Dàlínghé

The Daling River flows through western Liaoning toward the Bohai Sea. Near its lower course, the Ming general Zu Dashou fortified a town east of Jinzhou to strengthen the frontier. In 1631 Hong Taiji's Later Jin forces surrounded the garrison and defeated attempts to relieve it. The prolonged siege ended with Zu's surrender, though he subsequently returned to Jinzhou and resumed its defence for the Ming.