Xiong Tingbi glanced back at Li Guangrong and jokingly said, "I've been telling you to read more military books, but you just wouldn't listen. Look at what strategies you've come up with now."
After hearing this, Li Guangrong's face suddenly showed an embarrassed look. He said hesitantly, "Please teach me, Marshal."
"The reason we attack when the enemy is not firmly established or at night is mainly to boost morale and undermine the enemy's morale. This is mainly because the city is short of defenders."
"But don't we have enough troops in the city now? Are our weapons and equipment not good enough? Why should we attack outside the city? What's the benefit? Winning the battle will only mean killing a few of Wild Boar Skin's men. When we fight Wild Boar Skin, can we turn the tide of the battle by killing a few people? That's not the case at all."
"What if we lose the battle outside the city? What will happen to our morale? Why should we do something like this where winning doesn't offer much, but losing has a lot of drawbacks? It's like a gambler betting money. I bet ten taels of silver, but I can only win one tael. But if I lose, I lose all ten taels of silver. Why would I bet on this?"
"Tell your men to be on high alert tonight. If anyone causes trouble in the city, kill them immediately. As long as there's no chaos in our city, it's wishful thinking for Wild Boar Skin to capture Shenyang City. Never dream of such a thing in your lifetime!"
Li Guangrong felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and finally replied reluctantly: "Yes, Marshal."
After taking a look at Li Guangrong, Xiong Tingbi walked straight down.
After taking two steps and turning the stairs, Xiong Tingbi extended his hand to a confidant and whispered, "Have someone keep an eye on Li Guangrong. If he makes any unusual movements at night, tell me at any time."
He glanced at Xiong Tingbi in surprise. Although his subordinates were a little confused, they nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, Marshal."
At this time, Xiong Tingbi didn't have to suspect Li Guangrong, it was just that his behavior today was too abnormal.
Li Guangrong kept encouraging Xiong Tingbi to fight outside the city, and even came up with such a terrible trick of a night attack. If Li Guangrong was not stupid, then he was bad.
Although Xiong Tingbi and Li Guangrong had a good relationship, it was irrelevant in the face of major events. If Li Guangrong really wanted to do something, the losses caused could be imagined.
Xiong Tingbi didn't want to let things go wrong because of one person. This not only concerned his own life, but also the city of Shenyang and the Ming Dynasty's strategy in Liaodong.
Be careful and don't make any mistakes.
After his men agreed to step back, Xiong Tingbi continued walking forward.
He made up his mind to stay at the city gate tower tonight to ensure that no problems would arise and no news would be leaked.
Li Guangrong was still standing on the city wall, watching Xiong Tingbi's leaving back, and shook his head helplessly.
Li Guangrong sighed and looked at the sky. He was a little hungry, so he decided to go eat first. After eating, he still had to patrol for a while before he could rest.
In fact, Li Guangrong was already somewhat dissatisfied with Xiong Tingbi.
In Li Guangrong's opinion, the Ming army already had the strength to fight against Ye Zhupi. However, Xiong Tingbi seemed to be frightened and spent the whole day defending the city, not even considering leaving the city to attack.
Even if the government troops could not annihilate Nurhaci, they could still inflict a heavy blow on them. However, Xiong Tingbi had already said that they could not leave the city, and Li Guangrong could not disobey military orders.
In a room under the city wall.
Wei Chao was sitting on a chair, slowly twisting a rosary in his hand.
Next to Wei Chao was a middle-aged man, Zhao Wuji, the captain of the Jinyiwei in Liaodong.
Wei Chao and Zhao Wuji were brothers in distress in Liaodong. For the Jinyiwei, the situation in Liaodong was of paramount importance.
"Is there anything strange?" Wei Chao looked at Zhao Wuji and said slowly, "If there is anything strange, you must tell us immediately. In Liaodong, we are the same kind of people."
Zhao Wuji glanced at Wei Chao, a smile suddenly appearing on his face. He said, "Don't worry. We know what we are doing and we will not let you down. However, there are no more troublemakers in Shenyang City. Our commander-in-chief is very concerned about this and has arrested many people."
In fact, Zhao Wuji had a smile on his face and spoke in a relaxed tone, but he was very nervous inside.
Shenyang City has always been a key location for Jinyiwei's spy warfare.
Since the attack was thwarted, Nurhaci has sent infiltrators to Shenyang City countless times, and he has never given up his desire to cause trouble in Shenyang City.
The Jinyiwei were not at all careless, fearing that something might go wrong. However, Zhao Wuji would not tell Wei Chao about these things. Although the two seemed to be on good terms, and the Jinyiwei and the eunuchs were a good match, there were some things that could not be said.
After taking a deep look at Zhao Wuji, Wei Chao nodded.
That night, Shenyang City was relatively peaceful and nothing major happened.
The next morning, after daybreak, Shenyang City woke up from its slumber.
Xiong Tingbi walked out of the room, took a breath of the slightly cool air, and felt refreshed.
Glancing at the subordinate who came to report, Xiong Tingbi asked solemnly, "Is there anything unusual with Li Guangrong?"
"Reporting to the Marshal, no. After he left the city wall yesterday, he went to eat, then patrolled the city and went back to sleep." The subordinate said hurriedly.
Xiong Tingbi nodded, his expression relaxed a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiong Tingbi was only slightly concerned about Li Guangrong, not even suspicious. It was best if nothing happened now; if something did happen, Xiong Tingbi would definitely feel bad.
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