Chapter 1057: A pot of raw rice
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The adjustments made by Huang Taiji cannot be completely kept secret, and Huang Taiji did not intend to keep them completely confidential. After all, tens of thousands of troops set out from Haizhou and Yaozhou and arrived at Xiping Fort and Guangning City by land. During this period, they had to cross the Liao River. Such a big move would be almost impossible to hide from Su Tiancheng.
Just arrived in Jinzhou and after getting off the ship, Su Tiancheng learned about Huang Taiji's strengthening of Liaodong's defense.
The atmosphere became a little nervous. The adjustment of the focus of the offensive was within the scope of declassification, and the news was impossible to leak. Why did Huang Taiji suddenly mobilize the army from Haizhou to strengthen the defense of Guangning City and Xiping Fort? This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the attack.
When entering Jinzhou City, Su Tiancheng's face was extremely serious.
A crucial discussion began in Jinzhou City.
The discussion included Su Tiancheng, Lu Xiangsheng, Qu Qingze, Sun Chuanting and others. The focus of the discussion was on how to launch the offensive in Liaodong.
Su Tiancheng remembered a sentence. The scene at that time was very similar to that now. It was also when the war was about to begin, and in Liaodong, and the other party increased its troops to reinforce. This sentence means that when guests were coming from home, they prepared a table of food, but two tables of people came. How to eat this food?
I didn't expect that I would have encountered such a problem.
The choice faced is very simple, either continue to attack Guangning City and Xipingbao. Or turn back to attack Yaozhou and Haizhou.
The first issue to be discussed is whether the intelligence is leaked. If such a problem occurs, it is fatal and no one dares to take care of it. Will there be any information leakage in the future? There must be signs of this aspect, and it must be investigated strictly and rescued the traitor. Otherwise, any future battle will encounter big trouble.
In fact, before Su Tiancheng arrived in Jinzhou, Lu Xiangsheng had already conducted a large-scale investigation to see if the news was leaked, but after two days of investigation, nothing was found.
Qu Qingze spoke first, and set out from Dengzhou, Qu Qingze's horses kept moving. He rushed to Jinzhou as fast as possible. Zhang Fengyi led the army and had withdrawn from Dengzhou and rushed to Xuanzhou by boat.
"The Grand Marshal, his subordinates believe that there may be a problem of intelligence leakage. In theory, the Later Jin Tartars made arrangements and would not be adjusted easily, and the adjustment was very large. Liaodong added more than 40,000 Later Jin Tartars, which is a considerable force. Without the support of intelligence, Huang Taiji would not make such a decision."
Qu Qingze is engaged in intelligence work. After he spoke, everyone basically agreed.
Lu Xiangsheng then spoke.
"My subordinates have conducted an investigation to see if the information was leaked from Liaodong. However, after two days of investigation, no clues were obtained. My subordinates have also thought about it seriously. It is unlikely to leak the overall combat deployment. So far, only subordinates have truly known the entire combat deployment."
Lu Xiangsheng had just finished speaking, and Qu Qingze spoke again.
"Mr. Lu, the Later Jin Tartars do not need to know all the information. As long as they are clear about the news of Liaodong's adjustment of troops, they can make a judgment."
Lu Xiangsheng lowered his head and stopped talking. Liaodong once learned a lesson and leaked information, and this time it was possible.
Su Tiancheng looked at everyone and spoke confidently.
"The possibility of intelligence leakage is not high. Although I cannot be completely sure that Fan Wencheng was directly responsible for the intelligence of the Later Jin Tartars. Fan Wencheng is dead. Liaodong has carried out a large-scale cleanup. In such a short time, it is almost impossible for the Later Jin Tartars to obtain such important intelligence. The intelligence network cannot be established so simply."
"My analysis is probably Huang Taiji who analyzed the situation in Liaodong and gained a new understanding. In other words, the people around Huang Taiji have reminded the matters in Liaodong. Don't forget that Huang Taiji is not an ordinary person. If we underestimate Huang Taiji, we will definitely suffer losses in the future battle."
After Su Tiancheng said these words, Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief. If there was another problem in Liaodong, the information was really leaked from here, and this responsibility would be difficult to bear.
Su Tiancheng could not be completely sure whether there was an intelligence leak, but at this time, it is not the most important thing to investigate whether there was an intelligence leak. If the investigation is not done well, it will also affect the morale of the army.
Su Tiancheng quickly made the decision on whether the intelligence was leaked, which means he did not consider this issue. The key is what to do next and whether to continue to launch an attack.
Lu Xiangsheng began to introduce the situation.
"It turns out that the ones stationed in Guangning City include the Jiergalang's Inlaid Blue Banner and the Han Eight Banner. The total force is more than 40,000. The ones stationed in Xiping Fort include the Zhenghuang Banner and the Inlaid Yellow Banner. The total force is more than 40,000. Guangning City and Xiping Fort are not easy to attack. There is no need to mention Guangning City. Xiping Fort used to be a military key point. After the occupation of the Later Jin Tartars, it was moderately expanded. The defensive formation is very strong. In addition, the main Shitingzhu of the Han Eight Banners in Han Dynasty was Shitingzhu, a Han native in Liaodong. Before surrendering to the Later Jin Tartars, they were the garrison of Guangning and were very familiar with the situation."
"This time, the reinforcements of Liaodong were the Zhenghong Banners and the Yinghong Banners among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. The total force was more than 40,000. Among them, the Zhenghong Banners entered Guangning and the Yinghong Banners entered Xiping Fort."
"I will also introduce several banner owners of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. In addition to the Shitingzhu, the head of the Yellow Banner of the Yellow Banner mentioned above, among which the Zhenghong Banner of the Zhenghong Banner, Ma Guangyuan, a native of Shuntian Daxing, former general of Jianchang, and surrendered to the Later Jin Tatars in the third year of Chongzhen. He is also very familiar with the terrain of Liaodong. The head of the Zhenghong Banner of the Zhenghong Banner, Wang Shixuan, surrendered to the Later Jin Tatars during the Wanli period, and the Han people in Liaodong were familiar with the terrain of Liaodong. The head of the Yellow Banner of the Yellow Banner of the Mansion of the Yellow Banner of the Mansion of the Yellow Banner of the Mansion of the Yellow Banner, Bayan, has a special identity. His mother is the royal family of the Later Jin Dynasty. Bayan is a brave general in the Later Jin Dynasty. In comparison, the heads of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are all brave generals."
"According to the information we have mastered, the combat effectiveness of the Han Eight Banners is not weaker than that of the Manchu Eight Banners, and officers at all levels of the Han Eight Banners were all drawn from the Manchu Eight Banners."
Chapter completed!