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The entire southern part of the Qing Dynasty was close to the sea, which was within the attack range of the Ming army. In the past, although these places were harassed by the Ming army, the strength of the Dongjiang army was average and they could be defeated as long as the cavalry was deployed. In fact, those Ming troops did not dare to confront the Qing army head-on.

But if there is that Ming army, it will be different. If too few people go, it is very likely that they will be defeated by them just like Zhengbai Banner this time and suffer heavy losses. If too many people go, the troop mobilization will inevitably affect the national economy and people's livelihood! Unless the enemy is discovered and a battle is decided, this Ming army will no longer exist. I believe that the Ming Dynasty will never have such an army used for riots.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard noise coming from outside the palace. It was the urgent letter arriving from eight hundred miles away.

Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji felt a "bang" in his head. Was there another big defeat? Can the Qing Dynasty continue to be tortured like this?

"Your Majesty, traces of the Ming army have been found in Jinzhou. We suspect that Lushun has fallen and there are signs of attacking Jinzhou. Please send reinforcements quickly." After the report, he handed over a chicken-feather letter, but Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief.

We haven't suffered a big defeat yet, we just discovered the enemy's situation, so that's not bad! Huang Taiji thought as he unfolded the letter handed over by the chamberlain and quickly read it.

After reading it, he had a look of determination on his face. While showing the letter to Fan Wencheng, he told the chamberlain: "Pass the decree to summon Beile to the palace to discuss matters!"

"Cha!" the chamberlain responded, not daring to be negligent, and hurried out of the palace to deliver the order.

At this time, Fan Wencheng finished reading the letter, pondered for a while, and suddenly looked up at Huang Taiji and asked, "Master, are you preparing to send troops?"

"Yes!" Huang Taiji gritted his teeth and shouted coldly, "I have no doubt that Lushun must have fallen. The Ming army must have used Lushun as a staging area for their navy. Maybe the newly emerged Ming army will be there too. Only the Ming army had the courage to attack Jinzhou openly!"

"Master, what if my army is dispatched and the Ming army escapes by boat?" Fan Wencheng followed Huang Taiji's idea and asked patiently.

Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji was stunned for a moment, and then his face became very ugly. Jinzhou is right on the sharp corner of Liaodong Bay. If the Ming army really wants to slip away from the sea, it will be very easy, as long as there are enough ships. Since they can appear in Jinpu Town, North Korea, it means that they must have enough ships to transport them. So will the army be dispatched and end up being busy?

Seeing that he was a little hesitant, Fan Wencheng continued to analyze patiently: "Master, if my army is dispatched and can annihilate the invading Ming army in one fell swoop, that would be good. But if the Ming army escapes, the dispatch of the army will be consumed There is quite a lot of food!”

After hearing this, Huang Taiji finally calmed down. He knew that Fan Wencheng must have a better idea when he said this, so he asked him, "Does Fan Qing have any tricks he can use?"

Sure enough, Fan Wencheng seemed confident and immediately responded: "Master, I thought that since the Ming army wanted to plot Jinzhou, it would be a good idea to give Jinzhou to them, and all the Qing troops over there would be sent back. North of Xiaoheishan..."

"What?" Huang Taiji was a little surprised when he heard that Fan Wencheng had given up the idea of ​​retreating without fighting. The small eyes on his fat face blinked, as if he wanted to see through Fan Wencheng's heart. What exactly did he mean by saying this? What's the meaning?

In fact, without him having to look through it, Fan Wencheng immediately explained: "Master, this is what my slave thinks. If you let Jinzhou go, our Qing Dynasty will shrink its military strength, just like withdrawing its fist, so that it can fight hard." Get out, that’s one.”

As soon as Huang Taiji heard this, he calmed down, thinking in his mind, and listened to Fan Wencheng continue to explain.

"Secondly, if the Ming Dynasty captured Jinzhou, it would be the first time for them to capture a large city in Liaodong, which would be a great achievement. The Ming Dynasty would definitely be inspired by it and might send more troops to garrison it. At the same time, , if our Qing Dynasty retreats without fighting, it will also make them think that our Qing Dynasty is dead, and breed their arrogance."

This is an analysis from the perspective of people's hearts, and it does make sense. Huang Taiji weighed it in his mind and continued to listen to Fan Wencheng's words.

"Third, wait until late winter and the sea freezes. At that time, the Qing Dynasty will gather heavy troops and sweep the Jinzhou area again. In this way, the sea will freeze and the navy will be gone. Those Ming troops will be turtles in the urn. Don’t worry about them escaping!”

Hearing this, Huang Taiji finally understood what Fan Wencheng meant, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. This is a good idea! When he was about to praise Fan Wencheng, he heard him say something else: "In addition, since the Ming army has occupied such a large area in Jinzhou, it can be said that the entire area extending out of Liaodong Bay has been occupied by the Ming army. They must stock up on supplies for the winter. If the Qing Dynasty takes advantage of the winter, they will not only be able to wipe out the effective strength of the Ming army, but also obtain a batch of food supplies, which can be said to be two birds with one stone. Therefore, the slave thought that it is better to temporarily Give up Golden State.”

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Taiji said three good words in a row, and even stood up, walked quickly to Fan Wencheng, and said with a smile on his face, "What a slave, I didn't misjudge you!"

"Master Liao Zan, this slave is just thinking of a way. Everything depends on the master's wise decision." Fan Wencheng was happy in his heart, but replied humbly on the surface.

"Good is good!" Huang Taiji spoke loudly, with excitement in his tone, which was contrary to the heaviness just now, "This is called taking a long time to catch big fish. I want to see how good this bait in Jinzhou can be. How old is the fish? Will the new fish swallow the hook?"

Based on his understanding of the officials and emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he must be overjoyed to have such a large area recovered by them, and he must be reluctant to give up. Just like Mao Wenlong back then, he was an unknown soldier, and because he stole Zhenjiang, he was directly named the commander-in-chief of a party and opened a government office.

Judging from the current movements of the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty is likely to let the Dongjiang Army and the new army occupy Jinzhou and other places. Haha, let them occupy it. Anyway, for the Qing Dynasty, Jinzhou was the farthest frontier land from Shenyang. Even if it was occupied, public opinion in the country could be suppressed until the cold winter came to close the net. , you can also take the opportunity to deal with those people in the country who jump out to attack you!

He obviously thought more than Fan Wencheng and wanted to use this incident to punish his political opponents. Thinking this way, he became more and more excited, and immediately discussed the specific details with Fan Wencheng. For example, when the Qing Dynasty withdrew, they had to take away everything they could so that the Ming army could not get anything. However, Han slaves and the like were left to them to increase their logistical burden and so on...