The cold wind shouted, the goose feathers and snow were blowing, the sky and the earth were white, but the Jinzhou Governor's Mansion was as warm as spring, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Liaodong, was drinking with a group of henchmen.

"My lord, a letter from Kyoshi." A soldier hurried in and presented a letter.

Hong Chengchou's face was solemn, he took the letter, tore open the seal, unfolded the letter to read, and all the henchmen and admirers also stopped talking, and their eyes were all focused on Hong Chengchou, they all knew in their hearts that the letter from the Beijing master was no one else except for the letter written by the Son of Heaven, as for the content of the letter, they could also guess a rough idea, except for the defense of Liaodong, that is, the final decision on the use of troops in the Horqin grassland.

"In this battle, everyone can't work hard if they don't want to......" Hong Chengchou let out a long sigh after reading the letter, and handed the letter to his confidant beside him.

A few days ago, he submitted the battle plan that he had studied with his confidants for a long time, and after discussion by the Imperial Staff Headquarters, it was forwarded to the Son of Heaven for approval.

Zhu Jian's strategic purpose is simple and clear, except for a few important places to occupy, that is, there is no need to be confined to the battle situation and terrain plan or anything, do not care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, the focus is to eliminate the living forces of the Guanwai clan, and consume the war potential of the Jin Empire as much as possible.

The Korbi steppe is vast and boundless, and the cavalry troops of the Guanwai tribes are all highly mobile, and if you want to lure them to take the initiative to attack, you must throw out a weighty bait, and this bait is Lu Hongniang and her Phoenix Legion.

Zhu Jian Yagen didn't think about letting Lu Hongniang act as this dangerous bait, but Lu Hongniang clearly knew the content of the entire battle plan, and knew that he had a headache about who to choose as the bait, so he did not hesitate to make this request.

Let the favored woman lead the army to fight, but also to advance alone, as a bait to attract the main force of the Jin Army, Zhu Jian is very uneasy, and he is worried all day long, but he can't do anything, he can only desperately enhance the strength of the Phoenix Legion, and strictly ordered Hong Chengchou and the arsenals around the country to give priority to the Phoenix Legion equipped with a faster rate of fire rear-loading guns, a large number of bitter acid thunder, a large number of vehicles that can be loaded and transported military materials and can be used as a block for improvised fortifications, a large number of Francophone cannons and a large amount of ammunition, but he is still not at ease, He also transferred 3,000 elite pikemen from Qin Liangyu's white pole army to supplement the Phoenix Legion.

Infantry field against the cavalry with high mobility and terrifying impact, the only way to gather pikemen, lay down a dense spear formation to resist, in the face of rumbling and galloping, enough to crush the rolling steel torrent of all creatures, the test is the soldier's perseverance, if the soldier is afraid, psychological collapse, turn around and run, the spear formation is useless, other pikemen are unreliable Zhu Jian doesn't know, but he knows that the white pole soldiers trained by Qin Liangyu himself are absolutely reliable, and they can be used with confidence.

Zhu Jian even thought about merging Qin Liangyu's White Pole Army and Lu Hongniang's Phoenix Army into one to ensure that Lu Hongniang's safety factor was higher, but considering the command and other issues, he still vetoed this idea.

Putting aside Qin Liangyu's ability to command wars, he can throw Lu Hongniang more than a dozen streets just by his qualifications, and he can definitely be called a very senior veteran general in the Ming military, only because he is a woman, only because he is a local toast, he is looked down upon, and the attitude of the civilian official group is even worse, all kinds of pit people, forcing Qin Liangyu to write, Chongzhen issued an order to be better, you can know how low the status of the military general was at that time.

Arrange the two women together, you don't have to guess that Qin Liangyu will suppress Lu Hongniang, with Lu Hongniang's character, she must have great respect for Qin Liangyu, even if she gives her command, she will consciously lower herself in her heart, with Qin Liangyu as the mainstay, it will invisibly limit her play, Zhu Jian wants to create the second female god of war of the Ming Dynasty, therefore, the two cannot be arranged together.

"It does ......"

A group of henchmen took turns to read the handwritten letter of the Son of Heaven, and their faces all showed expressions of surprise and admiration, the emperor played this move ruthlessly, and actually threw the favored red concubine Niangniang out as bait, so that all the generals who commanded the army had to work hard, even the commander played with his life, can the soldiers be desperate? Is there any reason why a soldier is invincible?

On the surface, although the red concubine is very risky, but if the armies cooperate well, they must also cooperate well, and there will not be too much danger, in short, after this battle, the red concubine Niangniang is on fire, and she will become the second female god of war in the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor is so calculating.

"No, the old man has to go to the arsenal to urge again." Hong Chengchou sighed, after preparing for such a long time, all the elite soldiers and strong generals, and the materials are sufficient, he is full of confidence in the Horqin grassland, but the emperor suddenly played such a trick, which made him suddenly under great pressure, no matter what, he has to ensure the absolute safety of the red concubine.

In fact, the workers of the major arsenals across the country have been working overtime to make guns and ammunition and other weapons, and because of productivity and other reasons, they can only rely on overtime to increase production, which has virtually increased some costs, but after the beginning of spring, they will have to use troops in the Horqin grassland, and they can't take care of it so much.

Not only are the arsenals in various places working overtime day and night, but the convoys carrying military supplies are also shuttling back and forth on the official roads, piling up newly built warehouses one after another, barracks and warehouses everywhere, and Shanhaiguan has become a huge military city.

In the blink of an eye, a cold winter has passed, and after spring, the temperature warms up, the ice and snow melt, and everything grows, and there is a vibrant scene everywhere.

This year is lucky for the people of the Ming Dynasty and for Zhu Jian, perhaps God has seen his efforts and sincerity, all kinds of natural and man-made disasters that have occurred in the original history have not appeared, it is a bumper harvest year, and it has also made Zhu Jian more confident in the use of troops in the Horqin Prairie.

At this time, it is still early spring, the ice and snow are beginning to melt, the spring rain is continuous, the roads are muddy, and it is not the best time to start the war.

With the arrival of the 15,000-strong Baipole Army led by Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Liaodong, also quietly came to Shanhaiguan from Jinzhou.

Hong Chengchou was making final preparations for sending troops to the Horqin Grassland, and at this time, groups of scout scouts and notorious wolf thieves had been wandering around the vast Horqin Grassland, spying on various information about the situation of the Jin Army.