The defeat is like a mountain, I don't know if it is written in the book of war, or as the saying goes.

Haicheng was defeated, Jiannu lost nearly half, and more than 50,000 horses at the time of launch were less than 30,000 when they returned to Liaoyang.

The Ming army's attack continued, and the infantry and cavalry artillery advanced steadily, giving full play to their firepower superiority, and successively defeated Yanguli and Sakhalian after the break.

In view of the irreversible defeat and the shaking of the army's heart, Dai Shan did not even dare to defend Anshan, and retreated directly to Liaoyang, wanting to use the advantage of the city to block the Ming army.

Of course, he was not needed for the task of defending the city. Dai Shan did not send his own sons Yue Zhi and Sakhalian, but left Shuole Dai Saha, the general of the Zhenghuang Banner, to lead some of the men and horses to guard.

Subsequently, Dai Shan led the main force to continue to retreat and retreat to Shenyang. While retreating, Dai Shan also ordered all the Jurchens in Liaoyang to relocate.

Such a move has shown that Jiannu has no hope of sticking to Liaoyang. Leaving some men and horses to defend the city is better to block the advance of the delayed Ming army. The defenders such as Sole Dai Saha are dead soldiers.

I don't know if it was the old slave who returned to the light, and his head suddenly sobered up. Knowing the fiasco, Houjin no longer had the strength to engage the Ming army in a big way.

Or maybe Dai Shan has lost confidence, and in the case of serious human losses and extremely scarce material resources, he still has to hold on to Liaoyang, Shenyang and other cities, which is purely self-defeating.

Judging from the current comprehensive situation of Houjin, it is even worse and more dangerous than during the Salhu War.

You must know that the strength of the two sides of the Salhu battle should be comparable.

According to historical estimates, the Ming army had more than 70,000 people, plus the servant army of Yehe and Korea, and the actual number of troops participating in the battle did not exceed 100,000.

And Jiannu is facing a life-and-death battle, and it is certain that he will go all out. At that time, there were about 60,000 elite soldiers in the Eight Banners, and after the general mobilization, they should have 80,000 or 90,000 troops.

Now, Jiannu has lost one after another in the past few years, and most of them are strong. This general mobilization was launched in a big way, but it suffered a crushing defeat.

Therefore, the total strength is only more than 60,000 left, and it is pieced together, which is not a strong general.

Besides, the total strength has to be added to the two flags in Jianzhou, and the distant water will not quench the thirst of the near, even if it is assembled, I am afraid it will not help.

can't fight, this is almost the consensus of Daishan and other high-level executives. Can you still play the casualty ratio like Salhu, looking at the muskets and artillery of the Ming army, and the fighting spirit, you know that it is impossible.

Of course, it is impossible for Jiannu to give up resistance completely. They still have to resist stubbornly, retreat in great strides, and lengthen the supply lines of the Ming army; The weather is getting colder, which will also increase the difficulties of the Ming army.

Time, Jiannu is trying to buy time in order to get a respite. If there was a sudden change in the policy or employment of the Ming Dynasty, it would be even more unexpected.

There is little hope, but it is not yet time for complete despair. Naturally, Jiannu didn't know who their opponent was.

And the Ming Emperor could not make a mistake in the Battle of Pingliao, starting from the defeat of Jiannu in Guangning, he took the lead step by step. Jiannu's planning and actions were almost all in the emperor's calculations.

Coupled with climbing the science and technology tree, it is not surprising that the Pingliao War can be one to two years earlier than the emperor expected.

If you consider it from this aspect, Jiannu was already defeated a few years ago. As long as the emperor does not die, no matter how much Jiannu tosses, he will not escape the fate of extinction.

Dai Shan led the men and horses and the migrating Jurchens were still marching towards Shenyang, but the news had already been sent to Shenyang's Mang Gurtai through the fast horse urgent report.

The army was defeated and his father Khan was wounded, and Daishan was appointed as an auxiliary minister with full authority to manage the military administration of Hou Jin.

At the same time, Dai Shan issued an order, first, to let the Jurchens in Shenyang organized by Mang Gurtai to move out of the city and move to Jianzhou; The second is to give Azig and Dudu in Jianzhou, and let them transfer men and horses to strengthen the defense of Salhu.

Salhu is one of the gateways to Jianzhou, and it is the only way for Shenyang and Fushun to Jianzhou. To the north through Salhu, you can also retreat to the land of Haixi.

The name Haixi was first seen in the Yuan Dynasty, that is, the Songhua River.

Later, the Haixi Jurchens called by the Ming Dynasty were not the reason for their birthplace, but the Jurchens were divided by region.

The Jurchens in the area of Sakhalin Island in the present-day Russian Far East were called the "East China Sea Jurchens", that is, savage Jurchens; And the Jurchens who lived to their west naturally became the Haixi Jurchens.

You must know that the Liaodong referred to in the Ming Dynasty is now most of Jilin and Liaoning. Further north, Haixi, that is, the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins in later generations, was really a forest and snow field, a remote and bitter cold place.

Especially after the Jianzhou Jurchens destroyed the four Jurchen tribes of Haixi, they annexed their population to enrich their troops and moved their people south, and the land of Haixi was even more sparsely populated.

Obviously, Dai Shan or the old slave has already made the worst plan, and even Jianzhou has to give up.

In their minds, the land of Haixi was originally a place of detention by the Ming Dynasty, and it was deserted and bitterly cold, and the Ming army had already won Liaodong, and it would be very difficult to continue the in-depth pursuit, and the Ming court might not be interested in the expedition of laborers.

The messengers sent by Daishan went to Jianzhou and Shenyang, while the two secret messengers quietly left the brigade and went to Salhu to report the news.

"The legend of the Khan is located in the fourteenth beyler, and the great beyler is an auxiliary government, which is really self-inflicted civil strife." Fan Wencheng and Li Yongfang got together again and spoke in a low voice.

Li Yongfang shook his head and said, "Although Sibeile is smart and generous, and skilled in riding and shooting, he has Ye He blood. At this time of crisis, it is normal for the Khan to have doubts. ”

After a pause, Li Yongfang continued: "The two yellow flags were given to the fourteen Baylors, and the white flags were returned to the twelve Baylors long ago. What's more, the situation is critical, and civil strife will break out again, and there will be no day in sight. ”

Fan Wencheng sighed lightly and said, "So, we just notified Sibeile and didn't ask him to compete for the position." ”

"The key is Big Baylor's attitude." Li Yongfang looked at the banner in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Since he is already an auxiliary minister, presumably he will not have other thoughts." ”

Dai Shan has two red flags, and even if he has battle losses, he is also the strongest of the three Baylors. Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai are no longer banner masters, and it is impossible for them to compete with the Fourteen Belle Dolgon.

But judging from Nurhachi's final arrangement, it is unlikely that Daishan will compete with his younger brother for the throne. In terms of strength, it is not as good as Dolgon, who got the Khan's army and the two yellow banners.

Therefore, although Fan Wencheng and Li Yongfang are both friendly with Huang Taiji, and both think that Huang Taiji is more capable of leading Houjin, they also know that there is little hope of competing for the throne.

Another point is that neither of them wants the Houjin civil strife to accelerate its demise. Although they are Han Chinese, these two guys have the same fate as Hou Jin, and they are closely linked and inseparable.

If Houjin dies, how can these two big traitors survive? The sins they committed themselves were unforgivable by the Ming Court, and they knew it all the more in their hearts.

Although Haixi is a bitter cold place, it can still survive and save his life.

Both of them also knew that the Ming army would take advantage of the victory to continue the attack, and it would be difficult for Liao Shen to keep it. Even Jianzhou is being attacked by Dongjiang Town, and the situation is already precarious.