In the past, Dongjiang Town was remote overseas and closest to Deng Town. Dengzhou was the storage, transportation and distribution center for Dongjiang Town's food and wages, which was controlled by Dengfu Yuan Keli, without any problem.

But now, the western and southern Liaoning have opened up a close maritime connection. The Ming army in Liaozhen reoccupied Guangning, and was separated from Liaoshen and was only separated from Liaohe and Liaoze. How the two major military towns coordinated their actions is a problem that is close to us.

In fact, Zhang Pan's Mixed Association has formed a new Liaonan Corps with the Navy led by the Jin Guofeng and Huanglong troops in Liao Town, as well as the general Zhang Keda, the general of Deng Town, and the commander-in-chief Zhang Keda, with the highest rank as the commander-in-chief.

Although Zhang Pan's troops were not assigned to the generals of Liao Town, this was just a temporary solution. Mao Wenlong didn't know whether this was the emperor's intention or the temporary decision made by the Ministry of War.

Therefore, in case of precautions, Mao Wenlong had to transfer Kong Youde's troops to Kuandian to avoid being named Dongjiang like Zhang Pan, but was under the command of another military town.

If you think about it in the long run, Liao Town and Dongjiang Town will inevitably become the main force of Ping Liao, and it is reasonable to unify the command, rather than just collaborative cooperation like before.

Originally, Mao Wenlong hoped that Yuan Keli could be in charge of southern Liaoning and that Dongjiang Town would continue to be controlled by him. With Yuan Keli's qualifications, Xiong Tingbi was also at the bottom of him.

However, the court did not allow Yuan Keli's request, so Mao Wenlong had his own guess whether he would give Xiong Tingbi the command of the battle against Liao.

According to official titles and qualifications, Xiong Tingbi was above Mao Wenlong, and Xiong Tingbi was also the governor of Liaodong, and commanding Dongjiang Town was not considered overpowering.

Mao Wenlong was not very willing to accept such an arrangement, so he thought of starting a battle in Jianzhou Wei first. After the war started, he would be able to gain relatively independent command or achieve achievements to change the emperor's mind.

Therefore, he not only had to mobilize Kong Youde's troops, but also Gou Zhenhuai's advantages in the battle of Jianzhouwei, forming the advantages of three cooperation battles and two flags.

In this way, Chen Jisheng needs to divide his troops to defend Xiuyan. Whether he can defend both key points is stable. Mao Wenlong must inspect himself and seek Chen Jisheng's opinions.

Chen Jisheng knew that the old leader and Xiong Tingbi had some holidays, not like quarrels, but were related to Wang Huazhen and Mao Wenlong's surprise attack on Zhenjiang.

But it seems that no one is wrong with this matter, but personal ideas are different.

After thinking for a while, Chen Jisheng said: "Fengcheng is easy to defend but difficult to attack, two thousand people are enough to defend; Xiuyan, three or four thousand people should be enough to make Jiannu attack but unable to defeat; our troops can still have two or three thousand as reserves, and the general will be in charge of the troops."

Mao Wenlong laughed, reached out and patted Chen Jisheng's arm, and said, "I know you will agree quickly, but Fengcheng and Xiuyan should not be too arrogant. You don't need to leave the reserve troops, all of them are used for defense in both places. You can sit in Fengcheng and you will feel at ease."

Like the Guangning area, although the Ming army recovered Zhenjiang, Fengcheng, Xiuyan and other places, they did not resettle the people. The Liao people protected by the Dongjiang headquarters were still in the islands and Tieshan and Yizhou in Korea.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong and Chen Jisheng didn’t have to worry too much about Jiannu passing by and looting around the city. As long as a few main strongholds are in hand, the compressive momentum of Jiannu will exist.

Chen Jisheng thought about it and agreed with Mao Wenlong's slightly conservative suggestion, but it was not implemented immediately. Fengcheng and Xiuyan remained behind some troops, and the remaining thousands of troops stepped up the transportation of ammunition and medicine materials to make a longer-term persistence.

Mao Wenlong also agreed. After all, it will take some time to mobilize the two teams of Kong Youde and Gou Zhenhuai to attack Jianzhou Wei.

"This battle is of great importance." Mao Wenlong's plan was prepared to be implemented, but he did not look much relaxed. "If you encounter setbacks, I'm afraid-"

Chen Jisheng did not know that Mao Wenlong would come to Beijing to meet in the autumn, so Mao Wenlong also stopped at the right time and did not reveal the top secret information.

"Victory and defeat are common in military affairs." Chen Jisheng smiled and comforted: "Besides, the main attack is the three associations, and the two associations of Deng and Tianjin are reserved, and the chances of victory are great, so the general does not need to worry too much."

Mao Wenlong nodded, did not disclose other information, and discussed with Chen Jisheng on defense and other issues.

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Guangning.

Xiong Tingbi had just inspected the combat readiness situation in various places and returned to Guangning Command.

After such a long time of arrangement, the defense system in Guangning area has been solid. He can already feel completely at ease with He Kegang, Zhu Mei and other elite soldiers and important fortifications and sufficient food and bullets.

Next year's winter and spring counterattack was to take advantage of the cold weather, so that the Liaohe River and Liaoze could not hinder the Ming army's advancement and the transportation of food, grass and materials.

But Xiong Tingbi already had other ideas to take the defensive position in Guangning and move to the southern part of Liao, and with the cooperation of the navy, he attacked Liaoshen in the south.

Like Mao Wenlong, Xiong Tingbi also felt that he could start his action in advance. Don’t wait for the river to freeze in winter. Isn’t it beautiful to take a boat to fight Shenyang?

According to Xiong Tingbi's vision, Guangning, as the starting point for the large counterattack, was not the most suitable even for the frozen river.

The reason for this is that the ancient roads and rivers were frozen and the Liaoze was no longer muddy, but there were no roads, and the road conditions were not good in places with roads, which would greatly hinder the transportation of Ming army's supplies.

The Ming army can now be regarded as a full firearm unit except for the flying cavalry. The biggest difference between fighting with cold weapons is its dependence on ammunition and drug resources.

After Jiannu implemented the strategic contraction, the Ming army took advantage of the victory and made progress. Because the ammunition and medicine were insufficient, they could only rest and replenish while taking small-scale operations.

The emperor is scheduled to counterattack in winter and spring next year, and there are also considerations for the manufacture and transportation of ammunition and drug resources.

The completion and production of Tianjin Gunpowder Weapons Bureau and the increase in output of the two arsenals of Pidao and Juehua accelerated the preparations for a large counterattack.

It is not enough to just produce it. Now the ships from the towns of Benjin, Juehua Island Navy, and the conscripted maritime merchant ships are transporting all over Liaodong.

These changing factors gave Mao Wenlong the confidence to attack Jianzhou Wei and gave Xiong Tingbi the capital to launch in advance.

The two states of Jin and Fu in southern Liaoning have been stable. Gaizhou, as the starting point for the attack, fought along the main road, went to Haizhou, and defeated Anshan, and then went straight to Liaoyang.

What is more convenient is transportation. With the help of waterways, you can not only reach Shenyang, Liaoyang, Liaozhong, Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places, but also reach them.

The waterways in the Northeast are light and the rivers leading to the sea are even more limited, so the deep and vast Liao River has become the main transportation line.

After the efforts of the dynasties, the river entrance to the sea in the early Ming Dynasty was fully opened to the Laomi Bay in Kaiyuan. More than thousands of ships were shipped to transport grain for Liaodong garrisons.

At that time, there were three routes on the Liaohe River channel: from Yingkou to Tianzhuangtai, and then to Sancha River, which was the branch of the three routes.

From Sancha River to Liaohe River, you can reach Liaozhong, Xinmin, Tieling, Kaiyuan, and to Zhengjiatun. There are more than 70 large and small wharfs along the coast, including Mapenggou, Tongjiangkou, Jichengzi, Sanfangchuan, Machang, Shuoli Street, Kamakou, and Wasteland;

Entering the Hun River, you can reach the eastern part of Liao and reach Chenyang. There are piers such as Xiaomiao Temple, Xiaohekou, Huangtu Tomb, Tangmazhai, Daluo Camelback, Xiaobeihe and other wharves along the coast;

Walking along the Taizi River, you can reach Niuzhuang, Xiaohekou, Liaoyang, and until Benxi. There are piers such as Nan Ekinburg, Mama Street, and Changtan along the coast.

The strength of the Ming army's navy is undoubtedly. Xiong Tingbi wanted to move to southern Liaoning, and he wanted to give full play to this advantage, carry troops and transport objects, and directly attack Liao Shen.

Such a plan is naturally somewhat inconsistent with the emperor's counterattack in winter and spring. The reason is very simple. Since we have to use water transportation, we cannot wait for the river to freeze.

The Liaohe River has a freezing period of about four months every year, and it is longer north of the middle reaches. It will either start in autumn or earlier, or when the flowers bloom tomorrow, it will have to be able to sail.

Of course, even if the emperor had done his best in the production, manufacturing and transportation of armed forces, Xiong Tingbi estimated that it would take at least two or three months to achieve the sufficient ammunition and medicine needed for a large counterattack, that is, in the middle of autumn or late autumn.

The ammunition and medicine required for the large counterattack was determined based on a battle lasting three or four months. It was not fought every day, but there would be at least seven or eight battles of ten thousand people.

Xiong Tingbi had an idea and wanted to win the emperor's consent. He thought about it in front of the sand table and considered the words in the secret memorial to impress the emperor.

The door was knocked, and Senator Xing Shenyan stepped inside and bowed, "Sir, I am a polite job."

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm back soon, I'm tired, thank you so much."

Xing Shenyan Qian resigned: "I am lucky to be humble and have not humiliated my mission, and I dare not say that I have worked hard."

"Mr. Xing, please sit down." Xiong Tingbi was quite polite to the old man who had been with him for so long. He asked Xing Shenyan to sit down and asked his personal soldiers to serve tea.

Xing Shenyan was in Liaodong for many years and was quite familiar with the Mongolian tribes. This time he went to Neikalkha to lobby, inviting five tribes to send troops to attack Jiannu with the Ming army.

When Xiong Tingbi heard what Xing Shenyan said, "Goodness is not a shame", he knew that the lobbying was going smoothly and he felt very determined.

Sure enough, Xing Shenyan slowly told the story that the Neikhalk Alliance had agreed to send troops to help the Ming army attack Jiannu. Of course, it was not just a waste of troops, but the share of the trade in the Macheng City market would increase, and the rewards would be increased.

There is no problem with the share of the horse market. The reward silver was added to several thousand. The emperor also agreed in Xiong Tingbi's secret memorial. Can you still not pay for the wages if you ask someone to work? The reward silver was worth buying 20,000 Mongolian cavalry for a few thousand yuan!

The Neikhalk Alliance agreed to send troops so happily, firstly, the last time the Zarut army took action with the coalition forces, he got a lot; secondly, the alliance leader Zhuoliktu was guilty and was looking for a way out.

You should know that last time the Chahar tribe sent troops to attack the Korqin tribe, Zhuoliktu secretly informed the leaders of the Korqin tribe.

The fire was not enough to be covered by paper, the Korqin tribe was destroyed, the leader Oba was escorted to Lin Danhan, and the other prisoners were sent to the Ming Dynasty. Maybe anyone would give Zhuoliktu a bag.

It can be imagined that if Lin Danhan knew about this news, he would have wanted to "annei" and could not find an excuse. How could he let Nekharkha go? Especially Wujiyet of Zhuoliktu, he would probably become the second in Korqin.

Therefore, Zhuoliktu also wanted to take the opportunity to establish good relations with the Ming army. Once Lin Danhan used troops to Neikhalkha, he would also get help from the Ming army.

"Each unit produces four thousand cavalry, with a total of twenty thousand horses." Xing Shenyan was a little proud and said, "In addition, Man Gui's flying cavalry and Fan Hualong's dragon cavalry will attack Tieling and Kaiyuan, and may go down in one go."

The naturalized cavalry led by Man Gui has not yet been fully supplemented, and the training of cavalry wall-type impact also takes some time. The launch time agreed with the Neikhalk Alliance is set in autumn.

According to the combat plan formulated by Xiong Tingbi, the Mongolian and Han coalition either set out from Guangning and directly crossed the Liaohetao and attacked Kaiyuan and Tieling; or attacked the Later Jin ruling from the old land of the Korqin tribe through Nong'anta.

"Okay, it's great." Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and greeted Xing Shenyan, "Thank you for your hard work, sir, let our army attack Jiannu, and Ping Liao has more chances of winning."

Xing Shenyan hurriedly raised his glass and signaled, saying, "If there was no horse market transaction, how could the Mongolian tribes help the war? I would not dare to receive the merits of the low-ranking positions."

Xiong Tingbi laughed and drank tea and sighed: "With the Mongolian tribes assisting in the war, a certain group of people moved to the southern part of Liao and the north to take over the Liao sinking, the court will agree."

Xing Shenyan pondered and said, "The court does not know what to consider when the Liaodong affairs are unified?"

Although Xiong Tingbi had a high title and was also the governor of Liaodong, he was not sure that it was his command. After thinking about it, he said, "Long live carefully and not sure for the time being, it must have a deep meaning."

Xing Shenyan nodded and stopped talking. It is not something that the minister should do randomly speculate on the holy intention.

Xiong Tingbi was very excited. In his secret memorial, he already knew that after the autumn, more than 10,000 flying cavalry from the Beijing camp would come to Guangning. This was another powerful force.

Jiannu is dead forever!

After seeing Xing Shenyan off, Xiong Tingbi placed a small flag on the sand table. The Ming and Mongolian coalition forces came from the north, and the flying cavalry of the Beijing camp came from the west. He led the Liaonan Corps to the north, and the three armies were launched together. How could Jiannu deal with it?

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Regarding the major counterattack next winter and spring, the military and towns in Liaodong are preparing in full swing, hoping to get the most out of this battle that is eye-catching by the government and the opposition, and strive to be the protagonist.

The emperor far away in the capital also began the final "exhausted and levy".

Whether the large-scale counterattack was to destroy Jiannu or to defeat Jiannu, Zhu Youxiao had already used all his strength. The intelligence line established by Jiannu, who had been left as a long-term, was also time to cut off.

If it is just cut off, it is obviously not Zhu Youxiao's personality. He destroyed the "Eight Great Masters of Locust Merchants" and collected a huge amount of wealth, which also provided sufficient funds for the large counterattack and laid the foundation for victory.

Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was sitting respectfully on the embroidery pier. When he took the documents transferred by the palace servant and expanded them to read them, he was shocked.

Originally, there were only the Fan family's Tongnu, and the Jinyiwei he sent also investigated the Fan family clearly. But he would never have thought that there were eight families in the list listed by the emperor.

Could it be that the reconnaissance of the Pacification Department made a mistake and missed so many traitors of Tongnu? This idea only flashed in Luo Sigong's mind and was denied.

Zhu Youxiao slowly drank tea on the imperial throne, and his mood was also turbulent.

Is it right to severely punish severely for crimes committed in history? What's more, this has exceeded the limit of severe punishment and severe punishment. Is it too cruel and ruthless to kill someone?

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Chapter completed!