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Chapter 496 Fighting Saarhu Again

In the "Battle of Salhu", the Ming army suffered a disastrous defeat, and the later Jin Dynasty rose.

Now, the battlefield is once again set up in Sarhu, where the Ming army and Jiannu will fight fiercely.

Jiefan City was built on Tiebei Mountain, and not far to the west is the confluence of Hun River and Suzi River.Tiebei Mountain has dense trees and jagged rocks. It faces water on three sides and mountains on one side. Its geographical location is extremely dangerous.

Saerhu Mountain is also one of the dangerous places. The Juniper Division of the Ming Army once set up camp here, but was defeated by Jiannu in the mist.

But Jiannu found out embarrassingly that these two dangers were set up to face foreign enemies.To put it bluntly, it is the gateway of Jianzhouwei.

However, Dongjiang Town broke through Jianzhou Guard, and then marched towards Sarhu, which was tantamount to attacking from behind, and the functions and functions of the two dangerous places were immediately greatly reduced.

Of course, if it is against the Ming army from Shenyang and Fushun, or Kaiyuan and Tieling, it is a replica of the early stage of the "Battle of Saerhu".

In order not to be cut off the way of retreat, Jiannu must defend Jiefan City and ensure the passage to Haixi.As for Saerhu, before the Liaoshen Ming army arrived, there was no sense of defense.

After Du Du fled back with the defeated army, Huang Taiji knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly organized troops to set up defenses in Jiefan City.

After Daishan and Dorgon decided to abandon Shenyang, they also hurriedly dispatched Sahalian to lead the two banners to Sarhu.

If Jianzhou can still support, Jiannu is going to repel Dongjiang Town first, and then stick to Sarhu; if Jianzhou is out of control, then guarantee the way to retreat north.

Standing in Jiefan City, Huang Taiji looked into the distance with a stern face and a heavy heart.

Du Du sighed heavily, and said: "I didn't expect the cavalry of the Ming army to be so capable. In a head-on confrontation, our Jianzhou warriors not only have no chance of winning, but are still at a disadvantage."

Huang Taiji lowered his eyes and did not respond immediately.

"In the final analysis, there is still a gap in manpower." Du Du seemed to have realized something, and continued: "Someone has figured out this tactic of the Ming army. It is to replace people with people, and fight for the same end."

Sahalian smiled helplessly, and said: "In the battle of Haicheng, the cavalry of the Ming army fought like this. I understand what you said. But how many people are there in the Ming country, and how many big golds are there? I can't afford it!"

Huang Taiji spoke slowly, and said: "The Ming army relied on strong troops and sharp firearms to gradually turn the situation around and gain the upper hand. Today, my Dajin is in dire straits, extremely critical."

"It's a pity—" Huang Taiji slapped the cold city wall with emotion, and said: "If he could have understood this a few years ago, and was not in a hurry to launch an attack, and suffered repeated defeats under the artillery of the strong city, the situation may not be so dangerous."

Sahalian nodded and said yes, he admired and was inclined to Huang Taiji, and it was strange that he didn't show kindness to his father.

Although Du Du agreed, he disagreed in his heart.Daikin only has so many resources, if you don't launch an attack to plunder, wouldn't it just sit and wait for its demise?
It is a tactical and equipment problem if the attack is thwarted; it is a strategic error to sit and wait for death.

Huang Taiji also knew that this was an afterthought, it was useless, and it was disrespectful to his late father Khan, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "No one would have thought that the Ming court would change so quickly, and the Ming army would progress so rapidly. In the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty still has a lot of resources and rich background. And all the changes are actually money and materials.”

"Master Baylor is very right." Du Du agreed first this time, saying: "A well-trained army and sufficient food and wages. These two aspects have changed the most in the Ming army."

Sahalian nodded and said: "It seems simple, but it is not easy to do. I really admire the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has the method of thunder to clean up the court, and he has the method of raising money to provide food and salaries."

Huang Taiji let out a long breath, and said: "I have to admire, Da Jin still underestimated this young emperor after all. He has courage, means, and strategy. The key is not to be afraid of stigma."

"If you don't fear stigma, you can do whatever it takes. The most difficult thing to deal with." Sahalian shook his head and said, "Just telling false news in the newspapers has deceived us many times."

An embarrassed smile appeared on Huang Taiji's face, even he had been cheated before, it was really embarrassing.

At this time, Luo Xiujin rushed to the top of the city and reported the situation of the emergency repair work.

Huang Taiji knew that no matter how well the fortifications were built, it could not completely stop the Ming army's attempt to cut off the road to retreat north.Because apart from Saerhu, if the Ming army made a big detour, they could still achieve the same goal in Qingyuan.

Therefore, after listening to Luo Xiujin's report, he ordered to continue to step up the construction of the defensive formation, and sent messengers to urge the soldiers and civilians in Liaoshen to retreat quickly.

As of now, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.Even if the Ming army's attempt to stop it was broken, and they could safely live in Haixi, wouldn't the Ming army continue to pursue it?

But at present, this is the last choice, otherwise, there will be no chance of trying to rise again.

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Banners fluttered in the cold wind, and tens of thousands of Ming troops marched boldly towards Saarhu.

This is the entire population of Dongjiang Town. There are nearly 4 people on horses, infantry, cavalry, and cannons.

After Jiannu's disastrous defeat in Haicheng, even if he concentrated his troops again, it would only be as if they were far behind Dongjiang Town, and he had completely lost the possibility of superior troops.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong was full of confidence, and the warlord went to Sarhu, ready to complete his work in one battle.

The so-called completion of all merits in one battle is only to flatten the Liao Dynasty, not to exterminate slaves.In Mao Wenlong's view, it is unlikely that Jiannu will be wiped out with one blow.

It's not that Mao Wenlong didn't think about taking a big detour to Qingyuan to cut off Jiannu's retreat, but he quickly rejected it.

The reason is very simple. The transportation and supply of food and grass materials are close to the limit, and the consequences of forcing a single army to go deep are quite serious.

Because of this, Mao Wenlong believed that killing Jiannu as much as possible and driving them to Haixi had achieved his goal.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't.Mao Wenlong was also very helpless about this.

What's more, as winter is approaching, a heavy snowfall may block the transportation of supplies.Going too deep is risky.With Pingliao already in sight of victory, a defeat would have a very bad impact.

"Hetuala and Xingjing (the old city of Xinbin) have already been captured, and Saerhu is also of considerable significance." Gou Zhenhuai was half a horse behind Mao Wenlong, talking with great interest: "Complete the Ping-Liao before the Spring Festival Great cause, presenting a gift for Long Live, seems to be relatively sure."

Mao Wenlong chuckled and said, "Until the final victory, we still have to be cautious. Although Jiannu is at the end of the road, he must guard against dying."

Gou Zhenhuai nodded, and said with a smile: "Shuai Mao is calm, so I can't match him."

Pausing for a while, Gou Zhenhuai said with emotion: "From the Battle of Guangning to the present, I have been in Liaodong for several years. Now that I am done, I can return to Beijing to report to Wansui."

Mao Wenlong slowed down his horse, walked side by side with Gou Zhenhuai, and asked, "General Gou has been transferred to the military, do you want to go back to the Zhenfu Division?"

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(End of this chapter)