The two sides held each other like this for more than ten days, and Nurhachi had already found the weakness of the defenders, although the Luzon artillery was powerful, but it was too heavy to move quickly, as long as it bypassed the firing area of these cannons, he could attack the city with all his strength.

Seeing the prospect of breaking the city, Nurhachi deployed men and horses overnight, but the heralds brought him two basins of cold water. First, the main force of the Ming army began to move in the direction of Fushun, intending to cut off the rear road of the Eight Banners. The second is that two armies of 5,000 cavalry were found outside the city of Hetuala, and they were ready to dig up Nurhachi's ancestral grave.

It turned out that at the same time as Nurhachi's army was marching, Zuo Zhan secretly sent two tiger generals, Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao, each with 5,000 Yongwei battalions to Phi Island, and joined forces with Yuan Keli and Mao Wenlong's sailors. When the battle for Shenyang began, the troops of Phi Dao landed and attacked Hetuala. At this time, there were only old and weak guards in the city, and they were soon captured by the Ming army, Yuan Keli and Mao Wenlong escorted the family and property in the city to Beijing from the sea, and Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao led their troops to attack Qinghe after burning down the house.

At this time, Nurhachi woke up like a dream, and the main force of the Ming army had been holding its troops not because it was afraid, but because it was confusing itself, attracting the main force of the Eight Banners to attack the city, and then sending strange soldiers to attack their nest. Once their own army wants to retreat for reinforcements, the main force of the Ming army and the defenders of Shenyang will immediately attack. This kind of result is he can not afford it, the Ming army can come back after defeat, if he is defeated, there will be nothing, decisively left the more than 10,000 corpses outside the city, and withdrew to the area of Yang Songling overnight to set up defenses, blocking the route of the main force of the Ming army to the east, and sending Dai Shan and Yue Tuo to lead the red flag to find the two Ming troops in the territory.

The good news of Shenyang soon spread to the Beijing Division, and the government and the opposition were happy. Zuo Zhan couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and said three good words in a row in the Qinzheng Palace. If Nurhachi is really defeated, then history will be rewritten, and where should he and the Chinese nation go?

However, Nurhachi's main force was still there, and Zuo Zhan didn't dare to be careless, and after reading the secret report sent back by Xiong Tingbi, he picked up the recital he wrote to Emperor Shenzong and carefully considered it.

Xiong Tingbi found that Liaodong could no longer be defended, so he proposed the famous tripartite arrangement: with Shanhaiguan as the center, build the Guanjin defense line to the north to prevent the Eight Banners from going around to the Xuanda defense area; With Tianjin and Denglai as the center, the training of sailors to prepare for cross-sea landing operations and directly penetrate into the rear of Jianjiao.

This plan is right in the front, but whimsical in the back. Once Liaodong is ceded and Liaonan and Korea are lost, Nurhachi will have enough strength to conquer the Mongols. At that time, the Guanningjin defense line will be an ornament, and he can completely penetrate the hinterland of the Central Plains from the Xuanda Defense Area. It can be seen that Xiong Tingbi is an excellent general, but he is by no means handsome.

Now that Nurhachi has retreated to the areas of Tieling, Fushun and Qinghe, the morale of the Ming army is high, and it has entered the third stage of the left war, and a new tripartite arrangement has emerged: the Mongol cavalry will attack Tieling, open up the connection with Tunguska and Yehe, and prevent the Jianyu from fleeing north; Li Rubai led the Korean army to attack from Yiju and Zhenjiang, stationed at Tianshui Station Fort, and then advanced in the direction of Qinghe; Xiong Tingbi led the main force of the Ming army to Fushun to relieve the pressure on Shenyang. In the end, Nurhachi was driven to the area of Sarhu to summon the soul of the 100,000 Ming army, and it was Sun Chengzong's 100,000 new army that would give Nurhachi the final blow, so he decided to go to Shanhaiguan in person to check the preparations of this new army.

The distance from the Forbidden City to Shanhaiguan is about 600 miles, and now it takes less than four hours to drive by car, but there is no highway in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no car, and it takes one day for the herald to change horses in the middle of the way, and it takes ten days to march.

In order to save time, Zuo Zhan decided to go out of the palace in micro-clothes, and walked all the way with Qi Changguo, Yu Dingbian, Cao Huachun and others to wear the stars and the moon, talk and laugh, and arrived at Shanhaiguan after a day and two nights.

"Pass on Your Majesty's message and open the city gate!" Cao Huachun, under the instruction of Zuo Zhan, ran straight to the city wall to negotiate with the soldiers defending the city.

At this time, it was just past the hour when the gates of the city were not to be opened. When the captain of the city gate heard Cao Huachun's words, he first stretched his waist, and then said slowly:

"It's a big matter, please wait a while, Rong Ben will go and tell you."

After saying that, he disappeared without a trace.

In the early morning of March, it was still very unpleasant to drink the northwest wind in Shanhaiguan, Zuo Zhan and others stood outside the city for more than half an hour, and then they heard a soldier guarding the city on the city wall say:

"Your Excellency the Governor has an order, and there must be a holy decree to leave the customs!"

Yu Dingbian was furious, and was about to step forward to scold, but was stopped by Zuo Zhan in time and persuaded:

"Don't be impatient, they are also responsible. Bring me my Tai'a sword to them, and see what our Jiliao governor has to say. ”

Yu Dingbian respectfully took the saber and went to negotiate again. This time, Zuo Zhan learned to be obedient, and decisively dismounted and found a leeward place to make a fire for warmth.

About a quarter of an hour later, the city gate slowly opened, and Sun Chengzong appeared in front of Zuo Zhan with all the generals like a wind, first bowed and saluted, and then asked anxiously:

"The old minister doesn't know that the saint is here at night, please forgive the minister for the sin of being late! It's just that the wind is high and heavy, why did the Holy One come alone? ”

"Let's be polite!" Zuo Zhan said as he stepped on his horse and stood against the wind. At this time, it was already dawn, Sun Chengzong saw that the little emperor was not abnormal, his mood calmed down a little, and he heard the emperor say:

"If you don't know, don't blame it, you will accompany me to the camps to see the situation at dawn in the morning."

Regarding the emperor's intentions, Sun Chengzong was confused, and first respectfully arranged for this plague god to rest in the governor's palace, and then ordered all the troops to gather urgently to accept the review of the Son of Heaven.

The news of the emperor's arrival at the front soon spread throughout the barracks, and cheers filled the hills. Zuo Zhan can see from the layout of the camp and the speed of assembly that this is a well-trained army, and secretly sighs that Sun Chengzong is indeed a generation of famous generals. In just half a year, he not only trained a well-disciplined army, but also arranged for Yuan Chonghuan to build Ningyuan City and Dalinghe Fort, which were connected with Jinzhou.

After inspecting the North Wing City, Zuo Zhan came to the big tent in the Guancheng, where he met with the generals of the Jiliao Defense District. Everyone was sorted in order, and Zuo Zhan pointed to the sand table in the middle with his sword and said:

"In the Battle of Shenyang, Zu Dashou and Li Ruzhen defeated the main force of Jianyu, killed more than 10,000 people, and severely frustrated the enemy's spirit. The battle of Hetuala, which captured countless prisoners and family members, shows that our cavalry is also very capable of fighting. Now that the Nurha Red Turtle has retreated to the area of Tieling, Fushun and Qinghe, the dilemma is already a battle of trapped beasts, and this is a great opportunity for the generals to make contributions. ”

These generals had already heard of the good news in Liaodong, and they only hated that they had no chance to participate in the war. Hearing that the little emperor wanted them to attack Nurhachi's main force, they were all gearing up and fighting.

Seeing this, Zuo Zhan continued:

"At present, the three-way army has arrived at the designated position and completed the siege of Jianyu, but it is ......"

Zuo Zhan said the word "but", deliberately stretched his voice very long, looked around with a stern gaze, and then said:

"The main force of Jianyu is still there, and there are still 80,000 cavalry under Nurhachi's command, which can rely on the vast depth to maneuver. The time for the decisive battle is approaching soon, and I order you to go out of Jinzhou, and once the decisive battle comes, you must quickly plunge into Nurhachi's heart like a sharp knife. ”

Zuo Zhan said that he was excited, and angrily pulled out his sword and pointed at Salhu on the sand table. Tai'a Jianfeng's cold light was dazzling, and the murderous aura appeared.

Ou Yezi and the cadres once said that the Tai'a sword is a sword of the princes' might, and the sword qi exists between heaven and earth. After the sword was completed, it was regarded as the treasure of the town by the Chu State, and was obtained by Qin Shi Huang, Xiang Yu took the sword after burning down the Afang Palace, and did not know where to go after the battle. Zuo Zhan inadvertently found this sword when he was reselling the treasures in the inner treasury, and wore it on his waist as if it were life.

As for the plan of the left war, Sun Chengzong was very glad that he was able to maintain a sober strategic vision. At this time, it is by no means the time for a decisive battle, as soon as the main force of Jianyu is still there, the rash encirclement of the Eight Banners will inflict heavy losses on the Ming army in the field battle. The second is that the war is asymmetrical, Nurhachi relies on robbery to complete the supply, but the Ming army needs to allocate food and salary from the pass. Third, foreign countries cannot be relied upon, and at all times we must beware of the combined forces of Mongolia, Korea, and Yehe.

Regarding Sun Chengzong's worries, Zuo Zhan also had scruples. The Mongol Khan of Lindan and the Yehebu Buyangu were as ambitious as Nurhachi. After the elimination of Nurhachi, it is also necessary to consider how to balance the forces outside the Guan.

In the evening, Zuo Zhan, accompanied by Sun Chengzong and others, climbed to the first pass in the world, looking at the mountains in the north, he knew that at the end of the mountain, the soldiers of the Ming army were fighting with Jianyu, their blood stained the sunset, hanging in the sky is extremely poignant and magnificent.

If the motherland is violated,

Hot-blooded men should be self-reliant.

Drink this bowl of wine from home,

Gone are the strong men.

Rolling Yellow River, surging Yangtze River,

Give me life, give me strength.

Let the blood stain the most beautiful flowers,

Sprinkled on my chest.

The red flag flutters, the military horn sounds,

The sword is unsheathed, thunder and lightning flash,

It has always been a narrow road where the brave wins.

Forward, forward,

Onward, onward

……

Zuo Zhan chanted this "Chinese Army Soul" loudly, although the momentum was not so heroic, but the artistic conception infected the soldiers present. They were shocked by the courage of the little emperor who was only sixteen years old in front of them, and there was thunderous applause for a while, and Zuo Zhan raised his arms and shouted when he saw this:

"The swordsman of the Warring States Period, who acted chivalrous and righteous, drew his sword when he encountered a powerful opponent knowing that he was dying, for the dignity of the swordsman. You are the elite selected from the whole army, and you are the trump card in my hands. If one day you meet the enemy on a narrow path, will you be willing to draw your sword to defend the dignity of this country and nation? ”

"Yes"

"Fight for the Holy One!"

……

Although the soldiers below gave different answers, they were all infected by Zuo Zhan's emotions and were full of passion, so they only heard him continue to shout:

"I am a son of heaven, strategically despise all enemies, and the Chinese nation is invincible. At the same time, we must pay attention to the enemy tactically, although the Jianyu army is sharp, but the number is small, there is not enough troops, so the key to victory is to maximize the annihilation of their living force. ”

The remnant sun was like blood, and the afterglow was reflected on everyone's faces. The north wind howled, and it was their roar. Since ancient times, the invaders will perish, and the left battle is holding a sword, and he wants to ask Yama if there are evil ghosts!