"How's the probing going?" Yuan Chonghuan stood in front of the map and frowned and asked.

"Uncle Yuan! This is not optimistic! There are high and thick city walls around this Yixian county, the north is by the Daling River, and the other three sides, the terrain is open and flat, and the Tartars are not only defended by the artillery on the city, but also the cavalry troops on the side, and our attack troops are difficult to approach. Wu Sangui sighed.

"This is our only chance!" Yuan Chonghuan sighed, he already understood that Yuan Keli didn't trust him very much anymore, and this time he let him lead the troops to fight mostly because of the feelings of the past.

"Uncle Yuan! How could you do such a thing? Today's imperial court can be shrewd, and there is the pervasive Zhongxingwei! What are you。。。。。 Alas! Wu Sangui sighed.

"You, you! Understand what? Now it seems that the imperial court is going to recover Liaodong, so what about after recovering Liaodong? The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking! Yuan Chonghuan said bitterly, and then Yuan Chonghuan pointed to Wu Sangui's head and said, "Think about the ancestral family now, and your Wu family!" If the Tartars were wiped out, would your family still be like it is now? ”

After hearing this, Wu Sangui frowned, then nodded and said, "What Uncle Yuan said is right!" But Uncle Yuan, have you thought about it? Now that the imperial court wants to recover Liaodong, can it only rely on our Liaodong army? ”

"You mean Jingying?!" Yuan Chonghuan was stunned.

"Today's Jingying is no longer the Jingying of the past! In the past, we could confidently say that we were the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty! But now? The kid thinks that if the two armies fight, we are not the opponent of Jingying! And Tartar, I thought the chances of winning were not high! Wu Sangui groaned.

"You are raising the morale of others and destroying your own prestige!" Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile.

"Uncle Yuan! The kid is telling the truth! Wu Sangui shook his head, then looked at Yuan Chonghuan's eyes and said, "Uncle Yuan, no matter what, the future prospects of all of us can be fought here, if we can't take this Yixian, our Liaodong Army will be finished!" ”

"You're right! Don't talk about that! What do you think about this battle? Let's talk about Uncle Yuan! Yuan Chonghuan sat down.

"Uncle Yuan! According to the specific situation found by the spies we sent, we carefully crossed the forward positions from the west, south, and north, and approached a short distance from the city wall by means of darkness and some bunkers, and observed the fortifications of the Tartars. The Tartars relied on the city wall, together with the artillery we left behind before and some of their artillery, which constituted the main defense, and at the same time some villages in front of the city, such as the Wu family's small temple, the old Li family, the old Yan family, the old Zhang family, etc. The Tartars also sent some troops to garrison the strongholds, and the strongholds were horns between each other, and the high-speed maneuvering of the cavalry could be supported at any time, and the firepower of the walls was condescending, which could be very effective in striking at the invading enemy. In addition, there is the Daling River in the north of the city, and it is difficult for our assault troops to approach the city wall; The west of the city is the focus of the enemy's defense, and most of the enemy's troops are here, except for the soldiers defending the city, and many fortifications have been built, so if we attack from here, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties. Due south and east are slightly weaker than the west of the city, but not much worse. In the southwest, except for a few strongholds of private houses such as the small temple of the Wu family, there is an open land with more than one meter of dryness, which is very conducive to the Tartar cavalry to charge, and it is extremely difficult for our attacking troops to approach the city wall from here. Wu Sangui pointed to Yixian County on the map and said while gesturing.

Hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan's brows furrowed even deeper, the defense arranged by this Tartar was obviously stronger than the defense that Daming had arranged here at the beginning, hearing Wu Sangui say this, Yuan Chonghuan thought for a while and said: "I remember that in the southwest of Yi County, about four miles away from the county seat of Yi County, is there a small hill?" Is there a garrison of Tartars there now? ”

Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "No! But Uncle Yuan! Even a hill is useless! ”

"Humph! Originally, it was quite difficult! However, the previous method of besieging Jinzhou by the Tartars inspired me, since the enemy can use us, why can't we? When the time comes, we will send our artillery to the side of the small hill, as long as we smash the city wall, Nayi County will be ours! How many soldiers are there in Yixian now? Yuan Chonghuan asked.

"Back to Uncle Yuan! Counting those traitors who surrendered, the Tartars were roughly more than fifteen thousand, of which roughly three thousand cavalry with white flags were stationed outside! Wu Sangui said.

"Looks like Dorgon has some people left behind! But these people will eventually become our trophies! The corners of Yuan Chonghuan's mouth curved, and then he looked at Wu Sangui and said, "Start tonight!" You lead 10,000 soldiers to start digging! Don't move too much, don't disturb them! As for how to do it, I'm sure you will have a way! In addition, let Zu Kuan lead 2,000 cavalry to protect you, and I will make a feint on the other side to cover you! ”

"The last general commands!" After speaking, Wu Sangui didn't talk nonsense, and saluted.

"That's it! Go get ready! Yuan Chonghuan waved his hand.

"The last will retire!" Wu Sangui hugged his fists, saluted, and then retreated.

Watching Wu Sangui retreat, Yuan Chonghuan sat down, looked at the map, sighed, and then fell into deep thought, no one knew what he was thinking.

In the following days, Yixian ushered in the Ming army's thunderous and rainy attack, at first they were tired in the middle of the night to attack, but just when they adjusted their state to meet the battle with all their might, the Ming army retreated as quickly as a tide, and in the middle of the night, the Tartar cavalry did not dare to pursue at all, and could only helplessly watch the Ming army blow like the wind, and then blow away like the wind, without taking away a cloud.

"Are the Ming troops attacking at night these days?" A Tartar general in the lobby spoke.

"Back to Lord Belle! At first the others were like this! But since today, we have also begun to harass us from time to time during the day! It's all about touching and leaving, and it's never about fighting! The men under him said bitterly.

"A bunch of bastards! Didn't Duoduo lead the pursuit? The man in the hall continued to ask.

"Chase! However, it is said that Yuan Chonghuan has deployed a lot of artillery and other firearms in the rear, and we have no way of knowing how many troops Yuan Chonghuan has! It was said that out of an abundance of caution, Dordor Belle did not pursue too far! The men continued.

"It's been a few days! The Ming army has always been like this! There must be something going on behind it! Such! Order someone to look around! Report any clues to Ben Baylor! Also, has the news sent out for support from Quang Ninh? The man in the hall asked.

"Lord Belle rest assured! Send it out! The subordinate said.

"That's it! Stand down! Find out what the hell the Qingming army is doing as soon as possible! "Humanity in the hall.

"Minions obey! Slaves retreat! After saying that, the men bowed and bowed respectfully.