The plan of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty is unfolding step by step, and the salaries, soldiers, grain, weapons, and armor of the imperial court are also being transported from all directions, Tiannan and Haibei through pack horses, vehicles and ships, and conscripts to Ningyuan City, and even directly to the left avant-garde, straight to the line of the Liao River, and Haizhou Wei in the distance - there, there is no Houjin soldiers and horses stationed.

These days, Xiong Tingbi also began to personally lead the troops to constantly survey the actual combat route, and constantly revise his combat strategy, in the note sent to the imperial court, Xiong Tingbi has roughly explained his combat layout - first with a large army firmly occupy the Liaohe River to Haizhou Wei line, even though there are not many Houjin soldiers and horses here, but the last Liaohe fiasco has made Xiong Tingbi unforgettable, and even almost lost his life because of that battle, if it were not for Wang Qi's strength to turn the tide, I'm afraid the consequence is not only the loss of a large area of land in Liaodong, once the Houjin Bingfeng reaches the Shanhaiguan line, then the distance from Daming Beijing can be calculated in hours.

"Lord Jingluo, the first line of Haizhou Wei, and even Liaoyang City further north, it is almost difficult to see the soldiers and horses of the Houjin and the scouts and horses, a large number of Han and Mongols have been expelled to Fushun and even the Fushun Pass generation, and a large number of Houjin soldiers and horses who were originally gathered in Shenyang City have also begun to gradually move to Fushun, which is not far from Salhu, I see it, the Jurchen is very likely to take advantage of the time when we are waiting for the whole army to fight, take the opportunity to withdraw to Hetuala, and try to organize a resistance with the three lines of Salhu, Zaoluo Mountain, and Yahu Pass, to try to resist stubbornly."

Yuan Chonghuan took his subordinates and accompanied Xiong Tingbi to the front line of the Liaohe River to inspect, and the rest of the accompaniments included Zu Dashou, Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Shujiao and others.

And the speaker was none other than Cao Wenzhao, who became famous in the battle of Ningyuan City.

This person was deeply valued by Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan, and in just one month, he was promoted from a small household official to the deputy chief of the left avant-garde of Ningyuan City, with more than 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which can be described as Xiong Tingbi's newly promoted henchman.

"Wen Zhao, that's a good word, but how to do things, you still need to see step by step, step by step by feeling the stones to cross the river," Xiong Tingbi was noncommittal about the advice given by his confidant, although he also thought about sending troops in one fell swoop, and wiped out the Houjin that had been entrenched in Liaodong for decades in one fell swoop, and became the first Wenchen general to destroy the country in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, that qualification, even if it was Wang Qi, in front of him, he had to say a sentence: Xiong Guogong's merit, Wang Mou is beyond reach!

But the development of things is often not so satisfactory, and Xiong Tingbi is not willing to take any more risks.

More importantly, Xiong Tingbi has received a letter from Beijing City yesterday, in addition to the salary and weapons arrival date given by the court, as well as the cabinet and the palace's non-salty questions, the most important thing is Wang Qi's personal letter: it has been said very clearly, if Xiong Tingbi wants to really establish meritorious service this time, become a candidate for the cabinet in one fell swoop, and even pay homage to the prime minister, then step by step, steadily win Jiannu, is the safest, and it is also the biggest way to win.

Regarding Wang Qi's suggestion, Xiong Tingbi thought so.

Although there is a natural gap between civil and military, Xiong Tingbi believes in Wang Qi's character and ability: this son is heroic and strategic, and he will not deceive me in this matter!

Yuan Chonghuan, who was on the side, listened to the conversation between the two, retracted his gaze, and said with a smile: "What Lord Jingluo said is very true, you still have to look at things step by step, step by step, you can't eat a fat man all at once, right?" The best way is to take Haizhouwei first, consolidate the situation, and then make the next plan. ”

"We also think so," Zu Dashou and Zhao Shujiao both nodded yes.

Zu Dashou followed Xiong Tingbi out to patrol the front line of the Liao River this time, and he also made up his mind to take the lead in this battle against Houjin.

The most important thing is that Lang Guogong, who is far away in Beijing, has agreed to his decision, and he will not be suspicious because he competes with Qin Erbao and others for this merit, which is the main reason why Zu Dashou dares to let go of things.

"It's not too early, I should go back later," Xiong Tingbi looked at the sky, from the beginning of the hour out of the city, it is now the end of the Shen time, and now the defense of the city is not too big and small Xiong Tingbi has to personally inquire, it is related to the battle of Liaodong, and he must not be slackened at all, so when he came out for most of the day, the yamen must have been full of documents and officials who asked to see him.

Drive!!!

At this moment, the guards who were distributed on the perimeter suddenly arrived on horseback.

"My lord, there is a probe horse from the east bank of the Liao River, saying that there is important information to report" The guards dismounted, rushed to Xiong Tingbi and knelt down in front of Xiong Tingbi, and handed out the letter presented by the probe horse.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

Why did Houjin move again?

Personally stepped forward to hand over Xiong Tingbi, but this minister did not open it for the first time, this kind of secret letter needs to be matched by the two keys to prove that it is true, if the Houjin is used to confuse the army, wouldn't it be a big mess?

At this time, everyone present looked at Xiong Tingbi and wanted to know what was written in the letter.

But Xiong Tingbi didn't seem to have the slightest idea of opening the letter, but said: "Take the tanma back, take a bath and change clothes, and then bring it to me!" ”

"Yes!"

After the order, Xiong Tingbi looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I'll go back first, no matter what the movement is in Houjin, it will not be delayed because of a few hours of eating and sleeping."

"The last general will obey!"

It's night, at the end of the hour, Xiong Tingbi's mansion, study.

Liaodong Jingluo was pacing in the room incessantly, and from time to time he stopped to pick up the letter and look at it, and after putting it down, he began to pace again, and then opened the door, as if to dissipate all the anxiety in his chest.

Xiong Tingbi has already checked the two keys, and the letter was indeed sent by the Ming army spies buried in Shenyang City, and the content of the letter at this moment has already shocked the war-experienced Liaodong Jingluo.

"I didn't expect that after the battle of Ningyuan City, Jianzhou was divided so far, Dai Shan slaughtered the rest of the opponents with lightning speed, and then won over the rest of the young princes who were not strong to think that they were a faction, in order to temporarily win the hearts of the people, and now the entire Jianzhou, with its most powerful power, is clearly revealed."

"My lord, the people have brought it!" Just as Xiong Tingbi was thinking about it, outside the door, his relatives had already brought the inside.

changed back to Han clothes, and the top of the hair has not been shaved off, which looks much more pleasing to the eye.

"Come in," Xiong Tingbi returned to his chair, beckoned him to sit down, and then asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to the adult's words, the little Diao Hai," the Han spy bowed and saluted: "The boss is the commander of Liaodong Jinyi, Ke Ruzuo"

Ke Ruzuo, the former subordinate of Lu Enguang, is now Qin Erbao is his direct leader.

If it weren't for Xiong Tingbi meeting this spy in Liaohe today, then this news might have been obtained by Qin Erbao, and Qin Erbao would have gotten the news, in other words, it would have been known by Wang Qi.

Xiong Tingbi sat behind the table, his fingers tapping on the table very slowly, undecided.

Dai Shan seems to be in power, but there must be many people in Jianzhou who are not convinced, and the undercurrent is surging and there is a possibility of bloody killings within the anomaly at any time, and this time only needs an introduction.

"If Wang Qi knew about this, what would he do?" Xiong Tingbi looked at the letter on the table and was silent.

Thank you for your concern, I took a medicinal quilt and covered it all night, and now the fever has subsided on the third day, except for a slight cough, it is almost better, it should not be yang.

Recently, I changed jobs, moved, and went back to my hometown to find a place to live, I was really tired, and my body was a little uncomfortable, and I didn't have a cold for many years, and I met it these days, and the illness came like a mountain, and I really didn't have the strength to do it, I'm really sorry, and I'm going to resume normal updates from today, thank you!!

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