Su Tiancheng has a premonition that in Cangzhou or Tianjin, there will be a brutal battle waiting for the Jiangning battalion, this is not his unpredictable prophet, when starting from Nanjing, the Jiangning battalion is divided into two routes, one is led by Hong Chengchou, straight to the north Zhili, the purpose is to take the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the other way is Lu Xiangsheng commanded, occupy Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi and other places, especially Shanxi, as Su Tiancheng's hometown, in the eyes of many ministers of civil and military affairs, it has a special status.

Lu Xiangsheng led the Jiangning battalion, and soon occupied Henan Mansion, and even attacked Luoyang and Kaifeng did not encounter too many difficulties, it is said that such a situation occurred, which should have caused a huge shock to the Ming court, after all, Henan is close to the north Zhili, but the Ming court just didn't have much reaction, as if it was resigned to it, which is very abnormal.

When Su Tiancheng discussed with everyone, another strategy he formulated was to use the Jiangning battalion army led by Lu Xiangsheng to attract the attention of the imperial court, so that the imperial court had to divide the same troops into two ways to meet the battle, so that it was convenient for the Jiangning battalion to break through each and gradually wipe out the army of the Ming court, and when the capital was finally attacked, the Ming court was powerless to resist.

Since Lu Xiangsheng did not encounter big trouble, this shows that the imperial court has put all its attention on Beizhili, and the spearhead is also directly aimed at the army that marched into Beizhili.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion inevitably had some pride, which was also because the Ming army was vulnerable, speaking of which, when starting from Shandong, the battles in Fujian and Zhejiang, including the battle in Nanzhili, except for the time in Fujian, the escort of the rich men who met Lu Jian, and had good combat effectiveness, the Ming army was simply a mess, and there was no suspense in all the battles. From the beginning, you can think of the final ending, there is only one exception here, it is the army of Huang De Power Leader, but unfortunately the battle still did not last long, and Huang De Power Leader's army was surrounded by heavy encirclement. At the end of the day, the sergeant did not have much fighting spirit.

Although Su Tiancheng emphasized it many times, and even among the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion, he made a stern emphasis many times, but this cannot fundamentally reverse the current situation, the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is very high, and I believe that they can fight all the way directly to the capital of Daming. And the emperor was with them, which stimulated their fighting spirit even more.

High morale is a good thing, but it is also necessary to distinguish the situation, if you despise the opponent too much, there will always be a time to suffer.

What Su Tiancheng once thought was impossible, that is, the joint operation of the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars, has now become a reality, through all aspects of intelligence. He already knew that he had entered the Guannai to fight with the Ming army. It was Dolgon, the Prince of Rui of Houjin, who led an army of 50,000 with white flags and white flags, which aroused Su Tiancheng's high vigilance.

Dolgon is already the most courageous prince and general of Houjin, and the Zhengbai Banner under his command is also the most powerful, although it is said that the inlaid white flag has suffered heavy losses from the Jiangning battalion, but it is surrounded by the Jiangning battalion. Being able to guarantee that you will not encounter the fate of annihilation shows that the combat effectiveness is very good. This is not the most important thing, the key is that the Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin sent Dolgon to unite the Ming army to fight. It shows that Huang Taiji is talking about Jiangning Camp as the biggest opponent.

The combat effectiveness of the Datong Border Army is also okay, at least much stronger than the army under the command of Zuo Liangyu, after all, it has been stationed at the border pass for a long time, and the Datong Border Army and the Jiangning Battalion have a lot of intersections, and some officers of the Datong Border Army, even after receiving training in the Jiangning Battalion, also have a certain command ability and combat ability.

If the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars had tried their best, this battle would be full of suspense.

Su Tiancheng once imagined that maybe the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars would want to let the other party fight desperately in order to preserve their own strength, and hide behind them to benefit, but after careful thinking, he denied such an analysis, after all, the Jiangning battalion has entered the North Zhili, if the Ming army continues to preserve its strength, there is no meaning, once the capital is taken, the Ming court will be completely destroyed, and it is a joke for the army to preserve its strength. is really thinking about fighting with the Jiangning camp.

The situation faced is very grim, but the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion still don't care, thinking that the battle in Cangzhou or Tianjin will be the same as before, after the soldiers charge, it won't take long for the Ming army to completely collapse.

The army came to Banbidian.

This Banbidian is not the Banbidian Forest Park a few hundred years later, it belongs to Cangzhou, less than a hundred miles away from Cangzhou Prefecture, and is located between Nanpi and Cangzhou.

Su Tiancheng felt that it was necessary to say what he thought in his heart, and he must let Hong Chengchou and others pay great attention to it, he was particularly worried about He Renlong, Liu Wenxiu and others, because of the successive victories, the fighting spirit of He Renlong and others can be said to have rushed to the sky, all day long thinking is to fight with the Ming army, after learning that the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars fought together, He Renlong and others were not only not alert, but even more happy, thinking that this fight can be more enjoyable.

In the makeshift barracks, the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion guard are all here.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze stood by Su Tiancheng's side on the left and right.

Su Tiancheng's face was very serious.

"The morale of the Jiangning battalion is high, and you are also high-spirited, this is a good thing, I shouldn't pour cold water, but I have to gather you and make a special emphasize."

"As the saying goes, rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, this time the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars jointly operated, I am afraid it is different from the general decision, which shows that the Ming court has a sense of life and death, most of the time, the Jiangning battalion successively won Fujian, Zhejiang, Nanzhili and even most of the places in the south, almost did not encounter any special resistance, so many soldiers, including some of your officers, think that the Ming army is vulnerable, I even heard, Some people say that they are going to the capital of Daming to spend the Spring Festival. ”

There was laughter from the crowd, but Su Tiancheng didn't laugh.

"It seems that what I said is right, it is good to have such thoughts, I can't oppose and refute, but I need to let you have a clear understanding, you must know that I and you are facing an army of 300,000, including 50,000 Houjin Tartars, 150,000 Datong border army, the combat effectiveness of these armies is not weak, but you can enter the Jiangning battalion in Beizhili, there are only 100,000 troops, and you should be clear, because Nanjing needs protection, there are tens of thousands of troops left in Nanjing, and one-third of the 100,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers were later incorporated and expanded, It is impossible to completely compare the combat effectiveness with the previous ones. ”

"Compared with the two, I am a little worried, maybe some of you will say that at such a critical moment, you can't extinguish your own morale and increase the prestige of your opponent, but I have to think about it, this is the north of Zhili, not the south, the foundation of the imperial court here is relatively solid, on the contrary, I and you may not be able to get too much support here."

"I am not afraid of the 300,000 army, I believe that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion will be able to achieve victory, but I do not want to suffer heavy losses, I do not want to suffer heavy losses in Cangzhou, so I need to remind you that you must be highly vigilant, and you must not have the idea of underestimating the enemy, otherwise you will have no chance to regret it." ……

When he didn't say these words, Su Tiancheng's heart was better, and after saying these words, he was even more worried, because he found that many officers did not pay high attention to it at all, thinking that the problem was still not big, and finally Su Tiancheng had to admit bitterly that some understandings need to be obtained with blood lessons.

After everyone dispersed, Su Tiancheng left Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze and others.

He pointed to the map and spoke.

"I didn't achieve my goal today, it seems that the bloody battle in Cangzhou can't be avoided, this place is less than a hundred miles away from Cangzhou, it is said that the army should start to attack, but I am not in a hurry, I just want to let the soldiers sober up, now it seems that there is no need for this, Qu Qingze, ordered Sun Chuanting, to attack the Tianjin Sanwei, hit hard, do not have the slightest mercy, and strive to take Tianjin in the fastest time."

"Taking Tianjin, it will definitely deter the Ming army and Houjin Tatars stationed in Cangzhou, Chen Xinjia has to think about it, if the Jiangning battalion soldiers who take Tianjin and directly attack the capital, how to deal with it, if his mind is still normal, he will definitely draw troops to help Tianjin, at least stabilize the situation, so that the pressure on the army will be smaller, I expected, Cangzhou will definitely have a big war, but Cangzhou is not the place where the final victory can be decided, the final decisive battle must be in Tianjin, and I also thought of it, Lu Xiangsheng, who asked to attack Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, rushed to Beizhili as fast as possible after the start of the battle of Cangzhou and joined the army......"

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze were dumbfounded, looking at Su Tiancheng, although they had followed Su Tiancheng for a long time and were familiar with Su Tiancheng's temperament, but this time, Su Tiancheng made such a judgment, they still felt unbelievable, they all thought that the battle in Cangzhou would be able to decide everything, as long as the Ming army and the Houjin Tartar coalition army were defeated, it would be smooth sailing in the back.

Judging from Su Tiancheng's arrangement, the battles in Cangzhou and Tianjin will definitely not be simple, and they will not be like the previous battles, I am afraid that they will encounter unprecedented resistance.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze did not speak, after Su Tiancheng arranged, Qu Qingze quickly arranged and implemented, so many years have passed, practice has proved that Su Tiancheng's arrangements and deployments are absolutely correct. (To be continued......)