After listening to Wu Guoyong's question, the generals of the Ming Army present also had a feeling of being separated from the world...... The Ming and Qing dynasties were translocated too fast, right?

Is Daming really that powerful?

In front of Dongyu, has the Ming Dynasty really stood up?

Liu Chongru, who commanded the Beiyang Naval Division, was the first to say: "The Naval Division is ready...... There are ten centipede boats ready to use, and there are even more sand boats to transport troops, and hundreds of them can be scraped together. It's just that Shanhaiguan is not easy to fight, and Aobai, who guards the pass, is known as the first warrior in Manchuria, so it should not be easy to deal with. ”

Wu Guoyong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I think that this official encountered this Aobai when he was in the Battle of Songjin!" At that time, he led a group of red and white armor soldiers with yellow flags to fight in the vanguard, and the officer also led a team of cavalry to open the way in front, and just happened to collide with ...... As a result, he was defeated and ran all the way back to his main formation. This guy dismounted and fought on foot again, breaking our five teams in a row, he was really unstoppable! ”

Shen Tingyang frowned and said: "In the past two years, the Beiyang Navy Division has touched the coast of Liaodong and Liaoxi many times, and if you really want to meet their Eight Banners powerhouse, you can't take any advantage. ”

Gao Jie smiled: "That's in the past...... At that time, the soldiers had no pay in their pockets, no food in their stomachs, and the ones in their hands were sparse, and they had no good armor to protect themselves, so that the Tartars succeeded. Now it's different, our people have enough to eat and drink, and all the weapons and armor are fine, and there are extremely sharp firearms. Don't be afraid to meet Ao Bai again! ”

Wu Guoyong looked at the Shanhaiguan on the map, and there were many "abandoned cities" marked on the Liaoxi corridor outside the pass, and many "flag villages" were marked on the Yongping Mansion in the pass.

He pondered and said: "Shanhaiguan is extremely strong, and it is indeed not easy to defeat it...... The three-pounder cannon of the land division could not defeat the Shanhaiguan, and the twelve-pounder cannon of the naval division may be able to break the wall of the old dragon's head, but it is of little significance. So we can only bluff and see if we can lure Dolgon's main force to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan. ”

It is the strategy of the Generalissimo's Mansion to attract the main force of the Qing army to rescue through a feint or a strong attack on Shanhaiguan, and it is naturally to be implemented!

Now that the conditions for storming Shanhaiguan are not ripe, naturally we can only make plans for a feint. Wu Guoyong thought for a while and said, "There are many abandoned castles in the Liaoxi Corridor outside Shanhaiguan, let's not occupy the big ones first, only take the small ones, and the ones close to the sea...... The big forts in western Liaoning are all backed by mountains, and the sea is full of small forts and small villages, what post stations, port affairs and the like. He glanced at Liu Chongru, "Admiral Liu, you are the Admiral of the Navy, you can choose a location." ”

Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the western Liaoning corridor has been the frontier front, and the Great Wall has been built on the side of the mountains in western Liaoning, as well as many fortresses and beacon towers. On the sea side, the defense is relatively lax, and there is basically no big fort and big village.

Liu Chongru thought for a while, "Then choose the Snake Mountain under Ning Yuanzhongzuo." ”

Snake Mountain is a port service located at the mouth of the Liuzhou River.

"Okay," Wu Guoyong nodded, "That's a good place...... Before the Liuzhou River froze, it was still dangerous to defend. The only drawback is that it is a little close to Shanhaiguan, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to guard. ”

"That's easy!" Liu Chongru has a way, "We can send an elite team to Yongping Mansion to land and harass and attract the attention of the Tartars, there are several Granges of the Eastern Tartars along the coast of Yongping Mansion, which are very fat, and it is impossible for Aobai to ignore them!" While he was looking west, we came out of a fortress in Snake Mountain. ”

Liu Xinyu interjected at this time, "You can also scrap a centipede boat and run aground directly on the beach at the mouth of the Liuzhou River." ”

Wu Guoyong looked at Shen Tingyang, who nodded and said, "It's really not enough to scrap a centipede ship...... The Centipede ship can be turned into a battery by placing some general cannons and 24-pounder mortars on the broadside deck of the ship. ”

"Good!" Wu Guoyong clapped his hands and said, "That's it!" When the northeast wind rises, we will sail eastward, and the goal is ...... Shanhaiguan! ”

......

"Third brother, third brother, Snake Mountain is in a hurry!"

The town guard Shanhaiguan Mel Zhangjing Mulima hurriedly knocked on the door of the third brother Aobai's room, and when he heard that there was no movement, he knocked a few more times eagerly.

In the bedroom, there was a tired voice of Aobai: "Little Liuzi? Come on in. ”

Mulima is the sixth son of Wei Qi, the younger brother of Fei Yingdong, one of the five ministers of the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the youngest son in the family. He has the closest relationship with Aobai, so he has been following Aobai to mingle with the world.

And Ao Bai is really capable, needless to say, he is a good hand at fighting, and he is just as good as he is in the officialdom. First of all, he was the eldest son of the first emperor, Haoge, and under the promotion of Haoge, he became the Baya Laxu Zhangjing with the yellow flag. After Hauge was killed in battle, he was appreciated by Dolgon, the sworn enemy of Aobai, and became Aung Bang Zhangjing. was once arranged to guard in Tianjinwei, a rich place!

Of course, Mu Lima also followed the stain and became his brother's deputy, that is, Mel Zhangjing, who guarded Tianjin, and made a lot of oil and water.

But it didn't take long for him and Ao Bai to have a good day, and they packed and sent Dolgon to Shanhaiguan, where the birds don't.

And the defense in the Shanhaiguan area has been sparse to the point of making people anxious. The former commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan was Bai Guangen, who surrendered from Li Zicheng in the Battle of Shanxi, except for being sick. There is no good defense inside and outside the gate.

Therefore, after Ao Bai took office, he worked day and night, reorganizing the army, building beacon towers in the pass, and building more Shanhaiguan City, and at the same time repairing the Tiechang Fort, Weiyuan Fort, Shilipu Fort, Guangning Zhongqiansuo City and Yong'an Fort outside Shanhaiguan. The soldiers of the green flag who were also guarding the pass were assigned the land outside the pass to Tuntian—these soldiers of the green flag were divided into land in Henan. However, there are many abandoned granges outside Shanhaiguan, and temporary distribution can also boost morale.

Just when the defense arrangements inside and outside Shanhaiguan improved a little, and Ao Bai could take a breath and rest for a while, the soldiers of half of the Zhenglu Green Flag Niulu stationed in Snake Mountain came back with their heads in their hands.

When Mulima walked into Aobai's bedroom with a green flag, the first Manchurian warrior was already sitting on the edge of the bed yawning. He only came back from Yongping Mansion last night - the defense of Yongping Mansion is also in his charge, which is also a bad thing!

The territory of Yongping Mansion is full of Eight Banner Granges, but there are not many Eight Banners, not even a few green flags, all of them are clothed slaves and tenants.

There are no good slaves, either cunning and greedy traitorous slaves, or evil slaves who hold a grudge against the Qing Dynasty - most of these coated minions are the Han people in the Beizhili area who were forced to surrender, and only a few slaves in charge are old Baoyi from outside the Guan, and they are not good people, but there is no one to use.

Not to mention tenants......

"Yu Ang Bang Zhangjing, Snake Mountain can't be guarded! A centipede gunboat of Nanming rushed directly into the Liuzhou River and ran aground on the tidal flat next to the Snake Mountain Port. The ship was equipped with many cannons, and it could also shoot flower shells, which turned Snake Mountain into a sea of fire! ”

After listening to Nadan Zhangjing's report, Ao Bai was still expressionless, and just waved him back, leaving only his brother Mulima.

"Third brother, the horse team of the two Niu Lu is already preparing, and they can be killed at any time!"

There are two Niulu's cavalry on Shanhaiguan, one of which is Niulu with a yellow flag, and his combat effectiveness is very strong. The other is Niu Lu of the Green Flag, which is led by Bai Guangen's adopted son Bai Liangzhu, and the old man is Bai Guangen's family.

The two Niu Lu had a total of 745 cavalry, which was the most valuable mobile force that Ao Bai had at hand, but Ao Bai was not ready to use them now.

"it, didn't you hear him say that one of Nanming's gunboats washed into the beach? With this little cavalry at hand, how dare we fight with gunboats? I can't kill it! ”

"Then let's watch them take the snake mountain?" Mulima was a little unwilling.

"It's okay!" Ao Bai waved his hand, "It's getting cold...... As soon as the sea freezes, Snake Mountain will be a lonely city. ”

Mu Lima nodded, "Third brother, when the time comes, let's go and clean up the southern soldiers of Snake Mountain......

Before he finished his words, a bulletin sounded outside the door again: "Yu Ang Bang Zhangjing, wolf smoke rises on the beacon tower in the direction of Yongping!" ”

Ao Bai glanced at Mu Lima and smiled bitterly: "Mingkou has entered the customs, it seems that he still has to go......"