Chapter 387: It is not my destiny to die, a new round of offensive begins
"He Guang, we are a step late."
"Huang Taiji has led 600,000 defeated soldiers and bypassed the source of the Tang River outside the Great Wall, and is rushing towards the Mantaoer area. Our Fuxing Army cannot catch up with them."
Wei Jinfan was riding a peak level 5 Saker Falcon. Looking at the Tatar army rapidly leaving in front and below, he said helplessly to He Guang, who was also riding a peak level 5 Saker Falcon beside him.
In order to enhance the strength and efficiency of the Military Intelligence Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Dingguo distributed two pairs of Saker Falcons that were forcibly recovered to the Military Intelligence Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two each.
This is necessary because the world is so vast and timely delivery of information is difficult.
Whether it is the Military Intelligence Department facing the outside world or the Ministry of Internal Affairs facing the inside world, both are the cornerstones of the stable development of the Renaissance Army and cannot be overemphasized.
Two months ago, Hongmei learned that Huang Taiji led hundreds of thousands of remnants of the army and entered the pass again from the north of Xuanfu to join the central army led by brothers Dorgon and Duoduo.
This was obviously an attempt to make up for the huge losses of the Later Jin clan by burning, killing and looting Xuanfu and the outer areas of the capital. She would naturally not sit idly by and watch the Tartar soldiers do whatever they want in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
If the Renaissance Army lets nothing go, the people in these areas will surely face a catastrophic disaster.
For the Fuxing Army, it was unbearable for the defeated Later Jin Tartars to remain in the Ming territory.
After emergency consultations between Hongmei and core leaders of the Fuxing Army, including Cao Yongxiang, Wei Jinfan, and Chang Liyun, they decided to dispatch 800,000 elite cavalry to bypass the Great Wall in northwest Shanxi, in order to block the retreat of Huang Taiji's defeated troops and see if there was any chance to encircle and annihilate them inside the Great Wall.
However, such a large-scale troop deployment by the Fuxing Army could naturally not be concealed from the spies of the major Shanxi merchants hiding in the Fuxing Army's jurisdiction. They hurriedly tried every means to convey a message to Huang Taiji and Dorgon, reporting this crucial information.
Although such a long period of cleanup has passed, due to the fact that the area under the jurisdiction of the Renaissance Army is too large and the fact that they have occupied these areas for a short time, it is impossible to eliminate all the enemy's hidden spies in their own jurisdiction.
This is why we are in such a helpless situation today.
"It must be the result of those restless dogs in our jurisdiction leaking the secret to Huang Taiji in time!"
He Guang said angrily, "We must report this to Chief Steward Hongmei. Next, let our Military Intelligence Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs work together to thoroughly clean up all the aristocratic families, wealthy merchants and super-rich people in our jurisdiction from top to bottom!"
"This time our army mobilized a large number of troops and spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but in the end, it was all in vain!"
"Since our Renaissance Army was founded, we have never suffered such a loss!"
He was really pissed off.
He didn't expect that his own Fuxing Army would make such a big move this time, but ended up with nothing and wasted a huge amount of manpower and resources. It would be strange if he wasn't furious!
"He Guang, there's no need for you to be so angry."
As one of the decision makers of this plan, Wei Jinfan was aware of the next battle plan of the Fuxing Army. He explained to He Guang, "When we carried out this plan, we were already mentally prepared and made two arrangements."
"Before starting this plan, we used a Level 5 Black Hawk and sent someone to report to the commander-in-chief, and we received a timely response."
"Now that the Tartar army has completely left the Ming territory, our second round of attack plan will be launched quickly!"
"In order to eliminate the threat of siege by the Ming army within our current jurisdiction, the military has decided to quickly launch an offensive against Jin Province and Qin Territory."
"In the next two years, we must completely capture the entire Qin territory and the Jin province west of the Fen River!"
"After achieving the goal of this offensive, our Fuxing Army will separate from the Ming Dynasty across the long Fen River!"
After this round of battle with the Later Jin Tartars, many core generals of the Fuxing Army thoroughly understood their own true combat effectiveness.
Apart from anything else, it will not be a problem to achieve these two goals with the new round of offensive launched in full swing.
Now that you have the strength, there's nothing wrong with taking slightly bigger steps.
Anyway, the Fuxing Army has become a thorn in the side of the Ming Dynasty, and the two sides have become sworn enemies. There is no need to hesitate any longer.
Coupled with the massive offensive launched by the naval officers and soldiers of the Restoration Army on the southeast coast against the two states of Deng and Lai, the Ming court will inevitably be in a state of panic.
The long Fen River Basin divides Shanxi Province into two parts from south to north. The territory that we are about to capture is too large, which makes the difficulty of the new round of offensive doubled. There is no way to deal with it.
No matter what, we cannot just sit and watch Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou, the governors of the three northwestern provinces, leisurely prepare for a siege on our side.
The best response strategy is to weaken the enemy to the maximum extent and quickly strengthen oneself, rather than always waiting for the enemy to attack one's own territory.
Passive combat has never been the combat mode that the Renaissance Army is good at, nor is it in the interests of rapid development.
If we don't want the rapid development momentum of our newly captured and rapidly recovering territories to be interrupted by the enemy, we must continuously launch proactive attacks.
As long as the Restoration Army's offensive is fast and fierce enough, they will gain more population, materials and other resources.
The number of Ming Dynasty court members will decrease, which will enable the two sides to quickly narrow the gap in foundation, allowing the Fuxing Army to have increasingly powerful war potential and foundation.
This is the most obvious change after the great battle with Huang Taiji's army, when the morale of all the soldiers and civilians of the Fuxing Army increased greatly.
“That’s great!”
He Guang heard this and immediately turned his worry into joy. He said excitedly, "In this way, our 800,000 main army soldiers who have already moved to the Great Wall in northern Jin Province no longer need to take a long time to return from the outside of the Great Wall to the Yellow River Basin inside the Great Wall. We can directly launch a massive offensive from the north of Jin Province."
"With the current strength of the Jin Province's military, they simply can't react in time and can't stop our rapid, sweeping offensive from multiple directions!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be a problem to capture the Jin Province west of the Fen River and the entire Qin territory within a year!"
"By then, our army will have acquired more territory, more people and other resources, and will usher in a new round of rapid development, making adequate preparations for a large-scale advance into the Central Plains in the future."
"Our Fuxing Army on the southeast coast will take advantage of the fact that the Qi and Lu lands are now empty. In the remaining months of this year and the whole of next year, it should not be a problem to capture the entire Shandong province."
"If this strategic goal is achieved, the Ming Dynasty will soon fall into ruin unless it moves its capital to the southern capital in a timely manner."
"Once the Grand Canal is cut off by our army, the Ming Dynasty in the north will not be able to hold out for even half a year!"
He Guang, who has broken through to the middle stage of level five, has greatly increased his spiritual power. After so much experience, his vision is no longer the same as before. With just a little thought, he knows the real purpose behind the new round of offensive planned by the military.
Since their side now has an advantage in combat power, how could the commander-in-chief and the chief steward, who have outstanding vision, not see this?
It is reasonable to make targeted plans.
Once we achieve our strategic goal of attacking from both the east and the west next year, the Ming court will really panic.
If they did not want to perish quickly, they had to move the court to the capital in the south as soon as possible, thus being forced to give up the vast territory in the north.
This is the advantage of hitting the snake at its most vulnerable part; it is a blatant conspiracy.
It has to be said that the battle with Huang Taiji's two million troops made the soldiers of the Fuxing Army recognize themselves and act more boldly and decisively.
By then, the Fuxing Army, which has a vast northern territory and sufficient population, materials and money, will not be afraid even if it faces attacks from both the Later Jin Tartars and the Ming Dynasty at the same time. "Yes, that's right."
Wei Jinfan nodded.
The Later Jin Tartars, led by Huang Taiji, were marching and retreating without any flaws, and their own army could no longer catch up with them.
Even if they could catch up, they would not be able to gain any advantage in a battle on the prairie. Wei Jinfan immediately said to He Guang, "We should return to the main force of our army as soon as possible and report to the general manager."
"Since it is impossible to pursue the enemy, we need to start another plan as soon as possible so as not to waste our army's precious time."
In order to maximize the success of this mission, she and He Guang personally rode on the Saker Falcon and were responsible for monitoring Huang Taiji's army. It was also time to end this mission and return to reunite with the army.
After the discussion was finalized, the two men rode on the Saker Falcon, drew a semicircle in the sky, and flew rapidly towards the location of the Restoration Army in the west.
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"That was a close call! Fortunately, we left the border in time and were not blocked by the Renaissance Army!"
"This damned Renaissance Army spy finally decided to go back!"
Abahai, who was leading a group of personal guards and covering the retreat of the army together with Huang Taiji, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two level five spirit birds turning around and leaving in the sky. He then said to Huang Taiji.
These two level five peak spirit birds had been following their army thousands of feet in the sky, so he did not see clearly that they were the original pair of Saker Falcons, the spiritual birds that were the guardians of the Later Jin clan.
The enemy had arrived before the Later Jin army left the pass, and had been following the Tatar army, bringing great pressure to Huang Taiji, Aobai and other Later Jin generals.
After all, the opponent's level 5 spirit bird responsible for locking onto the whereabouts of their own soldiers has appeared, which means that the Renaissance Army is not far away.
This was a huge pressure for Huang Taiji, who was fleeing with 600,000 defeated soldiers.
He really didn't want to start another war with the Renaissance Army at this time, causing this remnant army to suffer heavy losses again.
"Aobai, let's go."
Huang Taiji said gloomily, "We were careless this time and suffered a great loss!"
"At the end of next winter, when our Great Jin clan begins its battle to establish a nation, I must destroy this powerful enemy, the Renaissance Army!"
"I never thought that the Fuxing Army founded by Li Dingguo, a little thief, would grow so fast. We can't let them continue to develop, lest they become too powerful to control, or even surpass us in strength."
"When the time comes, we will send out all our troops, including the Mongolian tribes and the nine level six black dragons, to destroy the Renaissance Army at all costs to relieve my hatred!"
After saying this, he turned his horse around and galloped towards the army in front.
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"...General Manager, this is the situation."
Thousands of miles north of Dushiguan Fortress, Wei Jinfan had just found the main force of his army. He then ordered his Haidongqing to land in the direction of the commander's flag and hurriedly reported the latest military situation to Hongmei in detail.
"Humph!"
Hongmei's face was cold, and she snorted coldly, saying, "Huang Taiji is lucky this time. He actually led his troops to retreat from the pass day and night without stopping for a moment, and left the pass just before our army arrived."
"Forget it. In the current situation, we can't catch up with them. Even if we do, it will be difficult for us to defeat the 600,000-man army led by Huang Taiji in a cavalry battle."
As one of the leaders of the Renaissance Army's military, she was aware of the wonders of destiny between heaven and earth.
It is absolutely impossible to say that the current situation has nothing to do with the great fortune of Huang Taiji and the Later Jin clan.
This is the real meaning of life not being meant to end.
Otherwise, if Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou could be more decisive and pay a certain price to find a way to fight with the enemy when they were pursuing Huang Taiji's army inside the pass, and delay the time for a day or two, he would definitely be able to lead this army to block Huang Taiji inside the pass.
Unfortunately, there is no if. According to Wei Jinfan's report, Huang Taiji led his army to retreat northwards, which was extremely smooth. No time was wasted and no unexpected situations occurred.
These coincidences in all aspects were the main reasons why the other party was able to escape in time.
Hongmei knew better that Huang Taiji was no ordinary hero, and it was no exaggeration to call him an unparalleled genius.
Every failure makes one wiser. The next time Huang Taiji leads his army to attack, the Fuxing Army will face the ultimate test.
Regardless of which side is defeated, it will officially determine the true owner of the Eastern overlord.
But will he and the soldiers of the Restoration Army be afraid?
Ha ha!
With the commander-in-chief here, this possibility does not exist at all.
By then, the Renaissance Army will definitely not have just two level six masters.
At most, after a few months, it should not be a problem for himself, Cao Yongxiang, Wei Jinfan, Chang Liyun and others to break through to the sixth level of cultivation.
The little golden dragon, the biggest trump card of the Restoration Army, might break through to the peak of level six after waking up.
The next head-on collision with the Later Jin clan will be the nightmare moment for the Tartar soldiers!
"Order all soldiers to divide into six groups, including the Royal Guards, according to the plan, and attack the areas west of the Fen River in Xuanfu and Datong from the north!"
"The navy officers and soldiers of all units must do a good job in supporting logistics and helping the cavalry soldiers to fight in various places. There is no room for slackness. Those who violate the rules will be punished by military law!"
Having personally led the Renaissance Army to a series of great victories, Hongmei's mentality was completely transformed. She became confident and high-spirited. She had enough confidence in the second round of offensive by the Renaissance Army and immediately issued the latest orders to the dozen or so messengers on her left and right.
"Yes!"……
A dozen elite new recruits in the early stage of Qi Refining Realm hurriedly took orders in unison, and rode their spirit beasts and war horses to gallop away to convey Hongmei's order.
A new round of offensive will soon begin again with the order from the chief steward Hongmei.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Ming Dynasty will face a truly dire moment.
(End of this chapter)
