Soon after the Houjin army started, there was news from Xizuo: "The Nu chief is going to bypass Liaoyang City to attack Jinzhou, and then go straight to Shanhaiguan." ”

Looking at the banner of Houjin, there also seem to be signs of movement to the west of Liaoyang.

Yuan Yingtai believed it and hurriedly ordered: "Someone!" Ordered Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi to lead the army out of the city to contain Nurhachi's soldiers and horses. ”

"Slow down, adult!"

Yang Chengying spoke up to stop: "This is the slave chief's plan to lure the enemy. If the Nu Chief really had the intention of attacking Jinzhou, he would definitely do it in secret, instead of putting on such an obvious formation. ”

"And what are his intentions?" Yuan Yingtai hurriedly asked.

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "There is only one - Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang." ”

Yuan Yingtai suddenly realized.

The Ming plank road refers to the Houjin fanfare bypassing Liaoyang and attacking Jinzhou.

Darkness Chen Cang refers to the fact that they took advantage of the dark night to touch the Taizi River, and while blocking the inlet, they dug the outlet of the moat and released all the water in the moat.

The next morning, the news came that the Houjin army divided into two routes, using two white flags and two yellow flags to block the estuary; Two red flags and two blue flags were used to dig the water outlet.

It's exactly the same as Yang Chengying guessed.

"Brother Yang," Yuan Yingtai even changed his title, "The sub-plans of the slave chieftain have all been seen through by the elder brother." ”

"It's all thanks to the importance of the Lord."

In order to increase his weight in Yuan Yingtai's heart, Yang Chengying continued to analyze.

"The Slave Chief still intends to lure me out of the city and fight him in the wilderness. If you really want to dry the moat, you can do it quietly. ”

"Makes sense!"

The Ming army in the city is as stable as Mount Tai.

This made Nurhachi outside the city a little depressed.

Nurhachi did not intend to storm Liaoyang City.

The Jurchens had few soldiers and could not afford to suffer large losses.

I wanted to use the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, but I didn't expect it to be easily recognized.

The guards came to report, "Report to the King of Khan, Li Eyu has returned from the front." ”

"Huh?" Nurhachi hesitated, "Pass him in." ”

"Wow."

After a while, I saw Li Yongfang appear in front of the Chinese military tent, and with him came a stench that seemed to be nothing.

Nurha's red nose was very smart, and she subconsciously covered her nose and mouth.

"What's going on?"

"King Hui Khan!"

Li Yongfang said angrily, "The slave led the Han army to block the mouth of the river, but I didn't expect the cunning Ming army to be deployed nearby...... A dung bucket array was arranged, and many people were recruited. ”

The stench is small, and the meaning of the message is clear.

The Ming army was determined to defend the city.

Am I afraid of these Southern Barbarians?

Nurhachi slammed the table hard, "Order, the army is assembled and Liaoyang City is surrounded on all sides, I don't believe that the elite of the Eight Banners will be exhausted, and they will not be able to capture the small Liaoyang City!" ”

"King Khan, the Ming army in the city is a rabble, a bird with a frightened bow, please let the minions lead the army to attack the city and guarantee to capture Liaoyang."

"Okay, here's your chance."

Nurhachi, who urgently needed to set up a big banner, nodded and agreed despite knowing that Li Yongfang's ability was limited.

Yang Chengying, who was staying in the city, knew what they wanted to do next as soon as he saw that the Houjin army was besieging Liaoyang City.

It's time to come up with the tactics of defending the city.

"Slave chieftains used to use chariots as cover for sieges. He used the surrendered Han and the marginal Jurchens as cannon fodder carts to push forward, and the elite of the Eight Banners followed. ”

When he got closer, he used his cart to resist the rolling wood and stones, and on the other he used an iron pickaxe to cut through the wall. Dig a large hole, prop up the top of the hole with a wooden frame in the hole, and then fish through and fight into the city. ”

According to the history books and his own memory, Yang Chengying used a few stones to intuitively simulate the enemy's siege tactics in front of many Ming army generals.

He continued: "The chariot is a wooden structure, and it is only an iron sheet on a piece of bread against the enemy, which can block the attacks of bows and arrows and birds, and even the Fran cannon can hardly penetrate this layer of armor. ”

Hearing this, everyone gasped.

The generals of the Ming army, Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi, who had fought with Houjin, looked at each other even more.

Yuan Yingtai hurriedly asked, "Is there any way to crack it?" ”

Yang Chengying raised his hand and motioned to Luo Sanjie and took out what he asked him to prepare.

The object is also very ordinary, that is, a thick wooden board wrapped in tin sheet and an old quilt.

and a pack of things wrapped in layers of paper.

When I opened it in public, it turned out to be gunpowder.

Yang Chengying carefully poured the gunpowder on the bed, lit it with a fire breaker, and threw it on the wooden board of the tin bag.

With the sound of stabbing and burning and puffs of black smoke, the planks burned completely in a very short time.

The generals of the Ming army applauded one after another, and Yuan Yingtai was also greatly confident, and hurriedly ordered everyone to follow Yang Chengying's method.

This set of tactics of attacking with fire to deal with the siege of the city was the strategy adopted by Yuan Chonghuan to defend Ningyuan City later.

The reason why it was not brought up earlier was that Yang Chengying intended to let the Ming army take the lead and fully feel the fear brought by the Houjin army. After that, let them carry out their own tactics, so that they can carry them out.

Since the Ming Dynasty implemented the first-level meritorious service system, once the fire attack was used, it was difficult for the siege army of the Later Jin Dynasty to retain the intact corpse. Soldiers who fought in the war did not receive large rewards, and soldiers who died in battle did not have money to pay for them.

Yang Chengying was afraid that the Ming generals would oppose this, which shook Yuan Yingtai's attitude, causing his tactics to be greatly discounted, which was said on the eve of the Houjin siege.

It was noon, and the sun was blazing.

Houjin went on the offensive.

The Han and marginal Jurchens, who served as cannon fodder, as well as other Yiding, pushed huge carts and charged towards Liaoyang City.

The moat, which had been drained, was just a trench full of silt.

Behind the cart was a cart full of earth and rock, ready to fill in the moat.

Yang Chengying, who saw this scene, looked extremely calm.

"Don't mess around! And don't be in a hurry to do it, wait until they are almost under the city. ”

He repeated the words as he made his way along the eastern wall, calming the soldiers' nervousness.

It seems to have become the backbone of some Ming troops.

Whenever he passed behind him, the Ming army couldn't help but glance at him.

Yang responded with a smile or a gentle pat on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

The Houjin army, which many people said was "invincible", officially attacked the city, but the Ming army defending the city showed unusual calmness, so quiet that people suspected that there was no one in the city.