Hauge's mind was already a little confused, he didn't understand why Big Baylor would make such a terrible suggestion, although Daishan said it lightly, it seemed that he was only burning a few insignificant houses, but Hauge still understood in his heart what the current Yizhou Cang meant to the front line.

However, although Haoge understood it in his heart, he didn't dare to expose Dai Shan's hypocritical remarks in person, because he knew that once he exposed Dai Shan's lies, then it would be equivalent to accepting the kind of ending that Chongzhen had just said. In the Jurchen clan, a clan disciple like him who was captured alive by the Ming army, even if he can return alive, may not end well.

He is still so young, does he have to live a life of being ridiculed and ridiculed for the rest of his life? Hauge subconsciously rejected the idea. At the same time, he looked at the way Dai Shan said the head, and he couldn't help anesthetizing himself in his heart, thinking that maybe things were as simple as Da Baylor said, just burn a warehouse to let his father Khan retreat, anyway, the castle of the Ming army can't run away, and he can continue to come again next year.

Hauge struggled for a long time, and finally couldn't help but interrupt Dai Shan's words and asked, "My nephew is really curious about one thing, and he dares to ask how his uncle came here?" ”

Dai Shan opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer this question, and Zhu Youzhen, who had been waiting with him, immediately took over the conversation and said: "After your uncle heard that you were ambushed by our army, he led the troops to rescue you. It's a pity that he came late, so he was repulsed by our army.

Your uncle believed that the heir to the throne of the Later Jin Kingdom could not bear the stain of being captured, so he risked his life to come to me to intercede, hoping that I would let you go.

Your uncle said that you are loyal, and once you inherit the position of the Great Khan of the Later Jin, you will not easily start a war with my Daming, so for the sake of the long-term peace between the two countries in the future, only letting you take over the position of your father Khan is the best choice for the Ming and the Later Jin..."

Hauge really didn't expect that Big Baylor would think so highly of himself, and for a while, most of his vigilance against Dai Shan disappeared. Under the persuasion of Dai Shan and Chongzhen, Haoge's attitude finally softened, and he confessed to his most trusted subordinates in a daze.

At this banquet, Wu Huai, Aierli, and Du Du have been drinking and eating meat in silence, treating themselves as invisible people. They have been watching from the sidelines to see how Chongzhen persuaded Daishan, and then united with Daishan to persuade Haoge. Hauge, who came like a righteous martyr when he came, was so trembling that he couldn't even walk when he left at the end of the feast.

Zhu Youzhen instructed Ai Erli to send Dai Shan back to the camp, and then said to Du Du: "You have written down the names of the people Hauge said just now." You go and see which of them is the one who is willing to die for Hauge, and then let them take orders from Hauge. You get ready and go to Uiju with them then. ”

On another trip to Yizhou, Du Du had no opinion, but he replied to Chongzhen: "It's okay for the minister to go to Yizhou, but do these captives with yellow flags really want to be put back?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Let's screen first, get rid of those who are willing to stay, who are willing to be loyal to Haoge, and send the rest to Taiwan for mining." In addition, those who owe allegiance to Hauge can put it, and Hauge has to redeem the armor and weapons at his own expense. If Hauge had no money, he would deduct people from the debt. In short, let him bring back no more than 3 cows..."

Seeing Du Du come out of the big tent, Zhu Youzhen turned his head and said to Wu Huai, who had been drinking stuffy wine: "What's the matter, from the beginning, your expression is not very good, is there anything bothering?" ”

Wu Huai put down the wine glass and said a little unhappily: "Is what Your Majesty just said true?" Could it be that His Majesty no longer intends to recover Liaodong, and really wants to coexist peacefully with Houjin? How does Your Majesty plan to face those Liaodong soldiers and civilians who died? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wu Huai, who was angry, and said: "There is no permanent peace between the two countries, unless one side destroys the country." You are also a senior general in charge of the first army now, and you should think more about things when you encounter them. ”

After listening to the emperor's explanation, Wu Huai was a little suspicious, but he still had some doubts in his heart, "But Your Majesty, we can obviously suppress these prisoners by force now, why do we still use these selfish means." What's more, Jianyu has always been treacherous, even if he agrees to His Majesty now, he may not break his oath after he goes back. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled at him and said: "As long as we can maintain the current force against Houjin, whether it is Daishan or Haoge, we will think carefully about it before they break their oath, whether it is worth it."

As for why it took so much pains, instead of using force to solve the power of Houjin little by little. Because every soldier who is willing to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty is also an irreplaceable wealth for the Ming Dynasty. We have more than one enemy, and if we throw away the lives of our precious warriors, who will we rely on to defend this country?

If you can save a drop of blood, you should save a drop of blood, and war should not be just one form, and using the enemy's strength to attack the enemy himself is also a way of war. I don't care whether people who are hostile to the Ming will die under the sword of the Ming Dynasty or under the secret arrows of their own people. I only care if the enemies of the Ming Dynasty are dead.

In addition, people like Daishan and Hauge, even if they regret it after they go back, it's nothing. Whoever betrays his companion once will be more likely to betray the next time..."

When Chaohar came out of the tent where Hauge was imprisoned, he felt that the world was too fake. Haoge Belle, who was still thinking about martyrdom yesterday, asked him to follow Du Du to burn Yizhou Cang today, if it weren't for the fact that he was too familiar with Haoge's voice and appearance, he would almost think that the person in the tent was a fake.

Faced with Hauge's request, Chaohar had little choice. The two brothers had been sent to Haug by the Khan and became Hauge's courtiers. The family behind them was also tied to Haugbele's body, and if Haug could ascend to the throne, they would naturally rise to the top. But if Hauge is ruined, they and their families will become the best prey for other Jurchen families.

To keep Hauge is to keep themselves, to be able to exchange Yizhou Cang for Hauge's future, and the resources and sacrifices they invested in Hauge before were regained, so Chaohar quickly accepted this reality.

Chaohar and more than a dozen people with yellow flags were sandwiched between the six hundred Ming soldiers who had changed into yellow flags and red flag uniforms, and soon he saw that a small group of soldiers with red flags had joined them under the escort of the Ming army. Chaohar quickly recognized that it was Daishan's confidant Murtai who was leading the team.

The 600-odd horsemen soon arrived at the mouth of the gorge, and the Heshuotu Division, which was guarding the mouth of the gorge, cleared the road and allowed the troops to pass by them.

Since Du Du appeared in Yiju, Huang Taiji has realized that the biggest result of this war should be the only thing left to encircle and annihilate Mangui's troops. The insistence on Jinzhou City and the continuous tentative attacks of Ningyuan's armies all show that these Ming troops have no intention of falling into the trap set by Houjin.

Whether he wants to stick to it or not, there has been a lot of discussion in the army about the withdrawal. Huang Taiji once again realized that if the Houjin did not have an effective means to break through the Ming army's city, then no matter how elaborate the plan was designed, it would be blocked by the Ming army's city walls.

On the other hand, perhaps because of the fatigue of the Houjin army, the local gentry who had been in warm contact with the Houjin also began to alienate themselves from the Houjin. This feeling of being stuck in a quagmire made him very uncomfortable.

However, this is not the worst, on the second day of the first month of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the news from Yizhou was the last straw that overwhelmed Huang Taiji. Du Du, who had been driven out of the customs by Haoge before, actually appeared under the city of Yizhou again, and rushed into the city of Yizhou disguised as a yellow flag, and set fire to the granary of Yizhou.

Although most of the granaries in Uiju have been vacated under the continuous transportation, for the army at the front, the war is over. The army without food is unable to fight, and now among the front-line troops, there is less than 10 days of grain and grass, and more than 20 days, if the Ming army finds out about their predicament, and bites them in turn, then this war is not a question of whether there is a harvest, but a question of how many people he can take home.

When he received the news from Yizhou, Huang Taiji did not get angry, but felt an irrepressible tiredness. He didn't even bother to ask where Daishan and Hauge were, so he returned to his tent and slept beautifully for an afternoon.

When Huang Taiji got up from the tent, the sky was completely dark, but Huang Taiji was in good spirits at this time, and he no longer looked tired in the afternoon. Huang Taiji took the latest news from Uiju from the guard Mafuta and read it carefully under the lamp.

After putting away the letter, Huang Taiji asked Mafuta, "Who else knows the content of this letter?" Is the person who brought the letter reliable? ”

Mafuta immediately said: "The letter was brought by a yellow flag garrison in Yiju, and the letter he personally obtained from Du Du was separated from the others when he arrived at the camp, and no one read the contents of the letter. ”

Huang Taiji nodded and asked, "Are all the people on the agenda here?" ”

Mafuta replied while carrying a lantern to Huang Taiji, "It's all here, Dolgonbele, Abatabeybel, and Yanguli... They are already waiting in the big tent..."

When Huang Taiji walked into his big tent, he saw that five or six clan generals led by Dolgon stood up and saluted him, obviously they already knew the news of the burning of the Yiju granary, and their faces were very solemn.

Huang Taiji greeted everyone very easily, sat down in his place, and said to everyone: "I called everyone here to discuss how we should deal with the burning of the Yizhou granary, and everyone might as well share their own opinions." ”

Several people in the tent were frightened by Huang Taiji's relaxed expression, and the people who were originally anxious were not in a hurry to express their opinions. Only Abatai, who has always been straight, said to Huang Taiji without any scruples: "King Khan, the granary of Yizhou has been burned, and the food of the front-line army has been cut off, and if you want to transfer grain from Shenyang and Liaoyang, it is too late in time, so let's withdraw our troops quickly." ”

Eju Yanguli immediately objected: "Our army is now scattered in a wide area from Xingshan to Jinzhou, which is more than 100 miles, and a rash withdrawal of troops will only cause confusion among the soldiers below.

If the Ming army sees the flaw and sends men and horses out of the city to pursue our army, I am afraid that there will be a collapse of the whole front. The minions thought that they could not retreat in a hurry, but could only retreat one unit at a time..."

Huang Taiji glanced at Dolgon, who was silent, and couldn't help but ask him, "Morgen Daiqing, what do you think about this?" ”

Dolgon, who didn't know anything about the fire in Yizhou, could only reply cautiously at this moment: "The minister thinks that what the minister said is that even if you want to retreat, you can't directly issue an order to retreat."

It is better to let Yue Tuobeile make a posture of attacking Ningyuan, pressure Ningyuan's Ming army to take a defensive position, and then slowly withdraw his troops. In addition, Dabel and Haugbeyler should be ordered to return to Uiju as soon as possible, and Dudu should no longer be allowed to wander around Uiju..."

After listening to Dolgon's suggestion, Huang Taiji nodded and ordered: "What Murgen Daiqing said is right, so let Yanguli take over the task of commanding the two white flags to besiege Songshan in your place.

You go to Xingshan and discuss with Yue Tuo and Jierharang how to attack Ningyuan, and after three days, the blue flag will be withdrawn first, the red flag will be withdrawn again, and the two white flags will be broken.

I brought the Zhenghuang Flag to Yiju to pick up Daishan and Haoge, and then transferred some grain and grass from Beizhen on the road, so that the two white flags could return safely..."