Shenyang.
At this time, Shenyang had long lost its former prosperity.
The people in the city walked in a hurry and did not dare to stay in the street for long.
Because the Ming army was getting closer and closer to Shenyang.
Prince Li Man Dahai hurried into the imperial city and asked to see Fulin.
After meeting, Man Dahai said directly: "Your Majesty, please move to Hetuala!"
Fulin was already used to this, and he asked helplessly: "Where is the Ming army?"
"The Ming army is still thirty miles away from Shengjing!" Man Dahai replied.
"There are still thirty miles to go, there's no need to be so anxious!" Fulin slowly looked around the palace, his eyes full of reluctance.
He was born in the imperial city, ascended the throne in the imperial city, and grew up in the imperial city.
Now Man Dahai asked him to leave the imperial city.
I can't help feeling a little emotional.
Man Dahai explained: "In order to stop the Ming army, I dug several rivers one after another. The Beisha River, thirty miles away, was dug by me five days ago. Now the river is about to dry up, and the Ming army will attack soon!"
Fulin put his hands behind his back and looked up at the palace beams: "Isn't there a Hun River? Let's dig it!"
(The river south of Shenyang is called Hunhe River.)
"I have ordered people to start digging, but when the river water drops, the Ming army will arrive at the city of Shengjing. For the safety of the emperor, I ask the emperor to move to Hetuala in advance!" Man Dahai advised again.
"Ah!" Fulin sighed, "Didn't Prince Rui lead his troops to go around? Let's wait for news from him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch ran in quickly, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui has cut off Wang Yongji's food supply."
"Are you serious?"
"Really! Prince Rui ordered Shi Tingzhu to go south from Guangning, appear on the Ming army's food route, and capture several fortresses."
"Great!" Fulin almost jumped up with joy, "The Ming army will retreat soon!"
Before he could be happy for long, another young eunuch ran in: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui's food supply has been cut off by Li Dingguo!"
"Ah?" Fulin staggered and almost fell to the ground.
He hurriedly held onto the dragon desk to steady himself, "You... who did you say cut off Prince Rui's food supply?"
"It should be Li Dingguo," the eunuch replied, "The people who attacked the grain transport were wearing the armor of the Eight Banners. Only Li Dingguo is good at doing this."
The lingering ghost of Li Dingguo!
"Quick," Fulin looked at Man Dahai, "Prince Li, please prepare the carriage for me."
Man Dahai stood there without moving.
He was not disobeying the order, but was shocked by the news.
What does it mean when the food supply is cut off?
It means that Dorgon was on the brink of defeat.
If he loses, the Qing Dynasty will never be able to recover.
"Prince Li, go and get ready!" Fulin couldn't wait to run away.
Man Dahai had just recovered and was about to move when an Eight Banners soldier ran in.
He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Li! The Ming army suddenly stopped advancing and began to retreat slowly."
"Is it because of the flood?" Fulin asked.
"The water of Beisha River has receded, but the embankment of Hunhe River has not yet been dug! The Ming army is not retreating because of the flood!" replied the Eight Banners soldiers.
"It may be because of the food supply problem!" Man Dahai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, please be patient. I will go and find out the details right away."
"Go quickly and come back quickly!" Fulin instructed.
He can't count on anyone now, the only person he can count on is Man Dahai.
Man Dahai ran out of the imperial city, rode out of the city and came to the bank of Hunhe River, and then personally led an elite force to Beishahe River.
When he arrived at the bank of Beisha River, he found that the situation was exactly as the scout had described.
Although the river water had receded, the Ming army did not cross the river.
Instead, they packed up their crossing equipment and slowly retreated.
Looking at the retreating Ming army, Man Dahai didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The retreat of the Ming army is indeed something to be happy about.
But being beaten to the outskirts of the capital by the Ming army was definitely a shameful thing.
......
Inside the central military tent of the Ping Liao army.
Huang Degong asked Wang Yongji: "Governor, are we going to withdraw now?"
"We will retreat five miles and see what happens." Wang Yongji replied, "Our army's food supply has been cut off. If Li Dingguo cannot open up the food supply in a short period of time, we must retreat to Liaoyang and make plans."
"Oh, what a pity!" Wu Sangui shook his head and sighed, "We almost captured the Jiannu's 'capital'. If Li Dingguo hadn't allowed the Jiannu to march south, our army wouldn't have to retreat at this time."
Li Xianzhong, who had a good relationship with Li Dingguo, could not bear to hear it any more. He tilted his head and said, "General Wu is talking without any pain. Li Dingguo only has 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, but Dorgon has 30,000 cavalry!"
"Let alone Li Dingguo, I'm afraid none of you here would dare to engage in direct battle with him."
"Haha," Wu Sangui sneered, "I don't know if you dare, but I definitely dare!"
This is exactly what Li Xianzhong wanted to hear.
He pointed to Shenyang City on the map and said, "The Jiannu are right there, with only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers! General Wu also has 30,000 soldiers under his command. Thank you General Wu for taking Shenyang and winning the first place in the pacification of Liao!"
"You..." Wu Sangui gritted his teeth but was unable to refute.
I shouldn’t have said such harsh words if I had known this earlier.
"Everyone, please be quiet," Huang Degong stretched out his hands and pressed down.
After everyone quieted down, he asked Wang Yongji: "What should the Governor do next? Should we return to open up the food supply route? Or should we take advantage of the fact that the army still has food in reserve and besiege Shenyang City?"
"Let's wait and see. It's better to be careful!" Wang Yongji said cautiously, "After all, Shenyang City is right there. We can come back at any time. But if we are defeated, it would be a pipe dream to come back."
"Don't wait, let's go back to help!" Li Xianzhong suggested: "Li Dingguo is no match for Dorgon. Only by going back to help can we open up the grain route."
"Why should we send aid? Our army has only one month's worth of food." Wu Sangui said with disdain, "Shenyang is right before our eyes. If we choose to send aid at this time, all our previous efforts will be wasted!"
Then, everyone started a heated debate.
Some people thought that since the army had stored food, it would be better to take Shenyang in one go.
Some people felt that the army’s morale had been hit by the cutoff of its food supply.
It would be better to retreat immediately, open up the food supply route, and then fight back to Shenyang.
Some people also suggested waiting a little longer for news from Li Dingguo.
Wang Yongji is the last type of person.
After waiting for a day and a half, Li Dingguo brought news: he had led his troops south and found traces of the Jiannu in the Pingyangqiao Fort area.
"Everyone," Wang Yongji said to everyone in the central army tent, "Everyone, it's time to hunt."
"Who are we hunting?" Everyone was puzzled.
"Hunting Dorgon!" Wang Yongji came to the table, pointed at the map on the table and laughed out loud.
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