The reason why Shimen Mountain gets its name is because there is a hollow mountain stone in the shape of a stone gate on its main peak, the terrain is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a necessary place from Quang Ninh to Jinzhou.

When Li Hongyu led the army out of the city, there were thousands of empty alleys in Jinzhou City, and all the people went out of the city to see each other off, secretly expecting that Li Hongyu could defeat the Houjin army and return Liaodong and Liaoxi to a peace.

"Or is Governor Li powerful, when did the officials and soldiers of Liaodong take the initiative to fight against Jiannu?"

"I heard that Jiannu is leading the army this time with the chief Nurhachi, this is a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones."

"Jiannu has an army of 100,000 this time, and Governor Li only has 30,000, can he beat them?"

"Needless to say, if Governor Li is not sure, how can he leave the city to fight?"

"Governor Li invited Lin Dan Khan of Mongolia to come to help in the war this time, and Jiannu will be punished this time."

"Didn't Lin Dan Khan wash away Governor Wang, will he really send troops this time?"

"Governor Li is not Governor Wang, Governor Li had a relationship with Lin Danhan back then, and he would definitely not lie to Governor Li!"

……

Looking at the Ming army columns traveling in formation, the people who saw off on both sides of the road were talking nonsense, and there was no doubt that Li Hongyu's move shocked everyone.

Over the years, the Ming army in Liaodong has been pressed and beaten by the Houjin, and the people of Liaodi have long been accustomed to the weakness of the Ming army.

Li Hongyu changed into a New Army uniform, and rode a tall horse in the middle of the marching procession surrounded by guards, which was the first time he had worn a New Army uniform outside.

Although Li Hongyu's military uniform is the same as that of the generals of the New Army, his armband is different from that of the generals of the New Army, and there is no information such as the code name of the unit to which he belongs, but a black dragon that soars for nine days.

All the officers and soldiers of the new army with the black dragon pattern on their armbands indicate that they are from the general headquarters of the new army, and they are distinguished from the various units to which the new army belongs.

Of course, Li Hongyu's military rank is the highest in the new army, he was originally an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty, and was named the crown prince and prince by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Naren Toya rode a horse and followed Li Hongyu's side, vigilantly observing the movements around him, Li Hongyu's safety is now the first priority, and he must always be on guard against Houjin's spies secretly assassinating.

Unlike the nervous Naren Toya, Li Hongyu seems to be very relaxed, Nurhachi attaches great importance to the collection of intelligence, he attaches more importance to it than Nurhachi, and he does it more systematically and perfectly than Nurhachi.

As early as the forty-seventh year of Wanli, Li Hongyu had already begun to install eyeliner inside the Houjin, and when the two sides exchanged prisoners, a group of Jurchen eyeliner selected by Li Hongyu was put back, not only by Nurhachi's side, but also by the side of Huang Taiji and other important people in Houjin, such as Huang Taiji and important figures such as Dolgon.

Compared with the Han Chinese, Nurhachi and other Houjin officials obviously believed in the Jurchens more, so Li Hongyu wanted to make a fuss about those Jurchen captives.

The reason why Nurhachi was able to achieve this achievement today is because he used bloody means to annex the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong in the past.

Although the Jurchen tribes surrendered to Nurhachi on the surface, in fact, many people hated him in their hearts but succumbed to his obscenity and did not dare to act rashly.

The reason why Li Hongyu vigorously supported the Jurchen Yehebu was to let Jintaishi and Buyangulai, who were hostile to Nurhachi, serve as the other leaders of the Jurchens.

In addition to those eyeliners, the first thing Li Hongyu did after leaving the customs this time was to send a lot of scouts to find out Houjin's movements and explore the way, so the situation on this road from Shimen Mountain on Jinzhou Road had already been controlled by the scouts, and Nurhachi had no chance even if he wanted to send someone to assassinate him.

Moreover, Nurhachi didn't know that Li Hongyu would do the opposite, and unexpectedly left Jinzhou City to face Shimen Mountain, even if he wanted to send someone to assassinate him halfway after getting the news, he wouldn't have time.

"What?"

Nurhachi, who was on the march, was taken aback when he learned that Li Hongyu had left Jinzhou, glared at the guards who came to report and said, "Is this news true enough?" Did Li Hongyu personally lead the army to Shimen Mountain? ”

"Back to the Great Khan, according to the report of our spies, the Ming army poured out of the city and assembled in Shimen Mountain, as if to block our army." The guard nodded affirmatively, and replied in a loud voice.

"What a guts!" Hearing this, Nurhachi's brows suddenly furrowed, and he spoke for a long time.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Nurhachi summoned the generals of Houjin to come and discuss the matter of the Ming army's garrison of Shimen Mountain, and the generals of Houjin felt incredible when they heard about it.

Since the Battle of Salhu, the Ming army has never dared to give up the city defense to fight with the Houjin, and the short-handed encounters between the two sides in the past are all battles when the Ming army was forced to go to the rescue of the city attacked by the Houjin.

"Father Khan, although Shimen Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we have an advantage in troops, and the morale of the soldiers is strong with one enemy and ten, so it is not difficult to capture it."

After a brief commotion, Mang Gurtai sneered and said, "Since Li Hongyu is looking for death, then we will fulfill him." ”

"That's right, Great Khan, take Shimen Mountain and capture Li Hongyu alive, as long as Li Hongyu is captured, then the Ming army in western Liaoning will collapse without a fight!"

This time, Mang Gurtai's proposal was supported by many Houjin generals, who did not take the 30,000 Ming troops in Shimen Mountain seriously at all.

Dai Shan couldn't help but look at Huang Taiji who was sitting opposite, only to see that Huang Taiji's face was sinking like water and did not mean to speak, so he bowed his head thoughtfully, with his understanding of Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji did not seem to approve of sending troops to Shimen Mountain.

Like Mang Gurtai, this time Dai Shan also tended to send troops, after all, the Ming army had already left Jinzhou City, Shimen Mountain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it was much easier to fight than Jinzhou City, and the Houjin soldiers had an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

In view of Li Hongyu's importance to the Ming army, Dai Shan also believed that as long as Li Hongyu was defeated, the morale of the Ming army in western Liaoning would be greatly damaged.

However, Huang Taiji has always been good at figuring out Nurhachi's thoughts, since Huang Taiji has no intention of asking for war, then he must not agree to attack Shimen Mountain.

Therefore, Dai Shan swallowed back the words that came to his lips to ask for war, could it be that Nurhachi personally led the army to Jinzhou City this time not to deal with Li Hongyu?

As for the real purpose of Nurhachi's troops in Jinzhou, only He Heli and Hu Erhan knew among the generals of the Later Jin, and as the Great Khan of the Later Jin, Nurhachi had a more long-term vision, how could he be confused by the small profits in front of him?

"What do you mean, Big Belle?" Seeing that many generals were asking for battle, Nurhachi frowned slightly and asked Daishan, wanting to hear his opinion.

"Back to my father Khan, Li Hongyu is scheming, this time it is too strange to take the initiative to abandon the city and not defend it, Erchen suspects that he is a trick to lure the enemy, and wants to drag us in Shimen to wait for the arrival of Lin Dan Khan."

Dai Shan pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then bowed to Nurhachi and replied, this was a conclusion he had reached based on Huang Taiji's reaction and the current battle situation.

Huang Taiji's brows suddenly furrowed, and a look of disappointment flashed on his face, but his eyebrows quickly relaxed and returned to his normal color.

"What do you think, two Baylors?" Hearing this, Nurhachi asked Amin and Huang Taiji quietly, the four great Baylors were the leaders he had carefully cultivated for Houjin, and he should make the most correct choice at this time.

"Back to the Great Khan, the minister agrees with what Da Beile said, Li Hongyu will not go to Shimen Mountain for no reason, he must want to drag us there and wait for the arrival of the Mongols."

Amin, as the second beyler, naturally wanted to be the first to speak, and then said to Nurhachi, "The minister thinks that the Ming army that has recently reinforced Jinzhou is not a force in Liaoxi, and it is very likely that it is a sailor who was urgently transferred, after all, we have captured Guangning for a few months, which is enough for Li Hongyu to dispatch a sailor." ”

Nurhachi didn't say anything when he heard this, and then looked at Huang Taiji, and he was the only one left of the four great beylers who didn't speak.

"Father Khan, Li Hongyu is insidious and cunning, and his son thinks that he did it on purpose, and his purpose is to intimidate our army so that our army does not dare to attack Shimen Mountain easily, and then raise the military prestige of the Ming army."

Under the gaze of everyone, Huang Taiji pondered for a while and then said in a deep voice to Nurhachi, "Erchen thinks that Li Hongyu is demonstrating to you, announcing to the world that he is not afraid of our Dajin army, and with his ability, he is enough to hold out until the arrival of Lin Dan Khan, and then our situation will be passive." ”

"Father Khan, the population of the Ming Kingdom is tens of thousands, which is one or two hundred times the number of our Dajin, so we should not fight with it, otherwise I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe."

As he spoke, Huang Taiji bowed to Nurhachi and said worriedly.

"That's what worries Ben Khan."

Nurhachi couldn't help but show a look of approval on his face when he heard this, and after bowing his head slightly to Huang Taiji, he looked at the people present with a solemn expression and said, "Ben Khan originally thought that he would defend the city, so he asked people to bring the Ming artillery captured from Guangning, but now he is setting up an ambush on Shimen Mountain, condescending, and our artillery cannot exert its power but must be subject to its artillery." ”

"You should all know that Li Hongyu has been training the new army in the south all these years, even if he consumes the 100,000 new army on the battlefield, he can replenish it again in the blink of an eye, but if we lose it, where will these soldiers replenish the personnel now?"

After analyzing the current situation, Nurhachi frowned and asked Mang Gurtai, "Sanbeile, how many casualties are you going to use to capture Shimen Mountain before Lin Dan Khan arrives?" ”

"This ......"

Mang Gurtai was speechless, he had personally experienced the Battle of Jinzhou, and he knew that the strength of the new army under Li Hongyu was not comparable to the Ming army in Liaoxi, coupled with Li Hongyu's prestige, once he attacked Shimen Mountain, he would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

(End of chapter)