Jierharang was calm and cautious, after adjusting the defense of Liaodong, he did not sleep much, he sent scouts every day to reconnoiter the surrounding situation, and also through the merchants who came and went in Liaodong, mastered the situation of the Guanningjin defense line, the importance of Liaodong, Jierharang is very clear, can not have any mistakes, in the dark, Jierharang also has a feeling that since Su Tiancheng has achieved a major victory in Gaizhou, it is possible to shift the focus of the attack, and the next step is to launch an attack from the direction of Liaodong.

But the calm character, so that Jierharang did not speak casually, this is related to the overall defense of the Qing Dynasty, there is no conclusive intelligence, or don't analyze casually, and say that he has suffered a fiasco in Haizhou, and even Prince Yu Duoduo died, the Zhenglan Banner in the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was exterminated, and the banner owner Jin Li was captured alive, if it were not for the critical situation of the Great Qing Kingdom, he would definitely be reprimanded.

The mobilization of the Liaodong border army, Zilharang paid great attention to it, but such a transfer can not explain anything, during the battle of Gaizhou, the movement of the Liaodong border army was more frequent, and everyone thought that Liaodong was the focus of the attack, and as a result, the battle of Gaizhou began, and the Qing Kingdom suffered a blow and suffered heavy losses. Such false and real information made Zilharang very annoyed, when was the Qing Kingdom so passive, since the first year of Chongde, it has always suffered defeat.

Among the Manchurian nobles, in addition to Huang Taiji and Dai Shan, the one who has a deep understanding of Su Tiancheng is Jierharang, Jierharang would not despise any opponent, the soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom, and Su Tiancheng have fought a lot of times, and if you calculate it carefully, there is no victory once, which is a terrible thing and a depressing fact.

Huang Taiji's will arrived in Guangning, and the Red Banner and Red Banner sergeants in the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were transferred to Liaodong. Garrisoned at Quang Ninh and Xiping Fort respectively, the commander-in-chief of the defense of Liaodong is still Jierharang. After this will was reached, half of the stone in Zilharang's heart fell, and it seemed that Huang Taiji had also predicted the focus of Su Tiancheng's next attack. Most likely, Liaodong.

In order to be able to defend against the attack of the Ming army, Jierharang spent a lot of thought, they did not concentrate all the hundreds of thousands of troops in the city, this approach was too passive, and after consulting with many officers, Jierharang did three things to strengthen the defense of Liaodong.

The first thing, digging ditches and moats, outside Quang Ninh and Sai Binh Fort. A large number of ditches were dug, which crisscrossed so that the cavalry could not charge, and it took great effort for the foot soldiers to get close to the walls, and at the same time the moats in both places were widened, reaching a width of more than five meters and a depth of more than three meters. Let the moat be one of the biggest obstacles to the attack.

The second thing is to temporarily construct fire piers. It was used to detect the traces of the Ming army. This hand was learned from the Ming army, outside the city of Guangning and Xiping Fort, along the main road, a number of fire piers were built, and in each fire pier, more than a dozen sergeants were stationed. The fire pier has been extended for more than 20 miles, and the news is also reported in the form of beacon alarm, when the Ming army is still 20 miles away from the city, Guangning and Xipingbao will be able to learn the news of the attack.

The third thing is to buy a businessman with a lot of money. I hope to get information from the mouth of the businessman and adjust the deployment in time. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, Shangjia originally wanted to make money, and Liaodong still left the rules set by Su Tiancheng, whether it was a war or not, Shangjia could do business, and some sporadic situations obtained from Shangjia's mouth were often very important.

Of course, routine things, Zilharang did not relax at all, for example, the matter of scout reconnaissance was to be carried out every day, to obtain the situation of Montenegro, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou and even Ningyuan, and the scouts sent out were all dressed as Han people, and they couldn't see braids, and these scouts were familiar with the Chinese dialect and would never show flaws.

After Huang Taiji adjusted the deployment of the army, Jierharang paid more attention to the matter of reconnaissance, and a large number of soldiers were added to Liaodong, which also allowed Jierharang to deploy personnel very calmly.

In his opinion, the battle of Liaodong, the Great Qing State occupies a huge advantage, and the key place is in the Mongolian steppe, Dai Shan led the army into Mongolia, and the most important task is to let the Mongolian Eight Banners launch an attack from the direction of Yizhou, and the Han tribe and the Khalkha tribe are not very far from Yizhou, and it does not take too long to assemble and prepare.

In terms of unified command, Zierharang considered it more comprehensively, Ma Guangyuan, the owner of the Zhenghuang Banner to which the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, Shi Tingzhu, the owner of the Yellow Banner, Wang Shixuan, the owner of the Red Flag Banner, Bayan, and Li Guohan, the owner of the Blue Banner, these are all the great generals of the Qing Dynasty, all of them are amazing, and Zierharang fully trusts them, for example, the command of Xipingbao, he designated Shi Tingzhu to be directly responsible, and he can make a decision when he sees an extraordinary situation, and because before Shi Tingzhu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, it was originally a garrison of Guangning, On the defense of Quang Ninh, Zilharang also solicited opinions on many occasions.

Huang Taiji disposed of Fan Wencheng, which made Jierharang a little incomprehensible, he knew Fan Wencheng's ability, he could be literate and martial, and made a lot of meritorious contributions to the Qing Dynasty, was he given to death just because of the mistake of intelligence, and Fan Wencheng played an important role in setting up the crown prince, which was an indispensable factor for stabilizing the situation of the Qing Dynasty.

Because he has been staying in Haizhou and has not returned to Shenyang, Jierharang is not very clear about the situation, but he feels that Fan Wencheng's death is by no means entirely due to intelligence mistakes, there must be more important reasons, so in terms of treating the Han people, Jierharang's attitude has not changed.

There are not many Manchus stationed in Liaodong, only the blue banner under the command of Zierharang, and the remaining more than 100,000 soldiers are all soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

The guards of Xiping Fort, Shi Tingzhu is the commander-in-chief, Ma Guangyuan and Bayan are the deputy commanders, and the guards of Guangning City, Jierharang personally served as the commander-in-chief, and Li Guohan and Wang Shixuan were the deputy commanders-in-chief.

Zilharan presided over the crowd and deliberated several times, including many measures to be taken to defend the city, many of which were proposed in the course of deliberation, and then quickly carried out and implemented in a very short time.

Zilharang believes in the Han Eight Banner Bannerman, and this is not a simple matter.

The Great Qing State is the Great Qing State of the Manchus, and it is the Great Qing State supported by the Manchus and the Mongolian tribes, so in the Great Qing Kingdom, the Manchu Eight Banners have many privileges, followed by the Mongolian Eight Banners, but the Mongolian Eight Banners are not stationed around Shenyang, they have always been in the Mongolian grassland, and then the Han Eight Banners, and the worst is of course the Han Army.

The strict hierarchy system is not casual in the Qing Dynasty, including many regulations, which are closely related to the rank, for example, the Han people can never claim to be the master, and even the master can not say, the banner owners of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are all attached to a certain banner of the Eight Banners, in front of the Manchu flag owners, they are slaves, this kind of slave's self-title, not for a certain flag, but in front of all the Eight Banner owners, you are all slaves.

The relationship between Jierharang and many banner owners of the Eight Banners is the relationship between the master and the slave, and the tactical deployment and requirements that Jierharang said, these banner owners of the Han Eight Banners must do so, even if Zilharang is wrong, and there is a problem in the implementation process, the banner owners of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty will never dare to shift the responsibility to Zierharang's body, and can only bear it silently.

But Zir Harang didn't do this, he made it very clear that guarding Guangning and Xiping Fort is everyone's business, the Qing Dynasty's business, and not a person's business, so he completely respects the many banner owners of the Han Eight Banners, and also strictly requires the soldiers with blue flags to respect the banner owners of the Han Eight Banners and officers at all levels.

Zilharang did this, produced an unexpected effect, the reason for this, he also later learned about the road, it turned out that when Dolgon and Daishan were stationed in Liaodong, the banner owner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty had almost no status, even in the face of the Niu Lu Ezhen of the Eight Banners, he could not think that his official position was great, and sometimes, the order of the battle was directly conveyed by these Niu Lu Ezhen. The deep-seated reasons are also known to Zilharang.

There are not many Manchus in the Qing Dynasty, and if you want to control the Han people, in addition to taking the means of enveloping, the most important thing is to suppress, on the issue of the establishment of the Han Eight Banners, there has been a controversy, and some Manchu nobles have put forward it, there is no need to set up the Han Eight Banners, and the Han Eight Banners belong to the Manchu Eight Banners. It had an impact on the Qing Dynasty.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji knows the importance of the Han people, and he knows the Tao of the Han people, and if he wants to better lead the Han people, he must give power to the Han people.

The Manchu nobles of the Great Qing Dynasty can really believe in the Han people and give the Han people heavy responsibilities, there are indeed not many people, and Jierharang is one of them, and he has been following Huang Taiji's side for a long time, and Jierharang has realized the importance of this aspect.

From this point of view, Huang Taiji's request for Jierharang to be responsible for the defense of Liaodong is to make the best use of his talents, and Dolgon and others, stationed in Liaodong, is not the best choice.

It is precisely because of the efforts of Zilharang that the fortifications in Liaodong are relatively complete, and the Ming army will pay a great price if they want to attack. (To be continued......)