"General Liu, this official knows your intention to serve the country, but now that the official army is newly defeated, it is impossible to launch a large-scale offensive against Jiannu in a short period of time, because even if you get the four cities of Haizhou, I am afraid that you will not be able to hold it."

Li Hongyu knew that Liu Aita was eager to make meritorious contributions, so after a deep groan, he looked at him solemnly and said:

"As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing the other side can survive a hundred battles, according to the current situation, instead of sacrificing the four cities of Haizhou, General Liu should find a way to stay in the center of Jiannu, so that the imperial court can know the movements of Jiannu."

"General Liu, don't worry, after the official returns to Beijing, he will report your matter to the emperor, and the emperor will be happy when he learns about it."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on Li Hongyu's face, and he arranged a retreat for Liu Aita to appease, so that he could stay in Houjin to pass on the information with peace of mind.

"Sinners thank you for your grace."

Liu Aita felt a little disappointed, but Li Hongyu was right, the Ming army had just experienced the defeat of Liaoxi, and now it was terrified where it was capable of recovering the four cities of Haizhou, so he bowed down and thanked Li Hongyu.

In any case, Li Hongyu is willing to accept him, which is already beyond Liu Aita's expectations, and if it were someone else, he would probably be arrested as a spy.

"General Liu, what is the reputation of this official among Jiannu?" Li Hongyu smiled slightly, then looked at Liu Aita with interest and asked, he wanted to know what Nurhachi and the others thought of him.

"My lord, the Jurchens have lingering fears about the battle of Tieling that year, so they are in awe of the adults."

Liu Aita did not hesitate at all, and said to Li Hongyu in a deep voice, "After Nurhachi learned that the adults went to Korea, he asked the Jurchen Four Great Baylors and others, but they would rather go to Guangning City behind the high walls of the city than go to Korea to fight with the adults. ”

"I didn't expect that this official still has some false names in Jiannu."

Li Hongyu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, the so-called once he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, it seems that the Battle of Tieling really scared the generals of Houjin.

After all, at that time, Nurhachi sent Dai Shan and Huang Taiji, the two most capable Baylors, to besiege Tieling, and it was inevitable to win Tieling, who wanted to be defeated by Li Hongyu and the Mongols and Jurchen Yehebu, which not only achieved Li Hongyu's prestige, but also made the generals of Later Jin jealous of Li Hongyu.

The reason why Li Hongyu asked Liu Aita was naturally not to show off, but for the trapped Ming soldiers and civilians in the Thirteen Mountains.

According to historical records, although Wang Zaijin sent people to rescue more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the Thirteen Mountains, only a few thousand of them managed to escape back to Shanhaiguan in the end, and the rest were either killed or captured by Houjin.

Judging from the current situation, the morale of the army in Shanhaiguan is now completely lost, and it is not suitable to run 400 miles to rescue people in the Thirteen Mountains.

Therefore, Li Hongyu could only use the 8,000 men and horses of the forbidden army and the naval division who rushed from Tianjin, although the troops were not large, but they were a well-trained force, enough to fight a tough battle.

Li Hongyu and Liu Aita talked secretly for more than a quarter of an hour, and no one except the two of them knew what they said, but afterwards, Li Hongyu walked easily and walked around the refugee camp, and seemed to be in a good mood.

As far as Li Hongyu is concerned, the task now is to arrange the affairs of the refugee camp, and the current refugee camp is most appropriately described by the three words "dirty, messy, and poor"; the black smoke and miasma are stinking, and Li Hongyu endured the disgusting pungent smell and finally did not vomit it out.

Before leaving Beijing, Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong made a special trip to the household department, asking the household department to mobilize food for the refugees in the camp in front of Shanhaiguan as soon as possible, and only by letting the refugees have enough to eat can they calm their emotions, otherwise once the refugees leave the camp, the Gyeonggi area will fall into chaos.

The two most popular auxiliary ministers in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse came together, and those officials in the household department naturally did not dare to slack off and even dare to say anything about grievances, you must know that this is an extraordinary time, if anyone dares to complain, then wait to be investigated and punished, and the only way to mobilize food is to find a way to mobilize food.

In order to facilitate the management of the refugee camps, Li Hongyu set up a system of armor protection for every 50 households, which was responsible for public security matters and convenient relief and maintained order in the refugee camps.

Under Li Hongyu's supervision, a management system was established in the camp within two days, and the sanitation was greatly improved, and the pungent smell was no longer smelled.

Seeing that the chaotic affairs in the refugee camp were on the right track in an instant and became orderly, Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin and others could not help but be impressed by Li Hongyu, it was not easy to settle hundreds of thousands of refugees in just two days, no wonder Li Hongyu was able to occupy a high position in the temple at a young age.

It is worth mentioning that because Liu Aita is too important, Li Hongyu did not tell Sun Chengzong about him, he only planned to report to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and a high-level spy like Liu Aita can be said to be unavoidable, so the less people know about this matter, the better.

At the same time, the 8,000 forbidden troops and sailors who had arrived from Tianjin arrived at Shanhaiguan, and Li Hongyu immediately summoned Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin and others, and he was ready to personally lead the army to Ningyuan City to receive the Ming army that went to the Thirteen Mountains to save people.

It turned out that while Li Hongyu was inspecting the refugee camp, Wang Zaijin, Wang Xiangqian, and others sent 40,000 Ming troops stationed in Balipu to rescue the 13 mountains after discussion, and it was necessary to rescue the more than 100,000 trapped soldiers and civilians in the 13 mountains.

Li Hongyu actually did not agree with this, relying on the 40,000 rumored Ming army in Balipu and the Houjin army after encountering, it would definitely collapse at the touch of a button, and it would be impossible to rescue the soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains.

However, Li Hongyu did not stop this matter, this was a decision made by Wang Zaijin and other Liaodong generals, and he was not good at forcibly vetoing it.

After all, this matter is related to the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Thirteen Mountains, if Emperor Qi has sent Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong to supervise today, the generals of Liaodong naturally have to make some achievements, otherwise it will be dereliction of duty, how to explain to Emperor Tianqi and the imperial court?

In the event that the soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains were slaughtered and taken away by the Houjin soldiers during their indecision, then this would be a great crime, and no one would be able to bear this responsibility.

Therefore, Li Hongyu did not stop this matter, no one could guarantee when the Thirteen Mountains would be captured by the Houjin army, he could not say that the 8,000 forbidden army and the water division were more powerful than the 40,000 Liaodong Ming army, and it was impossible to prevent Wang Zaijin and others from saving people.

Although it was impossible to prevent the Ming army of Liaodong from going to the Thirteen Mountains to save people, Li Hongyu also made a countermeasure for this and prepared to respond in Ningyuan City, the closest to the Thirteen Mountains.

In fact, Li Hongyu was not worried about the safety of the 40,000 Ming troops who went to the rescue of the Thirteen Mountains, although those Ming troops were not the opponents of the Houjin soldiers, but their legs were long on them, and they would definitely flee when they saw that the signs were wrong, and Ning Yuancheng was the best way for those Ming troops.

For Li Hongyu's decision, including Sun Chengzong, everyone unanimously opposed, like Li Hongyu, a high-ranking and powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty is not suitable to be in danger at all, once there is any accident, the consequences can be unimaginable, not only Liaodi is completely finished, but also the Ming Dynasty's overseas trade will be forced to stop, which is a huge loss for the Ming Dynasty.

But Li Hongyu has made up his mind, if in terms of official rank, he is the highest official in Liaodi with the title of "Prince and Prince", so Sun Chengzong and others cannot stop it, so they can only transfer 10,000 troops from the Shanhaiguan garrison to escort Li Hongyu.

Yuan Chonghuan took the initiative to ask Li Hongyu to go to Ningyuan City together, Sun Chengzong originally wanted to go with him but was stopped by Li Hongyu, after all, Shanhaiguan also needs people to sit in charge, and an auxiliary minister needs to be left to deal with complicated affairs.

Moreover, if there was a change in Ningyuan City, it would not trap the two Ming auxiliary ministers at once, and if there was only Li Hongyu alone, it would be convenient to retreat from the encirclement of the Houjin army.

Sun Chengzong knew that it would be difficult to change Li Hongyu's mind, so before leaving, he instructed Li Hongyu that even if he didn't want the soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains and Ningyuan City, he must ensure Li Hongyu's safety, otherwise it would be more than worth the loss.

After learning that Li Hongyu was going to personally lead his army to Ningyuan City, the defenders and refugees at Shanhaiguan immediately felt jubilant and their morale was high, and in their opinion, Li Hongyu was able to defeat Houjin and recapture Liaodong and Liaoxi.

Li Hongyu naturally knew the thoughts of those soldiers and refugees, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, he had at most rescued the soldiers and civilians trapped in the Thirteen Mountains this time, and now that the Houjin army was strong, he had to adopt a strategy of evasion after losing the strong fortress of Guangning City, temporarily avoiding the edge of the Houjin army.

Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Wang Xiangqian, and other high-ranking officials of the Ming army in Shanhaiguan all went out of the customs to see Li Hongyu off, and they all looked serious, and they were more concerned about Li Hongyu's safety than the refugees in the Thirteen Mountains.

In the Ming army that accompanied Li Hongyu on the expedition, no one noticed that Liu Aita was mixed in, they were the strong men recruited by Li Hongyu from the refugees, and now it was the time when there was a shortage of major generals, although these strong men could not fight against the Houjin army, but they could still be used to defend the city.

In addition to Liu Aita, several Houjin spies who followed Liu Aita to inquire about the news also mixed into the queue of the Ming army, and they wanted to inform Nurhachi of the important information that Li Hongyu led the army to Ningyuan City as soon as possible, which was shocking news, which was enough to change Nurhachi's strategic deployment.

During the march, Liu Aita led the spies to find an opportunity to get out of the camping camp at the dawn of the morning, and prepared to go to Quang Ninh City under the cover of night.

However, the Ming army that was patrolling the night when they fled was present, which made Liu Aita and others have to flee in the desert, and it can be said that they have exhausted their efforts to avoid the pursuing Ming army, which in turn also delayed their time to go to Guangning City.

Li Hongyu didn't want Nurhachi to know about his exit too early, lest he deal with it early, so he deliberately staged such a good show of pursuit, which would also make Nurhachi not doubt the information provided by Liu Aita.

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