The Eight Banners Army suddenly attacked, bypassing Songshan, Xingshan and Tashan, cutting off the retreat of the imperial army, which surprised Hong Chengchou, he couldn't imagine that Huang Taiji had such great courage.

Hong Chengchou took a step-by-step approach to the battle, of course, it also prevented the Eight Banners Army from cutting off the retreat, but Huang Taiji's appetite was too great, you must know that from Jinzhou to Ningyuan, within the range of more than 100 miles, there were 150,000 imperial court troops, and the Eight Banners Army was only 150,000 people, and the imperial court army was basically concentrated in the city, and the Eighth Banner Army wanted to attack, it was very difficult, and the Eight Banners Army's sudden long-distance insertion would inevitably lead to the dispersion of troops, and its own strike strength was also weakened.

How sure it must be to be able to make such a decision.

After the scout reported the news, Hong Chengchou did not panic, he began to analyze the situation outside Jinzhou City, since the Eight Banners Army has transferred troops to block the retreat of the army, then the Eight Banners Army attacking Jinzhou, the strength must be insufficient, at this moment he can lead the army to aid Jinzhou City, as long as he defeats the Eight Banners Army besieged outside Jinzhou City, then he can lead more than 100,000 imperial French troops, kill a horse gun, and completely defeat the Houjin Tartars.

As the governor of Jiliao who commanded a large army, Hong Chengchou did not want to lose such a good opportunity.

Du Xun, the supervising army, did not object, and from the aspect of operational command, Du Xun was too far away from Hong Chengchou, and it was impossible to put forward any constructive suggestions.

Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhou, Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of Yutian, Ma Ke, the deputy chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, were all summoned.

Looking at these general soldiers and deputy general soldiers, the look on Hong Chengchou's face was grim, and he was a little helpless in his heart, after such a long time, he understood the arrogance of these general soldiers. There are always some self-righteous orders that are beneficial to themselves and are quickly implemented, and unfavorable orders are negotiated for price, delayed or even disguised as non-implementation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the scouts have detected the news that the Eight Banners Army has been inserted between Tashan and Ningyuan. Cutting off the connection between the army and Ningyuan and even Shanhaiguan and other places, it seems that Huang Taiji has a great appetite, thinking of annihilating our army of more than 100,000 people, but unfortunately he Huang Taiji has such ambitions, but he does not have such ability. ”

"The scouts did not accurately detect the total number of the Eight Banners Army, but the commander estimated that the number would not be less than 50,000, and might even reach 70,000 to 80,000, and the total number of the Eight Banners Army led by Huang Taiji was only 150,000. And with the Khan Eight Banners as the mainstay, the total number of the Eight Banners Army attacking Jinzhou has been greatly reduced, and this is just our opportunity, we quickly launched an attack on the Eight Banners Army outside Jinzhou, and joined forces with Zu Dashou, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan stationed in Jinzhou, and combined with the inside and outside, we can completely defeat the Eight Banners Army. Once we have won the battle, we can go back and clean up the Eight Banners Army in the Ningyuan area......"

Hong Chengchou didn't notice. The expressions of Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, and Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, changed slightly.

This is a huge oversight.

"Songshan left 5,000 soldiers, and the remaining 70,000 troops, set off early tomorrow morning, rush to Rushan Gang from Jinzhou, to prepare for a decisive battle with the Eight Banners Army, and the 70,000 troops must arrive at Rushan Gang within two days. Those who violate the order will be punished by the law of marching. ”

"The battlefield is ruthless, and military law is even more ruthless. Determined to be unforgiving. ”……

After the deployment, many of the general troops were dispersed.

Hong Chengchou pondered on the map alone, this battle is very important, it is not yet possible to notify Zu Dashou stationed in Jinzhou City, but once the army and the Eight Banners Army start a fight, then the soldiers on the city wall will definitely be able to see, at that time, Zu Dashou can lead the army out of the city to fight, when the time comes, the two armies will be united, and they will definitely be able to defeat the Eight Banners Army, take a step back and say, even if they can't completely defeat the Eight Banners Army, at least they can remove the danger of Jinzhou City.

The Eight Banners Army is stationed between Ningyuan and Tashan, then let them be stationed, and when the army begins to retreat, it will be the end of the Eight Banners Army on this road, but if these Eight Banners Army evacuates in advance, Hong Chengchou will not order the army to pursue, after all, the purpose of this operation is different, the main thing is to completely expel the Eight Banners Army from the range of Jinzhou.

Just as Hong Chengchou was pondering, the prison soldier Du Xun came in.

Hong Chengchou looked up and found that Du Xun's expression was very serious.

Du Xun used to be the supervisor of Xuanfu, and this time he became the supervisor of more than 100,000 troops, and he was undoubtedly promoted.

Du Xun is in his forties, he doesn't have much ability, and his backbone is average, but he is very good at observing words and feelings, and is good at figuring out people's hearts, which allows him to rise left and right, step by step.

When Hong Chengchou gave the order just now, Du Xun had been observing in the dark and saw some details, which made him faintly worried, after all, this battle also involved his future.

"Lord Warden, what's the matter?"

Perhaps seeing that Du Xun's expression was a little wrong, Hong Chengchou simply asked directly.

Du Xun hesitated slightly, but still spoke.

"Dashuai, our family just heard the order issued, and our family is still a little worried."

Hong Chengchou frowned slightly, he had a general impression of this Du Xun, but fortunately, this Du Xun would not interfere with his deployment of operations, which was enough, and it was precisely because of this that the cooperation between Hong Chengchou and Du Xun was good on the surface.

"Marshal, our family always thinks that the chief soldier is not thinking about killing the enemy with all his heart......"

Du Xun said it very euphemistically, and the meaning of this sentence is that many general soldiers do not want to fight, and there may be accidents at the beginning of the battle.

In fact, Hong Chengchou is willing to fight a decisive battle with the Eight Banners Army at this moment, after all, this kind of bet is too big, you must know that the imperial army has always been in a favorable position, for example, in terms of the consumption of grain and grass, the imperial army can rely on Shanhaiguan as the general logistics base, and continuously transport grain and grass to Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other cities, while Huang Taiji needs to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass from Shenyang and other places, just from this point of view, the Eight Banners Army has unbearable consumption.

Of course, Hong Chengchou knew that the general soldiers were unwilling to face the Eight Banners Army, and it was clear that the imperial army had a certain degree of fear of gold, but because of the turbulence of the situation in the Central Plains, he was forced to go out of the city to fight with the Eight Banners Army, giving up his original advantages.

However, Hong Chengchou can't lose his temper with Du Xun, you must know that the prison army can shake the position of the commander.

"Lord Supervisor, such a situation occurs, this official thinks it is very normal, after all, there is a great danger in fighting with the Eight Banners Army face-to-face, and there will be a lot of casualties among the sergeants at that time, and all the general soldiers are with the sergeants below for a long time, considering the upcoming losses, the heart is a little uncomfortable, after this battle, the official will also give advice to the imperial court, take into account the interests of the border army, and let them feel at ease."

Du Xun had no expression on his face, and he didn't mention it anymore, after all, the big war was coming, and if he emphasized the morale of many general soldiers too much, it would inevitably affect the morale of the entire army.

The relevant deployment was soon carried out, Hong Chengchou asked the army to carry grain and grass that lasted for about a month, although this would affect the marching speed of the army, but he still had to emphasize that the battle with the Eight Banners Army could not be expected to end in one battle, it was very likely to be many battles, if the food and grass were not enough at that time, then everything would be over.

In order to ensure the sufficiency of grain and grass for the army, Hong Chengchou once again issued an order, requiring the sergeants stationed in Songshan and Xingshan Castles to make every effort to ensure the delivery of grain in Tashan Castle, and once the army needed grain and grass, it needed to arrive within ten days to ensure that the army could fight wholeheartedly.

At the same time as the order was issued, Hong Chengchou once again sent 5,000 soldiers to Tashan City secretly to strengthen the guards of Tashan City, after all, the grain and grass of the army are concentrated in Tashan, and the safety there needs to be absolutely guaranteed.

After all the preparations were made, Hong Chengchou decided to let the overseer Du Xun stay in Songshan City and command the 10,000 troops stationed here, so that he could lead the army to Jinzhou to fight without any drag.

Du Xun also agreed to be stationed in Songshan City, after all, it is relatively safe to guard here, and there is no need to directly face the Eight Banners Army, of course, guarding in Songshan, the task is also arduous, this is the support of the army, once the battle of the army is in a state of stalemate, or even a defeat, the first place to evacuate is Songshan.

On the first day of the third month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou led an army of 70,000 from Songshan to Rushan Gang, which was about seven miles away from Jinzhou City.

Along the way, they did not encounter any post-gold tartars, nor did they encounter decent resistance.

This made Hong Chengchou more convinced of his own judgment, that is, the Eight Banners Army allocated a large number of troops to Ningyuan City and Tashan, trying to block the retreat of the army, so it was impossible for Huang Taiji to arrange too many Eight Banners Army to guard the place between Songshan and Jinzhou, and the Eight Banners Army should be stationed outside Jinzhou City and was launching a large-scale attack on Jinzhou.

The same is true for the messages detected by the scouts.

On the third day of the first month of March, an army of 70,000 led by Hong Chengchou arrived at Rushangang.

After surveying the terrain of Rushan Gang in detail, Hong Chengchou made adjustments again, he arranged all the foot soldiers in the front of Rushan Gang, and arranged the cavalry in the east, south and west directions of Rushan Gang, and met the Eight Banners Army with foot soldiers, and launched a large-scale charge with cavalry, tearing through the front of the Eight Banners Army at one time.

Everything was arranged, and Hong Chengchou was ready for a decisive battle.

In this battle, Hong Chengchou has full confidence, he remembers defeating Liukou several times before, and he also has this mentality, it seems that this time he can really defeat the Eight Banners Army and completely solve the crisis faced by Liaoxi. (To be continued......)