The time of departure from Datong is December 20.

There are four days, that is, the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Datong and the mainland, the people living here, are preparing for the New Year, the streets are bustling, are the people who buy New Year's goods, because of years of stability, the people living here, almost all forget the tension and anxiety of the previous years.

Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying did not have a chance to feel the festive atmosphere.

Qin Liangyu's movements were very fast, and the army of 10,000 was quickly prepared.

The total number of troops set out from Datong reached 60,000, and the number of troops drawn by Su Tiancheng asked the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe to be 20,000 respectively, so that the total number of troops reached 100,000.

These 100,000 people have become the iron stream to conquer the grassland.

Fan Wencheng was not idle, analyzing the intelligence that the Jiangning camp was about to attack the Mongolian steppe, he quickly reported to Huang Taiji.

Su Tiancheng's arrangement, so that Huang Taiji was greatly surprised, the grassland tribe is the most important reliance of Huang Taiji, the Mongolian Eight Banners are the main force of the Qing Dynasty, he can ascend the throne of the emperor, that is, he has been supported by the sixteen tribes of Mongolia, if Su Tiancheng's plan to attack the Mongolian tribe succeeds, the Qing Kingdom will undoubtedly suffer a major blow, so Huang Taiji made a decision, let Hao Ge lead the soldiers of the Blue Banner, directly into the grassland.

Fan Wencheng through the information obtained from Liaodong, it is expected that the Jiangning battalion will enter the grassland from the direction of Yizhou in Liaodong, so that the first to bear the brunt of the Khalkha tribe and the Han tribe, these two tribes, I am afraid that they will not be able to resist the attack of the Jiangning battalion, as for the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe to attack, the first thing they will face is the Chahar tribe, the Chahar tribe is very strong, the strength is very strong, the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe attack. It doesn't always work out.

The conquest of the grassland, the first battle is very important, it is related to the morale of the soldiers, the climate of the grassland is harsh, especially in winter, the emperor Taiji who has conquered the grassland many times is very clear. Once the Jiangning battalion attack fails to achieve the results in the plan, the impact on the army is very great, and the supply on the grassland is very difficult, the real best time to conquer is after the beginning of spring, or in the autumn, Su Tiancheng did the opposite, can not achieve the expected results, will eat the bitter fruit.

Huang Taiji has thought about it carefully. He also specifically informed the leaders of the Horqin tribe and the Chahar tribe, and asked the steppe tribe to be prepared, as for whether to help the Horqin tribe after Haoge entered the Mongolian steppe, or to help the Khalkha tribe and the Han tribe first, Huang Taiji did not make a final decision, asked Fan Wencheng to continue to collect intelligence, and also asked Haoge to follow the actual situation of the grassland. Make a decision.

At the beginning of December, Hauge carried a soldier with a blue flag. There are also some soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, who left Liaoyang and rushed to the Mongolian steppe, this time the march was also secret, except for a few core personnel. The rest are unknown.

This time, Huang Taiji was very happy that Fan Wencheng was able to obtain information in time, and at the same time recognized Tang Haitai's role, but he didn't expect that Tang Haitai was not in a high position. But he was able to obtain such important information.

Huang Taiji is still clear, these pieces of information were all obtained by Fan Wencheng after careful analysis, and Fan Wencheng paid great hardships in this.

Since Su Tiancheng is preparing to attack the Mongolian tribes, Huang Taiji feels that he has to take action, since the main direction of attack of the Jiangning battalion is placed in the grassland, then Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places, the strength of the guards must be weakened, and the soldiers of the Great Qing State can launch some attacks in this direction, which makes Su Tiancheng worry that the guards of Fuzhou and Xuanzhou will not be able to completely attack the Mongolian grassland.

As for the ongoing negotiations, Huang Taiji almost didn't care, this time the negotiations were originally to buy time, there was no expectation that there would be any results, and Zilharang didn't need to ask for instructions, any negotiation matters could be decided directly, anyway, Huang Taiji was not prepared to do it according to the requirements of the negotiations.

Duoduo, who was stationed in Haizhou, received an order from Huang Taiji to launch some attacks on Xiuyan, Phoenix and other places, waiting for opportunities to recapture these places, and form a certain degree of deterrence to the Jiangning battalion stationed in Fuzhou, of course, the attack is small-scale, and the main role is to deter, whether it can recover these places is not the main task, after all, the negotiations between the Qing State and the Ming Dynasty are still ongoing, and Zierharang is still in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Taiji's idea is to recover Xiuyan and other places, but his idea has been opposed by Dai Shan, Dai Shan's point of view is very clear, Duoduo's attack is mainly to the Jiangning battalion stationed in Fuzhou and other places, causing a certain amount of pressure and distracting Su Tiancheng's attention, the purpose is not to recover the city, compared to Jierharang is still negotiating in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, if a large-scale battle breaks out between the two sides, it will be very unfavorable to Jierharang.

Huang Taiji finally adopted Dai Shan's suggestion, but his heart was a little unwilling, the fighter plane had already appeared, if it weren't for the scruples of Jierharang, Huang Taiji couldn't wait to lead the army, and rushed directly to Haizhou to start a large-scale fight.

Dai Shan's reorganized Zhenghongqi, with a basic skeleton, the main officers are fully equipped, many of them are drawn from the red flag, Huang Taiji gave the greatest support, today's Zhenghongqi, with nearly 10,000 soldiers, but in terms of combat effectiveness, can not be compared with the previous Zhenghongqi.

During this time, Fan Wencheng was almost completely engaged in the analysis of intelligence.

Tang Haitai copied a lot of information, Fan Wencheng needs to conduct a careful analysis, from the middle to find clues, from the later intelligence, Fan Wencheng completely affirmed his own judgment, the Jiangning battalion sergeant will from the direction of Yizhou, launched an attack on the Mongolian steppe tribes, the first to be attacked, is the Han tribe and the Khalkha tribe.

The next information that Fan Wencheng needs to grasp is the battle against the Mongolian tribes this time, who is the commander of the Jiangning battalion, whether it is Su Tiancheng, or Hong Chengchou, or even Sun Chuanting, it is said that only these few people can become the commander, Fan Wencheng's heart is biased towards Su Tiancheng to be directly in charge, but this needs the support of intelligence.

Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong has significantly strengthened his control over Montenegro, and there are already difficulties in supplying in the direction of Yizhou.

Huang Taiji's meaning, Yizhou or don't stick to it, the soldiers of the Great Qing State in Yizhou are obviously in a weak position, if the Jiangning battalion attacks from the direction of Yizhou, the soldiers who lack supplies must be more than lucky, the main task is to let the many tribes of the grassland be ready for everything and be able to meet the battle at any time.

Huang Taiji's opinion has been approved by everyone, Yizhou can't stick to it, knowing that Lu Dao can't hold it, so there is no need to pay senseless sacrifices.

At the end of November, the Houjin Tartars, who were stationed in Yiju, took the initiative to withdraw.

In early December, the Liaodong Frontier Army occupied Uiju.

Duoduo's attacks on Xiuyan and Phoenix City also began.

Duoduo followed Daishan's advice and did not send large-scale troops, mainly harassing them with small forces, and there were not many soldiers in the Jiangning battalion stationed in Xiuyan and Phoenix, and Duoduo's attack was also symbolic.

However, Duoduo's order was very serious, and it was a matter of killing the Ming army.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion and the Houjin Tartars, in Xiuyan and Phoenix, there were some small-scale battles, and these fights, because the scale was too small, would not even be reported to the imperial court.

Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Qu Qingze and others all left Dengzhou, and the one stationed in Dengzhou was Bi Maokang, and the one stationed in Fuzhou was Luo Chang, the imperial envoy of Zuo Baidu and the commander of the Jiangning battalion.

The attack of the Houjin Tartars has long been expected by Su Tiancheng, Luo Chang coped with it easily, and also sent a small army to meet the battle, in terms of the personal quality of the soldiers, the Jiangning battalion is not inferior to the Houjin Tartars, especially after the destruction of the Houjin Tartars of the Zhenghong Banner, the Jiangning Battalion soldiers' views on the Houjin Tartars have undergone a fundamental change.

In skirmishes between the two sides, the Houjin Tartars did not take advantage at all.

Because of several defeats, Duoduo jumped like thunder, and was even ready to launch a large-scale attack, but after all, Zierharang was still in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and if a large-scale attack was launched here, it would lose its faith, in this case, the Ming court could directly detain Jierharang, such a responsibility, Duoduo could not bear, so Duoduo could only be more depressed, and the relevant results did not report to Huang Taiji.

Most of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are stationed in Fuzhou, there are not many in Xuanzhou and other places, and there are even fewer soldiers stationed in places such as Xiuyan and Phoenix, but the soldiers stationed in these places are not scared at all, on the contrary, their enthusiasm for facing the battle is very high, and they wish they had the opportunity to fight with the Houjin Tartars.

Luo Chang is still very cautious, and requires the soldiers stationed in these places to be vigilant at all times, in case of a large-scale Houjin Tatar attack, they must withdraw back to the state in time, after all, the main energy of the Jiangning battalion today is to attack the grassland and Taiwan.

In the Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Youzhen, Yang Sichang, and Zhu Xianxuan knew the Tao, and Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion soldiers to launch an expedition against the grassland and Taiwan, although the representatives of the Houjin Tartars were still negotiating with the imperial court in the capital.

Zhu Youzhen is also clear, such a conquest must be kept secret, if Su Tiancheng can completely conquer the grassland, it will be a heavy blow to the Houjin Tartars, such an attack does not violate the requirements of negotiations, the Great Qing State established by the Houjin Tartars, the Ming court has not recognized it, and it has not recognized the leadership of Huang Taiji over the Mongolian tribes.

The contest between Su Tiancheng and Huang Taiji began again, and this time the contest took place in the Mongolian steppe. (To be continued......)