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Longquan Pass, the public house of the garrison mansion.

Lin Feng was looking at the latest information sent by Tingfeng Wei. At the beginning of the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639), the Qing army captured Jinan City, massacred 17 people, plundered a large amount of property and people, and captured alive Zhu Youshu, the king of virtue, and the prince of the county. , Fengguo General Zhu Cishou and so on.

Lin Feng's eyes burst out with anger. The wastes of the imperial court would only let the Tatars burn, kill and loot, which brought heavy disasters to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, it was a long distance from Longquan Pass to Shandong, and the court would not allow him to lead troops there. Lin Feng could only watch the information and worry.

However, my impression is that after the Qing army finished attacking Jinan Prefecture, they began to return north after having a full plate of food.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately entered the cabin space, came to his exclusive seat, and checked some information. It read: The Qing army entered the customs for five months, and successively defeated the Ming army in 57 formations, captured Jinan Prefecture in Shandong, and 3 Prefecture, 55 counties, and 2 passes, two generals of the Ming Dynasty and more than 46 generals above the garrison were killed. More than 4037 people and animals were captured, and 977460 taels of gold and taels of silver were captured. In February of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Tatars left Qingshankou and returned to Shengjing.

This time, due to the addition of Lin Feng, Tatar's harvest should be much less. At least their right-wing army was cut off by the Zhenming Army, but the total number was definitely still considerable.

The Qing army had plundered so much property and people. If they were allowed to return safely, the development of the Tatars would be greatly accelerated. They must find a way to intercept them and take back some of the loot.

Lin Feng pulled out the map on his mobile phone, checked it in detail, and decided to send a cavalry group to go out of northern Shanxi, detour from the grassland to near Qingshan Pass, ambush the Tatar rear army, and seize the spoils.

Of course, this operation involves a wide range of aspects, from intelligence support and troop deployment to operational confidentiality and transportation support, which all require careful planning and preparation.

After Lin Feng made up his mind, he immediately left the cabin and notified the relevant generals to come for military discussions.

Longquanguan garrison, meeting hall.

Lin Feng naturally sat at the top, with Wang Qin and Lu Xiangsheng sitting on his left and right sides respectively. Further back, Wu Yunna, Hong Tu, Zhou Rui, Peng Xing, Zhou Zhiwei and other brigade generals sat in turn, as well as Cao Xiong, Lu Jun, Zhang Yan and others.

After Lin Feng sat down, he first asked Guo Zheng to report the latest information, and then asked: "What do you think of the Tatar plunder in Shandong?"

"The imperial court is really incompetent. In such a huge Shandong Province, there is not even a single soldier who dares to fight. It is a pity for the people of Shandong." Lu Xiangsheng said with emotion.

"Sir, the Tatars have been plundering the customs since mid-September. It has been four months. I guess they should have returned to Liaodong. Should we look for an opportunity to attack them?" Wang Qin said.

"It's just that the Tatars are still in the direction of Shandong, far away from our Longquan Pass. If they attack for a long distance, they have to be prepared for the Ming army to cause trouble on the way. I feel that the risk is relatively high." Lu Jun continued.

"Sir, can we predict the Tatars' return journey and find a suitable place to ambush them?" Cao Xiong suggested.

After hearing this, Lin Feng stood up, pointed to the map hanging on the wall and said: "The Qing army is now located in Shandong, and they have looted enough property, which must be transported back.

The Qing army entered the customs from Xifengkou, and they probably left the customs nearby when they left. The route from the northeast of Shandong to the exit of the customs is located in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty east of the capital. The imperial court will not allow our Zhenming army to enter.

Now Emperor Chongzhen has transferred Governor Hong and Governor Sun's troops to the Wei Qinwang. If we must go deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, we are likely to conflict with them and consume our Han people's strength in vain.

So I decided to leave the customs from northern Shanxi, detour through the grassland, and go to the vicinity of Xifengkou to ambush the Qing troops who were leaving the customs. They escorted a large amount of loot, so they would definitely not be able to move very fast, which would be very convenient for us to ambush them. "

"Master Lin's idea is very clever. The Qing army can detour through the grassland to invade, and we can also detour through the grassland to ambush. This is called coming and not reciprocating!" Lu Xiangsheng clapped his hands and exclaimed.

"By walking from the grassland, we can also mobilize the Ordos tribe to participate and increase the power of the attack." Hongtu suggested. "This area passes through the Ordos Right Banner, so they can mobilize their strength." Lin Feng agreed.

"Sir, how many troops should we send to ambush?" Wang Qin asked.

"In order to undertake this mission well, I decided to make some adjustments to the existing forces.

The first cavalry brigade currently has 2200 people, plus 1600 people from the Longquanguan combat brigade. 600 people from the second cavalry brigade and the two Shanxi combat brigades were transferred from each to form the first cavalry division, which has three cavalry brigades and a strength of 3 people. .

This is the organic unit of the first division of our Zhenming Army. Lu Xiang was promoted to division commander, Zhou Rui was appointed deputy division commander and brigade general of the first brigade, and Urentuya and Zhou Cong were appointed brigade generals of the second and third brigade respectively.

The division commander awarded him the rank of lieutenant general. This is also the first lieutenant general of our Zhenming Army. Congratulations to Brother Jiandou! "Lin Feng clarified the troop adjustment.

"Congratulations to Master Lu!" Everyone said in unison. Lu Xiangsheng turned out to be the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty and the Governor of Xuanda. He was already the highest official in the army. Everyone was envious of him and had no dissatisfaction.

"Thank you Mr. Lin for your trust, Xiang Sheng will live up to the great trust!" Suddenly hearing that he was appointed as the first division commander of the Zhenming Army, Lu Xiangsheng was also excited. Although there were only 5000 troops, these were not the guardsmen of the Ming Dynasty, but It is a Zhenming Army that is more elite than his original Tianxiong Army and can equal one to ten.

"The vacancies that have been transferred from other brigades will be replenished from new recruits as soon as possible. The former cavalry brigade will serve as deputy brigade general in the Guards Brigade, retaining the rank of major general, and will be responsible for the formation of the Women's Guards." Lin Feng then ordered that Longquan Pass has recently A lot of new soldiers were recruited, which was very convenient to replenish. Regarding Wu Yunna's new position, she has already agreed with her.

"Yes!" Several people responded.

"Going to the grassland to intercept the Qing army also requires accurate intelligence support. Guo Zheng and you first sent out Tingfengwei intelligence agents to inquire about news on the way back to Shengjing from the Tatars, so as to grasp the dynamics of the Qing army in a timely manner."

"Understood!" Guo Zheng responded.

"It will take at least a month for the Qing army to leave Shandong from Shandong. It will take about fifteen days for us to arrive at the ambush area from Longquan Pass via the grassland. There is still half a month left, so the cavalry division and brigades must hurry up Reorganize the army, organize targeted drills as soon as the personnel are adjusted in place, and be prepared to ambush the Qing army." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Yes!" Lu Xiangsheng and others accepted the order.

"Sir, if the cavalry division is sent out to intercept the Qing army, it is best to replenish a batch of ordnance to increase combat effectiveness." Wang Qin suggested.

"Yes, the Staff Department will send someone to notify the Logistics Department to prepare relevant ordnance. They will replenish ordnance supplies in Hequ County before leaving the grassland." Lin Feng thought for a while and made arrangements.

"That will add a little more distance. I suggest starting two days in advance." Lu Xiangsheng suggested after calculating the time.

"Okay, we will set off after ten days of intensive training. We will have more time on the road, and we can train while marching." Lin Feng agreed.

"Sir, there is no fighting near Longquan Pass. I suggest that if enough defenders are left behind, the other troops can return to their original positions." Wang Qin then suggested.

"Yes. Zhou Zhiwei will lead the Third Shanxi Combat Brigade to stay in Longquan Pass, and the strength can be expanded to 2200. Hongtu's Second Cavalry Brigade will return to Jiazhou. Peng Xing will lead the Second Shanxi Combat Brigade to return to Baodou, and recruit new troops on the spot to expand to 2200 people, also responsible for the defense of Hequ County."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)