In the next few days, the teams on the transport fleet disembarked one after another and headed to various places to defend the town.

Then, when the transport fleet left, it picked up the middle and senior officers of the former Ming Lushun garrison who surrendered, as well as some of their cronies and others, and they were also sent away.

Chen Xin watched the transport fleet gradually move away, and then turned around and returned to the vice general's mansion in the city.

The time is about to enter the wax moon, and it will soon be the Spring Festival, one of the most important festivals in China.

Because the festival is approaching, and most of the army in the country has only experienced the long battle with Sukh Saha and An Bu Yang before, and needs to rest and recuperate, etc., in the next month, in addition to supplies and some professional and technical personnel, there will be no more large numbers of personnel coming.

"It's been a few years since I came to Houjin, and I've always been alone for the Spring Festival, and this year, I finally had Anya, but it's this damn war, so we can't enjoy the warm time."

Chen Xin cursed a few words fiercely in his heart, and after venting his dissatisfaction, he once again looked at the north with a fierce gaze, which was the bane of his inability to reunite with his family.

"Since I can't have a good Spring Festival, then, don't go through it either."

Three days later, one morning, the Chinese Army, which landed at Lushunkou, set out from the southern city of Lushun and began to join the campaign to attack Jinzhou.

Zachdan took a company of the guard flag team arranged by Chen Xin, stayed in the marching column of an infantry battalion, and followed the team out of the north gate of Lushun South City.

In front of their infantry battalion and a guard company was a cavalry battalion, and behind them were hundreds of ragged auxiliaries who had just been recruited from Arthur.

The auxiliaries were assigned to carry different tools, some pushing wheelbarrows, others carrying baskets.

After the weather cools down in winter, the ground begins to freeze hard, and the purpose of bringing auxiliaries is also to speed up the construction a little when defending, and this is also to find a way for these auxiliaries to live, which can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good.

Behind the auxiliaries was another infantry battalion that served as a pressur.

The deputy assigned to Zachdan by the command took a few steps to catch up with Zachdan and began to give him a pre-war briefing.

"General, there are about 400 soldiers of the Eight Banners in Jinzhou now, and there are about 200 people who follow Yu Ding, who came to rub the public grain. There were also about 500 Mongols, of whom no more than 200 were strong men.

In addition, because of the success of entering Kou Daming last year and the great gains, the intelligence department estimates that there should be hundreds of Baoyi and Aha, and some hardcore traitors need to be careful.

Finally, according to the calculations of the General Staff, if the Fuzhou Eight Banners came to support, the regular soldiers of the Eight Banners would reach at least six hundred, more than two Niu Lu.

We will dispatch the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, plus the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, a guard company of the Guard Flag Corps, 800 auxiliaries to transport logistics supplies, and the Navy will transport a batch of grain and grass to the seashore west of Jinzhou to wait for the arrival of the army troops. ”

?? Zachdan asked: "I've been so busy these days that I forgot to read the memo, but fortunately I have you, by the way, how did the general staff decide on the battle plan for us?" ”

?“ The general was polite. According to the plan of the General Staff Headquarters, our army will march 40 kilometers today, and look for favorable terrain and set up camp 20 kilometers from Jinzhou.

Then, send troops to attract the Houjin Tartars out of the city to attack as much as possible. In order to prevent accidents, a backup plan was also developed, according to which if the enemy troops were encountered on the way, the array would be launched for field warfare.

As for the siege, it should not be rushed, and it is necessary to wait for our army to reach the city of Jinzhou before making arrangements. ”

After speaking, the deputy hurried back to the front of the team, because the country was just established, the various systems were not perfect, and the talents were not sufficient, so in the Huaxia Army, the deputy position was a position to train people.

Under normal circumstances, in addition to learning how to manage by the side of the main position, the deputy also needs to supervise the implementation of various orders on the front line according to the orders of the main position.

After the deputy left, Zachdan carefully observed the situation of the team, maybe because of the compulsory military service system, or maybe because the elite were picked up and went to the special forces, so Zachdan looked at this group of infantry, and always felt that the momentum was not in place.

After thinking for a moment, Zachdan waved his whip at the flag-bearer, and the standard-bearer rushed out of the line and waved it at the edge of the line, and with the movement of the standard-bearer, the drummer and bugle bearer of the army also got busy.

As soon as the snare drums sounded, the whole army began to march to the beat of the drums, and the avenue was filled with the sound of roaring and neat footsteps.

Zachdan rode on his own horse, walking to the monotonous sound of drums while watching the marching procession, watching the recruits in the ranks, slowly holding their heads high with the drums, and nodding with satisfaction.

Then, silently returned to the team, controlled the horse with his legs, and with his hands free, he took the waterproof military map from the guard and looked at it.

As the vanguard of the whole army's attack on the Later Jin, they needed to be as cautious as possible, so the marching route was roughly on the western coast of the Jinzhou Isthmus.

The terrain here is relatively flat, made by the impact of mud and sand, and after crossing the Hengshan Mountain, the terrain is hilly along the way, and there is plenty of water on the way, so there is no need to look for it.

Moreover, there is another advantage of marching on the seaside, that is, in the event of an accident, you can call the naval warships following you at sea at any time through the falcon and ask for naval gun support.

In this way, they are basically in an invincible position, and they just take advantage of such a good terrain to train soldiers. You know, as the team marches more and more inland, there are not many good days in the future to get artillery support until a lightweight, high-power artillery is developed.

Zachdan looked up at the cavalry on the ridge around him, these were the scouts sent out by the battalions themselves, and the headquarters scouting team had been scattered to the north before the whole army.

The number of Houjin Tartars is not large, so Zachdan is not worried, not to mention the naval artillery support at sea, this time alone, the army dispatched two infantry battalions of 1,600 people, a cavalry battalion of 500 people, and a guard company of 80 people, which is already more than 2,000 people.

There are also 800 auxiliary soldiers, these are all the original Dongjiang soldiers temporarily organized in the southern city of Lushun, these people followed Mao Wenlong to constantly attack and harass Houjin, although the results were not big, but they could play some role.

Zachdan believed that when his team was not at a disadvantage in numbers, even if it was an army unit with a large number of new recruits and a large number of flintlock muskets, there would be no accidents.

At this time, the political commissar of the cavalry unit in front of him rode out and shouted loudly on the side of the line, "Sharpen the armor of the will, and fill the magazine of wisdom." Ready to sing ......"

The soldiers sang the military song of the Chinese Army in unison:

Sharpen the armor of the will,

A magazine full of wisdom.

Before a person departs, his heart has arrived,

Thoughts are fighting.

The soul of a soldier stands tall from the commanding heights.

All in order to face,

Suppose war breaks out today.

Every day is draped in full,

Every moment is ready to go,

I promise my life to the mission,

If war breaks out,

That's my answer.

Put aside the warm concern,

Levels that go beyond the limit.

The flag is flying, the dream has been closed,

The guts are interspersed.

The blood of a soldier is forged in the Stormtroopers.

All in order to welcome,

Suppose war breaks out today.

Every day is draped in full,

Every moment is ready to go,

I promise my life to the mission,

If war breaks out,

That's my answer.

Every day is draped in full,

Every moment is ready to go,

I promise my life to the mission,

If war breaks out,

That's my answer.

That's my answer.