When he received the emperor's imperial edict and the documents from the Ministry of War, Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't think Lao Nu was that difficult to deal with. Although Jianzhou was indeed gaining momentum, in front of the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou was just a fly.
What he feared most was that the emperor would be deceived and instigated by the ministers in the court, and they would issue an edict urging him to fight Jiannu. Fortunately, he did not.
What was even more unexpected to her was that the situation on both sides pointed out by the emperor in the imperial edict, as well as the strategic policy of focusing on siege, were exactly what he had in mind.
In fact, if we want to exterminate the slaves, it does not depend on his strategy, but on the emperor and the court. They are the real key. He was aware of this problem when he first took office as the Liaodong strategy.
Therefore, the first thing he did after taking office was to find out the armament and situation of the entire Liaodong, summarize it and report it to Emperor Wanli, and propose a strategy of changing offense to defense.
Last year, we faced Jiannu. Although we had several great victories and wiped out the decline of Saarhu, we still cannot be dismissive.
The current Jian Nu is still very strong, at least he does not have enough confidence and confidence to completely defeat Lao Nu in a field battle.
Xiong Tingbi's strategic policy has always been to replace attack with defense, to hold on to the two important cities of Liaoning and Shenyang, and to pin Jiannu to death in the deep mountains and old forests, unable to move.
The places occupied by the slaves were either under construction or in dense forests, making it impossible to cultivate fields, let alone grow crops.
Those areas can be described as being idle. If the slaves could not plunder resources, they would not be able to maintain their daily expenses.
There are countless Jiannu slaves who died of starvation and freezing. As long as Liaodong can form the three-sided encirclement mentioned by the emperor, the Ming Dynasty does not need to send troops. It will take him three to five years to kill the Jiannu slaves.
But he knew that the old slave would not sit still and wait for death. Although he looked down upon this boar skin with pig tail braids, he had to admit that he did have some abilities.
Therefore, he immediately exchanged letters with Mao Wenlong and Yuan Keli and got in touch.
At the same time, Mao Wenlong and Yuan Keli also received imperial edicts from the emperor respectively. The content was roughly the same. Liaoshen and North Korea were to form a land blockade, and Yuan Keli's Denglai naval fleet was in the center to provide support.
Although Mao Wenlong only came to Phi Island for a year, with the strong support of the imperial court and North Korea as logistical support, his power base developed very rapidly.
He took the initiative several times to attack, and his troops were directed at Hetuala, the home base of the Jiannu. He severely attacked the arrogance of the Jiannu in the past and their self-proclaimed invincibility. He was even pinned to the ground and rubbed by Mao Wenlong's Zhenjiang soldiers.
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After several victories and surviving unharmed, Mao Wenlong became famous on the Korean border and in the Liao Dynasty. Many refugees and some remnants of the defeated soldiers in exile came after hearing the news.
Therefore, he was able to develop an army of nearly ten thousand people in just one year. He is now the spiritual pillar of the soldiers and civilians of Liao.
Jiannu also hated him extremely, and it could be said that he was gnashing his teeth. Every time he came, their family members would die tragically in the wilderness, leaving their bodies intact.
Some of the food they had grown with great difficulty was either robbed or burned, and even the houses were destroyed. What Mao Wenlong did could be described as not even a blade of grass growing.
Mao Wenlong's methods were really cruel. The bloody facts told them that Mao Wenlong was different from the other generals of the Ming army and the literati who were talked about by the people all over the world. He was a guy who was determined to retaliate.
As everyone knows, Mao Wenlong was just treating others in his own way. When they invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty, didn't they treat the Han people the same way?
Their hatred of Mao Wenlong is far less than the hatred of the people of the Ming Dynasty towards them. You must know that they are stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Liao people.
Therefore, every time there was a war, the Zhenjiang soldiers and civilians under Mao Wenlong fought to the death and refused to retreat. Which of their relatives and friends did not die under the butcher knife of Jiannu?
Although Jiannu's armored soldiers were well-equipped and most of them were brave men, when they faced the Zhenjiang Army, which harbored deep hatred and hatred, they did not get any benefits.
This is also the main reason why Mao Wenlong can withstand the conquests of Amin, Huang Taiji and others. Of course, it is also inseparable from Mao Wenlong's dispatching and command.
After returning without success several times, Jiannu no longer wasted resources and time on Mao Wenlong.
Lao Nu directly abandoned a large area, gathered all the residents and troops of Jianzhou, and concentrated his efforts to build a defense line, making Mao Wenlong invulnerable.
But the existence of Mao Wenlong was like a sharp sword on Jiannu's neck. It is said that the old slave said bluntly in front of his subordinates in Hetuala:
"As long as Mao Wenlong is still alive, I will not be able to devote myself to the front line!"
Therefore, Mao Wenlong's cooperation work went extremely smoothly. He used Zhenjiang Fort and Pidao as the two strategic centers to settle the refugees and the families of the sergeants who came to seek refuge.
And in the name of the Ming Emperor, the King of Korea sent a force of 3,000 elite troops to help him stabilize the Yalu River defense line in the east, which was surrounded on three sides!
And Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, also carried out the emperor's imperial edict to the letter.
He directly dispatched more than 200 warships, divided into two teams to go to the sea, and headed for southern Liaoning. General Shen Yourong and General Zhang Du each led one, ready to assist Mao Wenlong in Liaoshen and Zhenjiang at any time.
These two men were both former Shandong Coast Guard Commander Qian, and they were originally naval generals. It was only after Yuan Keli annexed these armies that he discovered these two generals who were proficient in both naval and land warfare.
After discovering their abilities and talents, Yuan Keli immediately appointed the two as staff generals, responsible for the reorganization and training of the entire army.
Several months have passed, and it can be said that the original navy, which was unevenly composed of people and military personnel from all over the world, has begun to bear fruit. Now it is time to go out and exercise.
Although the naval fleet in Denglai Town has only been established for a few months, the sailors and boatmen are experienced veterans.
Therefore, there is nothing to worry about. You must know that Jiannu does not even have a navy. The greater role of sending them this time is to provide central support and stabilize the blockade at sea.
After learning that the Ming army had implemented a major blockade, Nuerhaci in Hetuala did not expect it at all.
During this period, he had always believed that the Ming army would take advantage of the remaining power of several victories to once again concentrate its strength and troops to launch a large-scale attack against him.
For this reason, he also discussed with his ministers several times how to replicate the second great victory in the Battle of Sarhu and win Liaochen in one fell swoop.
At this moment, Nu'er Hachi was full of doubts. What happened to the Ming Dynasty? It was completely different from before. Didn't he know that it was a period of low morale in Dajin?
How could they not seize this excellent opportunity to destroy themselves in one fell swoop?