The Ming Dynasty was surrounded by strong cities in Liaodong, with forts connected between them. The defense seemed to be solid and indestructible. In fact, these were superficial phenomena. At this time, Liaodong was like a piece of thin paper, and a light poke would make a big hole. Fortunately, Xiong Tingbi is operating this Liaodong very well now. Despite this, the military memorials sent to the cabinet every day are still more bad than good things.

In the Forbidden City, Zuoshun Gate.

"Emperor, Liaodong sent an emergency military memorial, Chenyang blocked the Tiger Sie Post, Fengjie Fort was lost, all the large and small forts near Chenyang fell into the hands of Hou Jin. Now the Hou Jin has concentrated all its troops to surround Chenyang." Sun Chengzong said cautiously and softly when he saw Zhu Youxiao's expression was not good.

Zhu Youxiao said 'oh', and Zhu Youxiao had guessed these news long ago. When he contacted the memorials from a few days ago, he thought about it carefully. The fall of the Tiger Skin Post and Fengjie Fort was expected. Zhu Youxiao was really concerned about Chenyang, so he asked: "What's the situation in Shenyang now? Chenyang should not have been lost."

"Return to the emperor, Chenyang is now guarded by General You Shigong and He Shixian. The defenders in the city and rescue troops now have more than 60,000 soldiers. Moreover, Chenyang is a military center in Liaodong, our Ming Dynasty. The defense is very strong. There should be no problem with resisting the 100,000 troops of the Later Jin Dynasty. Moreover, Xiong Jingluo has sent troops to rescue Chenyang." Sun Chengzong continued.

Zhu Youxiao heard that there were 60,000 soldiers in the city, so he felt a little relieved. Sixty thousand defending the city, plus artillery firearms, should be able to support a lot of days, and reinforcements should be a problem. However, being chased by some troops in the Later Jin Dynasty, how could the arrogant Zhu Youxiao endure it? It seems that the Ming army is still weak in combat. It seems that he has to speed up the reform of the army. The current situation of the army cannot meet Zhu Youxiao's expectations at all.

After thinking about it, he said to Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing, I want to leave your new army in Tongzhou to me for training. I want to reform the military system of our Ming Dynasty. The first one is to use your new army to pilot it."

Zhu Youxiao likes military firearms, and Xu Guangqi knew that he was interested in this at the beginning. He only moved aside in just two months and went straight into the cabinet like a sky. Now it seems that the emperor wants to find an army to play with it. However, this military system reform is not such a simple matter. He hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Emperor, the Emperor of Tongzhou's new army is of course not very opinionated, but reforming the military system will shake the foundation of the country. The Emperor must think twice."

Zhu Youxiao slapped the dragon case in front of him and shouted loudly: "Think three times, am I not thinking three times? Look at the military situation in Liaodong, look at the 100,000 troops of the Later Jin Dynasty dared to attack Liaodong, which is nearly 200,000 soldiers. Why? Why? It's not because my Ming soldiers are low in combat effectiveness, I think it's not that I don't say 200,000, even if there are 300,000 troops in Liaodong, the Later Jin Dynasty dares to come."

When Xu Guangqi saw Zhu Youxiao furious, he knew that Zhu Youxiao was also upset by the Liaodong military situation, so he said: "The emperor calms down. What I mean is that the reform of the military system involves too much, so..."

Before Xu Guangqi finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao interrupted and shouted again: "Enough, if you involve too much, you will not change. I think if this continues, my Ming Dynasty will sooner or later be occupied by the Later Jin Dynasty. I have decided, so I don't need to say more."

This time, Zhu Youzhai recruited the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet to discuss. Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, Sun Ruyou, Liu Yiyin, Han Xi and others heard Zhu Youzhai's words and stopped talking, but just stood silently.

Zhu Youxiao was also angry just now. After saying this, he felt relieved. He saw that everyone under him looked afraid that he would be angry again. He said, "I just lost my composure, but I really intend to reform the military system. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu's soldiers were invincible in the universe. But now, everyone can see what it is like. If this military system is not reformed, the country will only be destroyed. I decided to first pilot the new army in Tongzhou first, then gradually reform the Beijing camp, and finally the whole country will be reformed. So you don't have to worry about being involved too much. I will proceed step by step and will not be a one-size-fits-all approach."

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had made up his mind and knew that he had no way to refute it. So Sun Ruyou stepped forward and asked, "Since the emperor intends to reform the military system, it is better to listen to the words of how to reform the military system with me. I can also make up for the emperor's omissions and make some additions." As soon as Sun Ruyou finished speaking, other ministers agreed, hoping to know earlier what this important military system reform looked like.

Zhu Youxiao knew that the military system reform was a major event, and even such a cabinet minister could not convince him. If he continued to implement it, there would definitely be many obstacles.

Then he said, "I want to talk about the role of this army first. I think the army is a violent weapon of the country. Like a fist of a man, the army serves the country, and of course serves me. Now my Ming Dynasty is a giant with an extremely huge fist, but this fist is not strong at all. Although the fist of the Later Jin Dynasty is very small, it is strong and powerful. This is the difference between our army and the Later Jin Dynasty. If I want to reform the military system, I will make my Ming Dynasty's fist hard. Do you know how many soldiers there are in my Ming Dynasty? I have counted these days. Now my Ming Dynasty has 1.1 million soldiers, and the Later Jin Dynasty is only 100,000. Why is our army defeated the Later Jin Dynasty?"

"For the sake of this military reform, I have ordered the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang to investigate the Ming army. Although not all the real situations are true, I know that it is common for the army to be abolished, intercepted, and take empty salary. I dare to ask how the army can go on battle to kill the enemy, why Liaodong is defeated again and again, and that is the issue of defeat. My army is to change the current military structure, strengthen the supervision and ideological education of the army, and strengthen training. As for how to reform, I will not explain in detail. You can see the new army in Tongzhou in a few days and understand it."

After Zhu Youxiao said so much, he seemed to have not said anything constructive, but so what if he just said it? Can those people with stiff concepts accept it? Why do you do something practical for them to see?

In this way, when the war in Liaodong was in full swing, the reforms within the Ming army also kicked off. Zhu Youxiao personally suppressed the army reform, which undoubtedly allowed this military system reform to remove many obstacles and make the military system reform twice the result with half the effort.

In front of Shenyang City, Liaodong, Nurhaci sent several Eight Banners soldiers to accompany the surrendered general of the Ming army, Li Yongfang, to the city. By the way, Li Yongfang was a guerrilla general in Fushun City. After Fushun City was captured by the Later Jin, he surrendered to the Later Jin and became a despised traitor. Yesterday, Nurhaci suddenly called himself to persuade him to surrender to the Shenyang garrison. What a painful thing this is. Li Yongfang surrendered to the Later Jin. It was not that he did not have the Ming Dynasty in his heart, but the idea of ​​survival made him give up everything, but now...

At this time, Li Yongfang stood in front of Shenyang City, looked at the tall city opposite from afar, and shouted loudly: "I am the former Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang, and I am your General He. Please ask your General He Shixian to come out and speak!"

After waiting for a while, the soldiers guarding the city came out to pass a message and said, "General He said, he is unwilling to speak to you, a traitor who sells the country and seeks honor and forgets his ancestors like you!" After that, a burst of laughter came from the city wall, and then a neat shouting and scolding Li Yongfang.

Li Yongfang felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth with hatred for a moment. Do he hate Mingbing, He Shixian, or himself? He couldn't even explain clearly. However, when he thought of Nurhaci's threat, Li Yongfang had no choice but to take out another letter and shouted to the city: "Since General He is not here, then I'll give the letter to General He."

After saying that, he specially found a brave soldier to deliver the letter. After a while, He Shixian walked out and stood on the high city wall, wearing a bright silver mail, majestic and scolded loudly: "I, He Shixian, have been wise forever, but I didn't expect that I had made a traitor friend who sold the country and seeks honor. Today, I will be ruthless, and you and I will not be friends from now on. I will definitely take the head of you, the traitor, on the battlefield."

After saying this, He Shixian received the letter, but he didn't fold it or read it, and then tore it, and pieces of paper fell from the wall.

The Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, Beile, and all the ministers saw it and heard it, they were so angry that they were so anxious that they wanted to attack the city.

However, Nurhaci, the Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, remained silent. Seeing that this trick of surrender was not working, he began to implement the second strategy to lure the enemy.

However, You Shigong and He Shixian had long received orders from Xiong Tingbi, saying that reinforcements were not allowed to leave the city until they were reinforcements. Although the Later Jin repeatedly scolded and plundered nearby villages, they were still stuck in their doors, so the Later Jin was helpless.

Seeing the Ming army's reinforcements approaching Shenyang day by day, Nurhaci finally couldn't help it anymore and ordered a forced attack on Shenyang.

The Eight Banners soldiers, like mountains and sea, were wrapped in felt blankets, rushed to the front of the infantry pushing four-wheeled chariots, and the elite Eight Banners cavalry were behind and tried their best to attack the East Gate.

The Ming army artillery fire on the city was fired, and the roar sounds seemed to be like a crack in the sky. The Ming army on the city knocked down the woods and stones on the city. Although the Eight Banners soldiers fell in pieces and died in batches, and the city walls were covered with bloody limbs, the Eight Banners soldiers still risked their lives to advance and fill the mud in the four-wheeled vehicle trenches, so they crossed three trenches outside the city one after another and headed straight to the city.

At first, the artillery fire of the Ming army was powerful, causing serious casualties to the Later Jin soldiers. However, after continuous firing, the artillery was not effective. Due to continuous firing, the artillery body was hot, and as soon as it was installed, it was sprayed out immediately. It had to wait until the artillery body lowered the temperature before loading ammunition to fire. The Later Jin soldiers took advantage of this interval, carried a ladder and pushed the chariot, approaching the city, and pounced under the city at lightning speed.

Soon, the trench had been filled, and the Eight Banners soldiers rushed through the trench, heading straight to the city, and attacking the city gate.
Chapter completed!