Dorgon waited for a month in Muhewei, and finally Huang Taiji's envoy arrived.
"The Great Khan has his destiny. Mergen Daiqing should lead his troops to the west to check the situation of the grassland. Under no circumstances should these blond barbarians be allowed to invade our land of Dajin."
Huang Taiji had a clear attitude towards the appearance of the Cossacks.
We must counterattack resolutely and do not allow any surprises in Houjin's rear.
Based on Dorgon's understanding of Huang Taiji, he guessed that this would be the case.
But he also had questions.
"Where are you searching for Mang Gurtai?"
"The Great Khan said that if he cannot find it until August, Mergendaiqing can return."
Dorgon couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
"Is there something big happening in Liaodong?"
The messenger informed.
"The spies reported that the Ming army in Lushun seems to have changed its personnel and is building a city wall and fortress. The Great Khan decided to send his army there to pull out the Ming army's nails in Liaodong no matter what."
Huang Taiji finally discovered that something was wrong with the situation in Lushun.
Although the Jinzhou Guard mobilized many soldiers and horses, after the weather warmed up, Hou Jin still sent scouts to investigate in the direction of Lushun.
During this period, the Hou Jin Dynasty continued to win on the battlefield, so although there were not many soldiers and horses, the Jurchens were still bold and did not think that the Ming army in Lushun could do anything to them.
But this time they miscalculated.
The Ming army in Lushun was replaced by the new army in Shandong.
The level of the new army's scouts is also far from comparable to that of the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers of the Ming army.
Only about twenty of the scouts sent by Hou Jin came back, and most of the rest were damaged.
However, the people who came back still found out about Lushun.
The guard of Jinzhou at this time will be Ye Keshu, the third and fifth commander of the Zhenghong Banner.
This person is brave and good at fighting, and he is also extraordinary in civil and political affairs.
After learning about the situation reported by the scouts, Ye Keshu keenly sensed something was wrong.
He thought about it and decided to investigate it himself.
One night, Ye Keshu led his guards to sneak under the New Army's sentry post.
Because of the darkness, the new army did not notice it.
When he saw that the new army had built a tall, majestic and extremely strong city wall on the official road from Jinzhouwei to Lushun, Ye Keshu's scalp went numb.
After returning, Xingyue sent an urgent report to Shenyang.
Huang Taiji had already decided to attack Lushun.
Today, the Hou Jin Dynasty has occupied the entire Liaodong region, compressing the Ming Dynasty's power in the Western Liaoning Corridor.
If Lushun is solved, there will be no worries and the deployment of troops will be more relaxed.
However, he was seriously injured by the plans of General Wu and others, and then let Dorgon lead the two white flags to pursue Mang Gurtai, but it was delayed.
He learned that the "Ming Army" in Lushun was actively preparing for war, letting him know that he could not wait any longer.
However, Hou Jin's family is not rich now, and his pockets have been emptied in order to support the two white flags' expedition.
Even if Huang Taiji wanted to take action against Lushun, he would have to wait for the return of the two white flags before he could have enough food and grass to conquer Lushun.
However, in advance preparation, Huang Taiji has already started planning.
The scouts quickly reported the confrontation with Hou Jin's scouts to Yu Lichun and Geng Wanrong.
These two were also veterans on the battlefield and immediately realized something strange.
Yu Lichun made a decisive decision and dispatched scouts to guard Jinzhou.
"The news from the scouts is that the Jinzhou Guard has been entering the city in recent days. In total, there are probably more than 3,000 people. Moreover, the soldiers who entered the city are not the original soldiers who left. There are even white-armored soldiers among them.
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Geng Wanrong quickly made a judgment.
"We are the only ones near the Jinzhou Guard. If there are soldiers coming at this time, I am afraid they are coming for us."
As the war approached, Yu Lichun was not nervous at all. On the contrary, he was gearing up and excited.
"In the battle to annihilate Dongjiang Town, we were thousands of miles away and just watched others make contributions. This time, let's fight the Tatars and let them covet us."
As a political commissar, Geng Wanrong always remained calm.
"Don't underestimate the enemy. We are afraid that Huang Taiji will come in person and a large army will gather. With the strength of our brigade, it will be difficult to deal with it."
Yu Lichun is not an arrogant person who underestimates his enemies.
"Then report to the headquarters immediately."
After receiving the unusual military situation in Lushun, Zuo Mengeng immediately convened a military meeting.
"Now all the ministries are undergoing training and cannot participate in the war for the time being. The battle on land in Lushun can only rely on the northward advance detachment itself. However, we are not just watching. We can relieve the pressure on the northward advance detachment from other directions."
Zuo Mengeng pointed at a certain location on the map with his baton.
"Once the Jurchens attack Lushun, your naval fleet will attack Fuzhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard, creating a situation that cuts off the Jurchens' retreat."
Liu Yiyuan added: "You can bring the Marine Corps with you to practice cross-sea landing operations on the spot."
Fuzhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard are located to the north of Jinzhou Guard, and together with Haizhou Guard further north, are connected by an official road, which can lead directly to Liaoyang.
Once the Jurchens concentrated their forces to attack Lushun and the navy launched an attack on Fuzhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard, the Jurchens would definitely worry that their retreat would be cut off.
By then, the pressure on Lushun's front will definitely be reduced, and the difficulty of defense will be greatly reduced.
Zuo Dai also has ideas.
"I suggest sending all the latest batch of rocket launchers to Lushun. With such a sharp weapon, I don't believe that the Jurchens can break through our reinforced concrete defense lines."
Everyone laughed.
The power of rocket launchers has been engraved in everyone's mind through actual combat.
The effects produced by this thing are really terrifying for people of this era.
As long as the rocket launcher covers the area, no matter how many people there are, there will not be enough casualties.
Houjin's population is limited, so if they cause heavy casualties, they will definitely retreat.
"In addition, two more militia regiments will be transferred to strengthen the strength of the advance detachment heading north, which can also be regarded as training for subsequent army expansion."
Although the New Army had just expanded to four armies with a strength of 120,000 people, the pace of expansion did not stop.
In the future, if you want to unify the world and set foot on the entire world, the number of troops required will be unlimited.
Therefore, Shandong has never stopped preparing for the reserve force.
These reserves exist in the name of militia and have undergone basic military training.
As long as they are transformed into a regular army, equipped with corresponding weapons and equipment, and then undergo a period of intensive training, they will become a real army.
War is about to break out in Lushun. It is very effective to mobilize two militia regiments to participate in the battle. It will be very effective for tempering the militia.
In a short meeting, Shandong had made detailed arrangements for the Liaodong war.
But in terms of Houjin, Huang Taiji's deployment has just begun, and there are still several months before the trip can be completed.
The efficiency of both sides is no longer at the same level.
This is the difference between a regime that has just entered feudal society and a regime that has already begun industrialization.
As for the final result on the battlefield, it is just a concrete realization of this gap.