Under the leadership of Zhao Guangri, the Ming army easily found all the forts.

In the face of absolute military strength advantages, the Qing army, which lost the lead, had no chance and was defeated by the Ming army.

This was somewhat beyond the expectations of Qi and He Shouyi.

After all, they had the experience of the naval battle of Juehua Island, and felt that no matter how bad the Qing army was, they would have set up heavy troops in Gaizhou.

Who would have thought that the Qing army really did not leave many troops in Gaizhou?

Compared with Ningyuan, the Qing army in Gaizhou was not enough to see.

Of course, this is definitely a good news for the Ming army.

Although Gaizhou was inconspicuous, after taking Gaizhou, the Ming army was equivalent to nailing a nail in the heart of the Qing army.

Moreover, Gaizhou is not far from Sancha River, which can be regarded as a natural dividing line.

To the west of Sancha River is a group of cities built by the Ming army that year, and to the east of Sancha River are important towns such as Chenyang and Liaoyang.

If Yu Qi and others could set fire in the Qing army's backyard when the main force of the Ming army attacked Ningyuan, the effect would be very ideal.

This function was exactly what Dongjiang Town played back then.

Qian Youren naturally has the most say in this.

He was a descendant of Dongjiang Town and had been operating in Changsheng Island for many years. He was well aware of the truth and reality of the Qing army.

As long as they can hold the Qing army back, the Qing army will be unable to defeat its annoyance.

As for the main force's output, this is what Li Dingguo and the others should do.

Yu Qi and He Shouyi both agreed deeply, and Wang Ermazi naturally agreed with him with all his might.

Seeing that he had gained trust, Qian Youren simply wanted to have a big fuss.

He pointed to the Liaodong map and analyzed carefully: "Please look, this is Gaizhou, this is Yaozhou, and this is Niangniang Palace."

The so-called Empress Palace does not really refer to a palace, but a city.

"Glory Palace, Gaizhou, and Yaozhou form a horn between each other. No matter which side is threatened, the other side can support it as soon as possible."

Yu Qi nodded after seeing it.

Isn’t this the same relationship with Juehua Island and Ningyuan?

But now it is replaced by a relationship between the three cities and the mutual defense.

"General Qian means asking us to attack Yaozhou?"

"No."

Qian Youren shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, my suggestion is to attack the Empress Palace."

“Why?”

Yu Qi and He Shouyi asked almost at the same time.

"From the geographical point of view, the Niangniang Palace is closer to the seaside and closer to Sancha River."

Qian Youren explained in harmony: "We took down the Niangniang Palace and not only blocked the coastline of this generation, but also controlled the ferry of the Sancha River, and prepared in advance for the arrival of King Jin and King Zhong in the future."

Liaodong is a major battle, and since this is the case, we cannot simply look at the problem one-sidedly.

Just like playing chess, every piece on the board has a function.

Maybe it doesn't seem to be obvious at first, but as the game deepens, there will always be a moment of performance.

Yu Qi and He Shouyi looked at each other, agreeing with Qian Youren's analysis.

The coastline of Liaodong is long, so it is impossible to control it all at the moment.

Not to mention that even if they have tens of thousands of people, it is impossible to achieve this even if they have tens of thousands more.

There must be a choice to occupy an important stronghold. Gaizhou is one, and the Palace of Niangniang may be the next.

It has to be said that Sancha River is indeed a very important dividing line. Being able to control a stronghold near this place, the Ming army can attack and retreat or defend, which is considered to have taken the initiative.

"Okay, then we'll attack the Empress Palace."

Yu Qi paused and said, "But you have just analyzed that Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and the Imperial Palace are mutually supportive. Now we have taken Gaizhou. But if we go to attack the Imperial Palace, will the Tartars in Yaozhou rush to the reinforcement road?"

Now this Ming army's partial division has played an important role in the depths of Liaodong. Yu Qi did not dare to take it lightly, for fear that the situation that could have won steadily due to his own reasons will fluctuate.

If this is true, his personal future will be second, but how did he explain to King Jin and King Zhong, and how did he explain to His Majesty the Emperor?

So he must be determined to be stable. If he cannot win steadily, he would rather not try.

Qian Youren naturally knew what Yu Qi was worried about. He explained with a smile: "General Yu doesn't have to worry. In fact, the Tartars' troops in Yaozhou will not be much. You can refer to the situation in Gaizhou. Even if the Tartars learn that we are attacking the Niangniang Palace, they may not send troops to reinforce them as soon as possible. They will definitely hesitate. This is human nature, after all, people strive to protect themselves."

Qian Youren paused and then continued: "In other words, we were fighting a time difference. When the Tartars reacted and truly made up their minds that the Empress Palace had been taken down."

Thinking from the perspective of others is something that the generals must learn to do.

I was not used to it at the beginning of July 1st, but I have gradually adapted in the past two years.

Standing from the enemy's perspective, thinking about how the enemy will make decisions will help our actions.

"Yeah, it's worth a try."

Yu Qi nodded slightly and said, "Even if the Yaozhou Tartars come, we still have the capital to fight."

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Daxing Fort is the largest city between Tashan and Jinzhou.

After the division of troops in the Battle of Tashan, Li Dingguo and Kuidong tribes were responsible for attacking Jinzhou.

Zheng Chenggong was responsible for taking down Xingshan, Songshan and other places.

Both sides perform their own duties and have their own tasks.

Li Dingguo naturally did not want to fall behind Zheng Chenggong, so he kept marching.

After a few days, the Ming army arrived near Daxing Fort.

It is called a fortress, but in fact, Daxing Fortress can fully bear the title of city in terms of scale and military strength.

With the experience of the failure of the Battle of Tashan, the Qing army said this time that they would not dare to fight out of the city and field battles.

They hurried in Daxing Fort, waiting for the Ming army to attack.

This is normal. When the Qing army bravely found something was wrong, they naturally took the most conservative approach.

Although the conservative method is chronic death, it is better than hitting the pillar directly.

And they may not be unable to defend. It is best to defend, but it is just not possible to defend.

For the Qing army, there will definitely be no loss.

For Li Dingguo, he naturally came up with a way to win Daxing Fort at the lowest cost.

When the war reached this point, both sides knew very well about each other's routines.

It’s nothing more than how to maximize benefits using existing resources.

Li Dingguo immediately asked Li Laiheng and others to discuss, hoping to come up with a way of having the best of both worlds.

Unlike other cities, Daxing Fort has only two gates.

If the Ming army wanted to attack, they could only attack from these two places.

This is of course good news for the Qing army.

They already have very few troops, so guarding two city gates is definitely better than guarding four city gates.

But for the Ming army, this means that it is much more difficult for them to concentrate their troops to capture a city gate.

Whether to win by skill or concentrate strength to attack is indeed a big problem that has troubled them.

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