Zu Dashou's mood is difficult to calm down, Su Tiancheng just arrived in Ningyuan, he put forward a proposal to attack Dalinghe City, although such a suggestion has the meaning of proving himself, but also has the meaning of revenge, as for whether he can recover Dalinghe City, he is not the slightest sure, even if it is recovered, but to really hold it, it is also very difficult, lead the whole body, there is no overall coordination, there is no strong strength, and it can't be beaten and can't be defended.

Unexpectedly, Su Tiancheng had already thought of this matter, which shows that when Su Tiancheng was just appointed as the governor of Jiliao, he began to think about the affairs of Liaodong, although he was in the capital, he had already mastered a lot of information. Dalinghe City is indeed very crucial, no matter at the time in terms of location, or from the overall situation of controlling the Guanningjin defense line, Su Tiancheng praised Dalinghe City as the leader of the Guanningjin defense line, which is not an exaggeration at all.

If you can take Dalinghe City, and hold Dalinghe City, it is a huge threat to Houjin, and after this step, Houjin's Huang Taiji will be unable to sleep and eat, the most critical factor in this is that when Houjin Tartars think of entering the customs and harassing again, the Ming army stationed in Dalinghe City can directly smash Huanglong and threaten Shenyang, the capital of Houjin.

Therefore, the next battle of Daling River must be a bloody battle.

Guarding Dalinghe City, is the sergeant of the Houjin Zhenghong Banner, the banner owner of the Zhenghong Banner is the Prince Daishan of Heshuo Brother Li, this is a very famous figure, not only by Nurhachi's respect, but also by the trust of Huang Taiji, wisdom and bravery, although he is old, he does not chase power, but as the second son of Nurhachi, the influence in Houjin is still not ordinary.

Assisting in garrisoning Dalinghe City, there were also some Han troops. These Han troops belonged to the command of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming of Jin after surrender.

Kong Youde was named King Gongshun by Huang Taiji, Geng Zhongming was named King Huaishun, when Huang Taiji established the Great Qing Dynasty, two of the three were crowned kings, and the other was Shang Kexi, King Zhishun.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming surrendered to the time of the post-Jin. It was carrying a lot of ordnance, especially artillery, which greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Houjin, and the two also made a lot of contributions, leading the army to attack Korea, so that North Korea was forced to surrender to the Houjin and become enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

Dai Shan, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. It is impossible for them to personally guard in Dalinghe City, after all, their identities are different.

The total number of sergeants guarding Dalinghe City exceeded 10,000, including their families, at least about 30,000, even more than the personnel stationed during the construction of Dalinghe in the Ming Dynasty, which shows the importance that Houjin attached to Dalinghe City.

After returning to Ningyuan, all preparations were rolled out. Regarding the attack on Dalinghe City, Su Tiancheng did not keep it a special secret. Everyone up and down knows about it.

From this day on, Zu Dashou had trouble sleeping, every time he thought of the battle in Dalinghe City, he was unpleasant and couldn't sleep at night, he longed to be a pioneer, but the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning battalion. He was well aware that his first sergeant, in any aspect, could not be compared, if as a vanguard. He suffered a defeat, and it was a big blow to the whole army, so he had no confidence.

When the time came to late February, Zu Dashou finally couldn't help it and met Su Tiancheng again.

His purpose is also very clear, focusing on the attack on Dalinghe City, half a month has passed, he has not received any preparatory tasks, which makes him a little worried, could it be said that the attack on Dalinghe City has nothing to do with him, or when the time comes, he may be stationed in Ningyuan, watching the Jiangning battalion soldiers go out, this is unbearable, the Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Ningyuan, they have to train every day, and they are envious of their strength.

After entering the wing, Zu Dashou did not sit down.

"My lord, during this time, the last general is really a little difficult, seeing that the time to attack the Daling River is approaching, the last general has not received any military orders, the last general has the courage to ask, I don't know how Lord Lu Dao arranged it."

Zu Dashou was reluctant to sit down, Su Tiancheng was not reluctant, he had a smile on his face.

"General Zu thinks what kind of arrangement should be made?"

"This, the last general doesn't know what to do, but the last general thinks that the relevant deployment always has to start, for example, who is responsible for the main attack, who is responsible for the assist, who is responsible for the detour, who is responsible for the aftermath, etc., so that the training can be carried out accordingly."

"Hehe, it seems that General Zu has thought about it seriously, then you can tell me what you think."

"The last general is brave, the last general knows the road, the Jiangning camp is brave, the last general does not dare to look at it, but the last general also has an advantage, familiar with the terrain of Dalinghe City, the last general was responsible for the construction of Dalinghe City, for all the terrain inside and outside the city, are familiar, Dalinghe City is more than 40 miles away from Jinzhou, for the transportation hub, but also an important barrier in Jinzhou, I have built twice in the Ming Dynasty, Houjin demolished twice, Chongzhen four years, after the Jin took Dalinghe City, changed the strategy, no longer demolished, but stationed here, so that the defenders of Jinzhou, Don't dare to leave the city easily, here has become a big trouble for my Guanning Jin defense line, Houjin garrison here is not much, but the terrain of Dalinghe City is dangerous, my Ming garrison does not dare to attack easily, after all these years, Houjin slowly built Dalinghe City, its defense ability is very strong. ”

"What General Zu means, you are familiar with the terrain around Dalinghe City, and this main task is none other than you."

"The last general does have such thoughts, and I hope that your lordship will approve it."

Su Tiancheng's face became serious.

"General Zu, since you know the solidity and danger of Dalinghe City, you should know that Dao, if you send a sergeant to attack, it will cause heavy casualties, and taking Dalinghe City is the first task of this officer, and there must be no mistakes, so you need to consider it as a whole, if you take a strong offensive posture, you may not be able to capture it, it will cause a major blow to our Ming border army, and it will also contribute to the arrogance of Houjin, so you must think of a good strategy, rather than blindly relying on the courage of blood."

Speaking of this, Su Tiancheng also stood up.

"This officer has set a tactic, relying on artillery to pry open Dalinghe City, which also shows that the consumption of this battle is huge, the battle of Ningyuan, General Yuan Chonghuan relied on artillery, held Ningyuan City, and struck the Houjin Tartars, so my Ming army, has a great dependence on artillery, you also participated in the battle back then, and also made great contributions, which shows that you are more aware of how much role artillery has."

"Relying on artillery to attack Dalinghe City, this is also a helpless move, even if the imperial court is responsible for military salaries, it can not withstand such consumption, besides, the disadvantages of artillery are also obvious, unless it is a solid defense, otherwise artillery is very vulnerable to the opponent's key attack, now Jinzhou is under the protection of my heavy troops, the rear defense is solid, do not worry that Houjin will be copied from behind, artillery can let go of the hands and feet to attack, such tactics, can only be used when attacking Dalinghe City, if it is deep into the Liaodong area, such a combat strategy, It definitely won't work, and we still have to rely on the courage of the soldiers. ”

"You are the chief officer of the army stationed in Ningyuan, when you think about things, you need to be comprehensive, since this officer has made the decision to attack the Daling River, it must be realized, and the deployment of the army will be launched now, it is completely unnecessary, but all the sergeants, they must start to prepare, at least the training is necessary, instead of sitting and sighing, it is better to start preparing."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Zu Dashou woke up like a dream.

"The last general understands, it's all the last general who is stupid, thank you for the reminder of the adult, the last general will go and prepare."

To say that Su Tiancheng didn't think about it, it would be false.

Dalinghe City is less than fifty miles away from Jinzhou, the distance is so close, Houjin actually dared to garrison here, it can be seen that the disregard for the Daming border army, Sun Chuanting was stationed in Jinzhou, he was very unconvinced, thinking about leading the Jiangning battalion soldiers, taking Dalinghe City, and giving Houjin a blow, but Sun Chuanting was also very cautious, sent scouts, repeatedly observed the terrain around Dalinghe City, and found that relying on the form of strong attack, it would pay huge casualties, so he did not act rashly.

Taking Dalinghe City is the overall deployment, but Su Tiancheng has other ideas.

There are not many Houjin Tartars stationed in the Daling River, most of them are Han troops, these Han troops are Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's subordinates, since Dalinghe is so important, when Daling River attacks Dalinghe City, Houjin will definitely attach great importance to it, and the methods taken are nothing more than two, one is to mobilize heavy troops to support, and the other is to send effective generals to command.

The possibility of mobilizing heavy troops is not too great, after all, the Jiangning battalion stationed in Liaodong has caused a huge shock, and the Houjin Tartars have fought with the Jiangning battalion several times, and they know the courage of the Jiangning battalion, not to mention that the Ming army stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, there are hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, and they are really out of the nest, and Houjin may not be able to deal with it, so it is the greatest possibility to send important officers and lead some sergeants to come to help.

Su Tiancheng thought that Kong Youde or Geng Zhongming would come to reinforce him, in that case, he would capture or kill Kong Youde or Geng Zhongming at all costs, which could shock the Ming generals of the surrendered Jin to the greatest extent and disintegrate their fighting spirit.

Su Tiancheng still has a little bit of confidence, that is, even if Houjin loses Dalinghe City, it will not be a devastating blow, it is nothing more than thinking about entering the customs in the future, and it will be more difficult.

Based on this idea, Su Tiancheng was not in a hurry, let the news leak out, he knew that the Emperor Taiji of Houjin would soon know about the matter of the Dao, and would make a deployment to respond.

The battle of Dalinghe in Chongzhen's fourth year was a very heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty, and this battle of Dalinghe must be dealt a heavy blow to Houjin. (To be continued......)