In the second year of Tianqi in Daming, on January 19th, Xiaoyashan Village, ten miles east of Sipingbao.

Li Yongfang, the third-class general of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army in Jianzhou, was taking more than ten people to rest in a dilapidated temple. It was snowing outside the temple and the cold wind was biting. Everyone in the temple surrounded the stove, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.

As the advance force for Jianzhou to capture Guangning, Li Yongfang disguised himself as a group of refugees and stationed in Xiaoyashan Village near Sipingbao.

The main forces of Jianzhou were controlled by the four Manchurian Beile Huang Taiji, the big Beile Daishan and the two Beile Amin, with a total of 40,000 people. They had arrived at Haizhou Guards and were less than 300 miles away from Siping Fort, the frontier position guarded by the Ming army. Once the troops were sent, they arrived in an instant.

As for Nurhaci himself, he led the Three Beile Mangurtai to supervise the battle in the Left Guard of Haizhou to block the reinforcements of Xiong Tingbi in the Ming court located in Youtun at any time.

"Once the war begins, it will be thunderous. You must take Guangning within one day. At that time, our Jin army will directly threaten the Ming Dynasty's Linghe and Songjin areas, and our strategic initiative will be completely controlled by me! In time, we will sweep across all relevant passes and garrison positions north of the Ming Dynasty, and face the fertile land within the pass!"

"At the same time, we can also use this to fully grasp Liaodong, which plays a crucial role in consolidating important rear towns such as Liaoyang."

"Secondly, break the left arm of the Ming Dynasty so that he has no time to look north from now on."

"Finally, it is also extremely important. Manchuria is currently facing a very serious economic and food crisis. If we can get some supplements through this capture of Guangning, then great events will be expected!"

This is what the four Beile Emperor Taiji summoned Li Yongfang before the army set off.

From this we can see that Jianzhou unanimously agreed that the strategic significance of this battle was no less than the capture of Liaoyang, an important Liaodong town in the Ming Dynasty.

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At about 3 hours of Hai, the moon has no stars. At this time, only the sound of strong wind passing through the earth is left outside the temple, like a ghost cry or a wolf howling, extremely creepy.

In the dilapidated temple, under the clay Buddha statue that had been ruined, Li Yongfang was reaching out to burn the fire, staring at the beating flames with his eyes intently looking at the beating flames, thinking silently, and showing a hint of mockery from time to time.

Since surrendering to Nurhaci, Li Yongfang has been completely tied to the chariot in Jianzhou. He either lost his car or was rich and powerful. He had no choice... So Li Yongfang felt it was so uncomfortable to use Wang Huazhen's letter of surrender as toilet paper.

Suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance.

It aroused the alertness of the people in the temple.

Soon, the sound of horses stopping came outside the temple.

At this moment, the group of people in the temple reached out and touched the weapon. If it was an opposing lineup, they could start a fight immediately.

"Is Li San, the head of the mountain goods sold in the temple?"

Three men wearing rosy and velvet covers appeared at the entrance of the temple. The two men leaned against each other were younger. The man in the middle was tall, with a low voice, and wearing a dog-skinned velvet hat, and could not see clearly.

"What's the matter with me?" Li Yongfang sat aside from the fire from beginning to end, and was not surprised by the guests who came late at night.

"Come and find three centenary ginsengs," the man in the dog-feather hat grinned and glanced at the temple without being timid.

"What did you change?" Li Yongfang turned his head and looked at the man.

The man in the dog-feather hat raised his head and three words popped out: "Guangning City!"

The soldiers in the temple looked at each other for a few glances and all took away the weapons...

"Please come in and do it," Li Yongfang stood up and expressed her welcome to the arrival of the three men.

Next to the fire, Li Yongfang and a man with a dog-feather hat were sitting opposite each other, while the rest were outside to watch.

"General Sun, come when you come, why bother to wear a dog-skinned hat? It's dark and inconsistent? If it causes a misunderstanding, it will ruin a big deal!" Li Yongfang looked at the man opposite:

"I took off my hat and spoke, there are no outsiders here!"

The man was not angry when he heard Li Yongfang's tone. He stretched out his hand and rubbed his hat on his head, revealing a long face, with a bit of gloom.

It was the one who sat and drank with Wang Qi during the day, Guangning City, the guerrilla general of the Central Army, and Sun Degong.

As for the three hundred-year-old ginseng mentioned just now, which represents the third-class general of the Han Army in Jianzhou, Nurhaci personally promised Sun Degong, which is the same grade as Li Yongfang.

The fighter opportunity was fleeting, so when the two met, there was no extra greetings, Li Yongfang spoke first.

"What's the situation in Guangning City now?" Li Yongfang reached out to the flames, and his face was red.

"There are more than 100,000 soldiers guarding the city, but less than 30% of them are capable and able to fight. The army spirit in the city is distorted and the people are in chaos. The generals guarding the city have no intention of defending the city, and the commanders guarding the city have no ambition to stick to it. You and I should cooperate inside and outside, and take down the outer fortress first. When the Jianzhou heavenly soldiers arrive, they will take down Guangning City. It will be easy," Sun Degong said, turning his palms.

It looks really easy.

"The only thing to pay attention to," Sun Degong paused and said slowly: "The Xiong Tingbi's troops located in Youtun have nearly 10,000 troops stationed. If we move a little slowly and react with them, we may be in a big disaster."

The firewood burned and crackled, which was particularly harsh in the silent ruined temple.

When Li Yongfang heard Sun Degong's question, he seemed confident and said calmly: "I am a Manchu in 60,000 troops. The three Beile have already stationed in Haizhou Guards. They can cross the first line of defense that the Ming army relies on at any time - the Liaohe Line. As long as there is no problem with you, half a day is enough for us to wipe out the fortresses around Guangning City, and then concentrate our troops to capture Guangning... As for the Xiong Tingbi reinforcements you were worried about just now, the three Beile will lead the troops to clamp them. We can do our best to do our part!"

"Since the Khan has made a thorough arrangement, the servants can rest assured to use their lives," Sun Degong lowered his head, looking extremely humble.

"General Sun, don't worry, as long as you work hard, Khan will naturally not treat you badly when you take down Guangning City..." Li Yongfang seemed to see his former figure in Sun Degong, and even got closer to his name:

"Brother Sun, you and I will look at the details of the plan again to ensure that everything is foolproof!"

The wind and snow outside the temple became more and more intense. After about a quarter of an hour, Sun Degong left the temple gate and rushed west with his men.

In the ruined temple, Li Yongfang was still sitting there, with his hands on fire. He heard the sound of horse hooves leaving. After a while, he silently said: "Tang lost his deer, and the whole world chased him... It seems like it now."

Guangning City, the governor's mansion.

"Brother Qi, I just received the news that Sun Degong took his people out of the city at Xueye. It is unknown where he went. Moreover, the city defense is unstoppable when he received the governor's order."

Wang Qi sat behind the table, and Qin Erbao was returning the news to him.

"The war is about to begin, and the rats and jackals are appearing one after another," Wang Qi stood up, stood in front of the map, and looked at the Siping Fortress location silently.

"Are you guys ready?"

"Only stand by!" Qin Erbao lowered his head and said in a low and powerful tone: "Just wait for Brother Qi to give the order!"
Chapter completed!