"Damn it, I'm so pissed off!" Haoge slammed the table.
The generals of the Zhenglan Banner advised: "The Ming navy is cowardly and afraid of fighting, why is your Majesty angry?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Ming army knew they were no match for the enemy and dared not go ashore, so they could only stay on the sea!"
"You guys," Hauge said with some regret, "you should read more military books and grow your brains."
"What are you talking about, my lord..."
"Prince Li," Haoge looked at Man Dahai, "Tell them why I am angry."
Man Dahai sighed and said to everyone: "The Ming navy is not cowardly, but waiting for an opportunity."
"If Bolo and Subai leave, the Ming navy will go ashore and dig trenches to cut off our retreat."
"If Bolo and Subai launch an attack, the Ming army will fight if they can defeat them, and if they can't, they will flee to the sea and hide."
"At this time...Bo Luo and Man Da Hai have two choices."
"One is to leave, but once you leave, your retreat will be cut off."
"The second is to stay where they are. As we all know, the troops under the command of Bolo and Subai are the elite of the Eight Banners. If they stay where they are, they will be pinned down by the Ming army."
"Our army already has insufficient manpower, and now that we have divided our troops to garrison, our manpower will be even more stretched."
"If I were to describe the Ming army's tactics in one word, it would be: consumption."
"Whoever can't hold on first will have to retreat."
"Consume?" The generals were speechless.
The Ming army, which was once most afraid of attrition, actually did the opposite and was the first to use the tactics of attrition.
"Prince Su," Man Dahai looked at Haoge and said with some concern, "The Ming navy is eyeing the Tashan area covetously. How should we fight the next battle?"
Hauge sat in a chair, folded his arms across his chest, pretending to think.
In Hauge's mind, the Battle of Ningyuan was over the moment the Ming navy landed at Tashan.
Restricted by the narrow terrain of the Liaoxi Corridor, the Eight Banners Army, who were good at field battles, were unable to demonstrate their true strength.
Coupled with being attacked from both sides, it is difficult to remain undefeated.
Although the control of Ningyuan City was still in his hands at this time, the initiative on the battlefield had fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
Withdraw your troops now.
The Ming army advanced without victory, and he retreated without defeat.
Keep holding on.
The Ming army won a great victory and captured Ningyuan, while he was defeated and lost the city.
If Hauge were given a choice, he would choose the former without hesitation.
But retreating rashly will result in punishment.
So he decided to drag Mandahai into the water first.
After all...the credit can be taken alone, but the blame must be shared equally.
"Prince Li," Haoge came to Man Dahai, "Excuse me for a moment."
"Okay." Man Dahai followed Hauge out of the military tent and came to an empty tent.
The personal guards cleared the area nearby, and the two stood facing each other in the darkness.
"What does Prince Su want to see me about?" Man Dahai asked.
"What do you think?"
"I have no idea."
"If you really don't know, you can leave." Hauge said in a bad tone.
Man Dahai was silent for a moment, "Prince Su means... withdraw the troops?"
"It's not that I want to retreat, but the situation forces me to do so. The Ming army has 130,000 infantry and cavalry plus 30,000 naval forces. These forces can completely block the narrow Liaoxi Corridor. If I want to retreat by then, I'm afraid there will be no way to retreat."
Man Dahai didn't say anything, his eyes kept moving in the darkness.
He understood Hauge's intention in doing this, which was nothing more than to drag him down and share the responsibility.
Although Haoge couldn't see Man Dahai's face clearly, he guessed his expression and thoughts.
He coughed heavily and said, "I know what you are thinking. You inherited the title of Prince Li and then withdrew your troops from Ningyuan. If this gets out, it will damage your reputation, right?"
Man Dahai smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness, you are too polite. Reputation is not as important as life and death. The battle of Ningyuan is a matter of life and death. I definitely cannot care about my reputation."
"real?"
"Really." Man Dahai answered seriously.
"Then help me think of a solution."
"Ah?" Man Dahai was stunned. "How can I... help Prince Su?"
"Help me think of a foolproof plan that will allow us to withdraw our troops from Ningyuan without being punished by the court and the emperor." Hauge raised the question that he had been preparing for for a long time.
He knows that he is reckless by nature.
He's good at using troops to fight wars, but he's not good at fighting in the court with those old dogs.
This is not his strong point.
Mandahai is different.
Although he was only twenty-eight years old, he began to participate in government affairs seven years ago.
You have to know that he had no title at that time, and most of the people participating in politics were princes, beile, and beizi.
The fact that he can gain the right to speak among these people shows his ability.
"This..." Man Dahai stretched out his voice very experiencedly, "You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. I am afraid that my bad idea will not be accepted by you."
"You'll know if it's a bad idea if you tell me. Go ahead, I'm waiting to hear it."
"Uncle Wang, please don't embarrass me," Man Dahai was forced to start trying to get close to him, "I'm only 28 years old, how can I have any ideas?"
"You won't tell me, right?" In the darkness, Hauge's tone was very stiff.
"Really not."
"Okay, you can go." Hauge said in a bad tone.
"Uncle Wang is angry?" Man Dahai asked hurriedly.
Although he couldn't see Hauge's face clearly, he could hear the hostility in Hauge's tone.
"No, I am the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can I get angry easily?"
Just when Man Dahai thought that Hauge was about to let him go, Hauge suddenly lifted the curtain of the military tent.
The moonlight outside and the firelight in the distance shone on their faces.
The flickering flames made Hauge's face look gloomy and uncertain.
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