After the North Korean mission left Dengzhou, Su Tiancheng's main energy shifted to the idea of attacking Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, the Jiangning battalion was mainly stationed in the Fuzhou area, including Yongning, as for the Xuanzhou area, there were not many soldiers stationed, such a battle not only involved the fight between the sergeants, including other preparations, it was necessary, the fight with the Houjin Tartars, and the contest between Huang Taiji, this is a long process, Su Tiancheng did not think about it overnight, after all, relying on the Jiangning battalion, It is impossible to completely exterminate the Houjin Tartars.

Huang Zaisheng, who has not been able to provide useful information for a long time, provided very critical information this time, as for where Huang Zaisheng's intelligence came from, and why he could know such confidential information, this needs to be analyzed by Qu Qingze, but such a piece of information has already aroused Su Tiancheng's great attention.

When Qu Qingze entered the room, Hong Chengchou was already waiting.

"My lord, the intelligence obtained from Shenyang shows that most of the Han Eight Banners and Han troops stationed in Montenegro have been transferred to Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, and the current Houjin Tartars in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou have reached 100,000 troops, and the specific situation is not very detailed, Duoduo is stationed in Haizhou, and it is estimated that the main force of the Houjin Tartars is also in Haizhou."

Su Tian looked at the map when he grew up, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were preparing, and he planned to attack Gaizhou in October, Yongning was not far from Gaizhou, and the warship formation could occupy Lianyun Island and attack Gaizhou from both sides, once the Houjin Tartars of Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou were taken, they would be in great panic, and this move could shake the confidence of the Houjin Tartars, and the direction of Liaodong. Lu Xiangsheng occupied Montenegro, echoing the Jiangning battalion, and the Ming army could attack from two directions, attacking Yaozhou and Haizhou at the same time, directly threatening Guanning and Xipingbao.

But at this critical moment, Huang Taiji suddenly decided to increase troops to Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou. The intention of this is obvious, that is, to stick to Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, echoing Guangning and Xipingbao, as long as the Houjin Tatars firmly occupy Gaizhou, Yaozhou, Haizhou, Quang Ninh and Xipingbao, this is a solid line of defense, which is somewhat similar to the Guanningjin defense line in Liaodong.

Judging from the deployment of Huang Taiji, the direction of Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou is the focus of defense, that is, the focus is on Su Tiancheng and Jiangning's battalion. The Liaodong defense line, leaving part of the Han Eight Banners, was commanded by Dolgon in Guangning, but the direction of Gaizhou was different, gathering a large number of Han troops and Han Eight Banners, including Duoduo's Tartars with white flags, and Haoge's Zhenglan Banner Tartars not far away, with a total strength of about 120,000. The deployment of such a powerful force is to prevent the Jiangning battalion from attacking Gaizhou.

Su Tiancheng once thought. Whether this is the news deliberately spread by Huang Taiji, the transfer of military strength is a top-secret matter, and it is impossible for Huang Zaisheng to get this news casually.

"Lao Qu, the transfer of the Later Jin Tartar forces is biased towards Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou. Under such circumstances, it will be extremely difficult for us to attack these three places, and it is also possible to pay huge sacrifices, and the full eight banners in the hands of Huang Taiji. It is the most elite troops, the red flag has been wiped out by us, there are still seven flags, of which the blue flag and the inlaid white flag are concentrated in the direction of Gaizhou, the focus of Huang Taiji is also aimed at our Jiangning battalion, Huang Taiji has made such a big bet, I am afraid that we can quickly attack Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou. ”

As soon as Su Tiancheng's words were finished, Qu Qingze spoke.

"My lord, Xia Guan analyzed the intelligence and felt that such a major military adjustment in Houjin should not be easily leaked, this may be the news deliberately spread by Huang Taiji, the purpose is to prevent the Jiangning battalion from attacking Gaizhou."

Hong Chengchou also spoke.

"My lord, Xia Guan also feels that there is some truth, since Huang Taiji is afraid of our attack, then we must speed up our preparations and attack Gaizhou, once we take Gaizhou, there will be a major problem in Houjin's defense line, and when the time comes, in the direction of Liaodong, you can also launch an attack, and the attack on both sides will make Houjin Tartars unguardable."

After both of them expressed their opinions, Su Tiancheng shook his head, he thought of more.

Qu Qingze and Hong Chengchou's analysis is reasonable, the matter of Houjin Tatar's defense is estimated to have been specially leaked, otherwise Huang Zaisheng would not have known such top-secret news as Lu Dao, Huang Taiji deliberately revealed the news of strengthening the defense of Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, it must have a purpose, and the purpose that can be predicted has two aspects, the first is to show the attitude, that is, it is aimed at the Jiangning battalion, and if the prevention is strengthened, he will not be afraid of the attack of the Jiangning battalion, and the second is the truth of Hong Chengchou's analysis, that is, Huang Taiji may have something to worry about. As for what to worry about, it's not very clear at the moment.

Su Tiancheng knows the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners, if you want to say that the battle with the Jiangning Battalion is face-to-face, the Manchu Eight Banners will not be completely at a disadvantage, and the Manchu Eight Banners, which have been conquered all year round, will not be afraid of conquest, from this level of analysis, it is said that Huang Taiji is afraid of conquest, and is afraid that the Jiangning Battalion will attack Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, which does not exist.

There is a possibility that there is, that is, under the current situation, Huang Taiji does not want to start a large-scale fight for the time being.

Under such circumstances, the Jiangning battalion must attack, and this is not a very favorable time.

But Su Tiancheng doesn't think like this, Huang Taiji has sufficient preparations, this battle has become a protracted war, no one should think about ending the battle in a short time, starting from the Jiangning battalion to destroy the Zhenghong Banner, Huang Taiji attaches great importance to the Jiangning battalion, and the Manchurian nobles meet the Jiangning battalion again, I am afraid they have to be more careful, in this case, the Jiangning battalion wants to achieve major results in a short period of time, I am afraid it is not so simple.

But for this reason alone, it is unjustifiable not to conquer, this is because Su Tiancheng is facing too many things.

Xiong Zijian, who is far away in Fujian, has long been in the news, the Dutch warships entrenched on the island of Taiwan, often block the sea routes, resulting in the loss of merchant ships trading with the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong used to dominate the South China Sea, but after Zheng Zhilong left Fujian, the huge Zheng family sailors, carried out a very large-scale change, mainly based on trade and transportation, and the merchant ships began to move in the direction of Dengzhou, there are not many people left in the coastal areas of Fujian, and the combat effectiveness of the warships is slowly weakening, and it is difficult to compete with the Dutch fleet. Xiong Zijian asked Su Tiancheng for help several times, imploring to send a warship formation to deal a severe blow to the Dutch fleet.

Sun Yuankun and Song Sijun and others, who were stationed in Anningbao, also came with the news that the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe in Mongolia are getting stronger and stronger, and they already have the determination to unify the Mongolian steppe, and this determination is difficult to suppress, and the leaders of the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe have also repeatedly asked the Ming court for help, imploring them to conquer Mongolia and unify Mongolia.

Because of the battle with the Houjin Tartars and the duel with Huang Taiji, Su Tiancheng has never taken care of it, and he can't underestimate the arrogance of the Dutch fleet and the requirements of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, these are all signals that may trigger a large-scale battle, and they must spend energy to deal with them, let alone ignore them.

The Ming Dynasty used to suffer losses, it was in the two-front battle, there was the invasion of the Houjin Tartars outside, and there were rogues making chaos inside, and the two fronts were facing the battle, and it was difficult for the two fronts to achieve victory.

Su Tiancheng will not follow in such footsteps.

Destroy the Dutch fleet, this is not to be considered, it must be carried out, such a battle, it will not last too long, but the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe are fighting in the grassland, it is not a small-scale battle, the grassland involves the vital interests of Houjin, once the war breaks out on a large scale, such as arousing the attention of Huang Taiji, at a critical moment, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners are probably going to attack, in such a situation, the Jiangning battalion also needs to send troops to help the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe unify the grassland.

Su Tiancheng is worried about the most important thing, that is, there is also a contradiction between the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, this is no way, the two tribes are strong, and there are more small tribes that take refuge, the so-called wealth is rich, everyone wants to be the boss, but the boss can only have one, if there is no court to mediate, the two tribes may have an extraordinary battle, which is harmful to the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of these things, Su Tiancheng also decided, first take a look at the direction of the wind, see how the next step will develop, don't rush to launch an attack on Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, and don't enter the final battle too early.

"Lord Hong, Lao Qu, my consideration, let's wait and see what kind of changes will happen, the matter of the Dutch fleet, as well as the matter of the Mongolian steppe, we must also consider, we can't put everything aside because we conquer the Golden Tartars, in addition, the recruitment of sergeants in the Jiangning battalion must also be stepped up, and the requirements must be strict."

Su Tiancheng spoke, and Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze naturally didn't continue to say anything.

"Lao Qu, during this time, pay attention to the movement in Liaodong and the capital, and see if there is any rumor, I always have a feeling that Huang Taiji may have some plan to come out, this time in exchange for goodness, Huang Taiji promised too refreshingly, this is not very normal, it is said that the red flag was exterminated by the Jiangning camp, and the Houjin Tartars should be looking for a chance to take revenge, so silent, not in line with their character, since there are so many Houjin Tartars stationed in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, Why don't they launch a large-scale attack? (To be continued......)