That evening, the news was sent to the grassland as quickly as possible.
May 6th, Liaoxi Corridor.
Lekedehun led three thousand Eight Banners soldiers and appeared near Gaotaibao.
There were only 600 defenders in the fort. They dared not go out to fight and could only stay in the fort to defend.
Fortunately, they sent the message out as soon as possible.
Lekedehun did not attack the fortress, but chose to bypass Gaotaibao and enter the Liaoxi Corridor.
He did not act rashly, but instead sent out a large number of scouts to search for the traces of the Ming army's grain and baggage transport teams.
His purpose was not to capture cities and seize territory, but to cut off the Ming army's food supply and create panic among the Ping Liao army.
After receiving the news, the grain transport and baggage trains on the road quickly entered the nearest fortress to avoid the attack of the Jiannu.
Wang Yongji is not a person who only cares about the beginning and not the end.
He arranged an elite cavalry unit in Guangning Zhonghou, dozens of miles away from Gaotai Fort.
The commander of this cavalry unit was Li Shunzu, who came from a military family in Liaodong.
He frowned immediately after getting the news.
Li Shunzu originally had 5,000 cavalry under his command.
The fighting situation on the front line was tense, so three thousand cavalry were transferred from him.
He now has two thousand cavalrymen under his command, a full thousand less than the Eight Banners soldiers.
If the opponent was a Mongolian, Li Shunzu would not be afraid at all.
After all, the Mongols' advantage is pulling.
But the enemy was the Eight Banners Army, and he was not sure of winning with a smaller force.
After careful consideration.
On the one hand, he sent people to deliver news to the front and the rear respectively, and on the other hand, he organized the garrisons of nearby fortresses to cooperate with him in the battle.
Lekedehun's mission was to create panic, so he did not engage in direct combat with Li Shunzu.
Instead, they launched guerrilla warfare in the relatively wide Liaoxi Corridor.
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