Su Tiancheng also received information that Haoge led the Eight Banners Army to reinforce Montenegro, which shows that Huang Taiji also noticed Montenegro, and it also shows that the Jiangning battalion and the border army will pay heavy casualties when attacking Montenegro, but the arrow has to be sent on the string, all the arrangements and deployments have been made, and the Houjin sergeants guarding Montenegro have reached 35,000 people, and 50,000 people have attacked Montenegro, without taking any advantage.

What kind of effect will appear in such a battle, Su Tiancheng is not sure, the battle of attacking Dalinghe City is impossible to replicate, and it cannot be repeated, even if the artillery battalion can blow up the city wall, but the Houjin sergeants stationed in Montenegro are not so easy to deal with, and it is still unknown what kind of situation will occur in the fight between the two sides.

The army has been drawn out, and everything cannot be stopped.

Su Tiancheng felt that this was not a perfectly deployed battle, and even belonged to a hastily battle, such a battle indicated that the Jiangning battalion and the border army would have to pay heavy sacrifices, even if they took Montenegro, the Ming army could not be stationed, it must be evacuated, the soldiers paid heavy casualties, but they could not occupy the land, the grief and indignation in their hearts can be imagined, Su Tiancheng admired Huang Taiji even more, everything was calculated so accurately.

There is also a place of relief, that is, the holy decree in Su Tiancheng's arms, this time, the emperor gave him the power to be arbitrary, without too much interference, so that he can give full play, it is conceivable that the debate in the court is very intense, such a major matter, I am afraid that some ministers are already panicking.

Zhu Youzhen's will has another meaning, that is, he will hand over all the responsibility for preventing Houjin's attack to himself, just imagine, Houjin has a warship. Starting from Lushun, many places can be attacked, and the future defense tasks will be even more onerous, and the imperial court may not be able to bear it, and it will not have so much energy.

It seems that after the attack on Montenegro. We must think of a way to temporarily stabilize, to maintain stability for a relatively period of time, under the premise of this stability, the construction of the Jiangning battalion and the border army is always in an offensive situation, and many things cannot be done, besides, the consumption of silver taels. It's also very large.

Su Tiancheng thought of a lot, in the current situation, the best way is to make peace with the Emperor Taiji of Houjin, the two sides will not interfere with each other, and they can even carry out mutual markets and transactions. But such a view is beneath its present form. It is impossible to put it forward, and if it is really proposed, I am afraid that it will encounter opposition from the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, including Sun Chengzong, who cannot bear such a concept.

can't wait to start a war with Houjin, and even start a strategic decisive battle. This is an unwise choice, Su Tiancheng feels that Huang Taiji is not willing to make such a choice, this is a choice that is not good for both parties, he knows history well. Knowing that Houjin is not peaceful in the world, Huang Taiji relied on his personal prestige to stabilize Houjin, but behind Huang Taiji, Houjin was also facing the danger of splitting, but at that time, Dolgon's power was very huge, Dai Shan had no intention of competing for the throne, and Haoge's recklessness barely stabilized Houjin.

At such a time, it is Su Tiancheng's best opportunity, since he wants to exterminate the Houjin regime, he must make all preparations, wait for the best opportunity, and take it down in one go, without many twists and turns.

Su Tiancheng's understanding is impossible to expose, and it is impossible to say it, even secretly such an operation, there are many difficulties, after all, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty are very stubborn, the Ming Dynasty is called a dynasty that does not surrender, does not cut the land, and does not pay tribute, even Zhu Youzhen is unwilling to make any submission, according to the previous historical development, Zhu Youzhen actually has a lot of opportunities for relaxation, such as negotiating peace with the Later Jin, for example, after Li Zicheng captured Taiyuan, Shanxi, did he ever ask to be crowned king, admitted that Zhu Youzhen was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Youzhen rejected them, so that he finally went to the coal mountain and hanged himself alone.

When dealing with the Liukou, Su Tiancheng has a lot more room for activities, he can be appeased, or he can be ruthlessly exterminated, because the Liukou is the people of the Ming Dynasty after all, how to deal with it is an internal affair, the civil and military ministers in the court, at most, are noisy and shouting, and they can't say any principled words, but the treatment of Houjin is different, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty regard Houjin as a foreign race, if they make peace with Houjin, they are regarded as betraying their ancestors and are regarded as a sign of the death of the country, such a high-voltage line is Zhu Youzhen, I don't dare to touch it at will.

July 26, noon.

Su Tiancheng entered Dalinghe City.

Dalinghe City is on high alert, the army attacking Montenegro has been launched, and there are not many soldiers left in Dalinghe City, Su Tiancheng has decided that he must participate in this battle, the more dangerous the battle, the more he needs to be among the soldiers, so as to boost morale, since he is ready, thinking of paying a huge sacrifice, that is, to bear everything that is coming.

All the operational arrangements have been clarified, and there is not much secrecy, Dalinghe City is only a hundred miles away from Montenegro, I am afraid that at this time, the Houjin sergeants stationed in Montenegro are already in strict formation, this is a cruel fight, a last resort.

When he was in Ningyuan, Su Tiancheng didn't rest for a long time, he couldn't sleep a little, mainly because he thought too much, and he couldn't communicate with anyone, for so many years, this was the most flamboyant battle, without the slightest certainty, but he had to fight.

It is impossible for everything to go well, it is already very good to be able to do this, Zhu Youzhen gave himself the power to arbitrarily at the opportunity, which is a huge progress, without the previous exploits of exterminating the Liukou, and without the results of Dalinghe City, it is impossible for him to enjoy such treatment.

Shenyang, Huang Taiji is facing a choice, the opinions of Jierharang and Fan Wencheng represent two directions, Jierharang thinks, don't be afraid of the attack of the Ming army, even if the Ming army takes Montenegro, the Eight Banners Army can also organize a counterattack, since Su Tiancheng led the army to attack Montenegro, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou and other places behind him can also become the target of the Eight Banners Army, so that the two sides are staggered together to carry out a large-scale fight, and you can ask Daishan and Dolgon to launch an attack, and Daishan can contain Datong, Ningxia's border army, Dolgon, directly threatened the Ming Jingshi.

Fan Wencheng's opinion is the opposite, he believes that the Eight Banners Army has achieved results in attacking Dengzhou and Laizhou, has achieved many benefits, and also warned Su Tiancheng, in this case, it should be accepted when it is good, at present, Prince Li and Prince Rui are fighting outside, the defensive strength in the direction of Shenyang is still a little weak, and it does not have the conditions for a decisive battle with the Ming army. Even if you suffer some losses temporarily, you can make up for it in a very short time, the Qing Kingdom will not work, it will suffer losses, and it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time, not to mention that even if Prince Rui attacks the Ming Jingshi, 20,000 soldiers, it is impossible to succeed, and the guards around the Ming Dynasty have really sent troops to reinforce, and Prince Rui will encounter great danger. 、

Fan Wencheng's opinion is that Prince Rui withdrew his troops from Dengzhou and Laizhou and returned to Lushun, in this case, all the problems were solved, in fact, Su Tiancheng did not want to attack Montenegro, let alone reinforce Dengzhou and Laizhou.

Fan Wencheng even suggested that the sergeants stationed in Montenegro should temporarily avoid the Ming army, do not clash with the Ming army, and preserve their strength, if Su Tiancheng occupied Montenegro and thought about setting up camp in Montenegro, it would not be too late to do it at that time, Su Tiancheng had not been in Liaodong for a long time, and the foundation was unstable, and it was unlikely that the Jiangning battalion and the border army would hold on in Montenegro.

Huang Taiji actually agreed with Fan Wencheng's proposal, but he couldn't ignore Ji'erharang's opinion, in fact, there is a layer of people behind Ji'erharang, these people, mainly the Manchu magnates, these people didn't think so far-reaching, what they thought of was to attack, that is, to get benefits, to exterminate the Ming army, that is, to be able to enter the Central Plains as soon as possible, these people had followed him to fight, and they also paid a huge price, and also made contributions, and they must be qualified to speak.

Between right and radical, it is very difficult for Huang Taiji to make a choice.

The actual situation of the Great Qing Dynasty, he is very clear, each stratum has its own interests, these interests are the basis for promoting the continuous prosperity of the Great Qing State, it is impossible without the drive of interests, ironically, the correct opinions can be put forward, often the Han grassroots, the interests of this stratum, is the easiest to ignore.

If it is desperate to start a decisive battle with the Ming army, it is also unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, the failure of the first year of Chongde, the failure of the Great Linghe City, the Great Qing Dynasty has been injured, especially the failure of the battle of the Great Linghe City, the loss of a large amount of grain and grass, which is not large, the land is barren for the Qing Dynasty, it is difficult to bear, in fact, Dolgon's attack on Dengzhou and Laizhou, the most important thing is to loot money and grain and grass.

Huang Taiji has regarded Su Tiancheng as the biggest opponent, thinking that in the duel with Su Tiancheng, relying on accidental factors to win, the possibility is not large, the Ming border army is as many as 600,000 people, this is a huge number, the Qing Kingdom has no certainty of victory, in this case, the national strength of the Great Qing State will be overwhelmed, and it may eventually slide into the abyss.

After more than an hour, Huang Taiji finally made up his mind, he is the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, and many times, everything he does is for the consideration of the Great Qing Kingdom, even if he suffers some grievances, it doesn't matter. (To be continued......)