Whether it is ancient or modern, the war is fought in logistics, so that the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first, although Huang Taiji has acted as low-key as possible, but the vast logistics transport team appeared on the Yalu River, which still attracted the attention of all parties.

The people of the Xian Empire on the other side of the river saw it, but they didn't take it seriously, across a big river, and there were no warships, they definitely didn't come to fight them, the Jin Empire is now fighting fiercely with Daming, they are happy to watch the excitement, it is best to lose both, so that they are safer.

In the border fort of the Yalu River, the Ming army stationed in the city not only strengthened the vigilance, but also sent fast horsemen to report upward, which was passed through layers and finally passed to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou was worried that Huang Taiji would deceive, and convened the generals to discuss, but most of the generals thought that no matter how stupid the Jin army was, they would not choose to break through the nine border defense lines there, the border fort over there was steep, the road was narrow, the troops could not be deployed, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if it was captured, it was difficult to break into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, there were mostly mountainous areas, which was not conducive to the galloping of the cavalry, and the Ming had enough time to react, and only needed to block it in some sections to block the attack of the Jin army.

What's more, now the border fort defenders have discovered the Jin army's abnormal movements, and strengthened the vigilance, as long as you are cautious, there is no problem in holding the border fort fortress, although the Xian Empire is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but it is indispensable to defend people's hearts, and the Son of Heaven still ordered a lot of troops to be stationed on the border between the two countries, and the troops are enough to deal with it.

"The Jin Army shouldn't want to raid the Xian Empire, right?"

A staff member looked down at the military map for a long time, and suddenly exclaimed, making such a big move on the side of the Yalu River, and sneaking up on the border fort by the river is the next strategy, then the reasonable explanation may be that he wants to sneak attack the Xian Empire.

"Hmm......" Hong Chengchou frowned, he also felt that there was a possibility, but he couldn't be sure, the terrain of the Xian Empire was mostly mountains, lack of materials, and the poor were forced to rob Mao? However, having said that, the Xian Empire is a vassal state of the Great Ming Dynasty, and every year the envoys come to the court to pay tribute, in case the Xian King sends someone to ask for help, how should he deal with it?

"Dong Weng, let's report this matter."

A confidant reminded him that if this thing didn't happen, it would be nothing, and if it really happened, it would be decided by the bigwigs above, so we had to report it and throw the pot to the bigwigs in the court, we can't carry it.

Hong Chengchou nodded, this pot really can't be carried, the smartest thing to do is to throw the pot to the bigwigs in the court, how they make decisions has a dime to do with the old man.

Fortunately, Liaodong is not far from the Beijing Division, and it is urgent for six hundred miles, and it will take seven or eight days to send the emergency military information to the hands of the Son of Heaven.

"Oh, I forgot about this stubble."

After Zhu Jian received the urgent military information sent by Hong Chengchou, he immediately discussed and studied with Song Xiance and other henchmen, although it was impossible to determine whether the Jin army would cross the border to raid the Xian Empire, but there was indeed this possibility.

Zhu Jian was stunned for a while before he exclaimed, patronizing the domestic people's livelihood and dealing with the foreign enemy Huang Taiji, so that he ignored some important things, historical records show that Huang Taiji did personally lead 100,000 troops to cross the Yalu River and raid the Xian Empire, the main army did not attack the fortified cities along the way, but used the mobility of the cavalry to bypass these cities and go straight to the capital of the Xian Empire.

He can't remember the specific time, only a few years later, but according to the analysis of the current situation, Huang Taiji is very likely to launch in advance, because the Ming Dynasty sealed the borders, strictly prohibiting all kinds of military materials from flowing out of the customs, and the nine sides are impregnable, the Jin army has not been able to grab anything for two consecutive years, and it is estimated that he has been poor and crazy, and he has to start the idea of the Xian Empire in advance.

"Huang Taiji will definitely sneak attack the Xian Empire!"

Zhu Jian straightened out his thoughts and immediately came to the conclusion that although the Xian Empire was short of materials, no matter how poor it was, there was still something worth robbing, food, two-legged sheep, etc., at least it could relieve some of the pressure on the Guanwai clans, so it was necessary to send troops to save the Xian Empire, as for how to save it, it would have to be carefully studied.

As a traverser, he knows in his heart what virtues the people of the Xian Empire are, just like the Nan'an Empire, they are white-eyed wolves who can't be fed, rather than wasting money to raise white-eyed wolves, it is better to directly incorporate them into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and end the troubles forever.

Knowing the thoughts and accidents of the Son of Heaven, the Imperial General Staff, which had just been established not long ago, was immediately busy, and with the participation and supervision of Song Xiance, the chief of the General Staff, he came up with a strategic plan that was approved by Zhu Jian that night.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Jian put this matter on the agenda, and a group of bigwigs led by Ruan Dacheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, fully supported it, but there were also some objections in the DPRK and China, on the grounds that our Ming Dynasty was a big country, a state of civilization and etiquette, and advocated Confucianism, so how could I be embarrassed to occupy a subservient Tibetan empire?

Although there are a few people who disagree, but the main battle faction has the absolute upper hand, not to mention that above the court, Zhu Jian is getting stronger and stronger, and he has already dictated the cadres, and it is just a passing scene to talk about things in the court, in fact, in the middle of the night, one after another holy decrees have been issued, and a team of fast riders have left the city overnight, rushing to the destination with the holy order.

"Old Song, this person is really not as good as the sky......"

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhu Jian made a complaint, according to his ideas and strategic assumptions, to hold the nine sides, to develop the people's livelihood, and after the Ming Dynasty recovered, first use troops on the Horqin grassland, compress the living space of the tribes outside the Guan, and force some tribes living on the grassland to oppose the Jin Empire, and finally devote the whole country to destroy the Jin Empire, and then recuperate, slowly get involved in some places, and expand the territory of the Ming Empire.

But now, Huang Taiji's action forced him to deal with it, and make some deployments in advance, the Xian Empire is to be saved, but there is no free lunch in the world, and the reinforcements will not be withdrawn when they enter the Xian Empire, but will be stationed for a long time to control some important places along the Yalu River, and prepare for the bulldozing of the Xian Empire in the future.

Zhu Jian originally wanted to appoint Lu Hongniang as the commander of the expeditionary force, but he was worried about the safety of his daughter-in-law, and he struggled for a long time, and finally appointed Li Xin as the commander of the expeditionary force.

In addition, Cao Bianjiao's troops stationed on Phi Dao moved according to the situation, waiting for an opportunity to land, disrupt and threaten the flank of the Jin army, and respond to Li Xin's main army, and this operation, the task of the Liaodong Naval Division was quite heavy, and the Liaodong Naval Division had to be divided into two, half of which was berthed on Phi Island and was on standby, and half was responsible for transporting and covering Li Xin's army across the Yalu River, and was also responsible for carrying various military supplies.

Fortunately, Zhu Jian gritted his teeth and threw a lot of money at the Liaodong Naval Division, adding more than a dozen large warships, well-equipped and large-caliber Franc machine guns, and using all the more lethal flowering shells, which greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Naval Division.

The Liaodong Naval Division has also expanded from 3,000 to 5,000 men to 8,000 men, and in fact it is already considered a division's strength.

Zhu Jian's reminder to Li Xin is not to be greedy for merit and rush forward, to fight steadily, step by step, not to seek a large number of enemies, as long as the Jin army is forced to withdraw from the Xian Empire, even if the strategic task is completed, in order to ensure that the expeditionary force can defeat the Jin army iron cavalry, which is known as invincible in the field, he waved his hand and asked Li Xin to pull away all the Franco cannons just produced by the Liaodong Arsenal, as well as all the bitter acid thunder that has just been put into mass production.