In the battle of Daling River, the Ming army won a complete victory, avenging the blood feud of tens of thousands of Ming troops killed in Daling River in the previous year.

Nikan had already retreated with the entire army and abandoned the Daling River, and Fang Yuan also ordered Chigutai to stop the pursuit, and the whole army camped at the Daling River to rest.

Fang Yuan temporarily rested in the Daling River, first, to quickly repair the bridge and pave the road, and must build a solid pontoon bridge within three days, and transport a large amount of grain and grass, as well as the most important tanks, across the river; The first is to wait for the movement in the direction of the Liao River, if Jierharang and Ao Bai rush to support Guangning, they must besiege the city and send reinforcements, first annihilate this support army, and then fight Guangning, otherwise they will be attacked from inside and outside.

There were 60,000 Tartar soldiers in Quang Ninh City, and although there was a defeat at the Da Ling River, the defenders in the city would not be less than 50,000. Coupled with the reinforcements of Zierharang and Aobai, at least more than 100,000, it is already a decisive battle at the strategic level!

This battle is really about to open, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable, even if it is a disastrous victory.

Fang Yuan thought about it, Jierharang was the owner of the blue flag, the owner of the yellow and yellow flags was the little cub of Fulin, and Ao Bai was the person with the yellow flag, and he went out on behalf of the yellow and yellow flags. These two people and Dolgon should not be all the way, it is better to send a letter to the two first, flickering, and ordering the two to garrison on the front line of the Liao River, and not to participate in the war with Quang Ninh again.

Whether this epistle will succeed is unpredictable. But even if it fails, a piece of meat is indispensable, and the business without capital is not done in vain.

When the Battle of the Daling River was underway, the Liao River was also ignited.

The main forces of the three flags inlaid with blue flags, positive yellow flags, and inlaid yellow flags led by Jierharang and Aobai have arrived at the first line of the Liaohe River.

The main force of the Three Banners has 55,000 people, and there are fierce generals like Ao Bai, which is enough to win another battle of Songjin before Fang Yuan's rise.

Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui only had 30,000 Ming troops, not only poor combat effectiveness, but also at a disadvantage in numbers. Moreover, because it was a surprise attack from the sea, the materials loaded were limited, and they were basically firearms, gunpowder, lead bullets, and only eight cannons were equipped, and there were no powerful Hongyi cannons.

According to Fang Yuan's instructions, the two of them should be in charge of the Liaohe defense line and sniper reinforcements. But with such a huge disparity in combat power between the two sides, it is impossible to fight in the field, and it is also a life of death to set up camp to defend the Liaohe River!

The two met and discussed, and the only way to survive the death was to follow Yuan Chonghuan's example of guarding the lonely city of Ningyuan, and Zu Dashou guarding the Daling River, and stationed troops in two military forts, waiting for the Manchu Qing to attack. Eight guns, one person divided into four, as for how long it can be defended, what should I do! If you die in battle, you can still win a posthumous knighthood, and it should benefit your children and grandchildren!

Because Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui directly abandoned the river defense of the Liao River, the armies of Jierharang and Aobai also crossed the river easily.

There are two strategic choices in Zilharang and Aobai.

One of them was to attack the military forts of Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui, who defended the Liao River.

Second, since Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui did not go out of the city to fight, the main forces of the Three Banners could easily ignore the two military forts and drive straight to Guangning to relieve the siege.

Jierharang invited Aobai, the commander of the Protector Army, who was known as the first warrior of the Qing Dynasty, to come to the military camp to discuss the matter, and said straight to the point, "Aobai, a military report came from the direction of the Daling River, and the defense line of the Daling River has been broken through by the Ming army. But the Ming army went north to attack Guangning, but the garrison at the Daling River did not advance, so why did they come?! ”

Ao Bai didn't hear Zilharang's thoughts, and said in amazement, "This couldn't be more obvious!" The Ming army wanted to besiege the city and send reinforcements, waiting to attack our support army first. ”

Zilharang smiled and said, "I estimate that the Azig in Quang Ninh City is also waiting for us to start a war with the Ming army, so that we can reap the benefits of the fisherman!" ”

Ao Bai is a fierce general on the battlefield, how can he compare to an old fritter like Zierharang when he plays tricks, and asked in amazement, "Prince Ying, you mean, we won't rescue Guangning?" ”

Zierharang said with a smile, "We went to rescue Guangning, but we were disabled by the Ming army, what good end can we get?" Aobai, didn't you see the end of the red and red flags?! ”

After the defeat of the Zhenghuang and Red Banners and the loss of the main force, the people under its banner were swallowed up by Dolgon. This perverse behavior made the other flags tremble.

Ao Bai also knew it, but he was just a soldier, and he couldn't think of so many fancy intestines in his mind, so he still asked vigorously, "But, as soon as Guangning is lost, Liaoxi will be in danger!" ”

Zilharang said, "I have already passed the air with Sony before I set out on the expedition, and Sony is not in favor of defending Liaoxi. Emperor Taizu, when did the first emperor guard Liaoxi? Putting a large number of troops into this realm thousands of miles away from Shengjing, Dolgon is dazed! ”

He called Dolgon's name directly, and his antipathy was revealed.

Before Ao Bai set out on the expedition, he did get a warning from Sony, Liaoxi can abide by the rules, and if it can't keep it, it can't fill in this big hole with the main force of the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banners, and everything is based on the interests of the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banners.

Ao Bai hesitated and said, "Prince Ying, what if the Ming army wins Liaoxi and plots against Liaodong?!" ”

Ji'er Harang laughed and took out the letter sent by Fang Yuan and handed it to Ao Bai, "The regent of the Ming Dynasty has sent a letter, and this time the goal of the expedition is only to recover Guangning." The enemy of the Ming Dynasty is the two flags of Zhengbai and white, and is willing to conduct peace talks with our three flags of blue, yellow and yellow, and the two sides will not invade each other with the Liao River as the boundary. ”

Ao Bai read the letter sent by Fang Yuan and fell into deep thought.

The Liao River, for as long as 20 or 30 years, was the boundary between the Ming and Qing dynasties. The line from Guangning to the Daling River was just a buffer zone demarcated by the first emperor, and the Ming army could not enter this area, but the first emperor never operated the western Liaoning region.

If the Liao River could be used as the boundary and Guangning was lost, the Manchus would not have suffered a loss in the territory. As for the Ming army's crossing of the line of the Daling River and the capture of Guangning, it was the inevitable result of the Ming army's increased strength.

Take 10,000 steps back and say that the Ming army really wants to fight a decisive battle with the Manchus, and the best decisive place for the Manchus is also in Liaodong. The decisive battlefield was placed in Liaoxi, thousands of miles away, and the fatigue of the army and the pressure of logistics were not good for the Manchus.

Ao Bai has agreed with Zilharang's statement in his heart, not to save Quang Ninh!

But his identity is different from that of Zilharang, who was born in the royal family and is the owner of the blue flag, even if he violated military law, he was just demoted, and he did not worry about his life. If Ao Bai violates military law, he will definitely die, and no matter how you look at it, he is Zilharang's substitute ghost.

Ao Bai said hesitantly, "But this time I was ordered to go on the expedition, if I don't go to save Guangning, how can I explain when I return to Shengjing?" You and I will be court-martialed! ”

Zilharang laughed and said, "O worship! Bow down! You are my No. 1 Baturu in the Qing Dynasty, and you are indeed a first-class general on the battlefield, but in terms of other doorways, you are far behind! ”

"Aren't there two Ming army forts on the edge of the Liao River right now? One with the banner of the word Zhou, it should be Zhou Yuji. One with the banner of Wu should be Wu Sangui. The combat strength of these two Ming armies is too far behind that of Da Linghe. The military order we received was to open the Liao River defense line and rescue Quang Ninh. Since the Liaohe defense line has not been opened, how to rescue Quang Ninh?! ”

Ao Bai seemed to have an understanding, and suddenly said, "Prince Ying wants to attack Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui's military fort under the pretext of attacking the military fort of Zhou Yuji and Wu Sangui, and the troops are on the side of the Liao River?!" ”

Zilharang smiled, "No, you still have to fight!" If you don't kill the Ming army, how can you go back and make a difference? For these two Ming armies, if they want to fight but can't be wiped out, they should be active and active, and sit and watch the good show on the Guangning side! Hahaha! ”

According to Zilharang's method, the two of them attacked the military fort for a long time, and they didn't have time to rescue Guangning, so they returned to Shengjing, and they also had an explanation in front of Dolgon.

Ao Bai also understood and applauded loudly at Zilharang.

The two reached a consensus, and in the early morning of the next day, Jierharang led the blue flag to surround the military fort where Zhou Yuji was stationed, and Ao Bai led the two flags of Zhenghuang and Yellow to surround the military fort where Wu Sangui was located.

Adhering to the principle of one small dozen a day and one big dozen in three days, the two settled down on the bank of the Liao River and no longer went to rescue Quang Ninh.