Shenyang.

The atmosphere in the council hall was depressing, and even the cronies and old ministers who had followed Nurhachi for many years felt Nurhachi's accumulated anger and did not dare to speak casually.

The news of the fall of Fuzhou Wei and Gaizhou Wei shocked Hou Jin. But what made Nurha even more angry was Liu Aita who betrayed Jin Guiming.

If it was only a defeat on the battlefield, the two cities would be lost, and it would not be particularly serious. Although to Nurhachi's surprise, he originally thought that the two banners of Youdaishan were in southern Liaoning and should be able to withstand the attack of the Ming army.

In Nurhachi's plan, the Fuzhou Guard and the Gaizhou Guard were mainly guarded by Han soldiers, and as long as they held out during the Ming army's landing and siege, the cavalry of the two red banners could rush to support.

But the heavy blow was Liu Aita's betrayal, he trusted that Han kid so much, he was promoted from a slave, accepted him as a son-in-law, pushed food and undress, appreciated promotion, how could he raise a white-eyed wolf?

The feeling of being betrayed, especially by someone close to you, is absolutely heart-wrenching, and you can't wait to catch the betrayer in front of you immediately, denounce his ingratitude, and then hack him to death.

But Nurhachi was full of resentment, but also had a trace of illusion, hoping that this news was false and deliberately spread by the Ming army. There are other reasons for the fall of Fuzhou Wei and Gaizhou Wei, and it is by no means the work of Liu Aita who he entrusted with the important task.

But whether it is true or not, the drastic changes in southern Liaoning must come up with countermeasures, and as soon as possible. Because of the loss of Fuzhou Wei and Gaizhou Wei, the Daishan Department in southern Liaoning was copied from the back road, and the situation was very bad.

Now, Amin has led 5,000 cavalry to reinforce his ally Korqin. Nurhachi was not ready to personally lead his troops out of Shenyang again, and made the bluff more serious.

Anyway, the news has already been released, and it is unlikely that the Mongol coalition forces attacking Horqin will get accurate information so quickly.

Excluding the two red flags of Daishan, Huang Taiji and Du Du, who were resisting the Ming army outside, and Amin's troops, Liaoshen only had less than four banners left.

Moreover, after several setbacks, although the Houjin Army is still known as the Eight Banners, the men and horses of each banner have been reduced, and the strength is no longer so strong.

The Ming army in western Liaoning also had to be defended, and Nurhachi thought that at most one half-flag force could only be sent to southern Liaoning, and two banners would stay in Liaoshen, so it would be more reassuring.

Sweeping his gaze over the dull ministers, Nurhachi struggled to keep his voice calm and steady, and said, "Liaonan is in danger, if you have any suggestions, you can talk about it. ”

Suggestion? Since it is critical, then send troops to rescue!

Otherwise, it may be the right strategy to abandon southern Liaoning and implement strategic retrenchment. According to Houjin's strength, the Ming army launched everywhere, and it really couldn't afford to fight.

Everyone pretended to be thinking, and no one dared to make suggestions easily. The situation has changed for more than a year, and they are in a high position, how can they not know?

Southern Liaoning is not easy to defend, especially the brigade of the Ming army has firmly established a foothold and formed a basis. In addition, the Ming army's naval divisions could choose the opportunity to land and attack, which was impossible to prevent, and it made people feel exhausted.

But southern Liaoning is a land of ointment, and it is pointed out that the autumn harvest can relieve the food shortage! Once abandoned, there will be no need to wait until next year, and there will be a famine at the end of this year.

Silence and pretending to be stupid are not always the way, and when He Heli realized that King Khan's eyes were focused on him, he finally couldn't help but speak.

With a dry cough, He He bowed and said slowly: "King Khan, his subordinates think that Liaonan should not be taken lightly, so they should immediately send troops to rescue." The two red flags of Dabeile are still in southern Liaoning, and it is still possible to regain the lost territory with reinforcements. ”

Nurhachi bowed slightly, expressing encouragement and appreciation, and then turned his gaze to Yanguli.

"King Khan, his subordinates feel that there is no doubt about sending reinforcements urgently." Yanguli said: "But the first batch does not need to be too much, it should be mainly fine riding." There was no news from Big Baylor, and the details were not clear. If a large army is dispatched, if the enemy in western Liaoning takes advantage of the situation to attack, he will have to defend. ”

Yes, the Ming army in western Liaoning has advanced to Guangning, and although it is difficult for Liaoze to march, it is not foolproof.

Nurhachi nodded again, and his heart was also full of doubts, wondering why Daishan didn't send someone back the emergency report, making the situation unclear and making a plan inaccurate.

"King Khan, his subordinates are willing to lead five thousand elite horsemen to Liaonan first." He also bowed down and begged for his life, "Since he is the vanguard, the enemy does not dare to run rampant; It was reinforcements again, so that the great Belle would not fight alone. ”

Nurhachi pondered for a long time and said, "Very good, you will lead the forwards first." ”

As one of the five ministers, he often served as the vanguard of the army, and he did not lose a single battle in decades, and won the trust of Nurhachi.

After a pause, he instructed again: "The information is not very clear, even if it is urgent reinforcements, we must march cautiously." ”

"My subordinates understand." Eyi also respectfully received the order.

Out of the corner of Nurha's red eyes, he caught a glimpse of Li Yongfang, who was sitting on the side, and opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but then lowered his head slightly and did not say anything.

"Smooth your forehead." Nurha's red eyes flashed, and she asked, "Do you have any suggestions, why do you want to stop talking, but you are worried about your eldest son in Fuzhou?" ”

Li Yongfang was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and replied: "I was thinking just now, what is the main intention of the Ming army to launch in all directions?" But after thinking about it, there is not enough information, but it is difficult to analyze clearly. ”

Nurhachi frowned, and Li Yongfang made sense. Fiction and reality are the essence of the soldiers, but for now, it is really difficult to judge where the Ming army is real and where is false.

Since we can't distinguish between fiction and reality, we can only take precautions everywhere, and we can't distinguish a key point in the use of troops. On the surface, it seems to be taken care of, but it is a little weak. Once there is a mistake, it is not a good remedy.

However, it is impossible to wait for information and delay the operation, since the Ming army's strategy contracted and the people moved to Qingye, Houjin's intelligence sources have been very scarce, which is also what makes Li Yongfang helpless and Nurhachi dissatisfied.

"Regardless of the reality of the Ming army for the time being, as long as there are reserve men, there is no need to worry too much. Everyone, do as ordered! Nurhachi waved his hand and ended the military discussion.

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Several fast horses galloped on the road, and the rider hunched his back as if he were glued to the horse's back, allowing the horse to gallop, but without the slightest bump and jump, showing extremely high riding skills.

Suddenly, several tripping ropes buried in the soil were suddenly straightened, and the fast horse in front of the head could not dodge, and the man turned over on his back, so as not to be embarrassed.

The rider behind hurriedly reined in the reins, and the horses under the seat almost stood upright, and finally stopped running, without tripping and falling to the ground.

But their good fortune ended there, when dozens of musketeers suddenly stood up in the grass on the side of the road, pulling the triggers at them.

With a burst of white smoke rising and the roar of gunfire, the riders and horses were either killed or wounded by this volley, and in the screams of men and the neighing of horses, more than a dozen Jiannu cavalry were all wiped out.

A few Jiannu who were dizzy after falling off their horses had just barely gotten up, and they were already surrounded by the Ming army musketeers.

The muzzle of the black hole, the sharp black bayonet, the butt of the gun smashed down, and the military boots kicked off, soon beat these slaves to the point that their noses and mouths were bleeding, and then they were tied up with ropes and escorted away.

The Ming soldiers cleaned and arranged the road again, and then hid in the grass and trees on the side of the road, waiting for the arrival of the next batch of Jiannu.

Nurhachi is not surprised that Daishan did not send information, if he saw this scene, he would suddenly understand that this is the case!

The Ming army landed in Fuzhou, and under the direction of Liu Aita, they easily took the Acropolis of Fuzhou, and quickly spread along the Shahe River, blocking the retreat of the Daishan Department directly back to the north.

The Shahe River stretches for a long time, but it cannot completely enclose southern Liaoning. If Dai Shan had led his team eastward and crossed between the Shahe River and the Bili River, he would have been able to avoid the obstruction of the river.

Due to the strength of the Ming army, it was impossible to completely cut off the retreat of the Daishan Division, but it sent several hundred-man teams to intercept and kill Jiannu's messengers on large and small roads, and try to delay the transmission of their information.

And the Daishan Department is now in the area of Fuxian, that is, the Wafangdian in the future. No matter how much the Ming army controlled, the news of the fall of Fuzhou Wei was also known to Dai Shan.

The shrapnel did not penetrate his armor, but it did break two of his ribs. Coupled with the heavy fall from his horse, the broken bones were even more misaligned, making it almost impossible for him to bend over, and he couldn't stop coughing.

His body no longer allowed him to gallop on horseback, and his strength was not enough to deal with the Ming army's two-sided attack. Dai Shan ordered his troops to move east along the river to avoid the Ming army defending along the river; On the other hand, he sent someone to report the news to his father Khan, so that his father Khan could grasp the information.

In fact, Dai Shan did not obtain sufficient and accurate information, let alone fully realize the dangerous situation of his army.

In his opinion, his army is all cavalry, and it is not much of a problem to move quickly without a fight. Although in the melee with the Ming army, the losses were not small, but there were still more than 10,000 horses, which the Ming army could not easily stop.

But he forgot that the Ming army's communication relied on sea ships, and it was a very short sea distance from Fuzhou to Xinjin.

After successfully taking Fuzhou, Zhang Ke ordered the communication clipper to go to southern Liaoning to report the news, and the Ming army of Luda learned the information earlier than Dai Shan, and also made timely adjustments.

You must know that Zhang Pan, Kong Youde, and Zhang Bang are all equipped with 1,000 dragoons each, and they were not used in battle.

After knowing Zhang Keda's arrangement, Zhang Pan and the others immediately analyzed the path to be taken by the retreat of Daishan's department.

The infantry must have been too late, Kong Youde personally led three thousand dragoons to dispatch, took Hongzui Fort and Chengzitan, and quickly went north in a straight line to intercept Daishan.

The Ming army defending along the river also detected Jiannu's movements, and Zhang Keda also made adjustments and sent troops to the east to block Jiannu's land retreat.

A big war has kicked off again, and whether it can be successfully blocked before Jiannu is successful, time and speed are the key.

If Jiannu wanted to retreat lightly, the Ming army would not have time to intercept it.

But Dai Shan was injured and couldn't bear to bump immediately; In addition, there was a melee with the Ming army, and there were many wounded soldiers to carry. These factors have seriously slowed down the speed of Jiannu, making this war inevitable.

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The Mongols in the city rained down arrows, and the Mongol soldiers under the city also attacked fiercely with arrows in color.

The assault and defense of the city of Grejurgen continued, and this was the third day of the siege. In the face of Oba's desperate resistance, the Mongol coalition army has shown fatigue, and the rudimentary equipment such as the ladder built has been almost completely destroyed.

After the Mongol coalition army, the Ming army was ready to go, and the same prepared as them was the Zarut division of the Inner Khalkha Union.

"It's a pure waste of time." Man Gui stretched out his hand and pulled out the straw stick in his mouth, spit out the chewed grass clippings vigorously, looked up at the sun in the sky, and said impatiently: "Change us after noon, the night is long and dreamy, and we can't delay it any longer." ”

Hu Dawei nodded in agreement, the Mongolian coalition army wanted to work hard, but the siege was really bad, which made people feel anxious and depressed.

The Ming army had already led the Mongol coalition army once, giving them an extra day. It can be seen that the progress of the siege is still exciting.

Fortunately, the Mongol coalition army still followed the advice of the Ming army and filled in the trenches on the south gate of Geljurgen City, paving the way for the Ming army's attack.

While the generals of the Ming army kept looking up at the sky, the Mongol coalition army retreated, and many corpses were left under the city that they had not had time to recover.

This time, Lin Dan Khan did not personally recruit, but sent the special minister Sierhu Nakduring, and mobilized the Shanyin Chahar and Shannan Chahar, which were the main force of the Chahar Department.

It's also fortunate that Lin Danhan didn't come, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to get down on this face. It's just such a small city that is neither tall nor strong, and the siege day and night can't be gnawed.

Oba at the head of the city breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the siege equipment of the Mongol coalition army was almost destroyed, he felt that he was more sure of holding the city.

"Ming Army?!" Korqin Belzai Sambuhe's eyes widened and he lost his voice a little.

The Ming army has been stationed far outside the city, and it has not even been flagged. The intention is also simple, and the Jin reinforcements were caught off guard after they wanted to fight.

And although Oba and the others have a condescending advantage in the city, they are far away and have no binoculars. They just thought it was strange, but they didn't judge that it was the army of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, the Ming army is slowly pressing up from far and near, which will inevitably surprise Oba and others.

With bright armor and a black mask, accompanied by the sound of war drums, the Ming army exuded a strong murderous aura and approached the city step by step.

Oba swallowed hard, pretended to be calm and said: "Without siege equipment, is the Ming army a monkey and can climb the city wall?" ”

Jae Sambu frowned, and for some reason, an ominous feeling floated in his heart. He blinked his eyes, quietly retreated, called his son Wu Keshan, and whispered in his ear.

Wu Keshan listened to his father's instructions, and was still a little hesitant, but under his father's gaze, he reluctantly retreated from the city and turned away.

The Ming army lined up outside the range of bows and arrows on the city, and the Zalut department sent a number of sturdy Mongol soldiers, armed with wooden shields, to cooperate with the Ming army, while the rest of the men and horses were ready to attack the city.

As soon as the drums of war changed, the battle formation of the Ming army advanced, and the arrows on the city also shot down.

Shielding, shielding, the Mongol soldiers used wooden shields to cover the arrows, covering the advance of the Ming troops.

The leader of the Zalut tribe, Ang'an, obeyed the orders of the Ming generals and sent archers to line up on both flanks of the Ming army and return fire with bows and arrows.