"General Qin, in front of you is Shenyang City, the largest city in Liaodong to resist Jianyu!"

At the intersection of the Hunhe River and the sinking water outside the north wind and the southern city of Shenyang, a team of more than 9,000 people arrived here.

The howling north wind was eager to scrape off a few catties of flesh on people's faces, and the white-pole Sichuan soldiers in cloth armor also carried their weapons and looked at the big city five or six miles away.

Neat gray bricks, tall gatehouses, majestic battlements......

The Shenyang City Wall, which is more than seven meters high, is like a coiled dragon on this boundless plain, lying on this vast land.

In the geographical environment of Liaodong, which is high in the east and low in the west, Shenyang City can be said to be the first big city after stepping out of the branch mountain area of Changbai Mountain.

It is located in the middle of the Liaohe River Plain, bordering the Hunhe River in the south, with flat terrain and abundant water sources.

Shenyang city covers an area of 24,000 acres, resembles an oval city, the length and width of the city are about four miles each, there are four city gates, the east is called Yongning, the south is said to be safe, the north is said to be stable, the west is said to be Yongchang.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang asked King Shen to settle in Shenyang, and formulated a strategy of guarding the north with the vassal king and preventing Mongolia from going south.

After that, the Ming Dynasty further strengthened the strength of Shenyang's garrison, and on the basis of the existing Shenyang center, left and right guards, set up Shenyang Zhongtun Guard and Shenyang Central Guard, forming a pattern of "one king and five guards".

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's design, in Liaodong, the King of Liao sat in Guangning and ruled the guards of Guangning to guard the west of the Liao River, and the King of Han sat in Kaiyuan, and ruled the 30,000, Liaohai, and Tieling guards to guard the east of the Liao River.

As for King Shen, he is responsible for sitting in Shenyang, ruling the five guards of Shenyang, and sticking to the place can ensure that Shenyang is not lost.

As long as Shenyang is there, it can cross the Liaohe River to the west to increase the troops of Guangning, assist in the defense of Daning, advance to the north to open the plain, and retreat to the south to strengthen the defense force of Liaoyang, and become an important defensive force and mobile force in the eastern Liaodong region.

However, the design of Shenyang's defense system of "one king and five guards" was not implemented due to Emperor Jianwen's policy of cutting feudal domains and the Battle of Jingjing, and the garrison in Shenyang City was dismantled, leaving only Shenyang Zhongwei.

Looking at this city full of history, Qin Bangping had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know what to say.

At this time, a tall figure next to him smiled heartily:

"General Qin, this place is Shenyang City, the soldiers and horses in the city have been cut off by the old man, and there are 30,000 soldiers and horses, which are garrisoned by He Shixian and You Shigong."

"On the twelfth day of June this year, Nurhachi led an army of 20,000 troops to attack, and was repelled by the two of them for fifteen miles.

"What Jing Luo said is very ......" Listening to Xiong Tingbi's words, Qin Bangping subconsciously frowned.

He felt the holy decree in his arms, wondering if Xiong Tingbi would feel when he learned that the first thing he would do when he arrived in Shenyang was to disarm.

"Take the pontoon!"

At this time, Qin Minping next to him spoke, and in an instant, a thousand white pole soldiers were busy.

They built pontoon bridges to cross the river, and the six thousand white-pole soldiers knew what they were going to do first when they entered the city, so they were very heavy-hearted.

After a short time, they built a pontoon bridge, and at this time, the security gate of Shenyang South City was also opened.

"Cross the river!"

Seeing this, Qin Bangping ordered the whole army to cross the river, as if to seize time.

This approach made Xiong Tingbi frown slightly, and seemed to realize that Qin Bangping and others came to Liaodong more than just on the surface.

Three days ago, when Qin Bangping's Sichuan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers arrived in Guangning with 10,000 soldiers and 4,000 auxiliaries, Xiong Tingbi realized that something was wrong.

Therefore, after a short period of reminiscence, he replenished grain and grass for the two armies, and sent 30,000 stone of official grain, which was equally distributed to Qin Bangping and Qi Jin, and then he led Qin Bangping to settle in Shenyang, and Yuan Yingtai led Qi Jin to settle in Liaoyang.

Now that I think about it, this approach is really right, and if any conflict breaks out, he can still adjust it on the side.

When he thought so, the Baigangchuan soldiers began to speed up the crossing of the river, and before the Shenyang garrison of Baodingmen stood up outside the city, the six thousand Baigangchuan soldiers had already crossed the river and gained a firm foothold on the north bank.

Next, artillery and baggage carts, grain trucks, and 3,000 auxiliaries began to cross the river, and the Shenyang soldiers and horses at Baoding Gate also discovered that something was wrong.

When two generals in their forties walked out of the Baoding Gate with a team of elite men and horses, a guerrilla general who had led the stragglers out of the city in advance stepped forward to stop the two of them's horses and said:

"General, something seems wrong."

"What's wrong?" The first to speak was a tall middle-aged military general who exuded the smell of alcohol and was less than six feet tall.

He is mediocre-looking, with the only characteristic being two thick, upturned eyebrows.

This person is He Shixian, the former chief soldier of Shenyang, and now he is transferred by the Ministry of War to the chief military officer of Kaiyuan Town.

However, everyone knows that Kaiyuan has long been taken by Nurhachi, so what this chief military officer means is to let He Shixian defeat Kaiyuan first.

Therefore, he drank heavily for a month, even if You Shigong next to him persuaded him for a month, it would be to no avail.

"General, it seems that the soldiers from the south and the Sichuan soldiers from Shizhu are coming, and the ones who come are not good." Guerrilla opened his mouth to explain, but He Shixian frowned and reprimanded:

"A group of southern barbarians, I'm afraid of what they will do!"

"That's right...... But it's better to be careful...... "Guerrilla is also said to be empty-hearted, and I can't help but echo He Shixian's words.

However, at this time, You Shigong, who was long-eyed and wide-mouthed next to him, opened his mouth to dissuade:

"I think Li Guerrilla said a lot, and there is nothing bad in being careful."

"Lao Tzu is here to throw blood for Banzai, Can't Banzai send someone to kill me?!" He Shixian was probably drinking too much, but he actually shouted loudly.

As soon as he shouted these words, Xiong Tingbi, Qin Bangping and the others who came from the horse heard it.

Xiong Tingbi froze almost instantly, and subconsciously glanced at Qin Bangping with a gloomy face, and then a wave of anger ignited in his heart.

The two sides were still dozens of steps away, and Xiong Tingbi scolded He Shixian at the security gate:

"He Shixian! Drinking in the army, but it is not good to deceive my sword?! ”

Xiong Tingbi scolded angrily, which instantly made He Shixian feel excited.

This is true not only of him, but of all the soldiers of the entire security gate.

There is no way, Xiong Tingbi's prestige is too strong, not to mention that the people of Liaodong respect him, Xiong Tingbi's temper and ability alone are convincing.

"Omitted...... Xiong Jingluo, why didn't you tell the last general to come? ”

He Shixian was dissipated by Xiong Tingbi's roar, and hurriedly stepped forward, turned over and dismounted, and his face was full of embarrassment.

"You Shigong, I asked you to supervise him to drink before, and that's how you supervised?" Xiong Tingbi did not pay attention to He Shixian, but pointed the finger at You Shigong, who came from the horse later.

You Shigong was scolded, and he was really helpless in his heart, he persuaded He Shixian many times, but the other party just didn't listen, what could he do?

There was no way, You Shigong could only divert the topic, and when he was talking to Qin Bangping, he asked:

"Jinglu, this is ......"

"This is the new Shenyang General Army, the commander of the Liao Shizhu and Youyang Sichuan Soldiers, and the Qin General Army." Xiong Tingbi wanted to wash away what Qin Bangping had just heard with kindness, but Qin Bangping also said with a cold face:

"Qin Bangping, the chief soldier of Shenyang, has seen two chief soldiers."

"General Qin is good, I have admired the name for a long time......" Hearing that it was Shizhuchuan soldier You Shigong, he put on a smiling face.

There is no way, during the first battle of Salhu, the best fight was the troops under Liu Wei, and before the war, Liu Wei said that he would wait for the white pole soldiers of the stone pillar to come, as long as the white pole soldiers came, they could directly attack Hetuala.

Liu Wei praised Shizhu and Youyang Chuanbing so unsparingly, You Shigong naturally couldn't mock the other party.

However, he didn't mock, but He Shixian held back his anger.

Although he couldn't say it too clearly, He Shixian still said with a stiff smile:

"I have heard Liu Zongbing talk about the prestige of the Sichuan soldiers before, and threatened that the Sichuan soldiers can advance sixty miles in one day, and as long as the Sichuan soldiers arrive in Liaodong in three months, they can go straight to Hetuala."

"Now that we have finally waited for the general army of Qin, presumably Tieling, Kaiyuan, Fushun and other places will be able to collect ...... soon."

"Enough!" Hearing He Shixian's slightly sarcastic words, Xiong Tingbi stopped him.

He understood that He Shixian was dissatisfied with the seizure of the official position of the commander of Shenyang, but now he knew that if the two sides quarreled, it would only be detrimental to the situation in Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi had the heart to stop it, but Qin Banghan next to Qin Bangping was not good-tempered, and when he heard He Shixian's ridicule, Qin Banghan directly mocked:

"We have no choice, it is difficult to get out of the mountains in eastern Sichuan, if we take the main road, it will not be a problem to advance a hundred miles a day, and it will not be impossible to get out of even sixty miles......"

"What did you say?!" Hearing Qin Banghan's words, He Shixian exploded as if he had been stepped on by someone's tail.

In the Battle of Salhu, He Shixian and Li Rubai marched as the Southern Route Army.

As a result, the other departments had already fought with Nurhachi, and Li Rubai and the others had only marched for a hundred and twenty miles.

Then when he saw the Houjin army at Hubarang, he fled from the chaos and became the only one of the four men and horses who did not fight with Houjin and suffered casualties.

Every time he mentions this matter, it is the same as sprinkling Yang on He Shixian's wound, and Qin Banghan not only sprinkled salt, but also uncovered the scar.

"Okay, Bang Han, don't talk about General He, it's important to get down to business."

Qin Bangping spoke in time to stop the quarrel, the reason was because the Sichuan soldiers had successfully crossed the river, and the vanguard was only a few hundred steps away from them.

At this distance, it was too late for He Shixian to close the city gate.

Therefore, Qin Bangping asked He Shixian directly:

"General Soldier He, I came by the order of Long Live to ask how many soldiers there are in Shenyang?"

"Thirty thousand!" He Shixian's dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and replied, but Qin Bangping did not feel embarrassed at all, and continued to say with a cold face:

"Is it all this rabble?"

His horsewhip pointed at the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen, who couldn't even wear helmets, and then received some abuse in the next second.

"Who does the southern barbarian say? Don't use your Southern Barbarian accent to say that we don't understand! ”

"Do you want to practice!"

The problem between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the problems left over from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty, especially after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the north and the south were divided for nearly a hundred years, and the culture and customs of both sides have undergone tremendous changes.

The contradiction between the northern and southern soldiers ran through almost the entire Ming Dynasty.

"What are you scolding?!"

Xiong Tingbi was angry, and the voices of this group of people became quieter, and Qin Bangping was not annoyed when he saw this, but turned his head and said to the white pole soldiers:

"Brothers, they said they wanted to practice with us......"

"Woo! Woo! Woo! ”

In an instant, the white-pole soldiers came to the spirit, and neatly stomped the white-pole gun, and the rumbling sound, combined with the "woo" sound in their mouths, instantly formed a sense of oppression outside the security gate.

Almost in a few breaths, six thousand white-pole soldiers set up a formation, and the white-pole was like a forest, and the cold light was dazzling.

It seems that in the next second, these white pole soldiers will stab out their spears and crush all the Liao soldiers at the security gate.

"Xiong Tingbi, He Shixian take the order!"

Suddenly, when everyone didn't react, Qin Bangping took out the holy decree in his arms and held it high:

"I will take over the defense of Shenyang by the will of Long Live and remove the vacant quota and defend Shenyang!"

The army is at the gate of the city, and it is too late to close the city at the moment, not to mention that the white pole soldiers have already aimed more than 60 general cannons at the head of the city.

No one thought that the emperor would dare to play this game, even Xiong Tingbi also oozed cold sweat on his forehead, and he didn't know how to mediate the current situation.

He Shixian and You Shigong knew that they had been deceived, and they all looked at Xiong Tingbi.

But when they saw Xiong Tingbi's forehead oozing sweat, they immediately knew about it, and Xiong Tingbi didn't know about it.

"What should I do?"

This picture flashed in He Shixian's mind, and he thought of countless possibilities in his heart.

He and You Shigong supported a family of 3,000, and there were 30,000 soldiers and horses in Shenyang City, but in fact, most of them were paid by him.

If this matter is found out, it will be enough for him to die ten times.

Is it too late to close the gates? What can you do after you close the city gates?

Take refuge in Nurhachi? But it's simply too late.

Just as He Shixian's mind flashed countless possibilities, Qin Bangping changed his words and said:

"Those who take the initiative to report vacancies will not be investigated in the past, and the soldiers and horses left in Shenyang and Liaoyang will be paid fifteen taels a year!"

As soon as he said a word, the Liao soldiers at the security gate fell silent.

Their previous military salary was twelve taels in name, but only ten taels could be obtained, and now the military salary has risen to fifteen taels, and they can't wait to stay in Shenyang City under this condition.

As for Xiong Tingbi, when he heard this, he immediately asked He Shixian with a face:

"He Shixian, how much is the vacancy in Shenyang City, now is an opportunity, you tell it honestly, Banzai will not blame you, Banzai has already informed the old man."

Xiong Tingbi's sudden standing in line almost left He Shixian with no choice.

The ordinary Liao soldiers behind him were all attracted by the military salary of fifteen taels of silver, and with him and You Shigong's three thousand family members, even if they could break out of the encirclement, it was estimated that they would suffer heavy casualties.

"I ......" A tangle flashed across He Shixian's face, and finally he sighed:

"Six battalions of men and horses in Shenyang and Kong, four battalions of soldiers, and two battalions of auxiliaries......"

In a word, the overall situation is basically set.

He Shixian still couldn't accept defection to Nurhachi, and he would rather die in Daming than surrender.

After receiving his answer, Qin Bangping also put down the holy decree in his hand, and then the white pole soldiers behind him also put away their positions against the enemy.

Qin Bangping said to He Shixian:

"Since General Soldier He has already explained, then I will not go to the court, and I will cross them off on the grounds of old and weak as to the vacancy."

"The remaining soldiers and horses in Shenyang City, after the survival of the fittest, the remaining soldiers and horses are still controlled by the two chief soldiers."

His words made He Shixian and You Shigong breathe a sigh of relief.

If it doesn't play, it means that this matter won't make a big fuss, and the heads of the two of them will be saved.

As for the reduction of troops and horses, it is also a good thing, but I don't know how much is left, and whether I can hold Shenyang City.

Therefore, in line with the principle of guarding, He Shixian said to Qin Bangping:

"Thank you General Qin, but although it is good to dismiss the old and weak, if there are too few people guarding Shenyang, it may cause the old slave to raise a large army to attack."

"Although General Soldier He can rest assured, with the soldiers and horses under you and me, even if Nurhachi wants to invade Shenyang, he can only leave a corpse behind." Qin Bangping responded.

"Hahaha!" Xiong Tingbi saw that the contradiction between the two was eliminated, and it could strengthen Shenyang's defense, so he suddenly smiled heartily:

"Now that things have been negotiated, don't be tense."

"I don't drink alcohol on weekdays, but today's Sichuan soldiers stationed in Shenyang is a great joy, when you drink a pot!"

"Hehe, what Jing Luo said is ......" You Shigong also smiled beside him, and Qin Bangping saw this, he made a gesture to a few people, and then said to Qin Banghan next to him:

"Send 3,000 people to take over the city, and then ask Minping to go to the military camp to dismiss the old and weak, and the remaining soldiers and horses will be sent by General He and General You."

"Yes!" Although Qin Banghan was still a little angry and scolded by the Southern Barbarians, he also knew that the current situation was stable.

He led 3,000 Sichuan soldiers into the city first, and then took over the city defense of Shenyang.

Immediately afterwards, all the Liao soldiers were assembled by Qin Banghan in the military camp, and those who were less than five feet four tall and could not hold a hundred catties of stone piers were dismissed one after another.

It's just that when they were dismantled, the people in a grain store saw the Sichuan soldiers change their guards, and immediately notified their own heads:

"Boss, look, the soldiers and horses on the head of the city have changed, is it that the imperial court has sent new soldiers and horses to garrison?"

"Huh?" Hearing this, a person in charge who was selling grain inside walked out, looked at the Baipole Sichuan soldiers who had changed their guards at the head of the city, and squinted his eyes slightly.

"Well, I guess it'......" the boss responded, and then said to the fellow:

"You look at the store, I have a stomachache, go to the backyard thatched house to make it easier."

"There you go." Seeing this, the man smiled and sent the master into the backyard, but after the master entered the backyard, he did not go to the thatched house, but walked to the back door of the backyard and opened a side house with the back door.

At this moment, there was a short man in his early five feet tall lying on the kang in the side room.

He was leaning on the kang head, holding in his hand some of the bookshops in the city to watch.

When he saw the master enter his room, he glanced at it and said, "What is bothering me?" ”

"Things have changed, and the city has a new army of soldiers and horses, which look a bit like the people from the south." The manager closed the door and explained to the man.

"People from the south?" Hearing this, the man got up and put on his shoes, and then followed the master out of the courtyard, walked from the back door to the alley, and glanced at the white-pole Sichuan army on the Shenyang city wall.

The man's puzzled expression turned serious when he saw the white pole Sichuan soldiers.

"How?" The boss leaned over, and the man turned back and said:

"This is a bit serious, I have to inform the head of the house."

"Is this so serious?" Hearing that the head of the family was going to be notified, the head of the house was stunned, and the man also said:

"You don't know, the bloated on their bodies, at first glance, they are wearing triple armor, although they are not as tall as the Liao soldiers, but the bones on their hands are very large, and they have a lot of brute strength."

"If they change their garrison, maybe the sky will change in Shenyang City."

At this point, the man said to the master, "Ask someone to inquire and see if there is any change in other places." ”

"If so, I'll tell the head of the house."

"Good!" Hearing this, the chief followed the man back to the courtyard, and then walked to the façade and said to the man who was selling:

"Little Fourth, a new person has settled in Shenyang, you can help me go to the gate of the barracks and ask if I need to buy some food."

After that, he threw out a small string of copper coins, and estimated that there was a hundred or so papers, which seemed to be handed over to the buddy to be counted.

"Go now." The man grabbed the string of money and walked towards the barracks in the city with a smile on his face.

In just half an hour, he came to the gate of the barracks, but he saw Liao soldiers who had changed into regular clothes one by one, and walked out dejectedly.

He saw a familiar face in the crowd, and went up and patted the man:

"Master Li, why are you downcast? What's going on with this package? ”

The person who was patted thought it was, but when he turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Si, who often came to inquire about the barracks to buy food, he sighed and said:

"How? Naturally, he was kicked out. ”

"Kicked out?" Xiao Si couldn't believe it, and the man said:

"A group of southern barbarians came, saying that they would cut down the soldiers and horses and go to the vacancy, but they gave us away after the arrears of wages."

"At present, the original Shenyang foundation in the military camp is estimated to be only six or seven thousand."

"With the addition of that group of southern barbarians, there are less than 20,000 at most, which is more than before."

"However, they brought a lot of grain trucks, and it is estimated that the food in the military camp is enough to eat in a short time, so you will have to run for nothing."

"Where are the words......" Hearing the news, Xiao Si touched it from his sleeve, took out ten cents and handed it to the other party:

"Thank you for Li Ye's news."

"It's just a small favor, let's go back to your food store quickly." The man also unceremoniously accepted the ten cents, and then turned to leave.

Without military pay to eat, and no auxiliaries were selected, then he had to change his way of living.

As for Xiao Si, after inquiring about the news, he went back to the grain store and told the person in charge of the news.

As soon as the head heard the news, his face instantly became a little unnatural, and then after instructing Xiao Si to look at the store, he turned around and went back to the backyard and told the man who was changing clothes about the changes in Shenyang City.

When the man heard this, he did not say much, but said to the master:

"I'm going to go, it's estimated that it will take six or seven days to come back, be careful yourself."

"Well, you should be more careful along the way." The boss was worried, and the man smiled:

"Don't worry, tell the owner of the house this news, it is estimated that you and I will have a reward."

He smiled heartily, then walked out of the side house, led a horse out the back door, and walked down the alley, and then found a way out of the city.

The White Pole Soldier had just taken over the defense, and the city gate had not yet been taken care of, so he easily sneaked out of the city.

It's just that the direction he rode his horse to the east was an important direction for the Ming army to defend......