In fact, including Tong Yangxing, and even Nurhaci and others, they all had the intention of waiting for change.

If it is passive, it is not entirely true. Because there are many clear evidences in the past, they think this is a good idea.

For example, Xiong Tingbi's ups and downs, the shortage of food and salary in the Ming army in Liaodong, and the loopholes and flaws caused by the discord between generals and generals.

Without these changes, the Later Jin Dynasty would not have achieved such great results and gained an advantage in the Liaodong war.

The first half of the Battle of Xiangsarhu, Xiangshen, and Guangning were all the mistakes in employment and logistics in the Ming Dynasty, and the Later Jin Dynasty seized the opportunity.

Xiong Tingbi's first resumption, he mobilized troops and strictly defended, so that the Later Jin Dynasty had no choice but to retreat.

From the defeat of the Battle of Guangning to the present, the Ming Dynasty's arrangements were quite brilliant, but more than two years have passed, and it has been quite a short time, so some changes should be made.

Even if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was just an impatient person and wanted to end the war as soon as possible, it would inevitably be reflected in the actions of the Ming army.

The Ming army's urgent attack and progress were the result that Jiannu hoped to have. He took every step and made steady progress, but it was a headache for Jiannu and believed that it was the most difficult to deal with.

If you want to settle for the second best, you will use strong city defenses in Haizhou or other important places, take defensive counterattacks and defeat the Ming army. Perhaps a victory can lead to misjudgment by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, or change in the Ming court.

In short, the Later Jin Dynasty had to adopt some passive strategies, which was also caused by the combination of various factors, including troops, food, supplies, and instability in the ruling areas.

But Jiannu obviously did not know how stable the Ming emperor was, and he did not know that the support was not much different from waiting for change and waiting for death.

Nurhaci and Tong Yangxing thought that their arrangements in Haizhou were already the strongest. Not to mention that they were as solid as a decent person, they could at least resist the Ming army for more than half a month.

When the Ming army had been stationed in a strong city for a long time, due to lack of people and horses, they dispatched cavalry to counterattack quickly, and victory was expected.

The abacus was well-made and the judgment was accurate. The Ming army was indeed preparing to attack Haizhou and take all the four guards in southern Liaoning to occupy a more favorable strategic situation for the large-scale counterattack.

At this time, the Gaizhou Acropolis was already heavily guarded, and the generals and soldiers were all well-armed. Even if they were sweating on their faces, they did not dare to slack off.

In the past half month, the two mixed associations of Zu Dashou and Zhu Mei have been transferred from western Liaoning to the palace, Liangfangkou Pass and Pingshan.

In addition to Zhang Pan's Mixed Association, the newly formed Panshi Mixed Association, and the troops of Jin Guofeng and Huanglong, which were moved to southern Liao, and the Ming army in the south of Haizhou, had reached six Mixed Association forces.

With such a large-scale mobilization of troops, anyone knows that a war is right in front of him. No need to think about the goal, it is the first outer barrier of Liaoyang - Haizhou.

But not many people know the exact action plan, so they can only guess it themselves. Today is the time to officially announce it.

Xiong Tingbi walked down the springboard. Although he was not covered with a helmet and armor, he had a tall figure, a beard on his face, and was wearing a royal flying fish suit. He looked around and was powerful without anger.

"I will meet Mr. Xiong at the end."

Zhang Keda, Zhang Pan, Huang Long, Zu Dashou and others knelt on one knee and met in unison.

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said in a deep voice: "You are polite, please stand up, all the generals."

After everyone got up, Xiong Tingbi glanced around, smiled slightly, and said, "I hope you can welcome you, I am very grateful. Then I will enter the city to discuss matters, don't be exposed to the sun."

"I will obey the order." Everyone bowed and bowed again.

Xiong Tingbi turned over his horse, surrounded by the generals and went straight into the city, and came to a large mansion, which was the headquarters.

In western Liaoning, with Guangning as a barrier and defense line, it built a solid defense using fortresses and Guangning City, and was basically not afraid of Jiannu attacking them.

Therefore, after requesting instructions, Xiong Tingbi took charge of generals such as He Kegang as commanders, and the two associations served as the defense of Guangning area. When the four mixed associations were transferred to southern Liaoning, the military focus also changed.

Of course, the change in the military center of gravity was also carried out in secret. This has a lot to do with the arrangement of the Ming army in Liaodong, making it difficult for Jiannu to learn about it.

In front-line areas where there is a possibility of war with Jiannu, such as Guangning, Gaizhou, and Fengcheng, Xiuyan in Liaodong, the people are not resettled.

All the Liao people who fled from the Later Jin ruling area were resettled backwards. The front-line areas only entered but not left. The army guarded all the roads and paths. If spies from the Later Jin dynasties were infiltrated, they could not go out to inform us.

The army blockade was only one aspect, the Liao people were placed in the rear, and there were reserve troops in the villages and towns, that is, militia surveillance and prevention.

Therefore, the Ming army's mobilization and deployment avoided the occurrence of leaks to the greatest extent. Such strict arrangements began to be implemented after shrinking to Ningyuan and Juehua two years ago.

Although the Liao people were very expensive, the effect was obvious, which made the intelligence work of the Later Jin Dynasty fall into a dilemma, became blind and deaf, and made fake newspapers and news play a lot.

When he arrived at the command center, Xiong Tingbi did not rest and immediately convened a military meeting to arrange military operations.

"Haizhou City was originally a Tucheng. In the ninth year of Hongwu, the Marquis of Jinghai (Wu Zhen) and his commander Liu Cheng and others were built with bricks. The surrounding area was 6 miles, 53 steps and 3 feet high, 4 feet high. The pond was 1 2 feet deep and 3 5 feet wide, and 83 steps around. The city gate was 4, namely Zhenwu in the east, Guangwei in the south, Linqing in the west, and Laiyuan in the north."

Senator Xing Shenyan knew everything about his family and introduced the historical situation of Haizhou City. He then continued: "The current Haizhou City Lord will be Tong Yangxing, and the city will be repaired and the moat will be dredged. Cannons are installed at the top of the city, and five thousand Han soldiers are equipped with bird guns. The firepower cannot be underestimated. There are also two thousand real people who supervise the battle, so the siege cannot be easily done."

"There are two red flags of Jianlu in Haizhou as the support of the periphery, with about 14,500 troops." Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and added: "The total strength of our army is 46,000, which is more than that of the enemy."

After the organization of the Mixed Association was determined, the number of people was also fixed. The total force of each association was 8,000, basically 6,000 infantry, 1,000 artillery and baggage, and 1,000 to 2,000 dragon cavalry.

In addition to the slightly different number of dragon cavalry, the artillery and supplies of each association are also different. However, the number of artillery is at least 60, and the number of artillery is similar to field artillery.

Xiong Tingbi stood up, walked to the big sand table, picked up the instruction stick, pointed at Haizhou City, and began to explain the combat plan.

The Ming army attacked Haizhou was divided into two routes, one from south to north, using Gaizhou as the base, Zhengkou, Yaozhouyi, Tashanpu arrived at Haicheng River, and crossed the river to Haizhou City;

The other route cooperated with the navy to cross the Sancha River, captured Niuzhuang Yi and Dongchang Fort, set up a solid stronghold in the northwest of Haizhou City, and then advanced eastward to attack Haizhou City.

The Ming army's navy was strong, and it would be a pity not to use it. The navy can not only transport troops, but also carry red barbarian cannons, providing assistance to the siege.
Chapter completed!