Emperor Ming Dynasty

In summer and April, when the snow first melts, the whole Northeast is full of swamp traps, and it has become a paradise for animals.

In Liaodong, [-] miles north of Kaiyuan City, the [-] Beijing camp army gathered here one after another.

As early as last year, they left more than [-] people to defend Kaiyuan Fort, and continued to build the fort with tens of thousands of civilians. They continued to build a large-scale grain storage area.

Gunpowder, equipment and other materials enough to support 200,000 people, even in heavy snow weather, will be pulled northward by sleds and filled in this giant fortress.

Because of design needs, Kaiyuan City is constantly expanding:

Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed, barracks of tens of thousands of civilians were stationed, city defense fortifications were full of ten thousand people for defense, and hundreds of granaries and gunpowder warehouses were hundreds of feet deep underground.

Jia Yan's original rear battalion marched thirty miles away. After receiving the military order, he retreated ten miles to make a gesture, and then stopped to find a high place to set up a camp.

Shi Jinbao, who was walking side by side with him, naturally did not neglect after hearing his persuasion, and stopped directly nearby, refusing to go too far.

On the third day, news came from the fast horses of the Chinese army that the number of enemy cavalry was unknown, but more than [-] horsemen, and they had approached the rear army from the eastern mountainous area.

"Brother Shi, you still have the foresight!"

Shi Jinbao shook his head, feeling a little regretful: "The reaction of Jiannu is quite fast, otherwise we would have received some merit."

"Prudence is the big thing."

Jia Yan nodded: "There are so many of us gathered here, Jianu is not a fool, he must be prepared, let's follow the instructions."

Shi Jinbao also restrained the army and formed a camp to serve as the forward stronghold of the army.

Looking at Jia Yan's cautious appearance, he couldn't help but nodded: "Looking at Brother Jia's situation, although he is a little timid, he can save his life, so that wealth can last forever."

In the past year, he has been reckless and troublesome. He just wanted to have a big battle, a hearty victory, and let the title enter the earl. he.

This marriage is indeed correct.

He was furious in his heart, even if the son-in-law is a wimp, he has to marry his daughter, otherwise he will be sorry for his life-saving grace.

At this time, it was Chen Yongfu who was in command.

Among the three giants in eastern Liaodong, Li Jiwu has completed his merits and virtues after taking over western Liaoning. Moreover, he is not as good as Chen Yongfu in commanding large-scale troops.

As for Wu Sangui, although he was also named Duke, his qualifications alone made him unable to be the commander-in-chief.

Chen Yongfu also logically assumed the command of the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.

Because of this, he concentrated all the soldiers in the Beijing camp in Liaodong in Kaiyuan, and then slowly pushed northward, annihilating the lingering Manchus in Jilin in one fell swoop.

Seventy thousand elite divisions are enough to completely end the Qing Dynasty.

In addition to sufficient money and food, Chen Yongfu's greatest confidence is the blockade of the Manchu Qing.

Whether it is food, cloth, silk, salt, iron, or even gunpowder and other strategic materials, with Kaiyuan City as the center, an airtight blockade has been formed.

Nearly a million people of the Manchu Qing lived in the Northeast, lingering for a long time, and it was possible to survive, but the scarce war materials were scarce.

Because of this, in the past few months, many tribes have braved the heavy snow to go south to surrender, and many Eight Banners nobles have also switched to the south.

And more people acted as internal responders, preparing to cooperate with the internal and external to end the rebellion.

That's right, defining the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a rebellion, rather than annihilation of the country, is the result of the unanimous determination of the court.

After all, Jianzhou Jurchen has been a Ming official for generations, and even a Jimi official is still a courtier.

The news of the rash attack by the Manchu Qing reached Kaiyuan City.

Li Yingren hurriedly asked: "Duke, have you ordered preparations for war?"

Chen Yongfu said calmly: "Don't worry, this group of enemy cavalry will not attack us casually."

Li Yingren asked suspiciously: "Then they come..."

Chen Yongfu put his hands behind his back and said: "The news said it was more than [-], but didn't say it was more than [-] or [-], so they didn't come to attack our army. Their purpose is to wait for us to send people to reinforce them before looking for opportunities to eat away... …

"You all know that we don't have many cavalry, but it's best to break the formation as long as the infantry marches into formation."

The generals bowed down.

The few Ming troops acting as the vanguard had no choice but to respond when they got the news that they were stationed on the spot.

It was a quiet night, but Jia Yan knew that the enemy soldiers were approaching, and it was expected that they would appear nearby tomorrow morning.

The military stronghold built with rough trees is hard to live in no matter how it looks.

The soldiers who were not on duty all rested early, and at this time even the guards of the Chinese army were standing or sitting.

Looking out from the open tent, Jia Yan saw a soldier sitting beside the fire, burying his head in his needle and thread, silently sewing his clothes.

The soldier was very strong, although his face was weathered and he looked big, but he knew that he was only a few years older than his son.

Jia Yan stretched out his hands and rubbed his neck, and walked to the fire: "You know this, kid? Hurry up and marry a wife after you get back, the elders can only wield knives and guns."

"Hey, there's no way!"

As a personal soldier, the young man was very rude. He shook his head and said, "I have only been in the army for more than two years, and I have come to Liaodong. There is still time to marry my mother-in-law."

"Yeah, the timing of your arrival is too coincidental."

Jia Yan understood that this young man was recruited from the capital, and after training for half a year, he came to Liaodong, where he was rooted in the capital camp of Miao Hong.

This is what the Beijing camp has said in recent years.

Can speak Mandarin, from Beijing, recruited from a good family, practiced in the new barracks for more than half a year, and was directly sent to the Beijing camp.

I heard that these people are more trusted by the emperor.

It is precisely because of this that half of the soldiers and horses in the entire Liaodong are recruits who have come to sharpen them.

After one or two years of grinding, you will become a veteran.

The next day, when the Qing army arrived at Kaiyuan, there were only camps before their eyes.

Azig watched the momentum in front of him, and from the purge of the army, he said, "The number of enemies is only one-third of ours, but this is a vicious battle."

Although there are only 10,000 people in front of us, it is comparable to [-] to [-] people.

Obai said: "The Ming army came here first, why didn't they choose this mountain we occupy, but the opposite side?"

Azig also didn't understand at all, and only said: "The opposite side is open, so we can have a good fight!"

Sure enough, when the Ming army saw the arrival of the Qing army, they immediately drove out of the army camp and put on a battle formation, which frightened the Qing army.

Azig was flustered and lost his mind for a while.

He turned his head to look at Oboi, the latter was eager to try, but it made his heart cool down.

"withdraw--"

"Why is this? It's hard to fight a battle."

"The Ming army came prepared. As the vanguard, don't act recklessly. Let's wait for the big troops to gather."