At this time, it was clear that Houjin's weakness was insufficient, and the full mobilization would never exceed 100,000. The maximum number of mobile troops that can be dispatched is around 60,000.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Youxiao has a five-year plan for Pingliao based on God's perspective. It was not arrogant bragging, but it was indeed possible to achieve it at that time.

As long as the war situation is stabilized and not rushed, as long as too many Mongolian tribes are not allowed to throw themselves into Houjin, as long as Houjin is not given a chance to loot, it can also force Jiannu to gnaw bark and grass roots.

Of course, this requires financial support, relative internal stability, and no major chaos.

In Zhu Youxiao's words, it means that Lao Tzu has to retreat and practice for the time being, and he will suddenly upgrade his big moves, so as not to play big with you. But you have to poke a few times from time to time, and you can't stop.

And Liaozhen, Dengzhen, and Dongjiang Town also earnestly implemented the emperor's will, and regarded this kind of attack as actual combat training, and also tossed and tossed Jiannu.

However, not all attacks were carried out by the enemy, and Zhang Pan's battle plan for Jinzhou was approved by Mao Wenlong and Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, and also supported by Zhu Youxiao.

Therefore, the Dongjiang Army seems to attack from many points, and other places are quite noisy, but the real highlight is in Lushun, so it depends on Houjin's infallibility.

At this time, the field fortifications outside Fort Arthur were nearly completed, and the trenches, breastwork, and deer barricades were dense; The food and grass materials in the city are also almost hoarded, and the repair of the city wall is also in full swing.

These works were not done by the Left Association alone, and more than 10,000 Liao people from Guangludao came by boat to participate in the civil engineering work.

And those who directly participated in the battle at Fort Arthur were not the 6,000 men and horses of the Left Association (including 2,000 musketeers).

Now, among those who came to fight side by side were 1,500 musketeers from Liaozhen, commanded by the general He Kegang;

There were also 1,500 musketeers from Jinzhen, led by the newly promoted guerrilla He Zan; The 1,500 musketeers in Dengzhen were commanded by the newly promoted general Zhang Bang.

He Zan is not very famous in history, his father He Huchen, succeeded Shen Yourong, and is currently the chief soldier of Denglai.

In history, He Huchen finally sacrificed his life in Ningxia when he fought against the Mongolian tribe and the Han Hudun Rabbit Division;

When Li Zicheng hit Beijing, the six major battalions of the Beijing army did not dare to fight, and He Zan led his troops to meet the attack, and the arrow was killed.

The general Zhang Bang was brave in suppressing Xu Hongru's rebellion and was promoted and reused.

Compared with He Zan, a young guerrilla, and a list with a little reputation, He Kegang's name is relatively big. The four fierce generals of Liaodong in history refused to surrender when they held Jinzhou and were killed by Zu Dashou.

It can be said that now several loyal and brave generals are gathered in Lushun, and even Zhu Youxiao feels full of confidence in such an arrangement.

In addition to the strong soldiers and brave generals, Dengzhen, Jinzhen, and Liaozhen also provided a large amount of grain, grass and ammunition for the Battle of Lushun, with more than 200 grenadier trucks and more than 3,000 artillery shells.

"Dig half a foot deeper here!" Zhang Zhuzi limped, but he did not walk slowly, sticking a long ruler in his hand into the trench, supervising the excavation of the fortifications.

"Hmm!" In response, a deliberately dull voice was echoed, and the Liaomin wearing hats in the trench dug up the earth with great force, piled it on the edge of the ditch, and patted it vigorously.

Zhang Zhuzi was wearing a red fat jacket, but what was different from the regular army was a circle of yellow cloth sewn on the sleeves. This is the symbol of the reserve army peculiar to Dongjiang Town, which was established at the request of the emperor.

Hearing the response, Zhang Zhuzi turned around to continue his inspection and supervision. But after a few steps, he stopped again and turned his head in confusion.

The digger thought that Zhang Zhuzi was gone, let out a sigh of relief, stood the shovel on the edge of the ditch, reached out and took off his shoes, knocked it, and poured out the dirt inside.

"What a guts." A shout came from above, and the shadow shrouded it, startling Yingzi a lot.

Zhang Zhuzi was very angry, why did the migrant worker team he organized still mix in with a woman. This should be known to the officer, and he will not think that he has received benefits, and the Houssite will come in and make up for the number.

Yingzi hurriedly lifted the hat a little, revealing a deliberately blackened face, and raised her head to make a silent gesture at Zhang Zhuzi.

Through the unique fur on the girl's face, the slightly round face, and the big apricot eyes, Zhang Zhuzi also recognized it. He jumped down the trench with a frown.

At this time, several Liao people from before and after also came over and whispered to Zhang Zhuzi to intercede with Xiaoxiao. Obviously, they knew about it a long time ago, but they kept it silent for Yingzi.

"Yingzi's father is sick, and she came out to earn a few liters of rice to go back to make porridge and drink."

"This girl is not lazy, we all see it. If it's bad, we'll help her. ”

Yingzi hung her head slightly and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhang, I'm really not lazy. If you come back and look at it, the section I dug up must be qualified. ”

Zhang Zhuzi looked at the girl's face that was washed gray and white by sweat, and shook his head helplessly, knowing that although the people on the island were not hungry to death, they were also having a hard time.

Just this manual work of digging soil and ditches, taking care of food, giving five liters of rice (about six catties) a day, and they are all scrambling to come. First come, first served, don't want to have enough.

This girl can get in, but others see her pitiful and cover her up.

Zhang Zhuzi figured it out, how could he bear to blame. He silently climbed up to the edge of the ditch, turned back and said, "Don't be tired, I'll come back and dig for you after I finish the inspection." As he spoke, he limped away.

Yingzi pursed her lips and smiled, and thanked several villagers again and again. When everyone dispersed to work, the girl rubbed her hands and picked up the shovel again.

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Lushun originally had two cities in the north and south, the north city has been destroyed by the Houjin, and now only the south city remains, which is built in Yongle for ten years. Rammed earth covered bricks, the circumference is one mile and three hundred steps, the city gate is two, the south is called Tongjin, and the north is called Renhe.

The city is not large, and for the defenders, the larger the more troops are needed, and the greater the possibility of being breached by the enemy. And a scale like Fort Arthur is actually very suitable for perseverance.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Keli and Mao Wenlong agreed to carry out the Battle of Lushun. And Xiong Tingbi sent He Kegang to help in the battle, and he wanted to investigate and verify the power of muskets combined with fortifications for defense in actual combat.

Of course, passive defense alone was not the ultimate goal of the Battle of Arthur. According to Yuan Keli's deployment, after the defense is successful, a counterattack will be launched in due course to strive to recover Jinzhou, so that Lushun will be firmly in the hands of the Ming army.

The strategic location of Lushun is quite important, judging from the tripartite arrangement of the Ming army, Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Tianjin, which surround the Bohai Bay, and their relay ports, are Lushun.

If Lushun and even Jinzhou can be firmly occupied, it will be equivalent to connecting Liaozhen and Dongjiang Town, and Dengzhen and Jinzhen can be used as backups, and the efficiency of coordinated operations will be greatly improved.

For the Later Jin, if the Ming army was allowed to establish a solid bridgehead on land, it would contain a considerable number of its forces and affect its attack on the Ming army in western Liao.

In other words, if Houjin didn't want to shrink into Liao and Shen, and still wanted to take the initiative to attack and start a war, he would not tolerate the presence of a large number of Ming troops in Lushun, and would not tolerate the Ming army being able to quickly transport troops through the port of Lushun.

This is different from Zhu Youxiao's fear that Houjin would not come to fight for it, and he mobilized the army in vain. In other words, he was led by history to judge and did not think that Lushun was a battleground for soldiers.

Because historically, Lushun was abandoned by Houjin several times. And after the Ming army occupied it, it did not pose much threat to Houjin.

On the contrary, in several offensive and defensive battles around Lushun, the generals of the Ming army who died and died one after another included Zhang Pan, Huang Long, Zhang Weiluan and others.

But Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Keli, and even Mao Wenlong all thought that Houjin would come to fight for Lushun, so they each sent elites to help in the war.

Of course, the current arrangement of defensive counterattacks is still quite cautious. After all, when the new army was first established, how strong its combat effectiveness was and how powerful it was in the processing of muskets had not yet been tested in actual combat.

Although Zhu Youxiao did not command remotely or dictate the operational strategy, he did not rush or rush all along, and the purpose of steady and enterprising in the war was still implemented by the officials below.

At this time, on the Monkey Rock Mountain (203 Heights) in Lushun, several Ming army generals were pointing and arranging combat strategies from this high place overlooking Port Arthur.

In later generations, the location here was quite important, and it was a battleground for soldiers. But at that time, the absence of long-range artillery could pose a threat to Fort Arthur and ships in the harbor, and it was not so important.

Zhang Pan stretched out his arm, pointed to the port and Fort Arthur and said: "There are a few gunboats left in the port, and the rest are waiting at sea. The Left Association held Fort Arthur, and after the enemy was frustrated and the men and horses were scarce, you could lead the army to kill. ”

He Kegang pondered for a moment and said: "Only with the Left Association to hold on, it is not impregnable at a certain point, but if you use a certain rate of musketeers as a reserve, how about common defense?" ”

"If you can get Brother He's help, Zhang can't ask for it." Zhang Pan thanked him, followed the advice, and accepted He Kegang's suggestion.

Looking at the map, Zhang Bang stretched out his hand and nodded, and said, "Then how about Brother He and I take people to fight Jiannu in the Great Black Mountain first?" ”

Daheishan is known as the first mountain in southern Liaoning, formerly known as Dahe Mountain, Great Monk Mountain, and Tiger Mountain. It is located between Jinzhou City and Fort Arthur, as well as Beisha City, which is a battleground for soldiers.

Although the Beisha City built in the Jin Dynasty has collapsed and destroyed, it is still a good place to ambush or hold on to thwart the enemy under the cover of mountains and forests.

The key is that Daheishan is bordered by the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the south, and it is quite convenient for the Ming army with a naval division to retreat.

Zhang Pan thought about it, agreed, and teased: "Don't fight too hard, you scare Jiannu away, and the layout of Fort Arthur will be in vain." ”

"Yes, yes." Zhang Bang nodded again and again.

He Zan is a young man and should be regarded as a nephew, but everyone is called a brother, and he acquiesces, but he doesn't say much, and the etiquette is also very respectful.

Zhang Bang stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and said: "If there is a battle in the Great Black Mountain, we will move to Shuangdao Bay, listen to Brother Zhang's signal, and flank the Jiannu who is besieging the city." ”

"Exactly." Zhang Pan laughed and said: "I have pulled out two thousand pikemen from Zuoxie and divided them into two, and I will definitely be able to kill Jiannu and turn over on his horse alone." ”

Those who came to support the battle from long distances were musketeers, and without pikemen or sword and shield bearers, there was still some shortcoming.

Zhang Bang and He Zan didn't say anything, and Zhang Pan could see it clearly. As the host, it is natural to take care of the guest army.

"Thank you, General Zhang." He praised him.

Zhang Bang smiled and said, "General Zhang is gracious, but disrespectful. After a pause, he continued: "Now that the discussion has been made, Brother He and He will rush to the Great Black Mountain first and arrange it first. ”

"There are two of them." Zhang Pan arched his hand and said: "I wish the two generals to win the first battle and strengthen the prestige of our Ming army." ”

He Kegang also arched his hand and said: "I wish the two of you a successful start and success." ”

Zhang Bang smiled heartily, arched his hand, turned around and strode away.

He Zan gave a proper salute, and then followed behind Zhang Bang and went all the way down the mountain.

Zhang Pan and He Kegang looked at each other and smiled, and once again looked down from a high position, the vertical and horizontal trenches were dense, and the figures who were busy like ants made the ambition and confidence of the two spontaneously.

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