Starting in Saarhu, it is a bit difficult to make a comeback.

Chapter 34: Appeasing the blame-shifting party in Shenyang (please read the new chapter)
Under the cover of heavy armored cavalry, at noon on the seventh day of March, the South Route Army, which had gone through many hardships, finally arrived outside the south gate of Shenyang City.

In 1386, the Ming Dynasty changed Shenyang Road to Shenyang Zhongwei and began to build a city here.

"The north of mountains is yin, and the north of water is yang." Because the city is located north of Shenshui (Hun River), it is called Shenyang.

In the 21st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1388), Shenyang Zhongwei City was officially built, with a circumference of 9 miles and 10 steps, and a height of 2.5 feet. There were two moats outside the city, both of which diverted water from the Hun River.

There is a gate in the east, west, north and south of the city wall, namely Yongning Gate, Yongchang Gate, Baoning Gate and Anding Gate.

However, Shenyang was not the capital of Liaodong at this time. Since ancient times, the political core of the Liaodong region has been Liaoyang City, which is also where the governor of Liaodong is based.

Yang Hao set up his camp in Shenyang because it was closer to Fushun Pass, making it easier for him to command.

Previously, due to some of the defeated troops of Du Song's West Route Army fleeing back to Shenyang, news of the Ming Army's defeat at Saarhu spread instantly in the city, causing panic among the people of Shenyang.

Houjin's spies took the opportunity to spread various rumors, and there were even rumors that the East, West, and North armies of the Ming Dynasty were all wiped out, and that the commander of the South Route Army, Li Rubai, directly surrendered to the enemy.

Fortunately, Yang Hao went to Qinghe Fort with great fanfare to reward his troops, and the Ming army took the captured traitor Li Yongfang to Shenyang, which put an end to the "rumors" that the Ming army was defeated.

Yang Hao had already led the cavalry back to Shenyang overnight from Qinghe Fort. At this time, Shenyang city was empty of troops, with only [-] troops and horses. Li Rubai could lead the main force of the South Route Army to reach Shenyang safely, which undoubtedly greatly increased the chance of victory.

The Southern Route Army originally had 5000 troops. Excluding the cavalry left behind at Crow Falcon Pass, Qinghe Fort and taken away by Li Xianzhong, there were only 1 troops at this time.

But this is also a great encouragement to Shenyang's morale.

At this time, Liaodong Governor Yang Hao, Governor of Jiliao Wang Keshou, Liaodong Governor Zhou Yongchun, Inspector Chen Yuting and other senior officials personally welcomed the "triumph" of Li Rubai's army outside Baoning Gate.

Li Rubai is an old man and naturally understands the intentions of Yang Hao and others.

Although the Southern Route Army had been quite embarrassed during the overnight march, it could be said that they had narrowly escaped death.However, when approaching Shenyang, Li Rubai ordered the army to tidy up its military appearance and be sure to show the spirit of a victorious army.

When the Ming army, in high spirits and with bright armor, marched all the way into Shenyang City, the people around them all celebrated with their hats and crowns, celebrating such a great victory of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Hao also placed the Tatar heads that had been transported back in advance on a cart and displayed them in the city.

And the heads of the thieves chiefs Abatai and Amin were hung above the south gate of Shenyang!

After this series of operations, not to mention Houjin's spies and Dongchang and Jinyiwei's spies, even they themselves almost believed that the Ming army had achieved an unprecedented victory.

Li Rubai is already old and in poor health due to being poisoned before. This urgent march almost cost him his life.

After completing the show task, his body could no longer support him. After a few pleasantries with several Shangguan officials, he returned home to rest.

Looking at the old Li Rubai, several people couldn't help but become worried.

These few people are actually grasshoppers on a rope, because the plan to divide the troops into four groups to besiege Sarhu was not made by Yang Hao alone.

It was made by these few people together. Of course, they referred to the precedent of the Chenghua period when Funing Hou Zhu Yongpei divided his troops into five routes to encircle and suppress Jianzhou, and based on the actual situation of the Ming army, they came up with this four-pronged encirclement and suppression campaign. plan of.

Of course, the strength between Ming and Jin has also undergone great changes. The reference value of the battle examples from the Chenghua period is actually not great.

Objectively speaking, there is not much problem with the tactics themselves.It's just that the various groups didn't have time to coordinate, and they fought independently. They only advanced separately without attacking together. The result was naturally defeated by the Jianlu.

When the news of the annihilation of Jun Jun's army came a few days ago, several civil servants had already written memorials to impeach Yang Hao, saying that his command was unfavorable, he delayed the opportunity to attack, and repeatedly delayed the attack time, causing the Jianlu to be prepared, and then the Ming army was Defeat each one.

Yang Hao naturally prepared his words. Du Song, the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, did not listen to orders and divided his troops to advance rashly, which led to the annihilation of the entire army and made the Ming army passive.

Inspector Chen Yuting even tried to seize the opportunity to impeach Li Rubai for colluding with the rebels and betraying the marching routes of several armies, leading to a major defeat.

These people are all "veterans" in the officialdom. They have no other skills.I have struggled all the way in the officialdom, and if I didn't let others take the blame, I wouldn't be able to climb to where I am now.Fortunately, Li Xianzhong took the initiative and gave them a solid record.

Li Yongfang and Abatai, Amin's heads, this cannot be faked.It is even more incredible to be able to bring back all the heads of the Eight Banners soldiers by going deep behind enemy lines.

It was these victories that allowed them to abandon the dirty trick of impeachment and blame-shifting.

Originally, it would not be a problem to declare a great victory with these heads and gains, but now that the main force of the Jin Dynasty has penetrated deep into Qinghe Road, it is more likely to go straight to Shenyang, making their "great victory" seem somewhat unworthy of the name.

How can anyone win a great victory while being pushed back into their own territory?

Yang Hao said: "Don't worry, everyone, the captives have lost their troops and generals, and they have suffered heavy casualties. They are at the end of their war effort. I think Nurhachi just forced his way into Shenyang out of anger and to regain face."

"Although the Jianlu invaded Qinghe Road, Crow Falcon Pass is still firmly in the hands of our Ming army. Qinghe Fort is also guarded by the supervisor Yan Mingtai and his troops, and the Ming cavalry led by Li Xianzhong are also driving to annihilate the enemy."

"This commander has just received the battle report. Not long ago, Li Xianzhong ambushed Zhenglan Banner and Xiangbai Banner west of Qinghe Fort and achieved a great victory, wiping out nearly two thousand enemies."

After hearing that Li Xianzhong had achieved another great victory, these old guys also put away their little thoughts.

Inspector Chen Yuting said: "Although Li Rubai is already old, Li Xianzhong is a rare general. It seems that there is a successor to the Li family in Liaodong."

Anyway, Juniper and Marin were responsible for the defeat of the two northwest armies.The Ming army's great victory on the southern front must be written down in a big way. At this time, praising Li Xianzhong has become the consensus of everyone.

Yang Hao thought to himself, these old guys are very slippery, but now we have to rely on them if we want to stabilize the situation in Shenyang.

So he said: "Our army has achieved great victories on the southern front, which shows that the strategy we formulated to lure the enemy has worked. You and I, holding on to Shenyang together, are the key to this heavy damage to Houjin."

Wang Keshou, the governor of Jiliao, said: "What Yang Jinglue said is true. Jun Song acted without authorization, resulting in the disastrous defeat of the two armies in the northwest. After our great victory, our two armies in the southeast continued to lure the enemy deeper. We must stick to Shenyang and implement the lure. A thorough policy will ensure the ultimate victory in this crusade against Jianzhou!"

Wang Keshou added: "Governor Zhou, you must move the people near Shenyang to other places as soon as possible, and don't let the Tatars take them captive."

"Chen Patrol, many Liaodong border residents have been kidnapped by the Tatars and become lackeys of Jianlu. This time there must be spies among Jun Song's defeated army, taking the opportunity to spread rumors. As the patrol censor, you must You must have your own methods on how to identify spies, and I hope you will identify them one by one. Catching the spies will also be a great achievement."

The two of them naturally understood that they must do something at this time, otherwise how could they share the credit in the future?

So he quickly took the order to implement Governor Wang's deployment.

At this time, Wang Keshou said again: "Yang Jinglue, the heads of the enemy chiefs Abatai and Amin are very important. How can they be hung on the city gate?"

Yang Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Governor Wang. I have already sent the heads of the two thieves to the capital together with the news of success. I just found two more similar heads and hung them on the city to lure out the spies."

"In addition, the Tatar heads handed over by Li Xianzhong were also sent to the capital for inspection by the Ministry of War. This time our army has achieved such a great victory, it is natural to convince the whole court. These things are crucial. The Tatar heads in the city are just Li Xianzhong killed the old and weak before, so I loaded a few carts with them to stabilize people's hearts."

Wang Keshou felt relieved when he heard Yang Hao's arrangement. It seemed that Yang Hao was really good at this.

There are now [-] soldiers and horses in Shenyang City, and veteran Liu Wei is also guarding Liaoyang.

The nine-side reinforcements, Guangxi wolf soldiers and Sichuan white pole soldiers that were previously delayed on the road are also arriving in Liaodong one after another.

He is still very confident that he can turn the tide of the battle around.

However, a few hours later, Hou Jin's cavalry finally appeared on the outskirts of Shenyang, making the atmosphere in Shenyang City tense again.

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