Before the start of the Battle of Liaodong.

No one thought of it.

The first major battle between the two sides did not take place in Haicheng, Liaoyang, or strategic places such as Ningyuan and Jinzhou.

It's the iron-ling-tunbao that looks inconspicuous.

At this time, it was on the great wilderness near Tieling Tunbao.

A huge camp of the Ming army has been formed, in which a large amount of material has been piled up, and the sappers and baggage soldiers have placed important military materials in the hard barracks, and the entire army is preparing for combat in an orderly manner in accordance with the regulations of operation.

However, the two sides have not yet begun to officially fight.

The Ming army also got the news that the Qing army from Haicheng and even Mukden was moving south.

"Attracted the Tartars of Liaoyang and Mukden!" Peng Jun laughed.

"It's really a surprise, but it's okay, let's fight the Tartars here now, the most important goal of this battle is to kill and injure the Tartars, it doesn't matter how much territory you occupy."

Peng Jun's words just fell.

In the distance, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves could be heard.

The 8,000-horse team led by Jin Chang, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Blue Banner, arrived about three or four miles away from Tieling Tunbao.

Began to set up a position along the east side of Tieling Tunbao.

Jin Chang was a little bit stubborn to set up a village in the east of Tieling Tunbao.

The Tieling Tunbao in the distance was surrounded by regiments, and the only way to get the people inside out was to break the encirclement of the Ming army.

At this time, there was another Tunbao thirty miles west of Tieling Tunbao.

It is called Dongchang Tunbao.

Where is close to the mouth of the Liao River.

Originally, it was used to prevent the Ming army from going upriver from the Liao River.

There were 6,000 soldiers in Dongchangtun Fort.

But it's not the full eight flags.

Rather, it was the Eight Banners that were formed not long ago.

Because Ningxia was occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

So a lot of fennel ran out - this is mainly because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is now based on the White Lotus Sect, so there are some religious conflicts between the two sides.

Although this Eight Banners are newly formed.

But in fact, it is also the foundation of the serious army of the Qing Dynasty.

It was formed on the basis of the local green camp in Ningxia and the military attache of the city of Beijing.

The leader is called Ha Guoxing.

From the Ha family in Ningxia.

The Ningxia Ha family is a well-known family of the Qing Dynasty.

For example, Ha Guoxing's father, Ha Panlong, was the martial champion in the second year of Qianlong, awarded the head of the guard, and the official was the governor of Huguang.

Ha Guoxing himself was a martial artist in the seventeenth year of Qianlong, and was later selected as a third-class guard, and in the thirty-third year of Qianlong, he was promoted to walk in Qianqingmen.

Qianlong once commented on it: "Although Guoxing is a green battalion of Han soldiers, he is familiar with military affairs. He also tasted as a guard at the Qianqing Gate, no different from the Manchurian minister. ”

In other words, once they become guards in the inner court, Han members are no different from Manchurian ministers, and they have the qualifications to be called slaves.

In fact, before the demarcation of the pearl.

Fennel is regarded as a "Han who believes in the Green Religion", and some later generations have gone to Gongla to broadcast the evil pen of recognizing their ancestors and returning to their ancestors, which is really ridiculous and generous.

In the Qing Dynasty, the promotion of non-Manchu and Mongolian children to the inner court guards was a privilege beyond the regulations, which meant that even if they were not banner people, they were qualified to become servants of the emperor.

It's so servile.

Originally, Ha Guoxing and his 6,000 fennel soldiers only needed to hold Dongchang Fort.

However, after learning that Tieling Tunbao was besieged, he took the initiative to contact Jinchang and said that he would attack from the west and attack Jinchang in the east.

After Jin Chang got the news, he immediately felt that the opportunity was rare.

He also did not have the luxury of annihilating more than 10,000 Ming troops.

I just want to temporarily relieve the siege of Tieling Tunpu and take the more than 10,000 bannermen trapped in the Tunpu to Haicheng or Liaoyang City.

So they lined up from afar, and they didn't attack, but they were actually waiting for Kazakhstan's troops to arrive.

"Brigade commander, it seems that the Tartars don't plan to attack, they are lined up from afar, it seems that they are waiting for reinforcements, right?"

The chief of staff of the 32 Brigade stood on horseback and observed for a long time before sitting back on the horse and said to Feng Zhaoji.

"Reinforcements? It's good to have reinforcements, it's better to pull all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Tartars in Manchuria over and reimburse them all in one battle, won't this land be restored? Fung Shau Kee smiled.

"However, the Tartar reinforcements are not under our control, we have to keep an eye on it, and we can't let the Tartar dogs in this Tieling Tunbao jump over the wall in a hurry, and launch an attack after waiting for the order of the general town!"

"There are a lot of reinforcements!"

Peng Jun has already received information from Mukden.

"Lin Ning led 20,000 people to the south, it seems that the Tartars in this Manchurian place have not been beaten yet, thinking that more than 20,000 people can fight us."

Chen Jianhui, commander of the 11th Brigade, said with a smile.

"Count, the Tartars have gathered a lot of people, Fengtian has 20,000 horsemen to the south, Haicheng has 8,000, Dongchang Fort has also dispatched 6,000 Hui Eight Banners at the mouth of the Liao River, plus 1,508 banners in Tieling Tunbao, 10,000 Eight Banners can also mobilize two or three thousand, and if you are rich, you can mobilize 3,000 soldiers, there are almost 40,000 soldiers here."

Chen Jianhui counted with his fingers.

According to the normal comparison of forces.

Three brigades of 15,000 people on the side of the Ming army.

The Qing army was estimated to have more than 38,000 people.

Basically, it's two to one and rich.

And the Qing army had a castle to follow.

Look on the books.

It is understandable that the Qing army dares to come out and fight.

After all, it seems that the Qing army can have some advantage in strength and situation.

The 15,000 soldiers of the Ming army came from afar, and no matter how you look at it, they are at a disadvantage.

However, whether it was Peng Jun or Chen Jianhui and Xiang Dazai beside him, the two brigade commanders had relaxed smiles on their faces.

"It's a surprise to be able to attract more than 30,000 people."

Peng Jun said with a smile.

"Let Feng Zhaoji keep an eye on that earthen fort, and can't let the Tartars inside escape, this bait can't be killed so early, otherwise these Tartar cavalry will not have the strength to fight." Peng Jun turned his head and said to a herald beside him.

Then he used his binoculars to continue to check the formation of the Qing army in the distance.

"Since the Tartars don't attack immediately, then we are not in a hurry, and it is best to bring more Tartar soldiers over."

Of course, Peng Jun is willing to fight here.

Because although this battle of Fuliao was carried out with great fanfare.

But in fact, the subjugation of Liaotu is secondary, and the key is to use Liaodong as a springboard, and the army breaks into Yanyun and takes Beijing directly.

So if you can fight here, you can annihilate all the Manchurian Eight Banners of the Qing court.

That's an immortal feat - I'm afraid there won't be much of a chance after that.

After the capture of Liaoyang, no matter how many Tartars were killed in Liaodong, the army would not continue to go deeper, as long as the Qing army in the land of Manmeng was blocked outside the pass, the army would then attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan, break the Shanhai Pass, and seize the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom before recovering Beijing and returning to the old capital.

Therefore, Peng Jun knows that this is definitely a rare opportunity.

Opportunity to make a difference.

Thought of things like that.

After Peng Jun observed the surrounding battlefield with a telescope, he said: "The Tartars outside the pass are basically cavalry, go and pull out the barbed wire fence and arrange it, this thing is probably a bit useful against cavalry." ”

"Yes!"

The commander of the engineer battalion directly under the military headquarters of the Third Front Army had just received the order and left.

It's a little urgent today, and the third is a little late, and tomorrow's update will be a little late.

(End of chapter)