"Who are you talking to, old man?" Li Xingzhong rolled up his sleeves.
"Come on!" Gaudi raised his fist without showing any weakness.
"No, no, no, it's not that serious."
"Yes, we are all officials in the same court, so please don't hurt the harmony."
"Just move your mouth, don't move your hands!"
Although others tried to stop the fight, no one stepped forward to stop it.
After all, the offensive had failed for more than ten days in a row, and everyone was feeling a little emotional, so they all tried to relieve their mood by watching the fun.
Li Xingzhong and Gao Di were getting closer and closer. Just as they were about to fight, Wang Yongji spoke up to stop them: "Don't be impulsive!"
Peace temporarily returned to the central military headquarters.
Everyone looked at the Governor-General of Ping Liao.
Wang Yongji is under a lot of pressure.
The discord among the generals is secondary.
The main reason was that at that time, there were 130,000 Ming troops stockpiled in the Liaoxi Corridor, consuming countless food and fodder every day.
The army failed to capture the city after a long siege, and people from all levels questioned his ability.
The pressure can be imagined.
"Everyone," Wang Yongji stood up and said after looking around, "Do you know why I let you take turns to attack the mountain?"
Wu Sangui said, "Many of you present here have never fought against the Jiannu. The last time the Guanning Army fought against the Jiannu was several years ago. The Governor-General probably wants us to see the true strength of the Jiannu so that we can prepare for the upcoming decisive battle."
"Not bad!" Wang Yongji nodded.
There is one point that Wang Yongji did not reveal.
He has taken this opportunity to understand the true combat strength of each department.
Before the subsequent decisive battle, he will deploy troops according to their combat effectiveness.
After two days of discussion, everyone finalized the plan for the decisive battle, which was then sent to the capital by secret letter.
Although there was a possibility of leaking secrets, Wang Yongji no longer cared about it.
Telling the court the time of the decisive battle in advance is mainly to allow the court to be prepared.
What preparations?
After the victory, officials need to be sent to Ningyuan City to govern the city.
Defeated...need to send troops to guard Shanhaiguan in time.
Wang Yongji solemnly wrote the words "Personally addressed to the Minister of War" on the envelope, sealed it with beeswax and stamped it with his seal.
"Go and hand it over to the Minister of War personally!" Wang Yongji said to his confidant.
"Yes," the two confidants turned and left, riding their horses westward.
......
"What? The Ming army did not attack today?" At the foot of Canglong Mountain, Hauge was a little surprised by the news.
"Yes," Man Dahai replied, "According to the scouts, the Ming army has neither made any arguments nor launched any attacks. It seems that there is nothing they can do..."
After thinking for a long time, Hauge shook his head and said, "No, the Ming army is going to fight a decisive battle."
"Decisive battle?" This time it was Man Dahai's turn to be surprised. He frowned and thought for a while: "If we want to attack Ningyuan City, we must occupy the northwest direction, and the prerequisite for occupying the northwest direction is to capture Canglong Mountain. The Ming army has been attacking for more than ten days and has not been able to capture it. How can there be a decisive battle?"
Haoge stood up, walked to Man Dahai and punched him lightly on the shoulder.
Under Mandahai's surprised gaze, Haoge asked: "What did I do before I threw the punch just now?"
Man Dahai recalled and said, "Prince Su made a fist-holding movement before throwing a punch."
After saying this, he froze in his tracks, "From this point of view, Prince Su's words should be almost correct!"
"Well," Hauge nodded and looked at all the generals present: "The Ming army has been attacking Canglong Mountain for more than ten days in a row. What do you think?"
Bolo of the Zhenglan Banner was the first to answer: "The fighting capacity is acceptable."
"Average, better than a mob, but still far from the elite!" replied Tunqi of the Bordered Blue Banner.
Lekedehun laughed and said, "That's it."
"good."
"Not very good."
"Not weak, able to confront our army head-on!" Su Bai of the Plain White Banner suddenly said.
Amidst the many derogatory voices, Subai's words stood out.
Hauge shook his head at the others and nodded to Subai: "You can underestimate the enemy in words, but never in your heart!"
"I have carefully observed the Ming army on the opposite side these days. Apart from the Guanning Army, the other troops are also very strong! The reason why they failed to capture Canglong Mountain is because the artillery they relied on was useless!"
"Once we are back to the same height...it's still unclear who will win or lose!"
The generals looked at each other and stopped talking big.
After discussing for a long time, Hauge said: "Since no one has any objection, write a letter to Shengjing immediately and ask for reinforcements!"
Two Eight Banner soldiers rode their horses towards the northeast with the letter.
Ningyuan was less than 600 miles away from Shenyang, and the letter was delivered to Fulin the next afternoon.
"Requesting reinforcements?" Fulin was very surprised by this request. He stared at the messenger and asked, "Are our casualties heavy?"
"In reply to the emperor, the decisive battle has not yet begun. Although our army has suffered casualties, they are not serious!"
Fulin blinked and asked again: "Could it be that... Canglong Mountain is lost?"
"To reply to the Emperor, it is not lost!"
Duoduo coughed heavily. "Canglong Mountain was not lost, and the casualties were not great! Before he sent out his troops, he said that the Liaoxi Corridor was narrow, and even with a million troops, they could not deploy them head-on. Sixty thousand troops would be enough! Now he suddenly asks for more troops. What does he want to do?"
These words made the court quiet instantly.
You should know that Hauge once fought for the throne.
Now that they have a large number of troops and are asking for more troops, it is hard not to be suspicious.
After some discussion, everyone decided to agree with Hauge's idea of increasing troops.
Ningyuan cannot be lost, otherwise the gateway to the Liaoxi Corridor will be wide open.
In order to prevent Hauge's family from becoming too powerful, Fulin promoted Daishan's grandson Luo Luohun to the leader of the Red Banner, granted him a title, and asked him to lead 15,000 troops to support Ningyuan.
Outside Shenyang City.
Luo Luohun, who was leaving the city, met Dorgon, who was also leaving the city.
"Where are you going, Prince Rui?" Luo Luohun took the initiative to greet him.
"Go to southern Liaoning to command the navy in battle." Dorgon replied.
"Take care, Prince Rui!"
"Take care." Dorgon said goodbye to Luo Luohun and left the city heading south.
After walking with him for a while, Fan Wencheng suddenly stopped his horse.
"Whoa!" Dorgon also stopped when he saw this. He looked at Fan Wencheng and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Fan?"
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