If Shenyang City cannot be taken, it is useless to think about other things. Whether heading west or east, there is not much he can do, and Nurhaci is very clear about this.
If we can capture Shenyang City, the next step will be to capture Guangning and suppress the Ming army in Shanhaiguan.
In this way, he could go all the way west to kill Ligdan Khan. Although his men were strong, there was one thing he could never solve, and that was that they were too few in number. The people he had were simply not enough for him to accomplish anything big.
Nurhaci understood that there was hope only if he could fight westward and conquer the Mongolian tribes.
Now Xiong Tingbi in Shenyang City is like a nail nailed there. If Nurhaci sends troops westward, Xiong Tingbi will definitely take his lair. By that time, Nurhaci's retreat will be cut off and there will be no hope.
Therefore, taking over Shenyang City is the top priority now.
However, thinking of Shenyang City and then thinking of Xiong Tingbi, Nurhaci felt a headache. Xiong Tingbi was too difficult to defeat. If he couldn't defeat him this time, he would have to think of other ways, at least to get rid of Xiong Tingbi.
As the army moved forward, Nurhaci abandoned these ideas and the key was to win the battle.
In Shenyang City.
Xiong Tingbi continued to receive reports from the scouts, and the fighting spirit in the city became increasingly strong.
Everyone knew that this was likely to be another major battle. There had been several Wild Boar Skin raids before, but never on such a large scale.
Xiong Tingbi was naturally very clear about this in his heart.
Glancing at Li Guangrong beside him, Xiong Tingbi asked directly, "Is Eunuch Wei here?"
This eunuch Wei of the Wei Dynasty had never left Liaodong since he arrived there, and had become the military supervisor eunuch of Liaodong. This was something Xiong Tingbi had not expected.
If Xiong Tingbi wanted to fight Nurhaci, he had to get the consent of the Wei Dynasty first. Xiong Tingbi was very clear about this, after all, this eunuch Wei was sent by the court, or in other words, by the emperor.
The emperor asked Eunuch Wei to come here just to monitor Xiong Tingbi.
It is not uncommon for the court to send eunuchs to supervise the army, but the direction of this Wei Chao's surveillance is different from that of others. He is watching whether Xiong Tingbi will do anything reckless, or whether Xiong Tingbi will fight indiscriminately.
The emperor hoped that Xiong Tingbi would hold on. There was no other way.
"Reporting to the Marshal, the person has arrived and seems to have gone to meet Li Yan." Li Guangrong said after thinking for a while.
After listening to Li Guangrong's words, Xiong Tingbi nodded.
This man, Li Yan, was sent from the capital. The last time he came to deliver guns, he stayed in Liaodong, responsible for the use and maintenance of new firearms.
The people Li Yan brought with him were truly great helpers. They also knew how to manipulate the cannons and muskets sent from the capital.
Since they came from the capital together, Wei Chao and Li Yan had a good relationship. It was not surprising that they came here together.
It wasn't long before there was a noise outside.
Xiong Tingbi knew that it was Eunuch Wei who came.
Sure enough, Wei Chao and Li Yan walked in from outside.
After seeing Xiong Tingbi, Wei Chao smiled and bowed and said, "General, the battle is about to start. You don't have to worry about us. We just came to take a look."
"Eunuch Wei, you're joking. We still have to observe the proper etiquette." Xiong Tingbi said with a smile.
Li Yan on the side also saluted Xiong Tingbi.
His official position was not as high as Xiong Tingbi's, so he had to be much more respectful.
After the ceremony, Li Yan said with a serious expression, "General, is there anything else you need us for?"
Before the fight begins, the firearms must be checked and rearranged if there are any problems.
If Xiong Tingbi had any questions, Li Yan would also be responsible for answering them. Since Li Yan arrived in Liaodong, the two sides have always cooperated in this way, and it can be said that they are familiar with it.
Li Yan's words were just a formality and a question.
But Xiong Tingbi still has problems.
He looked at Li Yan and asked, "Have you seen that cannon?"
Hearing Xiong Tingbi's question, Li Yan nodded seriously and said, "It's already prepared and installed. There are also sufficient ammunition. We can fire at any time when needed."
After hearing what Li Yan said, Xiong Tingbi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Then let's do something ruthless this time."
After saying this, Xiong Tingbi turned to look at Li Guangrong and said, "Tell the brothers to prepare. If this thing succeeds, we will rush out and let Wild Boar Skin know how powerful we are."
"Yes, Marshal!" Li Guangrong's face was full of joy and he quickly agreed.
Xiong Tingbi nodded, turned to look at Wei Chao and said, "Eunuch Wei, do you have anything else to say?"
Wei Chao smiled and shook his head, saying casually, "We have nothing to do with this war. When we left the capital, His Majesty told us that if we interfered with the Marshal's command, His Majesty would not forgive us."
"There's one thing I must make clear. We know you want to fight. But Marshal Xiong, you need to think clearly. The imperial decree from His Majesty is to defend Shenyang, not to annihilate Ye Zhupi. You must carefully consider the importance of this matter."
After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi felt relieved.
Obviously, Wei Chao was giving him face. If it were in the past, Wei Chao probably would not have agreed.
At the same time, Xiong Tingbi also understood that Wei Chao was indeed afraid of being accused of interfering with command.
As for why he was so scared, it was simply because he was afraid that I would report him.
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