Early the next morning, Liu Yan led more than 300,000 soldiers of the Eastern Route Army from Jinzhou City and began to advance in the direction of the Liaohe River.

The route of this trip was set by Liu Yan after consultation with the commanders-in-chief of the national defense forces, and the officers and men of the East Route Army would pass through Dalinghe Fort, Dujiatun, Xipingbao and other places, all the way steadily and steadily, step by step, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and men held together and advanced in parallel to the Liaohe area, never giving the Qing army any chance to turn the tide of the war.

As for the logistics supply of the army, it is provided by the Beiyang Fleet led by Shi Daxuan, more than 1,000 warships can not only provide support for the army from the sea, but also responsible for the transfer of money, grain, equipment and other materials from Shanhaiguan to the front line.

"Report!"

"Elder Qiyu Pavilion, in front of the army, the vanguard of the Second Army of the National Defense Army has bitten a Han army's soldiers and horses with yellow flags, with hundreds of people, and is launching an encirclement and annihilation operation."

"Report! The cavalry units of the Sixth Army of the Flank Defense Army surrounded hundreds of soldiers and horses with two yellow flags in North Korea and were encircled and annihilated! ”

Along the way, although the pursuit speed of the Ming army was not very fast, it was also absolutely dissatisfied, and the infantry and routs in the Qing army, or the wounded soldiers of each banner, were almost all left behind by the main force of the Qing army.

So much so that the officers and men of the East Route Army led by Liu Yan were constantly able to catch up with the sporadic Qing army soldiers and horses along the way, with hundreds of people at most and more than a dozen people at least. As long as the officers and men of the various units of the National Defense Army encountered the backward Qing troops, they would rush forward and encircle and annihilate them on the spot, and they would never show mercy to their subordinates.

Six days later, Liu Yan led his army to Xiping Fort.

Xiping Fort is an important fortress in Liaodong, when the wild boar Pinurhachi personally led the Houjin army to cross the Liao River west, the Ming army guarding the river at that time was defeated and retreated, and the Houjin army chased to Xiping Fort.

At that time, the guard of Xiping Fort was named Luo Yiyi, this person was brave and loyal, and in the face of the persuasion of the wild boar Pinurhachi, he directly killed the envoy and refused to surrender, and was ready to lead the soldiers of the Ming army to wait for help.

Subsequently, Nurhachi led the Houjin army to attack the fort, and Luo always fought with the defenders and died in a battle. The Ming army Guangning guerrilla Sun Degong, the general Qi Bingzhong, the general Zu Dashou together with the Zhenwu Fort general Liu Qu led an army of 30,000 to help, was ambushed by the Tartar army at Pingyang Bridge, the general soldier Liu Qu and others were killed, Sun Degong fled back to Guangning, Zu Dashou fled to Danghua Island, and the whole army of 30,000 horses was killed and wounded. Min Yunlong, the commander of Pingyang Bridge, and Jin Li, the commander of Zhenwu Fort, led the army and civilians to surrender.

At this time, Liu Yan could still vaguely see the traces of the war from the ruined city of Xiping Fort, and his heart was also full of reverie: "Will you think that one day, the Ming Dynasty will make a comeback, and will you think that the Manchu Tartars will be beaten to the death of the Han Dynasty?" ”

"Ge Lao,"

The crown prince Zhu Cihong rode over and said, "Ge Lao, let's go into the city." ”

"Okay."

On the same day, the Central Army of the Eastern Route Army entered Xiping Fort, the First Army of the National Defense Army was stationed in the city, and the rest of the armies were stationed around Xiping Fort.

In the official hall of the fort city, Liu Yan convened the chief officers of the various armies to discuss the matter, and Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Wang Yue, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Qian Zhang, Jia Hongyu, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong were all present.

"All armies should continue to probe in all directions, with the first, third, and fourth armies of the National Defense Army not collecting at night, and conduct in-depth investigations in the direction of the Liaohe River."

"Yes."

Subsequently, Liu Yan designated the officers and men of the Ninth Army of the National Defense Army as the main ones, responsible for transferring supplies and other baggage from the estuary of the Shuangtaizi River in the south to the direction of Xipingbao.

The commander-in-chief of the various ministries received orders one after another.

Subsequently, Liu Yan ordered the officers and men of the Eastern Route Army to rest for a day at Xipingbao, wait for the next batch of supplies to be replenished, and then continue to advance in the direction of the Liao River.

Not long after the end of the Japanese military conference, Liu Yan received war reports from the Sea Route Army and the West Route Army.

Since the main force of the Qing army was on the west bank of the Liao River at this time, the sea route army of Zheng Zhilong, which was stationed in the area of Haizhouwei and Gaizhouwei, sent the war report to Xipingbao from the sea.

The battle report of the Western Route Army was sent from the Great Black Mountain north of Xiping Fort, over the mountains and mountains.

The two battle reports were sent to Xiping Fort in advance with the battle reports of the Sea Route Army.

In this battle report, Zheng Zhilong reported to Liu Yanyu that the officers and men of the various departments of the Maritime Route Army had built a complete defense line based on Haizhouwei and Gaizhouwei, and that the officers and men of the various units of the Maritime Route Army were currently stationed everywhere and were waiting for a pocket formation, just waiting for the Qing army led by Dolgon to crash in.

"Xia Guan does not dare to guarantee that the main force of the Qing army can be annihilated along the Liao River, but he can definitely block the hundreds of thousands of main forces of the Qing army in the area of the Liao River, and prevent the Nu chief from leading his troops to push further in the direction of Shenyang!"

With the assurance made by Zheng Zhilong in the battle report, Liu Yan's heart was a lot more steady, if he could annihilate the main force of the Qing army under Dolgon's department in the area of the Liaohe River, then the battle of Liaodong could come to an end in advance.

And the various follow-up plans that Liu Yan had drawn up long ago can also be implemented one step in advance, after all, the national situation of the Ming Dynasty and the future of China cannot be delayed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Subsequently, Liu Yan marked the specific deployment of the various units of the Sea Route Army one by one on the map according to Zheng Zhilong's report in the military newspaper.

At present, the 15th and 16th armies of the National Defense Force and the 10th Army of the National Defense Force under the establishment of the Hailu Army are lined up, and from north to south, the three national defense forces are deployed with the Haizhou Acropolis and the Gaizhou Acropolis as the core.

Zheng Chenggong, the chief military officer, led the military headquarters and the right battalion of the 15th Army of the National Defense Army to garrison the Haizhou Acropolis, and the left battalion was stationed at Dongchang Fort and Niuzhuyi in the northwest of the Haizhou Acropolis.

Chen Hui, the chief military officer, led the military headquarters and the left battalion of the 16th Army of the National Defense Force to garrison the area of the Gaizhou Acropolis, and the right battalion to garrison the Liangfangkou Pass and Yaozhouyi area north of Gaizhouwei.

Zheng Zhilong and the chief officer Zheng Yi led the 10th Army of the National Defense Army to garrison Ximucheng to the east of the Haizhou Wei and Gaizhou Wei defense lines, which was located in the middle of the entire defense line, which was convenient for counterattacking the Qing army's offensive and supporting all parts of the defense line at any time.

Although the officers and men of the Sea Route Army did not use the huge defense line to directly cut off the rear road of the Qing army, the officers and men of all departments took the strongholds as the core and deployed their troops, which had blocked the retreat of the Qing army.

Liu Yan looked at the annotations on the map, and was very satisfied with Zheng Zhilong's deployment, and the heroes who have been able to run rampant in the South Seas for many years were really not given for nothing. Liu Yan didn't dare to say that Dolgon would definitely not be able to break through the defense line of the Sea Route Army, but even if he broke through, it would take time to delay, and at least a few layers of skin would have to be lost!

Then, Liu Yan read the battle report of the Western Route Army.

At present, Li Dingguo led the 200,000 soldiers of the Western Route Army to cross the Langpu River in the north, and in two days they will be able to reach Changyong Fort, which is about 100 miles away from the west of Shenyang City.

Liu Yan looked at the marks on the map and estimated the distance, from Changyong Fort to Shenyang City, the Western Route Army led by Li Dingguo only took about four or five days to come to the city!

"There is still plenty of time, this time is enough for the Eastern Route Army and the Sea Route Army to encircle Dolgon's troops in the Liaohe area!"

Liu Yan thought about it in his heart, then focused his eyes on Shenyang City, and then swept to the area of the Liaohe River, thought for a moment, and wrote orders to Zheng Zhilong and Li Dingguo.

"Now that the Eastern Route Army has arrived at Xipingbao and is gradually advancing in the direction of the Liaohe River, the officers and men of the Hailu Army are ready for a big battle, blocking the main force of the Qing Army in the Liaohe River at any cost, and waiting for the Eastern Route Army to come to participate in the encirclement and annihilation operation."

"After arriving at Changyong Fort, the officers and men of the Western Route Army no longer have to hide their traces, they should advance to the city of Shenyang at full speed, not give the Qing army enough time to react, break the city as soon as possible, and capture Shenyang City at any cost. For the Manchu and Mongol tribes in the city, the main thing is to kill and injure, and the population base of the Manchus and Mongols is consumed at any cost......"

After Liu Yan gave the latest orders to the Sea Route Army and the Western Route Army, he still ordered people to send them out through the sea route and the path of the Great Black Mountain.

At the same time, in Xining Fort on the west bank of the Liao River, Dolgon looked at the map with a solemn face, and the Prince of Li, Daishan, the Prince of Su, Lai Mubu, and the Prince of Zheng Fei Yangguo around him were also frowning, and everyone's faces were very gloomy, so that the two Yellow Banner Baya soldiers guarding outside were silent, and they did not dare to make the slightest sound.

After a while, Dolgon said in a deep voice: "There will be no mistake in the news sent back by the scouts of various departments, the Ming army has completely blocked the east bank of the Liao River. In the east of the Liaohe River, Dongchang Fort, Niu Press, Yaozhou Station, Liangfangkou Pass and other places, there are a large number of elite defenses of the Ming army, a large number of fortifications have been built everywhere, between several strongholds, there are a large number of Ming cavalry wandering around, building a whole defense system. ”

Dai Shan on the side said worriedly: "If according to the intelligence of all parties, the Ming army east of the Liao River also has more than 100,000 horses, then it will take at least ten and a half months for our army to break through this defense line, and it will also have to suffer huge casualties. ”

"For such a long time, the hundreds of thousands of main forces led by Liu Yan can climb to the battlefield to participate in the battle even if they climb!"

Dai Shan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of Dolgon and the others, making everyone a little suffocated.

At this time, Lai Mubu said: "Your Majesty, what if our army goes directly to the north, directly into the mountain from the direction of Pingshantai, interspersed with Liaoyang City, and then returns to Shenyang City?" ”

It's not that Dolgon didn't think about this route, but in this way, the army will repeat the story of the original Longmen Pass in Beizhili, not only to give up the baggage of the army, but also to give up a lot of war horses in the army, such a major loss, is tantamount to a fiasco!

Fei Yangguo said: "Your Majesty, to force the Liao River and break through the blockade of the Ming army, our army does not have enough time, nor does it have enough artillery to help, and it does not even have enough ships. According to the news sent back by the scouts, the Ming army on the east bank of the Liao River has almost collected all the boats along the coast, and even if our army builds pontoon bridges and boats, it will be too late! ”

Then Dai Shan looked at the tangled Dolgon and said: "Your Majesty, when you continue to suffer from the chaos, the most important thing at the moment is to preserve the troops, our army urgently needs to return to Shenyang City to garrison, otherwise once Shenyang City is lost, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be over!" ”

Now that the area around Shenyang City has gathered almost the vast majority of the Manchu and Mongol troops, once Shenyang City is captured by another large army of the Ming army, even if Dolgon completely annihilates the hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Yan's army, it will be useless.

At this time, Dolgon looked up at Daishan, Lai Mubu, and Feiyango, and said, "Good! Tonight, the army will set off and go to Pingshantai to enter the mountain! ”

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