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"My lord, the recruitment of soldiers for the Jiangning Battalion is all over. This time, a total of 13 soldiers have been recruited. The total number of soldiers in the Jiangning Battalion has reached 8000, of which 5 are stationed in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou. 2000 Ten thousand people are stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, and [-] people are stationed in Fort Anning and Jingbian. The training courses for the newly recruited [-] sergeants are going on. The subordinate officials feel that the best training is fighting on the battlefield."

Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou and didn't speak for the time being. During this period of time, Hong Chengchou always thought that the Jiangning battalion would be able to fight. No matter in Taiwan or the grassland, he couldn't be idle like this. The salaries of soldiers are very high. It requires a lot of consumption, and the Jiangning camp soldiers stationed in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou mainly rely on the food and grass in Dengzhou. Because of the recent conquest, the people in Xuanzhou and Fuzhou also suffered losses and needed relief. , The total number of soldiers in the Jiangning Battalion has reached 13, and the annual consumption is close to tens of millions of taels of silver. Such a high consumption is really unreasonable if it does everything.

According to the military salary of the imperial court, the 13 soldiers need not consume much silver, but the situation of the Jiangning Camp has always been different. Since its establishment, it has been quite different from other armies. In order to maintain the operation of the Jiangning Camp, Su It can be said that Tian Cheng took great pains. He not only had to consider the military pay of the soldiers, but also the livelihood of the people. Otherwise, the Jiangning camp's military pay law would definitely be unstable. In private, Hong Chengchou was also a little worried. With such a high military pay, I don't know How to maintain it for a long time, if it is him, there is no way to solve the latest chapter of the technical nerd who traveled through the world.

"My lord, the imperial court has issued an imperial edict to stop attacking the Houjin Tatars for the time being. I think this kind of request is a bit inappropriate. Isn't this to let the Houjin Tartars rest and recuperate?"

Seeing that Su Tiancheng didn't speak, Hong Chengchou couldn't help it.

"Master Hong, if you have any thoughts, just say it."

"My lord, I think that the newly recruited [-] sergeants must go through real fighting, so that they can grow up. It is difficult to improve combat effectiveness through simple training."

"Oh, then tell me, which direction should we attack from?"

"The lower officials think that we should start from the direction of the grassland. The Mongolian Eight Banners are the accomplices of the Houjin Tatars. The Jiangning Camp conquered the grasslands. The Hou Jin Tartars can talk about it. Although negotiations are going on in the capital, the Jiangning Camp is to help Xibo. The Horqin tribes and the Daur tribes fought on the grasslands, as long as the Horqin and other tribes can be completely wiped out, the Houjin Tartars will also suffer a heavy blow, and this is also a conquest against the Houjin Tartars.”[

"What do you mean, negotiations don't make any sense."

"My lord, this is not what the officials said, that's what my lord means."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Master Hong, what I'm asking now is your acquaintance."

"The lower officials have known this for a long time. Huang Taiji will never submit to my court of the Ming Dynasty. The Eight Manchu Banners and the Eight Han Banners are both very strong. Including the Han Army and the Eight Mongolian Banners, these are all Huang Taiji relies on Power, own strength, how could you submit to me, Daming? During this period of time, the officials have also thought carefully, the reason why Huang Taiji proposed to submit to my Daming must have other intentions."

Su Tiancheng nodded slightly and looked at Hong Chengchou.Without opening his mouth to speak, he waited for Hong Chengchou to explain the reason.

"The lower officials think that Huang Taiji did this for two purposes. One is to delay time. The Jiangning battalion launched an attack from Dengzhou and took Fuzhou and Xuanzhou. The occupied areas continued to expand. Huang Taiji faced The embarrassment of the two-sided attack, under such circumstances, Huang Taiji, who is not prepared, needs time to buffer. This is probably the main purpose of Huang Taiji. The negotiation can be delayed for a long time. At that time, Huang Taiji has done everything Be prepared, the outcome of the negotiation will be called."

After talking about the first reason, Hong Chengchou also stopped and looked at Su Tiancheng.

The smile on Su Tiancheng's face disappeared. Hong Chengchou's analysis is completely correct. It seems that Hong Chengchou has indeed thought carefully during this period of time, but he must have concerns if he doesn't say the second reason right away.

"Master Hong, just say what comes to your mind, whether it's right or wrong, analysis is a must."

"The lower officials are bold. Huang Taiji may have thought of some disadvantages in the court when he did this. If Huang Taiji bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister, the adults in the court will feel that the world is peaceful, and the construction of the army will naturally slow down. They have Such thoughts will definitely be reported to the emperor, and when the time comes, the emperor will make some unfavorable decisions, wouldn't it be in the hands of Huang Taiji..."

Su Tiancheng stood up.

"You mean to say that once Huang Taiji bows his head and becomes a minister, the emperor will inevitably rectify the order of the court. After so many years, the court has always focused on conquest, and the main considerations are the construction of the army and people's livelihood. On the contrary, I can't take care of many matters, and I don't have so much money to do things. To put it more bluntly, my power may be subject to many restrictions. Jiang Ningying is so brave and threatens the imperial power. How can I It's in my hands."

Hong Chengchou's face turned pale, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to speak so bluntly.

"Lord Hong, there is nothing unusual about this, but such things will not happen for the time being, how can Huang Taiji surrender easily, this time the negotiation is just a delay of time, and he will never truly surrender, what do you say The first reason I heard is completely valid, but I am afraid that Huang Taiji is not only thinking about preparing and strengthening his own strength, but also the focus of Huang Taiji. You and I should not underestimate Huang Taiji, some things are impossible to do Huang Taiji can do things like this, and Huang Taiji was able to send Jierhalang to the capital to negotiate, which shows that he has made up his mind, and he must make sure that this big banner goes well. "[

Hong Chengchou was a little happy.

Before he came to report the recruitment of sergeants, Hong Chengchou already knew the emperor's imperial decree. He was very worried that if the Jiangning battalion was idle and did not take the initiative to attack, it would face more and more difficulties after a long time. Since its establishment, the battalion has basically been in a state of conquest, exterminating bandits, conquering Xibe tribes and Daur tribes, and fighting against the Houjin Tartars. Well, the temporary rest of the Jiangning camp is also reasonable.

Hearing what Su Tiancheng said just now, Hong Chengchou felt that Su Tiancheng would not be idle. I am afraid that he had already made a decision in his heart, and he was overwhelmed.

"Lord Hong, get ready, Jiang Ningying won't be idle, and there is no chance to be idle."

Two days later, officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion and guards gathered at the Governor's Mansion.

In the lobby, there are two huge sand tables. If you pay a little attention, you can see that they are the terrain sand tables of the grasslands, Fujian and Taiwan.

Su Tiancheng's expression was very serious.

"The purpose of summoning you today is to arrange for the deployment of combat missions. Huang Taiji sent a mission to the capital, ready to submit to our Ming Dynasty. I don't believe this. Huang Taiji has no reason to submit. The total number of people in the army exceeds 30. To put it bluntly, the overall combat effectiveness is stronger than that of our Jiangning Battalion. There is no guarantee of victory, under such circumstances, why did Huang Taiji submit to me, Daming."

"However, the emperor has decreed that the Jiangning battalion cannot launch an attack in Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou. I think that Huang Taiji is very happy. The goal has been achieved, but we can't let Huang Taiji An Sheng, if we can't let him achieve his goal, and can't directly attack the Hou Jin Tartars, we will go and wipe out the Mongolian Eight Banners on the grassland. This is also a sharp knife pierced into Huang Taiji's chest, making Huang Taiji sleepless."

"Concentrating forces to attack a little bit is the basis for victory, but this time, the Jiangning Battalion needs to fight on two fronts, not only attacking the grassland Emeng Eight Banners, but also Taiwan. Occupied, such a situation can never happen. In the past, our navy was relatively weak and could not attack Taiwan, but the situation is different now. Our navy is more powerful. How can we sit back and watch Taiwan be defeated by the Dutch? Occupy, we want to take back Taiwan, we want to drive the Dutch out, we also want to control Nanyang, so that these small countries that were originally our Ming Dynasty's vassal states will continue to accept the protection of our Ming Dynasty court."

"Huang Taiji may not have imagined that his strategy of slowing down the troops also gave us Jiangning Camp time to solve these problems that must be solved. We must seize this opportunity and resolve the battle as quickly as possible."

"Regarding the deployment of troops, I put forward the following suggestions. Hong Chengchou led [-] soldiers to the Anning Fort, entered the Hetao area from the Anning Fort, and led the conquest of the grassland. The armies of the Xibo and Daur tribes were all under the command of Hong Chengchou Sun Chuanting led [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers to conquer Taiwan, drive the Dutch out, and completely control the South China Sea. For the arrangements of the relevant officers, you should come up with a specific plan and complete it within five days. The army will make all preparations within half a month. , the start of the conquest is tentatively scheduled for late November."

"This time the conquest must be clean and tidy, and we must not be merciful. If my estimation is correct, and Huang Taiji gets the news, he will definitely reinforce the Mongolian tribes. However, we can't give Huang Taiji time to prepare for the conquest of grassland tribes. Firearms can Play a decisive role, such a conquest will not be delayed for a long time."

"All soldiers must be prepared. Those who stay in Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Fuzhou and other places must also be vigilant at any time to prevent Huang Taiji's sneak attack. Governor Lu Xiangsheng of Liaodong must also be prepared and do a good job in Liaodong. defense."

(I've been very busy recently, and I've been thinking very hard. I've had some major setbacks in my thoughts, and I'm a little depressed, but I will definitely stick to it. Thank you readers for your great support.)