Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 205 If Wang Qi goes to Liao, it will be very detrimental to me
  The battle in Liaoyang City finally ended with the Ming army's victory.

This war cannot be said to be so tragic, because it only lasted for an hour before all the Jurchens withdrew.

It cannot be said that they were anxious. There were not many casualties among the Jurchens. Most of the dead on the battlefield above the city were Han Chinese slaves. The real Eight Banners soldiers had long since withdrawn.

However, in the eyes of Zu Dashou and other generals, this was still considered a great victory.

Don’t you see, Liaoyang City is now in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

Riding the horse while marching in Liaoyang City, Zu Dale followed the orders of his eldest brother and led his guards to patrol around to be on guard against the remaining Jurchen remnants in the city. At the same time, he also inspected the fire spots throughout the city.

Before the Jurchens left, they set fires everywhere in the city. Although it rained heavily, it still caused a large number of houses and pavilions to collapse in the flames of war. Zu Dale sent many people to repair and inspect the city.

The city walls burned by the flames of war and the dark black earth soaked in blood are still the main colors of Liaoyang City, and they have not changed in any way because of the arrival of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, most of the Han people in Liaoyang City were also held hostage by the Jurchens and driven north into Shenyang City a month in advance. Before the war began, there were actually not many Han people in the entire Liaoyang City.

Now, returning to the Liaoyang City in the hands of the Ming Army, it is actually an empty city.

"In this battle, Jin suffered heavy casualties. Counting the coats and soldiers, the total casualties exceeded 10,000. Countless battles were fought, and war horses were captured. There were also a number of grain and grass war horses. However, our army did not suffer any injuries in this battle. Most of the soldiers were slightly injured, and only the siege army and the city army suffered more than 20% casualties. Military doctors and nurses have been sent to take care of them to prevent non-combat attrition caused by plague and infection. In addition, when attacking the west gate of Liaoyang City, Cao Cao General Wenzhao took the lead, his arm was slightly injured, and he is no longer in serious trouble now."

Zu Dashou was sitting in the temporary tent, listening to the reports of his adjutants, while writing a summary of the battle report.

Xiong Tingbi will arrive at the front line of Liaoyang City tomorrow. At that time, Zu Dashou and others will report on the war.
  "Although we have captured Liaoyang City, we must not take it lightly. There will be a big war soon. All departments in the army must prepare for it. Drinking and gambling are not allowed. At the same time, female prostitutes in the army must be eliminated! If a prostitute is found to be drunk, she will be severely punished!"

Zu Dashou thought for a moment and then added: "Later, let Dalue replace me to visit the wounded soldiers."

"The last will obey!"

After a while, the adjutant left, and Zu Dashou was sitting alone in the tent, and the noisy voices of the soldiers in the city could be heard faintly in his ears.
  Although drinking and making noise is expressly prohibited, after a big battle, one cannot be too unkind.

After smacking his lips, Zu Dashou thought for a while and felt that there was a little taste missing in his mouth.

The day after the battle, Xiong Tingbi's military honor guard arrived in Liaoyang City early.

Without too much noise or notes, as soon as he entered the city, Xiong Tingbi summoned everyone to the temporary government office to discuss matters.

Yesterday's big victory kept Xiong Tingbi awake all night after receiving the news. He stared at the map almost the whole night, planning the next movement of troops.

"Yesterday's battle, the Jurchens abandoned their helmets and armor. In less than an hour, they abandoned Liaoyang City. The battle in Liaoyang City demonstrated the military might of our Ming Dynasty! All generals, with their orders and united efforts, really commanded me. Encourage the millions of people in Liaodong to rejoice, and also reassure the Holy Emperor and the imperial court! Tomorrow, the Japanese officials will report to the Holy Emperor and the imperial court to ask for your merits!"

Xiong Tingbi sat in the top position, the excitement on his face could hardly be concealed. As a manager, he should have sat with his chest filled with excitement and his face as flat as a lake. But now that he had won a big victory, the corners of Xiong Tingbi's mouth seemed to have been stuffed with something big. Banana, why can't I close it up?

"To repay the Lord's favor, to serve the imperial court, to saddle the horse and back for you, I will be dead at the end of the day!" Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted loudly.

Summarizing the generals, most of them were hungover last night, their faces were red, and they had never recovered from the victory.

"It's all planned by the strategist. We and the soldiers are just adding in the details. It all depends on your planning!" Zu Dashou, as the vanguard general and the person who made the most contribution in yesterday's Liaodong battle, first served Xiong Tingbi. Flattery.

"It's all up to your master's planning!"

"I will wait until I am willing to be driven by you!"

"Master Jinglu plans the overall situation so that the general will be far out of reach!!"

"I will never be able to wait for you!"

Zu Dashou was the first to speak, and for a moment, the hall was full of flattery and compliments.

Even if you are a saint, who can refuse such flattery?

What's more, Xiong Tingbihu?

At this time, the master's face was already a little red due to excitement, as if entering the pavilion and building a mansion, and living in eight rooms were already within sight.

"Ahem, cough, cough," Xiong Tingbi finally coughed twice, suppressed everyone's compliments and flattery, and started talking about business: "But, in the final analysis, the Jurchens were not really injured in this battle, and they died in the battle. Most of the people in the city are coated slaves and some soldiers who have not joined the banner. The Jurchens still have strength, we cannot take it lightly!"

Seeing Xiong Tingbi speak, the hall became quiet for a while.

"Capturing Liaoyang City is only the first step. The next step is to advance into Shenyang City, drive the Jurchens out of Liaodong, drive them to the white mountains and black waters, and drive them to Hetuala. This is our ultimate goal in this battle! Li Tingsao hole, annihilate all their troops!"

"What Master Jinglue said is," Zu Dashou nodded and followed Xiong Tingbi's words: "In the last few years, I have been thinking about regaining Liaodong almost every moment. From the beginning of today, we will use this to As the goal, drive the Jurchens to Liaodong and destroy their species in Hetuala!"

"Destroy his kind in Hetuala!"

"Destroy his kind in Hetuala!"

"Destroy his kind in Hetuala!"

As Zu Dashou's slogan was shouted, the atmosphere in the entire hall reached a climax.

This sentence was a bold statement that Zu Dashou thought hard about in the middle of the night last night. He carefully considered the words and sentences in the heart of the Hefu. It was just to appear in front of Xiong Tingbi. If such a sentence was to be submitted to the imperial court in the future, then his Zu Dashou would not be able to express it. Is it just full of color and left a name in the history books?
  "Cough cough cough!!!"

This time, it was Yuan Chonghuan who stood up and coughed slightly to signal everyone to be quiet.

The Liaodong Deputy Inspector General and Military Preparation Officer looked helplessly at the soldiers in the hall, with some worry in his eyes: Being so arrogant just after the war started is not a good sign!
  "Sir, the next war still needs to be planned!" Yuan Chonghuan waited for the hall to quiet down before bowing to Xiong Tingbi: "Qin Erbao, Lu Xiangsheng, Luo Yiguan and others have led the army to the Weining Camp area, and they will be ready at any time We can advance north to attack Fengji Fort and Wujing Camp, and when our army enters Hupiyi, we can complete the encirclement of Shenyang City!"

"Well," Xiong Tingbi nodded slightly awkwardly. It was obvious that the manager had just been carried away by the applause. But Yuan Chonghuan remained calm and was not carried away by the victory. This is the potential that a general must have. : "What Vice Envoy Yuan said makes sense. We need to carefully study and judge the next tactical layout."

Qin Erbao led his army to the Weining camp, which was a strategic policy that had been set long ago. The strength of Qin Erbao, Lu Xiangsheng, Luo Yiguan and others was used as a blindfold to contain the main force of the Jurchens, thus making Zu Dashou and others The Chinese army can quickly move northward to enter Hupiyi, and then the three armies will advance together to besiege Shenyang City.

At the same time, the military strength of Qin Erbao and Lu Xiangsheng can also divide Fushun Suo and Shenyang City, turning Shenyang City into a truly isolated city.

"Send a letter to Qin Erbao and Mangui, asking them to lead their army northward on September 21. At the same time, they will send a small force to conduct reconnaissance and raids on Fushun. It will be difficult for the Jurchens in Shenyang City to take care of them. It is best to It can disperse their forces, thus reducing the pressure on my frontal battlefield."

"At the same time, I sent a letter to Lu Xiangsheng and Luo Yiguan, ordering them to station in Wujing Camp and send troops to start raiding and investigating the outskirts of Shenyang City. The troops were mainly deployed on the west side of Shenyang City to confuse Jianzhou soldiers and horses and distract their attention." If the strategies of the above two parties are implemented properly, the battlefield situation will be favorable to us. The Jurchens will inevitably be unable to distinguish the direction of our main attack in a short period of time. They will focus on one and miss the other, and their forces will not be concentrated. This is the moment when our Chinese army comes into play!"

"The most important thing is to fight together. Our troops, cavalry, archers, gunners, firearms battalions, and packhorse civilians need to attack from Hupiyi to the city of Shenyang within an hour. We must cause many enemies in a short time. The situation of Shenyang City being besieged with less fighting."

In the meeting hall, Yuan Chonghuan once again described the battle strategy to the generals. When fighting together, all parties can cooperate seamlessly and properly.

"As long as we act according to the plan, we will definitely win this battle!" Looking at the evolving sand table map in the hall, Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting at the top, had confidence and pride in his eyes.

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Woohoo! ! !
  Inside and outside Shenyang City, drums and trumpets were heard wailing.

These days, the Eight Banners soldiers on the front lines of Shenyang City and Fushun are constantly transferring their forces.

According to the decision of the meeting of political kings and ministers, the more than 50,000 Eight Banners soldiers and horses were all retracted back to Shenyang City, concentrating their forces on one point and no longer dividing their forces.

The original soldiers and horses of Fushun, even the troops composed of soldiers with low combat effectiveness and coated slaves, have now been withdrawn into Shenyang City.

For a time, almost all the elite troops of the Eight Banners had gathered in Shenyang City.

Li Prince Daishan's residence.

"All my servants and guards are here to pay their respects to the prince!"

The deputy commander of Zhenglan Banner, Wei Qi, who had withdrawn his troops from Liaoyang City, was summoned by Dai Shan for questioning early this morning.

"Did you have a good rest last night?" Daishan asked while repairing an orchid in the yard.

"To the prince, I will eat well and sleep well!" Wei Qi did not feel any guilt or distress for losing Liaoyang City, and his face was still peaceful.

"Yes, it's great to have this state of mind! You can achieve great things!" Daishan nodded with satisfaction: "Don't be hurt by the attacks of some people and the rumors of people who don't know the facts, and don't care, you can achieve great things. Regardless of trivial matters, how can ordinary people know what the superiors are planning?”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your enlightenment!" Wei Qi stood not far behind Dai Shan and bowed again.

"What do you think my Jurchen's chances are of winning this battle?" With a click, Daishan kept pruning the extra branches and leaves of the flower cluster with the scissors in his hand, with seriousness and concentration in his eyes.

"Three days ago, it was less than 30%, but now it's 70%!" Wei Qi replied with almost no hesitation.

"Tell me about it," Dai Shan nodded slightly and asked Wei Qi to explain.

"The key lies in Liaoyang City," Wei Qi explained: "Losing Liaoyang City is of no concern to our army. Our troops and elites have not lost much. However, for the Ming Army, they dispersed their forces to attack Liaoyang City on the one hand. On the one hand, they want to contain me from other directions.”

"Huh?" Daishan stopped his movements and waited for his next words.

"Dividing troops on the battlefield is a taboo for military strategists!" Wei Qi opened and closed his lips and teeth to reveal the reason.

In fact, this is the difference between the strategic focus of the Jurchens and the Ming Dynasty.

One is to encircle on all sides and capture a little bit.

One is to concentrate the troops and take them directly to one place.

The mere city of Liaoyang was not in the eyes of Daishan and the Jurchens.

Not to mention Fushun?

What about Hetuala?

In fact, as long as the elite Jurchens are still there, Shenyang City has nothing to lose.

In the eyes of Xiong Tingbi and others, the attitude of the battlefield and city was completely different.

Liaoyang City is very important. It is the most important town in Liaodong.

Shenyang City is very important as it is where the Jurchen troops are stationed.

Fushun is very important. It is the throat connecting Hetuala and Shenyang City.

Hetuala, the place where the Jurchens arose, must be valued by them and must be destroyed.

Different attitudes and different strategic focus have resulted in different judgments of the situation.

"I have discussed it with several other princes. Hupiyi, you will be the vanguard to fight against the Liaodong cavalry of the Ming Dynasty ancestor Dashou. On the one hand, I will compensate you for the loss of guarding Liaodong, and on the other hand, you will save some reputation for me. How about it?" Daishan was silent for a long time, and then asked.

"I will never let down the prince's love!" Wei Qi accepted the military order without any hesitation.

"The blue flag, the red flag, and the white flag will all be led by you!" Dai Shan finally put down the scissors in his hand and threw them to the slaves aside, then turned around and faced Wei Qi: "Are you confident? Sit down."

"When cavalry fights, the general will be confident. The Jurchen Eight Banners are invincible!" Wei Qi's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Although he abandoned the defense of Liaoyang City yesterday, it was part of the strategic plan, but it still made Wei Qi feel unwilling!

Is a Ming general like Zu Dashou worthy of seizing the city under my Zhenglan Banner?
  When the Jurchens faced off against the Liaodong cavalry, Wei Qi felt that there was no possibility of losing.

"You just said that you are 70% sure now," Daishan sat on the stool, took the handkerchief handed over by the servant and wiped his hands before asking, "Where is the 30% accident?"

Um.
  After thinking for a long time, Wei Qi said: "I believe that this battle must be fought quickly. The top priority is to directly defeat the main force of the Ming army with the force of thunder and directly lose the ability to continue fighting!"

Dai Shan looked at Wei Qi, wanting to hear his next words.

After coughing twice, Wei Qi continued:
  "If it is delayed for a long time, then the Ming court will send Wang Qi to Liao to take charge of important affairs. It will be very detrimental to me."

Hearing that person's name, Prince Li Daishan's eyes suddenly shrank, painful memories came directly to his heart, and he subconsciously said: "We can't wait for Wang Qi to go to Liao, this battle must be fought quickly and cannot be delayed!! "

(End of this chapter)