However, Dolgon soon received some other bad news, and the 50,000 men and horses of Zhou Yuji, the general army of Shanxi, had set out from Taiyuan and were coming in the direction of Datong. The seventy or eighty thousand horses under the Jiang brothers in Yulin and Guyuan also showed signs of galloping to Datong. There is also the Cao Bianjiao Department in Liaodong, which is rapidly coming to reinforce in the direction of Datong. The news of continuous returns made Dolgon, who had already strengthened his confidence, suddenly hit hard.

Shanxi's general soldier Zhou Yuji's subordinates and Jiang Rang and Jiang Pin's brothers are not a rabble, they are still quite combative. These hundreds of thousands of Ming troops can be said to be the most elite men and horses of the Ming Dynasty except for the Datong Army and Cao Bianjiao's department, of course, this is not what Dolgon fears the most. The Ming army that made him most feared was of course Cao Yue's department in Datong City, as well as the men and horses led by Cao Bianjiao in Liaodong.

Now, the most effective armies of the Ming Dynasty are all assembled in the direction of Datong.

The Qing army originally had a numerical advantage, but now it is good, the numerical advantage is gone. Cao Bianjiao's troops, Zhou Yuji's troops, Jiang Rang's troops, and Jiang Zhuang's troops combined surpassed the Qing army, and now the Qing army has suffered heavy losses, losing tens of thousands of people, and its morale is low.

After receiving the information, Dolgon also immediately summoned his most trusted brothers, such as Duoduo and Azig, to discuss the military situation.

When Dorgon summoned Dordor and Azig, it was already midnight, and the two brothers had been angry for the past few days, and the battle was too bad, and they were in a bad mood. When they went back, they both wanted to vent, but before they could find a way, Dolgon sent someone to spread the word, and they had to come at once.

After listening to Dolgon's briefing, both Duo and Azig changed their faces.

If it were changed to before, they would never take these hundreds of thousands of Ming reinforcements seriously, and even hoped to see the arrival of Ming reinforcements, so that they could surround the point and send reinforcements to eliminate the living force of the Ming army. But now, their mentality is completely different, in the process of fighting with the Datong army, the men and horses under their command suffered heavy losses, but they can't help Datong. Cao Bianjiao's men and horses, they have also tasted great, this is also an army equipped with a large number of firearms, in the Battle of Songshan, they also caused great losses to the Qing army.

The Ming army led by Cao Yue and Cao Bianjiao is now recognized as the most elite Ming army by all Qing generals. The Qing army had a blue nose and swollen face under the city of Datong, and now that Cao Bianjiao's men and horses have come with reinforcements, the pressure on the Qing army will be even greater.

The three brothers all looked worried.

The world has changed, and today's Qing army is no longer invincible in the world, and the Ming army, which is equipped with a large number of firearms, is the invincible army in the world. Both Dorgon and Duoduo believed that if the Ming army in Datong had enough ammunition and ran out of ammunition, then the Qing army would have no chance of victory. Nearly 200,000 Ming reinforcements came, and it was impossible for the encirclement of Datong City to be formed, and the raw materials for making gunpowder could also be continuously transported into Datong City, and there would be no shortage of firearms and ammunition in Datong City.

If this is the case, how will this battle be fought?

Dolgon and Dordor, almost at the same time, had the idea of retiring from the army.

But it was impossible for Dolgon to take the initiative to bring this up, and Dolgon was also very smart, and immediately understood the purpose of Dolgon's summoning him over to discuss the matter so late, and immediately whispered: "Fourteenth brother, the younger brother thinks that this battle cannot continue to be fought like this, and we will not be able to capture Datong this time." Cao Bianjiao's tens of thousands of horses are only three days away from Datong, and Zhou Yuji, Jiang Rang, and Jiang Bian's men and horses can reach Datong in only two or three days, if these 200,000 Ming troops arrive, we will suffer from the enemy!"

Azig is not as clever as Dorgon and Dord, he has not been fighting smoothly these days, and he is angry. According to his character, he threw off his arms and fought to the death with the Ming army, and never retreated without fighting to the last person.

Just now Dorgon arranged a new combat mission for tomorrow at night, and Dorgon proposed to withdraw the troops from the battle, he immediately became annoyed and yelled in a thick throat: "Fifteenth brother, what are you talking about? When did my Qing army learn to escape? What is the more than 200,000 Ming troops, no matter how many Ming troops there are, in front of our Qing army, they can only be beaten and run away. The fourteenth brother is the same, don't listen to the fifteenth brother, how can we withdraw the army like this? If we withdraw our troops in this way, then the prestige of our Qing army will be lost, and how will we control the Mongols and Koreans in the future? ”

Azig had a point, and that was what Dorgon was most worried about. He knew very well that the Ming army came in the direction of Datong with several reinforcements, including Cao Bianjiao's elite men and horses, and the Qing army that suffered serious setbacks, and the best strategy was to avoid the edge of the Ming army, retreat and recuperate. But he was afraid that if the Mongolian soldiers, the Han army, and the Korean army mutinied after the withdrawal, it would be troublesome.

From Dolgon's expression, Duoduo could understand the complicated thoughts of his fourteenth brother, and he immediately retorted to Azig: "Twelfth brother, although what you said is good, but the younger brother thinks that if you continue to fight under the city of Datong, when a few Ming reinforcements arrive, the situation will be even worse, and the Mongols, Han army, and Koreans are more likely to revolt." The younger brother thinks that tomorrow we can continue to attack the city, but only let the Han army, the Koreans, and the Mongolian Eight Banners attack, and our Jurchen elite cavalry only watches the battle, and does not participate in the attack, so let the Ming army consume the strength of the Han army, the Korean army, and the Mongolian Eight Banners. When their strength is almost exhausted, it will not have much impact if they start up again. ”

Before Azig could refute Duoduo again, Dorgon spoke: "Brother Twelfth, Brother Fifteen is right, we really can't fight anymore now, before we find a way to crack the firearms of the Ming army, we will fight again, the price we pay will definitely be very large, even if we win, it will be a tragic victory, the strength of our Qing army is exhausted, how can we defend Liaodong, how can we rebuild the Qing Dynasty?" The strength of the Han army, the Korean army, and the Mongols must be consumed, and the strength of our Jurchens must be retained, so let them fight with Cao Yue's men and horses tomorrow, and we are ready to retreat. On the way back, we will go in the direction of Beijing, and we must bring back some loot to make up for our losses!"

Azig was still not convinced, but before he could open his mouth to argue, Dolgon said again: "Brother Twelve, let's just decide, early tomorrow morning, I will gather all the princes, county kings, and Baylor to announce this matter, and early the day after tomorrow, we will evacuate Datong." But one thing to remember is that before evacuating, you must not leak any information, otherwise you will be held accountable!"

"Okay!" Azig could only agree in the end, but he was still unconvinced, and he was ready to personally lead the army to fight a good battle tomorrow to show his anger.