Chapter 49

The camp of the Hou Jin army and the tent of the old slaves.

More than 300 were killed, five or six hundred were injured, and nearly a thousand battle damage figures made the atmosphere in the tent very solemn.

Of course, the Han army and Mongols suffered the most casualties, and the real post-Jin army was only one or two hundred.

Among the generals present, Li Yongfang was the most apprehensive.

Sun Degong was the one who instigated the rebellion, and he sent the traitor, but there was no movement. So many people were killed and injured in vain, so it cannot but be said that he has a great responsibility.

"The defeat of the siege was within my expectations."

The old slave pondered for a while with a sullen face, then raised his head and said: "Our army is good at field battles, but clumsy at attacking cities. Xiping Fort has already seen signs of it. Guangning City has many fortified artillery, so the disadvantages are fully revealed, but it is not a bad thing."

Although the Hou Jin army captured Fushun, Shenyang, Liaoyang and other castles, Fushun surrendered, while Shenyang and Liaoyang were mainly internal traitors who rebelled, and there were no too intense siege operations.

Although the attack on Xiping Fort caused a lot of casualties to the Jin army, the strength and weapons of the defenders of the city could not be compared with that of Guangning City.

The old slave frowned, and said with some doubts: "It's just that Wang Huazhen knows about military affairs, and his defense is very organized, which surprised me."

While speaking, the old slave cast his eyes on Li Yongfang, and the meaning of the question was obvious.

Li Yongfang hurriedly stood up and bowed to report: "King Khan, according to the information of the humble officials, there are more than 1 reserve troops in Guangning City. In addition to the governor Wang Huazhen, the civil servants also have the prefect Gao Bangzuo; the highest military general is the general Jiang Chaodong..."

Dabeile Daishan looked at his niece and son-in-law Li Yongfang, and asked, "The information is quite detailed, but who in the city knows how to defend soldiers well? Wang Huazhen, Gao Bangzuo, or Jiang Chaodong?"

Li Yongfang didn't give a clear answer, but said respectfully: "Wang Huazhen doesn't practice military affairs, and speaks loudly and underestimates the enemy; Gao Bangzuo served as the deputy envoy of Tianjin military preparations and Jizhou military preparations; "

Sanbeile Mang Gurtai was careless and reckless, he couldn't help snorting when he heard this, and said: "Big Beile asks you who in the city is good at defending soldiers, and you can give me an accurate answer. If you say so much, let me Shall I wait for a riddle?"

The old slave glanced at Mang Gurtai, the rough man hurriedly lowered his head and shut up, but his disdain for Li Yongfang remained undiminished.

Sibeile Huang Taiji had been concentrating on contemplating. At this moment, he raised his head and suggested to Father Khan: "Father Khan, my son thinks that the battle of Liaoyang can be imitated. Guangning will not be attacked, and the army will attack the fortress west of Guangning. The land where grain is stored is at Youtunwei, if it can be captured, it doesn’t matter if Guangning stays.”

Nurhachi pondered slightly, and said with his jaw: "This plan is very good. Tomorrow, we will follow it. Daishan and Amin led their troops to the west and spread the banner; the king led his troops to surround the city. Huang Taiji led his troops to hide in Xinli, and if the Ming army left the city, they would pursue and attack them."

"Yes, baby (lower position) obey!" Everyone stood up to receive the order, and went to direct the action separately.

During the Battle of Liaoyang, Yuan Yingtai planned to guard the city strictly, but defeated the Jin army with the strong city.

But Nurhachi was extremely cunning, so he divided his troops into two groups, one of which was the Later Jin Army, ignoring Liaoyang, and sprinted around the city in the direction of Shanhaiguan.The other part is hidden behind, waiting for the opportunity to move.

Yuan Yingtai was afraid that there would be a mistake at the Shanhaiguan Pass, so he immediately lost his position and hurriedly mobilized his troops to chase after the Jin army. He also ordered Li Bingcheng, the commander in chief, and others to form three battalions to intercept in Wuli west of Liaoyang City.

When Nurhachi saw that the Ming army was planning to leave the city, he swung his division to attack in reverse.

Although the three battalions of the Ming army fought hard, they had no strong walls to rely on, and they were defeated one by one, and the soldiers were scattered everywhere.

Later, the Hou Jin army attacked the city aggressively, and the governor Yuan Yingtai defended it to death, but the army's morale was disturbed and the defending troops were insufficient. Finally, the Hou Jin army broke through the city and Liaoyang fell.

Huang Taiji's suggestion was to repeat the old trick, lure the Guangning Ming army out of the city, defeat the Ming army in the field, weaken the Guangning defenders, and shake the defenders' hearts and panic.

If the Ming army in Guangning remains unmoved, they will attack You Tunwei and seize the important grain storage area in Guangning.As long as the looting is successful and the surrounding areas are wiped out, it doesn't matter much if Guangning, an isolated city, cannot be defeated.

This strategy can be described as comprehensive and meticulous. Whether the Guangning defenders stand still or leave the city by tricks, the Houjin army can achieve their goals, but it is only the result of the battle.

For Nurhachi and the Hou Jin Army, Guangning City was not the key point. The main goal was to defeat the Ming Army and loot food and supplies.

There was no such word as "economic crisis" at that time, but Houjin was in a corner, and the materials that could be produced were very limited.If you want to win over the various Mongolian ministries, you can only plunder the Ming Dynasty to tide over the difficulties.

Even so, the later Jin in history fell into disaster several times.Only relying on the stupidity of the Liaodong Ming generals, he finally survived.

The night was not calm, the Jin army outside the city was busy setting up, and the defenders inside the city were also on standby, not only guarding against the enemy's night attack, but also continuing to set up additional street fighting fortifications in case of a desperate bloody battle after the city was broken.

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It's not yet dawn, but the sky is a little pale.

The palace people in the Forbidden City have already begun to sweep and work, but no one dares to make a loud noise outside the Kunning Palace.

However, Zhu Youxiao, who was used to sleeping late and waking up late, was gently awakened by the person next to his pillow.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, aren't you going to the court today?" Zhang Yan didn't understand the habits of her new husband, and she still thought that "the king doesn't go to court early" seems to be a sign of incompetence and negligence, and she also has her own responsibility.

Zhu Youxiao barely opened his sleepy eyes, saw that it was the queen, and then suppressed the pressure from getting up.Since he lost his temper, no one dared to wake him up so early.

"Don't go to the morning court, sleep for a while." Zhu Youxiao put his arms around Zhang Yan's soft body, and muttered: "Don't tell me to wake up early in the future."

Zhang Yan opened Zhang Ying's mouth, and finally didn't insist anymore, and slowly closed her eyes in the arms of the young emperor.But his eyelids were trembling slightly, obviously not falling asleep.

Well, holding Zhang Yan feels really comfortable, fragrant and soft...

The young emperor soon fell asleep again, his breath was even, his expression was peaceful, and there seemed to be a faint smile on his face.

Zhang Yan opened her eyes secretly, and looked at her husband carefully in the brighter morning light coming through the window.

Because of her father's anger, she felt terrified, uneasy, and afraid of being rejected by the young emperor.

Fortunately, the husband seemed to have forgiven his father's mistakes, and he was quite enthusiastic about himself last night.

(End of this chapter)

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