Feng Pingzhang is a 57-year-old general this year, everyone knows that he is a capable general, but he has been hovering on the second line of Jiliao, and he has not been entrusted with important tasks if he has not obtained military merits. The reason is that his mouth is a little broken, and as long as others say something he doesn't like to hear, he always has to hit back in front of him.

The general had a big beard, teeth and claws like Zhang Fei, a face as black as carbon, and a somewhat chubby build—the only thing that made him a little different from Zhang Fei or Li Kui was that his eyes were small and he was not tall. Counting his fiery temper, he has the nickname of Dwarf Zhang Fei.

Now this short Zhang Fei is sitting in his headquarters on the front line of Linghai, and the deployment of troops will stabilize his defense line. Because the armies of all countries today are dominated by infantry, even if cavalry is used, the ability to assault in large depth is not strong. Advancing all the way from Mukden to Linghai, the rebels' attack power was seriously weakened, and they were unable to break through the Linghai defense line for a while.

Feng Pingzhang, who insisted on Jinzhou, was an old and serious general, he didn't do anything else since Fengtian was in a hurry, and turned Linghai and Jinzhou's periphery into a defensive position. In his opinion, defending his own jurisdiction is a major thing to be done in the first place, and it is precisely because he did not advance eastward against the rout that he retained the bridgehead of Linghai.

Looking at the telegram sent by Wang Jue, Feng Pingzhang did not have a trace of smugness or relaxation on his face, he just read the telegram over and over again, and then suddenly found that his eyes were red. It's not that Feng Pingzhang has a cowardly personality, but that he found that after waiting for so many years, some truly bloody talents have emerged on the land of China.

The reinforcements arrived earlier than he expected, and although they were not numerically enough to turn the tide of the battle, they brought with him the arms he had been waiting for for a long time and the capital to delay. Feng Pingzhang knew that if the rebels and the Japanese were gaining power now, once the army of the Ming Empire was assembled, if the rebels could not hold the line of Xingcheng in Huludao, Jinzhou, the things they ate would have to be spit out sooner or later.

"Well done! Well done! It's just this Wang Jue...... It's a guy who's never led a soldier, so I don't know if anything will go wrong. After Feng Pingzhang sighed, he thought to himself. When he was thinking about things, he muttered inattention, and was heard by the deputy next to him.

The staff officer smiled, comforted his commander and said, "This Wang family has always been a soldier since Jiliao. I heard that this Wang Jue is also a close friend of His Royal Highness the Prince, so he must be a capable person. ”

"The people of the Wang family must know the soldiers? Are you kidding? Isn't Wang Nu a member of the royal family? Is he also a soldier? Feng Pingzhang glanced at his staff officer, then waved his hand and said, "I, Feng, don't look at my family, I only value character and talent!" If he really rushed to help me defend Linghai, it would be my blessing. ”

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"Assault on Ling Hai? Isn't that really going to fill 100,000 people? "Mitsui Takanomiya finally transferred his command from Panjin to Linghai City, and after trying to storm twice, he knew that the defense line under Linghai City was also a difficult bone to gnaw.

At the beginning of Panjin City, the old general Liu Hui led his subordinates to defend the defensive line, and the Japanese army launched a fierce attack without waiting for the arrival of heavy artillery, resulting in heavy losses. Mitsui Takanomiya finally relied on Panjin Neiying to persuade the civil officials defending the city to surrender, and only then reluctantly took Panjin.

Now Linghai's garrison is more complete, and Jinzhou is behind him as a support. It can't even be encircled, and it's impossible to start with decoy and the like. Although relying on traitors and traitors and unscrupulous businessmen, the Japanese and rebels planted countless men in Liaodong. But after all, the strength of the Ming Empire is still there, and they can't make arrangements for every city.

"It's not a good way to attack Linghai, go around and attack Jinzhou first, how about this method?" Mitsui Takanomiya pointed to the map and said to Todeltai, who was already a little anxious beside him.

Todeltay had committed 1,000 cavalry in the onslaught, and as a result, the horses and knights were all stumps and severed arms under heavy machine guns. He had now left more than 4,000 corpses in Linghai, but he hadn't even captured a single line of defense.

There was originally a railway line from Mukden to Jinzhou, but when the Ming army retreated, it did not forget to completely blow up this railway and the nearby road. As a result, Jin Guo also had the heavy artillery prepared by Japan, which had just been transported to the front line of Tai'an, and it was almost 100 kilometers away from Linghai.

The rebels marched westward and conquered numerous cities. This attack speed may seem terrifying, but it also buries all kinds of hidden dangers. The old army units, which relied on mules and horses to tow artillery, were vividly demonstrated in their lack of mobility capability in such large-scale in-depth assault operations.

Todeltay was not a man to sit still, but he was more resolute and cautious, otherwise the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Yehe Haolian, would not have handed over his heavy troops to the command of this general. He thought for a while and said: "My handsome cavalry went to Jinzhou, but there was still no heavy artillery support, and if it couldn't be defeated, wouldn't it increase casualties?" ”

"General Todellety, why are you confused? Bypassing Ling Hai, you led the cavalry all the way west to the city of Jinzhou, falsely claiming that Ling Hai had been captured by us, and intimidating the other party to sacrifice the city to protect the safety of his wife and children, maybe you can do your best without a fight? Mitsui Takanomiya had already thought of a way and came up with an idea that was futile.

The other party went to the city to deceive, and if he succeeded, he picked up a city in vain, and if he failed, there was not much loss, no matter how it was calculated, it was a choice that could be tried. When Todeltay heard this, he also felt that he should try it, if he could succeed, then at least the vast plains behind him would be eaten by the Jin Kingdom.

"Good! I'll take the troops with me! This place will be handed over to the allies of the Japanese army to besiege, don't let this Linghai defenders return to the division to attack my rear road. Todeltay stood up as he spoke, and he was as big as a hill out of the tent.

Mitsui Takanomiya got up to see him off, and promised: "If this Ling Haiming army retreats, I should capture the city and then chase and kill it, and completely annihilate this army, then Huludao and Xingcheng are not all in the general's pocket?" ”

Todeltay thought about it, and there really wasn't much risk to say. He was most worried that the Mongolian cavalry of the Ming army could not advance eastward in a short period of time, threatening him, with the cavalry troops of the Jin State, the Ming army wanted to flank him, so he just got on his horse and ran away...... This is not the first time that this kind of battle has been fought in desperation, it is nothing more than a bit of embarrassment. Thinking of this, he turned on his horse, took his adjutant and guarded him, and ran towards the camp of the Jin army.