And Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, did fall for the plan, to be precise, it was his defense strategy that had a problem. Set up six camps with the Liao River as the defense line, and draw the land to defend it, which means that they may be broken one by one.

Therefore, I have to drink the bitter wine I brew myself, and I have to drink it even if I pinch my nose.

It's just that Wang Da TCM has not yet had this kind of awareness, and he thinks that the Later Jin army is nothing more than that, and the Ming army in Guangning can relieve the siege of Xiping and repel the Later Jin army.

So, Wang Huazhen sent reinforcements to the army and marched to Xipingbao in three ways to rescue.

A group led by Sun Degong, a henchman of Governor Wang, led troops from Guangning to aid Xiping Fort; One was Liu Qu, the general soldier sent by Xiong Tingbi, who rushed to the aid from Zhenwu Fort; The other was led by Qi Bingzhong to march from Luyang Station.

Just when the Ming army of the Third Route rushed to Xipingbao to help, the two envoys rushed to Xiong Tingbi's army and Guangning City.

After Xiong Tingbi ordered the general soldier Liu Qu to go to the camp to help, he also personally led 5,000 men and horses out of Shanhaiguan and rushed to participate in the battle.

Xiong Tingbi was very surprised by the holy decree to call his subordinates to praise the painting in front of the army and the head of the staff Hong Fujiao, but he still knelt down to accept the holy decree and received the decree to thank him.

The envoy was an internal official, and he was accompanied by ten brocade guards. Eight hundred miles are urgent, and everyone is covered with dust and fatigue.

Such a big battle made Xiong Tingbi feel that something big might happen.

Sure enough, after the announcement was completed, the internal official did not accept Xiong Tingbi's kindness to invite him to rest, but said to Xiong Tingbi with a strong spirit: "Lord Xiong, please take a step to speak." ”

Xiong Tingbi didn't know why, but he still asked the internal officials to come to his tent. Several brocade guards were silently guarding outside, pressing the embroidered spring knife on their waists, and no one was allowed inside.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, the internal official looked serious, took out a roll of sealed yellow silk, and said to Xiong Tingbi: "The holy secret decree, Xiong Tingbi kneels to receive it." ”

Xiong Tingbi was stunned for a moment, pressed the churning in his heart, knelt down and kowtowed, "Minister Xiong Tingbi accepts the order." ”

The internal official handed over the secret decree to Xiong Tingbi and said: "The holy secret decree is only watched with Lord Xiong, and the miscellaneous family does not dare to look at it with half an eye, and does not dare to enter the ears with half a word. The Holy One also commanded: This secret decree should be burned as you see it, and not a single word should be left in the world. ”

Xiong Tingbi was even more suspicious in his heart, and when he checked the secret seal, it was indeed intact. As for the internal officials, in order to avoid suspicion, they had already walked to the door of the tent, with their hands behind their backs and their faces facing outward.

Unpacking the secret intent with a complicated mood, Xiong Tingbi saw a brush writing that was not beautiful and neat, and the first text information that caught his eye made Xiong Tingbi frown.

“…… According to secret reports, the guerrilla Sun Degong of the Chinese army in Quang Ninh had surrendered to the enemy...... Xiong Qing should rush to Guangning, help the wounded and save the defeated, and clean up the remnants, which can still be the effect of Sangyu. If you rush into the customs in a hurry, you will be selfish and short-sighted, and you will kill yourself without reluctance......"

It is said that it is a secret decree, but it is more like a secret letter, and there is no formal decree, which is to tell, explain, and instruct.

The words are not good-looking, and the words are slightly popular, but Xiong Tingbi's face is becoming more and more solemn and grim.

“…… If Xiong Qing adhered to Guangning at this time and sacrificed his life to seal the territory, wouldn't he be a Jielieqi man? ”

Reading this, Xiong Tingbi pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, his eyes flashed with essence, and his face showed a look of determination.

In the past, there was "if the emperor is in a hurry, and he enters the customs in a hurry, this is selfish and short-sighted, and he will kill himself without resigning the public opinion", and then there is "donating his body to martyrdom the frontier, isn't it a martyr's man", the national law is in the front, and the encouragement is in the back, how Xiong Tingbi decides is obvious.

That's right, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen are at odds, and after the defeat of Guangning in history, he did have the intention of watching Wang Huazhen's jokes.

But he abandoned Liaoxi and retreated to Shanhaiguan, which was the biggest failure in his life.

Perhaps Xiong Tingbi thought that the situation was irretrievable, the morale of the people had collapsed, and the momentum of the Houjin army's great victory was irresistible.

There may also be people who defend Xiong Tingbi, believing that after the fall of Guangning, the Jin army did not go deep into Liaoxi, which is hindsight, and at most Xiong Tingbi misjudged.

However, the cold facts recorded in the historical books are: after the Later Jin occupied Guangning, they successively captured more than 40 castles such as Yizhou, Pingyang Bridge, Xixingbao, Jinzhou, Dalinghe, Youtunwei, and Tuanshan, and obtained countless grain, grass and materials.

In addition, Nurhachi also ordered the people west of the Liao River to be driven to the east of the Liao River to be slaughtered, and the people were killed.

Zhu Youxiao knew this history, although it was not detailed, but the "miserable death" made him grit his teeth and resent, and it was difficult to accept.

did his best and obeyed the fate of heaven, Zhu Youxiao worked hard, at least he could feel less guilty.

Moreover, he believed that Xiong Tingbi would act according to the secret order, and not those corrupt people who claimed to be strong and refused to accept his secret order.

Because from a historical point of view, although Xiong Tingbi is not a perfect person, he is by no means a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

A general who was praised by the history books as a "brave soldier", when he first arrived in Liaodong, in order to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, dared to "show off the soldiers", how could he be a coward?

As for whether Quang Ninh can hold on, in Zhu Youxiao's view, if the measures are taken properly, there should be six or seven percent certainty.

You must know that Guangning is an important military town in western Liaoning, the gateway to Shanhaiguan, and the highest military organ of the Ming Dynasty in the northeast.

After decades of operation, the city is strong, the grain is sufficient, and there are still more than 10,000 defenders in the city.

With Xiong Tingbi's prestige, coupled with the fact that the fortified city is full of food, Houjin's ability to attack fortifications at this time is also insufficient.

Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao has a plan to abandon Quang Ninh and shrink the defensive line, now is not the time to implement it. At the very least, we must work hard to turn a hasty retreat into an orderly retreat.

Xiong Tingbi carefully read the secret letter again, and without much hesitation, he knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Jingshi, "The minister will thank you." ”

The official at the door of the tent turned around when he heard the sound, his eyes swept away, and stopped at the secret decree that Xiong Tingbi held above his head.

Xiong Tingbi immediately understood, got up and walked to the candle flame, stretched out the secret decree, and the flame rolled the secret decree, illuminating Xiong Tingbi's face that had become resolute and resolute.

The last ash fell to the ground, and the embers flashed twice, and were completely extinguished.

The internal official breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes shifted to Xiong Tingbi, and he took out a copy of the Huang Aya Holy Decree from his arms, "Lord Xiong, please accept the decree!" ”

Xiong Tingbi knelt down and kowtowed, only to hear the sharp voice of the internal official: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Liaodong is slightly Xiong Tingbi, the material is excellent and capable, and the sincerity serves the ......."

"The Lord's Order is grateful." Xiong Tingbi kowtowed to receive the order, although it was the middle order, but he added the title of secretary of the military department, controlled the departments of Liaodong, and gave Shang Fang the sword, which can behead the officers below the general army, and he can finally give orders justifiably.