Chapter 816 Huang Taiji decisively retreated first

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Faced with the aggressive situation of the White Army, the Great Jin Army was actually very contradictory.

It is impossible for ordinary people to spit out the fat meat from their mouths. This requires great courage. Even if Nurhaci rationally feels that the Jin army should take the initiative to give up Liaoyang and Shenyang in such a situation, and retreat to Hetuala.

Even Hetuala had to give up voluntarily, and everyone turned to the White Mountains and Black Waters to engage in guerrilla warfare with the White Clothing Army. With the combat effectiveness of the White Clothing Army, as long as the Great Jin army tried to stick to a certain place, the place would inevitably suffer a devastating blow.

Since the Battle of Yangguanbao, the battle between the White Army and the Great Jin Army has never stopped. Both sides have launched continuous fighting on the land of Liaodong, and people have died in battle every day. However, the scale of the battle is not very large and has not attracted the attention of outsiders. However, as time goes by, the casualties of the Great Jin Army are actually very considerable.

After setting foot on the land of Liaodong, the Eagle Cavalry and the Scattered Soldiers of the Eagle Cavalry have been repeatedly fighting with the scouts of the Great Jin Army. According to Xu Xingxia's deployment, they tried every means to continuously consume the vitality of the Great Jin Army. In the past two years, at least three or four thousand Great Jin Army had died at their hands.

In order to make up for the lack of military strength, Nurhaci had to order all the Jurchen men who could fight. This means that the Jurchens, who were up to sixty years old, were all recruited to the battlefield. With their demise, the male members of the Jurchens were about to be lost. Even if they finally had a miracle and they had the opportunity to win, the entire nation would probably not be able to reproduce.

It’s not that Nurhaci didn’t understand the harm of killing chickens and retrieving eggs. However, now he has no other way except killing chickens and retrieving eggs and drinking poison to quench thirst. The Mongols of Korqin are difficult to protect themselves. The Koreans don’t have to rely on them. The indigenous people behind the Jurchens are really indigenous and have no interest in war at all.

Unless he was willing to surrender and obediently give his head to the White Army, there would be no other way. In fact, even if he fled back to Hetuala and fled back to the White Mountains and Black Waters, the Great Jin Army would be unsafe. With the hatred of the Liaodong Han people towards the Great Jin Army, they would definitely instigate the White Army to kill them.

If you want to blame, you can only blame the fact that when the Han people in Liaodong was too hasty, they did not consider the White-clothed Army that had come out halfway. If you want to blame, you can only blame his policy of extermination of the Han people in Liaodong, which caused public anger. If the Han people in Liaodong were not so intense, perhaps there would be room for a turnaround between the Jin army and the White-clothed Army.

"Father Khan."

While he was struggling, Nurhaci suddenly heard someone calling, but it was Huang Taiji who came.

The war in Liaodong was in a one-sided state from the beginning, which made the senior officials of the Great Jin army feel very painful. They need to deal with the raids and attacks of the White Army at all times, and there is almost no chance to rest with confidence. This made Nurhaci's spirit soon become weak. Huang Taiji was young and strong, and just took on the heavy responsibility of coordinating and unifying the entire Great Jin army. Basically, Huang Taiji was responsible for the daily command of the Great Jin army.

The Great Jin Kingdom originally had four Beile. The Great Beile Daishan guarded Chenyang. The second Beile Amin's injury has not healed yet. The third Beile Mangurtai is on the front line of Haizhou. The remaining one is the most calm and smart four Beile Huang Taiji. Originally, Huang Taiji's strongest competitor was Amin. However, Amin's injury has not healed, so this competitor no longer exists.

Huang Taiji actively advocated evacuation from Liaodong immediately. He wanted to retreat immediately. He was a wise man and understood that Liaodong could no longer be done. Although the White-Clothed Army had no major moves for the time being, it was actually just the tranquility before the storm. The calmer the performance of the White-Clothed Army, the greater the crisis. Especially after the Mongols in the Korqin tribe were eliminated.

However, in the Great Jin Dynasty, there were indeed many nobles who were attached to Chenyang and Liaoyang and were reluctant to retreat. Among the five ministers, at least four of them did not approve of the retreat. It was not that they were unwilling to withdraw to Hetuara, but that they would not feel safe after retreating to Hetuara. The white-clothed army would definitely follow.

In the eyes of the five ministers, the way out of the Great Jin Kingdom was no longer in war, but in surrender and negotiation. Obviously, the Great Jin army could not defeat the White Army. The only thing we can consider was how to preserve its own vitality and how to preserve a small piece of its own territory so that the Jurchens could continue to survive and reproduce.

To this end, the five ministers continued to send multiple envoys to make mediation requests to the White Army, North Korea, Nanjing, and even Japan. Their only purpose was to preserve the Jurchens. Under this premise, the Great Jin Kingdom could be banned and the Great Jin army could be disbanded. Even Nurhaci stepped down and the military power could be removed, which could be considered.

However, the White Army never responded. No matter how anxious the Jurchens were, the White Army continued to prepare for the war step by step and orderly. More and more white Army troops appeared in Liaodong. More and more combat preparations also appeared in Liaodong. The Jurchen spies found that the enemies they faced were stronger than yesterday. The gap between the White Army and the Jin army was getting bigger and bigger.

Chi Hu's excuse was that Xu Xingxia was far away in the Western Regions and could not communicate in time. As for whether he had sent the Jurchens' request to Xu Xingxia, only geniuses knew. The Jurchens had no other ability except cursing Chi Hu's unkindness behind their backs. What? They started fighting at a disagreement? Chi Hu was looking forward to it!

Since the White Army has not had a clear reply, the North Koreans will not intervene. The North Koreans are very active in sending troops to assist the White Army in combat, and they are wholeheartedly trying to get a good impression in front of the White Army. This positive performance, to outsiders, is obviously a bit disgusting. However, no one dares to say anything. If you want to flatter the White Army, you have to see if there is a chance!

The Nanjing court was also very sensible and pretended not to know anything. They had only one way to deal with the Jurchen envoys, which was to arrest and kill them. In the past, when they were in Liaodong, they could not kill the Jurchens, but this time they came to their door, so they would not be polite. What? The two armies fought and did not kill them? Tsk, we are not a white army, so what if you kill you? Besides, Nanjing has never admitted that there was a Jurchen appear.

As for the Japanese, they are probably having a headache. Their second attack on North Korea was obviously stranded under the interference of the White Army. The White Army had troops directly entered North Korea and strengthened the local garrison force in North Korea. If the Japanese forcibly attacked North Korea, they would inevitably be jointly attacked by the White Army and North Korea. The Japanese had no bottom line in their hearts, and the gathered troops had not taken action.

Moreover, the Japanese also discovered that the navy established by the White Army on the Shandong Peninsula gradually began to threaten the safety of the Japanese. In a short time, the White Army invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to build dozens of large warships. The White Army divided it into three fleets and practiced on the sea near the Shandong Peninsula day and night, and the sound of guns and cannons shook the sky.

Perhaps, these warships are not threatening to the Western powers for the time being. However, they are very fatal to the Japanese who are so close to each other. Judging from all aspects of information, the White-Clothed Army obviously has the intention to attack the Japanese. Xu Xingxia, the commander of the White-Clothed Army, often reveals hatred for the Japanese.

“How is the situation on the east side?”

Nurhaci asked Huang Taiji to sit down and asked obscurely.

The situation in the east is actually the situation of the Dingliao Right Guard. The Dingliao Right Guard is also called Phoenix City, located in the southeast of Liaoyang, less than 500 miles from Liaoyang. Phoenix City is the main place to cut off the retreat route of the Great Jin army from the back. Once the White-clothed Army launches an attack from here, the connection between Liaoyang and Hetuala will be cut off. If the retreat route of the Great Jin army is cut off, the situation will be serious. The entire Jin army is wiped out and is just around the corner.

Therefore, Nurhaci was very concerned about the wars of the Dingliao Right Guard. In addition to appointing Huang Taiji to be responsible for the wars in this direction, he also often inquire about it. The (inlaid) (yellow) (flag) under his command was also transferred to the vicinity of Phoenix City, hoping to prevent the White-clothed Army from heading north and delay the remaining time of the Jin army in Liaoyang as much as possible.

"It's a year to delay..." Nurhaci said obscenely.

It has to be said that people are lazy. The White-Clothed Army has not launched an attack on Liaoyang for more than a year, which has caused the Jin army to have a strange feeling, that is, the White-Clothed Army has not yet had the ability or the energy to pay attention to it. Although they are always worried that the butcher knife will come, in fact, the butcher knife has not come. Even at the most dangerous moment, they are still alive.

As a result, even Nurhaci felt that as long as the Great Jin army worked harder, the situation could still be supported. Xu Xingxia's attention was not in Liaodong for the time being, which was the best opportunity for the Great Jin army. As long as the Great Jin army seized the time, recuperated, and supplemented rectification, there was still a chance to survive. Perhaps, there might be any major changes in the near future. His witch doctor had already hinted to him countless times in this kind of thing.

What big changes? It's actually very simple. As long as Xu Xingxia encounters an accident, is killed, or is critically ill, a miracle will occur. The White-Clothed Army rises too quickly, and the internal organizational structure is actually very imperfect. Many disadvantages are suppressed by Xu Xingxia, so they are not exposed. If he dies, there will be big problems within the White-Clothed Army. If it is not done well, it is possible to split and internal strife.

Didn’t the Mongolian Iron Cavalry, which was invincible in the world, ended the pace of attacking west because of Genghis Khan’s sudden death and internal strife of his successors? It is not surprising that the same history has been repeated in the White Army.

"Khan, Haizhou Guardian urgently reported!"

At this moment, the spy rushed over and sent an emergency information.

Huang Taiji frowned and took the urgent report, glanced quickly, and handed it to Nurhaci.

As a result, after reading it, Nurhaci's face suddenly became very dark. He threw the emergency report on the ground fiercely, with a blushing face and a thick neck constantly breathing. He actually wanted to make some exaggerated moves, but in the end it was not done.

The content of this emergency information is actually very simple, it is the fall of Haizhou Wei.

Haizhou Wei is the gateway to Liaoyang. If Haizhou Wei falls, Liaoyang will be completely destroyed.

The one who stationed the Haizhou Guard was Sanbeile Mangurtai. Nurhaci sent Mangurtai to Haizhou Guard in hopes that a miracle would happen on him. Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen. On the contrary, Mangurtai unfortunately died in battle. Under the artillery fire of the White Army, the Great Jin Army stationed at Haizhou Guard was wiped out.

Huang Taiji's face was equally dark and ugly. Even a little bit of anger was faintly annoyed. This anger was not targeted at the white army, but at Nurhaci. He felt that Nurhaci was too indecisive and too dragged on. If he had made a decision earlier, there would definitely be no such result. Mangourtai would not have died in vain.

In fact, the result of the fall of Haizhou City was speculated by Huang Taiji in the morning. In the past two years, he has been collecting various information from the White Clothes Army in all aspects and meticulously. It can be said that he has a good understanding of the White Clothes Army. The White Clothes Army's firearms and equipment are so powerful that it is impossible for the Jin army to face the White Clothes Army head-on.

However, due to strategic needs, the Jin army had to guard Haizhou City. Because if they did not station Haizhou City, the bayonet of the White Army would have to hit Liaoyang's chin. As a result, the White Army was given a chance to attack. The White Army had cannons and muskets, and had strong ability to attack. Therefore, they were not afraid of attacking.

On the contrary, the Great Jin army was not very wise to defend head-on. The combat effectiveness of the Great Jin cavalry lies in its high mobility, and inadvertent attack. When dealing with the Ming army in Liaodong, the Great Jin army fully demonstrated the mobility of the cavalry and won a great victory. Now, taking the initiative to give up the high mobility and fighting position with the White Army is completely a matter of touching the stone with an egg, and it would be strange if it was not split into pieces.

At the beginning, the Great Jin army had learned bloody lessons at Yangguan Fort and decided to divide their troops to engage in guerrilla warfare with the White Army to avoid any group-style attacks. However, later, they slowly forgot the bloody lessons. So, more bloody lessons came. This time, Manguertai died in battle, and who would die in battle next time?

In fact, as a generation of generals, Mangourtai is still very qualified. The Jin army does not have professional generals, and everyone is trained from actual combat. War is the best university. Survival of the fittest, and those who survive are elites. If you can survive in a cruel battle, it means that you have passed the grades and can graduate.

Mangurtai was not concerned about the defense of Haizhou City. Based on the shortcomings of the Great Jin army, he adopted the tactics of digging deep holes, accumulating grain, and building high walls, and resolutely avoiding contact with the White-Clothing Army. Mangurtai also took certain measures to deal with the artillery fire of the White-Clothing Army. In general, the Great Jin army in Haizhou City was still very hard-working.

However, Mangourtai's efforts were almost useless. Because Chi Hu had too many aces in his hands. Haizhou City must be won, and there is no doubt about this. Therefore, Chi Hu used the trump card of the mortar without hesitation.

The White-Clothed Army concentrated more than 300 mortars and continued to bombard Haizhou City. As a result, within half an hour, Haizhou City was already in chaos. All the fortifications built by Manguertai had worked hard to shatter. Under the cover of artillery fire, the White-Clothed Army's blasting team bravely stepped forward and exploded the city gate.

When the city gate was opened, the Jin army in Haizhou City was completely in chaos. The Jin army stationed in Haizhou City had only four or five thousand people. There were also eight thousand servants. The number of white-clothed troops siege the city was more than three times that of the Jin army. When the city gate was opened, the Jin army in the city became a turtle in a jar, and there was almost no chance of escape.

Mangourtai himself waved the golden sword and tried to shout his subordinates to counterattack, trying to drive the White-clothed Army into the city out. As a result, a shell fell beside him, rumbling and exploded, tearing him to pieces on the spot. Because the shells were too powerful, after the battle, the White-clothed Army could not find the body of Mangourtai. They could only find a broken, black golden scimitar with the name of Mangourtai on it.

Without the command of Manguertai, the remaining Jin army was naturally even more headless and in chaos. In the end, the chaotic Jin army and the servant army also gave up Haizhou City and rushed out from the North Gate, which had no movement for the time being. As a result, they were ambushed by the white-clothed army in the wilderness north of Haizhou City and their entire army was wiped out.

"Mangguertai, my son..." Nurhaci burst into tears silently.

"Khan, retreat immediately!" Huang Taiji endured his sadness and proposed countermeasures.

As a result, Nurhaci still did not make a decision. Since the defeat in the battle at Yangguanbao, Nurhaci's ambition and wisdom have disappeared collectively.

"You can't do anything, let's withdraw first!" Huang Taiji ordered decisively.

Regardless of whether Nurhaci is willing to retreat or not, Huang Taiji will definitely withdraw first.

Without the cover of Haizhou City, the overwhelming white-clothed army would immediately gather around Liaoyang. No matter how strong the city walls of Liaoyang City were, they were just a copy of Haizhou City in the face of fierce artillery fire.

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