Liaoyang City, South Gate.

The sergeant holding the spear in his arms looked at the scouts who were galloping into the corridor on horseback, and muttered to the sergeant beside him.

"Hmph, these scouts know how to squawk, and if they have the ability, they will come to guard the city gate for us. Denglai's new army has withdrawn, and they are showing off their power. What do you think when Denglai's new army surrounds the city?

Without them, my life would be bad, otherwise I would have become a scout long ago..."

The sergeant beside him looked around and spoke in a low voice.

"If you say a few words, you're itching. If the scouts hear you, I'll beat you up and you'll be honest..."

The sergeant holding the spear shrank his neck, looked around unconsciously, lowered his head and stopped talking.

...

Temporary camp, wing room.

Jierhalang's expression was serious. On the table were Dorgon's letters, Wu Shojin's letters, and the intelligence detected by the scouts.

Denglai's new army actually penetrated Zhenbeiguan, which shocked Jierhalang. As the battle commander, he quickly understood the stakes. To be honest, Jierhalang arranged for the Han army to attack Xiping

This move of fort can be said to be a stroke of genius. The Wu court's battle plan was very clear, which was to completely encircle and annihilate the Eight Banners Army. In this battle, Denglai's new army attacked in three directions. The main force crossed the Liao River and headed straight for Liaoyang.

After crossing the Liaohe River, their troops marched straight into Zhenbeiguan, while the other Denglai New Army marched straight towards Yaozhou from the waterway. After capturing Yaozhou, they formed an encirclement of Liaoyang and Anshan.

This was a typical step-by-step, squeezing combat method. The only difference was that the Denglai New Army took the risk and sent a large army directly into Zhenbeiguan in an attempt to block the Eight Banners Army's northward retreat.

Dorgon was right when he said that the three Denglai New Army forces were closely linked to each other. Only by completely repelling the Denglai New Army forces that besieged Liaoyang could the Eight Banners Army completely defeat the Denglai New Army forces at Zhenbeiguan.

Prince Duduo of Yu has led the soldiers of Xiangbai Banner to Tieling to meet with Xianghuang Banner stationed in Tieling. Their goal is very clear, which is to completely wipe out Denglai's new army in Zhenbeiguan.

It can be said that all the Manchu nobles in the Qing Dynasty turned their attention to Liaoyang.

Jierhalang was a little annoyed, as he still wasted some time. After the Han army successfully raided Xipingbao, if they had made a decisive decision and dispatched a large army to attack Denglai New Army, the situation would have definitely been different. To say the least, the situation would have been different.

The Han army was required to return to Liaoyang quickly, and then gather the armies of Liaoyang and Anshan to launch an attack on Denglai's new army, so as to maximize the initiative.

However, the current situation is not bad. The Han army will arrive in Liaoyang soon, and the force guarding Liaoyang City will be strengthened.

On the other hand, Denglai's new army was in a very tense situation. They could only launch a general attack on Liaoyang City in order to capture Liaoyang City as soon as possible, so that they could echo the Denglai New Army in Zhenbeiguan.

Liaoyang became the core of this battle. If the Eight Banners Army could hold on to Liaoyang, Denglai's new army would suffer a disastrous defeat. If the Eight Banners Army could not hold Liaoyang, the entire Qing Dynasty would be in a state of uncertainty.

After pacing back and forth for a quarter of an hour, Jierhalang made up his mind and waved to the messenger on the right.

"Give me my order immediately."

"First, order the Han army of more than 20,000 Han troops led by First Class Meile Zhangjing to defend Wu. They must enter Liaoyang City before noon tomorrow. The money and grain they intercepted in Xiping Fort will not be transported to Liaoyang City for the time being.

In a safe place, wait until the battle is over, and hand over all the items according to the list to the court for disposal."

"Secondly, I ordered Ye Chen, the commander of the red banner, to immediately set off for Anshan to take charge of all military and political affairs in Anshan. I ordered Jingjin, Prince Nikan, and Rao Yubeile, Yuedong, to quickly set off and return to Liaoyang to assist me in taking charge of all matters in Liaoyang.

Military and political matters.”

"Third, order the scout battalion to do its best to detect the movements of Denglai's new army. Any information on the movements of Denglai's new army must be reported directly to me at any time."

"Fourth, from now on, the four gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Liaoyang are only allowed to enter but not to exit. I especially warn those Manchu officers that if they dare to enter and exit the city gate at will, the lighter ones will be dealt with according to the flag affairs, and the worst ones will have their heads taken from their necks.

..."

"There are two letters here. You should hand them to Nikan and Yue Dong personally. Remember, even if your head is lost, the letters cannot be lost or leaked. They must be given directly to Nikan and Yue Dong..."

A few minutes later, Ye Chen, whose face was a little red, entered the side room.

"I have seen the commander-in-chief..."

Jierhalang waved to Ye Chen and motioned for him to sit down.

"Ye Chen, I asked you to guard Anshan City. You have a heavy responsibility. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations. Prince Li Daishan admired your performance very much and said that you are not young and can still show bravery.

You are very optimistic..."

Ye Chen immediately stood up, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and spoke to Jilharang.

"I will do my best to defend Anshan City to the death and completely defeat Denglai's new army..."

Jilharang frowned.

"Ye Chen, I believe you will be able to defend Anshan City. If you die, don't say anything. Go and prepare immediately. You will set off within an hour. You must arrive at Anshan City today..."

After Ye Chen left, Jierhalang shook his head slightly.

Daishan did not affirm Ye Chen. On the contrary, Dorgon did not have a very good evaluation of Ye Chen in the letter and believed that Ye Chen should not be reused. This made Jierhalang have to think about it. Of course he knew what Ye Chen was thinking.

, but the war is imminent, and abandoning a Ye Chen is nothing at all.

Jirhalang has decided to completely abandon Anshan and concentrate his main forces in Liaoyang. He wrote a secret letter to Nikan, asking Nikan to dispatch 5,000 soldiers from the Eight Banners and go to Liaoyang together until the Han army sergeants enter tomorrow.

After Liaoyang City, 10,000 sergeants were mobilized to guard Anshan. At that time, Yue Dong led the remaining 5,000 Eight Banners sergeants in Anshan City and rushed to Liaoyang.

Ye Chen's character is too stubborn. He is over sixty years old. Such a character cannot be changed. Although Ye Chen's temperament has changed slightly these days, it is easy to change and hard to change. It won't take long for Ye Chen to be stubborn.

Character will come to the fore again.

It is impossible for Jierhalang to reuse such a person.

There is another aspect that Jierhalang has to consider. Ye Chen's requirements for Manchu officers and sergeants are too strict, which has aroused public anger. If he hadn't forced it, many Manchu officers would have taken action against Ye Chen.

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What made Jierhalang slightly dissatisfied was that Ye Chen did not do things from beginning to end. Although he reminded Ye Chen in disciplining the Manchu officers and sergeants, if Ye Chen felt that what he was doing was right, he should stick to it, but

From yesterday to today, Ye Chen's discipline on the Manchu officers and sergeants was obviously looser.

The battle is about to begin, and Jierhalang needs to stabilize the emotions of many sergeants, so abandoning Ye Chen is the best way.

It would be a bit despicable to do so, but for Jierhalang, who has experienced the turmoil of the power game, this trivial matter is not worth mentioning at all.

Jierhalang is aware of the fact that Dorgon has placed spies in Liaoyang. It would be abnormal if Dorgon did not make any arrangements. After all, there are twelve banners of the Eight Banners Army stationed around Liaoyang, with more than 200,000 soldiers.

With the strength of the troops, how could Dorgon be completely reassured? As long as these eyeliners did not go too far, Jierhalang would turn a blind eye and let them go. But if these eyeliners touched the bottom line, Jierhalang would not do anything.

Hands with mercy.

I believe Dorgon has nothing to say.

Including Prince Li Daishan, there must be spies in Liaoyang. Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi are all stationed in Liaoyang. As the flag leader, Daishan can not care about the affairs of the court, but he cannot care about Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi.

Without the Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi, Daishan was nothing in the Qing Dynasty.

It is precisely for this reason that Jierhalang cannot completely trust Ye Chen.

The heavy responsibility Jilharang shoulders is extraordinary. Unfortunately, he cannot deal with the attacking Denglai New Army wholeheartedly. He also has to pay attention to the situation of the Manchu nobles, and he must always be on guard against the informants of Dorgon, Daishan and others. He must not

Not to mention it's a bit sad.

The reason why Jierhalang is optimistic about Hauge is that Hauge has a relatively simple mind and will not do these seemingly dirty things. However, Jierhalang also knows that Hauge's temperament is not suitable for being an emperor and leading troops.

The combat was good. If this battle against Denglai's new army was commanded by Haug, the situation would definitely be very different.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the messenger entered the wing again.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, all orders have been conveyed, and I will set off for Anshan immediately..."

Jierhalang walked up to the messenger and spoke in a solemn tone.

"After you arrive in Anshan, you accompany Yue Dong back to Liaoyang. You tell Nikan and Yue Dong not to ask, let alone make public, and to stabilize the situation in Anshan. If Ye Chen does not arrive in Anshan in time, Nikan does not have to wait.

Let Yue Dong and Ye Chen handle all the handover procedures..."

The ordering soldier cupped his fists and saluted Jierhalang.

"I understand, I will set off immediately. I will arrive in Anshan within today..."

Jirhalang nodded and waved to the messenger.

After the messenger left, Jierhalang walked over and picked up Dorgon's letter from the desk, with a sneer on his face.

"Humph, he is just the regent, and he speaks as if he is the emperor. Dorgon, Dorgon, if you do this for a long time, how can you have a good ending? The bannermen of Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner are all over the court, and they will watch helplessly

Watching you ascend to the throne, you underestimate them too much. Unless you kill them all and completely destroy Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghongqi, you should not think about becoming the emperor..."

There were footsteps outside the greenhouse, and Jierhalang frowned.

The person who came in was Ye Chen.

Jilharang was a little unhappy.

"Ye Chen, haven't you set off yet?"

"In response to the Commander-in-Chief's request, I will set off immediately and make a special trip to say goodbye to the Commander-in-Chief..."

A smile appeared on Jilharang's face.
Chapter completed!