On May 28th, at Unitary Time, the sun was setting over the Western Mountains, and it was already evening. The afterglow of the setting sun was pouring over the land of Liaodong, and it seemed that it was still nostalgic for the mountains here.
In Liaodong, there are company camps all over the area from Guangning Zhongqian to Gaolingyi. Nearly 25,000 officers and soldiers are stationed here. They will repair here for three days before marching to Ningyuan Acropolis.
Guangning Zhongqiansuo City is the residence of Guangning Zhongqian Qianhusuo in Liaodong. It is located at the western end of the Liaoxi Corridor. It is 36 miles away from Shanhaiguan in the west, 100 miles away from Guangning Zhongqianhusuo in the east, and 100 miles away from Guangning
The former garrison was more than forty miles away.
Zhongqiansuo City is slightly square in appearance, about one mile and twenty feet long from east to west, and about one mile wide from north to south. The city wall is more than three feet high, the base of the wall is two and a half feet wide, and the top is also nearly two feet wide.
The base of the city wall is made of strips of stone. There are cross streets in the city leading to the east, south and west gates respectively, which are named Dingyuan Gate, Guangding Gate and Yongwang Gate respectively. The unique north side has no gate and is embedded with a stone plaque.
On it are engraved the three characters "中前素".
On the inside of the three city gates, there are sloped horse paths for cavalry to climb to the top of the city wall. There are also square platforms for defense at the four corners of the city wall.
Zhongqiansuo City has a long history and is the first city outside Shanhaiguan. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. There are five roads under Liaodong Town. Zhongqiansuo is the subordinate Qiantunwei City of Liaodong South Road.
However, Liaodong Town has long since ceased to exist. Outside Shanhaiguan, only Zhongqiansuo City, Qiantunwei City, Zhonghousuo City, Zhongyousuo City, Ningyuan Acropolis, Zhongzuosuo City, Zhongtunsuo City and Jinzhou remain.
Just eight castles.
At this time, Liaodong no longer had the original five-pronged defense areas, and only the South Road and Liaoxi Corridor remained.
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In the official hall of the Central Qianhu Office, Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao were sitting in the big chairs at the top. Fu Yingchong, Zhang Guodong, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng and other generals gathered together.
Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Chinese army of Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou, was also present. He, Zhang Cheng and others usually sat at the top of the table. As the owner of this place, Qianhu of Zhongqiansuo condescended to sit at the bottom.
Chen Zhongcai was following the military orders of Governor Hong Chengchou and came to supervise Zhang Cheng. Chen Jiugao's troops quickly went to Ningyuan to gather to decide on the strategy of marching into Jinzhou.
Zhang Cheng didn't have any objections to this, but Chen Jiugao quit. The soldiers in his front camp hauled artillery and rocket vehicles all the way. They were all deeply tired and tired, and they all begged him to rest for a few days at the Zhongqian Station.
March again.
For this reason, Chen Jiugao also begged Zhang Cheng to help him with the case. After all, the two armies were acting together, and he did not want Zhang Cheng to abandon him and go to Ningyuan alone.
"General Zhang, General Chen must not hesitate any longer. The military situation is urgent, the court is urging urgently, and the supervisor Zhang is also forcing the governor to march to Jinzhou every day, but we cannot delay it any longer." Chen Zhongcai said in a very sincere tone.
Before Chen Jiugao expressed his position, Fu Yingchong spoke first. He only heard him say: "How can you say that we are delaying? The thirty Shenwei General cannons have already passed the Zhonghou Station, and they will be shipped to Ningyuan in some time.
Below the city."
As he spoke, he stood up and continued: "You don't know, these artillery and equipment are unusual, and it is difficult for the artillery carriage to travel. The official roads here are full of potholes. Today, the soldiers can reach Zhongqian Post.
After all the hard work and hard work, why don’t we take a two-day rest to regain some strength?”
Chen Zhongcai also knew that there was some truth in what he said, but as he had the military orders of the governor, he was anxious. Just as he was about to give another word of advice, he heard Chen Jiugao say beside him: "What Deputy General Fu said is true. The soldiers have been anxious since they left the capital." The white-faced people came all the way without resting. If they were forced to go on the road again, the morale of the army would be shaken, which would cause complaints among the soldiers, which would also be detrimental to the war in Liaodong.
In my opinion, we can just spend three days repairing it at Zhongqian Station to check whether the artillery carriage is damaged, so that we can march to Ningyuan City again. Lieutenant General Chen, please be patient!"
Gu Hao
After Chen Zhongcai finished listening to Chen Jiugao's words, he actually swallowed back what he had just said. He knew that he could not persuade these grandpas in Beijing camp, so he only looked at Zhang Cheng, waiting for his statement.
Zhang Cheng looked very calm. He was holding a teacup and took a sip of tea. He seemed to realize that Chen Zhongcai was looking at him. He smiled at Chen Zhongcai and slowly put down the teacup in his hand.
Then he said: "Before I left the capital, I personally went to the palace to address the Emperor. The Emperor was very concerned about the war in Liaodong and repeatedly said that the enemy should not be underestimated, nor should the crisis in Liaodong be left unsolved for a long time."
Zhang Cheng first moved Emperor Chongzhen out. All the generals in the palace listened with bated breath, and no one dared to make any noise at this time.
After he glanced at the generals, he continued: "This time, all the elites of our Ming Dynasty are out of Liaodong. This battle under Jinzhou City is no small matter.
If we win, Liaodong will be at peace. The Tartars will not dare to show off their ferocious power after being temporarily frustrated, and I will be able to free up my hands to deal with the rebels.
But if we lose this battle, we will lose all the elites of the Ming Dynasty. Not only will Jinzhou not be defended, but Liaodong will all return to Jiannu. Rogue thief.
If this is the case, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, the hall was completely silent, you could hear a pin drop, and everyone fell into deep contemplation.
Only then did he turn to look at Lieutenant General Chen Zhongchang and said: "General Chen has the great trust of Governor Hong. We are also worried about the war in Liaodong. However, after marching for a long distance, the soldiers are really tired now.
If not, at midnight tomorrow, three battalions of infantry under my command will follow General Chen to Ningyuan, so that General Chen can return his orders to Governor Hong."
Zhang Cheng did not wait for him to speak, and then continued: "The day after tomorrow, Wei Zhice will lead the chariot camp again to escort the army's baggage and set off. The general will still lead his cavalry and Commander Chen's front camp to finally march into Ningyuan.
In this way, it can not only prevent the army from advancing together and make the roads congested, but also allow the soldiers of General Chen's front camp to rest and relieve their physical fatigue, so that they can fight against the slaves!
What does General Chen think?"
Zhang Cheng's last question was just to give Chen Zhongcai a step downhill. How could he allow him to bargain again?
But before he could speak, the former battalion commander Chen Jiugao took the lead and said: "Let's do it. That's it! In this way, Vice General Chen can return to duty, and we and other soldiers can take a rest. It can be said that we kill two birds with one stone."
The two commander-in-chiefs had spoken, so naturally Chen Zhongcai did not dare to raise any objections, and the matter of marching to Ningyun was settled.
Then Zhang Cheng introduced Chen Jiugao to the commanders of his battalions. Among them, Zhang Guangda, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong, Lin Fangping and others had met Chen Jiugao when they were suppressing bandits in Henan.
But He Biao, Chen Zheng, Li Jiyu and others met for the first time, and they all came forward to pay homage to Chen Jiugao, Fu Yingchong, Chen Zhongcai and others.
At the same time, Chen Jiugao's front camp also had two guerrilla fighters, Chen Shihu, and Chen Chongchang also came forward to pay homage to Chen Zhongcai, and also met with He Biao, Chen Zheng, Li Jiyu and others.