? Xiong Wei and Arsleng came out of the west gate of Quang Ninh and walked around to the east in the direction of Xiping Fort. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy].]. The four of them came to the Sancha River.

The areas of Fushun and Qinghe east of the Sancha River had already been occupied by Nurhachi, and with the addition of Liaoyang and Shenyang, which had only fallen in March, the other side of the Sancha River was basically under Nurhachi's control.

Xiong Wei looked at a three-way river separating Guangning from Liaoyang and Shenyang, and felt indescribable sadness in his heart, and the great rivers and mountains were divided into two parts. Xiong Wei's fists were slowly clenched, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Xiong Wei walked to the intersection of the Liao River and the river and walked along the lower reaches of the Sancha River, and there were six military camps set up along the river, and there were 10,000 or 20,000 people stationed in the sparse Lala.

Xiong Wei frowned, the situation in front of him looked very rigorous, but in fact, it could not withstand scrutiny, and this kind of defense force was scattered.

Xiong Wei stood by the Sancha River with his left hand and his right hand with his chin in his right hand and thinking.

If the Liao soldiers did not concentrate their forces to defend Quang Ninh, but dispersed their forces to garrison on the river, the combat effectiveness of the army would be scattered and there would be no strength.

Xiong Wei stood by the river and looked at the riverbank, although there were many barracks and defenses, but they were scarce, if they were attacked, what role could a few guards play.

Xiong Wei said worriedly: "It is really useless to let these soldiers guard along the river, if Nurhachi attacks with cavalry, he will rush over at once." ”

Arslen looked at the river and said, "This river is so narrow, it can't stop it. ”

Xiong Wei heard Ars Leng speak, and as he spoke, he walked down the river to test it, the river was indeed very shallow less than half a waist, and it was very turbid, the water was not in a hurry, and if the army crossed the river, it could also be temporarily filled with mud and stones.

Xiong Wei sighed and said: "The yellow mud puddle of the Sancha River is so shallow, and the river surface is so narrow, it cannot stop Nurhachi's light cavalry. ”

Xiong Wei pointed to the other side of the river and continued: "Nurhachi is good at using soldiers, if Nurhachi sneaks across the river with light cavalry and specializes in a residence of our army, our barracks are relatively small in numbers and weak in combat, and the strength will inevitably be overwhelmingnAd1 ("

"Nurhachi can do the same, defeat them one by one along the river, and our army will retreat on all fronts when the time comes. The area around Xipingbao has a wide line of sight, a vast area, and there are not many people in each outpost, so it is impossible to resist Nurhachi's attack at all. ”

"If Nurhachi takes the Sancha River and passes through Xipingbao to take Quang Ninh, Quang Ninh will be in danger. ”

Xiong Wei walked out of the river and walked along the river bank for a while, and saw that although there were military camps along the river, how many men and horses would it take to pull such a long defense?

On the contrary, because our army was scattered, and the city of Quang Ninh was unguarded or there were not many soldiers, it was easy for Nurhachi to break through the city.

Shenyang, an important town in eastern Liaoning, and Liaoyang, the capital of eastern Liaodong, were successively captured by Nurhachi. To the east of the Sancha River, Nurhachi has already occupied quite a few.

Xiong Wei's brows became tighter and tighter, and he secretly decided in his heart that Guangning City could not be lost again!

Xiong Wei looked at the banks of the Sancha River, and three Mongolian soldiers were also pointing. Arslen said: "It is really not easy for our army to live by the river, and it is only suitable to set up guerrilla troops along the river, take turns to patrol them, and attack them unprepared, so that the enemy does not know the depths. ”

Xiong Wei sighed: "Gathering in one place like this and placing it in the open place is not to give the enemy an opportunity to attack our army through the gap." ”

Arslen, Sukhbaru, and Burigud were also worried.

Xiong Wei touched Yang Lian's letter in his arms, this is for Xiong Tingbi, do you want to go to Xiong Tingbi or persuade Wang Huazhen to give up such a defense first?

He thought about it and sighed, where to go, and couldn't decide for a while.

The cold wind made Xiong Qi tighten his coat and look at the divine sword in his hand helplessly.

Xiong Qi sighed and said to himself: "Excalibur, Excalibur, it's time for you to unsheath nAd2("

Xiong Wei stood in the wind, letting the cold wind blow over his face.

This time, Xiong Wei felt more responsible than ever, he was not afraid of taking responsibility, but he couldn't take on such a big responsibility.

Before coming to Liaodong, Xiong Wei knew some information about the war in Liaodong from Yang Lian.

After the Battle of Salhu, the Ming court reactivated Xiong Tingbi to pass through Liaodong.

But Xiong Tingbi was a member of the Chu Party, and supported each other with the first auxiliary Fang Congzhe, and many Donglin Party members (especially Zhang Heming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but there were also people in the new generation of Donglin who wanted to win over this famous marshal) were very hostile to him.

After Donglin came to power, he recommended party member Yuan Yingtai to replace him. Unexpectedly, Yuan was defeated.

Liaoyang and Shenyang were lost one after another, and Guangning had only 1,000 weak soldiers, and Wang Huazhen recruited scattered soldiers and got more than 10,000 people.

He inspired the morale of the people and contacted Mongolia in the west, and the hearts of the local people settled down a little.

When Liaoyang was just lost, the soldiers thought that Hexi must be thin.

Wang Huazhen led a weak army to guard the lonely city, and his fighting spirit was undiminished. Wang Huazhen's reputation was really famous for a while.

Although the imperial court decided to use Xiong Tingbi, the imperial historian Fang Zhenru also asked Wang Huazhen to be promoted, so that he could act cheaply and garrison Hexi with Xue Guoyong. So he promoted Wang Huazhen to the right to the imperial history and governor of Guangning.

Xiong Tingbi was reinstated, but Wang Huazhen became the governor of Liaodong. Wang Huazhen tried to restore Liaodong, acted impatiently, and had many contradictions with the old Xiong Tingbi.

The imperial court also thought that it could rely on his talents, so it entrusted all the wars in Hexi to him.

Now Wang Huazhen has a heavy army, Xiong Tingbi is in name only, only 5,000 soldiers, and Wang Huazhen still has the final say in the war in LiaodongnAd3(

When Yang Lian recommended a letter to himself, he also said the contradiction between Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen, hoping that he would play a mediating role.

In the first year of the Apocalypse (1621 AD), Shenyang, an important town in eastern Liaodong, and Liaoyang, the capital of eastern Liaodong, were successively captured by Nurhachi.

Wang Huazhen also said that the war in Liaodi would eventually fail, and only one million dollars would be distributed to entertain the Mongols, so Nurhachi had some scruples and did not dare to go deeper.

Xiong Tingbi is in the area of the Three Customs, and Wang Huazhen is mainly guarding Guangning City, so if there is really any military situation, Xiong Tingbi may be beyond the reach of the whip.

Xiong Wei weighed it in his heart, Wang Huazhen has the final say in the war in Liaodong at the moment, even if he goes to find Xiong Tingbi by himself, it is estimated that it will be half the effort, and even have no effect.

Thinking like this, Xiong Wei decided to go back to Guangning City and go to Wang Huazhen first.

Xiong Wei and the three of them turned back to Quang Ninh City.

There is a drum tower in Quang Ninh City, which sits in the north and faces south, and is composed of two parts: pedestal and pavilion. There is a city gate in the south wall, and the three words "town side fort" are engraved on the forehead of the gate.

Xiong Wei and his entourage went around to the south, entered the city from the south, and the four came to the drum tower.

Xiong Wei thought about it and said: "When the three of you go back to the barracks and tell General Qi the situation along the Sancha River, you must tell General Qi that Guangning is a battleground for soldiers, and you can't give up Guangning to attack Nurhachi." ”

The three of them turned back to the barracks, and Xiong Wei walked towards Wang Huazhen's barracks.

The Xiong Wei in Guangning City is already three in and three out, and Xiong Wei is thinking about his thoughts while watching the deployment of the terrain of Guangning City.

Guangning City is one of the "Nine Border Towns" of the Ming Dynasty.

Nine sides, also known as nine towns, during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, nine important military towns were set up along the northern border along the Great Wall defense line, namely Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Taiyuan Town (also known as Shanxi Town or Sanguan Town), Yansui Town (also known as Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town (also known as Shaanxi Town), Gansu Town.

Liaodong Town is also known as Guangning City (now Beizhen City, Liaoning).

Quang Ninh City sits in the north and faces south, the south is wide and the north is narrow, and the four corners of the city wall are equipped with corner towers.

There are five gates around the city wall, including two in the south gate. There are five streets in the city, all of which are in the shape of a "". This is due to the need to defend the city, so that such a layout is created. Although contrary to common sense, it was an effective means of delaying the march of the besieging party.

Militarily speaking, Quang Ninh Wei is a heavy soldier. The commander of Liaodong, Li Chengliang, has been stationed here with his troops, and has fought many battles with the Later Jin regime to compete for the power of Liaodong.

After Li Chengliang's death, Zhang Chengmeng has been stationed here, and he has been dealing with Nurhachi.

Zhang Chengmeng was greedy and rushed forward, lost his life, and also lost Guangning City.

After Nurhachi captured the city of Quang Ninh, he did not send troops to garrison it, but retreated. This time, Nurha must have made up his mind, and he is determined to win Quang Ninh City.

Xiong Wei looked at the topography of Guangning City, which is located at the eastern foot of Wulu Mountain, which can be divided into three types of terrain: mountainous, plain and depression.

Quang Ninh City is located on the top of a curved hill at the eastern foot of Wulu Mountain, and you can overlook the inner part of the city when you climb the mountain.

Xiong Wei came to the East City Tower, and Wang Huazhen was standing on the corner tower to watch. The wind was blowing the hair on Wang Huazhen's forehead, and this scene seemed to be vivid.

At that time, Zhang Chengmeng also stood at the corner of this building and pointed to the eastern foot of the mountain and said: "This piece is a gentle hill, and the side that runs from northeast to southwest is a mountain. ”

This side is not much of a problem, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is good for attacking. Wang Huazhen stood upstairs with a sense of accomplishment, and said disdainfully about Xiong Wei's arrival: "If Nurhachi's cavalry dares to attack from this direction, our army can be overwhelming." ”

Xiong Wei said worriedly: "It would be nice if Nurhachi was so stupid, but unfortunately Nurhachi is very smart, he will not attack from this side." ”

Wang Huazhen said: "On this side, our army does not have many soldiers, about 10,000 people, and we are condescending on this side, and it will not take much effort to annihilate Nurhachi in one fell swoop." ”

Xiong Wei still agrees with this, which is consistent with Xiong Wei's thoughts back then.

Xiong Wei nodded and said, "The defense in the city is very rigorous, and he is worthy of being a veteran in the army." It's just that the yellow mud puddle of the Sancha River is shallow and can be waded, so you can't rely on the Sancha River as a dangerous obstacle. ”

Wang Huazhen laughed and said: "It's not a year or two for Lao Tzu to guard Liaodong, when will it be the turn of the Jurchen to be so rampant." Why not take this opportunity to attack and beat Nurhachi's sharpness. ”

"The history of the capital has opened Xiong Wei's eyes and benefited a lot. Xiong Wei praised Wang Huazhen and asked, "What is the best attack strategy for our army?"

Wang Huazhen pointed to the soldiers in the city and said: "Our army is divided into three routes, one is led by General Qi to Luyang to explore the road, one is led by Liu Qu to kill Nurhachi's stronghold from Zhenwu with 20,000 people, and I take 30,000 horses to fight a battle of annihilation. ”