According to Nurhaci's arrangement, Erbei Almin led 5,000 elite cavalry to rescue his ally Korqin tribe, which was actually a bluff and did not mean to protect Korqin.

Therefore, Amin followed the Khan's order and led his army to Nong'an Tower (the pagoda in the ancient city of Nong'an County, Jilin Province) and stopped moving forward.

But Amin did not expect that after two days of his troops stationed in Nonganta, a scattered tribe of the Korqin tribe fled south, bringing news that the city of Grejurgen was destroyed.

Obviously, King Khan's bluffing plan had failed and the Korqin tribe was over. This made Amin a little at a loss. Should he retreat or return.

At this time, Amin did not have the intention to lead his army forward. The Korqin tribe had been destroyed. Even if he continued to act, he would not have any results.

Undecided, Amin had to send someone back to deliver the letter, and let Nurhaci decide. He continued to station troops in Nong'anta, sending people to inquire about the news while waiting for the messenger to send back the Khan's life.

At this time, the coalition forces also obtained information about the arrival of the Later Jin reinforcements in Nonganta, and had different opinions on the subsequent actions and had differences.

Sirhunakduling believes that the purpose of this eastern expedition has been basically achieved. Although there are still some Korqin nobles and tribes scattered in the Korqin pasture, it is not harmful, so it is better to retreat.

However, the Ming generals such as Man Gui felt that the Later Jin army was only 5,000. If they received the assistance of the Mongolian tribes, they would be sure to defeat this group of Jiannu.

The Ang An and his sons of the Zarut tribe were hesitant. They were afraid of the Later Jin cavalry, but they did not want to offend the Ming army. They even coveted the pastures and scattered tribes of the Korqin tribe.

If the Chahar tribe retreated, wouldn’t this Korqin grassland be from our Zarut tribe? Ang An was both greedy and worried. If he couldn’t beat the Jurchens, he wouldn’t be able to catch them at both ends and would suffer losses.

"Since Minister Du Ling is unwilling to fight Jiannu, he retreated and overthrew his orders to Lin Danhan." Ma Chengfei broke the deadlock and said with a smile: "Our army will stay in Grejuergen City for the time being. Let's see if Jiannu bluffs or really comes to rescue Korqin."

Du Ling's face turned dark, and he said it as if he was a coward. As soon as the Five Thousand Essence Cavalry of the Houjin Jin arrived at Nong'an Tower, he was going to lead his army to escape. It was obviously scared away!

In fact, he was reluctant to leave, thinking of turning the Korqin grassland into a pasture for the Wuqiyete tribe, and having a place to settle down when he left Lin Danhan.

The Ming army did not leave, and the Zarut army did not express their opinions. Do these two families have any agreement or agreement to divide the Korqin grassland?

If the Ming army and the Zarut army join forces, they will no longer be afraid of the 5,000 Later Jin army in terms of force. Even if the Later Jin army comes, they will not have much chance of winning.

If more than 10,000 troops from the Chahar tribe were added, the 5,000 Later Jin army would definitely be defeated when they came. However, are these 5,000 people really bluffs?

An Ann blinked slowly and made a decision. Let's wait here to see if the Jurchens come or not, and how many they come. Anyway, they are all cavalrymen, so it's time to get the news and leave.

Thinking of this, An An showed generous attitude and said, "My Zarut tribe is willing to advance and retreat with the Ming army. Not to mention only five thousand Jurchens, even the old Khan of the Jurchens personally led the army, and the grassland warriors were not afraid of him."

Oh, it sounds so nice and really makes you a hero.

Du Ling looked at An An, murmured and pondered, without making a decision for a while.

Ma Chengfei bowed to An An and smiled and said, "Thank you, the leader of An An An fortunate, for being able to fight side by side with the warriors of the Zarut army."

"It should be, it should be." Ang An said humbly: "Since it is the coalition forces of the Eastern Expedition, we should advance and retreat together."

Du Ling snorted in her heart and decided not to leave. Just watch the wind, who can’t!

But before he could speak, Ma Chengfei smiled and said to An Ang An: "Since Jiannu has only 5,000 troops, our two units have more than 10,000 troops, and their troops are twice as strong as it is. Why not take the initiative and attack him? "

An An's mouth opened into an O-shaped shape. This is not adapting to the situation, but taking the initiative to attack and must fight a battle with the Jurchens.

Man Gui and others were secretly amused, thinking that Ma Chengfei was really bad, so they pulled An An into the pit.

Seeing An Ang's appearance, Du Ling felt happy and said to himself: Let you pretend and let you curry favor with Mingjun. Isn't it that we will advance and retreat together? Let's "advance" together now!"

Ma Chengfei smiled and said, "If you can fight, you will fight; if you can't fight, you will retreat. I'm not a reckless person. Please rest assured, Chief An'an."

An An also squeezed out a smile, smiling ugly. When he said this, he felt like he was on a pirate ship.

Ma Chengfei's face turned solemn and said, "If you can win the battle, the captured armor, weapons, war horses and captives will belong to the Zarut tribe. In the north of Guangning, the Zarut tribe will also be given more vigilance and guards in the future."

An An was refreshed and bowed, "Thank you for General Ma's generosity. My Zarut troops will fight hard and not fall into the majesty of the eagle on the grassland."

Du Ling couldn't help frowning when he heard the two men singing together. The two coalition forces fought against the 5,000 Jurchens, and they really had a great chance of winning.

Even if he leaves troops in this city, he may not be able to swallow up all the Korqin grasslands. At least the Korqin left wing near the Zalut tribe will be annexed by him. Just guard the guards, it is the north of Guangning area.

The key is whether the Ming army's attitude will resent and retaliate for the failure to cooperate. He is planning to leave Lin Danhan, then...

Du Ling finally made a compromise, sent 5,000 troops to help, waiting for an opportunity to attack Amin's troops in Nong'anta. The other 5,000 people left 1,000 people in the city, and the others swept the Korqin grassland and seized the tribes and property.

The Ming army asked the Zarut army to draw out a thousand troops, escort the captured Korqin nobles, and escort the wounded soldiers to Tuanshan Fort in Guangning.

At this point, the 15,000 Ming and Mongolian coalition forces set out and launched troops to Nong'anta.

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The road has been blocked, with trees, branches, stones stuck to the soil, and small trees with chaotic roots stretching dozens of meters long.

It would be easy to deal with if it were just these obstacles. The Ming army musketeers who were waiting for the array behind the obstacles made the Later Jin army's face suddenly change and they had to stop moving forward.

The three Liaoning Associations drew three thousand dragon cavalry, took shortcuts, and took straight lines. Finally, they blocked their retreat in Tongyi (now Tongyi Township, Pulandian) before Jiannu who was running east along the river.

Tongyi area has many mountains and few lands and dense forests, and there are descriptions of "eight mountains, half water and half land". The terrain and terrain are very beneficial to the Ming army when blocking Jiannu here.

When the road was discovered, the Jiannu striker took a break and began to move forward with his shield, trying to clear the roadblocks and defeat the enemy in front of him, and break the road to retreat north.

With the sharp whistle, there were rows of muskets roaring, hundreds of Ming army musketeers blocking the road took turns to shoot dense lead bullets at Jiannu.

Every time the roar of gunfire brought death and injuries to Jiannu, a scream and wailed.

In the woods next to the road, several heavy muskets adjusted their muzzles, aimed at the officers of Jiannu, and pulled the machine.

Niu Lue Zhenyan Tu's head was beaten into a rotten watermelon, and his brain and blood were splattering, which was very tragic and gorgeous.

An officer was knocked to the ground again, and a heavy lead bullet hit his chest, breaking his ribs and piercing his lungs.

Blood and bubbles kept pouring out of his mouth, and he fell to the ground and breathed hard, and soon he would take his last breath.

Arrows flew through the air, and soldiers fell in the Ming army. Although the exquisite armor provided good protection, it was not omnipotent.

The dead soldiers and wounded were immediately dragged to the safe area behind, and another soldier bravely made up their positions.

The muzzle was shining with dazzling fire, and balls of white smoke rose and were quickly blown away. Black iron masks were once again presented to Jiannu's eyes, but there was no expression at all.

The bowstrings buzzed, and dense arrows drew arcs and landed in the Ming army's array.

Both sides were suffering casualties. Every difficult step of Jiannu's advancement would leave many corpses and wounded soldiers. The blood on the ground was getting more and more, and the earth gradually drank full, and the blood gradually gathered in the potholes.

The Ming army seemed unable to withstand this kind of casualties, and retreated before the Later Jin army broke through all obstacles. With the sound of horse hooves away, the vanguard Jiannu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it paid a considerable price, the task as a striker was completed, and although it was delayed for half an hour.

After clearing the obstacles and cleaning up the bodies of the wounded, Jiannu got on his horse again. But after they advanced for only a few miles, they saw a exactly the same scene appearing in front of them.

There were a mess, obstacles stretching for dozens of meters, and the Ming army musketeers waiting for battle behind.

The leader Meng Kulu frowned, feeling that the Ming army's tactics were a bit weird, but as a vanguard, it was his responsibility to open the way.

Moreover, the Ming army was not strong but determined to block it. If we change the way, or take a long way, wouldn’t it be too timid and cowardly?

With the experience from the last time, Meng Kulu re-arranged and launched another attack.

Gunshots roared and arrows were like rain, and the enemy and us started another fierce battle.

The gunshots in the distance were vaguely heard, and the real blocking position was almost completed.

Zhang Dongrui looked into the distance with some fear, and his digging of soil in his hands was slower.

"Dig quickly, you'll be dug immediately." A shadow fell on the trench, followed by the urging of Ming soldiers, "After digging the fortifications, you can hide on the mountain."

Yes, you have to do it quickly. Zhang Dongrui remembered his parents and younger brothers later, and accelerated his digging.

Not only the Ming army was excavating the fortifications, but also the people recruited from nearby villages. At this time, no matter whether they wanted or not, they had to help the Ming army build fortifications.

Of course, it was not a waste of time. Each person was rewarded with three silver coins and received them after the war. The most important thing was to be able to break away from the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty, return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and be properly placed.

It is not suitable to block Jiannu on the road. The road can be blocked, but Jiannu can still pass through the slopes and woods next to the road, and it is easy to fight in close combat with the Ming army.

Whether it is fighting in the woods or fighting with Jiannu who rushed to Guandao, it is not a good choice for the Ming army, which is at a disadvantage in its troops.

Therefore, Kong Youde chose this place near the river and the mountain on the right as the place to fight to the death.

In order to gain time, he sent another thousand dragon cavalry and set up a series of blocking attacks in front, winning more than an hour for the construction of the main position.

Two wide but not too deep trenches are blocked by the barriers, and behind them are more formal chest wall trench fortifications. With such a defense system, the Ming army's musketeers will not only protect the armor, but also greatly reduce the casualty rate.

"It's almost done." Kong Youde listened carefully to the blurry gunshots in the distance, but in fact he was calculating the time and waved his hands to the personal soldiers beside him, "Set out the cannons and let them retreat."

Although the fortifications are still a little short of it, the troops in front are dragging it hard and suffering casualties. Therefore, Kong Youde weighed the trade-offs and weighed it and felt that the lack was not worth the soldiers' bloodshed.

The cannon shot into the air and exploded; hundreds of Liao people hurriedly ran backwards, and a thousand Ming soldiers who had been raising their energy for a long time entered the position.

Three thousand to twenty thousand? Well, there are only about 15,600, or less.

Kong Youde narrowed his eyes and knew that this would be a fierce bloody battle.

Without artillery, no thunder, or even grenades, just muskets and bayonets, can the Three Thousand Ming Army block five or six times the enemy?

The horse's hooves were loud, and the Ming army, who was responsible for blocking time, retreated.

"Prepare for battle." Kong Youde sent the order, but his expression was strangely relaxed, sat on the tree stump next to him, took out a cigarette roll, and started smoking it with great pleasure.

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Zhenjiang Castle.

Huang Taiji stood at a high place, looking at the castle in the distance, frowned, showing that he was not in a good mood.

Surrounded by the trenches, the current defense system of Zhenjiang Fort made Huang Taiji feel tricky and basically lost the courage to attack.

Obviously, this is a wise move. After experiencing the tentative attack on the brigade's defense line, Huang Taiji knew that it would be impossible to break the defense of Zhenjiang Fort with his Zhengbai Banner.

If Huang Taiji led his army to move when the Ming army had just occupied Zhenjiang Fort and had not yet established a stable foothold, the situation might be very different.

But Huang Taiji did not regret it because he knew that even if he could temporarily stop the Ming army from gaining a foothold in Zhenjiang Fort, he would not have any gains, and it would be even more impossible to station in Zhenjiang Fort for a long time.

This is interesting. If you bring troops here, the Ming army will leave by boat; if you return, the Ming army will come again.

Huang Taiji can't afford to play this game of "I'll leave" and "I'll leave" and "I'll leave" and it's only time to go Zhenjiang Fortress occupied by the Ming army.

Originally, Huang Taiji didn't want to bring his troops here.

First of all, he felt that time was enough for the Ming army to build defensive fortifications, and attacking would only lead to a loss of troops and generals; secondly, he wanted to wait for the Ming army to go deeper, and then lead the elite cavalry to launch a rapid attack and attack the Ming army hard!

But the news that has been spreading has made Huang Taiji feel a little unstoppable. He believes that no action will likely have an adverse impact on him.

Nara Zhongming, the newly promoted Jianzhou Guard commander, was in Zhenjiang Fort and called on the Jurchens of the former Yehe tribe to come and seek revenge for the destruction of Yehe tribe;

What made Huang Taiji even more unacceptable was that Nara Zhongming directly called for the commander of Jianzhou Guard to him, because he also had the blood of Yehe tribe flowing.
Chapter completed!