"Your Highness," Tunqi walked out of the military tent and came back, his voice low: "Nikan died on the battlefield..."

"Say it again!" Jirgalang stood up directly.

Nikan has several identities, each of which is very prominent.

In addition to the three identities of Nurhaci's grandson, Chu Ying's third son and Gushan Beizi.

There is also a most critical identity...

He was a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner and held a high position of power within the Banner.

The Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner were originally Fulin's direct lineage, and Nikan was the most direct lineage among the direct lines.

It would be fine if he lost the battle, but if Nikan died, Fulin and Bumbutai would not forgive him.

"Nikan died on the battlefield, and was beheaded!" Tunqi explained, "I didn't believe it at first, but later the defeated soldiers on the eastern front fled back to the army, and some of them saw it with their own eyes!"

Jirgalang clenched his fists, not knowing what to say.

What can he say?

Nikan is already dead, even if he speaks the truth, Nikan cannot be brought back to life.

"Where is the body?" Jirgalang asked after a moment's silence.

"The Eight Banners soldiers failed to retrieve the body." Tunqi replied.

"Alas," Jirgalang sighed, "It's too late to say anything. Just execute the order to withdraw the troops."

"Should we set up ambushes along the way during the retreat?" Tunqi asked.

"Don't set up an ambush for now, but let the Mongols cover the rear." Jirgalang instructed, "If the Ming army is chasing closely, you can let the Mongols set up an ambush on their own, and the Eight Banners soldiers will not participate in the battle."

"Yes, sir." Tunqi took the order and left.

The reason why Jirgalang did not set an ambush was because all of this was part of his plan.

This also applies to the loss of Guangning.

He wanted to use a large-scale roundabout tactic around Guangning, and it was a roundabout tactic that the Eight Banners soldiers were good at.

After Tunqi left, Jirgalang thought of Li Dingguo again.

"Wakda," Jirgalang shouted outside.

"I'm here," Wakda, dressed in armor, ran in quickly.

Wakda was Daishan's fourth son and a backbone of the Zhenghong Banner.

"Arrange two spies to find a way to contact Wu Sangui," said Jirgalang.

"What does the prince want Wu Sangui to do?"

"When Li Dingguo first entered Liaodong, he not only defeated the larger force with a smaller one, but also killed Nikan in battle. We must find a way to get rid of him, otherwise he will sooner or later become a scourge to the Qing Dynasty." Jirgalang said.

"Wu Sangui will definitely ask for an exorbitant amount of money." Wakda's worried look was mixed with a hint of contempt.

Although Wu Sangui helped the Eight Banners soldiers a lot, almost no one within the Eight Banners looked up to him.

People who are at both ends of the rat's head will not be welcome wherever they go.

"It doesn't matter," Jirgalang said nonchalantly, "Wu Sangui just wants money, right? Give him as much as he wants! Money can be earned again, but people can never be resurrected after they die. As long as Li Dingguo can be eliminated, I am willing to pay any price."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will arrange it right away." Wakda ran out happily.

Apart from military pay and military merit, there are very few other opportunities to make money.

Now that Jirgalang was willing to pay for the job, he took this opportunity to get kickbacks.

After Wakda left, Jirgalang took his weapons from the weapon rack, put on his armor and mounted his horse: "Disband the camp and evacuate Guangning!"

Because the supplies had been transferred in advance, Jirgalang evacuated Guangning very quickly.

All the supplies that could be taken away were taken away, and those that could not be taken away were piled up and burned.

Before leaving.

The Eight Banners soldiers carried out an inhumane massacre of the people in the city.

During the Battle of Songjin.

The sudden "rebellion" of the people in Jinzhou City not only caused him to lose the city and land, but also caused him a huge psychological trauma.

Since the people were loyal to the Ming court, he decided to massacre the people in each city in advance every time he evacuated it.

He would not keep people who were not useful to him for use in the Ming army.

As soon as the Eight Banners Army left Guangning, Wu Sangui arrived.

As I said, you can say Wu Sangui is bad, but you can't say he is incompetent.

Jirgalang was called up before his retreat.

Wu Sangui knew that he could not stop the Jiannu from retreating, so he just started fighting.

If you don't take credit now, when will you?

When Wu Sangui and a group of cavalry arrived at the south gate of Guangning, he found that the drawbridge was raised high and the gate was closed.

There were no figures or flags on the city walls.

"Are there any ladders on the trench bridge? Send them here quickly to prepare for climbing the city!" Wu Sangui gave the order anxiously.

He was afraid that the credit would fall into the hands of others.

The civil and military officials in the court and the current emperor will not pay attention to the specific events on the battlefield, but only to the results.

In their eyes, whoever's people enter Guangning City first will have the greatest contribution.

"Your Excellency the General, the ladders and trench bridge are still a hundred feet behind us. The road is a bit muddy, so it will take some time for them to be transported there." The person next to him answered.

"Quick," Wu Sangui pointed at the scouts around him and shouted, "Go check the situation at the other city gates. Whoever enters the city first will get the credit for retaking Guangning. This credit cannot be taken away by others."

The scout returned shortly after leaving: "The East Gate is open, and the drawbridge has been lowered."

"Go to the East Gate!" Wu Sangui gave an order, and thousands of Guanning cavalry marched towards the East Gate in a mighty force.

When they were still some distance away from the East Gate, Wu Sangui noticed thick dust rolling in the distance.

He picked up his clairvoyance and looked carefully, and found that the other party was also flying the Ming Dynasty flag.

"It's friendly forces."

Looking again, he found that the other party was carrying a general flag with the word "Li" on it.

"Is it Li Xingzhong?" Wu Sangui asked.

"No," the scout next to him replied, "Li Xingzhong's troops are equipped with a large number of three-barreled guns. The enemy did not fight. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Li Dingguo who just came to Liaodong from the interior."

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