On the fourth day of September in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, on the afternoon of the same day when Yang Zhen led thousands of musketeers and grenadier regiments of the Eastern Expedition Army, they left Lushunkou and headed north along the east coast over the mountains and ridges.

Several giants from the Manta and Qing Dynasties in the southeastern Liaoning area also gathered together.

These giants, who were stationed in the southeastern Liaoning area under the orders of Huang Taiji and were specifically responsible for wiping out the forces in Jinhai Town, were Prince Heshuo Zheng Jierhalang, Prince Dorgon of Duolorui, Prince Azige of Duolowuying, and

King Zhishun is very happy.

However, this afternoon, these princes with titles of princes and princes gathered together to welcome the latest decree of Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Half a month ago, on the night of August 16th, the news that the navy troops from the North Road of Jinhai Town led by Lu Pinqi raided the mouth of the Liaohe River and burned and looted Tianzhuang Terrace reached the ears of Prince Wuying of Prince Azig in Haizhou City the next day.

After Azig, the king of Wuying County who was stationed in Haizhou City by order, received the report, he was furious and furious. He felt that someone dared to disturb Tai Sui, and he was furious.

At noon of the same day after hearing the news, Azig personally selected thousands of elite Bagara and armored men with white flags all over the Tatars and went to the area around the mouth of the Liaohe River to pursue them.

However, when he arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River with great momentum, the fleet led by Lu Pinqi and others had already disappeared.

Correspondingly, the only fort located on a high ground on the east bank of the Liaohe River mouth, first built by Duduo and finally completed by Azig, was also razed to the ground by Lu Pinqi's fleet.

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The Liaohe estuary is low-lying, covered with tidal flats, and filled with swamps, silt, and reeds. Not all places are suitable for building forts.

Therefore, since the summer of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu Tatars proposed to build a fort at the mouth of the Liaohe River. The construction has been supervised by the two princes Duduo and Azige. So far, it has only been built on the east bank of the Liaohe River mouth.

It turns out that a fort was successfully built on the ruins of Liangfangkou Pass in the Ming Dynasty.

But when Lu Pinqi's raiding fleet arrived, the only newly built fort at the mouth of the Liaohe River had not yet had time to equip a heavy red cannon full of Tatars.

It's not that Azig doesn't want to equip this fort with heavy artillery, but that there are too many places where Manta currently needs to equip and deploy heavy red artillery, the so-called God-blessed general's heavy artillery.

In the battle at the end of February and the beginning of March, although the obedient king Kong Youde escaped, he lost all the heavy artillery and gunners they brought to the front line.

After Kong Youde returned to Shengjing City, Huang Taiji summoned him as soon as possible. Not only did he not pursue his crimes anymore, but he also ordered him to expand the cannon foundry and continue to be responsible for the cannon casting affairs.

However, after the siege of Xiping Mountain and the loss of a large number of old subordinates during the retreat, the cannon-making business of Wang Kong Youde did not progress smoothly.

First, in that war, he lost a large number of skilled gunners and cannon-smiths who accompanied the army to maintain the heavy artillery.

Secondly, since last summer, no large caravans from the Xuanda area, especially Zhangjiakou, have come to trade.

Without the refined iron and copper materials from the Xuanda area, especially the Shanyou area, the existing mining and smelting capabilities of the Manta and Qing Dynasty alone were simply not enough to supply the needs of the gun foundry.

From March to August, less than half a year passed. The Shengjing Cannon Foundry, which was respectful to Wang Kong Youde and his promotion, only cast a mere ten heavy cannons to support the general, and then had to temporarily stop work.

The shutdown of the Shengjing Cannon Foundry in early August was not a big deal, but it caused a series of chain reactions.

One of them was the fort on the east bank of the Liaohe Estuary that was affected. The Liaohe fort that was supposed to be equipped with at least five heavy artillery pieces, such as God Blessing and Supporting the General, did not receive the last one.

All ten of the newly cast heavy cannons of the Tianyou Support General before the Shengjing Cannon Foundry was shut down were ordered by Prince Dorgon of Ruijun, who was in urgent need of heavy artillery, to deploy them to the Gaizhou City where additional forts were being built and the rebuilt Xiongyue City.

As for the newly built fort at the mouth of the Liaohe River, which seems a bit remote, if it had been left in the past, there would definitely be a chance to get a few heavy artillery. But now that the heavy artillery is in extremely short supply, it can only wait for the next batch of heavy artillery from the Shengjing Gun Foundry.

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However, no one can tell when the next batch of heavy artillery will be cast.

Correspondingly, the large number of heavy artillery and many other types of large and small artillery originally owned by Xiangbai were lost in the Woniugou ambush battle last year, and they were unable to equip the Liaohe Fort on their own.

Therefore, on the night of August 16, when the tide was high and the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the fort on the east bank of the Liaohe Estuary, which was not equipped with a single heavy artillery, completely became the heavy artillery and sky cannon carried by the fleet of the Jinhai North Road Naval Battalion.

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In this way, the Manchu Tatars spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the Liaohe Fort which took more than a year to build. Not only did it not play any role, it was finally completely blown to the ground by the Ming army's gunboats that suddenly attacked.

After the incident happened, Azige, the king of Duoluowuying County, notified his brother, the general Ruijun Wang Dorgon, who was in charge of the military affairs of southern Liaoning in Gaizhou, but also reported the situation at the mouth of the Liaohe River to the people in Shengjing City.

Huang Taiji.

Azig's original intention to report the enemy situation at the mouth of the Liaohe River to Huang Taiji was to take the opportunity to ask Huang Taiji for a batch of heavy artillery, a batch of money, food and supplies, and to prepare to rebuild the fort at the mouth of the Liaohe River to prevent another sneak attack by the Ming fleet from Jinhai Town in the future.

However, when Azig reported the enemy intelligence at the mouth of the Liaohe River, Huang Taiji became furious again and determined to take this opportunity to further weaken the status and strength of the Dorgon brothers.

So, on August 21, three days after receiving Azig's report, Huang Taiji suddenly issued an order to reprimand Dorgon, the general who had been ordered to control military affairs in southern Liaoning, for dereliction of duty, ordering him to remain in office and punishing him with confiscation.

The two Niulu Dingkou under the banner of Azige Xiangbai will be transferred to Zhenglan Banner.

After Huang Taiji punished the Dorgon brothers, the matter did not end there.

Subsequently, the Manchu-Tatar puppet emperor Huang Taiji sent his cronies, Xi Fu, a bachelor of the Neihong Academy of Literature, and Gang Lin, a bachelor of the Neiguo Academy of History, with a bodyguard to Haizhou City, Gaizhou City and the Liaohe Estuary area.

Conducted an on-site inspection of the defenses in various places in southern Liaoning.

After these steps, on the third day of September, the Shengjing troops who conveyed Huang Taiji's latest will came to Gaizhou City again, and then sent people from Gaizhou City to Haizhou, Zhenjiang Fort and other places to station in

The princes and princes from all over southeastern Liaoning gathered together to deliver the decree.

At noon on the fourth day of September, Prince Heshuo Zheng Jierhalang and Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi entered Gaizhou City with their respective entourages, and arrived at the residence of Prince Ruijun in the city after a dusty journey.

"Prince Zheng, Prince Rui, Prince Wuying, Jingjin Baylor, and slave Ganglin, I'm offended!"

When Jierhalang and Shang Kexi arrived at the palace of Prince Ruijun in Gaizhou City, Gang Lin, a scholar from the Academy of History, who came from Shengjing City to convey the order, had already been waiting in the mansion for a long time.

So as soon as they arrived, Ganglin immediately took Huang Taiji's orders and came to meet these princes Baylor.

And when he appeared holding Huang Taiji's so-called imperial edict, everyone including Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Prince Ruijun Dorgon, Prince Wuying Ajige, Jingjin Beilenikan and Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi, no matter what

Reluctantly or unwillingly, they immediately threw off their horseshoe sleeves and knelt on the ground.

Of course, this Gang Lin also knew very well that the people kneeling in front of him were not him, but the imperial edicts in his hands.

According to their respective status and origins in the Qing Dynasty, among the princes Baylor kneeling in front of him, except King Zhishun Shang Kexi, the others are from the Boar Skin family and are all his masters.

Therefore, he did not dare to have the slightest confidence. When he met Jierhalang, Dorgon, Azig and others, they knelt down towards him. While holding Huang Taiji's imperial edict high, he walked forward quickly, and at the same time hurriedly walked towards these few people.

He bent down and smiled to apologize.

"You slave, why are you so long-winded? Just read out the emperor's imperial edict! I am busy with military affairs, so don't waste my time!"

The "hot face" of Gang Lin Dui, a scholar at the Academy of Chinese History, obviously stuck to the cold buttocks of several princes.

Jierhalang, Dorgon, Jingjin Beilenikan and others all looked at him expressionlessly.

Prince Azige of Wuying County, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, saw Gang Lin's smile on his face. Not only did he not appreciate it at all, but he bluntly pointed out his identity as a slave and told him not to waste everyone's time.

Faced with the cold faces of King Baylor and the scolding of Prince Azige of Wuying County, Ganglin, a scholar of the Academy of Internal History, was filled with embarrassment for a moment. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly put away his smile, and then started talking.

The imperial edict was read out in front of the church.

"By God's blessing, Emperor Kuanwen and Rensheng issued an edict to the kings of Hai, Gai, and Zhenjiang forts, including Beile. In March of this spring, Dorgon commanded tens of thousands of troops and was defeated once by Xiong Yue, then by Fuzhou, and three times by

When he visited Mashan, I ordered him to review his gains and losses, but Dorgon decided to commit the crime of death.

"At that time, since I remembered his outstanding achievements in the past, I mercifully exempted him from the death penalty. I specifically allowed him to retain the post of appointed general with the title of King of Doluo County, continue to command the troops and horses of the three banners of white, white and blue, and have full authority to deal with them.

The enemy invaded Jinhai Town in the Southern Dynasty. With the righteousness of a monarch and his ministers in mind, I treated him with great kindness.

"However, looking back at the defeat in March in the Spring, half a year has passed so far, and the lessons of the previous loss of troops and generals have not been learned at all. By mid-August, the invading enemies in Jinhai Town of the Southern Dynasty actually invaded the door again.

The enemy's naval forces went up the Liao River as if they were in an uninhabited country, and then burned and looted Tianzhuang Terrace! Is this tolerable, but who is intolerable?

"I then sent people to inspect the defensive situation along the southern coast of Liaoning, and found out that those who had previously claimed to be building a city step by step and marching south were actually looking forward and timid. So far in March, they have not made any progress, and in vain have consumed countless manpower and material resources of our Qing Dynasty. This is a great sincerity.

Those who fail to meet my expectations.

"On the day when the decree comes, I will immediately remove Dorgon, Prince of Dororui County, from the post of general, and order him to lead the Zhengbai Banner troops and horses to remain in front of the Gaizhou Army to obey orders, and not to violate my best wishes. This edict.
Chapter completed!