Of course Azig would not be given such a task to the elite. But it is better to be in charge of the military than to be an idle prince. Therefore, Azig reluctantly agreed.
As for Daishan himself, he naturally sits in Shengjing and coordinates the overall situation.
As a result, Shengjing City also immediately started moving. Most of the cavalry that had been assembled before left Shengjing and disappeared. Of course, what was said to the outside world was the same as before, that they went north to reinforce Dorgon and conquer Sauron's tribe.
Azig, on his side, led the thousand cavalry troops given to him, and was ordered to mobilize infantry troops from all over the interior, mainly those near Xinjin, to attack Xinjin with great momentum, aiming directly at Jinzhou and Lushun.
Everyone in Liaodong knew about the huge movement of Jianlu. Therefore, when some Han people were fleeing, they brought the news out. Also, the Ming army, which was not closed at night and sneaked into various places to spy on the military situation, also got the news that Jianlu was going to attack Jinzhou in a large scale, so they immediately reported this information.
Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty who had been staying in Jinzhou, was overjoyed when he heard the report. He did not expect that Jianlu's side would actually start as the emperor's decree said. So, he immediately summoned the generals to hold a military meeting.
After the generals had finished the ceremony, Lu Xiangsheng explained the situation, and then said with joy: "The emperor's decree clearly stated that once Jianlu made a grand statement about attacking Jinzhou, it must be Jianlu's bluff to cover up his attack on the pass. Ning Jun’s conspiracy. We here in Jinzhou have to start taking action according to the decree.”
When Huang Degong and Cao Bianjiao heard this, they were both overjoyed. They immediately stood out and clasped their fists and said, "My lord, we have already made preparations before. Now we only need the last general to lead the army and march out."
As soon as they received Emperor Chongzhen's order, they began to prepare for war. For example, military rations, ordnance supplies, etc., all need to be budgeted, mobilized from various places, and shipped to Changsheng Island in advance.
Lu Xiangsheng nodded after hearing this. There was no need to explain any extra words. The emperor's will was already made very clear.
He turned to look at Navy Chief Zheng Zhilong aside and said, "In this case, let's start transporting troops!"
"Yes!" Zheng Zhilong was so idle that his body almost grew hairy. When he heard that there was something to do, he quickly agreed.
As a result, the mixed army of Yongwei Camp and Panshi Camp totaled about 12,000 people, all of which were transported away from Jinzhou by Zheng Zhilong on transport ships that had been prepared. As for the defense of Jinzhou, it is completely left to the infantry of the Dongjiang Army. As for the cavalry of the Dongjiang Army, they also have other things to do.
From the beginning to the end, no one has ever doubted the arrangement of the Ming army. What if Jianlu really wanted to capture Jinzhou and attack on a large scale? Probably because Emperor Chongzhen had predicted things like a god many times, he had left a deep impression on them.
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On the grassland, after the first successful sneak attack, the coalition forces led by Jin Guofeng attacked a camp of the Naiman tribe for the second time. Then they were driven out by the Aohan tribe. Together with the military strength of the Naiman tribe, , the only option is to run away.
Seeing that Jin Guofeng was leading the coalition forces, instead of escaping to the Ming Dynasty, they were going in circles to the northwest. This made the Karaqin tribe worried, and they quickly reminded: "Commander, a force several times ours is chasing us. Isn’t it inappropriate to run away from the law like this? Why not turn around and join the army that is supporting us, that way we can be safe!”
When Jin Guofeng heard this, he laughed and said: "First of all, it is not several times our troops, but dozens of times our troops are chasing us. Not only the Aohan and Naiman tribes, but also the Kulun, Horqin and other tribes are also chasing us. The cavalry troops were sent. Of course, the ones with the largest number of troops were the Liaodong Jianlu, and they also sent cavalry troops to the grassland."
"..." Upon hearing this, several leaders of the Karaqin tribe were dumbfounded. They couldn't imagine that with so many cavalry chasing them, could they still escape? Even if you escape to the south, you won't be able to escape back to the Ming Dynasty, right?
Before they could speak, Jin Guofeng looked at them and said: "Also, at this stage, we actually have no response. What the commander said before, we are just forwards, this is just for the enemy."
"..." After hearing this, several leaders of the Kalaqin tribe, who had just come to their senses, suddenly became stupid again! As for their cavalry army of less than 5,000, there is no one to support them. Although the grassland is huge, there is nowhere to hide!
Jin Guofeng looked at them and felt very good. This expression was basically the same when he first heard about it. After enjoying the "schadenfreude" for a while, he continued: "But don't worry, since I, Da Ming, already know these things, I naturally have countermeasures. Just wait and see, we are determined to fight this battle A great success."
"But..." A leader of the Haraqin tribe was still frightened and wanted to give a "but", but Jin Guofeng suddenly changed his expression and said, "Without a but, I am not afraid, so what are you afraid of?" Is my life not as valuable as yours?"
After saying this, the leader of the Karaqin tribe did not dare to say "but". They had to admit that the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid, so what else were they afraid of? That is to say, the Ming Kingdom really has a way to deal with it. Otherwise, the Ming Kingdom's general soldiers should be more precious about their lives, and they will definitely not do this.
On this point, they actually guessed wrong.
Jin Guofeng was different from ordinary general soldiers. In the original history, when he defended the second battle of Tashan, because the recruits were all new soldiers, he actually refused to fight with him. Knowing that he would die in battle, he finally took his son and more than 20 servants out of the city, and eventually died on the battlefield.
In this plane, under the influence of the butterfly effect, he transferred back to Jinzhou and asked Zu Dashou to guard Tashan, and he did not die. Although this result has changed, his bravery and unafraid of death character will not change.
I have to say that this time he leads the army, there is definitely danger. After all, in the early stage, they had to lead so many troops in circles on the grassland. Even if most of the Aohan tribe and Jianlu would intercept them near the Great Wall, there would still be many times their number of enemies chasing after them. If someone is accidentally caught up, he will definitely be unable to defeat him.
Of course, it can't all depend on luck. Therefore, Jin Guofeng first robbed two camps and captured a lot of horses. He could swap them and ride them much faster.
After roughly explaining the situation, Jin Guofeng led the coalition forces to continue to escape!
What he didn't expect was that sometimes, when luck comes, it can't be stopped.
While he was leading his pursuers to flee northwest, the Chahar Horse Bandits happened to come out to plunder, and they ran into the pursuers' circle. The large net opened by Aohan, Naiman, and the Horqin tribe's cavalry did not catch the fleeing Ming coalition forces, but instead wiped out the Chahar horse thieves.
Although this war relieved several tribes in the west and prevented them from being harassed by the Chahar horse thieves, it also slowed down their pursuit of the Ming coalition forces.
On this grassland, there are cavalry everywhere, chasing each other, and it is very lively.
At the same time, Liaodong was officially getting lively.
In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, Gaizhou was renamed Gaizhouwei and a new city was built. It was a rare town in Liaodong that was close to the sea. And three hundred miles north of Gaizhou is Haizhou. It can be said that Gaizhou is a satellite city of Haizhou. For Jianlu, it is an important gateway to resist enemies from the sea. In addition, the terrain here in Gaizhou is the hilly area of southern Liaoning. The low mountains and hills in the east and southeast are extensions of the Qianshan Mountains. The plains in the west and northwest are also important production areas.
Therefore, Jianlu stationed nearly 20,000 soldiers here in Gaizhou, which was considered to be heavily guarded.
All this time, even if the Liaodong Peninsula is turbulent, it has always been quiet here. At most, the army was dispatched occasionally to intercept and pursue large waves of fleeing Han slaves.
On this day, the sentry post at Jianlu Beach was still bored and spent the day chatting.
"I wonder when we will be able to eat as freely as before and still have meat to eat?" a fat Tatar said with great nostalgia.
After hearing this, another relatively thin Tatar couldn't help but doubt the good times in the past. After a while, he finally said: "Ah, when you say that, my mouth is watering. I'm just afraid. , once these days go, you will never come back!”
"How is it possible? Didn't the imperial court say that the difficulty is only temporary? Our Qing Dynasty has unparalleled combat power. Now we mainly need to clear out the Sauron tribe in the north, etc..."
Before the fat Tatar finished speaking, he was interrupted: "What the hell, do you believe this? How many times have our Qing Dynasty suffered defeats against the Ming army? Even Prince Zheng died in the battle. !”
"What, is there such a thing?" The fat Tatar asked in surprise when he heard this.
After hearing this, the Thin Tartar nodded and said: "We in Gaizhou are too far away from Shengjing, so we don't have good information. Didn't my uncle's son come here once before? He lived in Shengjing, and Prince Li He is an errand in the government, so what he said can be false?"
In ancient times, the average person's range of activities was only a hundred miles in radius. These Tatars in Gaizhou had only been to Haizhou at most, and few of them had the opportunity to go further. Unless it is a war and troop mobilization.
Even if Jianlu had to announce his own defeat, he would certainly do so in an understatement. The general generals must know it, but the ordinary Tatars below are confused unless they have something to do with it. Therefore, it is not surprising that the fat Tatar does not know.
At this time, when he heard this, he was shocked and said quickly: "Isn't Prince Zheng one of the most powerful princes in our Qing Dynasty? How could he die in battle?"
"Like Prince Rui, you have met the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!" Thin Tartar said with a hint of fear, "I heard that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is really the Dragon Emperor, very powerful. You must not know about the recent incident. Prince Li They’re all captured!”
"ah?"
"At the end of last year, before the late emperor passed away, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty suddenly led his army to Jinzhou. Without fighting, he forced Prince Li to surrender." The thin man said this, He emphasized specifically, "Don't believe it. My uncle's son said that he was also captured and worked in Jinzhou for a long time. Let me tell you, don't tell others. That Ming army All of them are very powerful. I don’t know how many artillery pieces there are. They are all filled with black muzzles. How do you think Jinzhou can defend itself?"
Hearing this, the Fat Tatar was dumbfounded, and after a while he said: "Then...will the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty come to attack our Gaizhou?"
After finishing speaking, he subconsciously looked towards the sea, as if he was afraid that the Ming Emperor would suddenly appear at the seaside with his army.
"No, at that time Jinzhou only had three thousand troops. We in Gaizhou had 20,000 troops. Although the cavalry was transferred, the strength was still strong enough. It has been said that the army that besieged the city would have to be at least three If the Ming army is twice as large as the defenders, how could the Ming army..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw something was wrong with Fat Tatar's expression, as if he had seen a ghost. So, he also followed the fat Tatar's gaze.
On the sea, I don't know when, countless ships have appeared, flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty, and they are approaching the shore in a mighty manner.
At this time, he was also dumbfounded. As soon as he talked about the Ming army, the Ming army came, and they came to attack Gaizhou!
With a "pop", he slapped himself in the face, cursed "crow's mouth", then jumped up and immediately shouted to his accomplices: "Quick, light the smoke, I will go back and report."
After saying that, he immediately ran towards the war horse.
As soon as the fat Tatar heard this, he immediately came to his senses and ran away. The speed was actually one minute faster than the thin Tatar. He surpassed him in a "swoosh" and took the lead to ride a horse. At the same time, he Said: "You light the smoke, I am light, I will go back and report!"
"..." When the thin Tatar saw that the fat man was moving faster than him and making shameless remarks, he became furious, got on his horse and galloped away without saying a word, concentrating on his journey.
Just like that, in order to escape for their lives, this sentry did not even set off a beacon fire. This would have been unimaginable before. However, in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, it happened.
Of course, there are more than one sentry posts on the seaside. After all, there are sentry posts that light up the smoke.
On the other side of Gaizhou, when they saw the highest level of smoke rising, all the sentries on the seaside ran back and were immediately in chaos.
According to normal circumstances, Gaizhou would dispatch cavalry troops to see if they could prevent the Ming army from landing. However, some time ago, half of the cavalry troops were deployed in Gaizhou. Seeing the highest level of smoke, it means that the Ming army is invading in large numbers and the coastline is so long. There are not enough cavalry troops to send out. Useless.
Therefore, Jianlu's Gaizhou garrison immediately sent a messenger to urgently ask for help. On the one hand, he issued continuous orders to prepare for the defense of Gaizhou.
Needless to say, this Ming army from the sea was the army led by Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong. According to Emperor Chongzhen's request, this time, he was going to take advantage of the opportunity of Jianlu to mobilize his troops to trick the Ming Dynasty, take Gaizhou, and officially start to threaten Jianlu's hinterland.
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