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On July 5, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1642 AD, the decisive battle of the Ming Dynasty against the Houjin was officially launched.

Su Tiancheng, who was in Dengzhou, issued an order on behalf of the imperial court, and from this day on, the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, and Fuzhou, the Yulin battalion and the border army stationed in Liaodong, and the border army stationed in Datong, began to devote themselves to the decisive battle against Houjin. It was from this time that the imperial court could not directly intervene in the campaign against Houjin, whether it was the adjustment of officials or the specific combat deployment, it was subject to the orders issued by the Governor's Office.

After Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu arrived in Dengzhou, the people discussed a specific time arrangement, starting from 5 July, the Yulin battalion and the border army in eastern Liaodong began to adjust their deployment on a large scale, the Datong border army began to enter the Mongolian steppe, the sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe made all preparations for defense, and the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion in Dengzhou and Fuzhou began to concentrate in the direction of Fuzhou, and all preparations were made by land and water.

In the previous stage, Dengzhou, Liaodong, and Datong, the focus was on logistical preparations, in fact, this is also a part of the campaign deployment, but the momentum is not very large, and every year these places have to hoard a certain amount of grain and grass during the autumn harvest season, which will not attract special attention from the outside world.

From the moment the army began to adjust, the outside world would definitely notice the relevant changes, and the news would not be kept secret, after all, after all these years of development, Dengzhou, Liaodong and Datong were completely different from the previous situation, especially after the news of the surrender of the Houjin Tartars. The common people can farm in Liaodong and Datong with peace of mind, and the population of these places has begun to increase slowly.

Lu Xiangsheng and Qu Qingze began to be unprecedentedly busy.

The moment the order was given, they were the busiest, and the two of them had different missions. It is not only necessary to ensure that the mobilization and deployment of the Liaodong army are in place, but also to confuse the Houjin Tartars, so that the Houjin Tartars think that the direction of the army's attack is in Liaodong.

The analysis of the situation has long been in place, and it is not very difficult to confuse the Houjin Tartars, after all, for so many years, the confrontation between the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars has been carried out in Liaodong, and if the Ming army can capture Guangning. After crossing the Liao River, he was able to directly threaten Shenyang, which was unbearable for the Houjin Tartars, and it was also a special taboo for the Emperor Taiji, even if it preserved the strength of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, but the loss of Shenyang, it also indicated that the Houjin Tartars suffered a complete defeat.

But it is precisely because of the focus of the offense that it is taken for granted. Therefore, it is very likely that the post-gold tartar will be suspicious. After all, the troops deployed in Quang Ninh and Xiping Fort were the most powerful elite troops in the Houjin Tartars.

The plan discussed by Lu Xiangsheng and Qu Qingze focused on Fan Wencheng.

The two have analyzed Fan Wencheng many times, as a Han man trusted by Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng's status is very delicate, and his mind is also very complicated. It must be thoughtful to consider the problem, which also means that if you want to confuse Fan Wencheng, it is very difficult to rely on just a few pieces of information, and there is no actual action. Fan Wencheng will always be suspicious, and when the Jiangning battalion attacked the grassland tribe in the first half of the year, Fan Wencheng had already been fooled once.

If you want Fan Wencheng to be fooled, and you want Huang Taiji to be convinced that the direction of the Ming army's attack is Liaodong, which requires some practical actions, in this regard, Lu Xiangsheng and Qu Qingze have unified their understanding.

On 6 July, the Liaodong General Army and Deputy General Soldiers, including the staff generals, all went to Ningyuan to attend a meeting convened by the governor Yamen on pre-war deployment.

This meeting aroused Kang Tai's great attention, needless to say, the Ming army was afraid that it would start an attack on the Great Qing State.

It is impossible for Kangtai to know the exact news of the Dao, and he can only rely on Tang Haitai for everything.

It's a pity that Tang Haitai is not qualified to participate in such a meeting, and the officials of the governor's yamen are not able to participate, but from the relevant preparations, they can still get some information.

On the day of the meeting, Tang Haitai took the initiative to go to the store, which made Kangtai break out in a cold sweat, he couldn't imagine that Tang Haitai was so bold, at such a critical moment, he actually came directly to the store, didn't he clearly tell everyone that if the news leaked, the store is the most suspicious place.

The first conversation about the conquest was conducted in an atmosphere that was not very harmonious.

Kang Tai's expression was not very good, and he spoke with a serious face.

"Brother Tang, at such a critical moment, you still don't come to the store very often, if it arouses the suspicion of others, you and I will be in huge trouble, I won't say the consequences, you also know the truth."

Tang Haitai's face had an indifferent look, after such a long time, he had already seen through it, as long as there was silver, he could live a chic life, and the rest of the things, don't think about it so much.

"Kang Tai, what else can I do, you need information, I must have sent it over in person, do you want someone else to send it over, wouldn't it be exposed faster, besides, my colleagues in the yamen all know that I am a shareholder in the store, and I often come to the store to care about the business situation, and there will be nothing wrong."

"If you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what if, it's better to be careful."

"I know this, for a period of time in the future, I just want to come to the store often, and the possibility is not great, the governor has already issued an order, starting tomorrow, the officials of the governor's yamen will cancel the time for rest."

Kang Tai quickly noticed this, although it was said that Liaodong held this meeting, it was basically certain that it was a preparation for the expedition of the Qing Dynasty, but without the support of intelligence, it was still not completely certain.

"There is such a thing, Brother Tang, has there ever been such a thing before?"

"The last time I attacked the Mongolian steppe tribes, the governor Yamen also had such a request, but at that time, I didn't have much to do, and no one noticed me, but this time the situation is different, the requirements are very strict, no one is allowed to disobey them, and no one knows how long it will be."

"Can it be said that the Ming army is preparing to attack the Great Qing Kingdom."

Tang Haitai groaned a little and replied.

"It's very likely, I think that if it weren't for the attack on Houjin, the governor would not be so strict, and I also think that the attack would start from Liaodong."

"Oh, why does Brother Tang have such an opinion."

"Isn't this an obvious thing, do you still have to doubt it, in my opinion, if you can take Guangning and Xiping Fort, you will directly threaten Shenyang."

Kang Tai nodded, and his attitude quickly changed.

"Brother Tang, the matter of intelligence, it depends on you, I think about it like this, the guys in the store will regularly go to the governor's yamen to find you, if you have any information, just give it to the guys, so that you won't leave the governor's yamen, and you don't need to come to the store, Brother Tang has some analysis of the Ming army's attack, and these analyses can also be written."

After saying this, Kangtai pointed to the wooden box on the table.

"This is two hundred taels of gold, specially prepared for Brother Tang."

Holding the wooden box, Tang Haitai's face also showed a smile.

"Don't worry, I will find a way to get all the official letters, but the guys in the store, don't go to the governor's yamen frequently, this may cause suspicion, in addition, every time the guy goes, it's best to bring some account books, and silver, it's already the autumn harvest season, the business of the store is going to start busy, the shop guys bring the account books and silver, it means that it is a dividend, and the colleagues of the governor's yamen have no doubts."

"Okay, okay, Brother Tang is very meticulous, there is no problem with this, I will definitely implement it, I didn't expect Brother Tang to be prepared, I was a little anxious before, there was something offensive in my words, and I ask Brother Tang to forgive me."

Tang Haitai didn't speak, there was a smug look on his face, in fact, Kang Tai said that he was worried, he had long thought about becoming one of Houjin's intelligence officers, Tang Haitai's life was not so easy, eating, drinking and having fun became his main pursuit, for what would happen to Lu, he didn't think about it carefully, but he knew very well that if such a thing was exposed, not only would he be punished, but his family would also be affected.

Tang Haitai still doesn't understand the concept of drunken life and dream death, in fact, he is already in such a state, escaping from all reality.

The news of Tang Haitai's arrival with Kangtai was quickly fed back to Lu Xiangsheng and Qu Qingze.

The meeting has ended, Lu Xiangsheng has put forward requirements for all the officials of the governor's yamen, from this moment on, all the officials, eating and living in the governor's yamen, canceling all the rest, this is to create an atmosphere, the atmosphere before the war, it seems that this atmosphere has made Kangtai pay attention.

This is something to be happy about, the first step was successful.

In order to convince Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng of Houjin that the direction of the army's main attack is in Liaodong, what Lu Xiangsheng and Qu Qingze can rely on is Tang Haitai, and through Tang Haitai's dissemination of information, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng's analysis will be wrong, so as to strengthen the defense of Liaodong. This matter has become one of the most important things in Liaodong's preparation for war.

To say that this meeting, although the time is not long, but said a lot of things, the point is to ask the army to prepare, about to start the expedition to the Houjin Tartars, but the person who knows the secret letter is the commander above the general army, Lu Xiangsheng made a clear request, the adjustment and deployment of all the troops, subject to the secret letter, the order to go public, there is a governor's seal, but on the secret letter, there is Lu Xiangsheng's personal seal, only to see the personal seal, is the order that really needs to be implemented. (To be continued......)