Gold and silver treasures, of course, are highly sought after, and can be used as money to do many things, but they also have certain limitations. For example, when you are trekking in the desert and are thirsty, do you want to have a pot of water around you, or carry a sparkling diamond agate on your back?

Whether it is the Mongols or the Manchus, whether it is the grassland or Liaodong, they all have a common characteristic, that is, the lack of food and materials. Therefore, they had to plunder and trade in order to obtain the necessities of life, including food.

Historically, when there was a lot of gold and silver and little grain in the land of Liaodong, there was a large-scale famine, especially when the supply of materials from the Central Plains could not be obtained. But it was soon alleviated by Yuan Chonghuan's stupid use of grain and the mercenary intentions of a large number of traitorous profiteers.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, who had retreated to Guanwai, were now facing the same problem, only caring about enjoying happiness in the Central Plains, Liaodong was almost barren, and the Ming army did not give them time to adjust and recuperate. Among the looted goods, there were many gold and silver treasures, but not a lot of food.

If it was the Ming Dynasty, it was natural to take the money to buy it overseas, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty, guarding the gold and silver treasures, could only watch, could not eat, could not wear, and had no place to spend if they wanted, which was like waste. No, it's not waste, they can also use the money to exchange it for supplies with the Mongol tribes, or buy it. However, the Mongol tribes were not wealthy, and the Ming court had very strict restrictions on market trade, and even for allies like the Chahar tribe, they were not open to business, let alone the tribes that were far away and had unclear attitudes.

The principle of the Ming court is also very simple, if you want to change the market, you can go to fight the Tartars, twenty Zhenyi heads for a transaction certificate, you can carry out a batch of market trade, and the supply of tea, cotton, grain, ironware, porcelain and other materials have a fixed quantity, and the price is also very fair.

And to the Mongol tribes who are still helping the Manchus. For example, Horqin and other departments, the Ming court also has awards. Fifty human heads, or twenty living captives.

The decline of the Manchu Qing was irreversible, and the support of the Ming court and the temptation of the city made the rebel forces led by the Chahar Department stronger and stronger. They may still be a little afraid of the Eight Banners cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but they took advantage of the victory to pursue the Horqin and Tumut troops attached to the Qing Dynasty.

Although on the surface it was an ally of the Ming army. But Burney has his own ambitions, and he will not be completely at the mercy of the Ming court. After the breakthrough was completed in Yizhou, he could be regarded as a false response to the Ming court's request, but he refused to advance in the direction of Jinzhou.

After a short rest, Burni led the allied forces to attack the Tamari Ranch (now Zhangwu County) and attacked the remnants of the Korqin and Tumut tribes, continuing to complete his great cause of unifying Mongolia. At the same time, Brni also played a little trick. sent a secret envoy to Shenyang, wanting to take advantage of the embarrassment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to negotiate conditions to ask for the return of the jade seal of the country.

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The Jinzhou side came suddenly, and although there was still a fierce battle, the outcome seemed to be certain.

The interspersed troops of the Ming army marched lightly along the Daling River, and almost at the same time as the reinforcements sent by the Qing army in Jinzhou rushed to the city of Dalinghe. It's a pity that the main force of the Qing army in Jinzhou was pinned down and attracted, and the number of the first batch of reinforcements urgently dispatched was not large, and Dalinghe City was demolished and built several times in history. It is broken.

The three or four thousand Qing troops could not withstand the onslaught of the Ming army, which had absolute superiority, and retreated in defeat. Some fled back to Jinzhou. Some fled to Shenyang via Montenegro and Guangning. After the Ming army occupied the city of Dalinghe, they immediately dug trenches and used the remnants of the city to build fortifications, completely closing the retreat of the Qing army in Jinzhou to Shenyang.

In this way, in addition to desperately rushing to open the road, the Qing army in Jinzhou was left to go north to Yizhou. Then go to the land of Mongolia and cross the Liaohe loop back to Shenyang.

When the bad news came, the Qing army in Jinzhou was panicked, the generals were arguing, and the soldiers were resigned to their fate. No need to fight, the battle has already been lost in morale.

In fact, the shadow of failure has long been shrouded, and the fact that the back road is cut off makes failure certain. The Ming army in front of him has been difficult to resist, the defense of Niangniang Palace was broken through by the Eastern Advance Corps, the defense line urgently arranged in the Xiaoling River was in danger, and the Ming army on the other side of the Daughter River increased reinforcements, and was looking for a breakthrough point along the river to build a pontoon bridge.

One, two, three times, the Qing army in Jinzhou was unable to support this continuous pressure, and could only support it, and what they hoped most was that Shenyang would issue an order to retreat and quickly leave this imminent defeat.

The last straw, or rather the desperate news, completely destroyed the will and confidence of the Qing army to resist. Even most of the generals were opposed to breaking through to Dalinghe City, and instead wanted to make a detour back to Shenyang from Yizhou.

Thousands of defenses, but still can't resist the surprise detour from the sea! Orha's face was expressionless, but his heart was cold, and his ears were full of arguments from the officers.

"The enemy occupying Dalinghe City is moving so quickly, there is no doubt that he is lightly armed, and the firepower is not fierce, and our army has mobilized artillery and concentrated forces to attack, and there is great hope for success."

"Even if it is lightly armed, there are muskets, and the strict phalanx can be broken away lightly? Mobilize artillery, that's even more of a joke, is the enemy on the opposite side a dead man, just there watching us drag the artillery, and then retreat? ”

"Retreating from Yiju, that is also a breakthrough. The movements of the rebels in the Chahar Department are unknown, and aren't there also Ming troops helping in the war? The way back is far and unfathomable. ”

"This can't work, that can't work, just wait here to die? Could it be that Shengjing can still send reinforcements, and can Gaizhou's friendly troops be able to pull out? ”

"It's definitely not okay to stick to it. Not to mention whether there can be reinforcements, with the strength and firepower of the enemy army alone, how long can this projectile city hold out? ”

Orha knew in his heart that this battle could not be fought. Whether it is to the north or to the east, while there is still a glimmer of life, a decision must be made quickly. Breaking through to the east was the next policy, and in the case of the Ming army's front blockade and rear pressure, it was just a tighter encirclement. Moreover, the general was right, artillery is now a burden, and it can neither be calmly transported to the east for a breakthrough operation, nor can it be dragged back to Shengjing thousands of miles.

It is good to withdraw early, and it is good to withdraw late. The bulky guys have to be abandoned, and with the mobility advantage of the war horses, the Ming army should not be able to catch up. As for the Chahar rebels, can they be better than the Ming army? Now is not the time to be strong, even if you are forced to fight to the death, even if you can kill and injure more Ming troops than you lose, but it is not a long-term plan.

Orha knew she had to make up her mind, and she had to preserve as much of her life as possible. The war must drag on before there can be a variable, and what this variable will be, Orha doesn't know, he just desperately hopes that it will appear, and can give the Manchurians a chance to breathe.

………… (To be continued......)