Zhu Youxiao didn't know the specific reason, but it was actually very simple. During those years, the Liao people's anti-Jin activities were one after another, the will of the Han officials affiliated with the Jin was shaken, and the Later Jin rule was in serious crisis.

Li Yongfang's suggestion was to employ a large number of Han officials and generals to serve the Later Jin. It can be said that this was a good strategy that could help the Later Jin develop and grow stronger.

It was not until Huang Taiji picked things up again and changed some ethnic policies that the Later Jin regime was stabilized and became a major threat to the Ming Dynasty.

But Nurhaci did not have such foresight, and his policy was oppression and massacre.

It was for this reason that he attributed the ruling crisis of the Later Jin Dynasty to the policy of relying on and making use of Han officials, and took his anger out on Li Yongfang, dismissing him from his post.

In short, it is entirely possible that Zhu Youxiao wanted to trick Li Yongfang.

Now, he had two powerful weapons in his hands. One was Wu Changchun, the son-in-law of the traitor Li, and the other was Li Yangeng, the eldest son of Li Yongfang who was captured in Fuzhou.

Li Yongfang was truly devoted to the Later Jin, even sending his son-in-law to the Ming capital as a spy. However, the closer the relationship, the more effective the use of Wu Changchun, and the more lethal it would be to Li Yongfang.

As for Li Yangeng, Zhu Youxiao began to stroke his chin and wonder how he could give the traitor Li another blow and make him completely lose Nurhaci's trust?

…………………….Dividing line…………………….

When the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao received the urgent report from Liaodong, the actual situation on the Liaodong battlefield had changed greatly, which is why he never dared to give remote commands.

First, the joint forces of the Ming army and the Mongols entered the territory of Khorchin and encountered no strong resistance. The Khorchin nobles fled without a fight wherever they passed, allowing the joint forces to easily reach the city of Gel Zhuergen, the capital of the Khorchin tribe.

Oba, the leader of the Khorchin tribe, has gathered his troops and made the decision of "die for life; kill for dust", ready to defend the city and wait for the arrival of the Later Jin reinforcements.

Oba was able to gather his troops in the city and seek help from the Later Jin thanks to a secret tip-off from someone who, surprisingly, was Zhuoliktuhong Baturu, the leader of the Inner Khalkha Alliance.

As the saying goes, old men are cunning, and old horses are slippery. Although Zhuoliktuhong Baturu was old, he still had a sharp and experienced vision. He saw that Ligdan Khan wanted to unify the country first and then launch an external attack.

If Ligdan Khan defeated and controlled the Khorchin tribe, his strength would surely increase greatly, which would not be a good thing for the Inner Khalkha alliance.

By then, Ligdan Khan would most likely take action against the Inner Khalkha. It would be unlikely for the Inner Khalkha to continue to obey the Khan's orders conditionally as they currently do.

Therefore, the old man thought he was smart and secretly sent people to pass on information to Oba so that Oba could prepare in advance. At the same time, he was not very active in sending troops. Only the Zarut tribe, which had the strongest attitude towards the Later Jin, fully supported the battle.

Oba chose to defend the city because, firstly, he felt that he was not strong enough to compete with the coalition forces. Secondly, he believed that the Mongolian cavalry had no problem roaming the grasslands but were not good at attacking fortified cities. There was hope that if he could hold on until the Later Jin allies came to his aid.

This was also the case in history. The coalition forces attacked the city day and night, and could not break through after five days and five nights of siege. Oba thus escaped disaster and was able to continue to follow the Later Jin.

This was not surprising, as the Later Jin army was not very capable of attacking the city, and the Mongolian cavalry was even worse. They had no shield carts or siege towers, relying entirely on makeshift ladders.

Although the Ming army sent troops to help, they did not serve as the vanguard. In fact, the army was very far away and did not approach the city immediately.

The army did not advance, but several officers came to the outside of the city to watch the Mongol soldiers attack the city. The defenders of the city were also Mongols, and it was completely a war among the Mongols.

"Woo-woo-woo" the desolate horn sounded, and with the beating of war drums, teams of Mongolian cavalry rushed towards the city on horseback, howling "Woo-ah" from their mouths.

Man Gui, Hu Dawei, Fan Hualong, Ma Chengfei and others watched with a cold eye, not only observing the tactics of the Mongolian soldiers, but also evaluating what tactics would be best to use when encountering Mongolian soldiers in the future.

The Mongolian cavalry, charging at full speed, relied on their skilled riding skills to turn around in front of a trench more than thirty or forty meters away from the city wall. While passing in an arc, they drew their bows and shot arrows towards the city.

Wave after wave, dense rain of arrows covered the top of the city, like a dark cloud pressing down.

"It seems to be for us to see." Man Gui scratched his head and looked at the officers around him.

Hu Dawei nodded and said, "Archery is the forte of the Mongolian cavalry. Attacking cities is secondary, this is about establishing prestige."

Fan Hualong blinked and said, "We're too close to the city wall, well within the range of the muskets. The Mongolian cavalry mostly wear leather armor, which is like paper armor to the muskets."

Meng Ruhu shook his head and said, "The armor is a flaw. Although the mounted archers are powerful, they can only use short bows, which are not powerful enough to penetrate the armor. They don't know why they can't defeat the Jiannu!"

Sirhunakduleng, who commanded the Chahar cavalry, did intend to show his power, both to the Ming army and to intimidate the Khorchin soldiers defending the city.

Unfortunately, the Mongolian cavalry, though skilled in horsemanship and archery, had flaws that had been seen through. They were no match for the Later Jin, and they had no advantage against the Ming army.

The Jiannu used armor and longbows and arrows to deal with the Mongolian cavalry. The Ming army's armor was better and their muskets were as ferocious as longbows and arrows.

The Khorchin garrison was well aware of their compatriots' fighting style. They first used shields to block the rain of arrows, and then suddenly launched a counterattack after the last group of cavalry passed the city wall and shot arrows.

The defenders used infantry archers, and it was simple and obvious that cavalry archery was inferior to infantry archery, both in range and power.

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