After the meeting, Gao Hongzhong took care of the affairs under his jurisdiction again, and only returned to the courtyard in Liaoyang City when it was dark, after a few Baoyi waited for him to change his clothes, Gao Hongzhong waved them to retreat, and then recruited another person who looked like Baoyi, this Baoyi looked mediocre and looked cautious.

Gao Hongzhong let the bag into the house with an indifferent face, the bag nodded and came in, and closed the door smoothly, after the wooden door slammed shut, Gao Hongzhong immediately changed his face and put on a smiling face.

"Lord Zhou, today the Great Khan of the Tartars is discussing politics, Sakhalian said that this year's harvest in Liaozhong is poor, and the grain and grass are difficult to support until the beginning of spring. In addition, there was good news that Hetuara had been broken by the Dongjiang town, and the Great Khan of the Tartars did not send reinforcements to Salhu, but only sent 500 additional Han soldiers to Lianshan Pass, and sent another 1,000 coats, and transported gunpowder and muskets. ”

The Baoyi also changed his mediocre appearance at this time, his eyes were shining, and after listening, he asked Gao Hongzhong: "Did you say whether to go to Gaizhou or Haizhou?" ”

He didn't say anything, but at the end, Huang Taiji asked about the terrain of Dolgongay Prefecture. In the next view, Huang Taiji has been shaken. ”

Bao Yi nodded and thought: "Huang Taiji has been to Gaizhou many times and knows it well, and asking Dolgon at this time is actually asking Dolgon to speak, so as to help him recall the shape around Gaizhou, so as to choose the most suitable battlefield, so what did Dolgon say at that time?" ”

Dolgon said that the east and west sides of Gaizhou were not places for battle, and that the north of Gaizhou was mountainous, and that the vicinity of Polo Po, thirty miles to the north, could be used as a decisive place for a large army, and he believed that the city of Gaizhou was a suitable place for a decisive battle, and that there were two layers of earthen walls outside the city, and that there was a Qinghe River as a barrier in the south, so that he could wait for Lao to attack the town of Dengzhou, and if necessary, he could also attack to the south. The minions listened to him, and most hoped to hold on to the city in Gaizhou. ”

Bao Yi lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he raised his head and said: "Dolgon thinks beautifully, if the main force of Houjin goes to Gaizhou, how can Lord Chen go to storm the city." It's just that the news is not certain at the moment, and it is extremely dangerous to pass it on now, and we will talk about it when there is confirmed news, but if you are so attentive, Lord Chen will definitely give you more benefits. ”

"I don't dare to think about the benefits, and it is my lifelong wish to be able to expel the Jiannu Tartars from Liaodong and restore the mountains and rivers of my Han family."

Bao Yi naturally didn't believe it, but he also encouraged a few words, and finally reminded: "In the future, don't say the words 'Tartar' and 'Jiannu' in your words, after saying too much, it is easy to get used to the omission of the surname, and then you will cause trouble for yourself, you can still call them their honorific titles in front of me, we are doing the killing business, and some fur things don't need to be exquisite." ”

Gao Hongzhong hurriedly agreed, the coat in front of him was the person sent by Wu Jianzhong, who could speak fluent Mongolian and Yi languages, and his appearance was also very similar to the Mongols.

This coat is an all-rounder in the intelligence bureau action team, this time to assume the role of judging and transmitting the news of the key surname, he not only got the news from Gao Hongzhong, but also needed to verify it in many ways, because the army of the sea and the cover gathered in all directions, and it was extremely difficult to pass the news, and in the end, he might sneak back to the Dengzhou Front in person.

Gao Hongzhong is undoubtedly Dengzhou's informant at the highest level in Houjin, and most of the other people in the upper echelons are Zhenyi, who have a natural estrangement from Dengzhou, which is extremely difficult to buy, and the best target is these Han people who can access high-level secrets.

Gao Hongzhong himself only has 300 Han households under his command, which is similar to Fan Wencheng and Bao Chengxian and others, and his qualifications are higher than Fan Wencheng and others.

In the following years, he repeatedly put forward many pertinent opinions to Huang Taiji, and acted as the pioneer of Huang Taiji's political reform, promoting the establishment of six ministries to weaken the power of the flag and so on. If it weren't for the appearance of Chen Xin, at this time in the original eighth year of Chongzhen, Kong Youde had already brought a powerful sailor to the Houjin, and Lushun had also been captured by the Houjin.

But the rise of Dengzhou Town deprived Gao Hongzhong and Zhou Hongmo of this opportunity, and their fates were changed by the unexpected arrival of Chen Xin and Liu Minyou. Now that Houjin is embattled, even Liaozhong is in turmoil, and whoever mentions attacking Shanhaiguan will only be considered mentally problematic.

Gao Hongzhong looked at the people from Dengzhou in front of him, from the Dengzhou intelligence personnel he came into contact with, Gao Hongzhong felt that there were countless capable people and all kinds of strange skills, this was just a corner of his glimpse, and that high degree of execution also enhanced Gao Hongzhong's confidence in Dengzhou. Chen Xin told him in Lushun that there are capable heroes in any era, but a reasonable system is needed to put them in the most suitable position.

Although Gao Hongzhong is a Han Chinese, he is well aware of the shape of the high-level leaders of the Later Jin, and the Emperor Taiji has been subject to the feudal system of the Eight Banners for many years, and cannot give full play to the full national strength of the Later Jin, and many of the suggestions proposed by Gao Hongzhong are difficult to implement, which makes him deeply touched by Chen Xin's words. At the same time, he was also a little apprehensive in his heart, this time the Dengzhou messenger came to two people, they hid in their own entourage, occasionally went out for activities, never told Gao Hongzhong about other contacts, Gao Hongzhong could feel that they were on high alert at any time, and also put Gao Hongzhong in an extremely uneasy state, but he had already sent information to Dengzhou several times, and got on the thief ship in Dengzhou, and at this time he could only go to the end one way.

At this time, it was already dark, and the sound of patrolling the streets and gongs was heard in the distance outside, and the wrapper slowly let out a sigh, "Huang Taiji has been shaken, in fact, this is also an important piece of information, whether to send it out, let me think about it again." ”……

"The Linxian Tunpu Reserve and the Zhending Guerrilla Battalion have fought?"

Chen Xin hurriedly took the urgent report, which was sent from Linxian County, passed through the post stations of the trading companies along the way to Dengzhou, and then sent to Lushun by boat, and then sent to the pot shop by horse, which took only five days.

Wu Jianzhong said quietly: "The emperor can't help it. ”

Chen Xin hurriedly read it and said with a smile: "I can't help it, he has always been obsessed with this nail on the edge of Beizhili, but he probably didn't expect this result." ”

Chen Xin handed it to Wu Jianzhong, and Wu Jianzhong couldn't help but snort mockingly when he saw that the final result said that there were more than 300 dead and wounded in the Zhending Guerrilla Battalion, and the remnants had fled in the direction of the Daimyo's Mansion.

"The guerrilla battalion can't even beat the reserves of Tunbao in Linxian County, I'm afraid the emperor should be sober, but ah......" Chen Xin picked up another urgent report from the Intelligence Bureau from Tianjin, "Changping, Tongzhou, Baoding, and Miyun in Beizhili have all received orders to transfer troops, and Liang Tingdong has also sent news from there, saying that the emperor wants the military department to mobilize 10,000 battalions, in addition to these soldiers and horses in Beizhili, there are also border troops in Jizhen, mainly mobilized from Zunhua and Santun battalions, and the Shanhaiguan General Military Office has also received a transfer order, and You Shiwei delayed it with no food, The purpose of these soldiers and horses is unknown, and the most likely thing is that they are still aimed at us. ”

Wu Jianzhong said coldly: "The soldiers and horses of Beizhili have mobilized a group to pursue and suppress the Liukou, with Changping as the majority, the emperor has transferred this time, I am afraid that most of them are all empty soldiers of various battalions, and it would be good to have two or three thousand capable soldiers." ”

Liu Minyou frowned and said: "There is also information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Shandong, Xu Congzhi also received an order to transfer troops, asking him to transfer Wude and Dongchang River defense troops to the north of Jinan Mansion, and drive Geng Zhongming back to Qingzhou Mansion. ”

Chen Xin smiled slightly, since the main force of Dengzhou was transferred, the imperial court began to make some small moves, and the soldiers and horses of Beizhili and Jizhen were not afraid, but this time the border army of Shanhaiguan was mobilized, which made Chen Xin more vigilant. Although You Shiwei has a close relationship with Dengzhou, and he is also quite afraid of Dengzhou's military strength, he has not sent troops now, but after a long time, he may have other thoughts.

Especially once the Liaohai Sea is frozen, Dengzhou soldiers and horses can not be mobilized back to Dengzhou in the short term, even the transmission of information is very difficult, Liaodong has been delayed for a long time, all parties will change, if the emperor takes this opportunity to divide Dengzhou, supplemented by part of the border army deterrence, then Denglaiqing may be in chaos, and the Dengzhou army in southern Liaoning can not return to help, then the military heart will also be shaken, and the freezing period of several months in the middle is a test.

Liu Pojun, who had not spoken, said softly: "My lord, otherwise we will take Haizhou directly, with the current model of Dengzhou Town, the infantry also has the ability to carry out strategic offensive, although it is not possible to carry out tactical maneuvers like the cavalry, but it is not impossible to carry out strategic offensives. ”

Chen Xin looked at the map and half-rang, the infantry of the full flintlock pistol did have the ability to attack strategically under the perfect formation, they could quickly change the formation during the march, making the cavalry's rapid attack on the infantry itself difficult to be effective, but his infantry still had a heavy infantry formation like a spear phalanx, and the mobility and marching ability of these infantry were not as good as the full flintlock pistol troops, and the overall mobility of the army could only depend on these heavy infantry, and the cavalry in Dengzhou was still far less than that of Jiannu, except for the cavalry battalion, Only the 1st Guards Battalion had a thousand cavalry headquarters.

In the face of an opponent like Houjin with cavalry as the main force, the Dengzhou infantry itself was not afraid of their attacks, and the key point was still in the grain road, because Houjin had strong city defenses and peripheral offensives in Haizhou and Liaoyang, and the two sides were not engaged in the main battle in the field.

According to the assessment of the intelligence collected by the Intelligence Bureau, the Dengzhou Army could not quickly conquer key points such as Haizhou, Niuzhuang, and Liaoyang after a rapid march, and the possibility of mobilizing the Houjin Army with campaign maneuvers and forcing it to a quick decisive battle was very low, and the conditions for the decisive battle were not favorable to Dengzhou.

In Europe in this era, for large-scale military operations, it is difficult for one side to force the other side to enter the battlefield if there is no willingness on both sides to fight. The same is true for the two armies facing Liaodong, although the Houjin army has the advantage of mobility, if Dengzhou Town is unwilling to fight, it can rely on the occupied military fort to carry out a medium-scale war of attrition, and Jiannu can only withdraw in the face of Dengzhou's defense system; If Jiannu is unwilling to fight, he will retreat to Liaozhong, and wait for the Dengzhou army to lengthen the supply line and then attack the grain road to force Dengzhou to withdraw.

The climate in eastern Liaodong is also an uncertain factor, and the timing of the arrival of snow at the beginning of this year is irregular, which will cause unpredictable results for Dengzhou's march and supplies. Therefore, Chen Xin is still unwilling to take risks, especially when it is beneficial to his own side.

After being firm in his heart again, Chen Xin shook his head slightly and vetoed Liu Pojun's suggestion, he would not influence the battle decision for a non-critical provocation by the imperial court, although he himself was also a little worried about Dengzhou, but he had to suppress these feelings and not let them shake his determination, and he believed that the shape that Huang Taiji was facing at this time was even more severe than himself.

But the trouble caused by the imperial court must also be dealt with, Chen Xin turned to Liu Minyou, "Brother Liu, the logistics have been straightened out, I'm afraid you have to go back to Dengzhou to take the town." ”

Liu Min nodded a little, "You can rest assured about the affairs of Dengzhou, Li Donghua and Song Wenxian and I will handle the affairs of Dengzhou well." ”

Chen Xin nodded, "Brother Lao Liu, I will issue a formal order, you will preside over all affairs in Dengzhou, and all the reserves stationed in Dengzhou and Penglai County will be in your own hands." I would like to remind the people that I believe that the Dengzhou Reserve Army and the Tunhu, with the current situation in Denglai, should not reason with those people, which will only complicate the situation, and resolutely fight back against the provocations of either side, so that things will be simpler. ”