Jinzhou, an important town in eastern Liaodong, has been the main road to the customs since ancient times, and the terrain is dangerous. Historically, when Yuan Chonghuan operated western Liaoning, he focused on repairing Jinzhou City, and built Daling River, Xiaoling River, Youtun and other cities around it, thinking that it was an arch guard, making Jinzhou an important frontier castle in the defense line of western Liaoning at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

It is located at the eastern end of the "Liaoning West Corridor", bordering the Bohai Sea in the south and the Songling Mountains in the north. It is bordered by southern Liaoning in the east, the Bohai Sea in the south, the Gyeonggi important land in the north, and the vast hinterland of western Liaoning and southern grassland in the north, as well as Heilongjiang and Jilin. It is a golden corridor connecting the northeast inland with the Bohai Sea. It is also a transportation hub connecting North China and Northeast China.

The so-called Guanjin defense line refers to the defense system composed of Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou, the defense line is more than 400 miles long, deep into the Houjin region, and there are Ming Dynasty fortresses and strongholds along the line, which is extremely strong.

In history, the Houjin army tried its best to break through this line of defense for more than ten years, but until the fall of the Ming Dynasty, it still did not break through the Guanjin defense line, and it also took the life of a wild boar skin.

Because the Guanjin defense line is a very mature defense system, there are basically no weaknesses. And with the Bohai Sea at its back, it is definitely a nightmare for Houjin, who does not have a navy.

In this era, whether it is entering Liaodong from the Central Plains or entering the Central Plains from outside the customs, except for a few people who lack heart and eyes may cross the mountains and mountains, normal people have to go through Jinzhou to enter the customs.

The frequent movements of the Far Eastern Army during this period of time, of course, could not be concealed from Wu Xiang and his son, who guarded the Guanjin defense line. Over the years, Wu Xiang, as the head of the Guanning Army, has always spared no effort to make friends with the Far Eastern Army. Even many Ming officials called the Guanning Army the "Kwantung Army" behind their backs, although it was just a joke, it was already very revealing.

Every year, the Guanning army sends a large number of displaced people and grain to Liaodong in exchange for goods from the Far East and sells them to all parts of the Ming Dynasty in Guannai for huge profits.

To tell the truth, Wu Xiang's father and son have really made enough money in recent years by virtue of their geographical advantages and deep relationship with the Far East. So the Guan Ning army under Wu Xiang is of course having a good life.

Wu Xiang knew very well in his heart that in this world, no matter how much silver he had in his hand, it was useless, and it was not as good as having soldiers in his hand. So over the years, he has spared no expense in financial resources, constantly increasing investment, and frantically arming the Guanning Iron Cavalry in his hands.

After several years of continuous training, there are now 30,000 Guanning iron cavalry under Wu Xiang, and the military horse equipment is very sophisticated, and the military generals and soldiers are all Liao people who are good at riding horses, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the ancestral army in history.

Even so, Wu Xiang still did not dare to face the powerful Far Eastern Army, and he had been cherishing luck in the past few years. After all, he has a powerful Guanning army in his hands, and when the Far East wins the Central Plains, he can bargain with the Far East.

As for who this world belongs to, Wu Xiang doesn't care at all, and he has long been ready to return the whole army to the Far East. It's just that Wu Xiang's heart is still full of ambition, and he wants to retain the military power in his hands, even if he takes his Guanning Iron Cavalry to work for the Far East.

It's a pity that he has a wishful thinking in his heart, and he can only be described by the four words wishful thinking. Even if he had 30,000 powerful Guanning Iron Horsemen under his command, it could only be said that they were born at the wrong time.

In this era, let alone them, even the fierce Mongolian iron cavalry led by Genghis Khan back then, and the Houjin Horse Army, Mamluk cavalry, Crusader knights, Cossack cavalry, and Ottoman cavalry, in the face of the powerful Far Eastern Army, they all had to kneel.

With the strength of the Far East Company, how could Wu Xiang and his son be allowed to retain military power. Of course, there will be no drama in history where Wu Sangui was angry and became a red face, led the Manchu Qing into the customs, and then led the army to pacify Sichuan, captured Yunnan, went deep into Burma, captured King Gui, and finally received the title of King Pingxi.

At the head of Jinzhou City, Wu Xiang and his son were standing on the city wall, looking at the east with a stern expression. The recent continuous assembly and mobilization of the Northeast Field Army of the Far Eastern Army has certainly aroused the vigilance of the Guanning Army.

Wu Xiang received an urgent report from Jinzhou, immediately panicked, and drove to Jinzhou overnight. Of course, the Wu family and his son would not doubt the Far Eastern Company's determination to win the Central Plains, and they had long been psychologically prepared to lead the Far Eastern Army into the customs.

But what they didn't expect was that such a dense movement of the Far Eastern Army was obviously the rhythm of the attack, but they did not send people from the Far East.

It is said that the Far Eastern Company is in charge of the Central Plains, no matter how strong they are, they will not be able to bypass the Guanning Iron Cavalry of the Ningning Defense Line. Wu Xiang has been befriending the Far East in recent years, and has expressed their hearts to the Far East more than once.

Wu Xiang didn't believe that Far East couldn't understand it at all, and if he said something shameless, as long as Far East stretched out an olive branch slightly, even if it was a hint, the two of them would immediately kneel on the ground and knock down.

But now that the Far Eastern Army is about to go to war, they still don't send people over to say surrender, which makes Wu Xiang's father and son anxious. If you are paralyzed, you can't take the initiative to take the soldiers and horses to join the Far East. Then how to negotiate with the Far East, and how to keep the military power of the Guanning Iron Cavalry in his hands.

If there are no soldiers and horses in the hands of this troubled world, it is the meat on the board of others, and it can only be slaughtered by others. Wu Xiang has invested a sea of silver in the 30,000 Guanning iron cavalry under his command over the years, how can he hand over the military power casually.

Does the Far Eastern Army really want to force it? Even if the Far Eastern Army is strong, you can't underestimate the entire Guanjin defense line, Lao Tzu will lead the team to join you, and then open the Shanhai Pass and lead the Far Eastern Army into the customs, how can it be regarded as a dragon's work. In the future, when the Far East wins the world, not to mention the two princes, at least they can be crowned princes.

In fact, Wu Xiang's idea is not too much at all, and this is also a reasonable idea of a warlord in troubled times. But the remote east company didn't eat this set at all, and it had reached this juncture, and it hadn't even sent someone to surrender.

"Dad, what does the Far East mean? Do they really want to kill them without saying hello? What our Guan Ningjun has done to them over the years, they know it in their hearts. ”

Wu Xiang said with a solemn face: "Child, I guess they may want to stretch at this time, let's calm down, if we take the initiative to lean up now, then it will be difficult for us to keep the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in our hands." ”

"Hmph...... It's a big deal that the fish dies and the net is broken, our Guanning Iron Cavalry is not a vegetarian, no matter how powerful the Far East is, it is not so easy to easily break our Guanjin defense line. ”

Wu Xiang glanced at his son, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Don't worry, it is estimated that in just a few days, the Far East will be able to send people." ”

Wu Sangui listened to his father's words, although he was still a little unconvinced, but he didn't say anything. Wu Xiang said this, but he was as anxious as his son, I don't know why, he felt very bad, I am afraid that things will not develop as he thinks in his heart.

(To be continued.) )