When the two capitals and several provinces of the Ming Dynasty were surging because of the undercurrent of the gold war, the war in Liaodong was already on the verge of breaking out.

Early yesterday morning, with the issuance of Wang Qi's warrant, Qin Erbao, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, personally led more than 40,000 troops to cross the line of the Liaohe River and enter Liaoyang City.

And on November 7, in the midst of ice and snow, the Ming army, which had traveled thousands of miles, had arrived at the first stop of their attack.

The first male city in eastern Liaoning, Liaoyang City.

The nose of the war horse spewed out two long white gases, and the four hooves stepped on the snow, leaving disorganized traces, and from a distance, the army that stretched for miles was marching on the endless plain, the heavy snow had not stopped, the footsteps of the march had just passed, the horses' hooves and ruts, and the traces of the infantry's march had been quickly covered.

It won't be long before the earth will turn white again, as if no one had ever appeared.

Qin Erbao likes black brass breastplates, so between the white heaven and earth, it is unusually dazzling, and many generals under his command are also up and down, all of them are black armor and red covers.

At this moment, the chief military officer of Liaodong, who had succeeded Zu Dashou's military position, squinted his eyes and looked fixedly in the direction of Liaoyang City: "Order, the army is camped at the foot of Qianshan Mountain, fifty miles south of Liaoyang City, and will spend the night at the foot of the mountain tonight!" ”

"Yes!"

The personal guard got the military order of the chief soldier, without any hesitation and hesitation, and directly issued the herald, and then the standard-bearer, infantry, cavalryman, and scout all shuttled through the army, passing the military order of the chief soldier, and in less than a stick of incense, the military order has reached everyone's ears.

The foothills of Qianshan Mountain are the remnants of Anping Mountain, in the middle of the entire Liaodong Plain, looking down from the sky, the peaks of Gaojun stand on the earth, and then quickly spread to the four sides, and then the topography of the Liaodong Plain of Pingchuan is considered to be high in the center, low all around, and Liaoyang City, just located in the north of the foothills of Qianshan Mountain.

In the big battle, the cavalry hedged in the door, which can be described as spectacular.

When Qin Erbao led the army to the garrison more than fifty miles outside Liaoyang City.

Standing at the head of Liaoyang City, looking at the vast smoke between the mountains and mountains in the distance, Azig said hatefully: "That Wang Qi is nothing more than that, the army went out to fight, only besieged but not attacked, but the city was nearly fifty miles away, so he dared to camp and set up a village, which is not worthy of the name!" ”

Since the day Wang Qi went to Liao, Dai Shan has begun to continuously increase his troops towards Liaoyang City to prevent Wang Qi's sudden attack.

Since peace talks cannot be made, and peace cannot be valued, then there is no need to have any tolerance for Wang Qi.

"The Ming army wants Liaoyang City? Let's talk about the dead and wounded first! ”

This is the death order issued by Dai Shan to Azig and Erden: according to Liaoyang City, the Ming army must be dragged to the south of Liaodong, and in the cold winter, even if Wang Qi leads the army, the Ming army will definitely suffer heavy casualties!

Erden, who was following Azig, tightened the thick cotton wool armor on his body, and echoed: "The weather suddenly turned cold, then Wang Qi must not have expected that tens of thousands of people eating, drinking, and Lazar, no matter what, could not be solved in a short period of time, and slowly consumed him!" ”

You don't have to go out of the city to fight it, just wait for your work!

This is the decision of Dai Shan and the kings of the council.

After all, as long as there are variables in doing things, it is easy to make mistakes, and Wang Qi will catch flaws, but it is not as safe as guarding the city.

Anyway, it's definitely not Daikin's side that is anxious.

"As far as I know, the one who led the troops out was Qin Erbao, the new commander-in-chief of Liaodong of the Ming Army, that Wang Qi. It hasn't appeared yet," Erden stood aside with a frown, a little puzzled.

"In any case, there is nothing wrong with the main force of the Ming army here, send more scouts and scouts out, always pay attention to the movements of those Ming troops, if there is anything abnormal, report to me quickly!" After observing for a long time, Azig had no interest in it, and after a few commands, he turned and left.

"Congratulations to the prince!" Erden received the order and bowed down to see Azig off.

At present, there are more than 20,000 Houjin soldiers and horses stationed in the entire Liaoyang City, all of whom are elite soldiers of a hundred battles, and most of them are veterans who survived the battle of Salhu - in the face of the Ming army, they have a natural psychological advantage.

At present, the strategy of the Houjin is that Shenyang City is the strategic core, Dai Shan personally led the army to defend in the center, surrounded by Fushun, Puhe, Pingyu Fort, Fengji Fort, Shenyang City is guarded in it, and the peripheral center is to Liaoyang City as the strategic fulcrum, radiating the entire southern Liaoning region. As long as Liaoyang City is there, the Ming army can't take a step north!

Of course, if you are familiar with the map of Liaodong, there is a road that can go north, that is, the Ming army bypasses Liaoyang City, goes east and then bypasses the foothills of Pingdingshan, and then goes north, wading across the upper reaches of the Taizi River, and then goes west, arriving at the city of Shenyang.

But its difficulty is so great, it is better to directly attack Liaoyang City with a large army, otherwise, the winter is cold, trekking through mountains and rivers, even if it bypasses Liaoyang City, after arriving in Shenyang City, there will not be much combat power.

Among them, it is not only the harsh geographical environment, but also the layers of Jurchen troops to defend and resist, which makes people desperate.

Therefore, after heavy snow fell from the sky and Liaodong was frozen, Dai Shan had the determination and confidence to fight Wang Qi.

The night in Liaodong came earlier than usual, with a white halo, and the sun hidden by the heavy clouds had disappeared before the end, and the land of Liaodong seemed to suddenly fall into darkness.

On the northwest side of the foothills of Qianshan, the torches illuminated the entire foothills like bright day, and tens of thousands of Ming troops only took two hours to set up a camp in this camping area near the mountains and rivers.

Within three miles of the camp tent, there are Ming army brocade scouts patrolling for twelve hours, and there are also scouts who continue to go back and forth from the direction of Liaoyang City.

The escort work of the entire Ming army camp can be called airtight.

Woohoohoo!!!

At night, the cold wind howled, blowing the flames of the torches in an uncertain way.

Snuggling up behind the dry pyre, the little flag officer Jiao Yao took a leisurely sip of soju, and then smacked his lips with satisfaction, and tied the brass flask back to his waist with a heavy weight.

Ding Fu, a subordinate on the side, rubbed his hands, swallowed his saliva, and said with a sneer: "My lord, give me a taste?" ”

"Taste what?" Jiao Yao's eyes glared: "This wine is a secret recipe from the Guogong Mansion, Guogong wine, it is much stronger than those sake on the market, I only have this pot, you kid also come to make up your mind?" ”

At that time, when Wang Qi was in Liaodong, he once handed over the craft of distilling liquor to the craftsmen of the distillery in later generations, and after more than a year, this kind of spicy taste and drinking wine that burns people's stomach, heart and lungs have occupied the entire Liaodong, and even the Jurchens like this flavor of wine, and take it as a necessary thing for feasting.

"Hehe," Ding Fu licked his lips, his eyes reluctantly moved away from the wine jug, looked at the little flag officer and said, "My lord, you said, the chief soldier let us be stationed here, when will the war start?" ”

"Want to fight the Jurchens?" The twisted scar on Jiao Yao's face was unusually hideous under the cover of the firelight on the side.

"I was too aggrieved last time," Ding Fu nodded regretfully: "This time, with the Duke of Langguo, it is necessary to slaughter the heads of a few Jurchens, and be ashamed!" ”

"It's still a bit ambitious," Jiao Yao nodded with satisfaction, casually untied the wine jug on his waist, and threw it to his subordinates: "Warm up." ”

"Hey!" Ding Fu's eyes lit up, he took the wine jug with both hands, wiped the body of the jug, first put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and then gently untied the mouth of the bottle, the fragrance of the liquor mixed with the smell of burning charred wood in the air gushed out, making people's chests like a fire ignited.

Without too much hesitation, he clenched the bottle with both hands, and then tilted his head to pour the bottle up, and the clear wine flowed out, like water from a cliff, directly into the man's mouth.

Goo-doo.

As the Adam's apple rolls, the drink enters the chest and abdomen.

"Hey!! You kid, leave me a little," Jiao Yao's eyes shrank, his heart seemed to be dripping blood, and he stepped forward to snatch the wine jug.

Woowoowoo!!!

Suddenly, at this moment, the thump of the snare drum and the whimper of the military horn resounded among the foothills of a thousand mountains.

That was the signal for the armies to assemble.

"An army assembled?" Jiao Yao turned his head to look at the number student's rest, and his eyebrows were full of doubts.

"Assemble at this time." Ding Fu put down the wine jug, only to feel a spicy sensation in his throat, and his stomach seemed to be on fire.

"It's going to be a war," the corners of Jiao Yao's mouth moved slightly, the scar on his face was like an earthworm, twisting and writhing, and then he walked away: "Let's go, assemble!" ”

Swallowing his saliva, Ding Fu looked down at the wine jug in his hand, and then quietly stuffed it into his waist, thinking that he would return it to the adult later.

"Commander-in-Chief! Assembling of the battalions!! ”

"Cavalry, infantry, spearmen, shields, firearms battalions!"

With the sound of drums and trumpets and the horses of the heralds galloping between the battalions, after a while, at the foot of the thousand mountains, more than 40,000 Ming troops have been assembled.

In the night, the torches illuminated the entire Ming army camp as if it were day, and in the school field, all the generals stood under the stage, standing solemnly, waiting for the arrival of the chief officer.

And the soldiers at all levels in the distance, no one dared to make any superfluous movements at this moment.

Dadada!!

Not long after, while everyone was waiting, Qin Erbao was dressed in fine black armor and took a group of guards under his command to the high platform of the school field.

"You must have been very tired after marching hundreds of miles today, and the army has just gathered, so I can't rest, I'm really sorry," After Qin Erbao came to power, he didn't give an order, but said sorry.

Offstage, no one dared to answer.

If Wang Qi is here, then everyone will probably answer in unison: Serve the adults to death, don't dare to say tired!

But now it is the famous Qin Erbao, the chief military officer of Liaodong who rose from the personal guard officer under Wang Qi, who has always been known for his decisive killing, cold-blooded and ruthless, and has never been smiling, except for Wang Qi, I am afraid that no one can command him.

"Zuo Dayou, how are the soldiers under your command?" Qin Erbao's eyes rolled and looked at the guerrilla generals under his command.

"Back to the words of the general soldier, from the beginning of crossing the line of the Liao River, the last general has more than 3,000 Han soldiers, and he is ready to fight to the death with Jiannu at any time! Wait for the day, move with the order, kill the slave, and never hesitate!! ”

Zuo Dayou was originally a hundred households in Ningyuan City, and it was Wang Qi who promoted him and fought under Qin Erbao.

"What about you?" Qin Erbao's gaze swept over the rest of the people.

"The last general is waiting for the end, ready to fight to the death with Jiannu at any time!"

"Wait for it!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Kill slaves!"

Raising his right hand, within a few breaths, the voice of the audience quickly muffled, and then quickly quieted down.

"Don't say anything superfluous," Qin Erbao's instructions were as concise as ever: "According to the pre-battle arrangement, within a quarter of an hour, everyone set off and marched towards Liaoyang City, which is more than fifty miles away!" ”

The flags were unfurled, the war horses neighed, and the movements of the Ming army camp were fast and murderous.

At the same time, the Jiannu scouts, who had been monitoring the Ming army on the periphery, naturally also discovered the enemy's movements.

"Hurry up and report back to the prince!!"

"The Ming army is suspected of being dispatched by the whole army to attack Liaoyang City at night!"

"Enemy attack! The Ming army is attacking! ”

Soon, the scout's news reached the hands of Erden, Gushan, who was in the blue flag.

"Enemy attack?" Before he had time to put on his underwear, Erden pulled his cloak from the side and led his men to the palace of Prince Ying.

The Ming army is leaking, this possibility, Azig has not thought about it, but he has just entered the Qianshan Mountain Range, and he has not camped overnight, so he is going to send troops to fight?

After Azig got Erden's report, he almost felt that Qin Erbao had taken the wrong medicine.

"The soldiers are tired, and I can't ask for anything to fight at this time!"

Azig felt that Qin Erbao was sending him to death!

"My lord, don't you investigate first, after all, the Ming army is treacherous, and Wang Qi is in the back, so you have to guard against it!" Erden still wants to find out the truth of the Ming army again.

"After all, from beginning to end, our scouts and scouts have not received any news from Wang Qi."

From the beginning of the Ming army's crossing of the Liao River, Erden received the news that Qin Erbao, the general soldier of Liaodong, had always been the general of Liaodong, and Wang Qi seemed to have disappeared.

This thought, like a nightmare, hung over Erden's mind and made him sleepless.

"The main force of the Ming army is right in front of you, where is Wang Qi, is it important?" Azig sneered: "Unless he alone can be worth thousands of troops." ”

One person is worth thousands of troops?

Erden shook his head.

He believed in Buddhism, but he didn't believe that there were gods in the world.

"Gather the army, assemble at the various city defenses, and prepare for battle!"

Azig suddenly got up: "I didn't have a chance before, but now I just want to be taught and taught, what are the methods of the Da Ming Lang Guogong!" ”

Liaoyang City is strong and deep.

Azig is confident that no one will be able to take Liaoyang City away from him in a short period of time!

At least in this winter, Liaoyang City must be in the hands of Dajin!

Knock knock knock!!

When the night was ugly, all the Jiannu soldiers in Liaoyang City were summoned, whether they were old or young, sick or weak, or elite and strong, they were all ordered to immediately take up arms, put on armor, and climb to the top of the city, ready to fight with the Ming army!

Appeal!!

Riding the horse and stopping, looking at Liaoyang City standing in the darkness in the distance, Qin Erbao's eyes had a strange emotion of greed and hope.

It was nostalgia for one's homeland, hatred of the enemy, and fanatical anticipation and joy of war.

(End of chapter)