Xiong Tingbi finally made up his mind and led 30,000 cavalrymen from Liaoyang out of the city, just like the last battle of Hupiyi, waiting for the opportunity!
If he just defended blindly, he would be extremely passive. Although he was full of confidence in Shenyang's city defense, he was afraid that He Shixian and the others would not be able to hold on!
"Li Huaixin!"
Xiong Tingbi’s Biaoying camp counselor immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands:
"The end is here!"
"You will receive your official seal and stay in Liaoyang. All doors will be closed tightly and the city will be strictly controlled. No matter what happens outside, you will not leave the city."
Li Huaixin raised his head and looked at Xiong Tingbi in disbelief. Did the platform say something wrong or did he hear it wrong?
Xiong Tingbi also knew that this was against the rules, but he had no choice. He was worried about those generals who had served in Liaodong all year round, or who were from Liao.
Only Li Huaixin under his command is worthy of such a big job.
"The censor patrols!"
Zhang Shuan, a former Qi Party official, also stepped forward.
"After I leave the city, you will be responsible for handling the political affairs of Liaoyang. If you encounter any unresolved matters, put them down for the time being!"
Zhang Shuan cupped his hands and said:
"only!"
"Zhang Jian and Liu Tailai will assist Li Huaixin to stay behind. Remember our military orders. Even if the sky in Liaodong falls, you must not step out of the city. Anyone who violates this rule will not be spared!"
Among these two people, Zhang Jian was promoted from the northwest to Liaodong not long ago. He was also brave and good at fighting. When he was a guerrilla general in the northwest, he led troops to quell the Hui people and bring rebellion many times. Xiong Tingbi liked him more.
Liu Tailai was a Liao general, but Xiong Tingbi did not find anything wrong with him in the intelligence he currently had, so he chose to believe him for the time being.
"Other generals, gather their troops and horses, and follow me out of the city to kill the slaves!"
All the generals said in unison:
"only!"
At this time in Shenyang, Huang Taiji had already returned from Fengji Fort. He had gathered Lao Nu's five-banner troops and surrounded Shenyang with nearly 60,000 people. Lao Nu himself and his two yellow flags and blue flags were from then on. He never showed up.
"Master Beile, after being surrounded for so many days, why hasn't the Great Khan ordered an attack on the city?"
Huang Taiji looked at the majestic Shenyang City with eyes wide open. This city was the largest city he had ever seen. Hetuala, the capital of Dajin, looked like a countryside in front of Shenyang.
And this is just a border town in Liaodong. I don’t know how big Liaoyang, the capital of Liaodong, and Beijing in the Ming Dynasty were. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Dajin was still too weak.
"Look at Shenyang, what price will we have to pay if we want to capture it?"
Jia La Ezhen, who asked before, immediately said:
"That must be a heavy loss!"
"Then why do you ask so many questions?"
"It's my slave who talks too much!"
At this time, a messenger from Jiannu came in a hurry. When he saw Huang Taiji, he immediately dismounted and knelt down and shouted:
"Report Si Baile, the Great Khan's military order!"
Huang Taiji quickly took the letter and read it, and then asked his guards to quickly inform Dabeile Daishan and Sanbeile Manggurtai.
Then he ordered the Han Army Camp and Baoyi Aha to prepare. After the battle at Fengjibao, there were only more than 4,000 people in the two battalions left.
However, considering that he wanted to attack Shenyang, Nurhachi also wanted to arrest Han people from the surrounding areas, but with little success because the population near Shenyang was already very small and had been moved away by Xiong Tingbi a month ago.
He had no choice but to transfer from Jianzhou, and all the slaves who farmed the land for him were transferred here. Now the most people in Hetuala are craftsmen, and they managed to gather more than 9,000 people. This made him All my money is empty.
"Huang Taiji, what's so urgent?"
Mang Gurtai was extremely irritable now. He had not fought a single battle since he sent out troops for so many days. On the other hand, Huang Taiji relied on words to persuade the Khan to make a contribution first. This made him extremely unhappy, and he naturally had no good words for Huang Taiji.
"Second brother, fifth brother, this is Father Khan's military order!"
Of course Huang Taiji, a man with a profound knowledge of the city, would not be so fussy. Instead, he smiled and saluted the two of them, and then handed them Nurhachi's letter.
Upon seeing the content, Daishan looked thoughtful, while Mang Gurtai laughed and said:
"Hahahaha, Father Khan's military order has finally arrived. It's been a long time since I killed Ming Gou, and my hands are itching!"
Huang Taiji advised:
"Fifth brother, please see clearly. Father Khan is talking about a tentative attack, not a fierce attack for us!"
Huang Taiji's words dampened Mang Gurtai's mood, and he said angrily:
"I'm not blind!"
Everyone knows Mang Gurtai's temper. He is an extremely violent and murderous person. Most people don't talk to him at all. Except for his father, he refuses to accept anyone.
Only the other three Baylors of the same status can compete with him. Huang Taiji is not as knowledgeable as him. He is just a reckless man. He doesn't take it seriously at all. He is most worried about the big Baylor Daishan.
When Chu Ying was still there, he was the biggest enemy of their four big Baylors. But now that Chu Ying is dead, in Huang Taiji's eyes, Big Baylor Daishan has become his biggest competitor, and he is still very afraid of it.
Daishan was much smarter than Mang Gurtai, so he asked:
"Is it possible that the bear barbarian didn't come to the rescue?"
Huang Taiji smiled and said:
"Who knows, but judging from Father Khan's letter, there should be no movement now."
"In that case, just follow Father Khan's military orders, and you will be the commander of this battle!"
"Then thank you second brother and fifth brother!"
The Eight Banners soldiers who had been besieging Shenyang for a long time finally began to move. The Ming army in the city quickly notified He Shixian and You Shigong, who quickly deployed defenses upon seeing this!
He Shixian has been very angry these days since he was suppressed by the Jinyiwei Baihu last time. He is also waiting for Jiannu to attack so that he can vent his anger.
The war in Shenyang is about to break out, and the old slaves dozens of miles away have begun to turn back towards Shenyang. Xiong Manzi will not come.
Rather than waiting for such a long time, it is better to concentrate our forces and attack Shenyang first. As long as we capture Shenyang, we will have a foothold. In Liaodong, we will have the capital to compete with the Ming Dynasty.
Originally, before this, he really wanted to use the strategy of encirclement and reinforcements, because he rarely fought tough battles, and he preferred to use his own advantages to attack the enemy's disadvantages.
In the past, Ming Dynasty border towns such as Fushun, Tieling, and Kaiyuan would first defeat the Ming army in field battles, and then capture them without any bloodshed, otherwise they would have to coordinate internally and externally.
Moreover, he is also worried that Shenyang is too strong. If it cannot be attacked for a long time or suffers heavy losses, he may be ruined after decades of hard work.
However, after Fengji Fort was easily captured, Nurhaci's confidence increased greatly, and now he was completely determined to attack Shenyang.
Fengji Fort is such an important town and was heavily guarded by the Ming army. It took less than a day for me to take over 30,000 people. As long as I concentrate my superior forces and attack with all my strength, Shenyang will not be far behind!