Dorgon hides in the ravine-lined Loess Plateau, like a lurking hunter, quietly waiting for the warplane.

Time has passed invisibly, little by little, for five days.

Dolgon's tent was located, and several of the scout leaders in charge of reconnaissance had just been ordered to leave. The adjutant general, with a worried expression on his face, hurriedly broke into the tent....yes, it was a break-in, a break-in without any notification.

Although the lieutenant's behavior made Dolgon very dissatisfied, but for the sake of the other party being his confidant, Dolgon was not angry. Just frowned, and asked, "What's the matter, ...... so anxious?"

The adjutant general hurriedly reported: "Lord Belle, the slave has something important to tell here, which is related to the life and death of our army. So, please allow the minions to make a separate statement..."

After taking a deep look at the lieutenant in front of him, Dorgon waved his hand convincingly, signaling the guards to leave the tent.

Then, he asked in a deep tone: "These guards have all gone out, if there is anything, tell me immediately..."

The adjutant didn't dare to slack off, and directly took out a list full of jù and sent it to Dolgon. Then, he knelt down in front of Dolgon again and said, "Lord Belle....What the slave wants to say is that if we can't get food supplies from northern Shaanxi, at the latest, in two days at the latest, more than 10,000 warriors under Lord Belle's command will be starved of food..."

"In order not to affect the morale and morale of the warriors, the minions implore Lord Belle to come up with a solution to the supply immediately..."

In the consistent combat style of the Mongol cavalry and the Tatar cavalry, the troops grabbed wherever the battle went. Where to eat. I don't have to worry about supplies and food at all.

So. After entering northern Shaanxi, Dolgon never thought about these problems.

Now the sudden hearing that the cavalry, who lived by looting, would be short of food, could not but puzzle and shock Dorgon.

However, the lieutenant general, who knelt in front of Dolgon, seemed to have expected this scene for a long time.

Dolgon, with a shocked expression on his face, had not yet spoken, and the lieutenant had already taken the lead in reporting.

"Lord Belle, because northern Shaanxi has been the focus of the Ming rebels' activities since a year ago. So. The people of this region have either been coerced into rebel soldiers or have fled from this place..."

"In northern Shaanxi, in addition to the various counties, there are still many Ming Dynasty people. Elsewhere, it has long been a deserted wasteland..."

"Without people, there is no food. The warriors just wanted to loot, and there was no object to plunder. ”

"So, during these ten days of fighting and waiting, the warriors ate the jerky we brought with us from Mongolia...."

By this time, the shock on Dorgon's face had been replaced by solemnity. And realize the severity of the problem.

After taking a deep breath, he asked the deputy general in front of him with great expectation, "Is there a way to snatch food from the Ming people?" ”

The adjutant shook his head and replied, "Lord Belle." The slave has just said that except for a few county seats, there is no Ming Dynasty person in northern Shaanxi, and there is not a single grain of grain...."

"However, these counties with grain were all occupied by the Haw Par Army a few days ago..."

"The minions are worried that with the advantage of the Tiger and Leopard Army's firearms, coupled with their leisurely work, even if we send cavalry to attack these county towns, it will be impossible to capture them..."

Without food, these cavalry from the Mongol tribes would not continue to follow themselves, there is no doubt about it.

Faced with this question, Dolgon, who looked helpless, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Could it be that this battle that Ben Belle has worked so hard to plan is so ruined on the grain..."

"It was not easy to eliminate thousands of tigers and leopards, and they withdrew from Shaanxi like this, and Ben Baylor was unwilling... Very unwilling...."

At this time, the lieutenant directly reported a piece of news that made Dorgon even more desperate.

"Lord Belle, the slave has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not....Now we can, even if we want to quit Shaanxi, it is not an easy thing...."

"What are you talking about...."Dolgon, with a furrowed brow, suddenly stood up from his seat, stared at the adjutant in front of him condescendingly with a pair of murderous eyes, and asked loudly.

It's as if the adjutant in front of him doesn't say a word, and he wants to kill him with his eyes.

The adjutant did not hesitate, and replied to Dolgon's gaze: "Lord Belle, what the slave just said is all true, and there is nothing false....please Lord Belle, please look at the map...."

"Jingbian County and Dingbian County, the two main roads through which we must withdraw from northern Shaanxi, have been occupied by the Haw Par Army a few days ago....if we want to retreat through these two roads, we must recapture one of the county towns from the Haw Par Army...."

After quickly scanning the map in front of him, Dolgon's face turned red from anger and grievance.

After forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, he scolded loudly at the adjutant general in front of him: "Since you already know that the back road of our retreat has been cut off by the Haw Par Army, why didn't you tell us earlier..."

In front of the angry Dolgon, the lieutenant quickly replied: "Please calm the anger of Lord Belle... The minion told me at the time.....It's just that you didn't take it to heart. He also said that it would not be long before the Haw Par Army, which had suffered heavy losses, would take the initiative to abandon these county towns and retreat to Shanxi..."

That's right, Dolgon, who didn't know that he would run out of food at first, was very confident in the tactics he had carefully researched. I think that as long as I have enough time, I can eat the tiger and leopard army bit by bit...

However, what Dolgon did not expect was that less than five days after he had this idea, the problem of lack of food was born in front of him.

After slumping into his seat with a face full of decadence and helplessness, Dolgon had to admit the fact that this tactical method of warfare that he had carefully researched had been cracked by the Haw Par Army..."

"Otherwise, the Haw Par Army would never have suddenly sent troops a few days ago to occupy these county towns that are related to their life and death."

"What's more, the Haw Par Army, as an old adversary, may have guessed a few days ago that they would face a lack of food. And as the supreme commander of more than 10,000 cavalry, he was still in the dark.

"The cunning tiger and leopard army, the cunning Wei Zheng....I really didn't expect that I, Dolgon, would be in your hands again....Ben Belle is not reconciled, unwilling to ......"

Speaking of this, Dolgon, who had a glimmer of hope for the following, once again shifted his gaze to the map, hoping to find a new way out for himself on the map.

Just when his eyes shifted to the place in Yan'an, the deputy general, who was still kneeling in front of him, once again said a piece of news that made him feel desperate.

"Lord Belle, Yan'an County was also occupied by the 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Army at that time, along with Dingbian County."

"The minions think that the Haw Par Army has only one purpose in doing this, and that is to trap us to death in northern Shaanxi..."

"If we don't take the initiative to reveal our identities and attack these county seats, we will starve to death in this uninhabited wasteland."

With a helpless look on his face, Dorgon had to nod in agreement with what the adjutant general said.

However, in his heart, there is still a strong unwillingness.

Because, he is the strongest in the Houjin army, and he is a noble royal family. And Wei Zheng, the commander of the Haw Par Army, was just a bandit in the Ming Dynasty....How could such an identity gap make Dolgon willing.

Therefore, Dolgon, who had not thought of a solution for the time being, directly shifted his gaze to the lieutenant who brought him these bad news, and asked with a murderous face: "Do you have any good ideas..."

When he saw the hesitation on the lieutenant's face, Dorgon continued to ask, "Ben Belle told you to say it....whether the solution is feasible or not, Ben Belle will not blame you...."

"Yes, Lord Belle... The minion does have a small idea here...."At this time, the lieutenant had to speak under Dorgon's gaze.

"The minion means to put an end to the plan you are carrying out immediately. Then, select a county town occupied by the tiger and leopard army, and quickly launch an attack while we still have food in our hands. “

"As long as we can lay down one of these counties, our food problem will be solved."

"When the time comes, whether you stay in northern Shaanxi and continue your plan, or take advantage of the situation to withdraw to Mongolia, you can..."

Dolgon replied with a complicated face: "This is indeed the only way we can solve the food problem... It's just that, in this way, the warriors will be exposed under the noses of the Haw Par Army... If we can't capture the county seat as much as possible, we will most likely be besieged by other units of the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"In this way, the food problem will not be solved, and it will bring a devastating blow to the more than 10,000 iron horsemen under his command..."

The adjutant general's face did not show even a little frustration because of these words.

Under Dorgon's gaze, he continued to analyze: "Lord Belle... The minions thought that we could not put all our forces on one county town... It's like the plan that Lord Belle is executing, and the troops are divided into multiple ways...."

"Concentrate a certain number of cavalry to attract reinforcements from the Haw Par Army in other counties. Then, concentrate the remaining forces and suddenly launch an attack on other counties where the troops are empty..."

"As soon as the attack is successful, immediately withdraw from the battlefield... In this way, we can achieve the maximum result at the lowest cost..."

Dolgon's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Good way....The Haw Par Army still doesn't know our specific strength in northern Shaanxi, even if we divide our troops on the battlefield, the Haw Par Army won't know... Gather the chiefs of the tribes at once, and Benbel will discuss a matter of great matter with them........."