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The new gold ruined the city, and an army came out in the afternoon. In fact, it can't be regarded as an army. Except for a few people, most of them are like beggars, or even worse than beggars. They are all hungry and tired, using the swords and guns in their hands as crutches. When they see someone, The city wall can no longer move.

Duduo was helpless when he saw this situation. He also relied on these North Korean officers and soldiers to dig soil and build the wall. It was impossible to kill them on the way. Therefore, they had no choice but to rest temporarily in Xinjin, and at the same time sent out detective horses to guard Jinzhou while sending messengers to Shenyang, saying that they had arrived in Jinzhou and needed Shenyang to send troops to besiege Jinzhou.

However, it was only in the evening when one of the people sent to Shenyang galloped back.

At this time, Duduo was still in a slightly better big house, watching the Koreans renovating it there, and preparing to spend the night here. When the messenger came to him, he panicked and reported the news he heard on the way.

In ancient times, if the news was not first-hand, it would often be spread astray by those who spread the news. Even if someone says they saw a chicken with a long tail, later they will say they saw a phoenix.

The news of the fall of Haizhou was exaggerated by the panicked Jianlu. When Duduo heard it, it was the Ming army descending from the sky with invincible power. Not only did they have countless cavalry, they even had indestructible artillery. As soon as the Ming army arrived, Haizhou fell. Today, Anshan Posthouse is in crisis and Liaoyang is in crisis. There is also news that after the Ming army occupied Haizhou, its troops went out to the east and were attacking Fuzhou, preparing to join forces with Jinzhou.

No matter what kind of rumors, there is one basic thing in common, that is, Haizhou has fallen in a very short time.

Duduo was shocked when he heard that. The past incident of being stabbed by the Ming army had been buried in his heart, but it was brought out again while working. He thought about it, but suddenly, there was a powerful Ming army, and they were lying in wait for him to launch an attack after being trapped in the urn. The scene of the roaring artillery and the blood and flesh of his men suddenly appeared in his memory again. By analogy, it would not be unusual for another powerful Ming army to appear in Haizhou.

At this moment, he was afraid. Because he understood that among the troops he brought this time, the North Korean officers and soldiers had no combat power at all. With more than a thousand Qing troops on his own, he would definitely not be a match for the Ming army.

He quickly ordered and sent out a large number of scout horses to provide warning in all directions. At the same time, he was a little undecided, what should he do next?

A person like Duduo was rampant when he was young and successful, abusing his opponents and killing countless people. If he could continue smoothly, he would probably develop a set of fighting skills and be able to lead the army alone to fight for the world; but like this People often become unable to recover after experiencing major setbacks. Unless victory can restore his confidence.

It was a pity that his army was almost wiped out in the battle at Jinpu Town. The example of him escaping in embarrassment and narrowly escaping with his life was engraved in his bones. Originally, I thought I had forgotten Dorgon's enlightenment, but I have already walked out of it. But when he heard the rumors about Haizhou today, he was immediately brought back to his original state. So much so that he forgot that there were North Koreans building houses at the scene, and he forgot to block the news that would destabilize the military's morale.

Before the exact news came back, Duduo suddenly discovered the next morning that most of the officers and soldiers he brought from North Korea had escaped. Even the thousand-strong Qing army was in panic all day long, fearing that the Ming army's divine soldiers would suddenly appear in this ruined Xinjin.

So Duduo ran away, taking more than a thousand of his men with him. He forgot all about the siege of Jinzhou and the atonement for his crimes. Now he feels that North Korea is safe. .

However, when some Koreans fled to Jinzhou and surrendered, the Ming Dynasty learned that the captives from North Korea also came over. He only brought about a thousand captives with him and was short of food and grass. With this, he dared to besiege Jinzhou. The generals of the Dongjiang Army, who had been holding back all winter, asked Governor Denglai to fight.

With Wei Mulan by his side, Lu Xiangsheng naturally knew that Jianlu had already lost sight of one thing and had no time to react to the fact that Haizhou was recaptured by the Ming Dynasty. How could he send troops to besiege Jinzhou. Therefore, without any worries, he immediately ordered 500 cavalry troops and asked Mao Chengzuo and Huang Degong to lead the troops and go to Xinjin to meet Duduo's army.

There were fewer people than Jianlu, and they had to go out to fight in the field. This would have been almost unimaginable before. However, at this time, the officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Army all took it for granted. After more than a year of victory, the Ming army officers and soldiers have gained a psychological advantage and are no longer afraid of the Manchus. On the contrary, Jianlu suffered successive defeats, and the psychological advantage they had accumulated was lost unconsciously.

Regarding this, Lu Xiangsheng, who was watching the Hussars battalion retreat from the top of the city, had a deep understanding of this. He was very pleased. In this war, the most important thing is people and morale. He has enough reasons to believe that the Ming army will become stronger and stronger against Jianlu and will have more and more victories. Therefore, this trend has been created by the emperor in a year's time.

When he learned that Duduo from Xinjin had led his troops and fled back to North Korea, he couldn't help but be extremely excited. After looking at the map of Liaodong, he immediately told Wei Mulan beside him: "I'll report to your majesty and tell him to restore the state and build the captives." We have become an isolated army and are surrounded by our Haizhou, Gaizhou and Dongjiang armies. We can send out troops to eat them up. I am fully confident about this battle, so I ask your Majesty's permission."

Wei Mulan was very happy to hear that, as the Ming Dynasty continued to recover lost cities, it would probably not take a few years to recover the entire Liaodong.

With this in mind, she immediately agreed and entered the chat group to report to the emperor.

What they didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen ultimately refused after seeing this private message asking for a fight.

"Why?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't figure it out and asked immediately. He was absolutely sure that he could win!

Wei Mulan looked at Lu Xiangsheng and replied: "Your Majesty said that regaining Liaodong is not about the gains and losses of one city or one place, so what if we win Fuzhou? Now the court is not ready. The troops in Liaodong must be concentrated and used instead of dispersed to various places. go!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly remembered the sixteen-character art of war that Emperor Chongzhen had taught him before.

"His Majesty also said that our current food and grass supplies are not enough to support continuous wars. It is not difficult to capture the coastal areas of Fuzhou. The focus now is to accumulate enough troops in Haizhou to put enough pressure on the Jianlu That’s the point.”