Ming politicians

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Jierhalang slumped on the chair. He never imagined that in one day and one night, the more than 6 troops stationed at Xiping Fort would no longer exist. Before that, he had discussed with many officers whether to send Zhenglan The flag launched a surprise attack and harassed the Jiangning camp's rear, hoping for the kind of situation that Sony mentioned before and after attacking the Jiangning camp.

Sony's body was trembling slightly. After leaving Xiping Fort, Sony didn't go back to Shenyang, but came directly to Guangning. He was looking forward to discussing with Jierhalang to see if it was possible to attack the Jiangning Camp back and forth. .

After a moment of silence, Sony looked at the scout and spoke viciously.

"If you spread false news, I will cut off your head."

"My lord, my subordinates dare not spread false news. Ma Guangyuan, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, Shi Tingzhu, the leader of the Xianghuang Banner, and Bayan, the leader of the Xianghong Banner, were all killed. The number of soldiers who escaped from Xiping Fort was less than a hundred. It was from the mouths of these people that I got the accurate news."

Sony looked at Jierharang, also speechless, this is terrifying news, but it seems to be a myth that Su Tiancheng has the ability to wipe out [-] troops in one day and one night.

A few minutes later, Jierhalang stood up abruptly, and quickly walked towards the map on the table.

Sony and many other officers followed beside Jierhalang.

After looking at the map for a few minutes, Jierhalang spoke with a very sad tone.

"Su Tiancheng seized the key point and took Xiping Fort. Guangning is in danger. The south of Liaohe River. Guangning has become an isolated city. If I come to deploy, there will be a small number of soldiers left to garrison Xiping Fort, and the army will rush to Guangning Ning, in this way, the Liaodong Frontier Army and the Jiangning Battalion have joined together, with at least 10 troops. The army stationed in Guangning, that is, more than 6 people, even if the Zhenglan Banner stationed on the north side of the Liaohe River came to help, There are only more than 8 people, and they may not be able to defeat the Ming army."

After saying this, Jierharang looked up at the crowd.

"Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Battalion and was able to win Xiping Fort in one day and one night. This is unimaginable. If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I would not have believed it. This can only show that the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning Battalion has reached to a horrific degree.”

After Jierhalang finished speaking, he hurriedly walked up and down the room.Everyone looked at Jierhalang, but no one spoke.They knew that Jierhalang might be about to make a major decision.

Soon, Jierharang spoke again.

"Sony, Li Guohan, and Wang Shixuan stay here, and the rest go to command the army, make all preparations, and wait for orders at all times. No delay is allowed."

There were four people left in the room, and Jierhalang thought for a long time before finally speaking.

"I've thought about it. The army will abandon Guangning City and break out tonight. Cross the Liaohe River and join Zhenglan Banner."

No one objected to Jierharang's words, including Sony, who remained silent. These people have experienced many battles and know what kind of situation they are facing. If the army continues to stay in Guangning City, it may be There is a dead end, even if you stick to it for a longer time, you can't escape the fate of destruction.

It is impossible for Dorgon in Haizhou to continue mobilizing troops to come for reinforcements. Haizhou would also be in danger. It is even more impossible to send reinforcements to the Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner stationed in Shenyang and Liaoyang. If it is not done well, Su Tiancheng leads the Jiangning Camp , directly to Shenyang, then there will be a big problem.

"The artillery of the Jiangning camp is so sharp. I didn't expect that with the defense of Guangning, those ditches and moats would not have the slightest blocking effect, but this is also our opportunity. If the Jiangning camp wants to rush to Guangning, it needs to transport artillery. This will definitely delay time. We can take advantage of this gap to break out. The most important task now is to preserve the vitality. If the army stationed in Guangning will also fall into heavy siege, it will be fatal to our Qing Dynasty We cannot suffer such heavy losses."

Jierharang spoke very slowly, carefully choosing his words, he had to think clearly, and there were some things he wanted to say to Soni alone, anyway, Sonny was a special envoy sent by Huang Taiji.

"Sony, do you have any other comments?"

Sony quickly looked up and answered.

"My lord, I have no other opinions. It is the best choice for the army to withdraw from Guangning City."

Jierhalang nodded, and spoke to Li Guohan and Wang Shixuan.

"Li Guohan, Wang Shixuan, you should quickly make preparations and pass on this decision. Our army is about to break through tonight, and time is very tight. Tell the soldiers not to bring anything except what they must carry."

Li Guohan hesitated a little.

There are many residents in Guangning City. Although it shows that after the army occupied Heishan City, many Guangning residents have moved out, but most of them stayed. Since the army is going to withdraw from Guangning, do the residents in the city consider it?

"Marshal, many residents in the city..."

"We are going out to break out of the siege, not to go out to conquer. The residents in the city should not worry about it. The news of the army's breakout must never be leaked. If someone leaks it, the military law will handle it."

Li Guohan and Wang Shixuan no longer hesitated, turned and left.

After the two went out, Jierharang's face became serious, and only Sony was left in the room.

"Sony, you are the special envoy sent by the emperor. Your words and deeds represent the emperor. Why didn't you ask Shi Tingzhu to withdraw quickly under unfavorable circumstances when he was in Xipingbao? If you don't believe me, Shi Tingzhu has no chance to withdraw."

This is a very serious question, and Sony is also worried about this matter. When he talked with Shi Tingzhu and others, he talked about the grand plan. I have to say that this plan greatly confused Shi Tingzhu and made Shi Tingzhu hesitate. Even at the critical moment, he did not dare to withdraw from Xiping Fort easily.

Even though he is a special envoy sent by the emperor, in front of Jierhalang, Sony is an out-and-out subordinate. Jierharang is the prince of the Qing Dynasty and the owner of the Banner Bordered Blue, which is the top existence of the Qing Dynasty up.

Sony's body trembled again, and he knelt down in front of Jierhalang.

"My lord, it's all due to the negligence of my subordinates. I really didn't expect that the Ming army took down Xiping Fort in a day and a night. I didn't expect that the [-] army would disappear in a day and a night."

"Sony, don't mention your plan to anyone. If the emperor finds out, it will be difficult for me to protect you. It's a disaster with one word, and the loss is so heavy. The [-] soldiers of my Qing Dynasty just died like this. Extinct, I really don’t know how powerful that Su Tiancheng is, Gaizhou’s [-] soldiers, Xipingbao’s [-] soldiers, Duoduo, Jin Li, Ma Guangyuan, Shi Tingzhu, and Bayan are all the mainstays of my Qing Dynasty. They all died at the hands of Su Tiancheng, it seems that the emperor's previous thinking was correct, we really have to change our strategy, the most dangerous enemy of my Qing Dynasty is Su Tiancheng, not the Chongzhen Emperor of Ming Dynasty."

Soni knelt in front of Jierhalang, not daring to speak. His so-called grand plan was just an idea of ​​Huang Taiji. When the opportunity was not ripe, it was impossible to put it into practice. This plan came out, which led to [-] troops desperately resisting and unwilling to evacuate. This kind of thing was really known by Huang Taiji. Even though he was said to be a fierce general of the Qing Dynasty, Sony might not be able to escape the fate of beheading.

Sony is not afraid of death, but dying like this is a great humiliation.

Jierharang looked at Soni who was kneeling on the ground, and spoke again.

"Sony, get up, this matter is over, only you and I know that Shi Tingzhu has died, I don't want to say more, I am also responsible, I didn't expect Shi Tingzhu to be so stubborn, in critical times, we must be able to make decisions and not stick to rules Chen, if Shi Tingzhu knew how to be flexible, he wouldn't have caused such a huge loss."

After Jierharang made his statement, Sony raised his head.

"The subordinates thank the prince for his care. The prince led the army to evacuate Guangning, and the subordinates are willing to lead an army to cover the retreat of the army."

Jierharang looked at Sony and shook his head.

"Sony, how can you stay and cover? You are the emperor's special envoy. You still need to report to the emperor about Guangning and Xiping Fort. Well, you should also go prepare and help me command the army to evacuate. I didn't say that just now. The timing of the evacuation is because we are afraid that the time will leak out. The news of the defeat of Xiping Fort cannot be kept secret for a long time. Maybe it will leak out before we evacuate, which will bring huge troubles to our evacuation. of."

"It is the Liaodong frontier army stationed outside Guangning City. Their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Jiangning battalion. Therefore, our chances are still very good. I carefully considered it. We started to move at Xushi. Before Zishi, the army must We all evacuated from Guangning and rushed to Liaohe overnight, trying to meet up with Zhenglan Banner before dawn."

"My lord, this subordinate has thought of a problem. Since Su Tiancheng is going to besiege Guangning City, he will definitely send someone to inform the Liaodong Frontier Army stationed outside the city to prevent my army from withdrawing from Guangning City. I'm afraid we will face fierce battles, so there must be special troops to cover the retreat of the army."

"Well, I have thought of this a long time ago. Li Guohan once led the army and fought against the Jiangning Battalion. He has certain experience. Therefore, the main task of the Xianglan Banner is to cover the retreat of the army. In this case, the Xianglan Banner will suffer certain losses. I will give Li Guohan Make it clear, well, you rush to the station quickly and command the army to prepare for evacuation."

Li Guohan hurried into the room.

Half an hour later, Li Guohan left with a heavy face and accepted the task of covering the evacuation of the army. Li Guohan felt the pressure. 2 people covered the evacuation of [-] troops. This task is not easy, not to mention the Liaodong frontier army outside the city. Be prepared, and Prince Zheng also emphasized that the Xianghuang Banner that was covering the evacuation must also be evacuated, and the loss should not be too great. (To be continued..)