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

Chapter 101 Hou Jin’s efforts, Ming court’s infighting

When the Ming Dynasty began to tighten its troops and fully return to defense.

In terms of Houjin, Nurhaci has moved his camp to Haizhou Guard and plans to personally supervise the battle.

This time, Lao Nu will not give Daming any chance!

Under the guise of Amin leading troops to invade North Korea, and using Haizhou Guard as bait to lure the enemy deeper, more than 10,000 Eight Banners cavalry troops were actually stationed in Liaoyang City, and more than 20,000 infantry were stationed in the mountains more than ten miles north of Haizhou Guard. Taking advantage of the darkness, the cavalry galloped three hundred miles in a ring of grass, and the infantry attacked the city on ladders. Cooperating with Houjin's spies who were already lurking in the Haizhou Guard, they cooperated internally and externally, and with very few casualties, captured the city in just three hours. State Guard.

First of all, the results of this battle were so great that they greatly exceeded Lao Nu's expectations. More than 30,000 Ming troops were captured, and more than 10,000 Ming soldiers were killed. At the same time, a large amount of grain, grass, ordnance, and war horses were confiscated. The grain, grass and weapons that had just arrived at Haizhou Guard were originally used to strengthen the city's defense, but they were all acquired by Houjin. It was just after the middle of winter, and Houjin was in urgent need of supplies and food. In this battle, all the ministers in the court could accuse Xiong Tingbi of being the enemy.

Secondly, this battle severely damaged the main force of the Ming army in Liaodong. The Ming army almost lost more than 30% of its generals and soldiers in this battle, and a large number of elite soldiers who were good at fighting. As one went down and the other went up, the momentum of the Later Jin Dynasty grew.

Once again, the army was routed thousands of miles away, and the wind was trembling. Xiong Tingbi mismanaged his command, and the army was disorganized and disloyal. No one in the Chinese army gathered the remaining soldiers, and a large number of soldiers retreated. They lost Haizhou first, then the Guangning garrison, then Guangning City, and then Xiaoling. River, Songjin Zhuzhenbao, the Liaohe River defense line that the Ming army relied on to maintain balance was defeated in one fell swoop in this battle. The battle line was drawn directly to Ningyuan City, only 200 miles away from Shanhaiguan, the first pass of the Ming Dynasty. The cavalry was instantly And arrived.

In the end, Wang Qi relied on his military exploits and victory to give the Ming Dynasty soldiers some confidence and power that they had just established in Liaodong. However, Xiong Tingbi's greedy advancement was completely exhausted after this battle.

The Haizhou Guards were temporarily marching in. Nurhaci, dressed in military uniform, stood in front of the sand table map and held a pre-war meeting in the palace.

At this moment, Fan Wencheng received the latest report and went into the palace to report:

"Great Khan, after receiving the report from the front, Dabeile and Sanbeile have led their troops to occupy the left and right villages of Guangning respectively. Yangguli and Heshuitu have led more than 3,000 people to occupy the rear villages of Guangning. They are the horns of each other. , it can be attacked or defended, and it is less than three hundred miles away from Ningyuan City defended by the Ming army."

"Xiong Tingbi has been frightened out of his courage. He neither dares to organize an army to fight with our army, nor dares to lead the remaining troops directly back to Shanhaiguan. He can only stick to one city and resist stubbornly. From my perspective, this Ming Dynasty Liaodong strategy is as follows It's just a piece of straw." Since Bayala was killed and Heheli took over part of the power of the Xilan Banner, it was a time of great satisfaction.

Nurhaci returned to his seat and did not react at all because of He Heli's arrogance. Instead, he looked at Fan Wencheng: "Is Mao Wenlong feeling better?"

"Poor Khan, he is still bedridden and cannot go out to fight," Fan Wencheng also looked helpless. Since the last time he asked Mao Wenlong to contact Wang Huazhen failed, the Ming Dynasty general has been claiming to be sick in bed and avoids seeing guests. He originally planned to let He followed Amin to send troops to North Korea, but he also missed it because he was bedridden.

"This traitor has no intention of repaying your kindness, so what's the use of keeping him!" Turge, the commander-in-chief of Zhengbai Banner, raised his eyebrows angrily. This general of the Later Jin Dynasty did not like the Han people. Even Fan Wencheng and others He also showed no respect at all and often called his subordinates directly to their faces.

As soon as the word "Er Chen" came out, Fan Wencheng's face froze.

"Okay," Nurhachi waved his hand and pressed the argument: "This person is useful, let him go for the time being."

"I decree that Dabeile Daishan, Sanbeile Manggurtai, First Class General Yangguli, and Heshuitu temporarily reduce their military strength and focus on occupying and operating a few important towns, forts, and transportation arteries! At the same time! Pay attention to recruiting Han refugees, and those who are willing to lead the way and become slaves can be given a small amount of food rations and incorporated into lower-class slaves. They can work in the fields on weekdays. If there is a war, they can be used as vanguards to attack the city!"

"This slave accepts the decree!" Fan Wencheng accepted the decree.

"In addition, it was decreed that Amin did not need to lead his troops to attack Seoul. After collecting enough supplies and people, he directly led five thousand Qingqi to go west to southern Liaoning, where he sat in Fuzhou Guard and guarded the pass, so that the Ming Dynasty's troops on the Jiaodong Peninsula did not dare to Across the sea"

"Great Khan, Amin plundered nearly 10,000 people in North Korea, as well as grain, grass and weapons. If the cavalry marches directly westward to Fuzhou, it will lose the cavalry escort. It may be on the way." Veteran minister Hu Erhan was worried that North Korea would attack on Amin's retreat route. Block.

"Poor little families like Li's North Korea will never dare to send troops to intercept our army's retreat. Seoul is my backyard garden. You can pick whatever you want." Nurhachi was not worried at all about the consequences of sending troops to North Korea this time. He raised his eyes and looked at the ministers in the palace. , said in a deep voice: "You remember, Hou Jin's opponent will always be the Ming Dynasty!!"

For a country like the Ming Dynasty, the changes in Liaodong alone could not damage its roots. Not to mention that Hou Jin was still far from being able to occupy the entire territory of Liaodong. Even if he invaded Shanhaiguan, if there was no golden opportunity, Lao Nu would think that , there is no chance to win the Central Plains.

The old slave's dark brown eyes condensed: At present, we can only do our best and wait for the right time!

————    When Hou Jin began to sharpen his sword and prepare for a long-term and protracted war with the Ming army on the Guangning front line, the city of Beijing was thousands of miles away.

Lu Enguang, the former commander of the Liaodong Jinyi Guards, had already taken advantage of the night to enter Wei Zhongxian's house.

"Godfather!!" Lu Enguang burst into tears as soon as he entered the back house of the Wei Mansion!

"What's going on? Why did you come back alone? What does this look like? What's going on in Liaodong?" When Wei Zhongxian saw Lu Enguang, he almost didn't recognize him for a moment.

This once-famous Jin Yiwei commander was now in rags, with a gray face. He had been on the run for several days in a row. His originally heroic face had become dull, his cheeks were sunken, he was skinny, and his steps were unsteady.

"Dad! That Liaodong manager Xiong Tingbi was greedy for merit and rushed forward. He didn't listen to his younger brother's advice and led his troops into the Haizhou Guard. He was tricked by the old slave. The offensive and defensive momentum of Liaodong was changed overnight. Not only was the Haizhou Guard lost, but also Even the guards of Guangning City were directly killed, and now Ningyuan City is in danger! The child came back desperately to report to you, the old man, and the emperor!" Lu Enguang knelt on the ground and hugged Wei Zhongxian's calf, crying and snot dripping from his nose. .

"What!!!?" Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, stood up directly, raised his foot and kicked Lu Enguang to the ground: "Guangning City has fallen?"

"When the child reached Shanhaiguan, Guangning City had been lost."

"Where is Xiong Tingbi? Is he dead?" Wei Zhongxian calmed down, sat down again, leaned forward and asked.

"He was rescued by Zu Dashou and others and is now trapped in Ningyuan City!"

Wei Zhongxian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into bursts of laughter: "Hahaha!! God helps me! God helps me!"

In order to suppress Wang Qi and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Donglin directly supported Xiong Tingbi's series of aggressive military actions in Liaodong. A few days ago, he wrote a special letter to express his merit for Xiong Tingbi. Now the situation in Liaodong has reversed.
  "Early tomorrow morning, you will go to the palace to face the Holy Spirit and tell the whole story in the morning!" Wei Zhongxian settled his mind, walked around the ground twice, and pointed at Lu Enguang: "Don't change your clothes, they are just so tattered. Wear the best clothes to perform the pilgrimage!"

"However, Liaodong, Guangning and other places fell," Lu Enguang was afraid that he would be implicated.

"What does the sudden change in Liaodong have to do with you?" Wei Zhongxian said without changing his face: "What use can you, a commander of the Imperial Guards, do? When the time comes, just say one sentence, it was Xiong Tingbi who was greedy for power and rushed forward, causing the situation to collapse! "

Halfway through his words, Wei Zhongxian was suddenly startled and asked, "Did you know that Wang Qi went to Liao?"

"I don't know, kid." Lu Enguang was stunned and shook his head.

These days, he only cares about escaping, and there is still time to inquire about Wang Qi.

"Will the middle road collapse in the March period?" Wei Zhongxian also looked worried for a while.

　It’s gone today, but five chapters will be posted tomorrow during the day.

　　I've been too tired from work these two days.

　　In addition, Mao Wenlong tortured me to the point of mental collapse.

　　Is it so controversial?

　　There are people talking about it every day.
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)