East Factory Governor

Chapter 770

Outside Jinzhou City, [-] Ming troops hurried out of the city.

In the early morning, they received Qin Shuhuai's [-]-mile emergency report, saying that the army had surrounded Ashiniulu, and they were about to go down at night, and they were asked to send reinforcements immediately to prepare for the final Shenyang battle.

At the same time, [-] cavalrymen galloped out from the Sanguan Pass, and [-] cavalrymen from Ningyuan City, all rushed to Ashiniulu.

Qin Shuhuai predicted that the battle would reach this level, and the Mongols would not dare to offend Daming even if they had ten guts, so he safely transferred more than 2 troops from the rear.

In Ashniulu City, Qin Shuhuai summoned the generals to plan the final battle.

After the Battle of Kaesong, the current total strength of the Ming army is only [-].

But there are fewer Tartars, because Mangurtai's 5000 troops were wiped out in Ashinulu, and they also suffered [-] casualties in the Battle of Kaesong. In addition to the [-] people in Shenyang City, they can actually be killed at present. There were about [-] soldiers and horses in the battle.

Among them, less than [-] are pure Eight Banners soldiers.

But Qin Shuhuai had overestimated the Tatars' troops early in the morning. He thought that Huang Taiji might still have 8 or [-] soldiers.

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

Calculating the distance, it would take at least half a month for these soldiers and horses to come over in a hurry.

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

However, after discussing with the generals, they felt that the necessary action was still to be done.

First of all, although it is very difficult to capture Kaesong now, it is possible to occupy the Ping'an Fort on the outskirts of Kaesong.

Now the advantage of the Ming army is that Ashniulu is in their hands. It is only more than 100 miles away from Shenyang, and there is a flat river ahead. It is conceivable that as long as the Ming army continues to move forward, the Tartars will have to mobilize The army is deployed in front.

Qin Shuhuai didn't believe that Huang Taiji would go so mad that he wouldn't even release [-] soldiers around Shenyang City.

Then the soldiers and horses he can put in Kaesong and the surrounding area of ​​Kaesong are only 3 to [-] people.

Therefore, as long as [-] soldiers and horses are sent there, the Ping An Fort next to Kaesong will definitely be occupied.

If the defenders of Kaesong came out to rescue while attacking Ping'an Fort, then the Ming army would encircle and rescue them, because there must not be many Tartar soldiers in Ping'an Fort, and the Ming army need not be afraid.

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

While they were discussing, Li Jingting came in suddenly and said, "My lord, Wang Datong, the leader of the Beggar Gang, and Chang Wuji, the Taoist chief of Wudang, are back!"

Everyone was shocked.

But then his heart sank again.

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

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Quickly invite them in!"

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

After entering, Wang Datong said, "Leader, the old beggar failed to keep General Li, please punish him!"

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

Qin Shuhuai's heart skipped a beat.

Sighing in his heart, he said, "Master Wang, please sit down and talk about it! Li Dingguo, did you really die in battle?"

Wang Datong sighed, and said again, "General Li is the rear of the army. Together with General Du Wenhuan, he led the brothers to fight hard. We knew that we were trapped in a tight siege, but we did not retreat. Daochang Chang and I led the beggar gang and Wudang masters. Although we tried our best, we were helpless. There are too many enemy troops, and there are experts like Helian Batai and Red-capped Western Regions on the other side. Later, General Li was knocked off his horse by a red-capped man, and he was captured by the tartars in an instant. Chang Dao and I The leader led people to rescue them desperately, but they exhausted all the brothers, and still..."

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "Boss Wang, I understand...it's good if you can come back."

Chang Wuji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "General Du may have died in battle, and General Cao Wenzhao, after the cavalry under his command, continued to fight back and forth one by one, until they were picked off by the Tartars... It's all good Man!"

Zhao Ratejiao's old eyes were red again.

"My lord, before leaving, General Li asked me to bring you a message, saying... Tell me about your kindness to him, and he will repay it in the next life."

Qin Shuhuai had a sore nose and tried to hold back tears.

After a long pause, he said, "I know..."

……

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

In the afternoon of that day, He Kegang led [-] troops and marched to Ping'an Fort.

On the other hand, Qin Shuhuai led more than [-] people to attack Shenyang from the front, forcing Huang Taiji to deploy heavy troops in the front, and why Kegang created conditions for capturing Ping Anbao.

However, when the army had just set off, someone from the Bailian Sect suddenly came to report that a group of soldiers and horses, mainly soldiers, had come out from Shenyang City and escorted a large amount of supplies to the east.

Qin Shuhuai was stunned after hearing this, and transported supplies to the east?

The Tartars just defended Kaesong, don't they want to flee west?

Indeed, the Hou Jin army fought desperately in Kaesong. This posture looks a lot like they are trying to open the passage to the west to escape.

But Qin Shuhuai didn't know that Huang Taiji had already decided not to flee west!
The reason is simple and cruel, that is, he just got the news that the Mongols are ready to surrender to Ming Dynasty!

This was revealed by a reliable Mongolian leader, and there is absolutely no mistake.

They not only wanted to pay tribute to their ministers, but also allowed the Ming Dynasty to garrison troops, and respectfully called the Emperor of Ming Dynasty "Tian Khan"!
It even allowed Daming to conscript soldiers in proportion to the Mongolian Ministry every year!
At this point, if he dared to go to Mongolia again, wouldn't it be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?
It is estimated that the Mongols will be able to tie him up and send him there without waiting for the order from the Ming Dynasty.

But he still has a way out.

Go east, to North Korea.

Remember that unscrupulous Amin Baylor?

In order to get him to support the Southern Expedition, Huang Taiji promised him to take [-] elite soldiers and [-] soldiers to North Korea to become the Supreme Emperor. Although his soldiers have not completely occupied North Korea, they have conquered a large area of ​​North Korea and are enjoying themselves wantonly there. Huang Taiji told him not to come back.

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

At least many Eight Banners nobles think so.

But Huang Taiji knew that strictly speaking, this way of retreat was already very unsafe.

Because Qin Shuhuai's army was only a hundred miles away from Shenyang, and anyone who wasn't a fool would know that he might flee eastward, it was impossible for Qin Shuhuai not to set his eyes in that direction.

Running east, you must have food and grass, right?
Without food and grass, what to eat in a poor place like North Korea?

Don't talk about such stupid things as grabbing food on the spot. There are tens of thousands of Ming troops chasing you like tigers and wolves. Do you still have the time to grab food locally?

But with food, grass and supplies, they will definitely not be able to run fast. The Ming army will definitely be able to catch up as long as they travel lightly.

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

Daikin's strategic depth is really too small. As soon as Ashiniulu fell, it went straight to Shenyang, which made people helpless.

Only now did he realize that his "big gold" could only be regarded as "little gold" in front of "Da Ming".

It's just a tiny place.

It's too late to retreat east now!

He had already thought about it, instead of running around like a bereaved dog, it would be better to stick to Shenyang and fight the Ming army to the death.

If he wins, Ming will not be able to draw out elites to attack for at least a year, and Dajin still has time to prepare for battle again—he knows too well that the elites of the Ming army are basically here.

If he is defeated, he will perish together with Shenyang City and the foundation of his ancestors, and he will not lose the majesty of the Great Khan!
But a few spineless clansmen, Baylor, tried their best to encourage them to flee west now. These clansmen have a lot of weight and can inspire people's hearts.

In order to strengthen the determination of the whole army and the whole family to guard Shenyang, Huang Taiji decided to send some soldiers to escort the so-called "grain and grass" to the east.

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

He just wanted those idiots to take a look, it must be too late to run now!
Only in this way can they get rid of their thoughts of fleeing east and stick to Shenyang City together with him.

Huang Taiji's expectations are 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 [-] cavalry to check the situation in Kaesong.

On the other hand, he immediately sent another [-] cavalry to the east to intercept at high speed, and asked Jin Gang to lead [-] soldiers to keep up, so that if he found a large army of Tartars, he could fight on the spot.

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

Without any surprises, under the guidance of countless spies and the Bailian Sect, the three thousand cavalry found the Tartars' "supply team" that evening.

Just rushed a few times casually, and those soldiers ran away completely.

When I opened it, everyone was so pissed off, it was all fucking garbage, how could there be any food?
(End of this chapter)