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"Hauge told the villain that the front line was short of manpower and he was sent to garrison in Liaoyang." Qian Fugui continued to report the news he heard, "He will go outside the city early tomorrow morning to select three thousand Han slaves and go to Liaoyang together."

When Emperor Chongzhen saw the news, he quickly asked: "Han slaves, are these Ming people who were plundered to Liaodong this time?"

"Yes."

"They should have a blood feud with Jianlu. Why do they still help Jianlu? How can Jianlu trust them and use them?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little strange and continued to ask.

Qian Fugui looked at it, gave a wry smile, and then replied in his mind: "Master, you don't know how miserable those of us who were plundered are. Let's put it this way, now the Jianlu are in short supply of food, and the Han slaves outside the city only have Even if you can eat a little, you still have to do farm work, but people are starving to death every day!”

After a pause, as if recalling the past, Qian Fugui continued: "Now that the Jianlu soldiers are recruited, as long as you can be selected, you will not only be able to eat, but you will not have to do heavy farm work in the cold wilderness. As long as you want to survive, you will You have to choose!”

"Besides, although they serve as soldiers for Jianlu, they are actually just odd jobs. They do heavy physical work in the army. If necessary, Jianlu will let them be used as cannon fodder. Of course, they are also under surveillance in normal times. Only if they win Only then will their trust be transferred to the people of the Han army."

Seeing these words, Emperor Chongzhen fell silent. The Han people in Liaodong are really miserable! However, there is currently nothing the court can do. Perhaps it was precisely because of the incompetence of the imperial court that there was no hope of regaining Liaodong, so the Han people in Liaodong who had a bloody feud with the Jianlu people lost hope, and in the end had to help the Jianlu people do evil and strengthen the Jianlu forces.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen continued to chat with Qian Fugui privately: "How do you know the military strength in Liaoyang?"

"This villain really doesn't know. He didn't go with the army. Hauge asked the villain to stay in the house. If he has something to do, he will let the villain tell him. At the same time, he also asked the villain to report the situation in Shenyang to him at any time." Qian Fugui replied.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he clicked on Gao Yingyuan's icon and chatted with him privately: "How is the garrison situation in Liaoyang?"

Gao Yingyuan was originally stationed in Liaoyang. Although he had gone on an expedition with Mang Gurtai at this time, he knew the deployment to some extent, so he answered Emperor Chongzhen in as much detail as possible. According to the news relayed by Emperor Chongzhen from Qian Fugui, Gao Yingyuan discussed with his fifth brother Han and reported their estimate to Emperor Chongzhen: "It is very likely that Jianlu will use up Liaoyang's troops this time, otherwise he will not immediately use the front troops. The Han people who were plundered to Liaodong in a few months. According to the practice of the Jianlu, it is likely that there will be about 500 Jurchens and about 2,000 Han troops left in Liaoyang. They can control the 3,000 Han slaves without any problem."

Liaoyang was the core city that the Ming Dynasty controlled in Liaodong. All important military and political units were located in Liaoyang. The city was tall and solid, making it a strategic location. In a place like this, it is impossible for Jianlu to be without troops.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates and Brother Han believe that the Jianlu from various places probably hoarded military supplies for this war in Liaoyang and then transferred them to the front line." Gao Yingyuan reported again, "Those newly arrived Han slaves are very likely to be hoarded in Liaoyang." Maybe they have to carry supplies and do these hard work."

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately told Gao Yingyuan: "Okay, you should also pay attention to the situation over there. If there are any clues that can support the situation in Liaoyang, report it to me immediately."

"I obey the order!" Gao Yingyuan vaguely guessed what the emperor was planning, couldn't help but get excited, and quickly replied.

Early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen once again summoned the governor, Tongzhizu Dashou, and the commander of the Jinyiwei, Liu Xingzuo, two people familiar with Liao affairs, analyzed the news he had received, and then fed back the results to Lu Xiangsheng.

On Shicheng Island, Lu Xiangsheng was very excited and initially had a combat goal. Previously, although he had made a strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, he still had no goal and was always worried about it. After all, when he attacks the hinterland of Liaodong, he must hurt Jianlu so that Jianlu can return his troops as soon as possible. If he had just scratched his itch in the past, Huang Taiji would definitely not have returned. He would have to complete his strategic goals in North Korea before returning.

Liaoyang is a strategic location, and it is likely to be the transportation and distribution center for Jianlu's military supplies. If this place can be captured, whether it is Mang Gurtai or the Jianlu in North Korea, they will definitely not rest assured and will return as soon as possible. division.

In the past, during Mao Wenlong's era, he had made a sneak attack on Anshan Station not far from Liaoyang. Although he failed to capture it, he forced Nurhaci, who was on an expedition to Mongolia, to withdraw his troops overnight and return to defend Shenyang.

Lu Xiangsheng was thinking about these things, but he didn't consider his own safety at all. Although he had no problem thinking about it, the more strategic the location, the more dangerous it was. If he only arranged for the cavalry to attack, the number would only be more than 800, which was a bit too small.

However, Lu Xiangsheng never considered leading an infantry army, because the infantry would be too slow and the Jianlu Cavalry would probably be blocked on their way back to the island if they returned to the defense. In other words, the infantry army would probably be wiped out.

For Mao Wenlong, he could sacrifice those troops who were not his direct descendants. But Lu Xiangsheng's style was to love his soldiers like his own sons and share the joys and sorrows with them. He couldn't do this.

While he was thinking about these things, he inspected the situation on the island.

The cavalry from Guan Ning had almost recovered. When they saw Lu Xiangsheng patrolling past, they all paid respectful tributes. They had never seen Lu Xiangsheng's method of leading troops before, and they were convinced of it.

You must know that Lu Xiangsheng was the governor of Denglai and was a Jinshi, but he ate and lived with them, the big-headed soldiers. There was nothing special about him, which really surprised them.

Moreover, they had admired Lu Xiangsheng's bravery for a long time. During the training a few days ago, they saw how powerful Lu Xiangsheng was. Due to these two factors, even Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu, who usually looked down on the Dongjiang Ming Army, were obedient to Lu Xiangsheng.

In addition to them, there was also a group of people who were very respectful and convinced of Lu Xiangsheng. They are the Jurchens on Phi Island.

Lu Xiangsheng also conquered them with his personal charm and practical actions. The Guan Ning Cavalry may have only seen it on Shicheng Island, but their group of Jurchens had already seen it on Pi Island. It has been two or three months, and Governor Denglai is still the same as before, working with ordinary people. Soldiers share joys and sorrows, have a consistent style of work, and have the power to fight bravely. It would be strange if you are not convinced!

Every time Lu Xiangsheng saw a soldier salute respectfully to him, he would smile and nod in greeting, or give some encouragement. There was no trace of nervousness on the surface.

In fact, it is impossible to say that more than 800 people set out to conquer the hinterland of Liaodong without any worries. For this reason, he even found an opportunity to chat with Wei Mulan alone.