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Tong Yangzhen was originally from Liaodong, but later joined the Hou Jin Dynasty under the persuasion of his younger brother. Later, the Tong family gradually developed and expanded in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. There were two queens, one noble concubine, and two princes-in-law. Therefore, the Tong family was called "Tong Banchao".

This Tong Yangzhen's granddaughter, Tong Jia, was also the concubine of Emperor Shunzhi of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the biological mother of Emperor Kangxi.

According to the original history, it was after Mao Wenlong was re-employed by Wang Huazhen that he led a small group of troops to surprise Zhenjiang Fort, captured Tong Yangzhen alive, and became famous for this battle.

However, due to the appearance of Lu Cheng, Shenyang and Liaoyang, which should have been lost at this time, are still under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Many general soldiers in Liaodong who should have died in Liaoyang and Shenyang are also alive at this time.

Under such circumstances, Mao Wenlong naturally had no chance to succeed and is still working as a garrison officer in Shenyang.

After capturing Tong Yangzhen alive, Lu Cheng immediately sent people to Liaoyang and handed him over to Xiong Tingbi.

At the same time, Lu Cheng's troops did not stop harassing Hou Jin.

After the successful sneak attack on Zhenjiang Fort, Lu Cheng went to Liaoyang, met with Xiong Tingbi, and suggested that Xiong Tingbi order the generals to mobilize some troops and take advantage of this opportunity to regain Zhenjiang, Changdian, Damian and other places.

These places belong to the southeast corner of Liaodong and border with Li's Korea. After the Hou Jin occupied these places, they cut off the connection between Li's Korea and the Ming Dynasty on land.

If it is possible to regain these lost territories and reopen the connection between Ming Dynasty and Li's Korea, it will definitely give Nurhachi a headache.

After Hou Jin suffered a loss in Haizhou Wei, he turned around and took care of Li's Joseon, forcing Li's Joseon to pay them a large amount of food supplies. Li's Joseon had always wanted to rebel, but it was too weak to support it alone.

Once in contact with the Ming Dynasty, the Li family in Korea would definitely not be willing to continue to be Hou Jin's younger brother and be oppressed by Hou Jin.

Historically, after the Later Jin Dynasty captured Shenyang, Liaoyang, Xiong Tingbi proposed a "tripartite arrangement" to the court. First, he set up heavy troops in Dengzhou Prefecture and Tianjin Guard in Shandong Province and built more ships in preparation for crossing the sea to attack Liaodong. The second is to contact and support the people of Liaodong in Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places to resist the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty. The third is to contact North Korea and fight against Hou Jin together.

This "tripartite arrangement" can be said to be very suitable for the situation in Liaodong at that time, but the court ultimately failed to implement Xiong Tingbi's suggestion.

At this time, after hearing Lu Cheng's suggestion, Xiong Tingbi also believed that this plan was feasible.

Although the current military strength in Liaodong is not enough to regain the lost land in the north, it is still possible to regain some small castles.

Moreover, various castles in the Da Dien, Chang Dien, and Zhenjiang areas were originally built to guard against Hou Jin. If they could be recaptured, they could also form a blockade against Hou Jin in the south.

Anyway, Hou Jin's army is busy conquering various Mongolian tribes and has not returned yet. Liaodong can definitely send troops to regain some of the lost territory.

"Master Jinglue, this is a rare opportunity. If we wait for Hou Jin's army to return and send additional troops to the Zhenjiang Fort area, it will be difficult for us to regain these lost lands. Therefore, we must speed up the time."

"I will summon all the generals and send troops and horses to cooperate with you in attacking the Zhenjiang Fort area."

"Then the general will order Qi Bingjiang."

In fact, Lu Cheng's soldiers and horses had been prepared for a long time. Even if Xiong Tingbi refused, Lu Cheng was ready to march.

As long as the Zhenjiang Fort area is captured, the land east of Haizhouwei will also be under Lu Cheng's command. The entire jurisdiction will be further expanded, the cultivated land area will be greatly increased, and direct trade with Li's Korea will be possible. Lu Cheng will definitely It is of great benefit.

Soon, Xiong Tingbi summoned several general soldiers near Liaoyang City and told them Lu Cheng's plan.

In fact, as generals, which one of you doesn't want to regain the city and make achievements? I just don’t want to fight a battle that is bound to fail.

Now that Hou Jin's troops are outside and the cities in Liaodong are well-defended, it is indeed a good place to regain the Zhenjiang area. Naturally, everyone has no objections and everyone goes back to gather their troops and immediately march towards the Zhenjiang area.

Lu Cheng was even more prompt on his side. After getting Xiong Tingbi's permission, the cavalry who had already been ready immediately attacked and arrived at Zhenjiang Fort.

At this time, all the guards in Zhenjiang Fort were arrested, and it was a time of chaos.

The special operations team went directly under the city gate at night, blew open the city gate with explosive packets, quickly seized the city head, and lowered the suspension bridge.

Ding Xiu directly led 1,000 cavalry to rush in

In the city, 2,000 infantrymen followed closely and captured the entire Zhenjiang Fort in less than an hour.

Then, leaving 1,000 infantrymen to guard the castle, the cavalry continued to follow the special forces and attacked the Xianshan Fort to the north of Zhenjiang Fort, and successfully captured the Xianshan Fort before dawn.

By dawn, the troops under Lu Cheng had arrived in Changdian and occupied several castles near the mouth of the Yalu River, facing the Lee Dynasty across the river.

At this time, the troops of several generals in Liaodong had also arrived near Xindian, forming a siege on the various fortresses in the Zhenjiang area.

The subsequent siege went quite smoothly. Lu Cheng directly asked the craftsmen to make some simple catapults, throw explosive packs and earth bombs at the gate of the city, and easily suppress the defenders on the city head.

Soon, the defenders of Changdian showed the white flag and surrendered.

Other generals also used the method of throwing explosive packs with catapults to successively break through various castles along the Yalu River.

In just two or three days, eight castles were recovered, more than 3,000 Jin Tartars were annihilated, and many Ming soldiers who had surrendered to Jin were captured.

After conquering various castles, the troops were stationed in different places and set up defense lines to prevent Jin troops from attacking.

In order to block the attack route of Jin cavalry, Lu Cheng sent out 2,000 soldiers, each carrying an engineer shovel and a Luoyang shovel, to dig horse pits in some key sections.

This kind of horse pit is only the size of a bowl and about one foot deep. After digging, two small wooden sticks are placed on it and hit a leaf, covered with soil, and it is difficult to be discovered after a period of time.

If Jin cavalry passes by here, tens of thousands of horse pits will be enough to break countless horse legs.

No matter how good the war horse is, once the horse's legs are broken, there is no possibility of recovery and it can only be slaughtered.

When other generals saw that Lu Cheng had such useful tools, they also took one or two and took them back to let their craftsmen imitate them.

In just a few days, a large area east of the Yalu River returned to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty.

When the news reached the grassland, Nurhaci did not care about conquering the Mongolian tribes, and hurriedly led most of his troops back, fearing that the Liaodong army would directly cut off his retreat and steal his hometown.

After the return of the Later Jin army, Nurhaci also sent troops to try to recover the Zhenjiang area, but was trapped by horse pits, explosive packs and the like along the way. In the end, he had to withdraw his troops and gave up the territory around Zhenjiang Fort.

When the news of the recovery of the Zhenjiang area was reported back to the capital, Emperor Tianqi was very happy and immediately sent eunuchs to convey his orders, reward the Liaodong generals, and commend Xiong Tingbi, asking him to make persistent efforts.

At the same time, Lu Cheng's official position was further promoted. He was granted the title of Deputy General of Ping Liao by the court, and was in charge of the entire southern Liaoning area from Sancha River in the west to the Yalu River in the east.

The sweet potatoes, corns, and potatoes planted on the land of the four guards in southern Liaoning have been harvested, which has greatly enriched the grain reserves in southern Liaoning and provided enough grain for next year.

It can be imagined that after all the grain is harvested next year, the entire southern Liaoning will be basically self-sufficient. In addition to the grain brought from Jiangnan through trade and the cattle and sheep brought from the grassland, Lu Cheng can further expand his troops.

The total number of troops of the four guards in southern Liaoning is only more than 20,000.

Lu Cheng plans to double his troops within a year.

The total number of troops in Liaodong is less than 200,000. If Lu Cheng can control 40,000 to 50,000 troops, his voice in Liaodong will be further enhanced.

The title of deputy general of Ping Liao gave Lu Cheng greater autonomy...