"Why, my lord? As long as this main force of Jiannu is annihilated, Ningyuan will almost be an empty city. "If Sun Chengzong is worried that the field battle will be unfavorable, or even if he wins, the price he pays is too great, Yuan Chonghuan can still understand. The recovery of Ningyuan can not only rely on the advantages of the city wall to confront Jiannu, but also push the Ming army's defense line to the north, greatly reducing the pressure on Shanhaiguan.

Such a good thing, Sun Chengzong is still against it, Yuan Chonghuan doesn't understand, is this still his mentor Sun?

"Chonghuan, although there are not many Jiannu in Ningyuan, the city walls are particularly thick, and it is not easy to attack the city. Besides, if Jiannu lost two cattle at once, their Jiala'e would really report to Jinzhou and Guangning that Jiannu's horses were fast, and the Jiannu light cavalry in Jinzhou might rush to Ningyuan in one day. ”

Sun Chengzong saw that Yuan Chonghuan was disapproving, worried that he would be carried away by the temporary victory: "Even if you can attack and occupy Ningyuan in one fell swoop before Jiannu's reinforcements arrive, after Jiannu's reinforcements arrive, they will still surround Ningyuan." The original Jiannu in Ningyuan City only had eight cattle and less than a thousand people, so there must not be too much grain and grass, and we can't transport grain and grass to you. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was right, if Jiannu's cavalry cut off the connection between Ningyuan and Qiantun and Shanhaiguan, and the grain and grass could not be transported, the Ming army in Ningyuan City would inevitably be in chaos without a fight.

This is different from his Ningyuan victory a few years ago, when they made full preparations, there was enough food, grass and equipment in the city, and it was not a problem at all to keep it for three or five months.

"My lord, my subordinates understand, my subordinates will definitely decide on the next move according to the specific situation of the battlefield, and my subordinates will be careful, and they will not risk the lives of soldiers."

Chonghuan had this idea, and the old man was deeply grateful. In fact, we don't care about a city, the key is to eliminate the soldiers of Jiannu, the population of Jiannu is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty, and they can't afford to bear a large number of casualties. "Sun Chengzong also wants to take back Ningyuan, he is the governor of Jiliao, if he takes back Ningyuan, no matter what, his name is indispensable in the merit book, he is still worried about the field, worried that Yuan Chonghuan's first army will not be able to defeat the large number of reinforcements of Jiannu in the field.

Sun Chengzong didn't know how many reinforcements there were in Jiannu, 'Haidongqing' was only in Ningyuan, and what he sent back was also a message from Ningyuan, as for the places further north, not to mention Shenyang, that is, the situation in Guangning and Jinzhou, Sun Chengzong didn't know.

"Your Excellency is right." Yuan Chonghuan was slightly disappointed, Ning Yuan still couldn't occupy it, unless he had enough time to bring a large amount of grain into the city, but would Jiannu give him enough time?

Yuan Chonghuan returned to Qiantun and personally went outside the city to inspect the terrain.

He was very familiar with the terrain around Qiantun for a long time, but he had been away from Shanhaiguan for a long time, and he was worried that the terrain would change due to military reasons during the time he left.

In the north of Qiantun, about fifteen miles away from Qiantun, there is a very open plain area, the east is the sea, the west is the cliff, are not suitable for ambush, and the south of this plain, close to the direction of Qiantun, there is a slight protrusion, just suitable for ambush failure.

"That's it." Yuan Chonghuan finally set the location for the ambush of Jiannu.

The four Mongolian soldiers who escaped with their lives "by luck" immediately reported to Baksh what happened to the Mongolian Niulu, of course, they only reported the massacre of them by the Ming army, and they did not dare to mention a word about their massacre of the Han people.

There are only four soldiers left in a Mongolian Niulu, and the missing Niulu may also have been wiped out by the Ming army.

Baksh was furious, and if there was a flaming mountain here, he would have to compare the temperature with the flaming mountain.

He knocked the nearest Mongolian soldier to the ground with a punch: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, since the Great Khan raised his army, there has never been an entire Niulu of the Dajin Kingdom that has been wiped out by the Ming army." ”

"Ezhen, but we Mongols were killed, but it is true, we are Agula Ezhen's own soldiers, walking at the back of the team, and we escaped with our lives." The Mongols are rectums and will not look at Baksh's face at all.

"That's the incompetence of you Mongols." Baksh was still angry: "Your Agula is really dead, and you still have the face to flee back?" ”

He walked uneasily in front of the Mongol soldiers, his hands sometimes clenched into fists so that his knuckles snapped, and sometimes he opened his fists as if he wanted to grasp something.

The four Mongol soldiers did not dare to speak anymore for fear of being hit by Baksh's fist.

"Have you seen with your own eyes the traces of our Dajin Guoniulu?" Bakshi still didn't give up, and always hoped that his Niu Lu could come back "unexpectedly", even if only half of the defeated generals were left, it was better than the entire Niu Lu being wiped out by the Ming army.

The four masked soldiers all shook their heads slowly.

"Rubb, what a bunch of rubbish, fuck off!" Baksh kicked the Mongol soldier at the front, as if he was the most incompetent Mongol soldier, "I'm going to go to Qiantun and see what is going on there." ”

As if encountering an amnesty, the four Mongol soldiers ran out of Bakesh's tent in a puff of smoke.

"Ezhen, if something so big happens, let's report it to the flag owner!" As a close confidant of Baksh and his military advisor, Ulie kindly reminded Baksh.

"Big deal? What's the big deal? Now it is not certain that the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom have sacrificed their lives for the country, where they must be hiding, how do you let me report to the banner owner? Bakshi's tone gradually softened, if this Niu Lu was completely wiped out by the Ming army, it would be the first Niu Lu to be completely wiped out in Dajin Kingdom, thinking of the anger of the banner owner, Bakshi shuddered.

"Ezhen, no matter where the missing Niu Lu of Dajin Country is, but the Mongolian Niu Lu was completely wiped out, it is always a fact." Wu Lie knew that Bakshi couldn't believe that the entire Niu Lu was annihilated, and he himself didn't want to believe it, but the fact that one Niu Lu of the Dajin Kingdom was annihilated made him even more convinced that the Niu Lu of the Dajin Kingdom was not missing, but was completely wiped out by the Ming army.

"Okay!" Bakshi had no choice but to give in, "Then you send someone to say that a Mongolian Niulu has suffered heavy losses, and a Niulu of the Dajin Kingdom has disappeared for no reason." ”

Bakshi really didn't dare to the banner owner, so he had to play word games, he was ready, before the banner owner's order was issued, he wanted to find the missing Niu Lu of the Dajin Kingdom, or hit the Ming army hard, and avenge the Mongolian Niu Lu, if he could capture Qiantun, it would be better, it was the north gate of Shanhaiguan.

"Ezhen, do you really plan to go to Qiantun in person? Do you want to wait for the flag owner's orders? "Wu Lie doesn't want Bakshi to take risks, the entire Niu Lu of the Dajin Kingdom has disappeared, there is no information at all, if the Niu Lu of the Dajin Country is really destroyed, then the combat effectiveness of the Ming army must be very strong, otherwise, the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom will not be able to escape.

"Wu Lie, the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom are just missing, maybe they are harvesting the weak Ming army heads, maybe they are in need of our support." Baksh had already made up his mind that he must recover the losses from the Ming army before the banner master's order arrived.

"Ezhen ......" Ulie also wanted to remind Baksh.

But Baksh waved his hand to stop Ulie's dissuasion, and he said to his own soldiers: "Set off immediately, hurry up, and by noon tomorrow, you should be able to reach Qiantun." ”

Bakshi was the chief general of the Dajin Kingdom in Ningyuan, and Wu Lie had no choice, so he had to sigh: "Then you really have to be careful, I will immediately arrange for the soldiers to report to the banner master." ”

There are still six Niu Lu left in Ningyuan City: three Jurchen Niu Lu, two Mongolian Niu Lu, and one Han Army Niu Lu.

Bakshi decided to leave one Mongolian Niulu to guard Ningyuan, and the other five Niulu went with him to Qiantun to find out the information about the missing Niulu in Dajin Kingdom, because it was possible to attack Qiantun, and he had to bring more soldiers.

Ulie was Bakesh's military advisor, and after arranging for the soldiers to report to the banner owner, he also went to Qiantun with Bakeshi.

The soldiers guarding Ningyuan only had a Mongolian cow from Huurcha, but Ningyuan was in their rear, and it was impossible for the Ming army to cross them to attack Ningyuan, so Wu Lie believed that Ningyuan City was safe.

More than 500 mixed cavalry composed of Jurchens, Mongols, and Han Chinese, under the personal leadership of Bakshi and Wulie, left the southern gate of Ningyuan and went straight to Qiantun on the outskirts of Shanhaiguan.

Baksh was anxious to find the missing Niu Lu, and along the way, he kept whipping the jet-black war horse under his seat, and more than five hundred soldiers followed closely behind him, and the line was drawn into a long column.

Wu Lie hurried a few steps to catch up with the leading Bakshi, "Ezhen, the sun has set, let's camp here!" Although he understood Baksh's mood, he had been galloping for half a day, and the soldiers needed to rest, as well as replenish their supplies and water.

Baksh slowed down his horse and looked up at the western sky, where the sunset had sunset, and only half a red sun remained, hanging on the distant hills, and the red sun dragged out thousands of rays of light behind the dark clouds, trying in vain to keep the beautiful figure in the world.

"It's not dark yet, and we can still run for dozens of miles."

Wu Lie looked at the nostrils of the big black horse under Baksh's seat with white water vapor, "Ezhen, even if people can persevere, the war horse must also rest!" ”

Baksh looked at the big black horse under his seat, "Since Ulie said it, then let's set up camp here!" ”

The Han army Niu Lu camped at the front of the team, the Mongolian Niu Lu camped at the back of the team, and the three Jurchen Niu Lu formed the big tent of the Chinese army, in the middle of the team.

The soldiers went to each of them to choose a place with high protrusion and flat ground to pitch their tents, and then they could eat, drink, and rest.

Uriel did not rest, he took the pickled leg of lamb in one hand and the mare's milk jug in the other, and came to the big tent of Bakshi.

"Ezhen, what are your plans when you get to Qiantun?"

Bakshi didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Wulie, where do you think the missing Niu Lu of Dajin Kingdom might be?" ”

Wu Lie shook his head slowly, at this moment, he understood, Baksh also knew that the missing Niu Lu was more auspicious, he just didn't want to admit it.

In front of Ulie, Baksh no longer had to hide it, his gaze was a little sloppy: "Ulie, if I can't find the missing Niu Lu, what should I do?" ”

"E-...... True"

"Wu Lie, if I can't find the missing Niu Lu, I plan to attack Qiantun and use the corpse of the Ming army to bury the soldiers of Dajin Kingdom."