April 29th, at the hour of Mao.

Wu Sangui and the Guanning Army of Shanhaiguan were ready. The time for the attack was set at Chen and according to the deployment requirements, the battle would be over in two hours, that is, before noon, the strongholds outside Dalinghe City would be captured.

The reason why the Shanhaiguan garrison is called the Guanning Army is of origin.

The former Guanning Iron Cavalry was famous. Guanning Iron Cavalry was the few cavalry that could fight against the Manchu Eight Banners, and they were not at all inferior. Unfortunately, there were too many internal and external troubles in the Ming Dynasty. Guanning Iron Cavalry was forced to divide into three parts. Some of them were commanded by Guizu Dashou and directly fought against the Later Jin Dynasty. Some were commanded by Wu Sangui, and some were commanded by Cao Wenzhao, and some were commanded by Cao Wenzhao. They were used to deal with the rising bandits. The ultimate fate of Guanning Iron Cavalry was completely overturned.

After the destruction, the number of people was even smaller. In the Battle of Daling River, the Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Zu Dashou was wiped out. Huang Taiji led the Man Eight Banners to attack Ningyuan. The Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Wu Sangui did not escape the fate of destruction. As for the Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao, there were only more than 1,000 people. Although the bandits who had been killed repeatedly fled in panic, the number was too small. Finally, the entire army was wiped out in a battle, and Cao Wenzhao also died for his country.

So, the Guanning Iron Cavalry has disappeared.

However, with the rise of Jiangning Camp, people gradually forgot the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

After Wu Sangui led some of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, he still paid attention to preserving some strength and changed the Shanhaiguan army to the Guanning Army. On the one hand, it showed the bravery and good fighting of the army, and on the other hand, it also showed that the Guanning Iron Cavalry was still there, at least there was still in Shanhaiguan. Many times, Huang Taiji sighed at Shanhaiguan, which also made the Guanning Army stationed in Shanhaiguan more famous. If it weren't for the emergence of Jiangning Camp, the Guanning Army would probably be the most brave and good fighting army in the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Su Tiancheng did not have a good impression of this so-called Guanning Army. He was familiar with history and knew that this Guanning Army was not much different from the other Ming army. He was also used to defending the city. If he was pulled out to fight in the field, he would not be the opponent of the Eight Banner Army. He also fled in panic, but he was not particularly clear about the real combat power of this Guanning Army.

Su Tiancheng still had great hope when asked Wu Sangui to pull out the stronghold outside Dalinghe City. This was not a particularly difficult battle. It was said that the Guanning Army would not have too many problems to complete this task.

This was a meaningful attack. In front was the 50,000 Guanning Army led by Wu Sangui, behind was the 80,000 army led by Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, including 50,000 Jiangning Camp soldiers and 30,000 border troops.

In other words, Su Tiancheng watched the Guanning Army led by Wu Sangui from behind.

The Later Jin soldiers stationed in Dalinghe City already knew about the Ming army's attack, and this situation occurred. It was not surprising that Liu Tiehan captured a Han army officer who fled to the death to escape from the battlefield. The officer was very pleased and did not hesitate. He soon began to say that if the commander stationed in Dalinghe City did not receive information from Songshan for twelve hours, it means that there was a problem and the garrison in Dalinghe City would be all ready.

Su Tiancheng also knew that Yue Tuo and Kong Youde could not be so stupid. The army stationed in Songshan was annihilated and could not know the news. According to the deployment, Songshan was taken down on April 28 and attacked the strongholds outside Dalinghe City on April 29, but Zu Dashou took down Songshan at the time of Yin, and the army rested in Songshan for a whole day.

It was during this time that Yuetuo and Kong Youde learned the news.

Maybe the two were still confused, wondering if the Opacity Army would really attack Dalinghe City. But one thing is clear, that is, the army stationed in Songshan must have encountered danger.

The troops stationed in Dalinghe City immediately entered a state of combat readiness, and the relevant information was quickly sent to Chenyang.

From this perspective, Wu Sangui faced a tough battle, and there was no skill to apply, that is, the army launched a strong attack and pulled out the strongholds outside Dalinghe City within two hours.

What made Su Tiancheng feel uneasy was that Wu Sangui's words seemed not so refreshing, and seemed to have some complaints. He believed that the army should not rest in Songshan for a day, and should seize this time and launch a rapid attack, so that it could surprise and reduce casualties. Perhaps when the army arrived at Dalinghe City, the Later Jin Tartars stationed at the army did not know.

On the surface, what Wu Sangui said was very reasonable, but Su Tiancheng knew that Wu Sangui's words were purely nonsense. This time, the attack on Dalinghe City was mainly based on the artillery battalion. In other words, the strongholds outside Dalinghe City must be removed so that the artillery battalion can place artillery in the planned place.

There are strict requirements for setting up artillery. The position must be planned according to the range. The artillery must be able to directly blow up part of the city wall. You must know that the wall of Dalinghe City is extremely strong. Two hundred heavy artillery bombards at one point at the same time to ensure that a gap is exploded. The army does not need to siege the city and enters directly into the city from the gap.

An ideal arrangement is also possible. The Guanning Army led by Wu Sangui unexpectedly took down the strongholds on the periphery, and then the soldiers in charge of the attack slowly arranged them, and even attacked Dalinghe City one day in advance, which made Huang Taiji in Chenyang unable to react. Under such circumstances, he successfully captured Dalinghe City.

Su Tiancheng had never planned such an idea at all. He planned according to the worst plan when doing things.

The conversation with Hong Chengchou almost showed all his plans, including medium and long-term plans. Therefore, whether it is pedantic or step-by-step, the plans formulated will not be easily changed in the middle, and perhaps after the changes, everything will change.

The battle to attack Daling River is different from the battle to rush thousands of miles.

Wu Sangui's words made Su Tiancheng very uneasy. This probably means that Wu Sangui's mentality has changed, and this change may directly affect the offense.

The leading generals in the late Ming Dynasty were originally a bit domineering. In this situation, the reaction in Liaodong was even more prominent. The border troops here were stationed in Liaodong for a long time, and the combat effectiveness of the border troops here was still stronger than that in the pass. At the same time, because the court could not bear the military pay, the guards in some places were in name only. The court relied on the Beijing camp and the border troops, which made the border troops even more arrogant.

This situation does not exist for a year or two. Although the Jiangning Camp has risen, it still exists. The emperor and the ministers in the court know it. Therefore, no matter what the outcome is, the first thing is that the court must take out the silver. Otherwise, if it is difficult to mobilize the army, even if civil officials lead the army, the military generals below may not be able to buy it. These people will learn the matter of lip service.

Su Tiancheng once heard a reaction that the Guanning Army stationed in Shanhaiguan was a bit arrogant and domineering. Wu Sangui was Zu Dashou's nephew, a native native. He had long held military power and gradually regarded the Guanning Army as his own army. He protected the Guanning Army in all aspects. The Eight Banners Army entered the pass several times to rob, and the Guanning Army stationed in Shanhaiguan did not send one soldier or another. The reason was that Shanhaiguan needed to stick to it. Such an excuse was a bit ridiculous. If there was a problem with the capital, what substantial role could the one million troops stationed in Shanhaiguan have? It would be almost the same for rebellion.

After becoming the Ji Liao commander, Su Tiancheng must have to start rectifying these problems. Sometimes, he would even be ruthless. As long as he could conquer Dalinghe City and consolidate the Guanning Jin defense line, the next step would be to unify command. The generals stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, including the generals in Datong, Ningxia, Yulin, Dengzhou and Laizhou, must be adjusted at any time. Just like the military commander's exchange in hundreds of years later, the army cannot belong to a certain individual.

The issue of disarmament is even more urgent. Liaodong cannot support nearly 600,000 border troops, and the imperial court cannot support it. It is very good to be able to retain half of it. There is no use of too many soldiers. Disarmament will involve the interests of many people, especially the interests of officers. Without using iron-blooded skills, it will not be possible to obtain it. The advantage is that if the Jiangning Camp comes to Liaodong, if there is a mutiny in the army, the Jiangning Camp can suppress it at any time.

It was faintly felt that today's attack would probably be troublesome. If it was impossible to remove the peripheral strongholds within the specified time, it would be really troublesome.

In less than an hour, the attack was about to be launched, and before the war, it always seemed very quiet.

Central Army tent.

Hong Chengchou came in, his face a little serious.

In the central army tent, Su Tiancheng was the only one.

"Sir, the official is a little worried."

"What are your concerns? Let's talk about it."

"The strongholds outside Dalinghe City are widely distributed, and this generation of territory is also open. If an attack is launched, the army can all be suppressed. The request of the Lord is not to annihilate the Later Jin Tartars garrisoned at the stronghold. As long as they can drive the Tartars back to Dalinghe City, even if they win, the officials thought that General Wu should have launched a full-scale attack and drove the Later Jin Tartars away from the stronghold. The Later Jin Tartars had red-clothed cannons. Such an attack would definitely have some casualties, but being able to fight quickly is beneficial to the overall situation. However, General Wu's arrangements are different. He still uses the attack form of a square array, with two thousand people in each square array. Such an attack method may be difficult to achieve results."
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