Chapter 88 Both sides must fight, please read more)
A few days later, soldiers and horses assisting Liao came to fight.
Facing the gathering of the Eight Banners, the Ming army must gather a large army and carefully consider how to fight. Facing a single banner, the Southern Army and the elites of the Nine Sides are really not afraid.
Yuan Yingtai, who had just arrived in Liaoyang, had long made up his mind to attack Jiannu on a large scale, but at this time he was a little hesitant.
My Liaodong economic position is not yet hot; the plan to gather elites and accumulate sufficient logistics for the offensive has not yet been launched; the total of 10 generals who have arrived in Liaodong before and this time to aid Liao have not yet given up.
I'm not ready yet, I don't want to rush into a fight.
Yuan Yingtai liked to act according to the plan, so his generals asked for battle one after another, which made him very embarrassed.
He walked up to the scribe and asked, "Which generals and soldiers have come to fight these days?"
"Three days ago, You Shilu from Yulin Town was the first to ask for war. Two days ago, You Shigong, who was stationed in Shenyang, also said that Amin should be expelled."
Yuan Yingtai sighed: "The brothers of the You family are worthy of being born in three generals."
The book office continued to add: "This morning it was Liang Zhongshan from Gansu, Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui, and Zhou Dunji from the Southern Army. In the afternoon, there were Sichuan aid Liao general Zhang Shenwu, Youyang chieftain Ran Yuelong, Jizhen general Zhao Shujiao, and Liaodong Wu. Jingying deputy general Jiang Bi and other generals."
Yuan Yingtai was silent for a moment and asked: "Don't He Shixian, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, have any thoughts of going to war?"
"I haven't heard from General He that he's asking for a fight yet."
Yuan Yingtai thought, this He Shixian is the actual commander-in-chief of the town, and his status is higher than other generals in Liaodong. This person's opinion is the one he should pay most attention to. Those who aid Liao are after all outsiders, and He Shixian, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, is the first general in Liaodong. A great general.
In the past, when He Shixian heard about the enemy's situation, he always wanted to take the initiative to attack. This time, he listened to his instructions and prepared for the attack next year according to his own plan, instead of joining the fight.
He Shixian supported him, and of course he had to loosen his ties and transfer more weapons and supplies to him.
My own strategy, coupled with the top military commander of Liaodong General Soldier, complement each other with both literature and military skills. This way, I can completely control the situation, eradicate Xiong Tingbi's wrong policy of not attacking, unite the local Mongolians in Liaodong, and prevent outsiders from riding on the Liao people. .
Yuan Yingtai ordered to the scribe: "No matter which general comes to ask for a battle, you will note it down and reject it, saying that this classic strategy has its own strategies to defeat the enemy."
Now that half of the generals are asking for war, the morale of the military is good, but if they fight when they are told, what do they need as their commander?
He walked back to the house, drank tea and calmed down, thinking about how ingenious his attack plan was. He had already discussed this strategy with his friends in Donglin when he was in the capital, and now He Shixian also supported him. Wait until next summer, he will defeat the slaves, and he will be done. Leave a name in history...
"My lord! My lord!"
The clerk knocked on the door heavily and shouted loudly. Yuan Yingtai was quite angry inside, but his face remained calm.
"What happened?"
"Someone comes to ask for a fight again!"
"Didn't I ask you to hold the general back? Why are you looking so panicked? This is not what a clerk of mine should look like."
Even though he said this to the clerk, the panic on his face remained unabated: "It's He Shixian, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong! And Zhang Quan, the patrol commander of Liaodong!"
"What!!!"
Yuan Yingtai was shocked and almost dropped the tea bowl in his hand.
It didn't work out this time. I could suppress half of the generals, but I couldn't completely suppress the first general in Liaodong and the second civil servant in Liaodong.
I had clearly greeted He Shixian, promised him a reward, and asked him to concentrate on preparing for next year's general attack. I didn't expect that this reckless man would join him and fight now...
There is also the governor Zhang Quan. Although his position is far below his own manager, Zhang Quan was the second civil servant under him before the new governor of Liaodong Xue Guoyong arrived. He and He Shixian asked for the war together, so he had to Consider it.
Thinking about it, I just took office, and for next year’s general offensive, I’d better listen to everyone’s suggestions now.
Fortunately, he was new here and had not yet completely subdued He Shixian. Therefore, Zhang Quan was able to persuade He Shixian after being contacted by Qin Ling and promoted the suggestion to beat A Min this time.
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In the past few days, the Ming army seemed to be motionless.
8,000 people from the Xianglan Banner raided the remaining villages and towns of Tieling. Last year, when Nurhachi conquered Tieling, he did not divide his troops to plunder various places because it was close to Shenyang. This time, only Amin's Xianglan Banner unscrupulously looted the surrounding areas of Tieling, and all the farmers' harvests fell into it. adversary.
Amin, who was a little cautious at first, gradually became arrogant, feeling that after the battles between Sarhu and Kaitie, the Ming army had lost the courage to attack.
"Brother, you must not be careless. He Shixian, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, has thousands of servants, and even the Great Khan is quite afraid of him."
Jirhalang reminded Amin not to underestimate the enemy. In fact, he was carrying out Nurhachi's order and supervising Xianglan Banner not to fight against the main force of the Ming army.
"Hahaha, my brother has been fighting for decades and has defeated countless enemies with the Great Khan. Only He Shixian in the Ming army has some fighting strength, and the others are not to be feared. What's more, He Shixian is staying in Shenyang and has not moved, so we don't need to worry."
During this robbery of Xianglan Banner, they managed to steal enough New Year's goods for half of the people without losing anyone. If they rob for another ten days and a half, they will definitely be greedy for those guys with two red flags and two white flags this time.
At this moment, scouts investigating Shenyang came quickly.
The scout saw Amin and said loudly: "Report! A small group of Ming troops appeared north of Shenyang, numbering about a hundred people. They marched thirty miles north and were covering the farmers entering the city. The farmers' carts and livestock were almost blocking the road. .”
Amin knew the essence of robbing farmers. Compared with digging up farmers' cellars, chasing cattle and sheep in ravines, and robbing fleeing convoys, he could often get twice the result with half the effort.
"The entire Xianglan Banner army gathered and marched straight to the north of Shenyang City."
"Brother, no!" Jierhalang stopped him: "He Shixian won't come to Tieling, but if we get close to Shenyang, he will come out."
"Why are you so afraid of He Shixian! Not to mention him, Jun Song, Liu Wei is so famous, but he was conquered by us! There is no time when I am not charging ahead with the blue flag!"
"But the Great Khan said..."
"The Great Khan said that he encountered a large group of Ming troops retreating, but now he is shrinking without even encountering the Ming troops. Wouldn't it mean that I have lost the prestige of Hou Jin?"
Amin directly ordered the Xianglan Banner to march north of Shenyang.
Jierhalang looked at Amin's proud look and temporarily swallowed his anger at being scolded by him, but he had already made up his mind.
"Amin, just wait. Sooner or later, I, Jierhalang, will let you know who is my father's most powerful son."
His temporary surrender looks cowardly, but there are already more than a dozen Niu Lu in Xianglan Banner who have secretly voted for him, one of the five Jia La is loyal to him, and two are completely neutral.
This is because the Great Khan and Sibeile did not take direct action. If a quarrel breaks out, it is not certain who Xianglanqi will listen to~