalinghe City after arranging the defense tasks of Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and he wanted to be stationed here to ensure that nothing went wrong. The responsible persons stationed in Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan were all officers of the Jiangning battalion. After all, there are only 80,000 people, and there is no room for negligence.

After entering Dalinghe City. Hong Chengchou immediately consulted with the officers of the Jiangning battalion stationed here, and according to his requirements, Dalinghe City stored a large amount of grain, and it was no problem to maintain it for more than half a year, that is, even if Dalinghe City was besieged. It can last for more than half a year, as for Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, the stored grain can last for more than three months, and Houjin Tartar does not have such a big climate. If they dare to besiege Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City, and even Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan for a long time, I am afraid that their Shenyang may really have problems.

There are also annoying things, that is, the number of artillery is insufficient, the role of artillery is not only reflected in the offensive aspect, defense is also as important, the power of the red-coated cannon and the general's cannon is huge, and it can give a huge blow to the Houjin Tartars who attack the city, but most of the artillery was taken away by Chen Xinjia, which is also a matter of no way.

The ammunition delivered from Dengzhou arrived within a day or two, and with enough ammunition, Hong Chengchou was not particularly worried.

Beginning at noon on May 1, martial law was imposed on all the ten miles around Dalinghe City, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter these places, and the surrounding strongholds and fortresses began to be on high alert, always paying attention to the surrounding situation, and the soldiers of the scout camp had to go out every day to reconnoiter the surrounding movements.

On May 2, the scouts detected that when the army led by Chen Xinjia was only more than 30 miles away from the previous day's march, Hong Chengchou stayed in the General Army's Mansion, eager to scold people.

The scope of scout investigation has expanded greatly, Hong Chengchou learned that the range of thirty miles around, when there was no Houjin Tartar, he felt that something was wrong, according to the tacit understanding formed in Liaodong, the range of about ten miles away from Dalinghe City was directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty, but beyond this range, it was basically controlled by Houjin, if he walked out of the Lu for more than 30 miles, he could not see the trace of Houjin Tartar, this is too abnormal, unless it was intentional by Houjin Tartar.

The army went on an expedition, thinking that it was impossible to keep it secret, this was not a sneak attack, it was a real face-to-face fight, and Hou Jin was probably prepared for a long time.

All the situations that happened in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou wrote all the letters, informing Su Tiancheng, after the emperor's will arrived in Liaodong, Su Tiancheng also wrote a letter, once again emphasizing the defense of Liaodong, in this letter, Su Tiancheng finally made it clear that the focus of Liaodong's defense is Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, during the army attacking Houjin Tartar, Houjin Tartar will not and dare not run long distances, put aside the garrison of Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, and directly attack Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan, if Houjin Tartar dares to do thisAt that time, the imperial court directly mobilized the border troops in Datong, Yulin and other places to form a heavy encirclement of the Houjin Tartars, and annihilated the Houjin Tartars who went deep into the hinterland of Guanning Jin in one fell swoop.

Hong Chengchou's understanding is consistent with Su Tiancheng's, after the Liaodong army set out, Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City are the solid rear line of the army, and the Houjin Tartars may mobilize heavy troops in an attempt to take the Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, so that they can completely block the route of the army's retreat, in this regard, the Houjin Tartars will do whatever it takes, I am afraid that in the process of the battle, the battles encountered by the Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City will be more fierce and cruel than the battles ahead.

After receiving Su Tiancheng's letter, Hong Chengchou thought about it seriously and put forward his own opinions, he completely agreed with Su Tiancheng's analysis, but in terms of arranging troops, he believed that the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion should all be arranged in Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, and in addition, a certain number of border troops should be arranged, and all the sergeants of the Yulin Battalion should be stationed in Ningyuan City, and as for Shanhaiguan, all the border troops should be stationed in Ningyuan. When he put forward this suggestion, Hong Chengchou also understood, his suggestion was similar to Su Tiancheng's suggestion, so after writing the letter, Hong Chengchou deployed it according to his own thinking.

30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, 20,000 people stationed in Dalinghe City, 10,000 people stationed in Jinzhou City, another 10,000 border troops were mobilized, 5,000 people were stationed in Dalinghe City, 5,000 people were stationed in Jinzhou City, 20,000 Yulin Battalion soldiers were all stationed in Ningyuan City, and the remaining 20,000 border troops were stationed in Shanhaiguan. The defenders of Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City ignored such a stupid arrangement, and the Emperor Taiji of Houjin would never adopt it.

Judging from the garrisons in the four places, the garrisons of Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City have the strongest combat effectiveness, with 30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed here, even if the Houjin Tartars attack here in a big way, Hong Chengchou will not worry, with the advantage of artillery, the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning battalion soldiers will not be the slightest miss here.

The intelligence work of collecting Houjin Tatars has also been launched, all of which was specially made when Qu Qingze came to Liaodong, and Su Tiancheng's letter analyzed one point, that is, the deployment of Liaodong defense proposed by Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi, this deployment may not be able to be kept secret, and it is very likely to be leaked, that is to say, Houjin is very likely to obtain this information, Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi's deployment is obviously to weaken the defense of Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, thinking of absorbing a large number of Houjin Tartars, to attack Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, resulting in the emptiness of the garrison in the direction of Shenyang, if this opportunity is seized, the border army may even attack Shenyang directly, giving Houjin Tartar a fatal blow.

Su Tiancheng pointed out very clearly that this defensive measure, as well as the tactical deployment, are naïve and stupid, not to mention whether Houjin will go all out to attack Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, so as to relax the defense of Shenyang, from the perspective of troop arrangement, the border army attack, the focus is on the siege of the city, Houjin Tartar is on the defensive, and the military strength required for the attack is obviously too much, that is to say, Houjin Tartar can temporarily contain the attack of the border army by deploying more than 50,000 troops, and the remaining troops, It can be put into the counterattack, if this campaign deployment is broken by the Houjin Tartars, Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi will die without a place to be buried, according to the wisdom of Huang Taiji, the troops will definitely be divided into two ways, all the way to focus on resisting the attack of the border army, all the way to take Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City at all costs, once Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City miss, the 100,000 border troops who went out to fight are facing the danger of annihilation.

It is also after careful analysis that Hong Chengchou finally made up his mind to hold Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City at all costs, as long as the Guanning Jin defense line is still in his hands, even if Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi suffer a fiasco, everything can still be recovered, he believes that Su Tiancheng will not sit idly by, the last time Qu Qingze came to Liaodong, he has already revealed his meaning, and Lord Su Tiancheng, who is in Dengzhou, may also make a big move. (To be continued......)