There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Lin Feng did not wait until the next day, and took the lead back to Jiazhou with his personal guards that afternoon.

At the same time, Deng Hao was ordered to march back slowly with his mobile battalion and about a thousand captive soldiers. They were not cavalry and could not move quickly.

Lin Feng rushed back so quickly because he received urgent news from Tingfeng Guards. Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting and his Qin soldiers were already on their way to Yan'an Mansion, and they would arrive in three to five days.

Sun Chuanting was a famous minister in the late Ming Dynasty. There has always been a saying that Chuan Ting died and the Ming Dynasty was overthrown. The Qin army he led was also the top powerful army in the late Ming Dynasty. Lin Feng must attach great importance to it and take it seriously.

Upon returning to Jiazhou, Lin Feng immediately organized a military meeting, attended by the heads of departments in the Governor's Mansion and the generals of the brigade and camps around Jiazhou, to discuss how to prepare for the Qin army's attack.

Lin Feng came to the lobby to write down his case, sat down, and said to Guo Zheng: "Tingfeng Wei first reports the latest position of the Qin army led by Sun Chuanting."

Guo Zheng pointed to the simple map hanging on the wall of the lobby and said: "Sir, according to the news from the Xi'an intelligence station, the Qin army led by Sun Chuanting left Xi'an three days ago and has now entered the territory of Yan'an Prefecture, which is still 30 kilometers away from the Prefecture. About three days' journey.

It's still about six days' journey to reach Suidezhou, the southernmost point we occupied. However, I estimate that the Qin army will be supplying supplies in Yan'an Fucheng. After all, they have not rested since they came back from the front line of encircling and suppressing King Li Chuang. Even the iron warriors should not be able to stand it. It is expected that they will not arrive at the outskirts of Suidezhou for at least ten days. "

"What's the strength of the Qin army?" Lin Feng then asked.

"Judging from the situation of breaking out of the camp, it should be between 10,000 and 12,000. The Qin army is not large in number, but its combat effectiveness should be very strong." Guo Zhenghui reported.

"There are still about ten days left. Let's talk about how we should deal with the encirclement and suppression by the Qin army led by Sun Chuanting." Lin Feng asked.

"Sir, it is said that the Qin army is very powerful in combat. That's because they are facing the peasant army. The Qin army is also a mortal body. We have nothing to be afraid of. Of course, my lord has repeatedly said that we must despise the enemy strategically, but we must tactically despise the enemy." Pay attention to the enemy.

I feel that the first priority is to strengthen intelligence investigation and send out sentries widely to ensure that we can accurately grasp the movements of the Qin army, so that we can make targeted arrangements.

The second is to concentrate our troops. We expect the enemy to be lenient. Assuming that the Qin army has 12,000 troops, we must concentrate at least 5,000 troops to defend the city. It is also necessary to ensure a certain amount of mobility in order to take the initiative on the battlefield. "Brigade General Song Jilie of the 1st Mobile Combat Brigade was also recruited back, and he spoke first.

"Lu Jun, please tell us about our military strength near Jiazhou and see how we can deploy it," Lin Feng ordered.

"Okay. Our troops in this area mainly include Brigade General Song's Mobile First Brigade. They have absorbed some surrendered troops. They currently have 2600 people and are stationed in Suidezhou and Wubao County." Lu Jun began to introduce.

"Ji Lie, how are your troops arranged?" Lin Feng interjected and asked.

"We have a mobile brigade. Each battalion currently has 800 people. One battalion is stationed in Wubao, and the other two battalions and the brigade have 1800 people stationed in Suidezhou." Song Jilie replied.

"I understand, Lu Jun, please continue." Lin Feng said.

"General Zhou's Second Mobile Brigade originally had 1600 people. Your Excellency allowed them to expand their recruitment by 3600 people in Linxian. This time Deng Hao brought back captured soldiers from Yulin City, bringing the total strength to .

In addition, there are about 600 people from Hongtu's cavalry battalion and 300 people from your personal guard. The total number is about 7100 people. "Lu Jun then reported.

"We have a lot of troops, but there are also many places that need to be defended. If we don't plan carefully, we can easily be defeated by the Ming army one by one." Zhou Rui interjected.

"Yes, the cities we currently need to defend include Suizhou City, Wubao County City, Jiazhou City and Linxian County City. We need to carefully consider how to distribute the troops in the four places." Lin Feng said.

"Sir, the southernmost Sui Dezhou is the place where the enemy is most likely to attack. I think we should strengthen the defense again. In contrast, Wu Fort's geographical location is not very prominent, and to attack Wu Fort, you must pass through Sui Texas.

Therefore, I suggest giving up the defense in Wubao, so that the troops of the 2600st Mobile Brigade can be concentrated in Suide City. people are still enough to defend the city. "Song Jilie suggested.

"This plan is okay. If the Ming army in Fort Wu wants to occupy it, let them occupy it. It can also disperse their forces. Jilie, you must use this time to strengthen the city defenses of Suidezhou City. It is best to block the Ming army at the bottom of the city. When the Ming army is exhausted from attacking the city, we will send troops to fight it decisively," Lin Feng said.

"I think this plan is feasible. We can also send Hongtu's cavalry battalion to cut off the Qin army's food routes. If their food supply is insufficient, we can win without a fight." Song Jilie continued.

"Sir, Linxian is the eastern barrier of Jiazhou. Its geographical location is very important, and it is also the bridgehead for attacking Shanxi. The official suggested that this place should be occupied. We need to leave a thousand people to defend in the neighboring county." Zhou Rui suggested.

"Well, the location of Lin County is different and cannot be given up. So who is more suitable to stay there?" Lin Feng asked.

"Currently, there are no suitable candidates for the First Mobile Brigade, and their qualifications are too low. Only Deng Hao can do it. I don't know when he will come back." Zhou Rui continued.

After Lin Feng heard this, he was also considering whether to keep Zhou Rui or Deng Hao in Linxian. Both of them are good, but in comparison, Zhou Rui has more experience and is more reassuring to stand alone.

So Lin Feng said: "Linxian is isolated from Shanxi across the Yellow River. It is very capable of blocking the generals on its own. It's better for you to stay there, Zhou Rui. Recruit 600 new soldiers. You can form a separate brigade and call it Shanxi Fighting One." Let's travel." "Understood!" Zhou Rui responded.

"In this way, the Second Mobile Brigade still has 2600 people left in Jiazhou, and 2200 people will be selected to join Hongtu's cavalry battalion. The remaining people will retain the designation of the Second Mobile Combat Brigade. Deng Hao will be appointed as the deputy brigade general and will be temporarily responsible for commanding the second mobile combat brigade. Brigade." Lin Feng considered that Deng Hao's qualifications were still too young, so he made the transition to being a deputy first.

"Thank you, sir. Hong Tu will definitely live up to your expectations." Hong Tu was immediately happy when he heard about the expansion of his cavalry team.

"Hong Tu, your cavalry will serve as the main force in mobile warfare and must be reorganized as soon as possible." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" Hong Tu accepted the order.

"Guo Zheng, you and Feng Wei must do their best to detect the movements of Sun Chuanting's Qin army to prevent them from being attacked by the enemy." Lin Feng continued.

"Understood, we have already deployed manpower in Yan'an Mansion in advance to follow them as soon as they arrive." Guo Zheng assured.

After the military meeting, Lin Feng immediately went to the newly built Zhenming Ordnance Factory Jiazhou Branch outside Jiazhou City. Zhao Zhixin sent Fang Zilin and Li Yingyuan to take charge. Fang Zilin was the director in charge of management, and Li Yingyuan was the deputy director in charge of technology.

"Zilin, the war is about to begin. How is the situation at your Jiazhou Ordnance Factory now? How many artillery and muskets are in stock?" Lin Feng asked as he entered.

"Sir, the Jiazhou Ordnance Factory has just been built and has started production. It has already produced 200 Type 2 electric muskets and 20 Type 1 Thor artillery pieces.

However, 800 muskets and 50 artillery pieces have been shipped from the main factory in Fudong compound. "Fang Zilin reported.

"Very good. These ordnances will be allocated to the troops by the Logistics Department immediately. The first and second mobile brigades will be divided into one. The first brigade will be responsible for sniping the Qin army. Give them more artillery." Lin Feng explained.

"Yes!" Li Wanxiang, the head of the Logistics Department, responded.

Lin Feng walked around the ordnance factory and saw that the territory here was larger, the division of labor in ordnance production was more detailed, and the production capacity should be higher.

So he asked: "Zilin, how is the production capacity of Jiazhou Ordnance Factory now?"

"Sir, the place here is larger than the Fudong compound. According to calculations, the production capacity of artillery and muskets is much higher than that in Fugu. It can produce 50 artillery pieces and 500 muskets per month." Fang Zilin reported on the news.

"Yes, a new type of infantry battalion can be equipped in one month." Lin Feng affirmed.

the next day.

Zhou Rui returned to Linxian first. He was the closest and arrived quickly across the Yellow River. He returned in less than a day and quickly started to form his Shanxi Combat Brigade.

Later, Song Jilie also returned to Suidezhou with his guards, and ordered to withdraw a battalion stationed in Wubao back and begin to strengthen the city defense.

In the following days, all departments of the Zhenming Army carried out massive military training activities, especially the troops who were issued new artillery and muskets, and each one was training with great vigor.

There's going to be a war soon. If you don't hurry up and train, you're going to die. Now all departments of the Zhenming Army have hung the famous saying "Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime" handwritten by Lin Feng, and each unit regards it as a motto to guide training.

After another half day, the mobile battalion and a thousand captive soldiers led by Deng Hao also arrived. I heard that he had been promoted to deputy brigade general and was responsible for reorganizing the second mobile combat brigade.

He was so happy that he jumped three feet high and smiled so much that he couldn't close his face. Anyone who gets promoted would be happy.

However, Deng Hao was not happy for a while. A lot of things came to him. First, he allowed Hong Tu to come and pick out 400 soldiers, most of whom were veterans, which seriously weakened the combat effectiveness of the Second Mobile Brigade.

In addition, there was the recruitment and adjustment of new recruits. His brigade looked crowded, but too many new recruits had been added. Deng Hao was also wondering whether he could fight.

Fortunately, these new recruits are not new either. They are all former guards, most of them from the border guards. After another round of screening, their basic skills are still familiar and their training has improved quickly.

This also made Lin Feng very happy. It seemed that he was becoming more and more confident in resisting Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers' attack. As for annihilating Sun Chuanting's tribe, Lin Feng has not made such plans yet. After all, what he has to face is one of the three powerful armies in the late Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)