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Hong Chengchou's expression was unusually serious, and Liu Tiehan's report surprised him. This was because when analyzing the information, Su Tiancheng had specifically reminded him that if he met the Houjin Tartar team outside the city of Gaizhou, And it is moving towards Fuzhou, which shows that Huang Taiji's deployment in the direction of Haizhou is biased towards offense, that is, to defend in the direction of Liaodong and launch an attack in the direction of Haizhou, so as to destroy the army's control. All deployments.

When meeting the team of the Houjin Tartars, the deployment of the former army must be adjusted. This cannot be hesitated, but how many people are there in the Houjin Tartars, and whether they belong to the Manchu Eight Banners or the Han Eight Banners? It can be fully understood, but there is one purpose that is clear, and that is to wipe out all the post-gold tartars.

While Hong Chengchou and Liu Tiehan were anxiously waiting for the news, the scouts came to report.

The scouts estimate that there are about 2000 Golden Tatars behind Lijia Village, belonging to the Zhenglan Banner team, probably belonging to the Zhenglan Banner among the Han Eight Banners, and they have left Lijia Village and are heading towards the direction of the army.

The Golden Tartars after two thousand years are not too difficult for the former army of the Jiangning camp, and they can be wiped out easily. As Tian Cheng expected, the Houjin Tartars were going to launch a counterattack against the Jiangning camp from the direction of Fuzhou.

While deploying to encircle and wipe out this group of Hou Jin Tartars, Hong Chengchou ordered Liu Tiehan to report the situation to Su Tiancheng quickly, and at the same time asked the scout battalion to send [-] soldiers to participate in combat missions and capture the officers of the Hou Jin Tartars.Figure out why.

In order to ensure the annihilation of this group of post-gold tartars, Hong Chengchou ordered He Renlong to command [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers to completely surround this group of post-gold tartars and adopt tactics of encirclement and annihilation.

This is the first battle after the start of the campaign, and absolute success must be guaranteed without the slightest loss.

Jiangning Camp Zhongjun.The distance from the front army is only twenty miles, and the fast horse is only half an hour away.

After Liu Tiehan reported, Su Tiancheng looked at the map and fell into deep thought. It is not difficult to wipe out this group of post-gold tartars, but why did two thousand post-gold tartars appear in Lijia Village? Questions to think about, Lijia Village is nearly two hundred miles away from Gaizhou City.It belongs to one of the most remote villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Gaizhou, and Lijia Village is the only place to go to Fuzhou and Yongning. Starting from Gaizhou, it takes at least two days for 2000 people to arrive in Lijia Village, that is to say, This group of post-gold tartars has already set off.

Su Tiancheng looked at Qu Qingze beside him.I spoke.

"Old Qu, Liu Tiehan. I have a thought. You can see if it is suitable. The 2000 people of the Houjin Tatars are probably just the vanguard. Lijia Village is nearly 2000 miles away from Gaizhou, and they are going to Fuzhou and Yongning. A must pass. It is impossible for Jierharang and Duoduo to send 2000 people alone. If we say that these [-] people are attacking Yongning and Fuzhou, it will not have much effect. There will be more post-gold Tartars behind. And a large army."

After saying this, a smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Liu Tiehan, Hong Chengchou ordered the scout battalion to participate in the task of exterminating this post-gold tartar. I also assigned you a task to quickly expand the scope of the investigation and send scouts to investigate the situation from Gaizhou to Lijia Village. At this time tomorrow, I need accurate information, and you have to remember that this reconnaissance is not trivial and may cause us to change the deployment of operations."

Of course Liu Tiehan understands the weight. If the Houjin Tatars send an army to attack Fuzhou and Yongning, then the collision between the Jiangning battalion army and the Houjin Tatars will begin immediately. The focus this time is not to attack Gaizhou , Yaozhou and Haizhou, and in this encounter, whoever can prepare in advance will be able to win the final victory.

"Yes, my lord, this subordinate personally leads people to investigate."

"Okay, stay safe."

The front army and the middle army temporarily stopped the pace of marching.

He Renlong led 1 soldiers to ambush where the Houjin Tartars had to pass. This time the battle was dominated by cavalry, and the Houjin Tartars were also cavalry. 2000 men fought against [-] men. But this was the first battle after the Jiangning battalion went out, and there could be no negligence in the slightest. He Renlong naturally knew the weight. This time, he decided to charge at the forefront.

Hong Chengchou was waiting for news in the military tent, and Su Tiancheng was also waiting for news.

A sudden encounter opened the prelude to the decisive battle in Liaodong.

At the hour of the hour, the battle begins.

What the Houjin Tatars are best at is making arrow rain. The dense arrow rain can inflict maximum damage on the opponent. After the arrow rain, the magnificent charge will destroy the opponent's willpower. Unfortunately, the Houjin Tatars When they met Jiangning Camp, the flintlock guns of Jiangning Camp became their dream. Bows and arrows cannot be compared with flintlock guns.

When thousands of flintlock guns started to fire, the Houjin Tatars, who were caught off guard, had no time to shoot their bows and arrows. They retreated instinctively, thinking about relying on the speed of their horses to get out of the battle, but their retreat path was blocked long ago.

A fight of disparity in strength began, and from the beginning of the battle, the post-gold tartars were doomed to fail. . .

Two hours later, Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, He Renlong and the others with a smile on his face.

"It seems that our forecast is accurate. Huang Taiji is really planning to launch an attack on Fuzhou and Yongning. Since the focus of our attack is on Liaodong, the defenses of Fuzhou and Xuanzhou are naturally weaker. It can be seen that Huang Taiji is thinking. It is not small, so our combat deployment must be adjusted accordingly."

Hong Chengchou was in a hurry. Although the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion tried their best just now, some Houjin Tartars escaped. According to the situation from the captured Niu Lu Ezhen, this army belongs to the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Eight Banners. There are also some Han troops among them, who are indeed the vanguard, and the focus is to explore the way, but they are still in Gaizhou, which belongs to their territory, so they are a little careless and negligent, and they will encounter ambushes.

"Marshal, my subordinates are a little worried. I just couldn't wipe out this group of post-gold tartars just now."

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou glared at He Renlong. He Renlong, as the commander, rushed to the front when the attack started. If every commander did this, it would be unreasonable.

He Renlong lowered his head and didn't say a word. Although killing the enemy was very enjoyable, but 1 people surrounded 2000 people, and more than 100 golden tartars escaped. It's not perfect, and the two thousand or so people are not entirely the Zhenglan Banner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, but also part of the Han army.

"If these post-gold tartars go back and report the news, will the post-gold tartars who are about to attack retreat back?"

Su Tiancheng still had a smile on his face, but the expressions of the rest of the people changed. This was what everyone was most worried about.

"No, the foundation laid by Lao Qu in Liaodong should be effective at this time. Huang Taiji made it clear that the focus of our army's attack is Liaodong. The focus of defense in Liaodong is to launch an attack in the direction of Haizhou. This kind of operation The deployment will not change easily. As long as there are no major problems, I believe that the Golden Tatars have encountered an ambush this time, and I am afraid they will launch a larger-scale attack. We must be prepared, and the fierce battle is coming soon. "

Seeing everyone's more confused expressions, Su Tiancheng spoke again, but this time, the smile on his face disappeared.

"Huang Taiji doesn't know the deployment of our army, but we don't fully understand the deployment of the Houjin Tatars. The army set out from Dengzhou, and the news has always been kept secret. Judging from today's encounter, the Houjin Tatars We don’t even know that we are about to launch a large-scale attack on Gaizhou. The so-called know yourself and the enemy, and you will win every battle. The biggest problem for the post-Gold Tartars is to preserve their strength, which has been reflected today.”

"The vanguard is the most important thing. Knowing the situation along the way and reporting it in time will benefit the army's attack. However, Jierhalang and Duoduo in Haizhou have not been able to understand such a simple truth. The more than 2000 troops sent In the vanguard, there are actually the vast majority of the Han army, and their combat effectiveness is so weak. I think it's not that they don't understand, but that they don't want the elite troops to take risks. In other words, these two thousand people are just bait. Next, the Eight Banners I'm afraid it's about to go out."

"The leading troops encountered an ambush, and it was in Gaizhou. Jierhalang and Duoduo would definitely be surprised. Liu Tiehan has already led the scouts to investigate to see if there is a large army of Houjin Tartars behind, but I can be sure that Jierhalang and Duoduo will not give up the attack. This is not in line with their character. The Manchu Banners have always been proud. When encountering such a small problem, how could they shrink back? Besides, in their thinking, I The main force of the Jiangning Battalion has arrived in Liaodong, Fuzhou and Xuanzhou, and there are not many soldiers."

"In case the Golden Tatars really back down, it won't affect us very much. We will proceed according to the planned combat deployment."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng began to give orders.

"Within an hour, the former army and the Chinese army met and began the overall deployment of the battle. Hong Chengchou was the vanguard commander and commanded [-] soldiers. Liu Tiehan, Ma Xianglin, He Renlong, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, and Li Dingguo returned. Hong Chengchou was restrained. If he met the large army of Houjin Tartars, no matter how many people there were, he had to hold him back to prevent them from retreating. Qu Qingze tried his best to inform Sun Chuanting that their combat deployment would remain unchanged, and they would still encircle Gai In Zhoucheng, it should be noted that if we are at war with the large forces of the Houjin Tartars, Sun Chuanting must lead [-] soldiers as backup. On the one hand, they must avoid reinforcements from the Houjin Tartars in Gaizhou City; The Hou Jin Tartars, who avoided fighting with our army, retreated and told Sun Chuanting that no matter how difficult they encountered and how much sacrifice they made, they must stand firm." (To be continued..)