Xiuyan is located in the north of Liaodong Peninsula, adjacent to Fengcheng and Donggang in the east and southeast, adjacent to Dashiqiao City and Gaizhou in the west, connected with Zhuanghe River in the south, and bordered by Liaoyang County and Haicheng City in the north and northwest.

Geographically, it is in the middle of the Ming army in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning.

The newly appointed Liaodong Governor Yuan Keli chose to hold a military meeting here, which also means that he is impartial and attaches equal importance to the two armies.

In terms of the current situation, the Ming army in southern Liaoning confronted the Jiannu and Han armies in Haizhouwei, while the Ming army in eastern Liaodong peeked into Jianzhou across the Taizi River, forming a two-headed snake encirclement.

If you add the Ming army of western Liaoning, as well as the Ming-Mongolian coalition army, the big counteroffensive is an attack from all sides, and the victory of Liaodong is established in one fell swoop with a thunderous momentum.

In fact, if you want to lay the foundation for victory, it is already doomed when Jiannu Turtle shrinks Liaoshen. But in order to truly defeat and exterminate Jiannu, a decisive victory is needed.

Xiuyan Fort is not large, but it is already heavily guarded. Not only is the Panshi Association stationed here, but there are also 3,000 flying cavalry led by Liu Xingzuo, who jointly guard the junction of the two Ming armies and protect the Liaodong Governor Yuan.

Although the large ridge passes, large ridge piers and other forts in the north of Xiuyan Fort were garrisoned by the Ming army, the safety of the Liaodong Governor was still foolproof.

Yuan Keli stood on the wall of the fortress, looking at the already complete fortifications, and bowed his head slightly. Although it was not the first line against the enemy, the Rock Association was not lazy and built the fortifications strong.

Xiong Tingbi stood beside Lord Yuan, as if he was a little distracted, and looked east from time to time.

"Feibai doesn't have to be like this." Yuan Keli saw through Xiong Tingbi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Long live has been arranged, Mao Wenlong is not the slightest dissatisfied, and he is already on the sea ship heading to Jingshi, and he will not come to visit." ”

Xiong Tingbi laughed dryly, but it was quite useful in his heart. Between him and Mao Wenlong, Long Live is still biased towards him. If he and Mao Wenlong really don't get along, then he is the only one who can stay in Liaodong.

Yuan Keli didn't say much, stretched out his hand and patted the city wall, and said in a deep voice: "Although our army's actions strive to be secret, Jiannu still seems to have noticed something unusual. Judging from the intelligence, they are mobilizing, and the flagmen from 15 to 50 have to train in formation. ”

Xiong Tingbi pondered for a moment and said, "Even so, in terms of strength, our army still has a great advantage. Especially in firearms, it is even more overwhelming. ”

"If Jiannu loses Liaoshen, Jianzhou's projectile land will definitely not be able to hold it." Yuan Keli said: "Most of them will flee to the north, and they will be completely wiped out, but it will not be a momentary achievement. ”

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said, "Lord Yuan is extremely worried. I don't know if Banzai is aimed at Pingliao or if it ends with the restoration of all the jurisdictions of Nuer Gandusi. ”

The Heilongjiang River is the largest river in Northeast China, and the Yuan Dynasty officially incorporated it into its territory and was under the jurisdiction of two provinces, Lingbei and Liaoyang.

The Ming Dynasty set up the Nuergan Division here, which governed both sides of the Heilongjiang River, inside and outside the Xing'an Mountains, and east of the Ussuri River to the sea.

At that time, 70 guards and 20 offices were set up in Nuergancheng, and the Ming court used the local people to govern the area, allowed hereditary inheritance, and granted official seals.

Although Nuer Gandu Division belonged to the Ming Dynasty, its status was not in the state and county, and the Ming court also regarded it as a land of Yi and a state of detainment.

Therefore, in the definition of the Ming court, Liaodong was only a part of Liaoning and Jilin Province in later generations, and the actual military fort in the northernmost part was Kuandian Liubao.

In this way, Pingliao's goal can become big or small.

To put it mildly, the recovery of the Liaodong region, where the Ming court directly sent officials to garrison troops, can be called the success of Pingliao. Speaking of the big picture, the restoration of the slave Gandu Division and the re-establishment of 70 health centers can be regarded as a great success.

Regarding Xiong Tingbi's question, Yuan Keli frowned slightly, and he was not very clear.

"Perhaps, it depends on whether the financial and material resources of the imperial court can support it." Yuan Keli replied very vaguely.

The Ming court gradually lost control over the Nuer Gandusi, and the main reason was the lack of financial and material resources.

During the Xuande period, Yisha inspected the Nuergan Division for the ninth time, and rewarded the leaders of the various tribes of Nuergan with cloth and silk, utensils, wine and grain, which were very rich.

Moreover, because transportation was difficult in ancient times, the most convenient transportation was by water. Naturally, the strongholds of the Ming Dynasty could only be set up along the rivers, and where the waterways were impassable, basically no one went.

For example, Yishiha's nine-year inspection in Yongle first took a year to build 25 huge ships in a place called Ashhada on the bank of the Songhua River in the southern suburbs of Jilin City.

Then he commanded more than 1,000 Ming officers and soldiers, riding a huge ship full of cloth, silk, food and utensils and other materials, riding the spring monsoon, setting sail and floating down the river. From the Songhua River into the Heilongjiang River, reluctant to work day and night, go straight to the slaves.

It can be seen that maintaining control over the slave gandusi is a very expensive task. As a famous internal official in the Ming Dynasty, Yizha was able to be as famous as Zheng He, also because of several voyages.

However, in the period of Ren and Xuanzong, the simplest way to deal with the financial burden caused by the extreme expansion of the Chengzu period was to shrink.

Abandoning the proclamation of the political envoy of Jiaozhi; The internal relocation of Nuer Gandu to Sanwanwei (now Kaiyuan, Liaoning) led to a stagnation of expansion in the northeast; The abolition of the Western Ocean made a great historical regression in the Age of Discovery.

Pacifying Liaodong has cost countless sums of money and invested countless materials, and Yuan Keli knows this very well.

In his opinion, the emperor is likely to recuperate after Pingliao. The reinstatement of the slave Gandu Division cannot be implemented immediately.

Moreover, the emperor has repeatedly issued orders for local governors to formulate plans to fight against the great disasters.

Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that it will expand in the northeast.

Despite this, for the fleeing Jiannu, the Ming army pursued and attacked fiercely, and the cavalry carried out a blow of cutting grass and eradicating the roots, which should still be predictable.

Xiong Tingbi also knew that the imperial court had invested heavily in Liaodong in the past few years, and it would be very difficult to maintain it for a long time. Just as he was about to speak, he saw smoke and dust rising from the east road, and he couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth.

Yuan Keli also looked at the past and said with a smile: "I think Mao Shuai has arrived." Can you and I go down to the city to greet us? ”

"Lord Yuan doesn't have to be condescending." Xiong Tingbi said very knowingly: "It is reasonable for this official to go down and pick it up. ”

"Then the official will wait for the two of you in the city." Yuan Keli smiled and bowed his head, turned around and walked towards the city gate tower accompanied by the guards.

Xiong Tingbi tidied up his robe, stepped down from the city, and rode out of the city under the escort of more than a dozen horsemen.

If he can unite with Mao Wenlong sincerely, Xiong Tingbi still values Mao Wenlong, a veteran who is familiar with the situation in Liaodong.

Of course, if Mao Wenlong is arrogant, he has a big temper, and he is not a soft person.

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