The defeat was like a mountain of defeat. I don’t know if it was written in the military books or as the saying goes.

Haicheng was defeated, and Jiannu lost nearly half of it. The more than 50,000 troops at the time of mobilization were less than 30,000 when they returned to Liaoyang.

The Ming army's attack continued, and the infantry, cavalry and artillery advanced steadily, exerting their firepower advantages, and defeating Yangguli and Sahalian who were cut off the rear.

Given that the defeat was difficult to win and the morale of the army was shaken, Dai Shan did not even dare to defend Anshan and retreated directly to Liaoyang, hoping to use the advantages of the city to block the Ming army.

Of course, he didn't need to defend the city. Daishan did not send his sons Yue Tuo and Sahalian, but left Shuo Ledesakha, the general of Zhenghuang Banner, and led some troops to guard it.

Subsequently, Daishan led the main force to retreat and retreat to Chenyang. While retreating, Daishan also ordered all the Jurchens in Liaoyang to move.

Such actions have shown that Jiannu has no hope of defending Liaoyang. Leaving some people to defend the city is better to block the advancement of the Ming army. Shuole Daisha and other defenders are dead soldiers.

I don’t know if it was the old slave who turned his back, but his mind suddenly became clear. I knew that after the crushing defeat, the Later Jin Dynasty no longer had the ability to fight the Ming army in large numbers.

Or Daishan has lost confidence and has suffered serious human resources and extremely scarce material resources, he still has to hold on to Liaoyang, Chenyang and other cities, which is purely self-destruction.

Judging from the current comprehensive situation of the Later Jin Dynasty, it is even worse and more dangerous than during the Battle of Sarhu.

You should know that the troops of both sides in the Battle of Sarhu should be of the same strength.

According to historical data, the Ming army had more than 70,000 people, plus the Yehe army and the North Korean minion army, the actual force of participating in the war was no more than 100,000.

It is certain that Jiannu is facing a life-and-death battle, and he is willing to do his best. At that time, there were about 60,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, and after a total mobilization, they were all out, and the troops should be 80,000 to 90,000.

Now, Jiannu has suffered losses in recent years, and most of them are strong. After this mobilization, it launched a large-scale project, but was defeated again.

Therefore, the total strength of the total troops was only more than 60,000, and they were pieced together and could not be considered elite soldiers and powerful generals.

Moreover, the total force must be added to the two flags in Jianzhou. The distance water cannot quench the nearest thirst, and even if it gathers together, it will probably be useless.

If you can't fight, this is almost the consensus of the senior leaders of the Later Jin Dynasty such as Daishan. Can you still fight a casualty ratio like Sarhu? You can see that it is impossible, looking at the Ming army's muskets and cannons and fighting spirit.

Of course, it was impossible for Jiannu to completely give up resistance. They still had to resist stubbornly, step back, and lengthen the supply line of the Ming army; the weather became colder and colder, which would also increase the difficulties of the Ming army.

Time, Jiannu tried his best to get time so that he could get some breath. If the Ming Dynasty's policies or employment suddenly changed, it would be even more unexpected.

Hope is a little slim, but it is not yet time to be completely desperate. Jiannu naturally doesn't know who their opponent is.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty would not make any mistakes in the Battle of Ping Liao. Since Guangning defeated Jiannu, he took the initiative step by step. Jiannu's planning almost fell into the emperor's calculations.

In addition to climbing the technology tree, it is hard to make money. It is not surprising that the battle against Liao can be one to two years ahead of the emperor's expectations.

If we consider this aspect, Jiannu had already been defeated several years ago. As long as the emperor did not die, no matter how hard Jiannu went, he would not be able to escape the fate of destruction.

Dai Shan led his men and migrating Jurchens to march towards Chenyang, but the news had already been sent to Manguertai in Chenyang through the express report.

The army was defeated, his father Khan was injured, Daishan was appointed as the minister of regent, and fully managed the military and political affairs of the Later Jin Dynasty.

At the same time, Dai Shan issued an order, one was to allow the Jurchens from Mangurtai to move out of the city and migrate to Jianzhou; the other was to ask Ajige and Dudu, who were in Jianzhou, to draw troops to strengthen Sarhu's defense.

Sarhu is one of the gateways to Jianzhou, and it is the only way to Shenyang and Fushun to Jianzhou. Go north through Sarhu, you can also retreat to the land of Haixi.

One of Haixi was first found in the Yuan Dynasty, and is now the Songhua River.

Later, the Haixi Jurchens called the Ming Dynasty did not cause their birthplace, but divided the Jurchens according to their region.

The Jurchens in the Far East of Russia today are called the "East Sea Jurchens", namely the savage Jurchens; and the Jurchens living in the west of them naturally became the Haixi Jurchens.

You should know that the Liaodong referred to in the Ming Dynasty was most of the current Jilin and Liaoning. And further to the north, Haixi, which is the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins in later generations, was really a land of forests and snow, and a deserted and bitter and cold place.

Especially after the Jianzhou Jurchens destroyed the four Jurchen tribes in Haixi, they annexed their population to enrich their troops and moved their citizens southward, and the land in Haixi was even more sparsely populated.

Obviously, Daishan or Lao Nu had already made the worst plan and even Jianzhou had to give up.

In their opinion, the land of Haixi was originally a place where the Ming Dynasty was hiding, and it was also deserted and bitter. The Ming army had already obtained Liaodong and continued to pursue it further, which was very difficult, and the Ming court might not be interested in the expedition of the hard army.

The messenger sent by Daishan went to Jianzhou and Shenyang, but the two secret messengers quietly left the brigade and went to Sarhu to report the letter.

"The Khan is in the 14th Beile, and the Great Beile assists in the administration, which is actually causing civil unrest." Fan Wencheng and Li Yongfang got together again and spoke in a low voice.

Li Yongfang shook his head and said, "Although the Si Beile is smart and generous, and skilled in riding and shooting, he has Yehe's bloodline. It is normal for King Khan to have doubts in this time of crisis."

After pausing, Li Yongfang continued: "The two yellow flags were given to the fourteen bells, and the Zhengbai flag had already returned to the twelve bells. There was some strength, even if someone was not convinced, it would be useless. What's more, the situation was critical, and there would be another civil strife, and there would be no end to death."

Fan Wencheng sighed softly and said, "So, we just notified the Four Beile and did not instigate him to compete for the throne."

"The key is Big Baylor's attitude." Li Yongfang looked at the banner ahead, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Since he is already a supplementary government, he must have no other thoughts."

Daishan had two red flags, and even if there were any war losses, he was the strongest among the three major belles. Huang Taiji and Manguertai were no longer the banner owners. It was impossible for him to compete for the throne with the fourteen belles Dorgon.

But judging from Nurhaci's final arrangement, Daishan is unlikely to compete with his younger brother for the throne. In terms of strength, he is not as good as Dorgon, who got the Khan's personal army and the two yellow flags.

Therefore, although Fan Wencheng and Li Yongfang both had good friends with Huang Taiji and believed that Huang Taiji was more capable of leading the Later Jin Dynasty, they also knew that there was little hope of competing for the throne.

Another point is that neither of them wants the civil strife in the Later Jin Dynasty to accelerate the demise. Although they are Han people, these two guys have the same fate as the Later Jin Dynasty, closely linked and inseparable.

If the Later Jin Dynasty was destroyed, how could these two great traitors survive? The Ming court would never forgive the sins they committed, and they would know more clearly in their hearts.

Although Haixi is a bitter and cold place, it can still survive and save lives.
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