When the two Liaodong garrison divisions were going all out to expand their troops in Liaoyang, the two infantry divisions that had already completed their reorganization immediately stationed in four or five county towns on the Liaoyang line as regiments, and in the middle of Houjin and Liaodong, they had a fairly solid defensive line.

However, this defensive line that stretches for hundreds of miles, and these points are still feasible to prevent a large-scale invasion of the Houjin Tartars. However, for the small-scale attack and harassment troops sent by the Tartars, these support points did not have the slightest solution, and they could only watch as the small-scale Tartar cavalry of Shenlong saw the head and tail, along the gap between the support points, inserted into Liaodong, and chased after them......

However, in the face of each group of Tartar cavalry with a total strength of less than five hundred people, the regimental commanders and division commanders who defended the various support points did not take it to heart.

In their eyes, these Tatar cavalry were not even enough to plug their teeth in front of a field infantry regiment of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and even if they penetrated deep into Liaodong, they could not make any big waves.

However, what did not surprise these officers was. It is because of their contempt that they directly brought a ruining disaster to the people of Liaodong.

More than a month ago, the purpose of the Tatar attack on Liaodong was to take Liaodong as their own and turn it into the land of Houjin. Therefore, for the Han people who stirred up the territory, there was no massacre in the slightest. Because, these people in Liaodong are likely to become their own slaves and their own private property in the near future.

In such a situation, no matter how stupid the Tartar is, he will not do anything to his private property.

And asking for money for this attack and harassment war, the Tartars have a diametrically opposite attitude to what they did more than a month ago.

That is, to destroy Liaodong as much as possible...... Since he can't get Liaodong, he must not hand over a complete Liaodong to the hands of the Tiger and Leopard Army. Let the Haw Par Army gain a firm foothold in Liaodong.

Tartars with such thoughts. Just crossed the line. When he entered Liaodong, he became an angry lion, killing people when he saw them, and robbing them when he saw villages......

In a word, the Han people in Liaodong are not regarded as human beings at all.

Thousands of elite Tartars of the Zhenghuang Banner, and thousands of Han people were slaughtered by these Tartars in just two days after entering Liaodong. More importantly, among these thousands, including three who were directly slaughtered by the Tartars. A village that has not been left alive......

In the face of these tragic massacres, a kind of love for talking about the color change of the Tartars immediately permeated the territory of Liaodong.

Not only that, because these news spread to the army little by little, the Second Infantry Division of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which was completely formed by the Liao, was still forming two garrison divisions...... Gradually, there were signs of unstable military morale.

After all, their families are all in Liaodong. Among the Han Chinese who had been slaughtered by the Tartars, it was likely that there were their families. Of course, even if their families are still alive, they may face the fate of being slaughtered by the Tartars at any time. After all, these Tartars are in the territory of Liaodong. Who doesn't know who his next target will be?

Such a big thing, of course, it is impossible to hide the Wei Zheng who still remains in Liaodong.

At this moment. In front of his subordinates, Wei Zheng, who was almost always with a calm expression, was sitting in the conference room specially vacated by the Liaoyang General Military Mansion, in front of all the division commanders, furious.

He slammed his clenched fist against the oval conference table in front of him, and scolded loudly, "What do you all eat...... Two days have passed, and not only have not a single Tartar penetrated deep into Liaodong been eliminated, but even no trace of these Tartars has been found......"

"If we can't get rid of these beasts, let them burn and loot in Liaodong. It won't be long before the Tartars don't send a large army to drive us away, we will leave Liaodong in disgrace amid the insults of the people of Liaodong, and give up the Liaodong to the Tartars......"

Stay when everyone is bowing their heads and not saying a word. Division Commander Luo Jingshan said unexpectedly.

"Marshal, the last general has something to say......

After receiving Wei Zheng's affirmation, Luo Jingshan said directly: "Marshal, the situation we are facing in front of us makes the last general think of the tactics that Dolgon used against us when we fought against Tartar Dolgon in Shaanxi more than half a year ago."

"Take advantage of the speed advantage of the cavalry, go with one blow, and constantly weaken our strength."

"When we were in Shaanxi, we took advantage of Dolgon's shortcomings in food shortages to break the tactics that Dolgon had set up in one fell swoop."

"However, this method does not work here......"

"As far as I know, the Tatar cavalry that entered Liaodong was only a few thousand. The huge Liaodong, even if they rely on war to feed the war, can maintain it for more than half a year...... And we, obviously, can't wait half a year. Therefore, the Admiral believes that in the face of the Tartars, a tactical method of warfare specifically aimed at our firearms units, we must take a long-term view and designate a new countermeasure......"

At this time, Wei Zheng, who had an angry face, also slowly calmed down.

However, the murderous and gloomy aura on his face did not change in the slightest from beginning to end. Obviously, Wei Zheng, who was sitting at the head of the conference room, hated the thousands of Tartars who went deep into Liaodong to the extreme......

When the atmosphere left in the conference room became more and more solemn again, Sun Chengzong, the chief of staff, spoke very timely and said: "In addition to the analysis just made by Division Commander Luo, I think that the cunning Tartar also sees one of our shortcomings. That is, it has just entered Liaodong, the foundation is unstable, and the troops are insufficient......"

"If our troops are sufficient, the people of the entire territory of Liaodong will be of the same mind as us. No matter how powerful the Tartars who go deep into Liaodong are, no matter how many dragons see the head and the tail, they can't escape the pursuit and killing of tens of thousands of elite tigers and leopards and hundreds of thousands of Liaodong people......"

"Even if we want to solve the problem of people's hearts, we will not see the results in a short period of time. Therefore, I thought that in order to solve the thousands of Tartars who had penetrated deep into the territory of Liaodong, we must immediately solve the problem of our insufficient troops. As long as I have sufficient troops, I will not let these Tartars continue to run rampant in Liaodong......"

As soon as Sun Chengzong finished speaking, a voice full of helplessness sounded in the conference room: "Although the idea is good, we are in Liaodong, and we have the strength of three divisions...... Excluding the two infantry divisions defending the Tartars, thousands of cavalry divisions remained. Liaodong is so big, and there are not many Tartar cavalry, with only a few thousand cavalry, maybe you can't even find the shadow of the Tartars......"

As soon as the words fell, another division commander followed closely and reminded: "Marshal, do you want us to transfer troops directly from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces...... We have been in Liaodong for so long, and the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi should have already reorganized several divisions. As long as we bring one or two of them, we will burn and kill these looted Tartars in Liaodong, even if we put our arms in it, we will not be able to escape our pursuit......"

Although the idea was good, as soon as it was proposed, it was opposed by Sun Chengzong, the chief of staff.

"No, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are too far away from Liaodong, even if they take the waterway, it will take about half a month. Let's think about it, in this half a month, how many people will die in the hands of these Tartars in the entire territory of Liaodong. Is it 50,000, or 100,000...... We who don't have any foundation in Liaodong can afford such a big loss? ”

"I won't go far, just talk about the subordinates you are most familiar with...... Do you think that those Liaodong soldiers under your command will stay in the barracks in peace, watching their families being slaughtered by the Tartars? ”

Just when everyone fell into contemplation again because of Sun Chengzong's denial. Wei Zheng, whose face was gloomy all the time, suddenly spoke.

"The armies of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces cannot be counted on...... However, our own army in Liaodong can be counted on ......"

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, his face instantly turned great, and Sun Chengzong couldn't help but let out an exclamation......

"Marshal, do you mean two garrison divisions that are being reorganized......"

Wei Zheng nodded noncommittally and replied, "It's the garrison division...... In the entire territory of Liaodong, in addition to the three field divisions, we can still use two garrison divisions. ”

After receiving Wei Zheng's affirmation, the shock on Sun Chengzong's face was quickly replaced by worry. reminded Wei Zheng: "Dashuai, you have to be cautious...... The two garrison divisions, in addition to the veterans of less than 1,500 people, the remaining more than 10,000 people, a few days ago, were ordinary people who had not even touched a musket...... Sending them to the battlefield doesn't send them to death? ”

Under the simultaneous gaze of several pairs of eyes, Wei Zheng replied helplessly: "I also know what you said...... But is there any other way than to get them on? Since they are soldiers, they must fulfill their responsibility to protect the country and their families...... Ben Shuai is also chasing ducks to the shelves, there is no way to ......"

Seeing that the worried expression on Sun Chengzong's face was getting stronger and stronger, Wei Zheng's words changed and continued......

"But don't worry too much about it......"

"Before the two garrison divisions really became combat effectiveness, they gave Ben Shuai no matter how much courage he had, and Ben Shuai didn't dare to send them to the battlefield...... Therefore, the idea of this commander is to replace two field infantry divisions with two garrison divisions that have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Ben Shuai believes that no matter how cunning the Tartars of Houjin are, they would never have imagined that we would dare to defend the city with a group of people who had just put down their hoes......"

Sun Chengzong did not answer immediately, but quietly fell into deep thought

Soon, a pair of eyes full of worry shot out two fine lights.

Under everyone's gaze, he affirmed loudly: "Dashuai, I agree to take this risk......"

After listening to the unexpected answer of Chief of Staff Sun Chengzong, the thoughts that subconsciously emerged in the minds of several division commanders were: "Both the marshal and the chief of staff are crazy...... Isn't it child's play to hand over such an important line of defense between Liaodong and Houjin to a group of recruits for defense? (To be continued......)