As the guy who replied to my post on the forum asked me to have one more time today... But the one that should be posted on the weekend...

But his thought did not last long in his mind, and it was interrupted by Yuan Chonghuan. It was natural. Anyone who saw someone crying in front of him would probably ask one question. However, Yuan Chonghuan had to ask several questions in a row to make him wake up from his thrill. Huan Zhen then realized that he had lost his composure in front of his idol, so he quickly wiped his hands back and bowed to see.

Yuan Chonghuan heard that he claimed his official position, but he was like Fang Shuai Ningyuan. He was the head of the Ministry of War. He couldn't help but feel a little intimate. He didn't blame him for losing his composure in public. He reached out to help him get up, said a few polite words, and then turned to Man Gui and said, "Jinzhou City was almost defeated by Jianlu the day before yesterday. Fortunately, he led the sect to defend to the death. Now he is fine. Chonghuan wants Brother Man to come, but he wants to discuss how to support Jin." Man Gui said loudly: "What's the problem? I just teach me to lead the troops." Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. This time, Jianlu went south, and it was reported that there were four

There are more than 50,000 people in the flag, and the Eight Banners are good at cavalry and shooting in the field. If they send troops from Ningyuan to reinforce the Jin, they will be defeated by short attacks. Moreover, once the troops are divided, Ningyuan City is weak. If the enemy goes south and the support is not enough, the city will be in danger." Man Gui thought carefully, nodded and said, "Ningyuan's troops cannot move, but if Jinzhou cannot defend, the enemy's troops will move south in large numbers, what should we do then?" Yuan Chonghuan said, "Chonghuan has mobilized the navy reinforcements, sent troops from Shandong, and is about to reach the mountains and seas. In addition, there are Jizhou, Xuanfu soldiers, Qiantun, Shahe, and Zhonghou soldiers, which must gather one after another, and then they can defeat the enemy."

Huan Zhen heard him say the word "reinforcement" and suddenly remembered that on the 25th day of Gushan Ezhen Borjin, Turge would lead Shenyang reinforcements to Jinzhou. At that time, the Ming army might not be able to gain an advantage in comparison of the forces between the two sides. However, he could not say it clearly, and said: "I heard that the enemy soldiers had initially surrounded Jinzhou and attacked the northwest. After blocking Lord Zhao, they did not attack again. Instead, they sent envoys to Jinzhou to seek pacification. In a few days, the envoys from the two sides had many exchanges. Is this a matter?" Yuan Chonghuan was

Those who knew about the battle report were wondering how Huan Zhen could know, and nodded. Huan Zhen said, "But why do you think this is?" Yuan Chonghuan said, "Why...ah! Could it be that the chief of the captain has sent people to Shenyang to dispatch reinforcements?" Huan Zhen immediately thought of this, thinking that he was indeed the commander Yuan. He had known the entire process of the battle, and it was not surprising that Yuan Chonghuan could infer it based on such a little information, which was really amazing.

Yuan Chonghuan said to himself: "No, yes, that Huang Taiji was originally cautious in his work. If he did not arrange a backup in advance, he would definitely not attack easily." Huan Zhen then realized that his speculation was also based on a deep understanding of his opponents. Man Gui said: "What should I do?" Yuan Chonghuan pondered: "In Jinzhou City, there are all firearms and many soldiers. If you want to defend, how can you conquer it? But once he adds troops, his morale will hinder the city. In addition, he will attack my broken city with a new army, which is indeed a bit dangerous." Man Gui said anxiously: "The support cannot be supported, and he is afraid that he will not be able to defend it!"

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "Chonghuan thought that the purpose of building the enemy invading the south is not in Jinzhou, but in Ningyuan." Man Gui was shocked and asked, "How do you know?" Yuan Chonghuan said, "Ningyuan is an important town outside the pass. Once Ningyuan loses, Shanhaiguan faces the enemy's front; Jinzhou has cut off contact with the pass, and he will not be able to defend it. Therefore, taking Ningyuan is better than taking Jinzhou, and I think the captain's chief must also take this level." Huan Zhen was so impressed by him that he was so arrogant, but he heard another person in the hall say, "Shilarious Minister Yuan, then what are you doing?" His voice was sharp, but he was a eunuch. Huan Zhen knew in his heart that this was the so-called military eunuch unique to the Ming Dynasty. I remember that the eunuch in Ningyuan was called Liu Yingkun, and the one in Jinzhou was called Ji Yong. It is said that both eunuchs were not bad. Not only did they not restrain Yuan Chonghuan, but they also went to the city to supervise the battle himself, which was quite brave.

When Liu Yingkun asked this, the generals in the hall expressed their opinions. Bi Zisu, Xu Dingguo, You Shiwei, Peng Zhengu and others said that they should go out of the city to fight, and some said that they should defend and not fight. Sun Zushou said loudly: "Zu Shou is willing to lead an army to help Jinzhou! Under the city of Jinzhou, the second Ningyuan is the second Ningyuan!" Yuan Chonghuan glanced at him and said: "It must be [——Zu Shou's word] should not be reckless. The previous battle in Ningyuan was narrowly won, but when to start the war and when to withdraw all depend on the enemy. If we talk about field battles, our army is far inferior to the enemy. The defense is very difficult, and there is no need to say about chasing. The so-called great victory is to force the enemy to retreat, not to attack them to defeat them." Sun Zushou said hurriedly: "Do you watch Jianlu increase his troops surrounded the brocade?" Yuan Chonghuan pondered and said nothing. It was not good to save it, and it was not good to not rescue it, but this was really a difficult problem.

Huan Zhen could no longer bear it, so he stepped forward and said, "I have a few words to say, I don't know how to speak." Yuan Chonghuan looked at the general who was temporarily under Mangui, a little surprised, but he had always cherished talents and couldn't help but speak, and nodded, "But say." Huan Zhen coughed lightly and said, "You are all wise, you just want to support Jin Shujin. Can't you lure the enemy soldiers and make them go south to attack Ningyuan? In this way, Jinzhou will be forced to suddenly become lighter, and you can't breathe less, repair the city walls, and why fear when reinforcements come?"

This is something Yuan Chonghuan never thought of, taking the initiative to lure the enemy to attack his city? It would be too risky and too much of a joke. If Ningyuan is lost, Shanhaiguan will be completely exposed to the enemy. Once Shanhaiguan is broken, there will be no defense in Hebei, and the Later Jin cavalry can drive straight into the capital. He dare not take this risk, and he cannot take it. However, if he thinks about it carefully, the general said nothing of the reason. Inducing the enemy to divide the troops and defeat them one by one was originally a method of military combat, but when used in Ningyuan City, he always felt that people were worried.

Seeing him hesitating, Huan Zhen said again: "I thought our army actually didn't have to wait for the enemy soldiers to fight at the city. The current situation is active, and our army is just where the enemy attacks and where I defend. I thought that we should take the initiative to fight." Yuan Chonghuan felt a little unhappy when he heard the four words "actively seeking war". Last year, the reason why he was able to defend Ningyuan was to rely on the four words "standard walls and clear the fields. No matter how provoked the enemy soldiers, they could not hold on. They bombarded Nurhaci from the top of the city with cannons. In his heart, there was already a prejudice that the Ming army was not good at field battles. Therefore, when he heard Huan Zhen say that he would take the initiative to fight, he felt that he did not know the soldiers. He wanted to be scolded, but also hindered Man Gui's face, so he had to let Huan Zhen continue. But he didn't know that the more he listened, the more reasonable it became. Later, he couldn't help but slapped his palms and shouted: "That's it!"

It turned out that Huan Zhen's method was very simple, but it was just something that happened in history. He came back and added fuel to the fire. First, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter to Zhao Shujiao. In the letter, he had to exaggerate the scale of reinforcements, and said that he would arrive soon. He wanted to defend the city with peace of mind, but he had to deliberately capture the enemy soldiers. Secondly, ten thousand troops were sent to the area in the area of ​​Zhongzuotashan in the north of Ningyuan City. The place where the enemy soldiers could go south was prescribed fortifications.

The emergency digging of trenches was different from the ordinary trenches in the Ming Dynasty. It was designed by Huan Zhen to trap cavalry. The trenches were narrow and dense, and the height must be higher than the height of ordinary people. The trenches were covered with turf. After the digging was completed in two days, the entire army retreated into Tashan Fort and stood on standby. Third, the train was used as a camp, and the day when the enemy troops arrived at the city, they were arranged on a hill two miles north of Ningyuan. Fourth, the city still followed Yuan Chonghuan's method and led the formation with red cannons.

Yuan Chonghuan thought about it carefully and said, "The two armies still need to be camped at the west gate. The East Gate will be camped." At that time, the generals were assigned to order General Sun Zushou to dig trenches at the north gate, using chariots as camps and firearms as defenses. Deputy General Xu Dingguo set up camp at the west gate, Deputy General You Shiwei and General Peng Zangu were arranged in the south, Huan Zhen defended the East Gate, Man Gui led 10,000 troops from the headquarters, and carried many bird beak guns and gunpowder to set up an ambush to Tashan. Huan Zhen also told Man Gui in detail how to dig anti-cavalry trenches, until he nodded and gave up.

At that time, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Jinzhou. At that time, the Jin army besieged Jinzhou very closely, and the scout who sent the letter was indeed captured. After Huang Taiji read the letter, he knew that a large number of Ming troops would come to break the siege of Jinzhou, which would be unfavorable to him. In his original intention, he wanted to occupy Jinzhou before the Ming reinforcements arrived and attack Ningyuan again. However, Jinzhou City was strong and the troops were strong, and it was not easy to capture it for a while. Moreover, the main target of this southern invasion was Ningyuan, but not Jinzhou. If the Ming army's support arrived for a long time, it would be even more difficult to break Ningyuan. On the contrary, if Ningyuan was occupied, Jinzhou would be defeated without attacking and could be easily taken. Huang Taiji thought this way, naturally there were thousands of pairs, but he could not expect that there was already a Huan Zhen in the Ming army who knew his thoughts.

So on the 25th, when the Turg reinforcements arrived, Huang Taiji ordered the abandonment of attacking Jinzhou, and ordered Juelubai Mountain, Baxi and others to lead a few troops to monitor and personally lead the army to attack Ningyuan. The location of Tashan was exactly between Jinzhou and Ningyuan, which was the only place to pass from Jinzhou to Ningyuan. Huang Taiji set out from Jinzhou in the morning. When he arrived at Tashan, it was already dark. The castles in this area were still occupied by the Ming army. He did not dare to stop and ordered the entire army to move around overnight. He was about to enter the ambush area of ​​Mangui's troops.
Chapter completed!