Huang Taiji was mainly concerned about the deployment of the battle. He said so much before, but only reminded everyone that these people were the main generals who wanted to lead the army to fight. They must make everyone sober and not have the slightest idea of ​​luck. But after all, the most important thing is the targeted deployment of the battle.

After years of conquest, Huang Taiji believed in one thing. No matter how many ways you come, I will go all the way. Even if the opponent has thousands of troops, it will be ignored. What you are dealing with is your army in multiple ways. Once you annihilate all the troops and win, your opponent will encounter a major impact and have to change the combat deployment. At this time, the opportunity will come.

Therefore, no matter how Su Tiancheng arranged it, Huang Taiji was concerned about the confrontation between the Eight Banners of Manchu and the Eight Banners of Han. As for the Mongolian grassland, don’t care about it for the time being. At present, the peace of the grassland is needed. Once the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are in a stalemate, they will use the Eight Banners of Mongolia and give a major blow to the Ming army.

There are three issues that Huang Taiji needs to determine, and the three most critical issues.

The first question is whether the Ming army's attack this time was a large-scale attack, or whether it was a decisive battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. This question is the premise for all campaign deployment. If the Ming army is a decisive deployment, then the Qing Dynasty needs overall mobilization from the whole country, and the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty was here. The battle won, or it was tied with the Ming army. For the Qing Dynasty, it was a victory.

The second question is whether the main attack of the Ming army is Liaodong, whether there will be any problems, or the last grassland conquest occurred, which is extremely unfavorable for the Qing Dynasty, and may even affect all battles, which will cause major omissions to the Qing Dynasty's deployment.

The third question is the deployment of the Qing Dynasty ** team. Only after the previous two problems have been clarified, the deployment of the Qing Dynasty ** team is the greatest targeted. Of course, it cannot rely entirely on intelligence analysis. No matter what the intelligence is, the defense deployment in Liaodong, Shenyang and Haizhou must be in place.

Only after understanding these three aspects can Huang Taiji consider the issue of counterattack. Counterattack must be to avoid the elite troops of the Ming army and launch an attack from a weak place.

Huang Taiji truly admired Su Tiancheng. Judging from the information he collected, Su Tiancheng's arrangements were very in place. The three directions of Liaodong, Fuzhou and Datong were all arranged properly. While attacking, he did not forget to defend himself to avoid problems in the rear. Such comprehensive deployment and arrangements would cause trouble to the opponent.

But the battle is approaching. No matter how comprehensive the deployment and arrangements Su Tiancheng makes, Huang Taiji must find out the shortcomings and weaknesses from them, and launch a large-scale counterattack while the Ming army attacks.

The discussion process was very intense, and everyone expressed their own opinions. This was also the advantage of the Qing Dynasty. When it involved major events, everyone thought of the fate and future of the country. No one would consider it for their own interests for the sake of their own interests. For example, when sending troops to fight, no one would think that their army had undertaken the most arduous tasks, which might cause major sacrifices, etc. Everyone thought that they could undertake the most arduous tasks.

This is a fine tradition of the Qing Dynasty and a place where Huang Taiji is proud of. It is precisely because of the lack of such fighting spirit, shirking responsibility for each other and preserving their strength that the Ming army has retreated step by step and lost a large amount of territory.

Of course, Su Tiancheng has completely changed in front of him. This is a dialogue between the strong and powerful. Don’t think about the problems of cooperation between the Jiangning Camp and the border army. Su Tiancheng can completely overcome these problems.

The opinions were basically consistent in determining whether this was the general attack of the Ming army, but Dai Shan also raised objections. Dai Shan mainly believed that the negotiations between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty had always been relatively smooth, and the Ming Dynasty court also believed in the intention of the Qing Dynasty to surrender. However, the crown prince was later established, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty felt that he was being fooled, and in anger he demanded an attack on the Qing Dynasty. Will Su Tian become able to calm Emperor Chongzhen's anger, and the attack was actually just a gesture, because Su Tiancheng was very cautious in the conquest. Without clear confidence, he would not launch a large-scale conquest, and would not think of a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty.

The objections raised by Dai Shan have triggered a lot of discussions. According to the information obtained, the possibility of the Ming army launching a general attack is very high, and there is almost no doubt. Judging from the scale of the troops used, the Jiangning Camp, Yulin Camp, Liaodong Border Army, and Datong Border Army all participated in the battle. There was almost no possibility of a small-scale attack of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the cost of the army was huge. The attack from the three directions of Liaodong, Datong and Fuzhou was huge. Unless the Ming court had a lot of money and had no place to spend it. Besides, Su Tiancheng used so many troops and spent a huge amount of silver. He was just pretending to be airs, and he could not explain it himself.

The consensus on the Ming army launching a general offensive was soon formed, and Huang Taiji finally made the decision, believing that this was the general offensive launched by the Ming army. The Qing Dynasty must mobilize the whole country, and the previous tactical arrangements remain unshakable.

The matters about the main attack direction of the Ming army have caused a lot of controversy.

According to the explanation, the main attack direction of the army was in Liaodong, which is very clear, but it is precisely because it is too clear and obvious that it aroused doubts. The first one to raise objections was Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng has gone through many analyses and rejected the route of attack from the Mongolian direction, because the border troops in Datong have already begun to take action, and the soldiers of the Xibe tribe and the Dawu tribe also cooperated with the action, but the deployment in the grassland direction is all defensive and no attack is launched. Besides, the attack from the grassland direction is long and costly. The Ming army is not particularly used to grassland combat, and the attack from the grassland will probably have to face the Mongolian Eight Banners. This is by no means a wise choice. I believe Su Tiancheng will not make such a choice.

The rest is an attack from Liaodong and Haizhou.

The reason why Fan Wencheng was most worried was intelligence. Fan Wencheng believed that it was not very normal to obtain too much intelligence from Liaodong. According to the instructions, the army will launch a large-scale attack. Intelligence must be kept confidential. Even if Tang Haitai was not exposed, it would not be possible to obtain a lot of intelligence so easily. Is this intelligence too easy?

Dorgon also raised objections, believing that the main attack direction of the Ming army was very likely to be carried out simultaneously on both sides, that is, from Liaodong and Haizhou, and launching an attack at the same time. However, there may be differences in the intensity of the attack. If the Ming army took down Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, Guangning and Xiping Fort would be in danger. The Jiangning camp and the Liaodong border army could echo each other, on the one hand, do a good job in defense, and on the other hand, wipe out the Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners stationed in Guangning and Xiping Fort.

Daishan and Jirgalang also put forward their views, believing that this defense must be comprehensive and balanced, and there can be a slight focus, but neither of them has a clear statement on which direction they focus.

Haoge's view was a little different from everyone. After becoming the crown prince, Haoge's vision was different. He considered the problems a little more comprehensively. He believed that the Eight Banners of Manchu and Eight Banners of Han could adopt a combination of defense and offense, adopt a defensive strategy in the Liaodong direction, and adopt an offensive strategy in the Fuzhou direction. The Guanning Jin defense line in Liaodong was extremely solid. It is unlikely to break through this line of defense, but the situation was different when launching an attack from Fuzhou direction, and the living power of the Ming army can be eliminated to the greatest extent. Besides, the Qing Dynasty also has a certain foundation in these places. However, during the conquest, be careful not to damage the interests of the people too much, so that the attack can be ensured to be smooth.

During the discussion, Huang Taiji never spoke. There was a map on the table, and the markings on it were very clear. The direction and route of the Ming army that might be the main attack were marked, including the direction of the waterway that could be launched.

The opinions discussed by everyone actually combined the second and third issues and expressed their own views. However, no one was sure of clarifying the key direction of the Ming army's offensive, because this problem was too serious and might affect the comprehensive deployment of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

When everyone finished speaking, Huang Taiji spoke slowly.

"The main direction of the Ming army's offensive is the most important issue, and it must be clarified. As for Liaodong and Haizhou, both the key offensive directions, this possibility is not great. Su Tiancheng will not make such a arrangement. The offensive he arranged and deployed must have a focus. Our arrangement is the same. I have said a long time ago that it is all the key points, so there is no focus. There is only one direction of the offensive. We must make a decision in this regard."

"I ask you a few questions. First, is there any problem with the source of the information? That is, Liaodong, Daming Capital City, Anning Fort, Jingbian direction, and whether there is an abnormality in the intelligence network. If there is no abnormality, don't doubt the accuracy of the information, otherwise all the decisions made will not be valid."

"Second, whether to launch an attack from the Liaodong direction or an attack from the Haizhou direction, for the next step of the Ming army, which direction is more beneficial to directly threaten Shenyang."

"Third, what is Su Tiancheng's fighting habit? Are you ready for it every time? Are you not fighting an unprepared battle? Will you take risks?"

"If these aspects are analyzed well, I see that the direction of the Ming army's main attack will be clear."
Chapter completed!