Sure enough, in the face of Chen Xin's question, the officer on the opposite side had already found the answer and quickly replied, "You are right, we did eliminate a lot of Houjin troops in the first place.

However, I'm afraid, you don't know that the Houjin Tartars in the Korean region have been completely corrupted and degenerate after a few years of secession from the Houjin homeland.

The children of the Eight Banners in the Houjin Army have been staking their land in the Korean Kingdom in the past few years, grabbing slaves, and they are in full swing.

After getting used to a good life, this group of corrupt and depraved guys, even if they are fighting, have to bring their own aha and clothes to the front line. ”

Chen Xin was still a little puzzled, "Go to the front line with Baoyi and Aha, isn't this the original habit of the Jurchens?" We all knew it when we were arrested by the Houjin side as Aha, what's so strange? ”

The officer on the opposite side was also one of the old brothers at the beginning, and when he heard the words of the king who did not shy away from his previous experience, he smiled awkwardly and didn't know what to say.

Chen Xin watched the other party gnaw, and after a little thought, he understood the other party's concerns.

In this day and age, it is common sense to avoid the Venerable.

As the monarch of the United Kingdom of China, his past experience was to be beautified, and all departments below were particularly shy about their own monarchs being caught as slaves.

Although Chen Xin himself did not shy away from this, he was not willing to embarrass his subordinates, so he smiled and forked the previous topic, "Don't talk about those things, continue to talk about it." ”

"Uh, yes, Your Majesty."

Quietly wiping the sweat from his forehead, the officer on the other side continued, "In the Houjin Army, there is basically a limit to the number of coats and aha carried by each dingkou, just like ordinary flag soldiers without military positions, such as Yu Ding, infantry soldiers, etc., can only carry one aha. Those who have military positions can increase the number of aha they carry.

However, the post-Jin Korean Front did even more exaggerated, this time in the battle, even the lowest level of ordinary flag soldiers, actually carried more than their own quota of aha, less than three or four people, more, even more than a dozen people. ”

Chen Xin's eyes were shocked, and he muttered, "This, this is a war, or is it an outing." ”

"Who said it wasn't, before, we came back with news from the inside of the Houjin side, saying that the Houjin army that had entered the mountain had 30,000 soldiers.

Later, when we counted the transportation of grain and grass for the enemy's army, we felt that something was very wrong, and it was not a ration that could be consumed by a mere 30,000 people.

Until recently, we have statistically consolidated the reports sent by combat units at all levels, observation units, and reconnaissance units, and officially made it clear that the number of enemy troops is more than 30,000.

We then again sought the support of the National Security Council, and only after receiving and verifying information from a large number of covert informants did we confirm the cause and effect of the situation.

Finally, after a comprehensive count of the reports of various departments, it has been determined that the total number of people entering the mountain this time is about 60,000.

And after a few days of fighting, the remaining personnel of the Houjin army were 26,000 people. ”

The officer who came to report said this, paused, and then continued to smile bitterly and said, "We should be glad that the number of Eight Banners in the Houjin Korean Front Army is only less than 20%.

If all the people who enter the mountain this time are the real tartars of the Eight Banners, I'm afraid that the number of coats and aha they bring will have to be doubled, and if that's the case, we will be in trouble. ”

Chen Xin was silent for a moment and agreed, "Yes, as the saying goes, ants bite elephants to death, if the number of enemies really doubles, we may not be able to eat this wave of enemy troops."

Simply, the biggest disadvantage of Houjin is the scarcity of the population, especially the Eight Banners Tartars on the North Korean side, which became even more scarce after being crippled by us last year. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Xin seemed to have thought of something, turned his head to Tong Laosan, the person in charge of the war room of the General Headquarters, and asked, "How is the preparation for that matter?" ”

Tong Laosan was stunned for a moment, then reacted to what Chen Xin was asking, thought for a while, nodded and said, "The plan for the second phase has been prepared." ”

Chen Xin is still satisfied with Tong Laosan's efficiency.

However, it is still necessary to supervise and supervise, the first phase of the battle plan is about to be completely launched, and now that the second stage is ready, then, the most important third stage, will officially enter the agenda.

So he asked, "What about the third phase of the plan?" To what extent? ”

The next battle plan is all confidential, even if it is not in the general headquarters, Tong Laosan cannot carry it around, so he can only recall the preparation reports of the previous third stage as much as possible.

While recalling, he reported: "The third phase of the battle plan is really the first time in the history of our army, and the difficulties encountered are also unprecedented.

Therefore, the preparatory work has been carried out relatively slowly, and so far, the preliminary mapping work has only just been completed. ”

Chen Xin was not disappointed when he heard this, and he also understood that the third-stage battle plan he proposed was really incredible.

In this era, except for him, a person who has been influenced by the culture of World War I and World War II, I am afraid that no one can believe and understand.

So, it's understandable that the preparation is slow, anyway, according to the historical record, there is still some time before the node he needs.

"There is no rush to this plan, as long as it can be completed by November, but the preparation must be carefully checked to ensure that everything is foolproof. However, ·······"

Saying this, Chen Xin stopped, and he waved his hand, "Okay, you can prepare well." ”

Originally, what he was going to say was that it didn't matter if he failed this time, and next year, there might be a chance.

However, he immediately reacted, and his appearance had already caused great changes in the history of the Joseon Kingdom, and interfered with part of the situation on the Houjin side and the Ming side.

Moreover, this time is different from before, although he tossed very hard before, he did not have direct contact with the historical process of Houjin and Daming.

However, as long as he participates in this major historical event this year, then he will officially participate in the confrontation between Houjin and Daming.

Regardless of whether this operation is successful or not, and regardless of the size of the impact on history this time, I am afraid that it will cause great changes to the history of Liaodong in the future.

Once he can't seize the opportunity this year, I'm afraid there won't be such a good opportunity, so he didn't talk much to comfort Tong Laosan, but returned to the topic.

"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to in terms of post-finance?"

"Well, in addition to the numerical advantage, there are only the remaining 4 jack smoothbore heavy guns on the Houjin side, and there are about 100 small-caliber Franc machine cannons that need to be paid attention to.

The others, that is, the Jurchens who could shoot a hard bow and occupy less than a tenth of the enemy's army, were a bit of a threat.

Oh, by the way, after the Houjin army was assembled this time, it not only established a barracks, but also learned from us and established a trench position. ”

Chen Xin pondered for a moment and shook his head and said, "This time, we are in an offensive state, attacking the enemy army in the trench, then, the bird gun that was originally useless in the Houjin army is probably also a huge threat."

The enemy's ability to learn is quite strong, and it seems that this battle is not as easy to fight as imagined. ”