The so-called military pressure was a deterrent, preventing the Ming army from taking advantage of the situation when the main force of the Later Jin was dispatched to advance deep into southern Liaoning.
Therefore, Daishan stationed his main force in Xinjin, and his son Sahalian led the vanguard to Shiheyi.
This is a relatively safe arrangement, which can not only deter the Ming army in Dalian, but also take into account the landing and harassment of the Ming army on the eastern coast.
Daishan thought that the Ming army would most likely take advantage of the navy to land and harass, but he did not expect that the Ming army in Luda would dare to attack head-on, first occupying Jinzhou and then attacking Shiheyi.
Sahalian was surprised, but he knew that his army was good at field battles but weak at defending cities. So, after receiving the scout's report, he led his troops out of the city to meet the Ming army.
According to Sahalian, the Ming army's defense was quite powerful, but they would not be a match for the cavalry in a field battle.
But in reality, Sahalian was very depressed. The Ming army slowly approached along the official road, using chariots and artillery as the vanguard, advancing step by step, fighting and defending, and winning small victories in several close battles, forcing Sahalian's troops to retreat continuously.
A few minor defeats were not a big deal, but Sahalian saw that the Ming army had a large number of troops and was difficult to resist with their main force gathered in front of them.
The Ming army used this tactic at least twice in history. Although both ended in failure, they achieved small victories at the beginning.
One was the Battle of Daling River when Zhang Chun led his troops to aid Jinzhou. They won the initial battle, but were defeated by the Later Jin army's imitation red cannon.
Another time was during the Battle of Songshan when Hong Chengchou came to aid Jinzhou. He also won small victories at the beginning, but Huang Taiji saw his weakness of "focusing on power in the front and neglecting defense in the rear", and his retreat was cut off and his food supply was cut off.
It is similar but not exactly the same in history. The troops led by Sahalian were few and it was difficult for them to stop the Ming army head-on. It is also unknown whether the Ming army's rear defense was weak?
As for a large-scale roundabout attack, with his 5,000 troops, Sahalian had never thought of it. When he accompanied his father Daishan to reinforce Manpo and Changcheng, he had witnessed the power of the Ming army's firearms and new tactics.
Sahalian believed that the possibility of the divided troops being weakened and being ambushed by the Ming army was very high.
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