On July 10 of the second year of Ruiyuan, it set out from Shanhaiguan and until July 21, the 50,000 troops of the Zheng family army led by Zheng Jinhong and Yang He finally arrived in Jinzhou.

In 12 days, the march was about 500 miles, and the average daily march was only about 40 miles.

Zheng Jinhong and Yang He felt aggrieved, such a marching speed was unprecedented for the Zheng family's army, but they had no choice, to say that the entire Guanning Jin defense line was only four hundred miles, but their marching route was by no means a straight line, but a lot of detours, relying on the help of carefully selected guides, they bypassed many cities and castles, and did not launch an attack on the Eight Banners Army, and rushed directly to the destination Jinzhou.

Most of them traveled day and night, and their whereabouts were also exposed during this period, but they did not attract special attention from the Eight Banners Army, which made Zheng Jinhong and Yang He and others puzzled, but they believed that this must have been a special arrangement made by the emperor.

Zheng Jinhong firmly remembered the time when the emperor set off from Shanhaiguan, that is, on July 20, that is to say, when they arrived in Jinzhou, the Chinese army led by the emperor had already set off from Shanhaiguan and started a large-scale expedition.

Taking Jinzhou is a task that the front army must complete, not only that, but the front army must firmly defend Jinzhou and cut off the retreat route of Abatai and his Eight Banner Army, in order to achieve this goal, no matter how much it costs, it is worth it.

The front army has arrived in Jinzhou, there is no need to cover up their whereabouts, and the next thing is how to quickly take Jinzhou City.

There are 40,000 Eight Banner troops stationed inside and outside Jinzhou City, and the front army of the Zheng family army is only 50,000 people, and 50,000 people attack 40,000 people, and the Zheng family army does not occupy much advantage, but Zheng Jinhong is not particularly worried, because he has 100 Hongyi cannons.

There is also something that Zheng Jinhong does not know. That is, Tan Tai, Sonny and Hong Chengchou and others sent by Huang Taiji have arrived in Ningyuan, they brought Huang Taiji's holy decree, and they also stayed in Ningyuan and Jinzhou and other places to assist Abatai.

As for the former army led by Zheng Jinhong and Yang He, it has never attracted Abatai's special attention, which is also a coincidence. On the one hand, the news of the emperor's personal expedition spread all over Liaodong and arrived in Shenyang, and the attention of Huang Taiji and Abatai and others was all focused on Shanhaiguan, and a lot of other situations were ignored. Thanks to the guides, these people who thought of it were carefully selected by the merchants, who often did business in Liaodong, and were very familiar with the path of Liaodong, and they led the Zheng family army to the front army, and successfully avoided the cities and castles one by one.

The most critical reason is still in Abatai itself, as well as the arrangements made by Huang Taiji. According to Huang Taiji's request, Abatai gathered heavy troops on the front line of Ningyuan and Jinzhou. At the same time, it was strictly ordered to shrink the troops and concentrate them in the city, as for the field or official roads, there were almost no soldiers of the Eight Banners Army.

The Han people in Liaodong will never provide any information to the Eight Banners Army, and the Eight Banners Army has only occupied Liaodong for more than a year. These Han people have been oppressed to the core, and their lives have long been unbearable, and the Eight Banners Army does not treat the Han people as human beings at all, beating and scolding is a common thing, and if they don't do it well, they are in danger of being directly killed.

After arriving in Jinzhou. Zheng Jinhong did not rest, and immediately found Yang He, Wang Xiaoer, Ma Xianglin and others to discuss.

The map is spread out in a makeshift tent of the Chinese army.

According to the information sent by the Investigation Bureau, almost all of the 150,000 Eighth Banner Army under the command of Abatai are concentrated on the line from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, which means that the front army's attack on Jinzhou will definitely alarm the Eight Banner Army in Ningyuan and other places, if all the Eight Banner Army comes to help, then the front army will suffer tremendous pressure.

However, there is also a gratifying side, that is, within the distance from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, there are hardly many Eight Banner Army, so the Zheng family army led by the emperor can march quickly and arrive in Ningyuan to launch a comprehensive attack on Abatai and his Eight Banner Army.

Years of tempering have made Zheng Jinhong a mature commander, he can make some accurate predictions according to the situation on the battlefield, and can also make accurate deployments and adjustments according to the changes in the battle situation, Zheng Jinhong has always kept in mind the emperor's requirements, since he is the chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, whether he has entered the cabinet or not, he must think about the affairs of the army, not to worry about political matters, let alone get too involved in the affairs of the imperial court.

It is precisely because of obeying the emperor's orders that Zheng Jinhong almost did not participate in other things in the imperial court, although as a cabinet minister, he participated in many deliberations in the cabinet, but it did not involve Zheng Jiajun's affairs, Zheng Jinhong basically did not speak, let alone put forward many opinions and suggestions.

The army should make fighting war the first priority, and do not mix the rest.

"The pressure on the front army is very great, after twelve days of marching, the soldiers must be tired, but this time can not rest, we must seize the opportunity, with the fastest speed to launch the attack on Jinzhou, I decided to start the attack on Jinzhou city tomorrow, take Jinzhou within three days, you see what difficulties."

Yang He looked at Zheng Jinhong and then spoke.

"Marshal, the last general thinks that as long as the sudden attack is launched, so that the Eight Banners Army stationed in Jinzhou is caught off guard, it is possible to take Jinzhou City as quickly as possible, the last general thinks that it does not take three days, one day is enough, this attack is mainly to give full play to the advantages of artillery and Mauser guns, completely suppress the firepower of the Eight Banners Army, and the soldiers of the Zheng family army will be able to take Jinzhou City within one day with a large-scale charge."

Wang Xiaoer, Ma Xianglin and others did not speak, Zheng Jinhong was the commander of the former army, and Yang He was the deputy commander of the former army.

After Yang He finished speaking, Zheng Jinhong was a little surprised, after all, there were 40,000 Eight Banner Army guarding the city of Jinzhou, which was not so easy to deal with, and the Zheng family army entered the city, how long the battle would last, that was all a matter of maybe.

But after all, he has experienced a hundred battles, and Zheng Jinhong quickly understood what Yang He meant.

"Yang He, what you said is very reasonable, I was negligent, if the battle needs to last for about three days, then there is a huge danger in the front army, Jinzhou is less than a hundred miles away from Ningyuan, if the battle lasts too long, then Ningyuan's Abatai will definitely lead a large number of Eight Banners Army to come to reinforcements, and at that time, it is impossible to say what the battle situation will be."

Speaking of this, Zheng Jinhong's face became serious.

"But I still think that the front army needs to make all the preparations, don't think that you can take Jinzhou City within a day, you have to anticipate all unfavorable situations, I just said that Abatai may lead a large number of Eight Banners Army to come to help, stationed in Songshan, Xingshan and other places, the Eight Banners Army will come to help, but I hope that such a situation will appear, Abatai led the Eight Banners Army to aid Jinzhou City, then the defense of Ningyuan City must be empty, the Chinese army led by the emperor has set off from Shanhaiguan and began the expedition to Liaodong, The greater the pressure on our front army, the less pressure on the emperor's side, and the task of the front army is to block the escape route of Abatai and his Eight Banner Army, and we attract Abatai out, which is equivalent to breaking the only advantage that Abatai can rely on, without the protection of the city, how can Abatai resist the artillery and firearms of my Zheng army......"

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Yang He and the others completely understood the meaning.

This is desperate, the 50,000 soldiers of the front army and the 150,000 Eight Banners Army are desperate, the front army must block Abatai at all costs, and cannot let Abatai escape from Liaodong, no matter how much sacrifice is worth it.

Now that Zheng Jinhong has such an idea and has put himself in the most dangerous situation, then the next thing is only to fight to the death, and there is no concern.

"Great Marshal, the last general implores me to become a pioneer."

Wang Xiaoer opened his mouth to ask for battle, as the general of the Zheng family's army, as the commander of the scout battalion, Wang Xiaoer's courage is not questioned.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Jinhong shook his head.

"The main combat task of the front army is not at the moment of attacking the city, but on the task of firmly holding Jinzhou, relying on the Hongyi cannon and Mauser gun, we may be able to take the city of Jinzhou quickly, but the front army cannot always be stationed in the city, so Abatai can lead the Eight Banners Army, bypassing the city of Jinzhou, and withdrawing in the direction of Guangning, in that case, the front army will not be able to complete the task."

Zheng Jinhong's words made everyone feel strange.

Zheng Jinhong walked a few steps to the front of the map.

"The capture of Jinzhou City, is only the first step of the battle, the reason why the first attack on Jinzhou City, on the one hand, is to maximize the morale of the Eight Banners Army, on the other hand, is to rely on Jinzhou City, block the route of Abatai's evacuation, from the overall combat deployment, capture Jinzhou City, is only the first step to start the battle."

Ma Xianglin didn't quite understand.

"Marshal, in this way, even if you can't take Jinzhou City quickly, as long as you can block the route of Abatai's evacuation, wouldn't you be able to win the battle."

Zheng Jinhong nodded slightly, and then shook his head.

"It can be understood in this way, but if the former army can't take the city of Jinzhou, it is also a failure, this is the first battle of the Zheng army in Liaodong, it can only win, it can't fail, this is related to the fight in the back battle, it is related to the morale of the Zheng family's army, and it is also about the honor of the Zheng family's army, so tomorrow's battle against Jinzhou city must be victorious." (To be continued.) )