When it came to the surprise attack on Jinzhou, everyone was silent. This attack by the model army across the sea was completely unexpected by the Manchu high-level, and this battle not only conquered the important town of Liaodong, but also caused the Manchus to lose a prince and a beizi. Judging purely from the point of view of losses, the losses of the Manchus in this battle were smaller than those of the two white flags and the model army, but in terms of the losses of the top leaders, this battle was even greater. Moreover, this battle also reminded the Manchus once again of the past when the rear was threatened.

Huang Taiji stood up, paced a few steps and stood still, and then said: "Fifteenth brother, now the Liao River and other rivers have not yet opened, and it will take a while for the river to open. Moreover, the Zheng family's army was able to capture Jinzhou by sneak attack. If we are prepared, where can Jinzhou be easily captured? Besides, although the Zheng family is rich and the Zheng family army can fight, we also know that the foundation of the Zheng family is basically at sea, and he has thousands of ships of all kinds on the sea, and this naval army will definitely cost money. How many infantry cavalry can he have? At best, it can be harassed along the coast. As long as we keep the population away from the coast, how much of a threat can they have? However, of course, you are right when you say that you need to take precautions, but it is imperative to send troops. Last time, your flag suffered a lot of losses, so this time you will stay at home and take care of your home. Old Fourteen, you are the main general this time, and I will let Lao Twelfth and Haoge, as well as Tong Tulai, bring Wuzhen Chaoha to follow you, and you will send troops together. Walk from Mongolia to Xuanda, and give Wu Sangui a moment from the side. Wu Sangui reversed his word and harmed my Qing Dynasty, and now it's time to give him a retribution! ”

"The younger brother (child) obeys." Several of the named Baylors knelt down and saluted.

After the decision to send troops was made, the Manchu military machine was quickly put into operation. It's just that Duoduo, who is inlaid with a white flag, is very depressed. The white flag has always been the most powerful of the eight banners, but it suffered a big loss in the last battle with the Model Army. After returning, he was held accountable for the defeat and was fined three Niu Lu by Huang Taiji. Entering the customs is a good opportunity for the Manchu Qing to enhance their strength, and I heard that there are only some normal Ming troops on the Xuanda side now, and there are no animals like Zheng Jiajun, which is obviously wrong. If you can follow the entry and robbery, the white flag can also recover some strength. But this time, Huang Taiji left the inlaid white flag, which faintly meant to take the opportunity to weaken the inlaid white flag. However, although Duoduo was depressed, there was nothing he could do at this time, so he could only drink some stuffy wine at home and beat his wife by the way. Fortunately, Dorgon did not forget him, and promised that if he gained something from entering the customs, he would also share some of it. But Dorgon knew that even if Dorgon was willing to share his spoils, he would not be able to grab them with him.

My Ming did a very poor job of intelligence work on the Manchus. This is also normal, because the Han people in Liaodong generally have a low status, and even if the people of Jinyiwei are mixed in, it is difficult to obtain any information. Therefore, I know almost nothing about this operation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, Wu Sangui still received a letter from Zheng Sen reminding him.

"Sanfu, you see, the prince of Anping sent me a letter to remind me to pay attention to Jianxi's movements. Shizi said that Jian Yan would suddenly kill when our army was doing its best to fight against the Liukou, so that our encirclement and suppression of the Liukou would be destroyed in one fell swoop. Now that our army is encircling and suppressing the Liukou, it has once again reached a critical moment, and he is worried that Jianzhi will enter the Kou again...... Well, what do you think? Wu Sangui said to his younger brother Wu Sanfu.

"Did the imperial court make any preparations?" Wu Sangui asked again.

Wu Sanfu shook his head and said, "The imperial court? What else can the imperial court prepare? Second brother, you don't know, after the prince of Anping went south with a large army last time, our majesty was always worried that the soldiers of the Beijing division were too few and unsafe. But the prince didn't speak, who would agree to him going south? ”

"You say, if Jianshi goes to Jingshi again, Jingshi can hold it?" Wu Sangui asked suddenly.

"I don't think it's a big deal. The defenders of the Beijing division are actually not small now, there are already 30,000 people in the Beijing camp, and with the other armies in a mess, there are almost 70,000 or 80,000 people. The maximum number of people that Jianxuan can send out is only 30,000 or 50,000, plus the most Mongolians who come with him. There are seventy or eighty thousand people, which should be enough. Wu Sanfu said.

Wu Sangui nodded, he also agreed with his younger brother's opinion.

The Jingying camp in Gongwei Beijing has been rebuilt. This army has a lot of responsibilities, and of course it must be exceptionally reliable. So this army was actually composed of some troops drawn from the Zheng Jiajun and the Guanning army.

Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, was appointed as the governor of Jingying Rongzheng and was in charge of the affairs of Jingying. Among the three major battalions, the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion are all the Zheng family's troops, while the Fifth Army Battalion is the team of the Guanning Army - but it is not the elite of the Guanning Army, and those elites are now either in Shanhaiguan or staying in Tongguan with Wu Sangui.

Wu Xiang didn't fight very well, and basically every time he went to war, the result was defeat and escape. However, after all, he has been a chief soldier and led soldiers, so Wu Xiang can still see whether an army can fight or not. According to Wu Xiang's statement, although the five military camps are basically ruffians, the team sent by the Zheng family is not like this. Although according to the foundation he found, most of these soldiers are actually militia on the Zheng family's side, and their equipment is still much worse than that of the model army. For example, the guys in the Shenshu Battalion said that they were cavalry, but their war horses, not to mention the comparison with the genuine model army, even with the cavalry of the Guanning Army, could not be compared. There are even some horses among them, which are actually mules at all. And those cavalry, more are actually mounted infantry, some of them are not Han Chinese, but the natives of the South Seas, or Koreans, and even some of them are Japanese invaders. However, the level of these infantry is very good, because the Zheng family often fights with the natives and the Taixi people in Nanyang, so the training level of these militiamen is very good, the queue is fast, and the guns are also very fast, although they cannot be compared with the model army led by the prince of Anping, but in the Guanning army, it can definitely be regarded as a first-class elite. As for the Shenji battalion, it was mainly artillery and musketeers. Their guns were also relatively old-fashioned and untidy, most of them were either too large (captured naval guns or fortress guns originally intended for export) or too small (militia three-pounder guns). However, their muskets are good, they are all flintlock muskets, but most of them are civilian models. Many of the artillerymen assigned to the Shenji Battalion were from the port garrison of the Zheng Jiashui Division, and their level was even higher. In addition, the high pool of the Jingshi City, although the number of Shenji Battalion and Shenshu Battalion combined is only about 20,000, but relying on the city, it is not easy for the Eight Banners soldiers who are not good at attacking the city to conquer it.

Since there should be no danger in the short term of Jingshi, the focus of Wu Sangui's consideration is the situation on his side. Now his army is stationed in the area of Lingbao County. The terrain of Lingbao is relatively dangerous, but the city defense is not very good. The height and thickness of the walls were mediocre, and there was also a lack of cannons. When they bought cannons from the Zheng family, they basically only focused on the range and power of the cannons, and had almost no requirements for the weight of the cannons. Because at that time, they didn't think about letting the cannons keep up with the speed of the infantry army's march, anyway, as long as these cannons could be placed on the city wall of Shanhaiguan to suppress the cannons of the Manchu Dynasty, as for whether they could be easily moved, the Guanning army didn't consider this problem at all.

However, now, Wu Sangui recalled the composition of the model army under Zheng Sen's command and their combat methods, and had to admit that a light cannon that could keep up with the march at any time was too helpful for the battle. In Wu Sangui's view, the reason why the Model Army was able to defeat Jian Yan and Liukou was largely due to their use of artillery to force the enemy to charge at a long distance.

"I'm afraid it will take fifteen or sixteen days for the artillery team to reach Lingbao." Wu Sangui thought about it for a while, and then said, "Sanfu, if Jianyu comes towards us, most of them will break through from Xuanda's side. Those soldiers of Xuanda are unreliable, and they can't block the soldiers. However, Xuanda is still far from here, and it will take at least more than 20 days for Jianxuan to come here. With this time, we had time to confirm the news of the transfer of troops. It's just that when it really comes to that time, I'm afraid that everything else can go, that is, the cannon can't go. Well, Sansuke, you take some people and find a hidden valley, but it's too late, so we'll wrap the cannon in a tarpaulin and bury it there. Well, this thing must be kept secret, not ......."

"Second brother, younger brother knows." Wu Sanfu replied.

……

Almost at the same time, Huang Zhao and Shi Lang on the side of Beacon Hill also received orders.

"Shizi asked us to pay attention to whether Jian Yan wants to enter the customs again." Huang Zhao said to Shi Lang, "What the prince means is that if Jianxuan really enters the customs again, our plan can be executed." ”

"Really?" Shi Lang's eyes lit up immediately.

"How can this be fake?" Huang Zhao said, "For this plan, do you know how many manpower and material resources have been mobilized? I heard that almost all of the cement that was successfully tested last year was shipped to Jeju Island for our plan. If you want to say that you are still indebted, you actually found such a waterway. ”

"It's just luck." Shi Lang said with a smile, "If this thing can be done, there will be hope for future achievements!" However, now we have to prepare for the exploration of this waterway, and we have done all this. Well, I know that there is a big boat that is currently on Jeju Island, and it would be more convenient if I could borrow this boat and use it. ”

"What big ship?" Huang Zhao asked.

"It's the battleship our navy captured!" Shi Lang replied.