Because the troops of the Ming Empire that broke through the rebel defense line in the Liaodong region stopped their advance after capturing Liaoyang and stopped in a relatively strange position, the Japanese army and about 100,000 main forces of the rebels had retreated to a relatively safe position. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

These forces were not out of real danger so far, because the Ming forces in Liaodong could continue to move south at any time, encircling them in Benxi and Fushun. In order to get out of contact with the Ming Empire's troops, these troops from Japan and the Jin Kingdom also needed to continue to move their steps and retreat to a safer position.

However, at this time, where to retreat has become a very difficult question of unanimity. The Japanese advocated a retreat to the southeast, passing through Fengcheng and retreating to Korea before the Ming Empire cut off the railway line. And Ye Hehaolian's idea was to go back to his lair in Jilin, gather some forces, and then fight guerrilla warfare with the troops of the Ming Empire who followed to Jilin to delay time.

The Japanese are just because the Korean region is closer to their own territory, which is convenient for further reinforcements or retreats, and without the natural barrier of the Jin rebels, then the Korean region will of course be in danger, and the situation is very unoptimistic.

On the other hand, the rebels' intention to return to Jilin is not a good idea. Because Jilin does not have much material hoarding now, and the natural sea interface of North Korea is cut off, Ceylon cannot support the materials needed for Jin's next resistance. Now is not the era when the Ming Empire did not have many troops in the northeast, and it is almost impossible to replicate the Liaodong rebellion again.

The Ming Empire is indeed decaying and sluggish in some aspects, but this does not mean that this huge and ancient empire is really a soft persimmon to be slaughtered. The powerful attack power displayed by the new army troops in the Liaodong region now also seems to announce a terrible fact to all enemies: the tactic of winning the Ming Empire by delaying and waiting will never be bargained for again.

There is another problem that plagues Yehe Haolian, that is, the Ming Empire attacking forces in the north have already controlled Kaiyuan, and the capture of Kaiyuan means that there is now a Ming Dynasty army closer to Jilin than the main force of the rebel army that has just moved south. Once they ventured north to return to Jilin, the troops of the Ming Empire first went to Jilin to capture the city, and they were surrounded near Tonghua, unable to advance or retreat.

However, Ye Hehao Lian did not want to believe the pie painted by the Japanese, once he retreated to the Korean Peninsula, there would be less room for the rebels to move around, and it was almost equivalent to the territory of the Japanese, so it was not pleasant to be under the fence. The more important question is, if the Ming army regained a foothold on the Yalu River, who could guarantee that they would not cross the river and go south to recover those "lost territories"?

Once the Japanese retreated into Korea, they could rely on the local route to maintain the replenishment of supplies at sea, and they could retreat calmly to the Japanese mainland -- where did the rebels go at that time? Doesn't it mean that the Yehe clan is going to become a prisoner of the Ming Empire? Thinking of this, Ye Hehao didn't even have the slightest good impression of retreating into the Korean region.

However, he did not have the ability to stop the Japanese army from continuing to retreat to the Fengcheng area, and watched the broken Mitsui Takanomiya command the Japanese soldiers to board the southbound train one by one, and began to quickly move south along the railway to the rebel-controlled area near Kuandian, Ye Hehao Lian was anxious.

Before he could find a way to solve the current crisis, news had already come from the distant battlefield that made him even more desperate. The commander who remained in the defensive area of the Anshan fortress surrendered without a fight, and the army of more than 500,000 troops of the Ming Empire had all crossed the defense line of the Liaohe River and occupied the Anshan iron ore production base and the nearby coal mining area.

The fact that the Ming Empire has picked up a huge iron ore smelting center is put aside for the time being, and now the main problem that makes Ye Hehao Lian a headache is that a large number of Ming troops have crossed the Liao River, forming a huge encirclement and encirclement situation against the Japanese army and the rebels. If the rebels who withdrew from the Liaoyang fortified defense zone in Anshan can be regarded as a golden cicada shell, then the Ming Empire, which is now pursuing them, has eaten the cicada shell and focused all its attention on the rebels and the Japanese army.

Not only for the rebels, but even for the Japanese army, which was in a slightly better situation, this news was not news worth celebrating. Everyone understood that once the Ming Empire launched a pursuit, then the life of the fleeing troops would not be as comfortable as it is now - being caught up by those fast and powerful tanks would be self-evident.

"Your Majesty......" Hearing the news, Todeltai, the first general of the Jin State, who was also in the Chinese military tent, sighed bitterly, and said helplessly: "Please personally supervise the first army to guard Anshan, just to be afraid of the surrender of the defenders...... His Majesty forced the ministers to go out of the city with the army, and the ministers did not dare to defend themselves, but now it seems that if we want to return to Jilin, I am afraid it will not be so easy. ”

"I ...... I can't live without you, General. Ye Hehao Lian was also tortured by this news and lost the strength to speak, and after he sighed with Todeltai, he slowly opened his mouth to defend his claim: "If I leave you, general, even if I return to Jilin, where will I have the chance to make a comeback?" ”

There was no way for him to do this, if he left Todeltai in Anshan and fled by himself, although the chances of escape were much greater, but he no longer had ministers who knew about military affairs. When you arrive in Jilin, let alone want to make a comeback, it has become a question who will mobilize the troops to resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming army.

So he had to take Todeltai with him, which he used to restrain the last so-called capable troops of the 100,000 Jin Kingdom who had fled, to counter the subsequent thunderous blows of the Ming army on the Jilin region. For this purpose, he had to take Todel Thai, who was already a little bit of a tail, with this minister, who was already a prince.

"Nowadays...... There are two ways to go...... Your Majesty. Todel Tay also knew that he and Ye Hehaolian were grasshoppers tied to a rope, and in order to have a decent ending for himself, he had to continue to help Ye Hehaolian rack his brains to come up with a countermeasure: "The best choice is to run away from the Jilin region immediately. We only have elite cavalry, and we can gather enough 10,000 men to make it happen......"

His plan was to lose the 100,000 troops in front of him and return to Jilin as quickly as possible to take over the overall situation. However, this requires a lot of courage and a clear understanding of the current situation: if Ye Hehao had these abilities, he would not have made various choices one after another at a critical moment.

So at this time, he regarded the 100,000 army in front of him as his capital to go back to Jilin to regain his strength, where was he willing to give it up easily. So he asked Todeltay, "General...... If I go back alone, it is still a question whether I can control all the departments in Jilin. The current troops, but you and I have the last capital to settle down, and we can't give it up easily. ”

Todeltay replied with a wry smile: "Your Majesty! At this time, although the army was said to be the capital to settle down, it was also a burden to provoke the Ming army. If we don't abandon these troops, then our army can only bet that the main force of the Ming Empire will not choose to pursue and kill us...... But at this time, can we afford to gamble? ”

Of course, he can't afford to gamble, because if there is a slight possibility, Ye Hehao, a guy who thinks highly of himself, will definitely not gamble with his life, but now he has to take this risk: "General, bet this time...... It is the fate of the country in the future...... What if I gambled this time? ”

"Then we will immediately reflexively lead the elite cavalry, with the infantry that can keep up, and immediately march to the northeast." Todeltai felt that what Ye Hehao Lian said was also reasonable, and hurriedly made a decision without further ado: "Your Majesty, this time the competition is speed, if we can get to the Qingyuan generation to escape before the Ming army takes Fushun, even if it really escapes from the Ascension." ”

What he didn't say was that all this had to be pinned on hope, and the main force of the Ming army would storm in the direction of Benxi and pursue the Japanese troops. If the Ming army let go of the Japanese troops and turned to hunt down the rebel army led by them, it would still be in vain.

"Good! Everything will be arranged according to the way the general said! Ye Hehao Lianqiang cheered up his spirits and commanded Todeltai: "I will take a nap, and the army will be marched!" The general is gone, I ...... So sleepy. ”

Running all the way, Ye Hehao Lian has long been sleepy, years of comfortable life, has already corroded his toughness and strength, two consecutive days of running made him lose his spirit, Todeltai even knew that His Majesty the Emperor also smoked a lot of cigarettes to cheer himself up. Looking at the yawning Emperor Yehe Haolian, Todeltai didn't say anything more, and bowed out of the bright yellow tent.

Outside the big tent, there were several commanders of cavalry divisions guarding there, and they all bowed their heads and waited for their loyal general Todeltai to come out. My lord! What did the emperor say? How did the emperor arrange it? ”

Looking at these anxious subordinates, Todeltay could only shake his head and said, "The matter of withdrawing was vetoed by the emperor...... However, it gave me the right to dispatch our troops, so that we could first march to the small city and the springs. ”

Hearing this news, these generals under his command also breathed a sigh of relief - at this time, the most important thing is to have an idea, no matter what kind of idea, as long as there is an idea, it is better than chaos! (To be continued.) )