Zhang Pan pulled out a dagger from his boot, but without removing it from its sheath, he traced a curved line on the ground, pointing and saying, "No matter how powerful the Mixed Brigade is, it's impossible to directly attack Liaochen. The left and right brigades are our most effective allies. Together with the allies in western Liaoning, we can form a pincer attack on Liaochen. The general offensive won't be long."

Independent Corps?!

Kong Youde fell into deep thought. Was the imperial court going to divide Dongjiang Town? Would Liaonan become another town for the Ming army?

According to the current military situation, Liaoxi, Liaonan and Dongjiang headquarters can be regarded as three major groups, and they have indeed formed a three-sided siege on the Jiannu.

Originally, Liaonan's forces were the weakest, relying entirely on the deployment of troops from Dengzhen to launch offensives. However, after the establishment of the Mixed Brigade, they became equal to the Dongjiang headquarters, with both being composed of the troops of the Three Brigade.

The key is that the location of southern Liaoning is very important. If you attack directly north and capture Gaizhou and Haizhou, you will go straight to the important city of Liaoyang, and behind it is Shenyang, which is equivalent to hitting the Jiannu's lair.

The Ming army in western Liaoning also has the difficult task of crossing the Liaoze River, and the Dongjiang headquarters is even farther away. If they want to attack Huanglong directly, southern Liaoning is the most convenient place.

"The imperial court has been pouring artillery, muskets, food, ammunition, and even horses into southern Liaoning. Their intentions should be obvious," Zhang Pan said with a smile. "We are already the main force in the Liaodong pacification campaign. Success is imminent. It all depends on whether we have the ability to achieve it."

"Who dares to say we're incompetent?" Kong Youde narrowed his eyes and said, "We're the first to defeat the Jiannu with infantry, right? Everyone else has to follow our lead!"

"There's a lot to learn from us!" Zhang Pan also appeared confident and said, "I've been researching and pondering these days, and I've found that there are still many areas for improvement in the infantry battle formation."

"Tell me about it." Kong Youde widened his eyes, looking very anxious.

There is nothing wrong with making achievements and gaining promotion as one's life goal. Especially when one meets an emperor who is generous in doing so, who wouldn't work hard to achieve this?

What utilitarianism? Climbing up the social ladder is human nature. If you don't want to be promoted, don't want to be a noble, and are indifferent to fame and fortune, why would you want to be an official? Wouldn't that make you a fool?