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After talking to Liu Qiao, Hou Liangzhu did not hesitate any longer, he immediately agreed to Qin Liangyu's invitation to join the field troops, of course, he did not just agree with his mouth, but also had the action At the beginning of November, the Guizhou army set off from Guiyang and Anshun and gathered on the side of the Sancha River, so that the position on the other side of the river was very tense, and he hurriedly dispatched troops to guard the riverbank, and at the same time, the Yunnan army gradually squeezed eastward from Wusa, threatening the Dafang area west of Zhijin. {Immortal VIP Chapter Free Reading} In order to avoid Dafang being captured, Anwei hurriedly divided his troops to the west to guard the critical pass, but the official army did not attack, just watched.

At this time, the Sichuan army brought by Liu Qiao crossed the Yachi River all the way to the west with lightning speed, and joined Qin Liangyu's troops who crossed the Chishui River from Bijie to the east by the Liuchong River, cutting off the connection between Zhijin and Shuixi. An Wei thought that Shuixi was originally An Bangyan's territory, and now even if he rescued, there was no benefit, and besides, his troops were already very tight and he couldn't divide his troops anymore, so he just guarded the various dangers of Zhijin and waited for the opportunity.

But An Wei gradually found that the official army's actions this time were a little different, first pacifying the people in Shuixi and then invading the south little by little, each time they did not invade much, but they would not retreat if they occupied a piece, which made An Wei feel very desperate, he knew that he had no chance, and he was wondering if he would agree to the request of the imperial court.

Generally speaking, the army that occupies the geographical advantage and the people must take a certain advantage when fighting with foreign troops, know where to set up ambushes, where there is a small road, and can quickly transfer when it fails, and can obtain food, drink, clothing, and shelter from the people who support it. If the other party is anxious for a decisive battle and dares to go deep alone, then the own army that occupies a favorable position and has flexible information will give the enemy a powerful blow, and this is how Wang Sanshan, the governor of Guizhou, was defeated.

But now the Ming army did not go deep alone, so that Anwei could not set up an ambush, as long as he found someone stationed in the Ming army, he immediately put on a defensive posture, they moved slowly and cautiously, but only advanced and did not retreat, "Fang occupied a place, the garrison behind it quickly followed, and the troops engaged in construction also quickly built fortresses and villages, so that Anwei understood that the Ming army could afford to spend with him." At the same time, the Ming army also asked the locals who voted to go over to shout, saying that as long as they are willing to go over, they will have houses to live in temporarily, and there will be land rent, and if someone is willing to open up the wasteland, then the wasteland will not be taxed for five years, and it will be halved within ten years. "21 Chinese" book friends upload

From the eyes of his subordinates, An Wei saw the desire for peace, and also saw the yearning for a better life, when hundreds of die-hard people were killed by the Ming army in self-defense when they attacked the Ming army, An Wei saw that the general trend had gone, so he sent a messenger to Zhu Xieyuan again, expressing his willingness to accept the request of the imperial court. In terms of the composition of the government organization, he also agreed with Yang Lian's idea of combining the dispatch of officials and the selection of officials, and at the same time proposed that if the Tusi was unwilling to lead the troops, he could be appointed as an assistant to the auxiliary political agency, and the latter rebellion was completely quelled.

After learning the news that Zhu Xieyuan was ready to return to Beijing with Yang Lian and Liu Qiao, Tianqi was very happy, and now it can be said that there are three joys for him, one is that the rebellion in Guizhou that has lasted for nearly ten years has been quelled, and the official army is still expanding westward under the leadership of Qin Liangyu, cutting off the subordinate relationship between Tusi and the local people, consolidating the place and avoiding no more rebellion. The second is that Huining City was built to block the gap in Qilaotu Mountain, so that the Xiaoluan River Valley became the rear flower courtyard of the Ming Dynasty. The third and best news is that the Mongolian Han Department led by Lin Dan has started to fight with Huang Taiji again.

Lin Dan Khan has lived a more nourishing life this year, the rich water and soil in the Hetao area have allowed his subordinates to be cultivated, and the Tumut Department and the Ordos Department that are attached again have greatly increased his strength, although he has lost some people but has added some new people to maintain the balance of power≈ Dan Khan often says that the disloyal go not only does not lose but has benefits, and it is a good thing to avoid these betrayals from giving their own people a knife at a critical moment, as long as everyone is united in the future, the Mongols will definitely have a glorious time again.

Although Lin Dan Khan said that he didn't care about the Mongols who rebelled to the Jurchen side, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, no matter who was betrayed, he would not be comfortable, so when he heard a news, he immediately came to his senses, this news is that the main force of Huang Taiji is entangled with the Ming army, and the grasslands are all his former subordinates, that is, traitors in his mouth. In order to punish some traitors who seek glory, and in order to gain more population and livestock, Lin Dan Khan gathered troops who were swimming leisurely under the Yin Mountain in October of the ninth year of the Apocalypse, and went straight to the Xilamulun River along the outside of the Dama Mountains.

Lin Dan Khan's actions were not deliberately concealed, so Tianqi immediately got this news from the military intelligence department, and he knew that a good opportunity would appear soon, as long as Lin Dan Khan and Huang Taiji were dry in the area of the Xilamulun River, the nail of Jinzhou could be pulled out and turned into his outpost. It's reassuring to hold on to the city and make sure it's safe, and it's a pride to be able to punch the enemy and win, but the best thing is to do nothing, and watch potential opponents fight each other and consume together, which is not only very satisfying without effort or loss, but also makes people feel more happy.

Huining City is flattened like a widened Great Wall, and a group of arrow towers are built on both sides to separate them with the city walls, forming two moon-shaped gates, which means that the cavalry can advance or retreat at both ends, and the defenders of the city lean on the city to kill the enemy at the head of the city, forming a three-dimensional cooperation between the cavalry and the infantry, the city and the city. After the repair of Huining City, Lu Xiangsheng's 20,000 cavalry immediately stationed in the moon-shaped Guancheng on both sides, Zuo Liangyu's 10,000 car artillery battalion was stationed in the middle of the Biancheng, and the walls of the Biancheng and the moon-shaped Guancheng were set up on each head of the old-fashioned cannons, which were not fierce but were majestic and very deterrent.

It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng's cavalry had to send people to patrol the Daning area along the Laoha River at any time to avoid the Mongols and Jurchens from sneaking up on the men and horses who built Huining, but fortunately, in the past six months, except for some local herdsmen hurrying by, they did not see any threatening forces approaching. Despite this, the people who repaired the city did not dare to delay, and they did it separately day and night, because it was different people who built it at the same time, and there was no coordination, and the completion date was rushed before the cold weather, so the quality of Huining City was not good. The arrow tower is tall and short, large and small, and the city wall is also tall and short, thick and thin, and the surface is uneven, but this is not a beauty pageant, as long as it is strong.

Ni Yuanlu led a group of people to make flowering cannons and ramming muskets in Shanglin Yuan, because of secrecy, there were not many people involved, and Ni Yuanlu himself couldn't spare it. Tianqi thought that there were 30,000 people in Huining, which should be very strong, but the location of Lianghekou City connecting Jizhou and Liaoxi was critical, and the original two hundred grenade troops commanded by Ni Yuanlu were easy to have problems without anyone, so he asked Liu Qiao to recommend a person to come in Jinyiwei□ and after Qiao returned to Beijing, he volunteered to go to Lianghekou by himself, he knew that he had to make meritorious contributions to promotion, and at the same time recommended Shi Quan to assist him.

Man Gui's 20,000 cavalry and Zu Dashou's 30,000 sailors and land battalions were vacant, because the Apocalypse had more important things for them to do, that is, to take Jinzhou while Huang Taiji and Lin Dan Khan were wrestling on the grassland. When he received information that the number of Jurchens in the western Liaoxi region was gradually decreasing, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, knew that the opportunity had come, and after consulting with the overseer Huang Daozhou, he sent a letter to the overseer Xiong Tingbi, asking him to suggest to the Military Affairs Yuan to seize Jinzhou.

After Xiong Tingbi reported it, but the Military Affairs Yuan did not agree, let Liaodong temporarily stand by and think about how to attack the fortification, in the past, the Ming army insisted on the Jurchens or Mongols to attack, the kind of behavior of rushing to the city without fear of death and knocking on the door and digging the wall Although there is momentum, but the casualties are too big and there is little meaning, and a new way of attacking the city is needed. Last year, when Liu Xingzuo attacked Salhu City, he used fire to attack smoke, but that was because the small city walls of Salhu City were short, and there were just some fire-causing things in the surrounding mountains. Jinzhou City was so tall and wide that it could not be attacked with fire, but it was precisely because of Liu Xingzuo's apocalypse that he decided to let Mao Wenlong send people to attack first.

In mid-November, Mao Wenlong received an order to attack the north tentatively to see if it could attract the Jurchens, and he ordered his subordinates to hold Mao Chenglu, Geng Zhongming and others to hold Phi Island, and he and Liu Xingzuo led 40,000 troops to the Yalu River, preparing to cross the river to find the enemy for a decisive battle.

Phi Island originally belonged to North Korea, Mao Wenlong and the North Korean side had an agreement to jointly defend the Yalu River to avoid a sneak attack by the Jurchens, Mao Wenlong found a lot of North Koreans watching when he crossed the river, and by the way Liu Xingzuo made a joke that these people had never seen the might of the Celestial Empire army, like a countryman, □ Xingzuo felt a little problem after crossing the river, but he didn't think out where the problem was, but he faintly felt that something was wrong, when Mao Wenlong decided to divide the troops with him, Liu Xingzuo finally thought of the problem and decided to have a good talk with Mao Wenlong.

In the afternoon of this day, Liu Xingzuo came to see Mao Wenlong, and after entering the account to see the ceremony, Liu Xingzuo first said: "General Mao, the emperor asked us to try to attack, not to fight hard with the enemy, but to drag the enemy, at this time we should preserve our strength and not divide the army' If the real people want to eat our 40,000 people, they must have tens of thousands of people, and it is unlikely that they are competing with the Mongols." If we have only 20,000 men each, there is a very high possibility that we will eat some of us, and I think the North Koreans are behaving a little strangely these days, in case they suddenly attack Phi Dao while we are away, and there will be no place for us to retreat after we lose. ”

Mao Wenlong thought for a while and said: "General Liu is reasonable, but there are still nearly 10,000 people on the island who are strong, and there should be no problem in dealing with those hillbillies in North Korea, and they still need us to resist the Jurchens for them, and there is no possibility of self-destruction of the Great Wall." As for dividing the troops, it's because I want to explore two more places to avoid the Jurchens from making ghosts, so let's move separately but not too far away, and get closer to each other whenever there is movement, what do you think? ”