Liaodong Ningyuan City, military preparation Yamen.

Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, sat on the main seat, looked around at the generals under his command, and his heart was churning.

The Ming army and the Later Jin first had the battle of Lishan Mountain, but only the Man Gui led a thousand remnants of the cavalry to flee back to Ningyuan, and then Sun Zushou was seriously injured and returned, this situation was even more determined that he could not fight with the Houjin field, only the idea of defending the city. To his surprise, Emperor Taiji, the lord of the Later Jin Kingdom, personally led the four major Baylors to give up the siege of Jinzhou and take Ningyuan directly, which shocked him greatly.

But fortunately, after several years of building by him, Ningyuan City has become a unique fortress that is impregnable. He asked himself that he was confident that he could resist Houjin Bingfeng, even if he went out of the city to fight with Houjin, it would be no problem at all.

The development of events was really beyond his expectations, Huang Taiji's main force did not bargain for anything under Ningyuan City, not only did they not capture Ningyuan City, but also lost their troops and generals, carrying a big heel.

At this moment, his heart has long been full of wantonness, this time Jinzhou and Ningyuan fierce battle, may not be as good as the last year's Ning Yuan's great victory, if it is reported to the imperial court, it will be a great achievement.

However, at this moment, the Jinyi Guard, who was standing at the foot of the steps, commanded Qi Liao, but brought him a letter from Sun Yueling, the commander of the Liaodong Jingluo, which made him conflicted and depressed.

From Qi Liao's mouth, he had already confirmed that Sun Yueling's strange soldiers broke through Tashan and made a detour to Rufeng Mountain to burn Houjin grain and grass, which shocked him no less than the siege of Houjin. According to his original idea, the transfer of troops to Sun Yueling to the north to rescue Jinzhou was nothing more than a show, to deal with the urging of the imperial court. But what I didn't expect was that this Sun Yueling actually did this difficult thing, not only successfully arrived in Jinzhou City, inflicted a lot of damage on the enemy, but also burned the enemy's grain and grass, which is simply unimaginable.

Now, Sun Yueling's letter is to urge him to order all the generals under his command as soon as possible, and take advantage of the exhaustion of the enemy's division veterans and lack of food and grass to go out of the city to pursue Houjin, and attack the Ming army in Jinzhou on both sides, and completely wipe out Houjin in Liaozuo.

Yuan Chonghuan is very contradictory, if things are really as Sun Yueling said, the main forces of the Houjin inlaid red flag and the yellow inlaid flag have been seriously hit, and the rest of the flags have also lost a lot, then taking advantage of the situation of Houjin running out of food, it is not known that the pursuit of the enemy army may really be able to uproot the chronic disease of Houjin in Liaodong; However, it cannot be ruled out that Sun Yueling is just exaggerating, and the main purpose is to trick him out of the city to fight with Houjin, so as to flatter the imperial court.

Yuan Chonghuan frowned, stared at Qi Liao tightly, and asked again: "Qi Liao, what Sun Jingluo said in his letter is indeed correct?" ”

Qi Liao hugged his fists again and said: "Lord Yuan, this is a true thing, Qi dares to use the head of the item to guarantee." I also hope that the Lord will send troops to chase the enemy as soon as possible, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he will be able to gather and annihilate Jiannu in Liaozuo, and once he misses it, there will be no more ......."

"Lord Qi has such a big breath!" Ning Yuan's chief soldier Zu Dashou suddenly stepped forward to interrupt his speech, and said, "Gathering Jiannu to annihilate Liaozuo is something that no Liaodong governor could do before, and even Sun Gebu didn't dare to boast about this Haikou back then. Why, is it that even Sun Gebu is not as good as you Qi Liao, and not as good as Sun Jingluo? ”

Without waiting for Qi Liao to counterattack, he leaned over at Yuan Chonghuan and said, "My lord, the last general thinks that you must not pursue the enemy at this time. First, although Huang Taiji suffered a small defeat in Ningyuan, he did not hurt the bones at all, and the army's combat strength was still there, which can be seen from the orderly retreat of the enemy. Second, after the gold grain and grass were burned, the two flags inlaid with red and yellow suffered heavy losses, and it was only Sun Jingluo's words, unconfirmed, the enemy's losses may not be as serious as Sun Yueling said, if our troops rashly attacked, the two banners led troops to surround it, then the Ningyuan Guan Ning army was bound to be in danger. Third, even if the red and yellow flags can't come to help, but Huang Taiji still has nearly 40,000 people in the other six flags, and the combat power cannot be underestimated. ”

Qi Liao sighed in his heart when he heard this, since Sun Yueling told him that it was very likely that it was Liaozuo Jiangmen who opposed the dispatch of troops this time, and now it was confirmed, and he was about to ridicule him, but he saw the general soldier of Shanhaiguan rushing out angrily, and shouted at Zu Dashou: "Zu Dashou, why did you say this, don't you still believe Lord Sun Jinglu?" Now is a great opportunity to wipe out Jiannu in Liaozuo in one fell swoop, and you should not be alarmist and interfere with the intentions of the governor. I think you're just cowardly and cowardly, and you don't dare to fight with Houjin......"

Zu Dashou snorted coldly and said to Man Gui: "Since General Man is so brave and warlike, why did he still incur the defeat of Lishan Mountain, and the two thousand iron horsemen who were beaten lost their armor and fled in embarrassment?" ”

Man Gui's lungs were about to explode, and he pointed at Zu Dashou and said, "If it weren't for your subordinate Wu Xiang fleeing without a fight, how could I be defeated?" I didn't settle accounts with you, but you were bitten by a vicious dog, and I will definitely report this matter to Lord Liu, and treat your ancestor Dashou for the crime of laxity! ”

Zu Dashou sneered and said: "Wu Xiang saw that the situation was unfavorable, and it was extremely wise to retreat after judging the situation, this point Lord Yuan had already decided, could it be that you only have Sun Jingluo in your heart, don't you take Lord Yuan's words in your eyes?" ”

Man Gui was unconvinced, and when he was about to argue, he heard Yuan Chonghuan shout heavily: "Man Gui can't make a mistake, give me a retreat!" ”

Man Gui glanced at Yuan Chonghuan angrily, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart and retreated to the side in a muffled voice.

Yuan Chonghuan took a deep breath and looked at Liang Ding, thinking about it in his head.

This time he sent troops to pursue Houjin, even if he won, the greatest credit is undoubtedly Sun Yueling, who raised troops to the north, not his old man Yuan, his position in Liaodong in the future is bound to be unstable, and everything will be pressed by that Sun Yueling; But if it fails, the Guanning defense line that he has worked hard to build for several years will inevitably collapse, and his future career of Yuan Chonghuan will inevitably accompany Sun Yueling to be buried together.

But if he doesn't send troops, then this time Ning Jin retreats from the enemy, and he can still report to the imperial court. Although Sun Yueling also has a certain amount of credit, he Yuan Chonghuan also has a merit in blocking the enemy in Ningyuan, compared to Sun Yueling, who is not so prominent, his position in Liaodong is still stable, and the strategy of leveling Liao still has to be carried out according to his intentions.

Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan had made up his mind, and said to the generals: "The headquarters thinks about it carefully, and thinks that General Zu is reasonable, and in this extraordinary period, our department still can't be moved lightly. When a scout is dispatched, a decision can only be made after the situation is clarified. ”

After that, without waiting for everyone to discuss, he ordered all the generals to return to the camp and wait for their lives in peace.

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After leaving the Yamen to prepare for the army, Qi Liao chased after Man Gui, who was angry and left, and shouted: "General Man, General Man!" ”

Man Gui heard someone calling, and when he turned around and saw that it was Qi Liao, he couldn't help but be surprised: "It turned out to be Lord Qi, I don't know what called me?" ”

Qi Liao ran a few steps forward, caught up with Man Gui, and said, "General Man, Sun Jingluo still has an edict, ordering me to tell the general alone." ”

Man Gui asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Qi Liao looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk, why don't I return to the barracks with the general, and then talk to the general in detail." ”

Seeing what he said solemnly, Man Gui nodded and said, "So, then you come with me." ”

After leaving the west gate of Ningyuan and entering the Mangui camp, Qi Liao slowly said what Sun Yueling meant.

In fact, long before Sun Yueling sent Qi Liao to Ningyuan, he expected that Yuan Chonghuan might not listen to the advice to send troops, so before Qi Liao left, Sun Yueling told him that if Yuan Chonghuan was unwilling to send troops, then he must meet with Man Gui and Sun Zushou alone, and let them lead the troops to chase the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Sun Zushou was sent back to Jizhen by Yuan Chonghuan due to his serious injuries, and the Jizhen soldiers led by Sun Zushou also returned with him. Now Ningyuan is the only general in Mangui who disagrees with Yuan Chonghuan, and the only one who dares to disobey Yuan Chonghuan and obey Sun Yueling's dispatch.

Man Gui still has 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry in his hands, although the number is a little smaller, but as long as he cooperates with the Guanning army in Jinzhou, he can still deal a serious blow to Houjin. Therefore, whether Man Gui can listen to the tune this time has become the key to the matter.

Unexpectedly, after Man Gui heard Qi Liao's words, he immediately agreed, expressing his willingness to listen to Lord Jinglue's wishes and send troops north to chase the enemy.

This was out of Qi Liao's surprise, he thought that it would take a lot of lips and tongues to persuade Man Gui, but he didn't expect Man Gui to be so bold and righteous, he immediately stood up, hugged his fist at Man Gui and said: "In this way, that Qi has thanked General Man, General Man is really the pioneer of my Ming Dynasty and loyal to the country, Qi Liao admires!" ”

Man Gui grabbed his hand, laughed, and said, "Master Qi, you and I don't have to be so polite. I only hate that Yuan Chonghuan refused to send troops to help, and missed this golden opportunity. ”

Qi Liao said: "The situation is urgent, if the general wants to send troops, he should prepare as soon as possible." ”

Man Gui nodded and said, "You are right, I have made up my mind, and I will go north to chase the enemy tonight!" ”

Qi Liao was overjoyed and said, "This is very good, Qi Liao is willing to go with the general." ”

At this moment, a soldier suddenly came to spread the word, saying that Yuan Chonghuan had sent an envoy to the camp to read the edict of the superintendent.

The two looked at each other in amazement.

After a short time, the messenger came to the tent, but it was a small lieutenant of the town guard. The man said to the Mangui Grand Lalama: "The Governor has an order, all battalions are not allowed to move without permission, and there will be no forgiveness for violators!" He added, "Lord Yuan also said that barracks have been arranged in the city for the generals, and General Man is invited to move to the city immediately to rest." ”

Man Gui was furious, this Yuan barbarian was clearly not worried about him, afraid that he would not obey the order of the governor and lead his troops to Liaozuo privately, so he shouted to the lieutenant: "The people of the army, since they should guard the camp steadily, share weal and woe with the soldiers, how can they live alone in the city?" ”

The lieutenant said proudly: "This is what Lord Yuan meant, does General Man want to disobey the order of the governor?" ”

Man Gui couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "What about disobedience, does Yuan Manzi really think that this Liaodong is his?" ”

The lieutenant was shocked when he heard this, pointed at him and sobbed, "You...... What did you say? ”

Man Gui pointed at the lieutenant and shouted, "Come on, tie me up!" ”