Li Dingguo emphasized his tone on the word "important" and was not allowed to be argued. Then he turned to the side and ordered: "Jimu, go find Tushan now. Ask him to summon generals above the garrison and say that this general will hold a banquet to welcome General Lin tonight. All the generals will come except patrol patrol."

The two walked in front, and more than a dozen personal guards followed fifty steps behind.

After capturing Phoenix City, Li Dingguo ordered all the flag soldiers in the city to be killed. However, the people and Han soldiers in the city were not punished too much, and they were allowed to continue living in the city.

Some Han soldiers and young men were incorporated into the army, and the old and weak lived in Tianyuanma, east of Phoenix City. It was originally a farmland for the bannermen, but now it was designated as an official land by Li Dingguo and handed over to the Han people for farming.

Although most people in the city are eager to defeat the Liao army, there are inevitably one or two Han thieves who are loyal to the Manchu captivity. As the main general, Li Dingguo is of great importance and must not be lost. With the insistence of other generals, he would have personal guards to follow him wherever he went.

The two of them walked along the city wall. The soldiers garrisoned on the wall put their fists in front of their chests to salute, and finally walked to the north corner of the city before stopping.

I don’t want to be the school site below, and you can hear the sound of soldiers practicing from afar.

Li Dingguo waved his hand to let the garrison soldiers go down, and stood side by side with Lin Qingye on the corner tower, looking at the distance and said lightly: "This is really different from the city in the Central Plains. The city in the Central Plains is built on the plain, surrounded by dozens of miles, surrounded by moats. The inner side of the city wall is covered with a layer of solid blue bricks. Hundreds of thousands of people live in it, using the city as the defense and protecting the people with the city. The cities here are generally small cities, built in dangerous places to pass, and garrisoning tens of thousands of people is the limit. If there are more, they can only be stationed outside the city. The walls are full of huge stones, which are stronger than the city in the Central Plains, and easier to defend and difficult to attack. General Lin, do you think that if the Manchus have been sticking to the pass and not fighting with our army, will our army have to attack with force?"

Lin Qingye frowned, was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "From Phoenix City to the north, through Tongyuan Fort and Lianshan Pass, the attack is undoubtedly the shortest path deep into the hinterland of Liaodong, but it is not the only path. In the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming army divided into four routes to attack the Later Jin Dynasty. The route led by veteran Liu Jue was to go northeast from Phoenix City, exit Kuandian Fort, and attack Hetuala directly through Abu Daligang. Marching from the east and forcing Manlu to abandon Guancheng to fight our army can solve this problem."

Li Dingguo sighed, "But Liu was defeated, and the entire army was wiped out."

Lin Qingye shook his head gently, "Liu Jing's defeat was several times higher than that of the main force of the Ming Dynasty in Sarhu. Moreover, he believed in the detailed work of the Han people sent by the Later Jin Dynasty. After Fu Cha's small victory, he gave up his baggage and moved forward lightly, and ended up in the ambush of the Later Jin Dynasty. His final defeat was not a crime of war, but I am not talking about this."

"The southeast of Kuandian Fort is Jianzhou Wei, which is where Nurhaci's uprising. In recent years, Manchu captives occupied Liaoyang and Shenyang and moved the main tribes there. However, in Jianzhou, especially near Hetuara, there are still many Jurchen old tribes. These people are not strong in combat, but have a high status within the Jurchens. If our army attacks Jianzhou and massacres their people, how can the Manchu captains in Liaoyang remain indifferent?"

Speaking of this, Lin Qingye paused and continued: "The most important thing is that although the eastern road is rugged and difficult to move, there are many paths to enter. Moreover, there are few people there and there are few defenses. Bringing Liaoyang and Shenyang Manhu back to Jianzhou to consume their living forces there, perhaps this is better than attacking Lianshan Passes."

Li Dingguo frowned and pondered. After a long time, he frowned and said, "Zhou Xian once told me that Lin Qingye was a famous general in North Korea, and his talent could be appointed as a general. Today, I have benefited a lot from listening to your words, and it is true as he said."

Lin Qingye clasped his fists and said, "The general praised it."

Li Dingguo waved his hand and said, "We will discuss this matter in detail later. General Lin, do you know why I asked you to come here alone?"

Lin Qingye shook his head and said nothing in silence.

He and Li Dingguo have no close relationship, or rather, the relationship between the two is not good.

The reason is easy to understand. Before Li Dingguo came here, he was the chief general of North Korea, and all the troops were under his command. After Li Dingguo came here, he placed Gao Jinsong, Li Xiong, Han Yong and other generals under his command, and the new soldiers who came on the boat were also under his command.

Although the navy was still under the control of Lin Qingye and the number of soldiers under his command did not decrease, his control over this army was gradually weakening.

Zhou Xian had sent him a letter before, saying that he and Li Dingguo were not in a superior and subordinate relationship. He did not need to listen to Li Dingguo's orders, but could do whatever he wanted and just let him give Li Dingguo more support.

Even so, since Li Dingguo came here, Lin Qingye felt that he had become a painting board. From the recovery of Kuandian Five Forts to the conquering Phoenix City, Li Dingguo has always been in command, and he could only do some support. Generals such as Lian Jimu, Han Yong, Gao Jinsong who had previously served under him gradually became interested in Li Dingguo.

On the battlefield where death is possible at any time, the relationship between soldiers is very simple. Whoever can lead them to win continuously will be their hearts. For famous future words like Lin Qingye, it is more uncomfortable to do nothing than kill him, and the arrival of Li Dingguo gave him the feeling of being ignored.

Seeing that Lin Qingye did not speak, Li Dingguo continued, "Before I came here, Zhou Xian told me that North Korea was more complicated and needed to be dealt with carefully. But I am the most afraid of trouble and had no intention of dealing with these chores, so I kept letting General Lin stay in the rear. Because I think a person who is willing to violate the orders of the King of Korea and go to Middle-earth should know what the overall situation is and will try his best to maintain this difficult situation."

Lin Qingye looked at Li Dingguo with a strange expression, "What does General mean?"

Li Dingguo pressed his hands on the trumpet of the low wall, "I said it straight. If you want to conquer the Manchus, you must ensure that there is a stable rear, sufficient soldiers, and enough food and grass. The eight-way land in Korea, and the only place behind this rear is the Xianjie Road and the Ping'an Road that is located north."
Chapter completed!