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Chapter 228 Great changes in Liaodong 2
Once all this is sorted out and enough strength is accumulated, we can then send our troops westward to attack Liaodong Town.Only by seizing this fertile land and adding millions of Han people can we confront the Ming Dynasty across Shanhaiguan.

Eat Ming Dynasty in one go?No, no, no, no matter how ambitious you are, you can't dream.The territory of the Ming Dynasty was too large and the population was too large. With only one million Jurchens, it would be difficult to occupy the white mountains and black waters outside the pass. How could there be so many people to manage and rule the countless Han people? I'm afraid they wouldn't even see the Yellow River. All dead.

However, the news that suddenly came at the beginning of the month was not good. The Ming army made great moves near the border wall and blocked all passages without giving any reason.This is a sign of the impending war. If the Ming army really gathers heavy troops to attack at this time, it will be really difficult to save the city of Hetuala.

But the news brought back by the fourth son today seems to have refuted the previous speculation. Regardless of whether the Ming Dynasty has sent a new military commander, or whether the new military commander wants to send troops to attack, important passes like Crow Falcon Pass are You shouldn't give up casually.

"Tanggu Gu, what do you think?" Why?Nurhachi couldn't figure it out, but he had a good habit of not being averse to listening to the opinions of his subordinates, even if he was just a soldier.

"Ama, my son can't figure out the Ming army's intentions, but no matter what they think, it will be clear if they send a partial army deep into the pass to have a look. My son is willing to be the vanguard, what do you think of Ama?"

Tang Gugu had already thought about it and discussed it with two experienced red-armored soldiers for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a result.But it was not without gain. Asking the Great Khan to take the initiative was a good move.

Taking advantage of the fact that the eldest brother, the second brother and the two most capable uncles were not at home, and the third brother was ill and bedridden, he quickly grabbed this good job.As long as you are cautious along the way and don't advance rashly, it will be relatively easy to figure out the situation of the Ming army around Crow Falcon Pass.

"Wait a little longer. Your fifth father took people to Fushun Pass this morning. Wait until he comes back to listen to the situation there." If Tang Gu said that the army was cunning and was probably deliberately showing weakness to lure the enemy deeper, Nurhaci would have sent people in instead. Check out Crow Falcon Pass.

The Empty City Strategy was invented by the ancestors of the Han people. The art of war is almost rotten. A Ming general should be familiar with it.It is precisely because of this that they are unlikely to play this trick on themselves. Even young Tang Gugu can easily think of a way to solve it, and there is no possibility of success at all.

It's a pity that Nurhaci was wrong this time. If he really sent Tang Gugu to enter the Crow Falcon Pass, he would not have to explore too far. If he dared to go out for about ten miles, he would meet the local border people, and he would know a big thing. The Ming court actually gave up on the Crow Falcon. close!

No, not only Crow Falcon Pass, but more than a dozen military forts in the south were also abandoned.The soldiers and border residents who had withdrawn from there in the past few days were walking along the post road towards Liaoyang City day and night, and the defenders of Crow Falcon Pass and Qinghe Fort also left the day before.

The remaining border residents are not willing to leave their hometown. They have lived in Liaodong for several generations. They were born and raised here. No matter how good the customs are, they have no relatives, no one they know, no houses and no land. They are afraid of running away as if they are fleeing the famine. Not left alive yet.

As for whether they are the people of the Ming Emperor, I guess so.In this land, staying alive is the first priority, having enough food and clothing is the second priority, having more sons is the third priority, and being less vulnerable to bandits is the fourth priority... The emperor may not even be ranked in the top ten, who would replace him? The rules are all the same, maybe a different one would be better.

On the third day, Bayala hurriedly returned from Fushun Pass. After explaining the situation there, Nurhaci immediately ordered two thousand cavalry and rushed to Crow Falcon Pass. In the end, he picked up nothing except some broken furniture that could not be taken away. .Rushing to Qinghe Fort in one breath, the situation was still the same or even worse.When the defenders left, they actually set fire to the fort and burned down the fort. They even tried to tear down a few good logs to build a house.Sitting on the still warm ruins and thinking for a long time, Nurhaci couldn't figure out what the Ming army was going to do.

It stands to reason that there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Liaodong Town at this time. They are not aggressive enough but they are completely able to defend themselves. There is no need to abandon the dense defense system accumulated over hundreds of years.But the reality is right in front of them. Not only did the Ming army do this, they also threw it away very decisively, as if they didn't intend to come back.

Could it be that after Li Chengliang died, the Li family rebelled?The only possibility Nurhachi could think of was that the Li family's Liaodong cavalry rebelled, triggering civil strife in Liaodong town and forcing the defenders near the border wall to move to the hinterland.

However, the possibility of this speculation is not very high. Out of caution, Nurhaci sent people to Liaoyang City to find out the truth, and ordered the entire army to search southward along the border wall, without going to the places where war was most likely to occur.

A few days later, the truth finally came, and it came with a bloody disaster.As soon as the army passed Gushan Fort, Bayala, who was the vanguard, ran back with the remaining defeated soldiers and was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Fortunately, the armor was strong and no bones were damaged.

"What, the Koreans occupied the Sixth Fort of Kuandian! How is this possible? Where are the Ming troops there?" Bayala did not encounter the Ming army, but was ambushed by the Korean army south of Kuoyang Fort.Due to the unfavorable terrain and being outnumbered, they had to retreat hastily.

"I caught him alive, and he was a military training supervisor, and I interrogated him on the road. He said that two months ago, the Ming Emperor reached a secret agreement with the King of North Korea and assigned the Six Kuandian Forts to North Korea. Ten years ago All the defenders of the Sixth Fort withdrew to the pass, and the Korean soldiers immediately took over, occupying the entire south side of the border wall without any effort!"

Bayala was awarded the title of Zhuoli Kebatulu ten years ago for his bravery in battle. Although he was defeated today, his momentum did not weaken. He was caught alive in the chaos and was still a North Korean officer.

At this time, he sat on a stone and drank half the bag of goat's milk wine. While asking his entourage to wrap up his wounds, he cursed the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the king of Korea for their insidiousness. They secretly played tricks and kept themselves completely in the dark, and suffered a big loss. .

Kuandian Sixth Fort was newly built in recent years and is very strong. Now that it has been occupied by the North Korean army, it will definitely not be given up easily. Even if troops are sent to attack, it will be a difficult nut to crack.

"Why did the Ming army abandon Kuandian Six Forts? How did they withdraw? Why didn't our people hear any news!" Not only Bayala was angry, but Nurhachi was also angry.He was not angry at the abnormal behavior of the Ming army and the North Korean army's intrusion, but was afraid of the lack of information on his own side.

Kuandian Liubao is located at the southwest end of Liaodong Town. If you want to retreat to Liaoyang or Guan from here, you can only and must go north.Thousands of troops carrying baggage, plus border residents dragging their families with their families, could not hide themselves no matter how careful they were along the way.

And they set out ten days ago, but neither the Jurchen spies in Phoenix City nor Liaoyang City sent back any information.If Tang Gugu had not discovered that the gate of Crow Falcon Pass was open, he would have been foolishly preparing to deal with the Ming army's massive attack in Hetuala City at this time!
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