"Haoge told the villain that the front line had tight staff and he was sent to Liaoyang to guard." Qian Fugui continued to report the news he heard, "He will go out of the city tomorrow morning to select three thousand Han slaves and go to Liaoyang together."

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

"Yes."

"They should have a deep blood feud with Jianlu. Why do they still contribute to Jianlu? How could Jianlu believe them and use them?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised and continued to ask.

Qian Fugui looked at it, smiled bitterly, and then replied in his mind: "Master, you don't know how miserable we are those who were looted. Just say that, Jianlu is now in short supply of food, and the Han slaves outside the city can only eat a little bit of food every day and do farm work. People starve to death every day!"

After a pause, it seemed that Qian Fugui continued to say, "Now, Jianlu recruits troops. As long as he can be selected, he can not only have food, but also no longer have to do heavy farm work in the cold wilderness. As long as you want to survive, you have no choice!"

"Besides, although it is for the Jianlu army, it is actually just a mess. Doing heavy physical work in the army. If necessary, Jianlu will let them be used as cannon fodder. Of course, there is also surveillance in daily life. Only by winning their trust can they become people of the Han military flag."

Seeing these words, Emperor Chongzhen was silent. The Han people in Liaodong were so miserable! However, the court was powerless at the moment. Or it was because of the incompetence of the court that there was no hope of restoring Liaodong, which made the Han people in Liaodong who had a blood hatred with Jianlu lose hope, and eventually had to help the evil and strengthen the Jianlu's strength.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen continued to chat with Qian Fugui privately and said, "How do you know the troops in Liaoyang?"

"This villain really doesn't know. The villain did not follow the army. Haoge asked the villain to stay in the mansion. If he had something to do, he would let the villain convey it, and at the same time let the villain report the situation in Shenyang at any time to him." Qian Fugui replied.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he clicked 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 already gone to war with Mangguertai at this time, he could understand the deployment, so he tried his best to answer Emperor Chongzhen in detail. According to Emperor Chongzhen's reposting Qian Fugui, Gao Yingyuan and his fifth brother Han discussed with him, and reported to Emperor Chongzhen their estimates: "It is very likely that Jianlu will take up the troops from Liaoyang this time, otherwise he would not immediately use the Han people who were plundered to Liaodong in the previous few months. According to Jianlu's convention, it is very likely that there will be about 500 Jurchens and about 2,000 Han troops left in Liaoyang, and there will be no problem with them to control 3,000 Han slaves."

Liaoyang was the core city controlled by the Ming Dynasty in the past. All important military and political units were in Liaoyang. The city was tall and solid, and it was a strategic location. In places like this, Jianlu could not have no military strength.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates and Han Wu Ge believe that Jianlu from all over the country may have hoarded the military supplies needed in Liaoyang first, and then transferred them to the front line." Gao Yingyuan reported again, "Those new Han slaves are likely to transport supplies and do these chores."

Emperor Chongzhen was happy when he heard this and immediately ordered Gao Yingyuan to say, "Okay, you should also pay attention to the situation. If there are any clues that can prove the situation in Liaoyang, report to me immediately."

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

The next morning, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the governor and the magistrate Zu Dashou again. Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, analyzed the news he received, and then fed the results to Lu Xiangsheng.

On Shicheng Island, Lu Xiangsheng was very excited and had a preliminary combat goal. Before that, although he had set a plan to siege Wei and save Zhao, he had no goal yet and was worried about it. After all, when he attacked the hinterland of Liaodong, he had to fight and hurt Jianlu to let Jianlu return immediately. If he had only scratched the tickles in the past, Huang Taiji would definitely not return, and he would have to complete his strategic goals in North Korea before he would return.

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 taken down, no matter whether it is Mangourtai or the Jianlu of North Korea, he will definitely not be relieved and will return to the army as soon as possible.

In the past, when Mao Wenlong was in the era of Mao Zedong, he had sneaked attacks on Anshan Post, not far from Liaoyang. Although he did not take down, he forced Nurhaci, who went to Mongolia to withdraw his troops overnight and return to Shenyang.

Lu Xiangsheng was thinking about these things, but he didn't think about his own safety at all. Although he was fine, the more strategic he was, the more dangerous he was. If he only arranged for the cavalry to attack, the number of people would be more than 800, and the force was too small.

However, Lu Xiangsheng never considered leading the infantry, because the infantry was too slow, and the Jianlu cavalry would be blocked on the way back to the island. In other words, the infantry would be wiped out.

For Mao Wenlong, he could sacrifice those non-direct troops. However, Lu Xiangsheng's style of doing things was that he loved soldiers as much as his sons and shared joys and sorrows with his soldiers, so he could not do this.

While considering these things, he patrols the situation on the island.

The cavalry from Guanning had almost recovered. When they saw Lu Xiangsheng patrol, they all respectfully paid respects. Lu Xiangsheng's method of leading troops was unprecedented, and they were convinced.

You know, Lu Xiangsheng was a governor of Denglai and a Jinshi, but he had no special features with them, such as the big-headed soldiers, which really surprised them.

Moreover, they had long admired Lu Xiangsheng's courage. During the training a few days ago, they saw Lu Xiangsheng's strength. These two factors are that even though Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu, who were usually a little despised by 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 by Lu Xiangsheng. They were the Jurchens on Pi Island.

Lu Xiangsheng also conquered them with his personal charm and practical actions. The Guanning Cavalry may have only seen it on Shicheng Island, but they had already seen it on Pi Island. It has been two or three months since then. Governor Denglai is still the same as before, sharing the joys and sorrows with ordinary soldiers, with a consistent style and courage. It would be strange if he was not convinced!

Whenever Lu Xiangsheng saw the soldiers saluting respectfully to him, he would smile and nod and greet him, or encourage him, without any sense of tension on the surface.

In fact, more than 800 people went to the hinterland of Liaodong, and it was impossible to say that they were not worried at all. For this reason, he even found an opportunity to chat with Wei Mulan alone.
Chapter completed!