At the beginning of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the situation in Dengzhou suddenly became tense.

The three battalions under the jurisdiction of Shandong Prefecture, Jimo, Wendeng, and Dengzhou battalions suddenly left the station without any order, and the transfer of the three battalions caused a shock in the officialdom in the Denglai area, in fact, since the Yangguan Fort was besieged, those military households who were placed by Yang Bo in the thousands of households began to practice, and the envoys under the command of the thousand households also began to recruit soldiers in the Tunpu one after another, because Yang Bo, the general of Zhennan, had the privilege of recruiting troops from thousands of households along the coast, so it did not cause too much reaction at that time, but the news that came back one after another made them tremble, The six thousand households under the jurisdiction of the Jimo battalion, Andong, Lingshan, Aoshan, Dasong Siwei and Shijiu, Xiahe, Jiaozhou, Fushan, Xiongya, and Haiyang gathered more than 5,000 military households, and these people were divided into two parts, one was mainly based on the military households of Weiwubao in Shijiu and began to assemble in the area of Jiaodong Bay, and the other was to go to the area of Qingzhou Mansion.

The Siwei and the four thousand households under the jurisdiction of the Wendeng camp gathered about 4,000 people to move towards Dengzhou, and the specific intention is still unclear. The three guards and three thousand households under the jurisdiction of the Dengzhou battalion also gathered 3,000 military households, and the direction of their march was the Pingdu Prefecture area.

The news made Yang Wenyue shocked, he crossed the sea to contact Yang Bo on the one hand, and privately sent someone to contact Yang Sichang, he was frightened by Yang Bo's energy in Denglai, and he was worried that Yang Sichang's strategy to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger would be leaked, so that Yang Bo completely tore his face, is he ready to deal with Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong?

Outside the water city at the south gate of Mopan City, the flag of the water camp fleet covered the sky and the sun, and the actions of the Ming army made Houjin extremely nervous, and Huang Taiji stepped up the siege. While sending people to Nancheng to observe, what is particularly striking is that this fleet is also mixed with dozens of turtle boats unique to North Korean sailors, because they are too far away. The sentry could not see what the fleet was carrying, but judging from the draft of the fleet, Huang Taiji deduced that the Ming army was the last to transport a batch of supplies into the city before the freeze. Huang Taiji and Houjin Baqi, who learned the news, immediately fell into a dilemma......

In the simple general's mansion in Mopan City, relevant personnel from the three places of Lushun gathered together, and the General Staff presided over a military meeting codenamed "Great Counteroffensive".

Wang Xiaoyu of the staff department nodded at Yang Bo and walked onto the podium very confidently.

"Lord Zhou Guangbi, Lord Li Weiluan and Xiao Mochou have arrived in Dengzhou one after another. Presiding over this large-scale military transfer, the army on the ground in the entire Shandong Prefecture was integrated into the Wind Division, and Wang Yuanshan took over the original Dengzhou Outer Battalion. The odd barracks, the reinforcement barracks, and the standard battalion were changed to the first to fourth battalions. Combined into the Dengzhou Brigade. The original three battalions were expanded into five battalions, namely the fifth to tenth battalions, which were combined into the prestige brigade, commanded by Lord Xiao Mochou, the wind division was commanded by Lord Zhou Guangbi, and Lord Li Weiluan was deputy. The 10th Guards Battalion reorganized from the Reserve Battalion of Weiwu Fort in Shijiu was stationed in Andongwei, and the 5th to 8th Battalions joined the Southern Liaoning Battlefield. The first battalion of the Dengzhou brigade controls Weihai, the second battalion is stationed in Dengzhou, and the third and fourth battalions are stationed in Laizhou, in addition to Dengzhou, Qingzhou and other places are also recruiting reserve troops, mainly to guard against the imperial soldiers and horses in Jinan, Yanzhou and Nanjing, but the ninth and tenth battalions are equipped with flintlock pistols, and there is no major problem in dealing with the officers and soldiers in the interior, and the water battalion has recruited more than 600 sailors on the islands of the Dongjiang River, preparing to expand into the first task force and the second fleet, the task force is responsible for transportation, and the second fleet is currently deployed in Lushun, Yangguanbao and Tianjin Beitang, Dagu and other ports, along the way also controlled Shuangdao, Pig Island, Mayang, Changsheng and other islands, ready to deal with Qiantun, Ningyuan, Jinzhou around the Guanning military horses, the above is our layout in Shandong Province. ”

Yang Bo nodded, did not make a sound, in fact, a month ago he had sent someone to send an order to the bandit army, asking them to return to Linqingzhou in Dongchang Mansion from Henan, threatening the supply of grain and commodities to the capital of the Grand Canal, Qingzhou Mansion has the elite ninth and tenth battalions, and they can also support them if necessary, Lushun Such a huge gathering of soldiers and horses naturally cannot hide from the eyes and ears of the imperial court, and the role of the bandit army is to attract the attention of the imperial court and win time for the decisive battle in southern Liaoning.

“…… Lushun once again mobilized four reserve battalions, namely the fire battalion, the Kokang battalion, the mixed infantry battalion, the light firearms infantry battalion, the four battalions combined into a strong attack brigade, currently stationed in Jinzhou, Mopancheng has two brigades of iron fist and Panshi, and there are also the foreign legion brigades of the Xie Bai Trading Company composed of mercenaries from the Dongjiang River in the Nanguan area, which has a total strength of more than 36,900 people, the Dongjiang battlefield on the northern front is still gratifying, Tan Yinghua's department has mobilized nearly 30,000 soldiers, and the total strength of our side including friendly troops is 60,000, On par with the Eight Banners, the planning of the counteroffensive campaign is as follows, first by my iron fist, the Panshi Brigade took the initiative to seek a decisive battle with the Eight Banners, and dragged the elite of the Eight Banners in the Fuzhou area, and the strong attack and the Foreign Legion Brigade went to Jinzhou, and reached the battlefield two days later, the Dongjiang River was divided into two parts, and 10,000 people from Shang Kexi landed on the Yellow Bone Island Fort, and surrounded the Tarnu from the side, Tan Yinghua 20,000 people went out of Xiuyan and Kegaizhou, cutting off the retreat of the main force of the Eight Banners, if the plan went well, this decisive battle will encircle and annihilate the elite of the Eight Banners in Yangguan, Fuzhou, and Yongning, as long as the four banners of the Tartar slaves can be crippled, the campaign is considered to have successfully completed the expected goal. ”

Yang Bo glanced down at the venue, everyone was whispering, obviously this ambitious plan made them very encouraged.

"Let's talk about the difficulties first, shall we?" Yang Bo said in a flat tone, this battle will fundamentally change the situation in Liaodong, years of planning and waiting, countless efforts and material investment, countless soldiers' heroic sacrifices, now it is finally time to decide, it is time to completely solve the Houjin regime.

"The staff believes that Huang Taiji is unwilling to consume with us, as the Liaohai Sea gradually freezes, he is also looking for a chance to determine the outcome of a war, since the two sides can not avoid the decisive battle, then what we need to do is to grasp the initiative of the counterattack, there are many difficulties, including the following aspects, timing, cooperation, combat effectiveness, etc., the most difficult place lies in the grasp of the timing, the Sentinels of the Tarnu in the Jinzhou area are all over the place, as soon as there is a wind and grass Huang Taiji must immediately get the news, the General Staff believes that when the battle of Shenyang, The old slave had broken through the Ming army's eight-way encirclement and suppression one by one, and now Huang Taiji would definitely take the same response, or concentrate his forces to eat the Iron Fist Brigade and the Rock Brigade that went out of the city for a decisive battle, and then turn around to deal with the reinforcements. Or lure us out of the periphery of Mopan City and trap us, and then concentrate the elite cavalry of the Eight Banners to break the strong attack brigade and the foreign legion brigade first. Finally, the assault brigade is currently equipped with two battalions of old-fashioned arquebuses, and the training time is not too long, and the Foreign Legion brigade is even worse, with barely half of the armor and weapons of all kinds, without any firearms. If you go by land, it is very easy to be besieged and destroyed by the vests......"

Before Wang Xiaoyu's words were finished, Yang Bo waved his hand to interrupt and said, "The three-way encirclement plan has been canceled." Ordered the Assault Brigade to keep two battalions in Jinzhou, and the remaining two battalions and the Foreign Legion Brigade to take the sea route from Lushun and transport them to Mopan City by sailor, and you reformulated the plan according to this idea. ”

Several staff officers took notes on one side. While discussing it privately.

Wang Xiaoyu hesitated a little and said: "At present, there are a large number of sentry horses stationed in the Nancheng area. Unless the soldiers were smuggled into the city at night, if the outpost found out, Huang Taiji might change his mind without the certainty of victory? ”

Yang Bo pondered for a moment and said, "There is no need to transport them into Mopan City, let them be stationed on Changsheng Island, how many supplies are left on Changsheng Island?" ”

A director of the logistics department hurriedly stood up, took out the document and said, "Back to my lord, Changsheng Island has always been used as a material transfer station in Mopan City. However, when the freeze came, there were more than 30,000 stone of grain left on the island. There were also some equipment such as swords, lead, and gunpowder, but the quantity was not much, and it was originally planned to be shipped back in two days. However, the capacity of the sailor is tight, and the schedule will be around the 10th......"

Yang Bo shook his head: "No need, these materials will be left on the island, let the Strike Brigade and the Corps Brigade be stationed on Changsheng Island, repair the old camp, and wait for the arrival of the ice, by the way, when is the expected freezing date?" ”

Liu Bingwen of the Intelligence Department glanced at Han Fangmei, the technical support of the Tun Affairs Division, who stood up and said generously: "Judging from the density of the ice floe on the sea surface, it will take more than 20 days to completely freeze. However, if you encounter a cold snap in advance, it is possible that it will freeze overnight. ”

Wang Xiaoyu whispered: "What do you mean, when the ice is frozen, they landed directly on the ice and landed in Mopan City, and unexpectedly appeared behind the Tartars?" ”

Yang Bo nodded, "Yes, use them as ambushes, but the timing must be mastered, I don't care about the details, you go and find a way, I ask for two, one is that they must be able to deal with any possible unexpected accidents, and second, they can immediately attack from Changsheng Island after receiving the signal." ”

Some of the officers below were blushing, but now is the moment for the formulation of a grand strategy, and the General Staff needs Yang Bo to make a final decision in some hesitations, and it is not the turn of these generals to speak, so they can only swallow the words back in their stomachs and continue to hold back, and when the strategy is formulated, the next group discussion is the time for them to play.

“…… There is also the low combat effectiveness of Tan Yinghua's troops, and if they can't conquer Gaizhou within the scheduled date, there will be a hole in the encirclement. Wang Xiaoyu said again.

Yang Bo walked to the map, stared at the location of Gaizhou, and did not say anything for a long time.

"There are currently more than 700 people stationed in Gaizhou, and there are about 1,000 unarmored auxiliaries, but the city of Gaizhou is tall and majestic, and the Dongjiang Army does not have many artillery and equipment, so it is not easy to conquer it in the short term." Liu Bingwen added.

Yang Bo suddenly smiled, turned to everyone: "The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, as long as the Dongjiang soldiers appear under the city of Gaizhou, it is enough, if you want to hit the elite of the Eight Banners, we have to rely on ourselves, but send someone to send a message to Tan Yinghua, telling him that if he defeats Gaizhou, the property of the bannermen in the city will be at his disposal, and I will give him an additional 1,000 flintlock pistols, in addition, if they can drag the remnants of the Eight Banners for a day, Lushun will send him 10,000 catties of liquor, and so on." Let's just say that I made it myself. ”

A director of the Ministry of Intelligence hurriedly got up and went out to convey a message, and Yang Bo looked at Wang Xiaoyu: "What are the difficulties?" ”

Wang Xiaoyu nodded and said: "In the end, the countermeasures of the imperial court, the more threatening to us are the military horses of Liaozhen and Guanning, in case Zu Dashou and the imperial court suddenly attack when we and the Tarslaves are both defeated, it is very likely to disrupt our deployment." ”

Yang Bo stood in front of the big map with his hands in his hands, his eyes from Tianjin, Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, and then swept over Xiping Fort, and finally stopped in the area of the Sancha River.

"Although it is unlikely, it can't be taken lightly, haven't Zu Keyong and these people already arrived in Lushun?" Yang Bo asked Liu Bingwen.

Liu Bingwen immediately returned: "Yes, my lord, Zu Dashou sent a delegation of more than 300 people, including businessmen, and some middle-level generals in Liaozhen. ”

Yang Bo said again: "In addition to Zu Keyong, the deputy general of Jinzhou, who are the leaders?" ”

Liu Bingwen thought for a while and said: "There is a shopkeeper Jia, I heard that he is the person in charge of taking care of the affairs of the trading company for Zu Dashou, they negotiated with the Yulan girl from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade during this time, and the former deputy general of the Tun Guard, it seems to be Zu Dashou's nephew, called, what is it called Wu San......"

Yang Bo was slightly stunned: "Wu Sangui? ”

Liu Bingwen was a little surprised, nodded and said, "It turns out that the adults already know?" ”

Yang Bo didn't speak, Zu Dashou had always valued this nephew, and now he actually sent him to Lushun, obviously Zu Dashou was already making some preparations for the future situation in Liaodong.

"This old fox"

Yang Bo scolded and said, "Is this so? Send people to take Zu Keyong and Wu Sangui to Mopan City, and those generals from Liao Town will also come over according to their official positions, you organize a drill at the right time, the scale is not too large, one battalion or two companies are enough to fight against each other, let them observe it, we must ensure that this information reaches Zu Dashou's ears before the decisive battle, and do it immediately!"

Several directors of the Intelligence Department, the Military Department, and other relevant departments involved in the matter sat in the back row of the conference room and quickly implemented Yang Bo's order.

Yang Bo looked at Wang Xiaoyu and the others, everyone shook their heads silently, Yang Bo turned to the generals and officials at the venue and said: "The decisive battle is about to begin, I need the support of everyone here, our Lushun has never gathered so many troops, there has never been such a large-scale transfer, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the only thing we can do is to make every plan, you need to be cautious, because every plan is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers!" The routes, stations, material supplies, logistics, equipment, enemy intelligence, battlefield selection, etc., I need you to carefully review and check carefully, and all possible accidents must have preventive measures, just like Han Fangmei said, maybe the Liaohai will be completely frozen overnight, and the initiative of the decisive battle will not be in our hands at that time, so there is not much time left for you, please thank you! ”

Everyone stood up at the same time and said, "Obey the orders of the adults......" (To be continued......