In the past, Dongjiang Town was located overseas, closest to Dengzhen, and Dengzhou was the storage, transportation and distribution center of Dongjiang Town's grain, which was controlled by Dengfu Yuan Keli, and there was no problem.

But now, Liaoxi and Liaonan have opened up close maritime connections, and the Ming army of Liaozhen has reoccupied Guangning, and Liaoshen is only separated from Liaohe and Liaoze. How to coordinate the actions of the two major military towns is an immediate problem.

In fact, Zhang Pan's mixed association had already formed a new Liaonan Corps with the Liao Zhen Jin Guofeng, Huang Long's Division, and the naval division led by Zhang Keda, the chief soldier of Dengzhen, and Zhang Keda, the highest-ranking general soldier, served as the commander-in-chief.

Although Zhang Pan's department was not attributed to the generals of Liaozhen, this was only an expedient measure. Mao Wenlong didn't know if this was the emperor's intention or a temporary decision made by the Ministry of War.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong, in order to prevent accidents, he wanted to transfer Kong Youde's headquarters to Kuandian, so as to avoid being like Zhang Pan, who belonged to Dongjiang in the name but was under the command of other military towns.

If we think about it in the long run, Liao Town and Dongjiang Town will inevitably become the main force in Pingliao, and it is reasonable to unify command, rather than just coordinate and cooperate as before.

Originally, Mao Wenlong hoped that Yuan Keli would be able to sit in southern Liaoning, and Dongjiang Town would continue to be controlled by him. With Yuan Keli's qualifications, Xiong Tingbi is also under him.

However, the imperial court did not allow Yuan Keli to request, and Mao Wenlong had his own conjecture, whether to give Xiong Tingbi the command of the Pingliao operation.

According to his official rank and qualifications, Xiong Tingbi is above Mao Wenlong, and Xiong Tingbi is also the governor of Liaodong, and his command of Dongjiang Town is not overstepping his authority.

Mao Wenlong was not very willing to accept such an arrangement, so he thought about doing it in Jianzhou Wei first. In the event of a war, he could gain relatively independent command, or make a meritorious achievement to change the emperor's mind.

Therefore, he not only had to transfer Kong Youde's troops, but also Gou Zhenhuai's, in the operation of Jianzhou Wei, to form the advantage of three alliances and two flags.

In this way, it is necessary for Chen Jisheng to divide his troops to defend Xiuyan, whether he can defend firmly at both points, Mao Wenlong must personally inspect and ask Chen Jisheng's opinion.

Chen Jisheng knew that the old leader and Xiong Tingbi had some festivals, not because they met and quarreled, but because of Wang Huazhen and Mao Wenlong's surprise attack on Zhenjiang.

But no one seems to be wrong about this matter, but they have different personal opinions.

After thinking for a while, Chen Jisheng said: "Fengcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and two thousand people are enough to hold on; Xiuyan, three or four thousand people should be enough to make Jiannu attack and invincible; Our department can still have two or three thousand as a reserve, and the commander will transfer the troops by himself. ”

Mao Wenlong laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Chen Jisheng's arm, and said, "I know that you will agree happily, but Fengcheng and Xiuyan should not be too big." There is no need to keep the reserves, and all of them are used for the defense of the two places. You will sit in Fengcheng, and you can rest assured. ”

Like the Quang Ninh area, although the Ming army recovered Zhenjiang, Fengcheng, Xiuyan and other places, it did not resettle the people. The Liao people, who were protected by the Donggang Headquarters, are still on the islands and in Cheolsan and Uiju in Korea.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong and Chen Jisheng don't have to worry too much about Jiannu going around the city and looting. As long as a few major strongholds are in hand, there is a tendency to compress the Jiannu.

Chen Jisheng thought about it and agreed with Mao Wenlong's slightly conservative suggestion, but he didn't implement it immediately. Fengcheng and Xiuyan stayed behind to defend part of the troops, and the remaining thousands of men and horses stepped up the transportation of ammunition and materials for a longer period of time.

Mao Wenlong also agreed, after all, it will take some time to complete the arrangement to mobilize the two associations of Kong Youde and Gou Zhenhuai, and then attack the Jianzhou Guard.

"The stakes are high." Mao Wenlong's plan was ready to be implemented, but he didn't have much relaxation, "If you are frustrated, I'm afraid—"

Chen Jisheng didn't know that Mao Wenlong was going to Beijing in the autumn to meet him, and Mao Wenlong also closed his mouth in time and did not reveal this top-secret news.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers." Chen Jisheng smiled and said with relief: "Moreover, the main attack is the three associations, and there is also the cooperation of Deng and Jin as a backup, the chance of winning is very great, and the marshal does not have to worry too much." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded, did not disclose other information, and discussed with Chen Jisheng on defense and other issues.

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Quang Ninh.

Xiong Tingbi had just returned to the Quang Ninh headquarters after inspecting the combat readiness of various places.

After such a long period of arrangement, the defense system in the Quang Ninh area has been solidified. He Kegang, Zhu Mei and other elite generals have fortifications and fortifications with sufficient food and ammunition, and he can be completely assured.

Next year's winter and spring counteroffensive is to take advantage of the cold weather to prevent the Liaohe River and Liaoze from hindering the advance of the Ming army and the transportation of grain, grass and materials.

But Xiong Tingbi already had other ideas, to take the defensive position in Guangning, and move the town to southern Liaoning, and with the cooperation of the naval division, attack Liaoshen in the south.

Like Mao Wenlong, Xiong Tingbi also felt that he could start acting in advance. Don't wait for the river to freeze in winter, let's take a boat to hit Shenyang, wouldn't it be beautiful?

According to Xiong Tingbi's assumption, Quang Ninh is not the most suitable starting point for a major counteroffensive, even if it is a frozen river.

There is such a judgment, or because of the ancient road. The river is frozen, and Liaoze is not muddy, but there is no road, and the road condition is not good where there is a road, which will greatly hinder the transportation of materials for the Ming army.

The Ming army, in addition to the flying cavalry, can now be regarded as an all-firearms force. The biggest difference from cold weapons is the dependence on ammunition and materials.

After Jiannu implemented the strategic contraction, it was originally a good opportunity for the Ming army to take advantage of the victory and forge ahead. Because the ammunition and supplies are not sufficient, they can only rest and recuperate, replenish at the same time, and take small-scale operations at the same time.

The emperor is scheduled to launch a major counteroffensive in the winter and spring of next year, and there are also considerations for the manufacture and transportation of ammunition and materials.

The completion and commissioning of the Tianjin Gunpowder and Ordnance Bureau, as well as the increase in output of the two arsenals of Phidao and Juehua, accelerated the preparation for a major counteroffensive.

It is not enough to produce and manufacture, and now the ships of Deng and Tianjin towns, the sailors of Juehua Island, and the conscripted maritime ships are making every effort to transport them to all parts of Liaodong.

These changing factors gave Mao Wenlong the confidence to attack Jianzhou Wei, and also gave Xiong Tingbi the capital to launch in advance.

The two prefectures of Jin and Fu in southern Liaoning have been stabilized, and Gaizhou, as the starting point of the attack, will be able to reach Liaoyang directly by going down to Haizhou and Ke'anshan.

More convenient is transportation, with the help of waterways, not only can go directly to Shenyang, even Liaoyang, Liaozhong, Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places, can also be reached.

The waterways in the Northeast are bleak, and the direct river to the sea is even more limited, and the deep and wide Liao River has become the main line of transportation.

Through the efforts of the previous dynasties, to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the river estuary to Kaiyuan Laomi Bay was fully navigable, with more than thousands of ships, transporting grain for the Liaodong garrison.

At that time, there were three routes of the Liaohe River: from Yingkou through Tianzhuangtai, and then to the Sancha River, which was the fork of the three routes.

From the Sancha River into the Liao River, you can go to Liaozhong, Xinmin, Tieling, Kaiyuan, until Zhengjiatun, along the coast there are more than 70 large and small wharves such as Mapenggou, Tongjiangkou, Jichengzi, Sanmian Boat, Machang, Shuoli Street, Kamakou, wasteland, etc.;

Into the Hunhe River, you can go to the east of central Liaoning, until Shenyang, along the coast there are Miss Temple, Xiaohekou, Loess Tomb, Tangma Village, Big Camelback, Xiaobei River and other wharves;

Take the Taizi River, you can go to Niuzhuang, Xiaohekou, Liaoyang, until the territory of Benxi, along the coast there are South Ejinbao, Mama Street, Long Beach and other wharves.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Ming army's naval division, and Xiong Tingbi wanted to move the town to southern Liaoning, which was precisely to give full play to this advantage, carry troops and goods, and directly attack Liaoshen.

Such a plan naturally contradicted the winter and spring counteroffensive set by the emperor. The reason is simple, since you want to use water transportation, you can't wait for the river to freeze.

The Liao River has a freezing period of about four months every year, and the north of the middle reaches is longer. Either in the fall or sooner, or tomorrow when the spring flowers bloom, you have to be able to sail anyway.

Of course, even if the emperor had done his best in the production, manufacturing and transportation of the ordnance, Xiong Tingbi estimated that it would take two or three months at the earliest, that is, in mid-autumn or late autumn, to achieve the sufficient ammunition and materials needed for the major counteroffensive.

The ammunition and supplies needed for a major counteroffensive were determined by operations lasting three or four months, not every day, but at least seven or eight battles of 10,000 people.

Xiong Tingbi had an idea, and he had to seek the emperor's consent. He pondered in front of the sand table, pondering the words in the tantric recital in order to impress the emperor.

There was a knock on the door, and Senator Xing Shenyan stepped inside, bowed and saluted, "My lord, you are courteous." ”

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand, smiled slightly, and said, "Come back soon, Kurama is tired, it's really hard." ”

Xing Shenyan said humbly: "I am fortunate that I have not been humiliated, and I dare not say that I am hard. ”

"Mr. Xing, please take a seat." Xiong Tingbi was still very polite to the old man who had been with him for so long, asked Xing Shenyan to sit down, and asked the soldiers to serve tea.

Xing Shenyan has been in Liaodong for many years and is still familiar with the Mongolian tribes. This time, he went to Inner Khalkha to lobby and invited the five divisions to send troops to attack Jiannu with the Ming army.

When Xiong Tingbi heard Xing Shenyan's "fortunately not dishonoring his life", he knew that the lobbying was going well, and his heart was already determined.

Sure enough, Xing Shenyan slowly told that the Inner Khalkha Alliance had promised to send troops to help the Ming army attack Jiannu. Of course, it is not for nothing, the share of the horse market trade must be increased, and the reward silver must also be increased.

There is no problem with the share of the horse market, and the reward is a few thousand silver, and the emperor also agrees to it in Xiong Tingbi's secret recital. If you ask someone to work, can you still pay for it? A few thousand silver bounties to buy 20,000 Mongolian cavalry, worth it!

And the Nekhalkha Union agreed to send troops so happily, firstly, the last time the Zarut Department acted with the coalition army, it got a lot; The second is that the leader of the alliance, Zhuo Liktu, is a thief and is looking for a way back.

You must know that the last time the Chahar Department sent troops to attack the Horqin Department, Zhuo Liktu secretly sent a message to the leader of the Horqin Department.

The paper could not contain the fire, the Korqin tribe fell, the leader Oba was escorted to Lin Dan Khan, and the other captives were sent to the Ming Dynasty.

It is conceivable that if Lin Dan Khan knew the news, he would have wanted to "Ann" but couldn't find an excuse, how could he let Nekhalkha go? In particular, Uziyat in Zoriktu is expected to become the second in Korqin.

Therefore, Zhuoliktu also wanted to take the opportunity to have a good relationship with the Ming army, and once Lin Dan Khan used troops against Inner Khalkha, he could also get help from the Ming army.

"Each division sent 4,000 cavalry, a total of 20,000 horses." Xing Shenyan was a little proud, and said: "Coupled with Man Gui's flying cavalry and Fan Hualong's dragon cavalry, attacking Tieling and Kaiyuan, you may be able to go down with one drum." ”

The naturalized cavalry led by Man Gui had not yet been fully replenished, and the training of the cavalry wall assault also took some time, and the time agreed with the Inner Khalkha Union was set for the autumn.

According to the battle plan formulated by Xiong Tingbi, this Mongol-Han coalition army may set out from Guangning and directly cross the Liaohetao and attack Kaiyuan and Tieling; Or from the old land of the Horqin Department through Nong'an Tower, and attack the Houjin ruling area.

"Okay, great." Xiong Tingbi let out a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and saluted Xing Shenyan, "Mr. has worked hard, so that our army has one more way to attack Jiannu, and Pingliao has a few more chances of winning." ”

Xing Shenyan hurriedly raised his glass and said: "If there is no horse market transaction, how can the Mongolian tribes help in the war, and they dare not take the merit in their humble positions." ”

Xiong Tingbi laughed, drank tea and sighed: "With the help of the Mongolian tribes in the war, the imperial court will definitely agree to the plan of moving the town to southern Liaoning and taking Liaoshen in the north." ”

Xing Shenyan said in a deep voice: "Liaodong is unified, and the imperial court doesn't know what to consider?" ”

Although Xiong Tingbi has a high rank and is also the governor of Liaodong, he is not sure that he is in command. After thinking about it, he said: "Long live is thoughtful, not sure for the time being, there must be a deep meaning. ”

Xing Shenyan nodded and did not continue. Speculating on the holy will is not something that a courtier should do.

Xiong Tingbi was very excited, he already knew in the secret music that more than 10,000 flying horses from Beijing would come to Guangning after autumn, which was another powerful force.

There is no end to the death of Jiannu!

After sending Xing Shenyan away, Xiong Tingbi placed a small flag on the sand table. The Ming-Mongolian coalition army from the north, the Beijing camp flew from the west, he led the Liaonan Corps to the north, and the three-way army was sent together, how could Jiannu deal with it?

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For the major counteroffensive in the winter and spring of next year, all military towns in eastern Liaoning are in full swing to prepare, and they all want to get the greatest harvest in this great battle that attracts the attention of the government and the opposition and strive to be the protagonists.

And the emperor, who was far away in Beijing, also began the final "rampant conquest".

Regardless of whether the counteroffensive destroyed Jiannu or destroyed Jiannu, Zhu Youxiao had already used all his strength. And the intelligence line established by Jiannu, which was set aside for the long line, has also reached the time to be cut off.

If it's just pinching, it's obviously not Zhu Youxiao's character. Destroying the "Eight Masters of Locust Merchant" and amassing a huge fortune also provided sufficient funds for the great counteroffensive and laid the foundation for victory.

Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was sitting respectfully on the embroidery pier, and when he took the document transmitted by the palace people and read it, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Originally, there was only the Fan family, and the Jinyi guard he sent also investigated the Fan family clearly. But he would never have thought that there were eight in the list listed by the emperor.

Could it be that the reconnaissance of the Zhenfu Division was wrong and missed so many traitors who were with slaves? This thought only flashed in Luo Sigong's mind before it was denied.

Zhu Youxiao slowly drank tea on the throne, and his heart was also churning.

Is it right to severely punish crimes committed in history? What's more, this has gone beyond the boundaries of severe punishment and heavy punishment, is it too ruthless to kill people's heads?

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