Ming politicians

Hong Chengchou is still calm. He is clear about the rules in the imperial court. If he can't handle this relationship well, it will lead to many impeachments, which will be very unfavorable to Su Tiancheng. Besides, Su Tiancheng's policies in Shaanxi Province, I have offended a lot of gentry and wealthy households. If these people find a target to attack because of the attack on the Mongolian tribal army, then the loss outweighs the gain.

"My lord, should I write a memorial to the imperial court and report all the arrangements, so that the Jiangning battalion's dispatch of troops will be justified, and no one will be able to speak."

"I know what you mean. Writing a memorial to the court will not be of much use. The current situation is good. The rogues have all withdrawn from Shaanxi and went to Sichuan. There is not much to do in the Jiangning camp. Since they are soldiers, they can't If you have been idle for too long, if you don’t fight, you may become unfamiliar, but now the opportunity to fight is just in front of you, and it is fleeting, if you ask for instructions and report to the court, time will be delayed, and the opportunity will be wasted in vain.”

"But in this way, the impact is too great."

"It doesn't matter. The things I did in Shaanxi have already had a big impact. Waiting for the adults reprimanded by the court to come to Shaanxi. If I always think about these gains and losses, then there is no need to do things. Regardless of him, we will send troops against the armies of the Mongol tribes."

Hong Chengchou was a little moved.

"My lord, I will take responsibility for sending troops this time. If the court blames me, everything will be on me. I decided to send troops. They will punish me."

"Hehe, don't talk about these things for the time being. Let's discuss in detail how to send troops. It will take a lot of trouble to attack the Mongolian tribe's army."

The discussion between the two had just begun when they encountered difficulties.

On the question of who leads the troops.The opinions of the two cannot be unified.

Su Tiancheng meant that he took the elite Jiangning battalion soldiers to go deep into the Hetao area to dig out the old nests of the Mongolian tribes. Hong Chengchou led some soldiers to encircle and wipe out the Mongolian army that entered the interior of the Ming Dynasty.But Hong Chengchou has the opposite opinion.

Everyone knows that it is very dangerous to go deep into the Hetao area. Although the Jiangning Camp is brave and good at fighting, most of the Hetao area is desert and yellow sand. When fighting in such a place, supplies are very important. If the logistics preparation is insufficient , there is a danger of annihilation of the entire army.And the guide is also very important, relying only on the map sometimes cannot work.

Hong Chengchou insisted that he led troops into the Hetao area. He didn't need too many soldiers. 5000 people were enough. Hong Chengchou's reasons were also very clear. He had led troops to fight for many years and was familiar with many things.Besides, Su Tiancheng is the coach.You can't take risks easily. If something goes wrong with you, the Jiangning Camp will continue to grow and develop, but if something goes wrong with Su Tiancheng, the Jiangning Camp will suffer a devastating blow. Hong Chengchou finally said bluntly.Su Tiancheng was already the spiritual pillar of the Jiangning camp, so there must be no problems.

Su Tiancheng's reason was not that sufficient, he just felt that he was the coach of the Jiang Ning camp.When you encounter difficulties, you must be the first to rush forward.The trouble now is that Hong Chengchou is also the commander of the Jiangning battalion, and the supervising army can lead troops to fight under certain special circumstances.From this point of view, Su Tiancheng's reason is not very sufficient.

The two argued for a while, but neither was willing to make any concessions.

In the end, it was Su Tiancheng who gave in, because Hong Chengchou was already stubborn and decided that he led troops into the Hetao area.

The next thing is simpler, how many troops to send, logistical preparations, etc. The final plan is that the Jiangning battalion will send [-] troops, and Hong Chengchou will lead [-] soldiers to go deep into the Hetao area to attack the old nest of the Mongolian tribe. Su Tiancheng Leading [-] soldiers, he encircled and suppressed the troops of Mongolian tribes that penetrated into the territory of Daming at the border gates where Ningxia Wei and Yulin Wei were stationed.

The final mission was soon clarified after Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou discussed it.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who wiped out the Mongolian army in Wei and Yulinwei in Ningxia must kill the Mongolian army to the maximum extent, and they cannot be driven away. The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who went deep into the Hetao area must destroy the gathering of more than three Mongolian tribes On the ground, the family of the tribal leader was captured and brought back to Shaanxi. The time for fighting was planned for one month.

Xiong Zijian followed Hong Chengchou deep into the Hetao area, and it was necessary to ensure the supply of soldiers, each with two horses or even three horses. He would rather move slower than the lack of supplies to affect the morale of the soldiers.

In half a day, the two of them determined most of the morale of the battle. The 6000 Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Xi'an Prefecture dispatched [-] people to the artillery battalion stationed in Hanzhong Prefecture. The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion in Fengxiang Mansion will not be transferred for the time being.

This time the battle was very different from the previous ones, the distance between them was not very far. The Jiangning Battalion set off from Xi'an Mansion to the place where Ningxia Wei and Yulin Wei were stationed. It took four to five days at most. As for Hong Chengchou Leading [-] elite soldiers to go deep into the Hetao area, it will take at most ten days. Each person is equipped with two horses or even three horses, which can greatly increase the speed. Therefore, this battle is actually before the Spring Festival. It should have started.

Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou quickly arrived at the military camp where the Jiangning camp was stationed.

All the commanders of the guards went to the account of the Chinese army.

The atmosphere of the Spring Festival is gradually getting stronger. Due to the local poverty, the families of the Jiangning battalion soldiers have not come to Shaanxi for the time being, and all of them have stayed in Henan Prefecture. At that time, the holidays were divided into batches, and the soldiers were allowed to go back to reunite with their families. This time it will not work. During the Spring Festival, many ordinary people reunite with their families, and the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp are about to go to war.

In fact, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion have always been suffering. Since its establishment, they have encountered rogues and Tartars over and over again in the course of constant battles. There is almost no long rest period. He became stronger and became an iron-blooded master who made opponents fearful.

Looking at the familiar faces, Su Tiancheng's expression was a little dignified.

It is only in the places where the Ningxia Guard and Yulin Guard are stationed that it will not be too difficult to encircle and wipe out the Mongolian army. The artillery battalion can be used to the maximum extent. Since the Mongolian tribe's army likes to rush and fight in the field, it is just right that the artillery battalion can make The Mongolian Tartars saw the King of Hades without knowing it, but it was not so easy for the soldiers who went deep into the Hetao area to fight in a completely unfamiliar environment, and they needed to prepare all the supplies by themselves. It was difficult to think about it. of.

Su Tiancheng soon began to assign tasks.

Contrary to his expectations, many guard commanders showed eager expressions, and they all wanted to participate in this battle. After fighting for a long time, everyone has formed a habit of showing their demeanor on the battlefield.

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou had great confidence.

"The mission has been clarified. Next, I will begin to order the generals. This time, we will use [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion to attack the Mongolian Tartars. I hope everyone will work together to completely defeat the Mongolian Tartars."

"Xiong Zijian." "Here."

"You follow Hong Jianjun and go deep into the Hetao area. Your main task is to ensure the logistics supply of the five thousand soldiers. You must not be negligent. Most of the Hetao area is desert, and the supply is the life of the soldiers."

"The subordinates must fulfill their mission."

A strange color appeared on Xiong Zijian's face. He had been in the rear in many battles, but this time he finally went to the front line, and he went deep into the desert to attack the enemy.

Liu Shiliang led the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion to follow Hong Chengchou into the Hetao area, and Sun Yuankun led the soldiers of the [-]-person barracks to follow Hong Chengchou into the Hetao area. In this way, Hong Chengchou, Xiong Zijian, Sun Yuankun, and Liu Shiliang were the core of command.

Su Tiancheng led Jianrui Battalion, Vanguard Battalion, Artillery Battalion, Scout Battalion and Personal Battalion to the place where Ningxia Guard and Yulin Guard were stationed.

This time, Su Tiancheng did not use the infantry battalion, mainly because most of the Mongolian tribe's troops were cavalry, and the infantry battalion did not have much advantage in following the battle.

The task assignment is over, and the departure time is the 26th of the twelfth lunar month.

The preparation time is only two days. According to Su Tiancheng's intention, the departure will be on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. Considering that the [-] soldiers who will go deep into the Hetao area will need some time to prepare supplies, they postpone it by one day.

After the assignment was over, everyone basically left.

He Renlong was reluctant to leave for a long time.

Seeing He Renlong's expression, Su Tiancheng knew what was going on. This He Renlong is indeed a lunatic He. As long as it is a large army, he will fight with all his strength, and he will participate.

"My lord, my subordinates have a request."

"Understood, don't you just want to fight with the army, but this time, the opponent is the Mongolian Tartars, all of them are cavalry, and the infantry battalion can't play a good role."

"This subordinate knows that what this subordinate means is not to lead the infantry battalion to fight. This subordinate implores you to follow your lord to fight. As long as you can go into battle and kill the enemy, you will be satisfied."

Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou, He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu, they were both famous generals, after Sun Chengzong recommended him, He Renlong was accepted by the Jiangning Camp, now, Zuo Liangyu is following Lu Shanji's side, I heard that The Jiangning battalion wanted to expand its army, so I wrote a special letter, begging to enter the Jiangning battalion, without him, the record of the Jiangning battalion is too brilliant, as long as it is a general who wants to win the battle, there is no one who would not want to join the Jiangning battalion.

There is another thing that Su Tiancheng has kept secret all along, that is, Wu Sangui also wrote a letter, implying that he is willing to fight with Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying.

"Lord Hong, you decide on this matter. I think General He is pretty good. Since I want to fight with the army, I will follow you to the Hetao area."

Hong Chengchou nodded.

"He Renlong, since you are asking for a fight, follow me to the Hetao area."

He Renlong was overjoyed and knelt down on one knee.

"My lord, this subordinate must fight to the death." (To be continued...)