Shenyang.

Since February 25th, the army divided into four routes from Fushun, Qinghe, Kaiyuan, and Dingliao to Jianzhou, the fast horses leading to various official roads have never stopped, and the convoys transporting food and grass have also been continuously connected.

For this battle, the court gave all its money, and Liaodong also had the best of all his family. Many eyes stared at Chenyang and the front line, looking forward to the news of a great victory.

The martial law in Chenyang City had long been strictly enforced. The Martial Arts Office issued a military control order, ordering all the Jurchens and Mongolians in the city to be convened in one place to live.

After that, the prefect of Chenyang was ordered to check in the book, and all descendants born of the Jurchens and Han people were kept under surveillance and residence. Then, soldiers were sent to search the city from door to door. As long as there were doubts found, they would be detained first regardless of whether they were wronged.

The new governor of Liaodong, Zhou Yongchun, was dissatisfied with the decision of Yang Hao, and believed that doing so would be a bit too much, which made the Jurchens who were interested in the court feel disheartened and rebellious.

However, Yang Hao said that extraordinary means should be used in extraordinary times. In the past twenty years, the yamen in Liaodong have long been called Jianzhou infiltration, and many officials have even called Jianzhou's gold and silver to bribe them, secretly informing them.

However, those Jurchens were clearly grateful to the country and treated preferentially by the court, but some people repeatedly called for the rebels of Jianzhou, and did not regard themselves as citizens of the Ming Dynasty. They only agreed with the slave chief Haci and Jurchen clan, and fanned the flames in various places to fight against the government.

If such people do not take strict supervision, they will cause trouble.

"Today he is strict with him, but he is asked to live. He is really a citizen of the court, and he is supposed to support the court. Only those who secretly have an affair with Jiannu will feel disappointed!"

Zhou Yongchun thought carefully that what Yang Hao said was reasonable, so he no longer objected. The next day, Yang Hao ordered another order to order Chenyang City to support Jurchens and the Mongols to report it. His servants should immediately disarm the armed surveillance and custody.

This made Chen Yang's deputy general He Shixian very dissatisfied. Because He Shixian was in charge of Mongolia, there were a large number of Jurchen soldiers, with hundreds of people, and they were elite backbone of the He tribe. If the He tribe was ordered by the command of the strategy, the He tribe would have greatly lost its strength.

There were many generals of the Chenyang Guard who were similar to He Shixian. The French clan members they raised came from all kinds of families, including Jurchen Mongolia who took the initiative to surrender, and also as well as prisoners who brought back from the war.

On the roster alone, the number of Jurchen and Mongolian soldiers was as high as more than 3,000. This time, the combat power of more than 3,000 and one-level one would be destroyed, and no one would be willing to be replaced.

After all, in the current situation in Liaodong, the number of servants directly determines the strength of the generals. If the generals could tolerate it temporarily, but now it is time to use troops, who is willing to sack his martial arts?

He Shixian and others sued the complaint to the governor of Ji Liao, Wang Keshou, saying that the Liaodong army captured the Jurchens and Mongolia had a long history, and these foreign soldiers had long been sinicized and had no intention at all. Now it is time to use troops again, and they are directed at these foreign soldiers to serve, so how can they be easily prosecuted?

With the idea that the war was about to be in harmony with the generals, Wang Keshou sent someone to persuade Yang Hao to take back his orders. However, Yang Hao was stubborn and refused to listen. Instead, he summoned the generals to scold him, saying that if he did not implement military orders, he would give them the arbitrary power granted by the emperor to engage in military law.

Under Yang Hao's strict orders, He Shixian and others dared not to refuse. Soon after, Xiao Bozhi, the former subordinate of Yang Hao in Liaoyang, received the military order and rushed to Chenyang to serve as the chief minister of Chenyang. Ming was under He Shixian and others, but in fact he took over the defense of Chenyang City, which made all the generals in Chenyang criticized him, believing that Yang Hao did not trust them.

On March 1, the Ministry of War reported that more than 4,000 Sichuan soldiers and Baigan soldiers who came from Sichuan had arrived at Shanhaiguan. The leader was Qin Bangping, the brother of Qin Liangyu, the wife of Shizhu Xuanfu envoy Ma Qiancheng, and the younger brother Qin Minping.

Originally, the Ministry of War transferred Baigan soldiers to the command of Liu Jing, the Eastern Army, but because the Ministry of War sent troops to the postponement of the official document and Sichuan was thousands of miles away, the Baigan soldiers could not reach Liaodong when the army set off.

When Liu Jing sent troops, he felt deeply regretful about this.

After receiving the report, Yang Hao wrote to the court at the suggestion of his aide Jiang Fangyin, asking to give Qin Liangyu a third-rank official costume, and appointed Qin Bangping as the assistant secretary of the capital, and Qin Minping as the garrison. Bai Gan soldiers arrived in Chenyang and returned to Liaodong Jingliuyi, and directly commanded. If the war was not going well or delayed, Bai Gan soldiers would use it as a reserve force. If the war went smoothly and Jiannu was pacified, the court would reward Bai Gan soldiers and order them to return to Sichuan at a time.

After the official document was issued, Yang Hao touched his bald head and said to Jiang Fangyin: "I heard that Qin Liangyu's husband Ma Qiancheng was falsely accused by eunuch Qiu Chengyun. Qin Liangyu went to Beijing several times to complain for his husband, but he could never clear his husband's grievances. Later, the imperial concubine spoke to Qin Liangyu from His Majesty, and His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate, but Ma Qiancheng had a short life and was a pity that he could not die in prison when he was released from prison."

Jiang Fangyin also understood the matter vaguely and nodded, "I have heard of this, it seems that the Qing Dynasty asked someone to hand it over to the imperial concubine after entering the palace."

Yang Hao said "Yeah": "This child in the Qing Dynasty is pretty good, Ma Qiancheng is indeed wronged. He also mentioned this white-rod soldier to me back then, and he had a very high evaluation, saying that my strong soldiers in the Ming Dynasty monologue the pole and the Zhejiang Army."

"In this case, it would be a pity for General Liu to come. If the white-rod soldiers had arrived half a month ago, General Liu would have been more wings."

"Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation."

Yang Hao sighed, and then said solemnly: "The army has set out for several days. Except for Liu Zhen's troops who reported that they encountered hundreds of slaves on Dong'e Road, the other three routes have not encountered enemies, but they do not know which route Nurhaci should take."

"Since General Liu met slaves first, I'm afraid the main force of Jiannu is on the East Road." Jiang Fangyin estimated.

"Won't,"

Yang Hao shook his head, "Liu Yan's troops set out from Phoenix City and have to pass through Abudaligang to Heituara. This section is nearly 400 miles away, which is the farthest of the four troops. If I were Nurhaci, I would never look for the distance. Even if I defeated Liu Yan's troops, the two troops of Malin and Du Song on the north road also arrived in Heituara, and the situation was even more unfavorable for him."

Jiang Fangyin said: "What do you mean is Jiannu choosing the first route from Malin and Dusong?"

"It must be this second way."

From the distance, the most likely one is the Juniper tribe that advances east from Fushun, but the Marin tribe that starts from Kaiyuan has the Yehe tribe to help in the battle. Although the marching route of the Juniper tribe is a little longer, the road is easier to walk than the Juniper tribe. Therefore, Yang Hao also concluded that Nurhaci chose to fight Juniper first or Marin first.

"I had followed the Qing Dynasty's opinions and ordered Du Song and Liu Jing to join Sarhu first, and then the two armies advanced together, so that Jiannu could not be able to separate and annihilate. If Jiannu attacked Du Song first, this plan would be suspended."

"Sir, are you afraid that Du Song can't hold on? No way, General Du has more than 20,000 troops. No matter how powerful Jiannu is, he will never be able to eat General Du in a short time."

"Things of the world are unpredictable. Du Song is brave, but he is a tough guy. He is a good general who charges, but he is not suitable to be the head coach."

Yang Hao's face showed heavy weight.

"You don't have to worry about the master's strategy. Jiannu may not have hit Du Song first. He really hit Du Song. More than 20,000 soldiers, infantry and cavalry, and there are also chariot camps. The weapons and supplies are sufficient. He would have to be entangled with Jiannu for a few days. By then, there would be Malin's troops on the north road, and Liu Ju and Li Rubai on the east side. Jiannu probably just couldn't advance or retreat. What's more, there was the Imperial Army of the good student behind Liu Ju, the adult, who was the good student." Jiang Fangyin comforted Yang Hao and said.

"That's right, but the battlefield changes so much that it can be determined on paper. If it is on paper, it can be determined on the outcome. I am still worried that there have been great generals in the past thousands of years."

Yang Hao pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty is back on me again this time, and Yang Hao himself has been up and down. If you cannot pacify Liao and replace Your Majesty, even if Your Majesty doesn't blame me, how can I, Yang Hao, face you?"

"Sir, don't say that,"

Seeing that the old master was so worried, Jiang Fangyin wanted to relieve him. Just as he was about to speak, the Foreign Secretary hurried in and handed over an urgent report.

Jiang Fangyin took it and saw that his face suddenly changed.

Yang Hao was also shocked: "What happened?"

"Sir, Du Song is defeated!" Jiang Fangyin trembled a little while speaking.

"What?!"

Yang Hao snatched the urgent report from Jiang Fangyin, and only counted the reverse qi in his eyes, chest and abdomen, and a mouthful of phlegm was choked into his throat, making him breathless.

"grown ups!"

Jiang Fangyin hurriedly patted him on the back and rubbed his chest desperately. After a long time, Yang Hao was relieved.

"Sir, Du Song has been defeated, and the situation is not good for me. You should send people to the other three routes to temporarily suspend the marching. Otherwise, if these three routes do not know that Du Song's mutiny continues to advance, they will easily be ambushed by Jiannu!" Jiang Fangyin said anxiously.

Yang Hao, who recovered, squeezed the urgent report into a ball and said sternly to Jiang Fangyin: "The news of Du Song's defeat should not be leaked!"

"ah?"

Jiang Fangyin was stunned there

Beijing, Qianqing Palace, late at night.

"Is there any military newspaper from Liaodong?"

"Reply to the Queen, I have never received the words from Tongzhengsi and the Serits and Lishui."

"Where are the people sent by the Ministry of War, no one is allowed to come?"

"I have been sending people to guard the Ministry of War, but I really didn't believe it."

"What are these people doing? Don't they know that His Majesty is concerned about? Go and send someone to urge him again, and ask the Ministry of War to report it to the palace immediately."

After the imperial concubine sent the eunuch, she turned around and disappeared in an instant, and replaced by a peaceful face.

"Your Majesty, you'd better stop. There was no report from Liaodong. It's a good thing to be fine. Maybe the soldiers have captured Nurhaci at this time." Concubine Zheng said as she walked lightly to the bed.

"How come there is no news?"

Wanli, on the hospital bed, coughed a few times, closed his eyes in pain, and then opened it, trying to support him with difficulty.

"Your Majesty, you should lie down. The Imperial Doctor said that you cannot move this disease." The Imperial Concubine advised.

Wanli did not persist. He was so weak that he didn't even have the strength to get up. He said weakly: "It doesn't mean a good thing."

"Your Majesty, don't think so. There is really something wrong with this. Do they dare not report it without hiding it?" The imperial concubine reached out to cover the quilt for her husband.

"you do not know,"

Wanli gently held the imperial concubine who had been serving him, "If my body was as good as before, even if the sky outside the pass collapsed, I could push it up, but now my body was covered." Speaking of this, Wanli's eyes became a little wet.

The imperial concubine hurriedly used a handkerchief to help her husband wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I'm really old,"

Wanli sighed mournfully, suddenly held the imperial concubine's hand and said faintly: "If I really can't do it, Chang Luo may not be able to bear the burden."

The imperial concubine said, "It's already this time. Your Majesty doesn't believe that Chang Luo can point to anyone."

After hearing this, Wanli was silent for a moment, and suddenly said to the imperial concubine: "You go to Shouning."

The imperial concubine was stunned for a moment: "What are you doing?"

"A father must not refuse to think of his own children."

"Does Your Majesty want to see Shouning?"
Chapter completed!