As the Great Khan of the Later Jin Kingdom, although Huang Taiji was in Liaodong, his mind was filled with two battlefields of Liaodong and Beizhili.

Therefore, after Fan Wencheng's reminder was spoken, the first thing that Huang Taiji thought of was the 20,000 Houjin elites who were looting in the area of Zhili in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, a very bold idea came to Huang Taiji's mind.

Under Fan Wencheng's gaze, Huang Taiji, who shot out two sharp eyes, directly shouted: "There is a way...... We can set the Haw Par Army's nest on fire. In this case, the Haw Par Army will have to divide a part of its forces to return to their lair. As long as the strength of the Haw Par Army confronting us is sharply reduced from more than 30,000 to 20,000, we will have the advantage in strength to end this battle as much as possible. ”

"A fire in the backyard?" Fan Wencheng said to himself thoughtfully.

Soon, a look of sudden realization appeared on his puzzled face. After taking a deep breath, with admiration for Huang Taiji, he opened his mouth and asked, "Great Khan, the slave understands." What do you mean is that the 20,000 Houjin soldiers who entered the Northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty were ordered to launch an attack directly from the Northern Zhili to the old lair of the Tiger and Leopard Army, that is, the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi. ”

Huang Taiji nodded first, then shook his head again, and finally spoke: "You are generally right...... However, with the 20,000 soldiers of Beizhili, it is absolutely impossible to shake the foundation of the Haw Par Army in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......"

"And if we want to force the Haw Par Army to divide their troops and return to Beizhili, the only condition is that we will beat the Haw Par Army left behind in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Let the Tiger and Leopard Army left behind in the two provinces of Shanxi feel that if their main force does not return to help immediately, their foundation and rule in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi. will be hit by our destructiveness. ”

"So. In order to achieve this effect. We will also order the Mongol tribes to draw troops and launch an attack from the steppe to the two provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi. Ben Khan heard that this year's Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces were under the rule of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and there were bumper harvests everywhere. Ben Khan believed that the innumerable wealth and grain of the two provinces would make the Mongols forget their past pain and attack the two provinces again at any cost. ”

Thereupon. In the next ten days, in order to alleviate the casualties of the officers and soldiers under his command, tens of thousands of Houjin troops, except for a steady stream of tentative attacks, never launched a single large-scale attack.

Just when Wei Zheng began to wonder why the Tartar Emperor Taiji had changed so dramatically.

With the remaining red-clothed cannons in his hand, the Tartar general, who plundered more than a dozen county towns in Beizhili in a row and reaped huge wealth, finally received the latest military order from Huang Taiji.

"Attack the two provinces of Shanxi and plunder all the towns on the border between the two provinces. And put on a posture of imminent invasion......"

When the commander gave the military order, the faces of all his subordinates. Directly revealing a hot expression.

Although they are now plundering the area of Beizhili. However, after almost half a month, they still clearly knew that the prosperity of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces was definitely beyond their imagination.

The wealth and food possessed by a random county town are equivalent to several county towns in Beizhili.

Therefore, each of them looked forward to attacking the two provinces of Shanxi and plundering in the territory of the two provinces.

Because, according to the military regulations of the Later Jin Army, the more things they looted in the Ming Dynasty, the more wealth the Emperor Taiji would give them after returning to the Later Jin.

As for the danger that an attack on the two provinces of Shanxi might bring to them, they were directly ignored by these people in the face of the huge wealth of the two provinces. Under such circumstances, several subordinates standing in front of the main general, whether they were Tartar generals or Han generals, for the first time, had a unified opinion: "immediately concentrate forces and launch an attack on Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......

After continuous military expansion, the total strength of the Haw Par Army has reached 80,000. However, when the 80,000-strong force is broken down into all the territory occupied by the Haw Par Army, it will be obvious that it is insufficient.

In addition, in order to reinforce Liaodong, the Haw Par Army directly transferred more than 20,000 elites from the surrounding areas of Datong. Datong Mansion, where the Shanxi Governor's Mansion is located, has only one division of defensive strength at full capacity.

Even Datong Mansion only has so many troops, not to mention the few county towns on the border between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces and Beizhili, which think that the imperial court does not have the courage and strength to attack.

Therefore, with the support of red-coated artillery, only garrison troops were stationed, and even heavy or even medium mortars were not equipped with several border counties, which lasted less than a day, they were broken by the 20,000 imposing Houjin troops.

At the same time, the news of the attack on the border county town was also sent to the governor's palace of Datong Mountain and Shaanxi.

In the lobby of the Governor's Palace, in the face of one after another urgent reports for help from the border counties, the staff officer thought of Sun Chengzong, and directly slammed his clenched fist on the table in front of him. Then, with an angry face, he scolded very rarely.

"I really don't know what the imperial court is doing to eat, tens of thousands of elite border troops, not only can't help the Houjin army with less than 20,000 troops, but also let these Houjin troops attack the lord at will, slaughter our people, and rob our wealth in the territory of the Ming Dynasty......"

Zhou Shuyuan, who was also frowning, directly waved his hand and said, "Chief of Staff, the incompetence of the imperial court is not a day or two. Let's think about how to deal with the attack of the Tartars......"

"Judging from these battle reports, this Zhihou Jin army not only has 10,000 Tartar iron cavalry, but also almost 10,000 musketeers, and more importantly, they also have red-coated cannons that can fire flowering shells."

"Not surprisingly, these counties, which were only defended by local garrisons, have fallen into the hands of the Houjin army. My idea is to immediately deploy heavy troops to block this Houjin army and reduce the losses caused by the Tartar attack as much as possible. ”

Zhou Shuyuan's opinion is very pertinent, and it is also very useful for the current situation.

However, Sun Chengzong, who followed Wei Zheng and had seen Wei Zheng's many largesse, was no longer satisfied with the small appetite of just driving this Houjin army out of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. In his mind, already unconsciously, a big appetite that no one had thought of appeared, that is, to eat this Houjin army that had been delivered to his mouth.

So, Sun Chengzong directly met Zhou Shuyuan's gaze and replied: "No, this time I not only want to block the offensive of this Houjin army, but also eat his ......"

"Lord Zhou, don't forget, although there is only one division of strength in Datong Prefecture, we still have three divisions on the border with Mongolia. As long as we transfer back the cavalry division in it, plus a heavy artillery regiment in our hands, an infantry musketeer division, and eat this Tartar, there will be absolutely no problem. ”

But the world just loves to joke so much. As soon as Sun Chengzong's bold words were spoken, an urgent report was transmitted to the lobby of the Governor's Mansion again.

A herald with a tired face had just rushed into the lobby and reported with an anxious face.

"My lord, the border is urgent, and ......"

Sun Chengzong, who thought that he had found a way to solve the 20,000-post-Jin army, did not think of the source of this urgent report at all. From the beginning, Huang Taiji, who thought that the content of the emergency report must be which county was attacked by the Houjin army, not only did not show the slightest nervousness, but asked with a calm face......

"Which county was attacked by the Houjin army again......"

The herald slammed down, and it took a long time to react.

Under Sun Chengzong's gaze, he hurriedly denied: "My lord, it's not the Houjin army, it's the Mongols......"

"The Mongols on the steppe suddenly made a change and began to assemble at the border we defended...... The army commander speculated that the Mongols on the steppe were likely to launch a new attack on us, enter the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and plunder their urgently needed food and supplies? ”

"The Mongols are also here to join in the fun, are you sure you are not wrong......" Sun Chengzong's brows furrowed, and he subconsciously asked rhetorically.

The herald shook his head and affirmed, "My lord, everything I just said is true. This is your military report written by our military commander himself, please take a look at it. ”

After reading the military report handed over by the herald, Sun Chengzong's face directly became solemn, and he fell into deep thought without saying a word.

As for Zhou Shuyuan, who was standing beside him, after reading the military report, he also became silent.

However, Zhou Shuyuan's silence did not last long.

Just when Sun Chengzong didn't have the meaning to speak, Zhou Shuyuan had to remind: "Chief of Staff, judging from the report in the battle report, Shaanxi can protect itself and prevent the Mongols from invading Shaanxi, which is already thankful." It is simply impossible to transfer troops from Shaanxi...... Therefore, if we want to solve the 20,000 Houjin army in Shanxi, we must also think of other methods. “

Although he didn't want to admit this result, in the face of the facts, Sun Chengzong had to agree with acquiescence.

However, Sun Chengzong, who was contemplative, still did not have the slightest intention of speaking.

Just when the atmosphere in the lobby of the Governor's Palace was becoming more and more oppressive because of this.

Zhao Yun, who had slowly faded out of the field troops, suddenly flashed into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion and appeared in front of the two.

After seeing the two people who were silent, Zhao Yun directly shifted his gaze to the battle report.

After reading it, he said directly to the two: "I know why you don't speak...... It must be because the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi are under attack on their backs, and we don't have enough troops to defend......"

Zhou Shuyuan didn't hide it, and said directly...... "Yes, that's the problem...... According to the chief of staff's idea, as long as we have sufficient troops, we can completely eat the 20,000 Houjin troops in Shanxi. However, the appearance of the Mongols directly dispelled our idea of transferring troops from Shaanxi......"

Facing the two people with distressed faces, a strange smile flashed directly on Zhao Yun's face. "If you believe me and let me go into battle," he said, "I promise to provide you with two divisions. It's been a long time since I've been fighting, and my hands are a little itchy...... Hehe......" (To be continued......)