Hong Chengchou's east wind, that is, the weather, the spring rain is continuous, and the roads are muddy, which is indeed not conducive to the expedition, so he can only wait patiently.

The spring rain continued, and it was several days at a time, but in the end there was a time when it stopped, and when the sun came out, Hong Chengchou and the others were all relieved, but their nerves were becoming more and more tense, because the big war was about to begin.

A few days after the sky cleared, the east gate of Shanhaiguan was opened, and a team of soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition escorted out of the city with military supplies such as grain, grass and ammunition, and marched towards the depths of the endless prairie, the battle flag fluttered like a sea, and the army was prosperous, so that Hong Chengchou and others who stood at the head of the city to see off couldn't help but nod, the Phoenix Legion was worthy of being the three new legions with the same name as the Wolf Battalion and the Shenji Battalion.

After the expansion of the Phoenix Legion, there were 10,000 soldiers, 5,000 logistics auxiliaries, plus 3,000 white-pole soldiers who were transferred, the most well-equipped muskets and artillery, and a large number of bitter acid thunder, which can be regarded as strong soldiers.

Two days later, Hong Chengchou personally led the main force to the expedition, and his main army consisted of 100,000 troops drawn from the nine sides, including Li Xin's Shenji Battalion, Qin Liangyu's White Pole Army, and Mangui's 8,000 cavalry as the main force, and Gao Jie's Royal Guards Independent Division, which was responsible for escorting important military supplies such as grain, grass, ammunition, etc.

This time, Cao Wenzhao did not go out with the army, the Guangping Army under his command has been expanded into a division-level army, but Hong Chengchou did not transfer a single soldier, after reorganization and a series of systematic training, the ancestral army also formed a certain combat power, and only one regiment was transferred, in order to prevent the Jin army from sneak attack, the nine border defense line still needs a few generals, a few elite troops to garrison.

Hong Chengchou did not order the closure of the customs, the business and trade exchanges inside and outside the customs are still going on normally, the Jin army lurking in the city is a secret spy to pass on the important military information very smoothly, Lu Hongniang's vanguard has not yet set out, Huang Taiji has already received the news, and has confirmed that the Ming army is indeed going to use troops against the Likorqin grassland.

Before, under the pressure of various tribes, coupled with the soldiers who fought for days and days, they were already exhausted, homesick, and had no fighting spirit, Huang Taiji had to lead the main force to withdraw to Shengjing, but he strictly ordered Yue Tuo, who was guarding the Horqin grassland, to be on strict guard, and at the same time ordered the lurking secret spies to stare at any movement of the Ming army.

Zhu Jian's purpose in using troops in the Horqin Grassland was to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin Army, kill a large number of people, consume the war potential of the Jin Empire, and compress its living space.

Huang Taiji has ordered all tribes to assemble and prepare to go to the Horqin grassland to find fighters to annihilate the main force of the Ming army, and at the same time send a messenger to inform Yue Tuo that Lu Hongniang must be captured alive.

He couldn't figure out why Hong Chengchou appointed Lu Hongniang as the pioneer officer, who was Chongzhen's favorite concubine, so he threw it out and sent him to death? However, he still had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, suspecting that this was a pit, but in any case, if he could annihilate the Phoenix Legion and capture Lu Hongniang alive, whether it was political or military, it would be a major victory, which would seriously hit the morale of the Ming army and stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers on the other side.

He still gave a very high evaluation of Hong Chengchou's military ability, the old guy ran Liaodong for a few years, and managed the Liaodong defense line as solid, and he couldn't stick to being an old turtle, and he had nowhere to do it if he had all kinds of magic tricks, and he was very aggrieved in his heart, he prayed that Chongzhen, the little faint king, would cut Hong Chengchou, even if it was a replacement, and some famous generals such as Li Xin and Cao Wenzhao would get rid of them all and help Dajin clear the big obstacles to entering the Central Plains.

The battle of Horqin will be an excellent opportunity for Huang Taiji, maybe it is still a huge turning point, of course he has to go all out and send the elite to go, however, because Cao Bianjiao, who guards Phi Island, is too hateful, he has to leave a part of the elite to take strict precautions, the battle for the Iron Mountain defense line, although Qierharang lost, the loss was not small, but it was also a surprise to Cao Bianjiao, in terms of Cao Bianjiao's character, he couldn't swallow this breath, and he would find an opportunity to retaliate, he had to be careful to take precautions.

Every time he thinks of Cao Bianjiao, he grits his teeth with hatred, this girl is a sharp knife on his abdomen, so that he can't do his best to go out with peace of mind, but unfortunately in the past two years, Dajin's national strength has gradually declined, and he can't build a powerful fleet of sailors, otherwise, he will cross the sea to conquer Phi Island and destroy Cao Bianjiao.

Having said that, there are two sides to everything, from another point of view, Cao Bianjiao is a big talent, very young, and has a bright future, he didn't confiscate it, and Xu Yi's high-ranking officials and beauties couldn't buy it.

When Huang Taiji was still gathering the warriors of various tribes, Yue Tuo, who was in charge of guarding the Horqin grassland, had already gathered an army of 150,000 troops, ready to eat Lu Hongniang, the lone vanguard army, in one bite.

Yue Tuo is a famous general of Dajin, with good military ability, and a certain strategic vision, and may not be as good as Huang Taiji in the overall situation, but this time his views are similar to him, and they all think that it is of great use to destroy the Phoenix Legion and capture Lu Hongniang alive, so without waiting for Huang Taiji's order to arrive, he has gathered all the tribes on the grassland, and is ready to encircle the Phoenix Legion that is advancing alone.

At this time, in a certain high ground in the depths of the Horqin grassland, the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion were digging a barricade to build a military camp, and the speed of the Phoenix Legion was very slow, and it took only five days to walk a hundred miles, and in fact, it was just beginning to enter the center of the steppe.

With the troops in the Horqin grassland, Zhu Jian has been preparing for more than a year, Lu Hongniang led the army to the battle, but brought enough military supplies, there are more than 100 carriages loaded with wooden stakes and planks, and because of these wooden stakes and planks, the camp built by the soldiers is actually a huge simple fortress.

The prairie is endless, the green grass is like a fungus, the rocks and trees are scarce, it is a paradise for war horses to gallop, the general camp has no guardrails at all, if there is enough time, dig a few more trenches to prevent the enemy from rushing to the camp, but the Phoenix Legion built such a large civil fortress in the depths of the grassland, so that Yue Tuo was stunned for a while, and spent so much effort to build a civil engineering fortress, Lu Hongniang should not plan to stay on the prairie for a long time, right?

I really guessed correctly, the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion spent so much effort to build this large civil fortress, they have the intention of stationing here for a long time, the prairie is not dangerous to defend, and in the face of the tribe of all cavalry troops, the civil fortress is a good fortification, completely canceling the advantage of cavalry charging to attack the battalion.

"Investigate me again!" Yue Tuo shouted at the scouts who came to report the military situation, his 150,000 army was ambushed more than fifty miles to the left of the civil engineering fortress, ready to make dumplings for the Phoenix Legion, but as a result, the Phoenix Legion suddenly stopped leaving, and stayed in place to build a civil fortress, making him confused, which one of the girls is Lu Hongniang playing?