In the end, Wu Shigong didn't do anything to Hardan Battle. Since Hardan Battle was so cooperative and even Wu Shigong fainted, Wu Shigong was in a happy mood and no longer pursued his offense.

After arriving in Liaodong, Wu Shigong also gained a dream and a lie, but in the end, he had to return to reality. In late June, Wu Shigong led the Runing Army and finally set off for Ningyuan together with Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

More than 110 Mongolians gathered by the guards from the Shanhaiguan Pass were also taken into the army and became the logistics personnel of the Runing army who raised horses, cleaned and cooked. However, these Mongolians learned that

They became Wu Shigong's slaves and subjects, and obtained clothes, bedding, etc., plus meals to eat, so now they are unwilling to leave the Runing Army even if they are beaten to death, and they all call Wu Shigong open and shut.

For the master's son.

Hardanbaatar, along with Zak and the remaining ten men, became the guide of the Runing Army and led the way for the Runing Army. As for Wu Shigong's capture of Hardanbaatar and other Mongolians into the army, the Liaodong officials in Guancheng

They were indifferent. In fact, for these officials, these Mongolians have no use value now, so whoever wants to raise them should do it! It just makes Guancheng less beggars and thieves.

The journey was uneventful. Three days later, the two armies rushed to Ningyuan. Then the entire army began to rest and regroup, while Hong Chengchou summoned all guerrilla and above officials to discuss the order of sending troops.

"I have heard for a long time that General Wu is brave and good at fighting, and his troops are excellent. His troops must be the vanguard. The strongest troops should be deployed in the first battle to defeat the Tartars and boost the morale of the whole army. General Wu will not shirk it!"

At the beginning of the discussion, someone named Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong took a look and recognized him as Yao Gong of Bingbei Dao. Although he didn't know his intention for saying this, it was obvious that Yao Gong wanted to put Runing's army under

The forefront of the battle. In this way, the Runing Army is in the most dangerous place of the battle.

So Wu Shigong was thinking about how to answer, but it was difficult to find a reason, because the results of the Runing Army in the Battle of Blood Ridge were so brilliant, and the vanguard of the entire army must be the most adept at fighting. Therefore, thinking left and right means

Runing Army is the most suitable.

"General Wu's troops have just rushed to Liaodong. Do they want to follow the army first? They will not leave until they reach Jinzhou. Otherwise, their troops will only be 10,000 or 20,000. By the time they reach Jinzhou, they have lost their vigor. As the saying goes, use troops.

It's not good." Another soldier, Wang Zhizhen, raised objections. He believed that the decisive battle would come in Jinzhou, and good steel should be used on the blade, and he did not agree with consuming the strength of the Runing army first.

"That's wrong!..."

…

The two soldiers began to argue in front of all the civil and military personnel. What was very strange was that Wu Shigong's opinions did not matter at all in their dispute, as if Wu Shigong was like an abacus bead that they could move around at will.

go.

What's even more strange is that during the discussion about the dispatch of troops, the two civil servants were arguing animatedly, while the military attachés remained silent, as if the war in front of them had nothing to do with them. They really stood aside.

Wu Shigong "watching the battle" is a bit funny. This is really the feeling of some emperors who are not in a hurry to eunuchs!

However, this was also a characteristic of war in the Ming Dynasty. The opinions of military attaches were often ignored. However, civilian officials had the power to discuss and make decisions. As long as the military attaches carried out the orders of the civilian officials.

Besides, under such circumstances, those military attaches were not allowed to speak at will. Wu Shigong needed to avoid suspicion because he was involved. It was difficult for him to speak, and other military attaches would not speak for Wu Shigong. Isn’t it possible that they recommended themselves to be vanguards?

The quarreling and arguing finally made Hong Chengchou impatient. So he spoke to stop the quarrel between the two, and then smiled at Wu Shigong and said: "General Wu! What do you mean?"

While the two soldiers were arguing, Wu Shigong also thought about the pros and cons of being a vanguard. So when he heard Hong Chengchou's question, he immediately answered confidently: "Since the last general led his troops to Liaodong,

It is just for the peace of the Ming Dynasty, to relieve the worries of the Holy Emperor, and to relieve the difficulties of Jinzhou." From the beginning, Wu Shigong put on a high hat for himself.

"Therefore, as long as he can fight the Tatars, the general can be in any position, and he has no objection to being a vanguard. However, the general believes that the commander's intention is for our army to fight steadily, and this step-by-step intention must also be followed. Therefore, the vanguard

The position does not need to be held by one army, it can be taken by each army in turn." Wu Shigong finally expressed his plan.

"Oh? What does Mr. Wu mean?" Hong Chengchou was also very interested in Wu Shigong's opinion.

"Our army can divide the whole journey into several sections and let each army take turns to be the vanguard. In this way, each army can take turns to rest and prevent each army from becoming tired. And in the first section of the journey, the last general will also

So I volunteered, and if the Governor agrees, I will definitely live up to my trust."

Since he could no longer escape the fate of becoming a pioneer, Wu Shigong had to drag everyone into the water. Anyway, it was much safer to take turns in front than to become a pioneer all the way. Wu Shigong's idea was also very fair.

Hong Chengchou considered Wu Shigong's opinion and immediately nodded and said: "This is a very good idea! Do you have any objections?"

For Hong Chengchou, Wu Shigong's Runing Army was after all his trusted men. He did not want the Runing Army to lose too much, and he also hoped that Wu Shigong would work hard for Hong Chengchou in the future, so he could not hurt Wu Shigong's heart too much. And Wu Shigong

The idea of ​​taking turns to be the vanguard can also eliminate the conflicts between the various armies, leaving them with nothing to say. Therefore, this idea is also the most suitable method.

However, the reason why this method is suitable is that it is consistent with the actions that the Ming army will take. After all, the actions of the Ming army will rely on the military forts in front. They will not move forward rashly, but will also work step by step and not chase time, so it is very difficult to

Conveniently mobilize the order of the armies after setting up camp.

Otherwise, if the Ming army adopted a long-distance march, changing the vanguard would cause chaos in the entire army, so the method proposed by Wu Shigong would definitely not be implemented.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou also agreed with Wu Shigong's opinion, there was no objection to the civil and military discussions. But then, in addition to the Runing Army becoming the vanguard of the first stage, the generals of each army argued about the division of each section of the journey and the

Become a pioneer in order of priority.

After some bargaining, and with Hong Chengchou coordinating in the middle, the various sections of the journey and the sequence of the armies were finally determined. In addition to serving as the vanguard of the first section of the journey, Wu Shigong also promised to attack the Qing troops who besieged Jinzhou City.

He became the vanguard during the military defense line. This noble and upright attitude finally led to a compromise between the generals of the various armies.

However, Wu Shigong also played a trick. In fact, in the first section of the journey, because it was closest to Ningyuan, the possibility of encountering a large Qing army was the least likely, so this section of the journey was actually the safest.

As for attacking the Qing army's defense line besieging Jinzhou City, not to mention that the army must defeat the main force of the Qing army that was intercepted halfway, there is a high possibility that the Runing army will not encounter the situation of breaking through the defense line. Even if it finally encountered such a result,

The Runing Army could also take out the group formation they had trained when they arrived, use artillery to clear the way, and concentrate their firepower to break through the defense line outside the city. After all, it was difficult for the Qing Army's siege artillery to turn around, and the Qing Army's defense line was a circle.

The Runing Army is a point in the concentrated attack circle, which can completely form an advantage in strength and firepower. In fact, the attack task is not too difficult.

Instead, it was a decisive battle to intercept the main force of the Qing army halfway. It was a tough battle. But in that battle, the Runing army was not the vanguard. It could completely hide behind and preserve its strength. This way, it could also prevent the Runing army from encountering any possible enemies.

Risk is minimized.

In July of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou led an army of 92,000, with Wu Shigong's Runing Army as the vanguard, and began a formal rescue operation to Jinzhou. The Qing army's scouts lingering near Ningyuan immediately detected the Ming army's actions

, they first gathered 2,000 nearby cavalry to harass, and then Tan Tai, the commander of Zhenghuang Banner who prevented the Ming army from rescuing, immediately led 5,000 soldiers and horses to prevent the Ming army from approaching Jinzhou City.

"Steady! Steady! Ignore the people in the middle and march forward. Company Commander Cheng, be prepared to fire a volley as soon as the Tatars approach!" Zhao Gan ordered loudly.

"No!" Cheng Niu immediately called to the gunmen of his company, hiding behind the carts on both sides of the marching column, and getting ready to fire the guns.

Because of the heavy casualties in the Battle of Xueling, a large number of officers were vacant in the Runing army. Therefore, after returning to Runing after the war, Zhao Gan, Cheng Niu and other meritorious officers were immediately promoted to the position of officers.

Coincidentally, Zhao Gan and Cheng Niu were assigned to a unit. Since Zhao Gan came from the personal army, he became Cheng Niu's battalion commander. The two men reversed their positions in the army. In this regard, Zhao Gan

Gan Da was a little worried, but Cheng Niu patted his chest and assured Zhao Gan that he would definitely obey Zhao Gan's command.

More than a dozen Qing troops on horseback approached the Runing army from a distance. But they did not dare to go a hundred steps, let alone get close to dismount and shoot arrows. A few days ago, some Qing troops tried to get close to disturb them, but they were all stopped.

After receiving the "baptism" of Runing's military artillery, the Qing army also learned its lesson. They just kept appearing around the Runing army, wanting to show their existence and put psychological pressure on the Runing army, in an attempt to make the Runing army

Ning's army would be in chaos without fighting.

But after several confrontations, the soldiers of the Runing Army had ignored the harassment of these "flies". They did not slow down at all, and still maintained their marching array, approaching Jinzhou.

However, it was the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, and other Ming armies who slowed down the marching speed of the Runing Army. Hong Chengchou was a little cautious, and his marching distance did not exceed ten miles every day. After that, he spent every day to let the armies continue to build camps.
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