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Chapter 193 Eight Banners Main Force
"That's impossible. How many people are there in the Fu Liao Army who captured the stone castle? How many artillery pieces?" Banner owner Amin slumped on his main chair in astonishment, asking in disbelief.

"It is estimated to be around a thousand people, and the number of artillery pieces is unknown." The spies said, "But what we have seen is that the stone castle was blown up and a gap was created. It is estimated that the Liao army broke through through it."

"It's gunpowder again, it's gunpowder again!" Amin was trembling with anger.

In the Battle of Liaodong City, Shengjing, which was most relied on by Houjin, was breached by Chu Yun's [-]-jin explosives. Unexpectedly, the Liao army repeated their old tricks and used high explosives again.

"Why is the gunpowder of the Liao army so powerful? The craftsmen of our Dajin Kingdom developed gunpowder after the defeat in Shengjing, but none of the gunpowder can reach one-tenth of the power of the Liao army's gunpowder." The Eight Banners general complained.

"If the Liao army still has such thousands of catties of gunpowder, wouldn't it mean that we will have no danger to defend in the future?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking carefully and terrified.

"Banner Master, the fall of the stone castle means that the Liao Army has inserted a nail between our Xianglan Banner and Zhenglan Banner. It can divide us and destroy us at any time. What should we do?" La Erzhen said.

Amin is angry and angry, but the matter has come to this point, and he can only think about how to remedy it.

"Zhatai, you lead a cavalry force along the Hun River to cut off the army's food route, and at the same time prevent the Fushun Pass' Liao army from invading. Isn't this thousand-man army to cut off our connection with Zhenglan Banner? We will join forces with Zhenglan Qi to wipe out this army." Amin thought for a while and said.

"It's true, the opponent is just a thousand troops going deep, and our two banners have tens of thousands of troops, which is ten times his. Isn't it easy to encircle and suppress a lone army?" A group of Eight Banners generals were a little calm.

They made up a good idea and planned to contact Mangurtai of Xianglan Banner to attack He Yi and them together.However, misfortunes never come singly. The Eight Banners scouts hidden near Fushun Pass received the news that the Liao Army was advancing across the board at this time!

"Report, the main force of the Liao army with 1 people marched eastward along the south bank of the Hun River, approaching us at Sarhu!"

"Report, 5000 members of the Liao Army left Fushun Pass and entered the Suzi River Valley. It is suspected that they intend to reinforce the lone army in the direction of Shibao!"

"Report, 5000 people from the Liao Army went out of Fushun Pass, seized and built fortresses along the way, and built grain roads for their grain trucks!"

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A series of news flooded into Saerhu almost at the same time like snowflakes, making Amin and others sweat profusely.This is no longer a small-scale raid, but a large-scale battle!
"Quick...quick...quickly spread the news to Hetuala so that His Majesty will lead the main force to advance the decisive battle with the Liao army." Amin knew that the strength of his banner could no longer control the situation here.

"My lord, what should I do then? Do I still need to go and cut off their food road?" Zhatai thought that he was going to lead troops deep into the siege of the Fu Liao army to sneak attack their food road, so it was a little tricky.

If the Liao Liao army is the entire main force going deep alone, it would be a good choice to sneak attack on Liangdao.However, it is obvious that the Liao Army is advancing in a planned and hierarchical way, with special troops to protect the grain roads.

"You continue to lead a thousand cavalry around behind them, waiting for an opportunity to attack and attack their grain team." Amin thought for a while, and still felt that the cavalry should be maneuverable. The arrival of our main force formed an anti-encirclement to the Liao Army."

Huang Taiji summoned troops from all over the country. In addition to the Zhenglan and Xianglan flags on the Sarhu line, and the Zhengbai flag on the Qinghebao line, Huang Taiji had five more troops available, two red flags and two yellow flags. And a white flag.Among them, the Xiangbai Banner was almost completely destroyed by Grand Duke Karl in the Battle of the Daliao River, but it was re-established by Huang Taiji, with the young general Dorgon as the owner of the Xiangbai Banner.

In order to strengthen his forces in the decisive battle, Huang Taiji had to re-establish a Han Banner and use Li Yongfang as the banner owner of the Han Banner.

"More than [-] people from the Liao Army attacked Saerhu, and more than [-] people went to the front line of Qinghebao, planning to attack us from both sides. It was exactly the same as the layout of the Ming army in the Saarhu battle nine years ago. The only difference is that they only have two routes. The number of troops is smaller than that of the Ming army at that time... However, the combat power is not comparable to that of the Ming army at that time." Huang Taiji stared at the topographic map, as if recalling the battle of Sarhu nine years ago. defeated the Ming army.

"The Liao army is just repeating the failure of the Ming army in the past. We can still concentrate all our forces like the previous kings, defeat the main force of the Liao army attacking Sarhu, and then quickly go south to defeat the Liao army on the south road." Appeared Dorgon said in the meeting.

"It's not that simple." Huang Taiji shook his head. "At that time, the Ming army was weak. We could easily defeat their main force, and then break them one by one, so that they could not form an encirclement. But this time, the Liao army only has two routes. If we can't Break their main force, and we'll be surrounded. It's not the same as it was nine years ago."

"Where are the two flags of the Chahar tribe now?" Huang Taiji, who wanted to concentrate all his strength, fled back to Jin Fanwencheng.

"I don't dare to speak..." Fan Wencheng escaped from the Horqin tribe at that time, and he was a little limping because of it. He couldn't help being embarrassed when he heard Huang Taiji ask about the Mongolian tribe.

"The Dajin Kingdom is at the point of life and death, what else is there to dare to say!" Huang Taiji was a little annoyed.

"Yes! The Chahar tribe came to report that they were suddenly attacked by the Horqin tribe. They lost countless cattle and sheep, and were unable to go east to support our Dajin Kingdom..." Fan Wencheng said cautiously.

"Bastard! The Horqin tribe bullied me too much. I married his daughter of Manggus, and gave them various preferential treatment in every possible way. I didn't expect to raise a white-eyed wolf. It's fine if you don't help us in times of crisis. How dare you?" Add insult to injury!" Huang Taiji was really furious, making all the ministers and generals afraid to speak out.

"Your Majesty, at this point, as Dorgon said, we can only put all our eggs in one basket and concentrate our forces to destroy their main force first." Said Dai Shan, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, "We can leave Azig's Zhengbai Banner behind. Qinghe Fort defended on the front line, and then concentrated more than [-] troops from seven banners and eight banners of Han people, and defeated them by virtue of the superiority of troops."

"So what if they can't eliminate their main force?" Huang Taiji said worriedly.

"Even if we can't make a quick decision, we can switch from offense to defense, and then divide our forces back to defend Hetuala. It's just that by then, I'm afraid our situation is already very bad." Daishan also had to admit.

"That's the only way to go." Huang Taiji said helplessly, "Before this expedition, I want to ask the ancestor to sacrifice to the king, and ask him to protect the Dajin Kingdom with the spirit in the sky, and it will be difficult again."

(End of this chapter)