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"General, the Pinglu Fort is ahead!" Just as Duduo was doing his best, Lu Xiangsheng finally arrived at his destination, Pinglu Fort, led by the scouts.

Pinglu Fort is just a small fort in the northwest of Shenyang. The city is only one mile in circumference, with two gates in the north and south. It is located on the north bank of the Pu River. The surrounding terrain is flat, which is convenient for cavalry to drive.

However, such an inconspicuous little fort is the gateway to the northwest of Shenyang.

In the 17th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Naomao Da of the Han'er tribe joined forces with Bai Hongda and Chang'ang's 20,000 cavalry to attack Pinglu Fort, so that Shenyang and Puhe areas were plundered. This was one of the few times that the famous Liaodong general Li Chengliang One of the defeats.

As Lu Xiang was promoted to be a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he also heard about this, so he chose this place early as a defense place for the rebels.

"Okay, okay!" Na Lu Xiangsheng came to the front of the fort and saw that the Pu River was running across the south of Pinglu Fort. If it weren't for the cold weather at this time, it would be a first-rate good place to go. He couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He then ordered Ai Nengqi to be stationed in the west of the fort, Manzhu Xili and Wu Keshan to be stationed in the east of the fort, Hong Guoer and Dong Guoer were stationed in the north of the fort, and he led his troops to live in Pinglu Fort.

When Duduo arrived, Lu Xiangsheng had basically completed the deployment.

Naduoduo sent cavalry for a brief test, but seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage, he had to leave some troops to monitor the rebels, and then led the main force back to Shenyang City, Shengjing.

"Your Majesty!" As soon as Naduduo entered the city, Beiledudu brought Horqin's right-wing Tushtuye Prince Badali and others to come to fight.

"You are very good!" Duduo nodded with satisfaction when he saw Nabadali, and then pointed out, "As for Manzhu Xili and others, if they dare to betray me, they must be spared! "

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, if there is a war tomorrow, I, Horqin, on the right wing, would like to take the lead and let Manzhu Xili know how powerful I am!" Badali, Budaqi and Lama Shixi hurriedly expressed their stance with a cold sweat in their hearts.

"Yes!" Duduo also knew that these people may not be trustworthy, but now was the time to use troops, so he had to pretend to be satisfied and nodded, coaxing these people first.

Then, he turned to Du Du and ordered, "By the way, Anping Baylor, quickly prepare some food for the soldiers and some fodder for the war horses. I am going to make a surprise attack on the 'Shun Bandits' tonight!"

"Your Majesty?" Dudu didn't expect Duduo to be so impatient, and quickly comforted him, "It's freezing outside the city now, and the 'thieves' are sending food from thousands of miles away. We only need to hold on for a while, and the 'thieves' will stop." Retreat from the fight!"

Although Du Du's advice is simple, it is very practical and ruthless.

His method was similar to the method used by Russia's Kutuzov to deal with the French Emperor Napoleon.

Since you can't beat your opponent head-on, you can take advantage of the harsh weather and long distance to wear down your opponent's logistics.

In fact, Zhang Shun was also worried about Hou Jin's trick. It turned out that the rebel army had sent 60,000 troops in addition to the guards in Liaodong Town and Dongjiang Town.

The 60,000 soldiers alone spent more than 2,000 dan on food and grass every day.

If you also include the cost of transportation over thousands of miles and the cost of loss, it will cost you 100,000 yuan in food every month. How can you survive this?

"No, we can afford to wait, but I'm afraid Liu Zhiyuan can't!" However, Duduo pondered for a moment after hearing this, and finally rejected Dudu's proposal.

It's not that he doesn't know the benefits of replacing offense with defense, but the Qing Dynasty today is not the Qing Dynasty before.

Nowadays, the Qing Dynasty has lost consecutive battles and was killed by the rebel army at the gate of Shengjing. People are already panicking.

That Horqin's three left-wing flags surrendered to the rebels is clear evidence.

If he fails to take the initiative at this time, it is very likely that people's minds will change and such a big country will fall apart in an instant.

Therefore, no matter whether there is Liu Zhiyuan or not, Duduo cannot sit still and wait for death.

Of course, if Fuzhou Liu Zhiyuan is also finished, then Houjin's situation will become even worse.

For one thing, Hou Jin lost a force to contain the rebels, which would lead to more rebels arriving at Shengjing City.

Secondly, Houjin currently only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops in the country. If there were another 10,000 less, there would be no capital for a comeback.

Therefore, although the rebel army cannot afford to wait, in fact, Hou Jin cannot afford to wait either.

Just when Duduo made up his mind and prepared to attack the rebels, Zhang Sanbai and his men rushed to Hupiyi.

This Hupiyi Station is located right in the middle from Liaoyang to Shenyang, sixty miles away from both places.

The rebels had just arrived here and before they had buried the pots to make rice, Zhang Sanbai ordered: "Follow Yang Chengzu and send out scouts to be careful not to be taken advantage of by the captives. The others will set up a camp on the spot and wait until everything is completed before making rice!" "

"General, the military situation is urgent, why are you still digging ditches and building fortresses here?" The soldiers had been running around for a day, and their chests were pressed against their backs with hunger. When Nazu Dashou saw them, he couldn't help but persuade him.

It turns out that most people in this era eat two meals a day.

Especially for soldiers, sometimes in order to rush on the road, they basically have a meal in the morning and evening.

Zhang Sanbai couldn't help but look at Zu Dashou strangely when he heard this, and thought to himself: You are also a veteran after all, how do you survive until now?

The enemy is obviously good at cavalry, so why can't they prepare in advance?

However, he still explained in kind words: "It is one hundred and twenty miles from Liaoyang to Shenyang, and the cavalry can arrive suddenly."

"The same cannot be said for infantry. It is difficult for them to travel a hundred miles at a fast speed, and it is easy for them to be taken advantage of by the cavalry."

"Now that Lu Xiangsheng's military situation is unclear, our army cannot act rashly!"

Limited by the communication technology of this era, Zhang Sanbai was actually unable to confirm the situation of Lu Xiangsheng and his men.

He only knew that Lu Xiangsheng and his three battalions had arrived at Shenyang City. Other than that, he was completely blind.

How to make decisions at this time depends entirely on the general's personal judgment.

In fact, Zhang Sanbai was a little confused, but there was one thing he was sure of, that was, the rebels had the upper hand in the current situation.

Now that we have the advantage, it's better to be more stable.

"Then take your orders, general!" Zu Dashou hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed with Zhang Sanbai's judgment.

Following Zhang Sanbai's order, he immediately measured the distance, cut down trees, and dug ditches to build soil. After two hours of busy work, he finally established a semi-permanent camp based on Hupiyi. .

That Zhang Sanbai shared the joys and sorrows. Not only did he work with his own hands, but the soldiers did not drink or eat, and he did not drink or eat either.

After being so busy until nightfall, Zhang Sanbai and his soldiers buried pots to make rice and ate together.

At this time, the resentment of the originally dissatisfied soldiers was relieved, and Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and the others should not be left speechless.

After working so hard in the middle of the night, Zhang Sanbai arranged for manpower to keep watch, and at the same time selected a "surprise soldier" just in case, and then slept with his clothes on.

However, as soon as he lay down, he heard a noise from the other side.

When he got up, he saw that a sentry was coming to report: "General, the Tatars have indeed come to attack the camp!"