The Liao Zhen army was defeated in Jiefanzhai, and this was the urgent report sent by the messenger who rushed over.

According to time, this is two days faster than normal message transmission, because it is normal for Bo Shoulian to send a message to Wang Tong, and it is a step-by-step procedure, but this time the transmission of the battle report was completely ignored and the horses ran wildly, and several horses were killed.

In fact, in the city gate, a horse was directly lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching all over his body, but the messenger could take care of this.

When the court just dispersed, the urgent message came into the palace. The little eunuchs hurriedly ran out again and called back the bigwigs who had already left, and Wang Tong was also among them.

For some reason, Wang Tong was always worried and calm when he heard this. However, he also noticed that the court officials looked at him with a bad look. Wang Tong was the driving force behind the Liao Town to conquer the Jurchens. Although he could not be held accountable from a procedural point of view, everyone understood.

I just had a battle report, and it was outside the walls of Liao Town, thousands of miles away. I felt discouraged, but everyone was not panicked and urgent, just discussing what to do.

Now all the news is unknown, and no too specific judgment can be made. We have to follow the steps and order Jizhen, Xuanfu and Jingying troops to be on guard to avoid any mistakes. We issued an order to order Jiliao Governor to enter Liaozhen to supervise the matter, find out the truth, stabilize the situation, and send Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the Ministry of War officials to Liaozhen to learn about the news everywhere.

After discussing these, the Silijian and the cabinet completed their errands as quickly as possible, and then the sentencing soldiers quickly left Beijing.

The ministers dispersed, and Wang Tong was left to summon him. The big guys who attended the court meeting saw this scene and understood the situation. At least Wang Tong has not been affected by the defeat of Liao Town at the moment. At least Emperor Wanli did not take his anger or blame him and left to ask for advice. This is still a confidant treatment.

"Wang Tong, what do you think?"

Emperor Wanli had no expression on his face, but this just showed his irritability and nervousness. Emperor Wanli's experience in the Huwei Martial Arts Hall had a great influence on him, so he could not accept military failure. Emperor Wanli of Liao Town was quite expecting the battle against the Jurchens, but he didn't expect that this would be the result. It was inevitable that he was not in a high mood.

"Your Majesty, you only have one-sided words from this messenger at the moment. You can't be sure. In three or four days, the exact news will come and make a decision."

Wang Tong answered steadily, and Tian Yi, who was standing behind Emperor Wanli, wanted to speak. After enduring, he still didn't speak. Emperor Wanli grabbed a brush and subconsciously knocked on the table. He said, "If you win, you don't have to say anything, but this situation seems that Liao Town is going to be defeated. If you really lose, what do you think?"

Wang Tong pondered for a while, bowed deeply and said, "If you really defeat me, congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty!", "Wang Tong, how dare you be so arrogant in front of Master Wansui? Why is there such a good reputation in the defeat of the Ming border town? ", Tian Yi, behind Emperor Wanli, finally couldn't help but scold him, and Emperor Wanli raised his hand, Tian Yi didn't dare to say anything again. Emperor Wanli stared at Wang Tong's expression and said in a deep voice: "I know you won't joke."

, wouldn't speak like this on this occasion. How could he be happy?" Wang Tong bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, even if the Liao Town is defeated, he will lose his capital and confidence in the past. The court wants to change Caobian Town. The one who benefits the most from the border town system is Liao Town, and the one who has the strongest is Liao Town. Moreover, he has heavy troops and is on the side of the capital. If he opposes, it will be difficult to change Caobian Town. Now this

The obstacles disappear, Your Majesty can let go of the reform. This is first and second. Liao Town covers a vast territory, which is not inferior to the provinces in the pass. Although Liao Town is cold, its land is fertile and its production is rich. This is originally a place for Your Majesty to provide financial resources. However, because it is under the rule of the military town, all the money and grain belong to itself, and the court also allocates silver. Now the court can turn Liao Town into Liao Province, send officials to collect taxes, from a vassal state to a province. If Your Majesty's territory rises sharply, isn't this a happy event?" The nine borders are naturally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but Liao Town belongs to itself. The Li family's generals are mixed. Although they obey the imperial order, it is not impossible to say that this territory is the Li family's own. If local officials can be set up there and taxes are collected, it is naturally different. You must know that Liao Town also has millions of people, a large number of land, and various interests, which is a great benefit.

But Wang Tong said this, Emperor Wanli's attitude still did not change. The pen in his hand hit the table more frequently, and he asked: "Liaozhen was defeated and the enemy was invaded. If this is not solved, what should I talk about changing Caobian Town and setting up a province!", "Your Majesty, the Eastern Barbarians are a small matter, and they can be destroyed every night!", Wang Tong's answer was simple and powerful. Emperor Wanli was stunned, and Tian Yi was also stunned. Then Tian Yi was about to scold him, but neither of them said, "It can be destroyed every night." This sentence is so simple, it is indeed arrogant. But when you think about this sentence, it is said by Wang Tong, but it makes people have no way to refute it. Thinking about the victories that Wang Tong achieved, it really makes people have nothing to say.

Emperor Wanli was silent for a while, and finally said, "You go down first, and then discuss it when the detailed news comes."

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Four days later, the detailed battle report came to the capital, with Li Chengliang's staff and detailed information sent by Bie Shoulian.

The battle reports that Li Chengliang can send are stable, which also means that the situation is not that unbearable. Of course, if you can hide them, you will hide them, and make big things small. This is also the tradition of battle reports and memorials.

Even so, it was still admitted that more than 10,000 casualties in Liao Town were killed or injured, and twice the collapse. The enemy had approached Fushun Station and asked the court to send troops to rescue him. The official articles still reached this level. The real situation can be imagined. The news about Sun Shoulian was not much different from that of Li Chengliang, which made Wang Tong very surprised.

However, the number of Jurchen Eastern Captains could not achieve such a victory by just over ten thousand people. Li Chengliang said that the Jurchen Eastern Captains participated in the battle had more than 20,000 troops. The number of Shoulian was more reliable, and it was also said that there were more than 15,000, but the decisive force that led to the defeat of Liao Town was not the Jurchens...

…………………………………… The Jurchen Eastern Reichs were settled people after all, and they knew how to build cities and houses. In other words, they were still able to carry out civil work. In particular, many people from the Jianzhou Ministry had served in Liao Town, and they knew a lot about this and even knew how to use these skills.

The battlefield was in a flat area not far from Jiefanzhai, where it was the intersection of Hunhe and Suzihe. The Jurchen Donglu set up two positions, one in Jiehuangzhai and the other at the intersection.

Outside Jiefan Village, large wood covered with soil to build low walls and dig trenches. At the intersection, the trenches were dug locally and low walls were built with wood and stone. In this season, the two rivers were not considered a barrier, because the river water was not deep at all, and the ice in many places was already quite solid.

The Jurchens formed a tough village to defend, which surprised Li Chengliang a little. After all, the two sides were the choice of a few people. If they couldn't defeat, they could at least escape. However, the situation was safer to build a village to defend, but they also encircled themselves in a place of death, and they had nowhere to escape when they escape.

But this arrangement was exactly the same as Li Chengliang's intention. This time he was trying to win a complete victory. He didn't worry about the other party scattering among the mountains and fields. However, with the two villages, the Ming army could only attack hard and had no tricks.

Jiefanzhai created various obstacles, such as many big trees were cut off and blocked everywhere, and digging ditches and pits on the roads. In this state, soldiers could pass through, but the Ming army's cannons were bulky and could not go up the mountain, or it would take a lot of effort to go up the mountain.

The main attack direction is naturally the position at the intersection, led by Li Chengliang, and Li Rubai led the troops on the side of attacking Jiefanzhai.

Li Rubai was too lazy to drag the cannons up first. Jiefan Village was awesome in a small place where 4,000 people were defending, so he directly drove the soldiers to attack.

The battle was very difficult, and there was no advantage in the attack on the back. The opponent was condescending, and the arrow shot down like a dot. The Jurchens were not far away, but the arrow was heavy, and the wound was very big by the arrow. They immediately lost their combat effectiveness. Because the arrows of the Ming army were shot upward, the opponent was covered up well, but they were not good at killing and fighting in the infantry battle. The Jurchen soldiers who occupied the territory were really not at a loss, and they were not afraid of death. They were beaten back several times after rushing in. They fought back and forth, and the morale of the Ming army, the attack on Jiefanzhai, had already been drained. Li Rubai had no choice but to withdraw the team and began to clear the battlefield.

Since people cannot rush down, they will clear the obstacles and pull the cannons up. However, in doing so, the Jurchen soldiers in Jiefan Village dared to come out and fight. After a while, they rushed back, making the progress slower, and more people were needed to be adjusted to guard against them.

The battle at the intersection is relatively normal. At the beginning, Li Chengliang used cannons. The cannons in Sanjiangjianfang were too expensive, and the Li family still used the old-fashioned artillery of the Ming army. This is a problem. There are not many cannons that can hit fortifications, and even fewer cannons that can open fortifications. The people inside have time to make up for them.

After the bombardment for a while, the fire of the gun chamber became hot and other troubles appeared, and some ammunition was left as reserve. The effect of the bombardment was also very bad, that is, using soldiers to attack hard, but this was actually a situation similar to attacking Jiefan Village. Each family was reluctant to use their own personal soldiers to consume it. However, ordinary soldiers were really not as brave as the Jurchen soldiers, and they were far inferior to those of Jurchen soldiers. Moreover, with such a large position, there were two rivers as the boundary. In fact, the number of people in Liao Town was greatly diluted and could not put too much pressure on the other party.
Chapter completed!