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Chapter 400 Shift of Military Center of Gravity
In fact, including Tong Yangxing, and even Nurhachi and others, they are all determined to wait for change.

If it is passive, it is not entirely correct.Because there are many proofs of what happened in the past, they feel that this is a good way.

For example, the ups and downs of Xiong Tingbi, the shortage of food and pay for the Ming army in Liaodong, and the loopholes and flaws caused by the discord between the generals.

Without these changes, Hou Jin would not have achieved such great results and had an advantage in the battle of Liaodong.

Like the battle of Saerhu, the battle of Liaoshen, and the first half of the battle of Guangning, it was the Ming Dynasty who made mistakes in personnel and logistics, and Hou Jin seized the opportunity.

However, Xiong Tingbi's first recovery, deployment of troops, and strict defense made Hou Jin have no chance to take advantage of it, so he could only shrink back.

From the defeat in the Battle of Guangning to the present, the Ming Dynasty's arrangements were quite clever, but more than two years have passed, and the time is not short, and there should be some changes.

Even if it was only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was impatient and wanted to end the war as soon as possible, it would definitely be reflected in the actions of the Ming army.

The aggressive aggressiveness of the Ming army was exactly what Jiannu hoped for.Step by step, steady progress, but it is a headache for Jiannu, and he thinks it is the most difficult to deal with.

The next best thing is to use strong city defenses in Haizhou or other important places to take defensive counterattacks and defeat the Ming army.Perhaps, a victory can prompt a misjudgment by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, or a change in the court of the Ming court.

In short, Houjin had to adopt a somewhat passive style of play, which was also caused by a combination of various factors.Including military strength, food and supplies, and instability in the ruled area, etc.

But Jiannu obviously didn't know how stable the Ming emperor was, and he didn't know that there was not much difference between waiting for change and waiting for death.

Nurhachi and Tong Yangxing thought that the arrangement in Haizhou was the strongest, not to mention impenetrable, at least able to withstand the Ming army for more than half a month.

Wait until the Ming army has been stationed under the strong city for a long time, and the horses are exhausted, and then the cavalry is dispatched to counterattack quickly, and victory is expected.

The abacus was well calculated, and the judgment was accurate. The Ming army was indeed preparing to attack Haizhou, taking all the four guards in southern Liaoning into their hands, and occupying a more favorable strategic situation for the big counterattack.

At this time, the Weicheng of Gaizhou was already heavily guarded, and the generals and soldiers were all well-armored, and they did not dare to slack off even with sweat on their faces.

In the past half a month, the two mixed associations of Zu Dashou and Zhu Mei have been transferred from western Liaoning, and they are respectively stationed in Niangniang Palace, Liangfangkou Pass, and Pingshan.

In addition to Zhang Pan's Mixed Association, the newly formed Panshi Mixed Association, and the Liaozhen Jin Guofeng and Huanglong's troops who had previously moved to southern Liaoning, the Ming army in the south of Haizhou has reached the strength of six Mixed Associations.

With such a large-scale mobilization of troops, everyone knew that a big battle was just around the corner.Don't even think about the target, it is Liaoyang's first outer barrier - Haizhou.

But not many people know the exact plan of action and can only guess for themselves.Today is the time for the official announcement.

Xiong Tingbi stepped off the diving board. Although he didn't wear any armor, he was tall and bearded. He was wearing a flying fish suit given by the emperor, and he looked around without anger.

"I will see Mr. Xiong at the end."

Zhang Keda, Zhang Pan, Huang Long, Zu Dashou and others knelt down on one knee and attended in unison.

Xiong Tingbi nodded, and said in a deep voice, "You are polite, all generals, please stand up."

After everyone got up, Xiong Tingbi glanced around, smiled slightly, and said: "Thank you for your welcome, I am very grateful. Now I will go to the city to discuss matters, don't want to be exposed to the sun."

"The last general obeys orders." Everyone bowed and saluted

Xiong Tingbi got on his horse and went straight into the city surrounded by the generals, and came to a large mansion, which was where the general headquarters was located.

Western Liaoning used the Guangning area as a barrier and a line of defense, using fortresses and Guangning City to build a solid defense, basically not afraid of Jiannu's attack.

Therefore, after Xiong Tingbi asked for instructions, he took He Kegang and other generals as commanders, and used the two associations as the defense of the Guangning area.And the transfer of the four mixed troops to southern Liaoning changed the military center of gravity accordingly.

Of course, the change in the military center of gravity was also carried out in secret.This has a lot to do with the deployment of the Ming army in Liaodong, making it difficult for Jiannu to know.

In the front-line areas where there was a possibility of war with Jiannu, such as Guangning, Gaizhou, and Fengcheng and Xiuyan in Liaodong, the people were not resettled.

The Liao people who fled from the Houjin ruled area were all resettled.The frontline area can only go in and out, the army guards all the roads and trails, and there are Houjin spies who sneak in, and they can't go out to report the news.

The blockade of the army is only one aspect. The Liao people were placed in the rear, and there were reserve soldiers in the villages and towns, that is, militias for surveillance and prevention.

Therefore, the mobilization and deployment of the Ming army avoided the occurrence of leaks to the greatest extent.This strict arrangement began to be implemented after shrinking to Ningyuan and Juehua two years ago.

Although it cost a lot to relocate the Liao people, the effect is obvious, which made Houjin's espionage work in trouble, made him blind and deaf, and made fake newspapers and fake news play a lot of roles.

When he came to the headquarters, Xiong Tingbi did not rest, and immediately held a military meeting to deploy military operations.

"Haizhou City, formerly an earthen city, was founded in the ninth year of Hongwu by the Governor of Jinghaihou (Wu Zhen) and Commander Liu Cheng of Benwei. It is one foot and two feet deep, three feet and five feet wide, and has 53 steps in six miles. There are four city gates, named Zhenwu in the east, Guangwei in the south, Linqing in the west, and Laiyuan in the north."

Counselor Xing Shenyan introduced the historical situation of Haizhou City like a few treasures, and then said: "The current owner of Haizhou City will be Tong Yangxing, the city will be repaired, and the moat will be dredged. Cannons will be erected at the top of the city, and five thousand Han soldiers will be equipped with bird guns. Firepower should not be underestimated. There are two thousand real barbarians in charge of the battle, and the siege of the city cannot be taken lightly."

"There are also two red flags of Jianlu in the Haizhou area as peripheral support, with about [-] troops." Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and added: "The total strength of our army is [-], which is a multiple of that of the enemy."

After the establishment of the Mixed Association is determined, the number of people is also fixed.The total strength of each association is [-], basically [-] infantry, [-] artillerymen, and [-] to [-] dragoons.

In addition to the slight difference in the number of dragoons, the gunners of each association are also different.But the number of cannons is at least sixty, and the number of Daming heavy forces and field artillery is almost one to one.

Xiong Tingbi stood up, walked to the big sand table, picked up the pointer, pointed at Haizhou City, and began to explain the battle plan.

The Ming army that attacked Haizhou was divided into two groups, one route from south to north, with Gaizhou as the base, Yingkou, Yaozhou Station, and Tashanpu arrived at Haicheng River, and crossed the river to Haizhou City;

The other way is to cooperate with the navy to cross the Sancha River, capture Niuzhuang Station and Dongchang Fort, set up a stronghold in the northwest of Haizhou City, and then advance eastward to attack Haizhou City.

The navy of the Ming army is powerful, and it would be a pity not to use it.The navy can not only transport troops, but also carry Hongyi cannons to provide assistance for sieges.

(End of this chapter)