The arrival of spring indicates that the rainy season is coming, but this spring, there is very little rain in Liaodong, which makes the preparations for the war much faster.

In mid-April, artillery arrived in Jinzhou.

The General Military Office immediately placed martial law on no one to approach, including unauthorized sergeants, technicians from Fort Anning, who began to assemble artillery around the clock.

Su Tiancheng had arrived in Jinzhou, and Xu Eryi stayed in Ningyuan's Governor's Mansion to handle all matters.

Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, including Wu Xiang, all followed to Jinzhou.

The General Military Office, the officers above the general military officer stationed on the Guanningjin defense line, and the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion guard, are all waiting for orders, and the battle of Daling River is about to begin.

Everyone's mood was excited, and they had been preparing for two months, waiting for the order to finally attack.

There are maps on the walls and a sand table in the middle of the room.

Su Tiancheng stood in front of the sand table, and everyone gathered around the sand table.

"Liu Tiehan, let's introduce the situation around Dalinghe City."

Liu Tiehan walked to the front, he still served as the commander of the scout battalion guard, and the hardest thing during this period of time was the scout battalion, non-stop reconnaissance, figuring out all the situations around Dalinghe City.

"The Houjin Tartars stationed in Dalinghe City are divided into two parts, the first part is stationed in the city, for more than a month, they have strengthened the city wall, and the red-coated cannons have been erected on the city wall, and the second part is stationed on the edge of the riverbed about a mile away from Dalinghe City, where they have built a fence, and the Tartars in the city are stationed in turn. In addition, the scout battalion also learned that all the Tartar families stationed in Dalinghe City had withdrawn, and almost all of the soldiers who remained in the city were Houjin's sergeants. ”

"The logistical aspects of transportation. When Yue Tuo and Kong Youde entered Dalinghe City, they carried a large amount of grain and grass, and the transportation team was almost endless, according to the scouts' visual measurements, it was estimated that these grains and grasses were enough to last 30,000 people for about half a year. In other words, Yue Tuo was ready to defend Dalinghe City to the death, and even if they were surrounded, they would be able to maintain it for a long time, which was also a lesson they learned from our Ming army. ”

"The Houjin Tartars stationed in Dalinghe City are mainly Han troops, and the sergeants stationed on the periphery are all Han soldiers and Han army clothes. Unlike the clothing of the Eight Banners, almost all of them are black, which is very recognizable. ”

"During this period of time, the Houjin Tartars stationed in Dalinghe City have always been very heavily guarded, because they have moved their families, so it is impossible for anyone in Dalinghe City to be able to mix in. At the same time after the Golden Tartars in the perimeter of the defensive line, on the surrounding situation. It is also very vigilant. ”……

After Liu Tiehan finished speaking, Su Tiancheng spoke with a smile.

"Everyone knows the situation, it seems that our opponents Yue Tuo and Kong Youde are still not simple, and they can save consumption by moving away Da Linghe's family. Once encountering a war, the soldiers who stuck to the city were able to hold on for a longer time, a full half a year's food and grass, which shows how determined they were. Maybe I still think that after the opportunity is ripe, I will attack Jinzhou City, and my Ming army will not be able to besiege Daling River for more than half a year, not to mention half a year, not for half a month. ”

"Yue Tuo and Kong Youde's arrangement outside Dalinghe City has also taken a lot of thought, the edge of the riverbed is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, but we must break through this line of defense. This means that we will have to pay a greater price, and the Houjin soldiers who are sticking to the periphery will definitely withdraw to the city if they cannot hold on, and we will not be able to annihilate them all. ”

"The biggest threat to us is the red-coated cannon, the red-coated cannon set up on the city wall, but not vegetarian, that is to kill people, so our attack, we must be well-planned, we must try to save time, reduce casualties, my consideration, this attack on Dalinghe City, draw out 150,000 troops."

When Su Tiancheng said this, everyone's eyes began to shine, the Ming army on the Guanningjin defense line is always more than 330,000 people, it is impossible to draw them all, 150,000 is close to half, which shows that more than half of the sergeants still have to stick to the city.

Zu Dashou and the others were even more anxious, if Su Tiancheng did not arrange for them, they would also have to obey the order, and it was impossible to disobey the order, but attacking Dalinghe City was their dream task, no matter how much it cost, they would have to participate.

"150,000 people, drawn from three places, the Guanning army stationed in Shanhaiguan, 50,000 people, the chief military officer Wu Sangui is in charge, the border army stationed in Jinzhou and Ningyuan, 50,000 people, the chief military officer Zu Dashou is responsible, the Jiangning battalion is transferred 50,000 people, the left deputy imperial envoy, the commander of the Tongzhi Sun Chuanting is responsible, and the 150,000 army is under the unified command of the governor and the governor of Tongzhi Hong Chengchou."

"All the officers and sergeants who have been transferred must obey the unified command, the specific deployment, the next meeting, and then discuss, starting tomorrow, the selected sergeants will start to act in a unified manner, and within five days, all of them will gather in Jinzhou City, and if there is a delay, the military law will be carried out."

Yue Tuo is also glad that he made the right decision.

Moving away the family members is not such a simple matter, the family members of the Han army are easy to say, and they can't ignore the command, but the family members of those Red Banner sergeants, including the families of some officers, are not moved away just by talking, from the perspective of defending the city, these family members can not continue to stay in Dalinghe City, in case of war, these people are the biggest drag, not to mention the small Dalinghe City, accommodating about 100,000 people, it is simply a disaster.

Yue Tuo was not polite at all, no matter whose family members they were, they all moved away and returned to Shenyang, as for these family members, what they relied on to live, he couldn't manage so much for the time being, and now the most important task was to defend the city.

At the edge of the riverbed one mile away from Dalinghe City, establish a defensive position, which is also Yue Tuo's idea, and just arrived in Dalinghe City, this project began to be carried out, without the slightest delay, as for the construction process, whether there will be Ming soldiers to harass, Yue Tuo did not think about this problem at all, in his eyes, Ming soldiers are all turtles with shrunken heads, all stay in the city, dare not go out of the city of waste.

The emperor once instructed that Su Tiancheng, the Jiliao Governor of the Ming Dynasty, was very powerful, and he must pay attention to it, and he must not underestimate the enemy, Yue Tuo didn't know about Su Tiancheng, and he didn't particularly care about it.

Dalinghe City, the construction time is not long, Chongzhen's four years of Dalinghe battle, Dalinghe City has not been completed, less than ten years ago, Yue Tuo came to Dalinghe City, spent a week, looked everywhere, for some not very solid city walls, repaired and cared for.

The twenty red-coated cannons that were transported were placed in four directions, and in each place were five red-coated cannons, and these cannons could play a huge role in defending the city.

Yue Tuo is also satisfied with Kong Youde, the Han army stationed in Dalinghe City is close to 30,000 people, and the Eight Banners Army looks down on the Han army, this kind of discrimination comes from the bones and cannot be changed, so, after coming to Dalinghe City, Yue Tuo put forward strict requirements to more than 1,000 Red Banner sergeants, not allowed to bully others, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, if there is something to do with each other, it will be really troublesome, I am afraid that Dalinghe City will be handed over to Daming.

In any case, Yue Tuo has always been in the army, and his long-term conquest has also made him understand a lot of things.

After arriving in Dalinghe City, Yue Tuo's attitude towards Kong Youde is still good, and there is still a shelf, but when making a decision, he usually discusses it with Kong Youde, Yue Tuo knows very well that he needs to rely on Kong Youde, in Dalinghe City, the unity and harmony between the two is the most important, if they are not compatible with each other, it is the biggest danger.

Command the operation, Yue Tuo is indeed capable, from this aspect, Kong Youde can be convinced, in the character of the Manchurians, there are bold parts, relatively speaking, there are not so many roundabout thoughts, it is precisely because of understanding this detail, Kong Youde can live in peace with Yue Tuo, at this time, thinking of Geng Zhongmin's many ideas for himself, Kong Youde sighed a lot, if this is in the Ming army, many contradictions will definitely break out, and the corresponding means are also used, contradictions and friction between generals, which will weaken the combat effectiveness of the troops to the greatest extent.

Yue Tuo is not very concerned about the many arrangements of the Ming army, his understanding is still somewhat fixed, thinking that it is impossible for the Ming army to attack Dalinghe City, although the emperor is very respectful and valued by Su Tiancheng, the Ming Dynasty's Jiliao Governor, but Yue Tuo feels that the combat effectiveness and level of the Ming army are like that, as for the fiasco of Azig in the pass in Chongzhen's nine years, there are many other factors, perhaps some accidental factors came together, which caused such a big loss.

There are 30,000 soldiers stationed in Dalinghe City, which is a very strong force, relying on the danger of Dalinghe City, even if it is a disciple of the Eight Banners, it is not a simple matter to attack this city, let alone explain the army.

In this regard, Yue Tuo and Kong Youde's understanding is different, arranging the defense line outside Dalinghe City, Yue Tuo's real mind is to think of being able to make a breakthrough, that is to say, after being stationed in Dalinghe City for a period of time, waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack on Jinzhou City, no matter whether Jinzhou City can be taken or not, at least form an offensive posture, just hold Dalinghe City, in Yue Tuo's opinion, it is a bit of a nest, in charge of so many soldiers, can not make achievements, what kind of warriors of the Qing Dynasty.

Kong Youde's understanding is mainly in the form of defense, thinking that the stationing of sergeants outside Dalinghe City and the formation of a defensive line is to increase the Ming army to launch a sneak attack, as long as the movement is discovered, the sergeants stationed in Dalinghe City will give a devastating blow to the Ming army who do not know the height of the sky. (To be continued......)