Shengjing, formerly known as Shenyang, in the first year of Tiancong, Huang Taiji was proclaimed emperor in Shenyang, and the country name was changed to the Qing Dynasty, and Shenyang was changed to Shengjing.

Two years ago, Dolgon led 100,000 Eight Banners out of the customs to seize the city of Beijing, and soon, the Shunzhi Emperor of Shengjing and the families of the soldiers who stayed behind entered the customs one after another. Hundreds of thousands of Manchurians left Guanwai and went to Beijing to enjoy the glory and wealth.

However, for the land of Longxing outside the Guan, naturally it cannot be lost, and some troops are also left to garrison.

However, compared to the Huahua world in the Guannai, it is too bitter and cold outside the Guan, and not many people are willing to stay.

In the end, the task of staying in Shengjing fell to Aisin Jueluo Abai, who was the third son of Nurhachi, but because his mother was a slave girl, her background was too low, and she was not valued among the Manchu nobles, and she was not as glamorous as the Dolgon brothers.

Therefore, such a good thing as going to the Guannei staking could not fall on the head of his branch, and no one fought with him in his hometown outside the Guanwai.

Therefore, Abai was appointed as the Minister of the Interior by Emperor Shunzhi and was responsible for guarding Shengjing and Shenyang. The vast majority of the Eight Banners have already entered the customs, and the number of troops remaining in Shenyang is only more than 3,000 Eight Banners, plus the local troops stationed in various places, and the Qing soldiers outside the entire pass are less than 10,000.

The Dongjiang army has long been shattered and no longer exists, the Mongols have surrendered, Korea is the suzerainty of the Qing Dynasty, and there are at most some Jurchen tribes in the old forests in the north, but they have long been afraid of the Eight Banners.

Da Ming? Beijing of the Ming Dynasty was taken over, and the north of the Yellow River became a horse farm for the Manchurians, and no one thought that the Ming army still had the ability to threaten the Guanwai.

Besides, more than 100,000 Eight Banner soldiers were guarding Beijing, how could the Ming army threaten Guanwai?

Therefore, when Abai received the news that the Ming army was attacking southern Liaoning, he couldn't believe it.

However, the war reports were sent to Shengjing from southern Liaoning one after another, telling the news that the huge Ming army fleet had crossed the sea to southern Liaoning, and when he heard that Jinzhou had been lost and the Ming army was besieging Fuzhou, Abai could no longer sit still. He knew he had to act!

As the minister of the interior who guarded Shengjing, he was the supreme leader of the Qing Dynasty outside the Guan, and he had the responsibility of defending the territory. However, more than 600 miles from Shengjing to Fuzhou, even if he concentrated all the cavalry in Shengjing, it would take at least more than ten days to arrive. And by then, will Fuzhou still be in the hands of the Qing Dynasty?

"Ama, Fuzhou must be saved, if Fuzhou is lost, the Ming army will continue to attack Gaizhou in the north, and then the entire southern Liaoning will no longer be owned by the Qing Dynasty, and we will not be able to explain to the emperor at that time." The child is willing to take the Shengjing cavalry to the starry night to reinforce. Abai's eldest son, Gong An, said.

"It is reported that now Dolgon is leading the main force of my Eight Banners to a decisive battle with the Ming army, how can the Ming army have the energy to attack southern Liaoning across the sea? Gong'an, my son, what do you think is the purpose of the Ming army? Abai asked.

The purpose of the Ming army? Gong An's eyes blinked, and he said tentatively: "Isn't it that you want to capture my land of Longxing in the Great Qing Dynasty, so as to distract the Beijing Imperial Court?" ”

Abai nodded: "According to the news from the Guannei, the situation in my Great Qing Dynasty is now very bad, and after the two defeats of Duoduo Azig, my Eight Banners have suffered a lot of losses. Now the regent has exhausted his national strength to gather an army of less than 100,000. Moreover, the rebellion of the northern provinces of Guannai was recovered by the Ming army. The strength of the Ming army is far above that of our Qing Dynasty, and the situation is very dangerous.

Now the battlefield in Guannai has not yet been decided, and the Ming army is attacking from Shandong across the sea, which is clearly to cut off my roots! ”

Gong An trembled when he heard this: "Could it be that the war in the pass is already very sinister, and the Ming army is already victorious?" Could it be that they still want to capture Shengjing? ”

Abai said: "When the main force of our Eight Banners was in the decisive battle, the Ming army was still able to send a large army to Liaodong, which shows that its commander felt that the victory was in his hands and tried to annihilate my Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop." According to the battle report from Fuzhou, the Ming army fleet has nearly 100 ships, enough to carry 10,000 or 20,000 troops, and its military strength is more than all our troops, so we have to be cautious.

Shengjing's Eight Banners soldiers are only 3,000 people, and if they are all sent to southern Liaoning, Shengjing's troops will be extremely empty. ”

"But Ama, are we watching the Ming army capture southern Liaoning? Although Sheng Jing's strength is only 3,000, they are all battle-hardened warriors of the Eight Banners, and there is definitely no problem in defeating one or two thousand Ming troops.

Amma, let me lead my troops to Fuzhou for reinforcements, and the child assures you that I will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army and drive them into the sea! Gong An begged.

Abai's face was gloomy: "Confused! You also know that the Ming army came from the sea, and if the Ming army can cross the sea to attack Fuzhou, can't it go to the mouth of the Yalu River to attack Zhenjiang Fort? There are only one hundred and ten banner soldiers guarding Zhenjiang Fort, how can they stop the Ming army. When you arrive in Fuzhou with your troops, what if the Ming army comes from Zhenjiang Fort to Shengjing via Phoenix?

Shengjing's army has been taken away by you, wouldn't you let the Ming army occupy Shengjing? ”

"Ahh Gong An suddenly became in a daze.

"Ahhh The task of our father and son is to guard Shengjing and guard our Manchurian hometown. There was not much population in that place in southern Liaoning, so if the Ming army wanted to occupy it, it would be occupied.

Now for me in the Qing Dynasty, the key is that the regent can defeat the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty. If the regent wins, I will be safe and sound. When Beijing freed up its hands and sent the Eight Banners to help, the Ming army had to obediently spit out even if it occupied southern Liaoning.

If the regent fails, the last main force of our Qing Dynasty will be defeated by the Ming army, and my Qing Dynasty will no longer be able to stand in Guannai. Even if we can defeat the Ming army in southern Liaoning, we will not be able to stop the continuous attack of the Ming army. At that time, Liaonan still couldn't hold it. ”

"But, are you watching the Ming army occupy southern Liaoning?" Gong An muttered.

"Who said that you have to watch it, the main force of the three thousand eight banners in Shenyang can't move. But aren't there still some armies in various places?

You and your brother Gantu rush to Haizhou together, and I will send people to send orders to various places to mobilize garrisons from Liaozhong, Liaoyang, Panshan, and Jinzhou to gather in Haizhou, and these troops will add up to almost 5,000 troops, and it will not be a problem to hold Haizhou.

At that time, depending on the situation, depending on the strength of the Ming army, the preservation of troops is the most important, and there is no need to care too much about the loss of the Liaonan Peninsula. ”

"Yes, Amma!" Gong An responded painfully.

When did the Qing soldiers actually fear that the Ming army was coming? But Gong An also knew that Amma was right. The number of Ming people is endless, and the number of Manchu people is too small, at this time it should be mainly to preserve strength, and territory is not so important.

On that day, one by one, the heralds rode fast horses to various places, conveying the orders of the minister stationed in Shengjing, Abai.

On the same day, the two brothers of Gong'an Gantu were ordered to march to Haizhou with a few personal guards.