I'm really not the carpenter emperor

For this reason, when Nurhachi was alive, Baylor, the banner leader of the Later Jin Dynasty, respected Han officials like Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo.

As for the fact that Duoduo had sex with Fan Wencheng's wife in front of Fan Wencheng, in fact, many banner owners and Baylor wanted to do it now.

It's just that Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were pressing down successively, so it didn't explode.

In their hearts, they still feel that there is no difference between this group of Hanchens and the coated servants in their own family.

Combining a lot of news, there is only one conclusion, that the fatuous Zhu Youxiao and the foolish officials of the Ming court fell for Nurhachi's wise and powerful strategy.

Regarding the possibility that the Ming army would directly rush to aid Shenyang after leaving the customs, no one in the Later Jin Dynasty, including the "big talent" Fan Wencheng, doubted it.

Even Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that they didn't even have any doubts about why they made such a big fuss...

The officials of the Ministry of War and Zhu Xieyuan also thought about how to fight the next battle if Jiannu found out this clumsy trick and went to Fuyuwei instead.

Based on this, the Ministry of War has also formulated a plan for several days, and now it seems that it may not be used.

Nurhachi was very satisfied with the news that the Ming Dynasty had been cheated. All of a sudden, the shadow of the nightmare seemed to dissipate, and even his illness was cured by more than half, and he became alive and well again.

He said:

"Master Fan is right. Next, let's discuss how to stop the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty and destroy them again."

All the flag masters, Baylor, were chattering away, and it didn't take long before Nurhachi suddenly thought of the news that Shenyang guard Man Gui was patrolling the city wall at night.

"Are you sure that it really is Mangui Tour City?"

Daishan was a little puzzled, he didn't know why he suddenly brought up this matter, but he still replied in a straightforward manner:

"Huifu Khan, it is true that Man Gui is patrolling the city at night, and the sentry cavalry of the red flag can see clearly."

"Choose a time like this to patrol the city? It's windy and rainy, and it's night? No, it's impossible...Xiong Tingbi must have learned that the Ming army had left the customs and asked him to cooperate with the sneak attack!"

Nurhachi sat up all of a sudden, Xiong Tingbi was really unpredictable to him, he was regarded as the strongest opponent he had encountered since he started his army.

As soon as this thought came out, his whole body broke out in a cold sweat.

"Urgently order all the banners to cut wood and move stones, put an end to the mountain pass, and scatter sentry cavalry in the direction of Liaoyang!" Nurhachi paced back and forth in the tent, giving orders, his face terribly gloomy.

His appearance scared the rest of the Banner Master Baylor enough.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation, and before they had time to say anything, they quickly paid out their accounts and made their own arrangements.

Chapter 316 Xiong Tingbi's Small Victory

Nurhachi ran out of the court tent, and Baylor, the leader of Houjin's various banners, hurriedly called his subordinates to hold a small meeting, and woke up the infantry, vest, and conscripts who were still sleeping soundly.

For a while, the Houjin Daying people screamed and mobilized frequently.

On the city wall, Man Gui, who was patrolling, saw it, and was immediately taken aback, thinking that the Hou Jin army was going to attack on a rainy night.

The open flames in Shenyang City gradually lit up, but it was the generals who discovered the large-scale mobilization of Jin soldiers and horses, and ordered their subordinates to prepare to roll logs and huge stones, and went to the city one after another to prepare for the war.

"General, could it be that Taitai's calculation is wrong, and Nurhachi just wants to attack Shenyang?"

The general looked at the actions in Hou Jin's camp, his eyes were full of worry and fear.

Man Gui shook his head.

"I can't guess that either."

Turning around, he said again:

"I just hope Taitai is right. Shenyang's city defense is not as good as it was before. It can't stop the establishment of slaves for a long time. The reinforcements have been transferred to Fuyuwei by the imperial court. Once they go and come, Liaoyang may not be able to hold on. "

The two stood on the city wall and looked back at the Jinjun camp for a while, only to find that there were fewer and fewer sentry riders coming to the city of Shenyang from the other side, and most of the fire was heading towards Liaoyang.

"Could it be that the slave chief wants to abandon Shenyang and attack Liaoyang?"

With question marks all over his forehead, the general said in disbelief, "Isn't he afraid that our army will go out of the city to attack him?"

This idea appeared in Man Gui's mind, and he was worried.

Indeed, with the strength of the [-] defenders in Shenyang today, if you rush out of the city, you will only be made dumplings by Jiannu.

But if Nurhachi really attacked Liaoyang and didn't go out by himself, once the important land of Liaoyang fell, Shenyang would become an isolated city outside the pass, and [-] defenders would be trapped in the isolated city, and sooner or later they would be trapped to death.

Just as he was thinking, a soldier ran from the city and sent a secret letter from afar:

"General, the Liaodong Economic Command is in a hurry."

"Bring it to me quickly!"

In Shenyang City, the whole situation of the battle can be said to be blacked out. It is the time to advance and retreat. If he does not come to give orders, he will not know what to do next.

In such a large-scale war, there must be no faults in this link.

"When Man Gui sees the letter, it is like meeting him: order your tribe to guard Shenyang to the death, and not to fight with the slaves without authorization. If it is not for the governor's explicit order, you will stick to it and wait for help.

——Liaodong Economics, Xiong Tingbi. "

After burning the letter, Man Gui gradually became firmer in his eyes, and said:

"Decree that all cities in Shenyang will close their gates tightly, and those who can't defend themselves, and those who go out of the city without authorization to fight with slave soldiers, violate the military law, and will not be spared!"

"As ordered!"

The Ming army is on the alert, waiting for Houjin to attack the city.

But Houjin Daying's side gradually calmed down, and even the number of sentinels returned to the original level, and most of them came down towards Shenyang City.

Despite this, the Ming army still did not dare to be careless, and continued to strictly guard against Houjin's sneak attack on a rainy night.

Nurhachi originally thought that this was a sudden attack by the cooperation of Man Gui and Xiong Tingbi, coupled with the wind and rain for several days, which made him very nervous.

Whoever imagined it made a false alarm.

Xiong Tingbi first received the order from the Ministry of War and learned that Cui Chengxiu had given him full command in this battle. He was happy and decided to test the Houjin Army outside Shenyang City to see what was going on there.

He sent a small group of cavalry to go outside the city of Shenyang. It happened that Man Gui was patrolling the city at this time, and it happened that the bad weather continued for several days.

It's no wonder that Nurhachi would think so.

This small group of cavalry from the Ming army in Liaoyang was originally ordered by Xiong Tingbi to test the enemy's situation, but it turned out to be a moth.

The guerrilla general Wang Anrong who led the army was really afraid of the Houjin cavalry. After he led his troops out of Liaoyang, he wandered in the wilderness for a long time, but he didn't dare to approach Shenyang.

Wang Anrong made up his speech, and thought about spending the night before going back to report to Xiong Tingbi.

Although the size of this group of cavalry was small, Nurhachi broadcast the sentry cavalry in the direction of Liaoyang, and it was not long before they were discovered by the rear golden sentry cavalry.

Houjin's sentry cavalry did not dare to move lightly, and quietly reported the location of Wang Anrong's subordinates to Nurhachi.

When Nurhachi heard the words, he remembered his previous guesses, and only then did Man Gui see the large-scale mobilization of soldiers and horses in the Houjin barracks.

The Hou Jin cavalry was dispatched suddenly, and Wang Anrong, who was timid and fearful of death, was even worse. He fled all the way back to Liaoyang overnight, and reported to Xiong Tingbi, saying that the Hou Jin cavalry appeared on a large scale from Baitapu to Fengji Fort.

Xiong Tingbi had the same idea as Man Gui at first, thinking that he had made a wrong estimate.

After much deliberation, Xiong Tingbi decided to ask someone to investigate again before replying to Zhu Youxiao in Nanjing. After all, such news came and went, and the distance was extremely long, and the impact caused was irreversible.

Xiong Tingbi ordered the Taoist officials of the Liaoyang branch to go there to investigate the movement of the Jin army there. This time, only one person was sent, and he was asked to disguise himself so as not to startle the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the official who guarded the Tao had just walked to the Chang'an Fort River, and before he saw the shadow of the Houjin cavalry, he ran back crying, saying that he did not want to go again.

At this moment, Xiong Tingbi understood that this division may be because he was afraid of the Empress Golden Cavalry, and it would be useless to continue asking him.

In desperation, Xiong Tingbi had no choice but to ignore the wind and rain and the dangers on the road. He took off the armor given by the emperor and went there in person. He walked all the way from Liaoyang to Fengji Fort.

Surprisingly, Xiong Tingbi did not see half of the rear golden cavalry.

The situation is like this, after Nurhachi found out that he was nervous, he reduced the number of sentries in the direction of Liaoyang by [-]%, and ordered Baylor, the banner leader of Houjin, to go back to sleep.

The Taoist officials came and went, and by the time Xiong Tingbi arrived at Fengji Fort, the Houjin Cavalry had already withdrawn completely, not even a single horse hair was left.

Come here, you can't come in vain!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiong Tingbi took a tour around Shenyang, and on the way back to Liaoyang, he rushed to Changning and Changding Second Fort overnight to visit the local Ming army generals and inquire about the situation of the garrison.

Before leaving, he once again warned them to wait for their orders and not to act rashly.

Along the way, Xiong Tingbi observed the terrain in various places, and he heard that it was not as good as what he saw. Now, he was even more convinced that Nurhachi would never easily march towards Liaoyang.

Hou Jin's mobilization of troops this time must focus on Fuyuwei, and his initial judgment was correct.

Back in Liaoyang, the first thing Xiong Tingbi did was to ask the pro-army of the Supervising Biao Battalion to arrest the guerrilla general Wang Anrong who was greedy for life and fear of death.

His erroneous information almost made Xiong Tingbi feel that he had made a mistake in his judgment earlier, and that he had written half of his confession to Zhu Youxiao.

If this is sent out, it will be terrible.

Three days later, in front of more than [-] soldiers and civilians inside and outside Liaoyang, Xiong Tingbi swung Shangfang's sword and personally beheaded Wang Anrong to sacrifice the flag.

After Wang Anrong's death, under the leadership of Xiong Tingbi, the Liaoyang Ming Army became even more disciplined and high-spirited. Even the common people were furious and shouted to kill all Jiannu to avenge their shame.

I learned the exact terrain because of my own adventure.

Xiong Tingbi raised his tent to discuss the army, fortified layer by layer in the area from Shenyang to Liaoyang, sent out sentry and cavalry everywhere, and defended Liaoyang as solid as gold.

Later, when Nurhachi heard the news, he was very regretful, saying that he had missed an excellent opportunity to capture Xiong Tingbi and take over the entire territory of Liaoshen.

However, the opportunity to fight is fleeting, and now he can only wait for the situation and good news from Fu Yuwei.

This is the first confrontation between old enemies Nurhachi and Xiong Tingbi in this battle.

In this confrontation, the Ming army and the later Jin army mobilized their troops frequently, but the two sides did not lose a single soldier, and the winner was determined.

Obviously, Nurhachi missed a move and was defeated by Xiong Tingbi again.

Chapter 317 Confronting Fengji Fortress

After half a month, the weather around Shenyang gradually improved.

Although the temperature was still very cold, it wasn't bone-piercing. The Jurchens living in Liao had long been used to the cold.

The current temperature, the Ming army feels very cold, but the Jurchens already feel warm.

Because of this, Nurhachi's wind-cold gradually turned from severe to mild. Every time he thought of the opportunity he missed when he played against Xiong Tingbi last time, he always regretted it.

Not long after, sentry cavalry came to report, saying that the Ming army in Liaoyang had been fortified layer by layer, and the farthest one had penetrated into Fengji Fort.

Nurhachi was still convinced that the Ming court had fallen for his own strategy, so he didn't dare to mobilize troops easily before a large number of reinforcements arrived.

But that doesn't mean he didn't dare to go out and wrestle with the Ming army under Xiong Tingbi's command. After all, he always felt that he was invincible.

Among the generals of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, there is almost no Xiong Tingbi who made him suffer repeatedly.

Nurhachi decided to use small-scale troops against the Ming army in Liaoyang without affecting the established plan, to frustrate their spirit, and to regain their previous position.

On March [-]th of the third year of the Apocalypse, Gushan Ezhenran Ah of the Two Blue Banners received this errand because of his excellent performance in the last battle.

He led about [-] cavalrymen from the Xianglan Banner, [-] infantrymen from the Zhenglan Banner, and more than [-] conscripts from the Liao people who were forcibly recruited, and launched a surprise attack on the Fengji Fort camp.

Fengji Fort is an outpost newly established by the Ming army in Liaoyang in recent days, and it is one of Xiong Tingbi's outermost lines of defense.

Originally, the Liaoyang Ming army had insufficient defense compared to the Houjin army. Normally, no one would take the initiative to attack.

When Xiong Tingbi did this, he already knew that he would suffer casualties, but this just proved to Nurhachi that he had some backing, that is, the army that went out of the customs as mentioned in the document.

He concluded that Nurhachi would not enter the army in the short term, so he dared to take the initiative.

Xiong Tingbi understands that if he doesn't do this, it will make the chieftain feel suspicious and discover the real intention of Ming Dynasty earlier.

For Nurhachi, although Xiong Tingbi is good at running the army, Liaoyang has been as solid as an iron barrel under his three years of management.

However, the strength of the Liaoyang Ming army is, after all, far behind the overall strength of Houjin.

If you are determined to fight a big war, although it is unrealistic to completely annihilate Xiong Tingbi, it is not impossible if you can put an end to the reinforcements on the front lines of Guangning and Songjin.

The order Iran received before leaving was not to start a war with the Ming army, but to test and plunder the people and supplies.

The two blue-flag cavalry infantry led by Iran A marched from two directions.

The cavalry slaughtered villages and villages near Fengji Fort, and captured more than [-] local Liao people.

The infantry attacked the camp of the Ming army at night, defeated the troops of Liu Chun, who was still sleeping soundly, beheaded more than [-] pieces, and plundered all the supplies and rations.

Upon hearing this news, Nurhachi was overjoyed, and he had regained some ground.

When the news was sent back to Liaoyang, Xiong Tingbi raised his account and summoned the generals for a military meeting. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, he proposed to call up the guarding Ming army and went out in full force.

This frightened Liaoyang's Cheng Wenwu.

In their view, Xiong Tingbi made the mistake of Wang Huazhen back then, and wanted to attack with troops when he was wrong.