"General Qin, in front of us is Shenyang City, the largest city in Liaodong to resist the Japanese invaders!"

The north wind blew, and at the intersection of Hun River and Shenshui outside the south city of Shenyang, a team of more than 9,000 people arrived.

The howling north wind wanted to blow off a few kilograms of flesh from a person's face, and the white-poled Sichuan soldiers in cloth-faced armor also carried their own weapons and looked at the big city five or six miles away.

Neat gray square bricks, tall gatehouse, majestic crenels...

The Shenyang City Wall, which is more than seven meters high, looks like a coiled dragon lying on this vast plain.

In the geographical environment of Liaodong, which is high in the east and low in the west, Shenyang City can be said to be the first big city after leaving the Changbai Mountain branch mountainous area.

It is located in the middle of the Liaohe Plain, adjacent to the Hun River in the south, with flat terrain and abundant water resources.

Shenyang City covers an area of ​​24,000 acres and is shaped like an oval city. The length and width of the city are about four miles each. There are four city gates: Yongning in the east, Baoan in the south, Anding in the north, and Yongchang in the west.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang asked King Shen to vassal Shenyang, and formulated the strategy of using the vassal king to guard the north to prevent Mongolia from moving south.

After that, the Ming Dynasty further strengthened Shenyang's garrison strength. Based on the existing Shenyang center, left and right guards, it established Shenyang Zhongtun Guard and Shenyang Center Guard, forming a "one king and five guards" pattern.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's design, in eastern Liaoning, the King of Liao was in charge of Guangning and the guards in Guangning were in charge of guarding the west of the Liaohe River. The King of Han was in Kaiyuan and was in charge of thirty thousand, Liaohai and Tieling guards to guard the east of the Liaohe River.

As for King Shen, he is responsible for sitting in Shenyang and controlling the five guards of Shenyang. He can protect Shenyang by sticking to his original position.

As long as Shenyang is there, we can cross the Liao River to the west to increase our troops to Guangning and assist in the defense of Daning. We can march north to open up the plains and withdraw to the south to strengthen Liaoyang's defense force and become an important defensive force and mobile force in the eastern Liaoning region.

However, Shenyang's "one king and five guards" defense system design was ultimately not implemented due to Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty's policy of reducing vassal status and the Jingnan Campaign. The garrison in Shenyang City was abolished, leaving only the Shenyang Central Guard.

Looking at this city full of history, Qin Bangping had mixed feelings in his heart and didn't know what to say.

At this time, a tall figure next to him smiled heartily and said:

"General Qin, this is the city of Shenyang. The soldiers and horses in the city have been eliminated by me, and there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed by He Shixian and You Shigong."

"On June 12th of this year, Nurhachi led an army of 20,000 people to attack, but they were repulsed for fifteen miles. When you get here, you should cooperate with them."

"What Jing Lue said is true..." Listening to Xiong Tingbi's words, Qin Bangping frowned subconsciously.

He felt the imperial edict in his arms and wondered how Xiong Tingbi would feel when he learned that the first thing he did when he arrived in Shenyang was to disarm.

"Build the pontoon!"

At this time, Qin Minping next to him spoke, and in an instant, a thousand soldiers with white poles became busy.

They built a pontoon bridge to cross the river. The six thousand soldiers knew what the first thing they wanted to do when they entered the city, so they felt very heavy.

Not long after, they built the pontoon bridge, and at this time, the security gate of Shenyang Nancheng also opened.

"Cross the river!"

Upon seeing this, Qin Bangping ordered the entire army to cross the river, seemingly to seize time.

This approach made Xiong Tingbi frown slightly, as if he realized that Qin Bangping and others' coming to Liaodong was more than what it seemed.

Three days ago, when Qin Bangping's Sichuan and Zhejiang troops arrived in Guangning with 10,000 combat troops and 4,000 auxiliary troops, Xiong Tingbi realized something was wrong.

Therefore, after a brief reminiscing about old times, he replenished the supplies for the two armies, and sent thirty thousand shi of official supplies, which were divided equally between Qin Bangping and Qi Jin, and then he offered to lead Qin Bangping to Shenyang, and Yuan Yingtai to lead Qi Jin to Liaoyang.

Now that I think about it, this is the right approach. If any conflict breaks out, he can still be there to mediate it.

When he was thinking this, the Baigan Sichuan soldiers began to cross the river at a fast pace. Before the Shenyang garrison at Baoding Gate could line up outside the city, six thousand Baigan Sichuan soldiers had already crossed the river in Jia and established a firm foothold on the north bank.

Next, artillery, baggage trucks, grain trucks, and three thousand auxiliary troops began to cross the river, and the Shenyang soldiers and horses at Baoding Gate also discovered something was wrong.

When two generals who were nearly forty years old led a team of elite troops out of the corridor of Baoding Gate, a guerrilla general who had led the scattered soldiers out of the city in advance stepped forward and stopped the two horses, bowing and saying:

"General, something seems wrong."

"What's wrong?" The first person to speak was a tall, middle-aged military general who smelled of alcohol and was less than six feet tall.

He has an average appearance, and his only distinguishing feature is his two thick and upturned eyebrows.

This person is the former Chief Soldier of Shenyang, He Shixian, and now he has been transferred by the Ministry of War to the rank of Chief Soldier of Kaiyuan Town.

However, everyone knew that Kaiyuan had been captured by Nurhaci a long time ago, so the commander-in-chief wanted He Shixian to capture Kaiyuan first.

Therefore, he drank heavily for a month. Even if You Shigong next to him tried to persuade him, it would not help.

"General, it seems that the soldiers who came here are the soldiers from the South, Shizhu's Sichuan soldiers, and they are not good." Guerrilla opened his mouth to explain, but He Shixian frowned and scolded:

"A group of southern barbarians, what are you afraid of what they will do!"

"That's true... but it's better to be careful..." Youyi felt guilty after being told that, and couldn't help but echo He Shixian's words.

But at this time, You Shigong, a tall-eyed and broad-mouthed man next to him, spoke to dissuade him:

"I think Li Youyi said a lot. There is nothing wrong with being careful."

"I am here to devote my blood to Long Live, why can't Long Live send people to kill me?!" He Shixian might have drank too much, so he actually shouted out.

As soon as he shouted these words, Xiong Tingbi, Qin Bangping and others who came on horseback heard it.

Xiong Tingbi froze almost instantly. He subconsciously glanced at Qin Bangping with a gloomy face, and then a ball of anger ignited in his heart.

The two sides were still dozens of steps away when Xiong Tingbi cursed at He Shixian at the security door:

"He Shixian! Drinking in the army will be detrimental to my sword?!"

Xiong Tingbi scolded him angrily, which instantly shocked He Shixian.

Not just him, but all the soldiers at the security gate were like this.

There is no way, Xiong Tingbi's reputation is too great, not to mention that the people in Liaodong respect him, Xiong Tingbi's temper and ability alone are convincing.

"Jinglue...Xiong Jinglue, why did you come without telling the general?"

He Shixian was dispelled by Xiong Tingbi's roar. He quickly stepped forward, dismounted and bowed, his face full of embarrassment.

"You Shigong, I asked you to supervise his drinking before. Is this how you supervise him?" Xiong Tingbi ignored He Shixian and pointed the finger at You Shigong, who came on horseback.

When You Shigong was scolded, he felt really helpless. He tried to persuade He Shixian many times, but the other party just didn't listen. What could he do?

There was no way, You Shigong could only change the topic, and while bowing to Qin Bangping, he asked:

"Jing Lue, this is..."

"This is the new Shenyang Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief of the Liao Shizhu and Youyang Sichuan troops, Qin Commander-in-Chief." Xiong Tingbi wanted to wash away what Qin Bangping had just heard with goodwill, but Qin Bangping also bowed with a cold face:

"Qin Bangping, the commander-in-chief of Shenyang, has met two commander-in-chiefs."

"Hello General Qin, I have long admired your name..." Hearing that it was You Shigong, a soldier from Shizhuchuan, he put on a smile.

There was no way. During the Battle of Sarhu, the troops under Liu Wei fought best. Before the war started, Liu Wei said that he would wait for the Shizhu White Guards to come. As long as the White Guards came, they could attack directly. Hetuala.

Liu Qing praised Shi Zhu and Youyang Chuanbing so generously, so it was naturally impossible for You Shigong to ridicule each other.

However, he was not sarcastic, but He Shixian was filled with anger.

Although he couldn't explain it clearly, He Shixian still said with a stiff smile:

"I once heard Commander-in-Chief Liu talk about the reputation of the Sichuan troops, saying that they can advance sixty miles in one day. As long as they wait three months for the Sichuan troops to arrive in Liaodong, they can march directly to Hetuala."

"Now we have finally arrived at the General Army of Qin. I believe Tieling, Kaiyuan, Fushun and other places will be taken over soon..."

"That's enough!" Hearing He Shixian's slightly sarcastic words, Xiong Tingbi stopped him.

He understood that He Shixian was dissatisfied with being deprived of the post of Shenyang Commander-in-Chief, but now he knew even more that if the two parties quarreled, it would only be detrimental to the situation in Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi wanted to stop him, but Qin Banghan next to Qin Bangping was not a good-tempered man. Hearing He Shixian's sarcasm, Qin Banghan directly mocked:

"We have no choice. There are many mountains in eastern Sichuan and it is difficult to get out. If we take the main road, it will not be a problem to advance a hundred miles in a day, but we will not be unable to get out even sixty miles..."

"What did you say?!" Hearing Qin Banghan's words, He Shixian's hair exploded as if someone had stepped on his tail.

During the Battle of Saarhu, He Shixian and Li Rubai marched as the Southern Route Army.

As a result, several other troops had already fought against Nurhaci, and Li Rubai and the others could only march a hundred and twenty miles.

Then when they saw Hou Jin's army at Huban Post, they fled in disarray and became the only one among the four that suffered casualties without fighting against Hou Jin.

Every time this matter is brought up, it's like throwing salt at He Shixian's wounds, but Qin Banghan not only throws salt at it, but also opens up the scars.

"Okay, Banghan, don't talk about Mr. He, business is more important."

Qin Bangping spoke up in time to stop the quarrel because the Sichuan soldiers had successfully crossed the river and the leading troops were only a few hundred steps away from them.

At this distance, it was too late even for He Shixian to close the city gate.

Therefore, Qin Bangping asked He Shixian directly:

"Congratulations, Commander-in-Chief, I am here under the orders of Long Live. How many soldiers are there in Shenyang?"

"Thirty thousand!" He Shixian answered with a stoic reply, while Qin Bangping did not feel embarrassed at all and continued to say with a cold face:

"Are they all this rabble?"

He pointed his riding whip at the Liao Town soldiers and horses who couldn't even put on their helmets, and then received some abuse in the next second.

"Who are the Nanmanzi talking about? Don't use your Nanmanzi accent to talk about us, we don't understand!"

"Nanmanzi, do you want to practice!"

The issue between the north and the south in the Ming Dynasty was a legacy left over from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty. Especially after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the north and south were divided for nearly a hundred years. The culture and customs of both sides have undergone tremendous changes.

The conflict between the northern soldiers and the southern soldiers lasted almost throughout the Ming Dynasty.

"What are you scolding?!"

Xiong Tingbi yelled angrily, and the voices of the group of people became quieter. Qin Bangping was not angry when he saw this, but turned to the white pole soldiers and said:

"Brothers, they said they want to practice with us..."

"Woo! Woo! Woo!"

In an instant, the white-armed soldiers became energetic and neatly stamped their big white-armed guns. The rumbling sound, coupled with the "woo-woo" sounds from their mouths, instantly created a sense of oppression outside the security gate.

Almost in a few breaths, six thousand soldiers with white poles set up their formation. The white poles were like a forest, and the cold light was dazzling.

It seems that in the next second, these soldiers with white poles will thrust out their spears and defeat all the Liao soldiers at the security gate.

"Xiong Tingbi, He Shixian accepts the order!"

Suddenly, before anyone could react, Qin Bangping took out the imperial edict in his arms, held it high and said:
To be continued...