Outside the city of Jinzhou, 15,000 Ming troops hurried out of the city.

In the early morning, they received a report from Qin Shuhuai that the army had surrounded Ash Niulu and was ready to go down, and asked them to immediately send reinforcements to prepare for the final battle of Shenyang.

At the same time, 4,000 cavalry also galloped out from the three customs, and 3,000 cavalry also came out of Ningyuan City, all of which rushed to Ash Niulu.

Qin Shuhuai expected that the battle would come to this point, and the Mongols would not dare to commit any more crimes against the Ming Dynasty if they had ten guts, so he reassured that he transferred more than 20,000 soldiers and horses from the rear.

In Ash Niulu City, Qin Shuhuai summoned all the generals to plan the final battle.

After the end of the Battle of Kaesong, the total strength of the Ming army is now only more than 77,000.

However, there were fewer Tatars, because Mang Gurtai's 42,000 troops were completely annihilated at Ash Niulu, and they also had 15,000 casualties in the Battle of Kaesong, plus 10,000 men in Shenyang City, their actual soldiers and horses were about 45,000 at present.

Of these, less than 30,000 were pure Eight Banner soldiers.

However, Qin Shuhuai overestimated the soldiers and horses of the Tartars early on, and he thought that there might be seventy or eighty thousand people in the hands of Huang Taiji now.

Therefore, he had people move troops to the rear a few days ago.

Calculating the distance, even if these soldiers and horses come on a hurried march, it will take at least half a month.

Within half a month, Qin Shuhuai would naturally not attack Shenyang.

However, after some deliberation, the generals felt that the necessary actions still had to be done.

First of all, although it is difficult to capture Kaesong now, it is possible to occupy Pyongan Fort on the outskirts of Kaesong.

Now the favorable conditions of the Ming army are that Ash Niulu is in their hands, which is only more than 100 miles away from Shenyang, and there is a flat river ahead, so it is conceivable that as long as the Ming army continues to make an advance posture, the Tartars will have to mobilize a large army to deploy in the front.

Qin Shuhuai didn't believe that Huang Taiji would go crazy to the periphery of Shenyang City, and he didn't even let go of 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Then the soldiers and horses he can put in Kaesong and the surrounding areas of Kaesong can break through the sky with only 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Therefore, as long as 30,000 soldiers and horses are sent over, they will definitely be able to occupy the Pyongan Fort next to Kaesong.

If the Kaicheng defenders came out to rescue at the same time as attacking Ping'an Fort, then the Ming army would surround the point to send reinforcements, because there were definitely not many Tartar soldiers in Ping'an Fort, and the Ming army did not need to be afraid.

If the defenders of Kaesong do not come to the rescue, then Fort Ping'an can not only contain the defenders of Kaesong, but also prevent Huang Taiji from fleeing westward.

was discussing, and suddenly Li Jingting came in and said, "Grandpa Guo, the leader of the beggar gang, Wang Datong, and the Wudang Daoist Chang Wuji are back!"

Everyone was shocked.

But then my heart sank.

According to Zhao Shujiao, these two people went to protect Li Dingguo at that time, and it is gratifying that they are back now, but only if they come back, does it mean that Li Dingguo has ......

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Invite them in!"

Wang Datong and Chang Wuji immediately walked in, only to see that the two of them were covered in blood, with scars on their bodies, and their faces were even more exhausted.

After coming in, Wang Datong said, "Alliance leader, Lao Zhaohua failed to save General Li, please punish the alliance leader!"

Chang Wuji stood silently aside, not speaking, but his eyes were scarlet.

Qin Shuhuai chuckled in his heart.

He sighed in his heart and said, "Gang Master Wang, Chang Daoist sit down and say! Li Dingguo, did you really die in battle?"

Wang Datong sighed and said, "General Li is the queen of the army, and together with General Du Wenhuan, he led the brothers to fight hard, knowing that they were under siege but did not retreat. Although Chang Daochang and I tried our best with the beggars and Wudang masters, there were too many enemy troops, and there were also masters such as Helian Batai and the red-topped people from the Western Regions, which were really invincible! Later, General Li was cut down by a red-topped man and was captured by the Tartars in an instant. Chang Dao and I led people to save them desperately, but after fighting out the brothers, we still ......"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "Gang Master Wang, I know...... If only you could come back. ”

Chang Wuji, who had not spoken, suddenly said, "General Du may have also been killed, and General Cao Wenzhao, after his cavalry fought one by one, they still fought back and forth until they were picked up by the Tartars...... They're all good guys!"

Zhao Shujiao's old eyes turned red again.

"Grandpa Guo, before General Li left, he asked me to bring you a message, to ...... Say that you have shown him kindness, and he will repay it in the next life. ”

Qin Shuhuai's nose was sour, and he held back his tears.

After a long pause, he said, "My father knows ......."

......

After the battle plan was drawn up, the Ming army immediately began to move.

In the afternoon of the same day, He Kegang led 30,000 soldiers and horses to Ping'an Fort.

On the other hand, Qin Shuhuai led more than 47,000 people to attack Shenyang from the front, forcing Huang Taiji to deploy heavy troops on the front, why can he gang create conditions for seizing Ping'an Fort.

However, when the army had just set off, someone from the White Lotus Sect suddenly came to report, saying that a team of soldiers and horses mainly soldiers and horses came out of Shenyang City, escorting a large number of supplies to the east.

Qin Shuhuai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and went east to transport supplies?

The Tartars had just held Kaesong, didn't they want to flee west?

Indeed, the Houjin army fought desperately in Kaesong, and this posture looked a lot like they wanted to try to make a passage to the west to escape.

But Qin Shuhuai didn't know that Huang Taiji had already decided at this time that he would never flee west!

The reason is very simple and cruel, that is, he has just received the news that the Mongols are ready to submit to the Ming Dynasty!

This was revealed by a reliable Mongol chieftain, and there could be no mistake.

Not only did they want to pay tribute, but they also allowed the Ming Dynasty to garrison and call the Ming Emperor "Heavenly Khan"!

The Ming Dynasty was even allowed to levy soldiers in proportion to each year in the Mongolian Ministry!

At this point, if he dares to run to Mongolia again, won't he be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?

It is estimated that without waiting for the order of the Ming Kingdom, those Mongols will be able to tie him up and send him over.

But he has a way out.

To the east, go to Korea.

Remember that bastard Amin Belle?

In order to let him support the southern expedition, Huang Taiji promised to let him take 10,000 elite soldiers and 20,000 soldiers to North Korea as the emperor, and now although his soldiers have not completely occupied North Korea, they have already laid down a large piece of Korean territory, and they are enjoying themselves there, and Huang Taiji will not come back if he asks him to come back.

Unexpectedly, the helpless move at the beginning has now become a retreat.

At least that's what many Eight Banners nobles think.

But Huang Taiji knew that this retreat was strictly speaking.

Because Qin Shuhuai's army was only more than 100 miles away from Shenyang, and as long as he was not a fool and knew that he had the possibility of fleeing eastward, it was impossible for Qin Shuhuai not to set up eyeliner in that direction.

Running east, you have to have food and grass, right?

If you don't have food and grass, what will you eat when you go to a place like North Korea?

Don't say this kind of stupid thing to grab on the spot, there are tens of thousands of tigers and wolves chasing you behind you, and you still have the kung fu to grab food locally?

But with grain and grass and baggage, it will definitely not be able to run fast, and the Ming army will definitely be able to catch up as long as it is lightly armed.

In the city of Shenyang, Huang Taiji at this moment can only sigh in his heart.

The strategic depth of Daikin is too small, and Ash Niulu will go straight to Shenyang as soon as it falls, which makes people helpless.

Now he realizes that his "big gold" can only be regarded as "small gold" in front of "Da Ming".

It's just a small place.

Now I want to retreat east, it's too late!

He had already thought that instead of running around in fear like a lost dog, it was better to stick to Shenyang and fight to the death with the Ming army.

If he wins, the Ming Kingdom will not be able to draw the elite to attack for at least a year, and Dajin still has time to prepare for war again - he knows too well that the elite of the Ming army is basically here.

defeated, he died with Shenyang City and the ancestral foundation, but he did not lose the prestige of the Great Khan!

But a few spineless clan relatives Baylor vigorously encouraged them to flee west now, and these clan relatives had a lot of weight and could stir people's hearts.

In order to strengthen the determination of the whole army and the whole clan to defend Shenyang, Huang Taiji decided to send a part of his soldiers to escort the so-called "grain and grass" to the east.

In fact, it is not grain and grass at all, but sundries.

He just wants those fools to take a look, and it's definitely too late to run now!

As long as this is the case, they can make them die and flee eastward, and stick to Shenyang City with him.

Huang Taiji's material is good.

After Qin Shuhuai got the news that the Tartars were transporting grain and grass to the east, although he was stunned for a moment, he immediately guessed that the Tartars were going to North Korea.

So he ordered He Kegang, who had just set off, to come back, and only sent 3,000 cavalry to check the situation in the area around Kaesong.

On the other hand, he immediately sent another 3,000 cavalry to the east to intercept it, and asked Jin Gang to bring 20,000 soldiers to follow, in case he found that the Tartar army could fight on the spot.

The rest of the soldiers and horses continued to advance towards Shenyang City.

Without any accidents, the 3,000 cavalry, under the guidance of countless spies and the White Lotus Sect, found the "baggage team" of the Tartars in the evening of the same day.

Just a few casual rushes, and those soldiers ran away.

When I opened it, everyone was half angry, all of them were all muck and other waste, how could there be any grain and grass?