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Chapter 173 Jian Nu's Guess

Zhu Youxiao looked at the report on the money and food collected by the Ministry of Households, as well as the data in Qingtun, and then thought about the proceeds from the house raids, and couldn't help but curse a few words.

Aware of the strength of the imperial court and the iron fist of the emperor, the self-examination and self-correction of civil servants and generals also went relatively smoothly.

Of course, there are those who are lucky, and those who continue to deceive.But what awaits them is the next severe punishment.

I gave you a chance, don't blame me for being ruthless if you don't cherish it.

Zhu Youxiao put down his tea bowl and said, "Governor of Jiliao Wu Yongxian worked hard, and gave him jade kui, a rhinoceros belt, and a hundred taels of silver."

Zhu Youxiao was not very satisfied with the appointment of Wu Yongxian at first, but it turns out that he also had misjudgments.

Since Wu Yongxian took office, he has supervised and led the army to repair the frontier fortress, which has achieved considerable results.He also organized the army and civilians to open mines to generate income, solved the shortage of food and salaries in Jiliao, and saved a lot of expenditure for the court.

Zhu Youxiao is merciless towards corrupt officials and officials who have no practical ability to work.But for those who do hard work, they don't hesitate to reward and promote.

In addition to Wu Yongxian, Dong Yingju, who was in Tianjin to Shanhai for farming and reassuring the people, was also rewarded and promoted by Zhu Youxiao because of his hard work.

With both grace and power, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to bear the bad reputation of being harsh and ungrateful.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao knew that he was scolding himself more behind his back now.However, with the change of the officialdom atmosphere and the number of officials promoted and appointed by themselves will increase, this trend will also be reversed.

Well, the most important thing is that you have to work hard and work hard to live a long-term life.

It's good to be young, not only can kill the old slave, but also kill Huang Taiji.

When all the guys who hated me died, I was still alive and well, so they didn't even have the chance to write books and scold me.

Hehe, you said, this is so annoying!
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Shenyang.

Since Guangning's defeat and retreat, the haze has shrouded Jiannu's head for a long time.

Originally, military strategists won or lost was commonplace, but for Jiannu, they didn't have much capital to bear this kind of failure.

After the main force of building slaves withdrew, they re-armed.Although the attack of the Ming army was curbed, it was difficult to gather and attack for a long time.

The most important thing is that Jian Nu is still confused about the situation and why the battle was frustrated.

It goes without saying that everyone knows that he is good at field warfare but clumsy at siege.But the final defeat didn't seem to be because of this.At least, the main cause of failure cannot be attributed to the tactical level.

"The Ming army in Guangning reacted too quickly." Although the old slave didn't mention it in front of most Baylors and generals, he was always puzzled in his mind.

Another doubt of the old slave is: "The Ming army in Dengzhen and Jinzhen, as well as Mao Wenlong's remnant defeated generals, moved faster than expected—"

But no one can answer the old slave's doubts. The huge contrast between the success at the beginning of the war and the sudden defeat made the old slave hard to let go.

Now the old slave shook his head again, looking at the map hanging on the wall, eager to know whether the secret spies he sent could get any useful information.

"Father Khan." Huang Taiji entered the room to salute, with a dusty look on his face.

The old slave nodded slightly, pointed to the chair, and asked, "I heard that the enemy retreated to Ningyuan, Juehua, what are you doing now?"

Huang Taiji waited for Father Khan to be seated, then sat down respectfully, and said: "The enemy has left a small number of outpost troops in Jinzhou and Daling River, and my son can't come close for reconnaissance."

After a pause, Huang Taiji added: "However, through some scattered Mongols grazing, I learned that the main force of the Ming army was indeed stationed in Ningyuan and Juehua. Some time ago, there was a lot of construction work there to strengthen the city."

The old slave turned his eyes to the map on the wall, and seemed to be talking to himself: "What is the purpose of the Ming army in abandoning Guangning and other places? Could it be that they were afraid of our army, or abandoned the defense of Western Liaoning in order to change their minds?" Is everything safe?"

Without waiting for Huang Taiji to answer, the old slave shook his head again and again, and said: "There is fear, but it is absolutely impossible to exchange land for peace."

Huang Taiji pondered for a while, and said: "In my view, the Ming army retreated after winning. It is really cunning and insidious, with the intention to lure our army."

The old slave nodded, still quite agreeing with this statement.

If the Ming army is still stationed in Guangning, only separated by the Liaohe area, with the mobility of the Hou Jin army, it will still be able to find opportunities for a sudden attack.

However, the Ming army retreated to Ningyuan, leaving a large blank area, which made Hou Jin feel very awkward and lost the suddenness of the attack.

If the Hou Jin army went forward to occupy the city and shorten the distance between the two armies, not only would the troops be dispersed, but the grain, grass, materials and land transportation needed to garrison the city would not be easily affordable for them.

You said that driving away the Liao people in the occupied area to farm would be over, but what about the months from planting to harvesting?Do you drink Mistral?
It is precisely because of such difficulties that in history, Hou Jin never occupied the blank area from Guangning to Jinzhou.

They waited for the Ming army to "recover" the lost ground, build a city for defense, and then deal a sudden and rapid blow.Grab one, kill once, and then retreat across the Liaohe River.

The current old slave also thinks the same way, and has no desire to send troops to occupy the large area that the Ming army voluntarily gave up.

The defeat of the Battle of Guangning made Houjin's supplies insufficient; the Liaohe River, Linghe River, Sancha River and other rivers also made the Houjin army encounter many difficulties in its actions.

Therefore, when the river froze in winter, the old slave had already decided to send troops to fight again.

There is no way, if you can't plunder food, grass, materials, money and silk, the survival of Hou Jin will be a problem, let alone win over the Mongolian tribes.

No one is a fool, there is no benefit, who would follow the poor?

But the old slave still has concerns, that is, he can't understand the reason for Guangning's defeat, and he doesn't know who made the arrangement, which made him taste the bitter fruit of the first failure.

If you don't figure out this matter, you can't get rid of your knot, and the old slave will always have hesitation and hesitation about sending troops to war.

"The Ming army retreated, leaving a large uninhabited area, which made it difficult for our spies to investigate further." Huang Taiji frowned slightly, and said, "There are no civilians left in Ningyuan City, so it is impossible for spies or internal agents to mix in. "

The old slave narrowed his eyes and felt that it was very troublesome. He said helplessly: "Attacking cities is not really the commander of our army. There are still a few months until winter. Hurry up and train to attack the city, maybe there will be a change."

Huang Taiji cupped his hands and said, "Father Khan, leave the siege training to my son!"

The old slave looked at the eighth son very gratified, and praised: "Among the Baylors, you are the most resourceful and knowledgeable. Let you do the training of the siege troops!"

Huang Taiji hurriedly stood up and bowed, and said: "Father, don't worry, the child will definitely develop an army that is good at siege, and forge sharp siege weapons."

The old slave smiled, lowered his hand, and signaled his eighth son to sit down.Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain a few more words, the soldiers outside came in to report, and Fushun's son-in-law was waiting outside with two secret spies.

"Let them in quickly." The old slave was refreshed, then turned his head and said to Huang Taiji: "Listen to me too."

Huang Taiji said yes, and he was eager to hear the latest information about the Ming army and the Ming country.

Since the Ming army withdrew and moved away all the people in western Liaoning.Coupled with the coastal blockade, Hou Jin's intelligence channels were almost completely blocked, making Lao Nu and Huang Taiji feel quite blind and deaf.

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(End of this chapter)