The customs of the Ming court and the Houjin are different, especially when the court is on, the officials of the Ming court, it is not easy to see the emperor, it is not easy, it is even more difficult to speak in front of the emperor, but the situation of the Houjin is different, no matter what the identity is, it is not very difficult to see the emperor Taiji, and what you have in your heart, you can say it, you don't have to worry about being punished, and at the same time, Houjin also has an advantage, that is, between the ministers in the court, there are few mutual calculations, Generally for the overall situation, this is also because the Houjin is in the rising period, the purpose is to unify the Central Plains, from a weak nomadic people, want to unify the Central Plains, the pressure is huge, in such a situation, the Manchu nobles can only take the attitude of the corporal of Lixian, the Ming court is different, not to mention the issue of seniority, just the party struggle within the court, it is breathless.

So if Dolgon wants to speak, even if Chen Xinjia arranges it, he has to speak.

Dolgon's Chinese is very fluent, which makes Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi feel surprised, and there is also a trace of worry, it seems that people understand the imperial court, and they all speak Chinese so fluently, look at the civil and military ministers in the court, in addition to knowing the golden Tatar after knowing the Tao, they can also know what the Tao is, and they look down on others at all.

Dolgon agreed with Chen Xinjia's operational deployment, and did not have much opinion on the selected location for the ambush and decisive battle, but expressed doubts about the way the 100,000-strong army was ambushed in the valley and fought separately.

Dolgon pointed out the problem point, such a major battle is almost decisive, the 100,000 army is actually divided into two parts, each fighting for itself, if the Jiangning battalion chooses the weak link. Wouldn't it be able to break through the encirclement of the army in one fell swoop, but also be able to take various ways to break through, in case the Ming army and the Manchu Eight Banners looked at each other, thinking that the other party would lose their strength, and such a situation occurred, wouldn't it lead to a fiasco.

Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi were speechless. How could they not have thought of this, but the commander-in-chief on the battlefield, Chen Xinjia did not dare to let go of Dolgon to command, after all, the 150,000 Datong border army, if it was about to fight, it would be completely handed over to Dolgon to command, who knows if Dolgon would save his strength and let the Datong border army fight in front of him, so that he would benefit from the fisherman. But such a big battle, handed over to Wang Daozhi to command, it is really unreasonable, Wang Daozhi has never commanded a real battle, and it is a bit child's play to put such a heavy responsibility on a civilian official who has never commanded an army to fight.

Although Chen Xinjia is the commander-in-chief, it is impossible for him to charge into battle, and he can only follow the requirements of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. Dolgon is the one who can charge, in that sense. In battle, the commander-in-chief can only be Dorgon.

But Chen Xinjia would never dare to make such a decision.

But Dolgon raised this problem, and it must be solved, and he is not a minister of the Ming court, so he said a few words. It can only be done silently.

In desperation, Chen Xinjia proposed to command the army to fight together, that is, Chen Xinjia will go directly to the front line to command. Dolgon and Wang Daozhi obeyed Chen Xinjia's command.

Such an arrangement, on the surface is good, but there are two problems, the first problem, of course, is Chen Xinjia himself, Chen Xinjia is not a general, but a civil minister, although he commanded a large-scale campaign in Liaodong back then, but it was mainly in the command post, it was impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, which made it impossible for Chen Xinjia to fully grasp the situation on the battlefield, Linji decided, in fact, the so-called command, that is, in the Chinese military tent, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and seizing the opportunity is the most critical, a little negligence, There is a risk of losing fighters.

The second problem, the coordination of the remaining 100,000 troops, that is, the problem of reserves, once there are many favorable opportunities on the battlefield, the 100,000 army will be pressed up to consolidate the fruits of victory, which requires the commander of the battle to make an accurate judgment according to the situation on the battlefield, to do this, the commander needs to have rich experience and enough wisdom, from these two aspects, Chen Xinjia is unqualified.

But Chen Xinjia's suggestion was actually accepted by Dolgon, and Dolgon was very cheerful, and rarely expressed his admiration for Chen Xinjia, which made Chen Xinjia very strange, he was a defeated subordinate of Dolgon, and he was actually praised.

In fact, this is Chen Xinjia does not understand, Dolgon has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and is particularly sensitive to the deployment of the campaign, Chen Xinjia's deployment is very good from any aspect, almost perfect, the location of the selected battle and the location of the ambush have shown unusual maturity and wisdom, from this aspect, Dolgon is convinced, fighting is not child's play, after Chen Xinjia came to Cangzhou, he sent scouts to reconnoitre, and let the Eight Banners be stationed in the valley, After doing a good job of secrecy, even the common people of Cangzhou don't know what to do, not far from the state capital, there are troops full of eight banners, these arrangements, the size of the aspects have been taken into account, Dolgon naturally thinks that Chen Xinjia is a very good commander.

There is another reason for Dolgon's obedience to such an arrangement, that is, the influence of Fan Wencheng and Jia Jihan, Dolgon has not dealt with the Han people for a lot of time, and the most impressive is Fan Wencheng, although he is very uninterested in Fan Wencheng, but Fan Wencheng's ability, Dolgon is clear, Huang Taiji often said that the ability of the Han people is more than average, from a single comparison, it must be stronger than the Manchus, although the Manchus are the absolute upper class in Houjin, and the Han people can only be slaves in Houjin, but in terms of personal ability, Dolgon is a powerful Han man, think about Fan Wencheng's advice for Huang Taiji, every time he really sees the actual results.

Dolgon was greatly affected, and he admired the Han people in his heart, Fan Wencheng was just a talent among the Han people, and Chen Xinjia was a jinshi, and his knowledge was too high, so he was definitely better than Fan Wencheng.

As for Chen Xinjia's defeat in Liaodong, Dolgon didn't particularly care, he always believed that most of the Han officers were still good, but the combat effectiveness of the sergeants below was too poor and vulnerable, even the most powerful officers to command such sergeants could not avoid defeat.

The Jiangning battalion is a very good example, the sergeants are powerful, coupled with the correct command of the officers, and they have won a complete victory in several battles with the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners.

The relevant matters were quickly decided, Chen Xinjia commanded this battle in a unified manner, and according to the terrain surveyed by the scouts, the Chinese army tent was set up on one of the peaks.

After discussing and deciding, the first thing Chen Xinjia did was to go to the field to investigate.

Once again, Dolgon was impressed by his move.

After this battle, when he returned to Shenyang, he wanted to make a timely suggestion to Huang Taiji that the pace of attacking the Central Plains must be accelerated, and the method of waiting and seeing changes could not be taken, and there were a lot of talents in the Ming court, if these people were used by the imperial court, the Qing Kingdom would face great difficulties if it wanted to conquer the Central Plains.

Dolgon and Wang Daozhi accompanied Chen Xinjia on the field survey.

Around the valley, it has long been heavily guarded.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Chen Xinjia held a telescope in his hand and looked around, the place here is really good, only about five miles away from the valley of the battle, because the terrain is very high, he can clearly see most of the battlefield, which also ensures that he can accurately grasp the battle situation.

Dolgon and Wang Daozhi were both satisfied with this place, and thought that it was a good choice to set up a Chinese military tent here.

After Dolgon returned to the barracks, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi slowly walked towards Cangzhou Prefecture.

Along the way, the two talked a lot, mainly talking about Dolgon, from the beginning of contact, they have always been very concerned about Dolgon, this is a well-known figure in Houjin and Daming, what is it like, from Dolgon's body, both of them feel domineering, of course, it is sharpened from the battle, as for the 50,000 army led by Dolgon, what is it like, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi are not very clear, and they can't enter the barracks full of eight banners, Because they were responsible for the grain and grass, they couldn't find a reason to go to the barracks full of eight banners.

Because of Su Tiancheng's rebellion, the Ming army actually fought jointly with the Houjin Tartars, and this seemingly absurd thing really happened.

In front of Wang Daozhi, Chen Xinjia expressed his worries, the combat effectiveness of the Houjin Tartars is indeed good, when he was in Liaodong, he had personal experience, but when facing the Jiangning battalion sergeant, the Houjin Tartar will do his best, or after suffering a little loss, the whole county will retreat, you must know that Cangzhou and other places, concentrated 150,000 Datong border troops, and when the time comes, and the Jiangning battalion sergeant will fight, it is impossible to spare the energy to govern the rest of the matters, in case the Houjin Tartar begins to loot in the Beizhili area, Even if it directly threatens the capital, then there is no need to continue this battle.

Wang Daozhi thinks that there will be no such situation, firstly, after the Houjin Tartars and the Jiangning battalion sergeants fight, even if they want to retreat, it is not so easy, how can the Jiangning battalion sergeants let go of the opportunity to chase and kill, and secondly, the alliance between the Houjin Tartars and the imperial court is directly proposed by the Houjin Emperor Taiji, the truth of the cold lips and teeth, the Huang Taiji is very clear, so Dolgon will definitely do his best, as for the specific situation on the battlefield, we must grasp it well, the Ming army and the Manchu Eight Banners can not think about their own interests, We must fight with all our might, so that we have a chance to defeat or even defeat the Jiangning battalion. (To be continued......)