There was still a constant stream of people and horses walking on the road, but it was much more sparse than during the day. Zhang Han didn't know where the main force of the Eight Banners was, but he knew that Dai Shan and Huang Taiji had already led the forward to set off, and the main force should be stationed not far from Hetuara and to the west.

At the meeting of the Khan's palace, because the deployment and approximate strength of the Ming army had been known in advance, the Houjin people all knew that Juniper was not only the strongest and most threatening on this way, but also Juniper's desire to fight for merit was also the strongest, although it was later than the Ming army attacking from Kuandian on the East Road, but Juniper's arrival on the battlefield may be the earliest, so it has been agreed that the main force of the Eight Banners will attack Juniper first, and then fight again.

The battlefield with Salhu as the core, less than 100 miles in radius, the home field, and a large number of war horses of the Eight Banners have strong mobility ability, and the Ming army generals are not in harmony, communication is difficult, Yang Hao, who is sitting in Shenyang, has no coordination ability, the Ming army on the North Road starting from Jing'an Fort may be the second sequence, and the Ming army on the Qinghe Road has a tacit understanding, and it will be the last to arrive at the battlefield, so you can leave it alone.

In later generations, the people who touted Nurhachi regarded it as a genius military strategist, Zhang Han was here, and it felt that on one side was the Eight Banners with the fog of war, and on the other side was the Ming army that was almost completely transparent, this battle was fought like this by ordinary people to command, and the Ming army had been torn off their bottoms and pants before the start of the battle, and they lost very completely, and the rest was to see their performance on the battlefield.

He Heli was on duty at the Zhenghong Flag Yamen, this person had a gentle personality and was very polite to Zhang Han, but everyone didn't have the heart to gossip, and everyone had a nervous feeling that something big was coming.

It was the first time for Zhang Han to be in such a place, the smell of war was almost everywhere in the air, and the strings in everyone's hearts were very tight, but fortunately, the Eight Banners had already experienced eight battles, and the atmosphere was only solemn and a little nervous, but no one had a nervous breakdown or was so nervous that they were scared.

He couldn't help but think about the situation in the city of Shenyang, which, according to Li Yongfang's tip, was a surprise overnight, and the mood of everyone from the officials to the people was very unstable.

At this time, the information is not circulating smoothly, the more this is the case, all kinds of gossip is spreading, because the communication is not smooth, all kinds of exaggerated and untrue news are the most marketable, the more people are afraid of something, the more terrible the news is spreading, Hou Jin's meticulous work under Li Yongfang's operation kept releasing news in Shenyang and Liaoyang, creating a terrifying atmosphere, and disrupting the rear of the Ming army, this practice reached its peak when attacking Shenyang and Liaoyang, and achieved the effect of directly affecting the war.

Zhang Han is a good student, and he keeps every bit of it in his heart.

After midnight, everyone was tired, but no one went to sleep, and everyone knew that something big was coming.

Even the city of Hetuara was awake, full of candles and candles, reflecting the bright stars overhead.

There were also people talking, walking, and from time to time there was the neighing of horses.

He Heli kept issuing orders to deal with some urgent situations, and there were some emergencies in each banner and every bull, and He Heli, as the minister on duty, had the right to deal with them.

The various political structures of the Later Jin Dynasty are clearly divided into upper and lower levels, and there is no distinction between the civil and military of the Ming Dynasty, and there are no eunuchs and nobles, and the only hidden danger is the forced annexation of the rest of the tribes, but under the attraction of war dividends, this part of the hidden danger has no chance to be exposed.

At least in Zhang Han's eyes, Houjin at this time was an efficient war machine, and he Heli and others were all part of this machine, and everything was running for the sake of war.

After the third watch, nearly between the fourth watch, the weather is also the coldest time of the day, the yamen is a big house, the four corners are put on the stove to keep warm, it still makes people feel cold hands and feet, Chang Wei reclined outside the house, lying with clothes, and Liang Xing and others crowded together, each person's backpack was untied, the bedding was covered together, and the snoring sound of sleep was loud.

In addition to the armoured soldiers and bannermen who were on duty at night, there were people camping like this everywhere.

Zhang Han and Li Yongfang were talking and chatting quietly, He Heli was closing his eyes and recuperating, the busy first half of the night passed, and the second half of the night was almost fine.

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard, Li Yongfang was in good spirits, his face showed nervousness, he stood up suddenly, and sat down slowly, Zhang Han saw that his hands were a little trembling.

This guy is not as calm as he seems on the surface......

He Heli opened his eyes, still leaning back in his chair and did not get up.

"Chief," came in a red flag armored soldier, bent his knees on the spot and beat a thousand, and said: "The Ming army went out of Fushun Pass last night, and the minions saw that the helmet was like a sea, and the swords and guns were like a forest, and the Ming army marched day and night with a torch, and marched nearly 100 miles yesterday day and night, and had rushed to Wudaoling from Fushun Pass, and was close to the west bank of the Hunhe River. ”

"Really arrogant!"

He Heli snorted coldly from his nostrils and said, "Day and night torch march, a hundred miles a day...... Du is crazy, he is really crazy, people say that he is Du Taishi, he really thinks that he can be invincible. ”

He asked the sentry armor, "When you came all the way, you saw the Ming army setting up tents and camping?" ”

"Nope." The sentry was covered in mud and sweating profusely, and the bank of the Hunhe River was also dozens of miles away from Hetuala, and after determining the enemy's situation, this sentry had to rush to report back, so it looked extremely embarrassed.

After answering, the sentry looked a little hesitant, but continued: "At that time, we saw the appearance of the Ming military camp, it seemed that they were testing the water flow, and they seemed to be looking for a place to cross the river. ”

"Crazy, crazy!"

He Heli looked shocked, he had been fighting with Nurhachi for thirty years, and it was really the first time he had seen such an arrogant enemy. He vaguely felt that the commander of the Ming army fought like this, this time the battle of luck of the clan was likely to be easily won, Juniper's march was too rash, too impatient and unorganized, such a coach was the most elite of the Ming army, as long as he broke this way, it was likely that this time the big victory would have been in hand.

Zhang Han also felt speechless on the side, and his mind was a little short-circuited, but he actually remembered Huang Wei's march in the Armageddon.

If he had the opportunity to overlook the march of Juniper and the Ming army, I'm afraid he would have felt the same way? Tens of thousands of people marched, even if it was a cold weapon, the momentum must not be weak.

He Heli was already looking at the map on the wall.

Houjin also has maps here, of course, it is also very simple, they are not qualified to go to the capital to find a qualified cartographer, the method used is very rough, about the Liaodong Weishu to find a person who can make a map, the level is very poor.

But in Zhang Han's opinion, it is generally not bad.

He Heli's identity and experience, at a glance, the vision is to point to the point, and it is also the place where Salhu is standard in Mongolian!

Salhu, located in the south bank of the Hunhe River under the Jiefan Mountain, the terrain of the Jiefan Mountain is dangerous, the cliff is steep, the steepest place is the Jilin Cliff, the Hun River from the northeast to the southwest, the Suzi River from the southeast to the northwest, confluence under the Jiefan Mountain, the south bank of the Hunhe River under the foot of the mountain is the Salhu, the Salhu and the Jilin Cliff of the Jiefan Mountain face each other across the river, each other is the horn, after the boundary and the Sarhu, then there is a large plain area, after going straight to dozens of miles, it is where Hetuala is!

The reason why the Ming Army's West Road is the most important is precisely because of this.

Breaking through the key points and going straight to the core, the Western Route Army is, of course, the top priority, the undoubted main force.

"I'm going to see the Great Khan."

He Li made a decision in the blink of an eye, he grabbed the warm hat with red tassels on the table, and said to Zhang Han and Li Yongfang: "Fushun is attached to you waiting for news here, Zhang Dongzhu must not act alone, the soldiers are in danger, and it is very dangerous if one of them is not taken care of on the battlefield." ”

Zhang Han said: "Don't worry, Lord He, I'm not a madman. ”

He Heli laughed and strode away, Li Yongfang also shook his head and smiled, his face full of disdain.

Although Zhang Han said this, his psychology was actually very complicated, he knew that the Ming army would definitely not be able to win, but the main general would play like this, which made people really unacceptable, and when he saw Li Yongfang's face again, he couldn't wait to kick this guy.

He said to Li Yongfang: "Before he was a guerrilla in the Liaodong Army, he also led the troops to fight like this? ”

Li Yongfang was a little embarrassed and said: "I have never fought, I was guarding the gate at the beginning, and I had nothing to do with leading troops to patrol the border, and Lao Khan was also very polite to me at that time, and I never looked for trouble." ”

"However," Li Yongfang continued: "The Ming generals are not too careful in making espionage reports, and the eldest prince of the Li Mansion was also ambushed to death when he was smashing the nest, but it's a pity." ”

Li Yongfang was talking about Li Rusong at this time, Li Chengliang only Li Rusong was the most like him, bold and careful, with the talent of a general, Li Rumei was also brave, but her temper was too violent, and she could only be a general, not a handsome.

Li Rusong lost hundreds of his subordinates in the battle of Bihuguan, and cried for it, and later became disheartened and withdrew directly from the battlefields of Chao and Xian back to Liaodong.

Later generations don't quite understand, in fact, the hundreds of people who died are not ordinary battalion soldiers, all of them are the most elite family members raised by the Li family, if the Ming army does not use the family as the main force, and it will not be able to survive in the Bihu Pavilion, it will directly be defeated, after all, it is Li Rusong who is careless for a while.

The characteristic of Li Rusong's battle is that like Li Chengliang, he rode lightly, boldly and quickly, and did not relax when he caught the fighter, and bit the enemy with light cavalry, kept slashing and killing, and finally bit off a piece of the enemy's meat.

Of course, this method of warfare is sharp, and the biggest problem is that it is easy to ambush, as long as the enemy is prepared in advance, set up an ambush, and the cavalry of the sneak attack does not have the power to fight for a long time, it will be dangerous at that time, Li Rusong does the war and likes to wear a strong and persistent rush to kill in front, and the result is a battle to die, and the commander of Liaodong has repeatedly changed people after him, but none of them can be compared with Li Rusong.

Zhang Han said in a deep tone: "Even if Li Rusong leads the troops, it will not be much better." ”

Li Yongfang first marched, and then laughed and said: "Wen Lan said well, that's the reason, with the old Khan leading the troops, even Ning Yuanbo couldn't please him back then." ”

Of course, what Zhang Han said was different from what Li Yongfang meant, but he would not refute it, and he smiled with Li Yongfang.