In fact, including Tong Yangxing, even Nurhachi and others have a strong mind to change.

If it's passive, it's not entirely true. Because there is a lot of evidence of what has happened in the past, they think this is a good solution.

For example, the ups and downs of Xiong Tingbi, such as the shortage of food and salary of the Ming army in Liaodong, such as the loopholes and flaws caused by the discord between the generals.

Without these changes, Houjin would not have achieved such great results and had an advantage in the battle of Liaodong.

The Battle of Xiangsarhu, the Battle of Xiangliaoshen, and the first half of the Battle of Guangning were all mistakes in the Ming Dynasty in terms of personnel and logistics, and they were seized by the Later Jin.

And Xiong Tingbi's first recovery, the deployment of troops and strict defense, so that Houjin had no chance to take advantage of it, and could only shrink back.

From the defeat of the Battle of Guangning to the present, the Ming Dynasty has arranged quite cleverly, but more than two years have passed, and the time is not short, and it should have changed somewhat.

Even if it was just that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was impatient and wanted to end the war as soon as possible, it would inevitably be reflected in the actions of the Ming army.

The Ming army's rapid attack and advance was exactly the result that Jiannu hoped to appear. Step by step, steady progress, but it is a headache for Jiannu, and he thinks it is the most difficult to deal with.

If you retreat to the next best thing, you will use the strong city defense in Haizhou or other important places, take defensive counterattacks, and defeat the Ming army. Perhaps, a victory can prompt the Ming emperor to miscalculate, or the Ming court to change.

In short, Houjin has to adopt a somewhat passive style of play, which is also caused by a combination of factors. Including troops, food and grass supplies, and the instability of the ruling area, etc.

But Jiannu obviously didn't know how stable the Ming emperor was, and he didn't know that there was not much difference between supporting and waiting for change.

Nurhachi and Tong Yangxing thought that the arrangement in Haizhou was already the strongest, not to mention impregnable, at least they could resist the Ming army for more than half a month.

When the Ming army was under the fortified city for a long time, the people were short of horses, and then the cavalry was dispatched to quickly counterattack, and the victory was expected.

The calculation was very good, and the judgment was accurate, and the Ming army was indeed preparing to attack Haizhou, holding all the four guards in southern Liaoning in their hands, and occupying a more favorable strategic situation for the major counteroffensive.

At this time, the Acropolis of Gaizhou was already heavily guarded, and the generals and soldiers were all clearly armored, even if they were sweating on their faces, they did not dare to slack off.

In the past half a month, two mixed associations of Zu Dashou and Zhu Mei have been transferred from western Liaoning, and they are stationed in Niangniang Palace, Liangfangkouguan, and Pingshan.

Coupled with Zhang Pan's Mixed Association, the newly formed Panshi Mixed Association, and the troops of Jin Guofeng and Huanglong in Liaozhen, who moved to southern Liaoning in advance, the Ming army in the south of Haizhou has reached the strength of six mixed associations.

With such a large-scale troop movement, anyone knows that a big war is just around the corner. The target doesn't need to be thought of, it is Liaoyang's first outer barrier - Haizhou.

But not many people know the exact plan of action, and can only guess for themselves. Today, it's time for the official reveal.

Xiong Tingbi stepped off the springboard, although he didn't have a helmet and armor, but he was tall, with a full beard, wearing a royal flying fish suit, looking around, not angry and arrogant.

"The last general will see Lord Xiong."

Zhang Keda, Zhang Pan, Huang Long, Zu Dashou and others knelt down on one knee and bowed in unison.

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said in a deep voice: "Polite, generals, please get up." ”

After everyone got up, Xiong Tingbi glanced around, showed a slight smile, and said, "Thank you, thank you for your gratitude." Then he went into the city to discuss things, and he should not be exposed to the sun in the sun. ”

"The last will obey." Everyone bowed and bowed

Xiong Tingbi turned on his horse, and went directly into the city surrounded by the generals, and came to a large mansion, which was where the general headquarters was located.

Western Liaoning used the Quang Ninh area as a barrier and a line of defense, and used the fortress and Quang Ninh City to build a solid defense, and was basically not afraid of Jiannu to attack.

Therefore, after Xiong Tingbi was consulted, he took He Kegang and other generals as commanders, and used the two associations to serve as the defense of the Quang Ninh area. And the transfer of the four mixed armies to southern Liaoning, the military center of gravity also changed.

Of course, the change in military center of gravity was also carried out in secret. This has a lot to do with the arrangement of the Ming army in Liaodong, which makes it difficult for Jiannu to know.

In front-line areas where there was a possibility of war with Jiannu, such as Quang Ninh, Gaizhou, and Fengcheng and Xiuyan in eastern Liaodong, civilians were not settled.

The Liao people who fled from the Later Jin ruling area were all resettled. The front-line areas can only enter but not leave, and the army guards the main roads and alleys everywhere, and there are Houjin spies who get in, and they can't go out to ventilate and report.

The blockade of the army is only one aspect, the Liao people are placed in the rear, and the villages and towns still have reserve soldiers, that is, the militia to monitor and guard.

Therefore, the mobilization and deployment of the Ming army avoided the occurrence of leakage of secrets to the greatest extent. This strict arrangement began to be implemented after it was reduced to Ningyuan and Juehua two years ago.

Although the cost of relocating the Liao people was huge, the effect was obvious, which made Houjin's espionage work fall into a predicament, and he became blind and deaf, and made fake newspapers and fake news play a lot of roles.

When he came to the headquarters, Xiong Tingbi did not rest, and immediately convened a military meeting to deploy military operations.

"Haizhou City, the old earthen city, Hongwu nine years Jinghai Marquis (Wu Zhen) governor with the command of Liu Cheng and others to build, wrapped with bricks. The surrounding area is six miles, fifty-three steps, three feet, and three feet high. The depth of the pond is one zhang and two feet, and the width is three zhang and five feet, and the surrounding area is six miles and eighty-three steps. City gate four, the east is called Zhenwu, the south is called Guangwei, the west is said to be Linqing, and the north is said to be far away. ”

Senator Xing Shenyan introduced the history of Haizhou City, and then said: "The current Haizhou City Lord will be Tong Yang, the city will be repaired, and the moat will be dredged. Artillery was erected at the head of the city, and 5,000 Han soldiers were equipped with bird guns, and the firepower should not be underestimated. There are also two thousand Zhenyi warlords, and the siege of the city cannot be easy. ”

"There are also two red flags in the Haizhou area as a peripheral countermeasure, and the number of people is about 14,500." Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and added: "The total strength of our army is 46,000, which is twice as large as the enemy. ”

After the establishment of the mixed association was determined, the number of people was also fixed. The total strength of each association was 8,000, basically 6,000 infantry, 1,000 artillery baggage men, and 1,000 to 2,000 dragoons.

In addition to the slight difference in the number of dragoons, the artillery personnel of the various associations were also different. However, the number of artillery pieces was at least sixty, and the number of Ming and field artillery was almost one to one.

Xiong Tingbi stood up, walked to the big sand table, picked up the whip, pointed to Haizhou City, and began to explain the battle plan.

The Ming army attacking Haizhou was divided into two routes, one route from south to north, with Gaizhou as the base, operating the mouth, Yaozhou post, and Tashanpu to reach the Haicheng River, crossing the river and reaching Haizhou City;

The other way is to cooperate with the sailors, cross the Sancha River, capture Niuzhuangyi and Dongchang Fort, set up a firm stronghold in the northwest of Haizhou City, and then advance to the east, will attack Haizhou City.

The Ming army has a strong naval division, and it would be a pity not to use it. The sailors can not only transport troops, but also carry Hongyi cannons to provide assistance for the siege.