Liaoyang City, Liaodong Prefecture Yamen, Council Hall.

Zhang Hao frowned and listened to the discussion of the generals of the Ming army present, because everyone knew that Liaoyang City had a pivotal position in the battle situation in Liaodong, and the Mongolian army would definitely not give it to others, so none of the generals, including Liu Qing, thought that the army that appeared outside the city and claimed to be Li Yuntian's subordinates was the Ming army, which was a trap set by the Mongolian army.

"Lord Yu Zongbing, thousands of households guarding the city gate tower in Beicheng came to report, and the people outside the city shouted just now, saying that the Marquis of Zhenwu has arrived." Just when Zhang Hao was worried about this matter, a guard walked into the hall quickly, arched his hand at Zhang Hao, and said in a deep voice.

"What?" Zhang Hao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the general in surprise, and the generals of the Ming army at the scene also looked at the guard in shock.

"Lord Commander, thousands of households guarding the city gate tower of Beicheng have come to report, and the people outside the city shouted just now, saying that the Marquis of Zhenwu has arrived." The guard thought that Zhang Hao didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it loudly.

"Zhenwu Hou?" Zhang Hao came back to his senses now, the expression on his face changed a few times, and then he stood up suddenly, walked out of the door hurriedly, and went to the Beicheng City Gate Tower to check if the person who came was Li Yuntian.

The generals of the Ming army in the hall glanced at each other, and got up and followed behind Zhang Hao, they already knew from Li Daniu that Li Yuntian was the left deputy commander of Liaodong appointed by Emperor Xuande, so they also wanted to go to confirm whether Li Yuntian was here.

"Meet the Commander-in-Chief." When Zhang Hao stood on the north gate tower and looked down, Li Yuntian, who was talking and laughing with Zhao Yong and others, turned over and dismounted, walked to the city gate and bowed to Zhang Hao, and said loudly.

"Meet the Commander-in-Chief." Zhao Yong and other generals followed behind and saluted Zhang Hao in unison.

Zhang Hao looked at Li Yuntian and Zhao Yong and Yang Wei behind Li Yuntian with a surprised expression, not only did he not expect Li Yuntian to really appear outside the city, but he also did not expect that Zhao Yong and Yang Wei, who had been captured by the Mongolian army before, would be with Li Yuntian.

"Quick, open the city gate and welcome the Marquis of Zhenwu into the city!" However, after all, Zhang Hao had experienced countless winds and waves, and soon came back to his senses, realizing that the appearance of Li Yuntian, Zhao Yong and others here meant that the Mongolian army had been defeated in Liaodong, so he excitedly ordered the generals beside him, and got up and went downstairs to welcome Li Yuntian into the city.

In order to prevent the Mongol army from attacking through the city gates, the four gates of Liaoyang City were firmly blocked by the Ming army with heavy objects from the inside, although this would make it difficult for the Mongol army to break through the city gates, but it was not easy to clear those heavy objects and open the city gates.

When the north gate of Liaoyang City was opened, most of the hours had passed, and Zhang Hao and other generals in the city had already known that Li Yuntian led his army to win three battles in succession in Qingfeng Valley, Yinzhou City and Hupi Battalion, and they were pleasantly surprised.

Even Zhang Hao couldn't imagine that the reason why Li Yuntian was able to win those three battles was to rely on the recruited Jurchen soldiers and the surrendered Mongol soldiers, which was unbelievable in the eyes of Zhang Hao and others, and Li Yuntian completed an impossible task.

The news of Li Yuntian's defeat of the Mongol army spread like a whirlwind throughout Liaoyang City, which made the soldiers and civilians of Liaoyang City boil in an instant, and they cheered and even warmed their eyes, secretly glad to have escaped the clutches of the Mongol army.

For the soldiers and civilians of Liaoyang City, they are no strangers to Li Yuntian, knowing that Li Yuntian is a hero who led the army to quell the Jiaozhi Rebellion, and now he has defeated the Mongol army in Liaodong, so people have rushed to Beicheng to see with their own eyes what kind of person Li Yuntian is.

After Li Yuntian and Zhang Hao rode into the city side by side on horseback, chatting and laughing, the people gathered on the side of the road immediately cheered in unison, and subconsciously hugged forward to see Li Yuntian up close, crowding the Ming soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order staggered.

Facing the enthusiastic people, Li Yuntian smiled and waved his hands to the people on both sides of the road, which made the cheers at the scene even worse.

In the evening, Zhang Hao set up a banquet in the Yamen of Liaodong Prefecture, and washed the dust for Li Yuntian and his party.

The soldiers and civilians in the city finally had a full meal at night, because the grain transferred by Li Yuntian from Kaiyuan City could arrive in Liaoyang City in two days, so Zhang Hao deliberately released the food supply, so that the people could eat their bellies, and the entire Liaoyang City was filled with a festive atmosphere.

"Lord General Soldier, after the defeat of the Tiger Skin Battalion in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the army will be unstable, and according to the humble position, it is the best time for our army to recover Haizhou City!" After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Yuntian, who was talking and laughing, turned around and said to Zhang Hao with a smile.

Li Yuntian had already learned about the deployment of troops in Haizhou City from the Mongolian generals who had been captured in the first battle of the Tiger Skin Battalion, and knew that Haizhou City was garrisoned by 30,000 Mongolian soldiers, and if the 20,000 troops who were withdrawn from Liaoyang City were added, then there would be a total of 50,000 troops.

Of these, 20,000 were Tatar and Warat soldiers, 20,000 Uliangha soldiers, and 10,000 were servants.

In terms of numbers alone, the Mongol army in Haizhou City reached 50,000 troops, which can be described as a large number of people, but the cavalry they were most proud of was only 15,000 people.

In addition, the defeat of the Mongol army at the Hupi Camp greatly shocked the Mongol generals who were not psychologically prepared at all, otherwise the Mongol generals besieging Liaoyang City would not have ordered the withdrawal of their troops overnight.

In Li Yuntian's view, the Mongol generals in Haizhou City must have been disturbed by the defeat of the Tiger Skin Battalion, and when they had not yet figured out the reality of the Ming army, if the Ming army took the initiative to attack, Adai Khan would abandon the city and leave, so as not to be besieged by the Ming army in Haizhou City.

With arquebuses and Francophone guns in eastern Liaodong, the Mongol cavalry advantage was gone, and the Ming army blew up the walls of Yinzhou, meaning that the walls of Haizhou could not protect the Mongol troops in the city.

Moreover, in order to put pressure on Adai Khan, Li Yuntian had already sent someone to inform Li Daniu in Phoenix City, asking him to lead the 50,000 Korean soldiers to Haizhou City, and form a flank attack on Haizhou City with the Ming army in Liaoyang City.

As long as the Ming army showed a tough attack posture, Li Yuntian believed that Adai Khan would be scared away, and the Ming army would regain Haizhou City without blood.

"Marquis Zhenwu, the heavy task of recovering Haizhou City will be handed over to you, if you can capture Adai Khan of the Northern Yuan, then it will be a great achievement."

Zhang Hao said with a smile when he heard this, he naturally knew that the Mongolian generals of Haizhou City must have been stunned by Li Yuntian in the battle of the Tiger Skin Battalion, and now they must be all soldiers, so if Li Yuntian attacks at this time, it is likely that he will take Haizhou City without blood, whether he can capture Adai Khan or not, it is a great achievement, this is the credit won by Li Yuntian.

"Lord General Soldier, Xia Guan has been exhausted after the battle of the Tiger Skin Battalion, and he really doesn't have the energy to attack Haizhou City, so it is better for Lord General Soldier to go in person."

Li Yuntian smiled and waved his hand, and said quietly, "Xia Guan has already brought over the musket battalion and artillery battalion of the Xiaowu Army, and he will help the adults at that time." ”

Although Zhang Hao is the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, he cannot mobilize the Xiaowu army in the Liaodong territory without the holy decree of Emperor Xuande, because the Xiaowu army is regarded as the forbidden army of Emperor Xuande, and since Li Yuntian is here, Emperor Xuande of Liaodong will not give Zhang Hao the power to command the Xiaowu army in the Liaodong territory.

"In this case, the Marquis of Zhenwu will rest in peace, and this duke will definitely take Haizhou City." Zhang Hao immediately laughed when he heard this, and his heart warmed, he knew that Li Yuntian wanted to give him the credit for capturing Haizhou City, and at the same time, it was also a chance to raise his eyebrows and raise his eyebrows for the Ming army who were huddled in Liaoyang City by the Mongolian army.

The generals of the Ming army in Liaoyang City at the scene also understood Li Yuntian's intentions, and couldn't help but be in awe of Li Yuntian.

"I wish the commander-in-chief a victorious start." Li Yuntian smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand to Zhang Hao, touched it with Zhang Hao and drank it all.

Although Li Yuntian is the best candidate for the Ming army in Liaodong to lead the army to attack Haizhou City, but now the situation in Liaodong has changed with the battle of the Tiger Skin Battalion, and the Mongolian army has changed from strategic offensive to strategic defense, and the probability of retreating in the face of the Ming army's attack is very large, so Li Yuntian is not needed to charge into battle, and he is happy to hand over this matter to Zhang Hao.

There is no doubt that the Mongol army in Liaodong can be defeated by the Ming army to play a decisive role in the Xiaowu army, the Xiaowu army has obtained enough military merits in the three battles of Qingfeng Valley, Yinzhou City and Hupi Battalion, Li Yuntian understands the truth that the rain and dew are evenly wet, so naturally he will not let the Xiaowu army eat alone, which will only cause the envy of the soldiers of the Ming army in Liaodong.

Moreover, Li Yuntian is not only the commander of the Xiaowu Army but also the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and he must also consider the interests of the officers and men of the Liaodong Ming Army, and try to balance the interests between the Liaodong Ming Army and the Xiaowu Army.

The next day, Zhang Hao led 40,000 Ming troops to leave Liaoyang City, and slaughtered Haizhou City, the people in the city gathered in the streets to see off the expedition team, they were frightened for more than half a year, and now they finally waited for the counterattack of the Ming army, and finally could sleep peacefully in the future.

Li Yuntian stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at the Ming soldiers who lined up out of the city with a smile, full of confidence in Zhang Hao's victory over Haizhou City, Zhang Hao is not only a strong general who can fight well, but also Li Daniu's 50,000 Korean soldiers and Zhang Hao attacked Haizhou City from the north and south, he did not think that Adai Khan would take the risk of fighting, so this battle seems to be dangerous, but it is actually dangerous.

Haizhou City can be described as the strategic hub of the Liaodong Prefecture, with an extremely important geographical location, which can threaten Liaoyang City to the north, control Liaodong Bay to the south, rush to the west to aid Shanhaiguan, and attack the Korean Kingdom to the east.

Once the Ming army took the city of Haizhou, then not only would the Mongol army be suppressed, but more than two-thirds of the Liaodong capital would be controlled by the Ming army.

The next thing the Ming army of Liaodong had to do was to recover the long area of the sea in the southwest of the Liaodong Dusi from the hands of the Mongol army, and the second was to attack the Mongol army of the Wuliangha Department in front of the Shanhai Pass and recapture the Daning Dusi that was occupied by the Mongol army of the Wuliangha Division.

Compared with the lack of major generals in Li Yuntian's hands when he first came to Liaodong, the current Liaodong Ming army can be described as strong and strong, plus 50,000 Korean soldiers, 20,000 Liaodong Ming troops in Phoenix City, and 15,000 Liaodong Ming troops in Jinzhou City, with a total strength of nearly 200,000.

However, including Liaoyang City, the Liaodong Ming Army generally has about one-third of the vacancy, and in addition to about one-third of the old and weak soldiers, one-third of the Liaodong Ming Army meets Li Yuntian's combat standards, so the Liaodong Ming Army can actually use the strength to fight with the Mongolian army only accounts for one-third of the total number of troops, which is also the reason why Li Yuntian vigorously reorganized the Ming army in Shenyang City.

From this, it is not difficult to see why the Liaodong Ming army will be defeated again and again in the face of the Mongol army, whether it is the soldiers or the strength of the Liaodong Ming army, they are at a disadvantage.

Therefore, the main force that the Ming Dynasty could use to fight the Mongol army was actually collected and reorganized by Li Yuntian with great painstaking efforts, including more than 20,000 Xiaowu troops, Jurchen soldiers and Mongolian soldiers, a total of 20,000 soldiers, 50,000 Korean soldiers and 30,000 Liaodong Ming troops.

Originally, there were more than 30,000 Jurchen soldiers and Mongol soldiers under Li Yuntian, but after the first battle of the Tiger Skin Battalion, the Jurchen soldiers and Mongol soldiers suffered more than 12,000 casualties, of which nearly 8,000 cavalry casualties and nearly 5,000 cavalry killed in battle.

Correspondingly, the Tiger Skin Battalion gained a lot of money in the first battle, capturing more than 30,000 people, and if it can successfully ambush Mudu and Ancha in Shaling Town, I am afraid that the number of prisoners will increase.

Li Yuntian was a little impatient to fight in front of Shanhaiguan, he knew that the capital must now be shrouded in a panicked atmosphere because of the loss of Datong City, and he urgently needed to use the victory on the battlefield in Liaodong to stabilize the people's hearts, boost morale, and share the worries of Emperor Xuande, who was on the cusp.