Ming politicians

The soldiers of the scout battalion led by Liu Tiehan encountered the scouts of the coalition forces. The two sides fought first, with a total number of no more than ten people. This battle, which was hardly noticed by people, attracted Su Tiancheng's attention.

Both sides have sent a large number of scouts to investigate intelligence, which is normal. As for the possibility of encountering scouts from both sides, this is also expected. The number of scouts in each group will not be many, at least three people, as many as Five people, this is also easy to move. This time the encounter took place about 40 miles away from Banbidian.

The result of the battle was clear at a glance. Three scouts from the Jiangning battalion faced five scouts from the Ming army. The scouts from the Ming army were all killed. One scout from the Jiangning battalion was killed and one was injured.

But Su Tiancheng didn't see it that way. He was very surprised by the combat effectiveness of the scouts of the Ming army.

The combat effectiveness of the scouts of the Jiangning Battalion is extraordinary. It should be said that when they encountered the scouts of the Ming army before, they always won complete victories. It is impossible for them to suffer any losses. But this time the situation is different. It directly shows that the combat effectiveness of the Datong frontier army has been greatly improved, which is by no means the situation imagined before.

When Lu Xiangsheng was the governor of Datong before, the Jiangning camp sent many soldiers to conduct large-scale training for the Datong frontier army. The combat effectiveness of the Datong Frontier Army even directly sent sergeants to the Datong Frontier Army and the Liaodong Frontier Army for training and rigorous training. Now the results of the training are in front of us.

Su Tiancheng knew very well that Lu Xiangsheng was an excellent general, and he attached great importance to the training of sergeants.The improvement of the combat effectiveness of the Datong Frontier Army is also very good.

This indicates that the Jiangning Battalion may encounter an unprecedented fierce battle. The combat effectiveness of the Datong Frontier Army is good, and the combat effectiveness of the Houjin Tartars is even stronger. Under such circumstances, if you want to easily win the Cangzhou Battle .I'm afraid it's not that simple anymore.

Su Tiancheng thought more about the issue of disparity in military strength. After all, this is a real problem. If he only faced the Ming army, the problem would not be a big problem. But if he joined the Houjin Tartars, things would not be so simple. The combat effectiveness of the coalition forces He is very powerful, and he is fully prepared. I am afraid he has thought of many ways.To deal with the Jiangning battalion's attack.Thinking of this, Su Tiancheng felt even more that the general morale of the generals of the Jiangning Battalion might become a huge burden. Once the morale suffered a severe setback, would there be a rout, especially for the [-] troops he led? There are also some who have just joined the Jiangning camp for a short time.These people cannot all stay in Nanjing, they must go through life and death struggles.Only then will it be possible to truly grow up and become a true warrior.

The [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers led by Lu Xiangsheng must rush over. The Battle of Cangzhou, and the possible decisive battle in Tianjin, is estimated to be a life-and-death battle between the Great Jin and the Great Ming and even the Hou Jin.At this time, you must not be too big, and you must do your best.

The scheduled battle is about to start. This is a battle without much conspiracy. The two sides are fighting in Cangzhou with dignity.Most of the details of each other are known, and the fight is also carried out head-on, but in terms of the layout of the battle, it depends on the performance of the two sides on the spot.

The army of the Jiangning Battalion was about to set off the next day. At this moment, Su Tiancheng suddenly changed his decision. He couldn't easily draw a conclusion. He couldn't tell many officers that he wanted to temporarily stop the attack because of the strength of the opponent. Dismayed the soldiers below.

For the first time, Su Tiancheng felt that it was difficult to make a decision.

Time passed by every minute and every second. Seeing that it was getting dark, the time for departure was getting closer and closer.

Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze and others entered the house again. It was less than three hours before the departure time. The army will set off at Yinshi. It is estimated that the battle will start between Maoshi and Chenshi.

Su Tiancheng's expression was very serious. He didn't ask all the officers above the commander of the guards to come here. The officers and soldiers need to have a good rest so that they can have the energy to hurry and fight fiercely.

"Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, you are all aware of the collision between the scout battalions during the day today."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze nodded, but did not speak.

"I am a little worried. The scouts are the bravest soldiers in the Jiangning battalion, but in this duel, one of the scouts was killed. Although it shows that the scouts of the army are also brave men in the army, they can go to the duel , There has never been such a situation, what does this mean, it means that our opponents are fully prepared, and their combat effectiveness is also extraordinary."

In fact, Hong Chengchou has noticed this problem a long time ago, because it has not happened for many years.

"Your Majesty, I have considered this issue, and I really need to pay attention to it. I think the emperor's previous entrustment is very timely. As long as the soldiers pay attention, during the battle, always pay attention and don't underestimate the enemy. I think there will be no too much trouble." Big problem."

"Hong Chengchou, you are right, but the problem is that many military officers may not have listened to what I said. They still think that this battle is similar to the previous ones. If it is still in Zhejiang and Nanzhili If you look at the battle that is about to begin, you may suffer heavy losses."

Hong Chengchou lowered his head and stopped talking. In fact, in his heart, Hong Chengchou also had some thoughts of underestimating the enemy. After so many years, even when facing the Houjin Tartars, the Jiangning Camp was invincible. According to the law, even if the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars fought together, it would not be a big deal. Relatively speaking, this is still a good thing. Once the Jiangning Battalion captures the capital of Daming, the situation in Liaodong will be under control.

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng, and also spoke.

"Your Majesty, I have received accurate information that Sun Chuanting has occupied Dagukou and is launching an attack on Tianjin Sanwei. He plans to occupy Tianjin as soon as possible. The army set off from Cangzhou and rushed to Tianjin. The scouts captured a few people and finally got the news that 15 Datong frontier troops rushed to Tianjin for reinforcements to prevent Tianjin from being lost. At the same time, the [-] Ming troops stationed in Gaoyang also received orders , and rushed to Tianjin for reinforcements. As a result, the coalition forces faced by the army were [-] people. Although the coalition forces had an advantage in numbers, compared with before, they were much smaller. I felt that the emperor's deployment was completely in place. "

"I already know this information. If Sun Chuanting hadn't played a role in Tianjin, I wouldn't have agreed to launch an attack tomorrow, but the problem still exists. I don't think the problem lies with the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars. Whether it is strong or weak depends on the vigilance of our army and our attitude towards this battle."

On the map on the table, the places where the Ming army and the Houjin Tatars were stationed were all outlined.

Su Tiancheng walked to the table.

"I don't think the deployment of the overall attack needs to be adjusted, but the specific combat steps need to be slightly adjusted. My suggestion is not to launch an overall attack, and don't rush all at once. First, take a tentative approach." In addition, I have already written to Lu Xiangsheng, asking him to lead the Jiangning battalion soldiers in Kaifeng, Henan, to rush to Cangzhou to participate in this battle. In Nanjing, I have also written to ask Zhu Shenxuan Wait for the civil and military ministers to prepare, and if necessary, continue to dispatch soldiers to Cangzhou or Tianjin..."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze were suddenly surprised. They had never seen Su Tiancheng so cautious, and even prepared to mobilize the entire Jiangning battalion to participate in the battle. This shows that the battle in Cangzhou is very important. It may be a decisive battle, but both Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze believe that even if the battle of Cangzhou is won, the army can successfully occupy Tianjin and attack in the direction of the capital, and the Ming court can still mobilize 30 soldiers from the Liaodong side. Army, in any case, the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong frontier army is stronger than that of the Datong frontier army.

Su Tiancheng didn't explain. He had a premonition that once Cangzhou and Tianjin were captured and the coalition forces were hit hard, the subsequent battle would probably be much smoother. Maybe while the coalition forces were defeated, the Liaodong Frontier Army might send reinforcements. After all It is impossible for Zhu Youjian to watch hundreds of thousands of troops collapse like this.

"The army has arrived at Banbidian, but we still haven't seen the army of the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars. They are still stationed near Cangzhou City, and they seem to be calm. This is too abnormal. They seem to be waiting for our attack. There has never been such a situation in the past. I am considering whether Chen Xinjia is going to adopt a strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. Don't underestimate Chen Xinjia. The defeat in Liaodong taught Chen Xinjia a lot. Therefore, I thought that some adjustments had to be made to the detailed deployment, and some reservations had to be made to the early offensive, and the final offensive would be launched after the arrival of the army led by Lu Xiangsheng..."

After some deliberation and deliberation, Hong Chengchou immediately went out to deploy. The vanguard was still He Renlong, leading an army of [-] to attack first. The difference was that no matter what kind of battle the vanguard led by He Renlong won As a result, the follow-up reinforcements did not rush up for the time being, and Hong Chengchou needed to warn He Renlong not to love fighting. This first attack was not a decisive battle. Don't think that the vanguard can completely defeat the coalition forces.Of course, the more important warning is that He Renlong cannot love to fight. Once the situation in the battle becomes unfavorable, he must withdraw his troops as quickly as possible to avoid causing greater losses. (To be continued..)