In the backyards of many wealthy families, where wives and concubines gather, the women sit at stone tables, eating snacks and cursing the court.
Starting from April, it is the season when the climate in Liaodong becomes comfortable. Logically speaking, at this time, there will be an endless stream of caravans from Liaoyang to Shenyang, bringing all kinds of goods from the customs.
Not to mention Hu silk and Hang brocade, Wu cotton and Su embroidery, Lu silk and satin, even the coquettish ladies of the imperial family in the capital, the hairpin jewelry worn by the ladies of the Shangshu family, and the wealthy young ladies in Liao and Shen cities are all not lacking. .
But this year was different from previous years. There was no trace of the caravans. It is said that because the court owed wages, the merchants were afraid that the goods would be robbed by the soldiers along the way after leaving Shanhaiguan, so they did not dare to come.
Zheng Haizhu and the fellow bodyguards from southern Fujian, dressed and behaved like errands of a wealthy family, spent several days exploring various places in Liaoyang City.
In addition to the news that the Sifang caravan was indeed blocked in Shanhaiguan by General Du, the news that Nurhachi is going to attack Shenyang has also become a hot topic recently.
The men all talked worriedly about state affairs: "The imperial court is short of pay, the soldiers outside the pass have not received any money or summer clothes, and there are no guest troops inside the pass to come to help."
Zheng Haizhu walked through the hustle and bustle under the scorching sun, walked through the side door in the shade of the trees, and entered the depths of the governor's Yamen.
Yang Lian's attitude towards Zheng Siqing now was the same as facing Zuo Guangdou. He was neither rude nor arrogant and only talked about business matters.
"The most capable sentries in I'm Biao's camp have all turned back. Minister Xiong is at Shanhaiguan. He must have been on the ship that set off from Juniper yesterday."
Zheng Haizhu stared at the map: "The wind is strong this season. A day and a night are enough from Shanhaiguan to Gaizhouwei. It is less than three hundred miles from Gaizhouwei to Liaoyang, so Juniper's vanguard will be able to arrive in three days at the latest." Taizi River."
Yang Lian continued: "Mao Wenlong followed Xiong Shangshu to perform a show a while ago and showed up at Shanhaiguan. If there was any secret work by Jiannu, he must have seen it. According to the sentry who came back from Dongjiang Town, General Mao should have been there five or six days ago. , I took the boat back to Phi Island, and there is no problem in leading the army."
"Where is Qi Jin's car camp? Where is it now?"
Yang Lian walked to the sand table and pointed: "We have crossed the Taizi River and gathered troops at Fengji Fort. We can't go any further north, nor can we go any further east. If we go north, we'll be afraid of teaching Jiannu the way to the white flag. If we go east, , Ma Gendan was too close to the border wall, not to mention the Jinbing sentry, even their ordinary herdsmen would have seen it. The third sentry came from Ma Chengxun's place and reported back that Ma Xianglin's men and horses, The day before yesterday, we camped on the east bank of the Liao River, accompanied by General Ma."
Zheng Haizhu nodded.
After the decisive battle began, everything was now under control. The real experience of the situation made her believe that the defeat of the Ming army in the historical Battle of Sarhu was not simply because the Ming army was inferior to the Tatars in battle, but because the Ming army was defeated. It has a lot to do with the mobilization and scheduling before the war, the secret strategy, and the choice of the time to start the war.
The Battle of Saarhu in that time and space was marched in the middle of winter in the ice and snow. Not only was the speed slow and the route easily detected by Tatar sentries, but also the weather and road conditions were different for several armies. They were so accurate, no wonder they were defeated by Nurhaci one by one.
This time, the battle was scheduled between May and June. The Liaohai Sea was not frozen and the East China Sea had not yet reached the typhoon season. The Qi Jin Department of the Zhejiang Army, which had the most troublesome supplies, and the Jun Song Department, which had the largest number of troops, could quickly
And in an unexpected way, they gathered near the Liaoyang headquarters.
"Where's the news about you in North Korea? How's it going?" Yang Lian asked in a deep voice, pulling Zheng Haizhu back from his brief distraction.
Zheng Haizhu took a small red flag and placed it on the edge of the sand table in the blank space representing the sea: "Yan Siqi and my navy from Zhengziying gathered near several small islands outside Chongjin Bay. The new king of North Korea is quite trustworthy.
, sent people to pick him up. As soon as there is any movement in Huining, two naval divisions will land from Chongjin Bay and march in one day to Huining to attack Daishan. And, more importantly, I will be in Yiyi
People from the prefecture received the report, and after Nurhaci left, they began to mobilize Zhenglan Banner elites to attack Aiyang."
"Okay," before Yang Lian left, his eyes fell on his big seal, "Then I will send troops to the seal."
"Yes, Yang Junmen, while Nurhaci and Huang Taiji are still under Kaiyuan City, they are trying to encircle the area and get reinforcements."
(The 10 or so chapters of the final battle in this book coincide with the release of a new book on realism, so they will be updated the next day or the chapters will have fewer words. Sorry)