Nurhaci nodded and said, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Perhaps we can head west." Daishan thought for a moment and said, "Since the Ming army prefers to hide in Shenyang, let them stay there. Let's go west first to deal with that old bastard Lin Dan."

Daishan was very angry about the Mongolian Khan Ligdan.

Originally, everyone should have united to attack the Ming Dynasty, but who could have thought that guy was short-sighted and actually joined forces with the Ming Dynasty, which is really infuriating. The most important thing is that Lin Danhan actually humiliated his father Khan.

Nurhaci glanced at Daishan and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

In fact, this is what Nurhaci thought.

This time, he came to Liaodong to test the Ming army. If they still hid in Shenyang City and refused to come out, he would try to infiltrate westward.

If the Ming army went out of the city to fight, then he should take Shenyang first. After all, if he did not take Shenyang, he would not be able to go all out if he wanted to go west.

However, they could lure the Ming army out to the west and force them to leave the city to attack them; if they did not come, they would attack all the way west.

By then, as long as he could ally with more Mongolian tribes, he could start an attack from other places. The Ming Dynasty had such a long border, and Liaodong was not the only place where war could be fought.

By that time, wouldn’t everywhere be a place where I could break through?

Nurhaci had actually set his goal, which was to start with the five Inner Khalkha tribes.

The original five Inner Khalkha tribes were also allied with the Ming Dynasty.

During the Battle of Sarhu, Zaisai, the leader of the five Inner Khalkha tribes, immediately led an army of 10,000 with his two sons to rush to Tieling for support.

Unfortunately, the newly defeated Ming army did not hold out until the arrival of the reinforcements, and Tieling quickly fell.

Seeing that Tieling was beyond saving, Zaisai decided to withdraw his troops after staying there for one night.

After Nurhaci learned about the movements of Zaisai's army, he suddenly left the city early the next morning and launched a fierce attack on Zaisai's troops.

Zaisai was caught off guard and his entire army was routed. Zaisai and his two sons were captured by Nurhaci.

Nurhaci did not kill Zasai and his son at will, but held them as hostages in his hands to control Inner Khalkha.

The Inner Khalkha Alliance was at a disadvantage and had to send envoys to seek peace in October of the following year, requesting an alliance with Nurhaci.

In November, all the powerful leaders of the five Inner Khalkha tribes, headed by Zhuoliktu Hong Baturu, held a meeting with Nurhaci and agreed to fight against the Ming Dynasty together.

However, this time Nurhaci planned to change his strategy and ask them to re-ally with him, changing the alliance from fighting against the Ming Dynasty to fighting against Ligdan Khan.

This time, Nurhaci wanted them to join him completely because once the alliance was changed, it would be equivalent to them leaving the Mongolian Khan, which would mean they had betrayed the Mongolian Khan and could only join Nurhaci's subordinates.

As long as such an alliance could be reached, Nurhaci would be able to open the door to the west, not only having a route to advance westward, but also having the manpower to advance westward.

For Nurhaci, this is also a very critical point, so he cares very much about it.

If you can't take Shenyang, then turn west.

Xiong Tingbi, standing on the top of the city wall, naturally didn't know what Nurhaci was thinking. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Xiong Tingbi didn't have to pacify the Mongols. Wang Zaijin, the governor of Guangning, had this responsibility, but it seemed that it wasn't going very smoothly.

Lin Danhan was an insatiable man who had been using wild boar skin to extort benefits from the Ming Dynasty. I heard that they almost had a falling out a few days ago.

This made Xiong Tingbi a little worried. If Guangning was attacked by Ligdan Khan, it would be troublesome. He was also sweating at the time.

However, Wang Zaijun finally suppressed the matter, which seemed to be quite effective, and this also made Xiong Tingbi feel relieved.

"Marshal, the instructions have been passed down." Li Guangrong came to Xiong Tingbi again and said loudly.

"That's great." Xiong Tingbi nodded and said, "Brothers, let's get ready. They can't attack the city tonight, and they'll probably have to come early tomorrow morning. Everyone, get a good rest tonight and be ready to welcome their attack tomorrow morning."

"Marshal, why don't you let me take some people to attack the camp late at night?" Li Guangrong said excitedly, his face full of anticipation.