Dorgon was kneeling on the ground with his face down, so he didn't see Fulin's expression, so he continued to talk to himself: "My navy has noticed that the number and frequency of warships dispatched by the Ming navy have been decreasing recently, which seems to be a big conspiracy."

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Fulin finally felt relieved. Dorgon was still a human being and did not break the window paper in front of him.

He said unhappily: "Prince Rui is right in his guess. The 160,000-strong Ming army is about to enter Liao to fight, and Wang Yongji is the governor-general of Ping Liao."

Dorgon was stunned for a moment, and asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, will the Ming navy participate in the battle?"

"It is said that 30,000 naval forces were dispatched!" Fulin replied, "But the princes and nobles all believed that there was no room for naval warfare in the Liaoxi Corridor, and the Ming navy participated in the war only to transport food and fodder."

Dorgon originally wanted to request the navy to join the war, but then he changed his mind and thought that his mission was to defend southern Liaoning.

Supporting western Liaoning would instead leave southern Liaoning empty, giving the Ming navy an opportunity to take advantage.

Furthermore...

The battle in the Liaoxi Corridor will ultimately end in failure.

If he gets involved, he will be implicated in the defeat and be caught by Fulin.

After understanding this truth, Dorgon kowtowed to Fulin and said, "I have told the emperor the news. Please take your leave!"

Fulin deliberately waited for a while before saying slowly, "Kneel down!"

"Yes." Dorgon stood up with difficulty, and under Fulin's gaze, he left with stiff steps.

Only after making sure that Dorgon was a hundred steps away from the imperial city did Fulin return to his own palace in anger.

At noon that day, news of the dispatch of troops began to spread.

In the afternoon.

While Hauge was holding the meeting, the first batch of civilians transporting food and fodder left Shenyang and drove horse-drawn carriages loaded with food and fodder towards Jinzhou.

Since Ningyuan was the front line, they immediately chose Jinzhou behind Ningyuan as a supply base.

Countless supplies began to be transferred to Jinzhou.

The next afternoon.

Tong Tulai, the leader of the Han army of the Zhenglan Banner, led 5,000 cavalry as a vanguard to rush to Ningyuan for assistance.

The rest of the troops followed closely behind.

Tong Tulai's real name was Tong Shengnian, and he was from Fushun, Liaodong.

In history, Tong Tulai was the maternal grandfather of Kangxi.

In order to take care of his grandfather and at the same time elevate his own status, Kangxi first promoted Tong Tulai from the Han army of the Zhenglan Banner to the Han army of the Xianghuang Banner, and then to the Manchu army of the Xianghuang Banner.

Tong Tulai's father was Tong Yangzhen, who was stationed in Zhenjiang in the first year of the Tianqi reign.

In July of that year, in order to deal with the people of Shuangshan who were unwilling to surrender to the Jiannu, Tong Yangzhen decided to send troops to kill them.

Upon hearing the news, Mao Wenlong, a guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty, personally led 197 people to launch a surprise attack on Zhenjiang. With the help of an insider, he captured the city and captured Tong Yangzhen.

He then sent troops to Shuangshan and killed and captured all the soldiers sent by Tong Yangzhen. This is known in history as the Zhenjiang Victory.

After the great victory, Mao Wenlong escorted Tong Yangzhen to the capital.

The Ming Dynasty court charged Tong Yangzhen with high treason.

He, his son Tong Fengnian, and his nephew Tong Songnian were executed together, and their heads were sent to Liaodong.

When the news spread, people within a hundred miles came to join him.

As a result, Mao Wenlong was promoted to deputy general.

You say Mao Wenlong was unlucky, but he was able to be promoted directly from a guerrilla general to a second-rank deputy general.

You say he was lucky...but later he met Yuan Chonghuan.

......

In Ningyuan city.

Tongtulai was exchanging information with Lekedehun.

Lekedehun said: "According to the scouts, the vanguard of the Ming army has left Shanhaiguan, with a force of about three to four thousand."

Tong Tulai asked: "Who is the vanguard of the Ming army?"

"The one hanging the flag with the word Gao on it, judging from their equipment, I guess it's Gao Dejie, a fierce general under Wu Sangui." Lekedehun replied.

"Gao Dejie..." Tong Tulai repeated the name several times and looked at Lekedehun: "Do you want to make a contribution?"

Lekedehun was startled. "What? You want to eat Gao Dejie?"

Tong Tulai shook his head: "Gao Dejie is Wu Sangui's trusted general! The soldiers under his command are all elite, and Gao Dejie himself is very cautious, so it is almost impossible to eat him!"

Lekedehun was even more confused, "What do you mean by meritorious service?"

"Although I can't eat him, I can hurt him and give Wu Sangui a warning!" Tong Tulai said with a proud smile.

"This...Does Prince Su (Haoge) know about it?" Lekedehun asked worriedly.

"Of course I know!" Tong Tulai patted his chest and assured, "Prince Su sent me here to slow down the Ming army's advance and buy time for the main force of our army to arrive in Ningyuan."

Lekedehun hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind and looked up at Tongtulai: "We share the merits and the responsibilities! If you dare to cheat me..."

Tong Tulai puffed out his chest and said, "If I cheat you, you will kill me!"

After getting Tong Tulai's assurance, Lekedehun burst into laughter.

He patted Tong Tulai on the shoulder and said, "If you make a contribution this time, I will write to the emperor and ask for permission to have you enlisted in the Eight Banners of the Manchus!"

"Thank you, Doroberle!" Tong Tulai thanked with a smile.

The two men discussed for a long time, and then each led a cavalry unit away.

Thirty miles southwest of Zhonghouso, Guangning (now Shahe Town, Suizhong County).

Gao Dejie, the vanguard of the Guanning Army, is marching slowly.

He is a trailblazer.

The main task is to detect the enemy situation.

In order to avoid being ambushed while scouting the enemy, he divided the three thousand cavalry into twenty teams.

Each squad consists of 150 riders, who take turns to scout and advance forward, and then take turns to rest.

Although the average temperature in the Liaoxi Corridor in early May is not high, the sun at noon is already quite scorching.

I started sweating after being exposed to the sun for a while.

As they were walking, a scout from the Guanning Army came running over from a distance.

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