"General Xuanwu, if, as you expected, Xianglan Banner will detach troops to assist Hetuala, I guess Li Yuchen and Lin Danhan will be back soon. You have deceived the world and secretly used Chencang to play with hundreds of thousands of slaves. It’s truly a stroke of genius!”
In the General's Mansion in Tieling, Kang Yingqian, the governor of Liaodong, was sitting in the seat of his old enemy Ding Bi, leisurely sipping the steaming Biluochun.
Three days ago, when he heard that the slave chief led an army of 120,000 to attack Shenyang, Kang Yingqian was worried and worried about the safety of Kaiyuan every day.
The soldiers pressed the border, and Kang's supervisory army even persuaded Liu Zhaosun to flee to North Korea, and then fled back to the pass through the floating sea in North Korea.
A few days later, Liu Zhaosun commanded the Kaiyuan soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Tieling, and then sent a cavalry battalion to attack Hetuala under the banner of the general army.
After some operations, Xianglan Banner was forced to divide his troops many times. Jierhalang had already put himself in danger. If Liu Zhaosun was willing, he could eat one of their troops at any time.
Kang Yingqian's tense nerves eased slightly. When he completely controlled Tieling, he began to look forward to a new future.
At this time, Pei Dahu, Director of the Intelligence Department, was leading a dozen team members, and with the assistance of the Chinese Army Guards, they were moving boxes of the people's anointing that Ding Shen had collected for many years out of the hospital.
"I didn't expect that Ding Bi, a small general, could squeeze so much money from the people. No wonder people say that he is the richest man in Liaodong. He is simply crazy."
Kang Yinggan said this, but he was quite proud in his heart. This time he made a surprise attack on Tieling, occupied Ding Bi's lair, and dug out 130,000 taels of silver, more than 3,000 taels of gold, and mountains of grain and cloth under the cellar of the General's Mansion. . Ding Bi's dozens of shops in Tieling will also be taken over by Liu Zhaosun in the future.
Although Kaiyuan was lost, Tieling was occupied, and Ding Shen offered these assets as compensation. Kang Yinggan settled the accounts and felt that it was not a big loss.
However, when he thought about Qiao Yiqi, Yuan Chonghuan and the others still being trapped in Kaiyuan, he couldn't bear it and continued:
"It's just that Qiao Yiqi and Yuan Chonghuan have suffered. Tang Ma reported just now that Huang Taiji gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at the north gate of Kaiyuan. He built eight pontoon bridges and attacked the north gate day and night. Mr. Liu, we have to rush north for rescue. ah."
Kang Yingqian looked expectantly at Liu Zhaosun, who was sitting opposite him. When Liu Zhaosun saw that he was no longer talking, he slowly said:
"Kang Supervisor, I will not go to Kaiyuan."
"ah?"
Kang Yingqian tilted the teacup in his hand and almost dropped it to the ground.
Kang Jianjun carefully put the tea bowl back on the table, but what Liu Zhaosun said next surprised him even more.
"I am going to Shenyang to destroy Houjin and kill Ding Bi."
Kang Yingqian stayed for a while and asked:
"What does this mean? Is Mr. Liu crazy?"
Liu Zhaosun put down his teacup and stood up from his seat:
"The Zhengbai Banner and the Xianglan Banner have been transferred away. Under Shenyang City, the Houjin soldiers have been fighting hard for two days and are already in decline. Besides, Nurhaci is dead. This opportunity cannot be missed. I will lead the elites back to Shenyang and wipe out the Eight Banners in one fell swoop!"
Kang Yingqian was stunned:
"What, how did the slave chief die in Shenyang?"
Jin Yuji had already started to help Liu Zhaosun put on his armor. She pressed her chest against the officer's back and tied the chainmail neck protector carefully.
Liu Zhaosun felt the warmth of Jin Yuji's body, smiled knowingly, and blurted out to Kang Yingqian:
"He was shot to death by a Liao Town gunner. It is said that he died miserably."
"I have informed the whole army of the defeat of the slave chief. In half an hour, I will lead all the troops to attack Shenyang. Lin Dan Khan's 8,000 cavalry will arrive soon, as well as Li Yuchen and Bur Hanggu."
"Kang Jianjun, the time has come for me, the man of the Han family, to make great achievements. Are you willing to accompany me?"
Kang Yingqian's mouth opened wide and his beard trembled. He stayed for a moment before murmuring.
"I am willing."
Tieling North Gate.
Xuanwu General Liu Zhaosun stood on the towering turret and looked towards the north.
Accompanying Wang Erhu and Deng Changxiong were anxious faces.
The 3,600 soldiers had already made fire and cooked food, and had taken a short rest in Wengcheng. At this time, they were full of physical strength and morale.
Everything is ready but the east wind is needed. The cavalry that attacked Hetuala have not returned yet. This attack on Shenyang cannot be carried out without cavalry cover.
Shortly after Liu Zhaosun occupied Tieling, Nurhachi led his army to Shenyang. While attacking the white-armed Zhejiang soldiers, he did not forget the sharp sword hanging behind the army. He ambushed a large number of sentry horses and cavalry around Shenyang, and near Tieling At the location, several scout lines were arranged. To prevent the Tieling Ming Army from suddenly attacking southward.
After Liu Zhaosun occupied Tieling, he searched for spies in the city and killed hundreds of people. Tieling, like Kaiyuan, was only allowed in but not out, completely destroying Nurhaci's intelligence on Tieling.
In the past few days, he had made preparations to go north again, sending large groups of cavalry to harass Hetuala. After hearing the news, like Jirhalang, Nurhachi also mobilized troops to rush north for reinforcements. He sent more than 5,000 people, mostly cavalry. Since then, Hou Jin's sentinels in the direction of Tieling have relaxed.
"Here comes the cavalry."
Liu Zhaosun pointed at a black wave rising on the distant horizon and said loudly to the two presidents behind him.
"Assemble the whole army and prepare to go."
Under the Wengcheng at the north gate, officers above the flag captain level gathered.
Considering that Yuan Chonghuan was still suffering in Kaiyuan, Liu Zhaosun had no choice but to do the pre-war mobilization himself!
Liu Zhaosun raised his head and looked at everyone.
"You come one way, I only go one way!"
"Why did the old slave beat us in Sarhu? I will pay it back today!"
"When we arrive in Shenyang, whichever flag of Jiannu is fighting against white pole soldiers, we will destroy that flag."
Generals such as Deng Changxiong, Wang Erhu, Li Yuchen, and Burhanggu reined in their horses and stood quietly listening to General Liu's orders.
In the urn city, three thousand soldiers were ready for the upcoming Hundred Miles March.
Outside the urn city, more than 3,000 war horses were chewing grass leisurely. Whether they were Yehe, Han or Mongolian cavalry, they were all ready to charge.
Liu Zhaosun put his head in front of Pei Dahu and asked in a low voice:
"Damn it, didn't you say it was eight thousand cavalry? There are not even four thousand. What's going on?"
Pei Dahu smiled bitterly:
"After the attack on Hetuala, the Mongols felt that they had not robbed enough things, so more than half of them ran back to Chahar. Lin Dan Khan could not stop them."
Liu Zhaosun cursed in his heart, these Mongols were really a trap. Fortunately, they were not the main force in this attack.
General Xuanwu looked up at the eastern sky. At this time, the morning light was slightly bright. His expression was as calm as water, and he began to give orders.
"Send the order from my general!"
"Li Yuchen led a thousand cavalrymen to raid the Jiannu sentry cavalry and cut off any news about the slave thieves in Shenyang!"
"Buerhanggu leads a thousand cavalry to cover the two wings of the soldiers! If you encounter scattered enemy soldiers, just drive them away. No pursuit is allowed!"
"The whole army carries fried noodles, abandons their baggage and supplies, and marches southward. They must rush to the south bank of the Hun River before sunset today to defeat the Jin soldiers in Shenyang. Anyone who flinches will be killed!"
The Chinese army guard raised a blue command flag, and the order riders flew to each thousand headquarters holding the command flag.
The flag officer of General Qian waved the flag of General Qian, and each battalion conveyed the general's combat orders to the flag captains.
As the banner captains blew bamboo whistles one after another, the soldiers resting in Wengcheng stood up one after another.
With the beating of step drums, 3,600 soldiers walked out of the urn city like puppets. The strict and majestic phalanx transformed into a marching column outside the city, like a black scale dragon, crossing the bushes between the plains and hills. The grass made a slight rustling sound, and it headed south quickly.
Five thousand cavalrymen rushed past the long queue of spears like a rolling torrent, and the ground shook slightly.
Thirty-six hundred elite soldiers marched swiftly, their sharp blades glowing coldly in the morning light.
Liu Zhaosun looked at the rising sun in the east, led his army, and rode towards the Hunhe battlefield.
“I don’t want to see the sunset over the Hun River again!”
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